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I was at Parris Island in 1967 which is the same time period that the Full Metal Jacket movie tried to portray. I don't like to watch war movies since my Vietnam experience. Many of my friends asked me to compare it to my experiences. I did and I told them that it was much harder than in the movie. There was very little downtime and when there was it was anything but relaxing. There was no talking to another recruit unless it was directly related to our training. There is no way you could hide a 7.62 caliber round because they gave us ten rounds at a time and you have to turn in ten brass casings. If not, you would be out on the range until you found it no matter how long it takes. From the first day we were told that there was only two ways off the island. One was over the causeway after graduation or in a pine box. No one has ever escaped from PI and lived to tell about it. There were eighty recruits in platoon 2048 and several tried to cut their wrists only to have the DIs go to medical and bring them back to teach them how to do it properly since they did not. We had to do 1000 side straddle hops to a four count which takes a lot of time. One of the recruits faked a heart attack and the first thing the DI did was to kick him in the side to see if he was faking. He didn't move and then the DI told them to take out their little red notebooks and write down what they saw. When medical found out that he faked it they brought him back and his life was miserable from that day on. He had a song to sing while standing on top of the table in the mess hall "I am crazy I am nuts" over and over. They stuck him in a garbage can half filled with water and spray lighter fluid around it to have roast pig. They brought him to tears many times which made it worse. When we graduated he personally thank each DI for not giving up on him. If you could not handle the regular training they had a one-day motivation and if you were still not cooperating then you were pulled out of the platoon to CCC or correctional custody platoon and when you did get with the program then they went had to start over with the next batch of recruits. I have many more examples of drill instructor "tough love" so to speak. When the Pueblo spy ship was captured by the North Koreans. We were in our last phase of training and HQ told the DIs that they may have to finish our training on the boats going over to fight them. Our training was upped several notches which I didn't think possible. The training was brutal from 0400 - 2100 hrs every day with the only break was Sunday for church services and most of us attended just to get some down time. Most of us were headed for Vietnam and if you couldn't handle the training then they wanted to know because combat is much worse and you could die. Our Senior DI kept track of everyone he training and if they died in combat he took it as a personal affront that he failed at his job. We had 76 recruits who graduated and six were killed in Vietnam. The DIs were tough and the could out run or PT you and look sharp while doing it. I have not forgotten their names nor my service number from those days. Everything was muscle memory over and over which irritated me but I had many situations in Nam that I survived because I didn't have to think and just acted immediately. Most folks think I am making most of my experiences up but I never even embellished them. They were unbelievable in their true form. That training kept me alive more than once. I am concerned that they are comprising training to accommodate women and woke people. Which is going to add up to dead bodies at the end of the day. Unfortunately, the real Marine Corps wasn't as good as Parris Island and I got out and joined the Navy Seabees. They were all business and get the job done without all the unnecessary BS. I pull force protection for them in Nam and liked how they performed and treated by their seniors and officers. We had so many Marines that did several tours in Vietnam rather than go back to the stateside commands and deal with their BS. I retired from the Seabees as a Master Chief and I in good conscience recommend anyone to enlist since Demented Woke Biden became the Commander in Chief. I could write a book just on my Marine Corps experiences but even I have a hard time sometimes believing it. After so many years have gone by I think maybe it was all just a bad dream it was so surreal. May all those we have lost rest in peace.
WOW. Incredible story, seriously. Thank you for sharing this. I'm also really impressed how after the Marines you decided to join the Navy and successfully climb the ranks there, I no bull shit would love to read your book if you ever decide to write it, and I agree with a lot of your opinions as well.
@@jackrose5077 Thank you but writing a book is a lot of work and not much use if you cannot get it published. I have a good friend who has written three fictional books. I think his books are excellent but he had to publish them himself and I don't think he has ever broken even. There are boot camp experiences that I would not believe if I had not lived them. There are Vietnam experiences that I have spent many years pushing to the back of my mind. I witnessed some activities of the worst one human can do to another. I have a few that I will take to the grave with me and I keep convincing myself that they are just nightmares from long ago. I appreciate your kind words but some of the past is best left in the past.
Thank you for your service. You served your nation well rest now let the younger generation take over even tho where probably not as tough as yall pray for us as war comes closer to us
Oh you all laugh now, but when Planet 9 reemerges from Aquarius and those three eyed bugs start spitting plasma bombs at Buenos Aires you'll be real glad those Guardians are on watch... Oh wait, sorry, that was a movie I saw too many times.
For those who don’t know about SSgt Nichols, he was also in a movie in 2005 called “Ears Open, Eyeballs Click” which was a non narrated documentary that film that follows platoon 1141, 1st recruit training battalion, C company as it captures the raw and uncut truth of USMC boot camp at MCRD San Diego. I would seriously recommend watching this movie.
Recruit passed out and the DI is yelling at him to get up right now 😂😂😂😂😂 those were some of the best times when recounting stories about Parris Island.
Trust me that happens more than you think. We had a recruit from a different platoon pass out during the confidence course and the dril instructor told him to get up
As civilian watching VET Tv I love it, I may not understand all the lingo of military talk, but I appreciate the humour as well as the Service the Vets on the show helping VETs out to cope with their lives after service. I will most definitely share what I have seen to those I know that have served , and hopefully they will enjoy. Thank you ❤❤❤.
I currently serve the United States Army. This brought back so many memories! Thank you VET TV for all that you do! As I was watching this video, I was thinking about one of my best friends we served together. He took his life couple months ago, and I thought about the good times we had in basic. This actually brought tears to my eyes, not in a bad way, but definitely a positive. It really brought a smile to my face.
Appreciate you! You'll see at the end of every episode we ever make we have one simple message, "Text someone you served with. Social connections save lives." I'm sorry for your loss but glad we could help you smile.
Still can’t cope being out…. Wish I could’ve taken part in something like this. All my Drill Instructors were in the Gulf War, so we were made to make future Marines. I’m so happy to continue to see at least some of the mayhem still occurs. There’s a certain calm in that storm that only Marines can process. It’s our own way of getting the dopamine goin. And what a rush it is… no pun intended, boot.
Everyone's boot to someone! RAH Also, look out for casting calls and writer calls, we post about them in the community section when we're looking, as well Instagram/Facebook. Only vets can write real vet stories, Hollyweird could never.
@@VETTvchannel OutFuckingStanding. Fuck IG and FB. I’ll go ahead and just check back here at the office. I could write a thousand books about my experiences… but all I have are coloring books. I’ll leave you with a small, yet useful trail of crumbs in those with Knowledge, should have no problem figuring out… The front sight posts of an M16, when “secured to the rack”, are at the optimal height, for… falling back into… Enjoy, Boot!
I remember all of the drill Sgt’s from my company. All were very tough and disciplined but when they tried to make you laugh and break bearing they were very good at it. The smoke sessions after were filled with pain and life long memories
I was a Corpsman at PI for 2 years, i actually miss that frog voice when talking with the DI's, it was a cool feeling knowing that i could tell a DI to stop, i never did tho. Nothing but respect for those Hats
I remember walking I to the barracks once, the whole thing was trashed. We had to put it together in 5 minutes. I wound up with 2 different boots 😂. But the sheer bliss of having to put thing back where they were found.. Phenomenal experience,
SSG Nichols is perfect for this series. I’ve had him as a friend on Facebook since 2011 and enjoyed seeing him on Ears Open Eyeballs Click. Really happy to see him on VetTV now
Army Basic Training June 1995 Fort Leonard Wood.....Our Drill Sergeant loved to make chocolate chip cookies. Ingredients were the entire platoon, a muddy PT pit with wood chips and a garden hose. We would do Front Back Go's all the while he spraying us down with the hose. The wood chips and dirt would cling to us 😅. Chocolate Chip Cookies!
I took a direct hit from a F4 tornado and when the entire roof suddenly dissappeard....i immediately went into the dying cock roach position. I was only thrown 40 yards and of the 3 things the nado let go off....they were all round. Little did i know at the time...EVERYTHING was done for a reason.
@@VETTvchannel My last name is Beane, surprisingly that didn't draw too much attention, and neither did I unless I started laughing. I would get all the recruits around me laughing, and on occasion, the DIs would give trying to hide their laugh and disappear into the duty hut. I found myself in the broom closet a few times. The old 3rd battalion barracks on PI were out in the sticks and “nobody is gonna hear us screaming” Thank you all for making us laugh with comedy we can relate to.
Watching this stuff puts me in a wierd place i dont know how to explain makes me want to shed a tear i got out 3 years ago im 30 now and feel like my life is nothing without the military anymore maybe I should talk to a recruiter and see about going back in but i just dont feel like the same person anymore
I had a drill instructor who was later on posters but he had this thing he would bring in a recruit who was from some country in Africa and the whole time you were getting smoked he had the guy doing crazy native sounding yelling shit in your face. Of course you obviously couldn’t loose your composure. It was extremely funny and always prolonged your pain on the quarter deck.
Like the actor said he forgot how much his body hurt and it actually touched me in the heart cause he wants to find his career and you can't do much if you are in the army or marines you can't get much other jobs and this is a new starting to a different career and the actor for Gunn is right when you leave and retire you will miss the guys you met and it will make them sad Even tho the people they are training might think oh they don't care about us they actually do care and want to make them strong and tough
Fun fact - what you miss is the camaraderie and the trauma bonding from surviving the bullshit together 🎉 you do NOT however miss the misery. (Indirect Halestorm reference)
Great job! For next time, consider separating the different Army basic trainings. My experience as an Infantry recruit at Ft. Benning/S.O.I in 2003 was different from other Army basics during that time, as we had all-male recruits and all-male drill sergeants. Unlike both Marine boot camps, which are identical in intensity. Army basics vary (Or at least they did in 2003) and I hope you can show that distinction maybe in the next season. 🪖
Thanks man! This season is half Marines, half Army - with even a mix of the different Army basics thrown in. You should def check it out! Season 1 runs through November with 2 episodes dropping every Wednesday.
The only drill instructors that actually had me sort of freaked out, were the ones who had the heavy accents you could never really understand. Lowered your chances of getting shit right and they knew it and played it into their games lol. They also always end up being your company 1stSgt when you hit the fleet.
Get the other drill, I forgot his name " he was screaming at the trainie on the obstacle course at night. The trainie was pretending to be sick.... . " your going to give me that gotdam obstacle course, times 2"
I got a story my drill sergeant cop Private Bailey huffing paint for a whole week. We were singing this in cadence just the other day. I caught a Private name Bailey Bailey liked to huff paint blue paint, gold paint, gold paints the best paint
Oh, they're is def some comedy... and we can't wait for you guys to see the two animated episodes. We even tried our hand at a horror episode. So much more to come!
Sgt Garman was a G lmao, 2034 was his first Plt and he was our kill hat. One day he sneezed when he was giving us instruction and we all said "Bless you sir!" and he turned around trying not to laugh lmao. Then when we were making his Campaign plaque we were gonna make my little ponys with dicks as their horns but then we were quickly swayed away cause our CO was strict or some shit
#1 be awesome, #2 look out for a casting call, #3 be awesome. No but seriously just look for posts on social media from us, we'll be casting a new series here pretty soon!
so, how to say you are a sadistic psychopath without saying you are a sadistic psychopath? I got in trouble a few times by laughing at the crazy shit my DI's said to me. do an hour in the pit and still be laughing at it. i still remember them all 49 years later.
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It's crazy as hell seeing ssgt Nichols in an army uniform 😂😂
@@oiuytv $20 is $20, you know what I mean?
It doesn't count cause he has his boot bands on!
As a reservist in the army I would love to play in a part 🎊
Did angry cops apply
I went through army basic training in 1985. It was the most fun I hoped to never repeat.
Funnest thing I never want to do again. Actually... that pretty much sums up my entire enlistment!
Army Basic Training and AIT. 1982- Ft Sill, OK.
True. The military is the greatest hate-love relationship you will ever have. Man, I miss it and I hate remembering it at the same time.
@@1jarrinj Roger that !
I was at Parris Island in 1967 which is the same time period that the Full Metal Jacket movie tried to portray. I don't like to watch war movies since my Vietnam experience. Many of my friends asked me to compare it to my experiences. I did and I told them that it was much harder than in the movie. There was very little downtime and when there was it was anything but relaxing. There was no talking to another recruit unless it was directly related to our training. There is no way you could hide a 7.62 caliber round because they gave us ten rounds at a time and you have to turn in ten brass casings. If not, you would be out on the range until you found it no matter how long it takes. From the first day we were told that there was only two ways off the island. One was over the causeway after graduation or in a pine box. No one has ever escaped from PI and lived to tell about it. There were eighty recruits in platoon 2048 and several tried to cut their wrists only to have the DIs go to medical and bring them back to teach them how to do it properly since they did not. We had to do 1000 side straddle hops to a four count which takes a lot of time. One of the recruits faked a heart attack and the first thing the DI did was to kick him in the side to see if he was faking. He didn't move and then the DI told them to take out their little red notebooks and write down what they saw. When medical found out that he faked it they brought him back and his life was miserable from that day on. He had a song to sing while standing on top of the table in the mess hall "I am crazy I am nuts" over and over. They stuck him in a garbage can half filled with water and spray lighter fluid around it to have roast pig. They brought him to tears many times which made it worse. When we graduated he personally thank each DI for not giving up on him. If you could not handle the regular training they had a one-day motivation and if you were still not cooperating then you were pulled out of the platoon to CCC or correctional custody platoon and when you did get with the program then they went had to start over with the next batch of recruits. I have many more examples of drill instructor "tough love" so to speak. When the Pueblo spy ship was captured by the North Koreans. We were in our last phase of training and HQ told the DIs that they may have to finish our training on the boats going over to fight them. Our training was upped several notches which I didn't think possible. The training was brutal from 0400 - 2100 hrs every day with the only break was Sunday for church services and most of us attended just to get some down time. Most of us were headed for Vietnam and if you couldn't handle the training then they wanted to know because combat is much worse and you could die. Our Senior DI kept track of everyone he training and if they died in combat he took it as a personal affront that he failed at his job. We had 76 recruits who graduated and six were killed in Vietnam. The DIs were tough and the could out run or PT you and look sharp while doing it. I have not forgotten their names nor my service number from those days. Everything was muscle memory over and over which irritated me but I had many situations in Nam that I survived because I didn't have to think and just acted immediately. Most folks think I am making most of my experiences up but I never even embellished them. They were unbelievable in their true form. That training kept me alive more than once. I am concerned that they are comprising training to accommodate women and woke people. Which is going to add up to dead bodies at the end of the day. Unfortunately, the real Marine Corps wasn't as good as Parris Island and I got out and joined the Navy Seabees. They were all business and get the job done without all the unnecessary BS. I pull force protection for them in Nam and liked how they performed and treated by their seniors and officers. We had so many Marines that did several tours in Vietnam rather than go back to the stateside commands and deal with their BS. I retired from the Seabees as a Master Chief and I in good conscience recommend anyone to enlist since Demented Woke Biden became the Commander in Chief. I could write a book just on my Marine Corps experiences but even I have a hard time sometimes believing it. After so many years have gone by I think maybe it was all just a bad dream it was so surreal. May all those we have lost rest in peace.
WOW. Incredible story, seriously. Thank you for sharing this. I'm also really impressed how after the Marines you decided to join the Navy and successfully climb the ranks there, I no bull shit would love to read your book if you ever decide to write it, and I agree with a lot of your opinions as well.
@@jackrose5077 Thank you but writing a book is a lot of work and not much use if you cannot get it published. I have a good friend who has written three fictional books. I think his books are excellent but he had to publish them himself and I don't think he has ever broken even. There are boot camp experiences that I would not believe if I had not lived them. There are Vietnam experiences that I have spent many years pushing to the back of my mind. I witnessed some activities of the worst one human can do to another. I have a few that I will take to the grave with me and I keep convincing myself that they are just nightmares from long ago. I appreciate your kind words but some of the past is best left in the past.
Thank you for sharing that. May God grant you peace, health, salvation, and many years.
Thank you
Good God ,sir. You must write a book. I beg you.
Thank you for your service. You served your nation well rest now let the younger generation take over even tho where probably not as tough as yall pray for us as war comes closer to us
YOOOO! THE ALUMINUM FOIL ON THE DRILL’S HAT HAS TO BE SPACE FORCE! I’M IN FRIKKIN TEARS!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Oooooooo yeah - the Space Force sees some action later this season 😂😂😂😂😂
Oh you all laugh now, but when Planet 9 reemerges from Aquarius and those three eyed bugs start spitting plasma bombs at Buenos Aires you'll be real glad those Guardians are on watch...
Oh wait, sorry, that was a movie I saw too many times.
Took me forever to get there but OMG I CRACKED UP
lmao
SSGT Nichols is rocking that Army uniform 🔥💯🫡
What!?
@@Brecconable13:15. Thats Army
Hell yeah SSgt Nichols was an amazing DI. Perfect for this. Semper Fi.
The OG!
For those who don’t know about SSgt Nichols, he was also in a movie in 2005 called “Ears Open, Eyeballs Click” which was a non narrated documentary that film that follows platoon 1141, 1st recruit training battalion, C company as it captures the raw and uncut truth of USMC boot camp at MCRD San Diego. I would seriously recommend watching this movie.
@@Benjimac379 can’t forget Black Friday dark dawn.
@@TheGoatGrunts I’ve seen clips of it and they are SAVAGE
I recognized him right away. :-]
Recruit passed out and the DI is yelling at him to get up right now 😂😂😂😂😂 those were some of the best times when recounting stories about Parris Island.
Trust me that happens more than you think. We had a recruit from a different platoon pass out during the confidence course and the dril instructor told him to get up
I made 2 drill sergeants laugh hysterically in basic. A legend
Boot camp was single handedly one of, if not THE, single most transformative experiences of my life that I would never do again.
As civilian watching VET Tv I love it, I may not understand all the lingo of military talk, but I appreciate the humour as well as the Service the Vets on the show helping VETs out to cope with their lives after service. I will most definitely share what I have seen to those I know that have served , and hopefully they will enjoy. Thank you ❤❤❤.
Having been a Drill Instructor and a Sergeant Instructor at OCS! I approve of this message
Love hearing it, glad we could do it justice!
I currently serve the United States Army. This brought back so many memories! Thank you VET TV for all that you do! As I was watching this video, I was thinking about one of my best friends we served together. He took his life couple months ago, and I thought about the good times we had in basic. This actually brought tears to my eyes, not in a bad way, but definitely a positive. It really brought a smile to my face.
Appreciate you! You'll see at the end of every episode we ever make we have one simple message, "Text someone you served with. Social connections save lives."
I'm sorry for your loss but glad we could help you smile.
Still can’t cope being out…. Wish I could’ve taken part in something like this. All my Drill Instructors were in the Gulf War, so we were made to make future Marines. I’m so happy to continue to see at least some of the mayhem still occurs. There’s a certain calm in that storm that only Marines can process. It’s our own way of getting the dopamine goin. And what a rush it is… no pun intended, boot.
Everyone's boot to someone! RAH
Also, look out for casting calls and writer calls, we post about them in the community section when we're looking, as well Instagram/Facebook. Only vets can write real vet stories, Hollyweird could never.
@@VETTvchannel OutFuckingStanding. Fuck IG and FB. I’ll go ahead and just check back here at the office.
I could write a thousand books about my experiences… but all I have are coloring books.
I’ll leave you with a small, yet useful trail of crumbs in those with Knowledge, should have no problem figuring out…
The front sight posts of an M16, when “secured to the rack”, are at the optimal height, for… falling back into…
Enjoy, Boot!
I remember all of the drill Sgt’s from my company. All were very tough and disciplined but when they tried to make you laugh and break bearing they were very good at it. The smoke sessions after were filled with pain and life long memories
Some of the best, worst moments ever. 🔥
Thxs to all you marines. From Sgt Bailey, us army, 87 to 95❤❤❤❤
SDI Britt, DI Carter, and DI Schroeder were my heroes 1st BN Alpha Company Platoon 1098 9/5/00 - 12/1/2000.
My DIs became so chill around week 12 - stark contrast to the fear of God they gave us week 1-13!
as a regular ARMY Grunt , I appreciate Uncle Sams Misguided Children ...Huuuah
And we all (no one) appreciate (no we don't) you! Just kidding
Former Marine grunt here. Id rather chill with Army grunts than Marine POGs
@@Dead_Again1313 Rah brother
I was a Corpsman at PI for 2 years, i actually miss that frog voice when talking with the DI's, it was a cool feeling knowing that i could tell a DI to stop, i never did tho. Nothing but respect for those Hats
Holy fuck the infamous SSGT Nichols?!
The one and only, he's in a few episodes of Drill and features prominently in the docu series "Method to the Madness" that will drop after Drill ends!
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4:31 that guy sounds like R. Lee Ermey
He's just a guy, playing a guy, playing another guy who happens to sound like the most iconic DI to ever grace our screens 🖤
Full Metal Jacket 2
I was thinking the same thing when I watched the episode. I also had a DS that sounded like Ermey as well when I went through Infantry OSUT in 2021.
Never thought I’ll see Zac smile. PLT 2024💪🏾
7- year Air Force guy here, aspiring to become an MTI. Hope one day I can be among this great cast.
Man, y'all need to do one with Navy RDCs! As a retired Navy veteran I would love to see that!!
3:57
In my Army BCT we had a saying "piss to the bowl 1 stream and move!"
“You should have ended up as a crusty stain on the back seat of a Nissan Altima.” Lmao
Ssgt Nichols is soo iconic
Remembering buying his bootcamp series on DVDs to prepare for bootcamp, now I’m watching him on VetTV as a Vet… time flies in a small world! Rah
The Blue trim on the the Drill's hat and 1st I'D patch brought back fond memories of Ft. Benning. :-]
That old infantry blue! I’m Artillery Red all this show did was definitely bring back memories
I NEED TO BE IN THIS PRODUCTION for therapeutic reasons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!¡
Currently in Drill Sergeant school and this show debuted just in time to help me drink this koolaid a little better
Share it around and let us know what the boys think!
YALL GOTTA GET NIKKO ORTIZ
Nikko may or may not be doing something with this 🤷♂ just gotta keep an eye out 🤘
Facts
@Basketcaseloser8 I mean you could always come to America to be in our military
@@VETTvchannel, if he can have the stereotypical personalities of all six branches and more, I have no doubt he will take up a role.
I remember walking I to the barracks once, the whole thing was trashed. We had to put it together in 5 minutes. I wound up with 2 different boots 😂. But the sheer bliss of having to put thing back where they were found.. Phenomenal experience,
2 different boots, the wrong cover, and someone else's skivvies in your footlocker. Oh the memories!
This is always awesome to watch ❤❤🇺🇸🇺🇸
Glad you liked it! Go check out the actual series, you'll love it!
Thank you for this. I need other veterans that I can trust. I miss my real brothers.
SSG Nichols is perfect for this series. I’ve had him as a friend on Facebook since 2011 and enjoyed seeing him on Ears Open Eyeballs Click. Really happy to see him on VetTV now
Thank you for sharing, SEMPER Fi. URAH
SFMF! Rah
Keep it coming. Great memories of the DI’s
More to come!
Nut to but and jumping jack together is crazy
Totes normal behavior. Straight from the DI handbook... not at all against Geneva's suggestions.
Army Basic Training June 1995 Fort Leonard Wood.....Our Drill Sergeant loved to make chocolate chip cookies. Ingredients were the entire platoon, a muddy PT pit with wood chips and a garden hose. We would do Front Back Go's all the while he spraying us down with the hose. The wood chips and dirt would cling to us 😅. Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Dude was creative as hell! 🍪
@@VETTvchannel indeed! 🤣🤣
Just subscribed really love watching on the shorts on this channel, love from across the pond 🇬🇧❤️
SSgt Franchi was my BMP DI. Awesome to see em on here.
This is Great! SEMPER FI CPL HARRIS
SSgt Franchi, what an amazing instructor lmao. He was something else😂.
Low Blow, sis! 😅😂
Wow, Awesome!
I took a direct hit from a F4 tornado and when the entire roof suddenly dissappeard....i immediately went into the dying cock roach position.
I was only thrown 40 yards and of the 3 things the nado let go off....they were all round.
Little did i know at the time...EVERYTHING was done for a reason.
My nickname was giggles, laughing was my nervous reaction to stress
I can't even say my nickname on TH-cam... I had a name the DIs couldn't pronounce soooooo I got to play lot's of games. 🤣
@@VETTvchannel My last name is Beane, surprisingly that didn't draw too much attention, and neither did I unless I started laughing. I would get all the recruits around me laughing, and on occasion, the DIs would give trying to hide their laugh and disappear into the duty hut. I found myself in the broom closet a few times. The old 3rd battalion barracks on PI were out in the sticks and “nobody is gonna hear us screaming”
Thank you all for making us laugh with comedy we can relate to.
Legend
This series looks incredible! A killer behind-the-scenes look into the world of Drills. Looking forward to watching it.
Episode 1-8 out now!
www.veterantv.tv/drill
Watching this stuff puts me in a wierd place i dont know how to explain makes me want to shed a tear i got out 3 years ago im 30 now and feel like my life is nothing without the military anymore maybe I should talk to a recruiter and see about going back in but i just dont feel like the same person anymore
As an airman, I can not wait to see some MTIs in here 😂
👀 they're comin!
Sgt Garman was one of my DI"s in 2068 Hotel company in 2020. He always had the best remarks. I've no idea if he made E6 or not.
Yutttttt!!!! G Co Leads The Way!!!!!!
F Co, no one else matters!
This was cool
You're cool
Haven’t seen good ole SSGT Nichols in a long time😂man done aged but still respect his service🫡
It's here boys let's have a good time together
Episode 7 and 8 dropping tomorrow! Go check it out! www.veterantv.tv/drill
This is sick!!!
Going through boot camp you think to yourself “man this fucking sucks” but right when you graduate you think “man that was fun”
Try to get all the drills from dark Friday... Please ❤❤❤❤❤
OMG AN RDC hell yeah!
Represent! Every branch gets some screen time in Drill ⚓
I had a drill instructor who was later on posters but he had this thing he would bring in a recruit who was from some country in Africa and the whole time you were getting smoked he had the guy doing crazy native sounding yelling shit in your face. Of course you obviously couldn’t loose your composure. It was extremely funny and always prolonged your pain on the quarter deck.
Like the actor said he forgot how much his body hurt and it actually touched me in the heart cause he wants to find his career and you can't do much if you are in the army or marines you can't get much other jobs and this is a new starting to a different career and the actor for Gunn is right when you leave and retire you will miss the guys you met and it will make them sad Even tho the people they are training might think oh they don't care about us they actually do care and want to make them strong and tough
Oh cool SSgt. Nichols is on Vet tv now 🎉
This guy got me to want to join the corps.
quit cannabis yesterday.
Never too late!
You never quit cannabis because you never did it.
I KNEW the jacked Hispanic guy had to be a former instructor just by his voice
Yo what, that first drill instructor was my drill instructor haha
Vet tv is like office for normal people
Shipping out to be an 11B in a few months 😆. Nervous as fuck but excited to get some purpose!
Fuckin VET Tv is the best shit out there
Scream it from the 3rd deck!
DS Castro used to fuuuuccckkk us up 😂
You should do a navy bootcamp skit
Navy pops up in an episode, not a full skit, but it's super funny anyways!
SSgt Nichols seriously resembles the current SgtMaj of the USMC. Crazy.
Awesome work!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Fun fact - what you miss is the camaraderie and the trauma bonding from surviving the bullshit together 🎉 you do NOT however miss the misery. (Indirect Halestorm reference)
Great job! For next time, consider separating the different Army basic trainings. My experience as an Infantry recruit at Ft. Benning/S.O.I in 2003 was different from other Army basics during that time, as we had all-male recruits and all-male drill sergeants. Unlike both Marine boot camps, which are identical in intensity. Army basics vary (Or at least they did in 2003) and I hope you can show that distinction maybe in the next season. 🪖
Thanks man!
This season is half Marines, half Army - with even a mix of the different Army basics thrown in. You should def check it out! Season 1 runs through November with 2 episodes dropping every Wednesday.
@@VETTvchannel Will do!!!!! 👍🏾
Correct. Benning was the hard core one. Sill and Leonard Wood were hard. And then there was relaxin Jackson
The only drill instructors that actually had me sort of freaked out, were the ones who had the heavy accents you could never really understand. Lowered your chances of getting shit right and they knew it and played it into their games lol. They also always end up being your company 1stSgt when you hit the fleet.
Where is Drill sergeant HY?? LOL
He's cooking something for you guys right now 🖤
Just wondering, are the DIs wearing there original ribbon rack from when they were active duty?
Their racks change throughout the show, some of them play multiple characters. Some of them did wear their actual stacks though.
Get the other drill, I forgot his name " he was screaming at the trainie on the obstacle course at night. The trainie was pretending to be sick.... . " your going to give me that gotdam obstacle course, times 2"
SWEEP SWEEP
PULL
SWEEP SWEEP
PULL
SWEEP SWEEP
PULL
I got a story my drill sergeant cop Private Bailey huffing paint for a whole week. We were singing this in cadence just the other day. I caught a Private name Bailey Bailey liked to huff paint blue paint, gold paint, gold paints the best paint
drill sgt klemowski, if you ever see this just know i was dethly afraid of you lol. good times
He told me to tell you that you missed a spot, take your scuzz brush and start over - aye sir!
@@VETTvchannel aye sire! lol
I remember DS Martinez she was my DS
SSGT Nichols is my drill instructor. 1109 2002.
"Wagner was here"
Even as a civvy in NZ, I've heard about Wagner....... :)
Every country has a Wagner 😉
Please go Gomer Pyle with this and get real funny- screaming dis is fun but will only go so far.
Oh, they're is def some comedy... and we can't wait for you guys to see the two animated episodes. We even tried our hand at a horror episode. So much more to come!
Sgt Garman was a G lmao, 2034 was his first Plt and he was our kill hat. One day he sneezed when he was giving us instruction and we all said "Bless you sir!" and he turned around trying not to laugh lmao. Then when we were making his Campaign plaque we were gonna make my little ponys with dicks as their horns but then we were quickly swayed away cause our CO was strict or some shit
I hope for the Army side they have the beach
I almost threw up on my computer seeing SSGT Nichols in an Army uniform
Oohrah
Gunny Gunn- thats soo LOL steal Major Major form catch 22....
That's Major Major Major to you! Great catch.
When's Method To the Madness going to be available to watch?
Method to the Madness is coming near the end of this season of Drill. So looking like November/December time frame!
Thanks looking forward to watching it!@@VETTvchannel
Try having SDI SSgt Downing and DI SSgt Dunning. Try not to fuck that up
I will be pissed off as hell if they left out the beach, the sauna, and the red face countless relentless smokings. I got a shit ton of stories.
Our enemies are watching and they are ao confused why they keep losing to us. 😅
SSGT Nichols is still awesome. A damn fine NCO. Where's SGT Sandercock?
How do I get a role on Vet TV?
#1 be awesome, #2 look out for a casting call, #3 be awesome.
No but seriously just look for posts on social media from us, we'll be casting a new series here pretty soon!
wait? isnt that the sdi from charlie co
Is that drill instructor franchi
so, how to say you are a sadistic psychopath without saying you are a sadistic psychopath? I got in trouble a few times by laughing at the crazy shit my DI's said to me. do an hour in the pit and still be laughing at it. i still remember them all 49 years later.