I doubt there are any military indoctrination programs more grueling than this one WAS, when the academic element is factored into the equation. It's gone, and what has replaced it?
I was at the old OCS campus in Pensacola a few days ago and its dilapidated and overgrown. My wife said it looked like a set from The Walking Dead. I hope they find some way to repurpose it instead of tearing it down.
A Marine DI waiting ? Relax. You’re going to be the best when they’re done - most importantly, you’ll have The Standards - you’ll know how good you have to be…
If you like marines so much, why differentiate recruits with officers and bother with rtc ropes and stuff.. Just bring em marines to whoop them recruits into shape to begin with.
all for what? To lead a war led by the great reset unelected / NATO, global climate change, LGBTQ, all the woke communist/ Bolshevik led by a religion you caint even name, and wanting to destroy a Christian Orthodox nation? Look real hard who is pulling your strings...
Navy: How do we get these Officer candidates more than prepared for their roles into the military lifestyle and responsible future leaders in our branch? Marines:
AOCS in 1981 was a challenge. Great guys. Sorry to say I think the bar in the military just keeps getting lower and lower every year. I would never join today's Navy.
Retired after 22 years many years ago but still recall my first day reporting in as a candidate in Artillery OCS. This video brought back many fond memories. us
I wonder how I made it. Class 29-69, SSG Timothy Rapes had a real job making officers out of a bunch of hippies. At the end, I loved it. The best part of my 32 years in the military (navy and army).
I always watching all war start to 1st until this end all of theme are lost there life and soul who God love all his creation that you never been give just a little value to there little work mean a memory of you Friendships.
I went to Pensacola OCS in October 1966. My daughter was born ten days after I reported and didn’t see her until she was two months old. The video is surprisingly similar to my experience, including the same buildings and, probably, the same M1 Garand rifles we carried over 55 years ago.
The DI is sometimes there to purposely trip you up, both fairly and unfairly. Life is not fair, especially in war. The DI is there to see how you handle situations that are both fair and unfair, and to see what you’re made of as a person in handling stressful and unfair situations. The Navy doesn’t want officers who cannot correctly handle a bad situation that is completely unfair. Moreover, you’ve got to be absolutely committed and resolute in your desire to become an officer, or you’ll crack under the pressure of OCS.
Takes more than a 4-year degree and getting a commission as a 2nd lieutenant to make an officer ! It takes courage,dedication, and not quitting on yourself and those under your command. I salute you all. I was a USAF Sergeant about 45 years ago! :-)
MGySgt Foshee was one of my Drill Instructors aboard Parris Island SC with Platoon 3004, 3rd Battalion India Company. October 1989-January 1990. Then Drill Instructor Sergeant Foshee was an outstanding Drill Instructor and an excellent US Marine. I learned a great deal about how to be a squared away Recruit and a Marine. Semper Fidelis MGySgt Foshee!
Video is really old…..under the new defense department rules they would have been required to provide hunter biden with a dod issue crack pipe….and require all the drill instructors to address the cadets as he she they them it or non binary.
Pretty accurate depiction of Navy OCS--at least at Pensacola--a LOT was skipped I'm sure due to time but it does gives a quick overview of the phases of Indoctrination Candidate, Officer Candidate then to Candidate Officer and finally Commissioning as an Ensign...I'm a graduate of Class 24-99...June-Sep 1999. Gunnery Sergeant Burlison, USMC was our Drill Instructor...one of the finest individuals I've ever met and that's saying a lot after nearly 23 years....and for those who know and remember, you never wanted to have red tape around your nametag...or to fall out in a run and need to catch the van back.
OCS graduate here. Gunnery Sergeant Burlinson dropped me on a peaceful Saturday's morning. I was inside the First Lieutenant's locker looking for some cleaning gears. I came out and saw him and immediately froze. He was like "well, what you gonna say? Drop!" 😂 After 23 of service and being very senior in rank, I'm still loving it. Cherish my time at OCS.
