In 1972 my senior drill instructor (a black man) started teaching us fancy drill maneuvers towards the end of our training on Parris Island. That man had those Motown moves down solid and incorporated them into our drills. He'd cadence out our fancy moves as we marched, just to impress whomever happened to be walking by. Sometimes it was newly arrived recruits, maybe an officer or two and ALWAYS anytime a woman was nearby! He was quite literally giving us the chance to show off, without it looking like we were showing off on our own! Of course he was showing off what he had turned us into also! Well played SSGT Jones!
@@wesleybaldwin7199 I was in Platoon 2023 and my senior DI was SSGT Jones. Not my most pleasant time in the Corps, but I did manage to get high score on the rifle range, I aced all of my tests (100%) and I was chosen for Honor Man of my platoon. I was also the guide and the funny part was, I was almost the smallest guy in my platoon. We had a huge black guy that had just spent 4 years in the Army and decided to join the Corps. He was my main competition and was also chosen to be our guide. When I beat him in pugal sticks the senior DI told him to get up and do it again. Only this time the fight was for the guide position. I was small and fast and he was like Goliath and I beat him in mere seconds. He was a good sport about it and never gave me any guff. They made him a squad leader and he did good. But, upon graduation I couldn't be the guide, because I had to be with the other Honor Men for ceremonies, so he took the guide position again. As they passed in procession I just nodded and gave him a wink. He beamed a smile as big as Texas!
This is so awesome .I was never ROTC but we had a neighborhood drill team and we won several competition. Teaching discipline, team work and following instructions will never go out of style. You go guys
I was in AFROTC in high school i started on flag team, then drill team and ended on rifle team. It was a great learning experience. This brought back good memories. You guys where great.
Wow…I was a member of the ROTC drill team in high school about 45 yrs ago. We did some of those same steps. It was the most fun I ever had. We were 1st place state or region four years in a row. I won a few individual drill trophies. I just loved the practice, discipline, and execution that it took to do all that. In the mid seventies, after Vietnam, ROTC was not very popular. They would not put our trophies in the school’s trophy case. We built our own and put it right next to theirs. Awww. The good old days.
4 years NJROTC in high school. Attained the rank of C/CMC (Cadet Command Master Chief). Tried to join Marine Corps but was denied due to medical reasons.
Was in JROTC in High Scool 71-75. All 5 High Schools in Rockford, IL had JROTC, one was Air Force I believe, the rest were Army. I was on the drill team only during my senior year. Went into US Army after graduation for 9 years1975-1984
There are a few other qualities like discipline and teamwork this is wonderful to see any young person that has the opportunity to be a part of something like this do not miss it
My daughter when she was a senior in High School was a Air Force JROTC Lt Colonel, and Cadet Deputy Commander responsible for e separate drill teams and the detachment’s Color Guard. I was so deeply proud of her ability to lead them.
This just reminded me of being in the 365th TRS at Shepard AFB, TX. I hadn't even remembered or thought of the squadron in years. We also had a good drill team, one of whose members I'm friends with on FB, 24 years later. Thanks for bringing back the memories.
A few years before you but I was in the 3383 STS @ Keesler, 1978/79. I wasn’t coordinated enough to be on a drill team so they just made me a “rope”. Kinda miss those simpler and more disciplined days.
Just came across this and loved it! I was an ADM for 336 T-shift drill team back in 04. Loved doing freestyle. Brings back some great memories! 336 will always run that triangle!
I arrived on the yellow footprints at PI in feb of 73. Our SDI was a black man also .he had the rhythm when calling cadence. It was a pleasure to Drill with rifles and listen to his calls. Semper fi
USA !! That was awesome 👏🏾 well done 👍! Had me screaming and the phone when I was watching. Two small hiccups but the recovery was on point! “Respect”!!
@@wtf-qr3vq that dude has got to be from another planet and I was about to say that same thing as you lol , great because they learned to walk when they were children perhaps ? 😂
Regarding when he dropped his rifle. Remember, the goal of our military men and women, is not perfection, but the pursuit of excellence under dynamic conditions. Sometimes those conditions are accommodating, and other times, conditions could not be worse. Learning to recover and continue is the hallmark of American military mindset. Hooah!
I did this kin of stuff in ROTC in high school, trust me, it's as tough as it looks, and even the most practiced person will drop something every now and then. When I later went Army ROTC and became an officer, i decided against taking part in anything like that as it takes up a LOT of your time. These kids did great, no wonder they won!
This brought back memories from way back in my high school days. I still remember winning first place for armed tandem drill in the biggest competition we had in the state. Ah, good times indeed.
I LOVED performing jazzy/cool drill marches when I was in the Army! I recall only doing it while in my various schools, but it is fun, beats the stress (for a few minutes), and builds camaraderie. Far-out!
As a former member of the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, I say Great Job!! At 5:47 I was asking myself "Where in the hell did he throw that Rifle"?? lol. That was a hard catch but good recovery. Great job guys!!!
I've never seen 47,000 likes and not one dislike.. Even haters love this!! So admirable the discipline and time it takes to achieve this level of perfection
This is so tight. When I was in bootcamp, one of outr drill instructors told us from jump street the only thing he gave a fuck about were the golden boots. We won initial and final drill and had one of the highest scores on the depot.
I didnt do ROTC in highschool.... I played football, wrestled and ran track. Joined the Army after highschool, went to Bssic Training, AIT, Jump School, Ranger School then was stationed at Ft Bragg... The rest is history #DoorKicker
Alot of people wont realize how hard this is when with one of them dropping the rifle its still hard as hell to even do this it takes alot of practice n thats not even counting the rifle tricks smh.this is 🔥.much respect to the military
