Ah, the memories. Good times! There's a phrase in the army, "If it's not raining, it's not training." Something that doesn't get mentioned much is there's a lot of singing in basic training, mostly in the way of cadences, which builds morale and strengthens esprit de corps. Basic training wouldn't be basic training without cadences.
My sixth grade teacher was a retired drill instructor and every class he had he taught to march with cadences for the Veterans Day parade. He was a hardass but everyone wanted to be in his class. We would practice for marching for weeks before the parade, volunteering our recess to get it right because he was such an awesome guy.
It’s a mindset. It takes unbelievable strength to be able to make it. I have nothing but the upmost respect for anyone in the military. They put their lives on the line to protect us
“Discipline & spirit” -US Marine senior drill instructor, that’s what makes a US marine (Ik this is an army vid but the same principles apply) Lots more goes into it but discipline & spirit are the foundations, building blocks. Can’t have a house without strong foundations
Damn... my two brothers just went through this. My older brother just graduated and got sent to his duty station, but my younger brother graduates this March. I'm extremely proud of them. They definitely went through a lot these past few months.
@whoishim2998 You are def right. I went to Basic in 2005 as a 19yo girl and it was soooo much easier then I expected. At the same time there were many many grown men crying and several ppl dropped out. I had always had such low self esteem that I didn't think I could make it thru so when I got there and wasn't struggling it gave me more confidence as where other ppl came in overly confident and it broke them. You mindset is everything.
I'm from a military family my husband spent 24.5 years in the AF. All my brothers in laws are AF a sister in law that was AF and navy. Father navy father in law army etc .
Well most people serve for that long because that’s the amount of time required. For example, my brother is looking into the national guard and he would be required 6 years if he goes
I do wish that the current GI Bill allowed for more, like the GI Bills of the past. Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq (and modern soldiers in general) get far less benefits than veterans of WW2, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War (up until the Reagan era, really).
17:45 Actually, some styles of the MRE’s come with a heating pack to warm up your meal so you don’t have to eat the food cold. (Which is a small gracious on the battlefield. I heard that multiple soldiers used the heating pack to keep warm in cold weather, too). I am definitely not a soldier of any kind, but I watch a lot of videos about on RU-vid . 😂 *I believe the Korean MRE’s come with a heating pack too, but I am not sure. *If you guys ever try American MRE’s, I heard (from soldier’s comments on some videos) that the Chili Mac and Cheese MRE is amazing. Love the videos you do together. Keep it up, guys! (I hope you are both well).😊
Some of the MRE's are not bad as well, a lot of my family has been in the military and have brought some home for me to try. And yea they come with this packet that when exposed to water heats up so you can "cook" your food. They actually get really hot too. And yes the Chili Mac and Cheese is amazing. There is another that is great as well but I can't remember which one it is. I wish that they could make it so others could try them since everyone is so curious.
Yeah, those are good. On the other side of the spectrum, Chicken a' la King, the Tuna casserole, and the beef dogs (affectionately known as salt logs) will make you want to hunt down whoever made it, and make them rue the day they were born lol
@@lyssmath3720 I believe that you can buy MRE’s in a Military Surplus, but I am not sure if civilians can get a supply of some. I also once heard that a man went through the pandemic just by eating a large amount of MRE’s because he couldn’t go outside. *which is good/bad when you think about it. Good since he had a food supply, but it’s also bad since I heard the food is a major hit to the digestive system. 😅
My youngest son is 3 weeks into Army basic training. It is something that he has wanted to do for quite some time. His mother and I both Air Force veterans. We are so very proud of him.
As much as I would hate to be screamed at.. I do see why it’s done. The people that first are enlisted go in undisciplined but come out very mature. My brothers went through the Military and it made men out of them.
As someone who served as a Platoon Sargent - The quickest, easiest way to get a group of people who have nothing in common to work together and form a team is to make them hate me. Give them a single target to rally around. Make their lives so inhospitable that they have no other choice than to band together. Based on their reactions and how they cope you can either dial it up or dial it down. Once they work like a unified team, they will look at everything as a team and know each other's weaknesses and strengths. Who they can depend on for specific things. BTW ~ This tried and true tactic never fails. Everyone eventually sees that it is easier to work as a team. It might take some of them longer than others... But.. It doesn't fail.
I did my Infantry OSUT in 95. What is on this video is likely very sanitized or everything got lots a lot more comfy. The movie 'full metal Jacket' was more accurate to what the experience was like. Its not that shark week stopped (no one called it that), its just everyone got used to it. There was so much stress that there were fights, nightly in the barracks from the levels of stress and aggression that is pumped into you. The cattle cars are things of the past and now there are busses to shuttle back and forth. There used to be cattle cars where you were packed in so tight that people stood on the seats and everyone else is in so tight that your feet literally didnt touch the ground. The MREs were still this dark brown package with only a few selections and woe be to anyone who got the MRE omlette... that was a solid piece of rubber. You lived everyday with mud in your teeth, spit in your eye and fireants biting you all over. But everyday you stood back up taller. Glad I did it, but I sure wouldnt want to do it again.
Oh I remember the cattle cars lol once I didn't discover that ants had crawled up inside the legs of my pants until we were packed in the cattle car. That was one miserable ride.
Ah, the cattle cars...in August at Fort Leonard Wood...during the floods of 1993...with all the mud and bugs and sweat. Good times! 😉 I remember it all well!
I'm in coastal California, and I haven't experienced rain since Christmas Eve. That's a long time, even by our standards. Yes, we throw our umbrellas into the closet every year in late spring through early autumn, but we should be getting something during winter and early spring.
I should point out that all soldiers do not go through OSUT, unless they're in infantry, where they are not only going through not only basic, but also their occupational training (infantry) at the same time. Depending on your military occupational specialty, you'll go to your MOS school after a much shorter basic training. The length of that depends on the MOS.
35 is the oldest age one can enlist in the Army, we earned up to 30 days of leave a year, but most times it was difficult to take time off, depending on what your job was as well as where you are stationed. I went through Basic Training in '84. There was more yelling, less sleep and a lot of pressure, but it was to break us down and rebuild us as well as push those who couldn't handle the stress out. You don't want someone that loses it in a time of duress, though we didn't have integrated units at the time and there were things they (the drills) would do to us that we never talk about. I spent 8 yrs in the US Army and loved it. Made some of the best friends/family there, got to visit places I never thought I'd ever see and did do college thanks to my time in. There were down sides but still it was worth every second of time in. You'd be surprised what you can put up with if you're driven enough and we wanted it bad. Love watching your videos and reactions and your love and interest in our country.
Also, after that first day or 2, things do calm down, but they can still get heavy and hard, especially if you screw up. Man this is bringing back some good memories. I absolutely loved my time in Basic and AIT. The experiences I had were awesome and made me a much stronger person, both physically and mentally. Things today are much more calm than when I went through this back in 1993. You both were probably not even born yet when I went through. :)
I went through boot camp in 1970 (Ft Campbell KY), the Vietnam era, when training was different -- there were draftees among us, and I was going to be a band musician (but still had to do the training). It was a shorter training period ("basic"). I hated it; as a musician I was not, shall we say, a natural fit. BUT I could see the point of the shouting and the relentlessness, and it was very smart in a way: they had a company full of guys completely diverse in all ways, rich/poor, city/country, education, ethnicity, personality, everything. And in just 8 weeks we had to be molded into a unit that would work together. So they did have to break us down first, and then build us back up as colleagues who could count on each other. They knew what they were doing, and it really was a system, not just random cruelty.
I've had so many friends and family members who are part of the military and I can't thank you enough for sharing their stories, you guys are amazing ❤👍
I did regular Basic Training at Fort Jackson, SC with AIT at Fort Knox, KY in 1983. I retired in 2005 after almost 23 years coming up through the ranks as an Abrams mechanic. Every bit of it was a mix of frenzy and mind numbing boredom. My father was also a career soldier, so I grew up in the Army. This year will make 13 years that I have worked for the Department of the Army as a DoD civilian after Army retirement. The United States Army has been my entire life and it has been the most rewarding life I could have possibly imagined. Sometimes the Army works for an individual, sometimes it doesn't. And sometimes it is just a life's calling that you heed, because you won't be happy anywhere else. Best job I ever had!
I went thru this when i was 18 @ Ft Jackson. I'd love to go back, but too old now lol. Good times & was in the best shape of my life! Now my son is in the Army.
What's worse than cold rain is doing basic training in the winter during a blizzard. They are much softer now than when I went through it. We had to get 3 hours a sleep a night 2 hours consecutively. Many nights the DI's would would wake us to empty our wall lockers and go out in the snow and ice in flip flops and shorts and take 1 item such as a sock and run around the building with that item put it back exactly the way it's supposed to be until everything was put back. Then we got to sleep for an hour and then wake up for morning training. Good times.
I was in the Air Force, I loved it, grew up in the Air Force, having t.i.s whispering an inch from my ear, good times. I still miss the life. It's a family
No matter how many years have gone by, you'll never forget basic training. I attended 29 years ago, and the memories stay with you. I went from being a girl who loved to just hang out to a strong woman who could hold her own in any situation. Even met my husband in the US Army, over 22 years ago now. We've been many places and seen many things, but we are made of stern stuff and we handle it. That's the true point of basic training, besides getting you fit and teaching you military skills. It makes you grow up, and teaches you to be accountable and to have mental fortitude. You are going to need it, in the military and in life.
I served in the Army for 5 years while my Boot was at Ft. Jackson I did AIT at Ft. Benning and this brings back a lot of memories. To answer your question on pay. Your Pay will increase if you get married and if you live off-post you will receive BAH ( Basic Allowance for Housing ) but if you live on post your house is free so you forfeit BAH. You also receive a food allowance but if you're receiving a food allowance you forfeit your right to the free food at the chow hall, but you did get a huge discount if you choose to still eat there. I think I was paying $1.75 for lunch this was in 2000 - 2001 I don't know how much it is now. Beesley you are correct about the yelling. If you can't handle stress in a "peaceful" environment how are you going to take orders and perform your job in a stressful environment when your life could be on the line. We also get leave however in my unit they really only gave it out for Thanksgiving and Christmas or you were under a use or lose status where you had to take a number of days off or you were going to lose those days earned. Yes, we were paid for it as well.
6:40 - There are things like hazard pay. Where pay inequality comes into play stronger is with more skill-based positions. The reason is that there are no bonus structures in the military world even though civilians will be paid higher than civilians in other fields. (Unless something has changed in the last 20 years)
My experience of BCT (Basic combat Training) Was at Fort Leonard Wood, training to become a military police officer. Much of what's seen in the video is fairly similar to what I experienced. But what is not shown in the video is how often people break down and give up and the Drill sergeants will gather round and scream at you, when you or the person still cannot complete the task the DS show you how to get the job done and soon you'll learn to love your Drill sergeant.
Just a fraction of the reason that you should be grateful of our military. The fact that they volunteer makes it greater. This is why you should always thank them for their service no matter where you are. We are free because of them.
The drill sergeants don't actually hit you, and they don't need to. They have plenty of other ways to make life miserable. One interesting part for me was I fractured my foot at the very end of my training, and I got held over until I was better. When everyone else left, they dropped the charade; took me to the PX in their cars, and I heard them planning who was going to be "nice" and who was going to be the real hard-ass for the next class coming in.
This is a complete overhaul of what Basic Comabt Training (BCT/Basic) was. I went through in July of 2014 and the Shark attack lasted from 3am to about 6:30. For the first 3(ish) weeks it was nonstop yelling unless we were in class. This is also talking about OSUT where you do all of your training on one station. Because of the job I had after the 9 weeks of BCT anyone that had my job (well attempting to get my job) got 1 day with their family (if they came out to see your graduation) then sent to the next place for training (mine was another 6 months). You asked about being off/pay. Every month you earn 2.5 days of Leave (30 days per year). Leave is paid vacation you have to request and get approved before taking it. There are a couple situations where you are allowed to have negative leave days but come October 1st you have to be at a minimum of 0. These situations usually only happen when you have a family member die (or is about to die). You are only allowed to have up to 60 days come October 1st. You are allowed to save more through the year but by October 1st you have to either use the leave you have earned thats over 60 days, or sell your excess days. You are only allowed to sell leave days once, and only up to 60 days. During the start/height of covid-19 there was a temporary change implemented allowing you to have more than 60 days saved by October 1st. When it comes to having your own family you have to put in what is called a "Family Care Plan." This explains what your family will do if you were to deploy or go on training for an extended period of time. Also I see in this video that the recruits have optics for their weapons. That has to be somewhat new because when I went through we did not have optics. Honestly Basic felt horrible most of the time, but looking back on it was some of the most fun I've had in my life. In that 9 week period I met some of the greatest friends I have ever made. If anyone wants to know a little more, or is confused by what I said please feel free to ask and I'll do my best to awnser.
@@cindymclain3260 I'm sure it was much more difficult. I remember getting some letters from people that served around that time and earlier. (My mom worked in a nursing home and made it one of the things they did). I distinctly remember getting a letter from someone who was in the Navy claiming he was stripped naked and tied to a pole overnight lol.
So some of the time recruits do get to go back home after training, it just depends on your report date back to your unit and if you want to use your leave days or not, for example I graduated in December 2017 and went home until I had to show up at my duty station almost a month later
The military has absolutely mastered the art of breaking that bit of arrogance in everyone, establishing very clearly what the pecking order is, and then taking the raw material and building that up into someone who can think clearnly, think on their own, make decisions, yet follow orders that need to be followed. Considering they have a couple months only to do their work in, yeah, the brutality of that first assault on you needs to happen.
US military personnel typically get 30 days of paid leave per year, with the ability to accumulate 60 days before having to take time off or sell the days back and be paid for them. You also get time off on weekends and non duty days depending on what unit and branch of service you join.
As a Vietnam combat veteran I'll tell you basic training in 1969 was brutal, we were treated like the lowest form of life then upon return from a year in the jungle from hell we were spat upon by people that had no clue of what we endured, to the day I die I will never forget or forgive.
Thank you for your service, sir! My husband did 2 tours and the things he has told me about the treatment soldiers got when coming home is utterly infuriating and shameful.
The gas mask "protective mask" chamber that the recruits go through is to show the soldiers that the protective mask does work to their benefit. They go into the chamber and have their masks properly sealed and CS gas is active. They stay in the chamber to show them that if properly worn it will protect them from gases. They take the masks off to show that they can trust the mask if worn properly..
My drill Sargent's hated me in the gas chamber it had almost no effect on me I barely got a runny nose from it but looking at everyone else showed me what could happen
@@ursathrope2968 Is it me, or does every post have a gas chamber that has a damn tree 10 feet from the exit? Can't see for the tears and snot, and blam! Face first into the tree.
The difference between Marine & Army basic training is difficult to fully express. You watched young men who want to join the infantry or armor or other combat arms going through their basic training. I enlisted in the Marines to be a field musician. I was in the same platoon as future infantry, armor, artillery, transport, communications, and one guy who was going to be a combat artist. But because the mantra of the Marine Corps is that regardless of MOS everyone is a rifleman. The army has separate bootcamps for the other MOS, which are not as difficult as that of the combat arms fields. I had to qualify with the M-16 each year; thankfully I only had to be gassed once, and that one time sucked really really bad. [When they let us leave the building my eyes were on fire, snot ran down to my knees, and I ran into a DI because I couldn't see a thing. Bad times. But the point of if all was to drive home the fact that you weren't just an individual anymore. A screw up could get you killed, or others, or everyone in your unit. You should watch the series 'Band of Brothers' or 'The Pacific' to get a real feel for this...]
It was the same for me.... I enlisted as an Aircraft Mechanic [6500 mos] and didn't want to say what my MOS was, ended up going to SOI/MCT, and finding out I was going to be Supply Admin instead....still told people I was going to a different MOS school station.... Ended up getting a LOT of respect from grunts / combat arms MOS's because, as is NOT with non-USMC boot camp, they know we got the same basic training.
Well, it might have changed in the past 22 years, but when i joined the army as a communication specialist, i had the same basic training as everyone else. True, infantry BCT is a few weeks longer and a little more in depth, but it's not as if ALL infantry just go to a completely different BCT. Hell, I did basic at Ft. Benning, home of the infantry, yet I wasn't infantry....
@@milkcasanova1662 oh it definitely changed... My brother enlisted as Airborne, and his boot camp was in "Misery, Lost-in-the-woods, and his unit was mixed-gender, shorter, and a lot more difficult than his friend, who went to boot camp in Ft Jackson....I had the chance to be stationed at fort Jackson as a marine because I was getting retrained by the army because the USMC did not have a financial course at the time, I was at the Bas and someone came up to me and asked where the bathroom was.... I told him when it out the room and then completed my day but during the time he went and sat back down and then a drill instructor came by and formed them all up and I was so surprised I thought to myself "he's in boot camp and he talked to somebody other than his drill instructors???"
@@johnbachman9066 damn, I shipped out for basic literally 2 weeks BEFORE 9/11/01, they didn't even tell us about it till mid October.... but my basic was 9 weeks, only male (at the time) and infantry went an additional 3-4 weeks. But when they finally did tell us about 9/11, of course all the drills were saying "screw whatever MOS's you thought you were going to be, you're all infantry now boys!" But of course that was just scare tactic to better motivate us. Yes they theoretically could have done that, but it didn't fit the situation. So I was Commo in a Patriot missile unit. Went overseas in 03 during major operations to protect Gen. Franks' airspace
@@johnbachman9066 I was at jackson in 96. We had a Marine that because he was out long enough had to go through Basic. He told me that exept for the lack of water training basic and boot.
Showed up to boot camp back in 86 an ate up soup sandwich, lol. But you've begun your journey into the best military in the world. Boot camp is basic training, not easy, but not the hardest thing you will do in military. Its also really cool to read other comments from fellow veterans. As one dude said, memories.
Every Soldier is entitled to 30 per year of paid leave so you can go home or wherever you want. I did my basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood in Missouri, it rained a lot. We didn't stop for rain, You march, you low crawl and yes you run in the rain. I loved basic training.
Cold rainy days are amazing! Growing up in hot soupy humid Houston Texas I can 100% say I would much rather be in cold rainy weather. Currently in north Texas dfw area so the summers aren’t as horrible as they were in Houston.
on MREs with a heating pack, the few I had. Make sure to be in well ventilated area. The heater is chemical based, so give off lots of flamable gas. As prank we got bunch of these, soak in water, put in trash bag (sealed) by candle. When it expanded enough to touch candle. BOOM!! So at night on quiet Air Base. Loud noise + Bright flash = big laugh for us, but big screams for bosses next day.
Seemed much tougher in my days in the mid 90's but overall OK. Only once did I have a DS "talk" to me to a calm mentor fashion....Ty DS Hyat....Good memories thou
I live in Georgia, and to be fair, it rarely goes down to freezing here. It is going to be 78° F here tomorrow. Summer when it's 98°-105° F outside is worse.
I was at Ft. Benning from 2018-2019. It was mostly cold and raining and always rained when we were out training! Fucking miserable but made for great moments.
You get a lot of benefits with the military. For married soldiers, you have something called BAH. This is money that goes for housing. The amount you get depends on your rank/location. Also when you have breaks you still get paid. When you sign the contract you are a soldier 24/7. When you go on holidays you take annual leave. Everyone gets 30 days of annual leave per year (2.5 days per month).
There is no break. You work 365, weekend off depending on your duty schedule. You are permitted what is referred to as LEAVE TIME, basically accrued vacation days, about 15-20 per year. They have to be approved by the Company Commander. During combat operations or time of active war, there is no leave.
Idk how y’all feel about doing a movie reaction, but if you like the military type stuff. Full Metal Jacket does a really good job of portraying boot camp of the marines. The main drill Sargent in that movie, R Lee Ermey was an actual drill Sargent irl, so he plays the part really well.
I did 12 years active duty with the United States Army in the 70's and it was much quite different than when I went through Basic Training at Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Oh and by the way the guys they were showing talking to the drill sergeant calmly and joking around that was my unit the guys they were showing was third platoon but that was us
It's about learning to follow orders without questioning your superior. If you learn to do this in boot camp, when your life is on the line in a battle, you won't think twice about obeying, and your life could be saved because of it.
What people don't talk about is, basic training is the funniest place you arent allowed to laugh. Going through it, man it tested me mentally, emotionally and physically. There were even times I wanted to quit. But with encouragement from my brothers in arms and my DS's I made it through. ADAPT and OVERCOME, THE PROFESSIONALS!
Man, that video shows how much things have changed since I made my attempt at military service. I enlisted in 2006. Went to Fort Benning. It was a nightmare. Drill Sergeants did NOT cool off after the shark attack. I was there maybe two weeks before pneumonia put me out of commission, but it was bad. One Drill Sergeant would lock recruits in a box for about half an hour. It got so bad I OD'ed on my pneumonia meds. That was the start of my exit from the military. I was there from July to October of 2006. And to this day, over a decade later, I *still* have health issues from my brief time at Fort Benning.
If I remember correctly its in week 5 that the navy does the chamber and O yeah it defiantly absolutely sucks. It also helps you build up trust in the gear that you are issued not always an easy thing to do especially with government provided gear. During my time as a MA before going to OCS the only piece of government gear I carried on me was a radio and the Berretta 92F side arm or M-16/shotgun for long arm. I followed my FTO's advice and replaced everything else with my own gear.
I took Basic at Ft Knox, KY (see the movie "Stripes" with Bill Murry) living in the old WW II barracks. It was looking like rain when we were out on the Rifle Range and I asked the Drill Sgt if we would still have to qualify if it rained...he said, "Son, it doesn't rain in the Army, it rains ON the Army..." :-)
The shouting isn’t for discipline. It’s for stress management and simulating combat situations. The enemies want you stressed, and your fellow warrior will die if you’re prioritizing how you feel vs the mission.
I served at Ft Benning..."Home of the Infantry". The pay is somewhat low, but when you consider that most ranked lower soldiers stay in the barracks, and eat in the mess hall, it's actually not bad. Your pay is determined by rank, time served, and dependents. There's also housing for those with families. My sister retired from the USAF as a Col, her retirement pay is about 10,000 a month.
Inagine the noise of a battlefield and how they d need ot keep it together there. Hence the yelling in your face. Often from one inch. Toy will soon days crawling in your backs form hiding spit to hiding spot, learning to provide cover, doing exercise several times a day , and getting to shoot every sort of weapon you can imagine. How to set traps with various trip worse mines and grenades. It's half fun and half horrible. 😂
When you are going through basic training, part of your mind shuts off, and you just follow orders until it is time to go to sleep. Then you do it again, until one day you are walking across a parade field on graduation day. I have a few solid memories of that time, but it is mostly a blur. One of the prevailing thoughts in my mind, when I was at my limit, was "if this person next to me can do it, so can I".
It's not about the shouting it's about the stress. My first 24 hrs in Marine Corps boot camp I discovered that the hot and cold taps are random, the light switches are randomly up for on, nothing in boot camp is as you expect and that's all by design. The goal of boot camp is to break you and eliminate you from the pack. Once you understand that you immediately understand how to succeed and it becomes a question of weather or not you are willing to go as far as they want to take you. In the Marines everything you see here takes place in the first 36 hours and there is no sleeping until it's all done. Again it's all geared to break you. The point of the gas chamber is to build confidence in the gear, this is how it is with a mask vs this is how it is without. As someone who spent literal days at mopp level 4, and made choices in that gear I had to live with for the remainder of the exercise, you 100% HAVE to trust the gear, if you don't in a real situation you will not survive. You can't drop your drawers in a contaminated environment. Give that a think for a hot minute then imagine how that feels for nearly a day. Nothing but total respect for anyone that attempts the profession, you go places you never imagined you would or could and when you emerge from the other side you see how much further you can actually go.
In the US military, you receive 2.5 days per month in leave time. To use that time, you must send a request through your chain of command for approval%
Just subscribed, I've been in the Army for 24 years. Our Soldiers go through such difficult training to ensure they're prepared when called upon. Thanks for your video. Let me know how to send those MRE's your way. I'll send a coupke.
Yeah, James has it right. Basic Training is designed (especially in the beginning) to be very high-stress. It's tough emotionally because you're away from home, family and friends for 16 weeks, and you're being yelled at and berated all the time; but honestly they keep you so busy most of the time that you really don't have time to be homesick. Until you're in your rack at night. That's when it really hits you. But you also form a really tight bond with your platoon because of all the stress.
Keep in mind that while in the military you are not only getting paid lower wages but that those wages must cover your uniform costs, your off duty clothing, your vehicle and it's insurance and gas, any medications, and food supplies as well as your housing. You do get a housing allowance, but it's not enough to cover the actual cost. When my father was serving his pay was handed out once a month. He was paid $800 a month. That money had to stretch to feed, clothe and house a family of four. My mother was a wizard! She paid all of the bills when the pay came in and divided the remaining money into four piles to use the rest of the month. If the money ran out on a Thursday then she wouldn't spend anything until Monday of the following week.
DId my basic training at Ft Knox Kentucky then off to Germany for 2 years. I was in Germany when the Berlin wall came down. Then off to Ft Benning for a little bit then deployed to the Middle East in the first Gulf War. I was an Armor Crewman (19k) For all you non Military people....I drove a M1A1 tank. Now I work for the Department of Veteran Affairs. I am a 70% disabled Veteran. It really sucks having the disabilities that I suffer with daily, biu I have no doubts in my mind that I would do it all over again. i am very proud of the time I served my Country and I am very proud to be an Army Veteran.
When my brother graduated basic he was allowed off base for the night. He stayed at the hotel with us then the next day he returned to base. We went with him but we’re only given like 10 - 15 minutes to give him a hug and say goodbye. He was then put on the bus and sent to his next training. He graduated basic from “Fort Leonard Wood” in Missouri. He did his AIT (Advanced Individual Training) at “Fort Sam Houston” in Texas. Which actually worked out for us because we live in Texas. AIT is specifically training for your specific job in the Army. My brother was a “Combat Medic” so he went to “Fort Sam Houston” to learn the specific medical procedures and tactics he would NEED to know while working on someone in the MIDDLE OF THE BATTLEFIELD. Like he would be patching up his guys while being shot at. He has some INSANE stories. One of which was being in a Humvee that got blown up by an IED. He was actually thrown from the vehicle and came under fire while he was getting up and getting his bearings. Luckily he didn’t get shot because he was very prepared and took his training and job VERY VERY SERIOUSLY!
When you said Army marine seals I had a heart attack. Three different branches. Army, marines, airforce, navy, coast guard. Army ranger, marine marsoc, navy seal, airforce security forces.
Air Force Combat Comtrol and Pararescue...guess we could include Ravens, and Cro's as well. Security Forces are just our regular police, otherwise called SP's.
I’m laughing at your comment about not being “over hot” in the rain, hubby’s basic was in the summer at Benning and I STILL can’t get him to go back to Georgia even on vacation 😆 he said it was HIDEOUSLY hot and muggy
35 is the oldest age you can join the military. You will find many that are much older that are still serving in the various forces. Each branch of the military have their own boot camp and they are similar but also very different. After boot camp normally the recruits can take 1-2 weeks to go home before heading off to training school were they learn their job they will be performing in the military. That training takes anywhere from 6 weeks to over a year. The length of time is based on how long it takes to learn the job you have chosen to work at.
It’s Navy Seal’s. My husband was in Air Force and his DI (Drill instructor) was a short & feared man. He’d eat raw onions & garlic just to scream in their faces. Got to tear people apart before you can build them & shape them into excellent airmen.
I went through boot camp at Ft Jackson in the 80's, it was nothing like this. My Drill Sgt literally kicked my ass because he felt that I thought I was tough. There was no having conversations with my drills. While my training was only 8 weeks, it was much tougher than today's training. Plus, the MRE's are much better today.
@@Jml416 I remember getting to Ft Jackson at about 1 am, by the we got to the reception station, it's was around 230 when we got to sleep. They wake us at 430, I thinking these people are crazy, I'm not getting up. Then I heard a really loud noise, they had flipped a guy's top bunk over with him in it. I thought to myself, maybe I'll get up and see what they want. That was the reception station, after only two hours, you can imagine how boot camp was. Also, we weren't given the option to stay behind.
My brother did this and when he got his marksman ship badge he cried because all of hi sisters were better shots than he was...we grew up hunting and fishing but his love was rocks and minerals
We got paid by the month, with 30 days paid leave a year, taken when you want/can get it. As for the training, you don't have time to feel cold or muddy until the end of the day. And then, you're too tired to care. The age limit is for those who join later in life and not as a teenager. Oh, and one more, all the yelling is for a reason. It puts you in a constant state of stress. And you got it right when you said it's all about what might come in actual combat. Love your reactions. Thanks for the videos!
I am a US Army Veteran. I went to basic when I was 30 years old, and it was NOT easy. I am terrified of heights, but the Drill Sergeants didn’t care. That being said, I don’t regret it. What we go through is necessary, and while we may not realize it then , we usually do later.
Inouye Field: Daniel Inouye was a Japanese American who fought for US in WWII in Italy and France losing an arm. He was a longtime Senator from Hawaii. He belatedly received the Medal of Honor.
Check out "How Wolves Change Rivers" You both would enjoy it. Its so interesting and you say you want to visit Yellowstone, well that's where the video clip takes place.
