I was Air Force and our brother flight had someone screw up so bad they had to march behind the flight out of step. Our instructor even said we could laugh.
Fellas I was a drill instructor from 92 to 94, and one of the greatest experiences I had was seeing those young men transition into Marines from their first day to their graduation day.
That's what's up! I graduated from Parris Island Jan 10, 1992. FUNNEST THREE MONTHS OF MY LIFE! If I could go back NOW and do boot-camp again, I WOULD IN A HEARTBEAT!
I was in basic training back in 2008. Drill Sergeants and, when you get to your unit, 1st Sergeants, have the funniest sayings, isms, and metaphors you’ll ever hear in your life. The hardest part is hearing them say some off the wall stuff and you holding in your laughter so they don’t make you do 1000 push ups. It gets a little better the week of graduation when everything “loosens up” a little. But to this day some of the funniest things I ever heard in my life came from my 1st sergeant who was hilarious but wasn’t even trying to be funny at all.
I went to Boot Camp in 1972 at Parris Island, i was 17years old. My DI's where training us so we didn't die in Vietnam. It was no joke back then. After about a year in i realized Boot Camp was 90% mental and 10% physical. We ran about 250 miles during the 12 weeks i was there. I have no regrets and would do it over anytime. I learned a lot about myself and life. It has helped me in many ways in my 68 years. The brother hood is like nothing else in life. SFMF
I Was one of the welcoming committee at MCRD Parris Island in ''72. I Was the first face you saw and the first voice you herd before you had second thoughts about getting off that greyhound. I remember one guy instead of running toward the 'yellow footprints he took-off in the opposite direction, He was swiftly reoriented. They're faces when reality set-in, priceless. Served 2-years as a processing administrator, MCRD PI. And [8531] primary Marksmanship Instructor My enlistment '65 to '74. Not a lot of RVN Veterans wanted to be D.I.'s, I was one of um, especially with all the changes. For Me as an E7 it was hard to adapt, to all the changes. no regrets. I'm 76 and remember every day of it. --------------semper fi ---------------------------
Watered down by parts per trillion. I'm a former and went to Son's graduation (both PI). Family day, and they have all the DI's playing nice. Loaded my son, his GF, and my ex into my truck and went around the barrier for the path to the RR. Within 100 yards, we saw: 1 recruit getting individually thrashed, and the rest are getting a thrashing. Turned around. I looked at my Marine, and I said, "Now that's my Marine Corps" Semper Fi
4:10 - PAUSE: This is not bullying. This is training you to be the best Marine you can be. This is training you for real life as well as combat. You have to be able to follow directions while at the same time being confident in your skills and knowledge. The military requires you to be tough. Not just physically, but mentally and emotionally as well. Regardless of branch of service, the purpose of the Drill Sergeant is to get you to the toughness required to go to war. Almost every (if not every) Drill Sergeant I've ever met or worked alongside cares deeply for the recruits and wants to see them succeed. And the recruit giving up on themselves is the one thing that'll piss all of them off.
Marines come out of training and become the most elite fighting force in the world. So they must be doing something right. "The U.S. marines are the most elite fighting force on the planet" - Don Shipley, ret. Navy SEAL.
@@hamschh I agree with you. Not sure if you were aiming this at me or at the guys in the video. I heard the guys in the video say that this was bullying.
First of all bullying is a positive thing for society. Second I agree it is not bullying here. It is training for war. You think the enemy on the battlefield won't do mean things? They want to more to you than yell at you or call you names.
athletes like to pretend they understand the concept of adversity. they do not. not really. their trials and tribulations are minuscule compared to the active duty soldier, sailor, Marine in a combat MOS.
1996 - for me one of the favorite quotes from my training sergeant in the Air Force was “that’s because nobody loves you“! Some of the names are funny to like Baldy locks and testicle head, names you couldn’t get away with today.
They get a way with a lot more then you think these days. My senior drill sgt in 2018 called us "knuckle dragging mouth breathing mongoloid fuckin retards". He won drill sergeant of the cycle.
I went through in 1997 and these guys have no idea. Yes, watching it now it's funny, but when you're there in real life you won't be smiling. I tell all these frickin' RU-vidrs that they are only watching the PG version and once those cameras are off, it's a whole other world.
It's NOT bullying, not in the least !!! What they do is break you down and rebuild you as a fighting Marine Machine and you will live that the rest of your life and be PROUD OF IT My beautiful husband was a sharp shooter with both hands - right & left Semper Fi 💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙
I'll never forget my first day of basic training. January 6, 2007!!!! Thanks for the nostalgia :) crazy ✔️ exhausting ✔️ tough ✔️ fulfilling ✔️ worth it ✔️ 💯! They treat us like this to overload us, physically and mentally. So that when all hell breaks loose during war, we're already desensitized to chaos and can focus on what our mission is. I can't name a single person who has any ill feelings towards any of our drills. all respect :)
I was a Marine for 9yrs and fought in the war 3 times. I fought along side many different men from around the world. The U.S Marines are unmatched !! You should do more Marines. Ill drip a good vid in my comments
Went thru Basic Training in 1996 (Ft Sill, OK). I retired from the Army in 2016. Still remember the arrival to Sill like it happened yesterday. Basic Training is truly a life-changing experience.
I saw the other side of Drill Sergeants once. I was in college, my dorm room on the second floor. My roommate and I were awakened to singing outside our window. Two drunken Marine Drill Sergeants serenading us. 😊 ❤
I married two drill instructors (not at the same time). One died, sadly. Still married to the other one. San Diego, 1982-1985, some of the best years EVER!
Drill instructors are bad ass! The first time I saw Sargent Sullivan my senior drill instructor he showed up at 3:30 am on a Harley, stripped down to his P.T. Uniform jumped up on the podium and counted out 270 pushups non stop. We were in awe and some of the recruits were scared to death.
I'm disabled British Army Veteran. 80s and 90s era had tough Instructors that most served in the Falklands Conflict. When they spoke you listened. They were the best, as their tough side was scary, but you knew you learnt something the hardway. So it sunk in. The other end of their vibe was an experience. They had the funniest dry sense of humours. One line banter that the best comedians would learn a lot from. I saw some funny things happen.
At the 7:18 mark, those Marines Recruits are running their 3 mile. The fact they were moving that fast is actually impressive. I was pumped when I ran a 19 minute 41 second 3 mile back in the day. Parris Island South Carolina is no joke in the summer. Also, Drill Sergeant is the Army term, Drill Instructor is the Marine term.
Former double rat, 5'4...116 pounds, 3rd Squad leader, platoon 2070, Fox Company, MCRD San Deigo, September 1991, 300 PFTer, 2070 sweep all series events, Drill, Prac, Navigation.
Marine Corps boot camp, what an experience that was. Only did 4 years, 1 tour to Afghanistan, by the good gracious I made it in 1 piece...physically at least. Semper Fi brothers and sisters. Keep doing ya thing Cartier Fam.
I'm 49 years old and experienced that back in 1991...that whole Meps/ Bootcamp experience was the best dam time in my life, man it was hard, scary sometimes and others out right hilarious, the first time I heard Secure the Happiness! We snickered and paid for it in sweat but I loved it, met some good dudes in there.
Memories of arriving at Marine Boot Camp, July 8, 1997. That’s how it is; you arrive at night so you’re disoriented. We did about 5 days of “receiving week” where you in-process, get camouflaged uniforms, store your civilian belongings away, etc, while you wait to get picked up for training by your permanent Drill Instructor & Assistant Drill Instructors. From there it’s 13 weeks of “fun”. Lol. All us NYC cats made it, but we lost about 30 dropouts by the end. Made lifelong brothers & still keep in contact with many of them.
Did basic training way back in 1985, Ft Bliss, Texas. Never will forget it. The physical part was easy (18 at the time). If you recognize that its all a mind game by the drill sergeants, organized confusion to get you think under pressure, you will do ok. Hysterical moments, like going thru the gas chambers and drills laughing at all of us as we are all choking with snots flying out - "think you tough now?" throwing stuff out of your duffel bags - "you got 10 seconds to tell me how many socks you were issued and put it back in the bag...10, 9, 2, 1....too slow!!" and they throw all over the place, repeat... "you now got 10 seconds.....10, 9, 2, 1"' There was some guy broke a mop rack trying to hang himself...drill comes in "you can die but you better fix my mop rack first you stupid sonofabitch!" Throwing people off their bunks for not getting up fast enough early morning was a favorite....got stories upon stories-they had us in the desert, just crazy stuff. Even when we left, drill had us doing push ups on the airplane as we boarded before they sent us on our way....
It's all just a big mind game. I was in basic at Ft. Jackson in 2006. It is designed to break you down and build you back stronger. Now that I am out of the military I kinda miss it.4 years active duty, 2 years in the reserves and 15 months (active duty) in Iraq. Memories.
The kid on the far left in the white T-shirt is acting the clown about what is going on, but he would be the first one CRYING with his feelings hurt when the Drill Instructor got in his face. Show some humility and gratitude that there are people willing to undertake this training and commitment while the other 96% of the public sits at home watching TV.
I will never forget my experience in boot camp MCRD San Diego 1979. I still have the vision of every DI's face as of today. Unlike after boot camp going to Camp Lejuene for 8 weeks of MOS school training, and drinking that poisoned water in which has given me even more of lasting effect, FUBAR.
They are there to completely break you mentally and physically and build you back up the way they want you. People are completely different when they get out. When I got out of boot camp, my mom told she didn’t recognize me at all. It’s definitely a crazy ass experience, that changes you completely but also adds way more confidence. I don’t regret it one bit
USMC 72-76 here! I had an ADI that was a little short and every time we entered the squad bay I had to put my footlocker in front of me so he could run up in front of me and jump on the locker and look me in the eye's (having a somewhat demented sense of humor) it would make me smile which made the drill instructor really mad so he would either chock me or take his baton and hit my abs trying to stop me from smiling!
First things first, Army makes soldiers, Marines make Marines that's it no other label needed. 2nd this wasn't even a half of a fraction of what goes on in Marine Corp boot camp. A real good documentary (if anyone really wanted to know) is "Ears Open, Eyeballs Click". What some may see as hazing or bullying is really stress training. There is nothing that can prepare you for the chaos of War. Nothing can truly simulate the stress of bullets flying at you and you having to maintain focus to complete your mission. In Boot Camp it's a DI's (Drill instructor) job to create as much stress as possible in order to tear down that soft squishy, lazy, entitled inside part and build it up into a strong resilient, highly focused, highly motivated killer. Yes that's right every Marines first job is a killer, your second job is whatever you went in to do. That's what separates Marine Corp Boot Camp from other branches. We can pull Marines from behind a desk, out of the band, out the kitchen, stick a rifle in their hand and they will be able to pick the enemy off at 500 yards away! A marine can join any other branch as is. No other branch gets to just join the Marines... You have to earn that Eagle Globe and Anchor by passing our boot camp! Great video fellas! And to my fellow Marines Semper Fi!
I actually give them tons of credit! They want to say " fuck off" but they have the restraint not too, they're learning to functioning under extreme physical and mental pressure. It is a calling. I am military brat, my dad was a lifer, Korea and Vietnam! We even had to follow flag rules and I can still fold a flag into a triangle! I was embarrassed as a kid....now I just wish I could tell him how much fucking respect I have for him.
Omg I haven’t stopped smiling this whole video haha. Went to boot camp in 2012 and man some of the things the drill instructors say will make you wanna fall to the floor laughing but if you do that then you die lol
Marine corps bootcamp was fun. They do this to break you down so you can fully function in chaos. Confuse you, starve you, work you. When you’re body and mind are at the limit, they teach you how to function. Oorahh
Boot Camp was hilarious for me. We had this one dude who pissed himself at the riffle range because he didn't want to ask the drill instructor to use the head.
What most people don't understand is the difference between when those cameras are there and when they're not. I went to Parris Island in 97, we didn't see cameras very often but when we did we knew it was going to be a lot more relaxed compared to normal.
Salo "imagine someone screaming at you at 6 in the morning 😕 man" My first thought dude you are about to have a newborn who will be screaming at you and waking you up at all hours of the night and morning 😂
Went through PI Recruit training in 1980 3rd battalion I company 3053 . Then spent the next 26 years loving the Corps and hating it at the same time. And I would do it all over again .
Marines have a very different way of training their recruits lol. My time in Basic Training (Air Force) in 2011 was pretty easy. We'd still get screamed at, did PT everyday, "incentive" training (pushing Texas), all the basic stuff. Wasn't hard, but it was a different environment, especially being away from home for the first time. I had just turned 19 back then, was skinny at 5'11 and 130 pounds, did nothing but play video games up until I enlisted lol. Needless to say, I wasn't a physical person, but even then, it still wasn't really "difficult". Any of the branches will get you in shape. As for the intensity of how they get you in-shape, is another conversation. While the Air Force, Navy, Army, and Coast Guard also still maintain a good level of pride and patriotism, I've noticed largely that it's very different from the expression of pride that the Marines instill in their troops (Combat Arms career fields aside, because that's a completely different story altogether). Furthermore, they do an excellent job at ensuring parents that these sons and daughters understand very well the idea that nothing is simply given, but earned.
Watching a new rainbow flight come in at 4:00AM. Instructors have them push the earth while singing the spongebob theme song. Making them start over every time they messed up, until one particular recruit learned the entire song for the first time. Good times!
Went to Basic in 2003 and I stg the drill instructors were some of the funniest people I ever met in my life. The worst part was you can't laugh so it made it 10x funnier
I'm one of a precious few I believe who went through BCT in the Army 2 times in 2 different locations because of a paperwork screw-up. First time at FT. Dix. NJ. and then at FT. Bliss TX in 1981. I was supposed to school brigade on main post Bliss but instead was sent to the BCT brigade on Logan Heights for what turned out to be OSUT Basic and AIT which turned out to be 16+ weeks of fun in addition to the 8 weeks I'd already done at Dix. Fun times indeed, I retired in 03 and I wouldn't trade any part of it for anything on earth.
I was Army, This shit is still totally accurate. Army and Marines like to act like there is a huge difference but I climbed off that bus and this is exactly what I saw.
I'm still in. Army as well. And agreed. I haven't seen anything from DIs that i haven't seen from DSs aswell. The Army for some reason likes to hide all of the yelling and "corrective training" from camera's.
@@kingkurt9746 I've heard it before. This is exactly the same as our sweet side. At least when i went through, i don't know about right now. I went through a few years ago now.
Parris Island graduate of 1994. Loved every second of it, when i was in the drill instructors where not as nice as they are today. back then they would hand you your ass if you got out of line or didnt do something right after 2 or 3 tries.
When I was in back in '84 Sunday was when the DIs had their field days! A field day is what we called it when they had nothing scheduled for you so they just played, messed, with the Recruits!
Funny, I was just watching my old basic training video. They shipped us to our unit in a cattle truck. Drill sergeants grabbing us by the bags on our backs and flinging us off they cattle truck.
My DI when I was in boot camp called me Elmo since my voice was not deep enough. 😂 I just went by Elmo throughout my time in the Marines. 2006-2010 0621 2/5
In the Marines, there are 3 types of rifle qualifications. Marksman, which is like 3rd place. Sharpshooter, which is like 2nd place, and Expert, which is like 1st place.
drill sergeant told my battalion on the first day of basic, that we might not remember much about our time in the military in the years to come, but we would never forget the drill sergeants. that was just about 35 years ago, and while i cant remember most of the names of my fellow recruits, i never forgot my drill sergeants, keeney, donahue and brians...
I'm married to a Cuban immigrant who served in the USMC. We were once in a store and two men started bashing the military. My husband is a real calm guy and doesn't say much but he looked them both in the eye and said "well whatever you have to tell yourselves when others stand and serve!" That SHUT IT DOWN!
This is some Motivational morning video, These hard charging DIs, Get Some Boys!! I was stepping on them yellow 🦶 footprints on March 12th, 1985. Semper Fidelis 🇺🇸 The first couple days you will have sleep deprivation. We left Atlanta & could have arrived early but I felt like we rode in circles, so we purposely arrived in middle of night.
i enlisted in 1979 and thats EXACTLY HOW IT IS WHEN YOU ARRIVE!!!and they make you stand there in the dark hours before ANYONE says a word to ya...bwahahahahahaha
Its funny when you're not there going through the training, but it no joke. 13 weeks of it. Those DIs had everybody's respect. They were in top physical shape nothing to be played with.
Went to PI in 74. The yelling and screaming didn't bother me that much,just have to keep in mind EVERYTHING their trying to teach you could save your life! Wish I could do it all over again. There's not a better feeling of pride, than when you march across that parade deck on graduation day!!! SEMPER FI ..OOH RAH
