Step off the bus with the four recruits we're following through U.S. Navy boot camp in episode two of All Hands Magazine's mini-documentary "Making a Sailor." (U.S. Navy video/Released)
Lmao I remember Chief Kalal rushing us off that USO bus, he told me "I've seen Steven Hawking move faster with a dead battery, NOW MOVE YOUR ASS, GUY." 😂 One of my best nights in bootcamp.
Chief Kalaw is scary but the more you progress in training, the more the rdcs ease up on you. On 6-3 of training, chief came in while we were doing pt and he was singing Taylor Swift and told us that she was the greatest singer of our generation and walked out
Chief Kalaw is an amazing RDC. As hard as he is and downright intimidating he is a good man Hooyah!! But he reminds me of my father (Senior Drill Sgt at Fort Leonardwood)
"This is more your navy than it is mine... I wanna make sure years from now, I can tell my kids and my wife that we are safe because there are tough people in the navy and I know for sure because I put them in" most hardest thing I've heard.
He's one hardcore Chief. He's FMF. has a Seabee pin, and has a CAR. You know he's seen some shit when he was in Afghan and Iraq. Looks like he's a good RDC
CANDYMANE Yes idiot. Thank our large military for your safety. You don’t have to ever worry about missiles landing on your house because of our brave service members. If you don’t like it by all means go to Syria, Israel, or any country bordering North Korea. Ask their citizens if they wouldn’t mind having a large military so they can sleep soundly at night. Fact is if we ever needed manpower to fight a war you’d be the last in line. Sad.
Chief Kalaw greeted us too off the bus. Some kid told him “thanks” for correcting his ass and the chief said “don’t thank me, thank your father for not leaving you in a sock”. 😭 I knew at that moment how much I was going to enjoy the RDCs at boot camp lmao
They were called Company Commander's when I was is in or CC's for short. They would ride bicycles around and would sneak up behind you, usually when you were going somewhere by yourself.
More like this: Chief: You didn't choose death, recruit but you chose something else..... DIVISION!.....ATTENTION! HALF-RIGHT....HUAH! FRONT LEANING REST POSITION.....MOVE! IN CADENCE........EXERCISE!
@@leograndthio5074 It was more like that. If you didn't make your rack or your locker area was not squared away your stuff was yanked out in the middle of the compartment. If too many people had done that then they did what was called abandoned ship. That meant you closed all the windows to the barracks, moved the racks to the side of the compartment, rolled down your sleeves and buttoned your collar all the way up. There was no air conditioning in the barracks back then. So you were PT'd until everyone's uniformed was completely wet from sweat and then went beyond. They called it make it rain which meant the sweat had to build up on the ceiling and drip down before we stopped. Might be old school Navy I'm not sure but it was more intense than what I've seen so far.
No i mean getting off of the bus privates already be getting folded and doing multiple sets of push ups after almost falling asleep. Then we have drill sargents throwing luggages into puddles and putting hands on the new privates.
Chief Sandi was a boss (Filipino female chief with no cover). She was one of my division RDCs when I graduated in March 2017. She is a green side corpsman (combat medic) and made chief in 6 years. Much respect. If you know your enlisted ranks before going to boot camp, it'll make your life a whole lot easier. Listen and work as a team..easy day.
From Guam, she was a pimp of a chief in boot. Wish I could get in contact with her to tell her how much I appreciated her efforts and attention to detail.
I'm one of the skinniest, meekest, quietest ppl you'll meet and I got through bootcamp. Once you get used to the yelling its a breeze. I was surprised when guys bigger than me would quit. It's the ppl who aren't used to being yelled at or told what to do that quit.
i agree man. i was the skinniest, weakest dude in my platoon at paris island. bigger, stronger people quit. i never did, it amazes me how people can just give up mentally.
The best part about watching this is remembering that Bob Ross used to have the job of screaming at new recruits. Imagine that delicate afrod man screaming asmr painting tips in your face.
Happy to be part of this project, thank you to all hands magazine and everyone involved in it. Bootcamp will put 1 or 2 years on your face i didn’t realize how much of a baby face i had. The stress you go through is the worst part.
Kestavier you don’t get it back unless your family brings it to graduation. And no you don’t get a break between boot camp and school. After graduation you’ll more than likely fly out to wherever your A school is early the next morning
Te-Aja Iman Thank you and damn... that sucks 😂 I know it doesn’t mean anything but I have games to play on my phone 😂 don’t want to miss anything ha, I’m going to miss it, how often do you get to call home? I know at the army they keep your phones and you get to call once and awhil
@@xman011101 i’m pretty sure if you do really good on a certain phase, they give you a phone call/letter home. At least I’m pretty sure that’s how the army does it.
When i went to navy training a guy a couple guys down from us was smiling & the cheif walked up to him & said "Wipe that ugly chappy lip smile off your face before i uppercut your pigeon bean lip having toad face,you flower picking fairy" i just couldn't take it anymore & had a laugh attack but when they started screaming at me i cried 😭
The Expert Noob That's the new politically correct Navy. Don't curse at the recruits. When I was in you supposedly couldn't, but it was the main vocabulary.
I was seriously considering going into the Navy when I was in high school. I went to the recruitment office and was going to sign the contract and everything. Then I thought about it, and I knew I couldn't do it. I can't take people yelling at me, I usually just start crying right away, which is honestly super embarrassing, but it's the truth. I truly respect all of the other people that can take it, and went through with going into the Navy, because I'm certainly not strong enough to do it.
Hey I remember that chief! He’s actually pretty cool! It was the pizza party after battle stations where he sat down with us and had a human conversation! 😂 good times that was!
I graduated almost a month ago and I can confirm that this is what bootcamp is. I’m glad the new recruits coming in have this resource to get in a deep informative view on what bootcamp is going to be like. Now I’m at TSC-GL working through engineering school living my best navy life. (Ooyah ship 12 survivors)
Love seeing this series, it's been 30 years now since boot but it all comes back watching this. Thanks for offering this insight into the modern Naval boot camp
I thank all these people for going through all of this to give me a safe and easy life in this great country. I do not take anything they do, or I have, for granted.
Thank you for this post. I am a former military veteran and I had no idea that the U.S. Navy was like this. I thought it was easier. Nope! This is real informative.
Easily the best decision I ever made in life. I was one of the oldest in my division but I was friends with all my fellow recruits. A lot of immigrants there in boot camp which made me see the best side of America. I struggled with the swim so bad but I made it. One thing boot camp taught me in life is that there is really no obstacle you cannot overcome if you are determined. I still don’t know how I passed the swim test but I know I made it out alive!! Good luck to all future sailors! Yes you can do it.! My old ass did it! Lol
Glad they decided to make a more up to date series on Navy bootcamp. I remember the same chief and petty officers from the night I got there back in Feb 2018. This is extremely accurate and it isn't at all easy. Especially in the beginning. Prepare yourselves lol
Just attended grad for my son Friday - Div 910, he was rifle guard, education, made sharpshooter on pistol. Very proud of him! Already see the changes. He was an Eagle Scout, and I'm a disciplinarian, so he was a little used to structure. Still, he told me when he got there he did the "what have I done" thing. Saw who looked like Chief K (quietly) correcting a couple guys at Grad at their posts. My sincere thanks to all who serve!
David Costantino they had to keep it pg XP somewhat tolerable but for the rest of us it was DEFINITELY alot worse, but hooyah it made us strong as shit
They can''t curse because, as a blue rope I talked to while in THU said, it's technically unprofessional. I think everyone knows what they actually say, I know I remember.
Had HMC Kalaw as my 1st RDC. Whole Div looked at that man like a war hero. Glad to see him as the first face that the new Recruits see. He's intense as all Hell and then some but he's there to make sure you succeed. Semper Fortis Chief!
Gosh this brings back memories.. all of us just sitting in the p way, waiting for further instructions, and we all just fell asleep lol honestly though I would do it all over again. Boot camp sucked, a school was better but getting out to the fleet was flipping awesome. After dental in phase two or three, I came down with strept throat and was rack ridden for almost a week. The thought of possibly being held back a week broke my heart because I missed my family so much. Thankfully I caught up to the rest of the division and graduated with them
im retired Navy, 100% disabled Veteran. ABH2. ive served in 3 fighter squadrons, 2 ships, V1 div., 2 different conflicts, marianas boat lift in 1980/81, with fighter squadron 171, plane captain, and iranian hostage 1982/83 in beruit Lebanon, gator Navy with USS INCHON and marine helo squadrons on board. ive been decorated 9 times. these films are exactly what i experienced when i joined our fine US NAVY! i know our traditions, knew they were same, they work.....but it awsome to see it again. I WOULD LOVE, to be a company Commander. great tdy. thank you for your service training these young minds into hard Patriots.
I remember Chief Kalaw coming into my divisions compartment. What a great chief he was, we all wished that we had him as our division chief. RESPECT THE DOJO! Great video, looking forward to the next.
The female Navy Chief Corpsman was apparently a sorta legend when I was in bootcamp .. she was three compartments down from me and made chief in like 6 years which is unheard of for corpsman
@@eddieislas4538 well you don't know navy bootcamp either so, nice. Also it was just this chief reminded me of the drill sergeants you see on TV/RU-vid videos
So I'm told the Chief "greeting" the recruits is nick named the Lizard King lolol. Dude is pretty intense, I like it, makes me feel better about the Navy.
Camel Tow bruh the lizard king kicked a bottle and it landed near me lol I got shook. He asked a cadet “if it’s stupid fucking question hour” and “how many fucking Grammies does Mariah Carey have?! She has fucking 21”
I've heard, my son graduated in April, he said these are a watered down version and it was very intense which I was pleased to hear. Thank you for serving!
LMFAO! My RDC used to stop OTHER divisions as we marched across the base and call them all bugs and threaten to step on them. "Recruit! Do you know what I do to bugs? I STEP ON THEM! I CRUSH THEM WITH MY FEET!" I miss boot camp.
The female chief was a blue rope chief select when i went thru boot, I remember that she put on chief in 7 years as an FMF Corpsman which is pretty amazing to hear. really cool and knowledgeable person.
That Chief greeted me when I first went in Nov 8th 2017, they def toned down the cursing but thats how they are, im glad the Navy is finally showing people what its like!
Kris P oh they still curse a shit ton and they’ll say shit like “ you’re slower that steven hawking without fucking batteries” when they said that i was dying on the inside
Watching this video I can smell the decades of accumulated recruit misery and fear in those tiles. Brings back memories. Not good memories, but makes me glad I made it through.
Falling asleep standing up is a real issue that first night. Then you kinda get a second wind after a while and it's like an intense mental fog is pulling you forward. Boot camp isn't hard. You've just gotta roll with it and look for the chances for re-education.
It's filtered cause the Cameras are there. The Lizard Kings says Fuck off at 2:36 but it's kinda hidden. I remembered alot of F bombs and psychological threats from him when I was there. lol.
This gave me flash backs of when I went to bootcamp. Wanna wish everyone that just joined the Navy, good luck. This ain't nothing!! Bit remember Team work makes you and the Navy better!!
My brother in law will be joining the navy, he loved his experience at the navy base when we went to the graduation a couple weeks ago in Chicago, IL. I’ll make sure he watches this 💯
Go Navy! Hell yeah, finally some intensity! I’m sure it wasn’t as relaxed as most Marines think it is, so it was nice to see this. I’m MAINLY glad to see some fear and discipline in those bodies😂 YUT!!
Fond memories of boot camp! I would stay up for an extra hour doing pushups next to my rack, so I knew I could do more than EM-1 Lopez could put me down for. Haha, turned me into a man for sure, knowing I could do what ever was thrown at me. It really does become a life changing thing, for which I will always be proud of, thanks to the USN!
as a veteran myself, i understand what the recruits felt as they were being screamed at. i am an army veteran, i love all my brother n sister veterans no matter the branch. i still believe i should have picked navy instead.
at least ya'll got a bus, we had a duty van pick us up and had way to many people crammed into there. 18 seater with like 25 guys in it, fresh off a plane, all full of the wonderful FAN odor. (Feet , Ass Nutz for the curious)
Just saw the FMF corpsman pin on Lizard King's khakis, this guy was attached to a Marine Corps battalion. No wonder he is such a bad ass RDC. Respect to Doc!
I’ll never forget how cold that p-way in the USS Pearl Harbor always was. I swear it’ll be 10 degrees outside and they have that AC cranked all the way down.
@@Alex-nq8wt He is not a douchebag. He is just doing his job. He puts the pressure level of the recruites to the maximum point to see who is able and who's not. This no joke and no game. There is no evilness behind it. If you don't like this or you can't handle this, you can stay home.
