Marine Reacts to Making Navy Seaman 

the new camera setup with the dark background is so much easier on the eyes when watching late at night

Looked like you were gonna tell us some creepypasta stories there at the beginning lol.

The Transformation from civilian to Soldier/Marine/Sailor/Airman is something you can only understand if you have actually gone through it !

Enduring fatigue is probably one of the most important skills in the Navy, and military in general. There were times we stayed up 36-48 hours. On a typical underway 4 hours sleep was considered a full night's rest. It's not healthy, and it leads to issues, but it's reality and sometimes necessary.

I think the reason why you like that Chief is because he is a 8404 Corpsman. He was stationed with Marines it looks like in Afghanistan and Iraq (from the looks of his ribbons). Plus he has the FMF (Fleet Marine Force) pin. It is the pin on the top of his ribbon stack. So I can almost guarantee you he has spent time not only around Marines but also Marine DI's. I say this because I was a 8404 Corpsman.

I went through navy boot camp 20 years ago when I was 17 right of high-school. Had to get a waiver from my parents. When I got there I was like oh my god what did I get myself into. Thinking back it wasn't so bad. Watching this makes me laugh and brings back memories.

“Is the yelling and screaming really necessary?” YES!! If you cannot move fast and think under the pressure of a drill instructor or drill sergeant, you won’t be able to operate under the stresses your actual job puts you through.

I'm sure that Instructor builds them back up just as good as he breaks them down. GREAT Video!!

I had an extraordinary drill instructor, I will never forget this man as long as I live. This is back in 92. Five of us arrived a day early, he met the bus at 0330 and wasn't in DI mode yet. No shouting, no applied stresses. Once we'd squared and had our kit and bunks sorted out he got us on the line at attention and just talked a bit. He said "Tomorrow we begin the process of tearing you down, piece by piece. Don't take it personally, everyone goes through it. It is an intense and efficient process and we will break you. But, we will also build you back up to be better, stronger. You'll feel like you can take on the world at the end of this so keep your eyes on the prize!". I come from a big military family, my dad was in for 30 years, most of my uncles served, and a whack of cousins are serving now. I had never heard of any DI doing that. We spent the day spit-shining the barracks. That evening when the buses pulled up it was much more in line with this video but he continued to make a point to explain why we did what we did, every step, methodical and instructional. Even being screamed at, PTd till you throw up, weapons drill for hours... he had a way to get you to want to do it for your own betterment. Looking back on it I'm genuinely grateful for the experience. Nulli secundus.

That HMC Chief is the goat of the boot camp world. I have mad respect for him when I got to meet him.

The kid at the 6min mark is going to get to know Chief very well.

This is almost nostalgic, I went through this 4 years ago and Im getting out in 3 months, the most fun I never want to do again lol

This was great, i love how he realizes things that are different/less intense from other branches and acknowledges it’s because it’s different. He knows and accepts that different service prioritizes different physicality or different mindsets for the skills needed in that line of service

The biggest withdrawal I’ve seen at USMC bootcamp wasn’t caffeine it was nicotine. Some recruits looked like crackheads when they were on their first week without dip or their lava pen

I'm almost 54. I went in when I was 18. The hardest chief I had was Grayson. Big ass boatswain mate. The entire company ended up loving him. We actually gave him our company flag at the end

Yes, we had coffee in boot camp. It was made in four foot tall urns and was strong enough to peel paint, but it was full of caffeine and it kept us awake and functioning when we were dead tired. Every Chief had a coffee cup attached to their hand like a second thumb in the chow hall. When they weren't busy yelling and screaming at you they were drinking their coffee.

Daaaaaamn! that DS with the red cord has some serious ribbons

Yelling helps you think under pressure. Combat is fast, loud, hectic, stressful with no breaks or cry boxes. you need to be able to think through all of it to save the troops life next to you.

"Saaaaay somethiiiing" 🤣 That DI is great

They don’t mail their stuff home anymore. You put it in a box when you arrive and that box gets put into a warehouse or some other kind of storage till you get ready to leave

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Former sailor. Great memories watching this. I went through in 2004. I did 4 years of Marine Corps ROTC and I went to Navy bootcamp thinking it was gonna be easy. It was definitely mentally challenging, especially the first few weeks. To answer @jameson's question, when I went through 3 people didn't graduate with us. 2 men and 1 female. One of the males actually tried to fight the RDC. Crazy times.

From a Briton’s perspective this is really interesting to see our American mates’ counterpart training

Another thing about going through navy boot camp was its physically easy but they compensate that with breaking you down mentally to where everything really is attention to detail and you’re always on your toes.

Making navy seaman ;)

New skill learned, sleeping at attention with eyes open.

You also got to understand that these recruits are being sent out to the fleet and will be responsible for the lives of their fellow sailors.

The intro was amazing. It sorta gave me a idea that you could have a mini series of having a military friend come by and you both share a story or talk about a topic. It be sweet

I remember the first night almost 8 years ago. We’d been going through processing all night, and we were all sitting quietly in a classroom, waiting for further instructions. I screwed up and started dozing off. As punishment, the RDC made everyone in the room stand up and just stare at me to make sure I didn’t fall asleep again while I sat on in embarrassment. Yep. I was the first Blue Falcon in my compartment. (I learned though lol)

Just sitting here eating a mixed grill watching JT. Winning at life.

LOL. "Don't call me Sir, I work for a living". Is what I expected to hear. Thanks for the vid.

I went through great lakes in 2004, seeing these videos brings nostalgia. The layout is relatively unchanged of the building. We did not have coffee or energy drinks, just water but caffeine was the last thing on my mind at the time. We didnt have all that long a bus ride there as we went from meps to the airport and flew to chicago and had to report to the USO in the airport. I remember being early to the USO and the RDC told me I might want to wait until everyone is supposed to be here because once he checks me in I cant leave the USO until bus time not even to step out for a smoke as I would have to throw my pack in the trash can. I took his advice and waited. Just hung around the airport. We bussed from the airport to RTC Great lakes.

Definitely had caffiene withdrawls in boot camp. Literally the 1st thing I did when it ended, get coffee.

Just graduated Navy Bootcamp about 2 weeks ago. It’s weird watching this video before and after going through bootcamp. So many things I overlooked back then that I see now in this video that I can relate to my experience. Just a weird feeling.

When I went to RTC in 97 some divisions were allowed caffeine. Mine wasn't so fortunate but we were there to make sacrifices. If I recall correctly, after Battlestations we were finally allowed caffeine. Didn't miss it.

I didn’t forget to smash that like button Appreciate y’all all day long. Get er done.

Went through rtc 17dec17 to 09feb18. Chief Kalaw was there my arrival night. Never more terrified but glad I had that experience. I don’t think you could get away at all acting like the recruits getting interviewed. I think that’s just navy trying to make it seem more relaxed. There is another making a sailor video with Chief Nichols. He was a Marine 0311 guy in Iraq and he was my lead rdc. Amazing guy. Currently at the naval academy as a mid. Also, I had a really bad caffeine withdrawal. Worst headaches of my life because I was drinking up to five cups a day when I left for Great Lakes.

We used to put small amounts of toothpaste in our water on exercises. Gives you a little kick for a couple of seconds, especially if the water is cold.

I lost a load of weight during basic, in my 50s now, happy to report, I found it! 🤣🤣 Attrition rate with my intake was somewhere around 60% as a guesstimate. 2 full troops reduced to just under 1 by the time we entered 2 phase of combat engineer training.

To answer your question about caffeine, you hit the nail on the head. I was addicted to mountain dew and energy drinks when I arrived at Fort Jackson in 2010. The first week was terrible because not only was I in week one of boot camp but my head was pounding. The first thing I did on family day was buy a soda at the PX. I still regret that decision to this day.

Chief Jamie “The Lizard King” Kalaw, RDC legend.

I joined the Marine Corps without knowing it was coming. I remember hearing don’t lose your bearing, maintain your bearing a lot. I had a great and informative time. Semper fi

As a submariner attention to detail is paramount to this day, one small mistake can be catastrophic for the boat and potentially put the crew at risk.

Things are quite different now than when I went to Navy Bootcamp in 1984. We called our Company Commanders who were Chiefs, Senior Chiefs and Master Chiefs “sir” instead of whatever rank they were at the time.

When I went through about 6 years ago, meeting the RDCS was not like this lol. When we met our actual rdcs we got destroyed, that was just their holding RDC until a room is ready for them and their real RDCS to move into.

as someone who grew up with lax parents i love the idea of clear crisp loud instruction with no room for interpretation. my mom was strict when it came to school though so that im thankful for

We're talking football pass routes...I can relate to that. My childhood idol was Fred Biletnikoff. Fred was a master craftsman of his position. It's not the little things but the sum of little things that count.

As a Marine I definitely think this training is soft but it actually looks tougher than I was expecting from the results it produces. I trained sailors to be base security forces as a Marine Cadre and they were often pretty undisciplined fresh out of recruit training.

I was honestly worried after seeing the air force boot camp. What did the navy turn into? As soon as that bus showed up at midnight with instructors yelling at them immediately, I felt relieved.

I just recently Graduated From RTC Great Lakes. From my experience bootcamp and even night of arrival was not at hectic as the videos made them out to be. When I arrived around Jan 25 we were met by this same Chief. In reality he was not as dramatic as the videos made him out to be. Bootcamp was easy and just listening is probably what saved me the most

Can’t wait for the other parts of the reaction!

The Chief is a master of face expressions. His face of disgust is my favorite.

My division started with 119 recruits, one of the largest divisions ever. Come graduation day, we had somewhere in the mid 80s left. Some quit, some were discipline problems, but the biggest reduction in size came after the first exam. About 25 had just wasted the last 4 weeks because they couldn't pass a test

RTC Great Lakes, Il. Aug 1979. No yelling. Upon completion of Boot, we went to a vacant building and our clothing was in a pile on the deck. A lot of running, classes, and drills.

The “first nights sleep” is so relaxed because it’s a choice. Hurry up get an hour or two, eff off and don’t get any, your choice. Attrition is mainly due to psych, and weight when I was in back on the daaaay. We had 25 year olds and 18 year olds that wanted momma more than the Navy. We also had a guy gain 17 lbs in 12 days, he was already on a waiver.

Ahhh, what a experience. Did Paris island in 99 at 20 years old. Knew it was a game, be loud and move quickly even if didn’t know what you were doing. While I don’t think young people are as ready for military life as previous generations, I’m still grateful that there are those that make that commitment to our country. Thank you all previous and current service members.

Q: How do they separate the men from the boys in the NAVY? A: With a crowbar ⚓😆⚓😆⚓😆⚓

This Chief is Rock solid, wise , and professional! He wants the best for his trainees, he want them to be competent, to survive adversity! He want us to sleep safely knowing America’s security is in good hand, even long after he retires! Respectable individual!

It’s good to see Navy Bootcamp has not changed!

Pick something that you would like to carry on and succeed, like having a child you want to succeed. That's a great way of thinking. Helps push out any selfish motives, all the while maintaining a decent character and something to live for.

Loving the dark background 🔥

Love your videos! My dad served in the Canadian armed forces for 36 years and watching your videos helps us open up about a soliders point of view on alot of what he went through, thanks so much for that even if you didn't mean to do so you helped me to get him to open up about alot of situations he went through so I could be there for him.. keept it up I'm sure there's so many others who you helped and many more you will

My Chief in the beginning. He is the most Squared away and highly respected Chief I have met.

My Navy bootcamp experience was in 94 and nothing like this, my company commander was an mean old muscular BT, he was a beast.

That was a good one I never saw NAVY boot have to remember one of those kids may have to close a door knowing the ones on the other side could drown.

When I went through RTC Great Lakes, it was PT constantly because we were always on the go just to get from the ship (barracks) to the galley, schoolhouse, 1 of 5 drill halls, etc. And it's very accurate; when we graduated, none of my civ attire fit right. Go-slowers = shower shoes or flip-flops, go-fasters = sneakers, hatch, overhead, forward IG (there was one RDC that would say "Fawad IGQ"), rack, "Nabisco", Forward hold, ad astra. Thanks for the vid, some minor PTS flashbacks up here!

i joined the australian navy just after full metal jacket came out. one of the blokes on the bus said 'sir yes sir' to a petty officer on the bus on the way to the training base. thats when the yelling started 'what did you just call me? i work for a living, dont ever call me sir again" hahah. i think in basic training and for that matter in your category training (your job training) that yelling is a great tool to shock people out of their civilian life. atb from australia

I took everything I learned from RTC while Enlisted and OCS when I became an officer and used it to mentor problem students at my old high school. Several of which were able to change, get their act together graduate and go on and join the military themselves, 3 of which became officers themselves 2 navy and 1 serving in the USMC currently. Can be amazing what a bit of tough love can do to some kids.

😂 I ship out April 22nd to the Great Lakes I’ve been training my mental state more than anything. I’m already fit can’t wait to ship out! FS coming aboard!

Parris Island 1967 moving 20 foot high pile of sand from one end of football to the other to bury a Sand Flea then digging it up to see if its male or female . Bringing the whole pile back to other end reburying the Flea while Humming Taps .

I graduated bootcamp at MCRD Paris Island this year. I went into bootcamp at 23 years old. Prior to enlistment I was a heavy caffeine user, so to go from daily (heavy) caffeine use to none was strange. I almost never could stay awake during classes. every time I had the luxury of sitting I had to struggle to stay awake. Lucky for me I was quarantined I a hotel for 2 weeks due to Covid, so I had a lot of time to study the guidebook for Marines (I had predicted I would struggle to learn material while in Paris Island due to mental fatigue.) Overall, I craved coffee many times, though not as much as I craved playing my guitar or playing under the sheets with my girl. My physical performance was the best it ever was in bootcamp, even more than it is now that I can continue consuming caffeine. On the contrary, my mental performance is stronger with the aid of caffeine in small doses.

Carrying out orders under pressure is easy even on the civilian side but leading and administering orders under pressure is a whole different animal, something I noticed on the boot camp videos. And something I feel like I failed at despite any success.

This looks like a horror story than I laughed at the navy so a time. Great video

I went through basic in 1990 at RTC San Diego. I knew a little what I was getting in to but, the shock factor set in about 0200 when we were still getting our crap handed to us like bed rolls, sweat pants and PT shorts. Finally somewhere around 3 we got to lay down, to be woke up with the sound of trashcans hitting the deck at 0400. Amazing time, attrition wasn't too high then, they needed to rebuild forces with anticipation of going to war. We had a few people get rolled back because they couldn't meet the fitness requirements. I look back now and actually miss my time in the Navy. The best part of boot camp was the gas chamber...loved every minute of it.

Yelling can help expedite training and getting your point across quicker. But I always felt if you can't handle being yelled at, you don't need to be in any branch.

The uniforms have changed a lot. Everything has changed a lot. 20 years changes a lot of tradition, where we’re all the beatings? We got beat walking off the bus. Haha

That young lady at the end is going to make a fine Sailor.

I just completed navy bootcamp and it was just as it is in the video. Accept I had the ten week version. It was honestly an amazing experience

"Maybe I wasn't loud enough, Maybe you couldn't understand me. FIX YOURSELF NOW"

There were withdrawals of everything in boot camp. We had coffee in the galley but I don’t know if it was decaf or not. Attrition is around 20%. I spent 4 months there due to be rolled back for injury. Unlike the Marines and Army you don’t recycle to day you go back to where you were.

I definitely had caffeine withdrawals during basic. I was used to drinking coffee daily before I started and I don't remember if I had headaches in the 1st couple weeks. I do remember closing my eyes while in formation just to get some rest for at least 30 secs before continuing with training.

I'm really impressed (and barely noticed) that that chief was able to be so commanding and assertive without using a single curse word. That is a rare skill.

PARABENS IRMAOS MARINES ! CONSERVEM SEMPRE OS VALORES DOS VERDADEIROS GUERREIROS !! ADSUMUS BRAZIL.

I was at Great Mistakes in 08. Back then we had so many different uniforms that dont exist anymore, and had to iron our creases in utilities... Navy boot camp was a great experience in hindsight

In the German Navy we knew when its getting "dangerous"... That was when the Instructors went quiet 😉😅

I was at boot camp in the 90s. We had coffee in the galley, but it was decaf. They didn’t tell us that, but most would find out during service week. I didn’t have any dependencies when I went in, but I developed some by the time I got out.

As far as graduation percentages go, I dont know that number but when I went through boot camp we started off with just over 100 guys in my berthing and we ended up graduating with a class of just over 50. The 50 others we ASMO'd (Sent back in training) due to either Illness, Failing the PT test, Failing the Swim test, Failing a knowledge tests, Failing BattleStations, Getting caught sleeping during training hours, Fighting, etc. I almost got sent back due to my run time because I was a body builder and always struggled with running but I convinced my Chief I wanted to graduate with the guys I started with so I allowed me one more try and I passed.

The 2 things I most remember from boot are ALWAYS being tired and my feet constantly hurting. Something they never tell you is that you will be standing stock still at attention for hours sometimes. Can't move, can't shift your weight, brand new hard as hell boots you haven't broken in yet. I used to be grateful just to be able to move even if it was just drilling.

People need discipline. I wish I would have met Gunny Ermy when I was 18.

I enjoy looking at these videos and remember the phases of training I had to go through during my service in the Greek army. What is of interest is that these guys are volunteers, on the other hand we all had to go through military service. As recruits we were told once by the DI what to do and from there on we were doing it, so there was not as much shouting, unless we were not doing something as expected. For example during any short of inspection by our DI or by the platoon Leader and up, we had to stand on attention and say our rank, name and specialty every time the inspecting NCO or officer would just stand in front of us, or even if he looked at our bed or equipment. The requirement was that we had to be as loud as possible both at standing to attention (we were supposed to make the barracks windows rattle) and of course when we said who we were. If the DI was not satisfied, things got like in your video and the whole platoon had to repeat the drill Attention - At Ease until the barracks windows rattled enough to satisfy the DI. Things became more like this video later on, when I went through conscript NCO training and later during Reserve Officer training. The idea was, that contrary to being simple conscripts, we volunteered to train for a higher rank, so in order to lead we had to learn how to be led first and then earn the rank and the respect of our former peers in the process.

The previous video you made about different DI’s, it’s not surprise you did this be .. you enjoy watching Jaime Kalaw as the Navy DI LOL

This is all the first night too. I remember well how the guys with all the attitude came from big cities. They thought they were better than the rest of us. The red ropes were excellent equalizers.

After watching the first guy get smoked for saying "yea" or rolling there eyes... I made sure never to make those mistakes. When ever I was addressed my eyes where wide open, and I SOUND OFF AT THE TOO OF MY 17YR OLD SCREECHING VOICE... BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE

I'm not sure what the attrition rate is, but I know that a lot of people get recycled through various parts of training many times instead of getting dropped, so that's probably why it isn't as bad. They kinda force you to stay until you pass everything unless they absolutely have to kick you out.

that cheif is no joke. i saw a car, several depolyments, didn't see that in the insider usmc boot camp when looking at the stack on the di's there

Most of my Family. . Is in the military this gives me some views how there have been doing before. . Most amazing people I have high respect for all of this young generation stepping up for this kind life.. .😇😇😇

I thought the same damn thing when I saw the eyes rolling

I barely noticed I haven't been subscribed but noticed this was in my recommended. Already subscribed and put the notifications on. Thank you for the great videos and keep it up.

Pretty good at producing seamen

had a DRB once and a good majority of my Chiefs were pissed because I didn't cry or get emotional while they told me how much of a shitbag I had been....kept my bearing and took the ass beating like a champ...when i went into XOI, my LT threw out my case and i didnt get sent to see The Man...good times