USMC Recruit Training - Senior Drill Instructor (SDI) Inspection 

Nobody passes the senior drill instructor inspection. You just survive it.

The greatest times of their lives. They'll remember this always.

1:36 ''YOU SOUND OFF! ITS THE SGTMJR OF THE MARINE CORPS! YOU SOUND OFF!'' HAD ME DEAD

Basically, training / conditioning people to filter out noise and confusion in order to think and function properly. Handy thing to know, frankly, im a LEO who has learnt this skill from 10 years of experience... its awesome to possess the ability to face chaos and be immune to its white noise.

1:34 the DI is having a bond with that rifle, just perfect haha

Mustve been a very humbling experience for these guys. I give my respect to the Corps.

0:39 "Sccreeeaam, Robinson!" had me dying

I think out of all events during a 12 week cycle, the SDI inspection has got to be every DIs favorite

I remember this moment. I was the last one to be inspected. I meet this tall, scrawny Doberman looking DI. One moment there’s chaos, the next it disappears.

Hot damn...Fond ass memories of boot camp. Nothing like a little SDI inspection video to get me motivated lol. awesome job to SDI LenhoffAlvarez (1:06). One of my marines way back in 1999. Glad to see he made the drill field. Semper Fidelis!

2:50 is the best part though. So intense😂

1:51 - Who’s your series commander? *less than a half second later* SERIES COMMANDER?!

2:05 Cracks me up. If you’ve experienced this, you know you don’t have to be able to hear the Drill Instructor to tell he’s laying into that recruit. The hand gestures tell it all lol

i actually had fun during my SDI believe me when i say when you know your rifle serial number and you say it fast and confident theyll most likely ask you 1-3 more questions then give your rifle back

My hardest part of basic at MCRD SAN DIEGO was Receiving Barracks. I was in shape when I went in so PT was fun. I enjoyed the confidence course most.

I love this shit. It brings back a lot of memories from my time on the island. We gave up every single right we had. You even had to request permission to speak. I remember this inspection well. We had one person pass out of forty. I remember I had to drink my own vomit. I had a good friend be forced to low crawl through someone else's vomit. Good times. Semper fi to all of my brothers out there.

😱 So intense! God bless the marine corps!🙏🙏

I remember dropping my rifle during senior drill instructors inspection. I did the whole rifle routine by going THE FEW, THE PROUD, THE MARINES

0:39 Scream!!! Scream Robinson!!!!!!

LMFAO THAT ONE DUDE... "SCREEEEAAAAAAM IIIIIIIIIIIIIIT, SCREEEEEEEAAAAAAM IIIIIIIIIT!"

Im 36. Been out for 15 years. And fought in Iraqi Freedom and I STILL get anxiety just watching this.

compulsure!!! concentration! and love and brotherhood! for the new and present brothers! thank you from your navy brother. :)

God damn!!! Those DIs ate those recruits alive!!!! No prisoners, no mercy.

3:36 DIRTYYYYY WEAPOOOONNNNNNN!

At the time, this was terrifying. In retrospect, hilarious. Edit: The point of all this is to teach recruits to remember details and keep calm (maintain bearing) while all hell is breaking loose.

1:33 you cAn tell hes surprised by the cleanliness of the rifle

3:20 Is my favorite part

I am so glad I pulled fire watch during this

1:14 my favorite part. XD

I have a question which I hope someone who has been through this can answer; not some kid on the Internet who thinks they've watched enough videos and played enough games to know... When the drill instructors (could be wrong, just going by video description) are going along the lines, to each recruit, and the recruit is shouting back, do the instructors care about how strong or weak/ strained the voice is, as long as they are shouting back? What I mean is that when I was is Air Cadets, I know it's a whole different experience, but one of our staff made up shout like this when we were doing drill, and I absolutely loved it; the feeling and the intensity of it. But they would always say that once your voice started to strain, you could go back to normal talking. I know in the Marines, there wouldn't be the option of talking, but what do they expect when your voice begins to go hoarse and hurting to yell at this volume? It's just interesting to me. I don't think I could go through this training, as in my current point of life, I don't think I'm mentally strong enough to withstand the high pressure these Men and Women do every day. But I am very interested in the life of these people.Thanks to anyone who can help. I'm sure I will have more questions while watching the rest of this and the suggested videos down the side!

Oh the memories of parris island. That di at 2:47 looks like "freakshow" from Harold and Kumar if he was a di. Lol

1:15 I didn't know Henry Rollins was a DI

my cousin is the last one that comes out and the cutest ! proud to be A DELGADO ❤

4:15 He looks like hes ready to say im sick of this shit

Planning on joining the military after highschool. Can't wait for this experience.

This would be super damn hard to keep my bearings! I would’ve been stuttering and frozen cause of how much I’ll be so confused. They all look so speechless and confused and so nervous but GOD DAMN they kept their cool. January 29 I’m leaving!!!

During our SDI inspection, I was asked a question and I was thinking. The answer was “Yes sir” and as I was starting to answer, the SDI asked if he was talking to the invisible recruit. All hell broke loose as I yelled Yes sir. Ah, the good ole days.

My senior DI inspection was 3 months ago.... all of you saying that you don't "get it" or that you would find it hard not to laugh are idiots. I got fucked up the first day on the island for smirking, and every day after that I had to think... "why would I ever smile in a situation like this" there is nothing funny about this. It's training

Ah, such fond memories

Brings back so many Happy memories;) from Paradise Island

Dirty pistol grip “ ay ay sir 😂😂😂 I’m weak asf

this right here, is why, when "IT" hits the fan, I was always happy to know the Marines were just across the way from me, like the movie said, "They will spill their own guts and ask for seconds". I'm an Army Vet and we had some hardcore Soldiers, but nothing comes close to the sound of 200 Devil Dogs about to breach your command post.

If I remember correctly, these DI's arent even from this Company. They brought other DI'S to Check other DI's "work" So far....

If you cant handle this stress, you cant handle the stress of battle when bullets and grenades land all around you.

2:19 Error 404 not found

I get the stress element of this activity, however, I don't understand what the DIs are saying. These gentlemen need sub-titles or elocution lessons.

Loved every second of it!

No offense but that's the most Chunti Oaxaca looking drill instructor I've ever seen 3:20

1st General Order Robinson…SCREAAAAAM IT!!! SCREAAAAM

good times

Saint louis poolee, ship out july 20th but hopefully the switch my date since I'm on the buddy program to june 22nd of 2020 right after highschool that I graduate may 20th of 2020. I cant wait to earn my title. The title I been dreaming about since I was 6 years of age.

whys every DI shorter than every single recruit?

DI: U GIVE THE PROPER GREETING OF THE DAY ! Recruit :😳😳

Lol, nothing but good times 😃 Semper Fi!

Looks like a wonderful time.

I can’t wait

I wonder what a DI would do if a recruit said, “could you please stop yelling at me?”

1:14 is me when someone does not give the proper greeting of the day. I am a dispatcher and my 135 drivers know I not only expect the proper greeting but also ALWAYS give it.

Been there, done that

at 4:29 he didint even look at his finger to see if the rifle was dirty before saying dirty weapon ll🤣

Its all fun and games until your the recruit

Proper Greeting!! PROPER GREETING!!!!! lmaoooo the one drill instructor got that frog voice down perfect.....

0:15 I think I read about this somewhere, but I'm not sure. Is the drill instructor testing the recruit to see if he knows not to speak? Are they supposed to not talk with the rifle in front of them and the bolt locked back?

The point is do not lose bearing.

When in doubt: “AYE AYE SIR!!!”

is this some kind of tradition ? crazy

While in the army, the drill sergeants converse nicely with their privates reasuring them no maltreatment will come to them...

this dudes would be a great black metal vocals LOL

God bless our USMC !!!! USA 🇺🇸 !

Sounds like the DIs get chewed up at the end lol

I remember doing this at my Senior Drill Instructor Inspection and my Prac hat who inspected me just kept on laughing at me just because he couldn't keep his bearing at the sight of me. He played stupid fuck fuck games with me as he was inspecting me.

Wife: hello how are u marine: TO TAKE CHARGE OF THIS POST AND ALL GENERAL PROPERTY IN VEIw wife: that’s nice to know

I remember doing the inspection, we were supposed to report after they take the rifle. I accidentally report while I’m hitting inspection arms. “GOOD MORNING S- 😳😳” “What? What was that? Whatchu say?” “….😳😳😳…”

I'm going to miss all my drill instructors! Lol India Company! Plt 3203

Welcome to madness..WTF" just i watched 😂😂

Damn memories

The scribe is like, “???” Lol

Damn Jon Secada be goin haard foo

новая порция годноты от корпуса морской пехоты США :))) смотрю это как мой любимый сериал ^_^

I hated sweating before enlisting but I did it anyway, now as a vet, I miss sweating lol

Holy crap this is wow

Yuh I remember getting ITd right after this inspection 😂

is it true you wont know your mos until bootcamp is over?

0:47 I can tell he’s from rotc

This is the recruits first exposure to an inspection...all this culminates with the Battalion Commander's inspection.

2:51 that dude could probably take every DI there. If you know you know.

I been there. Looking back I don't see how it does much good. Many people can perform better with bullets flying than they can during this LOL

You can do everything right and still lose.

love it

Armorers: let’s not clean these recruits weapons and enjoy the show. 1 eternity later: DI: “Dirty Pistol Grip!!! Dirty Pistol Grip!!! Aye Aye sir!!! Recruit: AYE AYE SIR!!!

Mom : I hope you happy on you summer camp Son : my first summer camp (damn my mom put me wrong camp) 3 years later Mom :how you Summer camp Son : AYE MA'AM THAT GOOD!! Mom : my son don't yell in house

Looks like mass confusion. Some of is quite funny to watch.

wonder what the DI's are saying or tell you what to say if you can barely understand them

Ahhh fond memories. Now this is just funny as shit to me

So the lesson is make sure you have a deep, strong voice and the ability to both yell and to project it or do not join the Marines! I completely understand why the demand this and wonder if the recruiters give any advice on this prior to boot camp. Just seems like if you are not baritone or bass you are making it a lot harder on yourself.

Yessir. Men!

The DI at 2:33 looks like he's glitching in and out of the matrix

looks like fun

How many of these guys even pass SDI inspection?

Hell yeah!!!! Son!!!!!