Army Behind the Scenes: Cadet Summer Training | U.S. Army

With Cadet Summer Training over, let's take a look back at the training highlights these future Army leaders went through this summer.
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[@MegaSmileRV]

Proud of these kids. Good luck to all your goals in life. ❤️🤗

[@daboyz367]

@@humanipulationnation why you being such a jerk

[@milesmayhem5440]

I’ll be proud of them when they’ve actually done something.

[@Zer0Mood]

@@milesmayhem5440 Nobody cares if you're proud, salty ass.

[@chrisbreezy-ryanbarbosa4320]

The Marines Corps is more popular in my family, but Got huge respect for the Army. Any frontline active duty soldiers we got, have my gratitude and admiration.

[@alethea1166]

That was me last year! Proud of all the cadets who are now MS4s and on their way to commissioning in less than a year. You've got this!

[@tipasefar7403]

Good evening to everyone! Thank you very much for your services.

[@francisebbecke2727]

I took an Army ROTC scholarship in the middle 1970s and dis five years active and 25 in the reserves. It helped me pay for college and the GI bill helped in graduate school. I am not past age 60 and am now "retired military." The extra $ helps but it is not enough to live off by itself. By the by: In 1976 ROTC summer camp they acted like repelling was a big deal. I never mentioned that I had done it all before off rock cliffs at Philmount Boy Scout camp at age 14. BFD.

[@anlerden4851]

Go My Beautiful US Army!!!!😊😇🥰😍🤗❤🤍💙💪👍

[@eakaratsarsukh1033]

BEYOND THE STAR ⭐️

[@katherinee.1213]

Congrats! Good luck :)

[@ethanjones3588]

I don’t think anyone of these ppl commenting on here understand the difference between a cadet, an officer, and enlisted 💀🤣🤣

[@4agony777]

Officers control the White House and cadets fly the plane ships

[@ethanjones3588]

@@4agony777 wtf is a plane ship🤣, control the White House? What😭 avg American IQ ^

[@thuggerbob8384]

Cadets are officers in training right

[@ethanjones3588]

@@thuggerbob8384 yes 👍🏼

[@joshuaa2278]

@@4agony777 🤡

[@zonabasecamp1572]

Bravo US army ..salam dari Indonesian navy

[@alimadrid5072]

Studying right now and I can’t wait to join

[@josedosanjos2200]

Very nice post ! Thanks for sharing.

[@therangersinger]

awww.....those little smiles will be turned upside down soon enough 🤣🤣

[@metal0-116]

Got back from CST recently. Got voluntold to for my PLT to go up there as bus drivers to Trans the cadets around. I'm not exaggerating what I say because I experienced it along with my fellow squad mates, these cadets were extremely unprofessional in some instances. Anything from asking if the AC works or if the bus has music. I would say no It doesn't work and they would cough up the worst attitude about it. Or they would ask me if I had a CDL and I'd say no because we're all infantry MOS and they would get upset about that. Not only that but they also had no sense of urgency. They didn't know how to setup their rucks or even know how to get on the bus, we would have to help them. But most of the time they just had no idea what they were doing or where they were going. Worst experience in my entire military career by far and I hope I never have to go through that again.

[@yumizumi]

They went thru my basic training but the fun version. Wish I did that instead now

[@Special_Agent_NSB]

They still have to do basic tho

[@alextrochezgomez1266]

YEAHHH THATS MY BATTLE BUDDY KYLLEEE!! LT Andrade 🔜!! 19 and leading from the front!!

[@yassir1776]

Amazing video thanks for the insight. I'll be looking forward to these new ordeals

[@humanipulationnation]

In your video games you mean?

[@milesmayhem5440]

It’s a PR puff piece.

[@watchyoutube1268]

Amazing cadets - we will turn these folks into the best lean mean fighting machine.

[@humanipulationnation]

🤣 yeah, right, this is disgusting

[@watchyoutube1268]

@@humanipulationnation Who let the trolls out this early?

[@milesmayhem5440]

These undisciplined slapdicks?

[@rememberthefallen1970]

@@watchyoutube1268 Your missing the point. I did 5 years enlisted in the Army. 2 deployments to Iraq. 11b infantryman was my job. This is sad compared to enlisted training. Which doesn't make any sense because you would think that the training for our officers who are expected to be the best military leaders the world has to offer would have a far more difficult training. Instead their just a bunch of college students!! It's absolutely sad.

[@dinnersandvich9329]

@@rememberthefallen1970 It's almost like the training isn't complete yet :0

[@joshuagayle8473]

I had fun at CST 22. Can’t wait to commission!

[@milesmayhem5440]

Awesome! It looks like a grabasstic fun time!

[@coldsoldier313]

​@@milesmayhem5440😂😂😂

[@shosuzuki5399]

Man I wish I could participate 😢

[@dylanc2796]

Now I kinda wish I had done rotc before basic, oh well...

[@samuelrosa307]

you can do both👍

[@1cOr1e]

We set new system

[@IckyStickyOils]

I'm heading to basic real soon, But I can't tell if this is the future soldier program before basic lol.

[@richmilliebeats6073]

This is for people becoming officers, not enlisted

[@richmilliebeats6073]

You’ll do the same stuff, in a different environment… less chill and happy

[@4agony777]

Nah bro future soldier workouts are a joke

[@IckyStickyOils]

@@4agony777 RIP, Yeah well I'm gonna be doing a quick ship after meps 🤣

[@4agony777]

@@IckyStickyOils make sure to stare directly into the chaperones eyes as you take the piss test

[@jeremiahallen7186]

Wow watching them train gives off rickets vibes sad🤕

[@1cOr1e]

I believe in Holliday for all-star.....

[@jimmifoncesa2743]

US ARMY...... 👍👍👍.... POLICE INDONESIA.... JIMI

[@matthewruiz5444]

CTO still haunts me even after a year

[@michaelunknown1179]

Calm down bro it’s not that deep 😂

[@coldsoldier313]

9th Reg bound! LFG!!!

[@d.l.9453]

ROTC is one thing, but I've always wondered what kind of leadership instruction West Point's future Ring Knockers actually got. The ones I was exposed to must have internalized some class entitled "You Are The Next, Glorious Embodiment of General Patton". One "cadot" at our unit over our summer FTX tried to play the Patton role to a bunch of battle hardened Infantrymen, and one day, I got a front row seat to watch my Platoon Sergeant verbally light this kid up! It actually helped this kid's demeaner and he learned 'tis better to listen to your NCOs than to try and lord over them! 😅

[@milesmayhem5440]

The best commissioned officers actually come from the enlisted ranks. Mustangs. Unfortunately they seldom reach the top spots because they’re not academy graduates or budding politicians.

[@d.l.9453]

@@milesmayhem5440 generally yes. That said, the shittiest PL I ever had, traded his E6 for on O1 and was a micromanagement cluster F'er. Tactically scary guy with no situational awareness to speak of, and even tried to get his platoon to invest in a crackpot "video game theme park" he was trying to create!

[@jamalwilburn228]

@@milesmayhem5440 Being enlisted doesn't make you better. It allows you to have further time exposed to the Army and have a more grounded sense of what it's like. Some of the worst officer are prior service as they are too cocky or unable to adapt

[@jamalwilburn228]

@@d.l.9453 True. I had one who was a former Marine since the 1990s. Dude hadn't accomplished much in life and was dissatisfied with life. He was completely indoctrinated into the system and his own he could never see past it.

[@tipasefar7403]

Save the features of USA and the World

[@Foma_USA_White_Dragon]

UA cadets a going in US already ?

[@theslayer9164]

to any future cadet that gets there commission just bc you are a 2nd LT does not mean you know more then your PLT senior NCOs bc you dont

[@1cOr1e]

We flying to gumybeer planet

[@KevinWhite13]

Is it me or is that Lieutenant wearing two different ranks? 🧐

[@mikegoodwin2148]

Two styles, yes. Different ranks? No, she's a 2LT. The hook-and-loop insignia on her uniform top has gold-colored thread in it. The metal insignia on her cap is (subdued) brown.

[@mr_beezlebub3985]

Rule number 1 of being a cadet: Do not throw a flash bang into another cadet's hoodie.

[@brobrothersboro8674]

I'm a indian can i join us army as a indian citizen

[@gravestone9831]

I hope these future officers get taught how to actually care about the people they lead, goes a long way

[@1cOr1e]

To improve old one

[@thebigmon]

I attended an all male basic training in the 80’s. A few of my drills were Vietnam vets. There’s an awful lot of people here talking about how their silly co-Ed basic training was so hard and they actually have the audacity to criticize these guys. I can’t stop laughing. 😂

[@AbdulGani-ji9hd]

👍🇺🇲🤝🙏

[@antonvarlamov249]

Какие нежные солдаты, прям боюсь боюсь 😱😜

[@evagolldwing2623]

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@generallengyeljoseph3402]

Thanks for your support

[@elemele4real]

Awww so cute, good to see everybody having 'FUN' no pressure, no DS.... yup great... its like army summer camp.....😑

[@jordanhuppert4133]

Ik right like bruh

[@xTheMouse]

Uh… would you rather that? This is called Cadet Summer Training. It’s a learning environment. Lol wtf. If you’ve ever served, you’ll know that this care free, laughing environment happens, and it’s important to have.

[@elemele4real]

@@xTheMouse absolutely you sound like a 2LT that gets themselves killed because they bring that dumb sh!t into the killbox and break under pressure.

[@milesmayhem5440]

@@xTheMouse no, I would rather they learn discipline, train hard, and learn to carry themselves properly. The enemy doesn’t have care free summer grab ass camp. In fact they are probably laughing at this horseshit.

[@xTheMouse]

@@milesmayhem5440 lol I’m going to assume based off your comment and other comments of yours on this page that you either; One, haven’t serve, Or Two, were a sh**ty troop/NCO to be around. You can be disciplined and carry yourself properly even after.. dare I say it… enjoying the training. You must be fun at parties brother, if you’re ever invited lol 😂

[@markt7289]

ROTC are a bunch of Camp Fire Girls.

[@Vitaly_Bibleev]

💕💕💕🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦💕💕💕God bless USA!!! God bless Ukraine!!!

[@TheEdge.Knives]

Allow me to give you a breakdown of the army. You go through basic training, which sucks, and lasts a long time. But you make it out alive (at least, some of you do), and suddenly you get that rush of excitement. You did it! With a smile on your face, you are shipped to your first duty station. You get there and, for the most part, are treated like shit just for existing (unless you are female, in which case you are treated like royalty). No big deal, it’s just hazing. They’ll probably have you do some embarrassing stuff and maybe jump you a few times. But it’s survivable. The first few months are like this. You’ll notice that the work day mostly consists of sitting around and waiting. Waiting for what? Well, my friends, that’s the mystery. Nobody knows what you are waiting for. You just wait. And you better wait in a hurry, too. After the first few months, you begin to visit the PX liquor aisles a little more frequently…nothing better than a nice swig of cheap vodka after a long day of waiting around and getting b*tched at by a depressed SSG. You’ll soon reach full blown alcoholic stage….this will last forever. Seriously, there will be no end. At some point, however, the alcohol alone will no longer do it for you. You’ll go to a barracks party one night, and notice people frequently visiting the bathroom. What could they be doing, you wonder? You eventually venture in yourself, and discover the fine white powder residue next to the sink. Hmm, you wonder, that couldn’t possibly be what I think it is. OH, BUT IT IS! Finally, now that you’ve proven yourself, you are offered to partake in the devil’s snow. You agree. Congrats, you will soon be hooked on the stuff. You’ll find that the barracks are FULL of fun treats that take you to distant worlds. Don’t worry about drug tests; usually the medics are in on it and will do you a solid. A year and a half in. Your legs hurt. Your back hurts. You’re always angry. You’ve married a stripper named Nevaeh, with Chinese characters running down her back. You only did it for the money, though. You are essentially stuck in this weird limbo for the next year or two, hating your life and rethinking every decision you’ve ever made. Your NCO’s want you to become an E-5, but you just don’t care enough to put in the effort. Finally, the time comes to make the decision. To re-enlist, or not to? You’ve decided you hate the army, but to be honest it’s really all you know. It has, in a way, become a comfortable prison cell. You just don’t FEEL like leaving. And your *open* relationship with Nevaeh is working just fine. You give her a little green every month, and you both just do what you want while enjoying the perks of living off base. You cave. You sign the dotted line, yet again. It’s over for you now. The army has you in its jaws. You go home that night and draw yourself a nice bath by filling the tub with every bottle of alcohol you can find. The rest of the tub is filled with your tears. You don’t remember passing out, but suddenly an alarm goes off. You look at your phone. 5 AM. Once again, it’s time for hell. You throw up once or twice, down a few naproxen, and put on those awful PTs. You realize that, for the next 3 years, this is all you’ll know.

[@cesar9064]

Beautiful 😪

[@graysonbeck5597]

Incredible

[@milesmayhem5440]

Preach!

[@IckyStickyOils]

Yeah... Idk about this one chief.

[@soncaal]

Story of my life

[@rorygalusha5549]

How do I go to my Grandpa's stories, to this? So sad

[@TheUnit270890]

Because your grandpa probably lied to you too 🤣 if you genuinely thought Military was hard-ass 24/7 you’re gullible asf

[@BayouCrazedOkie]

These are unsworn cadets. They’re not going to be treating like enlisted.

[@antoniocarlosferreiravales1864]

My name is Carlos, I'm passionate about the American army, I live in Brazil, I want to move to the USA, to study and try to enter the American army, which I served a lot, but I don't know how I can get into this one in the American Beloved Forces. favor?

[@milesmayhem5440]

Stay in Brazil. Join you’re own limp dicked army.

[@vitaliyvyntu4566]

Hello from Ukraine

[@THESIXTHEGG]

Hi From Texas... Stay safe...

[@humanipulationnation]

Biden or Putin? Hmm 🤔

[@milesmayhem5440]

Just stay in Ukraine.

[@nanzistnt2573]

Is that a region in Russia?

[@Maine.living]

I served for 8 years in the army.. I saw a lot with these cadets...We all knew they were a bunch of immature kids who believed what they were doing was the real army..The majority had no idea what they were doing but believed they did..It was embarrassing watching them cheering for themselves on everything they did...they really were joke....an embarrassing joke to all

[@joseloredo6416]

I wanna be an officer

[@milesmayhem5440]

You don’t have what it takes. You could probably be an officer’s wife though.

[@joseloredo6416]

@@milesmayhem5440 did you have what it takes?

[@milesmayhem5440]

@@joseloredo6416 you bet your ass I did.

[@joseloredo6416]

@@milesmayhem5440 where did you get your commission?

[@joseloredo6416]

@@Moses2678 🤣🤣🤣

[@rorygalusha5549]

God, we are fucked

[@loganwc99]

*the enlisted disliked this video*

[@tipasefar7403]

Is there any way you guys could all Social media, especially for you have no hope for their features or want and rather join gangster or drugs cartels or up to no good, so you guys could guiding to a better features and be use full to their Country and services they Country to see how fun, good, hopeful, wonderful features, experiences, great College or University, healthy, travelling and many other positive things. So you guys could save them from making negative, bad choice and less youth to lost and to prevent more violence, terrorists problems and drugs abusing.

[@jimf7333]

we are in trouble in the next war...

[@TheUnit270890]

So when’s your supposedly expert-ass joining? I see a lot of “I would’ve punched DS…” and John-Doe-Russian-bots in these comments.

[@jimf7333]

@@TheUnit270890 wow...

[@barrymarshall3592]

Welcome to the kinder, gentler, United States Military. Where are future officers all earned ribbons in their childhood, got pats on the head, and plenty of A’s for effort. God help us!!!! ☦️🇺🇸♥️

[@TheUnit270890]

Ok boomer

[@barrymarshall3592]

@@TheUnit270890 you get a Pat on the head for your reply and a blue ribbon that says “WINNER”

[@BayouCrazedOkie]

Ok boomer. Acting like the USMC doesn’t exist.

[@barrymarshall3592]

@@BayouCrazedOkie did you see any Marines in this video? Did you see anyone in this video who could survive Paris Island? Pull your head out of your ass. I’ll take the “boomers” anyway over the weak-ass snowflakes you represent. Have a nice day. Here is a Pat on the head and a blue ribbon for you. Now go away. 🫃🏽men can’t get pregnant. You fruitcake

[@markcornelius5291]

Dude, the Army added the gay pride ribbon in 1981 and has continued to improve since then. The Army is doing fine

[@chandananimalsepala7825]

🇺🇸🎧🇺🇸

[@jedi36mindtricks]

ROTC cadets become some of the worst LTs I've ever seen lol. Go through basic training, get a skill, then go through ROTC.

[@milesmayhem5440]

Better yet, do your four as an enlisted, then go for your degree and go through OCS. You will be a far better officer.

[@jedi36mindtricks]

@@milesmayhem5440 Spot on. Best PL and commander I ever had were E6 before going OCS.

[@michaellawrence1601]

@@jedi36mindtricks as an E6 about to go to Ocs this is encouraging these kids look exceptionally soft and unfit to lead

[@1cOr1e]

They want clon jusus

[@rememberthefallen1970]

This is by no means the "real military". Enlisted and going to basic training and experiencing drill sergeants is how you should enter if you want the military experience. Officers should never have been allowed to become commissioned officers by going to college. It should only be picking from the enlisted ranks who have gained alot of experience.

[@TheUnit270890]

Too many morons who are good at PT getting promotions to suppose those same idiots will make good officers.

[@yourtrunkrattles4398]

They training easy they match with they weapons slinged

[@paultaylor3517]

Boy scout girl scout army Navy Seabee VA Navy wight ssi check E3 class Seabee

[@Don-nt7fr]

The comments are nothing but sad and hateful.

[@milesmayhem5440]

The truth is often sad and hateful.

[@Don-nt7fr]

@@milesmayhem5440yeah. It is. Were doomed.

[@TheUnit270890]

A lot of them are ‘John Doe’ Russian bots and boomer vets that give “sweep your SA charge against me under the rug or everyone will NJP you till you’re out” vibes. I wouldn’t trust a single one to cover me down range, or up it. A fighting force is only as effective as it is cohesive, and regardless of what they think IET will never and has never prepared anyone for the horrors of war.

[@Red_Memes42]

Flip the US flag.

[@jordanhuppert4133]

Bro it’s like that so when the enemies see it

[@Red_Memes42]

@@jordanhuppert4133 yup

[@joelpierce3940]

Grow a pair if you want to lead my kid.

[@lilveltheplayer2164]

what type of army officer do you want to see leading your child?

[@milesmayhem5440]

@@lilveltheplayer2164 someone who is technically and tactically proficient, with a good dose of common sense.

[@Brindle_Boxer]

Looks like they are appealing to women and betas.

[@BoyJaeDeren]

Weak

[@milesmayhem5440]

We are doomed.

[@humanipulationnation]

Exactly. Pretty girls and feminine men along with non-Americans. DISGUSTING! Not my Army!

[@happytheducky]

…why

[@milesmayhem5440]

@@happytheducky because there isn’t an ounce of military bearing in a single one of them. Clearly they all belong in the rear with the gear. Or better yet, working at Walmart.

[@antoineb9371]

@@happytheducky Ok buddy

[@lilveltheplayer2164]

@@milesmayhem5440 I've seen that you were with the Marines. How would you identify if someone in ROTC had a military spine?

[@jiggette3504]

Actually question is becoming an officer in the Army this soft?

[@michaellawrence1601]

Just in ROTC OCS is an ass kicker

[@michaelunknown1179]

Cadets are a bunch of lames 😂