Army Removes Shark Attacks from Basic Training

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The Army is doing away with the "mean, nasty" shark attack in Basic Training. No more screaming "get off my buss" on day one. A kinder, gentler Army is on the horizon. That's what Command Sergeant Major Fortenberry thinks. All those old timers complaining about the Military being soft is now a fact. What leaders are we as NCOs if we don't stand up and correct those above us, who implement ridiculous practices such as this. Angry Drill SGT creates a Shark attack of his own and goes deep into the SGM. and a special friend from the Marine Corp assists me.
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[@seasideboo2]

Right because warfare is never confusing, loud, scary, or overwhelming

[@tony_fanta]

never! warfare is like 30000 feet chess, that this douche experienced for the last 10 years because of his grade,i guess, disconnected fuck

[@user-kg4hl2sw8h]

Nick Fury's line in the Avengers movie: "Have you ever BEEN in a firefight? Did you feel any level of CONROL?"

[@the5139]

Absolutely right, warfare is just like call of duty modern warfare. In fact, we should make 360’ quick scope a mandatory training event in the infantry. We should also enforce any cursing/swearing/comments that potentially hurt others’ feelings to be punishable by UCMJ.

[@mateowey]

Exactly! The point is to cause confusion!

[@michaelr.1709]

When asked why the US Military was so effective, a German general responded "Battle is chaos, and the US military practices chaos on a daily basis."

[@AgitpropPsyop]

“I don’t want some weak minded guy that should’ve been rooted out in the first week standing next to me in a fire fight while he curls up into a ball and is useless “ Bingo. War doesn’t care about your feelings and we shouldn’t train our soldiers to think that it does.

[@aayhanjurir8590]

@shane bruland (insert modern problems require modern solutions meme)

[@reecedignan8365]

shane bruland “But that’s someone’s son!” “And he died a hero, catching the enemies fire and allowing the real soldier to win the fight”

[@keysersoze9258]

This is why China and Russia are no longer scared to talk shit

[@elkyubi4281]

Wars caused by who?

[@mrrenev4217]

Unless you are trying to get softies that vote left into the army to make a hostile takeover of the governement easier.

[@AndyE30]

There it is. Those magic words. "Not everyone is made for the military."

[@Dankdalorde]

iNcLuSiOn

[@randolphsavage9760]

As TE Lawrence said “Not all of us can be lion tamers”

[@ctheham1827]

@Norse Woodman A simple "Thank you" would suffice. Your welcome.

[@bonfist1252]

thank u

[@vannguard08]

@Norse Woodman luckily you have to help pay for it, assuming you pay taxes. I fear if ever given the choice, people like you would opt not to support the military. But hey... you're entitled to your opinions.... you're also welcome for that ;)

[@waterlily789]

“It’s a very unpleasant experience” I didn’t realize the Army was a relaxing getaway

[@joaoruiz3486]

Some Mos believe it or not is really easy going. Especially around Aviation units. Crazy to think Army is still the second hardest basic we have ofc Marines being the hardest one. Air Force and Navy pt standards are pretty non existent,

[@liquidbraino]

@@joaoruiz3486 Signal Corps is pretty easy going. I was a 31-F in the Army. All of our equipment has to be maintained at a certain temperature so while everyone else is burning up in 130 degree heat we've got it made in the shade BUT... your combat boots better look like black mirrors and your uniform better look sharp. They're usually a bit tougher on grooming standards in Signal units. BTW - we jokingly call Fort Jackson "relaxin Jackson" but my Drill Sergeant was in Special Forces. It was anything but relaxing in our company (E 2/39) but the further down you went - closer to Alpha company it seemed like they were a lot easier on them. I once saw a Drill Sergeant in Alpha tell a soldier to get up from the table in the chow hall - soldier said "but I'm not done yet" and I was waiting for the shark attack to happen, looking over my shoulder - Drill Sergeant said "Ok" and walked away. I couldn't fucking believe my eyes. If I tried that with my own drill sergeant he'd have stomped my guts out and EVERYONE would have been punished for a week. I'd have probably ended up getting a blanket party for something like that - we gave one guy a blanket party just because he wasn't keeping his area clean; leaving dust bunnies and coat hangers on the floor near his locker.

[@aeonversestudios01]

I was in AIT as a 13F, the training was so lax and nobody gave a shit about it that the freaking 1-star had to come into the battery. The 1-star general had to pay a personal visit to the battery to tell fisters to step up the training. That's just sad.

[@averhime1]

Nice 666 likes XD

[@ryunhaugaard6792]

@@liquidbraino When did you go through? I was going through end of 2005, and that is the EXACT company I was in. Pathfinders!

[@ichheisseralf5057]

“Shark attacks” are completely fine, they are exactly what most people think of when they think about basic training, and there is no reason to remove them from army boot camp

[@aidenjames4406]

finally someone understands. tired of all these snowflakes trying to baby everyone. haha.

[@bigmango202]

@@aidenjames4406 specially when they're trying to baby people who are going into combat

[@danielkaiselgruber1750]

The worst part is that this kinda babying can actually get people killed, and not preparing people properly for combat gets not only them but their buddies killed aswell. These 'small' changes have huge effects but somehow these people dont realize the impact of their decisions.

[@billd3356]

So what happens to the drill sergeants if they still use the shark attacks? There can't possibly be any disciplinary action can there? Besides, they are trained like that themselves. It would hard to break a good habit.

[@tony_fanta]

yeah,they are basically the cliche boot camp experience, i.e. EVERYBODY THINKS OF RELATED TO BOOT CAMP

[@neelonghunglow]

"Please don't yell "grenade" when one rolls in...yelling is a loud noise, loud noises are scary"- guy changing basic training....

[@IratePuffin]

Up next... safe spaces in BT.

[@happilyignorant]

Firearm training is too dangerous lets ban fire arms for the armed forces

[@slwsnowman4038]

The only terrifying thing about the Shark Attack is losing track of who’s order you are supposed to be following.

[@azazelRising72]

The loudest one.

[@xxtwelvepine159xx7]

Highest rank

[@Aisthetes24]

Omg yes when we were dispersed I had no idea who my Drill was and I almost died on the spot 😂

[@slwsnowman4038]

@p Why would I scream "YES DRILL SERGEANT" to Marine Corps Drill Instructors? I didn't have a death wish...

[@slwsnowman4038]

@@azazelRising72 Wrong, you follow the orders of the one that has someone repeating the orders. It's subtle, but the Shark Attack has a pattern or consistency. The faster you find it, the faster you end it.

[@Lostlife656]

If you're "overwhelmed" by the shark attack then you will never be ready for combat

[@jred4511]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6KQfYqkg7d_jKM after watching this video it made more since why but I feel like they need some form of way for a drill to show dominance

[@adameins5622]

Yeah...it is a little confusing though the first time you have 3 drill sergeants giving you conflicting orders at the same time lmao not difficult but confusing 😂

[@JohnSmith-sj9dk]

@@jred4511 this is what training intensity should look like kzbin.info/www/bejne/bICbnXlpq9iWoq8 I don't think it should become a daycare summer camp. It could definitely end badly on the battlefield if the modern day army keeps pussifying everything

[@jred4511]

@@JohnSmith-sj9dk that’s the marines and the marines are not like that today

[@JohnSmith-sj9dk]

@@jred4511 that's how should be for both the marines and army

[@joshscott7016]

hes impressively articulate when shouting at the top of his lungs

[@seventimesseven273]

Cause he's a real drill sergeant. They're talented that way.

[@billyboot6117]

Practise makes perfwct

[@stewiepid4385]

Skills. Repetition is the Mother of all skills.

[@stewiepid4385]

@🌟HAWG! Megaphone?

[@azb9866]

Its in hi job disruption 😁🤣

[@North5124]

Next they will take away rifles because it’s a “safety hazard”

[@mt8149]

Switching to air soft.

[@North5124]

mt8149 nah they will say it hurts their fighting spirit

[@mar10ssj1]

They already took away the bayonets. Don't think they won't do it.

[@Justin-LaFleur]

Yep the rate the pussification of the U.S. Military is going Rifle Qual will be playing Call of Duty

[@mattk6719]

Not even playing, they already did that at a few places. "Simulated" rifles because safety.

[@macmedic892]

"My drill sergeant senses are tingling... that can mean only one thing..." I've come to learn that it can mean many, many things.

[@madDragon08]

Funny enough, I knew DS was coming out cause AC was already shaved. AC was itching for verbal combat.

[@thispersondoesnotexistdotc4559]

It all leads to someone fucking up

[@CaptRich-bi3gp]

Exactly!!!

[@oz_jones]

Usually bad things.

[@itskbraazy4143]

i’m jealous cause shark attack looks like it can build that “keep calm” side of my character.

[@liquidbraino]

Imagine how that could come in handy if you've got bullets flying past your head; IED's going off all around you; equipment failure while using shitty maps to navigate the confusing streets of a foreign country at night time while wearing a gas mask that doesn't fit right.

[@benhagood9591]

Join marines then IMO

[@setsers1]

Oh yeah

[@scorchclasstitan6727]

@@liquidbraino sometimes I wonder where the money we spend on our military goes . Oh wait! The taliban .

[@No-sg7ms]

At this rate why not just get rid of training entirely and tell terrorists to just be nice.

[@mackk123]

Author, _Theodore Kaufman,_ who wrote, *"Germany Must Perish"* in 1940, was writing similar things about *Americans* and publishing them a year before that.

[@AverageBrethren]

WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN!!!

[@frenchburrito6536]

Send in the social workers because what are they gonna do, shoot us?

[@1mag1nat1vename]

...Then they can tell rapists not to rape

[@1mag1nat1vename]

@@frenchburrito6536 The social workers will magically deescalate the situation with their "special training"

[@landonclark9071]

You can tell he’s GENUINELY pissed here.

[@Ash31108]

Now freaking explain how that works when he's always yelling

[@ladytalksalot4097]

@@Ash31108 it's the type of yell, like how a baby cries differently if they're hungry/tired/uncomfortable/etc.

[@jackburton5483]

@@Ash31108 well the tone and frequency changes dramatically in his outside voice , and also a different shade of red in the skin of his face , and don't forget the vein in his neck grows 1or 2 new friends 🤷

[@Ash31108]

Thanks for explaining

[@Borat_Kazakh]

This Marine vet is not a rocket scientist. Not a strong handle on reality. Shouting, hazing, going out of control until you lose your voice-- HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SUCCESS OF YOUR TRAINEES!! Those trainees who want to be good soldiers, Marines will SUCCEED BECAUSE THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO!! The drill sgt TAKES CREDIT for graduation of good trainees; but he never hears about the ones who went AWOL, committed multiple criminal offenses, were general wastes of space in the military.

[@flipeverything2734]

If nobody’s crying by the end of day one then something isn’t right...

[@flipeverything2734]

I want my milk and cookies!

[@yakamen]

We stood in final formation for the day watching an ambulance roll a dude in for heart issues. Day one. Doesn't seem like a big deal now, I mean, shit happens, but for dramatic effect I gotta say...highly effective to the recruits of my class. LOL.

[@DaemonsAdvocate]

Me who can't cry: ***Sheit***

[@ReadTheShrill]

Or they're just too dehydrated to cry.

[@yakamen]

@@ReadTheShrill Impossible. A drill sergeant's cure-all for everything is "Drink water."

[@larrymadd9084]

"Hey Sergeant Major I know you want us to *stay off your grass* but how about you stay out of my lane" Rich knows.

[@installshieldwizard3017]

"Private, did you put your name in the Goblet of Fire?" - Drill Sgt asked *calmly*

[@james03pearce]

😂😂😂

[@ruemorales3134]

😂😂😂

[@Devonx777official]

🤣😂🔥💯

[@harrisonpowers4265]

You win.

[@tjlocust]

If i could give this comment infinite likes, I would

[@DodgeThis]

Soldiers of the future: "Can you not shoot at me? It makes me uncomfortable." Enemy: brrrrt

[@smallfishbigdreams1929]

Now that’s sum funny shit

[@Zero-po6vx]

Lmao I laughed to loud on this one my wife thought I was cheating

[@dakoderii4221]

The Military needs to get rid of those scary black shooty thingies. They are too loud and interrupting my TikTok shot. Isn't that racist? Anyways, when is First Sergeant coming back with my yoga pants from the PX? I'm not exercising in those nasty Army PTs.

[@chuy3162]

Every bullet is a mircoaggression

[@iroquoispliskin6077]

Soldiers of the future will be robots. They want to weaken the humans first, but the robots will be stronger, faster, more efficient, cheaper, easier to make and most importantly they won’t say no or second guess unconstitutional orders.

[@caleb88k]

"Not everyone is made for the military." 100% accurate statement!

[@samdavison7114]

I agree when I went through basic the shark attack was the most scariest thing I went through. I wouldn’t been in AIT if I decided to quit after that. But guess what I’m glad the shark attack happened. It needs to stay because people need to learn how a soldier is made.

[@ArmyVet1776]

I've been asked more than once before if I would do it again, and every time they are surprised when I say "without hesitation!" It's a mindset!

[@Jessie_Helms]

I got asked all the time if I’d join cause I’m pretty built and my my family is like 3rd generation military. But I’m not certain I could make it through, which that alone probably means I shouldn’t waste the military’s time with me. Plus I have distinctly civilian passions and skills (the military doesn’t really need a live environment lighting technician, haha). Mad respect for anyone who makes it through, some respect for anyone who knows themselves well enough to know they can’t.

[@eddiegray8395]

No shit

[@maxvolovich9407]

Here is the thing i think after working in the justice system! I actually wish that conscription should come back! The our countries might not be so soft and stupid! Shark attack lol really i did not see blood lol tears yes maybe but blood no. When people talk and say military sould not do this to the enlisted when your hardest choice of anyday is to pick what type of coffee you get! Starbuck's Tim Hortons Black rifle coffee You should just be quit and mind your business. Instead of making military basic training recruits fighting with nurf bats and water balloons. Letting the drill Sargents teach them how to come home alive in any environment!

[@Ciborium]

The Sgt Major must think that the reason that the Russian Spetnaz is so fearsome is because they have tea parties and talk about their feelings in training.

[@Klaaism]

That is pretty scary actually.

[@Predator20357]

Reminds me of the time they marched together singing “I’m a Barbie Girl!” While eating crumpets and wearing skirts.

[@peterwolf8395]

They kill livid dogs in cqc with bare hands or a knife they kill you like cattle in cqc

[@danieljhalab6775]

@@Predator20357 those were russian conscripts or as i like to call them "cannon foder" or "the distraction before the real russian military arrives" they arent real soldiers they only go through basic for a year

[@Predator20357]

Daniel jhalab honestly don’t care and my comment wasn’t about the Russians.

[@jamesroberts561]

Call me crazy but shark attacks made me feel wanted on day one. Those drills cared enough to roast my ass. God bless em!

[@iililiililililiiiilililill7125]

Your exactly right drill instructors discipline you because they want you to be grate they don’t want to make you feel shit (well they kind a did lol)it’s a whole lot easier to not discipline and to make a bunch of pussy

[@GrantHubbard]

Hooah!!

[@snowoffstream5823]

@@iililiililililiiiilililill7125 Either they make you feel like shit and make you quit, or they show you that they want you to be great and are trying to help you. Former is the weak ones, the latter are the people who are actually trying to get somewhere by being at BCT instead of at home fucking around all goddamn day.

[@maxlee2340]

"Not everyone is made for the military" *I felt that*

[@hardwirecars]

thats me. i wanted to be a pilot so bad after the towers came down God or life or something said nope you get to live in a wheel chair so you are not wrong at all.

[@NeverlostatBSgaming]

*I felt it too hard cause disabilities are fun* If I could join I would is what I’m saying.

[@jillvalentinefan77]

@@hardwirecars Hey I feel you. Wanted to be a Infantry Marine but I got ran over on foot and ended up a cripple.

[@christaylor6654]

Nope and those that aren’t made for it should be weeded out by the roots and sent home.

[@jillvalentinefan77]

@@christaylor6654 You ain't wrong man. The Military needs too stop having this level of interference from higher ups it just weakens the institution of the Armed Forces overall. Honestly I feel for the guys who have have their hands tied over something

[@mbridges6348]

How can the Army even do this? The shark attack is one of the worst, yet greatest experiences of basic training

[@Scriptedviolince]

According to some vets I talk to, the problem isn't really the Shark Attack, the problem is a number of drill instructors Shark Attacking recruits the instant they get off the bus before they've had time to settle in, adjust, and center themselves. They're being done too early and time poorly by DIs who who haven't been trained correctly. Studies have shown that first impressions are important and set the tone for boot camp. A bad first impression means that the DI is not viewed as tough, just abusive. He's not a teacher, he's a bully. He's not making you tougher, he's beating you into submission. Bonding through shared suffering is replaced by fear, hatred and resentment. So maybe banning it was a bad idea, but that doesn't mean there weren't legitimate issues with its use.

[@zezaekrael]

@@Scriptedviolince you're right. First impressions are very important. I'd say they are so important that the very first impression a pickle should get coming off the bus is just what a difficult and challenging experience they are about to have with the realization that they're going to have to get used to a lot of stress in a hurry. Almost like the first impression a shark attack leaves .... hmmm.

[@Scriptedviolince]

@@zezaekrael if it's well executed. If it's poorly executed you just get 120 recruits who don't want to be in the army anymore. And there's only so much damage that patriotism (or desperation) can blunt. The army already has retention issues with soldiers who want to be there, and DIs with bad training and big heads only hurt that.

[@emjaythegreat22]

@@Scriptedviolince this is incorrect... when you enlist you go through meps and other things that let you get prepared for what's to happen. They litterly tell you what's going to happen the process everything the yelling the mass punishment. The whole purpose of getting you soon as your off the bus is to let you know right away this isnt civil life anymore you are no longer a civilian. As a soilder you need to be able to adapt to any situation even if your not prepared for it. I woulsnt be the SGT I am today if it wasnt for going through the basic I went through. The soilders under me wouldnt be who they are today and have a good nco thst they have if it wasnt for how basic use to be.

[@mbridges6348]

Samuel Wang Yeah I remember my shark attack was sound 3 hours, from the second I got off the bus around 9am till noon when we got lunch, it made a nerve wrecking environment and it was on you to help each other out and get your battle buddies through ir

[@phillipray871]

I agree with you. I went through basic training back in 2002 and liked every moment the drill sergeants yelled at me because it cause me to be a better soldier. These boys going through basic now are denied that and robbed of what it means to be a soldier fighting for his country and later fighting for his family

[@treyshawver8139]

I got things going to join the Army. One of the reasons why is the very things you have mentioned on your comment. I didn't even join yet and I feel cheated out of something great. Maybe things will change before I go in... Hopefully.

[@donotneed2250]

@@treyshawver8139, are you in AIT yet. Stateside duty or overseas afterwards?

[@FreedoLaysTV]

This is so sad you can’t even break down a person who is being trained to not break down in a firefight situation

[@thegreygamers8440]

If you cant handle yelling how you gonna handle bullets?

[@raintree3383]

well vote Trump in and there will be no sadness

[@pawneraser9022]

Is this really happening? If this is true Im not going in. I want to be prepared well to fight. If they arent going to give me an experience that I could get at a halloween haunted house then im just gonna go Marines.

[@mylesdrake2949]

@@pawneraser9022 I'm sure AIT for infantry will still be pretty traditional in learning on how to be combat effective. I'm sure this new basic was pushed for the desk jokey POGs.

[@Jrez]

@@raintree3383 Trump is the president and this is happening now.

[@yberg4731]

I'll be honest. During that whole shark attack scene I was just thinking: "Mom, is that you?"

[@anacontreras4548]

You should give her a call. ❤ she'd love to hear from you.

[@boejiden2122]

@Jack Meoff simpppppp

[@HungPham-qq6me]

I was cracking up when the dude just monkey scream in the background

[@dragondad7733]

Lol me too man. I was raised by a Scottish father and an Italian mother. My basic started when the doctor handed me to my mother.

[@colinsanders9397]

I had 3 Drill Sergeants in my family, and everybody else was also abusive. Basic was kinda cake. But I remember the kids that hadn't grown up that way. They needed the shark attack. They needed to be introduced to a world where nobody cares, nobody likes you, and nobody is gonna give you a break.

[@adrianholland6787]

Parris Island, wouldn’t be the same without these “SHARK ATTACKS”. Wasn’t a day that went by, that I didn’t have at least 3 DI’s, all up in my face. Builds Character.

[@leesantos9711]

Same with The Hollywood Marines , i like to call it Bull Rush in the Marines , you get three not one !

[@PiousSlayer]

Apparently they are thinking about closing Parris Island and moving to a different state, which is stupid.

[@ej9925]

Pretty sure marines still have "shark attacks" and it was just the army but idk

[@MurderHornet2020]

Was delivered to Golf Company on 08/01/1996 at Parris Island. Every drill instructor from the company came out of the woodwork to give the recruits a warm greeting. It was at that moment that I knew my normal life was over. Those shark attacks seem a bit mild compared to what you get at PI or San Diego.

[@Nikorain77ttv]

Bro same

[@theprogrammer32]

*"THIS* is a shark attack!" me: "Getting yelled at by everyone and being told to do conflicting things? So... It's basically like working in fast food?"

[@liquidbraino]

No, it's nothing like working in fast food. They're not throwing CS canisters at you and firing live rounds just inches over your head while real grenades are going off just meters away from where you're crawling under barbed wire. I didn't break any bones while I was working at McDonalds but I broke two bones before I even finished BCT and AIT.

[@looinrims]

@@liquidbraino that’s…not a shark attack you numbskull

[@theprogrammer32]

You broke two bones from a "shark attack"?

[@brightly9318]

@@theprogrammer32 some people didnt drink enough milk growing up, and holding that duffle bag up so long is stressful on the bones..... lol

[@dehvun7]

@@liquidbraino thats not what a shark attack is

[@socalveteran73]

Being repeatly poked in the forehead by the brim of a hat while a DI is screaming at you was the most frightening experience I had ever had at that point in my life. Wouldn't change it for anything.

[@CatharticusX]

Fckin, like, five of them, asking me how many friggin belt loops were on my Levis. (I guessed, exuding extreme confidence, five. To no effect.) I hadn’t even been issued a uniform yet. On an unfunny note, I saw it legitimately destroy somebody one time. It wasn’t DIs, but corporals, feeding on a weak kid. Like a shark attack, or a prison shanking. He kind of had it coming, I guess.

[@Rundvelt]

Really? LOLZ. You need to encounter more terrifying things then. They literally are just yelling. That's it. The only really scary part is what they're going to make you do AFTER.

[@jodav6866]

3rd phase new baby bulldog coming in screeming and tearing everything up us not trying not to smile. Him spiting while he yells commands me waiting to respond at the moment her stops spiting. Ey ey sir

[@maximumgoogle8]

...pecking you with the brim then yelling at you for touching it. DS Jernigan almost broke me with that one.

[@Kadeo-ms6qw]

@@Rundvelt he said at that point in his life,

[@JimCar71]

These days It’s trendy to destroy Institutions that have a looooong history of working.

[@ReaperDuck1982]

Government philosophy: If it ain't broke fix it til it is.

[@garetcovert574]

Yeah that suicide rate is really effective, isnt it?

[@YeeLeeHaw]

If they worked so good we wouldn't see so many suffering from PTSD. The reality is that no one can prepare you for how you're going to react. One day you might be cool, the other you might panic, it all depends on the situation and the individual. You don't get automatically tougher by having someone yelling at you, it might look good on the surface, but I doubt it's effective at all. If you have undisciplined people they are undisciplined (or unmotivated) for a reason and no amount of yelling will remove that mindset; nor will it prepare them for combat.

[@JimCar71]

Daniel David PTSD... from combat yes. This isn’t designed to eliminate PTSD and no one is claiming that it does(unless of course those using a straw man argument to prove an unrelated point). This is designed to teach an individual how to tune out chaos and tune in directions. Which is a skill that will bring home more soldiers than making them think they can do it with reaffirming soft drills.

[@YeeLeeHaw]

@@JimCar71 You do that by doing exercises as this will make them used to the commands and train them as to why you do some things and why you don't do others, not by having some baboon blowing your eardrums out in the belief that it will somehow train the brain to focus. Unless there are some studies of this being even remotely true, I must call this a stubborn myth, due to the reality of how the brain learns things and the time it needs to adjust, you can't make it focus more by throwing an overload of information on it as it has no clear picture of the subject yet. And no one? Basically everyone here are alluding to it being used as a way of "hardening" the men.

[@arieson7715]

I thought he meant actual shark attacks where the drill instructors throw recruits into a pool full of great whites.

[@tymeonmyside539]

Air force dies that with far more aggressive bull sharks lolz Nah we don't but still lol

[@nopenada7195]

Like those sailors in the video a few weeks ago, me too.

[@Resjek]

Not gonna lie I didn’t want to admit to this but I thought the same

[@Isabella-fb9vb]

Me too lol

[@LoraWilford]

Same lol. I was like I didn’t do that in basic in 92... I had no idea it was called a shark attack, but I will tell you it was quite effective. I still to this day remember the absolute terror I felt. That night first night all that could be heard were sobs from the bunks. I think I cried myself to sleep for a week wondering what in the hell I had gotten myself into. But that was well before “stress cards”.

[@WumboWaffles]

New Trainee: “Stop yelling at me I’m scared 😭”

[@JenKelly]

Perfectly adapted for Gen Z 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️

[@mystwolfe7791]

When I was in those words would have guaranteed a drill feeding frenzy. 😂

[@KittenKaiser]

@@JenKelly sadly, the rest of my generation are fucking degenerates

[@danielpetrucci8952]

The how the fuck are you supposed to communicate on the battlefield when you got gunshots ringing out artillery rounds exploding and jets flying over and people getting shot remeber you fire a short round you say it in the most loud and forceful manner

[@joesoldchanneldeprecated5948]

@@JenKelly Thankfully here in the Philippines the level of woke virtue signaling is not as bad as the U.S. (as far as I can see).

[@Takedownman]

Are you sitting me? I swear do you think then enemy is going to be polite while he's taking off you head?

[@sockaccount8116]

"Well, just because I'm gonna chop off your head doesn't mean we need to be uncivilized and insult each other here. Calling my wife a letterbox was really uncalled for" - Abu Jafar, right now.

[@thegrinder2k176]

Yeah the enemy is going to be like "hey you American you want some burgers we got a grill going we also have some marshmallows over there."

[@Blankblackbox]

"Ok, uh, I hope you dont mind." * shoots rocket launcher *

[@drunkenthoughts6072]

"American, we politely ask for you to give into our request, in return for our guest we have escorted. Should you not accept our request, we will swiftfully and painlessly chop the guests' heads, to demonstrate. Are you sure about this John? If you're not we could pick another volunteer. You're ready? Alright, here goes nothing, *chop*. Allahuakbar, may god bless you, and thanks for listening to our broadcast"

[@justinkomb5476]

I remember reclassing in 2007 or so and I was distressed THEN by the quality of recruits, I can't imaging what it would be like now.

[@dylanmathis7289]

“The army doesn’t adapt to you, you adapt to it.” I guess that’s not a thing anymore

[@headsgrowback1]

"letting the drill sergeants loose" is the most amazingly terrifying idea I've heard lol. Knowing how creative they can be with restrictions, it would be an absolute slaughterhouse without restrictions.

[@RWBprototype]

It was pre-Gulf War. They were able to beat the shit out of privates to the point of broken bones. It got so bad that physical contact was outlawed because too many privates were medically discharged because of severe concussions or their tibia and fibula snapped in half.

[@krishivagarwal5189]

@@RWBprototype Should've just been hosing instead

[@LilXezon_1121]

reminds me of the scene in the Croods, when Gonk says "HE'S LOOSE!!!!" we now know they were referring to AngryCops being loose in a shark attack

[@CatharticusX]

“Drill Sergeant Huggaprivate”. AAAHAHAHAA! I just remember that when the Junior DI started talking quietly and civilly, something was about to explode.

[@TheAleutiansolution]

AC: “this is a shark attack” Me: **war flashbacks** **miscellaneous screaming**

[@MonkiFI]

SCREAM AYE SIR!

[@NickSan73]

Right?

[@rockbottom2786]

@@MonkiFI LOUDER

[@fatherdvd5799]

Ahhh ahhh ahhhh

[@TruckMaster]

We are screwed! Im just as pissed as you are on this

[@Carsgunsnfishin]

Bruh I was finna enlist in a few months that’s not happening now😥

[@darkandedgy1457]

Bro we still joke about army stress cards in the marines corp

[@pcd1377]

I fucking love you AC... the shark attack montage made my year.

[@sammiller2637]

@@pcd1377 no shit 😂😭

[@thorspower]

When the Russians show up we will just roll the fuck over.

[@bravo-six1941]

-"Army removes shark attack methodology from basic training"- *Army removes Basic training from basic training*

[@chadwickmacarthur4760]

Bro!^^ yes!

[@sylamy7457]

This is when the people with nose piercings and and purple hair join the Army.

[@miawzinhokkk]

removes training, now it's just basic

[@mewkatlol]

They've been pussifying the military for 2 decades now

[@aceystar1478]

It hurt itself in its confusion

[@findingfriction3576]

I fell asleep watching the Angry Drill Sergeant playlist with some wireless headphones on. That shark attack demo woke me the fuck up! I didn't know WTF was going on! 🤣

[@certifiedhoodclassic7833]

The constant pressure and "shark attack" weeds out the weak from the strong, what are we supposed to tell the Taliban to be nice because it hurts our feelings?

[@Wppk765]

Certified Hood Classic haven’t you heard? We have a peace agreement with them now. The Taliban is promising to be nice and not be terrorists anymore... Also, I have this bridge to sell you...if you’re interested...

[@certifiedhoodclassic7833]

@Starvin Marvin I'm an Indian army cadet lol

[@certifiedhoodclassic7833]

@joe smoe it's meant to train you to be able to make decisions in chaotic situations. In selection we're made to fill out a test while the drill NCOs play loud music and shine lights on our face after we've ran a 10k with kit while they screamed at us to quit

[@wortwortwort1105]

But. ....but....but...FEELINGS

[@davidm8371]

Commenting on your own videos Sarge?

[@rogerbrannon9832]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aydenwolfe3906]

Nice

[@dawsontomar7558]

Oh yes America is gonna fall

[@StillTheVoid]

*My* Feelings. - Sgt. Backbone

[@urielgrey]

I just think of pows, fighting and war. what are they think basic training is for? War is hell and this helps prepare you for it and weed out those who won't hold firm when required. Preach it Angry!

[@Jeab762]

yo it said this vid came out 2 mins ago how you have a comment thats 14 hours old

[@paggapartij]

@@Jeab762 IKR LMAOOO

[@Xander2405]

@@Jeab762 he is a member of the channel. members can see vids before others. just so yk

[@Jeab762]

Xander2405 oh shi you right you right didn’t think about that thanks

[@Xander2405]

BHC DOOM lmao np

[@Acehealer829]

I was in basic during COVID and it is so easy. A lot easier than I expected. Cadre isn't allowed to swear or say certain words anymore, they waved the leg tuck from the ACFT, we couldn't breathe in the gas in the chambers, ect. When I got off the bus from reception, I saw a big group of drill sergeants with their hats. I was like, "Aw fuck. It's gonna be loud." One of the drill sergeants quietly guided me to where I was supposed to stand. Then they introduced themselves without being intimidating at all. I'm sitting there like wtf. I want basic to be harder.

[@SDguy3030]

My last years in the army i was at a tradoc base then they started implimenting the no yelling, no shark attack and i knew it would go down this road. Sas.

[@renaeharrison6419]

Am glad it's no longer a thing because they would have being up my asss the entire time throughout basic because I'd straight up laugh at the drill Sargent for acting so damn stupid yelling and spitting in my face thinking am scared... like Com on that doesn't break me...

[@danielbateman6518]

Tomorrow's headline: "Military decides it will not fight wars, as it may be an unpleasant experience"

[@tortron]

wouldnt that be nice tho. Hey guys getting maimed is pretty dumb, lets choose our best painter and whoever does the best painting wins ok

[@workingonanames]

We should still have a partial military for pretty explosions though (and if those xenos come us with bad intentions rather than us to them)

[@salvagegames9232]

Daniel Bateman you just quoted the bible: "He shall judge between the nations, and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more." When Yehoshua (Jesus) returns some will be living and striving to live in his ways and those who are not will be removed from the earth. Yehoshua says, "As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear." Daniel says, "Many will be purified(changed in their thinking), made spotless(forgiven for their sins), and refined(live accordingly), but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand."

[@SecularFelinist]

"US Army writes sternly-worded letter to the enemy."

[@impression2563]

“Battle Is Chaos, And The US Military Practices Chaos On A Daily Basis”

[@mar10ssj1]

This isn't chaos. It's compromise.

[@jamestheotherone742]

Sometimes its even intentional...

[@danieledrich6602]

US is chaos.

[@raintree3383]

And who are you Sir ? love from Canada

[@natani___7666]

“Mean, nasty, and overwhelming?” > laughs in Parris Island

[@HarambeKojima]

Oh you want to laugh? Scuzz Brush the bulkhead...lol.

[@HarambeKojima]

@N Logan That is true. Buddy of mine got caught smoking a cigarette butt and they made home scuzz the entire squad bay for 3 days straight, reveille to lights out.

[@HarambeKojima]

@N Logan we didn't get that much love....until, they found out we ran (that which must not be spoke of) in the back of the squad bay after lights out. " A club that might be...F*** Club" Tyler Durden knows of it. Lol. We all caught the wrath of the Heavy for that. I'd do it all again, too.

[@natani___7666]

Zach B AYE SIR!!!

[@Titsnitch]

> laughs in Austrian jägerbataillon training

[@ethancarter8637]

When I went through BCT this time last year, the shark attack wasn’t that scary, per se. It mainly just encouraged us to not fuck up, as it was supposed to.

[@ainmusicc]

People are gonna graduate from basic and go “that was it?” Like I did..... in 2014..... I graduated with some dudes and immediately thought “you shouldn’t have made it”

[@vincivedivicilextalionas4036]

Same here in 2013, but I'm sure its alot worse in Benning now.

[@cpttankerjoe]

I went in the summer of 2019 to ft Jackson. The army has gone to shit so bad you can fail half of basic but get a waiver because they can pass PT. Which was the only thing I failed by 1 minute. Yet the dude who almost shot someone on the range on 7 different occasions and didn’t even qualify on the range or with grenades and one other thing got a waiver through.

[@snapmalloy5556]

@@cpttankerjoe Wow...Just wow That is some scary shit right there. It obviously has changed a lot since I went through in 1986

[@bones1x285]

Same for me in 2014. I was actually mad that my drill sergeant didnt push me harder or train me right. Our platoon motto was "orphans" because they were never around. AIT however, I had a ranger as a platoon sergeant and that was a lot of very punishing but fun stuff.

[@ed13hi]

I just graduated 2 weeks ago and I feel like all I had to do was wake up...it was too fucking easy and not stressful enough

[@nataliedull6779]

The parts where he is just screaming hysterically really got me lmfao there was always a DI just screaming and not even using words. Gold.

[@Klaaism]

For just a sec I thought a trained monkey was set loose.

[@IceManHG117]

I think he was copying that famous Marine DI video where they start screaming at the recruit. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXLSYWmAfbSniM0

[@wakeuppeople7327]

@@Klaaism bet you never even served or thought about it. Not even close I bet

[@johnnyklebitzrevenge4793]

Same

[@dr.bucknasty6838]

I pissed a little😂

[@garyblack8717]

I'll never forget the first night in training battalion, Fort "Relaxin" Jackson, DS Griswold with the brim of his campaign resting on my forehead "YOU WAN'T TO GO HOME TO MOMMY, DON'T YOU!". I did want to go home, at that particular moment, but somehow I squeaked out "no drill sergeant". I'm sure I'd have preferred to move around some boxes and roast marshmallows around a campfire, but it wouldn't have prepared me for war, nor would it have weeded out the weak. Tighten them up Sergeant Hy!

[@dubuyajay9964]

@@NP-qk8hm You remember that damn tree at the end of the CS gas hut?

[@texaskippen]

Ft Knox and that damn 15k hike up those monsters, and that tree near the cs hut, good old memories

[@donotneed2250]

I started life out as an Army brat and also served. In 1991 I became an over-the-road driver and used the same work ethics I used in the Army. To that result I got some loads that should have gone to someone else but I had garnered a reputation for being on time with my pick ups and deliveries. At one company we had guys who lived an hour from their Monday morning delivery and be late. My usual Monday morning delivery was 2 or 3 states away and I would be on time and usually early. In the Army and Marines if you're 5 minutes early you're late.

[@poob272]

Next generation of veterans: Drill sergeant gave me a pat on my back when I cleaned my bed🥰

[@dedcoyt3437]

We are becoming little b*tches XD.

[@mrknarf4438]

The one after that: Drill Sergeant cleaned my bed and I patted his head 🥰

[@mt8149]

That's brutal! I hope you sued his ass into the ground!

[@w00tb0ss]

@@mrknarf4438 hahaha that is a good one

[@spazlandthegreat]

Stuff like this is the only thing that's made me question enlisting so far

[@lordflashheart3706]

In the words of SGT Merwin J. Toomey: "Men do not face enemy machine gun nests because they've been treated with kindness. I don't want them human - I want them obedient!"

[@joeythechin8870]

@Lord Flashheart Excellent Quote, and very appropriate for today’s Pussified Military!!! I’m So glad I went through YEARS AGO, when Drills had no issue with whacking the shit out of you!!

[@SamaelVR]

There's a line we have to straddle between to pampered and too far gone.

[@heleng4528]

A fucking men, brother!

[@jacobp.2024]

Not the kinds of things you'd want to hear from your leadership. Or from anyone, really. Most of these guys return to civilian life you know. Mindfucking them until they're "not human" is a pretty bad idea come when those vets are back home. Though I'm sure the Sgt. didn't give two shits about his men before, during, or after the fighting was done. Not on a personal level, anyways.

[@djgnu]

And shouting like an idiot is not the answer.

[@IamTheGoatstroker]

I never got shark attacked. Here’s how - Mouth shut, Ears open, Execute. Simple as that.

[@texaskippen]

My eyes were open, I even rolled them once, and I do mean once

[@HER-aka-ThatBitchLindaTheWolf]

Jerry G uuummmm I was hit as soon as I got off the bus

[@soundwavesuperior28]

Hashses oh dear, did they gouge out your eyeballs for that?

[@HER-aka-ThatBitchLindaTheWolf]

We all did. Had to run from the bus to the drill pad while carrying a heavy ass duffel bag and that Shit was far. The whole time there are drills to the left and right As soon as I we get to the drill pad we were hit with a second wave I swear there were way more drills during the shark attack than there were during the actual BCT

[@the5139]

Saw this one poor girl breaking her ankle as soon as she left the bus.. there you go...time in service: 28 seconds...

[@corpsiecorpsie_the_original]

I've never been in the military and it never crossed my mind that they'd have officers that didn't go through boot camp. 😯

[@liquidbraino]

They go through a watered down version called "OBC" (officers basic course). I have no idea what that's like because I wasn't an officer but it amused me that every 2nd LT wants to be in charge of shit they don't even understand because they never went through Basic Combat Training and most of them haven't even been through AIT in order to learn an M.O.S. I once had a 2nd LT tell me to leave my Node Center (communications) and go down the hill to grab five gallons of diesel fuel. I told him "no" because I was not allowed to leave my post without getting relieved and he didn't know how to operate the Node Center which is the center of the entire communications network. He had me on the ground doing push-ups and when the Platoon SGT came by and saw me NOT inside my Node Center he asked "what the fuck" was going on - the LT told him and then my Platoon SGT tore that LT a new asshole and told me to get back in the Node Center. He told him "If you ever have a problem with my Node Center operator - you come to me". And that's for a good reason because people can die if communications goes down - even during training. We had two soldiers almost die that same year when their rig rolled down the side of a hill but because they had a working MSRT phone they were able to put in a call to the M.A.S.H. unit which sent a medivac chopper to rescue them - they were in a spot where nobody would have even seen them and they'd have died if communications went down.

[@corpsiecorpsie_the_original]

@@liquidbraino- thanks for the info. That's really interesting and odd.

[@liquidbraino]

@@corpsiecorpsie_the_original It was kinda funny too. Watching a 2nd LT get yelled at by the Platoon Sergeant. All because he wouldn't listen to me - and it's not like I was being disrespectful, I was being polite; trying to explain the situation but I knew my own job (MOS) and he didn't. He didn't realize that I can't just abandon my position without getting relieved and he wasn't qualified to relieve me. I'm not sure if he even had the necessary security clearance to be standing there in my AO.

[@rickykeim2005]

we need to begin to consider that these people are trying to weaken our Armed Forces.

[@manictiger]

It does seem like sabotage. How far do the tendrils of the CCP reach into our political system?

[@hotmojoe2483]

They’re national security threats if you think about it in a certain light

[@goldenshark3182]

They need to Joseph McCarthy these mofos in DC and Hollywood!

[@civilprotection5956]

Chad Crawford McCarthy was right!

[@Shastavalleyoutdoorsman]

Right I'm thinking war is a hell of a lot more scary and overwhelming than a "shark attack". I was never in the military so I wouldn't know.

[@13thvarebel16]

Why does the goal of all senior military "leadership" seem to be to just turn basic training into summer camp?

[@daviddinoger]

I mean not screaming in someones face in training all the time works well in european countries. I mean i wasn't in the military but if i may compare it to school or university: People who scream are seen as an incompetent joke at least in european countries.

[@daviddinoger]

@BenjaminTheRogue I mean i watched documentaries. Some family members are in the military. I mean are you an US soldier or european/german soldier? There is also this documentary i watched about the elite group "KSK" where they had to endure a "hell week" as an entry test. No trainer screamed there. I could possible be wrong. If you know about the european militaries training methods, please enlighten me, private.

[@dboot8886]

daviddino ooooh boy I can feel that Staff Sergeant's anger vibrations from here kid...

[@daviddinoger]

@BenjaminTheRogue Again staff sergeant: What country are you serving, staff sergeant? Being screamed at also doesn't really give you much respect in all honesty unless it's justified. Boi oh boi i guess my civilian ass should shut up. Not to be a smart ass, i wouldn't try to be one in military cause i know to respect proper authority but i mean you're losing your temper quite a bit just because some dumb civilian said something vague.

[@anthonyhiscox]

@@daviddinoger "I know to respect proper authority" your argument only works if you are the "proper authority" he's not respecting. Nobody thinks that. Since you get all your knowledge from documentaries, go watch "Zoo", it could save your life.

[@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443]

They guy who decided to stop it isn't a SGT Major. He is officially a SGT Minor.

[@nigelft]

Someone needs to drop a Steinway on that guy's head, so he'll become Sgt. A. Flat-Minor ...

[@dad2827]

"Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline, simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength." -Sun Tzu, Art of War, Chapter 5: Use of Energy

[@deanschaibley]

Most memorable Shark Attack moment for me was Drill WHISPERED in my ear: "I'll F***ng Kill you if you cross me!" Leonardwood August 2001! D-210!

[@SparklePrincess]

Wow, so 9/11 happened in basic training for you?

[@jamescorriston2912]

Basic training is supposed to be difficult so you learn to rely upon yourself and your squad not to learn to cry and be able to let even 1 french soldier to take out an entire battalion

[@ftniceberg874]

@@jamescorriston2912 we are in a f*ucked up situation if the perpetual army of surrender, the French, are a threat of actually not surrendering.

[@oyeog77]

Ay im in DEP getting sent to Leonard Wood next June, anything you can tell me?

[@blakemilitti8908]

@@oyeog77 it just started getting cold here, and the drill sergeants don't take it easy, also the alcohol is in the px between the commissary and hospital not the big one

[@viktor8614]

My brother told me a guy cracked a smile while 3 Di’s “shark attack” him. Di’s apparently lost it and made him run until “he found what was funny” lol

[@rickhentai7695]

Literally trying to find the funny

[@sockaccount8116]

@@rickhentai7695 "WHERE IS THE FUNNY SMITH? MAYBE UNDER ANOTHER 50 PUSH UPS"

[@dylor07]

Meh.. I may have commented on a DS haircut. It was bad.. Somthing about getn an edge up from Ray Charles.. 8 count body builders forever...

[@Token_Black_Guy]

@@dylor07 I bet in the ds hut he was getting called for that comment

[@mishael1339]

I don't get how grinning under pressure is adversarial to military training. Did something stupid? Sure, chew the guy up so he and his crew can learn. But forcing someone to suppress natural and harmless reactions to emotional stress probably does more harm than good.

[@Rahziel420]

"And this is the way the world ends, not with a bang, but a wimper."

[@creatrplays]

more like ending with a pop

[@knightfoxgaming4121]

Oh god, not that whole Codec conversation. That was a mindfuck and a half.

[@-fidget-1548]

Who are you quoting? Just curious

[@Rahziel420]

@@-fidget-1548 a conversation from the ending of metal gear solid 2

[@knightfoxgaming4121]

Look up "the most profound moment in gaming history"

[@CarbonMonoxxide]

To sum it all up, the Shark Attack is a huge "WELCOME TO THE ARMY!"

[@convolutedconcepts]

I always tell people that. "I don't yell! I simply speak in a tone that's loud enough for everyone else to learn from your mistakes."

[@agentx250]

That's called yelling.

[@drakothedragonking8227]

That's call preparing kids for war. Which is exactly there job.

[@carlosfelix5856]

The VA has got to hate filling this man’s blood pressure medicine😂

[@GreenSupreme.223]

Ah another 2.3 million of tax payer dollars going to keeping this man from having a heart attack lmao

[@averagetexan1472]

Shark attacks aren’t that bad to begin with it’s needed for trainees who have no idea how to work under pressure efficiently

[@yulfine1688]

That's the thing though they're really not that effective in actual combat and war. That doesn't train you well. It's not effective its cheap and lazy. Extend basic and A and C scbools and actually put recruits into scenarios and drills with everyone else. Nothing wrong with yelling and barking orders to everyone. But getting into someone's face and yelling at them doesn't teach them.shit when 10 thousands troops are coming down on you and youre being blown to bits by artillery missles drones and other ordinance.

[@Klaaism]

Work retail.

[@yulfine1688]

@@Klaaism already did for far too much of my life.

[@cortex8239]

@@yulfine1688 You have a anime profile, go back to Arma 3 Larp

[@RearrangingReality]

@@yulfine1688 you have no idea what you’re talking about

[@ottovonbismarck7646]

I remember when an army of Drill Instructors swarmed me because I didn't give the greeting of the day...

[@smeutr1]

I felt his pain in this more than usual. I didn’t mind the shark attack, showed everyone else what not to do real quick

[@turboflush]

Yah.. he legit pissed off. Me to.

[@bixcegielski8933]

In 20 years it’s going to be “no yelling or loud noises”

[@kayagorzan]

Indeed

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

Sounds like a library

[@nightfighter7452]

Hopefully enough people will die before then so people realize how stupid this is

[@ravioli_826]

So, the British army?

[@DonaldMLewis]

I love how you brought the Marine DI into your example of a shark attack. However mean the shark attack may seem, it's supposed to try to prepare you for the stress you may God forbid encounter in combat.

[@flight2k5]

No shit 🤣😂

[@LethalByChoice]

Exactly, and now that the Army is removing that. God help the soldiers that go to war someday and they can't handle the stress of war and just get shot and killed so quickly because their branch fucked them over in terms of preparing them and training them.

[@DownWithBureaucracy]

It's not really even about combat. It's about "do what you're told or get the fuck out" because the military isn't an equal opportunity employer. If you suck, they don't even want you as a paper pusher

[@mypronounsarehewhothinksfo7083]

You know I’ve been thinking about this a lot. In the corps too, the DI’s are continuously told to tone it down. But here’s the thing, the more we do this the more we remove the bond that ties us to each other. SURVIVING boot is one of those things that make Marines, Marines. Same for Army with basic. We get together and know that each of us has been through a literal hell. I mean damn, the Seals have Hellweek. We use those experiences to know that each of us that are serving together have that one thing that we all experienced. That life altering journey of terror, sadness, fear, confusion, and if anyone tells you that they didn’t reach their breaking point in boot or basic then I’ll show you someone that went in as things continue to get softer. You’re supposed to get pushed past breaking. You’re supposed to be pushed beyond your wits. It’s part of the right of passage that we all must endure. To this day my Drill Instructor’s voice has become the voice of my conscience. Every time I’m down and out, I hear him screaming at me that I will push forward. It’s not fair to the new guys coming in to rob them of this. It’s not fair to have them attempt to join a unit full of guys that had a different experience than their own. My dad gives me hell because he served in the Corps from 1966-1968 (something like that) and when I tell him my stories from 1998 he laughs and asks me if I enjoyed summer camp. But he’s got a point. Even then it wasn’t what he endured. And so I was robbed of that experience to an extent. Now it’s just getting silly. Training timeouts, no shark attacks, worried about over stressing the recruits, etc… War doesn’t pause and doesn’t relent. That’s what we’re supposed to be preparing these young people for, so why don’t we?

[@creepycannibal4717]

Army: Essentially removes yelling and loud noises from basic Me: laughs in Marine, eats fourth crayon of the day Friend: Yeah, but you remember that the Corps has given up all of their tanks and most of their artillery, right? Me: ...flips table

[@jillvalentinefan77]

*Confused angry noises* NO MORE TANKS ?! AHHHHH!

[@Scriptedviolince]

Why would you need tanks? The navy sails on water? I like to live dangerously.

[@AnthonyBlamthony]

Samuel Wang U know what marines do right?

[@AnthonyBlamthony]

Saddam Hussein yup it happened little while ago no more tank battalions for the marine corps

[@Scriptedviolince]

@@AnthonyBlamthony I'm assuming you didn't click read more

[@smoketinytom]

Pathfinders, gone. Strong and mentally tougher Soldiers..... Going.

[@theprussian4616]

The generations that are more bad ass than us so far.. WW1 WW2 Korea Vietnam Gulf War Afghan/Iraq wars. We are so fucked..

[@rustedshackle678]

There was an article in the army times saying they were considering it due to covid, but they won't follow through with that Edit: and by it I mean pathfinder

[@GameMaster7191]

@@iso_Bandit what are you even saying?

[@schprox]

The military ain't high school, what part do they not understand.

[@justnoob8141]

The part that the military isn’t high school

[@Military24-7]

What? The Shark Attack is the very reason my M17 gas mask was found inside the carry bag upside down...ONLY ONCE!

[@SUDSY0]

Pretty soon they will just meet via Zoom for basic training

[@nathaniellevy7281]

Please don't give them any more shitty ideas.

[@manictiger]

Before we start this meeting, I just want everyone to make sure their pronouns and triggers are tagged, so that we can avoid those words. Okay, now that we have you all here, we'll introduce you to our new method of combat, hugs. The idea behind this is that, the "opponent" is just misunderstood. In the PDF that you will download after the class, it will go over the various hugs, songs and gestures (such as bowing), that you can do to comfort the "opponent". Don't worry about our use of the word "opponent", this class is still in beta -testing and we haven't come up with a politically correct term for that, yet. Anyway, we'll now cover chapter 1. Everyone, grab your comfort items, such as stuffed animals and pillows. We're going to talk about some of the things you might see.

[@raceeverythinga1326]

The Air Force is doing BMT graduations over zoom. Can confirm the Air Force has further pussified BMT as well and believe it or not there's more people discharging than ever for getting to stressed out.

[@nonyabeeznuss304]

Dunno what everybody is so worried about. In afghanistan when stuff got too heavy we'd just show the taliban a stress card and call time outsies for naptime and snacks. Everyone knows war is like, super easy and that ones feelings and sense of well being always comes first in combat.

[@cowlico]

Stop🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@oopsiepoopsie2898]

Yeah and don’t your remember the gumdrop forests and rivers full of chocolate?

[@truthseekerforever9122]

lol

[@amkelle2]

Yeah, that’s why we started the Geneva Convention

[@lukebrowne6395]

So what I’m getting from this is basic is getting soft but they work you in ait. I was one of the last classes to get shark attacked I guess but we be gettin fucked up in ait for 13B more than we did in basic. I mean we got some dumbasses but it’s great bc no body is a bitch

[@Poochiedanark456]

The whole point of the shark attack is to scare the shit out of them.

[@1337penguinman]

It's to train you to deal with your fear and still function. That's the whole point. War is scary as shit. You still need to be able to function when you're scared (sometimes literally) shitless.

[@speedbagboxer7451]

It’s not scary at all though. What’s scary about it? There just yelling non sense, I don’t understand ppl sometimes. This is how dumb weak minded ppl think. I’m gonna tell n b scary lol. It’s stupid. I’d laugh in their faces

[@joewow1229]

@@speedbagboxer7451 then you'd get dropped by a drill sarge and yelled at for the rest of the day

[@speedbagboxer7451]

Joewow12 So the Instructors can loose their cool n “drop u”, but u need to be focused n controlled when receiving a “shark attack”? Isn’t that a double standard? Shouldn’t they lead by example? Sheep r easy to scare and even easier to control.

[@_Crem_]

@@speedbagboxer7451 I understand where you coming from, just watching it on video. But its just one of those things, you had to be there.

[@navyboy0785]

Shark attack? I thought it was called “ A normal day in boot camp “

[@TheQueensAce719]

The shark attack was implemented specifically to weed out the weak members who couldn't make it through basic. I have literally seen a dude have an anxiety attack because he couldn't handle it. Does that sound like someone who would be fine in a combat situation?

[@Shoxic666]

exactly, if anything DIs do you a favour by causing stress, soldiers who can't handle being yelled at are going to be useless and crap themselves in a warzone, the point is to harden men so that they can handle the stress of combat.

[@johnbeauvais3159]

I’m reminded of the depiction of Norman Dike in Band of Brothers when during the attack on Foy he totally breaks. Historical accuracy aside it shows exactly why people have to be able to operate under stressful situations

[@amp3225]

There were a few people in my company that fell out during the shark attack. Never saw them again. Hell when we left 30th AG we had to jog in formation over to our training battalion (2-19) and 2 guys fell out then and never returned. Removing the shark attack isn’t going to help these new recruits lost in their feelings, sad day we live in.

[@traviscecil3903]

In my day 1, we had a recruit break down crying and screaming he wanted to go home. Said "F*** this. I don't wanna f***ing be here." Did not go over very well. Ft. Knox, Oct. 2001.

[@saintedtzunor]

Exactly, I want to enlist and although all that stuff isn’t very fun it would still make me better at handling situations.

[@nicholasmoretti3674]

THAT DRILL INSTRUCTOR THAT HE USED FOR THE “THIS IS A SHARK ATTACK” IS A DRILL INSTRUCTOR FROM MY BOOT CAMP CYCLE! KILO CO. Oorah

[@rusty7984]

He seems nice

[@givati07]

Was that in 2003 or 2005?

[@jaysjourney8436]

He was mine for Hotel Hell 2020. Graduated in April. We got quarantined for covid and he was our knowledge hat that got stuck with us 2 extra days. Last thing he said was "Have fun in hell you disgusting things!" That man was a legend. Did you ever see his hat stays? Also don't say his name out of respect. I always imagined him as a jedi master 😉

[@KillerHawk231]

Easyfosheazy on tiktok!

[@mnchapo3784]

same haha. killer kilo brother

[@sgtjitters8980]

What about the “Break them down/build them up” philosophy????

[@rareitem_]

It definitely worked for me, for future soldiers, let us pray they still do it

[@Usca1990Asis]

I’ve seen Soldiers give an “nah or eh” when NCOs and Os give them orders. We’re at the point where you have to be liked to be followed. Last I checked orders are orders.

[@Scriptedviolince]

IIRC, the problem isn't the Shark Attack, the problem is DIs executing and timing them poorly. There's a thin line between being tough and being abusive and a poorly trained DI is often more harmful than a hundred slackers.

[@CaptRich-bi3gp]

@@Scriptedviolince You again! 1) the Army has Drill Sergeants. 2) my Corps has Drill Instructors. Get it right civilian puke.

[@CaptRich-bi3gp]

Apparently it's broken...

[@saulreynoso8439]

Shit, I bet the next new thing will be calling "TIME OUT!" in the mist of combat.

[@sergeantarchdornan3013]

Me: (smiles because I though of something funny) Drill Sergeants in a 5 mile radius: 1:11

[@JadedEagle]

SERGEANT IVE LOST MY POWER ARMOR

[@D00dman]

He's so angry that his duty shirt progressively gets more and more sweaty

[@genericscouttrooper1416]

Are you new? That happens every time :p

[@thehammer4]

That's not anger. That's excess excellence leaving the body.

[@gerardomarcelino9839]

I swear the army bmt is getting easier and easier these days spoiling the recruit is the same as killing him in battle But you dont shoot him

[@fjsjfjdd6784]

Maybe number of recurits are going lower and lower because people don't want to join army, so army was desperate enough to make bmt easier I guess

[@BETTERWORLDSGT]

Some of this may be because of Coronavirus, but normally the worst thing to do is make it too soft, it already has been toned down too much. It was pretty rough for Me, over 30 Years ago. But it was great! I never heard that "Shark Attack" term when I was in, But We got smoked and yelled at same thing.

[@lerhonlewis1267]

I hope they are just saying this for media sake and still keep it

[@IluvAmerica]

I’m glad it’s getting easier, I’m going in 2021

[@6illyloomer955]

@@IluvAmerica 😂😂😂. That's the wrong mindset to have.

[@anthonyzaffuto]

This video struck a chord with me and I really appreciate it. I’ll be honest, refusing an ROTC full ride was in part (but not entirely) due to the summer course I did that was more or less the basic training (LTC at the time), wasn’t difficult enough and didn’t learn what I was hoping to learn ( ie discipline, and doing more than 5 push-ups). That being said, the very few moments the drill sergeants tore into us I vividly remember and as archaic it might sound, wish I had some more. Also, having been told “the military isn’t for everyone” with my decision of refusing the offer, it’s still stamped into my mind after making that decision and can attribute to one of the reasons for rethinking about the ocs route. Thank you for such a good video, and for your service!

[@MrWorstNews]

I'm sorry, I didn't know that our enemies cared about recruits little feelers. What the HELL is happening in America???

[@MrWorstNews]

@Phantom Jerker I've been combat ready since 2016 my man.

[@Jarhead-ye8br]

Mothers of America ruined the military

[@MrWorstNews]

@@Jarhead-ye8br SERIOUSLY!!! Not just that, they even ruined YT XD

[@Jarhead-ye8br]

@@MrWorstNews that's a fact

[@MrWorstNews]

@@Jarhead-ye8br XD Cheers, brother. Crazy times out there. Stay safe.

[@pebkac1245]

Whoever color coordinated the hat and tshirt so they match when sweaty needs a raise, or increased pension

[@goman5523]

LMFAO

[@thegrinder2k176]

✨Fact✨ but with pizzazz

[@trentonsmith829]

The part where AC says they're destroying our history isn't an exaggeration. The concept of harsh punishments for small mistakes and/or breaking small rules (punishments like the "shark attack") was originally instituted by a man named Friederich Wilhem von Steuben, a Purssian military officer who was exiled from his homeland (he was rumored to be gay). George Washington made him in charge of training of the Continental Army at Valley Forge in 1778. Over 2 centuries later, ALL branches of the U.S. military STILL base their basic training off of his format. (Side note, his time as Inspector General was also spent improving the cleanliness of American encampments, which led to more sanitary conditions and less deaths due to disease). Not that the Seargent Major responsible for this clusterf*ck of a decision would know ANYTHING about the Army's history.

[@BoogieSquared]

That shark attack bit with the DI just sent me right back to that first step off the bus into my Basic unit

[@-Imperial]

Even I , a civilian, can say getting rid of shark attacks is a terrible idea.

[@Rekhan4242]

Same here! It's the military, you gotta weed out the weak! War is hell, they need to be ready to give up alot!

[@AntiKiwieCS]

you, as a civilian, can’t say anything regarding to what actions the army take. I am not saying you’re wrong, but if you haven’t been there, you can’t have a valid opinion on it.

[@-Imperial]

@@AntiKiwieCS sure maybe mine isn't the most valid. But I'm prepping to join the army, I have family members in the army, and had family die in the army so it's not like I'm coming from no where telling the army how to do things without knowing anything.

[@robinpohl2702]

@@AntiKiwieCS only army personnel has common sense

[@wrnb2126]

@@robinpohl2702 wut

[@richardmarkinco1475]

Guys I’m scared. For the future.

[@0311ForceRecon]

Don't worry, I've got it under control. I'm a SEAL

[@lordot8665]

Especially with everyone desacrating the American flag furthering our divide as a nation and using it as a youtube icon.

[@hearts4004]

Aren’t we all, friend

[@richardmarkinco1475]

Lord Ot wdym

[@NUFIGHTER]

@Richard Markinco Same here. If I don't get into my college program within 3 years and have a stable job by then, it's back into the Army for me! Already on a workout regimen of running, calisthenics, and ammo cans filled with sand just like the good ol' days I miss so much!

[@TheBabs91]

Are we trying to lose a war? Because that’s how you lose a war.

[@ryanbroguy]

dont worry, the marines will save us.

[@metoonunyabidness1391]

Ryanbro Guy The politics have infiltrated the marines too

[@woah9523]

We’ve lost a lot of wars in the past decades it’s fine.

[@quickzilver333]

@@ryanbroguy You have NO Idea what is happening in Our Military besides the Army Infantry Basic is getting rid of the Shark Attack. The Marines is also suffering from Political BULLSHIT! The Marines got rid of their Armor, Infantry Units being cut, Air Support Units being cut, Artillery Units being cut and Support units being cut. How the fuck do we expect them to win a War? The Marines are also changing their Boot Camp by integrating women with men during Boot Camp. This is a Political Bullshit!

[@AdmiralSnackbar-iw5mg]

The PC stuff that the military gets taught worries me greatly, but for some historical context, the Wehrmatch in WW1 and WW2 did not place as much emphasis on psychologically breaking down their soldiers as the US military did. Man for man during both of those wars they were some of the most effective infantry of any side Here's some interesting reading, www.quora.com/Were-US-Marines-tougher-than-elite-German-troops-in-WW2/answer/Joseph-Scott-13 i'll just quote one interesting bit: "However, Marine training was built on the same psychologically backwards, counterproductive “break them down and build them up” approach the Army used, only with greater intensity and brutality. Random beatings, sadistic hazing and petty harassment were a regular feature of training. This tended to stifle some of the very initiative that would later be encouraged, alienate more intelligent recruits, and leave Marines with mixed, conflicted feelings about the service, something of a love-hate relationship. The Marines also tried to buttress this tradition by wasting a lot of training time on an obsession with such militarily useless matters as Napoleonic marching drill, something they are still famous for their skill at. On top of that, the Marines, like the US Amy, had a centralised depot training system, which meant that initial training was conducted by instructors who would not form part of the recruits’ unit, giving the whole thing a more distant, impersonal, factory assembly line feel. The Germans, in contrast, had largely discarded hazing as a training methodology, recognising it to be out-dated and counterproductive. Instead of mindless sadism, the Germans tried to make training tough in realistic, combat-orientated ways that soldiers could appreciate as actually teaching important battlefield lessons. Breaking the individual personality of the recruit was frowned on in favour of trying to find and build on strong points in their character. Off duty time in training was far more relaxed, and relations between all ranks considerably more congenial than what was found in the very stratified, class-conscious US services. Officers led the training most of the time, rather than farming it out to NCOs as was the US practice. The Germans created a degree of camaraderie across all ranks that was the envy of every other fighting force."

[@Gibson343088]

If I was really getting a shark attack where one drill was barking and the other was screaming I'd probably die from pt from being unable to stop laughing.

[@renaeharrison6419]

I say the very same thing dwrcl

[@SeansModelBuilds2017]

I let my eyes drift out of focus until the sreaming stopped. Then I asked them to repeat what they said because a whole bunch of noise drowned out what was said.

[@oneeco]

If you don't go hard on them Day 1, they'll fail on Day 1 on the battlefield. They won't handle the shock.

[@garvincentcia5873]

I'm father was a leatherneck one of the the old guys M.P. and a drilling instructor there ways to make peaple remember as defalt was there graduation platoon ring . Back handing you in the skall..

[@CMAzeriah]

"Show me a more effective way to instill discipline in these privates!" *Roman Decimation*

[@thejoester1011]

Im glad I know what your talking about lol

[@willdaniels9420]

That's fucking terrifying.

[@thomasboneck5029]

That shits gangster. That would fix all the bullshit in our country along with instilling discipline in BCT.

[@scottyj6226]

Well that escalated quickly.

[@CatharticusX]

YES!!! General Carcharius, decimate the legion.

[@TP-ze2ju]

I hear the gas chamber is turning into a vape shop now.

[@vteckikdinyoo]

Anything's a vape if you're brave enough , yes even CS Gas

[@hotmojoe2483]

That CS nicotine hits so hard

[@workingjoe5599]

MiG-29 Sniper *aggressivly vaped mustard gas*

[@XM8A1]

@@workingjoe5599 *Gets huge ass blisters everywhere*

[@cavemanlovesmoke4394]

Lol !!

[@Rybear1977]

If you can't handle getting yelled at you can't handle war.