B.O.B "Currahee" - 3 Miles up, 3 Miles down

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The mountain (Currahee) was made famous internationally by Steven Spielberg's TV series of Band of Brothers. The mountain was featured during the training of the American Paratroopers at Camp Toccoa, Georgia where they ran up and down Currahee. The name of the mountain became the motto for these paratroopers including the famous quote: "3 Miles up, 3 Miles down".

[@toasterpastries5811]

*Winters finished up cleaning the mess hall and then changed into his PTs, ran all the way to catch up with the company and started singing the song. That's the epitome of leadership.*

[@jedrzejjakielski1258]

Actually Luz started the singing but still I agree

[@ryanmurphy7355]

Thought I was the only one that noticed that lol

[@omegacon4]

I'm sure you'd like to believe that Winters did all that. It's called "plot armor".

[@CognizantCheddar]

@@omegacon4 You apparently don't understand the 'plot armor' concept. In fiction.

[@fabiolean]

@@omegacon4 "Plot Armor" is a concept in fiction when a character who remains important to the upcoming plot of the story can't be allowed to die, thus they are able to improbably escape from a lethal situation. What happened in this clip is a simple continuity error that the filmmakers assumed nobody would notice because of the pacing. They figured it was more important to show the character difference between Sobel and Winters than it was to show him cleaning up the mess hall, or waste time with a scene showing everybody in the company waiting for the support staff to catch up for PT.

[@Dimes607]

Sobel was the guy you wanted training soldiers, winters was the guy you wanted in the field.

[@hithere9377]

Good job, you watched the series.

[@Dimes607]

@@hithere9377 I'm aware of his accomplishments. If it were the case during this time of the war he would have remained with easy company. Some men are better at things at different points with different people.

[@kiryukazuma8089]

And actually leading the men lol, training is all Sobel is good for

[@ltrain4479]

At the Emmys Schwimmer asked Winters that he hoped he portrayed Sobel accurately. He told Schwimmer that Sobel was way worse, lol.

[@thejanusproject32]

You mean, he asked the real Winters that? Cause if that is true and what we saw was a watered down version, goddamn, easy company got it HARD

[@MK-yz2pr]

@@thejanusproject32 He was worse. I read the book, and there it was written, that soldiers literally spoke to each other about shooting Sobel in the back the first opportunity they would have. Funny thing is that Sobel wasn't in great shape. He barely passed physical test where he needed to do 30 push ups iirc. Rest of the boys could do at least 35. But no one can deny the fact, that his ruthless training paid off in the field.

[@christianh4723]

@@MK-yz2pr Lmfao, 35 push-ups? That's below the passing standard in the army today.

[@MK-yz2pr]

@@christianh4723 I thought that it's not that many push-ups, but this is what is in the book. Maybe entire exam was somewhat differently built, so it was really hard back then? Idk.

[@Pulang_Diwa]

@@MK-yz2pr I thought shooting him first oppurtunity they get was a dialogue in the series?

[@joemoe974]

"This ain't spaghetti - this is army noodles with ketchup."

[@mikeriyaansley1606]

lol lmao

[@TheNeanderthal051]

Love that line. Makes me smile every time.

[@jamesdakrn]

Actually came to watch this video b/c I randomly thought of this line lmao

[@seand.g423]

To be fair, though, doesn't exactly take insane picture quality to tell that he ain't even wrong, like I understand that Italy started out the war in the Axis, but whatever pencil-spitter had the gall to even issue that as "spaghetti" should have had their red-tape girlfriend sculpture burned while they were being arrested for fucking war crimes against nature!

[@Stefanovic90961]

He is completely right

[@mkendrick94]

“As an Italian, calling this Spagetti is a mortal sin” classic

[@lacasadipavlov]

He's right

[@user-zs7eb5uc9r]

Army Noodle with ketchup

[@engasal]

Literally not the quote

[@mikepastor.k6233]

I'm surprised they ate spaghetti as a normal army meal. In the 40's, it was still regarded as an ethnic food that's nowhere near as popular as is now. Same goes with pizza and tacos. Not many in America at the time were eating it outside their small communities.

[@pabloc8808]

@@mikepastor.k6233 The previous scene has Sobel mention that this was a special meal, since he had just made Captain and Winters had just made Lieutenant, so I'm assuming spaghetti wasn't "normal" for them. Besides, there's the "argument" between the Italian-Americans about whether that was real spaghetti or not. Add that to the fact that it was all a ploy by Sobel to get them to throw up as they ran up Curahee and you got yourself a pretty decent argument that no, spaghetti wasn't commonplace

[@chiefymike]

I thought David Schwimmer was brilliant as Sobel. I saw no trace of his Friends character. He was a arse but even the men of Easy Co. gave him credit for training them.

[@philipnealcombies9542]

Spot on, chiefymike! I thought Schwimmer should have received an Emmy for his performance as the unforgettable Captain Sobel.

[@krayziejerry]

well yeah, if you look at the pictures they could be brothers.

[@mikeriyaansley9249]

+mike lee no way no way

[@Batou3]

chiefymike training expert but not a good fighter

[@saturnstar6871]

Agree.Did not know he was any good as actor, but his face registered a lot of things. Great job Ross...

[@sgtsarge2617]

That little nod of approval at the end carried so much energy and pride.

[@RobertMc0811]

Thanks for pointing that out I didn't catch it until your comment. That's what I was hoping for from him but it was subtle. Thanks!

[@MCshadr217]

@@RobertMc0811 It's a good sign that they were toughening up. A lot of forces, especially the more elite forces such as Spec Ops, actually do similar to what Sobel just did: Make them eat a good hearty meal, than off you go for a run. If you ate too quickly, you were going to vomit all that food back up. It's essential to know how to eat properly, with haste, but without causing yourself to throw up everywhere. You never know when your next meal might be in the field of battle, so eat heartily when you can, but not to the point where you'd be a hinderance. That little nod is basically him seeing the men he wanted: disciplined, and working together as a team, not just soldiers in a company, not just a company that follows orders. But one that works together.

[@RobertMc0811]

@@MCshadr217 no one does that. At least not any U.S. armed forces. "Spec ops" or not.

[@MCshadr217]

@@RobertMc0811 Clearly never seen where most selection processes or even just general training where they will get the recruits out in a PT run literally minutes after a big meal.

[@RobertMc0811]

@@MCshadr217 I spent 7 years as a Marine. I'm familiar with the indoc for recon, seals, rangers, swcc. No one does that for a selection process. If it's ever done, and that's one big if, it's so an instructor can F with his class. It would have zero to do with training.

[@Mister_Kourkoutas]

Running on a full stomach. *Ouch* . . .

[@hannahadserias844]

Three miles too... Not surprised they threw up.

[@glenndavis8937]

Yeah, running on a full stomach is not fun

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

I used to have PT right after lunch, on highschool. 50 minutes of running, jumping, bending and stretching, after 15 minutes of _walking_ my way to the place, after 10 minutes of having lunch, after another 15 minutes of having to _walk_ my way back home, from school, where I had been all morning, only to end up back there rolling my ass around, to then go back home, _walking_ , to take a shower, and if I was lucky, I wouldn't have to go _back_ to school again, for the night. after three months, you get used to it. after a year, you make the trip there and back in 10 minutes.

[@haskapaska]

Enemy will try to kill you even if you have full stomach Also Sobel tried to train them for situation that happened in Episode 5. Soldiers are watching a movie and suddenly officer comes to inform that germans have launched a massive attack in Ardennes.

[@darellbell9023]

Glenn Davis I done that on a FULL STOMACH. FOOD IS FUEL for the body

[@ieatwiteoutforfun]

I ran up Curahee this weekend (and yes it's truly 3 miles up, 3 miles down). It's definitely not an easy run, especially towards the end. Can't imagine running it on a full stomach.

[@QuantumShock1]

Is there a time limit when running Curahee?

[@voiceofreason1208]

Haha...I can't run three flat miles let alone up hill! 😂

[@KarlPHorse]

@@QuantumShock1 On your own? no, In the military, fire, police, etc training? There's always a time limit.

[@Zaemon037]

@@QuantumShock1 Yes and it got more strict over time. When they were fresh recruits they had 1 hour and 10 minutes, but after a few weeks they had to do the whole thing in 50 minutes.

[@glakhmed]

I ran up Curahee once. I was in decent shape then and figured all I had to do was make the first gruelling three miles up the hill. Running back the other three miles would be cake, right? What they don't tell you is, both ways, three miles, uphill, into the wind, while raining, during a snowstorm. :-) PS: If you haven't figured out sarcasm on the internet by now, get off the internet.

[@sophjonge7410]

Luz starting off the singing to build up morale when they were obviously struggling really shows the kind of person he was, imo.

[@xChemistryFTWx]

They were united in their hatred for Sobel. He started up the song out of spite, as if to say "fuck you, you're not gonna tear us down"

[@darciecervantes8873]

Over 1,600 people attended his funeral. Amazing person. Most of the characters in easy are very likable person but Luz definitely is one of the most popular ones.

[@bradthomas2417]

@@darciecervantes8873 I was about to write the same thing before reading your comment. It’s crazy to think of how influential he had to have been.

[@wrestlingstuffv2]

​@@darciecervantes8873 While Sobel got no memorial service

[@spider12359]

"His palms are sweaty,knees weak arms are heavy,there is vomit on his sweater already,Mom's spaghetti."

[@brandonpartin993]

army spaghetti

[@Richona]

Sobel's

[@davecrupel2817]

Holy fuck that fits perfectly!

[@Z0mbieMod]

@@davecrupel2817 its a line from Eminem dude lol of course it is

[@studmalexy]

have you seen the 24 hour edit of "Mom's Spaghetti where every verse end with "moms spaghetti"?

[@CognizantCheddar]

The true reason Sobel did this was because of his rising antipathy toward Winters. Sobel at this point was sensing that Winters was a better officer than him, and a better leader. Sobel was dismayed when Colonel Sink promoted Winters, and he worried that the men of Easy were forming more respect for Winters than for himself. By putting Winters in charge of mess hall for two weeks and telling him to serve spaghetti, all the while planning to call a surprise Curahee run after the men gorged, Sobel was hoping the men would assume it was Winters' decision to serve spaghetti, and therefore blame him for the ordeal. Note the long, smug look Sobel gives Winters as the men are leaving the mess hall. Winters, of course, once again proved himself the better leader by dressing to run Curahee too, alongside the men. Sobel didn't expect that, which is why he double-taked when he saw Winters running.

[@harrys288]

CognizantCheddar no one will be proud to have him as an ancestor, unless they are just like him.

[@robot-he6nq]

firebat128 what? No. There is a reason why Easy Company was a very distinguished outfit. Sobel pushed them harder than any company, trained them more than any company. The veterans of Easy held him in great respect for his discipline and credit a lot of their endurance to Sobel and those hot days at Curahee.

[@kspr13]

I never noticed that! That's a great point of view

[@Dproud2700]

Sobel had gone to a military academy and thought that the same things he had learned there would apply in the U S. Army. They didn't, Sobel if you noticed was inflexible and couldn't think on his feet.

[@haskapaska]

Scene shows how Sobel tried to prepare his men for war. Later troops are in Belgium watching a movie and waiting a time off in Paris. Then movie is interrupted and officer tells men that germans have launched an offensive in Ardennes. Basically same scene as this but this time there aren´t any ambulances waiting

[@jasonstokes7567]

Not sure if David Schwimmer received any awards for his performance in the BOB mini-series but he should have. He did a fabulous job portraying Cpt. Sobel.

[@xxmcneilxx]

I can't go for a jog without thinking 3 MILES UP, 3 MILES DOWN

[@ToDamnRight]

xxmcneilxx same

[@studmalexy]

that 8 mile in total..Moms Spaghetti!

[@AlasdairGR]

*HI HO SILVER*

[@arthurmorgan4952]

Mr Hole how the fucks is it 8 miles total 3+3=8 lmao u need to go to school

[@tommymoore4219]

@@arthurmorgan4952 ¬_¬ 8 mile - the MOVIE the song he is quoting is from!!

[@nodinitiative]

At first I hated him for interupting them while they were eating but a couple of years later as I became more knowledgable in war history. I realised what he did actually saved their lives because an enemy does not care if you are eating, sleeping or having a good time, they will attack and if you do not know how to quickly react, then you dead. This is not "war theory" but what has actually happened. I salute him for making a perfect unit but I dislike him for not realising he has zero idea on how to lead men into combat, real and simulated.

[@ayeraven]

You're correct. It was generally believed in the novel that it was his training that saved their lives. He was absolute shit when it comes to leadership unfortunately...

[@999cheeseballs]

nodinitiative I did not know the man personally but if the way in which he was portrayed was accurate, then I would say he acted in spite. The character in the series spoke of making Easy company the best in the Army, but his actions said otherwise. The men did learn to support each other and expect surprises, but it wasn't from a good teacher. Just adaptation. I don't think he cared for the men. Maybe it was the power that comes with rank. I hope I'm wrong, but it is a possibility.

[@nodinitiative]

999cheeseballs Other units also had different "teachers" and adaptations. But his style of teaching molded these men into the best fighting unit in the US military. Kinda reminded me of another trainer, he was not quite kind towards new recruits but after they finished their training duration and those that made it through, loved him like a father and him like his own children. In peace time, a drill sgt. or a captain could afford to be nice to his unit. But when you are preparing your unit against one of the best military in the World (Germany), you drill your unit into a crack unit.

[@combinecommando001]

Drill sergeant and instructors job is all an act. They act hard and harsh on the recruits to prepare them for war, drill them to learn and adapt, to be strong regardless of situation. They're being dicks, but that's to force the recruits to harden up, punishment over petty things force them to always expect the worst and enjoy the little good things. When every single recruits that made it through graduate, then they can be nice toward them, the greatest gift a fresh graduate can have is to be told that he made the instructor proud.

[@Jeroen3052]

at least someone who understands, greetings to you

[@douglasmurphy1113]

1:28 Lyrics We pull upon the rises We fall upon the grass We never land up on our feet we always hit our ass Highty Tighty, Christ Almighty who the the hell are we? Jim Zam, God Damn, we're airborne infantry. (repeat)

[@douglasmurphy1113]

Zim Zam* damn autocorrect. Contraband, KZbin's weekend pass is cancelled.

[@LewisParry16]

Class way to correct yourself, fair play.

[@Mirda-bg3pi]

We never land up on our feet we always hit our ass... That is kind of ironic because most of them got shoot in the ass

[@chrisza9782]

I’m using this from now on when I jog.

[@erc9468]

* RISER *. As in the straps that connect your harness to the parachute lines.

[@ivanwebster8598]

0:48 Those guys nailed the “you got to be fucking kidding me” face.

[@LeBadman]

This movie always gives me the motivation to be hard and prosper!

[@RoyalDog214]

LeBadman Mini-Series.

[@LeBadman]

Dog Call it whatever you want.

[@RoyalDog214]

LeBadman Mini-Series.

[@HockeyFan1972]

As others have commented: I have run this run! 3 miles up, 3 miles down. I was in very good shape then, and it is a killer! Especially at the end when you are running(climbing) damn near vertical. I had the luxury of stopping to take pictures at the top and also seeing some druggies doing lines of cocaine in their car. I spent 20 minutes at the top and then ran back down. It is a beast. Glad I did it.

[@andrewvelonis5940]

I might have been able to do it 50 years ago.

[@Bondmanproductions]

Haha that line always made me laugh....”this ain’t spaghetti, this is Army noodles with ketchup.” Only a true Italian would know that

[@Bondmanproductions]

Oh most definitely!!! The army back then was canned this, canned that, military food was almost like jail food

[@joemckim1183]

@@stevekaczynski3793 Well obviously they made spaghetti the best that they could with what was available to them. They had to have enough noodles and sauce to feed an entire company of men.

[@Stefanovic90961]

@@joemckim1183 in Italy, my grandmother can feed more soldiers than US Army with her pasta

[@joemckim1183]

@@Stefanovic90961 She can make pasta for 100+ guys at a time?

[@Stefanovic90961]

@@joemckim1183 obviously

[@MontyQueues]

ur eating spaghetti and suddenly the germans attack ur base... and u gotta retreat fast

[@bigodoinkers3644]

Arthur Dayne eat spaghetti escape from germanetti

[@kirra9152]

Ooh good. Add some wiener and sauerkraut on the menu. And beeeeeerrr.

[@manuelporras6388]

What are you, French?

[@stevenobrien557]

Why do you think the Italians did so badly in the war?

[@mayuyumiwazaki8769]

It ain't spaghetti, its army noodles with ketchup

[@davidmurray5399]

This is a good example of WHY you'd want to be on the KP detail. You can't run Currahee, you've got a kitchen and dining hall to clean, and another meal to prepare.

[@mattboesch8907]

And yet winters went anyway. What a leader

[@DonCorleone87]

that look and nod of approval from Sobel at the end...

[@divad6202]

It is. Maybe a bit proud, also.

[@xxlCortez]

At best, it was an approval for himself, considering how he looked down on his men.

[@wrestlingstuffv2]

It was mostly towards Winters, for his audacity to come back in time for the run to Currahee. He looked at him like "Oh, ok you son of a gun!"

[@blackjester9888]

As much of an asshole as Captain Sobel was, at least he ran with his troops, and didn’t just ride along side them in a Jeep.

[@9thbloodandfire508]

Mhm, it's easy to fuck off men and play the hard guy, especially if you did not eat a lot of spaghetti.

[@TriangularFilms]

Sobel is exactly the drill instructor to prepare a soldier for war.

[@Batou3]

TriangularFilms just not the one to lead it. Imagine if he was in charge during buldge battle

[@BigBrianStormer]

+TriangularFilms Absolutely. In the book it's stated that when the soldiers of Easy Company were questioned if it was because of Sobel or in spite of him that they were such a well honed force on D-Day and beyond, those that didn't say because of him said both

[@drewstar412]

not even! At least a Drill Sgt will earn the respect in most cases of the troops he/her are training. Soble didn't have the respect of the men, and all he did was just find ways to make life miserable, at every junction. It's one thing to train, and build moral, it's another to destroy it. The only thing Soble did was get every solider under his command to hate/dislike him, with Zero respect.

[@janro653]

Hiyooooo silverrrr!!!!

[@dorkmax7073]

Anderson But he is also the most bootfucked officer to lead anyone into combat

[@n00btub3r2012]

Now I want spaghetti

[@DevinAlden]

Goes to eat spaghetti in his own house...all of the sudden Sobel comes in and makes him run currahee...

[@keiko909]

@@DevinAlden lol three miles up! three miles down! hi ho silverrrr!!

[@tireachan6178]

Me too, but it must be orange and offensive to Italians.

[@gdfgaming9378]

Just ate some spaghetti. Got my running shoes ready

[@WolfhoundMercenary]

These aren't spaghetti. They're army noodles with ketchup. xD

[@dmc41987]

The little nod from Soble, showing that he’s proud of Easy Company powering on through and not giving up.

[@codeisforever]

He gave them a common enemy for the unit to rally together against before they met the real enemy in Europe. If this was his plan for unit cohesion the only problem was he was also expected to eventually lead them in combat.

[@drewstar412]

It was not....Soble only carried about himself. He would have gotten killed by friendly fire. He never earned the respect nor trust that then men would need to be their leader.

[@drewstar412]

Recall when Sobel ignored Winters advice during the training exercise, then walked his men into an ambush? That speaks volumes...Sobel only wanted to show his superior's that it was all about him...his glory. He got his unit so angry at him, that he would be killed from friendly fire. He gave them his all for him..not them. I never said anything about a nice drill training. There is a difference between what Sobel did and leaders like Winters...who earned the respect of the men, would follow him to Hell and back, etc

[@larky368]

Yeahhhh well, the only problem with that theory was that even when they were overseas and close to invading Europe Sobel continued to behave as though they were in basic by punishing Winters for a minor infraction that he made up. His men were all expendable and served one purpose - to make him look good and get accomodation and promotion.

[@r2gelfand]

The captain on "The Fighting Lady" did that to prepare the ship's crew for combat.

[@kbanghart]

I believe Colonel Sink was planning to replace him before then, he was just waiting for the right time.

[@smartalec2001]

People insist that Sobel was a mean SOB who did all this and more out of petty tyranny, but there's that moment at the end of this clip when Sobel watches E Company run on ahead, and gives a small nod of what looks like approval. Am I seeing things?

[@Masada1911]

No. You arent. You are right.

[@JohnMirror2]

Sometimes if you want an omelet, you've gotta break some eggs...

[@Dueville7777]

shit i dont know.if it was approval...he could have been thinking "oh really?? So that's how it's gonna be? Wait till we get back to camp!!!"

[@anthony0242]

Dueville7777 I always took it as a nod of approval. No matter what he threw at them they came together as a Company.

[@humanking2212]

definitely, he was mean and he may have had a bad relationship with Winters, but fact is, that's how you train soldiers make them hate you so they band together against you.

[@resolute123]

What amazes me in these scene is that they can have conversations during chow time in a training environment. When I was in basic, we got in, kept our mouth shut, and ate as quickly as possible. If you socialize, you were punished.

[@SantomPh]

Sobel earlier said the day was to be a light day, plus paratroopers were not in a basic training course, they had done that earlier at Fort Benning in basic.

[@knirkegaming5395]

for those who didnt catch it the first time :) the singing commenced cus they got sick of sobels rant,, the song deafened him,,, basically the mens way to say "Shut the F*** Up" and thats why he looks so insulted at the end of the clip :D makes me smile everytime :D

[@jdgustofwinddance.7748]

Shocked at the gall but subtly proud that they are toughing it out.

[@thespokenword6456]

No that's not what it is- there is the faintest smile and nod. He sees that they are becoming a cohesive unit. A Team, and a tough one at that. He's proud of them, and what he has created.

[@1me3]

2016 AND I'M STILL LISTENING TO IT

[@treblebat]

thomas ortega Saaaame

[@potatogamez3087]

What’s it called

[@timothyq.5070]

Somveer Balyan guilty! Great tune!

[@remingtonlanenga2524]

You can say what you want about Sobel. He shaped those men to be the toughest and deadliest soldiers on the planet.

[@jefflockaby702]

Ambrose himself described Easy Co as being as good as any rifle company on the planet...which was certainly true...but they weren't super men..just regular guys doing their duty..which is more than enough

[@__mindflayer__]

He didn’t SHAPE them. That wasn’t his goal, nor did he make those men. Sobel was out for himself and that’s it. He never cared for his men.

[@MrGruffteddybear]

Sobel was an excellent trainer, but he was, in no way, a combat leader. He despised Winters because he knew Winters was the better man in every way.

[@shaunhartin8540]

When I watched this scene for the 1st time, I paused it, made some spaghetti, then continued to watch it. Tell me I'm not the only one...

[@KennethSee]

Fine. I'll rewatch BoB.

[@dengueberries]

I think Schwimmer's character is one of the best in the show. There's a reason the Easy company did well in Europe.

[@raphaelrobert6462]

Couldn’t agree more

[@dengueberries]

@@raphaelrobert6462 I'm sure you could agree a little bit more if you tried.

[@maverickmarine79]

He was a wretched officer; tactically incompetent and a danger to his men in a combat situation. He was a hard ass to cover his own deficiencies. He should have been a supply officer. His “talents” would have been more useful to the war effort in that arena. Oh and Easy Co. did well because of Winters. Winters was a natural leader. Schwimmer’s Character was portrayed superbly though.

[@minerran]

All the 101st did well in Europe, not just Easy Company. Sobel led one company only. Sobel is getting a lot more credit here than he deserves, if his character in the series is accurate. The motivation of the men as well as the leadership of Winters counts heavily on their performance in Europe. Winters appears to have been an outstanding battlefield tactician as well as superb leader. A unit could not ask for more.

[@martinwepener9041]

One of the best war series. A lot based on fact.Have looked them up on the internet.

[@jmurphy5059]

Outstanding display of a highly motivated Airborne Company and again the powerful leadership of Dick Winters 🇺🇸

[@larryginder6327]

My dad mentioned this run. Never knew what he was talking about and he never said much. He was in the 502nd! A great and different breed. Think I will go for a jog!

[@jungminlee197]

never gets old

[@rawpower1277]

I like how Winter's realizes he's been duped and that he should have know Sobel was never going to actually have "class room lecture."

[@Waynestock100]

Best miniseries ever, still watching it today from my dvd collection….

[@merrid.4550]

This was mentioned from Stephen Ambrose book ⬇️ At the end of the second week, Tipper went on, “We were told, ‘Relax. No runs today.’ We were taken to the mess hall for a tremendous meal of spaghetti at lunchtime. When we came out of the mess hall, a whistle blew, and we were told, ‘The orders are changed. We run.’ We went to the top of Currahee and back with a couple of ambulances following, and men vomiting spaghetti everywhere along the way. Those who dropped out and accepted the medics’ invitation to ride back in the ambulances found themselves shipped out that same day.” The men were told that Currahee was an Indian word that meant “We stand alone,” which was the way these paratroopers expected to fight. It became the battle cry of the 506th. The officers and men ran up and down Currahee three or four times a week. They got so they could do the six-plus-mile round trip in fifty minutes. In addition, they went through a grueling obstacle course daily, and did pushups and pull-ups, deep-knee bends and other calisthenics. When the men were not exercising, they were learning the basics of soldiering. They began with close order drill, then started making night marches with full field equipment. The first night march was eleven miles; on each march that followed a mile or two was added on. These marches were made without a break, without a cigarette, without water. “We were miserable, exhausted, and thought that if we did not get a drink of water we were certain to collapse,” Pvt. Burton “Pat” Christenson recalled. At the end of a march Sobel would check each man’s canteen to see that it was still full.

[@efrainc23]

this always remainds me when I was in the army, there were mango trees in the fort, the fucking instructor always make us eat mangos and drink water then: ladys..., one mile up, one mile down.

[@UltraGalaxyify]

efrainc23 Same here

[@TheBakuganmaster99]

Mangoes!!? Damn you're lucky.

[@douglaslally156]

It's easy to miss but pay attention the subtle nod Sobel delivers at 1:54. He was a brutal trainer but he knew what he was doing.

[@the_j_machine2254]

I think he was insulted.

[@rifrei]

Captain Sobel really doesn't know how to make decisions when it comes to combat. But without a doubt, he prepared Easy Company well. That's why she stood out so much.

[@OIFvetOEF]

He's not a drill sergeant. He is the company commander. They had already been through basic/infantry school at this time.

[@reijiminato8762]

Yep. Plus, Army Captain = Company Commander

[@duylai2224]

Right at the last minute when Winters ran pass him , Capt Sobel gave a nod , he actually proud of his company

[@joemckim1183]

Luckily for Guarnere he had just sat down when Sobel came in so he probably only had a few bites at most unlike others who would've eaten most of their plates.

[@daithiocoinnigh]

The little nod and smile at the end, was a redeeming feature for me.

[@SKIADK]

This mountain is in Cleveland GA. The Rangers still use it for Ranger school during phase 2 of Ranger school. Excellent views from the top. Yonah Mountain!!

[@wharris7594]

Yonah (yo-nvh) is bear in Cherokee (tsa-la-gi).

[@rodrigues2793101]

Easy Company, WE WERE ON A BREAK!!!! Oh, I guess it's with Rachel.

[@joejoerunya8908]

I was actually surprised to see David Schwimmer in this role, but he did a great job

[@rockstarJDP]

I was too, like I was also surprised to see Malcom in the Middles dad build a meth empire - I was like there's no way this could possibly work 😅

[@joejoerunya8908]

@@rockstarJDP he literally went from King of Queens to Malcolm in the Middle to Breaking Bad 😂 never saw that coming

[@rockstarJDP]

@@joejoerunya8908 haha typecasting must be the bane of an actors life to be fair though, I mean when I first saw him come out on parade in the first episode I expected him to shout "Myyy SANDWICH??" But to be fair he really did nail it, I agree with you. Underrated actor for sure!

[@SouthernFriedCyanide]

Luz belting out the first lines of the song...now that's soldiering

[@SombraPiloto]

I just did 3 miles up/3 miles down on Currahee today. The last half mile is no joke, I can't imagine running it kitted up.

[@tankmaster1018]

1:43 was that WINTERS running by on the left? If so my respect for his character just increased 100% to a total of 200%! Holy shit if that was him, he ditched his mess hall duty just to run with Easy company?? What a fucking GUY!

[@jasonraczkowski6001]

yes he did

[@scottwilson1724]

tankmaster1018

[@Lekirius]

tankmaster1018 I just realised that, after all these years rewatching BoB

[@drewstar412]

This is why when ppl comment about that Soble appeared to give approval to his soldiers, is just not true. Seeing Winters running with the men, when he didn't have to, Soble knew that Winters would earn the respect of Soble's men, and those men to Winters..Also, how the men kept running, didn't fall out, and started to sing cadence...that had to really show up Soble. ...Soble was just the asshole who got everyone to hate him. We have to remember, Soble only cared about his own glory...that was it,

[@JnEricsonx]

I didn't think it was possible for someone's respect for Winters to go up even more!?

[@mr31337]

"We're running Currahee, PIVOT!"

[@joeyhayes8615]

They were on a break!

[@mr31337]

"The One Where They Barf"

[@tulippasta]

I first saw this scene in 2003 and I still think about it weekly

[@adamantiumrage]

Man. The chow hall at SUBASE groton, ct had AMAZING spaghetti. Still think about it to this day 🤤

[@stevefowler2112]

lol...this was everyday in Marine boot on Parris Island when I went thru in '72. We always ran or force marched right after breakfast...those greasy sausages and potatoes and powdered eggs with all the milk you could drink (the milk never bothered me but many recruits learned to forego milk for the kool aid of the day)...it was always a puke fest but nobody cared.

[@FallouFitness_NattyEdition]

"This isn't spaghetti, it's army noodles with ketchup." I wonder if that was a homage to Goodfellas. I could be overthinking it though.

[@followingtheroe1952]

One little thing that I was always loved about this scene is how Sobels voice echoes when he walks in, really gives you the sense he just shit on their parade

[@darramlogan7126]

I recall first watching this sence when the Colonel showed this to us in our JROTC Class.

[@bigdaddy7119]

I own the book and have watched the series (and also served in the 101st), and will say this; Sobel was a self serving, textbook narcissist that only had HIS best interests at heart. He was not “training” those men per se, but rather using them as targets for his own shortcomings and insecurities. Did he build unit cohesion and make them tough enough to endure what laid ahead? Yes, but that wasn’t his goal. He was one of those clueless fucksicles that wanted medals and glory even at the cost of his men’s lives. Case(s) in point; when he told LT Winters to “find” (make up) “infractions” on 6 men just to cancel their passes, and in this scene where I can guarantee you didn’t make him liked in the least by the Mess Sergeant and staff by leaving all those dishes and food on the tables for them to pick up and clean off. Furthermore, planning out that particular meal and run along with him ordering men to NOT help a struggling and possibly injured man when he went down on a run. He was all about his individual self and not about everyone becoming a team, even though they did. People get his intentions and his results confused and I say this because I served under a couple of “Sobels”. One was my Platoon SGT in the 101st who had 22 years in (and was only an E-7) but had NEVER been deployed. He had spent ALL of his time in hospitals and TMC’s and called in some favors to get assigned to an Infantry battalion so it would look good on his resume when he retired. There were only 4 of us in his platoon with combat patches including me, and all of us except for one were E-4’s. The one NCO, who is still one of my brothers and best friends, earned a Bronze Star in the Gulf. The PSG looked at all of us with patches with a combination of envy and pure contempt, especially when one of us corrected him when he started giving one of his speeches about how things were going to be in theater when we got deployed and went down range. The STUPID shit he said and pulled would’ve gotten half or more of us killed in actual combat, and did on several occasions during training. He had the same mentality as Sobel and would do other stupid shit to us like making us stay until 2100 (9 PM) at the battalion aid station to inventory our med chests, or more often than not, just sitting there with our collective thumb up our ass. My personal “favorite”, was him making us show up at 0330 or 0400 an hour before PT/accountability formation for his own formation. Again, we stood around for an hour while everybody else was still in their bunks. 🙄😡 He finally got his ass chewed, and rightfully so by our SGM who just happened to be in the AO checking on the CQ’s and staff duty, and saw us all in the BAS (battalion aid station) sitting around and still in BDU’s doing nothing. The SGM came in, asked WTF was going on, and after we told him (our Prick E-7 had stepped out for a few) HE releases us and gave us the following day off. He jumped in his shit again when he tried to give me and a couple of other Medics BS Article 15’s for being “out of ranks” in one of his early morning formations. All 3 of us were squad/section leaders and had enough of his control freak, narcissistic, and idiotic bullshit. We only heard about the ass chewings he got, but were told that they were epic! 🤣🤣 Sorry for writing a novel here, but this clip along with several comments I read struck a chord with me obviously lol!

[@Quakerman14]

That is exactly what I had always thought. EZ Company became the best in spite of Sobel's intentions. Another example I can think of, was when he changed the orders to Winters regarding latrine duty, knowing full well that the message wouldn't reach him in time. He then offers Winters a choice. Loss of weekend pass or Court Martial. That in no way is a logical progression of punishment. Essentially he wanted to assert his power for looks. And the boss move by Winters to take the court martial was brilliant. Because he knew no Court would take that case seriously and it would come back on Sobel.

[@gregcroon6768]

Let's be honest. The Colonel saved Sobel's life by reassignment him. He wouldn't have lasted ten minutes before taking friendly fire.

[@garthornspike3648]

@@Quakerman14 The scene was an example of Sobel's petty nature. The scene was after Luz impersonated Major Horten and had Sobel cut the pasture wire letting all the cows out making him look like a fool, so he retaliated against Winters because he was popular with the men.

[@LightningWing11]

"You're a washout, Private Hubler! You should pack up those ears and go home!" I'm dead XD

[@dannythomas417]

Yeah, Ross could make these people suit up and prepare for war. But he would immediately get off the plane when the combat take place.

[@taroman7100]

This scene is the best!

[@HBSThugLife]

Perfect example why winters became a Major and Sobel never left the rank of Captain. Earning the respect of your soldiers is more effective than demanding respect from your soldiers.

[@minixboy707]

These guys are the greatest generation that ever lived

[@RedBonkleMan8534]

“Army noodles with ketchup” if that ain’t the most accurate comparison when it comes to army chow 🤣🤣🤣

[@jairusphelimobrenosantos6400]

That scene where Sobel entered the mess hall to announce orders have changed it was foreshadowing of Lipton's party-crashing behavior. I remembered, they experienced it twice. 🤣

[@lyndon1961]

The guy sat 2nd on the right from the camera, eating the bread, was my gaffer on a construction site at Rennaker in Manchester UK 2016..he's a Salford lad.. Names Pete Brown.. Nice guy. He wasn't in the credits. Still hard for me to believe but its true.. That's him.

[@johnkonstantin8914]

In my time in the air force I've seen a dozen Sobel's who honestly thought they were the best officer in the squadron or wing but rarely knew how to actually lead all they did was bark ridiculous orders maybe because they somehow thought that no matter how bad of an idea something was and that it couldn't be put into action we must be failing them on purpose. I miss the officers that lead from the front like Winters

[@thomass1891]

This scene always makes me hungry.. haha

[@JPaxton1616]

+Thomas Schmidt Yeah watched this scene and decided to have a big plate of spaghetti. Pretty sure I could not keep up with these guys... *burp* haha

[@shellymaynard9251]

Instantly started laughing when I saw Ross walk in! 😅😂

[@cheerwhiner7829]

1:39 According to David Goggins, this is the moment when Easy Co. “took Sobel’s soul” 😉

[@chickendrawsdogs3343]

So the ones who barely started eating were lucky.

[@chrismc465]

They were just having seconds

[@onkelfabs6408]

When he was shouting haiooo silver that reminded me to his Ross Geller character and his rages.

[@spiderdog762]

this reminds me that read a book entitled Curahee when I was around thirteen, and it made a great impression on me, have just discovered that the book inspired this amazing tv show.

[@kanibal401]

1:53 He begins to slightly break a smile and nods, not sure what to think

[@TwentyTwenty90]

+Connor Connolly I think that is acknowledgement that the severity of his training is engendering greater morale among the company. Basically, his method is working and they will be combat ready, even if they do think he is an idiot.

[@rcslyman8929]

@@TwentyTwenty90 That's it. He was hitting all the ones he felt were the weakest links. Not one faltered, and the men had become a cohesive unit. Of course, his thought was probably, "These are the men I'll be leading into battle."

[@operator4108]

To comment after your comments, I believe it definitely made Easy Company better. Because, in retrospect, Sobel is the bad guy that everyone hates. That is one step closer to bonding.

[@NickRaymond871]

Whenever they serve you good food...you know you are about to be in a world of shit

[@pissanty100]

For me the exchange between winters and sobul sets the tone for them both as leaders throughout the series.

[@intercommerce]

What a hell on earth. Not the war, just the training.

[@joshansharma4244]

In reality , Sobel attempted suicide in which he lost his sight. He spent the last 17years of his life in an old age home and died there of hunger . No services were held for him.

[@shubhamdubey1732]

yeah like he shot himself in the head

Did no one feed him :/ ?

[@shubhamdubey1732]

@ he was in an old age care home , sadly no one took care of him

[@lockitdownduck4033]

Winters in his book stated Sobel had a brain tumor.This could have explained some of his erratic behavior.

[@TheChubbyKid]

Respect to the real life Herbert Sobel. He had his shortcomings, but he was a god damn good instructor. It's sad he attempted to kill himself and lived a blinded life until he died in 1987 (age 75). BOB was just a TV series and has it's false hoods. He instructed the finest paratroopers company in WW2. RIP Lieutenant Colonel Herbert M. Sobel Sr.

[@The1980Philip]

He wasn't a good isntructor. That was positive spin. After they found out how Sobel fared after the war and realizing that he had always been a troubled individual, they decided to see the training through the rose colored glasses of hindsight and paint a kinder picture. The Fallschirmjägers, also known as the 1st Parachute Division, or 1. Fallschirm-Jäger-Division, they were an elite division within the Luftwaffe. They were even better trained than U.S. paratroopers and did some extremely impressive feats, only being pushed back in the face of superior allied numbers and equipment, or destroyed because of Hitler's delusional ineptitute leading to them being assigned truly impossible tasks. Saying that E-company was good due to Sobel's training would just just like saying that the Fallschirmjägers were good because of Hitler's leadership.

[@Zurvan101]

Easy company may have hated Sobel at the time for pulling stunts like that but in retrospect, it prepared them for what was to come.

[@einmanndergeschichteliebt1760]

"We pull upon the Risers, We fall upon the grass; We never land upon our feet, We always hit our ass. Highty-tighty, Christ Almighty; Who the hell are we? Zim-zam, goddamn; We're Airborne Infantry!"

[@markothwriter]

I can't watch this again. It's painful to watch men who gave so much. And most people don't give a crap about them.

[@Stealingiscaring]

And a lot of people don't even know who they are

[@101airbornechuck]

true, mark...but i do. if things get any worse in this country a lot of people might be forced to do what they did. let's hope it dosen't happen. all these men deserve our utmost respect.

[@michaelanderson4886]

Mark ONeill ethnic America mostly

[@theguy6082]

What is this, the fucking 1860s? Colored troops have always had a place in our military for decades. They're just as proud to be of it the same as anyone else.

[@markothwriter]

Yeah, I'm still in the military and there are a lot of black guys who care about America just as much as any white guy. Hispanics and Asians the same. but there are also a lot of people who are internationalist, who discard borders and nationalism.

[@markuskruger4789]

Eating spaghetti eight now

[@joeyhayes8615]

Its army noodles with ketchup and you know it

[@ARobs17]

*sighs, goes for a run and re-watches Band of Brothers

[@jonpowell4246]

I like how when they started chanting and airborne infantry taps, it basically came off as a "fuck you" to Sobel. Only a complete a-hole of a regiment leader would run his soldiers after having them eating a pasta dish knowing full well what something like that can do to a person's digestive system.

[@Batou3]

My cousin in the navy had chili and rice before they made him do this.

[@jonpowell4246]

@@Batou3 rice burns through the system like fuel, that's why it's popular in Asian countries, but chili? I hope the were doing their PT out at sea so they could hose off the deck because that had to stink, woof.

[@slavvodkaman9359]

When Italian Boys Join US army and then see a Fake Spaghetti Italian: AM I Joke to you????

[@Dioxin1026tw]

im a chinese . I live in asia. I like spaghetti. because I watched that movie.

[@XwaD666]

+Dioxin1026tw That ain't spaghetti, that's army noodles with ketchup.

[@Ima184mm]

+Dioxin1026tw Just you had watched this movie? hmm reason some weird. I love to eat spaghetti because of spaghetti is delicious

[@spikespiegel5878]

+PARK JC (앞으로나아갈때) you sould try it with alfredo sauce

[@kochambabcie]

3 miles up, 3 miles down !!! great scene.

[@tavastian3288]

Sobel still runs there with them. He was a great instructor. I know alot of instructors who ride bicycles while putting the men run

[@ShadowMoon878]

What kind of instructor would feel threatened by a 2nd LT being promoted to 1st LT and the men liked him more than the CO? What kind of instructor is he when he ransacked all of his men's footlockers to find any infractions and even reading through their private letters, saying they are not paratroopers hence they don't have private property? And what kind of instructor is he when he cannot read a map during a field exercise, cannot make good tactical decisions during a mock battle and then tried to have his own XO court-martialed under a bogus charge????

[@tavastian3288]

@@ShadowMoon878 He was a great instructor, not a great leader. He had a real talent in training men and preparing them, but his leadership skills were undeveloped, he was also not a great soldier either. Think of an old school boxing coach, who trained many boys into champions, yet his methods were cruel and questionable, his people skills lacking and his own boxing ability subpar at best, yet such coaches always produced champions.

[@falcon3268]

After watching this, I swear that Sobel did this on purpose just to make his men lose their stomachs.

[@nodinitiative]

+falcon3268 Or to prepare them for real combat situations, do you think the enemy gives a crap if you are having lunch?

[@falcon3268]

+nodinitiative who knows what sobels true motive was for it

[@roguevector1268]

+falcon3268 Say what you will about his map reading and command skills, but Sobel is/was an excellent trainer, even if it was unintentional.

[@falcon3268]

+Rogue Vector trainer yes, leader no

[@TwinPeaky]

+Clayton Robert-Stephen Nelson A perfect drill instructor

[@dookeland8]

Sobel was a phenomenal instructor but a terrible officer and leader.

[@aseed89]

A shared hatred and pain brings people closer and stronger. Sobel sacrificed himself so easy company would flourish. A selfless sacrifice, rip sobel!

[@harrys288]

I don’t know what that cadence was, but I love it.

[@haik000]

Freakin Ross lol

[@joemckim1183]

The soldiers thought they were on a break, Sobel corrected them.