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@johnfitzgerald87713 жыл бұрын
As a USMC veteran and former Drill Instructor this Marine nailed it. There is a box we check in the first two weeks to find out leaders in the platoon. None of the herd know how to do anything but a few have that thing that shows the potential. Nice job Marine. Semper Fi.
@gman4111111114 жыл бұрын
Was Squad Leader in boot and Platoon and Squad Leader in SOI. Ooorah. Left boot as a PFC. It's worth it. Being an example and actually caring for those your leading is a must. If your doing it for yourself only then you might want to check why you want to be in this position. Everyone else will know.
@Grizztime-kj3bn4 жыл бұрын
I’m joining the marines when I’m graduating
@jasonzrodriguez21213 жыл бұрын
Same its my dream
@micahgotracksplays28752 жыл бұрын
Did y’all make it
@ShootingStar0016 Жыл бұрын
So did U guys join
@ShootingStar0016 Жыл бұрын
@@jasonzrodriguez2121 did u join
@manifestationqueen3124 Жыл бұрын
My son is at MCRD San Diego week 7 as of now and has been a Squad Leader after 3 weeks. (youngest in his platoon at 17). He was a poolie for 6 months. He became a guide right away. Excelled in that and did his own PTs. Requested to leave early to boot camp. Left in February instead of July. When he left he could do 22 pull ups and his mile and a half was 8 minutes and 30 seconds. He struggled the first 2 weeks mentally but worked through it and said he's having fun. We are so proud of him.
@GySgt_USMC_Ret.10 ай бұрын
I was always the first one to volunteer whenever a DI asked. Never selected for Squad Leader or Guide, but still made PFC. Always a hard charger. Semper Fi, Jarheads! Fair winds and following seas to all.
@mycrazyvideos19986 жыл бұрын
tbh, i dont think any of us/ your subcribers, are suprised that u were a squad leader, u were one of the best, if not, The best leader we had in fort sill
@BryanFerra6 жыл бұрын
mycrazyvideos1998 haha thanks for all the love my dude
@Indianamarksman5 жыл бұрын
mycrazyvideos1998 ahh man I’m army but I was at sill that’s the fucking worst
@emmanuelawosusi23657 ай бұрын
@@BryanFerra how can I become recon marine
@sleekorange05204 жыл бұрын
Going to parris island February 3
@jeffshultz38834 жыл бұрын
Very best wishes to you! You'll do just fine. Semper Fi to my soon to be brother.
@evanspeckman81336 ай бұрын
first enlistment up? lol
@MrStaybrown Жыл бұрын
For our platoon the guide and squad leaders were picked on the way they marched and nothing else. Because marching is also a competition between platoons. There were recruits that were stronger, faster, knew more knowledge but you do really want a great marcher up front. Our guide was a mumbler, took 6 years to finish high school and an UNK but he could lean back, swing his arms perfectly and marched textbook. At the end of my 4 years I was at mainside px and I ran into the guy who was our guide and he was still a LCPL and his mos was admin, while I was 1345 and a Corporal chasing E5 in charge of a platoon. He definitely wasn't a leader just a great marcher.
@kirtnlisa2 жыл бұрын
Funny. It’s so totally true how you can’t prepare. My friend who went in after my graduation, played off everything I was telling him, until he hit the ground at MCRD San Diego😝 but as for Squad leaders, I was fourth squad leader because I’m 6’6” and could March haha. We won every drill. It’s SO stressful during drill, because EVERYONE lines up to you, including the junior DI 🤯 #BeTall to be a squad leader 👍
@MrStaybrown Жыл бұрын
Absolutely. March perfectly because it's a competition between platoons.. and drill instructor's.
@StarKillerGames-pv4to2 жыл бұрын
I’m shipping in June right after I graduate and this was exactly the information I was looking for! Thanks for the great tips!
@micahgotracksplays28752 жыл бұрын
Nice I’m in middle school but I yearn to join the marines as well
@avacable101910 ай бұрын
How was it?
@usmc-veteran73-774 жыл бұрын
I was very fortunately or lucky. I was a Squad Leader the 3rd week and held on to it until graduation. That was years ago, Oct-Dec 1973, Platoon 395, India Co 3rd Bn, MCRD Parris Island. Semper Fi from an old Marine Sgt...OUT
@MxCP114 жыл бұрын
Roxie Our Puppy Dog I see in almost every comment section of a military video lol Semper Fi, Marine. From a current Marine poolee.
@usmc-veteran73-774 жыл бұрын
@@MxCP11 Im so proud to be a Marine for Life....Semper Fi
@usmc-veteran73-77 Жыл бұрын
@@MxCP11 are you still in the Marine Corps? Where are you stationed? Most Marines are stationed at Camp LeJeune and Camp Pendleton
@valhallaoutcasts50544 жыл бұрын
Hopefully In 2 year as of October 4th, I'm turning 18 and joining my dream job of becoming a US Marine Thanks for the tips.
@Selandrecovery3 күн бұрын
I was both, you ain’t hiding. Pfc
@teresawalsh75963 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this awesome tutorial, I just got a letter from my recruit today that he got squad leader 😁
@BryanFerra3 жыл бұрын
Good luck to him keeping it until the end of boot camp!
@micahgotracksplays28752 жыл бұрын
Did he make it
@teresawalsh75962 жыл бұрын
@@micahgotracksplays2875 yes!!! Squad leader too. He is at Camp Pendleton now. Hope you are well and thank you again for your videos! God bless!
@jojojonmax5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this information
@kevinspencer17273 жыл бұрын
Leaving Janurary 4th I’ve been studying my knowledge and marching in the dep. Just have to work on following through and not being nervous to mess up
@zandermaxwell49754 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this advice! I ship out to MCRD San Diego June 1st. I can relate as I’ve only been a poolee for like two weeks😂
@itsrosemary19014 жыл бұрын
Best advice I've heard so far! Thanks a ton
@pashiquejamericanflava68223 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this video. My son 3rd week on Parris Island he send me a letter telling me he is a squad leader, so I found your channel cause I wonna learn more about squad leader. Please tell me what advice I could give to him.so he can can get motivated
@aaronammerman34635 жыл бұрын
Awesome video man. I ship in November and this will definitely help me become a guide or squad leader. Thanks!
@BryanFerra5 жыл бұрын
Aaron Ammerman you got this!
@KoolAidSquirt5 жыл бұрын
Me too, I ship out Nov 4th
@johnwelsch26505 жыл бұрын
Aaron Ammerman good luck bro, i wanna go in nov with my friends but i wanna get this over with, i ship octo 7
@johnwelsch26505 жыл бұрын
Cristian Cuevas wish you the best in bootcamp🙌🏿
@KoolAidSquirt5 жыл бұрын
@@johnwelsch2650 thank you! Likewise
@p.cowart7286 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. My son is at boot now and was a squad leader. Got fired. Not sure he got it back.
@naomikrebs74673 жыл бұрын
I’m leaving for boot camp In a week Thank you for this video this is going to help my strive to become guide
@johnfitzgerald87713 жыл бұрын
Don’t strive to be the guide, strive to be a leader!
@joshualopez88184 жыл бұрын
Don't mean shit till you hit the fleet...0331 GRUNTS....OOORRRAAAAHHH
@BryanFerra4 жыл бұрын
joshua Lopez yessir
@MrStaybrown Жыл бұрын
Exactly, I've never been asked about bootcamp titles throughout my 4 years or it counting towards any promotion. It does not matter.
@joshualopez8818 Жыл бұрын
As an example I wasn't any squad leader in boot or soil but in the the fleet I reached the title as acting section leader as a lance cooley through all the hard work and due to kinda hard to find qualified Sargeants in the infantry 0331 stay hard marines💯❤️🙏💪
@joshualopez8818 Жыл бұрын
Lima Co. 3/3 weapons platoon 0331
@MrStaybrown Жыл бұрын
@@joshualopez8818 👍
@Grizztime-kj3bn4 жыл бұрын
I’m worried about it though because I’m nervous when I do go when I’m 18 in 4 years
@gman4111111114 жыл бұрын
Your mind is stronger than your body. Just set your mind your not going to quit. Don't even allow the thought to enter your mind and you'll be fine. And get your physical training well above PFT standards.
@calicocookietv79943 жыл бұрын
My best guy friend is a squad leader in marines. And I came here to learn more about it lol
@jaucelinfenelus6934 жыл бұрын
I’ll be 20 while in boot
@Tentacles414 жыл бұрын
Jaucelin Fenelus same. When you going? SD or PI?
@jaucelinfenelus6934 жыл бұрын
Tentacles PI for me
@jeffshultz38834 жыл бұрын
Don't tell anybody it's your birthday!
@davidgutierrez61876 жыл бұрын
Do squad leaders receive (honor grad) or is it only the guide or top 10 percent best?
@BryanFerra6 жыл бұрын
David Gutierrez only 1 person gets it! It’s chosen from one of the guides.
@roberthatch69535 жыл бұрын
Not necessarily, our scribe was honor man and he wasn’t a guide or squad leader but he stood out. He’d stay up at night helping clean rifles for inspections. He’d help the slower guys study for tests on his free tome instead of writing letters. He did extra fire watch to make sure everything was right for the next day. Make sure you have a strong bladder because they don’t let you puss as punishment. Anyone that pissed their pants got recycled or put three weeks back. Remember the marines aren’t for everyone and ten percent don’t make it.
@_kentuckyclay4 жыл бұрын
yes, thank you. this is exactly the information i was looking for.
@miketresham47833 жыл бұрын
I went to Parris Island July 66. I had 6 or 7 squad leaders during the first month of boot camp. Some of them were shit canned within the first few hours on the job. I say never volunteer for anything. Just do your best all the time. Try as hard as you can on the classification testing. My Senior DI didn't know my name until our mos assignment. He said "Who the fuck is Pvt. Tresham? Get the f-ck up here. Why don't I know you. Where have you been hiding? I was assigned mos basic 4000 (data processing) and I had no idea what that was. I credit the fact that I took typing in high school with keeping my ass out of the jungle. Just do your best on every aspect of recruit training and maybe you'll be selected for squad leader or guide. The recruits who tried real hard to be squad leaders were usually fired from that position very quickly. Don't ever drop your rifle! Don't ever fall asleep during class.
@JAK3Y74 жыл бұрын
Always try to get to the front to prevent yourself from slinking
@vicO1323 Жыл бұрын
If you're a squad leader, don't fuck up. Making E-2 in boot camp is cool but everyone will make E-2 in 6 months.
@MrStaybrown Жыл бұрын
Exactly. The guide in my platoon never made it out of Lance Corporal (E3), his whole enlistment.
@edgarrodriguez2764 Жыл бұрын
I ship out to recruit training in San Diego in 3 weeks and I’m no way in hell a “natural born leader” but I made a personal promise to myself that I’d raise my hand if they asked for a guide or a squad leader. I have a good idea on how to do such a thing but which is why I’m here 😂.
@MrStaybrown Жыл бұрын
Just watch some san Diego graduations and march like them. Swing your arms perfectly 6 to the front, 3 to the rear, lean back, stand tall, exemplify Marine. Familiarize with rank structure and general orders. It's only 13 weeks, do not be afraid to volunteer for the quarter deck, it only lasts minutes not hours.
@falconclutch40515 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanks for the information
@nopain34558 ай бұрын
When you like correct others.... do you do it screaming?😅
@Qalladin5 жыл бұрын
Thanks man all love here👍👍
@tommym.11815 жыл бұрын
So what are the benefits of being a squad leader/guide?
@BryanFerra5 жыл бұрын
Tommy M. If you’re not already a contracted PFC, you will receive PFC at the end of boot camp and potential for Lance Corporal
@tommym.11815 жыл бұрын
@@BryanFerra thank you. I should probably look more into the ranking system because I just recently decided to commit to my choice of joining the Corps and don't know much about it. Is it more of a payroll thing for getting PFC?
@markperez10785 жыл бұрын
Tommy M. PFCs get paid more but it’s also a promotion, if you join the delayed entry program there’s ways to get promoted from there as well
@donmcc65733 жыл бұрын
Just get through boot camp. Fifteen minutes after graduation, being the guide means nothing.
@Bryan-fd7ky2 жыл бұрын
Everyone gets Alpha blues and PFC anyway.
@MrStaybrown Жыл бұрын
Yup. When you get to the fleet, no body cares. It's only the 13 weeks at bootcamp, the rest of the enlistment it'll never matter what happened in bootcamp.
@xXWizardGamingXx6 ай бұрын
🤘
@Dinogoesrawr123 Жыл бұрын
My question is, I am doing JROTC and will have completed enough to get a promotion to PFC when I enlist. If I become guide do I get LCPL or do I stay PFC?
@BryanFerra Жыл бұрын
Stay pfc unless you are awarded the honor guide
@swarm56522 ай бұрын
I go to MCRD San Diego on August 5th any tips?
@BigJosh54Ай бұрын
Hey, I’m going in soon would you be willing to be a referral for me?
@RowneyPowers4 жыл бұрын
Hi Bryan.. Do you recommend me waiting until the 7th week to pick up squad leader ? A lot of Marines are telling me to wait about the 7th week to fight for squad leader but I don't know why. I leave in two weeks..
@BryanFerra4 жыл бұрын
RowneyPowers no. I was squad leader from week 1-2 through graduation. Although I WAS the ONLY one that stayed the whole time. You can do it if you put your mind to it.
@RowneyPowers4 жыл бұрын
Bryan Ferra Do you got any idea why they were telling me to wait later on to try for squad leader ?
@RowneyPowers4 жыл бұрын
@I have no name yes, almost done with ITB
@aidansouthall13 жыл бұрын
I have no name ITB is Infantry Training Battalion. It’s the training you do after you’re finished with boot camp. ITB is only for marines with the Mos of infantry (0300). Non infantry roles do MCT which is Marine combat training. ITB and MCT are the trainings within SOI.
@justthom14584 жыл бұрын
What do I have to learn to stay in this position. For ex. General orders,cadences some type of knowledge
@BryanFerra4 жыл бұрын
ImRonnię none of that actually matters in bootcamp. Just March well and run fast
@justthom14584 жыл бұрын
Bryan Ferra yessir
@dariodiaz53794 жыл бұрын
What if I have 2 years of college and an you already know your gonna graduate as a LCP. How will being a squad leader or guide further benefit me?
@BryanFerra4 жыл бұрын
Dario Diaz college does not get you automatic LCPL. If you are referring to PFC, then just like myself, there was no rank benefit for me. But being a leader is something I naturally do so I fit the role.
@dariodiaz53794 жыл бұрын
Bryan Ferra wow recruiters are so fake. Thanks for giving me the hard truth. Great vid also
@Joseph-fh4oc2 жыл бұрын
@@BryanFerra can being a guide or squad leader make you a lance corporal after boot camp if you enlist with a PFC contract?
@connornorlin93884 жыл бұрын
How far into boot camp to they ask for squad leaders
@whatwhat49525 жыл бұрын
Is every platoon guide an honor grad? Or is it the series guide ?
@BryanFerra5 жыл бұрын
What What neither, there is only 1 honor grad and it can actually be any one graduating Marine from the company.
@tortilla71224 жыл бұрын
Is there any way that you know of that i can join as a higher rank? Or is there anyway that i can rank up during boot camp?
@BryanFerra4 жыл бұрын
Tortilla yes, if you completed college you will be a PFC, if you do very well in boot camp you can come out as a lance corporal
@petedog71563 жыл бұрын
If you do jrotc in high school that helps
@crypcola80035 жыл бұрын
Did that guide your talking about get honor grad?
@BryanFerra5 жыл бұрын
CrypCola he did not
@crypcola80035 жыл бұрын
Bryan Ferra jeez also what other things do guides do other than lead marches?
@Chrisxx-tv3xu7 ай бұрын
Quick question and idk if you’ll respond, but if I go I’m with a AA degree. Do I graduate boot camp as a E-3 LCpl?
@BryanFerra7 ай бұрын
I’m assuming you mean associates, no, only 1 person gets e3 and has to be earned during boot camp
@emmanuelawosusi23657 ай бұрын
@@BryanFerra how can be a reconnaissance marine ?
@emmanuelawosusi23656 ай бұрын
@@BryanFerra how can I get Lance corporal
@gerallyrivera54832 жыл бұрын
So if i become a Guide on or squad leader I can get promoted ?
@BryanFerra2 жыл бұрын
Correct
@emmanuelawosusi23656 ай бұрын
@@BryanFerra how do I get company honor graduate
@tylerhahn86594 жыл бұрын
Getting Lance out of boot camp does't exist. Even the honor grad only gets pfc.
@BryanFerra4 жыл бұрын
Tyler Hahn since when..? Lol it did when I went through. It’s been that way forever.
@tylerhahn86594 жыл бұрын
@@BryanFerra i went through in 2017 and it wasn't a thing then, could have changed or been different across different companies. Our guide also got honor grad and only got pfc.
@MrStaybrown Жыл бұрын
My bootcamp platoon guide graduated pfc, at the end of 4 years I ran into him at mainside, he was still only LCPL. He thought being a guide in bootcamp would matter in the fleet..it doesn't.