5 Army basic training mistakes

[@RailGunZ-wf1df]

Dont be first, dont be last, dont stand out and dont be outstanding.

[@HooDatDonDar]

I’ll wait for the movie.

[@box5301]

HooDatDonDar ☠️☠️

[@richhoule3462]

@Southern Fried Cynic LMAO!!

[@overcastandhaze]

@Wilhelm Geisler Just because you can't hear anything doesn't mean you have to type loudly.

[@TheGordons4family]

NEVER say, "Sorry Drill Sergeant!" Private, did you call me a sorry Drill Sergeant?

[@mcoleman6893]

Yes, drill sergeants are a sensitive demographic.

[@MeneCenter69]

Now I want to say that to someone

[@anthonydowns9632]

Always "no excuses drill sergeant!!!"

[@masongodby]

Emmanuel Grattan oh if you do please get on video so I can have a good laugh

[@mcoleman6893]

Regardless of the branch, proper recognition of the training nco is VERY IMPORTANT!!

[@dicam492]

You forgot probably the biggest sin in basic or regular Army. Misplace your weapon or to leave it unattended.

[@mcoleman6893]

The earth will stop revolving around the sun if you leave your weapon unattended. Then the drill sergeant will make you wish you had floated away.

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Yep that's a big one once they're issued out in training, there was some kid in a different battalion on Sand Hill same time I was in who misplaced his rifle, a civilian employee ended up swiping it and managed to get it off base, HUGE manhunt ensued for it involving the outside LEO's, the dumbasses went and shot it off in their backyard and got caught, needless to say everyone involved got in some serious trouble.

[@S1D3W1ND3R015]

Also being late to formation and or in the wrong uniform lol

[@RailGunZ-wf1df]

Lose your weapon at any point while in the military is a big deal. Like a prison big deal.

[@BETTERWORLDSGT]

That was always my most terrifying fear, I never lost mine, I used to have nightmares about leaving a Weapon in the Port of entry potty or somewhere! Luckily it never actually happened, In all those years!

[@ivansoto2908]

3. I fell asleep, after the 12 mile road march, on the shitter! Somehow nobody noticed, I woke up in the middle of the night and snuck into bed.

[@parzival8331]

Lol

[@terrimichaels3018]

I would take a nap on the throne after a rough day too civilians take their freedom for granted

[@gunslinger2488]

LEGEND

[@masongodby]

How did your battle not know where you were 😂

[@panpiper]

Lucky shit.

[@JohnAllen-hp3ue]

i was thrown out of the chow hall in basic training for asking someone to pass the salt

[@jonnywalker8471]

John Allen you got salt?

[@LilJJGaming]

Guess you could say you got assaulted..

[@littlevince5434]

@@LilJJGaming You just made my day.

[@mysticfalcon8844]

Lol

[@LilJJGaming]

LITTLE VINCE yay! 😂

[@nickferra7487]

We had a guy who called a DS "Drill Private"... at our shark attack

[@christopherchaos]

I’d guess that did not go over to well. Lol.

[@kettlebellkyle311]

Oh no

[@brandonm1716]

Is he still alive?

[@gamingtwister9190]

Oh shoot

[@somedude5422]

@@brandonm1716 Legend says the guy is still getting chewed out today

[@snuffygrunt2842]

Don't get caught "wearing Air Force gloves".. in other words.. don't get caught with your hands in your pockets. You'll get smoked. I don't remember actually "sitting down" in the Mess Hall for the first three weeks. You could have all you wanted.. from the time you got it until the time you made it to the exit. The Drill slapped the first guy in line when he started taking silverware on that very first trip to chow. "You don't need all that shit. Just take the big spoon." The idea being.. you use it like a shovel to cram chili-mac in your mouth as fast as you can while you're marching toward the door. Meal time lasted about 45 seconds. Later.. they'd let you sit down and relax for three minutes or so. "Times up. Get the fuck out, ass hole." One day the Senior Drill gave us a speech. He said that the Army gave him a "new directive." He would no longer be allowed to call us "ass holes".. so.. from that day forward he would call us the "hole between the cheeks of my ass"..

[@oldreliable40]

air force gloves!! have'nt heard that in awhile!lol

[@mcoleman6893]

Sounds old school. When were you in uniform, if you don't mind?

[@oldreliable40]

@@mcoleman6893 '81-87

[@snuffygrunt2842]

M Coleman - Infantry 89-93.

[@mcoleman6893]

Senior drill sergeant are required to think fast and react faster. That is why battery commanders defer to them on many issues.

[@mcoleman6893]

Howdy! Your five examples are dead on. I have one: we were issued weapons and ordered to place them in formation. We were also warned not to let them out of our sight or reach. Suddenly, you have drill sergeants trying to walk away with the rifles. I swear that most of the battery did not know what to do about it. The answer was, strangely enough, simple: would you pass up a chance to boss around a drill sergeant and tell them to return that weapon? It was my finest moment in uniform.

[@CaptainFoufeu]

Battery, huh? That makes it artillery. So you went to Ft Sill perhaps? That's where I went. 2 PLT "Bushmasters", E BTY "Eagles", 1/40 FATC. Graduated November 1996.

[@stank3x880]

What did you tell the drill sergeants

[@idkuokjones9056]

What u say to them?

[@metapod1357]

Had a guy in basic...wasn't cut out for the military life...he wanted out. Well, he had to go see the CSM, I volunteered to go with him, just to get out of the push ups going on in the tire pit. Well, we were walking to the building and the DS was shaking his head. He saw me looking, and I thought I would get yelled at. Nope. He merely said, "The Command Sergeant Major was my DS when I went through basic here. I wouldn't wish meeting him on my worst enemy." I thought he was joking...hell no. This CSM was a fucking behemoth. I'm 6'2...and I had to look up at this godzilla of a man. His pinky could snap me in half. His presence and piercing eyes alone scared the shit outta me. His bark was bellowing, and he got the eerie calmness....told me to wait outside his office. When he came back out, he sent me and the other guy back to have him pack his shit. DS took us back to the dorm for the guy to pack. Only time, during basic, I ever saw the DS act humane.

[@d_man_beats]

That's generally the rule of thumb. Some of these CSM are 6'8" and above. I know for sure because I met about 3 of them and I'm also 6'2". LOL!!

[@bunathan2485]

You are a really good writer.

[@asylumrain]

@@bunathan2485seems standard to me. A lot of people just can’t write or spell anything anymore

[@johnnycatR58]

There was a guy who just turned 17 at Basic in another platoon that was crying during reception in Basic. When a Drill Sergeant asked him why he was crying, the Private answered, "cuz I miss my mommy DS." He was gone within the first 2 weeks. Lol don't cry and don't admit that uou miss you "mommy"

[@mcoleman6893]

That short period of time between the end of your stay in reception and boarding the bus to basic is when the drill sergeants check you out. It is the same way big cats on the African veldt choose which wildebeest, gazelle, hippo, etc to take down. I feel bad for that young man, but you DO NOT GIVE that school of 🦈 a target because THEY WILL TAKE YOU OUT. Their actions are seen as necessary, weeding out the weak as soon as possible. You want to avoid this happening to you or somebody you care about? Two choices: do not enlist, or prepare for the experience/ordeal. Basic training is about self-management, indoctrination, and shock-and-awe. Lifestyle change? No, it is being powerbombed, clotheslined, and tombstoned on a daily basis for the first three weeks, at least. Regrettably, most recruiters care about getting the signature and not much else. Preparation is up to the enlistees. The delayed entry program is there for you to get ready, and with sources like Chaos, you have full disclosure available. Sorry... didn't mean to preach.

[@johnnycatR58]

@@mcoleman6893 I felt bad for the kid since he just turned 17 but damn... he fucked up.

[@mcoleman6893]

@@johnnycatR58 Oh yeah - Ft. Sill OK July '83. Like an idiot, I chose artillery. My mistake.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

My basic-AIT class in AL, 1989, started with about 53 soldiers in the training platoon. Only about 46 made it all the way. Some had psych problems, others had medical. One just got upset over his girlfriend, then took off. 😏

[@mcoleman6893]

@Buzz Busby Being rated unsuitable for service is not the end of the world. One option becomes unavailable, but there are many choices. I hope that he finds the grace to forgive himself and the strength to carry on.

[@harveynichols9286]

I was told by a drill sergeant “Don’t eyeball me Private.”

[@mcoleman6893]

You don't eyeball a drill sergeant EVER, unless you REALLY REALLY like push-ups!

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

I had a red headed female DS E-6 scream at me in a large formation. I think she was checking out my package in my Army PT shorts, 🍆🤓

[@sorawisdom6516]

i read that like a pirate lol

[@aegisofhonor]

that was my issue in Marine boot camp, they'd say something to me and I'd look at them as that was the way I was taught and I would get a quick "WHY ARE YOU EYE BALLING ME RECRUIT!!". It was both frustrating and intimidating at the same time. If you have to look for some reason, they say do the "snap look" look real quick ONCE for about half a second and snap right back forward, as long as you just do it once, they generally won't yell at you for that.

[@HooDatDonDar]

Female DS? Well, I suppose you have to pretend they count.

[@campagnollo]

In reference to #2, get a padlock that will retain the key when the lock is open and put the key on your dog tags. This makes it foolproof from accidentally locking your keys in the locker. I wouldn't try combo locks.

[@michaelmeyer2725]

This. Key locks are the way to go, without a doubt.

[@jackkennedy3423]

Do u get to pick which lock you want

[@daler1584]

I went through Benning in 1993. - I spent the big bucks on the pad lock at the small PX outside of reception battalion that has the key that you cant remove until you lock the lock again, but then when I got to actual basic the DS told us that we could only have combination locks. I still have both locks to this day. When ever I find them I'm instantly transported back to basic. - I would do it all over again

[@BretLeduc]

Original sin in the military is to simply ask the question, “Why?”

[@d_man_beats]

Just like Sergeant Hartman first replied in "Full Metal Jacket" when asked a question, "I'm askin' the fuckin' questions here private! Do you understand!?"

[@anthonymendoza931]

"Ours is not to ask the reason why. Ours is only to do and die." (Charge of the Light Brigade)

[@RookOrder]

Why's are important, but only in the planning and preparation process, or during a review or in a classroom environment. Never when required to actually execute, unless unlawful. Understanding intent and end state is important for everyone that will be completing an assigned task.

[@BETTERWORLDSGT]

1. Ordering Pizza!! 2. Drinking Beer in the Barracks 3 Making an Unauthorized trip to the PX. 4. Forgetting the Combination to the Lock on Your Foot Locker 5. Falling asleep during Fireguard. Five mistakes made a long time ago at a place far away!!!!

[@rithe07]

How the hell did you order pizza? Lol

[@christopherneyfeldt4587]

I was a hold over during BCT and our DS allowed us to order pizza. They had to pick it up for us. 2 things had to happen. 1 we had to share with them and 2 had to eat it in the day room while watching TV. That was the first time I actually saw the DS actually act human for a change and this happened almost 40 years ago.

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Bro, you're so on point with this. ALWAYS secure your wall locker, several times I was "voluntold" to help the DS's toss the bay, that shizz was ruthless, mattresses tossed down 2 stories to the formation area, all the bedding in the middle of the room covered in foot powder, lotion, shampoo, etc... worst time was the day of the Gas Chamber, so on top of the bay getting tossed, everyone was covered in residual CS-- AND they gassed us in the bay again during the subsequent smoke session. Had a guy fall asleep the FIRST NIGHT of firewatch at OSUT, that was a pretty rough wakeup at 0100 haha, he learned fast after that. Funniest thing about the chow hall shuffle was when the Drills would mess with you in line, gently bump you in the back of the head with their brown round and try to get you to laugh. I'll mirror what Chaos says about "standing out"-- you WILL be made an example of (like spending 2 hours literally playing fetch with a DS's brown round or getting smoked til you puke), or conversely will suddenly bear more weight in leadership by being appointed Platoon Leader that'll double your daily duties on top of the training-- not necessarily a bad thing but you've got to be quick, efficient, receptive, and assertive while maintaining and developing your KSA's (knowledge, skills and abilities). Also, when you get your 36 hour pass while still in training, DO NOT bring back contraband!!!!! Ditch the smokes, dip, pornos and everything else before you get back on base-- and there WILL be staff out there in the wild that you may encounter, so be smart and sensible. Holiday leave also applies, we had 5 guys piss hot for drugs when they got back, just shows some people didn't learn much of anything or hold their future in high regard. BE SMART, AND FOCUS.

[@mcoleman6893]

💯 percent nailed the dismount. Red phase trips to the PX result in your bags being inspected, and God help you if you try to slip something past the drill sergeants. As far as off post passes go, there is always one that does not think the rules apply to them.

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

@M Coleman Yuuup exactly-- especially during Red/total control phase hah, plus the 36hr pass being in Class B's and no civilian wear, blending in wasn't really an option hahaha. Then there was the malingerers who would ride the medical buses all day hocking dip and candy, couple civilian employees got in some trouble too sneaking stuff in for trainees who paid or bartered intermittently, on the flipside being assigned or volunteering for extra/special duties sometimes came with perks like watching tv on Battalion staff duty, or even better a pizza night at Brigade staff.

[@mcoleman6893]

@@DJTheMetalheadMercenary There was one tv in the battery and it had cable. Thank God "Star Wars" was on that month. One thing: I never understood why some got stuck in kp while the rest of the battery was actually learning required skills. Slowed things down a bit.

[@mcoleman6893]

Funny moment: one guy actually called Domino's. They delivered. He paid. Drill sergeants ate it.

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

@M Coleman thankfully KP duty didn't exist when I was in that was all handled by civilians haha, the staff duty stuff I kinda get since we had CQ rotation on the regular anyway between the Platoons, battalion and brigade staff was more cushy. Also thankfully at the time those duties didn't totally contradict any heavy training elements so it was usually a nice break depending the time of day/night it was, for battalion staff you could be at the desk for up to 10 hours if there wasn't anything pertinent going on, rotation usually depended on who was/wasn't on ranges that day or whatever so it ended up being pretty nice.

[@oldreliable40]

hey chris ! one time in basic i dozed off on fire guard but i heard the drills coming and i started polishing my boots! lol.

[@mcoleman6893]

They do take fire watch personally.

[@surmatise]

In Navy boot camp my division's berthing was right across the hall from our brother division's berthing and we had someone standing watch by the door and another watch roving the compartment. The acting Officer of the watch was doing his rounds and caught both division's watches leaning against bulkheads with there eyes shut on the same night. Both divisions got beat the next morning while we were chewed out about the importance of staying awake during watch.

[@General_Eisenhower1945]

I fell asleep taking my m4 bolt apart, snapped awake when j dropped the bolt head on the floor

[@HooDatDonDar]

Is it fire watch, or fire guard? We did guard.

[@HooDatDonDar]

Old reliable. Funny, same thing happened in ‘Two Years Before the Mast’ - mate pretending he dint sleep on watch, Cap’n not buyin’ it. Some things never change.

[@johnathanhautz2223]

I once knew a guy who loved to hum while training. Well one day the Drill Sergeants had enough of that, dumped out his wall locker, took out the shelves and stuffed the guy in there. Then the Senior Drill Sergeant dropped a quarter through the cuts in the metal and told him that every time someone dropped a quarter through the slot, he had to sing. Best 4 hours of my life. I also woke up one night during basic because I am a really light sleeper. I saw that the guy on fireguard was asleep so I hopped out of bed and was going to go wake him up. As I was getting out of bed I heard something hit the bottom of my bunk. I bent over to see what it was and I saw my Drill Sergeant wearing full face camo and clutching his combat knife between his teeth. He gestured for me to be quiet and he continued low crawling over to the fireguard station. He scared the guy of fireguard so bad that they actually had to call over one of the medics because the guy was unconcious. One of the funniest things I have ever seen.

[@ikaikatoosmoove2271]

Heard this on reddit.

[@rojomojobrand5364]

Johnathan Hautz nice copy & paste

[@glennpetejr4676]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Got called out

[@GSWk]

Wow copy pasta

[@lelandgaunt9985]

Yeah that happened.

[@drtfterboy]

the thing that was the most importen for me was to keep track of your stuff

[@mcoleman6893]

Absolutely.

[@lelandgaunt9985]

I lost my field pants right before getting shipped to ait it kinda sucked.

[@dougtheeliminator1077]

We had one guy that refused to shower. Needless to say, it didn't go well for him.

[@mcoleman6893]

Once upon a time, that problem might have been solved with a blanket party involving steel wool and lye soap. NO JOKE.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

We had a PVT get a erection in the barracks shower. 😳 He was teased so bad he started to cry... 😭

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

@DL Lambert we had one of those guys too, only he'd go into the shower in the middle of the night and whack off, so we dumped two 5gal buckets of ice water on him and told him not to compromise the watch

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

At my 1st duty station we had a E-3 MP get caught by our CO/O-3 beating off with a sock, 😄. After that everyone called him "Spanky". Lol....

[@lelandgaunt9985]

Unfortunately some people are naturally dirty, in ait there was a guy who showered all the time and used powder and he would smell like he had been wearing the same socks for a week.

[@canaldoxerxes]

While on winter training, don't eat the yellow snow.

[@mcoleman6893]

Frank Zappa does basic.

[@MrMike77471]

I've never been in the military and even I know THAT one!! :)

[@midobest2097]

Wish I read that earlier

[@amthrow7698]

Brian Waller actually? Sorry if I sound dumb I legitimately don’t know

[@Hurdle11C]

I accidentally called my Drill Sergeant "Sergeant" during my mortar training because I got used to addressing the range NCOs. He wasn't real happy about that.

[@michaelmeyer2725]

My DIs in Basic didn't insist on being called "Drill Sergeant." Sergeant was acceptable. Same with AIT. Fort Leonard Wood, summer 1989.

[@d_man_beats]

Oh yeah, the cadre. They were generally pretty cool. In basic, back in 2007, I actually called a guy "Sergeant First Class" while at the range and it seemed he had no problem with that at all, because that was his rank and he was around a couple of other Staff Sergeants. Hahahaha!

[@DrRich-mw4hu]

Well said!! Blend in, remember Drill Sergeants work for a living!!! Their never a “Sir”!! You never walk when not in formation.... You run every where 😎👍👍

[@mcoleman6893]

Absolutely true. A little extra foot speed can save you from great wrath.

[@d_man_beats]

Truer words have never been spoken.

[@shawnforeman7864]

They got mad at us if we ran, we simply were told “walk with a purpose”

[@prettyboynav99]

My grandpa was a drill sergeant back in the 80’s. He told me that when someone talks during chow he would trick them by saying they have a phone call and when they approach the phone…there is no one on the other end. The recruit would say “I don’t hear anything”. My grandpa would say if you took a phone call you must be done. 🤣

[@jthavorn]

Great video chris. My tip: never correct a drill sergeant about how to pronounce your name. Even if their dead wrong. If your last name is pronounced “duhma” and they say “dumbass”, just accept it. 😂

[@harald53er]

Everybody in my basic platoon was named cherry ass .

[@williamavitt8264]

There was a private in my basic training platoon named Eaves. The DS always called him Evans. He never corrected the DS, but every time that motherfucker called him Evans, as soon as DS walked away Eaves would be like "There's no N. Jesus!"

[@ethangregg702]

😂

[@sociocomm724]

I'm sorry.. When I signed on that dotted line, I'm pretty sure the fine print said "Whatever your legal name, it has now been changed to 'Fuckface'."

[@1.21JJWatts]

Don't EVER leave your weapon unattended. One of the worst smokings my Basic platoon ever got was the time our Drill Sergeant formed us up, held up a weapon, and demanded to know whose it was.

[@aegisofhonor]

Not sure if this applied to the Army as much as it applied to me in the Marine Corps, but never look at a Drill Sergeant unless they say "eye balls" even if they are directly asking you a question., it's a REALLY quick way to get chewed out at basic. They make this rule to establish a clear divide in the chain of command.

[@Williameagleblanket]

Keep quiet, be on time, listen to what you are told to do, and do you’re best. 🇺🇸🦅

[@danielhessel1907]

My dad told me one time when he was in the army his friend's weapon got taked by his bettalion commander because he saw it laying on a wall, the friend got court marshalled but a day before he went to the bettalion commander's office and took his weapon! Needless to say the commander felt embarresed and canceled the court matshall

[@epicmilitaryfantasy1848]

Damn, that takes serious balls. Awesome.

[@theenzoferrari458]

Maybe you need to go to English bootcamp. Speak English. Not jibberjabber

[@gavinhopkins9948]

You wouldn't get court-martialed for losing your weapon in basic accidentally, I call bullshit

[@danielhessel1907]

@@gavinhopkins9948 where did it say it was in basic ?

[@julieflowers5104]

I'm Air Force, and everything you said applies to our basic training too except that we do call our Training Instructors, a.k.a. Drill Sergeants, "Sir" or "Ma'am". Still, people would mess up and call a female "sir" or call a male "ma'am". Calling a female "sir" was way more common.

[@TheBrassCaster]

When I was in basic, 1965, no wall lockers! Every thing was in your foot locker and if it was locked...... extra everything, including running around the wooden barracks built in the 1940's with your foot locker held over your head. Yeah wooden barracks heated with a coal stove in the middle of the room.

[@johnnyangel9163]

James Rustermier My father and a lot of other guys got seriously ill because of those coal stoves in his barracks

[@cespinosa53]

when I was in service. I heard my name called and I answer it. next thing I know I was down giving push ups. it was the guy in the next building with the same name as mine. and I answered it and I got in trouble. and the guy and i we became friends after that, we went to the club and drink some beer

[@msaret4384]

I remember the Drill sergeant asking "who has a drivers license?...Great, I need you to drive this wheelbarrow!"

[@cmbpepperboy]

@Christopher Chaos I've been in for quite some time and when I first got in, a cardinal sin was NOT SHINING YOUR BOOTS!!

[@jaytherenegade7673]

My grandpa was in the Army and he served in Vietnam and he raised my Step-Dad as if he was in boot camp. And so my stepdad is the same way and he’s been in my face multiple times screaming and cursing and pushing us around and he’s been in my life since birth. I hope that helps me

[@fallindowndrunk]

Ahh man that was a great breakdown! I left my wall locker open, it wasn't pretty, I had to dig a hole, fill it in then dig it again, didn't leave my locker open again

[@tonynaylor1860]

In BCT we had a Pvt. who left his wall locker unsecured....the DS's flipped it upside down......it was funny as hell.

[@lelandgaunt9985]

In ait I enjoyed when pvt’s left their wall locker unsecured. To go get the bolt cutters was an automatic smoke session. So I would try to find another unsecured locker with the same type of lock and switch them! Only after I tossed everything upside down.

[@jaycobtm5569]

I was promoted at basic for pt. I also tried my best to lay low, so I wasn’t the cocky guy. That’s the best way to go about it in my opinion

[@williamavitt8264]

No one was allowed rank in my basic. I enlisted as an E2 and wasn't allowed to wear it until graduation

[@jaycobtm5569]

@@williamavitt8264 that’s how it was for me. I was promoted right before graduation

[@nemochicky4697]

#2: don’t be private Pyle from Full Metal Jacket. Don’t leave your footlocker unlocked or hide a jelly donut in your footlocker

[@thelonghaul9902]

That movie was so funny at first, then it instantly got very dark.

[@commosection]

I know you always hear about old vets say how tough basic was back in the day. Well i won't :) But either we had a great Platoon or we just did what we were told. Very rarely did we (Platoon) screw up AGAIN after we were corrected the first time. I would always see the other Platoons in our company doing pushups over and over. Sure we did pushups but not because our PLT SGT was pissed off. It was just instincts that we jumped when we were told to jump and listened. We never questioned a damn thing in basic.Wall lockers and Platoon common areas were always squared away. Our Platoon won the Platoon of the cycle ( Best of the Company) One big advice i can give the future Soldiers is when you are on the range with your weapon never screw around and keep your ears open ( Especially with your ear protection on) When they say keep your weapon pointed down range at all times that means ALL times even when the weapon is in Shotgun position ( when the rifle is in a V shape. can't explain it better) I remember the Range control sgt's ( Not drill sgt's they run the rifle ranges) called a cease fire and someone fired 1 round afterwards. They kicked the entire Platoon off the range that day. The Drill sgt wasn't happy because it's his ass that his Platoon didn't complete the tasks for that day. The Marines don't seem to have problems motivating there men sometimes i wish the Army did the same. I forgot to mentions i went to basic in Feb 1982

[@dougtheeliminator1077]

1st Cav man: I went to basic in July 1982. I concur with your post!

[@kylehuber3323]

Were you 19D?

[@dougtheeliminator1077]

I was a 63T. (Track mechanic)

[@kylehuber3323]

Damn i was thinking about enlisting as 19D cav scout wanted to know some first hand experience lol

[@victorwaddell6530]

US Navy Boot Camp , Great Lakes Illinois , 1985 .

[@Holyhandgrenade-tx6xd]

We had a kid who just could not get right one time during combatives we were doing warm up drills and a granola bar fell out of his pocket not only was he grilled but he was crucified with paperwork

[@mcoleman6893]

Chaos, you will love this one. One guy got an off-post pass. He came back, claiming he lost his wallet. Drill sergeant went around collecting "donations" from the platoon, as an exercise in unit cohesion. Less than a week later, local LEO's showed up and announced that the guy's wallet had been found...in a hooker sweep! The guy tried to sample the local talent and got ripped off. Needless to say, it wasn't his fault...IT WAS HIS ASS! With that in mind, I would like to recommend a subject for a video: watch out for the local towns. Predators come in all shades, shapes, and sizes.

[@lelandgaunt9985]

M Coleman Oh! Wow!

[@mcoleman6893]

@Gerald Sergei It was his fault, but the fact that it came back and made the battery look bad really burned his ass. He was recycled in the fifth week and got a rip in his record.

[@michaelmeyer2725]

That wouldn't happen to be Waynesville, MO, would it? LOL

[@omegadragoon1544]

You should never ever under any circumstances EVEN if they tell you to grab it or to pick it up or to move it: NEVER touch the drill sergeant's hat. If the drill sergeant asks you to touch or move to manipulate their cover of their hat, just respectfully decline. If you touch their hat, you're gonna get smoked the hell out of you, you're gonna get yelled at like never before.

[@seancooley3839]

In the USMC we had foot lockers and if one person left anything messed up in their rack or left a foot locker unlocked they'd do what was known as a hurricane, which basically meant they absolutely trashed the squad bay and then would scream and count you down to fix it. They would also pull random recruits outside to be IT'D during this.

[@lordbyron2495]

I got E3 out of boot camp based on my performance. Only a few guys got E3, few more got E2s.

[@wc7484]

Army trainee: “ I’ll be the best of the best!” DS: I’ll end his career before it even starts 😏

[@robertnase33]

When I was in PET/BCT and AIT they had a thing called Chem Stars, which allowed an advancement in rank from E-1 to E-2. This was at Ft. McClellan before the base was shut down in 99. I was there in 98/99., 54 B 10 now 74 D 10. So yeah you are correct , standing out is objective. The others on point.

[@robertmielke3380]

We had a guy go on sickcall which was unsupervised, anyway he stopped at px and picked up a roll of copenhagen and was selling cans. Somehow the ds found out. Woke us all up screaming, knew right who to go to, tipped his wall locker over. Knew right where he kept it.

[@local_hotpotato]

My friend forgot to lock his locker in basic. We found the locker at the end of the unit parkin lot with a trail made of his shit leading from the room to there. Respect from finland its fun to learn from other armies

[@nicolasasta134]

How u say answers is actually more important than being right or wrong

[@3rdcoastghostmusic]

The damn lights man I forgot to turn on the lights and got lit up for an hour

[@wherecar54]

Yep nailed this one too. All these things happened when I was in. I went through basic in 1977, and if the DS didn’t like you he would ride that person through the cycle, and if he caught a whiff of you being belligerent, he would take you upstairs and smack you around. Needless to say they never made it through the cycle.

[@BretLeduc]

Here’s a good one... Please read and memorize your smart book. Don’t immediately lose it like I did. :/

[@jackkennedy3423]

What’s a smart book

[@williamavitt8264]

@@jackkennedy3423 you used to get a 6 by like 4 inch book, small enough that it fits in your cargo pocket, that was basically a manual for Army life. They called it the Smart Book. It had the soldiers creed, general orders, rank recognition charts, all the basic knowledge a new soldier should have. And other than the Bible, it was the only thing you were allowed to read if there was down time

[@danielbishop1164]

K.P...I was dismissed from the duty. Outstanding performance.

[@BogeyKing722]

Never call 1SG “Top” even if he comes over, puts his arm around you, and tells you “You can call me Top. Let me know if you need anything.”

[@sbryce556295]

Getting caught with any range produce in Australian Army, even spent brass is going to cause you a great deal of grief

[@tonynaylor1860]

Also, we had a PVT in the chow hall line and the first sergeant was yelling at her, she didn't respond so he says the typical. "Respond! Call me an asshole! I don't care." So she look's him dead in the eyes and goes "Yes asshole!" It wasn't a very good for our platoon.

[@Edgeofdavid]

#1 I totally agree. Should more be "don't stand out" dont be the idiot trying to be some alpha guy who is better than everyone. More work and responsibilities are all you get. But also dont be a straggler. The screw up. The other side of the coin. Blend in.

[@d_man_beats]

Exactly, best to be in the middle. Don't be on either end of it.

[@brenmangood]

I'm naturally a very slow eater, and the 1st or 2nd day of training I was chewing my food and my Drill Sergeant gave me hell for it. Learn how to eat without taking the time to chew.

[@williamavitt8264]

I eat like a normal person now, but I've been out for 20 years. It took me YEARS to not be the first one done at the table. I'd be out on a date and after 5 minutes my food was gone and I'd just be sitting there watching my date eat. Some girls found it awkward, for others it opened up discussion about my time in the Army. Usually with the question, "you weren't in prison, were you?"

[@bamacopeland4372]

Two more never leave your weapon unattended, and never walk around without a battle buddy.

[@utahforestpeople-asasquatc9337]

Dropping out on a simple two mile run. Big trouble.

[@SuperWagner23]

Drill Sgt :Private Wagner are you eyeballing me? Private Wagner: No Drill Sgt Drill Sgt: Why the f**k not? Private Wagner: oh f**k Drill Sgt: Private Wagner, Did you say what my ears heard? Private Wagner: yes drill sgt. Drill Sgt: Private Wagner, assume to forward leaning rest position (push up position) Private Wagner: yes, Drill Sgt. Drill Sgt. Count'em off Private Wagner Down, Up Private Wagner: one That is what happens when you panic under stress.

[@williamavitt8264]

Forward leaning rest? We always called it the front leaning rest

[@logen-jw3gb]

Thanks for the videos man. You're amazing. Can you maybe do a 31b video I'm confused on what they actually do

[@christopherchaos]

Might be able to at some point.

[@immortal_SO]

Im not active. Going to meps to physical for my 68w. Going to basic in april. I do know never yo apologize to a drill sgt.

[@JohnDoe-or3cl]

Start talking to a girl before you leave to basic 😂

[@gavinbooshu4737]

This one hurts 😂😭

[@tx1999]

Shit😢😓

[@campagnollo]

This is true, because when you see a girl after basic, your hormones will be raging!!! It won't even matter what the girl looks like.

[@nikitakuznetsov8446]

@@campagnollo Lol I've never been to the military and my hormones are raging anyway because I can't find anyone.

[@jasondilick-9072]

Get JODI’ed boy! 😂😂

[@robertmiller7555]

In my basic training Co. we had one of those attendance getters. He as far as he was concern he was the greatest soldier ever and the rest of us sucked. But he did have one major flaw. When any of us were being yelled at he would laugh. SST Short was showing someone how to wear their Fieldjacket properly and Pvt. Muller start laughing at the guy. SST Short made sure everyone had their Fieldjacket on properly then walked up to Pvt. Muller. NOT A PRETTY SIGHT. Warning to the wise DO NOT HIT A DRILL SERGEANT. One week later he was out of the Army.

[@mcoleman6893]

We had one guy stupid enough to attack a drill sergeant. One week later, at a lecture about the UCMJ, MP's brought this guy in, placed him face first against the rear wall, and had him stuck there until the BC walked to the back, whispered to the guy, and signed the papers to transfer him to the stockade...in front of the whole battery. An unscheduled, yet very effective lesson.

[@dougtheeliminator1077]

Sounds like a "military or jail case." I guess it didn't work so well.

[@mcoleman6893]

@@dougtheeliminator1077 I don't know why he joined in the first place, but his button got pushed and that was that.

[@dougtheeliminator1077]

M Coleman: Some of these shitbags think that they can bring their gangster/thug mentality in with them. I'm sure after he got thrown out, he went back to slinging crack or dealing in stolen property, back on the block.

[@mcoleman6893]

@@dougtheeliminator1077 I don't know where he was from, or what his problem was, but it was the only time I have heard of a white guy trying to clobber a drill sergeant. Color does not matter.

[@leonboyd2557]

So this reminded me of my last week of basic and i had to go to medical because i chipped my tooth. There were newer privates at sick call and they were talking about how it was their first week. I told them so much bs about the drill sergeants. I told them to valk them ma'am and sir, that if you see their hat laying around with no one around, be sure to be helpful and return it to them. I'm pretty sure i got some privates fucked up.

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Hahahaha get this man an order of the blue falcon challenge coin! Kinda like going to supply and requesting a "prick E-5", classic. lol

[@NuttedInYoMom]

Thats fucked up.

[@AztekWarrior27]

Hold your horses right there pal at #1. You can try your best and give your all without being cocky. And it does improve your military career, because you are setting your own minimum standar. Trust me, I know.

[@sacman781]

Being anywhere without a battle buddy. That was a big one for my cycle.

[@aidsskrillex5355]

1:14. We ended up getting back from. Iraq. I was the only person to pass my PT test. I ended up getting a day off for it.

[@SwiftyisThemann]

Going the wrong way in the chow hall.. or dropping your cup in chow hall

[@calfan4life]

NEVER look a Drill Sergeant in the eye. Just don't do it. Ever.

[@DavidSmith-sp2td]

Did it, instant regret.

[@mythic_omen948]

Where do you look then?

[@crash8051]

@@mythic_omen948 i have heard people just say "look threw them" i assume that means dont focus your eyes on them

[@johnnyangel9163]

@@mythic_omen948 Concentrate on the eyebrows

[@C_Los_714]

I leave November 5th to Missouri for Basic thanks lol

[@RomanoTheGuitarGuy]

They call it Fort Lost in the Woods for a reason

[@mcoleman6893]

Get it done, young man! And thank you.

[@garywarmanen3987]

Was there in June 1995

[@lelandgaunt9985]

Stay warm! When I went through there all we got to wear was our field jackets with liner and if it was really cold we got to wear our pyle caps. We weren’t allowed to wear the brown long johns.

[@rmipickens]

Hey Chaos, I like your graphics in your videos. I see all of your preparation in your videos. I wished I served in the Army as a 12p. Regards, Rico.

[@fritz351]

Made the colonel's Aide in Basic by answering correctly during inspection prior to Guard Duty'

[@Nmbr0]

When we first were issued our weapons, they had a PMI class on basics of disassembling, cleaning, and reassembling. One private thought it would be a good joke to hide another private's bolt carrier group assembly to his weapon. I dont know how he didnt notice but he put the weapon back together without the bolt. Fast forward to final formation, we had to clear the weapons in clearing barrels done by the Drill Sargents. Im sure everyone can guess the amout of tounge lashing the private had. The entire platoon had to low crawl with the Drill Sargents behind us to find his bolt. They found it on top of his wall locker. So, for his punishment, they disassembled his weapon to the armorer's level and had him low crawl to find every piece and identify every piece before reassembling his weapon.

[@sketchyqueen4023]

I leave for basics next month on the 12th

[@HpCheese]

Good luck i also will be going to basic :3 next month

[@jashawnallen3879]

How'd it go

[@JulezWinnfield]

My first goal in basic training was to remain anonymous and not draw any attention to myself from the Drill Sgt's. That lasted until the second day when our company was falling out to go to evening chow. I was running past a barracks stairwell at the same time a Drill Sgt was coming down the stairs and turning directly into my travel path. The subsequent impact sent the Drill Sgt's stack of papers airborne and I immediately found myself in the front leaning rest position doing pushups and looking at boots going by while the rest of the company double-timed right past me. Needless to say, I was the last Private into the mess hall that night. 35 years later I still maintain the Drill Sergeant should've checked the area before exiting the stairwell.

[@traviswhite3488]

I saw a comment on a different vid a few days ago, said he shot expert on the rifle range and was labeled a ‘school shooter’ for the rest of basic

[@rodgerrain7033]

Don't leave your gear unattended, because it will get stolen by your buddy, never leave you wall locker unlocked, always sling your weapon and never leave it unattended.

[@LanceJean02]

In 1979 I went through BT and there was this guy that said he shaved every day (and the DI's would check everyone each day) but he did not shave. The DI's let this go on for a week then one day this guy had to dry shave in front of the whole company. Blood streaming down his face.....

[@stephenwilliams5201]

Try this. On my first trip from the Px. All I saw was a bunch of men with bars on there cover . Or shoulders they became verry agitated. And got the royal shout out. I was within 6 steps. Of a group of "Warrant officers. (Naturally) I saluted. Eek! That didn't do well. Sgt williams retired. (Circa 1971-1991)

[@Dbobcol]

I never got really fucked up at basic. I just got yelled at for not having my heels together at attention once. I got a marker thrown at me for dozing off but not sleeping yet. Also my shit got scattered cuz I didn’t lock my wall locker once

[@korvtm]

I worked as an Instructor at an A.I.T company in the 1970's.Lock your wall lockers was as serious as going Awol.I pulled C.Q one night found two men in the same bay had failed to secure their lockers,and had left parts of their uniform out.I locked the stuff in the broom closet in the C.Q room, next morning the soldiers came around complaining that their gear was missing.I told them what had happened,also that the company commander would return their gear.1SG came in first,said good plan.I reported to CO,brought the offenders in and left.Poor soldiers hated me but damn it was funny.

[@garydavis5703]

As an Air Force veteran, 5 mistakes in our basic training: 1) During mail call, don't snap your fingers when the TI calls your name as your mail will go out the window. 2) Don't wear jewelry when performing PT 3) In the chow hall, don't walk past the "snake pit" (where the TI's are eating). 4) During Fire Watch, don't allow anyone who isn't authorized in the bay area. 5) Not saluting an officer when not in formation......lol

[@garywarmanen3987]

Ah brings back memories.

[@mnunez10]

You forgot the "my food tastes better with my heels together" in the chow hall.

[@mia7061]

I just subbed, I watched a few of your videos. You explain everything very well.

[@robertmielke3380]

We had to ask to recover after being dropped for pushups with "thank you still sergeant for stimulating my mind and conditioning my body may I recover"?

[@darnellgabriel]

I'm heading to BCT next mouth. Thanks for the additional information.

[@skar516]

Earned my sub man. Going in December I’m kinda nervous and stoked. Quick question though and it’s a serious one .. do you have to hold it in if you have to go?

[@christopherchaos]

You will have opportunities to use the bathroom

[@RB-cu5mj]

1. Don’t draw attention to yourself 2. Forgetting to lock wall locker 3. Falling asleep at the wrong time be 4. Don’t look around or talk in chow hall 5. Saying the wrong thing

[@kevdogrudi7260]

Not keeping your weapon pointed downrange usually brings alot of flak

[@williamwiley839]

Stands and thanks him for the info, and your service.

[@oldreliable40]

never ask "why"

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Hahaha right? You'll find yourself sweeping the sand pit if you do hahahaha!

[@oldreliable40]

@@DJTheMetalheadMercenary hey derek where were u stationed?

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Did Infantry OSUT at Fort Benning, GA. and ended up sticking around there and Ft. Stewart, GA. (3ABCT 3rd ID then duties with TRADOC on Benning '05 to '08) after an injury kept me from going to SFAS.

[@oldreliable40]

@@DJTheMetalheadMercenary hey derek been to alaska,ft hood, ft lewis, and germany. hung out with 3rd id in schwinefurt.

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

That's awesome, I was supposed to transfer to Germany but I had changed contract for SFAS and never made it there lol. Visited buddies at Fort Carson, CO. (gorgeous out there) and been to Ft. Knox once but haven't seen many other CONUS stations unfortunately.

[@edmondcoleman2422]

Chriis, as a fellow veteran of the U.S.Army (12C), Id just like to say "Thank you". Thank you for acknowledging the National Guard. They TOO are just as important as the Coast Guard, if not, moreso. More National Guardmen have paid the ultimate price for this country spanning fropm the Revolutionary War to today's conflicts than the Coast Guard has since its inception. While I do value the Coast Guard and what they do, I feel the "Citizen Soldier" are the TRUE "Unsung Heros of America". Perhaps one day, you can do a clip honoring them.

[@artfulmortician5654]

Do you know anything about the Coast Guard?

[@philipeckerberg]

Don't call your rifle a gun. Don't stand around with your hands in your pockets.

[@michaellarson6769]

you can get to PFC if your Drill Sergeants see you as Hight speed

[@earlmcdonald9123]

Saluted with left hand

[@hueypilot1950]

I don't remember most of these, but you barely mentioned saying Sir to a drill sergeant, "DON'T CALL ME SIR, I WORK FOR A LIVING!" On a lighter note, in the first formation, we were asked to raise a hand if we had prior service. From there various roles were assigned, squad leader, etc. One such prior service trainee forgot to raise his hand. He ended up driving the ambulance everywhere we marched or ran to. My advice to you if you have prior service, ROTC, etc. don't raise your hand.