Company I Senior Drill Instructor Inspection

Recruits of Company I undergo their first of many inspection aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.

[@datonedude000]

I actually passed my SDI Inspection....said no one ever.

[@juliangarcia6544]

datonedude000 is it not common to pass it or ?

[@bigpop9396]

Is this once upon a time or no bullshit?

[@msmithtkd73bjj]

The SDI inspection is meant to stress the recruits out and see how they respond

[@tarkhancaracal]

Most miserably funny 3 months of my life. It's like being surrounded by death metal vocalists with no band.

[@deltabtry]

+R.P.L. I am 55 now (MCRD SD 1979)and I will never forget those three months, I had a hate love relationship with those days but I look back now and I laugh to myself of the fond memories ..

[@SOULSINKPEN]

deltabtry A. CO. Plt. 1002 I sometimes miss boot camp, I'd go back for the experience but since I can't I watch videos and laugh

[@SOULSINKPEN]

deltabtry Semper Fidelis brother

[@darkdragon8926]

True even when I'm in jrotc if they scream I'll growl

[@SOULSINKPEN]

dark dragon growl or grow?

[@fourth2052]

I know the Marine shown at 1:49 quite well, but I won't say his name. I will say that he is a reservist from Michigan, and although he had a rather difficult time in Boot Camp, he is one of the most successfully improved Marines I have ever met. He became the honor graduate at his MOS school in Camp Johnson, and served as a PFC for 19 days until he was meritoriously promoted to Lance Corporal in on August 19th. Although he only attends drills one weekend per month, he has devoted much of his time to working hard at his job, school, and at the Gym. He currently runs a 300 CFT and a 296 PFT, which will certainly come in handy for when he is put up on the board to pick up Corporal. I am extremely proud of this Marine, and everything he has accomplished thus far, and while some of you may be laughing at him now, just know that he is one hell of a rough and tough Devil Dog, with a heart of gold!

[@huladeez9121]

fourth2052 Where is he now, if you still use this account lol

[@jayjay269]

fourth2052 So what you're really saying is: "This recruit is me and that's how I know what he's done since graduating BC"

[@Youre_Right]

fourth2052 isn’t Michigan east of the Mississippi which unless he special requested would mean he would do basic at Parris Island

[@Ted_Stryker]

David L I went to San Diego MCRD without a special request and I'm from Michigan. For some reason they decided to designate recruits from certain areas of both my state, as well as Indiana, for recruit training at MCRD, San Diego.

[@LUDSO]

That was my drill instructor. A great leader and instructor

[@taylorw3801]

Haha the guy at 1:50 sounds like Cartman from South Park.

[@azc_x8598]

LMAO X'D IM DYING FROM THIS COMMENTS

[@evilone6785]

Screw you guys I’m goin home

[@Donut6975]

Taylor W I’m fucking crying

[@MsIvargas]

lmao dead

[@alexramirez6832]

This comment is Epic!

[@captainobvious9233]

DI: JHJHKGKJJYJFHFFFJDKLD!!!!!!! Recruit: Aye aye Sir!! DI: HJKHFJKGSHJGHJDKL!!! Recruit: Aye aye Sir!!

[@trevoranderson7182]

+Captain Obvious ASU ICHVFO,QJEXMINUVHJCKBDCJBOR,IJXUKVHIJOLWQUIXG! RIGHT NOW!

[@mattyl6188]

Captain Obviou

[@joefaria1177]

Captain Obvious

[@davidchain8783]

Captain Obvious if

[@kimniedbalec184]

🤣

[@5000na]

It warms my heart to know that no Recruit were hurt during the Inspection.

[@AlexSDU]

...physically, at least. LOL

[@dbautista70]

I like the ending credits. "No recruits were harmed during..." Yeah, physically. Mentally, it was a slaughter. I miss boot...

[@maugustyniak]

They get medical coverage for their vocal chords right?

[@susandubanowich4527]

But when they get Recruit Illness (lots of recruits and small spaces = lots of sick recruits first few weeks), they are covered for that.

[@A.Matt7]

1:50 had me dying wit his voice

[@pvtparts90]

"Not service related"

[@than0s948]

2:45 the face of 'I should've waited until the Navy recruiter got back from lunch.'

[@garysheldonjr8379]

Lmao! 🤣

[@antoniocarbajal5605]

Say what you want about the military. just got out of bootcamp and i can tell you for a fact, SSgt Curtis was/is one of the most inspiring men ive ever met.

[@princesssutton907]

Im so sorry. I dont mean to disrespect the recruits but I was laughing so hard at 1:50 😂😂😂

[@SOULSINKPEN]

Bwaaaaaahaaaahaaaaa we had a recruit in my platoon that sounded EXACTLY like that, we got messed up so much cause he was garbage and said stuff like "THIS RECRUIT REQUESTS PERMISSIONS TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY HEAD CALL SIR"

[@Dumpsterfoot]

+Princess Sutton lmao right? he looks like Popeye the sailor

[@DizzyTV24]

I thought I was the only one

[@mravalos4899]

That shit is fully as hell. Been there seen that, just don't get caught laughing.

[@RickySanchez77]

He sounded like that kid from Major Payne lmfao

[@mravalos4899]

DI made the tall recruit bend down to his level. LOL 2:08

[@davecrupel2817]

XD

[@luisgodoy1025]

No lol, you have to bend at the waist so they can check if you properly marked your blouse.

[@oddball2870]

Mario Avalos that’s funny? Not really

[@RBIII-lj4dd]

This high stress environment is critical to these young recruits training. The DIs are sacrificing their bodies to make sure they are well trained and able to think well in a high stress environment, like under fire down range. Nothing a DI does is random or unrehearsed.

[@jon8207]

I remember this day. I got inspected 4 times because I forgot we were supposed to go to Parade Rest to show that we already got inspected. Good times.

[@jeremiahharo3568]

Staff Sergeant Curtis!!!! One of the most awe inspiring person I've met in my entire life.

[@ChrisFDOT94]

Lmao this guy did my Batallion commander inspection. He straights up stares into your soul.

[@user6008]

What appears to be chaos is in fact a very focused, intense, disciplined indoctrination into the Marine's. Because, everything a recruit learns is directly oriented toward combat. Because combat is loud, confusing, terrifying and demoralizing. These young men and women are being given the ability to focus, react and fight under the most difficult and brutal circumstances of War.

[@mikethomas4570]

Well said, semper fi 1981-1985

[@evanheath7571]

1:55 :*D Sounds like Eric Cartman from South Park trying to shout!! and I immediately fell to the floor crying and now my ribs hurt hahaha

[@David1295708]

No recruits were harmed during this inspection lol

[@nickmartinez2270]

That's a lie lmao

[@normantompkins1252]

Are you sure lol

[@joshuacripe1514]

Army " shark week is too stressful" Marines : everyday is 2020

[@LordWellington15]

1:49 - What. The. Fuck. LOL

[@tangodown7xcore118]

hahahaha 1:49 i pissed in my pants hahahahah

[@steelbeltsdrumming]

I would love to see one of the recruits curl up in a ball and start sucking on his thumb, just to see the DI's reaction

[@LordWellington15]

Willem Van Herwijnen Good for you

[@nathantrimbath4702]

Sounds like he lost his voice and was giving 110% percent to yell. Hahah

[@aciddox6021]

Willem Van Herwijnen I think the DI would kill him by screaming

[@ridgepostlethwaite1887]

I'm getting ready to get a conditional release from the Army to the Marine Corps. It's gonna be tough, but it'll pay off in the end. This all makes Fort Jackson look like a joke, but I'm ready to earn the title.

[@calebstevens8269]

well did you do it

[@AntiStruts]

Dont do it bro

[@memeprez1281]

Dont do it not a wise choice

[@zoink9285]

Y’all realize he posted this 7 years ago right

[@joshuaoneill3118]

I found my new voice mail.

[@AlexSDU]

Which one? 1:54?

[@AttilaThebung]

Shout from diaphragm, not throat

[@juicynarwal6272]

Moth in my experience everyone is always shouting, and shouting from the diaphragm gets tiring, as opposed to shouting from the throat which only gets painful. I’d rather be in pain for a few hours than tired for the rest of the day.

[@christofferkristensen6419]

You're damn right

[@this_mfr]

@@juicynarwal6272 As a USMC vet...this makes zero sense and defeats the purpose of being told to constantly scream.

[@triconehead]

Yeah. Yep, I remember these inspections...there were several and the first couple were just like this. But the higher the commander's inspection, the less it was like this. The Battalion Commander's final inspection was very different. It was like a Day of Reckoning for everybody. By this time, it was a REAL inspection and there were no screaming from the DI's here - they were being inspected and graded also by the commander. We HAD to know our s**t, and if you embarrassed the SDI in any way, the yelling didn't happen here. They waited until after - then may heaven help you.

[@sickofguysnamedtodd2293]

triconehead yup. We had a recruit get chewed out by the Bn SgtMaj during the battalion commanders inspection. Needless to say that didn’t end well for him...

[@RENEIND]

@@sickofguysnamedtodd2293 What did they do?

[@DuBB900]

God bless the men and women who volunteer to join the service!! Thank you.

[@20xxnetwork51]

0:44 😂 *Drops the clipboard* DI: WHOA WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!! PICK IT UP!!!!!

[@garysheldonjr8379]

Lmao! 🤣

[@blast_the_hero760]

I always watch this video.. this was my cycle. PLT 3206 (fall series) SDI SGT SOTO.. I can never forget the transformation. I can’t remember who I was before this rebirth.

[@jeffbird6723]

The two minute part is the funniest part of the senior drill instructor inspection

[@phillipyeager3176]

This is all part of the drill. I still revere and respect my drill instructors from 1965. I survived 1966 and 67 in Nam because of them, and protected my brothers. Semper Fidelis means ALWAYS FAITHFUL. Not every 2nd Tuesday of the month. Every damned day. oohraaah!!!

[@MrSpacelyy]

In the movies you can understand what they say....

[@Davethepickleman]

When I went through - I had the worst bad breath - so, each time they yelled at me - I said yes sir - needless to say they didn't get in my face that much. Too funny.

[@22fret]

Man, you really made my day... :D ^^

[@joe6096]

I would eat lots of raw garlic and onions right before inspection. I love garlic and onions anyway lol

[@xipingpooh5783]

Another peaceful day in the corps

[@andrews.3414]

Arthurrr!!!! ARRRRTHUUURRRR!!!!

[@jsiebelink3889]

So glad I pulled fire watch during my SDI inspection

[@keepaalo]

For all those wonderin this is for making the recruits mentally stronger like training a "soldiers temper or cool". and motivating them to be more accurate in gun cleaning and uniform. Imagine your self in a real stressful comba situation.... no body is going to ask nicely there

[@MyYTwatcher]

I cant help myself, but I find this extremly funny.

[@mmarchmonte88]

you wouldn't if you were in the boots of a recruit

[@looperradical2689]

Its funny after being a recruit, not during Lmfaooo

[@sagewynngames4222]

I look back and this is hilarious. At the time I was shitting my pants.

[@96792HAMMAH]

THIS IS INDIAAAAAAAAA

[@goutvols103]

MyYTwatcher if you were on the other end of the encouragement it is. It funny at all; especially back in the day (1980). I know, the 60's were crazy for Vietnam.

[@vic5828]

Brings back the memories! Back in my day the Senior drill Instructor was referred to as the Platoon Commander. I don't know when they changed that to SDI.

[@francoisdesaintpierre3881]

“No recruits were harmed during this inspection” I’m fucking crying 😂

[@truefriend2676]

my big bro just came home from 3 mouths of this ^^ i am sooooo happy he came home yesterday and now hes a marine ^^

[@Risingsun294]

vocal chords have a great resistence drill instructors...out of this world ahaha

[@CP025129]

May it never change.

[@UpsGuy8840]

1:49 May be the greatest thing I've seen on the Internet in a very long time. What. The. Fuck. 😆 hahaha

[@kingmigget]

sgt hye is still there? awesome! that man is by far the best drill instructor on the depot

[@Wannabegoodvideos]

They look so beautiful in formation.

[@LadiezzMann217]

the senior di inspection was so fun!

[@thespecialneedsgroup]

The Recruit Depot is more colorful than I would have expected. It looks almost like a high school.

[@Uckertay]

Flashbacks... damn, I can't believe I made my way through that hell. Semper Fidelis!!!

[@nyyankfan05]

For all you asking about the acogs, it is standard on our rifles at boot camp and MCT

[@alvarojflorez]

Their voice is fucked up, imagine how much they've screamed in his life.

[@KyletheKing25]

1:49

[@FlusxOnline]

Future DI.

[@sherifftactical7830]

In DI school they are taught to talk like that so their throat doesn't hurt when they yell at Recruits for hours.

[@tommytibble6067]

anybody know how many soldiers make up a Marine rifle company & how much supplies they are provided (# of days worth of supplies)?

[@TheJrj430]

Tommy Tibble are you kidding. Zero soldiers make up a Marine rifle company. Idiot

[@stinka4079]

This Staff Sgt. voice sounds like a basketball coach's near the end of the season, because they have to yell so much. LOL. Thanks for posting this video.

[@glennbur]

After the first rifle inspection we made a game of it. We let go of our rifle as soon as the DI'd hand started to move. It was then his responsibility to catch it...lol

[@BrognorLightbringer]

1:48 AHAHAHA I'M DYIN'!!! XD

[@YouvebeenRicRolled]

The “Little End” recruits were always the most disciplined !

[@patgarrett2152]

They learn fast to follow instruction, instantly, and not talk back, or Complain! (Wish I could have done that with my kids!)

[@Grim214]

I'm trying to enlist and be ready to go before the end of this year. Can't wait to be there at San diego

[@CesarPerez-cn8nr]

Just graduated boot camp and i remember right after the Senior Drill Instructor inspection our Senior Drill Instructor tornado'ed the house while saying "You want to embarrass me huh" and took away our square away time. He never told us and we never found out why.

[@johnskinner6204]

glad to see some things have not changed from when I was in.. USMC 77-83.. oh what sweet awful memories of USMCRD PARRIS iSLAND. Semper Fi. I would do it all again given the chance.

[@starwalkar.]

Andrew Curtis is my dad 😂

[@wessleydorsey]

wow things hav really changed since I was in the marines back in 96 bc we had only 3 inspections.....series commander,company commander and batallion commander

[@wonbeenshin9608]

The guy at 2:00 had me dying

[@KT-pu6xi]

1:50 I bet his throat was on fire lmao

[@ankurthakur4856]

Hahaha this must make the troops obedient & disciplined

[@jayjay269]

ankur thakur or stupidly subjected to following orders without hesitation and/or question.

[@IkeaCouch3600]

Jason Turner Not really. When shit's going down and nobody can hear half of what you're saying at a normal volume, you have to yell at the top of your lungs. It's also to make the recruits feel like they're in a stressful situation where they have to make a decision on the spot

[@tomservo5347]

We had our 1st Sergeant inspection one day and of course the first rifle he grabs the idiot left a piece of brown tissue in the chamber. He moves onto a second or third and something is in the barrel of his. 1st Sergeant turns to my senior drill sergeant and says he sees no point in continuing. My drill sergeant then turns to us and says he's never been so humiliated in his life in a calm voice. 2 hours later our uniforms and polished boots are destroyed after belly crawling around the barracks on the sidewalk. Needless to say, we passed with flying colors the second time around.

[@heleazar33]

amazing scopes

[@phillipa117]

The face on the recruit at the end was priceless.

[@nathanbritenfeld8161]

No recruits were harmed hell they probaly cried when they went to bed.Damn the drill instructors voice is cracking from yelling all the time marines are probaly 1 of the most trained fighting forces in the world

[@renevinet5770]

2:45 When you realize a 2.0 k/d ration on call of duty did not mean you were ready to strap on Combat Boots.

[@clemenciarivera2920]

mina estuve viendo esa grabación es muy dura pero si ellos eligen se oficiales todos tienen la misma forma nación, el es fuerte que Dios los bendiga y le de fortaleza

[@overcastandhaze]

Very impressive.

[@Bladknight3]

GODS GOLF Company PLT 2155! Graduation 2013-01-22 OORAAH Good luck to all the future Marines and Marines going to MCT! Its all Mental! Just like senior said, The quickest way out is to graduated, stay motivated, and you WILL pump out 100% Business before pleasure!

[@christopher2399]

Ahhhh.... the good old days.

[@Vinicius-vo4yp]

1:50, I would not be able to hold a hysterical laugh

[@devildogkilo]

AWESOME!!!

[@LatifaShaqueefa]

the scopes on the rifles, they are called ACOG scopes

[@dibrenn3432]

they would make for an awesome singer for a hardcore band

[@WingardMT]

now I know what my Recruit went thru last week

[@NovaSazoku]

holy shit, that guy at 1:50...I fucking lost it. what the fuck is he saying hahah. anyways Happy Belated 238th Birthday Marines

[@godzilla878]

Ssgt Curtis was one of my drill instructors, India company plt 3213

[@YoooRico]

American Drill inspections are so funny. 😂😂😂

[@TheLogan1156]

Depends on the company.

[@TheJrj430]

If you follow army rules. The DI was nice because they are on video. When video is off. All hell breaks loose

[@MOGMirros]

It's funny, I never suffered from phantom voice, at least when I was told to scream. Did have trouble talking though during square away time at points, they all joked and said I sounded like a DI. But I could always scream.

[@hellostoopid1]

It's an inspection. In your face yelling. You don't hear it but that DI was yelling commands to expect a certain response. The confusion is important. Combat isn't quite. It's loud and in your face. This is one of many valuable training tactics used to save the lives of Marines for when they are deployed. Most people don't get it. Only the 1% do.

[@justashibainu]

Damn every DI got that frog voice!

[@tfoen7678]

You do not want to find out. Three levels of commands in your face. God those were some good times.

[@SMCSOG]

No shit dude, I was thinking the same thing. I couldn't beg borrow or steal an ACOG for my 2nd deployment in late 04-mid 05.... Now Boots have'em. Great.

[@Rukia7121]

1:49 to 2:05. Real life representation of League of Legends.

[@Mr11ESSE111]

with that heats they reminds me on canadian mountain police

[@jigsaw992]

ive been through one of these inspection they last about 7 mins then they get bored with u and go on to the next recruit. No big deal

[@JMc1125]

At the end..."No recruits were harmed during this inspection". WTH?? Does the USMC now need a disclaimer so mommys wont get upset? Ridiculous. Semper Fi

[@thapa1266]

That's why we are the # 1 military power in the world.

[@stevenmonia2447]

Sgt lanson was an awesome instructor

[@SavageJoe1775]

Semper fucking Fi India Company...I know most of these DIs and they are some tough SOBs...rah to 3rd BTN, they do it right.

[@RENEIND]

That black drill instructor DAMN he has lungs

[@carlcounts1]

looks like fun

[@P59emt2]

miss those days. 3118 Mike Company 1993.

[@Spamfriedrice323]

Don't lock your knees our you're going to pass out lol semper fi

[@direitolatra1]

That is how it is fucking done

[@diazaa]

We still utilize open sights, the acogs were only presented for this film.