Drill Instructor School

Meet the men and women who make Marines.

[@lukewarmstanhouston9957]

A drill instructor of drill instructors? That kind of power is ungodly.

[@youtubecommenter37]

Ridge Buff-Burleson they’re all senior drill instructors who have done their time as DI’s for boot camp. They’re usually the best of the best drill instructors

[@TheKnuckleneck]

Who makes the men who make the men who make the men who make the men who make Marines?

[@papabear6431]

Thats twice the scary

[@TheKnuckleneck]

franchestain152 well, that’s...four words.

[@fairyicedtea363]

senior drill instructors

[@lankey6969]

I thought they were made like Orcs. They kind of just came out the ground screaming.

[@remmm8518]

Lol , you watch too much movies😂

[@TimmyTheTimeTraveler]

WAAAAAGHH!!!!!!!!

[@r3koFresh]

WAAAAGH

[@RUDEHUMOR]

Females do

[@will-dd7ou]

WAAAAAAAAGGGGHHH

[@arseblasta]

"The louder that you are, the more the recruits will be able to hear you and understand what to do" Also Di's: HDHSKBDJSBBDHJDFHSNDR DO YOU UNDERSTAND

[@StevDoesBigJumps]

Yeah nah nah nah, mate. Naturally, you want to have a certain level of loudness to ensure everybody being able to hear you, but going above that is completely unnecessary and a waste of your voice.

[@bastiat6865]

REAL!

[@isaacdepaula2103]

@@breadeater123 British army DIs be like

[@toogudd4dis]

i sir proceeds to do anything wat he just said

[@kristianchristensen2254]

AYE AYE SIR!!

[@m.hoffman2889]

a single mom becoming a drill instructor, kid you can write your testament

[@rusty7984]

Det._Hoffman That kid will not have a rebellious phase I guarantee it

[@Daud76]

From how I see it, DIs do not have much of a family life. Most of their time is training and mentoring recruits. It is downright cruel to have a kid as they will barely get to see their kid grow up.

[@joshuaarroyo7235]

@@Daud76 it is rough. When I was in basic I remember that our Drill sergeants were spending the full week with us and keeping things in check. Hell even the ones that were on break or had days off would come in with civilians to check on us. Divorce rates are also pretty high among them.

[@Daud76]

@@joshuaarroyo7235 Being a drill instructor has to the most demanding job. Physically and mentally. Unless who they marry really understands and accepts. Is it good pay for them with good benefits? I am sure it is really hard for the drill instructor to "switch off" when getting home and being a husband and a father.

[@joshuaarroyo7235]

@@Daud76 they get paid a bit more and it looks good on their record but there really isn't a lot of benefits to be one. Most drill sergeants in the army are handpicked by the service to fill positions because not many people want to do it. It's a great position and you get a guaranteed chance to get promoted but that's it. But yeah it's a lot of self sacrifice that family members do but they manage.

[@jonathansettles9123]

No wonder the DIs are always pissed they have to go through boot camp twice.

[@evan4672003]

They go to boot camp everytime they train a platoon. They did everything we did to make us Marines.

[@ianhines2302]

I hear DIs have a more stressful time than the actual recruits do

[@Tsusday]

@@ianhines2302 Well as a DI if you fuck up, you have bigger liability. As a recruit, you don't have much, much more is forgiven because you are not fully trained, you haven't been in for a while. When a recruit fucks up, the DI yell at them, but when a DI fucks up, it's a WO who yells at them, it might even engage the MP into it. DI are literally the one thing preventing the army of becoming a shit fest of bad recruits who dishonor the organization. Love from your brothers in the North.

[@youtubecommenter37]

Ian Hines the DI’s are ultimately responsible if a recruit gets needlessly injured or dies from something like heat exhaustion. On top of training recruits, they have to track all the metrics of the training, pt scores, shooting scores, assessments. They have to have staff meetings and prep for power point classes and the DI’s get yelled at by their sergeant major if the numbers drop. Every boot camp company is compared to each other and it becomes a shit show for the guys up top. Who has the best numbers. And there are always issues: the recruit who tries to commit suicide, the recruit who gets caught stealing, etc. each incident is literally a a night of paperwork for a DI. Yes, it’s very stressful. But it’s also only a temporary assignment. DI’s do this for about three years before rotating back to the operational Marine Corp. It’s actually a sucky assignment. You have very little free time. You don’t have weekends. You get your free time when there is a break between cycles. It sucks if you’re married and with kids. But being a DI is a career maker. If you’re selected to be a DI, it means you look outstanding on paper. And being a DI is a fastrack to promotion. My buddy loved being a DI but he was glad it was over when he got rotated back to the operational Marine Corp. He was glad to be a DI over being a recruiter (which is incredibly stressful) To this day, my buddy is one of the most laid back dudes. Three years of screaming at recruits will do that to you. When he first started, he screamed out of pure excitement of being a DI. After three years, screaming and shouting became a deliberate action that was as much a chore as lifting a heavy bag. He would be literally screaming at a recruit at the end of his shift while simultaneously thinking about dinner plans with his wife that evening. Little things do annoy him that never annoyed him before. Drilling recruits for three years, you see the same mistakes over and over. You see recruits with the same lost look over and over. After a while, he could predict which recruits would cry in the first week, which ones were habitual fuck ups, which ones were the studs, which ones were absolute buddy fuckers and which ones had a lot of potential. When he was back with the operational USMC, brand new privates that reported to the unit would freeze up around him once they found out he used to be a DI and he would be like “Relax. You’re in the real Marine Corp now. Do your job. If you fuck up, we’ll destroy you, but if it’s an honest mistake, we’ll help you. If you don’t understand something or just don’t know, just ask us.” And every once in a while, he would run into a marine who was one of his recruits. They would remember him but he wouldn’t remember them (a lot of faces in three years of being a DI) and they would always be surprised by how laid back he was. And he would tell them “I was that way because it’s boot camp. If I acted like that as a real life NCO in a regular unit, my own marines would shoot me in my sleep”

[@Chriz218]

@@youtubecommenter37 Awesome story, thanks for sharing.

[@mrtequilashooter]

Two names all Marines never forget. Their mothers and their Drill Instructors.

[@didtwentyusmc1448]

Went through boot camp in 1959. Staff Sgt Acuna - senior DI, Sgt Tedders and Kennedy DIs. As you say, you never forget.

[@ianhines2302]

Isn’t that more than two names though...

[@didtwentyusmc1448]

@@ianhines2302 - Yes it is. At that time we had a senior DI and two junior DI per platoon. Boot Camp was 12 weeks after which you went to Camp Pendleton for 4 weeks of infantry training. Those who went through during that time have fond, well maybe not fond but, memories of "Nellie's Tit". ;-)

[@patrioticeagle577]

What about their fathers?

[@gready5435]

mrtequilashooter Sgt.Amos Johnson and Davis ‘95

[@guardis6194]

*Did you do it?* Yes. *What did it cost?* My voice.

[@mcspiderkid2015]

"I'm sorry little one" *Throws vocal cords off cliff*

[@dolanhuber9621]

Based PFP

[@hippiejesus4376]

I thought they just practiced screaming at people.

[@tennektrey5227]

ThatOneGuy Enlist and find out what happens. All these videos will never tell the whole story.

[@lottnio8207]

Just screaming is the easiest part. There is method in that maddnes.

[@2004dale]

ThatOneGuy right?!

[@ayemaeyalit3354]

Well they have to SET the pace for the recruits.

[@randyznaniecki2432]

No they do that so the recruits dont fold under pressure

[@HeyaHoyah]

The first thing they turn in when they arrive are their vocal chords

[@paulaward6764]

That's funny!

[@robertmcquarrie452]

Marines don’t issue vocal chords

[@stephencannon3140]

They WILL NOT give up on a recruit.....Even when the recruit gives up on themselves.

[@BostonsF1nest]

What if a recruit poops their pants?

[@BostonsF1nest]

And you have to help them climb up a ladder?

[@brandensoutdoorb-channel8084]

Copy paste skills on point. Way to copy the DI speech.

[@4taenoa112]

@@BostonsF1nest what?

[@SuperThatrandomdude]

Yeah. They just IT the fuck outta them until they get dropped

[@JOk154]

Do they teach how to throw envelopes at recruits? Man I feel like they can bullseye a 300 meter target with one.

[@bruhbruh13968]

Ive never been paged in the face so much in my life dude

[@Mephistopheles13]

Haha, no shit

[@An0niem4]

That's the post-marksmanship course

[@Mephistopheles13]

An0niem4 🤣

[@motlencore89]

Lol I remember this, straight at the face Everytime.

[@musclemanDARNEL]

why do most drill instructors have amazing skin, wtf

[@riotgrrl9218]

They scream all of the toxins out of their pores. Forget Luna

[@musclemanDARNEL]

@@riotgrrl9218 i will be screaming from now on.

[@DocR16]

Recruit tears are a great moisturizer

[@kazuhiramiller7013]

STOP TOUCHING YOUR NASTY ASS FACE

[@gunner4126]

Discipline

[@NoobAlike]

Jesus.. their voice change is insane

[@america8706]

Pfp fits perfect

[@deathbeforesin996]

Jesus is Lord and King and you will see Him in Judgment day.

[@randallgarcia8035]

Death Before Sin on* dumbass

[@Philip98minnesotan]

My uncle is a formal DI from MCRD San Diego durning The Vietnam era and his voice still sounds like that.

[@distinguishedcolleague2345]

Not healthy that’s for sure

[@owen111231]

Going to DI school: BRB guys, going back to boot camp lol

[@usmarinesgt108]

Yuuuuuut

[@skaterkid765]

Eeeerrrraaaahhh.

[@swankys3418]

Let us know

[@snowguy4776]

Yat yas

[@jonathanshort-sowles9329]

Awh shiet

[@IStoleYourBagels]

Joins Marines **Throats have left the chat**

[@KGBBooks]

My grandpa was a Drill Instructor. He was long retired already when I was born. One of the most gentle and soft spoken men I’ve ever known. I never heard him use a DI voice, but his speaking voice always was kind of raspy. My mom and my uncle said he could be terrifying when he used the DI voice. RIP Master Gunnery Sergeant Grandpa (1922 - 2006)

[@bonniecolon7680]

May He walk with the Angels.

[@JamesBrown-wo2qj]

He was an OG DI, and a part of the legacy that all of us who followed tried to live up to. RIP to your Grandfather. "Good night, Chesty, wherever you are." Being a DI is a persona that, if you're smart and don't want to let it bleed out at home or in the grocery store, you learn to turn on and turn off as appropriate, though it never leaves you. It really only has one place...Recruit Training. It doesn't belong in your household, and it doesn't belong in the fleet (though elements of it can be useful at times, lol). Leave it on "the street".

[@randomgooglename]

ive never seen so many perfectly rolled sleeves in one room in my life.

[@randomgooglename]

Yep i thought the same. Anyone thats in now chime in on this?

[@Linkbeatsmario]

@@randomgooglename We stopped rolling sleeves for a few years, and then brought rolled sleeves back a few years later. Dont know the exact years, it was all long before I joined, but I can say we roll them now.

[@randomgooglename]

@@Linkbeatsmario i got in 09 and we rolled sleeves. I wanna say maybe 2011 reg changed iirc

[@Freeman_Actual]

Clearly you never served at 29 stumps...that's just a daily safety brief ...lol

[@babochee]

​@devildog1982z Nope, you're even allowed to do it in the Army now if command allows it, and some do.

[@notsoslik]

I walked past the DI school all the time when I was a recruit as part of 4th battalion. Sometimes we saw a candidate getting screamed at by a drill instructor and it made us feel a little bit better

[@synthnwywh]

YES YES YES lmao I remember doing this when I was in 🤣

[@oachilis]

Pssh ur boot camp is easy then cuz I heard the female company are easy asf like when you get IT you just do 5 push up and PFT and CFT are a lot easier I bet they even went easy on ur crucible and u don’t get into fight cuz girl are a lot more gentle then male

[@oachilis]

I quit my 1st batallion bravo company platoon 1088 cuz people made me quit like during PT they trip me and during shower time we bring the foot locker back and forth and the people bump into me in purpose making me drop it I was 3 week away from crucible

[@synthnwywh]

@@oachilis no, females didn't have it easy. Dont know who told you that, but they're wrong.

[@notsoslik]

@@oachilis my platoon was actually attached to a male company but it's all the same training including the crucible either way. I wish our IT was that easy dude, we got into fights a lot too but oh well that's the Marine corps.

[@hellfiregamez5968]

“Marines don’t jump on Grenades for god and country they do it for MARINES” oorah

[@UkraineIsLosing]

Cult talk

[@Handles_Suck]

*Israel

[@AjieA]

hellfiregamez I read this as he said it lmao

[@jco5254]

Huuuu

[@overhitss]

I know a gunnery seargent who saved his friend by jumping on a grenade, he got a Purple Heart and has one artificial eye and is partially blind in his other, I x CSS an yell you they do it for their brothers

[@zombieninja1001]

I got dropped for an injury in boot and 1sgt ward gave me some of the best wisdom I’ve ever received and after spending 10 months on Paris island I made it as a marine that man is a great leader much respect to him

[@MrCruz-iq3sc]

What was the wisdom?

[@drunkolxea8682]

blouse off the body, ready- move @@MrCruz-iq3sc

[@its.Andy1]

Oh man 1st Sgt Ward is my idol. I remember I was a recruit almost 4 years ago and he was the one that motivated me not to give up when I was giving up on myself. He literally ran right next to me when my platoon was doing the 3 miles. Til I got dropped due to a stress fracture in my left tibia he was still there for me to motivate me. I ended up getting better and went back to training. I’ll never forget him.

[@Mayhemm6]

DarudeOwnageZ Do you have any tips for basic training ? I’m headed to Fort Benning at the end of the month .

[@its.Andy1]

Leviathan well the Army runs differently than the Marine Corps, obviously. If I had to give you some advice, always move with a purpose. When you’re issued gear for training, make sure you keep them organized and know where they’re at. In the first couple of weeks in Marine Corps boot camp, their mission to break you down mentally. You’re gonna feel like shit. Good thing is you won’t be alone. Recruits that are with you are gonna suffer with you. At least you won’t be alone.

[@pabloescobar1430]

Leviathan I got some advice, join the marines!!!

[@lawrencethompson3239]

@@Mayhemm6 Army, Marines, Navy whatever.. just dont quit. It's all about heart.

[@akguitar94]

@@Mayhemm6 yeah, im an 11b vet. dont be a little bitch and you'll be g2g

[@jmelara324]

“Let me get my voice back.” No, you will not get it back, along with the time you will sacrifice. For that, I thank you. I salute you.

[@viensolis]

No. It’s trash. False ideals on what humans should be.

[@jmelara324]

@@viensolis facts, so much has changed in my personal ideals on all of this. so much for joining the Navy

[@viensolis]

@@jmelara324 well I’m glad you acknowledge that we were at a length indoctrinated in a belief. I enjoyed being a Marine yet the leadership was always full of shitbags and upon further testimonies from my brethren who stayed, they agreed that it’s an uphill battle. It’s better to get out and make someone of yourself.

[@jeremyholmes2373]

The first time I met a D.I. was when my father adopted me at the age of 6 , 12 years later I would meet my D.I.'s at Parris Island June 6th, 1996. My father did a spectacular job of preparing me for what was ahead, although things had changed since he was a D.I. in 1957 at San Diego. One thing I had to live up to was knowing my general orders. I don't know if his uniform is still on display at the Drill Instructors school at P.I. , My father was a Sgt and a DI when he was picked by Jack Webb to play a part in the 1957 Classic move The D.I., he played the part of Pvt Madison. Watching that movie to this day chokes me up. Semper Fi Marines. And from a former Marine to all Marines past present and future. Your D.I. is the most important person you will ever meet in the Corps, no matter where you go , or where you've been, you will never forget your D.I.'s. .......THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, MARINES

[@vic5828]

Well said! Semper Fi.

[@lionelsrvaccaro4610]

K

[@whiterabbit-wo7hw]

Once a Marine. Always a Marine! Semper Fi!!

[@cinnamongirl23]

That’s so funny. I just watched that movie the other day. Really good movie.

[@thepolitea1545]

My Daddy was a drill instructor ! I don't think I have ever heard him yell... At home he was always jovial, gregarious, and encouraging.. Now when punishment hit there was a lot of squatting, pushups, and, running laps but, no yelling.. I love him

[@MISTAKEWASMADE4live]

Most don't yell after their tours since their fed up with it.

[@DeltaKnight]

@@MISTAKEWASMADE4live Your comment reminded me of something. Bob Ross (yes, THAT Bob Ross) was a drill sergeant in the Air Force. I've read before how he said he promised himself once he left the military, he would never yell at anyone again. Supposedly, he stayed true to that promise for the rest of his life.

[@patrickc3419]

@@DeltaKnight I’ve heard that about Bob Ross, too! We need more people like him today.

[@BrandoninOrlando]

RIP to all the Marines who made the ultimate sacrifice.

[@Daniel-ef1mw]

Ultimate Marine Sacrifice : Their vocal chords.

[@tonijackson3675]

Florence ky✌859!

[@Daud76]

@@Daniel-ef1mw 😄 My thoughts exactly.

[@hornetbrown]

May the Lord God bless them all. Thank you!

[@glenb29649]

Recruiting duty?

[@sergiozayas1862]

I went to DI School at MCRD San Diego, CA back in 1977. My squad instructor was GySgt Mata who fought at the Chosin Reservoir and three tours in Vietnam. He treated us like Marine SNCO/NCOs and never raised his voice. I looked at him like a God.

[@jameslubin5100]

After torn Chosin Reservoir in three tours in Vietnam he was a god or at the very least God was sure as hell looking out for him

[@AnakinSkywakka]

The man's been through it all.

[@brodyszone157]

U have my respect as well may not mean much but ur amazing

[@KORN-ne5er]

@Hairless Wookiee BADASS??? RANGERS and SEALS are BADASS NOT Marines.

[@donaldanderson8216]

I was in. Motor transp at marine corps camp foster Okinawa Japan my master. Funny was. Master. Gunny Sgt. Troup Was. The. Nicest. Person that. I. Ever. Had the privilege. To. Work. Under. And. Have. Ever. Known I. Think. Of. Him. Often. dE anderson

[@jpturner171]

I can never thank my DI’s enough, wherever they are. I would never had survived Reconnaissance training and the hell of war without the foundation they laid. To ALL DI’s...YOU change so many lives. Semper Fi!🇺🇸

[@jaypaxton2222]

*finally reaches sergeant* i think i'm gonna re-do boot camp.

[@EggSalted2938]

Its like prestiging in Black Ops 2

[@jacoballen3267]

The blacksmiths of the Corps, making the greatest weapons of war

[@zac2399]

amen !!!!!

[@funnyjoke9225]

What a fucking gangster take

[@dickyrichardson2193]

they don’t make shit , your unit is when you start that process of becoming a weapon of war

[@Foxbat2929]

@@dickyrichardson2193 they have to turn civilians into passable soldiers in three months. An arguably tougher job than any subsequent training school

[@ericirwin413]

That's a good word for DI's! The Blacksmith's of the Corps! Molding recruits into dangerous weapons until there looking sharp and prepared and ready for war!!

[@cadenmarcell6637]

DI’s DI’s are like the ultimate boss

[@yoruichixx6951]

those are the bosses who have to get nerfed to be beatable

[@robertross45]

They should do an episode of undercover boss with DIs.

[@deathbat87]

They prestiged, now they’re starting over at level 1 again.

[@larch6509]

But can there be DI’s DI’s DI’s ?

[@somebodyyoumayknow3833]

When you beat the final boss and the dlc releases

[@lukep.5957]

I utterly respect that single mother. Going through two of the most difficult things. Raising a child on her own, and becoming a DI. And she thirts for success. Absolutely look up to her.

[@hannibalburgers477]

I just feel sorry for her kid.

[@dustjunky2000]

Raising a child on her own? Lmao no. Her parents are raising her kid that gets to visit her once in a while. Stop simping.

[@ghostsamongus3370]

Terrible mother. She needs to get her priorities straight. She will never be there for the child's most important moments.

[@jesupcolt]

0:37 You can see his jaw clenching. It physically hurts this man not to scream at somebody.

[@top10randomvideos42]

lol

[@josephfarhat9505]

I may be Army, but all drill instructors of any branch have my respects. 1%

[@jord8572]

In drill instructor school: Drill instructor 101 First lesson: *scream*

[@Daniel-vb4tj]

1:05 14:32 Damn.

[@AhDollar]

rip his vocal cords ???? - 2019

[@quimbydragun1906]

14:31

[@garysheldonjr8379]

Yep when you have to yell as much as they do that’s what happens.

[@Daud76]

He did change. His voice mostly. 😄

[@AngelFlipz]

Wowy

[@Kobe1k_]

From boot camp motivational videos to drill instructor motivational videos, man time flies..

[@BlackPanther-xi1pz]

The guy in the beginning his name is Gunnery Sgt Bentley he was a DI in my company when I was a recruit that dude is crazy but at the sane time he’s a great leader

[@alecoppenheim424]

Same bro I was 1073

[@BlackPanther-xi1pz]

Alec oppenheim I was 1045 graduated June 2018

[@alecoppenheim424]

Oh shit dope

[@binraswtor7760]

He was my senior for plt 1074

[@Dahhwoo]

Damn I love that guy crazy guy he was a staff sgt for the plt right above me and every morning he would be my personal instructor 😂😂

[@willm678]

I’m not a service member but I really respect drill instructors for not giving up on their recruits. They really are motivating

[@nickferraris9143]

“Middle initial Lloyd”. I’m not sure what the letter Lloyd looks like. Any clues?

[@IrishJJ27]

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I'm glad I'm not the only one that picked up on that!

[@krashoutjudy6665]

😂😂

[@leejones8644]

He was tired okay, give him a break. lol

[@yersipest]

ł

[@ratsaneeuthipratuma1192]

SSGT Goff was one of my sister platoon’s Drill Instructors! If you see this, SSgt, this is very inspiring, and you should always be proud of the hard work you do everyday training U.S. Marines.

[@EndlessCycleOfPride]

MaaMaMa cant you see? What this corps has done for me. Put me in a barbers chair, SNIP SNAP and I had no hair. And if I die in a combat zone, Box me up and ship me home. Put me in a set of dress blues, Comb my hair and shine my shoes. Pin my medals upon my chest, Tell my mama I did my best. MaaMaMa don't you cry, Marine Corp Motto is do or die!

[@gdshark9558]

I used to eat at MccyDs and Now I'm eating MREs I used to date a beauty queen but now I date an M16

[@ArtsyGang]

A cadence only the army and marines use love it every time

[@downfromkentuckeh]

@Charles Xavier that PTSD getting to you buddy boy?

[@williammitchell5765]

I'm an army NCO. But I take a lot of lessons from the Marines. I have family that are Marines. And I have the so much respect for who they are what they do. Whenever I'm calling cadence, it's usually a Marine cadence. You guys motivate me to do better. Not saying that my Army brothers and sisters don't, but there is a certain way Marines do their thing that just motivates the hell out of me. STAY strong Marines. I'll follow you anywhere. SEMPER FI.

[@Bstonz85]

Because we’re better and we know it. High confidence.

[@metalmaster4686]

Aaron Blackstone Have to make up for those tiny peckers, eh?

[@thatfishingguy11b]

The most pog shit I've ever read.

[@dannygreen6883]

That Fishing Guy Ik this fucker must be 42r 😂 I mess with my cousins who’s a marine all the time. What I say is I may have a beer gut and can’t do 30 pull-ups in a row but I can hit just about any target and you can’t hit the back side of a barn with a shot gun 😂

[@kudosbleezy2048]

@@thatfishingguy11b Bro'🤣😂😅☠️

[@Yukifv]

Ah, Gunnery Sgt Bentley.. The man in the thumbnail. Most inspirational and devoted man i have ever met. I will forever look up to him for what he turned me and many many other recruits into.

[@RonnieJamesDio666]

He was my killhat in 2017. I remember my recieving DI telling us we were going to have the best DI on the island. He was right! Delta Co, Plt 1077 SF

[@youngsandwich2730]

Bentley was my Ssgt in the fleet before he went to the drill field

[@wp2245]

Oh that’s wild, I was like he looks super familiar but couldn’t remember his name. He wasn’t my DI. He was a Ssgt in my boot camp in 2017. I was plt 1040 and he was some other

[@paleamigo8575]

Observing the Drill Instructors in the current role of the student is awesome!👍 This is a great tribute to the U.S.M.C. Drill Instructors. I hope their loved ones will look at this video in the future to see what they endured in order to fulfill their dreams.

[@choctawnation-gc6zw]

Was in the army. Telling my wife drill instructors and drill sgts are alot like parents. The difference drill sgts/drill instructor prepares u for combat. Parents compare u for life

[@paladinheadquarters7776]

choctawnation1983 *prepare, not compare.

[@SuperColonel91]

@@joelgomez7136 Well I can talk about both because I've been in both...and YES they're alot alike!

[@SuperColonel91]

@@joelgomez7136 No they didn't, you've never done both to even know

[@SuperColonel91]

@@joelgomez7136 ok, how?

[@SuperColonel91]

@@joelgomez7136 Really? Where have you seen both sides other than in videos?

[@america8706]

Well isnt this a coincidence. Not even less than two hours ago I was wondering what hellhole DIs crawl out of. Very interesting video, thank you.

[@Radioposting]

34 years ago, and I'm still petrified. You will never forget and love your drill instructors.

[@strider8933]

Awesome. I did my boot camp 5 July- 28 September,1979 ( P.I., 1053). TO THIS DAY, I have an ever abiding respect and admiration for my SDI and Drill Instructors. I learned how to be and became a Marine. But I learned more about ME and what I COULD be than anything else.

[@chadochocincofan85]

I started bootcamp Oct 1983. After being screamed at for breathing, or moving, or not moving lol puts life into perspective. Wish these kids that need safe spaces and hurt feelings would spend one week in the Marine Corp. World would be a much different place! Respect to the DI's of the DI's!

[@hoofgripweightlifting6872]

Wait. So Marine DIs go to Marine DI school? You mean all this time I was thinking that the Marines picked the meanest Marine and made him or her DI. All joking aside, I was in the Army both as enlisted and officer. I have always had nothing but the UTMOST respect for the Marines, especially Marine DIs. They are the standard. Period.

[@CtheDead209-zt8tj]

Your full of shit you cant be enlisted and then an officer closest you can become is a warrant officer and that's not a normal officer.

[@bluegrasskiddo5767]

@@CtheDead209-zt8tj you can be an officer actually. Ever heard of OCS? My dad had a battle buddy of his after his time at Fort Leonard Wood as a DS went on to OCS and ended up retiring a LTC.

[@Riceball01]

@@bluegrasskiddo5767 Agreed, happens all the time. You can go in enlisted, spend some time there, get your degree then apply for OCS. It may not be the most common way for people to get commissioned but it does happen. I had a friend in my reserve unit who, as a Sgt., applied for and was accepted to OCS, while he did graduate OCS he ended up washing out of TBS and never actually served as a Marine officer. @CtheDead209 I think what you're thinking is being promoted from enlisted to officer, which is true, outside of a battlefield commission, no enlisted man is going to be promoted through the ranks to become an officer. However, the same is true of Warrant Officers too, that's a separate school you have to apply for and go through in order to become a WO, you don't just get promoted to WO.

[@hassanjacobs7506]

@@CtheDead209-zt8tj are you even in the army saying something like that?

[@wcatholic1]

@@CtheDead209-zt8tj I was Army '83-'86 and saw a lot of Lts that were former enlisted. Mostly through OCS, some through ROTC and a couple through the Academy.

[@cassidyjoseph2587]

I remembered one of my fellow sergeants requesting to make a head call and the instructor said, you're not in boot camp anymore.....good times..

[@g.reynolds5610]

I gotta say - I salute any and all that join our military to serve this great country... Thank You....

[@1iJob]

I saw my senior drill instructor! SSGT Diallo of 3rd Battalion! Crazy to think that he was a DI in this video and now he’s the lead series CDI of 3rd Battalion. He inspired me so much and if you see this comment, thank you for all the effort you put into us. Platoon 3034, India Company

[@SuperColonel91]

1st Sgt Ward was my First Sergeant! Mighty Mike!

[@levimoola]

SuperColonel91 He’s here now in 2nd LAR, Bravo Company!

[@SuperColonel91]

@@levimoola Rah!

[@ll5104]

SuperColonel91 salute 3DBn and Marine brother . I Wasn’t a DI , was stationed on PI until EAS in 2005. 4 and out. 3DBn Kilo Co.

[@glenb29649]

I was in his first plt. Hell of a thing when we realized his gunshot wounds scars were from growing up in ATL and not Iraq. At least we though there were gunshot scars. Lol

[@coalymoley8396]

Sgt. Lennan. As a Poolee he came to one of the pool functions. He was my first taste of ‘drill instructor’. Scary man. Very respectable.

[@iXraays]

CHEEZEBURGAZ that mans a beast, he is 3rd battalion kilo company. Great man

[@neverpullout0257]

@@iXraays Williams broooo platoon 3061

[@RoyaltonDrummer922]

Sgt Lennan was in my company and I despised that man. In a good way of course

[@klauswarsteiner1881]

He messed me up a few times at mcmap 😂

[@registration3453]

I was in Plt 3024 and he was a follow series DI. I have a funny story about him when we were at the range barracks

[@thisisadam7674]

Bless every single one of them for their selfless service. To carry this burden of responsibility, and dedicate themselves to this role. You make America great. This we'll defend.

[@willbess6234]

I miss these guys... I will never forget my drill instructors. I can hear them 20 years later

[@donaldmurphy3148]

I still remember mine. Sgt. Marin. Staff Sergeant Brady, who left around Edison Range time. Staff Sergeant DeLeon. (his cadence call could erase pain). And my Senior Drill Instructor Staff Sergeant Brandle. All of you put me through hell. And I am better for that. I am a MARINE. THANK YOU.

[@thefooyouhate9000]

Donald Murphy BOOT ASS NIGGA

[@KORN-ne5er]

@@thefooyouhate9000 😂😂😂😂😂

[@texaswindowfilms8533]

@@thefooyouhate9000 ugly ass nigga

[@thinredline8939]

God Calls everyone to different things in life. I’m a Christian, Eagle Scout, and Volunteer Firefighter started in 2016. It’s my calling, as for my dad he went into Marines and met my mom. He was in Desert shield desert storm and positioned on the USS Eisenhower. Then when he got out and they both became peace officers. I also serve Senior Veterans on a weekly basis voluntarily and love it as a calling to serve in a different way. My first veteran friend was in WW2, Army, in France as special police. He thought of me as a son and taught me many things. He died of cancer in the nursing home. All the Vets I know and serve know Jesus. God bless America.

[@nobody-hr1lo]

A firefighter is a warrior too... I want you to go find your nearest mirror, look deeply into your eyes and say: I am a warrior. I want you to mean it, be proud of it and never fucking forget it. In Jesus name GOD bless.

[@JoeTjoepJoep]

It's bad for your voice, and the amount of stress you encounter every day will cause these kind of people never get old.

[@chasisaac1094]

This was nice to see. Would have loved to see more of the day to day stuff that they went through.

[@Lillibit._]

SSgt Goff was one of my drill instructors, she was amazing. She demanded volume, respect, and attention to details. I know she'll be one of the best drill instructors on PI, and she taught me so much, I'll always remember her

[@christopherh6431]

Congrats to all the new Drill Instructors. I’m retired Army and I will always remember my Drills from basic til the day I’m no longer here. They made such a big impact on my life and made me a better man, father, husband, Soldier and NCO, so I want to just say thanks for all your hard work and long hours you put in making Marines, Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen. HOOAH!!!

[@jorgeestrella585]

metalcore vocalist -ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! drill instructor - am I joke to you

[@kingofdeath9012]

Alex Terrible: amateurs

[@leeadams6809]

Great video! @mrtequilashooter: You’re right, SFC Shooltz and SSG Cox were my Drill Sergeants at Ft. Benning, GA from Jul - Oct 1983. No wonder they were mad all of time! Lol What I failed to realize then, was that they got way less sleep than we did and they were looking sharp every morning! Drill Instructors and Drill Sergeants have my undying respect and admiration

[@scotlandtaylor7041]

The 1st Sergeant is the man who makes drill instructors funny

[@rickhunter-wolff]

Kudos to both instructor AND recruites. I couldn't do it. Thank God there's all of you who can. Respect.

[@RedEyedPatriot]

My Family has ran a Care Home for disabled vets for the VA for 35yrs. Thank you to those who Fight and have Fought and Died for Our Precious Freedoms. 🇺🇸

[@Patzfan4eva]

Great video...still remember my SDI Sgt Curry like it was yesterday. Can here his voice in my nightmares LOL!

[@bladedspokes]

"My middle initial is Lloyd"

[@sgt_tyguy5930]

8:33 thought my man just broke his ankle 😂

[@kennytorres5994]

Franklin Clinton lmaooooio

[@NHndrsn1234]

Ok I have been struggling with motivation during COVID-19, I’m a former Army Forward Observer Sergeant and have my own business that has been closed since this pandemic. I’ve lost confidence in myself and needed to find myself back....Self Motivator, Loyal, Mission First, Strong, Confident, Competent, Always a Student, and most of all a Leader. I think this video did it for me. I always wanted to be a Drill Sergeant since my first day in the Army and I had to get out because my wife was going to leave me with our son. So I got out and left my dreams behind. It’s painful. I need to get back in shape and stop feeling sorry for myself. Thanks to the creator of this video. I’m getting off my sorry ass and making good things happen.

[@NHndrsn1234]

@@MrGeronimo300 YUP!! Sure have. I feel better and I’m more mobile. I will keep going! Thanks for asking

[@crystalburley9859]

Update?

[@NHndrsn1234]

@@crystalburley9859 Doing very good. Everything is going even better than before Covid. Thanks for asking!

[@bomcstoots1]

I'm 27. I was an army FO 2013-2017. Last fire mission was steel on steel FFE. I was on a COLT. Trying for Marines now, if command gives the ok. What do you think sgt? A salted FO make it through marine boot? XD

[@NHndrsn1234]

@@bomcstoots1 Why are you trying for the Marines? I would recommend trying SFAS, especially if you’re already a seasoned soldier and you already have the GT score and security clearance for Special Forces being a FO. Just my thoughts

[@Dave_B33]

There are levels to this all...and it is crazy to watch DI's training recruits and know that they too needed to be trained. All respect to everyone who serves.

[@Kaizensan1775]

Went through Ft. Leonardwood, MO for the Army & Parris Island, SC for the USMC. This was in the 80s and the latter was tougher, yet DIs & Drill Sgts care very much for their wards. That said, their dedication to their service comes first.

[@stone65037]

Kaizensan I went through ftlw for army last year

[@stone65037]

Nick 718 😭😭😭 yo so you know everything huh?

[@gotguts4931]

That’s where I’m stationed now for the marines 1345

[@metapod1357]

Went through FLW back in 2007. I enjoyed my time there...not so much during the summer and early fall where the mosquitoes decided they were gonna airlift you away as a meal.

[@leatherneck7501]

I did the same thing . Took Basic Training and Ait at Fort Leonard Wood, A year later joined the Marines and went to Bootcamp at Parris Island. I Remember my Drill Instructors from Parris Island and will never forget them . I'm a Disabled Marine now . Served 16 years . Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Semper Fi

[@crewdawg52]

Was active duty USAF for 12 yrs (52 driver). This by far (IMO) is one of the best service related videos I've seen.

[@wajabi]

Being. D.I. is the most humble yet gratifying assignment you can get as an NCO. Long live the legacy and hard ass effort they put to make Marines.

[@Mom-USMCRichardUSMCChristopher]

Thank YouTo All Of You that want to shape our kids into something that will last a lifetime. What a choice! Thank you for turning our kids into a Marine. They go in as a regular person, and come out so different. Respect, honor, appreciation for you is wonderful. At graduation, it was at that time that it hit home so hard. Thank you. Semper Fi

[@gdshark9558]

No way SSGT Martin is on here, just got done getting slayed by him in Bravo Company. The man is a beast

[@gotguts4931]

GD Shark he was funny as hell though bravo plt 1024 4 -05-19

[@tristanstone7251]

12:13 yooooo that voice crack tho 😂

[@ptsucks7473]

Tristan Stone in the army/marines the drills voices crack a lot, can’t avoid it with all of that yelling I suppose.

[@ivanov7867]

Imagine screaming all day

[@rickerson81]

I still remember my DI's. Badass awesome dudes. I will never forget them.

[@LegendMuscle]

your legacy is fantastic sir.... thamkyuou

[@xephonian]

We need more videos like this! Really appreciate the perspective of the Marines.

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

One quick thing: Do they teach vocal health here? Because all the yelling can be dangerous if it's not yelling with proper technique (yes, that's a thing). I hope they're taught how to yell in a way that projects loudly and is healthy at the same time.

[@dreadnought6263]

Yeaah no that's not a thing

[@dreadnought6263]

(Yeah no that's still not a thing)

[@xanshen9011]

Samuel Gutierrez Why did you comment twice??

[@bruensal7182]

@@dreadnought6263 of course thats a fuckimg thing. Try shouting for 5min and your voice is gonna for the next three days

[@OnTheBalconyShow]

@@bruensal7182 its a thing, a thing that they dont do at the marine corp

[@brianlange6845]

seeing my old senior drill instructor Sgt. Thompson now Ssgt is amazing to be a marine that he helped mold.

[@jill9356]

The light fluffy music when the vid panned on the faces at the beginning made me chuckle.

[@nojabformeeducateyourself3393]

My Marine Son, made it thru Drill school and for 3.5 yrs he made many good Marines at the Island. So proud of ALL OF YOU!!!

[@Dano-rc7xu]

Those responsibilities of the young ncos sncos marines leaders and all our military protecting our God country and all of our lives hearing their voices breaks my heart cause they gave up so much to give us the best out of life and that's freedom god bless you and God speed may the great spirit protect all of you and bring you back to your home and family safe and sound

[@jimh527]

These guys had, and continue to have my respect.

[@TonyTuffNutz]

Those campaign covers... they still give me chills...

[@jkirch4147]

But who is the drill instructor to be the instructor of the drill instructors??🤷🏼‍♂️

[@sterlingpinoy]

The Chief Drill Instructor 🤦🏻‍♂️ easy question

[@gvan6793]

Chesty puller himself

[@usmarinesgt108]

He's called the drill master

[@thecoconut4569]

American Aquatics 1stsgt ward

[@usmarinesgt108]

He's called the drill master

[@themarine580]

Thank you to all the drill instructors that made me the Marine I am today. Thank you to drill instructor ssgt Nguyen , and drill instructor Sgt Caballero of platoon 1061 Charlie company for never giving up on me and investing your time to make me a Marine. I am grateful to this very day for everything that you did for me .

[@Ski-Apology]

Jan 18 2021 - Apr 16 2021 3rd Battalion, Kilo Company, Platoon 3022. SSgt. Thompson was the biggest influence on my life and will never be forgotten. Never seen a man sacrifice so much more than he could. Spirit and Discipline.

[@basicgamingguy4895]

This motivates me to better myself and my career as a marine right now to want to take on the drill instructor challenge

[@jololol7158]

Semper Fidelis Drill Instructor Sgt D’Andre L Thompson! I went to MOS School as well as the same Unit (H&S BN Camp Lejeune) good Marine and cared for his Marines as well and then he left and lost touched with him. He’s doing finer things in life.

[@jasonkeiser831]

Would that be head quarters and support battalion company A building HP 51?

[@jololol7158]

@@jasonkeiser831 Damn lol I just saw this comment while looking for USMC videos. And Yes, one side is Alpha Company barracks and the other side is our side. Too many IPAC Marines so they made that side ours. It is Alpha Co barracks still.

[@bleachbottle]

The most elite humans to walk this planet

[@kennethcook5705]

Thank you all for your service to our great country and for all the hard work that you put into training our future generations to become UNITED STATES MARINES.

[@vandersonhefeltin9770]

Being a Marine never stops my bothers and sisters.. exited active duty 41 years ago. but same principals and foundation we were built upon, never stop, we never give up but push thru, adapt and overcome

[@kyanmccarty2082]

i just graduated boot camp today and its funny seeing some of my drill instructors in this video lol. makes me appreciate everything the taught me

[@gratefulyankee377]

Congratulations Marine!

[@ryanparish4312]

kyan mccarty lol graduated yesterday and I saw two of them (SGT Lennon and SGT Thompson) were DIs in the same company but different series

[@kyanmccarty2082]

@@ryanparish4312 which company

[@Gamerbro528]

Goals in life: 1. Become United Stats Marine 2. Become a Drill Instructor of the Marine Corps

[@whiterabbit-wo7hw]

Good luck. Enjoy what you do. Semper Fi.

[@bigroy38]

Do it.

[@kurtmichaelson]

I remember my receiving DI and platoon DIs like it was yesterday. I’ll never forget them. Semper Fi.

[@tfox1231]

I will never forget my instructors at Brown Field. Drill Instructors, Sgt Instructors (billet name in OCS) truly are the best of the Marine Corps, and i can not describe how thankful I am for my instructors.