First Sergeant Reveals Brutal Truth Behind Training Marine Recruits

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[@menachem2521]

This is a real leader. Seems like he was a real good DI too.

[@charlievoss718]

He was my DI in 1987 Platoon 1069. I thought he was an asshole till about a week before graduation.

[@charlievoss718]

Ha, I'm from Indianapolis... What a coinkidink!!😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@echo5romeo279]

I was in Boot Camp at MCRD San Diego in November 87 to February 88!! The funniest place on earth where no one laughs!!! Semper Fi!!! OORAH!!!

[@johnblair765]

I took the USAF..I already knew how to shoot, already had a flatbelly, and already knew how to handle myself in pressure situations. It's all good. Retired flatbelly USAF MSgt....24 years.

[@SemperFi-rz9ov]

1stSgt, i love your story. I retired in 2015 after 20 years of fateful service. I tuned down 1stSgt to retire i knew it was time to get out. I want to thank you for your story you said alot of key things thats always on my mind. Thank you so much 1stSgt, Semper Fi brother!!!

[@markwheatley5402]

Semper Fi

[@reuben5570]

These interviews keep getting better and better. First Sergeants words at the end if this video meant a lot to me. 🇺🇸

[@eddiemclean7011]

Was in the Marine Reseves as a kid in the 80s. Was a cold weather mountain warfare unit. Not fun. But still get together with my plt sgt, and 2 other Marines several times a year although we live 50 to 70 miles away from each other. My brothers for life.

[@JoeSaundersYippieKiYay]

Super excellent session Sir! I can also tell you 35 almost 40 years later I remember all of my Drill Instructors. I even remember my graduation date and platoon. People think I am joshing them or just trying to tell a good story, but trust me it is true. They left a lifelong imprint on me. Semper Fi and Rock on Sir!

[@markwheatley5402]

Semper Fi

[@charlievoss718]

Top Emery was in 513, He was a Marine AO one of my SNCOs in Iwakuni.

[@ericyoungoc]

100% agree……. With the end… how many ribbons on your chest, how much combat you’ve seen? Doesn’t mean jack shit if you’re a guy who values that shit….. if you did your time, honorably? If you weren’t a blue falcon? Or a shit leader? Then you have my respect. I enlisted in the Corps pre-9/11. 9/11 happened while I was in boot. I went to A 1/5. I did 3 tours in Iraq. I got the fuckin Purple Heart. I kicked in doors and saw shit. I’m grateful that I got to be where I was. But I’ll be strait, I wasn’t a Stellar Marine. But I cared deeply, about the men I served with. I got out and a couple years later, I started doing reunions for my guys. Built the infrastructure. I’ve watched healing take place. I’ve watched men reconnect. I’ve watched the best times and the worst times happen. And what matters most to me, is that brotherhood that I have with my 1/5 family. My war family. If you didn’t go to battle? Who gives a fuck…. You didn’t have to come home with the issues that come with it. You signed the dotted line, you went through boot camp…. You are my brother. Or sister. End of story. Semper fi

[@markwheatley5402]

You said it better than I did.

[@PJ_Davis]

I went army, no regrets but the marines were always intriguing to me

[@kerry-j4m]

I also did the army tour,it's wasn't TOO bad. LOL. Served with the Marines on my first deployment to go fight in Iraq ( I volunteered for 4 deployments to Iraq,also did 2 tours back-to-back ) with Texas Guard infantry units. My first tour was in late 2004 and all of 2005 at Camp TQ ( it was a marine FOB then ) and our battalion had 12 KIAs and 8 soldiers severely wounded with no replacements ( yeah,it was THAT bad where we were ) thankfully there was also a PRC ( provisional-rifle-company )unit at TQ also.They were a marine reserve unit,so we had to use marines from that unit to complete our missions at full strength. The marines lost several people too,I knew everyone who passed too,marines and soldiers. That was god awful,losing all those friends,then you felt for their families and friends too. My combat patch was 2nd Marine Div-we were under the authority of the marines at TQ. SEMPER-FI

[@michaelallen1154]

@PJ_Davis --- the following statement may or may not have been uttered by a Lance Corporal in Fallujah in the fall of 2004. _The Marine Corps isn't a military service. It's a self-gratifying religious cult whose day job is contract violence for the U.S. government._

[@d.rcarrera6599]

Excellent comment or thought. When I look, retrospectively, at my military time in the Marines, I don't regret my enlistment. It was what I chose to do, like you, I am assuming. But, in all honesty, there are, in my opinion, two major factors or reasons why joining a specific military branch can make all the difference. It is not the uniform. It is the benefits and opportunities that the particular branch offers. I went in active duty as an Infantryman for four years. After my enlistment, I joined the Army reserves, as a weekend warrior, for two years. In comparing the two branches, the Marines offers more discipline but there is a lot of bullshit that one has to deal with. Different Marines give their rationales. But they won't tell you, honestly, why first term enlistments in the Marines get out at about 75%. What I learned about the Army is that the Army offers more benefits and opportunities. My only regret is in not having enlisted regular Army. Many won't admit the other side of reality. Good comment brother

[@Outlaw5.56]

@@d.rcarrera6599interesting, marine culture has always seemed a lot more intense and demanding compared to the army imo, he’ll during my basic training there was a little area where marine guys did their training stuff and those dudes looked extremely elite man.

[@d.rcarrera6599]

@Outlaw5.56 It was more intense and challenging when I went through it. But basic training or boot camp is only a training phase. I found infantry school way better. But when one compares opportunities in each, let's be honest with ourselves, the Army offers way more. Why is it many former Marines join the Army?

[@Flyboyb747]

I was too stupid to serve. Now a big regret. I would of loved to have been educated by this Man. Well done SIR .

[@edcreedon1957]

Thanks for sharing your story and wisdom. Stay well and stay strong. Semper Fidelis

[@wildbill60]

Top!!!!! Semper Fi

[@markwheatley5402]

Semper Fi

[@RobPetty622]

Good to a fellow airwinger's story and Iwakuni. H&MS 15/ MALS -12 GSE Semper Fi.

[@southsidecaddy]

I was at VMFAT-101 from 2010-2014. It's in San Diego at Miramar.

[@kikofromthesouth2863]

@9:30 I am still looking for the keys to the hummer and the blinker fluid 🤣

[@Whatcha_Gonna_Do]

I was at MCRD Apr-Jun 78 and there was an issue with the chow hall so we had to take cattle cars over to Naval Training Center to eat in their chow hall in 1st Phase. It felt like they stuffed the whole series in one cattle car, could barely breathe. Great video, haven't seen you for a while on the MCRD Alumni page 1st Sgt. Hope all is well...

[@markwheatley5402]

I'm doing great. I quit Facebook, may com back now that they are letting us post without bullshit.

[@Whatcha_Gonna_Do]

@@markwheatley5402 Merry Christmas & Semper Fi 💪👊

[@hoosierangler210]

We went to the same high school in Galveston.

[@markwheatley5402]

Lewis Cass or Kokomo. I only went to Lewis Cass until 8th grade. Graduated 1975.

[@PJ_Davis]

Our senior drill, sfc lemon was a judo blackbelt in the late 80s when we messed up we got the juice

[@BKLaz72]

I was 3rd MAW WERS37 Motor T. Shorylt after arriving a couple of us was told to go to Mag11 Motor Pooi and pick up a sky hook. All day looking for a non existant piece of equipments.

[@nicblank09]

@28:15 best thing i ever heard. You had a DI on this channel... doing nothing but praising about making recruits life hard. That's not leadership... but this is

[@EnlistedBombin]

My senior drill instructor tried to burn the guidon flag lol We had to stop him right after service week. I had a kill hat that would terrorize at night, he would wake you up go to the back of the squad bay and do jumping jacks with matteres over your head. You would just see the hat slowly rise next to a bed and him snatch them up, at one point I there was 5 recruits doing jumping jacks with mattreses over there head in the dead silence. Another dude got caught smuggling food, they made him run all of 2nd battalion squad bays with a CPR dummy over his sholdiers yelliing I am a fat boy I steel food.

[@charlievoss718]

Sgt Maj McMichael was one of my Sgt Majors in Pendleton.

[@markwheatley5402]

He was a really good man.

[@allegedkurd]

Admin guy eventually becomes a 1stSgt. Tale as old as time. 😆 Loved this interview.

[@markwheatley5402]

Actually, very few admin guys ever became 1stSgt's. Most became MSgt's.

[@allegedkurd]

@markwheatley5402 haha must be my soda straw perspective

[@scotttyoshimura]

I never was in the service; if I went through the marines I would hope this guy was my Chief Drill Instructor.

[@Austin_Jd]

Did you know a James Unruh by chance fire crash rescue retired as a master sergeant 1969-1991 ?

[@markwheatley5402]

No

[@G.Harley.Davidson]

Yeah this channel is my go to after being out after spending half my life in this military game. It fckn sucks …

[@anonw3829]

One of my DI's threw a black stapler at me. I ducked, I was forced to duck walk around the barracks with my footlocker on my shoulders. quacking like a duck for 2 hours, while my left knee aching badly from the rifle range sitting position a week prior. I still have problems with knee...I never complained, so no VA rating on a messed up knee. Boot camp was tougher back then, physical abuse was rampant. 1974-1978

[@billferris5292]

😂 Flightline! Also "See the supply sergeant for a foot of fallopian tube so we can fix that fuel leak!"

[@rickytecon5726]

Went through basic in the early 80’s. 3rd Bn H co Parris Island. I got thumped. One DI just did it because he could. The other one gave me a smack that I earned. Anyway..shortly after, NIS put uncover agents in as recruits. Some DI’s got burned and ended up in Leavenworth.

[@Woodrats272xp]

Semper Fi Devil Dog!💪🇺🇸

[@markwheatley5402]

Semper Fi

[@ieatoutoften872]

And they wonder why most of the eligible generation will have nothing to do with the U.S. Marines.

[@markwheatley5402]

I'll bite, why?

[@jmansk0311]

My DI’s would wait for McMap to hit us for “training” only had one kill hat grab me by the throat during the crucible because I looked at him funny when he caught me day dreaming while he was talking he didn’t like me at all but hurt my pride more than physical pain 😂

[@wildbill60]

Security forces is that the same as barracks duty from the 80s?

[@markwheatley5402]

It depends, the job they wanted me to take as Marine Security Forces for nukes.

[@wildbill60]

@markwheatley5402 I had a buddy he was an 0311 after he graduated ITS he got orders for a Naval air station in Italy for barracks duty also I guess Marines no longer have sea duty assignment

[@williamwilson9283]

💯👍🇺🇸🙏

[@toddreynolds-m8d]

He was my senior DI B co 1101 sept 15 to dec 5th 1987....he was a tuff sob but I can say fair ...I bet he never knew his junior di Sgt weiser stopped me graduation day and told me if he ever saw me again he was gonna kill me ...I went 6 yrs in the corps looking over my shoulder waiting to be KILLED 🤣🤣🤣 ...good to your full story

[@OlJarhead]

Great presentation with a different perspective. I was in from 79-83. No combat. Got thumped for no reason in boot camp… did I&I duty in the airwing… got out as a Sergeant. I went where I was told… did my job to the best of my ability. Still felt guilty for not doing more… especially after the Beirut bombing the month after I got out. Tried to get back in after 9/11. Was told I was too old and too fat. 🤣

[@billrahn8723]

Semper Fi. USMC 1979-1982 MOS-2531

[@markwheatley5402]

You should never feel guilty again. You did more than your job.

[@0311matt]

Getting out of the Marines is like breaking up with a bad girlfriend... you might have had some wild times together, but it's time to go.

[@wilsonblauheuer6544]

My uncle was a World War two soldier, and he was decorated for some heroic acts he performed while a patient in a field hospital during the battle of the bulge. He passed on sometime in the 2010's, I think it was. The Army or National guard sent a National Guard private to play taps, and the private was NOT a musician. He had a fake bugle, with a recorded version of taps on a built in . Chee Z. I consider it disgraceful

[@at3955]

i was a hat 10 years ago this all facts lol

[@Shamilt3]

Spy recruits out

[@JoeyMacAvoy]

Had to pay the severance back wtf 😮

[@markwheatley5402]

Sure did. Part of receiving the severance pay was agreeing not to retire from any military service. I went on to retire from the Marine Reserves. Had to pay back every dime.

[@3rdCoast_Rich]

1st like and comment. I need a t shirt but will settle for a cookie

[@Randomyoutubecommenter]

Lol

[@DM-xd4wy]

Ran out of cookies. Crayon sent. Semper Gumby 🇺🇸

[@timmanion7459]

Getting punched by the DI's was normal in 1968.

[@Fkku-r6d]

1988 Ft Dix new Jersey the DIs phsically beat us , and thats fact, last week of basic the sergant major had a chat with us all and said the army was trying accelerated basic training to see if the kids could handle it.

[@adamrodgers2377]

🇺🇸

[@G.Harley.Davidson]

Still got the frog voice

[@markwheatley5402]

I know, you should have heard it in First phase. 🤣🤣

[@G.Harley.Davidson]

@ 👍

[@josuerodriguez12b]

Funny cause to me there is no way im willing to be a marine lol. Went Army.

[@tommybickerstaff1249]

Funny did not get in air force but put with airplanes in usmc

[@markwheatley5402]

For 2 out of 24 years.

[@Slicie1775]

this guy defending deployment dodgers lmao

[@markwheatley5402]

Who in the hell is a deployment dodger?

[@reYouMad]

Boring story

[@PJ_Davis]

Our senior drill, sfc lemon was a judo blackbelt in the late 80s when we messed up we got the juice