Surprising Things You CAN'T DO At Army Basic Training

Basic training is going to restrict a lot of what you can do. Here are some things that surprised me that we weren't allowed to do.
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[@MattWard89]

Also, if you are curious why we weren't allowed to do some of these things. "We hadn't earned the right to do _____" - My Drill Sergeants. For example I didn't include this but we were not allowed to talk for the first few days. Yes, I just said talk. Period. That may just have been a thing my company did but we couldn't talk.

[@MattWard89]

We had to communicate through other means like raising eyebrows and hand and arm signals lol Of course we literally whispered in the bathroom but that's it.

[@ChinchillaQueen]

My battalion in particular lost the right to bathroom stall doors. On the talking part, the only reason some of us were allowed to talk very quietly during weapons maintainance time was to help one guy learn English. Even that was rare. Also we were required to carry around a pen or pencil and paper at all times. You can communicate that way

[@MrMeisterHD]

When I was at ft Benning, my platoon talked all the time, no matter what. We never cared if we got fucked up for it. It was an awesome experience :|

[@m9a323]

not allowed to gamble either but it still got done

[@eddiehess6204]

what is the youngest age I can go to boot camp

[@DukeCityAquariums]

I spit on the ground when I was in basic one time and my DS made me pick it up and put it in my pocket 😂😂

[@brandonarceneaux8453]

Duke City Aquariums I am crying 😂😂😂😭😭😭

[@kerion7830]

😭😭😭😭

[@Shrink18]

Omg did you laugh???? 😂 that's hilarious

[@benbabich5746]

There's a whole website dedicated to things people were ordered to do in basic. Sweeping the water off a sidewalk in a rain storm. Running up to any pigeon that lands and saluting it. Mr T cutting down a small forest (true story, pretty damn funny), etc.

[@jasonr8525]

That's called gear adrift

[@_Matsimus_]

Great video as always brother! All the best!

[@911_terrorist]

Satan✔

[@Ballistic180]

Mr. Ward, I want to thank you for your video tips. I'm 28 yrs old and I'm looking to join the Army within the year. Thanks again for the great tips! You have my sub.

[@lelandgaunt9985]

I remember my DS smoked us for buying the wrong beer at the bowling alley during the first week of red phase!

[@austinsixta1812]

jesus... what year was this XD

[@JockcoZ]

What. Man basic sounds fun for you.

[@joshua3630]

Smoked for buying beer and then smoked for buying bud light

[@shotgunswin2785]

I missed the friends i made in basic.

[@jamesrhodes78]

Same Here, 80 percent of my BCT platoon, Also ended up in AIT together, same MOS Group, so many from the first day at 30th AG to grad. day from AIT, the Army birthday 2007, & "I still miss them all."

[@CoyoteSevenFL]

Two things done in 1978 not done today in BCT: 1. Last 30 minutes of day, polish boots 2. Calling Drill Sergeants "Drill Sergeant"... back then you addressed drills by proper rank (Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant First Class, etc.). Addressing a drill as just "Drill Sergeant" would earn you push-ups until they got tired... I made that mistake only ONCE!

[@robertkinslow8953]

Not talking unless spoken to. No sitting without permission. Its all a part of breaking you down and making you into the soldier they need you to be. It all breaks down to the enemy is not going to care about your feelings or needs.

[@mandc20022]

If u wanted to get exercise in during basic training you had it easy we were always too wore out to want to do anything besides sleep

[@theglassblowingcenter6957]

We weren't allowed to keep our hands in our pockets at any time. When we were eventually granted leave, standing around with your hands in your pockets felt so foreign (and so wrong).

[@elyfranklin3637]

Heading out in 2 days. Wish me luck boys

[@lc6941]

I've heard one piece of advice is that you should ask the firewatch person to wake you up early to have more time to get ready. Is that feasible? Will you get smoked for doing that?

[@MyEgoReal]

Yo fire guard every night for 1 hour was normal for us that was no punishment it was just our duty

[@ezranightengale1971]

8:50 I’m going from blue to green so I have to redo boot camp, my wingmen and I slept in formation a majority of the time

[@ryanmackie1539]

How was your experience being prior service and going through Army BCT .

[@ryanmackie1539]

@EzraNightengale , how was your experience being prior service and going though Army BCT . Did they put you in the barracks as the normal recruits or did they separate you. How did the drill sergeant's treat you differently being prior service or no .

[@erwinrommel7008]

I'm so glad basic was not like that in the 80s

[@cupcakez7938]

Kinda sorta scared.... I’m leaving for basics in less than 3 months and I not prepared at alllll 😌😖

[@babayagar9091]

If I go Army I’ll leave August 13th!

[@eyankowicz]

Baba Yagar ft benning?

[@babayagar9091]

E Yank yeah but the date changed I think it’s the 6th now

[@Covey7342]

Baba Yagar I’m confused, how do you have a ship date if you’re not even sure what branch you’re joining.

[@babayagar9091]

rileydawg2013 because my Army recruiter told me when the next infantry ship out date was...

[@g-mancollections5264]

Baba Yagar go army dude...if you're trying to go combat arms, go army.....

[@noiosobear6049]

So when you have some free time and you can't sleep could you get on your phone or read a book? Are you allowed to have things like that?

[@macburger5026]

Christian Boyd hell no. Your phones will be taken away on the first day. You will have access to your phones less than ten times for a few minutes each time. You can read a bible when you're on personal time. Other than that, your handbook would be pretty much the only thing you're allowed to read.

[@KamakazeTaco]

More things you can't do in basic: Anything correctly Please your DS Avoid getting smoked

[@chriscary282]

You mind explaining what is, getting smoked

[@Jmusickk]

Chris Cary getting bitched at by a drill instructor

[@chriscary282]

@@Jmusickk thanks. for some reason I thought it meant physically wore out way passed exhaustion

[@tylerrhodes9814]

@@chriscary282 that's what it means not just bitched at its it's a bit of both

[@Fear_the_Doughnut]

Too true!

[@haydeneller3570]

All you people going to basic here soon, it's all mental, it's easy and sometimes fun. You will have some great memories. Embrace the suck

[@alanespindola08]

Hayden eller ohh ive got such great memories in basic but i would never go back

[@RaceAgnstTme]

Miss BT. I did 9 years of Army before the BS such as the stress card. Those who are new just listen to your DS and obey all orders. It'll make life a little easier in red phase and a whole lot easier in blue phase. Have to earn your DS trust.

[@philjames3163]

I found U.S. Army basic training, Ft Sill, OK, June 1991-Aug 1991, fairly easy, and I had fun, but be in your best physical shape before leaving for basic training!

[@redbloodedamerican0523]

*succ

[@cobragaming7799]

I go up October 7th. I’m not sure what exactly to expect, I just hope I make it through.

[@LONEWOLF105]

"PRIVATE! Why are you BREATHING?!?!?!? Don't blink, I didn't give you the command TO BLINK!!! Why are you so red private? You can breath now privates."

[@mikhailmeier4592]

Private why aren't you breathing anymore? Private why don't you have a pulse?

[@attiumeyami417]

Private!!! Why are u so red!!!! I said bluuuuuuuuuee privaaaat blueeeeeee!!!!!!!

[@ariellel6123]

I thought drill Sargents would want recruits breathing? I’m so confused?

[@Tac0Tuesday91]

You’ve heard of someone going into the bathroom to catch a few puffs but you probably haven’t heard of someone going to into the bathroom to catch a few pull ups

[@tobiascore]

definitely went to the bathroom to catch a few yanks

[@thatdudenurse4023]

Its because Matt Ward is a beast

[@donotneed2250]

If there's a bar someone will use it.

[@sonofliberty78]

Speaking of never being well rested in Basic; I accidentally slept through my watch one night...and got away with it! 😳 I woke up ~5 min before the next guy's shift, and no TI's decided to "visit" us that night, thank God.

[@MattWard89]

Hahahaha you got luckyy

[@sonofliberty78]

Matt Ward Yep, lucky AF!! I made up for it later though; I was on watch and a couple senior TI's from other flights came a'knockin. I handled all the inspection procedures flawlessly, and earned a grudging compliment from my TI. 🙂

[@jeffdwyer6105]

I actually slept while sitting upright on a foot locker , the Drill Sgt snuck up on me and yelled "FIRE"

[@farmakoxeris]

What is TI? I am Greek I don't know all types of phrases and acronyms.

[@sonofliberty78]

farmakoxeris Technical Instructor - it’s what the USAF calls their Drill Sergeants.

[@pascalaphour1707]

Me : exists Drill sergeant: 😡what was that?

[@ardentabacist]

You left out another VERY important thing. WE WERE NOT allowed to WALK anywhere, we had to RUN ( at a jog, in other words you had to hustle) everywhere that we went if you were caught WALKING you were in DEEP "S"

[@ScarrednCharred]

ardentabacist stupid rules for robot-sheep people.

[@ardentabacist]

Soldiers are trained to be "fighting Sheeples", absolutely Many people mistakenly take "soldier" for WARRIOR. A warrior is a different animal altogether. however because BOTH go to war, sometimes the SAME war, folks that are NOT in the know will make that mistake Also, many warriors are introduced and trained in basic weapons and murder at the soldier level.

[@HoundXXII]

"quick, fast, and in a hurry"

[@stephanieg8545]

That’s not too surprising. It’s like that with any competitive sports team anyway

[@KryptOwO]

@@ardentabacist (especially in former times) a brave or experienced soldier or fighter.

[@tangmingchen9237]

“Buddy, want go to bathroom?” I thought it’s a girls thing.😂

[@MattWard89]

lol

[@laurensammons7550]

Nope in BCT and AIT you always ALWAYS have to have a battle buddy no matter what I had a drill sergeant where if he found you alone he'd make you lay down and pretend to be dead and make 2 of your battle buddies drag you back to your platoon area 😂

[@donotneed2250]

I had never heard of a "Battle Buddy" until my baby brother and sister said it but I'm 22 and 24 years older than they are and did BCT in 1974 on Ft. Jackson.

[@edwincintron8088]

DoNot Need my wife went to basic at age 32 so she was VERY independent plus she's an ONLY child so she said the worst thing was NOT ever being able to be alone! She HATED the battle buddy system after a while, she understood the logic BUT truly said it was the most annoying thing

[@austinsixta1812]

@@laurensammons7550 honestly that would be pretty fun

[@parkycod]

What? I’m not allowed to be on my phone? My recruiter said I could! He said I could keep my hair too!

[@noahfrye4583]

parks yeah right

[@jermainreyes7732]

+Noah Frye hahaha good one

[@devonosteen8084]

Ye he also said your dad can do it for you to

[@loverneverend12]

But you can play PUBG

[@rhibrown8015]

🙄🙄🙄

[@jibd381]

also can't put your hands in your pockets. I was caught a few times on this.

[@MattWard89]

Very true but that's like a military wide thing. It's frowned upon to put your hands in your pockets

[@wilhelm1192]

At meps they wont let you put your hands in your pockets... Not even wearing a uniform

[@lindseysummers5351]

James Clark Funny story about that topic. One of my uncles retired from the Navy as a Chief, and his last station was as an instructor at Great Lakes, IL. He was a real hard-ass about regulations, even challenging officers about wearing the wrong uniform in the wrong areas of the base, etc. Whenever he saw young sailors slouching, hands in pockets, walking on the grass, etc., he made sure they heard from him. Anyhoo, he drove a very distinctive car, a gold Camaro he and my cousins restored, that everyone recognized. One day, my aunt was driving his car with one of my cousins riding shotgun. He remarked after riding past an area young sailors frequented, "It's amazing how quickly these guys straightened up and got their hands out their pockets whenever you drive past in this car."

[@robertsise7898]

What you need to do is take the handkercheifm

[@robertsise7898]

Sorry, put handkerchiefs one in each pocket. When you forget and put your hands in your pocket, and get caught, pull the handkercief out and say yes Drill Sergeant, Private (your name ) was retrieving a handkerchief. It might work, but the best bet is to not do it.

[@nickhoover6165]

they made us eat while lay in the prone with ACH(helmet) on chin strap buckled in case we were “shot at”

[@amwelch0424]

attackmaster555 Prone is on your stomach and supine is on your back. If you ever have occasion to need to remember prone vs supine ~ prone positioning leaves you "more vulnerable" because you're face down & supine leaves you face up with your "spine down" to ground.

[@rayvicka9749]

Same for me. the whole company had 10 min total to eat but you had to eat in shifts why the others covered you. But I thing the world part is they turned off the hot water all together. Ice cold showers every day/shaving

[@MaxStevenson-ih5ji]

@@amwelch0424 That's a horrible definition, you're alot more vulnerable on your back. what the heck are you going to shoot on your back? There not hard words to remember, lol.

[@marquisecalhoun4721]

Basic training is all mental. The sooner that is realized the easier basic training will be. Ft Knox bct 1998.

[@marythompson6282]

Add the fact that BCT is no where the difficulty level compared to someone like you or I(Ft. Jackson 1998) who went through basic in the 90s. Granted even when we went it was nothing like the 60s to 80s BCT... minus being allowed to smoke and dip during the 60s to 80s in basic. But my husband was a DS from 2010 to 2012 at Ft. Jackson and I was floored over how much easier things are.

[@Jprager]

Marquise Calhoun I was there around this time last year, funny enough 20 years apart but it was a life changing experience

[@Fear_the_Doughnut]

Every bit of it, look at it like this, the first few weeks are a weeding out period, you learn what's up, and those that can't cut it are washed out by then, after that things back off a little. Great Lakes Illinois, 1984

[@josephruiz7233]

@@Fear_the_Doughnut: Is it true that even some of the most "Physically Fit" people wash-out of Basic Training? Some veterans have told me that the biggest reason people wash out is because the mental aspects of those 2-3 weeks scare them into culture-shock.

[@KonohazFinest]

@@marythompson6282 was there in 2006 bravo company 4th platoon and it was a joke and AIT at fort Lewis was even worse.

[@KJWalker30]

“Food taste better with my heels together”

[@dirty3rd495]

karimu Walker "I'm a greedy private"

[@austinstewart9558]

karimu Walker bro 😂

[@deltaactual3368]

Knuckles to knuckles, thumbs to chest.. makes my dinks taste the best.

[@mmmagus4903]

Bowl, bowl, bowl, bring your bowl to the food.

[@dunglewomp9310]

Sing my song trainee

[@nicholasseamans4946]

I heard in basic training you're not allowed to play fortnight

[@MattWard89]

It's sad but true...

[@robertcooper3074]

Nicholas Seamans lmaoooooo

[@NinjaBunny9000]

They tested out PUBG during one cycle but 99% of the recruits bitched more than usual and 1% couldn’t stop showboating.

[@nicholasseamans4946]

The only game good enough for the military is Quake 3

[@arturogarcia5325]

New basic training is fortnight

[@mdex7606]

So, when i left basic, and got into the "real Army", I was shocked. The NCO's and Officers were really chilled out. They said things like "Hey man, hows it going?" And they joked around with me like i was their best friend. And even when i went to parade rest for each of the Sergeants, and even a few First Sergeants they just told me to relax or stop as soon as i went to parade rest, or even at ease, and continued to just chat with me or tell me whats up. The real army is a bit more relaxed, just do the right thing, be somewhere the right time, right uniform, and you're set. Although let me add that i hear Polk is hell, and I'm glad I'm not there.

[@roberttaylor4213]

Matt Dex yea it’s much more relaxed than it is in basic unless you run into that one asshole Staff Sergeant.

[@kelvinfahrenheit1107]

Polk? As in Fort Polk Louisiana?

[@rando5638]

You're not a mikeburnfire fan, are ya? Just asking for a friend :P

[@michaelgarlinghouse1291]

I’m stationed at Polk currently and it only sucks if you don’t have a vehicle

[@michaelmatthias9495]

@@michaelgarlinghouse1291 it also sucks because you also get tasked out to help damn near every other units’ rotation so it essentially becomes your rotation. Then you get to do your own rotation.

[@timothycook9961]

You wake up in the night and hear grunting and breathing coming from the head. "Oh its just Matt doing pull ups again."

[@overwatchtheater8165]

you sure about that? 🤨

[@jasongriffin3138]

Easy tip for inactivity, read and memorize the soldier handbook. This what my battlebuddy and i did.

[@hidesitemg]

In the field, we ate UPU in the prone position because “the enemy could see us if we sat up”

[@theyankeekiller93]

Romans Tactical yep, and one person was wearing his ACH so we all had to put them on too

[@Covey7342]

Romans Tactical I always hated doing that, especially in y’all grass, I always got grasshoppers and ants all in food.

[@Covey7342]

Maddie Sails *tall grass lol

[@JamesBond-lj6ms]

theyankeekiller93 dude your user and profile pic made my day

[@fan9775]

@@Covey7342 so..dessert?

[@razorXblueXeyes]

No sneaking into the female barracks to get some tail 😂

[@codyennis7569]

GunXMetal37 darn

[@liquidsleepgames3661]

I did that once. Turns out its a bad idea to sneak onto an army base as a civilian and try to get there tail.

[@theoriginaljackal8196]

Why would you want to?

[@razorXblueXeyes]

The original Jackal :/ idk lol

[@drip_drip8k79]

GunXMetal37 you’ll for sure get chaptered 😂

[@toddstjohn8431]

Air Force basic was very similar we didn't have the battle buddy though. Definitely couldn't sit AT ALL on anything except you had a chair in your locker area. Also no talking during meals. I once got yelled at during lunch for smiling and looking around. Good times.

[@Riceball01]

Marine Boot camp was like that too except that we didn't have chairs in our barracks except for the ones inside the DI hut. We'd always sit on the floor in front of our bunks to read our "knowledge", shine our boots, or whatever. We were, however, allowed to sit in chairs whenever we had classroom time and in the bleachers if there were any but most of the time was on the floor or ground.

[@KatieKat3388]

What about your wingman?

[@nicolestafford9418]

Do not miss the wingman policy... I appreciate my privacy and personal space when I'm doing my own thing a lot more now.

[@Eddy-ii4xz]

Finally done with meps!!! Shipping out July 30 fort Jackson

[@R3XGAM1NG]

Gowasu I ship the same day to Benning

[@mikeyabercrombie2855]

Gowasu I ship the same day to Sill haha

[@R3XGAM1NG]

Where y'all shipping from

[@mikeyabercrombie2855]

RexGaming SC...you??

[@R3XGAM1NG]

KS . I can't wait to be down south again lol

[@gabrielsuarez5049]

Only two weeks left till I ship out. I graduate Friday and I’m so excited to start this new chapter in my life, especially as a US Army soldier. Thank you so much Matt for making me feel more confident about going into the Army. All your videos really have helped me a lot though this last year of high school for me

[@balculate]

me too

[@joaquinyowtamag5604]

Gabriel Suarez same here , fort jackson

[@gabrielsuarez5049]

Joaquin Nuokus same man. Mos 91B

[@balculate]

Gabriel Suarez maybe i’ll see you there 25U

[@rockcandyninja]

Hey, Same here!

[@wolfaja755]

My dad had to burry a piece of crap and do a 21 gun salute for it when he went through basic training the hole was six feet long and deep and a rifle length in width the reason they did that was because a stupid person took a crap on the grass. This happened a little over twenty years ago so no one cared about anything and life was great.

[@djsnowfalke8675]

Lol one guy had to do the same thing except he forgot his rifle in the woods so he ran out of formation to get it while we were at the front leaning rest position. They then did with someones rifle 21 gun salute and played the song as they buried his rifle and they handed him a pncho folded as a flag.

[@Fear_the_Doughnut]

My Grandfather in boot camp at the start of WWII didn't field dress his cigarette butt correctly, and was told to dig a hole as described above, and bury it, then dig it out to dispose of it correctly. Maybe not true but you can never tell with those Army folk.

[@Nyx_2142]

@Yi Gotti Only thing that is bullshit here is the idea that you have a functioning brain between your ears.

[@thomasridley8675]

That why i went air force. I visted an army base first. Lesson learned.

[@thomasridley8675]

@@willie_mccoy Yes, but we were trading steaks and ribs for cases of c rations. Most were not that bad. It was a nice change from regular chow. We couldn't go over to their side. But they were always quite welcome on our side of the base.

[@scottmcman7659]

I'd imagine not letting you go to sleep early, is all part of the training. A way to make sure you can function on a set number of hours sleep. Sleep deprivation is also a tool to prepare you. Imagine being a in a foxhole and nothing is happening. You expected the enemy to have been there by then, but they weren't. Eventually, you start to relax and soon you are drifting off and that's when the attack happens. So, I think controlling your sleep is part of the training.

[@midwestboys3971]

Haha I'm sitting at the airport getting ready to fly to St. Louis then take a bus to Fort Lost In The Woods haha. Love the videos man! I finish basic in 10 weeks so I'll let you know if your videos helped me, thanks

[@jjwaters4037]

Midwest Boys hey if your in delt 1-48 2 platoon tell Schwass kling and lane that fox says hi 😂😂

[@JohnDewh]

Midwest Boys I went to ft Leonard Wood and it was some of the best memories. You will have to deal with reception and that was so boring.

[@starmaster191]

When i was in americorps nccc they flew from phoenix to st louis and from there to ft leonard wood. Our project was in salem.

[@SAINTMICHAEL318]

Midwest Boys 12N been in for 2 years loved that places I did my basic and AIT there

[@rat_pack_6667]

Bravo 3-10 was dope. i miss DS Nuoffer

[@SovietKickboxer19991234]

Accidentally filled my cup to almost full No one: Drill sergeant: You don’t got chocolate Milk where you’re from, spill one drop trainee

[@seanstevenson2738]

I did AF BMT and these were pretty much the same rules. Obviously army basic is harder, but it looks like the basic rules are the same.

[@KatieKat3388]

Good to know! Thats where I'm going

[@mamadiana1]

no taking food from the mess, you must sleep on your bed, they tell you to iron the bdu's when that removes the special stuff they put in the fabric so you try to get them dried without wrinkles., we never had any extra time in basic till our one weekend leave and late in we had a couple sundays free till 12. be prepared to scrub the loos with tooth brushes and when cleaning make sure to do the top edges of doors and windows to white glove clean.... they will be suprized spot checked ours was by a general. dont bother bringing a bunch of crap with you just bring what is on the list given to you. less is more till done with training practice everything you can before going.for me ait was like going from kindergarten to jr college. sounds like things are slightly different now. no matter what listen to the drills oh and do not have your mother send you a ginormous cookie in a pizza box with the words perishable written in red. you will be the most popular person on bivouac(where I was) but oh i paid hell for getting it. for the record i did not ask her to send it to me she just did for my 19th birthday.

[@darksparkyshark430]

Haha I thought the word "perishable" was on the cookie in red icing haha

[@KatieKat3388]

What, were you in trouble with your drill instructors?

[@TankGunner84]

If you need extra PT in basic then; 1) the army got soft 2) you picked a POG ass MOS

[@robertivanellemarable1198]

Also as you continue this analogy the reason why they would tell you to get as much sleep and keep you up until it is time to go to sleep to my understanding is because the enemy is never sleep. The enemy will wait until you go to sleep to sneak up on you and put you permanently to sleep. It is a training exercise to be diligent and watchful even at X it may appear to be calm. As my life experience this is true you could be done with all of your choice I have completed all of your responsibilities and as soon as you begin to untie your boots a fight breaks out and the enemy is trying to kick the door in. The enemy will not wait for you to put your boots back on to take your feet away. It is also a exercise of self-control and discipline. Many people would take this as punishment or being unfair. Ask my life experience growing up as a kid with a stepdad who woke me up violently every morning for 15 years I understand why it is important to stay vigilant even when things appear to be calm for just a moment. Never underestimate what your opponent will do or when they will come. Always be ready to meet them even if you're half sleep. I'd rather be half awake and fight them to get a good night sleep then to be half sleep and never wake up. This is my understanding. As harsh as it is it is important life lesson. Thank you for this video.

[@bobbybeausoleigh7778]

When your "enemy" has been training on amphetamines.

[@wendyyarberry6361]

@@bobbybeausoleigh7778 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆EXACTLY ...I MEAN WTF?Too much

[@josephatnip2398]

Who the hell wants to do extra work out while you're in basic training

[@tobiascore]

Everyone does extra work because someone was fucking up.

[@johnathanbuckner4450]

toby hockenbury he means voluntarily. Of course everyone has to do extra work when someone messes up it’s all a team effort

[@PottersVideos2]

Sir No Sir!

[@dankbeast9013]

I would, and will, I love running and really want to get down to 5 min/mile(s)

[@flareblazer8951]

Dank Beast going to try extra work to keep up my shape

[@BabyBunch]

Fire guard is a given even if no one gets in trouble. Literally every single platoon has fireguard

[@jaliel0007]

Baby Bunch facts lol when I was in we always had an hour of fire guard each night I’ve never herd of every 1 to 4 days lol

[@georgemaxwell3467]

Did basic back in 87, do they still do roving guard where you walked around the company at night with a battle buddy with a road guard vest and flashlight?

[@genericasianperson6405]

@@jaliel0007 we had 60 people per platoon in basics fireguard was about every three days for two people per hour

[@jaliel0007]

@@genericasianperson6405 lucky lol they made us do our fire guard based on the 30 ish people we had in each bay. Instead of it being a platoon thing the 30 of us in the bay had to change every dam night it was hell lol

[@Liam_Case]

@@georgemaxwell3467 Yeah, we still do Fireguard. At Benning, one dude manned a desk near the DS door that had a list of how many weapons and personnel we had in the bay while the roving guard walked around the bay with his headlamp.

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

1) nope we couldn't sit on our bunks ever. They were for sleeping, Period. 2) PT was a group thing. During the day we could do push-ups or whatever on our own wherever as long as nothing else was going on that directly effected you. 3) Talking while eating was a good way to get told you were done eating. In fact 1 person who said 1 word got my entire platoon excused from our lunch. lol. 4) Being alone was never an option ever. The only "solitude" I had was while sitting on the toilet. 5) As soon as we could sleep - meaning as soon as the DS's were gone and we had 'quiet time" we slept. We sneaked in naps in the laundry room, anywhere we could lol. no NAPS, but as soon as I could lay in my bed, I was out as fast as I could. I never once got smoked while 11x training. Fort Benning GA. Was the only guy in my platoon who could wear a watch too.

[@QuayDEmperorr]

Do Not Say.... "SORRY DS" lmao also go to wiccan church on sundays if you want sleep. Do not take condiments from the Defac... in other words ( dont get caught) lol. Oh man the list goes on.

[@ihatethisusernameupdate]

So what do you say instead? Or do you just not say anything? Won't that get the ds pissed off? (Asking from experience with my father. Everytime I would just stand there quietly he would scream at me bloody murder. So yeah.)

[@dm2047]

@@ihatethisusernameupdate just say yes drill sergeant. Never thank them either.

[@dm2047]

Wicca church? I went through ft. Benning and they didn't have Wicca church.

[@robertekis2450]

Wow, basic training is so different from when I went in 1973. No "battle buddies", no crap about sitting on something (I spent a LOT of time in basic taking tests and we sat on chairs - same for the mess hall), no sitting at attention in the mess hall when eating. Seems to be a new army nowadays. The main rules I remember learning in basic: never go outside "uncovered" (must wear a cap or helmet of some sort), no hands in pockets (why provide pockets on pants if you can't use them? lol), no walking (we had to run everywhere). I'm sure there was more, but 1973 was a long time ago.

[@justinbowen1183]

Battle buddy concept to me took quite a while to get used to. I'm extremely comfortable being by myself and to realize that I'm going to have to be around someone 100% of the time was overwhelming at first I really hated it but after a little while these guys became my best friends through all the punishments and dirt we ate together. It was a beautiful experience. At one point the guys in my platoon felt like my brothers man. Black, white, Hispanic everyone was in there man it was an amazing experience I honestly do recommend it to anyone. You will meet some of your best friends and thanks to social media you will likely be able to stay in contact with them. To those that are about endeer BCT, go in there with a positive attitude and a willingness to learn. Become absorbed in the system and your battle buddies they will help push you through it all. When you feel like you are at your limit you will have no choice but to push through it and it feels so nice to know that everyone around you is going through the exact same so incase you were wondering how you will push through it all that's your answer. Your battle buddies will help keeping pushing through basic training and your trust in them will drastically improve.

[@BanzTTM]

I’m leaving for basic in 6 days and I really appreciate these videos. Thank you. I’ve been excited but yet very nervous. So I really appreciate you taking the time to make these videos.

[@rza9529]

How would it go?

[@johncline3033]

Did you survive?

[@dennishoffman1218]

Just work hard and do what your told to do, and what ever you do DON"T piss off the DI or your life will be hell. Once you get out of basic and get to your duty station things will be a lot more laid back. I was in 1966-67 and was a radioteletype crypto specialist and got to work with the British forces along the East German border and really enjoyed my time in the Army. If Vietnam wasn't going on I probably would have stayed in but they wouldn't guarantee me anything if I reenlisted . Good Luck and God Bless!

[@r6u356une56ney]

Much shorter video: "What you *are* allowed to do" - "Exactly what you are told, when you are told, the way you are told" :) The exact details are always going to vary, but the point is, especially at the beginning, is that they are trying to test your ability to function and follow orders under stress. In the real world, stress might be "the enemy is shooting at you", but in basic they use slightly less lethal ways of inducing stress. Some of it is simple basic military decorum that will continue to apply after basic, but a lot of the more arbitrary stuff is just there in basic to weed out those that can't handle it. Better to find out in a controlled situation than later on when it might cost someone's life.

[@xfilter0440x]

I went to Ft. Benning. We didn't get in trouble for sitting on the bunk to put or boots socks on etc. We had to make sure we didn't mess up the bed though, when we got up though. Most of the time we would just sit on our footlockers, to do those tasks to not mess up the bed. And we sat on bleachers and such. Some of this stuff i've never heard of like the talking to each other. As long as instructions were not being given, at that time. They encouraged us, communication was key if you missed instructions you get it from your battle buddy, if you don't understand what your doing your battle buddy gets you squared away. I guess it really depends on your DS. I loved mine, was a great DS retired right after my class.

[@SovietKickboxer19991234]

“Move with a purpose trainee”

[@CtheDead209-zt8tj]

no trainee or recruits in the army lol soldier or battle thats it no ds calls anyone a recruit.

[@SovietKickboxer19991234]

CtheDead209 it’s trainee now, it used to be privates but their called trainees

[@Wileye86]

It's all u bro, u have brought us all in and keep us coming back. You are going to be a great officer and in what ever else you do in life! Thank you and keep up the great work!

[@MattWard89]

Appreciate that man!

[@Wileye86]

Appreciate u bro!

[@charlesanthony4693]

I did my BCT in the Mid Seventies at the end of the Vietnam Era. I remember after AIT when I arrived at the 21st Replacement Detachment in Germany, we arrived after Evening Chow so I walked down the Block to KFC to get something to eat. It was so unreal being able to go out with no DI yelling and screaming at me. The morning at Breakfast it was so unreal to walk in to the Mess Hall and not have to stand at attention, then parade rest, and attention before moving one step forward. The first I was told by a fellow Soldier that it was not Basic Training anymore so to knock that shit off. I walked up to the line and was asked if I wanted an omelet which freaked me out because all it ever was, was two eggs and two slices of bacon and to move out. I stood there in awe as mu ham and cheese omelet was being made and I was able to talk in line with no DI yelling at me to drop and to give them 25. At the NCO Academy it was a repeat of Basic Training all over again which was a Big Shock. Here I was a Sergeant but was being treated as a Basic Trainee all over again. It was 30 days of Misery I could not wait to be over. At Army Recruiters Course it was all NCO's and we were treated as such. It was all E-5, E-6, and a few E-7 there to become Army Recruiters. It was no being treated like a Basic Training Trainee all over again. The hard part was being NCO's surrounded by AIT Trainees there for AIT at Ft. Ben Harrison. All of the AIT Trainees would jump out of our way as we approached shouting, "Make Way". It was a weird experience being surrounded by so many AIT Trainees. A Army Buddy reenlisted and changed his MOS from Air Defense Artillery to an MP. He had to go to Fort McClellan for AIT. Because he was a Sergeant E-5 he had his own room on the first floor and was not with the AIT Trainees except when going to class. He marched to class behind the DI and not in formation with the AIT Trainees. he said it was really weird because he was an NCO and could not fraternize with the Privates so he was all alone during AIT. Upon graduation he was reclassified to MOS 95B20. Things were much different back then from how it is today.

[@curlyfriesjosh9916]

lol Sitting on bunks so he can put on boots and whole base gets punished. Unnecessary punishments. A reason why i’m tempting to not join because there’s so many unnecessary things that happens for no reason. I get making you strong but literally was putting on boots? Yeah no, unnecessary, idc what people say. That’s dumb and unnecessary.

[@craigsmith4084]

Basic has changed so much. I did my basic at Fort Ord, California before shipping off to Vietnam. 40 guys in one large room, no separate rooms. Bunk beds with thin mattress, no women, and drill sergeants that would beat the crap out of you. Had a fellow who continuously dropped out of running. D.I. Ordered me to fix bayonet and run behind him. If he looked like he was going to quit, I was to jab him in the ass! Seems barbaric now, but we were made of tougher stock back then. Wounded twice, was told to “suck it up, it’s only a flesh wound”. My unit was 7th Cav, 1st Cav Div.

[@shinobi-no-bueno]

Besides the Drill Sergeants physically attacking you it was the same when I was in infantry school

[@paulthe2mikolajdupontsrens586]

Craig Smith thanks for your service

[@haroldk591]

@Ben Jay it's in Monterey, California

[@aquamarine8157]

@Samuel Sweetmann I just had high impact training at fort Polk

[@hg077]

Craig Smith thank you for your service, I got love for the Cav! Legends

[@ma2skater]

hey thanks for all your videos... ive been talking to my recruiter and training on my own for the recon marines! and your videos totally help me not get discouraged trying to join

[@mabo77723]

Hey you should put your officer frame to your right shoulder man that way we can see it .

[@randyhooks1214]

These are pretty accurate vids even tho I've been out since the late 80s. For you folks just going in, it will be the best experience you will have short of having a child. That being said, your goal for the next few years is that elusive DD214. Good luck

[@Bowhunter91135]

Only 1 hour?? I went to benning and for 4 weeks we had a 12 man fire guard every hour...

[@tantraman93]

Basic training Ft. McClellan Al. July-Sept. 1984 B-1. No talking in the Dining Facility other than to say 'yes' or 'no' to the servers. But no 'sitting at attention'...we slouched over and shoveled it in as fast a as possible...we 'sang' for our supper a few times...no pullups were required but you would often have to do some pushups for something anyway. After meals we couldn't be 'dropped' for something like 30 minutes. and you got to sit down. Our company 'sit spot' was under some pine trees on railroad ties...usually with a light rain falling and 95+ heat.

[@crisn565]

I leave in 3 weeks for Fort Benning, Georgia. 19D cavalry scout. thank you for the tips and advice I've gotten to learn over the course of time leutenient ward. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@jaml3351]

Im on the bus rn going to the first baracks beforee basic and cool to see u also went for 19D im going rn so if u have any tips just reply to this if u want ofc

[@thegentlemenrat3727]

Me watching this when I literally leave in seven days

[@nathanmiller9258]

I am currently trying to lose over 100 pounds to join the army, while posting progress on my channel. I would love to see a video of maybe stories you have personally seen or heard of people losing a lot of weight to join. Also any advice? Thanks! Great videos btw.

[@slugg6632]

Thank you for your service

[@SGTWinchester85]

I know this is an old video, but I’m blown away that you had extra energy to do extra pt. I wasn’t out of shape and I got all I could handle daylight to dark

[@ReeAnnaHudgins]

thank u so much i am 12 years old and I'm thinking about joining the army.. Do u think that is a good idea for me to join the army? Me and my friend nick are training to join the army he is older then i am but we are like best friends Sorry if i talk to much

[@KJWalker30]

Great video man, i just got back from BCT not long ago and now I’m at AIT, this video brought back memories lol glade to see your channel is still going strong! I gotta catch up with everything i missed so far

[@donm-tv8cm]

Man, we didn't even have battle buddies back in my day. It's been 3+ decades, but memory serves that we needed to go on pass in groups (the one or two times we were given the opportunity) and that was the only requirement. I'm glad I missed that battle buddy stuff -- sounds like it would royally suck!

[@byrdmis1957]

Im still debating weather or not i should still go to basic...i leave June the 18th and it’s June the 12th for me now. And i have been watching your videos for about a few days coming up to when i leave. I am being completely honest with you i am getting a little turned off by the idea. Idk maybe the military isn’t for me but i really didn’t have a choice(honestly long story with my grandmother). I still have that chance to not go but at the same time what else do i have 😞 i don’t wanna disappoint my grandmother but i also want to make this decision on my OWN. Im just really confused and need help really...

[@wackedupYUMYUMS]

C-258 INF, Ft. Benning. I graduated April 20th. Your videos really calmed my nerves before I shipped, thank you for that. Lol unfortunately it was a lot worse than I expected. Anyone shipping out, good luck if you are in C-258!

[@austinstewart9558]

Alex Scaffo we were in osut the same time bro! F-258

[@litt1ee]

E-258 brothas

[@zososldier]

I went through Navy Boot Camp and almost everything was the same for us. The only difference I remember though was there was pretty much zero down time. This was back when the Navy still wore the dungarees (basically the prison or janitor outfit) and you had to iron those and basically the equivalent of class Bs. If you were waiting on an ironing board, you were reading your recruit book that had everything you needed to know to pass the 3 written tests while there (Basically the book that has all the order of a sentry, chain of command, etc.). If you weren't cleaning your barracks, doing laundry or reading, the RDCs (Navy drill sergeant equivalent) were giving a class on something or telling stories about what to expect when you get to the fleet.

[@clarencemcgregor8568]

Basic was different when they had the draft and those drafted were older and did not put up with the hazing crap so well.

[@austinehl9707]

I am an E-2 and just shipped to fort Jackson South Carolina today, I'm watching this on the way there, see your videos in a couple months

[@CraigSmithII]

+Matt Ward You are correct about what you can't do in Basic. When I was in Ft.Sill we couldn't sit on the bunks,we couldn't talk in the mess hall unless you had KP & depending on who the DS is on duty for it.

[@thattacoguy3187]

Hearing these things makes me wanna idk CCRRYYY and not join😂😂. But still joining June 30 leaving for basic.💦💦😭😭🙌💪🙏👊

[@lunoirxx]

Isaac Creed. You can do it. It's only 10 weeks. I leave on June 18 for Fort Jackson.

[@flyingtrap4169]

Isaac Creed me too see you at fort benning

[@Baneio]

Isaac Creed Why would you on that mentality ? I worked steel erecting for 6 months , I’m class of 2017 high school graduate and it was completely brutal , my work consisted of being 50ft+ high in the air tied off with a harness to steel beams , while having 40pounds of tools on me , installing sheet metal placing it in place in 90+ degree heat here in Texas or 15-30 degree conditions in the winter .. basic training will be a lot less then what I experienced working construction . Man I’m telling you it is worth it ! There is a lot of opportunity in the army , the only reason I tolerated the industry I worked in is because I made 15/hr and even then it wasn’t worth it . I could of been done with basic already by know .

[@ShmeatPacker]

Hey I leave July 30th for 14 weeks at Fort Leonard Wood, then 3 at Fort Benning

[@cantuna8867]

Jacob Valiant I leave July 30th also but to fort Benning

[@edbrown5665]

My battle washed out 2 weeks in. Ds made HIMSELF my battle. Life completely sucked for the rest of basic for me... You NEVER want to have the drills attention. So yea

[@c9206805684]

I went to Ft. Benning in early February of 2011 for OSUT. We lived in barricks that looks like a trailer house. We were allowed to run up and down the hill and use the pull up bars right next to our barricks but we had to have 10 others with us and it would have to be between 20:00-21:00 so we may sacrifice our shower and down time if we did work out. Most of us excercised inside the barricks. We were allowed to sleep if we were in the barricks at 20:00 as long as we were done with everything. I think it all depends on the Drill Sergeants ours were somewhat relaxed because most of them were going to different schools like Airborne and Air Assualt at the end of OSUT.

[@Mariescott3380]

We weren't allowed to talk in formation, during weapons maintenance, clearing our weapons before we went in the barracks, and in the DFAC throughout all three phases. And when a few soldiers did talk at the wrong times, we'd find ourselves telling each other to shut up. And before we know it, now everyone is saying "Shhhh." And shushing everybody did nothing but make people talk louder. Then a drill sergeant would smoke us all for talking.

[@idrissnasry4823]

Leave for training to benning in August 11x OSUT baby

[@eyankowicz]

Idriss Nasry Aug 13th

[@eyankowicz]

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[@idrissnasry4823]

E Yank no 7 buddy

[@kbradshaw323]

Prepare for hell

[@kbradshaw323]

19d?

[@joelmielke1496]

We did 100% fireguard at the beginning of the cycle. We kept screwing up and kept raising the number higher and higher until it was 7 people per night. Never did not have a night of fireguard.

[@joshuasexton4170]

Leaving June 5th (next week) great vids thank you

[@gabrielbrokaw2194]

where are you going?

[@idiotboy605]

Leaving June 5th too to Fort Jackson

[@gabrielbrokaw2194]

Just the heads up. Lots of people say the Jackson is easy, but in my battalion only my company had it easy. So there is always the chance you get the worst company at Jackson, or the easiest.

[@idiotboy605]

Gabriel Brokaw Are the companies random or broken up by specific MOS (gender obviously as well)

[@gabrielbrokaw2194]

No there are going to be females bays at your companies and males are not allowed in them, and I am a fueler and we had musicians and tech guys and all sorts of mos's.

[@BarlitosC]

sit on bunk sitting on anything Individual PT Talking while eating Going places by yourself Sleeping when you want

[@JoseHernandez-gl5xn]

I've watched so many of your videos. I really love them! But that intro song always catches me off guard haha

[@terrancewilhite9260]

a bit different than in 1967, lol

[@chapingaryjr]

In navy we could talk but only to the people in front of us....and during training if we were on the bleachers whoever was our drill Sargent's assistant was would let us ask questions but it had to be strictly about navy until closer to graduation

[@jordan.dbrown1922]

If any of this is “surprising” to anyone.. you have some extremely low expectations for the US military or just in general .. and you might want to do a little more research and asking around before enlisting if you are this ignorant about the military. Like do you expect to be able to talk without permission? Or do anything without permission? Or ever sit down unless commanded to.. its not a social summer camp... you are training to fight for and defend a nation in a war zone against people trying to blow your head off with no mercy.

[@eriksxo]

Give me a fucking break pal...

[@toby1439]

Is that a Captain Steele bobble head from Black hawk down in the backgroundon your shelf?

[@undeadwolfairsoft6175]

Oh I thought everyone did FireGuard every night 😂

[@dustinstewart3321]

Undead Wolf Airsoft nope, the PG (platoon guide) will set the cycle, normally it goes down the bunks, they are 1 hour shifts unless your platoon gets punished then its at your DS’s descretion

[@EugeneTChu]

Fireguard is a rotation. Sometimes it is fair and you have a few regular nights. Other times, you may get it a few nights in a row.

[@sleepingninjaquiettime9841]

Sounds like things have been changed up a bit. Used to be 100% every night, could also depend on your mos

[@ryneprince7113]

@@dustinstewart3321 my platoon decided we want to do 2 hour shifts so we didnt have to do it as many nights in a row. DS was cool with it

[@tko7645]

@Infantryman, Airborne they still do it every hour every night, what he means when he says 100% in the video is that everyone was pulling shifts every single night, there was no shifts per week everyone had a shift every night

[@Mattiegillaspy4]

I ship out June 10th! 31 Bravo. And I just got engaged!

[@FuriousGerbil5]

bad move, she gonna cheat

[@cannonfodder4812]

One of the hardest things that you never want to do is laugh. DSs love it when you laugh, it gives them an excise to smoke your bags.

[@Morpheuz_]

I fell out laughing one day and GNF's he asked a trainee was he on cheap drug's? I laughed so hard I think I broke a rib. The DS looked at me and just walked away. No one got in trouble. Best day ever in Basic.

[@auslander9371]

Thankyou so much for the help. I am much less stressed about basic training now. I really appreciate your videos, sir.

[@nicholasgojekian8915]

You’re my hero! Because of you, I hope to achieve so much more than previous in my life. Btw, that shirt is so cool. I’m going to get that shirt so I can be just like you. What kind of jeans do you wear? I bet cool jeans. I imagine us wearing the same jeans and shirt and it not being awkward because we are so cool and the people would think it’s no big deal because they would think I was your twin.