Back in the days of WW2, Korea and Vietnam DI's did smack you around. A good friend of mine who was in UWD during Korea got himself a month in the Brig for hitting the officer back. He had someone in upper brass looking out for him so that's the only thing that saved him from a court martial.
Also, don't ever have an accidental discharge of a weapon, even if it is blanks. Keep your finger out of the trigger guard! At Advanced Camp at Bragg in '96, a cadet had an accidental discharge of an M-60 (blank), and the senior Tac Officer, made him write a letter home to his mother explaining how he had "killed" himself. Of course he didn't actually mail it home, but he did have to read it to the platoon.
When I was in training, I didn't finish either but for other reasons, this female got three negligent discharges and she had a bullet in her kit. She got a dishonorable discharge in training
One of my platoon members had an ND while clearing his weapon before entering our shack during field training. The dude forgot to take out his magazine... luckily it was blanks but he was right next to an instructor when he did that, and the look of disappointment in our instructor's face was priceless.
i second that they definitely still do this I had a negligent discharge. My weapon was pointed down range and no body was near but It was after ceasefire was called but my Lt. made me write a 500 word essay to his wife as if i had killed him I was just thankful not to have been kicked out i would have written 1000 words I certainly do believe I've learned my lesson
Too right. Back when before we graduated at Jackson two years ago, we finally had our weapons turned in, they had us chilling in the bays for a minute on a Sunday. We ended up going down, and right before we started going down the stairs, I was that guy who said "Don't forget your weapons." and they just started freaking out. It was great, honestly.
If we walked up to a drill sergeant when I was in BCT, by ourselves without a battle buddy, he would make us lay down dead and if someone walked up by themselves to get you they would have to fake die and so on and so forth until 2 people came to get your ass
The point is accountability. Very seldom do you do anything alone. And even then you are to have your weapon by your side at all times. If you think about it, the concept holds true through the ages Weather it be stones and slingshot. Sword and shield, or the battle rifle. Never go anywhere without your weapon, or your battle budy.
Things Not to do at BCT: -☝️ Lt is correct, don’t lose your weapon, keep it on you at all times and make sure it’s on safe until you’re ready to fire it at the range. Muzzle awareness, Guy! -Never talk back to your DS, for the sake of the rest of your platoon. -And Keep your hands to yourself, SHARP charge is no joke and you can get kicked out if you are flagged. Good luck and have a great Army day!
SHARP: Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Prevention. As I said, “don’t touch each other” lol, bc it could lead to a number of things; Article 15, Restart, or even dismissal from the Army. Worst I saw was someone in my bct platoon made it all the way to the end of bct, about a week before graduation. Had 2 SHARP charges pending. Didn’t graduate and got a Red Phase restart. Then had another charge and was discharged from the Army.
A friend told me a story while he was at basic training someone squashed a grasshopper and the drill instructor forced him to dig it a grave and bury it and give it a eulogy xD
I've always thought that drill sergeants are the most interesting form of comedy I've ever come across. It is a different type of humor in most cases that might not translate to people that have never encountered a drill sergeant. I remember Lee Ermey's performance being funnier watching it after I had gone to BCT. BUt the burial story is AMAZING. I've never seen that before... I can imagine how it would be hilarious to make a soldier do in front of an entire company. And I bet the drill sergeant managed to explain the task to the soldier that had to do it with a completely straight face. I bet that soldier still tells that story to this day and laughs about it.
In bct, I was the "odd man", (no "battle buddy"). On the first bivouac, I asked my D. I. if I could use my rifle in place of the second tent pole, (each recruit had 1/2 of the equipment required to erect a 2 man shelter). He thought about it for about 2 seconds and replied; "I don't recommend that you do that, Allen." Sometime around 02:00 I was awakened by my D. I. who asked me; "Allen, where is your weapon?" I promptly poked the barrel of my M-16A1 out of my fart sack and asked him; "This weapon, drill sergeant?" "Go back to sleep, Allen!"
I left my weapon in a pile so I could help serve chow. Everyone got theirs before me and the 1st Sargent took my rifle...... i didn’t get smoked. BUT They told me I was getting recycled. That means I go back to day freaking one. Way worse then any smoke
Imagine if the drill sergeant made him sing " hello rifle my old friend, I will never lose you again. Because I lost you the sergeant will smoke me again, now I will have to start over again"
Back in '97 we had 2 soldiers get caught having sex at night(boy/girl) in the barracks. This resulted in the drill sergeants pulling an immediate fire drill. The entire barracks was smoked in the middle of the night, some only in their underwear for 3 hours straight. During that time the sprinklers came on to water the grass and most of the soldiers being smoked. The 2 soldiers that got caught one was discharged and the other was washed and had to restart basic, we were on week six of eight at the time. The people that were on floor guard also got into trouble and received article 15's(drill sergeant had walked onto the floor without encountering anyone until he came upon them having sex and also should of never let the female onto the floor.) There were also another couple of hour long smoke sessions during the day after this when someone got caught talking about the incident and laughing.
Can confirm, my platoon had to low crawl through sawgrass in 106°F on a humid OK afternoon during FTX3/Forge. Just keep track of your self and keep tabs on your battle buddies.
Was that in the list of orders for a sentry, I've forgotten - lol.. True story walking the barracks during bootcamp in the middle of the night. I was exhausted and sat down for a minute on sea-bags in a next door room. Shortly thereafter some fellow gets out of his rack (thankfully I heard him..). Asked me where I had been? Couldn't believe someone would be up to worry if I had walked by in the last 30 seconds I certainly didn't care & fell asleep as soon as I hit the cot. Thankfully ended there, but Basic training revolves around exhaustion. A good/worst experience of my life. Had to be there to understand..
Lol you think that's bad. I got an LOC first offense in the Airforce for falling asleep on a Sunday lol. Drill Sergeants can't smoke you nearly as bad so they just start pulling paperwork.
But our presenter here is absolutely correct: DO NOT allow the weapon out of your sight; administrative contingencies aside. Stack Arms, Guarded Collective Weapons points, etc. In 1989 we had a troop "lose" a weapon. Training actually stopped for three hours while the entire company low-crawled through mid-July Ft. Benning weeds and sand to find that weapon. DO. NOT. LOSE. A. WEAPON.
We had a fire drill one day and everyone just panicked and ran out. Myself and another guy noticed that everyone left their weapons hanging on their bunks, I told him I’d get the ones on this side and he get the ones on the other side. Once I gathered 32 M16’s including my own, I used the the stairs that were only used for the DS’s and the females to get down 2 flights of steps. When I got to the bottom, all the DS’s were there waiting. My female DS looked and pointed at me, she couldn’t say anything, she was speechless. I ran to formation with all 32 rifles. We held everyone’s weapons that left theirs, while they proceeded to all get smoked while we had to watch.
When I was in ITB for the Marine Corps, we had an instructor steal a Pvt's weapon and sprinted away with it. He made the Private chase him all around base before he gave it back to him after blasting him for not keeping it within arms length and in sight
Hey Matt! Thanks for the massive amount of videos! I leave for Fort Benning on the 21st of this month! All of this has really helped me prepare for my Basic Training. I'm going to be an 11X.
While not actually at boot camp, I recall someone losing an M16 in a Land Navigation course about 21 years ago. A controlled burn was made in that area to help locate it. My involvement in the incident was helping prepare sandwiches for the firefighters and other personnel involved in keeping the fire under control.
I took basic at Ft. Gordon , GA back in the summer of 1969. After an extended march into the woods with full-gear packs, we stopped for lunch in a clearing and opened up our C-rat boxes. After I finished eating, I laid my M-16 against my field pack and walked over to dump my C-rat box into the dump area a short distance away. When I got back my M-16 was missing. I sheepishly walked up to the command tent where the Lieutenant and the senior Drill Sergeant were sitting together - with my rifle. As punishment, I had to low-crawl through wet red Georgia clay to get to where they had placed my rifle. Needless to say, I never let my rifle leave my side after that.
The oddest thing i experienced in basic training was after leaving the firing range a fellow trainee had left a live round in his M16. A couple hours later the weapon went off. Amazingly no one was hurt the trainee was not called out or punished. Our Drill Sergeant calmly reminded everyone to always check their weapons prior leaving the firing range. He was lucky that day.
Went in the orderly room to report someone sick. Approached the First Sergeant and leaned on his desk. He came out of his chair like a rocket! The dumbest thing I did in basic. 1966
Same thing in finnish military. There is two places where the gun is. Either in the locked gun cabinet at the barracks or in your hand. In finland if you lose your gun in military and it cant be found, police have a search warrant to your home for the rest of your life. And our drill sergeant also was a dick
Ft. Sill basic was shut down for 3 hours when a bored soldier hid a weapon in a locker for fun. For fun. It was after evening chow. The whole base was locked down. Generals couldn't leave and it was no time before heat was on us. What a nightmare.
Thanks for all your videos, they’ve been real helpful to me these past couple of weeks. I ship out this weekend so I’ve been taking all the info I can and memorizing it. Already have the soldiers creed down. Wish me luck and good luck to the rest of you all as well!
Just found your channel, have been considering going army for years now. I think everyone whose family isn’t military is a bit intimidated by basic and doesn’t know what to expect, such as myself. I appreciate this
While I was in basic training before I was sent home due to injuries we were doing our rifle qualifications and this private took his weapon apart at the range and ended up losing his firing pin , this ended up sending the drill sergeant into a huge rage and we all got smoked for it and then we later found out he had it on him the whole time. So just never lose your rifle , parts to your rifle or your boots you will get smoked for that guys
Once I fell asleep on my rucksack with my weapon on the ground next to me instead of in my arms/lap, I got a 20 minute lecture from my LT and had to low crawl from my rucksack 30 meters to the LT, grab my weapon and low crawl back...
Matt ward I love these videos! I'm 21 and about to join the Army. Your videos have helped me through my choice of the army and I just wanna say thank you for taking time for your days to make these
Neither of those things are things that are realistic that could happen if you actually want to stay in. Yes killing somebody is bad and quitting is bad for you but losing a weapon will shut down a base or a company
i reckon the worst thing is fcking off the physical training staff. Youre always going to get one or 2 muppets that leave their rifles lying around, which is roll eyes, frowned upon screaming stuff . But messing with the PTIs brings pure instant, prolonged pain.
Had a guy at Fort Leonardwood loose his rifle he lowcrawled up and down the hallway calling here rifle rifle where are you. Everytime je was past D.S office they put a piece of it out he had to keep going till he put it all together.
That's awesome, they're still doing that. The Drill Sergeants when I was in basic would try all the time to get your weapon. Even if you were only a few feet away from it, if it wasn't in your line of sight, they would try to grab it and hid it. Don't know if you still have weapon cards to check your weapon out of the armory, but losing that was a pretty big deal too.
Lol I can imagine that while burial for the weapon was pretty funny to witness. Did anybody laugh? If they did or if you do laugh at something like that how much trouble do you get in?
@YouReallyDontKnow: Yeah, it's a big joke but with a serious message. It's meant to embarrass someone so they don't do it again but in a light hearted way. This happens at least once every cycle and DI's get the opportunity to drive the point home in the way Matt describes in his story. It might save your life or the lives of your fellow soldiers later. Smile, sure... laugh, I wouldn't. Don't ever try to second guess a DI. They're methods work, it's what they are trained to do.
I’ve seen ONE thing that got a worse reaction from our drill Sgt. losing someone else’s weapon. Being ask to be accountable for someone else’s weapon and refusing, or agreeing to and then walking away . It’s the difference between incompetence and trustworthiness.
Who remembers "Drop with it" Edit: if you're going to be the nice guy who finds a weapon and ask who's it is, try not to do it within ear shot of your drills. You'll be just as fucked as if a drill found it.
This was a really enjoyable video to watch. when you said they had him dig a grave for his weapon and talk to it I laughed so hard. Great Video man keep up the good work. I fixed my internet as well so i wont keep getting kicked out of games like on the live stream, so when that black ops 4 beta comes around we can destroy kids in that game too if you're down lol. Also im doing the future soldier program right now to help get me ready for basic training and im stuck between picking 11b for my MOS or something with computers. I feel like doing something with computers in the military like what you do will help me in the future after the military but Infantry seems more interesting and exciting.
Never let anyone take your piece. That's what they called it when I was in. They also said you were authorized to crack anyone who tried. I waited and prayed someone would.
When u said smoke sesh I literally thought hitting a blunt in the woods and like how the hell did they get away with that then yeah once he said it again I was like oh I feel dumb
Someone in my platoon lost their weapon before first formation and we were stuck outside for two hours in 10° weather. Eventually the drill sergeant found it behind a bed and we got fucked up so bad. Nothing but low crawls for the rest of the day. What’s even worse is the fact that the kid lost it again, but thankfully he wasn’t caught that time..
If in the field and you're taking a quick nap during lunch. Wrap the sling around your arm or the Drill Sergeant will steal it from you while you're napping. Between when you check out the weapon until you check it back in, I don't ever remember the weapon leaving my hands.
back in the day (in the 80s) while going through maneuvers in Italy a weapon,M16, was lost during a river crossing, the United States Army and its engenders rerouted that river in order to find and retrieve that weapon. loosing a weapon even after basis is a serious thing!
Agreed. The most important thing is your rifle. My Drill Sergeant in BCT who had 3 tours in the Nam was fanatical, he got someone’s rifle and that trainee was done, his life was miserable after that. He was discharged.
LMFAO I couldn't stop laughing at the burial for the weapon and how the guy let his weapon down and how he left it and it died I'm laughing while I write this LOL
10 to one odds I can guess which evil mind thought up the burial service for the weapon. My favorite that happened when I was in my unit was a guy thought he lost his NVG (was still on his helmet) and we went back outside the tent and I walked him around for like 30 mins before I asked him how he was able to see at night. It was great.
Three people in my platoon left their weapons upstairs in the barracks and my SDS took an axe and dug three separate holes, buried them, took their camel-baks and watered it and said “It’s high time we grew some discipline privates” and made them dig them up with their ACHs and clean them for three hours before lights out.
Oh... digging a grave... we had one soldier falling asleep in the field while pulling security (happens all the time). Got caught. The whole platoon had to dig a grave for him as he died (or got killed by an enemy because he felt asleep). They everybody had to say few good things about that soldier while he was laying in grave... guess what, that idiot (seems that he was medically an idiot since his ASVAB score was 27 and he had to get a waiver) fell asleep again... in the grave... while soldiers were giving speeches about him... DS got pissed and said to bury him... the guy woke up from a dirt falling on his face and the whole platoon got smoked... yay!
I’m leaving to Fort Benning Monday, I really appreciate all your advice in your videos, can’t wait to go through everything, these videos get me hyped😂🤙🏼🇺🇸
Haha! I did it. Left it on the range after and the drill sergeants did the brass and ammo check. Turned around to run and get it and the drill sergeant was standing right there with it in his hand. Don’t know if there was an angel over my shoulder but I never got smoked for it and neither did anyone else.
Our ds's made the trainee that lost their weapon go on a scavenger hunt. They took the weapon apart and scattered the parts all over the company, sometimes the whole battalion.
You can hit your DS, in the right situation. We were sleeping in our shelter during FTX and someone started tugging on my battle buddies rifle. He kicked out and hit one of our DS in the face. He just said, "I won't try that again."
We had a couple of prior service guys in with our group and they let us know. Still didn't keep some guys from having their weapon snatched! I always kept the sling around an arm or leg...even when taking a leak or a dump. I even kept mine in the sleeping bag with me on bivouac! Ft.Benning, Charlie-7-1, 1980
One of the biggest incidents I heard of of a soldier getting into big trouble though not quite enough to get strait up kicked out was a guy I knew telling me that one of the people he was in Basic with decided to go on a "joy walk" outside (off barracks) for a little bit on a Sunday afternoon without permission, without telling anyone, and without a battle buddy. This caused him to get an Article 15 Away Without Authorized Leave. Oddly, doing this with a battle buddy is not as bad as an offense from what he heard. The guy that went on the joy walk was taken in front of the Company Commander, a bunch of other soldiers were interviewed about it, so it was a really big deal. The guy who took the joy walk he was docked a promotion after boot camp and fined and put on probation. So yeah, don't go on joy walks alone, off barracks, without telling anyone, and/or without permission.
I remember someone from the National Guards had this happen to him but luckily it was one of the smartass drill sergeants that picked up the rifle instead of the most aggressive and this being his first time he just got some friendly advice if a different drill sergeant got it.
A guy I know told me an interesting story from his experience in the army. They were all lined at the firing range for target practice for the very first time. Targets were up with their rifles loaded and ready to go. The Sergeant started to give his command for them to shot. "READY! AIM!" But he deliberately never said fire but several guys fired anyway. Every man who discharged his weapon had his ass chewed out.
That one is brutal. Lots of stress on the firing line - I haven't served, but unholstered my pistol at a USPSA match before the RO told me to make ready. Obviously would be 100x worse in the military, but the weight of everyone's eyes on you and knowing you fucked up big time is crushing
Thanks for sharing this with us. I wouldn't of guessed how big of a deal it would be to leave or lose your weapon in basic training. It sounds like a good idea to keep it within a few feet of you that way your more likely to be sure that you keep track of your weapon. Great video. #notifactionsquad
I did sleep with my weapon in the same fart sack with me on EVERY bivouac and ftx, every time I was in the field. My issued weapon was never beyond my elbow away from me, unless the order "Stack Arms" was given.
On our basic our sister platoon was out on their navigation excersise with temporarily issued radios to call in each checkpoint for their commanders to plot their routes from back at base (A-class store extremely important and taken very seriously using radios) on their last day our platoon was ready to start the activity when they finished their legs and we got our radios early to check them over and the first thing I did was turn it onto the other platoons channel and call contact, contact wait out which there commander heard, thought it was them and there whole platoon got screwed for about a week
I thought dating your drill sargents daughter was the worst thing you could do.
john coner jesus. Jesus h fuckin crist. I’m struggling to comprehend the magnitude of the balls required
@@blakelowrey9620 don't we all wish we had those kind of balls, but I rather keep mine intact #nocastrationpleasesir
Back in the days of WW2, Korea and Vietnam DI's did smack you around. A good friend of mine who was in UWD during Korea got himself a month in the Brig for hitting the officer back. He had someone in upper brass looking out for him so that's the only thing that saved him from a court martial.
thats story makes no sense at least the first half.
The best thing if she curbs her wisdom teeth removal
Those sneaky drill sergeants will steal your weapon if your not paying attention.
Matthew Rowley you're:)
King Thushy "you're" is not right in this case. You're = You are.
Ghost Hyperhex if YOU ARE not paying attention
King Thushy it’s your, not “steal you are weapon”
The second your.....
If you are not paying attention....
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Also, don't ever have an accidental discharge of a weapon, even if it is blanks. Keep your finger out of the trigger guard! At Advanced Camp at Bragg in '96, a cadet had an accidental discharge of an M-60 (blank), and the senior Tac Officer, made him write a letter home to his mother explaining how he had "killed" himself. Of course he didn't actually mail it home, but he did have to read it to the platoon.
When I was in training, I didn't finish either but for other reasons, this female got three negligent discharges and she had a bullet in her kit. She got a dishonorable discharge in training
As Angry Cops always like to say: Keep your booger hook off the bang switch
One of my platoon members had an ND while clearing his weapon before entering our shack during field training. The dude forgot to take out his magazine... luckily it was blanks but he was right next to an instructor when he did that, and the look of disappointment in our instructor's face was priceless.
True and respect
i second that they definitely still do this I had a negligent discharge. My weapon was pointed down range and no body was near but It was after ceasefire was called but my Lt. made me write a 500 word essay to his wife as if i had killed him I was just thankful not to have been kicked out i would have written 1000 words I certainly do believe I've learned my lesson
Your weapon eventually becomes an extension of your body and you feel odd without it.
Too right. Back when before we graduated at Jackson two years ago, we finally had our weapons turned in, they had us chilling in the bays for a minute on a Sunday. We ended up going down, and right before we started going down the stairs, I was that guy who said "Don't forget your weapons." and they just started freaking out. It was great, honestly.
This is my rifle. There are many like it but this one is mine!!
If I am nothing without my rifle, I shouldn't have it.
R Lee FMJ
Whatever you say Private Pyle
@@arianebolt1575 mr stark??
@@soapyfish2238 yup
A mock burial!!! That's crazy lmao. I can't get over that he had to eulogize for the rifle... classic
JAIMIE MARTINEZ Nothing new
If we walked up to a drill sergeant when I was in BCT, by ourselves without a battle buddy, he would make us lay down dead and if someone walked up by themselves to get you they would have to fake die and so on and so forth until 2 people came to get your ass
The point is accountability. Very seldom do you do anything alone. And even then you are to have your weapon by your side at all times. If you think about it, the concept holds true through the ages
Weather it be stones and slingshot. Sword and shield, or the battle rifle. Never go anywhere without your weapon, or your battle budy.
Things Not to do at BCT:
-☝️ Lt is correct, don’t lose your weapon, keep it on you at all times and make sure it’s on safe until you’re ready to fire it at the range. Muzzle awareness, Guy!
-Never talk back to your DS, for the sake of the rest of your platoon.
-And Keep your hands to yourself, SHARP charge is no joke and you can get kicked out if you are flagged.
Good luck and have a great Army day!
SHARP: Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Prevention. As I said, “don’t touch each other” lol, bc it could lead to a number of things; Article 15, Restart, or even dismissal from the Army. Worst I saw was someone in my bct platoon made it all the way to the end of bct, about a week before graduation. Had 2 SHARP charges pending. Didn’t graduate and got a Red Phase restart. Then had another charge and was discharged from the Army.
Tips before or at basic training?
By far my favorite thing to do when I find an unattended weapon is to just to completely disassemble it and just leave it.
Lmao a true drill sergeant from hell xD
Yeah sure ya did
In cadets if the ncos or instructors found an unattended weapon they'd steal the gas piston.
The part about the guy holding a service for his gun😂😭😭
K Quinn, It's a rifle or a weapon, NOT a "gun"!
that's hilarious in its own way but it will teach that point very well
don't abandon a weapon or forget it
Believe that it really did happen!
It's a surefire way to make sure he won't do it ever again lol
A friend told me a story while he was at basic training someone squashed a grasshopper and the drill instructor forced him to dig it a grave and bury it and give it a eulogy xD
I've always thought that drill sergeants are the most interesting form of comedy I've ever come across. It is a different type of humor in most cases that might not translate to people that have never encountered a drill sergeant.
I remember Lee Ermey's performance being funnier watching it after I had gone to BCT.
BUt the burial story is AMAZING. I've never seen that before... I can imagine how it would be hilarious to make a soldier do in front of an entire company. And I bet the drill sergeant managed to explain the task to the soldier that had to do it with a completely straight face.
I bet that soldier still tells that story to this day and laughs about it.
Drill sergeants can be comedians sometimes. They often tell jokes that make us laugh
Blar Stone My buddy is in the Marine corps. When he went if you laughed at the DI jokes the whole platoon got smoked.
In bct, I was the "odd man", (no "battle buddy").
On the first bivouac, I asked my D. I. if I could use my rifle in place of the second tent pole, (each recruit had 1/2 of the equipment required to erect a 2 man shelter). He thought about it for about 2 seconds and replied; "I don't recommend that you do that, Allen." Sometime around 02:00 I was awakened by my D. I. who asked me; "Allen, where is your weapon?" I promptly poked the barrel of my M-16A1 out of my fart sack and asked him; "This weapon, drill sergeant?"
"Go back to sleep, Allen!"
When cadre find you with out a battle buddy O.o, I can remember it now “your dead private, you didn’t have a battle buddy”
Leaving this weekend, appreciate all the help, im slightly nervous but pumped at the same time and I know i can do it🙏🇺🇸💪
WOND3R W4FFL3 2 Inc. what’s your mos
WOND3R W4FFL3 2 Inc. Good luck!!
You definitely can do it! Good luck!
Kylie Butts 13 Fox,
WOND3R W4FFL3 2 Inc. nice
I left my weapon in a pile so I could help serve chow. Everyone got theirs before me and the 1st Sargent took my rifle...... i didn’t get smoked. BUT They told me I was getting recycled. That means I go back to day freaking one. Way worse then any smoke
Shove Your Mask Up Your Ass. They just told me I was made me sign a paper saying I was had me call my parents and then I never was recycled 🤷♂️
Revo A lmaooo not his mask😂😂😂 glad they didn’t end up recycling u
Imagine if the drill sergeant made him sing " hello rifle my old friend, I will never lose you again. Because I lost you the sergeant will smoke me again, now I will have to start over again"
😂😂
HAAAA
Or you can say "Wassup, sir" to the Drill Sergeant - instant death.
Edit: Spelling.
Kendov lol you spelled sergeant wrong
Kendov false
Kendov sergeant is the correct spelling. Sarge is short slang for it
Ah, you are right.
Kendov .....or......YO!!!!!!! AS I DID.....100 PUSHUPS LATER.....I TOLD MYSELF.....NEVER AGAIN. LOL
Back in '97 we had 2 soldiers get caught having sex at night(boy/girl) in the barracks. This resulted in the drill sergeants pulling an immediate fire drill. The entire barracks was smoked in the middle of the night, some only in their underwear for 3 hours straight. During that time the sprinklers came on to water the grass and most of the soldiers being smoked. The 2 soldiers that got caught one was discharged and the other was washed and had to restart basic, we were on week six of eight at the time. The people that were on floor guard also got into trouble and received article 15's(drill sergeant had walked onto the floor without encountering anyone until he came upon them having sex and also should of never let the female onto the floor.) There were also another couple of hour long smoke sessions during the day after this when someone got caught talking about the incident and laughing.
Thats why male and female seprate in the sleeping area
Rob M it’s not stupid to have women in the army
@@brenaomi if a woman want to be there she should meet the same requirements its not like that.
@@brenaomi but it is stupid to have them in the Marines
Robert Baker gee I bet I can guess which soldier was discharged and which one washed
Can confirm, my platoon had to low crawl through sawgrass in 106°F on a humid OK afternoon during FTX3/Forge. Just keep track of your self and keep tabs on your battle buddies.
@Nathan voidcast Nearing 100%. Dont worry, you will be conditioned, but it's still not pleasant.
I feel asleep on 🔥 guard for few hours, what a mess lol
hahahaha I bet
Was that in the list of orders for a sentry, I've forgotten - lol.. True story walking the barracks during bootcamp in the middle of the night. I was exhausted and sat down for a minute on sea-bags in a next door room. Shortly thereafter some fellow gets out of his rack (thankfully I heard him..). Asked me where I had been? Couldn't believe someone would be up to worry if I had walked by in the last 30 seconds I certainly didn't care & fell asleep as soon as I hit the cot. Thankfully ended there, but Basic training revolves around exhaustion. A good/worst experience of my life. Had to be there to understand..
Lol you think that's bad. I got an LOC first offense in the Airforce for falling asleep on a Sunday lol. Drill Sergeants can't smoke you nearly as bad so they just start pulling paperwork.
The one dislike is someone who did this
RIP
232 PVT’s have done this already
Lol
@Andrew Grey ffs do you have to bring politics into this damn
The 303 who disliked is someone who did this. lol
But our presenter here is absolutely correct: DO NOT allow the weapon out of your sight; administrative contingencies aside.
Stack Arms, Guarded Collective Weapons points, etc.
In 1989 we had a troop "lose" a weapon.
Training actually stopped for three hours while the entire company low-crawled through mid-July Ft. Benning weeds and sand to find that weapon.
DO. NOT. LOSE. A. WEAPON.
We had a fire drill one day and everyone just panicked and ran out. Myself and another guy noticed that everyone left their weapons hanging on their bunks, I told him I’d get the ones on this side and he get the ones on the other side. Once I gathered 32 M16’s including my own, I used the the stairs that were only used for the DS’s and the females to get down 2 flights of steps. When I got to the bottom, all the DS’s were there waiting. My female DS looked and pointed at me, she couldn’t say anything, she was speechless. I ran to formation with all 32 rifles. We held everyone’s weapons that left theirs, while they proceeded to all get smoked while we had to watch.
On my way home from AIT right now, going through Basic was tough but I'm glad I got through it, definitely gonna be worth it in the long run
How did it turn out
I served from 86 to 89....still to this day when I jog I listen to running cadences
I remember people in my platoon "dying" and yelling for help when they walked around without their battle buddy. Good times.
When I was in ITB for the Marine Corps, we had an instructor steal a Pvt's weapon and sprinted away with it. He made the Private chase him all around base before he gave it back to him after blasting him for not keeping it within arms length and in sight
Hey Matt! Thanks for the massive amount of videos! I leave for Fort Benning on the 21st of this month! All of this has really helped me prepare for my Basic Training. I'm going to be an 11X.
Articorc7 I leave that day also for Fort Benning!! 19kilo
Wait wait wait.. did you process at Sacramento MEPS??
see you there bud. i go 20th
Articorc7 No Brooklyn MEPS
Jimmy Dubz Welp. Lol. We'll prob get there at diff times. But eventually see each other. Definitely not looking forward to 30th AG. XD.
Trainee: *ties boots and weapon touches the dirt
The entire US Army: DROP WITH IT
While not actually at boot camp, I recall someone losing an M16 in a Land Navigation course about 21 years ago. A controlled burn was made in that area to help locate it. My involvement in the incident was helping prepare sandwiches for the firefighters and other personnel involved in keeping the fire under control.
I took basic at Ft. Gordon , GA back in the summer of 1969. After an extended march into the woods with full-gear packs, we stopped for lunch in a clearing and opened up our C-rat boxes. After I finished eating, I laid my M-16 against my field pack and walked over to dump my C-rat box into the dump area a short distance away. When I got back my M-16 was missing. I sheepishly walked up to the command tent where the Lieutenant and the senior Drill Sergeant were sitting together - with my rifle. As punishment, I had to low-crawl through wet red Georgia clay to get to where they had placed my rifle. Needless to say, I never let my rifle leave my side after that.
Thanks Matt. I leave for Basic Training next month. 😊💪🏽
The oddest thing i experienced in basic training was after leaving the firing range a fellow trainee had left a live round in his M16. A couple hours later the weapon went off. Amazingly no one was hurt the trainee was not called out or punished. Our Drill Sergeant calmly reminded everyone to always check their weapons prior leaving the firing range. He was lucky that day.
Ain’t no fkin way
Yeah that doesn't happen
@@tudorvasiesiu9677 someone go see if drill sergeants ok at home 😂
Biggest cap I've ever heard. A dude had a negligent discharge and nothing happened? Next time try and make your lie believable.
No Brass, and no Ammo Drill Seargeant!
Trainee: loses rifle
DI: so you have chosen, smoke
Hey man never really commented before but your videos have helped me more than you know , I really appreciate it
I leave for basic aug 12th infantry
What’s your mos
Kylie Butts infantry he said it in his comment
Casey DiFabio oh well sorry I didn’t see it
Kylie Butts you good fam what mos do you plan on doin
Casey DiFabio 0311 a rifleman but I’m a girl. And I still have a few more years.
Went in the orderly room to report someone sick. Approached the First Sergeant and leaned on his desk. He came out of his chair like a rocket! The dumbest thing I did in basic. 1966
Same thing in finnish military. There is two places where the gun is. Either in the locked gun cabinet at the barracks or in your hand. In finland if you lose your gun in military and it cant be found, police have a search warrant to your home for the rest of your life. And our drill sergeant also was a dick
I ship out September 4 can’t wait
K Quinn Good luck what’s your mos?
Me too!
Elizabeth Preza good luck to you as well
Jack Tasers thanks and 31B
Elizabeth Preza Whats your mos?
RIP Rifle 😂
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batallion recall and lock down for up to 72 hrs at for us at ft carson
"Why are you speaking in my dinning facility trainee, What is so intresting in this dining facility on why you are talking!!!!"
" Sir, the rolls....."
Ft. Sill basic was shut down for 3 hours when a bored soldier hid a weapon in a locker for fun. For fun. It was after evening chow. The whole base was locked down. Generals couldn't leave and it was no time before heat was on us. What a nightmare.
Thanks for all your videos, they’ve been real helpful to me these past couple of weeks. I ship out this weekend so I’ve been taking all the info I can and memorizing it. Already have the soldiers creed down. Wish me luck and good luck to the rest of you all as well!
Good luck bro and thanks!!
Someone: *does this*
Drill Sergeant: You know the rules and so do I. Say goodbye
Just found your channel, have been considering going army for years now. I think everyone whose family isn’t military is a bit intimidated by basic and doesn’t know what to expect, such as myself. I appreciate this
While I was in basic training before I was sent home due to injuries we were doing our rifle qualifications and this private took his weapon apart at the range and ended up losing his firing pin , this ended up sending the drill sergeant into a huge rage and we all got smoked for it and then we later found out he had it on him the whole time. So just never lose your rifle , parts to your rifle or your boots you will get smoked for that guys
Once I fell asleep on my rucksack with my weapon on the ground next to me instead of in my arms/lap, I got a 20 minute lecture from my LT and had to low crawl from my rucksack 30 meters to the LT, grab my weapon and low crawl back...
I would have totally had fun saying a speech for my weapon that died lmao 😂 I would have wrote a totally absurd speech about it!
Matt ward I love these videos! I'm 21 and about to join the Army. Your videos have helped me through my choice of the army and I just wanna say thank you for taking time for your days to make these
thats bad but not the worst thing. the worst thing is murdering someone. the worst common thing is quitting boot camp
Neither of those things are things that are realistic that could happen if you actually want to stay in. Yes killing somebody is bad and quitting is bad for you but losing a weapon will shut down a base or a company
quitting pours federal money down the drain and happens often. a base closing down because of a lost weapon is very very rare
i reckon the worst thing is fcking off the physical training staff. Youre always going to get one or 2 muppets that leave their rifles lying around, which is roll eyes, frowned upon screaming stuff . But messing with the PTIs brings pure instant, prolonged pain.
You don't quit the military, the military quits on you.
Had a guy at Fort Leonardwood loose his rifle he lowcrawled up and down the hallway calling here rifle rifle where are you. Everytime je was past D.S office they put a piece of it out he had to keep going till he put it all together.
Almost lost mine at NTC...my buddy saved me and I bought him a case of beer when we got back
Your videos are reaaaally helping me. I’m planning on enlisting in the Navy as soon as I hear back from a recruiter. :)
Thanks Matt enjoyed your video. Keep up the good work! I am at meps I enlist and pick my job tomorrow.
That's awesome, they're still doing that. The Drill Sergeants when I was in basic would try all the time to get your weapon. Even if you were only a few feet away from it, if it wasn't in your line of sight, they would try to grab it and hid it. Don't know if you still have weapon cards to check your weapon out of the armory, but losing that was a pretty big deal too.
Lol I can imagine that while burial for the weapon was pretty funny to witness. Did anybody laugh? If they did or if you do laugh at something like that how much trouble do you get in?
YouReallyDontKnow I would've lost it
Right, I don’t know if I could’ve held it in or at least not smiled.
Just thinking about the situation got me laughing lol
@YouReallyDontKnow: Yeah, it's a big joke but with a serious message. It's meant to embarrass someone so they don't do it again but in a light hearted way. This happens at least once every cycle and DI's get the opportunity to drive the point home in the way Matt describes in his story. It might save your life or the lives of your fellow soldiers later. Smile, sure... laugh, I wouldn't. Don't ever try to second guess a DI. They're methods work, it's what they are trained to do.
I’ve seen ONE thing that got a worse reaction from our drill Sgt. losing someone else’s weapon. Being ask to be accountable for someone else’s weapon and refusing, or agreeing to and then walking away .
It’s the difference between incompetence and trustworthiness.
Who remembers "Drop with it"
Edit: if you're going to be the nice guy who finds a weapon and ask who's it is, try not to do it within ear shot of your drills. You'll be just as fucked as if a drill found it.
I just completed basic training at ft Jackson e 2-60th cycle 18-03. Your videos helped me alot
reno outlaw was it easy ??
This was a really enjoyable video to watch. when you said they had him dig a grave for his weapon and talk to it I laughed so hard. Great Video man keep up the good work. I fixed my internet as well so i wont keep getting kicked out of games like on the live stream, so when that black ops 4 beta comes around we can destroy kids in that game too if you're down lol. Also im doing the future soldier program right now to help get me ready for basic training and im stuck between picking 11b for my MOS or something with computers. I feel like doing something with computers in the military like what you do will help me in the future after the military but Infantry seems more interesting and exciting.
Glad you enjoyed the vid!!
Never let anyone take your piece.
That's what they called it when I was in. They also said you were authorized to crack anyone who tried. I waited and prayed someone would.
When u said smoke sesh I literally thought hitting a blunt in the woods and like how the hell did they get away with that then yeah once he said it again I was like oh I feel dumb
Thanks Matt! I leave for basic at the end of this month for Missouri and I appreciate all the tips and all. Keep up the good work!
,,If you lose your weapon you're not really a soldier"
-Definitely not Desmond Doss
Someone in my platoon lost their weapon before first formation and we were stuck outside for two hours in 10° weather. Eventually the drill sergeant found it behind a bed and we got fucked up so bad. Nothing but low crawls for the rest of the day. What’s even worse is the fact that the kid lost it again, but thankfully he wasn’t caught that time..
Great advice. Thanks Matt!!
If in the field and you're taking a quick nap during lunch. Wrap the sling around your arm or the Drill Sergeant will steal it from you while you're napping. Between when you check out the weapon until you check it back in, I don't ever remember the weapon leaving my hands.
don't try to fight a DS haha but ya misplacing your weapon IS the worst.. makes sense
Whatever you do don't call your rifle a gun! " This is my rifle this is my gun, this is for shooting and this is for fun".
One guy in my platoon left his m4 in the laundry room. It took him 3 hours to realize it was gone and the ds's smoked us
back in the day (in the 80s) while going through maneuvers in Italy a weapon,M16, was lost during a river crossing, the United States Army and its engenders rerouted that river in order to find and retrieve that weapon. loosing a weapon even after basis is a serious thing!
*_Oh God, the flashbacks_*
Agreed. The most important thing is your rifle. My Drill Sergeant in BCT who had 3 tours in the Nam was fanatical, he got someone’s rifle and that trainee was done, his life was miserable after that. He was discharged.
LMFAO I couldn't stop laughing at the burial for the weapon and how the guy let his weapon down and how he left it and it died I'm laughing while I write this LOL
10 to one odds I can guess which evil mind thought up the burial service for the weapon. My favorite that happened when I was in my unit was a guy thought he lost his NVG (was still on his helmet) and we went back outside the tent and I walked him around for like 30 mins before I asked him how he was able to see at night. It was great.
When I was in the Army my weapon was with me wherever I went. Hell it even went to the shower when I deployed
One of the most interesting videos you've made so far. Really cool
Somebody lost their red dot in the middle of the night but we found it
Three people in my platoon left their weapons upstairs in the barracks and my SDS took an axe and dug three separate holes, buried them, took their camel-baks and watered it and said “It’s high time we grew some discipline privates” and made them dig them up with their ACHs and clean them for three hours before lights out.
Oh... digging a grave... we had one soldier falling asleep in the field while pulling security (happens all the time). Got caught. The whole platoon had to dig a grave for him as he died (or got killed by an enemy because he felt asleep). They everybody had to say few good things about that soldier while he was laying in grave... guess what, that idiot (seems that he was medically an idiot since his ASVAB score was 27 and he had to get a waiver) fell asleep again... in the grave... while soldiers were giving speeches about him... DS got pissed and said to bury him... the guy woke up from a dirt falling on his face and the whole platoon got smoked... yay!
I’m leaving to Fort Benning Monday, I really appreciate all your advice in your videos, can’t wait to go through everything, these videos get me hyped😂🤙🏼🇺🇸
Loved the video thanks for the help!
Haha! I did it. Left it on the range after and the drill sergeants did the brass and ammo check. Turned around to run and get it and the drill sergeant was standing right there with it in his hand. Don’t know if there was an angel over my shoulder but I never got smoked for it and neither did anyone else.
Our ds's made the trainee that lost their weapon go on a scavenger hunt. They took the weapon apart and scattered the parts all over the company, sometimes the whole battalion.
That is savage... I am so glad I never lost my rifle
Hey there sir, it's been a bit. Great video! Glad you're making it on RUclips and other social platforms.
Wow I never expected that to be worse than PUNCHING A DRILL SERGEANT!
Other yeah if you get violent remember, theres 3 per platoon. And they are like 230 pounds of pure muscle and hatred for cherry privates
yomama isaniceperson I got u
Well, losing your weapon impacts everyone, not just you because if that gun gets in the wrong hands, it could be used to shoot and kill other people.
You can hit your DS, in the right situation. We were sleeping in our shelter during FTX and someone started tugging on my battle buddies rifle. He kicked out and hit one of our DS in the face. He just said, "I won't try that again."
@@gregoryhickok6300 damn son
We had a couple of prior service guys in with our group and they let us know. Still didn't keep some guys from having their weapon snatched! I always kept the sling around an arm or leg...even when taking a leak or a dump. I even kept mine in the sleeping bag with me on bivouac! Ft.Benning, Charlie-7-1, 1980
"If you want to go to the latrine" lol Good luck with that
One of the biggest incidents I heard of of a soldier getting into big trouble though not quite enough to get strait up kicked out was a guy I knew telling me that one of the people he was in Basic with decided to go on a "joy walk" outside (off barracks) for a little bit on a Sunday afternoon without permission, without telling anyone, and without a battle buddy. This caused him to get an Article 15 Away Without Authorized Leave. Oddly, doing this with a battle buddy is not as bad as an offense from what he heard. The guy that went on the joy walk was taken in front of the Company Commander, a bunch of other soldiers were interviewed about it, so it was a really big deal. The guy who took the joy walk he was docked a promotion after boot camp and fined and put on probation. So yeah, don't go on joy walks alone, off barracks, without telling anyone, and/or without permission.
Buddy you got it wrong, the worst thing you can do is be private Pile. - full metal jacket
I remember someone from the National Guards had this happen to him but luckily it was one of the smartass drill sergeants that picked up the rifle instead of the most aggressive and this being his first time he just got some friendly advice if a different drill sergeant got it.
Huh I never thought of that but it makes total sense
We did the burial service too. It was pure gold as long as it doesn't happen to you.
Did you guys laugh when he did the burial 🤣😂😂😂🤣
The worst thing you can do is piss off the pog DS with no blue disc on his campaign hat because he's got something to prove
ayee at the airport heading to ft lwood
Good luck!!
Devin Godek 7. Youre gonna hate it
Devin Godek good luck!!
Good luck
I’ll be there in 3 weeks!
A guy I know told me an interesting story from his experience in the army. They were all lined at the firing range for target practice for the very first time. Targets were up with their rifles loaded and ready to go. The Sergeant started to give his command for them to shot. "READY! AIM!" But he deliberately never said fire but several guys fired anyway. Every man who discharged his weapon had his ass chewed out.
That one is brutal. Lots of stress on the firing line - I haven't served, but unholstered my pistol at a USPSA match before the RO told me to make ready.
Obviously would be 100x worse in the military, but the weight of everyone's eyes on you and knowing you fucked up big time is crushing
Thanks for sharing this with us. I wouldn't of guessed how big of a deal it would be to leave or lose your weapon in basic training. It sounds like a good idea to keep it within a few feet of you that way your more likely to be sure that you keep track of your weapon. Great video. #notifactionsquad
destiny Calahan one arm legth away
I did sleep with my weapon in the same fart sack with me on EVERY bivouac and ftx, every time I was in the field. My issued weapon was never beyond my elbow away from me, unless the order "Stack Arms" was given.
On our basic our sister platoon was out on their navigation excersise with temporarily issued radios to call in each checkpoint for their commanders to plot their routes from back at base (A-class store extremely important and taken very seriously using radios) on their last day our platoon was ready to start the activity when they finished their legs and we got our radios early to check them over and the first thing I did was turn it onto the other platoons channel and call contact, contact wait out which there commander heard, thought it was them and there whole platoon got screwed for about a week
Dont forget that P.T. belt
Outlawedstranger never had pt belts at basic
We never got PT belts. In AIT, only 2 platoons don't have PT belt, and I'm in that platoon.
Thank you Matt helped me with a lot of questions ship out for Fort Benning tomorrow and want to thank you for everything
Notifaction squad!!!
The Bismarck it's LITTT
Pherilen Boyd I was the third one