Boot Camp: Behind The Scenes at Recruit Training Command (Full documentary, 2019)
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- It’s been called one of the most demanding assignments in the Navy - but also one of the most rewarding. Follow along as we take you behind the scenes and show you what life is like for the men and women who train the next generation of Sailors at Navy Boot Camp.
boot camp was the funniest place i wasn't allowed to laugh
Scott Hall right 😂
This comment is very true
@Mark Valentino 🤣 You must be a total masochist to get turned on by a drill sergeant yelling at you
Scott Hall 😂😂
55 years ago, we washed our clothes in buckets and hung them out on a clothesline using "clothes stops." They were like short shoelaces with metal ends. I had a rusty spot on the hip of one pair of skivvies. The sister company commander tried to come across like a Marine DI. He was doing a locker inspection and noticed the spot of rust. With that,he yells. "What's this? Did you shit your pants boy?" I broke up. Laughing so hard I could hardly stand. So with that he yells "Oh, you think it is funny?" "Sir, yes sir." "Open your mouth boy" and with that, e stuffs all the skivvies into my mouth. I laughed so hard I thought I would pass out. About an hour later I am told to report to his office. There, he says, "Don't you ever laugh at me again. You can't imagine how hard it is to do this shit with a straight face."LOL
Disclaimer: none of them are this nice when on the job
Joshua Schofield I mean, I’ve never been in the military but the people that have been who I know have told me towards the end of boot camp the RDCs relax on the yelling
@@bluedude2246 that's all the branches. Around the last few weeks the drills chill and laugh with the platoon. I'm going Air Force though.
Looks very comfy compared to coast guard boot camp
@@bluedude2246 I did my Army boot camp.and AIT in 1982 at Ft Sill,OK. It is true. Our Sgts eased up a lot on us toward the end of training. They brought us a keg of beer in for our graduation from basic. They told us whiskey wasn't allowed, only beer. Than they sat a few bottles of whiskey buy the keg and said "Have a good time. You earned it." and walked out. Leaving us to party with no supervision for awhile.
Kevinw17 kid navy is a joke. There’s literally a job that all you do is wash clothes.
Great advices: 1.) avoid creating unwanted attention. 2.) observe everything around. 3.) be a team player. 4.) Don't quit / Never give up.
You can see the nervousness in the RDCs eyes. They are holding back alot.
They can’t say a lot to them for fear of getting reported
Lol funny how people could get offended by what they say, I remember my RDC called me ray charles since when I first got to boot camp I was wearing my glasses with transition lenses lol
they cant do much of anything besdies yell at you and swear. They cannot touch you in the slightest and outside of certain things. Theyre very restrictive and people bitch and complain that beating people was the only way to make good soldiers. HAH the UKs own standard for how they train recurits is no where near as horrible as ours and they on average provide far better soldiers than we do in america. That tells you something about the system we use.
@@yulfine1688 is that last part of your statement true??
Of course they where holding back, they truly feared that if they say or do something it will be on camera and someone much much much hire up won't like it and knock him down in his career if not rank. Remember just because they are able to do whatever, being seen by millions of people doing it and people questioning it later is another.
So no ones talking about how my mans is drinking straight from the blender
You feel like a real champ but your family just thinks youre a meathead. It be like that though
must be a nuke
For real man
@@braedenpatterson3228 What does it mean?
savage
These masks really saved us from getting beats 10x as worst because people would smile under these masks during PI or when getting yelled at
i just graduated yesterday and i cannot stress that enough
@@nickasf lol nice, good luck in A school man
🤣🤣🤣
that was my biggest worry , Bless the mask. I seem to always smile or almost laugh when in serious situations.
JESUS
Bootcamp honestly was bittersweet, I kinda miss my division but I also remember being really pissed off at everyone.
Ky Vo why were you pissed off?
They were the dumbest group of people i swear 😂😂
Me basically
Max Sjöberg I think it’s because he’s in a stupid div. When someone fucks up on idiotic shit like talking during training folding their stuff wrong or just saying plain dumb things the rdc will make the entire div pay
I feel this comment. Especially in p days... When you had to label all of your items and people couldn't follow simple instructions 😑
"ya'll are doing push-ups until recruit Kim gets tire." That dude never got tired of doing push-ups.
Sorry im asian forgive my Grammar
I hope US will upgrade the training lf their NAVY. Here in the Philippines even the navy are so damn hard training like it's fucking 6months rigid training swear down. Even the navy here has a LAND NAVIGATION or training about field. We have two instructors one is NAVY and the other one is MARINES. and also our strict in excercises like JOGGING push ups and sit ups are not basic counts, If u're in our bootcamp training. The minimum of of JOGGING is about 25km and also we have hellmartch which is from 5am to 6pm walking without stopping take note you are carrying a 25klg sand bag ;) that is one of the phase of training here in Philippines Navy.
@@someone-gd9bu I had a SEAL go through OCS with us and he could do push up all day long. The Gunny's tried to find reasons so cycle him.
“Youre gonna hold it till this fucker catches up”
@@someone-gd9bu said that he was not gonna sleep with him and
Having just graduated from the Navy bootcamp, I respect my RDCs a lot. I mean they did yell at us a lot and were very strict but they were also very supportive and would motivate us as long as we show commitment to do better.
@Blake T Thank you, Chief!!
I ship November 10th. Things have long since changed for the navy and mostly in a good way. If you check how the UK trains its own recruits you'll notice its similar to the way the navy trains theirs here. They don't beat you to the ground they build you instead. Far more effective training for standard recruits than to just beat someone. Nor are you providing a citizen back to its own country. People bitch that the military is weak since they removed being able to beat you to a pulp. Easily the most useless thing you can ever do to train anyone. I can understand special forces taking some hits but even they're heavily restricted as having someone die is basically a lawsuit from the family waiting to happen. Treat you soldiers well and they will preform well. But there's nothing wrong with some tough love and yelling at your recruits when especially when they fuck up for the same damn thing 4 or 5 times.
@Tay things have long changed mate. It's not the same as it was even 4-6 years ago and hell even 2 years ago things changed.
Im going to talk to a recruiter in a month. Any tips/advice?
@@SuicideRedemption My advices for you would be to do all the research you could about the rates available in the Navy to see what interests you the most. For the RTC training, make sure you start exercising and running around 2 miles once per two days. Believe me, when you start a vigorous exercise routine a month or more before the basic training, you’ll go through it a lot more easily, especially the PFA. Make sure to maintain a healthy diet so you’ll perform better at bootcamp. No matter how hard the training is, remember not to give up because your RDCs would help you through it as long as you show them that you won’t give up.
I remember when I first got to RTC two guys about to graduate came in to talk to us and give us tips. They told us that the RDC’s threatened to give them GOT spoilers if they messed up.
Jose Perez yep and endgame
They do that for everyone
LOL. A sailor of mine told me, when he was going through boot camp, their RDC would bring the book and read who would die next everytime we f*cked up. Safe to say they were the best division ever.
😂😂😂
Jose Perez sounds like the navy
If you’re afraid to do something, that’s a good indicator that you should probably do it.
Nah, I'm afraid of being locked in an oven. I don't know why, but I'm pretty fucking sure I shouldn't do that.
i took your advice and tried to climb a mountain and broke both my legs.. Thanks
If it involves captains mast I'm not doing it
On the verge of leaving the house right now to go to a marine recruiter. I know I’ll regret it if I don’t ever enlist later on, but I am scared of the huge commitment it will take. But, I have no doubt through all the struggles I would not allow myself to quit and give up.
Worked for me. Graduated from RTC Great Lakes '76.
Paying attention to detail is taught throughout the navy. Missing One little detail can cause havoc. Sink a ship, cause an explosion on deck or below decks. And we resented them pounding that into us as boots. Well done , company commanders!
Sometimes things that happen at boot camp do not make sense, but there is always a logical reason for it. You only know the logic behind the boot training when you out there on a ship, at least for the smart ones.
You guys remember the tunnel? It was cool marching through the tunnel. Nice echo when we sing anchors aweigh.
Hell yeah bro!
Yooooooo that was coooooooool
div 246 AT THE END
thousands of sailors have passed that sacred tunnel...
ANCHORS AWEIGH MY BOYS. Yeah, i remember it lol. Granted it's been 8 years now. But good times I had at RTC especially going from the Pearl to my Ship (The Trident, i think it was ship 12?) It's been so long, but yeah good times lol.
I remember arriving at RTC and I was scared shitless but slowly and I mean very slowly I learned that everything they do even the IT was to help us become sailors and I am so thankful for that.
Play the game and it's over before you know it.
@@KMcNally117 Yeah it really was quick when I look back on it the individual days were slow but overall the weeks went by so fast
Turn on the robot switch and it's done
@@zachpalmer2802 Yep lol
I will never forget my RDC's yelling "STARBOARD WATCH!!" and then seeing him come bolting across the compartment.
“Starboard!!!!!! Do u see the mistake on the deck log? U have 10 fucking seconds to find it before I IT the full division!!”
I remembered my starboard watch by just starboard watch rather then his name. Was awkward seeing him again in A school and calling him starboard
I went to boot camp in '88, what is an RDC?
@@mwillblade I had 4 in total throughout bootcamp but the ones I remember were Glowdowski, Franscona, and Shirley. Can't remember the last one but he was an AE1
@@mwillblade oh wait I read your question wrong. Recruit training commander. I think
Am I the only one whose heart sank for the dude in the parking lot who got busted by FQA? We all know what happened to him lol
He was never heard from again.
He got that WORK
FQA screwed over so many people in my division. Our YN got beat so much lol.
@@S2C8509 I understand your pain son
I remember that FQA.. She was a blue rope while i was in back a few years ago shadowing our other division group.
I miss my RDC’s. They were sarcastic funny but firm. They would always have our division crack a laugh. Then tell us “We don’t laugh in Boot Camp”
I got a bunch of RDC's to laugh once. We were lined up to enter the confidence chamber, the tear gas room.
The instructor: Alright I wanna hear why you joined the Navy. No bullshit answers, I want to hear a real reason!
I raised my hand, Permission to speak freely Petty Officer.
"Just fucking say it!"
Petty Officer, I joined to have sex with women around the world!
I got a few recruits to snicker, a bunch of female RDC's to give me the stink eye, and my own RDC's to go Goddamn!
We had a chief that would mind-fuck us so hard. His psychological warfare was worse than any beating we ever received. Toward the end, even our BM1 and UT2 were like "We can't help you, guys. he's a chief. Deal with it."
K2 Mally how’d they not ream you? It wasn’t even funny
Same 😂😂😂
I had petty officer Bridges and he made us call the office or fish bowl shark tank. When he called a recruit to the shark tank we had to go SHARK TANK OOHO HA
I’m a Royal Marines Commando and worked with the US forces on many occasions and I’ve gotta say, they are some of the finest people I’ve had the honour of working with.
Why you sleep naked with the other guys? Is this somehow related to navy guys being gay stereotype?
I recently met some sailors from the Royal Navy, and you guys are the nicest and most respectable people I have met, I was born and raised in New york... which says a lot about why I think you're so nice... but I will always have the utmost respect and love for the Royal Navy. Thank you for your service as well and for what you guys have done not just for your country but for ours too.
I meant the royal military in general. Not just the navy.
I bet it wasn't the rank and file ordinary Navy but perhaps Seal Units. I served as admin backup with 3 Cdo Brig, Plymouth, a long time ago and before that with 2 and 3 Para Aldershot.
Nah not buying your mouthwash ex RM PW1 24 years.@@mairiconnell6282
Yo, real talk man
that swimming instructor was AMAZING, that motivational talk
📠
I got called out for being a competitive swimmer during this and was allowed to race one of the divers. Destroyed him, got out of being beat the rest of the day.
Ally Quake I’ve always wondered how competitive sprinters would do in this situation.
I was in his lessons a few weeks ago and he always have us speeches
He isn't lying about the weather. One minute its snowing 45 minutes later its sunny
Better than going to the now closed Orlando during late Jun-Aug god that place was a dump, literally. If it rained you where not allowed to walk anywhere on the RTC ground because it use to be a scrap metal dump and lighting strikes where not uncommon at all. Then on days that it only did the 3PM 3 min downpour ever day it was 100+ and on grinder you would get blisters cause asphalt was almost liquid tar.
That wind in Great Lakes was crazy but bootcamp was fun
I was there from Dec-Feb...never been that cold in my life...lol.
Heh yep lol
I just graduated on Sept. 10. Bootcamp for me wasn’t hard, it was just annoying mostly. But like everyone else says: just keep your head low and know your general orders, chain of command, and ranks and recognition, because they will ask you questions on it. Also to not fight with other recruits, do what the instructors say no matter how ridiculous it sounds, and try to have fun too but at the right times. I had a good time in boot camp and I made some memories that will last a lifetime. Good luck future sailors.
Lol i was just getting out of Rom to enter Pdays around then September. Graduated around the 26th of October by then. Im in my C School right now almost about to head out to my squadron but i thought i was crazy for thinking bootcamp got good at the end. Definitely some memories to be had at RTC, HOOYEAH!
@@expert_bean2949 Oh yeah for sure. What’s your rate? I’m an A-pact. Striking AO
@@andrewvankuren9339 I'm am AME, aviation structural mechanic safety equipment.
@@expert_bean2949 Not a bad rate! That’ll help you in the civilian world afterwards
Thank you :D
Boot camp was a breeze, stay low, and do as your told
i didn't volunteer for anything. They didn't even know who I was til about half way through. lol
amanda daniels I was aroc in my division and I got beat damn near everyday
i agree cuz thats wat i did, lol
Went up to shake the hand of one of my RDCs when I graduated boot camp. Their response? "Didn't we ASMO you a couple of weeks ago?" I faded into the background so well, they didn't recognize me.
amanda daniels wouldn’t you want to stand out tho? Jw because I ship out in august
still get the sweats just from hearing "hydrate!" haha
was there in november to jan.. never been so cold in life
Always ready. When it's raining and your thirty. RDC says it's raining. Lol.
You’d be surprised how many people that join the navy can’t swim ....
That’s so dumb to me. Why would you join the navy if you can’t even swim?
We called them black people. Lol
Jim Anderson isnt that comment u made a lil bit racist
@@aratom6065 the truth is not racist.
Jim Anderson why you gotta do black peoples like that
I straight up half assed this whole experience, and guess what, I made it. Moral of the story, don’t let your dreams be memes. I ended up serving 10 years.
I salute you 😂
@@navyvet84 Great advice. The last week of basic my drill Sgt walked up to me and said he had never noticed me. That is what you want.
Shadow Wolf why is that a good thing
@@MexicanPride226 If the Sgts don't notice you, they will be getting on to other people, not you. They normally notice the worst people, and give them a hard time.
@@shadowwolf7622 Yep, Marine Corps boot camp was basically the same. Put out and the DI's focus more on the ones that aren't. Made life fairly easy for me.
ugh i can smell that gym through the video
That faint smell of mold and sweat and tears
ALEX KELLEY I couldn’t breath in that mold infested place 😫
I went to boot and failed the run. I talked to a female recruit who said she wanted to quit. I gave her motivation and she passed when I failed again. Best feeling of my live. I was happy for her. Then I passed after her. I told myself if she can do it so can you!
GG
Oke dan bilzerian
I thought you weren’t allowed to socialize with the opposite sex? Shipping out May 5th as a YN, any tips bro? Lol I’m 27 too.
@@davidcardenas3315 your not. But I did it anyway because I'm handsome and the girls there didn't care.
@@davidcardenas3315 just think about graduating when you question yourself. Dont call the chiefs petty chief they hate that. Only officers are called sir or mam. Get used to popping with a 5 minute time limit. There is something called battlestations they keep it a secret but you can look it up on RUclips so its weird af why would they keep it a secret. You will get hardly any sleep. I fell asleep standing and marching. Maybe if your handwriting is bad enough they'll ban you from writing notes when standing watch lol they did that to me. Your rtcs actually care at the end of they day they just have to act like a dick because its their job.
Who else is coming to this video for the nostalgia?
Jacob Salmi same. The combat pool was my worst enemy. I didn’t see the SWC retirees and those miserable looking instructors. There was this one sea cow lookin broad there, just looked like a miserable person. Probably because of guys like me that couldn’t pass the dead man’s float 🤣
I am as July 24, 1989 is a date I will never forget. It appears that they redid the whole base from top to bottom as all those buildings look updated and new. After boot camp I had an "A" school on the other side of the base. In total I was in Great Lakes for 11 months. The summers there were hotter than balls then the winters at times hit -50 with wind chill from winds blowing off Lake Michigan. Then from there I went off to the San Francisco, CA Bay area to connect with my ship. I met some great people during my time in the Navy that I will never forget. It was a great experience and now my twins are getting ready to head off except they are headed for the Air Force. My Navy ties goes back many generations from my grandfather of whom fought in WWII of which he passed away while I was in the Navy down to my Dad down to my Uncle all Navy. My kids are breaking tradition, but that's okay.
Me-
I only graduated a few weeks ago and already it feels bittersweet to me. Came to see if anyone felt the same.
@@tytolley2645 oh it was a great time. Sucked profusely. That's the thing it leaves a very sweet aftertaste.
The 34 dislikes are the ones who say they would punch a drill instructor in the face if they yelled at them, otherwise they would've joined.
RTHA300 whooped*
@@KoreyHitEmUp "Ass Whipped" sounds funnier. Like beating ass cheeks into cream.🤯
They dont even yell if you wanna hear a yell go to parris island
Walter Beitusch so true I’ve never been I’m nog in the navy but I have some family members that told me a story of someone telling there staff Sargent that he could beat him up and he got beat up to a point where he had to go home and do a later boot camp division!
jacob partin those people go too San Diego the Hollywood marine core
I went to boot camp back in 92 and retired in 2015. We called them Company Commanders not RDC's. Name doesn't matter. What matters is I still know their names and can still hear their voices giving the "motivation". CC's / RDC's absolutely make the difference. They see what is inside the recruit and bring it out. Most of the time, for the better.
Still have keel book from 1962
the woman at the front puts her phone in her pocket face up.... triggered
@dark zeratul the risk of breaking your phone is more a lot of people may do it but it's one of those unpopular opinions 😂
16 years and 2 days ago I was in Great Lakes. Best decision I ever made. Good luck too all are who are going. Let this video be a motivator and not a deal breaker.
I wish I would've joined.
I was closer to quitting during the 10 weeks of boot camp than I was at any point during buds. Everyday was so monotonous. I gained almost 15 pounds because my activity level dropped so drastically. Greatest decade of my life in the Navy. Loved every minute post bootcamp. This doc is so damn funny to watch now.
I remember when I was getting smoked for something I did and after I answered their questions and maintained bearing I’ll never forget that random drill instructor asking how I was today. Blew my mind how normal they can be out of nowhere
"these recruits become family to you" Ay must be nice being treated like a human. We didn't have that in the Army
@Fehnik lol yeah their barracks looks nicer than our whole base
There were Marines in my platoon that were treated like shit the week of graduation. And as instructors you never show up in a fucking hoodie lol
Only around the final week are they nice to you
It wasn’t like that for me they are acting nice for camera, that or it’s all integrated divisions so they are nicer to them.
Lmao DEFINITELY didn’t have that in the Marines. Jesus Harold Christ.
Damnnnnnn I went almost a year ago, shit is cake, My chief tried not to cry our graduation day. He a senior chief now, lowkey miss him, had a great experience.
Where on a ship would a sailor need camouflage? They should bring back dungarees and pea coats.
Our Navy working uniform's used to be colored blue, and when there was a man overboard event it would actually make sailors harder to find in the water. So we switched it to green.
While underway sailors wear coverals, still blue but not camo.
They don't even issue the peacoat to recruits in boot camp anymore
@@therazorsedege thats just wrong. every sailor should have a Pcoat.
@@siapanbound9652 Graduated bootcamp about 2 months ago now, and I have no idea what that is, so I'm gonna guess we were not issued it. We have 2 heavy duty parkas tho
RDCs that enlisted 5 years after I got out is really starting to make me feel old.
*dies of heart attack*
Wait until the new recruits were being born the year you got out.
@@9HighFlyer9 There's newly minted Chiefs that weren't born yet when I got out... 87-91
It’s super weird watching this after having gone through it myself. You can identify all the buildings you see in the film. Covid has so much stuff jacked up right now too. Pacific fleet is a quarantine facility now, with cubicles and racks. It’s crazy.
Watching some of this just takes over my senses, takes me back
I’m in this video and now I’m going to japan in March, navy works wonders
How was it i ship December
Congratulations Sailors!!! Thank you for your service!!! God bless!! 🇺🇸⚓💙
Where exactly in Japan? Okinawa sailor here.
James.... explore. Don’t live your life in the Honch.
Yo I go to Japan in March too lmao
When I was contemplating joining the military, I looked at the Army, Air Force and Navy. Navy was always at the top of my list as my dad was in the Navy. I was attracted to the coastal duty stations, the traveling opportunities, I thought they had the best uniforms. I thought the ships were cool. The navy seemed more "strategic" than the other services. I thought it was cool that they landed planes on ships. And I thought they were the most athletic because you also had to have swimming skills. I wanted to be a part of that and take advantage of all opportunities that the Navy had. The only thing was, I couldn't swim. In fact, I feared the water. I like the comment that was made about how you do in the swim test has a lot to do with the geographic location that they came from. That is so true. I grew up in a small country town in Ohio. We had lakes and creeks, but not a lot of swimming opportunities. Anyway, one year before joining the navy, I took adult swim classes and I was at the gym every day. I would spend one day on cardio and weights and the other day swimming. I had no problem passing the swim test the first time. Joining the Navy was the best thing I ever did. I served 20 years and now I am retired. I have traveled the world and have seen things and been places that others only dream of. I've experienced things that words cannot even express what I've experienced and have a language that only others who had the same experience can understand. I met my soul mate in the Navy.
That’s a great story Eva, any entry level rates you recommend ? I’m a 20 year old guy looking to enlist but not sure what job path to take
@@user-ht7mn2sy8e I was a nurse in the navy, so I'm biased to the medical field so you could go the Corpsman route. I believe you have to score pretty high on the ASVAB. They get to go off and do some pretty cool stuff. I also think working with intelligence as a cryptologist would be pretty cool. You need to score high on the ASVAB for this one too. You'll get a high security clearance and they will send you to language school to learn a specific language.
@@emoreland thank you for the info and your time! I’ll look into those rates, currently I’m leaning towards maybe going master at arms but I’m sure I could find a more fulfilling route. Have a nice day ma’am
@@user-ht7mn2sy8e Better do Your homework!! Got the wrong deal from Navy 4 years is longtime!! Not short time. Talk to more VETS and find a skill you might like to try!! Son just went Army after others BULLSHITTED him and me
@@Halewillly hoo-yah shipmate I’m at a school right now just got classed up for firefighting Monday any advice your got for the fleet?
"Don't mess this up or ill give you spoilers" hahahaha That's motivation
Boot camp was extremely simple. My attitude was shaped for me by my family before I ever went to the Navy. In boot camp my attitude was I'm getting paid to make my bed, fold my clothes and do what I'm told to do. It was just like at home, except I was getting paid. My mom's cleaning inspection was far more intense. My high school wrestling practices were far more demanding physically. The only adjustment that was challenging was having to take a crap in front of everybody. 22 year veteran.
My mom's cleaning inspection was far more intense. Were you ever on a ship when the inspectors came in from Washington to give an white glove inspection. I bet your mom inspection wasn't that intense?
That was my attitude as well.
This is giving me so much motivation!!!!
@@barrybuchert1345 Ahh Barry. I bet you were one of those guys that cried at night during boot camp.
I love your mom
20:00 that Asian guy is dying of hypothermia.
nah
The asian guy has no body fat[reserves] looks like.
Probably more like a combination of hypothermia and nervousness lol
I went to RTC, it is actually very very warm in that room, theres a fan in there that might feel a little cold at first when you're wet (we rinse ourselves in water before we enter) but you literally dry in 3 minutes in that room its insane. The pool itself like 82 degrees and its honestly the best feeling pool i ever swam in. I passed the first try and only got to swim once in bootcamp lol
I see they don't wear Dungarees and BoonDockers there.
I love but hated the fact my brother div Chief was lizard king lmao oh boy
he would just randomly come into our compartment or whatever classroom we were in and call us pieces of shit every once in a while and that just motivated us even harder lol gotta love that man
is the lizard king still there??
karl grant yea.. why wouldn’t he lol. I got out of basic 6 months ago doesn’t look like he’s going anywhere
Bootcamp was a great experience, I was very immature at 18 & bootcamp made me grow up quick but I truly needed it & my bootcamp instructors were awesome
Why does it take more than one Company Commander now? Is it because all the Scary as hell Korean war CPOs are gone. My Master Chief always had us surrounded.
It’s interesting that I found this today. Fifty years ago today 10/1/1969 I was honorably discharged from the Navy. Viewing this film brought back vivid memories of my boot camp at RTC/NTC San Diego back in January 1966, Company 037. Times surely have changed!
Hey if you don't mind im curious about what ta went through
Thank you for your service. I served too. But I didn't and don't like women serving on ships side by side to men but treated differently. I served on the first ship to ever have women aboard (USS Puget Sound AD38) and it was a nightmare.
ShangMag When did you serve? And what was it like
@@jerryg1692 I served from 78-86 in the Navy and from 78-81 on the Sound. It was my first ship. I was sad to see it scrapped by the Navy. Women on board was a nightmare. No longer could we walk around in skivvies, have pics of racy women on our racks or in our offices. The few women on board seemed as though they had to prove something so they gave the sailors hell for no reason at all. Seems like minor things but not when every little thing that keeps you sane is destroyed.The first women onboard were officers but two of them were basically kicked off for playing around with other officers and/or enlisted men. It changed the entire mood of the ship. I'm not saying I don't appreciate women in the military. They serve and deserve to be respected but weeks and months at sea is a whole different ballgame.
Definite change for sure. Did you know a Gene Wardrobe???
I remember those rdcs specially the African american one. They were in the ship I got asmoed into, he is a cool person and he cares about his recuits. Even tho his eyes opening like that is funny lmao
He was my son's RDC
I didn't see hard asses like these red ropes in SD bootcamp in 71. Yelling and screaming and torturing recruits is counterproductive. We didn't get that and we went on to be good sailors.
He was my old RDC. Petty Officer Bartee was a great man and he really did care about his recruits. I think this documentary does him justice. He was fun when he was just bullshiting with recruits in the compartment.
He spoke to us on multiple occasions and brought the best out of us. My Old rdcs were awsome, my new ones weren't. The division was their first integrated division and they liked all male divisions. He treated us more decently than the rdcs in charge.
Mike Massino yes it seems to be a WWE spectacle with these drill instructors in the us marines and army and it doesn't make better fighting men in the British army you would have to do something extremely dangerous and stupid to get a beasting but to shout and scream at someone just for the sake of it is very counterproductive as you say sir
Im shipping off in about three days. Im so not nervous that im nervous, idk how to describe it
Shipping tomorrow 😭 I feel the same way
@@franciscodavila6945 well ill see you tomorrow than brother. Look for a black dude with black and white hair
@@GreenAnonymous ok dude....u look out for a guy with no hair....
U guys met eachother ?
Howd it go? Did you 2 make it?
Any tips/advice? Im talking to a recruiter soon
"Come be an RDC!"
Lol the Nuke field won't let me leave, but mad props to y'all!
Mike is being a nuke worth it?
@@isaiah1931 I can't necessarily say yet cuz I'm still in school lol. But a Master Chief said there's almost no chance of being a Nuke RDC.
@@isaiah1931 hey, I'm on my boat, and I wanted to say that overall I think it was worth it. School, fucking, sucked. It was ass. Worst time of my life. But I made it, and I'm more proud of that than anything
Mike yoooo, im in a school Right now
Smart boi right here
Of course they filmed the attractive ones on the main documentary 😂
sun flower yeah
Attractive ones?
Whether recruit or chief, thank all of you for your service. The land of the free because of the brave.
My biggest take-away from watching this is that some of these guys wake up around the same time I am going to sleep.
Haha sitting in my car eating lunch while watching this and seeing hair tyes on my wrist.
You handled it like a champ though. Cute too
this videos from 2019, demarcus went to basic in 2011, he must have picked up some quick advancements to get put into an RDC position, either way im impressed.
An rdc needs to be at least E-5 and in the Navy for 6 years
19:50 prime example: body fat = warmth lol
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JTsuits are you creeping bro? 😂
Major Payne and JTsuits were the most common pop culture references made by recruits while I was there..
I wouldn't say boot camp was easy, but it's definitely something you only want to go through once lol. I Loved the Navy I still do I'm glad I got to be part of something that has a rich history and traditions. Served 2009-2013. I did my four years served with the Atlantic Fleet Norfolk VA, was my duty station. Did two deployments to the Middle East. I'm a shellback and have Navy tattoos. It's definitely my glory years.
A lot of these recruits salute looks like absolute hot garbage
@@Sahwin I deployed on many Navy ships as a Marine. The Navy's salutes look like garbage in the fleet as well. It all stems from weak training at boot camp.
@@Sahwin Dude, Navy Boot Camp is weak. There are plenty of videos here on youtube where you can clearly see the difference in intensity of the training. I was watching the instructors for the Navy and by Marine Corps standards they would be "McNasties". Many are over weight, out of shape and look sloppy in their uniform. They walk around hands inn their pockets, cell phones in their pockets sipping coffee. That is something you will NOT see a Marine Drill Instructor doing. If Navy boot camp is as intense as the Marines, then why is if a Marine, after his first contract, chooses to go into the Navy, he does not have to attend Navy Boot Camp? A sailor who does the same, must go to Marine Corps Boot Camp.
Were all still brother and sisters
@@Sahwin Nope. If you think so find one. Fact is, a Marine Drill Instructor would rip a recruit apart for saluting the way the Navy recruits did in this video. Did the Navy instructors even mention it? No. Because they are just as nasty as the recruits they are claiming to "train".
@@Sahwin Hey if you can't handle truth.......
cant believe how state of the art everything is! my time there in bootcamp didnt look like that! lol
@Tay lol so true
i went back in '99. boy, have times changed.
did you do battle station when you went through?
@@steelfan81 i dont recall battle stations in bootcamp only on the ship, i went back in 90, things were kinda primitive lol
Best thing I've ever done. Serving in the navy is amazing
Any tips/advice?
Stand tall, walk proud. Follow your orders. It's simple. Sing it loud n sing it proud.
They arent this nice lmao
‘71 was at RTC Orlando Company 090. Brought up with strict parents, “Yes Sir, No Sir” was normal. I was 21 when I arrived, Do what you are told, for you’re in a new world. In the fleet, you can get killed by Diddy-Bopping.
I don't think it's helpful to "humanize" RDCs, at least in a public light, because there's potential recruits who are watching this.
No worries. They'll find out quickly how sugar-coated this video is.
@@bongwaterbojack not as sugar coated youd think mate. Times have long changed. But yes usually far more yelling and cursing at idiots who keep screwing up or think theyre gonna joke around. My own friend when he graduated said it was pretty easy for him. He came in knowing what he needed long before he entered and his division was fairly decent. He straight up said it was easy because him and his division wern't bloody stupid and paid attention and new full well what they were going into. Said he wasnt smoked much or yelled at often at all.
@@yulfine1688 mine was beaten into the ground since we were the white Sox sponsored division (they pay for our uniforms we waved their flag pr thing) so our RDCs naturally wanted us to be the best. From 100ish recruits to just 50. I was the last guy to be kicked at the 50th person body count. Until I succeeded at the PT test the next day. My chief apparently broke his coffee cup from the news that I was rejoining.
It depends on your RDCs. I went through fairly recently and mine actually weren't that bad. In a lot of ways it was pretty similar to how they showed this, although my RDCs in particular were more focused on training us than anything. We hardly got beat if we didn't deserve it, and there were a few times we did deserve and still didn't. So it ultimately depends on your RDCs.
28:35, The stories I heard about the Filipino Mafia in RTC and how they will straighten up a recruit.
Jesus they barely smoked em
You gotta SCREAM at me to get that “hooyah” out of them.
Boy when I was in. They screamed the hell out of the division treated us like shit. Was awesome.
Fix that sloppy salute!
Yeah I saw that throughout. My Chief RDC would mock the ever loving shit out of us for garbage salutes. He got me early on like, "What the fuck is that, -last name-?! You tryna be Madonna?! What the fuck is this, the Vogue music video?!" then he would start doing the dance and his hands boxing around his face, all maybe 2" from my nose. Trying to keep my composure and bearing during that was damn near impossible. Needless to say, I fixed my salute really fucking quick after that.
A lot of me wanted to enlist out of high school but chose to be an electrician for 13 years. After a career change I now hold a prominent role in Test and Development in electric motors for the Navy. I think of these guys every day. The feeling of serving your country in one way or another is amazing. But the ones in service are the heroes. Except Blumenthal.
sidewalk homie probably still doing pushups til this day
Yeah, this is all sugar coated! Much more yelling and cursing.
Of course, they don’t want to scare newbies looking at the Navy lol
@@RunningWolf-qu5cr i would say it’s mostly for parents; too many Karens as parents nowadays so they have to water down the footage.
I just graduated bootcamp on the 4th and they’re yelling harder on this video than they ever did while I was in training 😂😂 4 red ropes and hella blue ropes
I was Air Force in 98. Went straight from basic training to Eglin AFB in FL. Navy school, Air Force base. Almost every instructor I had was Navy, and those guys were as professional & squared away as you'd expect off a recruiting poster. And MN1 Neidrauer was one of the funniest men I ever met in my life. Good times. I salute you sailors.
Bruh I graduated bootcamp on October 4th this year and my first RDC was Petty Officer Dyer, and lemme tell you, her screaming was what I sat through most of bootcamp, she was pissed off because she didn’t wanna be an RDC, but that was her orders. Like at first we all were scared of her/ didn’t like her, but now, after getting out and being in A school for awhile, I relate more to her than I’d like to admit, so she’s not bad, she was just upset cause she wanted to stay an FQA Inspector, and she’s not a people person, and I feel that. I wonder if she’s leading another division right now?
That's the trouble once you're in your government property... They can put you anywhere they want any time any place..period....
Majority of those RDCs are just like that. Pissed that they have to babysit because that's what they are basically doing. Majority of them are only there to advance their careers.
My company commander never yelled, he just looked at us and we JUMPED!! Summer of 1974
Seeing this literatlly brought chills to me, i enlisted in 2017 right before highschool let out and 2 1/2 weeks in i got seperated for anxiety, couldnt sleep, couldnt hold an appetite, and if an rdc got in my face with a question id tense up and just freeze. It makes me sad that im missing out but im glad i got this expirience. Division 340, under the command of petty officer parmarlee, petty officer freeling, and another petty officer i dont remember, but we had cheif righter aswell
Good Lord! Try to use proper grammar and spelling before posting! (EX) IC2 John Waldron (Desert Storm/Shield-1989-1994-USN)
I remember the first night I was there. we had five minutes to shave and I couldnt get a spot in the front of a mirror so I just started shaving away lol. came back to the toe line with my face all bleeding and cut up. AM2 said, "man, you managed to cut everything but your jugular." lmao.
Wait y’all bases had sidewalks? Mine was just dont get hit by a car and you good
I served with Chief Dovala when she was BM2(SW) Dovala on the William P. Lawrence when I was a Deck Seaman she is a great mentor to have and very knowledgable as well
-GM2
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Just graduated navy boot camp today. Best day of my life. Overcame a hard but great obstacle that would take me far
Huge Congratulations to you. A matter of interest how old was the oldest recruit. Cos I am older and looking to join.
I graduated boot camp 15 years ago.
Oof... just graduated Boot and watching a video about Boot... they got you good.
I hope the fleet is treating you well.
MM1
Im joining the navy soon any advice I'm going to Chicago on April?
30:12 Did I just see a pineapple tattoo??
Yeah she also had a watermelon slice too 😂
"Goodmorning petty officer."
Petty officer: "shut the fuck up".
"Aye aye." Ladies and gentlemen, this is bootcamp.
"Come to the readyyyy" *Awww crap* "Always Ready"
"Sorry Chief" *Awww crap* "I apologize Chief"
"Who is the CNO recruit?" *Uggghhhhhhhh....Awww crap*
I once got asked who the chief of staff was
“Chief, a Chief Petty Officer wears on the sleeves of their dress blue uniforms, 1 perched eagle, 1 rocker, 1 specialty mark, and 3 ROCKERS Chief.” 😂😂
@@fazeraptortk9654 "Really?! ARE YOU SURE, RECRUIT?!"
Those ALL went through my head at some point. My least favorite was the personnel inspections....each recruit getting a question. I really struggled with that part.
The main thing I remember from boot camp is that there's always that 1 guy that can't get out of bed & fully clothed in 30 seconds.. Even 7 weeks in, we would hear 27 seconds and know we're getting dropped.
What company were you in shipmate?
Lol 😆
Getting dressed in 30 seconds helps during GQ.
The music on this video really steals away from the silence of Great Lakes.
Did the recruits come from the great lakes or r they moved here from more populous regions
Navy boot camp at Great Lakes in '94 was like football 2-a-days but you can't go home to your momma or your hina at night. If you ever played football or wrestled, you don't have anything to worry about.
I had div 228, 232, 237 due to injuries then they sent me home for a wavier. I’m coming back stronger.
xLexusRenz I was 412 also gonna come back.
I was 228 sent home as well for medical history
gabriella sanchez you were? Female compartment? When did you get separated out?
My friend said he went to chapel on sundays ... just to laugh cry and sleep
34:21 CHIEF TOVAR. My 1st RDC, much respect for this man
I graduated April 12th, 2019. Looking back at this now, I give more respect to my RDC’s for shaping me and my division to be out in the fleet as sailors. Hooyah 173!
I know what you mean, I'm gonna miss those guys. Esp my 2nd RDC he was hilarious. Hooyah 265!
174 👌
Lord Kaze Hoo yah
Thinking about joining in a few years but just watching this video makes me scared. And they didn’t even show them really yelling that much and yet I’m still scared.😂 they’re probably going to yell 10x more when you’re actually there. 🤣🥲
Nah not really, once you get to know your RDC, the yelling won't even affect you, I was like you thinking the same thing
@@tryxjay8289 oh thanks for telling me!
That awkward moment when you see your rdc as a blue rope Lolll he was the best though
I'm sure they do. They did when I went through over 20 years ago.
We had a blue rope RDC stay with our div for a few weeks, we really liked her and we got used to her. Then we saw her the next week after and saw she had gotten her red rope. One of our recruits thought it would be a good idea to walk up to her and congratulate her. The guy got beat, alone, in front of the NEX by the newly graduated RDC that had spent a month with us. Before our grad, she did eventually stop by the compartment to say hello and actually thank the recruits and our RDCs and hung out for a bit. Then we got to congratulate her, you remember the moments that a room full of recruits and RDCs get to act like normal people.
16:02 I like that he didn't even use a glass
“Hydrate” is now my trigger word 😂
19:50 that mf cold asf lmao
Yooo HM2 Ilbrink, the first rdc yelling at that black guy, was my rdc! He’s hard as nails on recruits but one that actually cares
I wish I had the motivation to stay in the military, but I lost it long ago during some personal issues. but I did retire at 20 years. I have nothing but respect for these Navy leaders. It takes a lot of mental mind power to stay in the military.
The only real stress and terror I ever felt aboard a ship is when my fellow shipmates dropped pallets of bombs from 4 feet in the air off a fork truck onto the deck. Off the coast of Vietnam passing Ammo to the Enterprise and other various ships at Sea. Don’t worry so much about what the enemy can do to you, worry more about your own mistakes. Plank owner, USS Shasta AE-33, GMG3, 71-75. Oh, and don’t covet rank and medals, complete the mission and win the damn war. I know what it feels like to lose one with 58,000 dead, and it isn’t good. I was lucky to have a GMCS as a boss and a Mustang, LT. as a 1st. LT. Department Officer., and a Full Bird Captain as the Commander. I’m sure we all lived because of their experience, of which I got to live a long life........lol
Understood.
I was on the USS Mount Hood (AE-29) in the early 1990's as a Gunners Mate as I'm quite familiar with the Shasta. All those great ships are now gone sadly, but that's the life of a ship as they only have a finite lifespan. Being a Gunner's mate on an ammunition ship was long hours and tough work sometimes working for 33 to 35 straight through non stop. When we were finally done we showered and hit the racks no matter what time of day it was. That was when we were in the Persian Gulf during Desert Shield Desert Storm and we needed LOTS of bombs delivered to various aircraft carriers and other ships. Fun times! I did one term and got out after my enlistment was done.
Michael B., damn you were on the older one AE-29. It was the same off the coast of Vietnam, sometimes we slept on station. I was in charge of cargo hold #3, 2nd deck had nukes in it. You know the drill, hard work and safety. I only did one term also. Morale was in the shitter after the war.
@@tonyharty3666 Shh!!! You can neither confirm nor deny! LOL
Michael B. , Ships are all gone, ancient history. They took them all apart in Brownsville, Texas. And the way the country’s going, I don’t feel too patriotic. We grow closer to civil war by the day. Pick a side......lol. I was in charge of the ships armory, I have a bit of Navy small arms training, 70’s vintage.
Brings back memories, what the heck a "stress card" lol is the NAVY getting soft now? hahaha
EL DURO where did you see a stress card?
@@rooney790 hes pulling it out of his ass
That’s not a thing
What?
She specifically said stress cards are a myth.
I went from motivation like this to working in a ship store for temporary assigned duty for 3 months when I got to my first duty station. Hahaha. I sold the shit out of some candy hahaha
I was actually going through boot camp when this was filmed I was in division 935 I actually meet chief kells he was super cool when I first saw him he was actually FQA at the time and he was our inspector for first PI and like maybe a week later he pulls up at the grinder with a division 936 shown in the vid you can actually see my 3rd RDC AD2 Flemming at 0:34