What Army Reception Was Like At Fort Jackson | BCT
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- How about a like for my bro coming on and talking about his experience!?! Next, we are going to talk about Basic Training at Fort Jackson!
There is a pretty big difference between Benning and Jackson BCT.
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Heading off to fort Jackson in 1 month, 4 days
Scared shitless
@@alexme3179 now that I graduated it's alright.
My only advice on a general level is go active not fuckin reserves if you want to be all army
How long was basic?
@@oswaldoorendain3271 BCT is 10 weeks
That’s all I have available to me, as a highschooler. Either Reserves or Texas National Guard, and my recruiter told me not to do the NG because it sucks more than even the Reserves do.
When I was in receptions we had to stand the ENTIRE time, except for the auditorium and they wouldn't let me cross my damn legs or anything! That was SOOO hard for me I had been crossing my legs while sitting amazing how hard it is to break those small habbits. I lost my phone instantly also, in a matter of hours. My barracks were HORRIBLE!!! I was in the trailers in basic, and we didn't have our own cafeteria. Terrible company.
I remember one kid asked to leave in receptions, and he asked the drill sergeant "Where do I go to get out of here?" and the Drill Sergeant talked him into staying and he ended up graduating!!! Crazy
I was at ft Jackson way back in 03 and i COMPLETELY forgot about the no legs crossing thing. I too took a few yellings-at to finally learn not to do so. I went in at age 29/30 so I was very ingrained in legs crossed when I sat.
they do that so the legs wont go to sleep and if a soldier has to move fast to survive they wont get a leg issue. To this DAY i can not sit with my legs crossed. It feels awkward af now. What used to be so easy....... lol. Kind of like before I had my son, I always slept on my stomach. Pregnancy sure changed that (back in 94 I had him) and holy cow to this day I still cant sleep on my stomach try as i might.
It's amazing how training can completely wash a habit from a person.
I don't mean to be a smart ass, but do you want some cheese with that whine. I was in Boot back in 97 and it was a completely different experience. You youngsters today have it easy compared to when I was in. Today's boot camp is a complete joke compared to back in the day, except the Marines. Marine boot still looks the same from what I remember.
You should do a video on your brothers basic training experience
I did my basic at Jackson in '67. We got to Jackson on a Friday night and did in-processing til 0330 and then were put in a tent city for 2 hours sleep. After chow we took some tests and then did a battery of shots and after chow did more tests. Then we had some training films until chow and back to the tents for the evening. Sunday we went for our uniform allotment and lined up outside with our stuffed duffel bags , we were then stuffed into some cattle trailers and driven to our basic training companies where we were shown our bunks in these old wooden barracks like you see in old movies.
The DI's gave us a rundown on what not to do and gave us a few lectures on basic military comportment. We were also told we were the first men to use these barracks since the Korean war and we would be getting them back into shape every night after training. That actually was a good thing because the DI's left us alone after chow so we could scrape, paint, and polish the barracks - we saw very little of the DI's after evening chow. It's amazing how much work a platoon of men can do in a few hours every night.
The fun began at 0530 Monday when they rudely awoke us to our new life as a soldier.
OMG!
You're right! I was there in June 1973. In those same old barracks you guys were getting into shape. We were Bravo Company about half way up Tank Hill.... really close to "Drag A$$" Hill !! Did you get sent to Vietnam? I was sent to Germany with the 3RD ID as a Medic.
@@ambu6478 After Microwave radio Repair School I was sent to Ft Benning and then to Korea. In Korea i was on a very remote mountaintop microwave site - no officer closser than 26 miles and no road up to the top.That walk kept most offoicers well away from us. There were 6 of on the site and as long as the signal kept getting through they left us alone - best duty ever!
From the moment you get off of the bus in front of reception, You will get no sleep or rest until Sunday, and even then you're cleaning barracks and foot/wall lockers
How are showers and toilets?
jamie4084 My sister shipped an has not called home yet. she had a 7 hour ride. Should I be worried
@@timothypryear9712 Did she contact you?
@@timothypryear9712 is your sister ok?
@@caborearistide3901 its a shower and a toilet lol
Damn. I gaduated fort jackson 2 days ago. 1-61 C company
I could relate to this
Wow when I went to Fort Jackson back in 2000 the facilities were very nice. The barracks were new 4 stories tall made of darker color brick. The insides were immaculate. Each company occupied a barrack building I believe each platoon in the company Echo 3/61st took a floor, ie 1st platoon 1st floor, 2nd plAtoon 2nd floor etc. There were six soldiers per room single beds and wall lockers. My biggest memory from Ft. Jackson was everyone’s body literally smoking in the mornings after PT. Anyway, my general assessment of any basic would be they all suck while your going through them but they are not so bad after you have finished.
hell i was the guy who locked my knees in formation at reception and the next thing i know i have 3 DI around me yelling.
It’s changed now. They do physical training there at reception and they don’t let you sleep close to 24 hours.
what type of physical training? gonna be there in 18 days.
@@theoc007 physical training to get you ready for the pt you'll have during basic..it won't be much...but you'll definitely be exhausted and tired everyday.
@@theoc007 I was at FJ in 2003 but at reception, we did our paperwork, shots, etc, got uniform, pt and classes, other stuff long forgotten, then had to do a kind of pt test (pushup, situp and mile run) to make sure we qualified for bct. If we failed anything, the soldier would have to go to FTC.
FTC was called 'fat camp' because it was mainly folks who couldn't do a single pushup or situp or ran the mile in like 45 minutes lol. Ranked WAY under the minimum for most. I've heard FTC is gone now and they push soldiers directly into bct.
Damn only 24, Reception was a nightmare. I was awake for nearly 40 at 30th
Fort Jackson was easier then I thought it was gunna be. But reception I had my phone the whole time as well and when we moved to our training area where we did basic training, then our drill sergeants took our phones
Tyler Latham should I be worried if I’m a bad runner
@@jacoblabbe4233 they'll teach you everything you need. But it's going to suck.
Did they give you your phone back at any point?
@@bluelego2190 during basic no. There were three occasions we got to use them during training though.
Im goin to ft jackson for basic jus sum tips before i go...
I did BT at Ft Jackson back in 1987 (yeah I'm old, lol). My barracks were at Tank Hill, old wooden building's, with a protrain unit. What that meant was our Drill were reservists, and changed out every two weeks, except for our lead DS. That sucked, they came in for their annual 2week "summer camp" and as you got used to them they were gone and had new one coming in hard ass attitude. My favorite times were Victory Tower and the night live fire course (can't remember the range name anymore). Times have definitely changed between and now, but good soldiers are still made!
Thanks for sharing your experiences, keep your 6 down & yet spirit up!
So cool to see ya brothers and the genuine care you show for your younger brother loo can’t hide it but it’s dope!
Brilliant work! Keep it up!
Lovely content! Keep it up!
Heading there tomorrow. I'm pumped
Good luck!
I am fixing to go to Fort Jackson in the beginning of January 2019, two of my buddies just confirmed that it has everything to do with your drill SGT. If you can have your cell phone or not, and watch! Also some showers have curtains and some don’t depending on what building and floor, I just found this out today: 12-29-2018 I am no expert, as I said I just found out, However they do allow you to get water through out the day if you get dehydrated, which is a much bigger deal for me than any of the other stuff in my comment, yes I get dehydrated a lot and doing 4 mile runs+ PT definitely nice to know you can refill your water supply without having to wait till your next meal. Oh and last note: I’m a 92A-Automated-Logistics-Specialist. For Spartanburg SC! Yup I did a lot of research before joining and I attend USC-Upstate going for my Bachelors right across my Armory/Post for my job! Can’t wait.
They will never deny you from the victory juice. there was always a rumor it had salt peter in it.
Going to Fort Jackson Sept 6th! Glad to get some perspective on what to maybe expect (even though this was 5 yrs ago...so I wonder if and hope they did some updates to the old barracks/showers haha)
i ship out the 7th!
I just went through there, it wasn’t too bad, most days sucked. But you’ll get through it. It all depends on what company you get too, I was at Charlie 2-39. They run things a little different there, just be prepared for anything, and stay motivated and you’ll be fine. Reception is honestly the worst part.
@@johnwigington8684 thanks for the advice!
@@johnwigington8684 I keep seeing/hearing reception is the worst part, so that's good I guess since it's at the start haha
Thanks for the insight
I ship to reception august 28th start basic September 5th!
I'm impressed by your family are there for your graduation.Good for you!
Ft Jackson in 11 days. Love your videos. They've helped me a lot. Keep up the good work man
My brothers there now in reception he starts basic monday
I’m in AIT right now, you will be fine! Appreciate your time with your family while you can
@@jayce827 Thanks man. Should be fun. Just been cleaning for the last week. Lol. Leaving tomorrow
Do you know what company you will be in?
@@suzzannasomething7871 is is his first name brandon by any chance? From Wisconsin?
So, I’ve heard from staff at JCLC that went through basic that if you shower with your boots on once and let them dry, you won’t have as big of an issue with blisters and crap like that... anyone know how good of an idea that is?
I personally never thought or heard of doin that, but it makes sense. Sounds like a good way to break them in quickly
Thanks guys, I'm shipping next month and seeing this made me a little more secure and less concerned.
Yo llego sept 17 y tu ?
@@emXietyy me voy septiembre 10 llego como en abril creo.
Heading to Fort Jackson in a few weeks !
Also at Jackson we had to take everything on the bus then two minutes to get it all off the bus. Also I remember having those bags in bags and a laundry bag XD
Fextris My sister shipped an has not called home yet. she had a 7 hour ride. Should I be worried
I've watched a lot of your videos and they helped a lot. I enlisted today and ship in 3 weeks for bct at ft Jackson
I went to Jackson in 2009. We lost our phones immediately. While at basic I was able to call home twice other than the family day info call. One time my folks didn't even answer lol. Glad we didn't get phones. I feel like that would have taken away from such a life changing experience.
Im shipping to fort Jackson for army basic in October super nervous and excited
I'm leaving tomorrow
Are you there yet
I'm shipping to fort Jackson in 3 weeks as a 92 yankee I'm supper happy
Same 92Y feb 19
I did my Basic Training at Fort Jackson as well, back in '01. We didn't have to worry about our cell phones, because no one really had any. lol.
When I first arrived at For Jackson, I literally though reception was Basic Training and thought, "man, this shit is easy as fuck." I didn't realize it until the last day of reception. The difference back then was we didn't really have any drill sergeants in reception. I think we may have had one, but that was it. There were a bunch of E3's and E4's trying to act tough and yell at everyone. Apparently they were allowed to. Looking back, I compared them to mall security in the law enforcement world. They thought they were hot shit yelling at all the new recruits.
But yeah, reception was boring as shit. Nothing but sitting around and walking from one spot to the next.
"hurry up and wait"
What do you do at reception? Do I need to know specific stuff or info?
@@abigaillwalter You just get paperwork done and get all your gear, ect.
One thing I remember at Fort Jackson was that the civilian staff in the chow hall at reception were downright mean and rude.
Yet, the staff of the chow hall in Basic were as kind as could be.
Don’t anybody treat soldiers worse than civilian workers I swear dude…
Civilian staff or even the ex military ones are all stuck up, power tripping assholes.
@@deejayy8303 yea a lot of it has to do with their job just sucks lol. Most of them don’t get paid anything hardly so I’d hate my life if I were them too
@@gladiatorking2.0envoyofthe95 Even at MEPS a lot of them are rude asf before you get in!
So true, especially at Jackson
your brother was in bravo company at 120th ag reception at ft jackson if he was put into charlie or alpha at least those were the two companies that housed across the street he woulda gotten the better bays. we werent processed with a former drill sergeant he was super awesome and let us break in our boots and gave us a lot of advice. but i will tell you all the other drill sergeants were pretty harsh and strict right away. we didnt sleep for two days at ft jackson. they had a lot of infantry drill sergeants there
This makes me feel better, I’m going to Fort Jackson and I’m pretty intimidated at the thought of getting yelled at even though I know it’s coming 😂
Pohaku you’ll be fine the drill sergeants at reception are pretty cool . I’m currently at reception. They will smoke you if your company doesn’t listen. Just follow the rules and remember them and you’ll be fine.
appreciate it man! are you at Fort Jackson?@@musickbyyuki9758
Pohaku yes
Oh Mah lord speaking of Platoon pictures, when ever I visit my grandparents house I get to see the platoon pictures of Papa (great grandpa when he was alive), Grandpa, and my dad (who was in the airforce). My dad Is the only one smiling in the picture that's how I know It's him.
look im leaving in a week but i couldnt help to see the cans of cheif boyardee in the background
I remember a hill at Fort Jackson that we called “ Bid Red” a huge hill of red clay that when wet was as slippery as a Ski jump.
Just joined the army. Gonna be 12n and looking forward to it!!!
This is awesome!!!!
Ship to Jackson in September...wish me luck!
Same here ! 2 months left good luck !
I arrived home on the 7th. Good luck, have fun!
How was it?
@@deejayy8303 Way easier than I thought it was going to be. If you try your hardest you won't fail. It is literally impossible to fail.
@@overcast1725 thanks for the tip!
I did my basic at Fort Knox. I can say my reception was quite different than Fort Jackson. The two differences so far is 1. We had to do 10 Army pushup in order to move onto regular basic, for those who couldn’t would go to remedial basic. 2. There was an introduction of Drill Sergeants, and this is when they did what is now called Shark Attack. And I’m sure many of us veterans are not at all happy the your SMA is taking or should I say changing the process of Shark Attack. Oh and the moment I step foot off the bus is the moment I felt like a soldier. Yes it was after 2300 hrs, but it still felt good. I tight be different for me cause I’ve been around the military all my life, to include being in JROTC in high school. Oh and I may not have done my basic at Fort Jackson, but I did do my AIT there.
Ft Jackson 9 more days
ayyy good luck!!
I was lucky enough to be put in the newer barracks when i was at jackson in 2011.
just graduated last week from fort jackson =]
I ship in July, how was it?
@@blader4eva324 I also ship in July
im leaving soon any tips?
Adrian Diaz I ship in July as well
Relaxin Jackson is too easy. Wish I could of went somewhere else. Have fun guys
Shipping out to Fort Jackson on December 30... let's do this!
Bruh im shipping out on October 8
@@giovanni9208
Good luck.
Bruh you too dude
I ship out nov 4th
I was there in 1973. Hot as h-ll. We were halfway up Tank Hill in the old WWII barracks from June til August. We never even had a fan , much less air conditioning. When we arrived at the actual Basic Training Center in Cattle trucks, Our Drill Sargent opened the center doors and it was like the world just came to an end! He screamed and cussed us like we were lower than dirt from that time until we graduated. We had a company inspection and this Drill Sargent told us that if our company won, we would get a pass to go down town Columbia. We busted our a$$es and won! When it came the day for the pass, we got our pressed Kakis on with our brass shinning and our shinned dress shoes (low quarters) and were ready to go down town Columbia. Drill Sargent Oldham came in and got us in formation. He then marched us down to the parade field and made us low crawl from one end to the other and back. It was low crawling in sand and upper 90's heat! We were so pissed, but just had to take it. That was our Payday activities and our reward for busting our a$$es!! I'll never forget Ft Jackson!!
The whole video I was like "bro plz stoo talking, let your brother talk." This is a fort Jackson video damn it.. lol I'm sorry.
Ft. Jackson in 18 days. Thanks for this.
Good luck!!!
My daughter did Navy boot camp...she mailed everything home, including her phone. She didn't even have her phone when she went to the airport to her A school training... my son is now at Fort Jackson. He got there last night. I didn't even get a phone call?!
In my case the DI’s were told I would be staying only a few weeks.. I had British military Intel training already..had gone on missions including killing a number of terrorists. I wasn’t a push over but knew not to challange a DI. They liked me cause I was a sniper and rather nasty. Funny though.
The lead DI at night would invite me to talk with them in private about my experiences. Showed them my wounds from gunshots.. explained the main element was to build up your staying power.. if lazy.. stop! Shared reality of combat... that if you are lazy get over it now or die.
Mainly I told them friends were in Vietnam.. wise up. Concentrate on core strength. Viet Nam is joy and humid. Core strength is a must or death follows. The DI wanted me to be honest.. really honest,
Ah so you are the guy all them Rambo movies were based on
Vietnam was not a joy . We had salt we insured more then you will ever know . So you are px hero . Give it a break boy
I go to jackson in 48 hours !!!!!!!
How was it? Was it hard?
It was difficult due to lack of sleep and food but other than that it wasn't horrible. Covid hit right after I went so it was a little chaotic for a few weeks.
@@abigaillwalter what he said. Also if you easily miss people thats hard too and the loneliness. You get use to it tho
Fort Jackson August 19th
You had it easier than I did when I went to Jackson back in October 2010.
Yeah,sure cowboy.GTFO
Remember back in 2010 we was in our prime for war everyone join to go to war just to go sit inna barrack
Someone had it harder than you too lol what's your point
LoL. Didn't have cell pones when I started basic (February 1983). And our Army reception was on the same base as our Basic Training was (Fort McClellan) My AIT was also there.
Waiting for July 29th to head over to Fort Jackson for BCT and AIT
I also leave in July
I went to Jackson 7 years ago and they took my phone the first hour we left reception. If you got to keep it the whole time you’re a lucky duck
1994 Fort Jackson, no phones lol, I remember getting a cash advance, had to buy three $20 money orders, and hair cut was $2.90, you had to give 3 ones and had a guy at the end of the line with a roll of dimes giving you a dime. I remember being measured for shoes. and I cant remember the day but we had to do 13 push ups before you could leave reception, if you couldn't do them they placed you in a remedial training platoon.
Lol I designed the shirt 😂 no regrets lol
The meps station for papers physical and contracts at fort Jackson and then ya go to reception for uniform etc but usally ya go to meps first before ya get ya ship date and head to reception and then ya go to ya training after reception
Personally I’d be more critical of the experience at reception. It’s very unpleasant. 7.5 days for me, probably could’ve been reduced to 2 days, just ridiculous. So much wasted time standing/sitting around.
Ha…I was in the tall brick barracks……air conditioning….nice showers…but it was still an experience…
Alpha 8 2 …fighting bulldogs….1983…..
Leaving tomorrow 🤞🏾
Fort Jackson in 28 hours
Good luck!
How'd it go?
“And what not”
Im going to the basic training at January 13 and i can make around 20 push up and sit up, i know its bad but i'll do the best as i can. Any tips before i go.
I know you can't see this now, but I'm willing to bet your pushup amount has increased exponentially. :)
When I was there in August 2017 we would get 2-4 hours of sleep, and there was no toilet paper. We were told to drink a lot of water and rarely allowed to use the latrine. We got 2-3 minutes to eat, we were constantly yelled at. Going to basic and getting 5-6 hours of sleep and being able to take shits and having toilet paper seemed like a luxury. Reception was way worse than basic..
Same here man...
I went to Jackson last summer and I my phone was taken for the whole time but I noticed during blue phase at other companies they had their phones. It was only 2 out of the 5 companies
Heading to Fort Jackson may 21st, my MOS is 13F and I got airborne in my contract
Finna watch all your army videos I'm really interested about joining
+Brianna Thompson Haha love it! I hope they can help you make a decision
Right !
Don't do it smh
I ship out to Fort Jackson on October 17th. Who else is going?
acastrophoenix I ship out Oct 16 Fort Jackson!
ItsEricaLife really?? Cool. Save me some shark lol
yes! 34 more days can't wait and defiantly
ItsEricaLife very cool, well now u have a battle buddy lol. Are u working out? Running?
acastrophoenix yeah I been working out trying to get better prepared you?
Just graduated from fort Jackson E 3-60th river raiders hooah
angell chavez July 2015 3-60 F how is it now
Same February 8th, 2018 i think it was the 8th or maybe 9th
Fort Jackson in 14 days
Hooah Jack how was it
I am leaving Tuesday
narcedit cantu how was it
@@christopherclenney9142 It's challenging but not impossible, I wasn't physically fit as much as many. And I survived. The fastest way out of there it's graduating. You know what looking back, I'd do it again. Why? Because it's not as bad what people make it seem. It's bad when you are there but when you get out its not that bad. You have to understand don't take things too heart, ignore the people who are bad for you, and work out on push ups whenever you can. When you get smoked think of it as free pt eventhough you are dying. Stay positive it's not that bad. Cybrg chamber not that bad trust me the talk of it burning and stuff is Bull it's not that bad. I walked out like nothing. Victory tower fun ass heck. Remember you are gonna get paid to camp, hike, work out and do obstacle courses. All you have to do is tolerate
@@BrattyBatty01 oh
Fort Jackson in T-30 hrs
Ryan Vallandingham how’d it go brother????
Hey are you still alive?
Went to tank hill for basic. Loved it.
I leave to basic October 16! Fort Jackson!
ItsEricaLife ........i do leave that day too
jaye gilchrist really nice!
ItsEricaLife r u ready
jaye gilchrist Yes you?
ItsEricaLife 70%
I head to Fort Jackson in September I'm excited
Jay Jeffers me too
Jay Jeffers I leave next month & congrats
I Am Ambitious when do you leave?
lakisha white august 7th
September 12th
Funny thing is, they used those mobile trailers to quarantine asymptomatic male and infected female trainees when I went through back in August
I live in North Carolina and that's probably where I'm going to go when I enlist
Relaxing Jackson 😂😂😂🏃🏿♂️🏃🏿♂️💯💯🤷🏾♂️💪🏾
I'll be at ft. Jackson August 8th
Awesome! So close!
Andrew Gould me too
Thats when I shipped too. But to ft leonrdwood
I leave support 18th for Jackson and ait at huachuca AZ for 15W!
Graduated fort Jackson on 22032018 from Charlie company 1-61. Roughnecks!
1986... new Hollywood ... victory tower, end of cycle tests, and the "Super bowl"
91B leaving August 20th for Fort Jackson
Johnathan Jackson 91B August 12th Fort Jackson see you at Fort Lee brother Good Luck
I'm 91 bravo leaving august 19 see ya there
Good luck pal, I'm a 91F, shipping September 9th.
91B leaving to Fort Jackson August 27th
Son is headed to Fort Jackson in 28 days. He is 17 and a Junior in High school. Any tips? He is Physically ready and trying to prepare mentally.
How did it go any advice?
Leaving to Jackson in 11 days
XO_ Brian me too!!
I ship tomorrow.......
U probably kicked out by now lmfao
I shaved my head b4 basic and I argued with them about not shaving it again. Lmfaoo I ending up playing dumb and never got shaves again
Hi,I like your videos and American people. I m proud of you too.From USA Army .You and your brother are very nice !I m from Brazil. I like United states. I LIVED IN United states a long time a go.But I ll visit United states in the future.
headin to Fort Jackson this June
I head to Jackson this Monday!(June15) hella nervous but ready
How was it?
Does Fort Jackson care too much if your blood pressure/pulse is high from being nervous?
12 years in an Army uniform, but that week at reception was the worst of all of them lol. Absolute boring misery.
Wow things have changed. Went through benning 18 years ago.
What about jewlery? Specifically I have a cross necklace.
You're allowed to wear religious necklaces, anything else is against regulation. So you should be fine!
I leave on the 20th next month I’m hyped
In reception right now lol!! B-79
On the bus to Ft Jackson right now.
On way to reception 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Your little bro cute as hell
I'm out to Ft Jackson January 14th
Same!!
Ryan Ryder have fun day zero
eh January 29th my dude
I'm headed there Tuesday, let's get it!
ship out in 2 weeks, fort jackson
Ariana Chanelle same! Well 19 days
Elizabeth Rodriguez we might see each other! lol
I ship Tuesday
Thanks for this!
Ft. Jackson in 2 days. Fingers crossed.
Heading to Jackson tomorrow