I owe catching up to a car key thief on foot to my U.S. Coast Guard training! Never underestimate a guy, who can outrun you with a heavy bag on his back!
The Coast Guard currently only accepts four percent of applicants and many of them will NOT graduate basic training. As a former CG my advice is, find out exactly what is required to pass your physical test in boot camp and work on DOUBLING it before you go to basic training. If you have to run 1.5 miles for the test, get used to running 3 miles. If you have to do 100 sit ups get used to doing 200. If you have to do 75 push ups, practice doing 150. You won't get there all at once, but you WILL pass your PE test and the rest is a piece of cake. Good Luck and enjoy your time in the Coast Guard! You will look back on it later in life and say "That was one of the best times of my life" and you will make friendships that will last a lifetime. NEVER, EVER QUIT and you will be Semper Paratus.
1notgilty 4%?🤣 that number may be true for the academy...and the pt test is by far the easiest part...it's an embarrassment compared to all the other branches physical requirements the mental challenges is what makes cape may so difficult🤦
See here's the thing... service, duty, honor, integrity? I can do all of those. Excellence? 😨 that's not in my wheelhouse. Of all the videos I've watched, this made me the most interested and the most apprehensive about actually picking a timeslot with my local recruiter.
@@willmcduff178 I don't know where you're getting your information but when I was in the Coast Guard it was a competition between the CG and the Marines for most difficult boot camp. I've talked to members of other services who went through basic in other branches at the same time I did and they all said they didn't do a fraction of what we did in the CG. Perhaps things have gotten easier lately, but I doubt it.
@@hirtisrandolph4843 "Excellence" is not in your wheelhouse? It's there, you just haven't used it lately. The Coast Guard will bring it out of you and then you will have it as part of your personality for life. I'm serious about getting in shape and preparing for the physical demands. Double all of the requirements and train towards that goal and you will be fine. One word of caution. In CG boot camp your goal should be to NOT stand out unless it is for your "Excellence" and you want to be a leader in your company. Otherwise, getting noticed can make your life a living hell. The nail that sticks up gets hammered down. Get noticed at your duty stations AFTER graduating basic training. Wishing you fair winds and following seas. Semper Paratus
The best way to prepare yourself is to go in with the goal always in mind. I made it through in 8 weeks because my goal was to get home and to get onto the job saving lives as soon as possible. Be loud, be fast, be true to yourself and your shipmates. Honor, respect, devotion to duty. Believe in it and you will be okay. You will have some of the best times and the worst times of your life there. Good luck
Don’t stress, do what you’re told and don’t take things personally even if you’re CC is a dick (yes some of em get off to their own authority). If you put pressure on yourself and keep asking yourself “what if I don’t make it?” Boot camp will be alot harder on you. Just roll with it. Good luck pal!
John on wives computer. Graduate of Papa 52 in 1963. Dave, your comment made me laugh. I would make sure my head was behind the person in front of me so that I could close my eyes for just a couple of seconds because I was so craving sleep. The punishment back then, if caught, was to get up and stand in the back of the room. Never got caught and felt for those guys in the front of the class.
@@davemanley8700 Golf Co. 1973! I remember you guys marching around. Actually, I only remember the guy with the Golf Co. flag. Everybody else looked, predictably, identical.
This video was made in 2009 I just graduated basic trading the video does a good job showing some things that go on in basic training but a few things are different. If you want to watch a good video for basic training I would definitely recommend the business insider video
I served 73'-77', MK-3 International Ice Patrol, Op.Sail 76' and the rest at the Academy Motor Pool and Academy Water Front. I would gladly do it all over again. Semper Paratus fellow coasties
The USCG is a ribbon factory......when I went to MK A school and granted the students were out in the fleet for a year or so before they go to school...…...I think one kid had like 5 or six ribbons already.....I have seen E-5 s with no war deployment have more ribbons the a E 7 in the USMC who has been to war.....
I went through Cape May in 1973. While the Girl Scouts at Alameda got to use LOCKERS, we at Cape May had to live out of our SEABAGS. On rainy days guess where the raincoat was to be found? AT THE BOTTOM OF EVERYTHING!
We had 12 weeks -Vietnam Era Vet 1974 to 1980 Papa 91 It was easy for me.I was in the best shape of my life being 17.But back then we didn't have PS or xbox.We were outside playing ball,Hockey,Football.Most kids now days are fat.
@@UseWallow John on wives computer-Papa 52 grad per earlier post. No video games back then in 1963. Todays kids where I grew up have to learn sports in formal settings. In our time before even getting to high school one played a variety of sandlot sports and then played for the local high school. The recruits in my company who were hurting were college dudes who spent an appreciable amount of time playing cards and drinking beer in college dorms and were smokers.
Seth hamel Good luck Seth. I'm currently sixteen and I'll be enlisting as soon as I graduate high school and take the ASVAB. I'll be taking my ASVAB my junior year (this October).
You will NEVER be closer to non-family members than those you serve with in the CG. I was in 68-72 (R-71), glad to see that things are still going well, you have to be better than the average person just to get to boot camp. Good luck!
The USCG is a ribbon factory......when I went to A school and granted the students were out in the fleet for a year or so before they go to school...…...I think one kid had like 5 or six ribbons already.....I have seen E-5 s with no war deployment have more ribbons the a E 7 in the USMC who has been to war.....
I have 3 and I’m only an E-6. Got one in basic and two a few months after. I could have gotten 2 more if I went to the gun range but my rate or department doesn’t really require a fireman to have gun quals.
I was 1 week after these Recruits Lawing and I worked together in the civilian world before joining together. Too bad I missed being in the video I miss the times and ups and downs of bootcamp
Click Bait Not lies, and when I filed an EEOO complaint that included higher ups who discriminated me, they tried to diagnose me with a preexisting personality disorder and discharged me. Soon after I found out racism and discrimination are rampant in the Coast Guard. I even have nightmares to this day!
Click Bait Nope, that was just 3 years ago, and they are still stonewalling my case and many others, saying nothing happened, minimizing and downplaying. Retaliating against those who dare denounce! Just check out the news bro! www.military.com/daily-news/2019/07/29/coast-guard-academy-whistleblower-speaks-discrimination-retaliation.html
I owe catching up to a car key thief on foot to my U.S. Coast Guard training! Never underestimate a guy, who can outrun you with a heavy bag on his back!
The Coast Guard currently only accepts four percent of applicants and many of them will NOT graduate basic training. As a former CG my advice is, find out exactly what is required to pass your physical test in boot camp and work on DOUBLING it before you go to basic training. If you have to run 1.5 miles for the test, get used to running 3 miles. If you have to do 100 sit ups get used to doing 200. If you have to do 75 push ups, practice doing 150. You won't get there all at once, but you WILL pass your PE test and the rest is a piece of cake. Good Luck and enjoy your time in the Coast Guard! You will look back on it later in life and say "That was one of the best times of my life" and you will make friendships that will last a lifetime. NEVER, EVER QUIT and you will be Semper Paratus.
1notgilty 4%?🤣 that number may be true for the academy...and the pt test is by far the easiest part...it's an embarrassment compared to all the other branches physical requirements the mental challenges is what makes cape may so difficult🤦
See here's the thing... service, duty, honor, integrity? I can do all of those.
Excellence? 😨 that's not in my wheelhouse.
Of all the videos I've watched, this made me the most interested and the most apprehensive about actually picking a timeslot with my local recruiter.
@@willmcduff178 I don't know where you're getting your information but when I was in the Coast Guard it was a competition between the CG and the Marines for most difficult boot camp. I've talked to members of other services who went through basic in other branches at the same time I did and they all said they didn't do a fraction of what we did in the CG. Perhaps things have gotten easier lately, but I doubt it.
@@hirtisrandolph4843 "Excellence" is not in your wheelhouse? It's there, you just haven't used it lately. The Coast Guard will bring it out of you and then you will have it as part of your personality for life. I'm serious about getting in shape and preparing for the physical demands. Double all of the requirements and train towards that goal and you will be fine. One word of caution. In CG boot camp your goal should be to NOT stand out unless it is for your "Excellence" and you want to be a leader in your company. Otherwise, getting noticed can make your life a living hell. The nail that sticks up gets hammered down. Get noticed at your duty stations AFTER graduating basic training. Wishing you fair winds and following seas. Semper Paratus
@@1notgilty Never said bootcamp was easy just that the PT test is
The best USCG boot camp video I have found. Thanks for sharing. As a future Coast Guardsman, I want to know how to prepare myself to training.
The best way to prepare yourself is to go in with the goal always in mind. I made it through in 8 weeks because my goal was to get home and to get onto the job saving lives as soon as possible. Be loud, be fast, be true to yourself and your shipmates. Honor, respect, devotion to duty. Believe in it and you will be okay. You will have some of the best times and the worst times of your life there. Good luck
Study that helmsman, I would of had a far easier time there if I did.
Don’t stress, do what you’re told and don’t take things personally even if you’re CC is a dick (yes some of em get off to their own authority). If you put pressure on yourself and keep asking yourself “what if I don’t make it?” Boot camp will be alot harder on you. Just roll with it. Good luck pal!
I slept in class! I learned to rest my head on my hands & make it look like I was looking over the study material! Charlie Co. 1973.
Golf Co. 1973
John on wives computer. Graduate of Papa 52 in 1963. Dave, your comment made me laugh. I would make sure my head was behind the person in front of me so that I could close my eyes for just a couple of seconds because I was so craving sleep. The punishment back then, if caught, was to get up and stand in the back of the room. Never got caught and felt for those guys in the front of the class.
@@davemanley8700 Golf Co. 1973! I remember you guys marching around. Actually, I only remember the guy with the Golf Co. flag. Everybody else looked, predictably, identical.
This video was made in 2009 I just graduated basic trading the video does a good job showing some things that go on in basic training but a few things are different. If you want to watch a good video for basic training I would definitely recommend the business insider video
I served 73'-77', MK-3 International Ice Patrol, Op.Sail 76' and the rest at the Academy Motor Pool and Academy Water Front. I would gladly do it all over again. Semper Paratus fellow coasties
The USCG is a ribbon factory......when I went to MK A school and granted the students were out in the fleet for a year or so before they go to school...…...I think one kid had like 5 or six ribbons already.....I have seen E-5 s with no war deployment have more ribbons the a E 7 in the USMC who has been to war.....
Echo 102 / 1978 then stationed at the Tracen Cape May Fire Dept. Crazy days, spent a few nights up on the water tower partying!
We...as We referred to Cape May as Skate May!! Real Coastie went to boot camp in Alameda, California!! Delta 133 1980...
I went through Cape May in 1973. While the Girl Scouts at Alameda got to use LOCKERS, we at Cape May had to live out of our SEABAGS. On rainy days guess where the raincoat was to be found? AT THE BOTTOM OF EVERYTHING!
@@daviddixon2273 Check you facts before posting a comment - we didn't have lockers!! Seabags & a bed was what we had!!
We had 12 weeks -Vietnam Era Vet 1974 to 1980 Papa 91 It was easy for me.I was in the best shape of my life being 17.But back then we didn't have PS or xbox.We were outside playing ball,Hockey,Football.Most kids now days are fat.
So you had no video games in you’re life as a kid? No one did? Find that a little hard to believe.
@@UseWallow John on wives computer-Papa 52 grad per earlier post. No video games back then in 1963. Todays kids where I grew up have to learn sports in formal settings. In our time before even getting to high school one played a variety of sandlot sports and then played for the local high school. The recruits in my company who were hurting were college dudes who spent an appreciable amount of time playing cards and drinking beer in college dorms and were smokers.
See you in September
Seth hamel Good luck Seth. I'm currently sixteen and I'll be enlisting as soon as I graduate high school and take the ASVAB. I'll be taking my ASVAB my junior year (this October).
You will NEVER be closer to non-family members than those you serve with in the CG. I was in 68-72 (R-71), glad to see that things are still going well, you have to be better than the average person just to get to boot camp. Good luck!
Hoiw did these company commanders get so many ribbons? The CG equivalent of participation awards.
The USCG is a ribbon factory......when I went to A school and granted the students were out in the fleet for a year or so before they go to school...…...I think one kid had like 5 or six ribbons already.....I have seen E-5 s with no war deployment have more ribbons the a E 7 in the USMC who has been to war.....
I have 3 and I’m only an E-6. Got one in basic and two a few months after. I could have gotten 2 more if I went to the gun range but my rate or department doesn’t really require a fireman to have gun quals.
I was 1 week after these Recruits Lawing and I worked together in the civilian world before joining together. Too bad I missed being in the video I miss the times and ups and downs of bootcamp
Galley food made me hungry Alpha 156 retired
Has there ever been a graduation ceremony where someone's phone DIDN'T ring in the middle of someone talking?
It hasn't been like that since phones were attached to walls, & desks. Back in my day anyway.
My uncles name is John Reed...
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piece at 22:40 ?
Get ready for racism on cutters, that's what I encountered
It most definitely is not like that now. Why spread lies?
Click Bait Not lies, and when I filed an EEOO complaint that included higher ups who discriminated me, they tried to diagnose me with a preexisting personality disorder and discharged me. Soon after I found out racism and discrimination are rampant in the Coast Guard. I even have nightmares to this day!
jay23cr it’s a much different coast guard today.
Click Bait Nope, that was just 3 years ago, and they are still stonewalling my case and many others, saying nothing happened, minimizing and downplaying. Retaliating against those who dare denounce! Just check out the news bro! www.military.com/daily-news/2019/07/29/coast-guard-academy-whistleblower-speaks-discrimination-retaliation.html
jay23cr a lot has and can change in 3 years. How many years did you serve?