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I really don't get why women get it easier. The water won't be less violent for them and incoming fire won't slow down for them. Death and Danger don't ease up so why should any branch of the military?
That RAMP “non smoke session” is more or less to embarrass the bad recruits by having them do these awkward things. It’s also used to intimidate the other recruits from entering the RAMP program as this is often done at 4am and past lights out time in the next empty squad bay so other non RAMP recruits hear them.
Back in the day the coast guard was part of the DOT. coastline and I land waterways. Its fairly recent in their history they have evolved i to an active military branch. Prior to this they were only "active" during time of war.
@@spamtastic1970 actually i was in during dot days, you mean active in war during times of war, when part of CG switch to DOD and usually use small boats to get Marines to shore, ww2, vietnam river patrols. The reason they are not DOD all the time is for international law enforcement. They can put a USCG LCDR on a Navy ship and board any ship in international waters. For any reason. They keep it that way so they are not all DOD, or Homeland, or Old DOT. I was on a ship in the pacific and we patrolled all territories, and they still do, providing a range of duties not covered by other services, as the DOD are mighty military machines. Just understand that they do go all over the world. Not just along our coasts. And if you're ever getting the shit beat outta you by mother nature, they'll be there first. In it with you to pull you and your comrades out. And the reason nobody sees us is because the total branch has around 43k people total, all ships, boats, planes, helos, admin, search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, territories, etc. NYPD has more patrolmen. Most other branches have more in one brigade or on a couple of carriers. Ive been out in hurricanes in a 41 footer and in storms mid pacific in 50 ft seas in a 180 ft ship. Ive helped rebuild villages in places so remote they dont have names on a map. Its a different boot camp because we are a different service. Did you see the recent video of the SWIMCALL with sharks?. Smp laughing. We used to do the same thing mid pacific after becoming golden dragon, shellback, golden shellback just to wash the funk off. Sometimes captain just stopped for a break and we all went swimming with a Gunner on the tub spotting sharks with a m14.
It's called an Individual Augmentation. The Navy, Airforce, and Coast Guard, send individuals from various commands, to help the Army and Marine Corp. fill technical jobs. Usually it's tech related, but sometimes it's just for more bodies.
I'm no longer in the Coast Guard, but forever a Coastie. We do teach boater safety and help boaters in distress. We also protect our environment through Marine Biology, interdict drugs from approaching our shores, protecting our waters from seaward terrorists, and support our troops in combat, including fighting ourselves. We are the smallest branch, but our core values are honor, respect, and devotion to duty. Semper Paratus!
In 1983 I went to Army boot camp......got out in 1985.......joined the USCG Reserves in 2004 and had to go to a 2 week indoctrination at Cape May.....we were housed in barracks among the recruits.....USCG boot camp was no joke at that time and I was very impressed....I have heard people in other services saying their branch is the most selective etc.....USCG is the most selective and has the highest min. ASVAB score needed to get in....
We didn't have any old timers helping out on the Army side, but our bus driver that hauled us to the airport before BCT was prior service and he told us how proud he was of us. And he reassured us that we could make it through anything. It really meant a lot.
Mad respect for all the coasties out there. Whether or not the other branches admit it, we see y'all. You dudes are the ones out there saving the lives of people who might even hate law enforcement or the military, yet y'all save them regardless. At the end of the day it isn't the training that matters, it's the mission and y'all are killing it.
In 1983 I went to Army boot camp......got out in 1985.......joined the USCG Reserves in 2004 and had to go to a 2 week indoctrination at Cape May.....we were housed in barracks among the recruits.....USCG boot camp was no joke at that time and I was very impressed....I have heard people in other services saying their branch is the most selective etc.....USCG is the most selective and has the highest min. ASVAB score needed to get in....
Trying to get under 12 minutes, 40 seconds at 30 years. Looks like I’m deadlocked at that time. For 2 miles, it’s 16 min, 53 sec (I’m prior Navy enlisted now trying to go Army National Guard Warrant Officer)
When I was in I never understood why the women had lower physical requirements if they were going for the same jobs. I have no issue with women serving but only as long as they can meet the SAME requirements.
Yeah except most women aren’t about to hit 23 pull ups 115 sit ups and reach a 17 minute run time which is what it takes to score a 300 as a male Marine.
On my first deployment, we had 5 Coast Guardsmen embarked with us specifically for counter drug operations. I learned quite a bit from watching them in action. My hats off to them.
Our bus driver convinced some dude to yell out “big dogs in the house” when the pl sgt come on (I think that’s staff sgt or gunny equivalent). He had a good first day.
As a new airman in the Air Force, I don’t understand why everyone picks on us so much. Christmas happened during the time I was going through basic and let me tell ya, the pie was horrible.
As a 2 year veteran in the Air Force we all make jokes at each other. At basic the services on the weekend there was a former marine and he had a box of crayons with him at a service.
I have tons of respect for the Coast Guard. I recommend it to young people considering military enlistment all the time. One young man, a friend’s son, chose the Marines then after his commitment there he went to the Coast Guard. That was about sixteen years ago. He is still in the Coast Guard.
In 1983 I went to Army boot camp......got out in 1985.......joined the USCG Reserves in 2004 and had to go to a 2 week indoctrination at Cape May.....we were housed in barracks among the recruits.....USCG boot camp was no joke at that time and I was very impressed....I have heard people in other services saying their branch is the most selective etc.....USCG is the most selective and has the highest min. ASVAB score needed to get in....
Lol that is petty officer Gunn. She still is stationed at Tracen cape May. (Uscg obviously). She is now in charge of ceremony. She does a great job. I know this because I graduated from boot camp 8 days ago and she coached the ceremonial team from my company. It was awesome.
Mad respect to the Coast Guard. If you get in trouble, they’ll be there. Even when no wars are being fought, they’re fighting one to keep us safe. They are always on duty defending our shores and protecting our citizens. Respect.
Funny story. I met the female petty officer in boot camp and misread her name as petty officer Medusa instead of petty officer misuda. When I went to belay my last and correct my mistake she said “save it, I like it” 🤣
I remember back when I was young, did this and my results were so good they kicked me out to keep me from embarassing them. I outshot, outran, outsmarted, and outright embarassed every punk there. Sarge came over, put his hand on my shoulder and said, "Sir, this is a Wendy's"
A lot of guardsmen were used to drive the Higgins boats because they were trained in shallow water boat skills, something the navy is not trained for back then. Coast guard had the training to have shallow boats land on the ground and move over obstacles in the water next to the beach. Those deep hulls of the navy wouldn't come close to the beach.
Hey Marine, mad respect for doing this from a retired Chief Boatswain. I used to hang with you guys at the Marine club in Guantanamo. Not offended at all by your constructive criticism/observation, truly enjoyed it. Fact, if I couldn't get into the CG, my next choice was Marines.
Mentally its looks fairly fought. I'm glad they didn't mess with us in the Navy mess hall. We had to get in and out in a hurry and I just wanted to eat my food and enjoy it.
One of the guys who attached to my unit (1st Recon) was a Gunny with ANGLCO and had served in the CG as well. He said their bootcamp was actually harder than his Marine bootcamp. And he was a 90s recruit.
@@stevenroberts9097 yeah shit was wack, we kinda had like a 15min break in between signing paper work to rest our heads on the desk, but over than that the first 2 days there was no sleep, and when I arrived at night I didnt eat til the next days lunch😂, ngl it's been 2½ years and i still kinda miss bootcamp good times, easier times too😅
It’s the same with the Army. Such a culture shock then you completely forget the second day. It also depends on what time, if you get there past 2000 you won’t sleep for that night, the next day, or the next day so it won’t be for a whileeee.
old Goat Shoot I did mine about 6 months ago lol. They’re legally required to give about 7 hours of sleep per night. Reception gives a lot of sleep AFTER that; but receptions about a week long process now. Thanks for your service.
@Malcolm Reynolds you say that now but just you wait until we have dread-headed, crab faced monsters ripping out peoples skulls and banana headed serpents bursting out peoples chests.
Oh the memories. I was in Cape May summer of 71, kept my mouth shut and my eyes open for all 10 weeks. Victor 15. Stayed in for 22 years, retired as CWO3
Went in 85 got out in 85 i didnt make it i wanted to but with the dang reversions the last one was put on extra duty my locker wasnt ready for inspection running in place holding the m1 over my head all i could see is getting yelled at why is your gear still packed i got reverted and im stuck doing extra duty oh i remember it i said physically i can do this mentally i cant i couldnt remember shit they wanted me memorize so i got uncharatorized discharge papers joined the army and 10 years in desert shield/desert storm yeah i wish i could stay in longer but my injury i got while out in desert stopped me i got out on honorable discharge should have gotten medical but nope i fucked that up too but i got honorable with a bunch of awards im proud of that
As a Coastie here’s my two cents. First of all, JT, thank you for doing these videos. I think there are a lot of misconceptions about the Coast Guard and what we do. First of all...boot camp. I have no doubt it’s not easier than the Marines. But it was hard. The “smoking” that you see in the video is often done for hours at a time and ANY of those exercises become extremely difficult after that period of time. Other than the yelling and the physical aspect, the hardest part for me (and the most stressful/psychological) was the fact that there were academic tests that were pass/fail throughout the week! Fail the test and you immediately got sent back to the company that was a week behind you. You didn’t get to simply “retake the test” , you were automatically in another company! Brotherhood and camaraderie are extremely important in the military and especially in Boot Camp. You could be 6 weeks in and have a great relationship with those around you...but you fail ONE test and you’re automatically going to join a company of people you don’t know. That SUCKS. Luckily, that didn’t happen to me. In the field, the Coast Guard offers a lot of opportunities to cross train. I can’t attest to other branches but it’s my understanding that if you are a “tank driver” then you drive a tank. The Coast Guard has to do a lot of things with way fewer people. At a small boat station you could find yourself having to get certified in all kinds of things just to “qualify” for boat crew. That could be training as a rescue swimmer, comms certification, EMT certified, boarding crew qualified, boat crew qualifications, boat coxswain, helo ops certified, boat engineer etc, etc. If you get stuck out at sea with only three crewmembers and something bad happens you have to know what to do! We ALL trained and recertified with pistol, rifle, and shotgun and maintained those qualifications. It’s just a great opportunity to have a well rounded skill set. Also...one more thing! I earned A LOT of respect for the Marines one single day a long time ago when I was still in high school. I don’t know how it is these days, but back in 1989, military recruiters often called high school graduates frequently to recruit them. I never heard from the Air Force, but both the Army and the Navy recruiters called and when I told them that I had already signed up for the Coast Guard they gave me a bunch of shit. My choice was already a done deal and so it didn’t make much sense that they wanted to talk shit. BUT...... when the Marine recruiter called he was respectful and immediately had good things to say about any of the Coast Guard guys that he knew of. That simple gesture I have never forgotten and the Marines earned my respect that day (even though I chose not to join them). In the end, ALL that serve deserve great respect. Our country is falling to shit and I’m sure that if every dumb kid who wants to step all over the flag was forced to go into the Armed Services, we’d have a much better country on our hands. So thank you to all of you who have served!
Just for the info on tanks. Both Army and Marine Corps use the M1A2 Abrams tank or similar variants of. Most tank crews need to be physically fit and need to be able to fix/ maintain the vehicle which weights 68.5 short tons while in the field or in peace time, and all M1A2 tanks are crewed by 4 personnel (Tank Commander, Gunner, Loader and Driver)
@@briandelaroy1670 @Wildwood Wood Just a quick fix, the Marines have no M1A2s, they are all A1s, even the upgraded SEP variants which are approaching 80 tons now. At least when I was last in. Also the whole, if you drive a tank you just drive a tank is completely false especially in the Marines. First, every Marine is a Rifleman, that is no joke. There's a reason the Republican Guard in Iraq would let us pass so they could chew up the Army behind. We have no Jessica Lynches. Even our admin secretaries want to fight with aggression and can put a round in you at 500 yards with iron sights, they know this. Second, tank crew positions aren't always fixed, you easily rotate and move thru over time and also get to do other training like MOUT. When we deployed to Iraq we had to do quite a few foot patrols, Humvee patrols thru the town center and just basic perimeter security in a new area. Manpower isn't infinite and the idea you can just stay in your bubble while deployed to a forward combat zone is just fanciful. Not to mention that 90% of tank work is mechanical maintenance and repair. So for someone to say a tank driver just drives a tank, no. Nice fantasy.
I did a tour in the Army in the late 70’s got out and then joined the Coast Guard. I was busted down a couple of ranks and had to complete Coast Guard Boot Camp. I Retired after 27 years and I loved every minute of it and would do it all again. Army Boot Camp was more physically demanding but the Coast Guard was more academically demanding. While in Germany I was bored spending most of my Army time practicing war games. After Coast Guard Boot Camp I spent two years on a Cutter as a deck hand. I then went into aviation maintenance school. Every Aviation technician has to become aircrew qualified. I was constantly engage in activity such as Search and Rescue, drug interdiction, Human Trafficking, environmental protection and participate in Gulf war. I was never bored.
In 1983 I went to Army boot camp......got out in 1985.......joined the USCG Reserves in 2004 and had to go to a 2 week indoctrination at Cape May.....we were housed in barracks among the recruits.....USCG boot camp was no joke at that time and I was very impressed....I have heard people in other services saying their branch is the most selective etc.....USCG is the most selective and has the highest min. ASVAB score needed to get in....
I was in the Navy and we had a lot of respect for the Coasties. They had to get underway in any weather to save lives. Small ships and small tight crews.
When your boat is sinking with your family on board, 50 miles off shore in heavy seas, nothing like the sound of that USCG helo hovering over head. God bless the USCG.
Eric Ostrowski Can’t remember the last time a USMC ship decides to save a civilian in danger on the pacific post whilst stationed in Afghanistan, “ass”.
M-uscles A-re R-equired I-ntelligence N-ot E-xpected Also, I doubt you're actually in the Marines. Also, when ''you'' are on the land dealing with the threat, the Coast Guard is rescuing people and stopping drugs from entering the country and halting smuggling. To all marines serving: Thank you for serving our country. We're just joking around.
@@gameshock3897 I give 2 shits what you believe coastguard are little pansy's that are too afraid to get in the real fight might mess hair up or break a nail or make up may run 😂😂😂😂
Went through USCG boot camp in 1972 served on USCGC Point Hope, USCGC Gentian, USCGC Blackthorn, boot camp was the toughest 9 weeks of my life. Averaged 200 to 500 push ups a day. Started with 30 min intensive exercise in mornings followed by classroom training. Afternoons were swimming, obstacle course and intensive exercise. This video seems like it was much easier than what I undertook. Semper Paratus. I am very proud of my Coast Guard Service and lives we were able to save. USCG 1972-1976 EM2
I’ve always thought that in the spirit of “equality”, there shouldn’t be separate standards for men and women. The military has minimum standards for a reason. If you can handle it, you can handle it.
They made extra punishment time after all were allowed to chill. You were already exhausted from the day.. It makes the next day even more miserable. They would make us crawl on the ground in grinder back and forth at 9pm in the freezing cold. Or take your boots off hold them in your hands out to you sides with arms stretched out..
Now that women are allowed to join the Royal Marine Commandos, the only exception they have is seperate toilets and showers. Apart from that, they will have to do everything the exact same as the males, even down to sleeping in the same rooms as the rest of the section. There will be no no other exceptions to this period! If someone wants to wear the same uniform as their colleagues, then they should be treated exactly the same way as everyone else.
Can i just say, how do women serving in submarines works? All that testosterone in a close space for weeks, any women is an obvious distraction. I wonder how much "attention" they get
Standard haircuts. Or everyone gets shaved or nobody gets shaved. While I have never been in the military, everybody knows that one of the main distinguishing factors of any military organization when compared to civilian organization is its uniformity. Personally, if I were in the military and I saw quite a few women with their hair cropped or in ponytails. Yeah, that would be quite a distraction. Maybe the tv networks would make a new "Reality" series on "First Love in Bootcamp" :-D Will they survive bootcamp? Will their love survive bootcamp?
@@DamplyDoo so if the enemy are females, the guys would get distracted? Good tactic then by putting in females in the team, everyone gets distracted, no war
That was the attitude I took in with me.I thought of it as hell week in football...for 8 weeks. I kinda felt sorry for the goofy kids who had never played any sports ....
Yall must not have played football in Texas...we practiced before school, during the period, and after school. And if we fkd up, we got practice extended by 2 hrs for "reality therapy"...basically a smoke session utilizing the field (running endzone to endzone doing bear crawls, air raids, wind sprints, or flipping big ass tractor tires up and down the field). I think JROTC was tougher than USCG basic. Lmfao. Only similarity with Army BCT is the yelling, though some of these drills didnt seem as passionate as the ones the Army provided me. They'd stare through your soul, and then roast you harder than Jeff Ross could ever hope to.
If you look closely at the 6th and 7th Fleet rosters, you see the name of a 418-foot cutter assigned to each of the Navy fleets. Many of the larger cutters are also engaged with several of the Asian Pacific nations in special operations. But most important if you are lost at sea in a storm, the hand that reaches for you is a trained Coastie..."I'll never let you go."
They definitely didn’t show how the smoke sessions really are. And as for RAMP, that marching in place is what they do during their resting periods. They do worse during the day
Retired CG Boatswains Mate here, served 7 yrs on that base. The “Smoke Sessions” are longer than the video shows and more intense. “RAMP” is an 18 hr a day intense “last chance to integrate” program and sucks for the instructor as much as it does for the recruit. The CG boot camp has a higher attrition rate than any other service and prior service members flunk out at the same percentage as the civilian recruits. The CG spends nearly zero time rebuilding their members, a philosophy of “pull yourself up by the bootstraps” is rule of the the program. We are much smaller than other services and often mission success is found only in those who can persevere with the smallest team (frequently only 2 other personnel). Teamwork and self sacrifice is the rule. Our successes can not depend on those who require outside support. You’re alone on that great big ocean and if you can’t do it, people will die.
@@rickjones2537 damn bruh hes just sharing his knowledge, so tell me: we're you in the coast guard? I bet not, I dont understand how you could take what he said as "self inflated ego"...
They didn't do RAMP justice in this probably because it's really about week long program that is nothing but physical strain from the second you wake up to the moment you go to sleep with the only breaks being to eat which last 7 minutes. The clip was of the break you get between PT sessions.
It seems to have gotten worse than when I was there in 1984. Personally I flunked out and ended up in DHE (Disciplinary Holding Element) for a week before I got sent home. We called it Camp Snoopy. There was no RAMP back then.
Coast Guard gets such a bad rap, basically from those who just don't realize the intensity level of boot camp, and those who fail to appreciate the mission. Good friend of mine and former coworker was in the Coast Guard and he was in country during Vietnam. Also keep in mind these are the men and women out chasing down the drug and human traffickers off shore, and more importantly plucking asses from deadly water situations....Thank you Coast Guard 🙏👍
i just dont get it. that bun in the back is the perfect handle to slam your head on a brick wall or pull the back of your skull straight to the ground. if you get a head injury they would have to cut your hair anyway (one of the primary reasons for men shaved) which makes that situation very difficult. how good must it be to put on any gear even just a helmet when you have a condensed ball of hair sticking 1-3 inches out the back of your head, forget a gas mask. and if that bitch decides to somehow get undone and your glorious locks go flying in the midst of a situation, you might as well ask whoevers next to you to chop your head off right then and there because you're dogshit useless if that happens. No its fine, really. Us men can handle our individuality stripped for a better cause because thats the standard men are always held at in this world. But I guess that standard isnt important enough for the other gender when they apply for the same EXACT thing. But now the military is supposed to be gender neutral right? no more excuses? or are we gonna have more double standards. trans men still get buzzed and trans women get to keep their wig?
@Árpád women can be just as good as men in some roles that don’t require physical activity. So like combat MOS nah they shouldnt unless they can keep up to male standards, but like technical roles and shit like that is 100% fine imo.
I graduated USCG boot camp in 1989. The hardest part for me was feeling as if it was 2 or 3 o'clock in the afternoon and looking at the clock realizing it was only 10 am. In my time getting smoked was called getting cranked. It was very mental. There was a unit for recruits threatening suicide and suicide watch standers were assigned 24/7 to monitor them. For a period of time it felt as if you would never leave there. Quitting was not an option. I like seeing what has changed and what has stayed the same in these videos.
"Smoke sessions" on Parris Island were 50 guys in a sandbox that was only big enough for 30 kicking each other in the face for half an hour as I recall.
Exactly! I watched the part at 6:40 and was like “uhhhh I was doing that at 13 years old” 😂 I was in a year-round competitive league and it was normal to have to do like 500 meter swims as a warm up even before starting practice
It is mostly to make sure you are capable of swimming...not to test your proficiency. It is literally the same test they gave my 5 year old daughter after she took swim lessons to prove she could go in the deep end.
The swim test for boy scouts is more difficult requiring a 25 foot backstroke along with the water treading and 100 meter swim. This test is for 11-17 year olds.
As an old Coastie I will be the 1st to admit the Marine Corps basic training was physically more demanding than the USCG. And I will also concede that what I'm seeing here sure as hell isn't the boot camp I went through. But it was, by all accounts I discussed with other service members, likely the 2nd most difficult. We also did a lot of things other services don't do in boot camp. We learned to work on fuel injectors and turbochargers, had extensive life saving training, had to understand Maritime law(we'll get to more of that in a second) and had all the same seamanship training as the Navy(including fire fighting). So while the Marines were climbing over obstacles we were learning CPR. While the Marines were learning to blow things up, we were learning to put things out. But people forget that the USCG is federal maritime law enforcement. Our mission was different. And the USCG has more police power THAN ANYONE. Not the FBI, not the secret service, not the Federal Marshalls.... no one. Feel free to look that up. We were and are the legal top of the pyramid. So I could be a seaman rowing up to the Nimitz in a jonboat and yell "heave to" to the conning tower... and the capt better fucking do it. Feel free to look that up too. You'll also discover that most naval vessels have a CG liaison officer aboard. If the Navy stops you.. it's an act of war. If the CG stops you.. it's a safety inspection. And we had a saying in the CG.... you gotta go out... you don't gotta come back. So don't get confused.
Several decades actually. When I went through they had Corps manuals at every CC's desk. I think we got a watered downed version for cameras. There was a standard to pass and a much higher standard to survive.
Even the Marine bootcamp videos are tame...We had a recruit that didn't flush and left a floater. That recruit had to hold his floater in his palm and step in front of every recruit and recite, " this recruit is nasty! Hahaha!" While you maintain perfect military discipline and not barf. Upon completion of that feat...he was sent back around and recited the verse with more conviction. That is some of the lame stuff. I was destroyed for a while...soaked camies and a large pool of sweat on the floor. I stayed long enough for the sweat to evaporate and camies dry. That was one of my favorite days. I seen some sh that I would only share with a fellow Marine. Drill Instructors are awesome at their job to teach you the basics, instill the team mentality, and test your mental, physical, and psychological limits.
In 1983 I went to Army boot camp......got out in 1985.......joined the USCG Reserves in 2004 and had to go to a 2 week indoctrination at Cape May.....we were housed in barracks among the recruits.....USCG boot camp was no joke at that time and I was very impressed....I have heard people in other services saying their branch is the most selective etc.....USCG is the most selective and has the highest min. ASVAB score needed to get in....
Semper Paratus! I went to CG boot in 1973. It was during the Vietnam era. We were prepared for combat and it was truly grueling. The first 5 days included little or no sleep. We didn’t get “floaties” to help weak swimmers. You swam or you drowned or you were kicked out. The Coast Guard is the only service with an active peace time mission. I gained weight in boot camp! All muscle!
Those are new since I went through in ‘08. They also said they were for ‘remedial’ swimmers. If you fail the swim test... you have to wake up at 3 or 4 every day for extra swim class. Unclear if they have to pass without now. That being said, most underway deck work, you’re wearing some sort of flotation gear.
Maybe not as tough as USMC boot camp but from what I’m seeing it looks harder than the rest. I feel like the coast guard is the quiet guy in the corner that isn’t necessarily the toughest guy in the room but is someone you play safe around just in case.
In 1983 I went to Army boot camp......got out in 1985.......joined the USCG Reserves in 2004 and had to go to a 2 week indoctrination at Cape May.....we were housed in barracks among the recruits.....USCG boot camp was no joke at that time and I was very impressed....I have heard people in other services saying their branch is the most selective etc.....USCG is the most selective and has the highest min. ASVAB score needed to get in....
@@lebooselover978 must be hard run 1/12 in 14 minutes 😄, Marines are the only branch doesn't have to do bootcamp after they services, GOOGLE who is the hardest it will pop USMC
@@hiramirizarry2552 it’s 12:51 not 14 minutes and also I don’t care what google says lol. I have friends in the coast guard who are former marines and they told me USCG boot is harder. It’s not just about physical requirements but the mental stress of reversions and having to memorize way more than in marine boot camp makes it tough.
I took care of marines. In boot camp smoke sessions can last 3.5 hours in freezing cold weather until you can’t feel your hands. It’s psychological because six months later I dove out of a helicopter in freezing cold weather to rescue people. I kept going regardless because I could hear that company commander in my ear. When I got back my old CC sat down to breakfast with me and said welcome home.
Lance Corporals did not pick us up at the airport. In San Diego, we actually had two sets of footprints: one outside of the airport USO and the other at MCRD San Diego. There was a Drill Instructor there at the airport footprints already yelling at us for every civilian to see. We had to stand there at attention..... on those footprints.... till our bus came....
I just got picked up by a gunnery sgt. Only one. He told us straight up to relax and get in the van. And keep your head down and enjoy the ride. Me and my group was the last of our whole company to show up . It was cuz our flight so. I was chilling. Skipped the yellow footprints on both times. He just told us to shut the fuck up and yelling at us. San Diego was cold.
Went thru in 1984...one of the toughest experiences I've had in my 30+yrs in the military. Lost almost half the class to the discipline, mental and physical drain.
The Army brought us in to reception at Ft. McClellan Alabama at 0200 hours. We ate cold spaghetti, milk and a slice of bread. got to bed at 0415, and were woken up at 0500. I too said those magic words. "What did I get myself into!"
In 1983 I went to Army boot camp......got out in 1985.......joined the USCG Reserves in 2004 and had to go to a 2 week indoctrination at Cape May.....we were housed in barracks among the recruits.....USCG boot camp was no joke at that time and I was very impressed....I have heard people in other services saying their branch is the most selective etc.....USCG is the most selective and has the highest min. ASVAB score needed to get in....
They had to tone it down for all branches, except A unless they made test look ezr, for the cams. If Mothers of America would be quick to make the branch weaker
The “smoke sessions” were only a part of a larger picture. The real incentive training was called remedials. They could last for two hours, and be done multiple times a day. stuff like loading all of your belongings into seabags and passing them around the squad’s bay while screaming what you did wrong at full volume. And ramp was drastically underrepresented. Ramp was a week long and the recruits in ramp were forced to do much more brutal training than that, and it lasted all day everyday for a week. Then they either passed and could rejoin their company or failed and were reverted.
Someone who understands, finally lol. I went to ramp, it was harrowing and the only part of basic where I sustained an injury. And as for the "smoke session: shown here, obviously it was nothing compared to the endless number of activities conjured up by CCs throughout the weeks.
Respect to the Coast Guard, they have saved so many lives out there...God bless each and everyone of them...many countries all over the world have followed in creating coast guards modeled on the USCG. 💯
Went 6 years ago, got the 9 week program because I stuck out and made "great friends" with a senior chief. My cousin had graduated recently before I went and as I attended his graduation from basic he walked me around and introduced me to several of my soon to be CC's... They remembered me to say the least. I know one of the kids in this video that was interviewed at the beginning and the dude is a beast. Got underway with our ship for a 90 patrol and did great. Coast guard has great swimmers but its not required that all be excellent. However if a member wants to become a surface swimmer for rescues they are held to a much high standard for physical fitness. Especially from cutters because of the lack of a tether. If available they get sent to workout with Aviation Survival Technicians. In recent years we have seen people get through basic that can barely meet the minimal standards but it's very rare. Most of our small boats are designed with "well decks" that allow for the crew to get near if not right at the water's surface and pick people up without very little reason to get into the water them selves. It is still required training at small boat stations for swimmer recovery for all boat crew members to qualify. Usually fitted with a tether (tended by crew members on the vessel), life jacket, helmet and weather dependent a dry-suit or wet-suit. The smoke session in this video does seem way lighter than the several I was sent too, they're inside though probably due to weather. The RAMP program has gone through several changes over the years. Changed even when I was in basic because many of those sent were claiming to be getting injured, went 5 times myself and never got hurt. Usually it was a way to test those that were suspected of wanting to quit or those that fucked up. My original forming company got sent all together 100+ because a squad leader failed to salute a LT as she was performing a uniform inspection on the company I had been reverted too. You get thunder thighs when at a small boat station, especially Surf Stations. Sitting in heavy seas jacks up your back so most stand while riding through swells. Basically doing squats for hours on end in for some Search and Rescue cases. Last case I was on we were in 10-12 ft swells with 40-50 kn winds maxing out our vessels weather parameters. In that crap for about 2-3 hours just riding it out as the coxswain kept the bow into the swells to prevent us from capsizing and rolling. Overall It was a good experience learned a lot and they certainly did not even discuss the ridiculous amount of book knowledge and class room time spent at basic training. Basic seamanship knowledge, firefighting school and damage control.
It's so odd because in the Netherlands we don't mentally abuse our marines during training, Sargents have said "we've never made a better soldier by yelling at them", and they're one of the most skilled in the world
I'm pretty sure it's that they don't need to be great swimmers when the first sign up and qualify. This test seems to be just to see if they are comfortable enough in the water to be worth training.
I was in the CG '80 - '84. One of the last groups to go through CGSTA Alameda in Oakland. No female personnel, and was nine weeks, not eight. Training was tough. First academically, and second only to the Marine Corps physically, so I was told.
Hey Jameson! wanted to comment on the "remedial swimmers" idea that Business Insider only partially explained. When you get to the swim test portion of boot camp, you can only become a "remedial swimmer" if you fail that test, and you have to wake up earlier than most every day for "remedial swim practice" where they teach you how to swim essentially. The thing that Business Insider does not mention in this video is that if you cannot pass remedial swim without floaties you don't graduate coast guard boot camp, so no matter what if you graduate from Coast Guard boot camp you are just as good a swimmer as the rest regardless of if you went through remedial swim or not.
You're absolutely right Brendan. Further, if you cannot pass the fitness portion of the training you're sent to an intensive 6 am physical fitness class. If you fail you are "reverted" to the class behind you until you can pass the standard testing. These kids wouldn't be so tubby in 6 weeks.
I was in the Coast Guard boot camp in 2007, the first 3 weeks is pretty tough trying to separate the warriors from the weak. My class started at 65 by week 3 we were down to around 45 and by graduation we had 33 that made it through. It had its tough days and some days were easy but it was a fun experience and I’d do it again in a heartbeat!!
@Sam Davis.. Oh heck shipmate. My RM class started with 35, 7 months later, I graduated with 15. That Morse code requirement really clean out the ranks. ;-).. That was back in 81. Later we lost out and became TC's. Now they are OS's. We didn't need a IT rate, the RM/TC's took care of all that stuff. Oh well, changes for the better I guess.
I spent 10 weeks at Government Island. Lost 25 pounds, got extra treatment as a fat boy, two extra hours running with an M1 Garand at high port per day for a week.
Calvin Royals - Been there, done that. Have titanium rods, screws, and plates in my neck and back from riding a hurricane during drug ops/rescuing Haitians on the Harriet Lane. 100% disabled, and would do it again for those people and my country.
the CC’s were going easy on the recruits while the cameras were out and RAMP made kids hold their arms out and scream while they were sleeping because you don’t stop screaming from the time you wake up until the time you sleep. CG bootcamp is underestimated especially because half the people in all the companies get held back a few more weeks.
We had some USAF vets that drove us from San Antonio Airport to Lackland AFB and they were giving us tips on the way, like not to take the yelling seriously and try to do everything 100% so as to stay under the radar. Great advice. My MTI didn't know my name until week 4 of the then-6.5wk training. He reminded us to listen to the words and not focus on the tone that the MTIs use.
Great Lakes Boot: ‘91. No vet holding our hand on bus ride. No mixed men & women. My CC, 1 was a Puerto Rican, the other an African American Marathon runner. Did not sleep first couple days. We were running, HIIT type of exercise. No floaties for those who can’t swim. I had to hold a guy up for the 5 minute treading because he couldn’t swim. We dropped in at 20ft. and also did the 100m swim. Yes, woman should get hair shaved too. It grows back. I’ll take that smoke session, we had repel borders and calling the rain man (racks moved to walls and everybody cycles until the sweat starts dripping from the ceiling and rains down). Always loved working outside, hated the rain man cycle in the barracks.
Making the walls sweat was called mash, (make a sailor hurt) until a recruit in my company wrote his mother about MASHing, she contacted her congressman; he visited the base. MASH was not uttered after his visit but boy did those walls sweat! Her son never graduated and was sent to the psychiatric ward and never heard from again! CO 089-1990
@@henryhilliard3332 I bet I would never want to the guy that my mommy came in to say I was not being treat good..can u imagine if he had made it ,his career would of been horrid
I still remember my first ever quarter mile track run for the ARMY, this one guy yelled out to everyone that nobody was to pass him so I watched to see what everyone would do... The guy wasn't actually running at all and was having an attitude with the Soldiers who were jogging past and stopping them on the track, so of course... I ran up to the guy, picked him up and ran the track with him as if we were leaving Hell and then threw him into a tree.... That poor guy... Don't be that guy.
I finally got to sleep after 105 hours in the army boot. Didn't get to sleep the night before leaving and I didn't get to sleep the first 3 nights of bc. I was honestly starting to hallucinate.
Went to Great Lakes in June of 83 when I joined the Navy. No sleep for three days while I got there. We were marched, processed, had to turn in any personal devices or weapons (including nail clippers) and were marched from one place to the next during the night. We got to a temporary company berth and as soon as we laid down exhausted our company commander came in screaming that we had no business lying down in daylight. The bastard marched us right out for drill in our civies, no breakfast or lunch. We then marched to be sized up for our working blues or "Ricky Recruit" gear. After that anyone tired was to take a shower. We did and it was damn freezing water. A couple of us caught pneumonia later, but they were still to drill and train, no excuses. We finally had chow that evening. At this point I hadn't slept for over 80 hours and lost track of time. Slept like the dead when we finally had lights out. I fortunately prepared myself mentally and physically for this. Out of 120 recruits, 79 of us made it through boot camp.
I went through the Navy in 2014. First 2 days of processing we got 0 sleep. Pure adrenaline and non stop moving. I remember looking at the clock only once in 72 hours, and I regret it.
We called it "Getting beat" when I went through CG boot in 91. Going to the beach was called a "Beach Party." It wasn't no party, no hotdogs, no burgers, no beers. The sand was real.
1980: We drilled with M1 Garands, not plastic stock M16's. The company commanders would rough you up a bit, if needed. V-107. Uncle Sam's Confused Group
J, we had garands in ‘03. I’m sure your company spent time on that beach with the deep sand with full gear doing the SUPER fast cadance and the get up get downs untill recruits deposited their meals in the sand.😎. Those were good times...
I had to ribs broken in 88 I couldn't push all the way up.. the CC offered a little help with a gentle kick. And you didn't want to go to medical because you didn't want to be held back a week or two
I was R-121, 1985. My company commander just plain kicked your ass. At one point everyone was so sore you couldn’t in bottom your own shirt. We graduated with almost 70!people less then we started with. I remember marching in our 7th week when this prior service Marine stepped in front of us. The Company commander told him to move, he spoke back. The company commander knocked the hell out of him and had us march over him.
@@PelvicBust I was India 126. CC was BMC Bannano and QMC Visser. They destroyed us. We were the last company that was allowed to go through the obstacle course.
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I really don't get why women get it easier. The water won't be less violent for them and incoming fire won't slow down for them. Death and Danger don't ease up so why should any branch of the military?
That RAMP “non smoke session” is more or less to embarrass the bad recruits by having them do these awkward things. It’s also used to intimidate the other recruits from entering the RAMP program as this is often done at 4am and past lights out time in the next empty squad bay so other non RAMP recruits hear them.
Back in the day the coast guard was part of the DOT. coastline and I land waterways. Its fairly recent in their history they have evolved i to an active military branch. Prior to this they were only "active" during time of war.
@@spamtastic1970 actually i was in during dot days, you mean active in war during times of war, when part of CG switch to DOD and usually use small boats to get Marines to shore, ww2, vietnam river patrols. The reason they are not DOD all the time is for international law enforcement. They can put a USCG LCDR on a Navy ship and board any ship in international waters. For any reason. They keep it that way so they are not all DOD, or Homeland, or Old DOT. I was on a ship in the pacific and we patrolled all territories, and they still do, providing a range of duties not covered by other services, as the DOD are mighty military machines. Just understand that they do go all over the world. Not just along our coasts. And if you're ever getting the shit beat outta you by mother nature, they'll be there first. In it with you to pull you and your comrades out. And the reason nobody sees us is because the total branch has around 43k people total, all ships, boats, planes, helos, admin, search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, territories, etc. NYPD has more patrolmen. Most other branches have more in one brigade or on a couple of carriers. Ive been out in hurricanes in a 41 footer and in storms mid pacific in 50 ft seas in a 180 ft ship. Ive helped rebuild villages in places so remote they dont have names on a map. Its a different boot camp because we are a different service. Did you see the recent video of the SWIMCALL with sharks?. Smp laughing. We used to do the same thing mid pacific after becoming golden dragon, shellback, golden shellback just to wash the funk off. Sometimes captain just stopped for a break and we all went swimming with a Gunner on the tub spotting sharks with a m14.
USCG. For those who want to be sailors, but are afraid to be out of sight of the shoreline...
Had coast guard in Afghanistan with me. When he told me he was in the CG, I just looked at the desert around us and thought, makes sense.
This made me laugh
Sounds like normal military decision making to me
Maybe they saw a pond 😂
CG?
It's called an Individual Augmentation. The Navy, Airforce, and Coast Guard, send individuals from various commands, to help the Army and Marine Corp. fill technical jobs. Usually it's tech related, but sometimes it's just for more bodies.
I died of laughter when he said “wow a little bit on the heavy side, these gals here.” 😂😂
More cushion for the pushin.
Me to😂😂
That’s something my grandpa who served in Vietnam would say 😂😂😂
I can just imagine all the sjw getting mad at that guy for saying that.
Thats what fat-camp is for
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I can't wait to see the U.S. Space Force boot camp.
Same lol
😂
Want to see a boot camp training drill in Space
As a former shuttle door gunner ,basic was the toughest 6 weeks of my life. Via E-mail and Zoom.
@@nelsonturner501 Awesome!
I'm no longer in the Coast Guard, but forever a Coastie. We do teach boater safety and help boaters in distress. We also protect our environment through Marine Biology, interdict drugs from approaching our shores, protecting our waters from seaward terrorists, and support our troops in combat, including fighting ourselves. We are the smallest branch, but our core values are honor, respect, and devotion to duty. Semper Paratus!
Core values, pride or whatever you call it, and keep your spemer paratus for our pledge is that, we have to go out - we don't have to come back.
Got my respect brother🤘
In 1983 I went to Army boot camp......got out in 1985.......joined the USCG Reserves in 2004 and had to go to a 2 week indoctrination at Cape May.....we were housed in barracks among the recruits.....USCG boot camp was no joke at that time and I was very impressed....I have heard people in other services saying their branch is the most selective etc.....USCG is the most selective and has the highest min. ASVAB score needed to get in....
Thank you for your service. The US Coast Guard is awesome. 😎🇨🇦🙏
Loved HS3 time! @@matthewburden9403
I got yelled at by no less than 6 drill sergeants because I didn’t have hair, and deprived the hair cutter of their job. The good times.
They were doing a news story the day I got there and I had 2ft long hair... I got shaved on city-wide tv.
@@TexZenMaster hahaha thats fucking awesome
Gee, you're a real killjoy aren't you?
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then you did not get to meet Max the Axe
Looks like they pulled recruits from Game stop
LMAO spot on!
lol
Lol
Thats how all recruits kinda look, lol
Pretty much all recruit classes have people like that. The lowest common denominator in Marine bootcamp isn't any better 🤷♂️
There is nothing tougher in the United States than a steak from Applebees
I’ll wager that it’s not as tough as Chili’s chicken cluckers or whatever those fuckers are called.
Popeyes Biscuts have entered the chat
Thanks, I was having a crappy day till I read that. Lol love it.
*redeems itself with endless appetizers in your path*
@@bradenbagby4431 biscuits...
We didn't have any old timers helping out on the Army side, but our bus driver that hauled us to the airport before BCT was prior service and he told us how proud he was of us. And he reassured us that we could make it through anything. It really meant a lot.
Mad respect for all the coasties out there. Whether or not the other branches admit it, we see y'all. You dudes are the ones out there saving the lives of people who might even hate law enforcement or the military, yet y'all save them regardless. At the end of the day it isn't the training that matters, it's the mission and y'all are killing it.
No we don’t “see y’all”. It’s not a fucking branch and the boot camp is a joke dude
@@michaeldonahue4600 lol cope
In 1983 I went to Army boot camp......got out in 1985.......joined the USCG Reserves in 2004 and had to go to a 2 week indoctrination at Cape May.....we were housed in barracks among the recruits.....USCG boot camp was no joke at that time and I was very impressed....I have heard people in other services saying their branch is the most selective etc.....USCG is the most selective and has the highest min. ASVAB score needed to get in....
@@michaeldonahue4600 I bet your an air boy
@@michaeldonahue4600 if anything the airforce is a joke 💀
Any bloke who fails to run 1.5 mile in 14mins needs to have a long chat with himself. You could moonwalk it in 14mins
Its is actually 12:30 to pass
Trying to get under 12 minutes, 40 seconds at 30 years. Looks like I’m deadlocked at that time. For 2 miles, it’s 16 min, 53 sec (I’m prior Navy enlisted now trying to go Army National Guard Warrant Officer)
I can run two miles in 12 minutes. Been doing it since highschool lol
That’s a fast moonwalk haha. 14 mins is really slow though
I can run a mile in 6:55 a good day, on a bad 8, so 1.5 probably 7:25 on a good day, on a bad 10.
When I was in I never understood why the women had lower physical requirements if they were going for the same jobs. I have no issue with women serving but only as long as they can meet the SAME requirements.
Yeah except most women aren’t about to hit 23 pull ups 115 sit ups and reach a 17 minute run time which is what it takes to score a 300 as a male Marine.
I agree, there should be job requirement minimum standards that open up the door for yeomen and storekeepers and work up to the swimmers.
Amen to that.
@@acecun6202 most males can't do that either. Point is they shouldn't be given a promotion advantage because they're a female.
Jason Coleman 😂 I was a storekeeper and thats hilariously true!
On my first deployment, we had 5 Coast Guardsmen embarked with us specifically for counter drug operations. I learned quite a bit from watching them in action. My hats off to them.
Thank you for that
Our bus driver convinced some dude to yell out “big dogs in the house” when the pl sgt come on (I think that’s staff sgt or gunny equivalent). He had a good first day.
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I wouldn’t be able to hold in my laughter 😂
Possibly the greatest thing I've ever heard
Next level trolling 😂🤣😂
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Seems like having that old dude there on the bus makes it worse, cause they think.. “oh, this is a nice start”
good point. they thinks its chill
No not really
Exactly 😂, I'm like shit this is gunna be fun.
It seemed more like summer camp
he's a recruit, what do you think...
As a new airman in the Air Force, I don’t understand why everyone picks on us so much. Christmas happened during the time I was going through basic and let me tell ya, the pie was horrible.
No sweat bro. Its all just jokes between all branches. Overall nothing serious and everyone is respected equally.
@@woodychelton5590 correct
As a 2 year veteran in the Air Force we all make jokes at each other. At basic the services on the weekend there was a former marine and he had a box of crayons with him at a service.
@@BboyTurok1990 Did he eat them? His TO&E says he was supposed to eat them all.
@@Baceman1 no he didn't eat them it was the joke
I have tons of respect for the Coast Guard. I recommend it to young people considering military enlistment all the time. One young man, a friend’s son, chose the Marines then after his commitment there he went to the Coast Guard. That was about sixteen years ago. He is still in the Coast Guard.
In 1983 I went to Army boot camp......got out in 1985.......joined the USCG Reserves in 2004 and had to go to a 2 week indoctrination at Cape May.....we were housed in barracks among the recruits.....USCG boot camp was no joke at that time and I was very impressed....I have heard people in other services saying their branch is the most selective etc.....USCG is the most selective and has the highest min. ASVAB score needed to get in....
From a Marine perspective, when their version of Senior Drill Instructors is that hot, I’d totally lose focus.
Ikr, some ladies be sexy AF when they angry 😂
I got smoked at PI for getting caught looking at a female DI. She was hot af!
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Lol that is petty officer Gunn. She still is stationed at Tracen cape May. (Uscg obviously). She is now in charge of ceremony. She does a great job. I know this because I graduated from boot camp 8 days ago and she coached the ceremonial team from my company. It was awesome.
@@hughjohnston6272 Gratz Brother! How's it going now that you're a Coast Guard?
Mad respect to the Coast Guard. If you get in trouble, they’ll be there. Even when no wars are being fought, they’re fighting one to keep us safe. They are always on duty defending our shores and protecting our citizens. Respect.
Can they secure us against drug cartels smugglers?
@@ayalewdessieabebe they sure a f try
@@dadventuretv2538 huh?
Those coasties are crazy. We all evacuate when a hurricane is coming, they go surfing.
Cape disappointment is no joke!
My wife is a coastie she's going on almost 20 years, so proud of her.
Funny story. I met the female petty officer in boot camp and misread her name as petty officer Medusa instead of petty officer misuda. When I went to belay my last and correct my mistake she said “save it, I like it” 🤣
Once she locks eyes on you, your ass turns to fuckin stone
ah thats cool, the petty officer at 9:26 👍🏼
she was one of my company commanders and that’s what we all called her haha she loved it 😂
So you didn't have the cap of invisibility?
Oh no!!😂 💀🐍👩✈️
I remember back when I was young, did this and my results were so good they kicked me out to keep me from embarassing them. I outshot, outran, outsmarted, and outright embarassed every punk there. Sarge came over, put his hand on my shoulder and said, "Sir, this is a Wendy's"
I was about to troll you🤣
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So, So, so funny
Dude! Insane! Lol 😆 lol 😆
I don't even know how to thank you. I needed a good laugh. Nearly pissed myself on that one.
I found out a few months ago Coastguardsmen were at D-Day saving Injured Americans from the water
Holyshit
Let’s have part 2.
Hidden Hawaiian never knew that. That’s interesting
yup at that point they fall under the NAVY. Same would happen in a time of war like another world war.
A lot of guardsmen were used to drive the Higgins boats because they were trained in shallow water boat skills, something the navy is not trained for back then. Coast guard had the training to have shallow boats land on the ground and move over obstacles in the water next to the beach. Those deep hulls of the navy wouldn't come close to the beach.
Hey Marine, mad respect for doing this from a retired Chief Boatswain. I used to hang with you guys at the Marine club in Guantanamo. Not offended at all by your constructive criticism/observation, truly enjoyed it. Fact, if I couldn't get into the CG, my next choice was Marines.
LOOL “the toughest in the us” I damn near choked on my crayon seeing that.
Mentally its looks fairly fought. I'm glad they didn't mess with us in the Navy mess hall. We had to get in and out in a hurry and I just wanted to eat my food and enjoy it.
One of the guys who attached to my unit (1st Recon) was a Gunny with ANGLCO and had served in the CG as well. He said their bootcamp was actually harder than his Marine bootcamp. And he was a 90s recruit.
lol
Hahahahahah damn, I spit out my veggie omelette when I read this comment
Well like most things pre 11 it has changed a lot since the
You still don’t sleep the first two days of USMC boot camp, the worst two days there In my option.
Holy shit you don’t?
@@stevenroberts9097 yeah shit was wack, we kinda had like a 15min break in between signing paper work to rest our heads on the desk, but over than that the first 2 days there was no sleep, and when I arrived at night I didnt eat til the next days lunch😂, ngl it's been 2½ years and i still kinda miss bootcamp good times, easier times too😅
It’s the same with the Army. Such a culture shock then you completely forget the second day. It also depends on what time, if you get there past 2000 you won’t sleep for that night, the next day, or the next day so it won’t be for a whileeee.
It’s 3 days
old Goat Shoot I did mine about 6 months ago lol. They’re legally required to give about 7 hours of sleep per night. Reception gives a lot of sleep AFTER that; but receptions about a week long process now. Thanks for your service.
I vote yes on haircits.
PFT and physical standards should also be exactly the same.
Bullets dont care if your male or female.
Kill?
Everything the same or its not.
I got a feeling they won't see alot of bullets shot at them.
Majority of people never see combat or are even in any combat role at all.
@@kyleweaver1930 every person in the military should be combat effective, regardless of MOS.
Example: "Every Marine a rifleman."
@@FortnersFrontierLeather lol every marine a rifleman is bullshit
I'll always be Semper Fi but all branches are necessary, just different.
Good approach
@Malcolm Reynolds you say that now but just you wait until we have dread-headed, crab faced monsters ripping out peoples skulls and banana headed serpents bursting out peoples chests.
respect
Oh the memories. I was in Cape May summer of 71, kept my mouth shut and my eyes open for all 10 weeks. Victor 15.
Stayed in for 22 years, retired as CWO3
Nice job! The achievement of making CWO cannot be overstated.
@@MaleWingDiver just wanted to update you how far they are on the numbers I graduate about 4 months ago echo 199
Went in 85 got out in 85 i didnt make it i wanted to but with the dang reversions the last one was put on extra duty my locker wasnt ready for inspection running in place holding the m1 over my head all i could see is getting yelled at why is your gear still packed i got reverted and im stuck doing extra duty oh i remember it i said physically i can do this mentally i cant i couldnt remember shit they wanted me memorize so i got uncharatorized discharge papers joined the army and 10 years in desert shield/desert storm yeah i wish i could stay in longer but my injury i got while out in desert stopped me i got out on honorable discharge should have gotten medical but nope i fucked that up too but i got honorable with a bunch of awards im proud of that
@@jacobbalzer8307 they just hit 200 I’m pretty sure. One of the guys at my unit was echo 199. I’m Sierra 199
@@davidnugent9392 they did hit 200 now
As a Coastie here’s my two cents.
First of all, JT, thank you for doing these videos. I think there are a lot of misconceptions about the Coast Guard and what we do.
First of all...boot camp. I have no doubt it’s not easier than the Marines. But it was hard. The “smoking” that you see in the video is often done for hours at a time and ANY of those exercises become extremely difficult after that period of time. Other than the yelling and the physical aspect, the hardest part for me (and the most stressful/psychological) was the fact that there were academic tests that were pass/fail throughout the week! Fail the test and you immediately got sent back to the company that was a week behind you. You didn’t get to simply “retake the test” , you were automatically in another company! Brotherhood and camaraderie are extremely important in the military and especially in Boot Camp. You could be 6 weeks in and have a great relationship with those around you...but you fail ONE test and you’re automatically going to join a company of people you don’t know. That SUCKS. Luckily, that didn’t happen to me.
In the field, the Coast Guard offers a lot of opportunities to cross train. I can’t attest to other branches but it’s my understanding that if you are a “tank driver” then you drive a tank. The Coast Guard has to do a lot of things with way fewer people.
At a small boat station you could find yourself having to get certified in all kinds of things just to “qualify” for boat crew. That could be training as a rescue swimmer, comms certification, EMT certified, boarding crew qualified, boat crew qualifications, boat coxswain, helo ops certified, boat engineer etc, etc. If you get stuck out at sea with only three crewmembers and something bad happens you have to know what to do!
We ALL trained and recertified with pistol, rifle, and shotgun and maintained those qualifications. It’s just a great opportunity to have a well rounded skill set.
Also...one more thing! I earned A LOT of respect for the Marines one single day a long time ago when I was still in high school. I don’t know how it is these days, but back in 1989, military recruiters often called high school graduates frequently to recruit them. I never heard from the Air Force, but both the Army and the Navy recruiters called and when I told them that I had already signed up for the Coast Guard they gave me a bunch of shit. My choice was already a done deal and so it didn’t make much sense that they wanted to talk shit. BUT...... when the Marine recruiter called he was respectful and immediately had good things to say about any of the Coast Guard guys that he knew of. That simple gesture I have never forgotten and the Marines earned my respect that day (even though I chose not to join them).
In the end, ALL that serve deserve great respect. Our country is falling to shit and I’m sure that if every dumb kid who wants to step all over the flag was forced to go into the Armed Services, we’d have a much better country on our hands. So thank you to all of you who have served!
Verga que hueva
ramm mer direct translation “cock that roaches”
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Hablo español pero nunca he oído esa frase.
Just for the info on tanks. Both Army and Marine Corps use the M1A2 Abrams tank or similar variants of. Most tank crews need to be physically fit and need to be able to fix/ maintain the vehicle which weights 68.5 short tons while in the field or in peace time, and all M1A2 tanks are crewed by 4 personnel (Tank Commander, Gunner, Loader and Driver)
@@briandelaroy1670 @Wildwood Wood
Just a quick fix, the Marines have no M1A2s, they are all A1s, even the upgraded SEP variants which are approaching 80 tons now. At least when I was last in. Also the whole, if you drive a tank you just drive a tank is completely false especially in the Marines. First, every Marine is a Rifleman, that is no joke. There's a reason the Republican Guard in Iraq would let us pass so they could chew up the Army behind. We have no Jessica Lynches. Even our admin secretaries want to fight with aggression and can put a round in you at 500 yards with iron sights, they know this. Second, tank crew positions aren't always fixed, you easily rotate and move thru over time and also get to do other training like MOUT. When we deployed to Iraq we had to do quite a few foot patrols, Humvee patrols thru the town center and just basic perimeter security in a new area. Manpower isn't infinite and the idea you can just stay in your bubble while deployed to a forward combat zone is just fanciful. Not to mention that 90% of tank work is mechanical maintenance and repair. So for someone to say a tank driver just drives a tank, no. Nice fantasy.
Wildwood Wood Coastie, you’re in good company. I have more respect for ya than I do any Navy, Air Force, and most Army. 👍👍
US Marine here, I love our Coast Guard.
God bless you and thank you for your service
A very good and objective review from this Marine. As an ex-Coastie, I'm embarrassed by what I just saw. It must be more difficult to find recruits.
I did a tour in the Army in the late 70’s got out and then joined the Coast Guard. I was busted down a couple of ranks and had to complete Coast Guard Boot Camp. I Retired after 27 years and I loved every minute of it and would do it all again. Army Boot Camp was more physically demanding but the Coast Guard was more academically demanding. While in Germany I was bored spending most of my Army time practicing war games. After Coast Guard Boot Camp I spent two years on a Cutter as a deck hand. I then went into aviation maintenance school. Every Aviation technician has to become aircrew qualified. I was constantly engage in activity such as Search and Rescue, drug interdiction, Human Trafficking, environmental protection and participate in Gulf war. I was never bored.
In 1983 I went to Army boot camp......got out in 1985.......joined the USCG Reserves in 2004 and had to go to a 2 week indoctrination at Cape May.....we were housed in barracks among the recruits.....USCG boot camp was no joke at that time and I was very impressed....I have heard people in other services saying their branch is the most selective etc.....USCG is the most selective and has the highest min. ASVAB score needed to get in....
I was in the Navy and we had a lot of respect for the Coasties. They had to get underway in any weather to save lives. Small ships and small tight crews.
When your boat is sinking with your family on board, 50 miles off shore in heavy seas, nothing like the sound of that USCG helo hovering over head. God bless the USCG.
Bro Marines got the samething ass 😂😂😂😂😂
Eric Ostrowski
Can’t remember the last time a USMC ship decides to save a civilian in danger on the pacific post whilst stationed in Afghanistan, “ass”.
@@undyingfaith9897 while your sitting in your pretty boat or helicopter we are on land dealing with the threat 😎😂😂😂😂
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Also, I doubt you're actually in the Marines. Also, when ''you'' are on the land dealing with the threat, the Coast Guard is rescuing people and stopping drugs from entering the country and halting smuggling.
To all marines serving: Thank you for serving our country. We're just joking around.
@@gameshock3897 I give 2 shits what you believe coastguard are little pansy's that are too afraid to get in the real fight might mess hair up or break a nail or make up may run 😂😂😂😂
Went through USCG boot camp in 1972 served on USCGC Point Hope, USCGC Gentian, USCGC Blackthorn, boot camp was the toughest 9 weeks of my life. Averaged 200 to 500 push ups a day. Started with 30 min intensive exercise in mornings followed by classroom training. Afternoons were swimming, obstacle course and intensive exercise. This video seems like it was much easier than what I undertook. Semper Paratus. I am very proud of my Coast Guard Service and lives we were able to save. USCG 1972-1976 EM2
"When I got received at Army basic training, they made us pay for our haircut" -My Dad
True - but they cut every hair. No Slack!
You still did back in 2010 lol.. your first paycheck is basically non existent from buying all your crap.
They still do as of November-February
Helios I went into the Army in 80 and They took the cost of the hair cut out of our 1st check.
I got charged for mine at Cape May dammit, lol. Didn't find out until the first pay stub, but yeah, free haircut my ass.
I’ve always thought that in the spirit of “equality”, there shouldn’t be separate standards for men and women. The military has minimum standards for a reason. If you can handle it, you can handle it.
AGREED! Females don't have reduced lung capacity or weak legs. Only reduced upper body strength. The standard should be the SAME for running.
"Thats what old people in nursing homes do when they exercise"....😂😂😂😂 never laughed so hard
They made extra punishment time after all were allowed to chill. You were already exhausted from the day.. It makes the next day even more miserable. They would make us crawl on the ground in grinder back and forth at 9pm in the freezing cold. Or take your boots off hold them in your hands out to you sides with arms stretched out..
@@deanstoronsky4371 that's it??
No they had all forms of torture. I only went once. Never wanted to go again...
Dean Storonsky same thing happened to me mate, RAMP was a b*tch. Completely unfair as well, but since when is anything fair in the Military LOL
@@deanstoronsky4371 semper paratus mate!
The scariest part is when you don’t know what they just yelled at you 😳
My biggest fear for seal training
Forget the different haircuts
All of the fitness testing should be the same
Male, female, or whatever, you should have to all be on the same level.
Now that women are allowed to join the Royal Marine Commandos, the only exception they have is seperate toilets and showers. Apart from that, they will have to do everything the exact same as the males, even down to sleeping in the same rooms as the rest of the section. There will be no no other exceptions to this period!
If someone wants to wear the same uniform as their colleagues, then they should be treated exactly the same way as everyone else.
Can i just say, how do women serving in submarines works? All that testosterone in a close space for weeks, any women is an obvious distraction. I wonder how much "attention" they get
Standard haircuts. Or everyone gets shaved or nobody gets shaved.
While I have never been in the military, everybody knows that one of the main distinguishing factors of any military organization when compared to civilian organization is its uniformity.
Personally, if I were in the military and I saw quite a few women with their hair cropped or in ponytails.
Yeah, that would be quite a distraction.
Maybe the tv networks would make a new "Reality" series on "First Love in Bootcamp" :-D
Will they survive bootcamp? Will their love survive bootcamp?
@@DamplyDoo so if the enemy are females, the guys would get distracted? Good tactic then by putting in females in the team, everyone gets distracted, no war
@Orpheus 100% agree. Isn't fair if someone could be potentially left behind because there battle buddy can't get em up on the shoulder.
No matter the branch you’re in, anyone who has served that is reading this thank you for your service and god bless you
@Rusty Shackleford you might not want to be on his RUclips channel then. We support our military...
Rusty Shackleford fine,thank you for your sacrifice.Does that fit better?
Rusty Shackleford your ah nut lol
Rusty Shackleford bruh just let the guy thank people for serving. Go be a jackass somewhere else lmao
Rusty Shackleford young men dying while old men profit from it
the "smoke sessions" looks like my condition training in football.
That was the attitude I took in with me.I thought of it as hell week in football...for 8 weeks. I kinda felt sorry for the goofy kids who had never played any sports ....
Bro it's way fucking easier than football conditioning. Idk what teams y'all played on.
Yall must not have played football in Texas...we practiced before school, during the period, and after school. And if we fkd up, we got practice extended by 2 hrs for "reality therapy"...basically a smoke session utilizing the field (running endzone to endzone doing bear crawls, air raids, wind sprints, or flipping big ass tractor tires up and down the field). I think JROTC was tougher than USCG basic. Lmfao. Only similarity with Army BCT is the yelling, though some of these drills didnt seem as passionate as the ones the Army provided me. They'd stare through your soul, and then roast you harder than Jeff Ross could ever hope to.
Ryan M he must’ve not played football period what team doesn’t have harder fucking conditioning than that
D.J. McDonald bruh facts😂
If you look closely at the 6th and 7th Fleet rosters, you see the name of a 418-foot cutter assigned to each of the Navy fleets. Many of the larger cutters are also engaged with several of the Asian Pacific nations in special operations. But most important if you are lost at sea in a storm, the hand that reaches for you is a trained Coastie..."I'll never let you go."
They definitely didn’t show how the smoke sessions really are. And as for RAMP, that marching in place is what they do during their resting periods. They do worse during the day
I always enjoyed watching them carry ammo cans full of sand around the parade field.
My son served in the Corps, 07-10. He had respect for the Coasties. He called them fat Marines.
😂
Puddle pirates.
HahaHahahaha!!!!
Some how that doesn't sound very respectful.
@Kyle Reese
Of course he'll never be a soldier, he's a Marine. :\
Sounds a little salty. Did your baby boy eat too many crayons? Aww poor kid
Retired CG Boatswains Mate here, served 7 yrs on that base. The “Smoke Sessions” are longer than the video shows and more intense. “RAMP” is an 18 hr a day intense “last chance to integrate” program and sucks for the instructor as much as it does for the recruit. The CG boot camp has a higher attrition rate than any other service and prior service members flunk out at the same percentage as the civilian recruits. The CG spends nearly zero time rebuilding their members, a philosophy of “pull yourself up by the bootstraps” is rule of the the program. We are much smaller than other services and often mission success is found only in those who can persevere with the smallest team (frequently only 2 other personnel). Teamwork and self sacrifice is the rule. Our successes can not depend on those who require outside support. You’re alone on that great big ocean and if you can’t do it, people will die.
Take your self-inflated ego and inspirational buzzwords and pack sand. No one cares how hard you think you are.
@@rickjones2537 damn bruh hes just sharing his knowledge, so tell me: we're you in the coast guard? I bet not, I dont understand how you could take what he said as "self inflated ego"...
Rick Jones
Jameson asked coast guard members what its like without the camera you inconsiderate knob.
They didn't do RAMP justice in this probably because it's really about week long program that is nothing but physical strain from the second you wake up to the moment you go to sleep with the only breaks being to eat which last 7 minutes. The clip was of the break you get between PT sessions.
It seems to have gotten worse than when I was there in 1984. Personally I flunked out and ended up in DHE (Disciplinary Holding Element) for a week before I got sent home. We called it Camp Snoopy. There was no RAMP back then.
The US Coast Guard. Saving the Navy since 1790.
@@bubbalong7646 let me guess, Bubba. You're prior or active navy and think you're a Seal cause you stepped foot on a ship once. 🤣
@@garthsprague2963 Oh, that's rich! For your information, I was bosuns mate on the USS Barney. You can look it up, Mr. Forest Gumb!
@@bubbalong7646 I'm a BM in the CG. Where's your Coxswain letter tho?
@@garthsprague2963 Oh, that's rich!
@@bubbalong7646 Is that what you say when you cant come up with anything else?
As an army soldier I have the upmost respect for the CG. When something happens out sea we call them.
Coast Guard gets such a bad rap, basically from those who just don't realize the intensity level of boot camp, and those who fail to appreciate the mission. Good friend of mine and former coworker was in the Coast Guard and he was in country during Vietnam. Also keep in mind these are the men and women out chasing down the drug and human traffickers off shore, and more importantly plucking asses from deadly water situations....Thank you Coast Guard 🙏👍
I know that's why I find it funny when people say crap like puddle pirates because they could never handle that training let alone field work
ethan deleon uh no every branch has got stupid nicknames, im in the marines and what do they call us? Crayon eaters.
If the fat girls can make it, cant be that hard ...
@@ethandeleon9133 yeah, coast guard is nothing but puddle pirates bud. Stop making them to be an elite force or anything lol
@Elevator Music no but your mother says she loves the olive drab ones.....CRAYONS, THAT IS. That way she can polish a helmet and not be seen 😎👊🤌
Both shaved heads , equal rights, equal Cuts
i just dont get it. that bun in the back is the perfect handle to slam your head on a brick wall or pull the back of your skull straight to the ground. if you get a head injury they would have to cut your hair anyway (one of the primary reasons for men shaved) which makes that situation very difficult. how good must it be to put on any gear even just a helmet when you have a condensed ball of hair sticking 1-3 inches out the back of your head, forget a gas mask. and if that bitch decides to somehow get undone and your glorious locks go flying in the midst of a situation, you might as well ask whoevers next to you to chop your head off right then and there because you're dogshit useless if that happens.
No its fine, really. Us men can handle our individuality stripped for a better cause because thats the standard men are always held at in this world. But I guess that standard isnt important enough for the other gender when they apply for the same EXACT thing. But now the military is supposed to be gender neutral right? no more excuses? or are we gonna have more double standards. trans men still get buzzed and trans women get to keep their wig?
Shave them both, GI Jane style
Yeh. Must have been a woman who made that decision smh
@@BraveCat9927 plus if that mass of hair gets wet or even undone it's tough to handle it
@Árpád women can be just as good as men in some roles that don’t require physical activity. So like combat MOS nah they shouldnt unless they can keep up to male standards, but like technical roles and shit like that is 100% fine imo.
I graduated USCG boot camp in 1989. The hardest part for me was feeling as if it was 2 or 3 o'clock in the afternoon and looking at the clock realizing it was only 10 am. In my time getting smoked was called getting cranked. It was very mental. There was a unit for recruits threatening suicide and suicide watch standers were assigned 24/7 to monitor them. For a period of time it felt as if you would never leave there. Quitting was not an option. I like seeing what has changed and what has stayed the same in these videos.
"Smoke sessions" on Parris Island were 50 guys in a sandbox that was only big enough for 30 kicking each other in the face for half an hour as I recall.
With juicy sand fleas munching on your face.
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I remember it well, but it was USMC San Diego in Jan 1972 Semper Fi brother.
First day in the Marine Corps was 56 hours long, once all was said and done.
Wait the day our in total
Gotta love it lmfao
@@barnie8723 you dont sleep for the first 2 nights
That is the exact swim test I took sophomore year in high school.
Exactly! I watched the part at 6:40 and was like “uhhhh I was doing that at 13 years old” 😂 I was in a year-round competitive league and it was normal to have to do like 500 meter swims as a warm up even before starting practice
@@timothymeyer7466 same lmao this shit easy
It is mostly to make sure you are capable of swimming...not to test your proficiency. It is literally the same test they gave my 5 year old daughter after she took swim lessons to prove she could go in the deep end.
The swim test for boy scouts is more difficult requiring a 25 foot backstroke along with the water treading and 100 meter swim. This test is for 11-17 year olds.
Untamed Beast 1 tf u had a POOL IN UR HIGHSCHOOL?!?!
As an old Coastie I will be the 1st to admit the Marine Corps basic training was physically more demanding than the USCG. And I will also concede that what I'm seeing here sure as hell isn't the boot camp I went through. But it was, by all accounts I discussed with other service members, likely the 2nd most difficult. We also did a lot of things other services don't do in boot camp. We learned to work on fuel injectors and turbochargers, had extensive life saving training, had to understand Maritime law(we'll get to more of that in a second) and had all the same seamanship training as the Navy(including fire fighting). So while the Marines were climbing over obstacles we were learning CPR. While the Marines were learning to blow things up, we were learning to put things out. But people forget that the USCG is federal maritime law enforcement. Our mission was different. And the USCG has more police power THAN ANYONE. Not the FBI, not the secret service, not the Federal Marshalls.... no one. Feel free to look that up. We were and are the legal top of the pyramid. So I could be a seaman rowing up to the Nimitz in a jonboat and yell "heave to" to the conning tower... and the capt better fucking do it. Feel free to look that up too. You'll also discover that most naval vessels have a CG liaison officer aboard. If the Navy stops you.. it's an act of war. If the CG stops you.. it's a safety inspection. And we had a saying in the CG.... you gotta go out... you don't gotta come back. So don't get confused.
14USC 79a baby!
Simper Paratus!
The coast guard overhauled their boot camp to mirror the Marine Corps several years ago, wouldn’t say its tougher.
Several decades actually. When I went through they had Corps manuals at every CC's desk. I think we got a watered downed version for cameras. There was a standard to pass and a much higher standard to survive.
David Jones jeez us 😅
Even the Marine bootcamp videos are tame...We had a recruit that didn't flush and left a floater. That recruit had to hold his floater in his palm and step in front of every recruit and recite, " this recruit is nasty! Hahaha!" While you maintain perfect military discipline and not barf. Upon completion of that feat...he was sent back around and recited the verse with more conviction.
That is some of the lame stuff. I was destroyed for a while...soaked camies and a large pool of sweat on the floor. I stayed long enough for the sweat to evaporate and camies dry. That was one of my favorite days. I seen some sh that I would only share with a fellow Marine. Drill Instructors are awesome at their job to teach you the basics, instill the team mentality, and test your mental, physical, and psychological limits.
its mentally learning how to tie knots and fightfires
In 1983 I went to Army boot camp......got out in 1985.......joined the USCG Reserves in 2004 and had to go to a 2 week indoctrination at Cape May.....we were housed in barracks among the recruits.....USCG boot camp was no joke at that time and I was very impressed....I have heard people in other services saying their branch is the most selective etc.....USCG is the most selective and has the highest min. ASVAB score needed to get in....
You could’ve heard a fly rip ass on the bus ride to fort Jackson from the airport lol
I’ve done that ride before and man are you right
James Gale what year was that?
@James Gale fort Knox Kentucky we trained next to Marines as armored cavalry, back when armour school was in its rightful place.
Good ol relaxin Jackson
Music Laboratory “rightful place”
...then the camera goes off.
"Hey guys, sorry for using my inside voice like that."
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Nah I’m in the coast guard, the videos makes it look soft, but in reality the smoke sessions are worst and they left out abunch of stuff
@@eliteumad8461 but you wouldnt say its tougher than the other but camps but the air forces would you?
Haha, wait, is that in the video?
Semper Paratus! I went to CG boot in 1973. It was during the Vietnam era. We were prepared for combat and it was truly grueling. The first 5 days included little or no sleep. We didn’t get “floaties” to help weak swimmers. You swam or you drowned or you were kicked out. The Coast Guard is the only service with an active peace time mission. I gained weight in boot camp! All muscle!
When I was there they made a recruit hold his mattress above his head till he passed out
Ah, the good ole mattresses. This recruit video was kept at a PG level.
my lower CC was an HS2. He swore "I'll beat you til you're gone, resuscitate you, then beat you back down"
we never once doubted him.
@@patmurphy7266 lmao
Yeah this video doesn’t show the whole thing, it shows like 5% out of 100% of what it really is like
blah blah cute story next tell it with dragons 😂
I'm a Marine and I know my DI's would have killed my entire platoon if one of us had asked for a floatation device during swim training
*Asks for a floatation device*
"Here you go, shitbag."
"This recruit was given cement blocks, sir!"
"Say 'thank you, sir!'"
"Thank you, sir!"
Those are new since I went through in ‘08. They also said they were for ‘remedial’ swimmers. If you fail the swim test... you have to wake up at 3 or 4 every day for extra swim class. Unclear if they have to pass without now. That being said, most underway deck work, you’re wearing some sort of flotation gear.
@@terminalcreature1560 FACTS!
Hahaha so true
"You'll float when you die, recruit"
Maybe not as tough as USMC boot camp but from what I’m seeing it looks harder than the rest. I feel like the coast guard is the quiet guy in the corner that isn’t necessarily the toughest guy in the room but is someone you play safe around just in case.
I just went through and the one former marine that made it through with us without being reverted said it was harder than the marine bootcamp.
In 1983 I went to Army boot camp......got out in 1985.......joined the USCG Reserves in 2004 and had to go to a 2 week indoctrination at Cape May.....we were housed in barracks among the recruits.....USCG boot camp was no joke at that time and I was very impressed....I have heard people in other services saying their branch is the most selective etc.....USCG is the most selective and has the highest min. ASVAB score needed to get in....
You got to realize that they award medals to marines for the very things we do every day.
@@lebooselover978 must be hard run 1/12 in 14 minutes 😄, Marines are the only branch doesn't have to do bootcamp after they services, GOOGLE who is the hardest it will pop USMC
@@hiramirizarry2552 it’s 12:51 not 14 minutes and also I don’t care what google says lol. I have friends in the coast guard who are former marines and they told me USCG boot is harder. It’s not just about physical requirements but the mental stress of reversions and having to memorize way more than in marine boot camp makes it tough.
I took care of marines. In boot camp smoke sessions can last 3.5 hours in freezing cold weather until you can’t feel your hands. It’s psychological because six months later I dove out of a helicopter in freezing cold weather to rescue people. I kept going regardless because I could hear that company commander in my ear. When I got back my old CC sat down to breakfast with me and said welcome home.
Didn't sleep first 4 days in Parris Island. Didn't even notice
Lol, yes you did. You just don't remember.
Sounds about right. I was staff there for several years. I've seen things civvies would think are a violation of human rights.
@@mathiso01 lol
That’s where my dad went in the mid 90s that’s crazy to think so many marines were trained there.
0:59 thats me getting whacked in the chow line 😂😂😂 I never thought I’d see this video, especially over ten years later! 😁
How was it? Im going soon
Is it harder than it looks?
Lance Corporals did not pick us up at the airport. In San Diego, we actually had two sets of footprints: one outside of the airport USO and the other at MCRD San Diego. There was a Drill Instructor there at the airport footprints already yelling at us for every civilian to see. We had to stand there at attention..... on those footprints.... till our bus came....
hmm interesting. makes sense. airport is close. Flew into Charleston then bus to PI. I like that setup. Wonder if PI changed to that.
I just got picked up by a gunnery sgt. Only one. He told us straight up to relax and get in the van. And keep your head down and enjoy the ride. Me and my group was the last of our whole company to show up . It was cuz our flight so. I was chilling. Skipped the yellow footprints on both times. He just told us to shut the fuck up and yelling at us. San Diego was cold.
Same for me in S.D. got there in Oct 2010
Same as RTC San Diego (Navy)
@@superbombracing Army Drill "Instructors." 🤔
Went thru in 1984...one of the toughest experiences I've had in my 30+yrs in the military. Lost almost half the class to the discipline, mental and physical drain.
The Army brought us in to reception at Ft. McClellan Alabama at 0200 hours. We ate cold spaghetti, milk and a slice of bread. got to bed at 0415, and were woken up at 0500. I too said those magic words. "What did I get myself into!"
In 1983 I went to Army boot camp......got out in 1985.......joined the USCG Reserves in 2004 and had to go to a 2 week indoctrination at Cape May.....we were housed in barracks among the recruits.....USCG boot camp was no joke at that time and I was very impressed....I have heard people in other services saying their branch is the most selective etc.....USCG is the most selective and has the highest min. ASVAB score needed to get in....
I was in the Coast Guard... they really toned it down for the cameras. RAMP is not a joke, what they showed is.
that is reassuring. It looked silly here.
So what's RAMP really like?
RAMP is three times as intense as this. Carrying life rafts across the whole base while everyone else slept
They had to tone it down for all branches, except A unless they made test look ezr, for the cams. If Mothers of America would be quick to make the branch weaker
I was in Cape May in 2011. They did not use flotation devices. What happened?
The “smoke sessions” were only a part of a larger picture. The real incentive training was called remedials. They could last for two hours, and be done multiple times a day. stuff like loading all of your belongings into seabags and passing them around the squad’s bay while screaming what you did wrong at full volume. And ramp was drastically underrepresented. Ramp was a week long and the recruits in ramp were forced to do much more brutal training than that, and it lasted all day everyday for a week. Then they either passed and could rejoin their company or failed and were reverted.
Someone who understands, finally lol. I went to ramp, it was harrowing and the only part of basic where I sustained an injury. And as for the "smoke session: shown here, obviously it was nothing compared to the endless number of activities conjured up by CCs throughout the weeks.
Respect to the Coast Guard, they have saved so many lives out there...God bless each and everyone of them...many countries all over the world have followed in creating coast guards modeled on the USCG. 💯
Went 6 years ago, got the 9 week program because I stuck out and made "great friends" with a senior chief. My cousin had graduated recently before I went and as I attended his graduation from basic he walked me around and introduced me to several of my soon to be CC's... They remembered me to say the least.
I know one of the kids in this video that was interviewed at the beginning and the dude is a beast. Got underway with our ship for a 90 patrol and did great.
Coast guard has great swimmers but its not required that all be excellent. However if a member wants to become a surface swimmer for rescues they are held to a much high standard for physical fitness. Especially from cutters because of the lack of a tether. If available they get sent to workout with Aviation Survival Technicians. In recent years we have seen people get through basic that can barely meet the minimal standards but it's very rare.
Most of our small boats are designed with "well decks" that allow for the crew to get near if not right at the water's surface and pick people up without very little reason to get into the water them selves. It is still required training at small boat stations for swimmer recovery for all boat crew members to qualify. Usually fitted with a tether (tended by crew members on the vessel), life jacket, helmet and weather dependent a dry-suit or wet-suit.
The smoke session in this video does seem way lighter than the several I was sent too, they're inside though probably due to weather. The RAMP program has gone through several changes over the years. Changed even when I was in basic because many of those sent were claiming to be getting injured, went 5 times myself and never got hurt. Usually it was a way to test those that were suspected of wanting to quit or those that fucked up. My original forming company got sent all together 100+ because a squad leader failed to salute a LT as she was performing a uniform inspection on the company I had been reverted too.
You get thunder thighs when at a small boat station, especially Surf Stations. Sitting in heavy seas jacks up your back so most stand while riding through swells. Basically doing squats for hours on end in for some Search and Rescue cases. Last case I was on we were in 10-12 ft swells with 40-50 kn winds maxing out our vessels weather parameters. In that crap for about 2-3 hours just riding it out as the coxswain kept the bow into the swells to prevent us from capsizing and rolling.
Overall It was a good experience learned a lot and they certainly did not even discuss the ridiculous amount of book knowledge and class room time spent at basic training. Basic seamanship knowledge, firefighting school and damage control.
I’m dying **girl screams** “what in the hell was that?” 😂😂😂
It would certainly confuse the enemy😂
@@fitness..moveyoullgetit5832 I damn near died laughing
Lol, I thought the same thing
Wait 17m for a mile and a half for women? That’s an absolute joke.
Even 14 is joke :P
Nearly walking pace
I'm not sure how anyone fails
It could be walked in under that time.
In 1992 the USMC 3 mile PFT was under 36 min. 12 min mile. Several reservists that arrived at MCT with us couldn’t do it. 🤣 They got fd up! 🤣🤣🤣
I went into Coast guard boot camp 1973 and our Co told us that we had the second toughest boot camp to the Marines
The Coast Guard was there on DDay, and the largest CG ships are basically frigates by Navy standards. They can carry cruise missiles and everything.
Men and women hate being bald shave em all bootcamp isn't supposed to be fun its supposed to break your spirit
It's so odd because in the Netherlands we don't mentally abuse our marines during training, Sargents have said "we've never made a better soldier by yelling at them", and they're one of the most skilled in the world
@@IcarusNadir shhhhh, dont try to tell that shit to American vets, they don't like that.
@@IcarusNadir. We also have some of the best servicemen in the world as well. It's just different🤷
@@IcarusNadir if you can't handle being yelled at you shouldn't see combat
@@IcarusNadir lol
“Don’t need to be great swimmers” all higher ups: “let’s station most of them on the water”
Bet they learn quickly.
I'm pretty sure it's that they don't need to be great swimmers when the first sign up and qualify. This test seems to be just to see if they are comfortable enough in the water to be worth training.
@@Jimalcoatl Not really, when I went though, If you could not swim or were marginal - - you were taught.
Applies tonthe Navy too. In fact I know a couple guys who can't swim and served on ships
I was in the CG '80 - '84. One of the last groups to go through CGSTA Alameda in Oakland. No female personnel, and was nine weeks, not eight. Training was tough. First academically, and second only to the Marine Corps physically, so I was told.
What is this, the Sylvester Stallone boot camp? I can't understand anything anyone's yelling.
ADRIAAAANNN!!!!
Me either lol
I’ll take the screaming over the M60s firing until the barrels melt.
It weeds out unmotivated recruits. Also being on ships and rescue situations are very loud.
Hey Jameson! wanted to comment on the "remedial swimmers" idea that Business Insider only partially explained. When you get to the swim test portion of boot camp, you can only become a "remedial swimmer" if you fail that test, and you have to wake up earlier than most every day for "remedial swim practice" where they teach you how to swim essentially. The thing that Business Insider does not mention in this video is that if you cannot pass remedial swim without floaties you don't graduate coast guard boot camp, so no matter what if you graduate from Coast Guard boot camp you are just as good a swimmer as the rest regardless of if you went through remedial swim or not.
You're absolutely right Brendan. Further, if you cannot pass the fitness portion of the training you're sent to an intensive 6 am physical fitness class. If you fail you are "reverted" to the class behind you until you can pass the standard testing. These kids wouldn't be so tubby in 6 weeks.
I went to remedial swim because they didn’t like the stroke I was using. I will definitely admit that I learned to swim more efficiently.
"I think that's what old people do at the nursing home when they exercise" and "some geriatric jazzercise" 😂😂😂 spat out my coffee.
I was in the Coast Guard boot camp in 2007, the first 3 weeks is pretty tough trying to separate the warriors from the weak. My class started at 65 by week 3 we were down to around 45 and by graduation we had 33 that made it through. It had its tough days and some days were easy but it was a fun experience and I’d do it again in a heartbeat!!
@Sam Davis.. Oh heck shipmate. My RM class started with 35, 7 months later, I graduated with 15. That Morse code requirement really clean out the ranks. ;-).. That was back in 81. Later we lost out and became TC's. Now they are OS's. We didn't need a IT rate, the RM/TC's took care of all that stuff. Oh well, changes for the better I guess.
I spent 10 weeks at Government Island. Lost 25 pounds, got extra treatment as a fat boy, two extra hours running with an M1 Garand at high port per day for a week.
Up down out in!......
Dude, I had to tread water for 15 minutes with no flotation device just to get my open water scuba certification
Laughs in MCWIS
@Sir Loin fair enough didn’t know that, thanks for teaching me something today homie 👍🏼
Lies, I worked at a dive shop for a few years. It was standard for PADI, NAUI, and SSI 5 minutes to pass open water certification.
Is it with or without boots on
@@nickhardt2486 in bootcamp or for scuba cert ?
When the announcer said the recruits could wear flotation devices I thought they were going to put on arm floaties.
Great respect for the coast guard!
My Christian summer camp has tougher swimming requirements to go canoeing
😂
Connor Jakes this is too good😂
Ok now get on a cutter or a helicopter and go out into a hurricane to rescue someone who didn't think. When you get back beers on me.
Calvin Royals - Been there, done that. Have titanium rods, screws, and plates in my neck and back from riding a hurricane during drug ops/rescuing Haitians on the Harriet Lane. 100% disabled, and would do it again for those people and my country.
@@robertoverby3411 Be Proud thank you for your service. I know some Coasties. I get testy when I think some one is disrespectful of their service.
They should just drowned a couple recruits for hard core credibility
yes
Actually, a few go off the platform and sink like rocks and have to be rescued.
Facts.
@@justinmorin5295 the irony..
Great timing...
the CC’s were going easy on the recruits while the cameras were out and RAMP made kids hold their arms out and scream while they were sleeping because you don’t stop screaming from the time you wake up until the time you sleep. CG bootcamp is underestimated especially because half the people in all the companies get held back a few more weeks.
We had some USAF vets that drove us from San Antonio Airport to Lackland AFB and they were giving us tips on the way, like not to take the yelling seriously and try to do everything 100% so as to stay under the radar. Great advice. My MTI didn't know my name until week 4 of the then-6.5wk training. He reminded us to listen to the words and not focus on the tone that the MTIs use.
Great Lakes Boot: ‘91. No vet holding our hand on bus ride. No mixed men & women. My CC, 1 was a Puerto Rican, the other an African American Marathon runner. Did not sleep first couple days. We were running, HIIT type of exercise. No floaties for those who can’t swim. I had to hold a guy up for the 5 minute treading because he couldn’t swim. We dropped in at 20ft. and also did the 100m swim. Yes, woman should get hair shaved too. It grows back. I’ll take that smoke session, we had repel borders and calling the rain man (racks moved to walls and everybody cycles until the sweat starts dripping from the ceiling and rains down). Always loved working outside, hated the rain man cycle in the barracks.
Great Lakes boot 2002. FMF Corpsman
Making the walls sweat was called mash, (make a sailor hurt) until a recruit in my company wrote his mother about MASHing, she contacted her congressman; he visited the base. MASH was not uttered after his visit but boy did those walls sweat! Her son never graduated and was sent to the psychiatric ward and never heard from again! CO 089-1990
@@henryhilliard3332 I bet I would never want to the guy that my mommy came in to say I was not being treat good..can u imagine if he had made it ,his career would of been horrid
I still remember my first ever quarter mile track run for the ARMY, this one guy yelled out to everyone that nobody was to pass him so I watched to see what everyone would do... The guy wasn't actually running at all and was having an attitude with the Soldiers who were jogging past and stopping them on the track, so of course... I ran up to the guy, picked him up and ran the track with him as if we were leaving Hell and then threw him into a tree.... That poor guy... Don't be that guy.
When I was recruited in the US Navy I didn't sleep over 48 hours...
P-days!!
I finally got to sleep after 105 hours in the army boot. Didn't get to sleep the night before leaving and I didn't get to sleep the first 3 nights of bc. I was honestly starting to hallucinate.
Uh cool
Went to Great Lakes in June of 83 when I joined the Navy. No sleep for three days while I got there. We were marched, processed, had to turn in any personal devices or weapons (including nail clippers) and were marched from one place to the next during the night. We got to a temporary company berth and as soon as we laid down exhausted our company commander came in screaming that we had no business lying down in daylight. The bastard marched us right out for drill in our civies, no breakfast or lunch. We then marched to be sized up for our working blues or "Ricky Recruit" gear. After that anyone tired was to take a shower. We did and it was damn freezing water. A couple of us caught pneumonia later, but they were still to drill and train, no excuses. We finally had chow that evening. At this point I hadn't slept for over 80 hours and lost track of time. Slept like the dead when we finally had lights out. I fortunately prepared myself mentally and physically for this. Out of 120 recruits, 79 of us made it through boot camp.
I went through the Navy in 2014. First 2 days of processing we got 0 sleep. Pure adrenaline and non stop moving. I remember looking at the clock only once in 72 hours, and I regret it.
They call that “getting smoked?” Ever been to the “beach?” “MAKE IT RAIN!”
Nothing like sand in every orifice to get you a little motivated.
And then you gotta clean it up afterwards.
We called it "Getting beat" when I went through CG boot in 91. Going to the beach was called a "Beach Party." It wasn't no party, no hotdogs, no burgers, no beers. The sand was real.
Wet and sandy will rub your tender places raw. August in Ft Benning oh joy.
Back in '88 when we got mashed in Navy Basic training, we made it rain inside our barracks!
“Smoked”? Say what lol. We got PT’d until the windows “cried” lol.
We made Munro hall sweat many times.
Fuck.. that sounds terrible 😂🤣
PT in the saw dust pit. Oh, what fond memories! Doing push up in the gravels....
Just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside!
“Push until I get tired” 😂
Fr fr!
1980: We drilled with M1 Garands, not plastic stock M16's. The company commanders would rough you up a bit, if needed. V-107. Uncle Sam's Confused Group
J, we had garands in ‘03. I’m sure your company spent time on that beach with the deep sand with full gear doing the SUPER fast cadance and the get up get downs untill recruits deposited their meals in the sand.😎. Those were good times...
I had to ribs broken in 88 I couldn't push all the way up.. the CC offered a little help with a gentle kick. And you didn't want to go to medical because you didn't want to be held back a week or two
Ohhh and see bags.. filled with everything you had that you carried on your five mile run
I was R-121, 1985. My company commander just plain kicked your ass. At one point everyone was so sore you couldn’t in bottom your own shirt. We graduated with almost 70!people less then we started with. I remember marching in our 7th week when this prior service Marine stepped in front of us. The Company commander told him to move, he spoke back. The company commander knocked the hell out of him and had us march over him.
@@PelvicBust I was India 126. CC was BMC Bannano and QMC Visser. They destroyed us. We were the last company that was allowed to go through the obstacle course.