Good vintage music ! Yeah ! They had it easy compared to Harmony Church Ft.Benning Georgia in 1986 we had WWII barracks as compared to the air conditioned bricked buildings . Yes Ft.Benning is the home of the Infantry ! I was happy to see concrete barracks when I got to Airborne School . But the 80's Army was the SHIT ! Thanks for the memories because our Sand Hill counterparts had the same . Ha hahahahaha ! Hurrrrrraahhhhh !
Ahh..My brother is going to be there tomorrow..I'm sure going to miss him..At least it's only three months.(: I'm so proud of him..Hes come a long way.
@blackHawkMW92 I can only assume that at that time they (the Army) didn't want to spend the money it would have taken to equip trainees when the steel pots worked just as well for the purpose.
Biggest thing I noticed with this video compared to recruits from this time period is all the goofing around. Almost every video I see from Basic Training now shows less discipline from the enlistees. I knew it wasn't just me. They actually stand at parade rest in this video. Imagine that.
LMFAO...OMFG....This guy cut my hair first week of June 2003...LMFAO....still looks the same too, except he had a lot more grey hair...WOW, I just had a HUGE flashback
@GTAhelper77 Well, you're only seeing mere moments of time out of 2 months of basic training. Basic being the key word there, it's just the basics of combat training which is followed by another 3 or more months of advanced individual training.
I haven't watched the video in some time but there's a lot that isn't shown because the video guy wasn't there all the time.
Now if you have a video of your Marine training please link it for is to compare.
@trigga1uk You have to consider that it's from a VHS tape that was recorded in 1988. So the tape is 22 years old as of today, it was transferred from VHS to DVD exactly 20 years after it was recorded. VHS tapes don't hold up well to time, they begin to deteriorate with use and due to heat in storage. This tape was stored in my attic for many years. Also, the process of uploading to YouTube lowers quality as well.
@trigga1uk You have to consider that it's from a VHS tape that was recorded in 1988. So the tape is 22 years old as of today, it was transferred from VHS to DVD exactly 20 years after it was recorded. VHS tapes don't hold up well to time, they begin to deteriorate with use and due to heat in storage. This tape was stored in my attic for many years. Also, the process of uploading to YouTube lowers quality as well.
@trigga1uk You have to consider that it's from a VHS tape that was recorded in 1988. So the tape is 22 years old as of today, it was transferred from VHS to DVD exactly 20 years after it was recorded. VHS tapes don't hold up well to time, they begin to deteriorate with use and due to heat in storage. This tape was stored in my attic for many years. Also, the process of uploading to YouTube lowers quality as well.
That's Ft. Jackson in 1988?!! I went through Basic in 2005 and it looks the exact same as it did in this video. The company areas, the place where they issue uniforms, rececption. It all looks the same!!!
@StarInbound is there any other way to train for the military? less like school and more like extensive weapons training, slaughter training, torture, dismemberment, disfigurement training? knives, how to carve a human so they feel the most pain and live the longest? Surely these tactics are good to interrogate information about nearby enemies. Id just join the army to kill people, fuck all this basic training shit, give me the gun. if i die fuck it but basic training looks useless..for me. kill
Man, this takes me back. I took basic at Ft Jackson during the Summer of 1981. I was in C-7-2, not far from the main gate. We had four platoons, and I was in the "big deuce". The 1st platoon was all female. We wore the old pickle suit uniform. My drill sarg was SSG Pritchet. I loved basic training. Never had so much fun. I was later working in Finance. We were the guys that pay the soldiers and everything the army uses as well. All you new guys, you'll love it. Hoo-ah!
i went to basic 8aug08 FT Jackson A-2/38th INF. i was terrified the 1st 3 weeks were like hell but afterwards we trained so much that we didnt have time to be homesick i had the best drill sgts in the world i declare it used to be like 109 degrees at 5am
Wow, thanks for the memories! I took basic at FT Jackson during the summer of '87. E-2/28th INF. Things are real different today - gender integrated training, 10 weeks long, less screaming and more coaching, and probably other things as well. Anyway, cool video. It really reminded me of being 17, scared to death, hotter than I'd ever been, always starving, but at times, prouder than ever.
F'N A DUDE I DID graduated June 1, 1990 from High School 12 days later.....BAM Basic Training Delayed Entry Program FT BLISS EL PASO TX 1990 Charlie Company 1st Battalion 56th Air Defense Artillery Training Brigade Graduated Sept 6th, 1990
I waited almost a year till I joined, when I was 19 but that was more out of just wanting to enjoy some time to just do nothing (other than work at a movie theatre)
If I was able to do it all over again I'd probably do it the same way, take some time off to be lazy but it's really all a matter of your preferences. I wouldn't discourage you from joining right out of High School, but I'd suggest at least a month or 2 to just relax before going to Basic.
For me, I talked to both the Marines and the Army and in my research the Army offered better opportunities career wise. Of course that was more than 20 years ago though.
Being an Army vet I would suggest the Army though, I loved it but I don't believe that you'd be wrong if you picked any of the other services.
If you're not sure which one is right for you then go to each recruitment office and see what careers each can offer and which line up with what you're interested in for a career
Ok thank you so much. The main reason why I want to serve in the military is my grandpa served in the US Army and he fought in Korea and was a medic and got a purple heart. But I never got to meet him but I want to do this for him. Thanks for your help.
You're very welcome and I applaud your desire to honor your grandfather in this way. Not only does it honor him but it honors all those that have served.
Let me know if / when you join and after your Basic training let me know how it went.
Delta 2nd of the 28th 1988 Starship Enterprise. One thing I can assure you; staff is not as nice as they make it out in this video. You can believe that. They will have you walking around all night in the rain barefooted carrying your bed. And the PT at first is a living hell especially if you overly muscular or obese. The food is great but you only have 3 minutes to eat it or wear it.
dude the guy in blue cutting the male soilders hairs is still working there. i think. i went to ft.jackson for bootcamp in febury 15 of 07 and i remember seeing the same guy.
Call 1-888-550-ARMY and they should be able to assist you in finding a local recruiter that would be more than happy to help you. If you can't find help there then send me an email and I'll try to help.
Did My basic at Ft Jackson 05May88 to 08Jul88. The Mighty 4th Platoon Bravo 2nd/13th Inf. Very similar circumstances and surroundings. This brought back many memories
My brother was a 31C1P, I was in Alpha Company 361st Sig Bn at Gordon. You had to love the cabs there, what was it, $1 anywhere on post and $4 anywhere in town?
The thing I miss most is the food, loved the grease burgers and the breakfasts were great!
do you know if the army training is the same today ,and do they still train when they get shifted off ,because i really whant to join the army ,also what kind of people won't they take ,
I've been out for almost 20 years, so I don't know if the training is the same. Though from reading some of the comments to this series of videos (check all of them out) I believe that the training is basically the same.
As for who they won't take, a recruiter would be best to answer that but in my time if you had major criminal problems or a drug problem they wouldn't take you. Aside from that, if you met the educational standards you were in. Talk to a recruiter and let me know how it goes
I went to fort benning harmony church in 1987 at age 17. everything has changed so much sense then. miss the hell out of it. in the blink of an eye I do all over again. tough disciplined training back in the good old days.Infantry leads the way. deeds not words.
remember it was tougher back then, they used to be able to hit you, make racial slurs, p.t. you until you felt you were going to die, and use perfanity. now days it's basically a cake wall. people go in weighting 250 lbs and come out weighting 248 lbs.
i am in no way puting the army down because i will join one day.
I can't say if it was or wasn't harder then vs. now since I don't really know how it is now, but they couldn't hit you in 88. Maybe in 68, but not in 88.
They could and many times did PT us till we dropped, muscle failure PT days were Tuesday and Thursday every week. And when I say muscle failure, I mean muscle failure lol and there weren't any racial slurs, not in my unit anyway.
Im sure your right that the army is , mmm softer now. but when I was in 2005 2008 my DS used every curse word in the book, Choked out one PG for not seating the platoon on the bleachers properly, and threw one guy half way through a sheet rock wall, and nearly knocked one private out with a metal folding chair when the private threw is rifle on the ground and got pissy. LOL .. As far as Pt is concered .. "Pushups forever begin" was the common thing. the goal was to make you pass out.
They were called BCG's (Birth Control Glasses) because of how ugly and nerdy they were, the thinking was that anyone wearing BCG's would NEVER get laid.. hence the best birth control there is lol
holy shit!! 1988!..i wasnt even born then lol..i went thru basic in july-august of 07 at ft sill..wonder if theyll have any fotage of that in 20 yrs from now lol
I know that for someone so young that 20 years seems like ancient times, but you'll soon discover that 20 years is really just a blink of the eye. lol
How did you get this footage? I'm so thrilled to see it. The memories are incredibly vivid seeing Ft. Jackson again and all the fun stuff we did! Do you remember all those up hill runs!!! Now, don't put me down, I'm a female that went in 1992 (B Company 3B 61 Inf Rgt 4Bde 4Plt). I still worry about those shots we got. Thanks for uploading the video.
We had a guy follow our company around throughout Basic and he taped us every day, then they sold the video to us and sent it to us while we were in AIT.
I don't know how it was in 92, but in 88 we weren't even allowed to look at the female company when they marched by us lol.
Thanks for responding. NO, we weren't offered that kind of keep sake, just something like a year book and platoon/drill sergeant photo. As for the looking, I think that was enforced more on the guys than us gals. @@
lol Yeah, probably just for the guys. Of course the female company's barracks were just across the roof from my company and at night it was just a matter of an open window for people to "meet up" lol
You know I look at the faces of these guys and this truly could be any basic training class. All these guys look exactly like the guys I went through with 6 years later at a different post. This why military men will always have a bond. God Bless the US Army.
counter columns and to the rear march. just pick any general parade drill and we were tore up. we were so scared shitless to make a mistake because we knew they would smoke us for hours. in the end we were sharp though.
Great Video - I went through in 1992 and it wasnt any different. Just watching the video I was instantly taken back 16 years on that night arriving on the bus - I'm sure others have a similar experience watching. The flood of memories, the faces and people you meet along the way... thanks for making me remember
Hey I went in in 94 can you believe it's been so long 14 years for me and 16 for you. Holy crap!!! my heart just sunk. I remember the fear and excitement walking off that bus. And then the beating began. I would do it all again in a heart beat.
I can't help but feeling this bittersweet emotion inside - I wonder where all those people are and how they're doing. The post above is right only maybe a few are still in. Same for my class and yours. Watch all the videos you want, you have no idea what it's like until you've been in.Looking back it was fun but god was it stressful.I don't regret getting out after 10 years but I agree with you-I would do it again in a heartbeat.
Wow...I was in Co C 4-13TH for BCT at Ft. Jackson from 17 Oct 1987 thru 18 Dec 1987. Menn...the Starships bring me so many great memories...Co D was an all female BCT Company then...the barber had a "feast" with my MULLET...yes folks,I had a mullet back then...hahahaha
Kevin, I just posted a video response to this as I uploaded my video last week from my Basic at Fort Jackson from January of 1988. You came on post right as I was finishing up AIT, which I also did at Jackson.
We actually reported for duty on May 27th, which was a Friday and a holiday weekend. Basic Training itself didn't actually begin until the following Tuesday May 31st. In the video I think it says June 2nd, but that's not correct.
what a coinicende i went to boot camp that year not the army but the marine corps 2/88 - 5/88 we are all fighting for the same cause no hatin on boards
Is funny to see the barbers after 21 + years. The old black guy in the movie cut my hair hahaha. All the Drill Sergeants in 4-13th had the same car, a Pontiac Fiero. It seems like that kind of car was popular within the DS community back in the late 80s hahaha.
Good vintage music ! Yeah ! They had it easy compared to Harmony Church Ft.Benning Georgia in 1986 we had WWII barracks as compared to the air conditioned bricked buildings . Yes Ft.Benning is the home of the Infantry ! I was happy to see concrete barracks when I got to Airborne School . But the 80's Army was the SHIT ! Thanks for the memories because our Sand Hill counterparts had the same . Ha hahahahaha ! Hurrrrrraahhhhh !
reddevilparatrooper 7 months ago
@reddevilparatrooper the army in the 80s were pretty cool with the BDUs but, fort jackson was a soldier support institute
opfor97 5 months ago
At USMC MCRD in SC parris island they chase yo ass off that buss
kingtaythe2 8 months ago
Ahh..My brother is going to be there tomorrow..I'm sure going to miss him..At least it's only three months.(: I'm so proud of him..Hes come a long way.
Jessayyeee 9 months ago
LOL this looks fun
opfor97 9 months ago
Fort Jackson looked the same in 2010 as it did it 1988..HA, that's funny!!
MrJmall12 11 months ago
wow, the place hasn't changed one bit. and also females don't help anything where discipline is concerned
TaylorMaid01234 1 year ago
80s + woodland BDUs = awsome :-)
blackHawkMW92 1 year ago
how come you were not issued kevlar helmets?
blackHawkMW92 1 year ago
@blackHawkMW92 I can only assume that at that time they (the Army) didn't want to spend the money it would have taken to equip trainees when the steel pots worked just as well for the purpose.
KevinR38 1 year ago
@blackHawkMW92 Kevlar helmets were not issued in the U.S. Army until 1990. Basic Training Soldiers had to use "Steel Pots" from the Vietnam Era.
whitelilihusband 1 month ago
Biggest thing I noticed with this video compared to recruits from this time period is all the goofing around. Almost every video I see from Basic Training now shows less discipline from the enlistees. I knew it wasn't just me. They actually stand at parade rest in this video. Imagine that.
djbenzo 1 year ago
@djbenzo Goofing around? No, there was no goofing around unless it was after hours and the Drill Sgt's weren't around.
You might see a little hamming for the camera here and there, but nothing that I'd call "goofing around".
KevinR38 1 year ago
@KevinR38 That was my point. I meant this generation of soldiers are always goofing around for the camera.
djbenzo 1 year ago
haha you gotta love the 80s for spicing everything up with that music
Phresh2D3F 1 year ago 3
02:17
LMFAO...OMFG....This guy cut my hair first week of June 2003...LMFAO....still looks the same too, except he had a lot more grey hair...WOW, I just had a HUGE flashback
armybeef68 1 year ago
what's the name of the second song?
blackHawkMW92 1 year ago
@blackHawkMW92 Natalie Cole - Jump Start
KevinR38 1 year ago
even if this is from way back when, this is shit compared to marine training...
GTAhelper77 1 year ago
@GTAhelper77 Well, you're only seeing mere moments of time out of 2 months of basic training. Basic being the key word there, it's just the basics of combat training which is followed by another 3 or more months of advanced individual training.
I haven't watched the video in some time but there's a lot that isn't shown because the video guy wasn't there all the time.
Now if you have a video of your Marine training please link it for is to compare.
KevinR38 1 year ago
the film quality looks no better than the one from the 1960's.
trigga1uk 1 year ago
@trigga1uk You have to consider that it's from a VHS tape that was recorded in 1988. So the tape is 22 years old as of today, it was transferred from VHS to DVD exactly 20 years after it was recorded. VHS tapes don't hold up well to time, they begin to deteriorate with use and due to heat in storage. This tape was stored in my attic for many years. Also, the process of uploading to YouTube lowers quality as well.
KevinR38 1 year ago
@trigga1uk You have to consider that it's from a VHS tape that was recorded in 1988. So the tape is 22 years old as of today, it was transferred from VHS to DVD exactly 20 years after it was recorded. VHS tapes don't hold up well to time, they begin to deteriorate with use and due to heat in storage. This tape was stored in my attic for many years. Also, the process of uploading to YouTube lowers quality as well.
KevinR38 1 year ago
@trigga1uk You have to consider that it's from a VHS tape that was recorded in 1988. So the tape is 22 years old as of today, it was transferred from VHS to DVD exactly 20 years after it was recorded. VHS tapes don't hold up well to time, they begin to deteriorate with use and due to heat in storage. This tape was stored in my attic for many years. Also, the process of uploading to YouTube lowers quality as well.
KevinR38 1 year ago
1974 !!!!!
ben44095 1 year ago
Anyone remember running up and down Tank Hill? lol
mcdonchris 2 years ago
LOL GOOD TIMES EEHH
20EagleFan 1 year ago
@20EagleFan Yeah, though at the time not many people thought so. I loved it all though.
KevinR38 1 year ago
@KevinR38 for sure
20EagleFan 1 year ago
LOL I went through Jackson for basic in 90 and it was still the same...although it had only been two years since this had been made..
mcdonchris 2 years ago
That's Ft. Jackson in 1988?!! I went through Basic in 2005 and it looks the exact same as it did in this video. The company areas, the place where they issue uniforms, rececption. It all looks the same!!!
StarInbound 2 years ago
@StarInbound Yeah, I suppose they had no real reason to change much over the years. Was Victory Tower still there?
KevinR38 1 year ago
@KevinR38 Yep, Victory Tower was still there when I went through Basic
StarInbound 1 year ago
@StarInbound is there any other way to train for the military? less like school and more like extensive weapons training, slaughter training, torture, dismemberment, disfigurement training? knives, how to carve a human so they feel the most pain and live the longest? Surely these tactics are good to interrogate information about nearby enemies. Id just join the army to kill people, fuck all this basic training shit, give me the gun. if i die fuck it but basic training looks useless..for me. kill
virtuasoft 1 year ago
is this receiving?
anthonym267 2 years ago
From about 1:00 to about 3:22 it is, before and after that it's either the company area or various training areas.
KevinR38 2 years ago
Man, this takes me back. I took basic at Ft Jackson during the Summer of 1981. I was in C-7-2, not far from the main gate. We had four platoons, and I was in the "big deuce". The 1st platoon was all female. We wore the old pickle suit uniform. My drill sarg was SSG Pritchet. I loved basic training. Never had so much fun. I was later working in Finance. We were the guys that pay the soldiers and everything the army uses as well. All you new guys, you'll love it. Hoo-ah!
LovingMyJourney 2 years ago
1:30 looks like jose wasnt a fully legal citizen
cflynndrummer 2 years ago
I lol'd at "that's me sitting there being lazy".
Nice vid though man
Dali0Lama 2 years ago
no need for the music
Philtards 2 years ago
That's how the video was produced 21 years ago.
KevinR38 2 years ago
5:50 twisted my ankle on that confidence course
mooley08 2 years ago
i went to basic 8aug08 FT Jackson A-2/38th INF. i was terrified the 1st 3 weeks were like hell but afterwards we trained so much that we didnt have time to be homesick i had the best drill sgts in the world i declare it used to be like 109 degrees at 5am
mooley08 2 years ago
South Carolina weather, ftw
Dali0Lama 2 years ago
lol u r so right
mooley08 2 years ago
Wow, thanks for the memories! I took basic at FT Jackson during the summer of '87. E-2/28th INF. Things are real different today - gender integrated training, 10 weeks long, less screaming and more coaching, and probably other things as well. Anyway, cool video. It really reminded me of being 17, scared to death, hotter than I'd ever been, always starving, but at times, prouder than ever.
grumpus1234 2 years ago
what the hell is with this music?
loadedtomcat 2 years ago
It's just the music that they decided to use to make it more "exciting" (I guess).
On the final part of these videos YouTube muted the audio because "Stand By Me" is used so I had to just pick some generic music for it.
KevinR38 2 years ago
crowx227 2 years ago
Would you recommend going into the Army right after high school?
AZDACKSGaming 2 years ago
I waited almost a year till I joined, when I was 19 but that was more out of just wanting to enjoy some time to just do nothing (other than work at a movie theatre)
If I was able to do it all over again I'd probably do it the same way, take some time off to be lazy but it's really all a matter of your preferences. I wouldn't discourage you from joining right out of High School, but I'd suggest at least a month or 2 to just relax before going to Basic.
KevinR38 2 years ago
Ok yeah thanks for the recommendation. So then you would recommend joining the Army right not the Marines?
AZDACKSGaming 2 years ago
For me, I talked to both the Marines and the Army and in my research the Army offered better opportunities career wise. Of course that was more than 20 years ago though.
Being an Army vet I would suggest the Army though, I loved it but I don't believe that you'd be wrong if you picked any of the other services.
If you're not sure which one is right for you then go to each recruitment office and see what careers each can offer and which line up with what you're interested in for a career
KevinR38 2 years ago
Ok thank you so much. The main reason why I want to serve in the military is my grandpa served in the US Army and he fought in Korea and was a medic and got a purple heart. But I never got to meet him but I want to do this for him. Thanks for your help.
AZDACKSGaming 2 years ago
You're very welcome and I applaud your desire to honor your grandfather in this way. Not only does it honor him but it honors all those that have served.
Let me know if / when you join and after your Basic training let me know how it went.
I also sent you an email with some more advice.
Hope it helps and just remember...
Go Army! Beat Navy!
KevinR38 2 years ago
Just stop it.
Jeepsrule20 2 years ago
Delta 2nd of the 28th 1988 Starship Enterprise. One thing I can assure you; staff is not as nice as they make it out in this video. You can believe that. They will have you walking around all night in the rain barefooted carrying your bed. And the PT at first is a living hell especially if you overly muscular or obese. The food is great but you only have 3 minutes to eat it or wear it.
LastOfTheJervayans 2 years ago
like four people fainted waiting for that innocolation and if you moved that gun would cut you.
LastOfTheJervayans 2 years ago
Yeah, one of my buddies moved his arm and gut a cut from it.
KevinR38 2 years ago
dude the guy in blue cutting the male soilders hairs is still working there. i think. i went to ft.jackson for bootcamp in febury 15 of 07 and i remember seeing the same guy.
Deft89 2 years ago
It wouldn't surprise me, even after 21 years.
KevinR38 2 years ago
could some one tell me how to join the us army.i have been spending alot of money and still no luck.tried sign up online and that did not work out.
lisasiriram1 2 years ago
Call 1-888-550-ARMY and they should be able to assist you in finding a local recruiter that would be more than happy to help you. If you can't find help there then send me an email and I'll try to help.
KevinR38 2 years ago
Did My basic at Ft Jackson 05May88 to 08Jul88. The Mighty 4th Platoon Bravo 2nd/13th Inf. Very similar circumstances and surroundings. This brought back many memories
xactro9691 2 years ago
We were there at the same time then, I arrived just a few weeks after you did. Delta 4/13 4th Platoon (Dragons Lead the Way).
Went to Fort Gordon for AIT once Basic was over. Gordon was a blast. MOS 31M1O
KevinR38 2 years ago
We were at Fort Gordon at the same time as well.
I went through AIT for 31C with a V9 ASI from july through nov that year. Cant remember the unit.
I do remember that wet heat though...OMG
xactro9691 2 years ago
My brother was a 31C1P, I was in Alpha Company 361st Sig Bn at Gordon. You had to love the cabs there, what was it, $1 anywhere on post and $4 anywhere in town?
The thing I miss most is the food, loved the grease burgers and the breakfasts were great!
KevinR38 2 years ago
do you know if the army training is the same today ,and do they still train when they get shifted off ,because i really whant to join the army ,also what kind of people won't they take ,
217d3 2 years ago
I've been out for almost 20 years, so I don't know if the training is the same. Though from reading some of the comments to this series of videos (check all of them out) I believe that the training is basically the same.
As for who they won't take, a recruiter would be best to answer that but in my time if you had major criminal problems or a drug problem they wouldn't take you. Aside from that, if you met the educational standards you were in. Talk to a recruiter and let me know how it goes
KevinR38 2 years ago
thanks alot ,will do
217d3 2 years ago
wow this vid is older than me! i was born in 1989.
SNOOPDOG0707 3 years ago
I was the same age you are now when this video was made.
KevinR38 3 years ago
Well I guess I can say You dont have to polish your boots anymore so thats a plus. But I never saw a stress card anywhere while I served.
velequest 3 years ago
Went to Fort Jackson in 1981, A-3-1. Also went to AIT at Fort Jackson in 1981, B-11-4. Thanks for this video
SGTOB46 3 years ago
Basic and AIT at Jackson, huh? 11 Bravo? My AIT was at Fort Gordon in Ga. 31 Mike.
KevinR38 3 years ago
I went to fort benning harmony church in 1987 at age 17. everything has changed so much sense then. miss the hell out of it. in the blink of an eye I do all over again. tough disciplined training back in the good old days.Infantry leads the way. deeds not words.
11Brovoman 3 years ago
remember it was tougher back then, they used to be able to hit you, make racial slurs, p.t. you until you felt you were going to die, and use perfanity. now days it's basically a cake wall. people go in weighting 250 lbs and come out weighting 248 lbs.
i am in no way puting the army down because i will join one day.
go army.
thechangedknight 3 years ago
I can't say if it was or wasn't harder then vs. now since I don't really know how it is now, but they couldn't hit you in 88. Maybe in 68, but not in 88.
They could and many times did PT us till we dropped, muscle failure PT days were Tuesday and Thursday every week. And when I say muscle failure, I mean muscle failure lol and there weren't any racial slurs, not in my unit anyway.
KevinR38 3 years ago
Im sure your right that the army is , mmm softer now. but when I was in 2005 2008 my DS used every curse word in the book, Choked out one PG for not seating the platoon on the bleachers properly, and threw one guy half way through a sheet rock wall, and nearly knocked one private out with a metal folding chair when the private threw is rifle on the ground and got pissy. LOL .. As far as Pt is concered .. "Pushups forever begin" was the common thing. the goal was to make you pass out.
velequest 3 years ago
Gotta love those Birth Control Glasses lol
RGMerkel 3 years ago
BIRTH CONTROL GLASSES why are they called that. still funny tho
thechangedknight 3 years ago
They were called BCG's (Birth Control Glasses) because of how ugly and nerdy they were, the thinking was that anyone wearing BCG's would NEVER get laid.. hence the best birth control there is lol
KevinR38 3 years ago
LOL M16A1 THE CHEAPEST THING..
usnavysss 3 years ago
damn this brings back memories...i HATED Swiss Seats lol
B 1/40th Ft Sill, OK
KillFilmVol3 3 years ago 2
Bravo Co., 9/2 "Assassins" 1985.
Thanks for posting!
Cmdr213 3 years ago 3
holy shit!! 1988!..i wasnt even born then lol..i went thru basic in july-august of 07 at ft sill..wonder if theyll have any fotage of that in 20 yrs from now lol
00andrescab00 3 years ago 2
I know that for someone so young that 20 years seems like ancient times, but you'll soon discover that 20 years is really just a blink of the eye. lol
KevinR38 3 years ago
How did you get this footage? I'm so thrilled to see it. The memories are incredibly vivid seeing Ft. Jackson again and all the fun stuff we did! Do you remember all those up hill runs!!! Now, don't put me down, I'm a female that went in 1992 (B Company 3B 61 Inf Rgt 4Bde 4Plt). I still worry about those shots we got. Thanks for uploading the video.
crocmy 3 years ago 3
We had a guy follow our company around throughout Basic and he taped us every day, then they sold the video to us and sent it to us while we were in AIT.
I don't know how it was in 92, but in 88 we weren't even allowed to look at the female company when they marched by us lol.
KevinR38 3 years ago
Thanks for responding. NO, we weren't offered that kind of keep sake, just something like a year book and platoon/drill sergeant photo. As for the looking, I think that was enforced more on the guys than us gals. @@
crocmy 3 years ago 2
lol Yeah, probably just for the guys. Of course the female company's barracks were just across the roof from my company and at night it was just a matter of an open window for people to "meet up" lol
KevinR38 3 years ago
lol, the military is definitely an organization where a lot of "meeting up" takes place.
crocmy 3 years ago 2
lol Especially when/if it can happen in Basic and you can't even look at the opposite sex.
KevinR38 3 years ago
You know I look at the faces of these guys and this truly could be any basic training class. All these guys look exactly like the guys I went through with 6 years later at a different post. This why military men will always have a bond. God Bless the US Army.
ROLLFZZLEBEEF 3 years ago 2
Oh dude...4:48 was such a cluster f--- for us. Oh how we were ate up
ROLLFZZLEBEEF 3 years ago
You mean the counter columns?
KevinR38 3 years ago
counter columns and to the rear march. just pick any general parade drill and we were tore up. we were so scared shitless to make a mistake because we knew they would smoke us for hours. in the end we were sharp though.
ROLLFZZLEBEEF 3 years ago 2
Yeah, looking back now it was great... of course back then I didn't really think that lol
KevinR38 3 years ago
Great Video - I went through in 1992 and it wasnt any different. Just watching the video I was instantly taken back 16 years on that night arriving on the bus - I'm sure others have a similar experience watching. The flood of memories, the faces and people you meet along the way... thanks for making me remember
Always Forward
limeaid1 3 years ago
Hey I went in in 94 can you believe it's been so long 14 years for me and 16 for you. Holy crap!!! my heart just sunk. I remember the fear and excitement walking off that bus. And then the beating began. I would do it all again in a heart beat.
ROLLFZZLEBEEF 3 years ago 2
Seems like yesterday friend.
I can't help but feeling this bittersweet emotion inside - I wonder where all those people are and how they're doing. The post above is right only maybe a few are still in. Same for my class and yours. Watch all the videos you want, you have no idea what it's like until you've been in.Looking back it was fun but god was it stressful.I don't regret getting out after 10 years but I agree with you-I would do it again in a heartbeat.
Always Forward
limeaid1 3 years ago
i wasn't even alive then...i wonder how many of them are still in...
armynurse2b 3 years ago 2
Probably not many if any.
KevinR38 3 years ago
Wow...I was in Co C 4-13TH for BCT at Ft. Jackson from 17 Oct 1987 thru 18 Dec 1987. Menn...the Starships bring me so many great memories...Co D was an all female BCT Company then...the barber had a "feast" with my MULLET...yes folks,I had a mullet back then...hahahaha
Persistente69 3 years ago
That's funny, Co C was all female while I was there. We graduated with Alpha Co and Charlie Co.
KevinR38 3 years ago
Kevin, I just posted a video response to this as I uploaded my video last week from my Basic at Fort Jackson from January of 1988. You came on post right as I was finishing up AIT, which I also did at Jackson.
Rob
bobgamacho 3 years ago
this is awesome it starts 2 days before i was born
bagels666 3 years ago
We actually reported for duty on May 27th, which was a Friday and a holiday weekend. Basic Training itself didn't actually begin until the following Tuesday May 31st. In the video I think it says June 2nd, but that's not correct.
KevinR38 3 years ago
what a coinicende i went to boot camp that year not the army but the marine corps 2/88 - 5/88 we are all fighting for the same cause no hatin on boards
rulesofengagement 3 years ago 4
Yeah, there's a friendly rivalry Army to Marines or Army to Navy but we all saluted the same flag and defended the same nation.
KevinR38 3 years ago
Must have been harder to be an Army barber in those days. Hairstyles were big. LOL
ShadowofHanzo 3 years ago
They just zipped through our hair like it wasn't there lol.
KevinR38 3 years ago
Is funny to see the barbers after 21 + years. The old black guy in the movie cut my hair hahaha. All the Drill Sergeants in 4-13th had the same car, a Pontiac Fiero. It seems like that kind of car was popular within the DS community back in the late 80s hahaha.
Persistente69 3 years ago 2
He cut my hair too lol
KevinR38 3 years ago