The D.I. Jack Webb Part 2

[CaptAmerica12]

One of my favorite films. This is exactly the way it was. Jack Webb does a wonderful job. I love this movie. I bought a copy as soon as I saw it. You just had to be there. All this training is to do one thing to keep you alive in combat. There is a purpose in it all.

[erniearc]

MCRD San Diego 86. It ran 24/7. I remember seeing it before we got picked up and right before we graduated. Great memories

[superninjabluedevil]

when i was in the Marines in 86' we had to do a funeral service for a gopher we all ran over as we headed for the stairs. the D.I was so "pissed" lol was very very cool to kill time .. best !!!!!

[sempfi68]

This movie ran 24/7 when I went to boot camp in '86 at P.I. Semper Fi!

[VENICECHIEF]

was that flea male or female hahahahah

[ostoja59]

@VENICECHIEF That is my favorite part of the movie.

[darthgrahf]

"I couldn't get into the Navy, sir?" Is he out of his mind saying that?

[TheEmsman]

CANNOT IMAGINE HIM BEING NOTHING ELSE BUT JOE FRIDAY JACK WEBB RIP

[synicle0723]

"Why'd you join the marine corp", answer, "cause i couldn't get in the navy sir"

[LuckyGuu]

at 3:55 you'll see two recrruits digging and one filling in the hole, too funny!  Only a DI would think of this!

[yowzephyr]

@LuckyGuu Oh my God. I must have seen this movie twenty times and I never noticed that. That's hilarious. That scene I mean. Not my obtuseness.

"Obtuseness?"

"Where are you from, boy?"

[LuckyGuu]

@yowzephyr wow! 20 times! yes, it's a great movie..........I'm in Wilmington, Delaware aka The Center of the Boring Universe

[specops24th]

Ribbon Creek was a tragic incident...Sunday night, 8 April 1956, A Drill Instructor at Parris Island took his Platoon 71 on a forced march. For hours they sloshed through the muck and mire of the swamps and salt marshes surrounding the base. The Drill Instructor, a 31 year old staff sergeant, a veteran of World War II and Korea with an exemplary record, felt his platoon needed more discipline. As he came to Ribbon Creek, Heavily laden by their packs and rifles, six recruits drowned.

[DrFeelRotten]

Jack webb was a walking contradiction between total moron and someone who could speak the kings English very well and being entertaining..other than that I'm not altogether sure jack had any redeeming value as a human being...From Dragnet onward.. My own dad was a jack Webb clone as a kid till he realized what a moron Webb was..He was a jarhead and so was I before Joining the Never again volunteer yourself force better known as the Navy... Years wasted..

[dustylefou]

@DrFeelRotten Webb was in the Air Force, not the Marines, and also did talk radio. Don't be jealous.

[tallpaul88]

I think that one of the funniest reviews I read about this movie, describes the scene where Jack Webb kisses a woman: "with all the passion of a rifle inspection."

[BenAliGtor]

One of my favorite memories (OCS, not boot camp)...

Instructor: "WHAT is that inside you rifle barrel, CANDIDATE?? Why..It looks like little green men!!"

Candidate: "Little Green MEN: On the command, "FALL OUT, you WILL fall out!  Little green men...FALL OUT!!!"

[FLSHBK1]

We saw this in Boot Camp (Plt 2031, PISC) in 1967, on the Sunday before moving from 2ndBn to 3rdBn bks for Rifle Range. Our DI was trying to 'relax' us! How we howled at the idea of a Senior DI coddling an AWOL recruit! We all knew in real life he would have beaten him half to death and dragged him back to base by his gonads. Sgt Harold Powell, are you still alive?

[Nabinut]

"Sir, Sometimes I'm not exactly right, but I'm never wrong, Sir" Classic line...

[2020skip]

Git in there! Git Git Git you people are too slow!

[prater282]

thats a big fox hole for an little sand flea, haha, love my corps though.

OORAH !

[FLSHBK1]

@prater282 Negative, Prater! I checked the Landing Party Manual under the section for Funerals, Sandflea and that crater is exactly to specifications. :-)

I got a thrill out of seeing this movie again, because they still used the same 782 gear we were issued during Nam. In the late 70s/early 80s they went to nylon. I still remember scrubbing that webgear with my brush for inspections.

Where have all the good times gone, fellahs?

Here's Health to you!

[lizbethsdad]

interesting to see what goes on in the Corp.  Definitely not for me. They can keep it.

[BenAliGtor]

@lizbethsdad You're absolutely right. It's NOT for everyone. Which is why it's the Marine Corps.

[ernstbecker1]

The majority of these "BOOTS" were Marines had already went through Boot Camp. I saw this movie the night before I enlisted in the CORPS. What a motivator !

[ernstbecker1]

The first Medal of Honor Serviceman to recieve the Meal of Honor during the Vietnam War was Rocky Versace, 5th Special Forces. It was awarded by President Bush to his family. Versace was KIA as a POW on 9/26/65. He was in the ssaem POW camp as the late Nick Rowe, himself 5 years a POW$ in The Republic That Once Was Vietnam.

[FLSHBK1]

@ernstbecker1 Well Ernst, there's some challenge to that. Not taking anything from Rocky, but his MoH was backdated more than 40yrs after the fact. He was WIA and captured in 1963. If his MoH was awarded for that event, he would have been the first. But his citation covered his conduct DURING his 2yr POW status, which lasted until he was executed in Sep65. In the meantime, SeaBee Marvin Shields (KIA) was the first to be awarded in a timely fashion, Jun65. So Shields first held that distinction.

[ernstbecker1]

@FLSHBK1 In re: MOH Seabee Shields, as per word of mouth in 1966, he replled a numerically superior NVA/VC force with a machine gun. He had never fired one piror to the attck on his base.

[ernstbecker1]

@ernstbecker1 I'm aware of Rocky Verasace and how he died. Nick Rowe, a fellow POW, was with him when he died. If you're interested read, FIVE YERAS TO FREEDOM. It was Rowe's account of his 5 yr. impriosnment with the VC/NVA. He was KIA in the Phillipines years after surving his captivity.

[Marinemiketobe]

Anyone who gives this a thumbs down is crazy.

[TheRealTaco87]

Wow. This is where Full Metal Jacket got some lines from.

"Did your parents have any children that lived?"

[stevemcgee99]

I got news: you're going to practice to be tireder!

[carolina4733]

june 1956 gunny MCeathon behind first batillon at low tide started the RIBBON CREEK disaster

[FLSHBK1]

@carolina4733 Almost, Carolina. He was SSgt Matt McKeon. Chesty Puller testified at his court martial, held in the airconditioned chapel on PISC. The courtroom and theater were too hot for the proceedings. All this led to an 'open' Parris Island, where public had access to observing Marine recruits for the first time.

And I always thought he was 3rd Herd, over by the RIfle Range. 1stBn was farther from Ribbon Creek than 3rdBn when I was there. Maybe they swapped them around over the years.

[offamychain]

LOL ... It's hilarious when teen-age "experts-on-everything", like Kumasie01 & Derail14 just start talking out their ass about stuff they have no idea about, & don't even bother to check on first. Webb was in the predecessor to today's Air Force, the USAAF. He was never in the Corps, but he was a DI for a while. I'm not even going to make any type of comment about the juvenile ramblings towards Obama, other than these remarks. Not only is it off-topic, but laughably ignorant.

[robomalley81]

Who's the first Marine Medal of Honor winner in Vietnam-You want to know who's the Gunny from the Island? Only chicken shits and maggots don't know. Any REAL American knows his name. Don't guess, wannabees.

[FLSHBK1]

@robomalley81 Robo, that was Lt Reasoner, 3rd Recon, working in support of 1/9. They named a small camp after him up near the DMZ. For years I thought Reasoner was related to the TV newscaster of that era. Please don't refer to MoH recipients

as "winners" of the medal. The MoH is not a carnival prize to be "won". MoH recipients find the term very offensive. Semper Fi (RVN '69-'70-'71)

[silverbird58]

owens is in world of poop

[midfi101]

Webb was in the U.S. Army Air Forces during WW2, he was a B-24 bomber crewman. Then he became a Drill Sgt. until he was discharged at the end of the war.

[darrylhaynes]

he is our prez.....give respect.

[kirbygene]

Your comment has nothing to do with "The D.I." Go away.

[thesixtiesguy]

Well. At least we now know it was a male flea.

[wrath4you]

there are no soldiers in the Corps

13 weeks of hell breeds Devil Dogs OORAH

[derail14]

Jack webb was indeed in the corps but just as a reg soilder.

[mrtelevision]

1957

[tripjet999]

Awards for those who know how to prevent and stay OUT of war!

[NETWORK23STUDIOS]

God Bless our Marines. Semper Fi!!

poor sand flea

[frankd1965]

casto who went to yale should have bean an officer.

[rwlsn]

Disipline is a beautiful thing.

[frankd1965]

2:40 to 2:46 I rather talk about the good ol' days in Cicero

[frankd1965]

What is the matter with killing a sand flea?

[ostoja59]

If the enemy sees the movement and or hears the sound of that person killing the sand flea. He would have given the whole Platoon away. That is why they practices to this day noise disciple and movement.

[CaesarInVa]

@ostoja59 I think also the objective was to teach self-discipline. There was nothing that drove me up the wall more in bootcamp then a trickle of sweat running down my nose to the tip, but I couldn't wipe it away. God that was like the Chinese Water Torture to me. Anyway, I learned to ignore it.

[worshipjesustheking1]

@frankd1965 he would of gave the platoons position away

[streetrace442]

@frankd1965 You have never served in the military, have you?

[frankd1965]

@streetrace442 I did not.

[streetrace442]

@frankd1965 That's why you don't understand. And you never will because you have never been in the military. The military does not ask you how you feel about anything. They need not ask. It doesn't matter. What matter is that you follow orders.

[yowzephyr]

@frankd1965 It's as simple as 1:23.

[philsgirl87]

Does anyone know where I can buy this movie?

[frankd1965]

4:00 to 4:06 they are diggin' a foxxhole

[empreme]

If you have a military surplus store of some kind in your area you might find it there. Other than that maybe amazon or ebay.

[rentatrip1]

shupau1 - It makesone think -Just How Many brave Americans were "born" after watching this Jack Webb production ...(?)

Some will say this is a very under-rated film...Too bad Obama never had the opportunity to see this slice of history when he was being brainwashed by liberal leftist scumbags-

[WilliamRowlett]

I rather doubt Obama could do 3 straight back, regulation push-ups. If he and Bill Clinton were both in the same platoon, their DI would be wishing for a full platoon of Gomer Pyles.

[NETWORK23STUDIOS]

OBAMA WAS a Marine

[usmc7242]

I met Obama in Hawaii when I was active duty. Obama was NOT a Marine. He was born in Kenya, Mombassa, and he told me so with his lips.

[NETWORK23STUDIOS]

President Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. But youre right he wasnt a Marine

[shupau1]

because of this movie, I joined the corps 12/67 did a tour in Viet Nam, to this day I am very proud to claim the title of a United States Marine....semper-fi

[NETWORK23STUDIOS]

GOD BLESS YOU MARINE!! I am of a Marine family, but am uh disabled, but I earned the right.

[shupau1]

in my eyes sir, you have earned that right...semper-fi

[WilliamRowlett]

Thank you for your service to our country especially during the Vietnam era. God bless.

[sdm0964]

Was Gunnery Sergeants called Technical Sergeants in the Old Corps, as it introduced The D.I. in the beginning of the movie?

USMC 1983-1987

[usmc7242]

Yes, the Early 60's also changed the rank appearance, too, did you notice that? However, I think the Tech Sgt rank was an admin rank, they did have GySgt ranks in Grunt units in Korea

[shupau1]

agreed, the 1st Sgt E-8 was admin & the Master Sgt E8 was field grade. both held the same pay grade...semper-fi

[mgkusmc]

Between 1947 and 1958 the rank of Gunnery Sergeant was non existent and the rank of Technical Sergeant was used as E-6 (it was E-6 then because there was no Lance Corporal Rank so everything was down one pay grade) They used the same type of chevrons as todays Gunnery Sergeants minus the crossed rifles. In 1958 the rank structure changed and Technical Sergeants became known as Gunnery Sergeants and moved up to E7.

[NETWORK23STUDIOS]

thanx for that bit of Marine info. Lord bless u

[usmc7242]

I dont know if that's true, my friends dad was Army at Chosin, and he told me of how that unit sent their GySgt to lead the Motor T Army guys in defense. He made it plain that the Marines saved his ass those days, he did nothing but praise them.

[cinerama62]

Sir, Private Cinerama62 requests that you upload the whole movie, Sir. This is great ostoja59

[jamesoffutt]

What's the last word out of everyone's mouth?!

[ATSFMike]

"SIR"

[nola305]

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE !

[mkl62]

One of Jack Webb's best roles in his career. I wonder if he ever got nominated for an Oscar for this. The burial is what the DI's would do if they caught you littering the ground with a cigarette.

[ATSFMike]

My dad was caught by his D.I. littering with cigarette butts at Ft. Chaffee Ark. His D.I. made him gather each and every cigarette butt and eat them. My dad said that's the sickest he's ever been and never dropped another butt while on maneuvers. Mike in Fresno, Ca.

[ATSFMike]

This is one of my favorite movies of Jack Webb. Second only to this is Clint Eastwood and Everett McGill in Heartbreak Ridge. Thanks for this look back. Mike in Fresno, Ca.

[usmc7242]

Heartbreak Ridge is a Horrible Marine movie

[slowpoke96Z28]

"colege, you went to college, didn't you?"

"yes sir"

"gooooood! you can take his place in that hole. MOVE!"

[ErnstBecker]

No matter what question your D.I. asks you, you'll be hard pressed to give the right answer. You learn to understand your D.I. What you learn in Boot Camp will keep you alive in combat.

MGYSGT Ernst Becker USMC/USMCR

*(Retired)

[TheRealTaco87]

@ErnstBecker Isn't the point of finding the flee that you cannot accomplish the task. DI's give impossible tasks to see how recruits handle it, right?

[WNM52]

Quite a few real Marines were used as actors in the making of this movie ("Rodriguez", "Kennedy", "Casto" et al.) Anyone out there know what happened to any of them?

[BenAliGtor]

This movie was made in the wake of the Ribbon Creek disaster of the 50's.

A DI, a decorated combat vet, had been drinking & led recruits on a punative night march through a swamp at P.I., and a number of them ended up drowning. His court martial was a public relations nightmare for the Corps. Webb's "tough but fair" character did a lot to restore public confidence in our Marine Corps.

So, as well as a "classic", this movie played an important historical role.

[ostoja59]

I remember about Ribbon Creek, when I was at boot camp at Parris Island my Drill Instructors would never let us forget what happen.

This movie is truly one of the great movies.

[BenAliGtor]

The thing is, the drill sergeant in question, McKeon, was an exemplary Marine: vet of World War II (Navy) and Korea. While even Chesty Puller came out of retirement to defend him at trial, the event haunted him for the rest of his life. Still, I lay the blame on the DI's officers- they had an obligation to let the DIs do their job, but to always be cognizent of what's going on in their command.

Ribbon Creek damn near ended the Corps- but as I said, this film did a lot to repair the damage.

[HML367]

@ostoja59 One of My Jr. DI's was Sgt. McKeon, the son of the SSGT in the Ribbon Creek incident. He was a great DI and very proud of his father.

[carolina4733]

@BenAliGtor june 1956 gunny MCeathon

[cgw68]

@BenAliGtor Nice history lesson. I did not know this. Thanks for the info.

[JTino93]

@BenAliGtor my girl's uncle was there when it happened he gave me a lot of info on that and said how ribbon creek was a great thing until that drunk killed his recruits

[yowzephyr]

@BenAliGtor Very interesting. Thanks. I've always loved this movie but I didn't know it had any significant impact.

[WA5CVI]

Jack Webb was not in the Marine Corps. He was in the Army..1942 - 1945

[mafwestpac151]

just joking - he was air force but he did a pretty good job of acting as a DI.

[Teflon65]

Oh, you were just joking. Well, he served in some capacity, anyway.

[1863year]

Actually Jack Webb served as a B26 marauder crewmember during WW II........But, in this film he was all Marine - Semper Fi...............hoorah.......­......

[BigRickSharpe]

rickets, you little piece of sh...what rock did you crawl frm under!

[Teflon65]

Lol.  You should've been a drill instructor, or were you?

[Teflon65]

I've never been anywhere near the Marine Corps, and even I like this movie. Please don't ask me to join, as I have rickets. Lol.

[ostoja59]

The two D.I's I love is "Jack Web and R Lee Ermey." The only difference is the real drill instructor was R Lee Ermey.

[Teflon65]

You are correct.

[mafwestpac151]

you must be very young and you are wrong. jack webb was a real drill instructor in the united states marine corp.

you young people ought to do some research before you talk.

[Teflon65]

What you said only increases my respect for Jack Webb.  I think he was a true patriot, and a great and interesting fellow, regardless of whether he served in the Marines or not.

[ErnstBecker]

Right you are ! Jack Webb was for real -- a D.I.

[usmc7242]

Jack Webb was Never a Marine DI

[ernstbecker1]

@usmc7242

None could have done better. Provoved you went through Boot Camp at MCRD San Diego or P.I.?

[ernstbecker1]

@usmc7242 I knew that before I entered the Corps. By mere chance I saw the "D.I." the night before I moved out for Boot Camp.

[NETWORK23STUDIOS]

Jack Webb was a D.I. .....FOR THE ARMY

[SheriffTankStoner]

@ostoja59 And it's well known that Jack was more often than not a drill instructor behind the scenes of Dragnet, Adam-12 and Emergency! 

[BigRickSharpe]

rickets,tickets...Son, I'll put my size 13 up your rickets ass! drop and give me Twen-T-five pushups...count em out ONe! can't here you...lol too bad yoiu could'nt experience Mil Service, but hey there are other ways to be a part Volunteer at the USO, or Red Cross, a lot of us Vets appreciate the help!

[koolbossjock]

These spoiled XBox punks today should spend 4 yrs with a D.I. like this along with these usless south of the border gang bangin punks that think they are so tuff.You want to be an American ?speak english and spend 4 yrs in the Marines.Respect America,DO NOT take advantage of it.There is a suprise for all of you that try and it is coming to your HO MEE hood real soon.

[teufelhunden70]

Semper Fi, koolbossjock. Been there, done that. USMC 1990 - 1994

[ostoja59]

Anyone who has been through boot camp and sees Jack Web "the D.I." still loves it and laughs because it is the clean version. USMC 1979-1988.

[Teflon65]

I don't know you from Adam, but I have a feeling you would like the movie "Grand Torino"!

[rvargas68]

knuckle push ups bends& motherfuckers no less then 50! in 1970 at MCRD SD.

[ErnstBecker]

Circa 1966, many a young man appeared in a ccriminal court to answer to charges. Often, the judge said, "join the USMC or go to jail". I was in the Corps with a few of them. They were good Marines.

[ndnsoldierboy]

great movie!

[flotifa69]

Great clip, great flick, thanks!

[terp00]

A true classic!!

[ostoja59]

That part of the movie is my favorite. Classic

even fifty years later.

[RoninTXBR549]

Such a great movie... "Owens, was that flea you killed a male or a female?" ... "Sir, it was a male flea, sir." ... "This ain't the one, keep digging." lol

[amtownsyou]

keep em comin keep em comin!

[ostoja59]

I will be adding more very soon to include more shooting and even so great western movie scenes.

[amtownsyou]

Alright thanks alot, i appreciate