Fort Benning Infantry Graduation - "Turning Blue" 2 of 2

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Uploaded by on Dec 6, 2007

In a ceremony called "Turning Blue" soldiers graduate from Basic Infantry Training and receive the distinctive blue insignia of an Infantryman.

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  • does infantry only get the chord im going as an engineer when i graduate do i also get the chord?

  • @ladiezman914 - yes only Infantry get it (after weeks of hell in training)

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  • @LANC1982 - well in the Air Force it's called a rope so excuuuuUUUUuuse me. I am retired Air Force (69 - 93) and wore a red ROPE as a student leader.

    My son (whose in this video is in the Army Guard INFANTRY) and did a tour in Afghanistan shortly after this. He wears a blue CHORD - there - happy ? Sheesh

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  • pogs dont get blue chords

  • @ranger082469 i will be earning mine in late 2012 early 2013

  • @countryboy94wi calling it the cord shows the respect its the little things that show the respect for the blue cord i earned mine in 1989. FOLLOW ME

  • @ladiezman914

    Infantry, and I believe ONLY Infantry get a cord. 

  • I can NOT wait to do my husbands cord in 2 weeks! PFC Roe I love & miss you soo much but I am beyond proud of you <3

  • Infantry men are the only ones who get to feel the honor of earning the blue chord.

  • So proud of you Jack! Can't wait to see you graduate in december :) love you brother

  • @ladiezman914 infantry are the only one that i know of that gets a cord bud.... sorry.... i would say reclass into infantry..... but i saw a cuple people try that.... but soft skills cant cope well with it.... sorry bud.... but unless you think your up to the challange.... you wont get a cord.

  • @Kolt73 Maybe i"ll see you there. Shipping on the same day

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