Zeroing Day, Basic Training: The Making of a Soldier PT 5

It's the training they've all been waiting for. After three weeks of carrying a weapon everywhere, the troops now, finally, get to squeeze the trigger. Kenia Mills takes us back to Sand Hill for the latest episode of Making of a Soldier. It's called zeroing day.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• The Benning Report
• The Making of a Soldier
• Fort Benning TV
• US Army Basic Training
• Army bootcamp
• Shooting Range
• marksmanship
• BRM
• m4 carbine
• Sand Hill
• Infantry Basic Training
• SSG Zach Pierson
• PVT Gregory Hawthorne
• PVT Andrew Kemp
• SGT Joel McKinley
• SSG Michael Norton
• IET
• BCT
• zeroing weapons
• sight adjustments

[GosekkkkK]

hawthorne! yes drill sergeant? what are you shooting at?

[ch606]

carbeens? i thought it was carbiines

[PheonixRise173]

M4s with CCOs... I remember going through basic with an M16 and ironsights. Boy, how times have changed. lol

[mynameschar1es]

I can't wait for that part of Basic Training. That's the one part that I know, without a doubt, I'll have fun.

[jadadaflow]

@filkinsjonathan Lol, hope they never have to use iron sights

[filkinsjonathan]

Bunch of bitches. Using M-4's with ACOGS, they all should score expert or they're trash. Wish my basic would have been that easy.

[2669Randy]

@ch606 you say pohtatoh i say pohtato

[SAOAFR]

Ship March 20th cant wait

[trigun890]

this part will be easy for me. going to meps today. u.s. army

[MrSecondhorseman]

@ch606 lots of ppl pronounce it that way, including me.

[MrSecondhorseman]

@ThePrinceOfLove1000 i ship feb 22nd. 11x as well. good luck soldier.

[coysraye3]

@ch606 she actually pronounced it correctly. the other way just sounds cooler:)