Basic Training, Fort Jackson, 1988, 1 of 3

Fort Jackson, SC. Jan-Mar 1988
Bravo Co, 1/34th,

The full video is 30 minutes long.

This video was shot as our company went through Army Basic Training at Fort Jackson, SC. We paid $20 or so for it, and it was sent to us after we were finished with Basic. And, if memory serves me correctly, it arrived after I finished AIT, which I also did at Fort Jackson: 63B

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[blythewoodbaseball]

just wondering..how badly do the shots hurt? i dnt wanna sound like a sissy...but seriously. someone please answer

[bobgamacho]

Assuming that they still give shots this way, the needle is in and out before you know it, and it's like someone pinching your arm for a split second. The problem with shots is the anticipation leading up to the shots. It's really no big deal.

[turbojellyfish]

hell yea dude...im 63B too....well will be november 16th lol

[bobgamacho]

The key for me for AIT as a 63B was: Read The Manual. Everything you need to know is in the books. Only reason I finished 2nd in my class is because I didn't catch on to this quick enough.

When I was there in 1988, it was simply a continuation of Basic with a focus on repairing vehicles.

[ItawambaRocks]

I was there from Dec '88-Apr'89. To me this is the best time to go to basic. It was hard training but without the heat and mosquitoes. I had basic and AIT there. Just wondering if there were any training videos made during my time there. E Co 3/28 IR 2nd BDE. LINE DAWGS

[bobgamacho]

I'll bet the place was exactly the same when you went there. Basic was Jan-Mar, and it was pretty chilly at times. AIT was also at Jackson (63B) Mar-May. It started getting warm, but not bad by the time I went back to California.

I didn't experience southern heat and humidity until Redstone Arsenal, Alabama in August in 1990. That was ugly.

[jthgsonc]

This brought back a lot of memories. Was there in the summer of '82

[jessierocks2011]

WoW I did Basic here from 09/88 to 12/88. I was a 16H. I was suppose to go to Bliss but a paperwork screwup sent me to Jackson. The best part was I was put on tank hill and we had one reg army DS for the platoon, The rest were ANG. we got a different set every 2 weeks. I remember seeing the inscriptions carved into the wood barrecks from WW2. I gotta tell ya i hated every minute then. Now Id give anything to go back.

[mpadilla5150]

@MadBaby23602 those were the days,,,,, wow to think i was there too..C/ co 4th btl 1st platoon. on tank hill 1981 march. SSGT Brundige viet-nam vet didnt have tell me twice to do anything. and SSGTLopez female DI.

that was different. at the end of the 2nd week 6, knuckle heads jumped the fence on us. someone mom came to pick them up. shit it looks so easy now.

[LM151]

A Co. 3rd Platoon 108th ProTrain May-July1992. For those who stepped up to defend our great Nation I Thank You for holding the line.

The third herd (Tank Hill)

[USN1985dos]

Those starships look like the one's at Ft. Sill

[SaintsSpecOps]

this looks like fun

[Izzy1665]

I was in B. 128th Infantry basic training in the bldg next to Victory Tower. I had Drill Sergeants Bufford, Small, Graves and Cargins. I started in Dec 87 and graduated Mar 88 and was a holdover until Sept 88 due to Security Clearance issues caused by my parents having high security clearances and it was preventing my own from clearing. I dont remember any videos/yearbooks for my training battalion but I see others for sale on E-bay from Ft. Jackson during that time frame. Does anyone have one?

[MadBaby23602]

Oh man, that brings back memories... I went to Ft. Jackson from Dec 1980 to Feb 1981. Back then they gave us about 7 days to go home for the holidays after just being there for two weeks and when I got back there were about 10 people that never did come back LOL. Good ole Tank Hill B Co. 2BN. IBDE, 3rd Platoon SSG Smalls was one of the drill instructor's. Vietnam vet who was tough as nails. And back then you ran everywhere in your boots.

[andrewsfunk]

i love the way they gave shots in the 80's slitppp NEXT!!! lol they just use syringes now