Jungle Warfare Training Center (JWTC) Documentary (2000)

Documentary (abbreviated version) created, produced, and edited by Jamel, covers the Marine Corps' JWTC in Okinawa, Japan, and used it to train civilian students on life in the military. Jamel shot the footage while undergoing the training. J Edward Inge was Jamel's narrator.

Music: Various
"A Taste of Things To Come" (Mortal Kombat soundtrack) for intro

Tools: Sony HandyCam, Media 100, Adobe Photoshop, and video clips from various Marine Corps videos (personal collection)

JWTC history: Established in 1958, JWTC was originally called the Northern Training Area and was designed as a counter-guerilla school to aid in the training of service members during the Vietnam War. Since the Jungle Operation Training Center at Fort Sherman, Panama, closed in 1999, the 17,230-acre JWTC here has been the only U.S. operated jungle training facility in existence. JWTC has extreme terrain and harsh weather and is one of the toughest training environments around.

Jungle Skills Course, Military Tracking Course and Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Course are the current lessons available for units and also provides a 3.8 mile Jungle Endurance Course.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• jwtc
• marine
• corps
• jamel
• neville
• jungle
• skills
• training
• reservist
• 4th
• MLG
• FSSG
• reserve
• okinawa

[skinnyp98]

is that Gunny Walgreen at the beginning?

[jamelneville]

I believe so. He's a motivator.

[jamelneville]

All the low-crawling through the mud and obstacles were there when I went through -- E-course and all. And yes, there was an 5-day non-infantry Jungle Skills Course and (?)-day Jungle Warfare Course for the grunts. As stated in my comments for this piece, this is an abbreviated version for I still must edit the E-course into it. My camera died out due to the thick humidity, and I am working to acquire the footage I couldn't obtain. So in all, this is a work-in-progress so stay tuned!...Ooh Rah

[asianwannabeamerican]

Marines do NOT say Hooah, they say Oorah. Hooah is Army, Hooyah is Navy. people are very picky about it. it's just like a battlecry thing, to pump you up and get you excited and enthusiastic.

[danieliroberts]

I went thru JWTC back in 03, loved every minute of it. Thanks for the video, brings back some good memories. Semper fi!

[SlatDogg]

I was TAD there in '08 as a land nav instructor. Best assignment ever.

[coil31]

Was with CAB out of Camp Schwab

[coil31]

Man that takes me back. Was there in 2001. Good times

[montyv8]

@feldhiserbc You must have been one of my instructors! Our unit was the one who did a "chem-light" raid on our sister company. They broke open chem_lights and dumped it on the Marines in their hootches

[feldhiserbc]

Hellz yeah! One of the best duty assignments I had as a Marine. Instructor Flashbang, JWTC Jungle Shooting, Rough Terrain and Patrolling Instructor 1998!

[lordoftheringsblows]

@danieliroberts were there any requirements to go or could you just choose to go. If there were requirements do you know what they are?

thank you for your service.

[dustylefou]

@forget1me14 Okinawa is the southernmost prefecture in Japan, it has plenty of jungle and it never snows. Try going before raising the BS flag.

[forget1me14]

@cummins24421 yup i am always the awesome

[cummins24421]

@forget1me14 yea, exactly what i said. good reading comprehension.

[forget1me14]

@cummins24421 so your saying that we own you train you with best and longest infantry training in world you just owned yourself in many ways lol