The U.S. Army Jungle Operations Training Course

Host Chris Davenport experiences a day in the life of a student at the U.S. Army Jungle Operations Training course on the island of Oahu, HI.

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[johnhermann]

Served with 1st bin 14th inf. In 70’s. Recondo school back then kicked our butts! Only 18 of us graduated. But... I learned more about soldering than I could possibly say. Our cadre were all Vietnam vets! Tough all the way. Was fortunate to have gone to JOTC in Panama with the 101st later on. Recondo school was a huge help in the real jungle, never to be forgotten

[AJMacDonaldJr]

I went through JOTC when it was located in Panama. I was also stationed in Hawaii for a while. Hawaii doesn't really have jungle, it has rain forest. Panama has triple canopy jungle.

[michaelbenoit]

Jungle school PANAMA 1972, ...that was real jungle..11B INFANTRY, then RECONDO school.L.R.R.P, cross the big pond, to LAOS. 6 man teams, you really had to keep your head on a swivel, never really slept while in the bush.big army wore fatigues, we wore tiger stripes.when I went through jungle expert school you got a patch. we called it the slow boat to China.most people ended up in Asia at some point.i'am PROUD to have served with some of the bravest men.team work and guts kept us alive.forgotten warriors, not talked about much.GOD bless all those who have earned the title JUNGLE EXPERT or RECONDO... my radio call sign. RAINMAN28 remember it well . mos 11b, 11c, 91b infantry / medic. I thank all who serve today. one of my grandsons in with the SPECIAL FORCES right now.

[rayallen]

Got my Recondo patch with the 4th Infantry in 76. They had just changed the name to Combat Leader. Same patch thought. The course was taught at Camp Red Devil. Tough school, 31 days...

[vajraman]

It would have been nice if you were able to get a little more in depth as to how the modern jungle school evolved from WWII, into Recondo in Vietnam and from there to Panama and Hawaii.

[orvywebster]

Fort Sherman was a fun time for me. I really enjoyed Panama and my jungle training there.

[jovannipimentel]

Absolutely right! When JOTC shut down in Fort Sherman, we lost a great asset. Native to Panamanian jungle, we diluted jungle warfare.

[oscarballard]

Missing the Fer De Lance, Caiman and Big Ass Spiders!!

[Destroyer]

It also says who trains the United States for jungle warfare are Brazilians at the Guerra in the Jungle school located in the state of Amazonas where the Amazon rainforest is located

[StevenTheAristolianNerd]

Looks like a scouting jamboree but way harder.

[DnD_Adventures]

I can tell you that I took part in some of the very first sessions in 1986-87. They were calling it a few different things in the beginning such as "light fighters course" Ranger indoctrinate course or RIC and Jungle School which was being done in Panama but they wanted to change locations to a state side local.

125th Sig, 125th MI, 25th ID Division Main. Lt Gen. Claude M Kicklighter. good times!

[ricocarbonell]

you learned a lot of jungle fighting and tactics from the Scout Rangers of the Philippines.Don't forget that!!

[cbeaudry]

It would be cool if the Army had a Jungle unit like the 10th Mountain

[williamjhunter]

The Army created a
"Jungle" Tab to wear now?
I graduated from the Jungle Expert School in Panama in 1986.
I got to wear the Jungle Expert Badge/tab (tab was attached to the SouthCom Balboa pocket badge on my uniforms, BDU, Jungle and Dress Greens.
I was with the 2nd BN 327th INF,
101st ABN DIV.

[stevenmcfarland]

20th ENG BATTALION 91A went through JOTC in Oct 1987 in Panama

[ronaldlatour]

JOTC Bco 1/501st inf.1981
101st Airborne ( air assult) 11-B all the way..🇺🇸 rappelling down the waterfall was the best...

[williamgoodrick]

I hiked right beside camp lightning. Had no idea what they were doing there. Now I know. God bless the USA.

[victorbloom]

I went to Jungle School at Ft. Clayton in Oanama in the early 70s .

[anonimoanonimo]

En hawai es jugar a los boy scout en esa "selva".. de niño me crie en la zona de la selva amazónica, Venezuela-Brasil, eso si es selva! Jugar al camping en una supuesta "selva" en hawai🤣

[nmelkhunter]

Looks like a cake walk compared to Green Hell at Ft Sherman, Panama. As the SFC said, being constantly wet “ain’t” fun!