What Happens If You Quit | Fail | Get Hurt At Army Basic Training

Moral of the story. Don't quit. Encourage the guys around you that might want to quit. It's not worth it and the reward is much greater than they think.

The Only Way To Fail BCT

[amandagoodlin]

Don't EVER quit...no matter WHAT. I was weak, underweight and I made it...anyone can IF you have HEART.

[captainobvious]

There was one private who lost it on the first day, he just started crying his eyes out during the smoke session/Welcome on our first day of Basic. He just couldn't handle it. They cut him some slack, just gave him cleaning duties for a few days and sent him on his way.

[Roma-rusk]

My buddy fell off eagle tower at the end of basic. Broke his back in 2 places and was told he shouldn't be walking anymore. They gave him a medical discharge.

[ChrisHolman]

Hold overs and sick call warriors get treated less than dirt, don't be that guy

[jeffhintz]

Seriously, I would rather go thru another 6-8 weeks of basic training than go thru the experience of getting fired from a job I really liked, when I never even saw it coming. That several minutes of getting fired and having your livelihood yanked out from under you is far worse than an entire basic training course! What that does to you is truly indescribable!

[TheNichq]

No one should be able to force ANYONE to do something they do not want you to do. IF you want to leave, they should let you leave. If they wanna take you to court do it. Keeping you sounds like kidnapping to me. That should be illegal.

[davidjoe]

I quit during Reception, I didn't want to do active duty. Went back home and waited 8 months and joined the Guard. Best decsion I ever made.

[stilawesome]

The important thing to remember is that serving in the Armed Forces is public record. Anyone can submit the freedom of information act request and the DoD will release only specific info regarding your service records (start date, end date, branch of service, deployments, combat service w/ locations, medals received, rank and characterization of service (honorable, dishonorable, etc). So remember your service is public record and can show up on background checks. Trainees receive uncharacterized because you never actually made it to your unit. This is not an honorable discharge. The VA will not consider you a veteran until you serve 180 of Active service After training. So you have to complete training and serve 6 months Active to get VA healthcare. To get GI Bill you Must receive Honorable. General under honorable conditions will not count. Had a trainee drop out on my campus tried to apply for gibill and we were like "dude... You failed training. There's no gibill for you". It's like no one reads the contract they sign

[Wolfboy]

I'm going home, I'm not quitting per say but the military life isn't for me and not good for my mental health, I've had so many mental breakdowns I've lost count, days where i can't sleep, days where i don't even eat at chow time, my Drill Sergeant, the docs at Behavioral Health, and even my battle buddies from basic all agree that it's best for me to go home and back to college, I am diasgonis with depression and anxiety and I'm going home from AIT with a medical discharge due to mental health, I do salute and will pray for those who made it and hope you keep this college student safe.

[hhds]

"Hold Over" is mainly about those who couldn't graduate with their class because they failed a course or failed APFT and have to repeat it to pass. Same goes with medical reasons too. Its basically holding there until they pass whatever they failed at and once pass they can move onto their AIT. They are not quiters. At least most of the hold overs are not. And I admit I was one of those hold overs. I went into basic in 2003. The ONLY thing stop me from graduating with my class was my sit-ups. Passed everything. So our DS had us stay in the small room which is the DS room and had to wait till the new class did their first APFT. Once they did theirs we did ours with them. So I finally passed and again had to wait for the next class to graduate and go with the next class to AIT. That was a week away after I pass my PT test. I didn't quit. So basically when I finally graduated from AIT I was a class behind. But that's okay. Nobody's perfect. And I pushed myself to my limits to make sure I graduate AIT on time unlike my basic training one. That's my story on why you don't quit. You push yourself more and work on what you need to work on you won't have any trouble. So what I was a class behind, I graduated.

[angelguzman]

You're not getting a dishonorable discharge while in basic, it's only an entry level separation. The worse that can happen is that you wound be able to join the military ever again.

[redghost]

Some folks just aren’t cut out for the military, but it’s nothing to be ashamed of. Just go be successful somewhere else. I’m an honorably discharged Army vet by the way and I’m glad I served.

[PENS]

Just graduated OSUT on Friday from Ft Benning. I'll add something to this it's what our First Sergeant told us on day zero at BCT. The fastest way out of BCT is to graduate. It's not that bad guys. To anyone going to training soon, just remember each day why you joined and it will get you through!

[jessesr]

“What happens when you fail basic you turn into a young slim shady” 😂😂😂

[donm-tvcm]

I never knew any of the things you outlined in this video, only that if you TDP, you're in for a less-than-honorable discharge. But as I said under another of your videos, I repeat here: I wanted to quit so bad I could taste it, just 3 weeks in. If not for strong family opposition, I WOULD have quit. But I am SO glad I stayed in, was forced to stick it out, and finished my 13 weeks of OSUT. That whole experience changed me forever. Some of my better character traits can be traced back to the disciplines forced upon me during that unpleasant time. It built character and resilience. I'm now in my fifties, and I'm still organized, self-disciplined, keep a clean home, and 'move with a purpose' when I set out to do something. And I have plenty of interesting stories to tell my two boys. I would have NONE of that today, and nothing but bad memories, if I had instead quit!

[Elevenbravo_ABN]

I did Infantry basic (OSUT) eight years ago.

I ended up getting a stress-fracture on my pelvis that started at around week 5-6.

They put me on crutches and eventually sent me home for 30 days to heal.

When I got back to Benning, my class was almost ready to graduate. Once they did, I got sent to hold-over, for about a month, while I did rehab.

Eventually, I joined a new company, who were at week 4 already.

Long story short, it was a six month ordeal to finally get my blue cord.

I was treated fine as a hold-over, but it’s like purgatory. There’s not much to do, so the days crawled by. That month felt like three months.

Long story short: keep your head up; it’s absolute hell at times, but the misery does end eventually.

Definitely don’t quit, no matter what.

[lucasdarst]

I went to Fort Jackson we had a lot of people quit in basic and there were back home within 3 to 4 weeks of quitting they were gone long before the platoon graduated.

[PENS]

The bottom line, you gotta have a strong mindset. Yes the training part can take a physical toll, but it's more of a mental challenge than anything you gotta have the mindset to get through it and remember, it's only temporary.

Just don't quit, pain and suffering of rigorous physical activity will subside and go away, quitting stays with you forever.

[cyndiii]

I love your videos. thank you! your like thee only one that gets in depth about everything 💖

[richstafford]

People always preach a dishonorable discharge or getting fired from a job is life ruining. Simply don’t put it on your resume. Simple solution. When is the last time an employer made you show proof of a high school diploma? For your own good misinformation lol