Wholesome Soliders Getting Tapped Out! 🥺

[randysollars]

I spent 8 years in armor units, we spent a lot of time in the field. Not once did i have someone to welcome me home, but I loved the greetings the other guys got. Show your service members you love them. They show you every day of their service.

[autumnautumn-nkwy]

I only feel bad about this kind of thing when I think about those that didn't have anyone to tap them out and had to stand there till they were let go while watching fellow soldiers with their loved ones 😢

[Unknown-RYUK]

For everyone that is asking what if the soldier had no family: They're allowed to have a fellow soldier to tap them out. Most cases family's cant travel or there is simply no family at all. Bootcamp is living hell and you'll be surprised how many soldiers dont have familes to tap out.

[cannabub]

February 2018, India Company, USMCRD PI. I and about 8 other marines had no family show up for our graduation, and we took it about as well as you'd expect. I sat there hiding in the confines of my own mind when suddenly a short, frail colored woman about 5 feet tall approached me. She congratulated me on finishing my basic training, she thanked me for sacrificing my life, time and freedoms for the nation & she said shed pray for me through SOI and afterwards. She then gave me the most firm yet gentle and caring hug I've ever felt in my life, not the hug of a polite stranger but that of a proud mother. I'd lie if I said I maintained my bearing, I cried into her shoulder. She then handed me a towelette & moved onto the next recruit whose family didn't show, rinsing and repeating the conversation. She was my drill instructors mom, who came down just for us. She then fed us green bean casserole; I don't really like green beans, but it was the *best* meal I've *ever* had.


R.I.P Norma, you were the purest, kindest & most gentle soul I've ever known. I think of you everyday, and I just know if there is a heaven, you're in it. ♥️
Thank you Drill Instructor Miller, for making men and marines of us, for letting your mother show us a kindness we've never known before & for always going that extra step for us. I owe you my life & everything good within it.

[rennox_warzone]

I remember this day. Watching soldiers getting tapped out was so wholesome. I remember my comrade seeing his family looking for him. He couldn't keep himself together emotionally.

[PandABlumenfeld-james-qwcp]

their faces when they see their loved ones are so sweet, you can tell they missed them

[TheGoatinator]

You can tell that these are great soldiers. They didn’t move a muscle until their family touched them. Great discipline.

[AdelaJsper]

You are an angel. Your family must be very proud of you.

[zrumhpv]

I can't help but feel sad about the soldiers who don't have anyone to be tapped out with it just makes me feel so bad

[michellkreye]

Still can't watch these videos without crying.

[JCminecraft]

The coin ceremony Tapout.. it's something I'll never forget

[jonmaclaine]

It’s sad when each of your family believes you are a disappointment for joining and don’t show for anything and you have to sit and watch until the formation is called out

[Repostsuuu]

My mom had to do this for my dad but she also got his friends too bc they didn’t have anyone

[Monkeyman]

When my brother got tapped out of the Air Force there were so many people that we struggled to find him. I have a twin sister and me and he looked at her and winked as to get her attention. She over looked him and didn’t notice him or his wink but I did. When I showed them where he was his wife came up behind him and tapped him. as my brother turned around they embraced eachother with a hug.

[sovereigngoose]

they dont do the tap out ceremony anymore for us in the u.s. army. heard it from many battle buddies from different stations. none at ft. sill, leonard wood, benning...etc. idk about the other branches though

[ItsMeBro_K]

That one soldier without family: can I go now? Nobody is waiting for me anyway...😢

[DyspareEmbodied]

When my unit deployed back in 2002, many held their wives and cried. When we all managed to come back 7 months later, many men found themselves alone, myself included. And my section leader. And my battle buddy. To all you ladies that held on, you are real ones.

[HyperDuck_]

“Watch until the end to see the biggest surprise this soldier has seen”. They said this at the end of the video💀💀

[domj.]

I was never able to tap out my mom. We had to be watched by family in a different state. I wish I could've been there for her but I didn't even know why she was gone, so I couldn't have even asked.

[IMBBOKAY]

So happy they got to see eachover after a while ♥️