Marine Reacts to Making Navy Seaman

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[jackhampton]

Looked like you were gonna tell us some creepypasta stories there at the beginning lol.

[graf]

the new camera setup with the dark background is so much easier on the eyes when watching late at night

[zaynevanday]

The Transformation from civilian to Soldier/Marine/Sailor/Airman is something you can only understand if you have actually gone through it !

[richardpowell]

Enduring fatigue is probably one of the most important skills in the Navy, and military in general. There were times we stayed up 36-48 hours. On a typical underway 4 hours sleep was considered a full night's rest. It's not healthy, and it leads to issues, but it's reality and sometimes necessary.

[josephcarney]

I think the reason why you like that Chief is because he is a 8404 Corpsman. He was stationed with Marines it looks like in Afghanistan and Iraq (from the looks of his ribbons). Plus he has the FMF (Fleet Marine Force) pin. It is the pin on the top of his ribbon stack. So I can almost guarantee you he has spent time not only around Marines but also Marine DI's. I say this because I was a 8404 Corpsman.

[boss_acg]

I went through navy boot camp 20 years ago when I was 17 right of high-school. Had to get a waiver from my parents. When I got there I was like oh my god what did I get myself into. Thinking back it wasn't so bad. Watching this makes me laugh and brings back memories.

[TheRealReTox]

I had an extraordinary drill instructor, I will never forget this man as long as I live. This is back in 92. Five of us arrived a day early, he met the bus at 0330 and wasn't in DI mode yet. No shouting, no applied stresses. Once we'd squared and had our kit and bunks sorted out he got us on the line at attention and just talked a bit.

He said "Tomorrow we begin the process of tearing you down, piece by piece. Don't take it personally, everyone goes through it. It is an intense and efficient process and we will break you. But, we will also build you back up to be better, stronger. You'll feel like you can take on the world at the end of this so keep your eyes on the prize!". I come from a big military family, my dad was in for 30 years, most of my uncles served, and a whack of cousins are serving now. I had never heard of any DI doing that.

We spent the day spit-shining the barracks. That evening when the buses pulled up it was much more in line with this video but he continued to make a point to explain why we did what we did, every step, methodical and instructional. Even being screamed at, PTd till you throw up, weapons drill for hours... he had a way to get you to want to do it for your own betterment. Looking back on it I'm genuinely grateful for the experience. Nulli secundus.

[edbangor]

The kid at the 6min mark is going to get to know Chief very well.

[SnowflakeDrone]

That HMC Chief is the goat of the boot camp world. I have mad respect for him when I got to meet him.

[baggedtuned]

I'm sure that Instructor builds them back up just as good as he breaks them down. GREAT Video!!

[davidnugent]

“Is the yelling and screaming really necessary?”

YES!! If you cannot move fast and think under the pressure of a drill instructor or drill sergeant, you won’t be able to operate under the stresses your actual job puts you through.

[jacobdavis]

This is almost nostalgic, I went through this 4 years ago and Im getting out in 3 months, the most fun I never want to do again lol

[elisalsa]

The biggest withdrawal I’ve seen at USMC bootcamp wasn’t caffeine it was nicotine. Some recruits looked like crackheads when they were on their first week without dip or their lava pen

[kylesilver]

This was great, i love how he realizes things that are different/less intense from other branches and acknowledges it’s because it’s different. He knows and accepts that different service prioritizes different physicality or different mindsets for the skills needed in that line of service

[orvillespencer]

I'm almost 54. I went in when I was 18. The hardest chief I had was Grayson. Big ass boatswain mate. The entire company ended up loving him. We actually gave him our company flag at the end

[notgilty]

Yes, we had coffee in boot camp. It was made in four foot tall urns and was strong enough to peel paint, but it was full of caffeine and it kept us awake and functioning when we were dead tired. Every Chief had a coffee cup attached to their hand like a second thumb in the chow hall. When they weren't busy yelling and screaming at you they were drinking their coffee.

[michaelmeux]

Yelling helps you think under pressure. Combat is fast, loud, hectic, stressful with no breaks or cry boxes. you need to be able to think through all of it to save the troops life next to you.

[therealslimshady]

They don’t mail their stuff home anymore. You put it in a box when you arrive and that box gets put into a warehouse or some other kind of storage till you get ready to leave

[chaddiedickerson]

that DS with the red cord has some serious ribbons

[thomasroth]

New skill learned, sleeping at attention with eyes open.