Fort Jackson Shakedown at Basic Training

The Army has gotten so freaking soft!!!!! This first day is different from when i joined in 1992!

This made me laugh out loud.

Notice the politically correct females front and center thrown in with the men --- unlike with previous generations in the military. No wonder young men are no longer joining the woke military. Today's military deserves to be hurting in recruitment!

Dang they taking my Cheetos

Didn’t have to do this gay shit in the Air Force 😂

I'd have taken my personals in a have a nice day carrier bag and one lollipop for the tray

What do they do with the items that they put in the trays. If they aren’t returned at the end of training then it’s technically stealing.

Must be nice. Marines were a full 180

Thinking for yourself and being an individual not necessary.

Definitely not Marine Corps

Sucks that reception isn’t anywhere near like it is in this video

Wish I could join

This ain’t the Boy Scouts, the new recruits should have known before go in on their first day.

That was by far my favorite time in the U. S. Army was basic training at Fort Dix in 1964 '))

Crazy that it’s been 13.5 months since I arrived to 120th BN at Jackson. It’s a very foggy memory but I made some good friends while at reception before even going to my BCT company.

25% of the them will be kicked out and given 100% SC disability for PTSD. I see the WOKE kids every day working for the VA. Yes I am also retired Military.

WOKE Military 😅

Sure didn't do all that crap when I came in in 1986....we couldn't bring anything to basic training but your body lol.

Tell race

Wow these young men & women have it easy 30 years ago at Basic they came into the Barracks no warning whatsoever & dump our sh@t all over the floor yelling at us non stop & if you had a picture of your girlfriend oh boy "The Dear John Jokes" came out Lol. Weak & not doing these recruits any favor by being soft.

It's hard to believe it's been 26 years since I did basic training at Fort Jackson...

Treasure time, for it flies.

This is pathetic. Drill instructors are so sensitive and have absolutely no sense of urgency. You’re training war fighters, not daycare. No wonder the Army is so undisciplined and can’t handle the effects of war. Embarrassing.

This is pathetic. Drill instructors are so sensitive and have absolutely no sense of urgency. You’re training war fighters, not daycare. No wonder the Army is so undisciplined and can’t handle the effects of war. Embarrassing.

That’s depressing, all that ridiculous nonsense to take a poverty level job, McDonald’s job’s would be more productive and profitable. I guess losers like them would be happy with a minimum wage job.

I wish to God we didn’t have Joe Biden and Harris and had a real president that these young people could look forward to joining the military I wouldn’t recommend any service today with Joe Biden as the commander in shelf!

I think today’s generation would start crying

Holy s*** all kinds of memories just flooded back of that room at about 1:30 in the morning when I arrived at Jackson.

Definitely not my basic training experience. This is too calm. I enjoyed the constant pressures of basic training. They’ve softened it down. I don’t like

Run while you still can

"Stop moving, and listen." Lol

This is where I did my basic at.

DI's have changed since 1979 / 1980, they no longer get up close & personal

Coming from a old school military Veteran of Vietnam was a Security Specialist USAF this is no longer like when I got into boot camp.

Don’t take anything with you. If it’s something you’re gonna need for the next 9+ weeks they will make sure you have it. Otherwise you probably won’t be allowed to have it.

When it’s grad week, just tell your parents, family member, wife, husband, whoever, to bring what you want to take to AT/AIT with them when they come see you graduate. If you have no one coming to see you graduate, wait until you get your pass for the day, and go buy whatever you need at a PX. At AT/AIT you’ll eventually get to go off base on weekends, if you are lucky. At that point you can start buying wants and not just needs. But I would still recommend stowing any wants until you are completely finished and sent back home (guardsman/reservists) or to your new home (active.)

Going to die free Israel but can't secure freedom here at home

Nope, I chose college

I put a few precious things in the amnesty box.

Relaxin jackson

Dell 🎉

I still dream about Iraq and Afghanistan almost daily. This is a whole ass different lifestyle so if you're a va-jay-jay then this isnt for you lol. Although these days they have safe spaces and shit ive heard so the military has gone soft

Sure, the guy is calm, and
nice. Teaches nothing about managing stress and how to think clearly in stressful environments. There’s been a massive pussification of our armed forces. But hey, maybe the future of warfare is just respectful debate.

brings back memories lol...its awful quiet, no one getting yelled at. soft!!!

Wonder if anyone’s ever brought anything you’re not supposed to such as drugs are cigarettes or anything like that liquor like how he’s telling everyone to shake it all out

I did basic at Jackson many years ago. We were hauled in a cattle trailer like meat because that was what we were at day one. No DS spoke without screaming until we reached a classroom. This so called shake down isn't stressful at all, it's like an empty church. All personnel training to fight for this country and be dependable to each other should be able to handle stress that is off the charts and still make rational decisions. This is what makes soldiers that never give up.

Bro are you kidding me? They dont yell anymore? Sounds like Grampa talking. This country is s doomed yall

Work hard troops, the CEO of Northrop needs a new Yacht.

Bring back the shark attack!

I brought my cologne to basic training. Lmao

Damn that brings back memories. I arrived there at 1:00 am on January 6th 1966 along with a bunch of smart ass know it all teenagers. Boy did we learn fast to pay attention and learn.

It was 12 am when I arrived Things have changed somewhat, in 60 years when I went to basic.
Rapport has gotton much sweeter, there was much more f- cking adjectives used. We were known as G.D. maggots,