I’ll never forget the smell of those brand new fatigues. We had the ball cap in 65. Fort Jackson living in tent city, May till July.
@JoeSimone-xz7lm3 ай бұрын
Ft Jackson Sep, Nov 1965 F 8 2
@DonDonP1 Жыл бұрын
Ah, 1963, the year before Army Drill Sergeants replaced Platoon Sergeants as builders of new soldiers.
@markeharris28562 жыл бұрын
That's back when the Army wore those olive green uniforms with mix-matching name tags. They wore their uniforms super starched.
@No_fritz01 Жыл бұрын
Haha yeah my grandpa said they had to pull them apart when having to put them on when they were issued them in 65
@obamathebigearsclown39799 ай бұрын
Dec 1965 and January 1966 Fort Dix IT WAS COLD
@chiefordnance Жыл бұрын
One problem is how the ARMY went from E-8s as PLT SERGEANTs/ DRILL SERGEANTS to E-5/E-6 DRILL SGTs, such a huge drop in Experience and Respect for what they earned !!
@pmccoy89249 ай бұрын
This was the era I believe that was mostly drafted because from WWII to Korea to eventually after this Nam', they were struggling with able and capable men. My grandfather was drafted in 56' and did two years, couldn't wait to get the hell out. His MOS was 22M maintenance on Nike/Hercules silos. He was in around the time they took anyone and everyone including Elvis.
@richfrazier87564 ай бұрын
Entered in Aug 1968. Pretty much the same.
@No_fritz01 Жыл бұрын
I still wish we wore these uniforms and the ball caps in 65
@studentloanforgivenessfore77682 жыл бұрын
No United States Military Veteran should have student loan debt. 100 PERCENT forgiveness Congress, Department of Education. Let's do the right thing. Can us Veterans finally get some relief!
@ursulasmith64022 ай бұрын
Moreover, child aid, ( for the wife, if with children) motherhood and child raising allowance, free education and universal health care after the service. Germany and Scandinavia are doing this forever! Advocate, not wishing.
@richfrazier87564 ай бұрын
E-8 platoon sergeants? We had E-6 and E-7 platoon leaders.
@Viper410132 ай бұрын
Damn that’s a lotta starch in them greens…lol
@kc8hyg8 ай бұрын
1964 Knox for me, A 10 3.
@walterlinney93212 ай бұрын
1974, Fort Knox, B-16-4
@yequalsemexplusbee43223 жыл бұрын
How the fuck did we go from this to this lousy (current) generation?
@themansplainer77262 жыл бұрын
Liberals brought us to here.
@yequalsemexplusbee43222 жыл бұрын
@@themansplainer7726 yea man it's sad
@flight2k52 жыл бұрын
Baby boomers are the ones fucking this country up
@fredherbert7920 Жыл бұрын
You forget that this generation, the one seen in the video, would go on to lose to starving farmers armed with WW1 weaponry in Vietnam.
@yequalsemexplusbee4322 Жыл бұрын
@@fredherbert7920 I agree
@laurendaly2104 жыл бұрын
Where was this filmed?
@ignatz9624 жыл бұрын
The patches are 6th Army so I would assume somewhere in Texas, but can't think of anywhere they had basic training. I did mine in 63 at Fort Polk, LA.
@jodan43 жыл бұрын
@@ignatz962 Has to be Ft Ord CA
@soultraveller50272 жыл бұрын
Must say both theses drill instructors seen in this film addressing the men in his platoon specially the quite moments of getting to know each other seem a fair decent chaps treating his charge with firm but fair and in a respectful manner as human beings instead of screaming down your lug holes like a demented Muppet doesn't motivate me in slightest 👍
@ramonashelton80822 жыл бұрын
Fort Benning GA
@markeharris28562 жыл бұрын
@@ramonashelton8082 Definitely not Ft. Benning or Bragg!
@rafaelzapata712111 ай бұрын
Much of this men dead in Vietnam this year. ¿Don't they?