“Follow Me” - U.S. Army Infantry Basic Training (OSUT) Fort Benning, GA, circa 1988

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This is the basic training video I purchased after graduating from U.S. Army Basic Training/AIT (OSUT) for MOS 11B at Ft. Benning, Georgia in December, 1988. It was originally on VHS and I had it converted to digital. I was part of Alpha Co, 2/54 Infantry at Albanese Barracks (starship) in good old Sand Hill. There is a 5-10 minute portion toward the end that is of my actual unit going through training. If anyone seeing this happened to be there at the same time as me, please reach out....As for everyone else, enjoy the memories!

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@shotty2164 2 жыл бұрын

The army will never have a duty uniform that looks as good as the old BDUs

@11bsavage64 2 жыл бұрын

I am just happy we no longer have ACU that uniform was the worst fucking decision the Army has ever done in its entire history. You know that ugly uniform is what kept me away from going Army.

@BobbyCharlz Жыл бұрын

Never say never, eh Soldier. There’s always room for improvement, especially within our ranks. I too loved the BDUs.

@brocojack Жыл бұрын

ww2, neck ties were standard issue. Patten initially made his men wear them in the field.

@josephbrandt6778 Жыл бұрын

Those things sucked in hot weather...thank God I didn't have to wear em after jump school I was authorized to wear the Vietnam Jungle Fatigues....😁👍

@allyreneepenny9447 Жыл бұрын

Yes 👍The old BDU together with the M-16 A2!

@edrose977 3 жыл бұрын

Oh boy does this bring back memories...I went thru Harmony Church in 1984. Nobody believed my stories from Fort Benning and now I can show everyone what it was like. My favorite part is at 47:00 where the instructor asks "do you understand English?", made me laugh for 20 minutes...

@Lacronh Жыл бұрын

Same year I was at Harmony Church. What months were you there? For me it was Sep - Dec, My unit was A-9-2, 4th plt..

@stephenlewis2429 2 жыл бұрын

"Be All That You Can Be" Best slogan ever....Sold me. No regrets.

@Lacronh Жыл бұрын

Yes, I commented above about that.

@Bomooney 8 ай бұрын

This what the army needs to get back too

@NgJackal1990 5 жыл бұрын

80s and 90s were the best.

@ferdrewflores3612 3 жыл бұрын

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏

@ferdrewflores3612 3 жыл бұрын

You know it !!! ☝️💪💪💪👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@Joseywales414 3 жыл бұрын

With out a Doubt about it. This was when the Army had Alpha males not today’s Liberal soy boy Beta males, and he/she’s

@rancherfarmerguy 3 жыл бұрын

hell yes!!

@marc2638 2 жыл бұрын

@@Joseywales414 exactly what a bunch of pussies they are today. I went through in 98' I had drill sargeants that served in desert storm, Panama and some operations down in Central America which I wasn't even aware of till they talked about their experience in the army. My drill Sargeant was a sniper he had a confirmed kill at 800m with an M-16 that was his way of telling us we have the best weapon system in the world lmfao, not sure how much of that story is true but he was a pretty decorated soldier and he was one tough mother fucker, this is all pre war on terror stuff but these guys were tough as nails and they loved and I mean loved their PT, we got smoked all the time

@davidwood2205 2 жыл бұрын

Harmony Church B-10-2 3rd platoon Graduation January 1986 Best days of my life.

@carl651987 2 жыл бұрын

This is exactly how it was in the 80s. Very chill atmosphere, chinstraps optional. Lots of relaxing music while you clean. Rarely a drill sergeant yelling or trashing wall lockers upon failed inspection.

@aaronleehughes757 2 жыл бұрын

That’s how I remember it. 13 weeks and not a single locker or uniform inspection. Drill and ceremony was optional so I stayed in the mess hall and ate ice cream. I did 10 push-ups a day max and took naps whenever I felt tired.

@BradfordBeckett 2 жыл бұрын

I find this hard to believe, sorry.

@jshamel 2 жыл бұрын

Best comment ever! You are a go at this station soldier :) :) :)

@11bsavage64 2 жыл бұрын

What the hell guys. 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀 graduated last year. It was like prison for us we got none of what you commented, just locked up getting smoked daily. Can’t go no where or do nothing basketball, ice cream, ceremony optional. What is that army!!!!

@Lacronh Жыл бұрын

@@BradfordBeckett me, too. No way that would have been possible when I was there in 1984.

@Sabretoothkiller 10 ай бұрын

I was there in ‘88. 2/54. Graduated in December then got shipped to Korea in a package platoon.

@BradfordBeckett 10 ай бұрын

Were you in A co?

@Sabretoothkiller 10 ай бұрын

B co

@Sabretoothkiller 10 ай бұрын

Saw some of my guys in the vid.

@BradfordBeckett 10 ай бұрын

Oh ok cool….we were there at the same time in the same barracks.

@Sabretoothkiller 10 ай бұрын

I had this vhs tape too, but it’s been lost for years. Thanks for putting it out there.

@ztruth9861 2 жыл бұрын

I was there November 2nd 1988. In Sand Hill then after OSUT Harmony Church for 11M. I don't know how I found my way to all of this. Thank you brother for the memories.

@BradfordBeckett 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it brought memories of the good old days!

@jonpatterson6479 15 күн бұрын

What an awesome video. Brings back memories Alpha Co. 1/50 summer 1997

@Kingkiller1917 11 ай бұрын

I was in A 2/54 in 2018, I left the army in 2021. Since then I've started collecting 1980s and 90s gear and doing living history events, I appreciate you uploading your video so that I can learn more about the past.

@johnathanriojas2530 10 ай бұрын

Oh shit, I was at B Co. 2/54 in 2010! From February 2010 to June 2010! That's badass!

@yavin99 10 ай бұрын

I went through basic in 1993 and we didn't get no meal or bed the first night we got there.

@BigShannon 5 жыл бұрын

The whole time there, I thought the Army was playing mind-games with us....(road marches constantly) Every time a car would drive by...🎶...Don't worry....🎶Be happy...🎶 was playing on their radios....

@BradfordBeckett 5 жыл бұрын

RE "dont worry be happy".....I totally remember that experience. It seemed like that song was playing everywhere.

@NathanKirby2001 4 жыл бұрын

@@BradfordBeckett Interesting

@Coolioussleezer 3 жыл бұрын

"Here's a little song I wrote"

@goforbroke4428 3 жыл бұрын

@@BradfordBeckett sounds really odd, I wonder if there actually was some sort of indoctrination like that with those songs.

@faultyfears 3 жыл бұрын

Crazy how this place looks exactly the fucking same in 2020

@vincenzoluisi5916 3 жыл бұрын

What are you talking about?? They TORE down the "Church" You must be a Hilton babe

@antoninocammarata6541 5 жыл бұрын

This was my platoon.

@BradfordBeckett 5 жыл бұрын

Antonino Cammarata: Which platoon were you in? I was in 2nd, I think. My drills were Cisneros and Homan.

@kennash7583 3 жыл бұрын

@@BradfordBeckett I was in D 1/38 Nov 87-Feb 88. I lost my video after all these years and dont remember the company name of the video, could you help?

@Dbusdriver71 3 жыл бұрын

@@kennash7583 I think I was in the cycle before you only in Bravo Company (which ended as) 3/32 inf. Which would be a few buildings down from you at Ft. Benning downrange from Harmony Church? I wonder if it even exists anymore.

@davejanssen4699 6 ай бұрын

10th mntn, ft benning, 3/14, 1985-88!! Sand hill!

@NoahMizrahi 5 ай бұрын

my grandpa was 1st battalion delta company 3rd platoon 1986, ft benning GA

@WilliamDeanPlumbing 4 жыл бұрын

Jeez, I forgot everything I did back then until watching this film. class of 84.

@Lacronh Жыл бұрын

Dec 84 graduate here.

@michaelbourgoin2368 2 жыл бұрын

D-9-2 4th Platoon Harmony Church Sept to Dec 1984 The further away I get from those days, the more I miss them.

@Lacronh Жыл бұрын

You were in the same group I was during the same period, except I was in A-9-2 4th platoon there at Harmony Church. We would have graduated together.

@reddevilparatrooper 3 жыл бұрын

We never got to play football or used the Day Room, or the Brigade gym ever during Basic and AIT at A-10-2. No fucking way! Our Drill Sergeants made sure we were doing PT all the time getting smoked for anything. After AIT we could do all that stuff because at Airborne School we had the weekends off and during Zero Week after you finished with your details.

@ferdrewflores3612 3 жыл бұрын

☝️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💪💪💪🙏

@erickmccray3081 4 ай бұрын

i went through Benning jan 1985 . they just opened the star ships . i was a Navy Brat who went ARMY

@markdaniels70 4 жыл бұрын

I was there from July to October 88....Charlie 2/58 Sand Hill.... brings back memories... thanks for posting

@doubledee3027 4 жыл бұрын

Charlie rock! I was Bco 2/58 2nd platoon aug-nov 1991....

@apollo4619 3 жыл бұрын

I was in C 2/58!Although 32 years later😂

@chupacabra4897 3 жыл бұрын

Who are ya? I was there to

@apollo4619 3 жыл бұрын

@@chupacabra4897 Gomes,2nd Platoon (started OSUT pre-covid)

@jamesmorris3928 Жыл бұрын

Very cool that you took the time to convert and upload this- many thanks! I went through A-9-2, Harmony Church, 1987 and this was a nice bit of unexpected nostalgia!

@BradfordBeckett Жыл бұрын

That’s why I did it….a lot of good memories for many, many people.

@Lacronh Жыл бұрын

I was at Harmony Church in 1984, and after checking my graduation album, I was in the same company (A-9-2 ) 4th platoon three yrs before you.

@BradfordBeckett 3 жыл бұрын

By the way - does anyone remember the barber with the handlebar mustache? He and the other guy were there in 1988.....Mustache-man actually cut my hair the first time.....I will never forget watching it all fall into my lap.

@stephenlewis2429 2 жыл бұрын

Harmony church class or 1980 we wore the old lizard skins boots tee shirts and dog tags for PT. Sad to see my old home go. Makes me feel hella old. Berlin before the wall came down What a party city..We used the Darby Queen as our obstacle course . Low crawl weapon is carried on the bicep close to the body.

@jaydayvault7085 2 жыл бұрын

Harmony Church Jun ‘83 grad Bravo-2-2 Roster #204, Drill Sergeant!! We have 2 Facebook groups for Harmony Church survivors! Hope to see you there, Brother.

@michiwonderoutdoors2282 4 жыл бұрын

We trained Marines in gunnery for the LAV 25, we had transitioned to the BFV in Germany and the LAV had the same turret system. Army Infantry training Marines, Truth!

@Lacronh Жыл бұрын

Hoo-wah to all my fellow 11B-P infantrymen, Brings back a lot of memories. This video made it look a lot easier than it was, and made the Drill Sergeants look a lot more gentle than they really were. I didn't see much footage of Harmony Church in there or the cattle cars they used to carry us in to the ranges we went to each day for training. . I was there at the Harmony Church barracks A-9-2 (4th Pl) from September to December 20, 1984 for BASIC and AIT, then after doing hometown recruiter's aid for 30 days afterward (in NH), I was stationed at Ft Benning with C Co, 1/58th Infantry, 197th Brigade for the first half of my 3 year tour. The Army slogan was Be All You Can Be. That's why the Lord had me in the Army and stationed there at Fort Benning. Because there at Benning after I completed Airborne School, I cam to know Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior through a fellow Airborne Infantryman, who led me to the Lord. Only then was I able to be all I could be. You can read my testimony here: budapesttestimonies.blogspot.com/2011/02/truth-set-me-free.html I later went on to serve in Berlin with the Berlin Brigade where I was a Recon Scout on the Berlin Wall from 1986 - 87, and later a Lt Colonel's driver (Battalion Cmdr). Thanks for posting this video.

@williamkay2247 Ай бұрын

E-4-2, Summer of 1983 and the airborne school drill sergeant Sergeant first class Jones was the best

@GODZILLAFAN1964 Ай бұрын

Harmony Church A-2-2 3rd Platoon Warlords Aug-Nov 1984 "No Slack" .. I wish I still had my blue "Infantryman's Bible"

@lawtongore7053 2 жыл бұрын

I laughed my ass off when I saw the pt shorts they were wearing lol... We did PT in our fatigue pants and t-shirt with our combat boots on as well during our daily PT runs too... I went through OSUT back in January of 1982 at E-7-1 at Sand Hill....

@11bsavage64 2 жыл бұрын

As you know we now have a specific PT uniform. I graduated last year but I am an guy who enlisted at a older age.

@pd2210 3 ай бұрын

By now its all mostly forgotten which sucks! I was there 7/82-11/82. I was 19 yrs old then. What a great experience. I always wished i could go back for a walk thru. Then My son enlisted and went thru in 2007. I had thoughts of how i remembered it. When i went to my sons graduation it was difficult to figure out where everything was as i remembered it. Man they did some building in 25 years. It was still cool. I was in E-1-1. Great times. Thanks for this video, enjoyed it!

@GaCracker69 3 жыл бұрын

Hell Yeah...I was there at the same time! A 1-50 at Holcombe Barracks. Thanks for sharing and the memories!

@perrygregorio5715 Ай бұрын

B-2-2 May-Aug ‘86 COHORT to 25th ID, Activated 5th Bn 14th Inf, Schofield Barracks. Harmony Church Alumni for life❣️🇺🇸💪🏽❤️

@fragout9575 3 жыл бұрын

OH GAWD!!! I was there then!!! The NEW Star Ships of Sand Hill!!! The Cattle Trucks and the thunderous sounds of drills running up nd flinging open those doors and having your soul ripped from your body!!!! Aww the good Ol' Days of Benning!!!

@LvoZee05 2 жыл бұрын

My dad went through In 87 and got out of RIP in early 88!! Love you pop!

@11bsavage64 2 жыл бұрын

I just got that 🤦🏻. RIP, Ranger initiation processing, Rest in Piece. 😂 But now it’s called RASP (Ranger Assessment and selection process.)

@BF6ct Жыл бұрын

@@11bsavage64 it was RIP back then.

@leeadams6809 2 жыл бұрын

This cool video sure brings back some fond memories. Thank you for sharing. A 4/2 Harmony Church July - Oct 1983.

@Lacronh Жыл бұрын

You were there the year before I was. See my comment above.

@stevenford4313 Жыл бұрын

F-4-2. Harmony church July 84

@user-lk7sm9li4t 9 ай бұрын

11 bravo Delta Dragons 1984 Fort Benning here

@reddevilparatrooper 3 жыл бұрын

The 1980s US Army was the best! Raaaaaaahhhhh!!!!

@Joseywales414 3 жыл бұрын

With out Any don’t about it. The best trained and disciplined army ever ! Now?? Ha! Which bathroom and don’t hurt my feelings.😢

@Richard-lu8ck 3 жыл бұрын

Black boots, BDU's, Steel Pot and M16-A1.. Come at me! :D

@wingitprod 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting. Good times.

@NFHRR 3 жыл бұрын

Was at harmony church summer of 1988 Echo 1/38th split option. 2nd platoon, those memories remain with you forever ...

@HighSpeedNoDrag 3 жыл бұрын

Right On Bro.

@juangonzalez-gp1kv Жыл бұрын

I had this on vcr tape but it went bad i was at the sand hill star ship D 2/58 thank you for the upload it brings many memories.

@BradfordBeckett Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! I am so glad I had the tape digitized.

@steevethekitty759 Жыл бұрын

I was there in '81. Harmony Church! Roster #147 3 platoon D 2-2 Delta dogs we took all but one streamer THANKS MASTER DRILL SARGENT JOHNSON your the best! i think you taught me how to get through life! dose any one know when they stopped sending people through harmony church?

@recessional5560 11 ай бұрын

They didn’t teach you how to spell sergeant though ooooooooh

@LRRPFco52 23 күн бұрын

They built the Starship brick barracks to replace the old Harmony Church buildings in the mid-late 1980s I think.

@marlo7294 9 ай бұрын

Bravo 2/54 Sand Hill DS Askins, Hall whew great times

@kimnovak2 3 жыл бұрын

Whoever did the sound track for this was on fucking point!

@tomahawk5118 Жыл бұрын

E-4-2 Harmony Church AUG-DEC 1985. This was like a time capsule transporting me back. I always thought the packs would get lighter once in permanent party, lmao. Nope, they only got bigger, heavier, and more stuffed. Bivouac was the ONLY I’ve I ever got to use a shelter/tent and sleeping bag. Rest of my time I only had a poncho and poncho liner even in below freezing. Went on to Airborne School, 101st Airborne 1/327th Inf. Regt. And immediately went to Ft Sherman Panama Jungle Warfare School. Still wonder what became of my Drill Sgts Wall, Soto, and Crespo.

@tonybarnett1158 3 жыл бұрын

My blue cord rides the right side of my rearview mirror. C-6-1 1985. Sa.nd Hill graduation: 6 December, 1985.

@VIKNG137 10 ай бұрын

I was A-71 1983 Did this and then straight across base to Jump School

@samseven5260 7 ай бұрын

Showed up December 1984. Went to Harmony Church. Echo 9/2.

@leadxpoison9281 6 ай бұрын

B-9-2, Class of 1987, 11C. Whoever made this video back in the day did not capture the reality very well. They left out the Shark Attack. They left out all of the yelling, screaming, and profanity. The cadence calls alone are X-rated and would melt a Snowflake of today in two milliseconds. There was no "preparing for the gas chamber". We were ambushed. That's when you found out if your mask worked or not. Still fun to reminisce.

@BradfordBeckett 6 ай бұрын

You are correct...that was my experience too..I think they left out all that stuff on purpose to present a G-reated impression for the families and of course, future enlistees. Today's snowflakes wouldn't stand a chance.

@walpolescrew 3 ай бұрын

I remember a DS Zak and Alvelo from B-9-2 (Summer 87)

@leadxpoison9281 3 ай бұрын

@@walpolescrew I remember Zak, too. He was a prick.

@conorwatters3474 14 күн бұрын

the memories… and the music at 25:50… and also some of those drill sergeants way more chill than the ones in the 2010s era…

@valdivia1234567 3 жыл бұрын

I did OSUT at Benning Aug-Nov 87, Sand Hill. The good ol' days!!

@mudsoldier5197 2 жыл бұрын

We were there at around the same time, then. July 7-Oct 9...had my 18th birthday there, two days before graduation.

@elymisany 5 жыл бұрын

We used to have a copy of this on VHS when w were kids, sent to us by our brother, we would always watch it when we got bored of all the other movies. I was such a little kid but man this brings back memories, I'm pretty sure hes in this video too

@BradfordBeckett 5 жыл бұрын

That's awesome...I am so glad I bought the tape at the time and even more so that I was able to hold onto it all these years and then get it converted to digital.

@mojomike3913 Ай бұрын

B 4-36th 1st Platoon Sep Dec 88. Cohort to 1-27th Wolfhounds 25th ID(Light)

@ericlamb172 2 жыл бұрын

Damn. I was there in 88-89, and we were pressured to buy this chiinzy videotape. I'm glad it's here on KZfaq. But what a poor job. And we, too, never saw the inside of any "day room," or any other pleasure. We got a weekend pass after 8 weeks and passing BRM and other stuff, but that was it. Ft. Benning is a beautiful post, though, and the leaders and drill sergeants were second to none. They prepared us for our regular Infantry units.

@BradfordBeckett 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it and I’m glad I bought it and was able to preserve it…..but at the time it was kind of “expensive.”

@richarddouglass515 2 жыл бұрын

Hey there Bradford. Yes Brother I was there, last cycle out of Harmony Church. Y’all had the “condos” at Sand Hill. I remember seeing those on the way to where we were “2 feet from hell, 7 feet from water” 😂. Thank you for posting this. It was fun to watch. ✌️

@BradfordBeckett 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. My battalion was actually the last to use steel pots…..and yeah, the “starships” were much nicer than all those old WW2 barracks some guys were still in.

@kennash7583 Жыл бұрын

What was your basic unit? I was told we were the last cycle D Co, 1/38th graduated March? 1988

@johnhumphrey9953 4 жыл бұрын

The good old days, Harmony Church 1987 to 1988.

@petersahucsr Жыл бұрын

I remember firing that M203 grenade launcher. They had an old truck down range and for some unknown reason I was able to send 2 or 3 rounds right into the window. After we all fired, the cadre gave me an extra 10 or 12 rounds which were leftover and watched me nail it though the window several times more. Shout out to Drill Sgt Cameron & Bland.

@petersahucsr 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Brad. I was at Harmony Church Apr - Jul 1988. Thanks for the post. 3rd Platoon, A 1/38 Inf, 2nd Training Bat.

@HighSpeedNoDrag 3 жыл бұрын

I was at the Mighty Harmony Church May to August, 1988; OSUT, Alpha 4th-36th, 2nd PLT.

@teaminvictus2375 3 жыл бұрын

D-3-1 Nov 1986 through Jan 1987. DS Belch and DS Mateo. I was blessed to be an Infantry Drill on Sandhill, having graduated from Drill Sergeant school there at Benning years later, after getting out for a bit, 1999 - 2001 1-50. Great memories and glad I saw this.

@robertclubs9908 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome show

@urdude67 6 ай бұрын

Same unit, in 1990. Thanks for putting this up. Looks very familiar.

@NoahMizrahi 5 ай бұрын

my grampa was 1st battalion delta company 3rd platoon 1986, ft benning GA he was a mos called 11hotel tank killer he died in the first thing in the gulf

@NoahMizrahi 5 ай бұрын

your gramps was probablee in vietnam or ww2

@buzzfgo 2 жыл бұрын

That's me on the 60 during the graduation. B 2-54

@BradfordBeckett 2 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome!

@stephenlewis2429 2 жыл бұрын

Years latter I went to the light leader course from Ft. Campbell and heilocasted in that same lake.

@christophern1302 9 ай бұрын

B-5-1 Harmony Church ‘80

@benedictramos3975 2 ай бұрын

B-5-1 1977

@joepersch6779 Жыл бұрын

C 2/19 Wolfpack October 1998. Drill Sergeants Santiago, Lesure, and Kerlin. Definitely some memories of good old sand hill.

@at6062 9 ай бұрын

F Co. 2/58 - 2012. Damn the years are flying by.

@NLYS27 Жыл бұрын

E-Co 2-29, 4th Platoon, June/2021 This may have bin made in 1988 but i truly do feel a connection with these men. It's beautiful more of a reason to be proud of my Blue Chord. I wish i could have bin a NCO and trained the next generation of brothers. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!

@Roster434 7 ай бұрын

E-Co 2-29, 4th Platoon, July/2022 I feel that there is a connection to it also.

@NLYS27 7 ай бұрын

@@Roster434 Just wait till you meet a WW2 guy, the 90 year old man will treat like he always knew you and act like if he 18 all over again. When he find out your infantry. It was awesome man. He goes into the cafeteria yelling im not here for the food but im here for the ladys.

@jeffstrong4580 Ай бұрын

Sandhill June 1989. I hope everybody is well.

@bobbarker9339 2 жыл бұрын

Graduated Feb. 87. That was awsome!

@Dbusdriver71 4 жыл бұрын

Bradford, I was there in june 87 Bravo Company 3/32 infantry. You were there almost a full year after I was. Those barracks look awfully familar. The NBC training grounds may be the very ones I was at. During the time we switched from Piss Pots to Cavalar helmets. We had M-16a1s. I went to Ft. Wainwright Alaska. This video is a video of a time long past. Thank you so much for sharing it.

@BradfordBeckett 4 жыл бұрын

Dbusdriver71 We were the last company to use the old steel pot helmets....in fact some of our guys had Kevlars. Glad you enjoyed seeing it!

@olorinmithrandir8536 3 жыл бұрын

Bravo Company 3/32 April 1992 is da best.

@Dbusdriver71 3 жыл бұрын

@@BradfordBeckett I found some of my old paper work from that time. We started off as Bravo 1/1 then during basic we were changed to Bravo 3/32. I have an interesting question. Do you remember when you switched M-16 rifles from the A-1's to the A-3's? I have gotten some responses stating that its impossible to have received M16A-3's before 94 but I have an old vhs video of us at a range where the Range officers are identifying the rifles as M16A-3's. I have old manuals from that time identifying them as A-3's. MInd you, I was handed the M-60 and was never allowed to switch so I really wasn't concerned until some of the 'demon possessed hitler youth' experts started harassing me on line. Do you have any recollection as to when you received the upgrades from the M16A-1's to the next M16A-2's or 3's?

@BradfordBeckett 3 жыл бұрын

@@Dbusdriver71 In 1988, we qualified on the A2s (trained on A1s, also) but when I got to my active duty unit we all had A1s. We also qualified on the M60 and trained on the M2, 203, LAW rockets, dragons, AT4s, and the "new" M249 SAW - which became my assigned weapon as a new 11B at my duty station. I think the A3 did away with that 3-round burst of the A2, but I don't know I've ever used one.....not even years later when I was in the National Guard.

@Dbusdriver71 3 жыл бұрын

@@BradfordBeckett I don't expect you to answer this for I believe you but why the hell would an E-8 and a couple of E-6's identify them as M-16A-3's Then!? Why would they tell us that?! I don't want to admit to the 'demon posses Hitler Youth' out there that they may have been right. The AT sections had 90mm recoiless rifles before the Dragons came in. the M-249 SAW was junk! We were told the M203's were the new version after the M-79. As I said, when they handed me the M-60 They never let me 'put it down'. But thank you for your response! I can't believe they would either mislead us or be so mistaken! Why would they do this.

@normanjones5167 2 жыл бұрын

A 5-1 training battalion 2nd plt. Sand Hill Albaneese barracks. Went through osut in feb thru may 83. Was in a cohort platoon then after graduation went to 2 A.D. 2/41 infantry battalion Ft.Hood Texas.

@Revbone450 4 жыл бұрын

Dco 2/58 1998, never thought I'd see 30th AG again. wow.

@asteezypanda5024 3 жыл бұрын

41:45 Half right Face!

@BradfordBeckett 3 жыл бұрын

“front leaning rest position.....MOVE!”

@Steven_Williams 3 жыл бұрын

Charlie 1-1 3rd Plt. Sand Hill. 11H boloed in AIT defaulted to 11B. March - July 1983 . My reception station was at Ft.Jackson for three days.

@darrengilbert7438 9 ай бұрын

Was C Co 4/36 Harmony Church Sept-Dec 1988.

@fastwheels195 5 ай бұрын

Brings back memories. C-2-2 2nd Platoon Commandos

@timothyashworth7161 2 ай бұрын

I was C-2-2, cold steel. Aug - Nov 1983.

@buster1173 5 жыл бұрын

B-7-1 Bravo Blackhawks! Sandhill, the Starships as they were called. Miss it to this day. 1984

@paulrivers8720 2 жыл бұрын

E Co. 2/58 4th plt House of pain 12 Feb thru 4 June 1998 was hard core.

@gpatmac 8 ай бұрын

I graduated in February, 1988. We were E 2-58. I became a USAR drill sgt later (93) for C 2-54.

@Insomniamodelcars 4 жыл бұрын

I remember the telephone poll when we were gassed..alot of guys hit that poll

@russki4780 6 ай бұрын

we did the leppard crawl with a frag vest and tactical vest while carrying "wounded" people with all of our equipment that digged deep in the mud slowing you down constantly 200 m back and forth.

@vremerman Жыл бұрын

I was in echo 4bn 2nd inf. Harmony Church was the location. It was different in 1984, the reception center was like a jail cell. We then went to our company barracks and put our civilian clothes, stuff in a plastic bag and was stored in a room in the barracks. No finance or whatever, straight to the barracks and the drill sargeants. This video is alot of fluff. It was hard, we had a fight everyday. I always would just watch the fights, someone pushing someone else.

@CPD_Det Жыл бұрын

B-8-2, Harmony Church July 1987.

@philliphampton5183 2 жыл бұрын

Always fun to see these old videos to see just how poor MOUT knowledge was pre GWOT

@Robert-zr3xw Жыл бұрын

Awesome. I was there in '84. Harmony Church baby! Roster #127, Bravo Bulldogs. I thought it was B-9-2. I certainly could be wrong, but not about the roster #!

@echo1341 3 жыл бұрын

"Peace by force, the A Team." Sand Hill, May 1985.

@tonybarnett1158 2 жыл бұрын

C-6-1: 4 September 85 through 6 December 85. Airborne school then off to the 8th Infantry Division in Germany. Lee Barracks in Mainz. Now looking back, I had forgotten how calm it was at Johnston Hall.

@tomahawk5118 Жыл бұрын

I went through the same time and through Airborne school same time. We had to be in the same airborne class. My OSUT was at Harmony Church E-4-2.

@Lacronh Жыл бұрын

@@tomahawk5118 I went through Airborne school right after you two did. I was there in January 1986.

@walpolescrew 4 ай бұрын

C-2-2 Summer of ‘86’ Was like it was yesterday. They smoked the crap out of us. lol Cattle trucks lister bags no A.C. Cold Steel!

@BudgetGainsByJJ 3 ай бұрын

Maybe I’m wrong, but these days the soldiers coming out of basic are looking a lot more “soft”. Maybe women in lowered the standards a bit

@kingalfred9941 Жыл бұрын

They all seem so pleasant back then

@ccoffee5126 3 жыл бұрын

Good to know not much has changed

@trob1173 6 ай бұрын

Lol! An SFC DS got on the bus. Looked at us with a look of hate and disdain. Quietly he said, "You have ten seconds to get off this f**king bus." It was more intimidating than yelling and we nearly ran him over trying to get out, lol!

@uptilhail3496 2 жыл бұрын

damn they had no idea that every single one of them would go to war in like 3 years

@carolinagirl1967 3 жыл бұрын

The one guy with the red shirt....his face said it all"awww man!!!MY HAIR!😲"

@11Charlie 6 ай бұрын

11C. Echo Outlaws May ‘83. Jump school July. Nothing like the gig pit in July heat and humidity

@NoahMizrahi 5 ай бұрын

my grampa was 11H there in ft benning he did his thing at sand hill not harmony church, after the world trade thing they sent him to do things. rip

@williamkay2247 Ай бұрын

Did they make you fill up your BVU cargo pocket with sawdust and then do jumping jacks?

@rholt7448 3 жыл бұрын

Crazy to think i was still in those old barracks in 2016. 1/19 and 2/58 were the last two battalions in the old barracks.

@shotty2164 2 жыл бұрын

The starships?

@aaronleehughes757 2 жыл бұрын

A-9-2 14 Aug-8 Nov 1985. I seem to remember it much more intense than what I’m seeing here. I saw the title and hoped to share it with my three sons, but after watching the first few minutes and then skipping through it it’s just not what I’d want to share with them. This video isn’t anywhere close to the reality of OSUT.

@BradfordBeckett 2 жыл бұрын

yeah...they didn't want to scare anyone. It was a lot tougher back then and the language used on us would make today's snowflakes wet their pants.

@aaronleehughes757 2 жыл бұрын

@@BradfordBeckett 100%. This video is so far from my 1985 OSUT reality

@Lacronh Жыл бұрын

This video is a promotional marketing (propaganda) piece. Take for example the part where it says we met our drill sgt for the first time. It doesn't show him getting on the bus and telling us we have x seconds to get off his bus and fall into formation. Instead it shows some video of a graduation ceremony for Drill Sgt school!! That had absolutely nothing to do with us meeting our Drill Sgts. And the mood/atmosphere was no where near as mellow as at the Drill Sgt grad ceremony either. It was loud and very pushy with lots of push ups. We had Senior Drill Sgt Spencer, Drill Sgt Rouse, and a former Marine named Drill Sgt Baker who was pretty tough. A-9-2, 4th Plt, graduated 11B Dec '84.

@aaronleehughes757 Жыл бұрын

@@Lacronh I remember Drill Sergeant Baker- a Vietnam vet. Rouse wasn’t a drill but occasionally called PT cadence. I was A-9-2 1st Platoon. Aug - Nov 85. So we’ve sat in the same chow hall and made phone calls home from the same booths. CQ duty, log drills…

@Lacronh Жыл бұрын

@@aaronleehughes757 Yes. SFC Rouse wore a drill's hat when I was there. I just double checked my graduation book and confirmed that he was definitely a drill sgt. Those log drills were unforgettable.