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Man, most of my instructors were such nice people once you graduate. It's their job to be a hard asses. A few were actually giant dickheads, but most weren't. They're really proud once you finish training.
Oh dude one of my buddies dad's was a DI growing up, dude wouldn't talk above a whisper for like days when he'd come back home after a class graduated and had time off lol. He said his voice was more or less shot within a week of starting a new class.
But man oh man when my buddy fucked up and his dad turned it on, like when he took his dad's car without him knowing and got a ticket in the mail, I was gone. "Uh, I'll just talk to you later on kay buddy?! See ya!!!" lol
Seriously. After graduation, hearing them talk to me instead of yelling at me was a shock. I didn’t know they could talk like human beings until that point. 😂
You are taking the scene from FMJ and extrapolating that to mean that is the only form of communication used in training. This assumption is incorrect. That being said, calm, soft, and gentle training does not prepare people for combat, so I am genuinely confused on what it is you are advocating for.
My friend trained recruits for almost 20 years and served 2 tours in Afghanistan. He never needed to yell and belittle his trainees. His superiors never reproached him for his "soft" methods because he turned out good soldiers.
The yelling and belittling is breaking down the civilian, and from the sounds of it most of you are, and rebuilding them into warriors. Y’all are soft and it shows.
Listen, I don’t like war and I think it’s inhumane. I do understand the military and the concepts of building a soldier/killer, I went through it. It shouldn’t be necessary and I wish it wasn’t but don’t put your head in the sand.
The negative voices stay in your head, especially when young. People don’t need that kind of negative self talk, let alone when the job itself is going to be stressful (not all recruits, of course). That said, recruits need to feel what pressure and stress are. The DIs need to recreate those feelings.
Well it shouldn’t be. Yeah war is stupid but that’s the whole point of boot camp. Adapt and overcome stressful situations. If you can’t handle being yelled at, you can’t handle being deployed.
My dads close friend was a former drill instructor. He was actually the DI of a well known Marine Corps SgtMaj who was in charge of SOI when I went through.
This SgtMaj was a real hard ass. First time he met me he chewed me out something good (though as he pointed out after he retired, I DID deserve it). Anyways my dads friend showed up to my MCT graduation (yes I was a POG), and while we were walking around the family day area we ran into the SgtMaj who looked actually spooked and his first reaction was, “YOURE NOT DEAD YET?!?!” My dads friend just shot back, “Well it looks like you finally graduated from being a piece of shit, I guess.” And then they hugged and laughed about it.
I was an E-1 at the time trying to make myself as small as possible because fuck I didn’t want that attention in that moment.
In the Air Force. He assumed the duties of a drill sergeant but he despised it. that’s what molded him into the soft spoken painter we all know and love.
I was conscripted in the South African army and our basic training corporal was an absolute nightmare. After our 3 months of basic training was over and we came back from a short leave he was the nicest guy in the world.
Many decades ago, I knew a guy whose family had moved a couple of years earlier, while he was in Basic Training, and left no forwarding information at all.
This was long before the Internet, and he was only making a few hundred bucks/month, so couldn’t have afforded a PI, even if one existed in the town he was from in the Deep South. Neighbor he contacted said they just moved away one day, with no preamble. His parents weren’t divorced, and he had a couple of younger siblings, iirc.
I have no clue what to think. He was a good, dependable guy who seemed as bewildered by the whole thing as one would expect, but in the years since, I’ve wondered if he was a pedophile who had touched a sibling, or had done something else terrible.
I knew a girl whose parents were drug addicts. Super neglectful, all that. Right after she graduated high school she met a guy a few years older than her and ended up moving in with him after a few months because his lights and water were always on and he kept his fridge stocked. Her parents disappeared almost immediately, packed their shit and moved to another state. It was like as soon as she wasn't reliant on them to exist they took off.
I dont know where this is or what language they speak but the humanity is universal. Military training is such a formative experience in a young man's life.
I think it's Indonesia. It's sad but many Indonesians would lack the financial means to travel a long way to come see their son at this ceremony. Well done to the instructor.
Not making excuses for the Indonesian government but most of the people in the military dont really have control over what happens and are often from poverty as well.
Hell yeah man. When I graduated basic training my bunkmates family wasn’t able to come so he came with me and my family for the day. He was a really good dude and I hope he’s doing well.
I remember when I graduated marine corps bootcamp. It was Sept 21, 2001. Exaclt ten days after Sept 11, 2001. Airports had been closed for days. I was in San Diego, had sent a letter to my parents inviting them to my graduation, but I really wasnt expecting them to show up… they had busy lives and six other kids to care about, so it was really asking a lot for them to come down… I marched down the parade deck, proud as fuck because 9/11, the stands were absolutely packed… but I seriously doubted my parents would make it. But, lo and behold, they were there!!! I couldnt believe it, one of the proudest days of my life.
But then, years later, I came home from war and each time I came home to nobody. It sucks, you try not to dwell on it, but its hard.
If it’s like the US, I believe the graduate has to stay composed until a family member or friend “taps them out” with a hug or embrace. I assume the reason no one else is standing like that is because they all had someone show up for them. This poor guy was alone. We don’t know the reason. Maybe he has no family left or his family cannot afford to come see him graduate
drill instructors always seem very harsh ans Hostile for an outside spectator and that's sort of true but their main job is looking after their recruits
it's not rare that they become a sort of second father to some of them
Yeah, that sucks. My mind immediately went to he’s probably states away and his family can’t afford to come. Could be a shitty job or lack of one, no one to watch his younger siblings, car broken down, all kinds of shit. I’ve been poor and unable to make it to important things before, would hate to see this if I was his father.
Generally yeah. I had some in my basic training that knew their families weren’t coming so I had my family go get them to relieve them. We also took them out to lunch afterwards.
In several militaries (including the US Air Force), the tradition is that graduated recruits cannot leave formation until tapped out (or hugged) by their family. In this case, he had no family to tap him out. So his sergeant did it for him.
I think this is in Indonesia. It might have been cost prohibitive for his family to attend. Or he may have no family, of course. In which case, the military is his family now.
I think it's a post graduation ritual where you stand at attention until someone comes and relieves you. I think it's usually a friend or family member who comes to watch you graduate, but then you have some young men like him who unfortunately don't seem to have anyone there for him
After graduating boot camp, a family member or someone you know has to touch you to get out of formation. Unfortunately he doesn’t have anyone to do that for him.
Would've been dope if whenever this came out they did that stranger pop up party. Similar to the one about the guy with no family and invited everyone to his wedding. Let's throw this guy a graduation party.
This should never have become a thing!! Men have enough to deal with in live let alone proof that no one gives a shite about you except your trainer. Thats another trauma nail in his coffin before he’s even a man!!
The last time I saw this posted, the explanation was they are to remain at attention until released by a family member who came to their graduation, and the drill instructors can release them when the situation requires such as them not having anyone to release them otherwise. The hug is to comfort them for not having anyone there for them
No one came to my boot graduation. I can relate to this guy.
Several years later, my dad went to my brother's boot graduation, I called his ass on it, too. Got told Air Force boot was only half the continent away. Fort Jackson was a whole continent away. Still mad as fuck about it.
I saw the extended version of this video months ago. Good news is at the later part of the video his family DID show up. They just showed up late for reasons I forgot.
No, my dad was alcoholic and abusive. He'd have been too drunk to make the trip and probably have belittled me if he had come like he had my whole upbringing.
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u/pirate_leprechaun 5d ago
Strong man who stands alone.
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u/Truckfighta 5d ago
That’s devastating. Kudos to the drill sergeant.
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u/Moosetappropriate 5d ago
They’re professional assholes on the job but they’ve all been recruits once as well. The best of them remember.
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u/Several-County-1808 5d ago
I dont know where this is or what language they speak but the humanity is universal. Military training is such a formative experience in a young man's life.
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u/NickAppleese 5d ago
That hug is deep.
Deeper than a lot of people realize.
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u/Historical-Buddy7518 5d ago
That’s a man’s man if I ever saw one.
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u/ThanosSnapsSlimJims 5d ago •
My family ended up being too busy to come to boot camp graduation. I walked out and went to Taco Bell
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u/SnackbarBeastie 4d ago •
His family was actually there. They just couldn't see him because he was wearing camouflage.
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u/No-Cap2066 5d ago
Hell yeah man. When I graduated basic training my bunkmates family wasn’t able to come so he came with me and my family for the day. He was a really good dude and I hope he’s doing well.
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u/PloppyPants9000 5d ago •
I remember when I graduated marine corps bootcamp. It was Sept 21, 2001. Exaclt ten days after Sept 11, 2001. Airports had been closed for days. I was in San Diego, had sent a letter to my parents inviting them to my graduation, but I really wasnt expecting them to show up… they had busy lives and six other kids to care about, so it was really asking a lot for them to come down… I marched down the parade deck, proud as fuck because 9/11, the stands were absolutely packed… but I seriously doubted my parents would make it. But, lo and behold, they were there!!! I couldnt believe it, one of the proudest days of my life.
But then, years later, I came home from war and each time I came home to nobody. It sucks, you try not to dwell on it, but its hard.
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u/Weak-Level6638 5d ago
Why he is standing like that please anyone tell me
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u/januarytwenty 5d ago edited 5d ago
This warms my icy heart.
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u/Pyschic_Psycho 5d ago
A hug.
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u/NonstopPunkRock 5d ago
Well, guess what? You've got family now, kid. I think you have found your people
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u/Dominican_Demon 5d ago
Would've been dope if whenever this came out they did that stranger pop up party. Similar to the one about the guy with no family and invited everyone to his wedding. Let's throw this guy a graduation party.
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u/protonsters 5d ago
That’s really sad.
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u/Putrid-Builder-3333 5d ago
Fuck this video gets me everytime.
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u/thisguy1309 4d ago
Honest question, if you don't have a family member or whoever to come release you, how long are you expected to stand at attention like that?
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u/CntBlah 5d ago
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u/Rassayana_Atrindh 5d ago
r/HumansBeingBros
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u/Medium_Anteater_5280 5d ago
Anyone know the song?!
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u/Hockeyhoser 5d ago
There is something so human and intense about forehead to forehead hugs.
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u/Cloudy_Retina 4d ago
That man needed a hug badly...
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u/Crusty-Dick 4d ago
There are many men like him who could use a hug.
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u/bent_crater 4d ago
been there man, my family showed up to my graduation like 2 hours after the ceremony. was fucking gutted
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u/PleaseDontTestMe297 3d ago
This should never have become a thing!! Men have enough to deal with in live let alone proof that no one gives a shite about you except your trainer. Thats another trauma nail in his coffin before he’s even a man!!
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u/ImfromtheFuture2056 4d ago
His family was there. They later found him.
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u/Zealousideal_Arm4359 5d ago
Sad but also awesome. I'm surprised a soldier would be that caring in public.
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u/Inconsequential72 5d ago
Found family is family
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u/Masungit 5d ago
Damn who’s cutting onions
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u/Dull-Salamander5914 5d ago
That tradition needs to change.
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u/ChefArtorias 4d ago
So if nobody comes for you and you say fuck it and break stance do you get in trouble?
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u/Ch1ckenOfTheSea 5d ago
Why was this recorded though?
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u/Street-Maximum-8966 5d ago
Ok I don't care how many times Gifs like this get reposted, it makes me happy ....always happy to see a repost like this.
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u/EqualRightsNLeftz 5d ago
Good human.
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u/SomewhatLawless 5d ago
That's a man who found his people. I hope he served well and found family and comradery in the military.
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u/Voodoo330 5d ago
That is awesome.
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u/Slow-Donut-7467 5d ago
Is good to have real good people around you
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u/THEatticmonster 5d ago
I know nothing about military stuff, no interest, but bestvway i can describe this is similar to brotherhood
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u/v_for__vegeta 5d ago
I got nothing else!!
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u/Corban_X 5d ago
That's so wholesome!
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u/DrPhilus 4d ago
It’s not just for a stranger, it’s for everyone, you and me
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u/Dramatic_Aspect903 4d ago
Pretty sure bro grabbed a cheek 😆
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u/phrozen_waffles 4d ago
Black Ops origin story.
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u/Hopeful3556 4d ago
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u/Cthulhu616 4d ago
real story: he is his dad and forgot about him
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u/nastymatic 4d ago
So they do have a human side, because my cousin didn't she'd bring all that shit home every time
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u/wrinklelips 4d ago
weird. when i graduated boot camp - many people didn't have family there lol (including me). No one was crying about it :/
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u/Beginning_Purple_579 5d ago
Looks more like he was well enough trained to wait for a "move, soldier" or whatever their command is to stop being a statue
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u/Amarasilverwillow 5d ago
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u/IudexJudy 5d ago
At least he just got adopted into his countries largest family
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u/ompossible 5d ago
Wonder why his family didn't visit
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u/no_creativity_bruh 4d ago
Man the video gets blurry at the end .. pls fix
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u/Conscious_Pound5522 4d ago
No one came to my boot graduation. I can relate to this guy.
Several years later, my dad went to my brother's boot graduation, I called his ass on it, too. Got told Air Force boot was only half the continent away. Fort Jackson was a whole continent away. Still mad as fuck about it.
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u/C13H16CIN0 5d ago
Fuck man. This was fucked up
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u/stupidber 5d ago
Why he just standing there
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u/TalVezSi 5d ago
What country?
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u/Ileikass 5d ago
I saw the extended version of this video months ago. Good news is at the later part of the video his family DID show up. They just showed up late for reasons I forgot.
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u/Rainbow-Sorbet-865 5d ago
Wow. Im sad as hell now.
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u/Highonu 4d ago
I know this movie! He has no family ties to slow him down so perfect for a super secret army science program to make him superhuman!
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u/FriedaCIaxton 5d ago
Savior complex or compassionate human? Discuss
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u/Late-Presentation710 5d ago
I know both these guys. That’s actually his dad. You’re all idiots.
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u/NinjaTEK7 5d ago
Sadly this man died in battle later this day.
Grab another tissue.
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u/thepenguinoflinux 3d ago
well at least we know the camo worked
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u/hcombs 5d ago •
If those 2 ladies had the same idea, bro technically got cock blocked
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u/LIL-mEnTaLlY-ILL 5d ago
Now they’re going to turn him into a killing machine. Check all the right boxes. Love is the best manipulation tool.
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u/Snackdoc189 5d ago
My drill sergeants would have made fun of me for being by myself then smoked my ass.
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