I got smoked more making my Drill Sergeant laugh. For context I have a large nose so that was my kryptonite for the whole cycle, and I was hammered for it all the time. I went along with the jokes from time to time. We were in formation and he was just looking at us, dead silence, and he says quietly “Sparks, why the hell is your nose so big”. A few giggles went about our platoon, and I said in a monotone voice “It’s my center of gravity drill sergeant” and the whole platoon erupts with laughter, and he cracks a smile. We got put in the front leaning rest and he knocked the 20 push-ups out with us.

@christopherchaos

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome

When I was in basic, i was told the “who, what, where and how” and that “you don’t need to know the ‘why’”.

I was overweight when I arrived for basic. As I'm waddling off of the cattle truck, I hear a DS shout, "Look, Battle, we got us a fat ass! Instantly I had 4 or 5 DS on me shouting different commands and insults. I got smoked for being fat and not being able to keep up with the different commands. Lost 25lbs in basic, so I guess their tactics worked.

The first reason you'll get dropped at Basic is for just being there... lol

The drills at the unit next to us got smoked by their first Sargeant for keeping the soldiers out almost all night smoking them and let the soldiers go back inside and sleep. This was in like 2018/19 and for those of you that don't know, they're required to give you a specific amount of sleep if you're not in the filed. Don't know what the trainees did to even get smoked that bad

Had a guy in basic try to prove he's smarter than the SDS. SDS had to check to see if he could count to 50.... in cadence.

Here's another one. Questioning your superiors when told to do something.

Oh man! Sand bag pt at 3 in the morning for not waking up for fire guard. 😂😂🔥🔥🔥

Went through basic a few months back. The 2 things that got my platoon and my bay dropped the most were, as mentioned, not standing at positions properly, but also latrine standards. One thing a lot of drill sergeants look for is not just a clean and orderly wall locker and bunk display, but a perfect latrine. Things like every toilet seat being down, all sink handles perfectly aligned, if you have shower stalls then all curtains dress right dress, no spots on the mirrors no water in the sinks, the list goes on. For almost 3 weeks that was our morning pushup session, the latrine was not perfect. A lot pf reasons you'll get smoked are not just things you ALONE failed at, but that the group failed as well.

@mgaming5413

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds weird but how does the bathrooms look and how is the showers. I’m going in the summer

@jessieomahony8101

2 жыл бұрын

@@mgaming5413 this highly depends on where you go to basic and also whether you get older or newer barracks.

2012. Ft Benning. OSUT. Company got smoked because someone lost their NVG. 2hr smoking in the field on rocks. Not cool. After a while, you get used to the smoking, but that one hurt......

@TwistedSarcasm31675

2 жыл бұрын

God I miss Benning. Dunno why, maybe it's cause that's where I did basic and AIT at

The worst I saw was the first time we got weapons (no mags or ammo). One of the guys pointed his weapon at somebody else. A DI saw it and the dude was smoked to the max for an hour.

@TwistedSarcasm31675

2 жыл бұрын

Bet he had muscle failure after that shit 🤣🤣

I got smoked at least once for every reason that was listed

Thank you for your service Christopher

1 once got smoked individually 4 times in a day 25 push ups each. 1. Not calling at ease for the DS 2. Not having my PC on my head in the CTA that was under a cover 3. I didn't say Drill Sgt 4. Showing up with out a battle buddy

I got smoked for having muscle failure.

Back in the late 80s I got smoked early on in basic for not knowing rank very well. The Captain of the company smoked me till I had puked just for calling him a Sergeant and that was the only oops I made in basic.

@chrismc410

2 жыл бұрын

That's unique. Having the officer in charge conduct the smoking himself

"Hurry up! Battle buddy!"

as a veteran! 80's ft.bliss tx! 6 week basic! 60 recuits!!!!

I got my whole platoon smoked when I told a Drill Sergeant that he looked really good in his new picture.

Happy veterans day brother

Leaving November 22 88M

@nriquelove8627

2 жыл бұрын

Same, you going to Oklahoma?

Build the body, build the mind

Short answers: Nothing will prevent being smoked. You will get smoked even if you do it all right and not even not joining is no guarantee of not being smoked. Another war of WWII scale can happen anytime and the draft reinstated.

also never ask why!!!!

Shipping November 16 Fort Jackson ❄️

We got evicted, from the 3rd floor. Every bed (64), locker and everything we owned had to be taken down and set up neatly outside with our beds made then back upstairs within 4 hours while getting smoked during all this. We had like 3 trainees get injured a week before the anvil. 😅

@Malik9591

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, been there

The drill sergeants are also probably being evaluated by their superiors on whether they are adequately smoking (testing) trainees.

I leave Sunday to the hotel and ship out the 15 really nervous. Going to fort Jackson.

@jessieomahony8101

2 жыл бұрын

Don't be nervous. Trust me when I say it's more mental than physical. They will get you physically fit enough to pass. Everything else is just do exactly what you're told. Like if they say anything, take it as literally as possible. That's literally basic training in a nut shell

@christopherchaos

2 жыл бұрын

You got this. Stay motivated and dont quit.

@Malik9591

2 жыл бұрын

Ft. Jackson is one of the easiest bases. Just stay mentally focused and your good. Your going to be pushed beyond being tired regardless of what goes on. They well treat you as if you already failed. Remember, it’s only training. Once your sent to your home base it becomes much easier. Unless your an idiot of course 😬

Worst smoking was shark attack. Next was when the platoon screw up was minutes late. DS had him smoke us for about an hour.

@jessieomahony8101

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, if you think about what you're capable of by the time you get done with basic, the shark attack isn't even that bad. Now if you're comparing how dead you feel instead of just how much actual smoking you get then absolutely lol like chubby Timmy over there is definitely getting more drained from 200 push ups over the course of an hour at the beginning than he would from 400 by the end

I'm gonna wear my AFJROTC Uniform tomorrow

Get smoked and acclimat, because if you're active duty. Get use to it private/specialist. Yeah, you're still treated like a private specialist 😂

I’m most worried about being so physically exhausted that I won’t be able to do the push-ups, leading to more push-ups.

The thing I’m most worried about is them putting an rna therapy in my arm without my consent

A friend told me that one idiot at the firing range was called over by his Sarge and spun around with his loaded rifle towards the Sarge. He was smoked for that more then a good rack of bbq ribs.

Someone pin my platoon was smoking cigarettes in the emergency stairwell and the drill Smelled it. So we got lit, 8 count pushups, uniform change drill (we were on the third floor so we were given two minutes to run up and change from bdu’s to pt’s), mud drills, and so on. This went on for hours.

Laughing at farts while the drill sergeant was staring at us got us smoked. This one guy can fart on demand but he was gassier that day so I bet he was venting some excess pressure. Every small fart he made made some guy in the bay giggle while another was trying police people by shushing them. Then he dropped one of the biggest farts he had and we just couldn't take it anymore. We knew we were gonna get smoked. Once we were on the ground, we all started to laugh hard throughout the smoke. Meanwhile the guy that was shushing everyone was screaming, "guys, this isn't funny!" To which the drill sergeant replied, "you do know if you keep shushing people, it makes the situation funnier!" I'll end this by saying this, that basic will make you think every small thing is funny.

Why is it that giving a DI direct eye-to-eye contact an issue?

Back when I was a Drill Sergeant we would lay hands on the new privates. This was in the 1960s.

@dalewoods7308

2 жыл бұрын

Some of these new recruits need it

@jessieomahony8101

2 жыл бұрын

@@dalewoods7308 nah. They need to just get kicked out or mentally broken down. Beating the shit out of people doesn't solve anything and on the flip side there are drills who wouldn't know when enough is enough

@dalewoods7308

2 жыл бұрын

@@jessieomahony8101 laying hands on them probably not the best idea the military has to do something when I was in basic we had a lot of shit bags

I got smoked in basic b/c I mixed up my battalion commander's and company xo's names

What about calling the DS sir? I was raised calling all men sir and got smoked all the time for that. Oh... you don't think I work for a living? Oh the good old days.

A BDU pocket with a button unsecured.🪖

Just graduated BCT today, off to AIT in a couple days. Word to the wise, Buy different boots. You don’t gotta stick with the issued one, Nikes and the Garmonts are gonna be your best friend

@mgaming5413

2 жыл бұрын

When and where can you buy boots

@cristofierro2076

2 жыл бұрын

@@mgaming5413 it depends on base to base but at fort sill you get your phone every Sunday and you can buy boots off Amazon or when you make your trips to the PX

@jessieomahony8101

2 жыл бұрын

@@cristofierro2076 that's very specific to your unit commander. I was in Leonard wood and you were not allowed to get new boots without a boot profile but yes to anyone who is in a unit that allows it. I highly encourage it. I however do not recommend the Nike boots in basic. Yes they are comfortable but in my experience they don't hold up well and wear out super fast

@x7felix582

2 жыл бұрын

@@jessieomahony8101 what about interceptors? Those boots are rlly nice

@jessieomahony8101

2 жыл бұрын

@@x7felix582 those specifically were the ones I was thinking of lol that's what I had in AIT and they went to shit so fast

When someone cracks a smile: PUT THOSE TEETH ON SAFE! When someone farts during toe the line: PUT THOSE CHEEKS ON SAFE

True story, we had just cleaned the latrines and the drill went in to inspect it and came out cursing (who the F@#$ Left $#!+ in my god dang toilets!) he had every one come in the bathroom, kicked open the stalls, reached in the toilet and grabbed $#!+ out of the bowl. Every last one of us thought “oh this dude is crazy!” After our graduation he let us know that he smushed a candy bar, corn, and tea in the 🚽. The bathroom was spick and span.

This videos kind of old, so no idea if this will get a response. I'm getting ready to ship to Fort benning for infantry osut in a month. Any tips to help me excel?

@christopherchaos

2 жыл бұрын

Just do what your told and give everything 110%. Things like doing really well on the ACFT and such can help.

Biggest fear would be getting held back

@jessieomahony8101

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly if you can pass the PT test and you're not just like a shitty person, it's not hard to get through bct. It's hyped up way more than it should be and in my personal experience it was mentally harder than physically

@christopherchaos

2 жыл бұрын

Just make sure you push yourself and don't quit.

Ft.Benning 30 Sept 1993, Delta Co. 3rd/32nd...1st lieutenant dropped the entire Bravo and Charlie Co simply because we beat them out to formation. Dunno wtf but we did our best not to giggle

I’d like to deploy to Germany heard Germany has good training and deployment experience

Basic training smoking has nothing on walking into your new unit for the 1st time as a fussy

I heard they can't, and don't even smoke you anymore.

Who else felt naughty when they ate with their pc on for the first time after basic training

Notification platoon.

Chris chaos can you talk about Showers how to take fast showers and shave and poop fast? Thanks goin to basic soon!

@jackshadow3303

2 жыл бұрын

When do you ship out?

@christopherchaos

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a video for my OnlyFans account.......

@jwdietzel3327

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackshadow3303 this month or Jan

@jwdietzel3327

2 жыл бұрын

@@christopherchaos Cant tell if thats supposed to be a joke or do you really have a you tube account for that? I'm serious my man people struggle with that stuff and that will only make a herder time for the unit at basic so that's why I'm asking since I'm sure that's a sure way to get smoked for sure like you outta put a video for bathroom and hygiene tips and tricks. Thanks much love and appreciate the helpful content!

@dreamer1882

2 жыл бұрын

@@jwdietzel3327 My husband is at Fort Jackson and said they get 5 min. shower. 😬

Where’s your ear plug case? I don’t know Drill Sergeant! Just drop until you find it then!

Shipping to Fort Leonard Wood next month. What an experience that'll be 😂

@jessieomahony8101

2 жыл бұрын

You picked possibly the worst time of year to go 😅 it's cold wet and windy af.

@Sparrows587

2 жыл бұрын

It’s really not that bad. You are going to get smoked no matter what. Shit, most of the time you didn’t even do anything but you still have to start pushing. Just don’t be the reason to get everyone fucked, and everyone will like you😂 right time, right place, right uniform.

@j-mack7501

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I live in Michigan then because that's all it has been since mid October and will remain that way through probably March. 👎 I'll be sure to acclamate myself the best I can before leaving for Missouri 😂

@infiniti282003

2 жыл бұрын

J-mack i an shipping to Ft Leonard Wood next month as well. Ship date is 12/27

@j-mack7501

2 жыл бұрын

What MOS? I'm going in as a 12 Bravo Combat Engineer.

Getting smoked is a right of passage in Basic Training. In the last few weeks, push-ups didn't faze anyone and the Drill Sergeants would get more creative and have you low-crawl around the barracks which takes forever-and-a-half, you'd rather just do push-ups.

Let’s face it you’re going to get dropped for the simple sin of actually being there.

I lost 40 pounds in basic

Bro , your a veteran getting smoked and getting smoked is too diffrent things I guess they dont tell all

The only time we got smoked in basic was not getting the DS the beer he liked.

@charliemike13

2 жыл бұрын

Where were you in basic?

Número 1: No hablar Inglés y no entender nada jaja

You could have literally just said anything, anything and everything can get you smoked. Well at least that’s how it used to be.

@chrismc410

2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes doing nothing at all or not even involved was enough

will saying "lets go brandon" get me smoked?

@mingodingo

2 жыл бұрын

Disrespecting the commander in chief? That's a paddlin'

@jessieomahony8101

2 жыл бұрын

Probably lol even if they agree with you 😅

@georgemicewicz8909

2 жыл бұрын

Anything is better than the orange former guy.

@MasterVideoStudios

2 жыл бұрын

@@georgemicewicz8909 lies

Honestly you’ll get smoked regardless mass punishment is a heavily used thing in the Army😂

@jessieomahony8101

2 жыл бұрын

And it really shouldn't be once you're out of AIT lol within reason anyways

@invaderway

2 жыл бұрын

@@jessieomahony8101 I got smoked more at Fort Gordon 25U AIT then basic at Fort Jackson lmao

@jessieomahony8101

2 жыл бұрын

@@invaderway I got smoked individually like twice at AIT and the first one was when I first got their cause as a dumb way to teach us the phonetic alphabet we couldn't call our DS by their title and last name lol it was all DS Alpha or DS Bravo and so on and so forth and Mt AIT drills did not like that at all😂😂

There’s no “s” on somewhere…