Although I did my recruit training at MCRD Parris Island during the summer of '66, I eventually became a Drill Instructor at MCRD San Diego in 1972 and served there until 1975. My greatest tour of duty - the one I enjoyed the most during my 26 years of active service - was being a USMC Drill Instructor in the 3rd Battalion at MCRD San Diego. To this date, just thinking about those times, it brings a smile to my face. Heck, I was single in my 20's, had a body of "twisted steel and sex appeal," and knew how to use various swear words as nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, and what else have you - I mastered them all!!!!! Haaaaaaa...

@DERKONIG12345

23 күн бұрын

Could you please share the lyrics of Cadence "Let me hear that thunder" sir?

@MrBenherrmann

23 күн бұрын

@@DERKONIG12345 OMG - there are so many cadences out there, where to even begin, but OK - here is one at least. Remember, I was a Drill Instructor 50 years ago, so many cadences have been forgotten - but this one somehow stuck out in my mind. "Ah knew a girl in New York City - she had beer in both her titties....." I do remember one little item that I used to have my recruits say every night before lights out - here goes: "Every day in the Marine Corps is like Sunday on a farm, every meal is like a banquet. Over 200 years (then) of hell, death, and destruction - Marine Corps!!! Marines can stick more in and break more off than any other man, from any other land - and what's nicer is that we can do it neater and sweeter with less peter Amen..." They always loved that!!!

@DERKONIG12345

22 күн бұрын

@@MrBenherrmann Thanks anyway...) Sir...

@rongewei3133

21 күн бұрын

I was in 3rd Battalion I co. In Nov 75 staff sgt Laura, Daugherty were the two DI's I can remember still today! ( They may have been Sgts at that time?? )

@rongewei3133

21 күн бұрын

Here are some. I remember as a recruit, , ," I know a lady who lives on a hill she won't do it but her sister will. Then there's the one about " mama and papa were laying in bed, mama rolled over and this is what she said,,p.t mmgood. Feels good etc, or. "I don't know but I've been told Eskimo $&##@@ is mighty cold and that's the few that I can remember 😊

Alignment is on point. Good shit. Not easy to get 60-80 high school graduates in the same page like this within 3 months, along with rifle range, knowledge, customs & courtesies, physical training and overall ATTENTION TO DETAIL.

@garouuchiha4041

26 күн бұрын

The ARMY is a joke, hated the ARMY. A try hard warrior's, an adult version of boy and girl scouts.

@seanreed6916

23 күн бұрын

They’ve literally been doing not for decades lol

@danobutta6509

20 күн бұрын

Yes, it is amazing how this intense training can transform someone within three months. I was there in early 73' and it's on my bucket list to pay a visit to "PI, the land that God forgot."

@morrisparrish76

7 күн бұрын

3 months my ass! We were given 8 weeks in 1965!

@petercarmeci8317

5 күн бұрын

Rah

I swear, if I’m ever in a coma, let me listen to this platoon with their DI drilling. I’ll wake up I assure you. I sometimes miss the island crazy as it sounds. Semper Fi.

Whoever droped that canteen better hope the sdi saves them

@slappy1234567

7 күн бұрын

Uncork waterbowl!

Beautiful. Statues of Discipline. When drill is in perfect sync like that, it's a thing of beauty. I struggled a little with it , but I didn't mean I couldn't appreciate it from the outside.

@Mbenguegang

5 күн бұрын

One thing it’s not for everybody but hey u was there and you tried 💪🏾💪🏾

wasn't even my drill instructor but I loved his cadences everytime we all went to chow, RAH SGT, Its LCPL Taveras, tall dominican PLT 1049, SDI SSGT Estrada

@jakerix3580

9 ай бұрын

Yooo I had SSGT Estrada in 1020 a couple years ago. He’s was a great DI

Yessir this was my platoon back in 2021 still remember every moment of it

@Mbenguegang

10 күн бұрын

Like share subscribe!!

@garryt4443

14 сағат бұрын

Truly the best. I saw a British commenter asking why we are so vocal... it speaks for itself.

Memories of Oct-Dec 1973. Plt 395, India Co, 3rd Bn, Parris Island. Thanks, Ssgt Stewart, Ssgt Johnigon, Sgt Valentine, Sgt Guest. Semper Fi

It’s like a well-oiled machine. All parts running smoothly. My respects to these young men and women and their courage to serve! Great job by the DI

@Mbenguegang

11 күн бұрын

Right on

Excellent, admire the discipline...

props on the di for keeping the canteen and not kicking it or throwing it

@Mbenguegang

11 күн бұрын

We lead by example 💪🏾

@Mbenguegang

11 күн бұрын

Share get this out there to the world

Bro the disciples of discipline live there god damm❤

@Mbenguegang

11 ай бұрын

Share this video brother

@pablosanmiguel5802

10 ай бұрын

@@Mbenguegangalready have! Brother you sent tingles down my dag gone spine! Semper Fi! I have a favor to ask if a fellow Marine. I’ll be starting the fire fighter academy next month and I’ve forgotten so many of these cadences. I’d like to pick up a few to use. I love this one but can’t make out all the ditty responses the recruits are responding back. Can you share some knowledge?

@2Tall03XX

10 ай бұрын

Never heard that before, I like it.

@dethkicstart

10 ай бұрын

@@pablosanmiguel5802Every platoon has different ditty’s, so it’s hard to say, but it’s mostly just counting and aye sir. You also don’t say anything after like phase 2. The ditties just help you remember what you’re supposed to do.

The Marine Corps is Awesome!!! It never changes. Tradition of Excellence. Semper Fi young Devil Dogs!!!!

Been there did that. What an experience! One of my best decisions in life. RAH

Damn Mbengue so happy to see you thrive man super proud to call you my friend got goosebumps listening to you call cadence bro!!

@Mbenguegang

Ай бұрын

Thanks strozier I know it’s you!! Hit me up bud I’m closer to you than u think!

WOW, take me right back to 1980 and Platoon 1038 USMC Parris Island.

@tommymims1498

10 ай бұрын

1054 1979 .....like it was yesterday...

Good to see i remember boot camp one thing you learn is drill an ceremony they didn't fuck around

Drill instructor is really good. Wow time flies

I miss 1st battalion. So many memories.

I was in United States Marine Corps Recruit Training in MCRD, San Diego, California 50 years ago. I'm now 67 years and 8-months old, and I'll be 67 years and 9 months old next week. Yet, I am actually stronger today than when I was an active-duty United States Marine Corps 0331 M-60 Machine Gunner. Biologically aging hasn't made me weaker, but stronger.

@Mbenguegang

5 күн бұрын

Something about marines ain’t it? You got 111 more years left in you

The 1st Recruit Training Battalion Scarlet And Gold were always HiGH Steppers when they Marched during Close Order Drill. At MCRD San Diego, CA in January, 1983; I trained with the 3rd Recruit Training Battalion Sweet Blue and White Kilo Company Platoon 3008 we were marching heading North on the Starboard side and a Platoon from the 1st R.T.B. was marching South on the Port Side on the road They were evidently in the Third Phased of Training-M16A1s at the Right Shouldered Arms, Cammie Trousers Bloused and Their Black Cadillac Combat Boots Heels hitting the Deck with the Snap and Pop Sound as they were HIGH Stepping Leaning Back and Struting. My Platoon was totally Intimidated and Humbled by their Marching. They Drowned us out so badly that our Senior Drill Instructor SDI Gunnery Sergeant GYSGT Gerald A Gordon ordered us to Mobbed it back to our Barracks and told us they Wimped us out and we Better be able to March like that when our Close Order Drill Proficiency Training started with one of our Drill Instructors Staff Sergeant SSGT Keith Bland. Needless to say at Second Phase of our Marine Recruit Training we were allowed to bloused our Cammie Trousers for the C.O.D. Marching Test and Staff Sergeant SSGT Bland's Cadence was the Main one out of our 4 Drill Instructors that I adopted for Marching when i got to my First Duty Station at Marine Barracks MB GUAM Marianas Islands M.I.

My son is in MCRD San Diego as we speak. In phase 2 week 3. I have been watching this video over and over. Great job to you recruits but huge shot out to the DI.. such precision in the executions and your cadence is on point

@Mbenguegang

7 күн бұрын

Thank you kind sir. Good luck to your son out there better luck to those Drill instructors god knows they need it.

Hit 1:00 and PAUSE. To all non Marines wondering how Marine recruits learn to drill so well. Look at the top left hand corner of your screen at what looks like a volleyball court with no net. That’s how.

@Quoteory

9 ай бұрын

Do they just follow in the foot prints of the first person?

@DustDevilRage

9 ай бұрын

@@Quoteory No. They go to the sand pit until the Drill Instructor gets tired.

@user-mv7kr2hr9h

4 ай бұрын

They follow the cadence of the drill instructor. He’s actually saying commands but in an exaggerated sing song way. He’s saying Left Right Left but exaggerated

@DustDevilRage

4 ай бұрын

@@user-mv7kr2hr9h lol sing song way 😂

@WSB_RTRD

16 күн бұрын

​@Quoteory were just hard that way the other branches are undisciplined that's why they lose...

The change is forever!! 🇺🇸

Outstanding video!

@Mbenguegang

23 сағат бұрын

Thank you share push it out to more people!!

I had Senior Drill Instructor Sgt. Gibson, 1092, Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion at MCRD: PI, seeing the place again is a beautiful sight, seeing that it being a green flag tells me that this day must have been great for many, but also oh-so very terrible. I got Med boarded a couple years back and have memory issues now, but I can remember some of the ditties we had, and I love the Discipline they have! Semper Fi!

No better disciplined that Marines. Incredible drill

See that sand pit, take a guess where the owner of the canteen gets to go after marching. LMFAO. God damn outstanding!!!

@Mbenguegang

Күн бұрын

Lmao if you know you know, sounds like you been to PI

After doing boot camp 55 years ago I can see the Corps is still doing great

@Mbenguegang

5 күн бұрын

Can’t let the flame burnout sir 🔥🔥

I thought we were good, won drill competition platoon 240 PI 1967. these marines were dam good. SEMPER FI.

music to my ears

Love you guys look good

I may be a hollywood west coast reborn MCRD san diego Marine but that was some HARDCORE east coast PI cadence..semper fi killers..!

How much dropped gear is the DI carrying?😂. Beautiful cadence!

@LanceCriminal1337

9 ай бұрын

The rifle is the guides, either the DI will carry it or another recruit will. It appears to be range week as well judging by their mag pouches on their belts. I’d be more concerned for the guy who dropped his canteen. They are marked with your name on it. He will pay for making the DI go get it, that sand pit looks like a good spot

'74, January and cold as hell. I was 17 yrs old. what memories

@Mbenguegang

23 сағат бұрын

I bet times were hard 😮‍💨

Bless you

Ahhhhh Memories Semper Fi

Excellent.

@Mbenguegang

5 күн бұрын

Thanks you sir the world needs more positivity 💪🏾💪🏾🫶🏽

Sing it boy 🔥

Ooh-Rah! Heels! Whoever dropped their canteen is dead meat! LOL

@Mbenguegang

11 ай бұрын

Please subscribe and share!!!

@dethkicstart

10 ай бұрын

Nah we got canteen belts held together by safety pins and hopes. The Di’s knew those things were absolutely trash and never got bad at us for having shity equipment. Hed get smoked fs if he had broke formation to pick it up tho.

@ProjecthuntanFish

10 ай бұрын

@@dethkicstart Your full of it as that never happened

me M.C.R.D. 1971 vietnam vet. 0311 1st Marine division. More raw back in the day.

@pattipelayo1389

10 ай бұрын

1971 ? "M14... PRECISION KILLING MACHING" !!!!!!!

Platoon 1086 here, summer of 1992.

Platoon 1060 1981-1989 OHHHHH RAHHH!!! SEMPER FI

Fuck yea! Reminds me of a time not too long ago!!❤❤

@Mbenguegang

5 күн бұрын

Great memories

Platoon 1066 Parris Island Graduated 29 August 97

i suddenly flashed on a memory of the himoteps priests from the mummy

My brother!

Is this second phase when they have the ammo pouches on their war belts that’s how you know you’re getting close to the end at least that’s what we were told at the main chow hall near the auditorium classroom by those recruits.

@tenzintsepak3325

10 ай бұрын

the guidon is red that signifies the 3rd phase.

@impressions1812

10 ай бұрын

@@tenzintsepak3325 well yeah I know that I just remember losing the ammo pouches by then after BWT

@Mbenguegang

5 күн бұрын

Last day of second phase

Awesome Drill team..well done ONWARD 🙂 Semper Fi ....Salute to you all

Still touches my soul from 1969. Oh how I miss being in the Corps😉🫡🇺🇲

@Mbenguegang

5 күн бұрын

🫡 sir I love the ones before me

That damn recruit that dropped his canteen! Lol

@Mbenguegang

11 күн бұрын

U know he died 😶‍🌫️

Fond memories of my time in 1st Battallion at Parris Island.

@Mbenguegang

5 күн бұрын

lol was it really fond 👀🤣

AT&T, REACH OUT AND [CHECK] SOMEBODY!

2110 here Semper Fi

🎉💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

God damn!!!

Semper Fi Recruits 74-78

OOOH RAHHH!

Damn two black DIs!

@callewfitz

10 ай бұрын

@NgJackal1990 There are a lot of black DIs. Whats your point?

@NgJackal1990

10 ай бұрын

@@callewfitz I mean two black DIs in a platoon.

@jimheckert5383

10 ай бұрын

Yes two black DIs ,that changed the lives of these recruits forever. Thank you DIs!!! Everyone looks Green to me. 🇺🇸

@keithpopko2540

9 ай бұрын

I had two black D.I.s in 1970, and one of them was our Senior Drill Instructor/Platoon Commander, and he called the best cadence I've ever heard or had the pleasure of drilling to..

@slappy1234567

7 күн бұрын

Dark green Marines! Don't get it twisted. They are no joke.

Coldest in 1st BN 💯 I don’t miss 1029 tho lmao

@Mbenguegang

5 күн бұрын

Holy Molly who’s this

@wintersarmypaintball5942

4 күн бұрын

@@MbenguegangMoorestone 😂

me like

Parris Island > San Diego 😈

One thing I can't understand is why all armies have this drill n march regimen in training and spend so much time on perfecting this skill. May be time n energy can be spent in learning additional skills that would come handy on the battlefields. Lots of military guys here, so would appreciate inputs.

@historyandhorseplaying7374

5 сағат бұрын

Drill is the basic building blocks that discipline and unit cohesion is based on. If you can't master drill, you won't be able to do much more complicated activities like function as a unit in battle. Also, all units require basic adherence to drill in everyday activities like Formation, which takes places literally every morning

He needs to teach these recruits how to drive their heels and not "pedal" their ankles.

I marched many miles. Never made a sound. 3rd battalion dont sing lil diddies. Straight out LRL, cadence brought from way down deep in the ball sac. Semper Fi.

Slow it down where is the fire?

@Mbenguegang

5 күн бұрын

Slow it down cover and align lol you were close 😂

The canteen,,, 🤦

하하하... 한국 해병대 제대 뭐가 다르더라도 다르다 평범,해병대 입대,안한다 나는 한번 해병이면 영원한 해병이다 필씅~~~

Embengue? lol

@Mbenguegang

11 күн бұрын

What’s up man

@arifz1805

11 күн бұрын

@@Mbenguegang Not much, you?

Stop running

Typical 1st Battion. Take me to 3rd Battalion where real Marines are made.

@Mbenguegang

7 күн бұрын

😂 I love good competition I love all marines 💪🏾

very sloppy

@Mbenguegang

5 күн бұрын

Hey some people like it don’t be like that 👎🏾

@seanc8420

5 күн бұрын

the marines do not know how to march period..the air force is the winner winner chicken dinner

Weak cadence

@Mbenguegang

7 күн бұрын

Send me better videos I will upload for you 🫶🏽

Impressive