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You Cannot Be Polite in Boot Camp

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0:00 He turns around and goes, "You think it's a good night?" >> OH. >> [laughter] >> OH. >> "YOU THINK it's a ████ good night, trainees? I'll show you a ████ good night." >> Welcome back to another episode of the Careful Boys. We got Subi back here with us, y'all. What up, Suba? >> What up? >> Oh, Suba. >> Hey, what Subi dooby doo? >> What's like the dumbest thing that somebody got like smoked for it basic? Like what? Just somebody ████ up and like that was the the ████ up of the whole thing. >> Dude, stupidest ████ >> dude, there's like, you know, I You know when we call each other like ████ sometime Are we allowed to say that right now? >> Yeah, absolutely. >> Here you can. >> Absolutely it. >> You know when we we have friends group and someone makes a mistake and go like,

0:51 "You're ████ ████." But I've never met like actually ████ kids. Like It's like 18-year-old dudes from the South. And the way they act is just like, you know it's wrong and you know what they say is wrong and the the action you're doing is wrong and you're just looking at them like, "Wow, dude. You still did it." You know everything was wrong and you still did it. Like you're you're ████ An absolute ████ >> What are they doing? >> Yeah. Just like when when the drill sergeant says, "Don't do that." And don't say that. >> What's one of the things that you're not [clears throat] allowed to do? Any details or specifics would be >> Dude, the simplest thing. Like talking formation. Do not talk in formation. And they were in formation and there's guys just talking in formation. And he turn around and like, "Hey, you know you're supposed to be quiet, right?" And he just goes, "I don't give a ████ I'm going to talk about my my life in the back, you know." And then he just

1:41 >> I'm going to talk about my life. >> And then what happened? Do they get absolutely smoked right away? >> Yeah, we get we just get smoked right away and then the whole All of you guys because they talked? Oh, yeah. You pay for everyone's everyone's mistake. Sim- like this, all right? Dude, the whole day is done. We're all tired as ████ We're about to go to sleep, and finally we're just about to go to sleep. And as soon as we settle down, the drill sergeant gives us a good talk, and he walks out. As soon as he walks out, for some reason this guy thinks he's that comfortable with the drill sergeant. For some reason, he thinks he's cool with him, and he goes, "Good night, drill sergeant." And drill sergeant stops. >> [laughter] >> The ████ said, "Good night." >> So, the drill sergeant ████ ████ stops. >> That's some Forrest Gump ████ >> Yeah, it is, bro. And you just He turns around and goes, "You think it's a good night?" >> OH.

2:31 >> [laughter] >> OH. >> "YOU THINK it's a ████ good night, trainees?" "I'll show you a ████ good night." And he takes off his belt, and he goes like, "To the ████ line." And we're all like, "Oh, ████ dude." >> What does "toe the line" mean? >> Meaning there's a bay, and there's like a big-ass square line that when we When he yells out, "Toe the line," everyone has to toe the line. Like, everyone's toe has to be on the line. And we're all formed up. >> line is lined up. >> Yeah. So, he goes, "I'll show you a ████ good night. Toe the ████ line." Everyone toes the line. We're like We're all looking at him, and we look at him like, "This ████ Jones, dude." I swear to god. >> Cuz the night's about to be over. Everyone's already exhausted from training all day. >> had a full day of training, and the night's not over. It's ████ bedtime, and it's not over. He goes, "Toe the line. Everyone, front

3:21 leaning rest position, move." And then boom, everyone's in front leaning rest position, move. >> position? >> Push-up position. And he goes like, "I'll show you a ████ good night." So, the For 1 hour straight, he starts smoking us. >> He's doing push-ups for a whole hour. >> Not even just push-ups. The push-ups, the V-up, the flutter kick. You know, we're doing so much. He said, "Trainees, just letting you know, I'm not going to leave until the ████ windows are ████ smoked." >> Like steamy. >> Steaming. "I want everyone's sweat on the ground. I'll show you guys a good night. So the whole time we're getting smoked cuz this ████ want to say good night to a drill sergeant. >> Did you guys ████ his ass after? >> Is he a nice guy or no? >> Huh? >> Is he a nice guy though? >> Did your sergeant? >> No, the guy that said good night. Is he just a polite guy or is he a ████ >> ████ man. He just [laughter]

4:12 >> After he So after after that after that and you guys get to lay down, did somebody go have a great night? >> [laughter] >> I I MESSED UP. I SAID good I meant great. >> I meant great. >> Sweet dreams. >> Oh, you want to You want to talk about sweet? It's polite enough. [laughter] >> Can't wait to see you in the morning. >> No, bro. He >> Sleep tight. >> Bro, after everything, bro, we like So everyone I'm about to say this part is everyone's experience is going to be different compared different depending on your drill sergeant. So everyone's experience is different depending on your drill sergeant. Anyways, he made us stood up standing in front you know formation again and then he just walks off. Then we're all quiet and he just closes the >> And everyone's drenched. >> Everyone's smoking, everyone's breathing hard, everyone's ankles ████ everyone's looking at that one ████ And then finally, soon as he ████ leaves, everyone thought it was going to be quiet and just everyone showers and

5:03 call it a night. No, everyone starts throwing a fit. The whole bay "F███ would you say good night for, huh? What do you think he is, your ████ dad?" And then it was just a whole argument and that argument led into a whole scene. >> Was the guy like, "I was just saying good night. Like it's a nice thing to say to people." >> No. >> My mom told me to say good night. >> Bro, at that point the damage was done. So every time he try to explain something, it's not going to work. Everyone's just going to throw a hissy fit. >> actually defending himself though? >> Yeah. >> I was just trying to be polite. >> Yeah, I was just trying to be through this through this. He's like, "Nobody gives a ████ who you think you are what you think you are. It's just you ████ you're a ████." So everyone's just ████ throwing a fit, arguments happening, fights happening. It was just like that the whole night. >> But is he known to be like the village ████ Like is he always doing stupid ████ like that? >> He was known to be like uh a That guy was honestly, I'm sorry man if I hurt

5:54 your feeling, but like dude this guy didn't do ████ in the beginning. Everyone thought he was just um dumb. Everyone He like He was just one of those guys man. He's what you call a ████ bag. >> Oh, he's a ████ bag? >> Yeah, he was a ████ bag. >> He's just not cuz like the thing in boot camp is the the collection is crazy. You'll have some really good hearted like let's say Mormon kids. And then you'll have like a guy that's from Compton about to go to jail. And everyone's common sense is different, but everyone's common sense needs to be this. So, the guy that's saying good night could be ████ or it could just be he grew up with manners and he didn't know that in this place manners don't give up don't fly. >> No, yeah. >> So, you're you're trying to get everyone's common sense to be the same common sense. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Exactly. >> was this guy just ████ >> For he For sure he was just ████ bro. There was no way man. Like uh there's no manner in this guy. He had no manners until you know

6:46 throughout boot camp you end up having manners cuz you You know what I mean? You change throughout boot camp personality and my maturity wise, but this guy uh just he just was not smart. >> Did he get ████ up or no? >> Oh, yeah. He's actually one of those guys who got into a fight. >> And he got jumped or no? >> No, he didn't get jumped. Everyone was You know when you fight you get care of it in the bathroom, you know? >> So, it's just like one-on-one? >> It was just one-on-one. He got his ass beat. By some dude in Minnesota, yeah. >> You guys were cheering cheering on the Minnesota guy? >> There's not really cheering on. It's just like let's see it Let's just see it. Who's going to win? There's no cheering on nobody. >> [laughter] >> You're just watching the whole time like yeah. Get after it, you know? It was like that the whole the whole time in boot camp everyone just fighting and ████ Everyone squaring up. >> in a fight? >> Nah. We did rolls. We're all rolling.

7:36 >> What's that? >> Oh, like jujitsu? Rolls, yeah. >> Like rolling? >> Oh. >> Yeah, everyone like >> Thought they were in a boat rowing a ████ boat. >> [laughter] >> Did you do dragon boat boat? >> No, the only thing like that is everyone lines Everyone circles up. Everyone's in their Baywatch and you get in the middle and you just start ████ doing jujitsu all the time. So that's That's it. It was gangster. But everyone else was fighting. >> How come you didn't get into any fights? >> Bro, I'm 30 years old, man. >> Yeah, that's true. >> I'm not going to go to some kid and punk him and bully his ass and slap the ████ out of him, you know? >> Did anyone try to ████ with you? >> Not No, not necessarily. No. >> Do you think the tattoos helped a little bit with that? >> Yeah, everybody thought I was just like some Yakuza gangster. But I was just like, bro, I just have tattoos, dog. >> I'm a little ████ boy with tattoos. >> Not even a ████ boy, but I was just trying to be everyone's dad, you know? I was just like, hey man, what you're doing is stupid.

8:27 >> [laughter] >> I understand. You're 18 years old, you're 19. You think this is cool, but it's not cool. And I'll talk to him like that. You You're ████ and you look stupid. >> [laughter] >> And nobody wanted to fight you after you called him a ████ >> No, because they're just like, oh bro, I appreciate you, uncle. And then that's how they talk to me. They appreciate you. >> uncle in there? >> Yeah, cuz I ended up becoming the first the first platoon guy, the first PG. >> Oh, sick. >> So um >> So it's like do you guys have a structure where like their first maybe leadership roles like a squad leader and then it's guide? >> Yeah, well it's platoon guys then. >> number one and the squad leader is then >> Squad leaders underneath. There's four squads and then there's team leads. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah. >> And that's it. >> So platoon guy would be um in like a company No, in a platoon, you're like the head honcho and you're in charge of anywhere from like 50 to

9:17 like 80 people. >> ████ 50? Imagine trying to get 50 kids down in formation on time at every day. >> What's down in formation mean? >> Well, you got to wake up at 4:00 or 5:00 and then everyone has to be in formation at 6:00. >> So like lined up next to your bed? >> Lined No, lined up next to your you your platoon comes down and then everyone has to be lined up. So, and then the way I got picked to be a platoon guy was crazy. We did our 6-mile ruck. And I had first sergeant and a drill sergeant behind me, my senior drill sergeant. And on the way to 6-mile mark ruck >> [clears throat] >> ████ rolled my ankle. Boom! And I'm just like everyone's like first sergeant, drill sergeant looking at me goes like, "What the ████ You better not roll your ankle." I'm like, "No, I'm good." The whole time I rolled it super bad. So, I had to complete 2 miles with a sprained ankle. I didn't

10:08 even say nothing. But after the the ruck was done he goes, "Troy, come up front." And he I pulls me up front. I get in front of the whole platoon. He goes like, "All right, you're PG now." And then I was like, "What the f███?" Everyone's like, "Holy s███." I get get in front of everybody. >> big leadership role, that's why. >> Yeah, it's like very I didn't know how to do it or any of that. >> It's like winning a Grammy. >> No, not sir. It's just like Do you give a speech? >> It's just like to think about it. You got put into a manager position without a ████ raise. >> Oh, cuz you didn't do the team lead, you didn't do the squad lead, you just went straight to >> my drill sergeant said, "Congratulations, you're PG." They get in the ████ car and dips out. And I'm just like okay, what the ████ do I do, you know? >> And now you have like 50, 80 eyes looking at you for answers and you're like, "F███." >> Hey, were you older than some of the drill sergeants? Cuz I feel like you're

10:59 probably one of the oldest ████ there. >> Yes, I was. >> That's probably why. >> I was definitely older than like maybe two dudes. >> But they don't see age. >> I was actually Yeah, they don't. I was older than our battalion commander. >> Yeah, they don't they don't see age. So, like if you go even like the officer route, the drill sergeants, drill instructors, they're making future officers, right? So, for 10 weeks they're going to be smoking the ████ out of you. But when you graduate, that's the first person you're saluting cuz he's an officer, so they don't give a ████ When you're in boot camp, you're in boot camp. Everyone's a piece of ████ So, it doesn't matter It matter if he's 30 or whatever. He's like, right now you're my ████ and you're going to be my ████ for the next ████ 8 weeks, 12 weeks, 16 weeks. It doesn't matter what his age is. >> We were ████ man. ████ But, yeah, age don't matter. It's all about ranks. >> At the end, was he cool to you though? Like afterward? >> The >> Drill sergeant?

11:50 >> Yeah. Some drill sergeants are they they they start relaxing. They start easing up. They start being funny. Um and then there's some drill sergeants who just don't like you at all. And will forever don't like you. >> Did you have the same the same drill sergeant from boot camp through infantry school? >> Oh, bro. >> the same one? Or how does that work? >> how like um I'm not I'm not going to say like in a way pogues, right? Not Sorry, guys, but like if you're not a combat MOS and after boot camp everyone has to go to boot camp, okay? 10 weeks of ████ training to be a soldier, blah blah blah blah. But, after your boot camp, you get sent off to your AIT, which is your school. So, you get sent off to whatever your 15 uniform, cyber security, blah blah blah. You get to >> Whatever your jobs are. >> Yeah, so in boot camp, you get to do boot camp and then boom, you're in a dorm, you're in a office, you're in a

12:41 classroom. You do your nice relaxed. You get more phone time, whoopty whoop. That's if you're >> Like the hazing stops a little bit. >> Yeah, that's your job now. But, for us, our drill sergeants was like congratulation, you guys passed boot camp. And now you are advanced boot camp. And we're just like, oh my. We thought we were going to be switching it up, no. Same drill sergeant. >> Same drill sergeant? >> Oh, yeah. Same ████ uh same ████ bay. Same people throughout 18 weeks. So, nothing really got easier for us. It just ended up becoming harder training. >> Mhm. >> So, it was just like ████ show the whole time. >> You're like, I should have been cyber security. >> Everybody said that. Everybody >> to be in the bungalows and ████ >> Everybody, bro. Everybody wanted to switch it up. Everyone's like, "Oh, I want to be a carpenter. I want to be a

13:31 ████ 88 Mike driver. Whoopty whoopty whoopty whoopty whoop." And I looked at all of them and I was like, "Holy ████ dude. You guys sound like b██████." You know what I mean? I was just like, "This is ridiculous, guys." I was like, "Just cuz you guys ████ hate it and everyone's getting, you know, everyone hates it, bro. Everyone's getting smoked out. Everyone's getting like it's just getting harder and harder, so everyone wants to switch." And I was like, "Dude, you guys are switching cuz it's getting harder?" That's lame. >> No one thinks about like, "I'm actually being prepared for war. Like I'm training like so I So that would be easy when I go out there." Like no one thinks like that? >> Not when you're 18, 19. >> [laughter] >> Well, I'm like, "Why are you doing it?" Like the end game is you're learning how to be a ████ killer. >> they want to buy a truck with cash on their first ████ Yep. >> It's either when you're 18, 19 going to a recruiting office, you're like, "Okay, it seems like military guys get ████

14:23 So I'm going to be a join the military." Or "F███, I ████ up and I don't think college is for me. I'm joining the military." Or "Yeah, I could get into that, too. That ████ new Chevy Avalanche looks ████ sick." >> The reasons are like >> It's usually those. >> I I'm interested in that for the next video. >> Yeah.

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