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What Army Recruits Go Through At Boot Camp



Here’s an inside look at the United States Army’s intense 22-week basic training known as OSUT, which stands for One Station Unit Training. Senior Video Correspondent Graham Flanagan spent four days at the Army’s Maneuver Center of Excellence located inside the Fort Benning military installation near Columbus, Georgia, where he observed different companies at various stages of training.

After a processing period that takes one to two weeks, recruits experience what’s known as a “shark attack,” when drill sergeants create a high-stress environment through a series of rapid-fire instructions and commands. Once the intensity subsides and training begins, the dynamic between the drill sergeants and the recruits evolves into one found between a teacher and students in a classroom.

Despite rainy conditions that rarely let up during filming, we saw various dynamic aspects of training, such as marksmanship, tear gas exposure, and MOUT, which stands for military operations in urban terrain.

In the video, we incorrectly refer to duffle bags as rucksacks. Insider regrets the error.

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What Army Recruits Go Through At Boot Camp

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24 comments
@gamingcasually9748

I finished my 2 months long training in military ( which is mandatory in my country) 4 months ago, now I'm doing the rest 19 months of service, and although our training is obviously very different to these guys, it's interesting that i exactly know what they go through. I think soldiers have a universal bond, it's like we understand each other in a deep level that i can't quite explain.

@LrvzEann

3:20 YOUR TALLER THAN EVERYONE ELSE

@AxeMan-r2m

US Army infantry 1958-1964 I remember my basic training private E1 at the time was $77.00 a month paid once a month, after 4 years overseas I taught basic training at Fort Dix Nj as a red top company cadre, Sgt E5 I ran 5 sycles, through and I used to lose my voice when got the meat heads from yelling, The weapon at that time was the M1 Garand Basic training at that time was 8 weeks and AIT (Advanced infantry training) was also 8 weeks. My MOS was 111.11 light infantry weapons. it's been over 60 years but damn I still miss my buddies.

@johnjohn8042

Pharmaceutical companies are poising our troops by giving them experimental shots and following them throughout their lives through the VA

@johnjohn8042

WOKENESS….women in combat is going to get a lot of good men KIA, women will definitely slow down an operation, we should never have female DIs for men, they’re letting women go through instead of men the old “41” club

@Yellow-pu7rh

Its an experience you cant get anywhere else