U.S. Coast Guard Boot Camp | Coast Guard Training Center Cape May
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- U.S. Coast Guard Boot Camp | Coast Guard Training Center Cape May
Recruit training for the U.S. Coast Guard is held at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May in Cape May, New Jersey. Coast Guard recruit training covers basic seamanship, drill, military bearing, and firefighting. During their time at Cape May, recruits are subjected to the usual "boot camp" atmosphere of direct instruction and intense motivation. Recruits must adhere to strict rules such as hygiene and uniform regulations and obey all lawful orders...
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Marine here. Heard the CG training was surprisingly tough, came to watch the highlights here. I think the CG deserves more respect than they get credit for.
Actually, my section commander at TRACEN Cape May just gave the Marines a run-down on how to run a fun program called RAMP, or Recruit Attitude Motivational Program. It's for people who can't quite understand how to be a good recruit. It's a lot of... fun physical activities and just breaking you down, as much as possible.
@@johnzgamez810That’s great, it’s like molding before the mold.
@@Alan-rw3ez it's more like when the pot refuses to take the shape that the molder wishes, so he smashes it down to restart. It's not meant for things that are being molded properly.
@@johnzgamez810 Man I was lucky enough to never go to ramp, but i sure felt bad for those guys and girls
US Marine here as well... that platoon marching for graduation had several out-of-step... garbage... LOL! But, USCG recruit training is pretty tough... Semper Fi! 1985-91 USMC; 1991-2013 NCARNG, CWO2(ret)...
My son went in today. Thank you to all of those of you who serve and served.
Be careful ab saying too much cus i’m hearing that it’s an opsec violation
anyways i hope he made it through:)
As a Marine, i can tell that after the Corps boot camp coast guard is the hardest
@@nolanwalsingham6630 you can't have your phone in navy too
Jose, verified by many Marines that transferred to CG from the Marines to me personally during my CG service. The daily regimen of boot was easy for them, but the stress of PT and nautical academics is what made it tough even for a Marine.
Bro that boot camp looks krazy hard.
Lmao that’s funny
Omg thank you Marine. I went in 2000. Ya it's a mind f. Mental it's after def but physical cg 3rd after army probably
I went threw boot in Jan-Feb 1988 (India 127). Getting threw boot camp and graduation is a thing to be proud of. We started with over 70 recruits and graduated just over 30. If you sons or daughters graduated be very proud of them, they earned it.
The barbers were so nice and gentle. Mine tried to gouge into my skull.
Did you get another cut right before you graduated?
agree, we had old angry men cutting our hair, LOL Q-133
I swear this lady tried to scalp me
Mine literally ripped hair outta my skull and it’s never grown the same since 😂
I just went through CG Boot Camp and this is 100% accurate. You get screamed at in the galley (cafeteria) a ton too. Lot of sweat, lot of pain, but so rewarding.
Amen
Yeah, i was O-199 last year. This brings back good memories, and a little bit of stress. Nothing beats the dry suit practice.
Does prior service have to go through boot camp? I'm lookin to join when I am done with the Marines
@@tommyj.1914 No if you are prior service you can go through a course called DEPOT that is designed for you. It is a crash course that is like basic, but you only have your CC's that can smoke you. There is also cases where you are able to keep your rank
@@EVILVillaingames I am fine with losing my E-4 rank, hopefully I can come in at an E-3
I went through Coast Guard recruit training over 20 years ago, and if I had any advice for new recruits heading in it's this: Memorize and embrace the acronym BOHICA, which means Bend Over Here It Comes Again. It's like that every day, all day. You'll be fine.
Oh yeah..... Long days and even longer nights, everything on nearly impossible time schedules. Move with a sense of urgency!
Lima 155 here
@@newviewnc I was Kilo-155👍
@@scottnelley7439 haha. Where you at now??
i had Petty Officer Midget for one of his first companies. he was ruthless, but also my favorite. always so sharp in everything he did, and when it was all over and we could talk to them like regular coasties after graduation, i could really tell he cared about us. i hope if he ever leaves TRACEN that i run into him in the fleet somewhere.
Graduated bravo 201… i remember having an encounter with petty officer midget in the galley… i’m glad you tell me he’s a regular person cause I had one of my worst experiences in bootcamp with him 😭
You had Petty Officer Midgett!? He substituted for one of my CC's one day and he definitely was ruthless!
Uniform-201 BTW
There was a Chief Midget there in 1999. They've got to be related.
The Midgett family is legendary amongst the CG. MANY consecutive generations of their family have served in the CG.
Went to AF BMT July 20th, same time as these Coasties. Originally planned to go CG but the AF offered the education and job opportunities I seeked. Mad respect for the Coast Guard, severely underrated branch.
You’re so correct very underrated branch, I served in the army and we used to call the coast guard the boogeyman branch because it’s “rare” if that makes sense, I hardly ever meet anyone who serves in it.
Romeo 121.
Echo 171, still in. 5 more years left. Enjoy it newbies, it goes fast.
My son was Delta 140. He retires in May after 30 years.
Uniform 169 here
35 years ago I went through what all these young men and women did in this video. I was in Cape May 7/86-8/86 for boot camp. I could not be more proud of these, and all of the young men and women who join the military today. My son just graduated Navy boot camp, yeah I know it's not Coast Guard but at least he's a sailor. My best wishes to these young men and women of Zulu 200! along with all men and women in today's military.
With graduation from boot camp, you have joined the ranks of a service many before you have forged and made into one of the best Naval services in the world. Wear that uniform with PRIDE and always do your best and keep up the good work. Thank you all for your service and welcome to the Coast Guard Family.
From an old Sailor from ECHO 123!!!
ROMEO 151 Summer of 1997!
Graduated from ECHO-201
thank you for your service
Went in 1988- November 128- Extremely difficult and much more than any of expected... Wanted to quit after week two... pride said no every time the thought occurred... Served ten years... I feel like I got a great privilege that few others ever got to experience... USCG- the finest...
September 03 Novermber 166 polar star
My son graduated from HS in May 2021 joined the USCG in June started boot camp graduated in August stationed in Charleston SC on a CGC in September...and it changed his life forever, wow….so grateful to the people who made this possible. May God Bless America and our Armed Forces. Great Video I see myself at the ceremony and was thrilled to meet Capt. Felger.
Good luck to your son, my four years were fantastic 68-72.
May I ask what company he was in I also went to bootcamp the same time as him
@@three-eyesam4208 same what company were you in
@@sabianescoo Charlie,Echo,and Golf 200
@@sabianescoo also RHE/DHE ,Feb 2-May 30 ,2021
I went through Cape May June - August 1973. Sure has changed since then…we still got yelled at a lot but the barracks are just about the only thing I recognize.
I would like to commend all the current members of the coast guard. My 3 brothers and I all served at the same time. We all joined to do search and rescue!
I’m 18 any advice I’m not smart
@@hajuice438 read the book your recruiter gives you - The Helmsman . Know it front to back . Get fit (be able to do the 1.5 miles in less than allotted time ) and mentally get right - be ready to be yelled at (don't take it personal) just get your mind right & be prepared!
@@amyproudfoot6611 I’m having stomach problems that mess with my school but I’m getting a colonoscopy by the end of this month and hopefully whatever it is,is curable and goes away
@@hajuice438 prayers 🙏🙏🙏🙏
honestly i’ve been in for about 2 years now. this still isn’t the worst of how basic training truly is. to me it personally wasn’t that difficult. but for a lot of people it is. and this isn’t even the worst of what happens. it’s definitely an experience for sure!
I'm not sure if we're allowed to go into detail so I'll try to keep this fuzzy but as someone who recently graduated what sets the coast guard bootcamp apart from other bootcamps is tremendous stress that gets placed on you at basically every point unlike other branches that's what puts Coast Guard at 2nd or 1st place depending on who you talk to. If your top 2 hardest bootcamps aren't marines or CG you're wrong.
@@chadalbrecht4318 the hardest part for me would be the teamwork aspect. me personally working w other people is hard for me. i don’t get along w people well. but i got through it. i managed. it’s kinda annoying bc people don’t listen 😂 but you cope w it
@@gabrieljeffrey1573 i never said it wasn’t difficult or hard in general. i said FOR ME. i grew up in a military family. my dad & grandfather were both prior marines. so for me, it wasn’t difficult. everyone handles things different & everyone handles stress differently. a lot of people are weak minded as well. everyone’s different 👍🏽
? So basically makes no sense lol
The CG is extremely selective. You have to score higher on the ASVAB than any other branch (45 for CG, 36 for AF and then falls off for the rest. The others want bodies, not brains). If you make the cut then the purpose of boot is to try and break you and spit you out. Both mental and physical stress. But boot is a game. If you learn the rules early and play along you will be one of the truly few to wear the uniform.
I’m in the video lol
Service for my ty
I love petty office Pelcencia
Your the gay guy 😂😂😂???
I am not the gay one lol
Little puddle pirates. Wannabe Jar Heads. Semper Fidelis
Make no mistake that just because the basic training and boot camp isn't as long for the Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard as it is in the Army and Marine Corps, it doesn't mean the three branches are easier than the Army and Marine Corps, not at all true. I'm former Army but I never underestimate any branch that's not the Army or Marine Corps. The military in general isn't at all easy doing and it's not something that everyone can say that they've done or experienced, as it's not for everyone. I respect and support anyone who gets the courage and strength to serve and put on their uniform every day, in the military regardless of what branch they end up serving in. Every single job in every single branch of the military, is vital and essential to the mission of protecting and serving this country and nation. I thank you all for your service, to all current and former military service members! Something else that I want to mention and point for anyone who has wondered why there are Marine Corps Drill Instructors alongside their Navy Recruit Division Commander Counterparts in Navy Boot camp. That's because the Marine Corps and the Navy works together side by side and why the Navy Recruits and Sailors end up getting trained by both the Navy and Marine Corps.
Going to the barber shop and getting to relax a little bit was the best time during boot camp. The ladies there were super nice. I definitely don't miss it, but its something that I dont regret doing. Also this video is very very accurate.
This video is great. I was in Zulu 200. I am apart of the ceremonial group with the rifles. The tall one. Great program. Changed my life for good and for the better for sure. Thank you coast guard
Any advice for a young chap like me going to go soon?
@@coolhandluke5272 I was also in Zulu 200. Just keep your head up and listen to everything they say. Take in as much knowledge as you can. Prepare for mentally being drained at all times, get in ur head that you are always wrong no matter what (perception is reality). Never give up. It’s great being in the fleet.
@@kaysonsorgee_4851 great, thank you so much!
What's the hardest part of boot camp?
Hodges?!?! Sorgee?!?!?!
This is a lot tougher than when I went through in 1982. With that said, I think the more they push you, the more it brings out your best.
1983 for me. Was supposed to go in the fall of 82 but got pushed back due to my A school schedule
@@paulanderson2269 I was X-Ray 112, YN1 Bragg was my CC. I did A school one year later. MK A school Yorktown. Was Max the ax still the barber when you went through?
@mcdago what differences do you see vs 40 years ago?
@@LoganSuzuki-hy6wu The CCs are much more professional, it is way more physical, and when I went through, they rarely bothered you in the chow hall. That did not mean you goof off though. We used M1s for marching pieces. I was 17 and naive. I was expecting a bunch straight A, overachievers. Very few were. There plenty that openly talked about the partying they did before they joined.Yes, that included drug use. If your Company Commander gave permission, recruits could smoke.
@@McDago100 they still used the Garands for those that messed up worse than the others. Gun got updated though.
The graduating company had the same lead Company Commander as mine, awesome to see it.
My Son recently graduated and we couldn't be Prouder!
Z-200 recruit! I was the right shoulder guard during graduation haha.
Boot camp was…an experience to say the least 😂
But I wouldn’t have had it any other way.
The most endured humans out their. God speed.
Man this brings back memories. It's changed a lot since I went thru but that scene in the head had me LMAO. It gets so hot and humid, especially once the walls and ceiling start to sweat. The off base runs were the best tho. That was my first time feeling proud of myself and my country and the Coast Guard. Big thanks to all the civilians that supported us on those runs. It was very reassuring to me as to why I chose to volunteer and dedicate myself to serving our people.
The rope climb I had to get in shape for and learn how to climb again,they had to stop hitting me with so many meds making me weak,I like to shoot,Target,they were especially accurate and fast.... 💯
My son went thru in summer of 19. Loved going to cape May for graduation. Can't tell you how much he has experienced in only 2 years
I went to Infantry AIT in 1969. One of my classmates had formerly served in the Coast Guard. He thought that Coast Guard Boot Camp was much harder than Army Basic Training.
Every time I meet a another Coastie I ask what company they were in boot camp...can't believe they're over 200 now. A veteran of Lima 138 salutes you!
Bravo 140. 1992
@@mikeperdue7380 India 94 1975
Holy moly, boot camp has changed a lot since 1970.
Congrats to all the graduates. I look forward to seeing you in the fleet.
Hey wanted to give a HUGE congratulations and shout out to all that have graduated boot camp and on to the most AMAZING CAREER of your life! I am retired now, the Tracen Cape May has changed some, but looks so very much the same! I joined in 1982. There were 200 men and 4 women at that time! Best years of my life! U. S. Coast Guard forever Semper Paratus!
Sure has changed since Hotel 136. We had fire fighting, seamanship and weapons training out of doors.
I went to Boot Camp at Alameda in 1960. Lots of yelling and screaming, even some pushing and shoving, esp if you got out step on the grinder. I hated hand washing our dungarees in the big sinks behind the barracks. My favorite part was going out in the row boats. At first, we didn't know what we were doing and went around in circles. After a lot of yelling and screaming we finally got our act together and got going. We would have four boats in the water at a time and race around the island. Civilians on the shore would cheer us on. FUN.
Alpha 109, Alameda. Two ambulances would follow us to the grinder where we would high-port (hold our M16 over our head and run) without water until 2 of us passed out and fell down. Those two were hauled away in the ambulances and they never came back, discharged. This happened once or twice a week. They worked hard to weed out the weak.
This encourages me to push harder and do well, I will make sure to improve my ASVAB score also. Because I aspire to join
Great 👍 video to all the Coasties out there thank you for your service Semper Paratus 🙏🇺🇸
Zulu 200 recruit! I’ve heard from many people in my company that were prior service from all branches say Coast Guard boot camp is the hardest. You’ll see that the difference in yourself as soon as you leave that place. Everything that happened during boot camp from sweat seasons to classroom time to the galley everything is that is said and told to you is needed to be a good non rate in the fleet. Great video as well!
What makes it harder?
Thanks man
Yeah bruh making those watch sheets do be hard especially in z-200
@@unknownguy8202 the mental stress you are in 90% of the time adding that with the non-stop sweating makes it hard with the factor of having to be put back a couple of weeks for simple stuff. The feeling at the end of the time there is like nothing else.
@@rynebennett8711 y’all had me on the watch every night 😂
Thank you Times Archive for bringing more light on this amazing branch🥰 Just wish they'd come out with a official recruiting video soon. They aren't lying about it being strict to get in
Wait, is CG a branch? 🤣🤣🤣 lol
@@dreamwork69 depends.
@@Udontkno7 it is always a branch of the US military
I was in in 1989 it was the same. The Coast Guard changed my life for the better! I am proud to have been in the Guard.
I went through in 1989 myself. Started out with L-131, graduated with P-131.
Coast guard a favorite...and air force....god bless be safe...
i think i remember reading that all the branches semi-recently received drill instructor cross-training from Marine Corps drill instructors (maybe 2013 or so?).
i showed this video to a friend of mine who went through USCG boot camp back in 1997, and she said it was NOTHING like this, ever.
her husband went through Navy boot camp in 1995, and he said it was a total breeze, barely anyone raised their voices the entire time, said it was actually pretty fun.
i guess they've tightened up in recent years.
V-178 here. I remember that freezing cement in early December mornings. They didn't have that obstacle course at time.
N-199. Had two weeks of ROM but an actual boot camp. Made it to week 7 before things went south due to the pandemic
Headed to cape may for bootcamp in 7 days!
Good luck. God bless. And never ever give up
God bless you and thank you for serving this great country
What were all the steps you had to take to get there? Are there any fees? Thanks
@@jay2357 you'll pay with your blood, sweat and tears. But it's worth it.
Update? How’s the coast guard?
So many smiles! And from the instructor cadre too… totally adorable!
Beautiful!
What a challenging profession.....physically, mentally and physically! Thank you military recuiters! My thoughts and prayers are with you !
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Will be there next week🤞🏻 semper paratus
Best thing I could have done
Graduated with Alfa - 202. Prior Army and this was waaayyy harder than I expected lol
The O-Course actually looks like the one on Parris Island but we don’t have the net climbing one. Nice job CG! Rah.
Honestly it looks fun I wish I could back and do this again
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honor and salute to young coast guard navy...
many moms and grandmoms did haircutting their own sons before...
good memory
Harder than the Air Force and the Navy by far.
I was in the Coast guard and the thing about it I didn't have any trouble with the physical portion the only hard thing about it was for me was mentally that s*** killed me
@@claysinacori7347 It killed me too. I about had a mental breakdown in CG Boot Camp. The amount of informatiom they expect you to remember in a short amount of time while getting 3 hours of sleep for 2 months. The sleep deprivation alone felt like torture.
The possiblity of being reverted a week for whatever it may be is what makes it harder
That's my company at the end
@Purple Ray honestly the main things studied are seamanship and shipboard firefighting among many military customs and courtesies. there isn’t too much to really “prepare” for boot camp. YN3(AD) here so, lmk if you have questions. 🤙🏼
I remember going to boot camp back in '03.
In 1978, I graduated from US Coast Guard Tracen Alameda. Company Alpha - 122. At that time, there were 2 USCG boot camps. The training Center in Alameda was considered much tougher than the one in Cape May. For one thing, not only did we NOT train alongside any females, we never even saw a female for the first 6 weeks. I think everyone should be made to go through boot camp once.
shipping out oct 19th!! super nervous and excited
Lmk how it goes
October 5th bro see you there
@@gygas7096 sweet! good luck
It sucks
@@dc010487 i’m not expecting it to be a walk in the park haha
Good luck to all of them.
I'm beginning to really like this channel. I enjoy watching how other branches train. It's tradition to make fun of other branches. I'm former Army and we used to make fun of other branches, especially the CG. But in reality, deep down we know we all served the same Nation.
Very cool vid. It's always funny to call Coasties 'Puddle Pirates' but I am also smart enough to know and recognize the CG's great contributions to America - namely saving many, many lives, and preventing drugs from entering our borders.
Hats off to all who serve - regardless of branch.
I remember being in Oscar 135 in 1991. Cape May in February was no joke but it is one of the most fulfilling in my life. I served in SCD in basic and was assigned to a WHEC378 (USCGC Chase) and so proud to be part of all of it.
Bravo 140. April 7th though May 29th, 1992. CGC Hamilton. San Pedro California. We were practically neighbors. lol
@@mikeperdue7380 haha Hamilton knew how to party! Huge rivalry between ships. but we both kicked ass.
Leaving next month for bootcamp. Let’s go coast guard!
I love your bootcamp vids, can you do a navy one!
Been in for almost 4 years thats crazy
Cant wait. IG!!
Proud Coast Guard Veteran Boot Camp Class Golf 114 / MKA 21-85
I love your boat camp
Wish we had that pistol range when I went through. We were out side in winter with burn barrels for heat and trying to qualify was interesting. Mike 154
Same here! The range was not a fun place to be outside in the winter. Yankee-147 (12/22/1995)
When I was in ‘’78… It was 1 barber named “Max the Ax”, played yodeling music…
Wow they are a lot quieter and more calm than when I was in Boot Camp. They definitely don’t show motivation like they used to
This training Just like imprisonments very hard work
Brings back memories from Winter 1983
The Coast Guard Boot Camp looks harder than anything I encountered in the US Navy Boot Camp. I went to Navy Photographers Mate A school in 1970. We had Coast Guard and Marines in the school also. If I was a young man now I would strive for the Coast Guard.
I graduated from Cape May with P-131 Sept 1989. I will say bootcamp looks tougher now than when I went through.
Just save the time and get your low and tight before you ship. That’s what I did before I went into the Army.
i have such great and not so great memories when i was in he military
So good wow i like it
Went through in February-March 2021 in Charlie 200 and going into the first three weeks I considered myself to be completely insane for signing up for it. It’s an experience that ends up being a seemingly never ending roller coaster ride for sure. I went through when COVID-19 restrictions and concerns were at or close to their all time high so my experience was significantly different than most people before and after me. It’s hard for me to say if that made things easier or harder. Probably a little bit of both. My company commanders were interesting to sum it all up. It may not seem like it but they really do want to bring the best out of you. I do hope to see them again in the fleet somewhere so I can properly tell them thank you. Coast Guard was the best decision I ever made.
We were there at the same time, I shipped out February 23rd 2021 and graduated April 9th! I graduated with hotel-200
@@micolt.a Yup. Your company’s squad bays were on the floor directly below ours. When we were in our last week before graduation we’re pretty sure we heard you all getting smoked with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse music playing in the background on blast. 😅😅
@@Tidewater312 DUDE ADD ME ON SNAP OR INSTA I WANNA TAlk about THAT LMAOOO IT WAS SO FUNNY💀💀
It's beautiful down there but in like Texas in the army they got some serious singing down there...
Petty officer Barsness was my cc during p-202 that’s so cool.
Where’s the galley footage though!
Well Done!
Just finished up.. well worth it U-204
Nice experience
ZULU-200 recruit!!🥰🥰so happy that my company was the lucky company to graduate in this video❤️❤️so grateful for the experiences I had in bootcamp! I wouldn’t trade it for the world
I graduated on Dec 10, 2021
It was hell but I learned a lot and got stronger
Mike201?
@@adea6960 LIMA 201
Very good
Cool
I was in alpha-201, the group getting the hair cuts. Bootcamp was a great experience!
Great? The lady basically scalped me. Might as well have cut my hair with a tomahawk.
I just graduated 2 days ago with Charlie-201
Covid boot camp isn’t a real experience tho
@@kodiakrl1094 I mean it is. It one week of ROM (restriction of movement) then we are thrown out into actually bootcamp except you wear a mask for you sweat sessions inside but they stoped the mask mandate after week 06 when I was in.
@@alexknight2978 Your CC petty officer Johnson was hilarious!
My company was in this video! So cool!
Ah, Seamanship. Only knot I remember and seem to use every time is Slip Clove Hitch.
So jealous I didn’t get to do the obstacle course. L-200 recruit originally was J-200
Lamo I remember hearing bout that
yeah it was a shame, I was also L-200 but graduated with M-200. I was so excited to do the obstacle course!
Coast Guard boot camp is mostly to build mental strength.
Also, the petty officer at at 2:47 was one of my CCs.
The firefighting instructor when I went through is still there in the video. I'd recognize that guy anywhere -- and he had the besr name:
DC1 Four.
A big problem in the coast guard for me was being around people alot,not like the air force,you kind of get to do more alone or 1 other person...
What about joining the CG, where you’re practically guaranteed to be on a boat at some point, didn’t spell close proximity to others for you? Lol
Can’t wait to join only a few more months to go!
Same
@@marcosmadrid1135 semper paratus future shipmate
Congrats gentlemen, Delta 120 here. Keep your noses to the grindstone, not just through boot, but into your CG career. You won't be disappointed! It's a great service and you'll enjoy it. I did 22 years 🙂
@@kkamysekable Appreciate it but sorry I gave the wrong impression I mean I am signing up on December eight after my birthday as I cannot leave college right during my senior year thank you though ! :) sorry for the misunderstanding
And THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE SEMPER PARATUS!
Heading to MEPS tomorrow! USCG here I come!
Fcking drop it. Join the Marines if u have balls 🤣🤣🤣 or maybe u don’t
@@dreamwork69 he has balls. It’s why he’s joining the coast guard 😉
Sierra 130. 1989, RM ASchool , 1989 Commsta Kodiak 89_92, Airsta Brooklyn 92-95
Nice
Glad I went through before that obstacle course. No way I'd be doing a few of those things. Give me a pugel stick and I'm good to go though, buddy.