My CoastGuard Bootcamp experience
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- čas přidán 3. 08. 2024
- I was in X-Ray 194 in 2017. Joined right after high school in August.
Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are those of the author/blogger and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the commandant or of the U.S. Coast Guard. - Komedie
Glad to see you made it. Congratulations!
I am about to enlist to the coast guard and this very helpful thank you for upload
How's it going?
“the perfect girl doesnt exi....” *uses smokin and jokin as a real phrase* “nevermind”
I loved bootcamp! I got out 2 years ago and have been uploading coast guard related videos. more story time videos to come if you're interested
I went through Army Boot Camp in 1981 at Ft. Leonard Wood in January.. Not a good time always, but it had it moments of fun. Looking back it was the discipline and structure that we needed. SSG. Smilely you are a Good Man. We all knew your heart was with the troops always. God Bless You.
I hated it. Pain in the ass. Either Sick hungry tired or all both. No regrets. 43 now.
That was an intense time and a blast for us! But you’re right about getting a job to do!
Graduated Boot Camp back in June of 1979, it was 11 weeks then. Loved it. X RAY-103. :)
I've heard some stories about US Coast Guard basic back then,......that it was incredibly brutal. Depends on your own outlook & physical adherence I guess, but still it must've been a bit like never-ending Hell.
Missed that by half a year but was subject to Blackthorn loss abuse upon Jan 29th wakeup. 1980 Quebec 107.
Why are there people saying you failed or never went? Like I'm actually confused at that lol. Posted awhile ago but thanks for the vid girl! Watched a few videos in prep for camp, i can't wait to start this journey. Im pushing for AST. Your awesome, love the vid. I appreciate anyone trying to shed light on boot camp and anything coast guard, your video has probably helped hundreds or even more, thank you CoastRey 😁
I signed the contract and ended up at Parris Island. Now my Name tapes say last name and U.S. Marines. What did i do.
Richard Sounantha ate too many crayons
I was there for 2 months and you eat dessert at week 8
How are things going now?
Thankyou for this video !!! I havent been able to find females making videos about this I’m really interested in joining ! You should make more videos about this !!
Giovanna Hernandez mee too!! I can’t find any females!
Awesome stuff thanks for the info
Congratulations👏👏👏
Hey reynolds, it's jordan (x194). Just came across your video, good stuff!
Just graduated Yankee-195 a few weeks ago. Hooyah Coasties!
zcm007attack I was in India-195
Leave for bootcamp in 9 days, thanks for the video!
the day this was published was the day I left for bootcamp and I've been home for 5 days now 😂😂
the cut scene at the intro. Ya know with the soda....genius
How are you enjoying your time in the coast guard? I am having such a hard time deciding between coast guard and Air Force
Congratulations on making it. Always remember you a part of a very special group. Bronchitis aka "Cape May crud." Been there, done that. What was your company?
You got it too? I still could not talk my last week. Did not help the clown in rack next to me insisted on an open squad bay window. Quebec 107.
Papa 91 I had fun there and it was easy.I always said I should have joined the Marines.74 to 80 We had 12 weeks back then.
Thanks for sharing your experience, i wanna go reserve I'm in my 30's did you see any older people in boot camp?
Eric Vidal it happens, its pretty rare but my dad did it
The oldest female in my company was 36. She's a reservist.
What were meal times like do they make you eat all your food and drink all 2 cups of water at every meal ??? Do they quiz you and stuff
Omg i have so many questions for you I've been thinking about joining heavy and need all the advice I can get
Nice video🙂
I went thru at Alemeda, Ca... back in 82'..... even back then Cape May was easier. From what I've been told there's no "white tornados"..... no rude wake ups at 2am..... I wonder if anybody has heard of highporting?
This is the best and most informative video ive seen about uscg boot camp... on all of CZcams. Thanks so much, awesome vid!!
Lol the pissed off bird in the background.
Goes to boot camp but doesn’t even know what attention is
NoobMaster exe 😂😂
I have been watching nothing but coast guard boot camp videos. And you didn’t mention anything about the swimming? How was that? Did you do any of that?
AlanaCrayCray _
This video is probably one of the most laidback and truthful video. All the other videos have been nothing but stories about how horrible it is. So thank youuuu! I seriously rely on this because where I’m from. No one joins the coast guard. So thank you.
My stepson was the first person to be reverted he got reverted in the second week from Romeo 197 to Sierra 197. He adjusted to his new company really well. Romeo company reverted dang near half it's people. Sierra 10 percent. He said his drill instructors in Sierra rwere very tough but they were willing to work with recruit that were having difficulties in something. Yeah they would berate you while they were helping you but they would still help. He said in Romeo company all they would do is berate you and try to get you revertef
Nice 👍
How fit do you say someone should be before going into basic
when you sent in your application, how long did it take for your recruiter to get back to you?
6 hours for me
How hard was it in general to get into the coast guard? I really want to get in, im in all honors classes and try hard in school. Im also physically fit and meet the requirements for PT as a women. Im just worried about being accepted
αηנ Its good to be confident but dont be cocky. Ive seen too many people say they are fit and drop out of boot. Goodluck.
Did they give you ear plugs when you were swimming?
So how do you like the coast guard?
Sounds WAY MORE LENIENT!!!!!!!!!
Did you figure out the birds name yet? 😂 lmao
What are all the different jobs and positions you can volunteer for ?
I was in the Navy. I wonder how the US Navy bootcamp compares to The USCG bootcamp?
Well we do things seriously. We don't prance when we march and learn ballet. We also workout. LOL!
Matthew Creech welcome to the navy ice cream to the left, promotions to the right
What time do you have to wake up in the morning I go in December for Boot Camp
5:30am I think. I’m leaving Tuesday
0530 and 0600 on Sunday.
Did you have to climb a rope at anytime during training?
No, they don't make you do that in the Coast guard from what I've heard.
Big Brother do you know the maximum weight to join the boot camp?
@@avag.fontus4746 It's based on your age and bmi. If you're younger than 29 you have to have a bmi of 24% or less. If you're 29 or older It's something like 26%.
Big Brother ok thank you
I was A-147....what company are they up now?
Made it in Cape May 14 years ago. Looks like you guys didn't deal with the Performance Enhancement Platoon (PEP).
They have RAMP now. recruit attitude motivational program. so I guess the same thing.
C-194
Yeah same thing just renamed it
What was your company? Mine was Tango 164.
Pep..... Pep.... Pep.... Pep... Pep!
i really really really wanna be in the coast guard
CoastRey _ oh ummm i’m in middle school so i can’t het
who were your CC's??
Switching from army infantry to coast guard won’t be too bad 😂
Bo Dangles Are you a guy or a girl? There seems to be a recurring thing where the girls have been saying it wasn't bad and the guys claiming it to be the second hardest boot camp. I don't know if the guys have it harder or what. There's a CZcamsr who was in the Army and he went through CG boot camp and said it was harder, so don't expect it to be a walk in the park.
Aaron Heigis you talking about TheAndreLifeStyle? Cause I heard that from him first and then from other random commenters.
evan Niko I've just heard it all around. In real life, CZcamsrs, CZcamsr commenters.
Aaron Heigis Yeah I've heard it a few times. There's even a comment on this vid saying that.
Aaron Heigis the men’s requirements are MUCH harder than the women’s in the CG
How did you avoid being targeted
Hey I was wondering would it be the same from a guys point of view and do you have to be really smart to get in. I have no direction and don't know what I want to be in life and can u tell me the benefits and if its worth it thanks.
AlanaCrayCray _ yea I'm not trying to risk my life in the other branches might sound a bit selfish but it sounds like the coast guard does humanitarian things to help out in which I'm interested in
2k support lol you need to re-evaluate the military.
a5dollars k
CoastRey _ Hi do CG have the travelling opportunities as the Navy?
elletangere Coast Guard has big cutter vessels you can be stationed on. I don't know if the traveling opportunities are quite as good as the Navy but you can definitely travel in the Coast Guard.
Interesting to see they dont make the girls get long hair like yours trimmed at all like they did in 1980. Waiting a week for a CC to be assigned to a company sounds even more unbelievable. I need more evidence that cape may boot has turned this soft.
Holding canteens over your head? Isn't that considered hazing??
Nope.
What do you do when you’re a squad leader?
If your looking at the formation head on, They're the first ones to left they typically are in charge of 3-5 people depending on the size of the company.
November 163 graduate cape may December 2002
Hola! Aloha! My name is Chaleida Arce Cruz I'm 25 and I have one baby boy 1 year old, I really want to join active, I know is going to be hard because I breastfeed but my husband support me and will take care of our baby, I'm from Puerto Rico but I lived in Oahu becasue when I get pregnant the Kaipiolani womans and Chlidren Hospital made plany studies to my baby heart and they need to keep monitor and doing exmas I would like to go back I already know the doctros, the good care from them... I'm im in Puerto Rico island right know because I came back to deliver close to my family, I also have a BS in Holistic Health Science and I'm Massage Therapist and Esthetitian. I'm bilingual but if I go active since my first language is Spanish do you think I have probabilities to go Oahu? That's my concern if I would be able to go hawaii, GRACIAS muchas gracias Thanks for all your educative and informative videos! Stay safe and Be Bless!
Oh! I forget to ask if reserve is a good option for my situation. Gracias again!
@@AlanaReynolds_RealEstate Oww yes I understad, thank you so so much for your Advices ♡ I really appreciate it ^_^ stay safe, keep going and be Bless!!
I went through boot in 2009. This experience honestly sounds like USCG boot camp went soft. As soon as the bus pulled up, the CC's made us run on the beach in the water in February. Winter!
There was a suicide which changed the way they did things there
Hey so I wanted to signed up and go to me what other jobs are with law enforcement
BM’s and MK’s do the most law enforcement
Post moreee
X 202 😮
Shit was funny af to me 😅
What company did you graduate with?
RayCrayCray _ Nice! I graduated Uniform 194!
RayCrayCray _ I’m thinking of going PA. I’m actually at BTM school right now. What about you?
I leave May 1st!
CoastRey _ why have you not posted anything new? What’s your rate btw. I’m doing DC with a guaranteed D13 station 😎
CoastRey _ oh yeah up there in Petaluma, I live down south across the bridge. Bay Area ✊🏽
CoastRey _ California is the best state, all that needs to be known ;D
CoastRey _ ayyy Tracen Petaluma is awesome. I’ll be going there sometime this year for ET school the Bay Area is super fun go and explore
CoastRey _ I just graduated today as Bravo 196!
Do you have to know how to swim?
obviously
Can you tell us about the drama? Because what drama can be happening at boot camp tf
You say they beat you haha and I’m assuming they don’t physically beat you. What does that mean?
Physical and Incentive Training
You're a mess lil girl!! But loved the video!! AM3 and wish I would have stayed longer!! But I was married to a mess!! Coast Guard forever!! Semper Paratus!!
Hmmm..... How about doing negative Gs in the HU25A Falcon jet! We had some cool pilots, both of them were academy. We were cruising about 35.000 feet. The pilots asked if everyone has done a negative G. I said no! They immediately pushed over into a dive! I unbuckled my belt and started floating!! Soo cool! It felt like the going down the first big hill on a rollercoaster! Your stomach in your throat! Just like the astronaut training in the vomet comet. It just didn't last as long! The worst memory?? Dunker training! It simulates an open water crash and you have to successfully egress the plane. 2 day sims and 2 night sims where they make you wear blacked out goggles! It was conducted by Navy Seals. I hated every minute of that!! czcams.com/video/hXwnBiDaYRg/video.html
So I guess you're still in! What rating did you go?? Have you even picked 1 yet??
CS?? Cook Specialist?? Chef Specialist?? LOL!! It's changed a little since I was in! I got lucky and never had to do the mess duty! I was an FA and was standing the EOW, Engineer of the Watch. I was an E2 over the E3 duty standers!! They were making their rounds and I was fishing on the fantail!! I loved it!! LOL!! So, did they put you on a whitehull??
LMAO!!!! Lucky you!!! Lucky that you don't have to fix it!!! I can't even imagine a 278' cutter!! I was on a 70' black hull buoy tender that pushed a 90' buoy barge! Luckily for us, the BMMC had this billet before! And yes! He was the commanding officer of our unit! He knew all of the stops on the river where there was a bar or beer store within walking distance!! Yes, we moored up every night on the side of the river. And 1 day, there was no beer store close! 2 BMs took off on bikes to go get some beer. The farmer saw them, saw the uniforms, and said HEY!!! Take that old farm truck to the beer store!!! LMAO!!!!! Yes Maam!!! He let them take his truck!!! I LOVE the Coast Guard!! Love the people!!! Miss it!!! Enjoy it sweetie!! It doesn't last forever!!
Do a lot of females seem to get sent home or just get reverted? I figured the female numbers would be low
B-183
Im leaving bootcamp the 29th and I'm nervous 😅
Watching your videos made me more calm tho lol, but not entirely on the general orders but i have been looking over them here and there but alittle more familiar with ranks!
So i made it out of bootcamp ALIVE and it was a great experience!! I went in knowing nothing and pretty much and i came out knowing everything but all required knowledge was easy af!! hahah I'm stationed in Virginia! Whats your snapchat btw!? :)
Hey Ricky, I am a resident of Virginia and I am looking at different military branches to consider. Did you get to select your location as far as being stationed in Virginia? I would love to stay in the area but we will see what happens.
Sounds like daycare. Damn coast guard Nasty! Smh. This kid had fun. Divine hours Tf! She folds sheets for a job Bish wah we had to ask permission to take shits getting counted down. Damn I wanna be nasty like that sign me up😂😂
Lima 179 here. If you say you had fun in boot camp you’re a liar
CoastRey _ well then you had some soft company commanders. And they went easier on females.
Sierra-172. My company, my sister company, the companies that were assigned before, had to experience how to deal with a suicide. That shook the base to the core. Changes were made, but not soon enough. Everything that happened in the wake of that suicide, affected how boot was run. Or did your CC not tell you that?
*Sierra Company assigned after the drowning, which we were counseled on (ie. the suicide in our 2nd/3rd week of S-172's boot).
Zulu 162. I agree.
Dave Breckon bet you couldn’t survive it lol Bravo 196
You had FUN at Coast Guard bootcamp? WOW, you don't hear that every day of the week. When I went through Cape May the Coast Guard had a competition with the Marine Corps to have the toughest boot camp. If you were a slob or screwed up when I was there you'd be on your way to a living hell in the dreaded Red Belts (now called Performance Enhancement Platoon - PEP) so fast your head would spin. I once saw a guy in Red Belts who had a badly swollen leg who was forced to keep running with his full sea bag until his leg broke as he was running up the steps to enter the mess hall and his Company Commander then went over and poured himself a cup of coffee as the recruit lay on the floor of the chow hall screaming in pain. The Company Commander loudly told the staff in the chow hall NOT to call the ambulance because the recruit wasn't going anywhere until the Company Commander had finished his coffee, which he did sit down and drink while the kid lay on the floor screaming in pain with a broken leg. After the CC finished his coffee they called the ambulance and took the guy to the hospital. Some Company Commanders are great people and some are flaming assholes who like to abuse their authority over young recruits. Come prepared for the toughest eight weeks of your life at Cape May. They run a tight ship and they don't tolerate any bullshit. And YES, it will be worth it in the long run. Just keep telling yourself - A few weeks of pain for a lifetime of honor and pride. You CAN do it! Good Luck.
1notgilty that's insane! Hell of a story.
Yeah, that never happened. Cool story......
I was there and I saw it happen along with a Mess Hall full of other people who were there at the time. It really happened just like I described it. If any Company Commander or Drill Instructor did that today they'd probably throw them UNDER the brig.
I heard Cape may is the hardest coast gruad boot camp
Cape May is the only Coast Guard boot camp for enlisted personnel since 1981 and YES it is extremely difficult. The Coast Guard currently accepts only four percent of applicants and nearly one out of five of them will not graduate from basic training. That being said, the USCG is a great organization filled with top-notch people who do amazing work. I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.
Damn, you're so pretty. 😍
I’m pretty sure I was in ur company lol
Yup
I’ll be you’re first sub
whiskey 136
I don't think she actually went
Thefrankie4frank y not
y tho
U a upside down dumpster truck
She said don't be a Yeoman in basic...she went.
What if you don’t know how to swim?? Do they teach?
Josie G it's to be expected that you know how to swim. If you aren't good at it, they will make you get up earlier than everyone else to practice, other wise you'll get reverted if you can't complete it. Hope that makes sense!
Linnea thanks I can swim a little but I’m not that good. Hope I don’t get reverted
Josie G Start practicing asap lol, you want to be as prepared as possible. Trust me, you will be glad you took the initative.
IVIadVillain i will! I’m actually pretty nervous and thinking of it makes me a nervous wreck
No, you are supposed to know prior to enlisting
Bro I went to A school with you.
Marine corp oo-rah Semper Fi
Like OMG.
she failed
Your yeoman didn't do it right. Never had any problems.
Should’ve joined the marine corps
Im Hvnterr not everyone has the stomach for crayon eating
Matt Kennedy hahahaha hooahhhhh
she washed out
Why is she panting!? This girl seems a little off her rocker. How did you go through bootcamp and still “like” talk “like” such “like” an idiot?
Zatch SMP asshole
You are a liar.
Damn, just look at that beautiful but chin! You could probably blow your nose and wipe your ass crack at the same time! This video was super annoying and difficult to watch! "like omg....ummmmmm" stfu