How to make a bed like a Marine, as told by frustrated drill instructor

[scootro]

[AnthonyS]

I haven't folded hospital corners since boot camp. F that bunch o crap.

[BradM]

I'm glad I'm a puss and didn't join the military.

[silverranger]

Lmao

[blandnuts]

Dat ass doe!

[jefehbk]

Dat ass doe!

Yeah...He must work out on squats a lot of something.

I can see Gunnery Sgt Hartman trying to teach Private Pyle this on FMJ

[KBScobravert]

I don't remember it being such a friendly smiling face giggling environment. I agree with him though, probably the worst rack I've ever seen.

[JC316]

Precisely why I wouldn't last 5 seconds in the army.

1. It's completely useless and I have zero patience for completely useless. A neatly folded bed has never once affected national security or the outcome of a war.

2. He isn't teaching anything except how to be yelled at.

3. He expects an "Aye sir" for every statement, yet wont shut his mouth long enough to get one.

It's simply about breaking a recruit, nothing else.

[helosailor]

It's about working well under pressure/duress. Doing exactly what you're supposed to do in the midst of chaos. The making of the rack in that particular way is part of uniformity.

[BP]

It's simply about breaking a recruit, nothing else.

That usually happens within a few minutes of stepping off the bus. Basic stuff like making the bed perfectly leads into marching in formation, small unit tactics, firearms training, grenade throwing, etc... If you can't make a freaking bed they aren't going to trust you with an M-16.

[AnthonyS]

Precisely why I wouldn't last 5 seconds in the army.

1. It's completely useless and I have zero patience for completely useless. A neatly folded bed has never once affected national security or the outcome of a war.

2. He isn't teaching anything except how to be yelled at.

3. He expects an "Aye sir" for every statement, yet wont shut his mouth long enough to get one.

It's simply about breaking a recruit, nothing else.

It's about learning to follow instructions. It's why military experience is often sought by employers. It's why ex military guys that don't even have engineering degrees are doing very well where I work. I get it, but I have no desire to relive it.

[Gargamel]

My old company commander would have ripped off the sheets, thrown it at you, flipped the mattress on the floor and told you to do it again because it sucked and wasn't worthy of the US Navy.

Thus begins the first few days of recruit training....

[Chili]

My old company commander would have ripped off the sheets, thrown it at you, flipped the mattress on the floor and told you to do it again because it sucked and wasn't worthy of the US Navy.

Thus begins the first few days of recruit training....

We rarely, if ever, saw officers in Army Basic.

Hell, we rarely even saw our E7!

But yeah, or DS's trashed our barracks once or twice..

[ceyko]

They make it look all complicated, but once you've done it a few times you can knock it out in under a minute...hell probably 30 seconds but don't want to get crazy...simply cannot remember the details. Plus, with assistance of your bunk mate - each take a side, top bunk, bottom bunk...done.

[helosailor]

We rarely, if ever, saw officers in Army Basic.

Hell, we rarely even saw our E7!

But yeah, or DS's trashed our barracks once or twice..

In Navy Boot Camp, "Company Commanders" were the equivalent of a DS/DI. Usually E-5 to E-8. Now, to make it even more confusing, they call them "Recruit Division Commanders".