How Army Jungle Soldiers Are Training For A Possible War With China | Boot Camp | Insider Business

"I joined the army so i could go to war" most American thing ever said!

Let's just take a moment to appreciate the cameraman going through the jungle with them. What an absolute unit.

I was a Marine in Vietnam from oct 67 to nov 68, most of it in the mountainous jungles of I Corps. No training, no tests, no pass or fail. We just gutted it out and pulled each through weeks of monsoon rains, infrequent resupply because of the canopy and low ceiling for choppers. It’s true that 50% of the jungle is trying to kill you even before enemy contact. We were thirsty, starving and filthy, living like animals and thinking like them, too. Jungle schools like this would have been helpful but in the end it’s Semper Fi… do or die.

Dude 23 is hilarious. Switched on, but at the same time funny and fully capable of performing. Perfect soldier right there

My father fought in Vietnam and he said the most terrifying thing he experienced was when the jungle was quiet.

1st Sergeant Fletcher (#23) was my Basic Training instructor in 2010. He gave me one of the best compliments I've ever received in my life. I was the Platoon Guide, and we were on the 12-mile Ruck march at the end of training. I was running up and down our line motivating everyone in my platoon for the entire 12 miles. I had blood oozing out the back of my boots from blisters, and I had been assigned the M249, so I had the heavier weapon and the boxes of ammo as well. It was a challenge, but I honestly had such a great time. SSG Fletcher at the time pulled me aside during the ruck and said "Greene, I wish you had gone Infantry, we would benefit from motivators like you." I never did go Infantry, and I never followed up with my Drill Sergeant. But seeing him here, now, so accomplished and close to retiring, and still so highly motivating. And with everyone in the comments praising his attitude, comradery, and motivation; it just makes me feel even better to have that moment where he wanted me to be like him.

As a Filipino soldier who operated in the jungles of Mindanao Philippines for almost 10 years, I highly respect our American brothers in arms. We experienced working with American soldiers in fighting terrorists Abu Sayyaf Group (Dawlah Islamiya) in the province of Sulu, all I can say is they are professionals. Jungle warfare is literal "unforgiving". You need physical strength, positive attitude, grit, and high Adversity quotient. It is either you let the jungle kills you or you will turn the jungle into your playground. Congrats to all participants of this training together with their professional instructors. Congrats to Business Insider for superb documentary. I would also like to mention specially 1st Sergeant Fletcher (#23), you are the symbol of modern proper American soldier. I wish you all the best in your career and family, and I'm hoping you influence the younger generations of Americans to love their country as you do.

This students were lucky to have someone like 1SG Fletcher join them. He knows so much and definitely knows how to keep the morale high.

23 is the kinda guy you want with you in a zombie apocalypse. Full of experience and knowledge, a morale booster in situations of absolute despair, and a leader that can help get a group to situate itself properly in a chaotic situation

Ive got a feeling that ranger saved a lot of kids from failing and saved the morale with all of his jokes 😂

I am a former 25 ID (light) soldier serving in Hawaii from 1989-1993. They didn't have Jungle School there back then but they did have Air Assault School, PLDC and RIP (Ranger Indoctrination Program) which gave me a very close and personal tour of East Range and it''s many gulches and dead-ends., When I went to Ranger School, land nav was a breeze and the 25ID RIP program had the best Ranger School graduation rate for first time graduates than any other division in the US Army. I went with 11 others from 25 ID to Ft. Benning in the winter and 10 of the 12 of us passed first time through. I recognize, even to this day, many trails, fields and other places including the tunnel which they didn't show. These Schools gave me knowledge that I still utilize to this day. Especially those crazy knots. haha By the way, I was not infantry, I was military intelligence. Rangers lead the way-

First Sergeant Fletcher is a fantastic leader . I truly hope the next generation follows in his footsteps . You need men like him on the battlefield he is like a beacon of light in the darkest places

Props to 25 for obviously getting outside his comfort zone, and leading by example. He stays humble and thats imprtant.

Props to 56. It’s not easy to say yes when everything in your body, but your heart, is telling to to say no.

People like number 6, are the kind of people I enjoy talking to, and being around. They are great people!

Excellent documentary! Although this course is not as long as it was in the 80's, this course appears to be very similar. I graduated from the jungle operations training center at Ft. Sherman Panama in August 1985. My son is with the 25th ID and went on that deployment to the Philippines earlier this year. I hope he will also go to the jungle warfare school, and make it a family tradition.

people failing on day 2 are still 99.99% better than me. Thank you for your service

23 was living a whole movie with his comments. That man is the mvp

I like documentaries like this. All of the ones made seem to be of kids in basic training. These are real soldiers, the kind you actually go to war with. For me, basic training was easy but, going through a second time at age 35, it was most difficult dealing with the immaturity and the things we were taught I knew we'd only do in basic. Even for the most seasoned Soldiers among us, this type of training looks very challenging.

From Colombia. I should’ve gone to any war with 23, back 55 years ago ,in my 20s.I wish good luck to them all back in the jungle.