This is video that was recorded by a photography company in Columbus, Georgia while I was in US Army Basic Combat Training from August-Nov 1997. This company would record various bits of training and then rip of the Joes by charging them large quantities of hard-earned money for this bouncy, grainy video. Anyways....its good to have this record of what I was going through, though it is hardly all-encompassing. This is video from our bayonet assault course. Looking at it now, it looks pretty lame. After all, we were just brand new privates with only a few months in the military....if you were to see video of seasoned infantrymen doing this (like my good ole 82nd Airborne...I'll always be 3/504) you'd see a whole lot more energy and intimidation. Anyway, you get the idea. You can even see how that pugil training plays into bayonet fighting. Good stuff...Hooah! More clips from my basic training to come.
