Army Basic Training 4 - Fort Jackson #ArmyBasicTraining #FortJackson #BasicTraining

Here's how the pay works in Army Basic Training. In the year 2023, your pay will be $1,772.82 per month and you will be paid on the 1st and the 15th of each month. That works out to $886.41. Before taxes each pay period, you will get an automatic increase to $1,917.53 per month after you serve. The first night here at Basic Training, it was a lot to take in because you don't know what you're getting into. Welcome to Fort Jackson. Days can go as easy as possible or as painful as you may. I'm from California. We have our cold days, but not cold like it was here. It was 29 degrees. You're going to go to the push-up position. Let's go. It doesn't mean take your sweet-ass time. Down. Up. Single file line. Let's go. Dump everything out of your bags. You're about to start a new life. I'm a single parent. I was working a minimum wage job, which just doesn't cut it in California. I decided to join the Army to help my son so we could live a better life. Let's go, let's go, let's go. I was 18 when I got pregnant. I was so terrified to tell my family. I didn't tell them until I was already 5 months. My brother didn't talk to me for about 2 months. When he didn't talk to me, it broke my heart. He came around. He's the one taking care of my son, actually, right now. Hey, guy. Nobody said move your dang old head. Thanks to your battle buddy, we're going to keep this going. I was bullied as a kid. I know I'm biting off more than I can chew going through this, but I let my prayers try to help get rid of that worry. The longer you stay here, the less sleep you're going to get. My girlfriend's parents were impressed when they heard that I was going to be joining the Army. He doesn't need you to look pretty. Go. I've been trying for a while to marry her. I just haven't been able to meet her parents' standards. Becoming a soldier is what I need to do. Don't even think about talking. Don't even breathe. I didn't want to just find a job and work for the rest of my life. I wanted something more exciting, but getting off of the bus, my heart sank. I do not care if you're freaking cold. I've been out of high school for a year or two now. I just got used to being able to do what I want. I was like, oh God, what have I done? Like, there's no turning back now. This is happening. Let's go. Let's go. All the way down. Run. Right here. Hurry up. Thank you, sir. I'm glad I got a helmet. That protects everything up there, even though there's not that much. I need y'all to take this off. My grandpa was in the Army. He told me before he died, he would love to see one of his grandkids go in the Army. Pick it up. I didn't ask for help. Hey, how about you watch your freaking attitude? 2019, everybody is equal. Very intimidating. Get him on the truck. Starting to kind of think, what did I get myself into? Over these next 10 weeks, we're going to put a lot into you. First is discipline, because right now, nobody has it. When you're walking around this Bay, you will be in a full uniform. Let's go. Hurry up. Let's go. We run everywhere, trainees. The physical aspect kind of freaks me out. I've tried my best to train and get in shape, but I know that they're hard on you. Good morning, all the company. Good morning, U.S. Army. Today we're going to start training for the ACFT, the Army Combat Fitness Test, which you must pass to become a U.S. soldier. Move. Forward. Turn. One, two, three, four. Lift your chest off the ground. Put your toes to the rear. One, two, three, four. Tuck those elbows in. One, two, three, four. The 10 weeks goes by real quick. We need to hit hard to weed out the weak. Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop. Look right here. Look at me. Look at my head. All right, extend. Instruction formation. Move. Palms inward. I'm a little slow right now. It's the beginning of our basic training. It's already felt like a doozy. Look at me. You understand? Yes, sir, sir. You sure? I believe so, sir. If I start to get a little too nervous, that slows me down. That only makes things worse. Do a freaking push-up. Do a push-up. Pull your body up. Pull your hips up. Down and get your food. Eat. All right. You ready? Put your feet up there. Tell me what you want. All the way down. They got to be able to react in the midst of chaos. Get the fruit. Put it on your plate. Pick the tray up. You try to get that shock in their mind. You're holding my stuff up. Try to resemble the comeback experience. Go. Walk faster. Get up, get up. Take your feet. Hurry up. In the Army, everything is hard. Let's go. Even eating is hard. Hurry up. If they can't make it to a chow hall, they're not going to be able to go to work. The Army doesn't make exercises for nothing. Everything we do has a reason. The reason we do a standing ball throw is to emulate handing ammo cans up to a building. The deadlift is so a four-person team can pick up a casualty. Leg tuck is to emulate you getting over a wall. Spring drag carry is to drag a casualty. The two-mile run is for endurance. You need your endurance when you're going past the enemy. Pick the ball up and let's go. Come on, come on. The mental fight, having to convince yourself that you can do this is nerve-wracking. The test is definitely making me nervous. Two-mile run is probably my most concerned. Go. It's about distance, not height. It's not good at all. Barely the minimum. I managed to trip over my ankle. It was pretty painful. I hope I didn't mess it up. Bring it in. Trainees, tonight you guys need to put those good thoughts into your head. Good thoughts equals positive results. I'm afraid of failing. Forward march. I have a younger sister, and she's struggling to stay in high school right now. Me doing this and showing that you can get out and, like, build a life for yourself is probably one of the most important things to me. This is going to my mom. I realized everything changes when you leave home. Responsibility kicks in fast. I appreciate everything you and your dad have ever done for me. It means so much to me to pass this. I don't want my son to have to struggle like I did. I had a rough childhood. My mom left us to go be with some other guy. My dad passed away on my 10th birthday. It kind of turned us to bad things. Like, I had my son at a really young age, but when I had him, I knew it wasn't a mistake. He's my motivation now. Get him back. I had been telling him that I would be leaving for a little bit, and he would just say, why, Mommy? And I would tell him why, because I want to give him a better life. They're not letting me take the ACFT because of my ankle. Feeling left out, being the only person not doing the ACFT. Let's go, let's go, let's go! As fast as you can. Get tired later. Hold. I struggle so much. I'm not physically fit. It was definitely harder than I expected. Up. Let's go, Carver, get up. Up, up. I wasn't ready. I can't. I felt disappointed in myself for giving up like I did. If I don't pass this, I don't know how I'm going to take care of my son. If I get sent home, my chances of marrying the woman I love would be pretty slim. I don't want to let my family down, but I don't know how I'm going to keep it up for the next nine weeks.