We had this guy in my unit. Sgt Treadwell. He'd start firefights with inanimate objects in attempt of obtaining a combat action ribbon. His squad was nicknamed the Ghostbusters
And to this day it is rumored that McGraws treasure is still buried in the deserts of Iraq, waiting for it to be recovered by a wandering Second Lieutenant on field nav course.
I think the thing that stands about about Captain Mcgraw is that he wasn't a dickhead, he was just a flat out bad officer. He clearly cared or at least tried to care about the men under his command, and he honestly thought he was fostering a sense of fraternity with the soldiers under him. It's kinda sad to see a guy who genuinely tries but doesn't have the necessary skillsets to actually be good, so his intended good nature just comes across as whimsical and annoying.
@@Katuzzi I think he's trying to say that because Captain America had already been enlisted prior to 9/11, Afghanistan and Iraq he already has the camaraderie with everyone and should therefore be more mature regarding the combat and the rules of war. Eric Kocher has talked about the difference between him in the USA and in Iraq. Basically he was a smart guy, but either due to stress or suddenly being thrust into a position of local power, he was both paranoid and commiting "morally questionable" actions. As far as I can tell, his original role was most likely a logistics officer of some kind, but he had the training and they needed people. Kocher says he was "overthinking", analysing different ways he could be killed in his current situation. A mind like that would be very good for logistics, not so good for combat. This of course lead to his war crimes. The looting is easy to explain, he saw something cool and wanted it. A few of his questionable targeting choices, reflected here by him shooting at random stuff or people who may be considered noncombatants is because of differences in interpreting the ROE (Rules of Engagement) and how there are grey areas in the ROE. His biggest crime was the attempting bayonetting of a POW, which would be incredibly bad for him. The show is taking some creative liberties there. In the show I believe he charges at a surrendering soldier, with his bayonet being stopped by a vest or something. According to Kocher, in reality he was poking the POWs with his bayonet and talking to them about Chechnya among other things, which is what got Kocher and a few others reported by the reservists who were attached with them. I don't know how old Captain America was at the time, but Kocher was only 23, so I can empathise with his stress. Kocher was cleared, but it's still a stressful thing to have thrust upon you regardless, especially when you're only a bystander. I think that if Kocher can forgive Captain America, as he says "if you met the guy today, you'd probably like him", it's okay to let bygones be bygones. Captain America's uncle was a colonel in CENTCOM, which probably explains why he was given leeway while overseas, however his general competence before and after Iraq while his was working in the USA in his role at a desk says to me that he is probably someone who just wasn't used right by his superiors. bigthink.com/videos/eric-kocher-on-generation-kill/
Yeah, seems a classic "wrong place - wrong guy" screwup. I get this horrible feeling watching poor Capt. Mcgraw, he's trying so hard, and failing so badly. I feel embarassed.
He probably should have been a staff officer, or some other place where his a man of his temperament can be put to better use. Just not leading troops in battle.
I always found the part where "Captain America" buries his AKs a bit more nuanced that it may have been intended to come off. Notice how he doesn't complain about being talked to like that by a subordinate, he doesn't make threats to him, instead he quietly goes and buries his AKs. The upset look on his face could possibly be taken to mean that he's upset about having to get rid of the rifles, but maybe he's upset that he made his subordinates feel that unsafe.
I felt that way about the last scene with LT. Fick. Like he was subtly telling him he had no experience in leading Marines combat and is unprepared for the responsibilities that entails.
Then again, he demotes Kocher and Redman to mechanic pool at the end of the show. All because he has an uncle in a higher position. Seems like a nepotism posting, really. Dude was apparently a good Intelligence officer, should have remained there. Combat officers are a different breed. Like Fick and Patterson...
It’s so easy to hate him whilst watching this but you do pity him in that scene. The pain of realising that his subordinates hate and distrust him and that he’s completely incompetent at what he trained to do thinking he was doing fine.
McGraw is very lucky that Iraqi Freedom was a relatively quick and bloodless war. This guy was a war crime waiting to happen if the men had real reasons to despise the enemy.
It wasn't really that bloodless to say the least. Sure if you compare to WWII where the US had to fight on multiple fronts at the same time then yes. The bloodloss for Op Iraqi Freedom vs WWII is minuscule but the real bloodshed of Op Iraqi Freedom isn't the actual operation itself but the aftermath. Especially the fight to lodge Saddam and Ba'ath loyalist like the Republican Guards out of towns and stuff is where the actual bloodbath often happens.
that is very funny, is that from a movie? surly you woulnt just quote something that we all heard and laughed to, trying to grab some egopoints thinking your original and funny
We had a guy just like this in our company. He was universally hated amongst all enlisted, NCO's, CO's and senior officers. And just like him, he never had a clue how much people despised him.
When I was a corporal, we had a Captain like this guy. On a deployment I straight up told him that all of us fucking hate him because he's a fucking dork, and we take our orders from the First Sergeant over him. Why? Because he asked. He asked a corporal "What do the Marines think of me, Corporal?" Surprisingly, I never heard anything about it.
"Belt fed" is the way of loading ammunition onto big guns (like M249, M2N PKM And others) it is also known for being unreliable at times and i think that might be what the guy (Brad) is referencing @S7yx0
Apparently this TV series (and, by extension, "Captain America") is famous enough that when I said "fucking Captain America" after someone said "god speed" in a World of Warships session, EVERYONE knew what I was talking about.
@Kkkk Bbbb I just found out that somebody thinks of my silly offhand comment made 3 years ago as enough of a big deal to be made into a clout-chasing conspiracy 🤣
According to Eric kocher, captain America was too smart for his own good. He would over analyze situations and would focus on the different ways it could go wrong and because of this would panic.
I honestly can relate to that, decision paralysis is a real thing and over analyzing a problem is a great way to make it much worse than it needs to be.
As an average civilian even Cap is hilarious and by military standards putting everyone at risk, kinda feel a tiny sadness for him. Guy probably joined to fight for the country without knowing how high strung or panicky he can be. And probably as he says in the end, he might be thinking everyone is insane and that he is the calm guy. Poor fella. I hope nothing bad came to him
Hell with that. If he cared about his country, he wouldn't stay in a position whose responsibilities he obviously can't fulfill. He's in it for personal glory, even if it means endangering everyone around him.
Your comment is three years old but anyways: McGraw (Captain America) was actually a competent officer....stateside. Once he arrived in Iraq, he just broke down. His "Captain America" persona is nothing like he was in the past.
My favorite gen kill moment with captain America was when they're checking combatants on the ground from the previous night's raid and upon hearing that there is one still alive, captain America orders him to be shot. Which, so far as I understand, is a serious war crime.
How someone like this got a college degree and then made it through OCS and was actually given command of a unit is beyond me. And it really gives me hope that my dumbass could still be an officer.
reminds me of that one time when my drill sergeant was talking about this one west point captain he hated so he took apart his rifle and dumped it in the porta potty
I am not in the army, and my situations was no where near as dangerous as being in the military. However I was kinda in a similar situation as captain America. It’s suggested in the book and the show that Cpt. America was never meant to be in combat. But for some reason his superiors moved him from a logistics office job to a high ranking position in combat. So the guy was basically put in a situation he never asked for or was fully prepared for. I went through a similar situation, and just like Cpt. America, I was humiliated. I was hired to be an assistant at a TV Network. It’s a high pressure job. But I’ve don’t it before and I’d done it well. On my first day there, they suddenly told me I’d be the technical director of the show. They probably did this so that they didn’t have to pay more for an experienced director. This was a wonderful opportunity, but I had no experience or prior training. For those of you who don’t know, this is kinda like promoting a cashier to the position of district manager. Or a private to general. I was very stressed and didn’t know what I was doing. I tried to be confident and in the end I just looked like a fool. I quit and found another job I was more prepared for. I was able to leave. Cpt. America had it worse because his situation was more dangerous and obviously inescapable. I hope he’s better today.
The real guy died a hero's death funnily enough saving his own men. It seems like through all of his "intelligence" he was a good soldier under all of it.
I believe the word is "Neurotic." If it makes you more thoughtful than sure, but if you're in charge you better do a damn good job of hiding it. Spilling your concerns with gusto over the comms like that turns you into a walking morale sink
We didn’t have anyone quite that bad while on deployment, but when we came home one of my best friends ended up pretty close to Captain America . He never killed anyone who wasn’t armed but the war really messed him up in his civilian life and he’s still messed up almost 15 years later . It’s really sad
I cannot count the number of times I listened to a long string of philosophical word salad from a superior officer, nodded and said “Yes Sir,” then walked away thinking “What the f-- was he talking about?”
Everybody in these comments saying “awww, I feel bad for him though” is fucking ridiculous. The guy ran around harassing innocent villagers and causing unnecessary destruction in an already pointless and destructive war. Dude was an asshole, straight up, at some point someone has to be accountable for their actions.
Could be that some parts had been thrown away, and I imagine the barrels would be bent plenty (at least for shooting at anything above a hundred meters) from that drop.
My dad was a airborn in Iran Iraq and they were issued G3s but everyone wanted AKs He told me that he found a AK under sand and he picked it up Wiped it and oild it and it worked
Generation Kill's representation of McGraw is actually very unfair and inaccurate. According to lieutenant Fick Cpt. McGraw was seen as a "genius" by officers who served with him. This is why Lt. Fick was defensive of the McGraw. Fick said that Mcgaw's tactical proficiency was high. Not to mention McGraw was a veteran of Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq. It's likely that his personality and leadership was likely all derived from his service in Vietnam. Showing him as being a little "outdated" is fine but he was not a total moron.
The very same thing happens with Cpt Sobel in Band of Brothers. Most of his portrayals comes from Ambrose extremely biased and one sided book and Winters contempt.
so you are telling me that this platoon commander was in his late 40's or early 50's when the Iraq war broke out? Guy has 30+ years in and he's still only a platoon commander but he's a "genius"? BULLSHIT.
I spent 6 years in the Corps and left as a Sgt. They get a lot of things right in this show but It does a disservice to the Officer Corps. I never saw any officer act even remotely like Capt America, Godfather or Encino Man. Its TV folks... Tons of officers like LT Fick and Capt Patterson though.
Your wrong to say there isn’t incompetent officers in the corps that’s just biased we all know for a fact there’s good officers and bad ones you just got lucky
I just can't get over the helmet chin straps. The chin straps man, do you see them? This show is so close to real life, the HMMWV engine sounds, the flaks, the radio communications...and then the chin straps! THE CHIN STRAPS!!!
Yeah, I actually got a helmet similar to that, I always figured I set the chin straps wrong. So I ended up constantly adjusting it until I saw the show.
McGraw was an incompetent ass, but he was also human. Let’s be honest, you can say you wouldn’t be scared in his situation but you would be. All of them were, his issue was that despite his training he decided to voice it constantly. Very well done character, you feel sorry for him, and understand him too.
This just proves being academy educated doesn't necessarily means you're shaped to be a leader. He could've been the best in his whole class but the field is the real indication of your leadership skills.
Also remember, they purposely dialed him down in the series to make it "more believable." Fick said that he was actually a fairly great Intel officer, but not an infantry one (same with Encino Man.)
I had a sergeant major who categorically stated that Lt. (name withheld) was a c__t. Then he paused and said ... no, c__ts are useful. As a future officer I feared this man.
We had one of these in '03. He walked around with a camcorder taping everything. We put him in charge of our plane ride out of the box; we figured he wouldn't mess that up for sure.
I really don't understand some of the choices you made in editing. Why was the charms scene in her? That had nothing to do with Capt. America. Why did you put the names of every character on the screen? Even the ones that didn't even say anything? Why was Trombley's name big and orange when everyone else, including McGraw's, smaller and white? Why is "dave mcgraw" not capitalized in the title? ...and they call me a drunk.
oh the dave mcgraw was mistake ill change that. i edited with the reflection of my personality i think i got carried away with other ideas while making this but it came out alright i think lol. thanks for your thoughts :)
Daniel bobaniel My comment might have come across slightly more douchey than I intend. I was just confused with the names on screen. I did enjoy the video though.
Except moderately better. If only because he's not a complete pussy and absolute moron. Captain America here is at least willing to go into combat, fight, and lead. He's just not very good at it.
3:25 Even Wright is laughing at his behavior lol. The guy who at first was flinching every time he heard a gunshot has more guts than the Platoon Commander
Some things have to be seen to be believed. Served many moons ago C Co, 1st Ranger Battalion 81-83, some of our platoon leaders couldn’t lead their way out of a paper bag.
I was Air Force and we had the same problem. You'd always have some high strung officer, trying to save the world or show his mettle at the expense of everyone under him. The fucked up part is that the LT on the show is the one who should've been running things/calling the shots but thats how it always goes.
We had this guy in my unit. Sgt Treadwell. He'd start firefights with inanimate objects in attempt of obtaining a combat action ribbon. His squad was nicknamed the Ghostbusters
thats a clever name lol
lmfaooo
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I can see the jokes now
LMAO
And to this day it is rumored that McGraws treasure is still buried in the deserts of Iraq, waiting for it to be recovered by a wandering Second Lieutenant on field nav course.
Goodwin John ''This point is nowhere around me. There is no desert on the map.''
... theres one officer who will never find those... Sobel. .. He'll be a whole grid off. Rest his soul
Lol
Ha!
It’s probably not impossible to find them, but I doubt Captain America could give you a proper 8 digit grid coordinate for the cache.
I think the thing that stands about about Captain Mcgraw is that he wasn't a dickhead, he was just a flat out bad officer. He clearly cared or at least tried to care about the men under his command, and he honestly thought he was fostering a sense of fraternity with the soldiers under him. It's kinda sad to see a guy who genuinely tries but doesn't have the necessary skillsets to actually be good, so his intended good nature just comes across as whimsical and annoying.
I hate to break this that’s because he is prior enlisted guy.
@@dusitthehto1946 What do you mean?
@@Katuzzi I think he's trying to say that because Captain America had already been enlisted prior to 9/11, Afghanistan and Iraq he already has the camaraderie with everyone and should therefore be more mature regarding the combat and the rules of war. Eric Kocher has talked about the difference between him in the USA and in Iraq. Basically he was a smart guy, but either due to stress or suddenly being thrust into a position of local power, he was both paranoid and commiting "morally questionable" actions. As far as I can tell, his original role was most likely a logistics officer of some kind, but he had the training and they needed people. Kocher says he was "overthinking", analysing different ways he could be killed in his current situation. A mind like that would be very good for logistics, not so good for combat. This of course lead to his war crimes. The looting is easy to explain, he saw something cool and wanted it. A few of his questionable targeting choices, reflected here by him shooting at random stuff or people who may be considered noncombatants is because of differences in interpreting the ROE (Rules of Engagement) and how there are grey areas in the ROE. His biggest crime was the attempting bayonetting of a POW, which would be incredibly bad for him. The show is taking some creative liberties there. In the show I believe he charges at a surrendering soldier, with his bayonet being stopped by a vest or something. According to Kocher, in reality he was poking the POWs with his bayonet and talking to them about Chechnya among other things, which is what got Kocher and a few others reported by the reservists who were attached with them. I don't know how old Captain America was at the time, but Kocher was only 23, so I can empathise with his stress. Kocher was cleared, but it's still a stressful thing to have thrust upon you regardless, especially when you're only a bystander. I think that if Kocher can forgive Captain America, as he says "if you met the guy today, you'd probably like him", it's okay to let bygones be bygones. Captain America's uncle was a colonel in CENTCOM, which probably explains why he was given leeway while overseas, however his general competence before and after Iraq while his was working in the USA in his role at a desk says to me that he is probably someone who just wasn't used right by his superiors.
bigthink.com/videos/eric-kocher-on-generation-kill/
Yeah, seems a classic "wrong place - wrong guy" screwup. I get this horrible feeling watching poor Capt. Mcgraw, he's trying so hard, and failing so badly. I feel embarassed.
He probably should have been a staff officer, or some other place where his a man of his temperament can be put to better use. Just not leading troops in battle.
"Bravo-3's Commander"
"...Can I shoot him?"
"Don't waste your ammo."
Bullet*
Drama King
Friendly fire will not be tolerated
I always found the part where "Captain America" buries his AKs a bit more nuanced that it may have been intended to come off. Notice how he doesn't complain about being talked to like that by a subordinate, he doesn't make threats to him, instead he quietly goes and buries his AKs. The upset look on his face could possibly be taken to mean that he's upset about having to get rid of the rifles, but maybe he's upset that he made his subordinates feel that unsafe.
It's implying that hs lacks all self awareness in his actions.
I felt that way about the last scene with LT. Fick. Like he was subtly telling him he had no experience in leading Marines combat and is unprepared for the responsibilities that entails.
Then again, he demotes Kocher and Redman to mechanic pool at the end of the show. All because he has an uncle in a higher position. Seems like a nepotism posting, really. Dude was apparently a good Intelligence officer, should have remained there. Combat officers are a different breed. Like Fick and Patterson...
It also probably has to do with the realization that he may not be cut out for what he spent much of his adult life preparing to do.
It’s so easy to hate him whilst watching this but you do pity him in that scene. The pain of realising that his subordinates hate and distrust him and that he’s completely incompetent at what he trained to do thinking he was doing fine.
McGraw is very lucky that Iraqi Freedom was a relatively quick and bloodless war. This guy was a war crime waiting to happen if the men had real reasons to despise the enemy.
Perry Choi quick, yes. Bloodless, absolutely not. Relative to WWII battles sure 😂
@@madronnie9725 Our modernized Blitzkrieg tactics saved US lives.
It wasn't really that bloodless to say the least.
Sure if you compare to WWII where the US had to fight on multiple fronts at the same time then yes. The bloodloss for Op Iraqi Freedom vs WWII is minuscule but the real bloodshed of Op Iraqi Freedom isn't the actual operation itself but the aftermath. Especially the fight to lodge Saddam and Ba'ath loyalist like the Republican Guards out of towns and stuff is where the actual bloodbath often happens.
MadRonnie97 Iraqi death count still climbing from bush’s conspiracy theory war
@@madronnie9725 bloodless for the american not so much for the Iraqi
"Is he crying?"
"No he's not, he's just nervous."
"Ok, fuck it. He's crying."
that is very funny, is that from a movie?
surly you woulnt just quote something that we all heard and laughed to, trying to grab some egopoints thinking your original and funny
@@TheBurnknight Trolls in the Dungeon! Trolls in the Dungeon!!!!!
@@TheBurnknight ur invited to all the parties huh
@@TheBurnknight who dug up your mother's cunt?
😂😂😂
We had a guy just like this in our company. He was universally hated amongst all enlisted, NCO's, CO's and senior officers. And just like him, he never had a clue how much people despised him.
How bad was he
Thats the definition of politician
When I was a corporal, we had a Captain like this guy. On a deployment I straight up told him that all of us fucking hate him because he's a fucking dork, and we take our orders from the First Sergeant over him. Why? Because he asked. He asked a corporal "What do the Marines think of me, Corporal?"
Surprisingly, I never heard anything about it.
@@philconey11 shit if I join the military I'd be praying I'd get some decent officers and not ones like Captain America
so lucky those kinds of officers weren't in vietnam they'd get fragged
"Denying the enemy transportstion" lol
Imagine being a civilian and you watch one american just fire an ak at your car and everyone around him is just watching like "what the fuck"
*P E O P L E A R E G O I N G T O D I E B E C A U S E O F T H I S*
"A little belt-fed today isn't he?" might just be new new favourite phrase.
As a non-fluent english speaker, I have a hard time understanding this sentence... Anyone cares to explain ?
"Belt fed" is the way of loading ammunition onto big guns (like M249, M2N PKM And others) it is also known for being unreliable at times and i think that might be what the guy (Brad) is referencing @S7yx0
@@trolla5125Either that, or he's bringing too much force to the situation.
Apparently this TV series (and, by extension, "Captain America") is famous enough that when I said "fucking Captain America" after someone said "god speed" in a World of Warships session, EVERYONE knew what I was talking about.
**Tim allen sound**
What a fckin stupid comment.
This show is a classic kid
@@JasonX2 Its not, went fairly under radar. Its just famous in certain circles, mostly among armchair commandos
@Kkkk Bbbb I just found out that somebody thinks of my silly offhand comment made 3 years ago as enough of a big deal to be made into a clout-chasing conspiracy 🤣
He was searching the map for loot before it was cool.
A CO that can read a map? Sth new to me
This made me spit my fucking drink out
Holy shit, this is like some scrub in ARMA voice chat.
THEY COULD BE COMIN FROM ALL SIDES!!!
someone told me to "watch their barrel" like okay man how is that going to help
@@HaxyShark was he talking about flagging? hard to avoid it in arma 3 tbh
holy shit its like literally everyone who does milsim in Arma because that shits cringy as fuck
@@enterthedragon9427 still, being super serious in a game where tanks go flying because of rubber-banding is cringe
"These people are worse than the goddamn VC.."
My favourite quote
Clearly he has not met with or has any real knowledge about the VC.
@@greatkentuckian9032 If my enemy called me worse than the VC I'd be flattered
I'm watching this at the gym, and when that line was delivered I nearly dropped the dumbbells. Too good
The comments section is brutal! They're coming from all sides!
GlennForbes20 THEY ARE COMING FROM ALL SIDES!
😂😂
Lol me in a battlefield game xd
Almost enough to make you lose your sanity.
The difference is that cpt. Sobel was a good officer and leader during basic training but unfit for war, while cpt.”America” was bad at both of them
like someone said in the youtube comments; this guy needs his own miniseries
Your picture made me wipe the 'hair' off my screen... >:(
You profile pic made me blow on my screen; but I was drinking coffee so There's shit everywhere
@@Hovis_711 loool
“How not to be an officer in the military.”
go watch malcom in the middle, eric nenninger plays a similar character there as well
2:30-2:35 "They're sending us alone against Iraqi Armor?! People are going to die because of this"
You don't say.
Yes. Iraqis. Was that guy a Marine?
stevemcgee99 yup
No one died tho
@@hippolyteduclerc8138 coz thankfully there was no armour
@@Jeffemcd08There was, there just weren’t any crewmen lol
According to Eric kocher, captain America was too smart for his own good. He would over analyze situations and would focus on the different ways it could go wrong and because of this would panic.
I honestly can relate to that, decision paralysis is a real thing and over analyzing a problem is a great way to make it much worse than it needs to be.
Suddenly I have a newfound appreciation for how out-of-place the dramatic screaming in war movies is in actual war
As an average civilian even Cap is hilarious and by military standards putting everyone at risk, kinda feel a tiny sadness for him. Guy probably joined to fight for the country without knowing how high strung or panicky he can be. And probably as he says in the end, he might be thinking everyone is insane and that he is the calm guy. Poor fella. I hope nothing bad came to him
Okay but he tried bayonetting prisoners twice. Fuck that guy
I think someone mentions after the bayonetting incident that either his father or uncle is a Colonel. Nepotism in the military is still nepotism.
Hell with that. If he cared about his country, he wouldn't stay in a position whose responsibilities he obviously can't fulfill. He's in it for personal glory, even if it means endangering everyone around him.
@@LordVader1094 He didn't actually try bayoneting them he was just scaring them
Your comment is three years old but anyways: McGraw (Captain America) was actually a competent officer....stateside. Once he arrived in Iraq, he just broke down. His "Captain America" persona is nothing like he was in the past.
The first time I saw Dave carrying all those AKs after the ambush I thought he was trying to collect them all.
MadRonnie97 ak mon
My favorite gen kill moment with captain America was when they're checking combatants on the ground from the previous night's raid and upon hearing that there is one still alive, captain America orders him to be shot. Which, so far as I understand, is a serious war crime.
I can't stop laughing when he says "they could be coming from all sides" in panic. I think that's how I would behave in a situation like this. XD
"you need to become insane...... to survive in combat............... yeah...."
Words to live by.
I half expected to him to follow that up with “some day this war’s gonna end.”
How someone like this got a college degree and then made it through OCS and was actually given command of a unit is beyond me. And it really gives me hope that my dumbass could still be an officer.
IIRC he was originally a logistics officer and was good at his job but not at handling combat.
Nepotism. The reason most military leaders who fuck up massively get into their position.
reminds me of that one time when my drill sergeant was talking about this one west point captain he hated so he took apart his rifle and dumped it in the porta potty
oh dear lol i hope it took him all night to clean
I am not in the army, and my situations was no where near as dangerous as being in the military. However I was kinda in a similar situation as captain America.
It’s suggested in the book and the show that Cpt. America was never meant to be in combat. But for some reason his superiors moved him from a logistics office job to a high ranking position in combat.
So the guy was basically put in a situation he never asked for or was fully prepared for.
I went through a similar situation, and just like Cpt. America, I was humiliated. I was hired to be an assistant at a TV Network. It’s a high pressure job. But I’ve don’t it before and I’d done it well. On my first day there, they suddenly told me I’d be the technical director of the show.
They probably did this so that they didn’t have to pay more for an experienced director. This was a wonderful opportunity, but I had no experience or prior training.
For those of you who don’t know, this is kinda like promoting a cashier to the position of district manager. Or a private to general.
I was very stressed and didn’t know what I was doing. I tried to be confident and in the end I just looked like a fool. I quit and found another job I was more prepared for.
I was able to leave. Cpt. America had it worse because his situation was more dangerous and obviously inescapable. I hope he’s better today.
If you close your eyes, he sounds a bit like Will Ferrell.
Say that again, but slowly.
R281 I can hear it
The scariest thing is that guy is probably still in charge of people somewhere
The real guy was actually very smart, as eric kocher said, "too smart for warfare"
The real guy died a hero's death funnily enough saving his own men. It seems like through all of his "intelligence" he was a good soldier under all of it.
@@shadow435100 pretty sure hes still alive tho
@@skylla7452 look him up I an relatively sure I read he died as a hero saving his men in some bumble fuck African country
I believe the word is "Neurotic."
If it makes you more thoughtful than sure, but if you're in charge you better do a damn good job of hiding it. Spilling your concerns with gusto over the comms like that turns you into a walking morale sink
Every time I shoot an AK on full auto in a video game now, I yell "FOLLOW MY TRACERS!"
"A little belt-fed today, isnt he?" LMAO
OMG HES CARRYING EVEN MORE AKs
“Is he crying”
“No he’s just nervous”
“Fuck it he’s crying”
Dude was fire in Malcolm in The Middle though
Frfr
I love the look Fick gives him at the end. Like, “this guy is fucking insane.”
I hear the phrase "FOLLOW MY TRACERS!" in my head at least ten times a day.
We didn’t have anyone quite that bad while on deployment, but when we came home one of my best friends ended up pretty close to Captain America . He never killed anyone who wasn’t armed but the war really messed him up in his civilian life and he’s still messed up almost 15 years later . It’s really sad
This man makes Foxhole Norman look like Captain Ronald Spiers.
For all his idiocy, he was right to be nervous about the airfield assault with no intel. That was a reckless move by Godfather
It was extremely reckless, they got lucky that there wasn't any Iraqi armor there
Dave: I suffer from ptsd from my time in the military
Other guy: what happened
Dave: I had to give up my AKs
Ray: Is he cryin?
Iceman: No. He's just nervous.
Cpt America: We're gonna die here!
Iceman: Ok, Fuck it, he's crying
XD
I cannot count the number of times I listened to a long string of philosophical word salad from a superior officer, nodded and said “Yes Sir,” then walked away thinking “What the f-- was he talking about?”
when he thros the AK's over the bridge and yells out....yeargghhhhh priceless
The disbelief in "He's got his fucking bayonet out..... Doing his Rambo."
Out of fucking nowhere, "Anybody want a Charms?" lol
What a badass.
Anne Alexander You mean the most bad ass war hero of our time.
+Trollie McG Totes McGoats, should give him a Medal of AMERICA.
Trollie McG. I can feel the merica
More like liability
Chad
I wish they would have put when he bayoneted that guy in here
i regret forgotting to to put that part :(
Daniel bobaniel and when he got them stuck after marking the mine field
the part when insano man yelled touch down?
Daniel bobaniel after they crashed when trying to evacuate the guys who got blown up by the mines
ummmm my goodness its been while... i cant recall haha ill ahve to watch the series and try to find that part...
"Should I shoot him?"
"Don't waste your bullet.."
fucking gold
I just love when Ray hands the reporter the radio. That is a "I am so done" moment.
Such a brave competent officer.
Everybody in these comments saying “awww, I feel bad for him though” is fucking ridiculous. The guy ran around harassing innocent villagers and causing unnecessary destruction in an already pointless and destructive war. Dude was an asshole, straight up, at some point someone has to be accountable for their actions.
5:06, best clip, his reaction is priceless.
I thought he was insulting Lt. Fick at the end, then realized he was saying a noteworthy quote.
I thought he was hinting that he wanted a psych evaluation.
Ficks offsider than says "is it just me or did that actually make a lot of sense?"
Good response I think
Those AKs he threw off a bridge were in all likelihood in fireable condition, if not barely scratched by that drop.
Could be that some parts had been thrown away, and I imagine the barrels would be bent plenty (at least for shooting at anything above a hundred meters) from that drop.
My dad was a airborn in Iran Iraq and they were issued G3s but everyone wanted AKs
He told me that he found a AK under sand and he picked it up
Wiped it and oild it and it worked
Generation Kill's representation of McGraw is actually very unfair and inaccurate. According to lieutenant Fick Cpt. McGraw was seen as a "genius" by officers who served with him. This is why Lt. Fick was defensive of the McGraw. Fick said that Mcgaw's tactical proficiency was high. Not to mention McGraw was a veteran of Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq. It's likely that his personality and leadership was likely all derived from his service in Vietnam. Showing him as being a little "outdated" is fine but he was not a total moron.
The very same thing happens with Cpt Sobel in Band of Brothers. Most of his portrayals comes from Ambrose extremely biased and one sided book and Winters contempt.
Vietnam? I doubt it.
or was he just a loyal marine who would never speak wrongly of another man
so you are telling me that this platoon commander was in his late 40's or early 50's when the Iraq war broke out? Guy has 30+ years in and he's still only a platoon commander but he's a "genius"? BULLSHIT.
grass to brass perhaps?
I love how all the other marines just shake their heads in disbelief that he's in charge XD
Thanks for the names! It’s cool finally getting to know who those less known people were!
I spent 6 years in the Corps and left as a Sgt. They get a lot of things right in this show but It does a disservice to the Officer Corps. I never saw any officer act even remotely like Capt America, Godfather or Encino Man. Its TV folks... Tons of officers like LT Fick and Capt Patterson though.
Fick said things about Encino Man are all true I think, Captain America got kicked upstairs later.
Your wrong to say there isn’t incompetent officers in the corps that’s just biased we all know for a fact there’s good officers and bad ones you just got lucky
"Okay, fuck it... he's crying."
Could have been Shakespeare.
I just can't get over the helmet chin straps. The chin straps man, do you see them? This show is so close to real life, the HMMWV engine sounds, the flaks, the radio communications...and then the chin straps!
THE CHIN STRAPS!!!
didn't that one guy lose his helmet because he wasn't wearing his chin strap?
Yeah, I actually got a helmet similar to that, I always figured I set the chin straps wrong. So I ended up constantly adjusting it until I saw the show.
@@keloid7682 If you don't know the chinstraps on this show are obviously fake airsoft replicas.
"Okay f*ck it, he crying." Lt. Fick 😂
McGraw was an incompetent ass, but he was also human.
Let’s be honest, you can say you wouldn’t be scared in his situation but you would be. All of them were, his issue was that despite his training he decided to voice it constantly.
Very well done character, you feel sorry for him, and understand him too.
He is a multi millionaire nowadays. Big time IT and Hedgefund management
Sure but when you’re an a leadership position you can’t afford to be this panicky and wild.
" He's got his fucking bayonet out....doing his Rambo. "
So this is where Cadet Hason from Marlin Academy ended up. Guess, Commandant Spangler really "broke" him.
This guy is what made this show comedy gold !^^ Love Captain America " We will destroy your village " kek
Reminds me of Captain Bannon from World in Conflict
Oh man, when tosses those AKs over that bridge. "RRRAAAHHHHH!" I fuckin lose it every time, lol.
6:48 lol his reaction
THESE PEOPLE ARE WORSE THAN THE GODDAMN VC hahahahahaha.
This just proves being academy educated doesn't necessarily means you're shaped to be a leader. He could've been the best in his whole class but the field is the real indication of your leadership skills.
Denying the enemy transportation
Captain McGraw insulting dead Iraqis while walking away cradling a armful of AKs is a image from this show that I will never forget
This guy really reminds me of Steven Crowder in a weird way...
Incompetent leadership is everywhere. We've all seen it.
Remember : Captain America was based on real person.
Also remember, they purposely dialed him down in the series to make it "more believable."
Fick said that he was actually a fairly great Intel officer, but not an infantry one (same with Encino Man.)
Remember : Captain America was based
"A little belt-fed today isn't he?"
captain america is no joke legit wearing his helmet backwards.
Holy fuck. I hadn’t noticed that. Jesus Christ. Does he know how to tie his shoelaces???
No he isn't. Where in the video is he wearing his helmet backwards ?
*THEY'RE COMING FROM ALL SIDES*
2:36 Man acted like it’s the “us against the world” moment in a Hollywood movie. I’m dying in my chair!
Surprisingly denying enemy transpiration was a good objective. Captain America may be on to something.
yeah fucking ego trip
I had a sergeant major who categorically stated that Lt. (name withheld) was a c__t. Then he paused and said ... no, c__ts are useful. As a future officer I feared this man.
oh shit lol
Captain America is a fine actor
We had one of these in '03. He walked around with a camcorder taping everything. We put him in charge of our plane ride out of the box; we figured he wouldn't mess that up for sure.
Totally knew an officer like this
"okay, fuck it, he's crying"
1:26 let me guess he is happy to be liberated and pleased to cooperate. 😂
"A little belt fed today, isn't he?" Fucking rights, Brad!
I really don't understand some of the choices you made in editing. Why was the charms scene in her? That had nothing to do with Capt. America. Why did you put the names of every character on the screen? Even the ones that didn't even say anything? Why was Trombley's name big and orange when everyone else, including McGraw's, smaller and white? Why is "dave mcgraw" not capitalized in the title?
...and they call me a drunk.
oh the dave mcgraw was mistake ill change that. i edited with the reflection of my personality i think i got carried away with other ideas while making this but it came out alright i think lol. thanks for your thoughts :)
Daniel bobaniel My comment might have come across slightly more douchey than I intend. I was just confused with the names on screen. I did enjoy the video though.
Drunk Dave Jesus. Cry him a river...
Actually I think there's a part where Cap is seen with Charms. Like rule #1...NEVER EVER EVER FUCKING EVER take charms into combat
Worked for JO in the USN we less than reverently referred as 'stainless steel Stevie'
Poor captain america :( He's not bad, he's just enthusiastic and inexperienced.
Dont forget stupid
I love how he yells when he tosses the AKs
He reminds me of frank from M.A.S.H
Except moderately better. If only because he's not a complete pussy and absolute moron. Captain America here is at least willing to go into combat, fight, and lead. He's just not very good at it.
3:25 Even Wright is laughing at his behavior lol. The guy who at first was flinching every time he heard a gunshot has more guts than the Platoon Commander
Im no hardass in any way but i would never go to war under such a man.
Okay that last scene was kinda heartbreaking
I was thinking the same thing. Shows that there's a human being beneath that babbling mound of incompetence and hysteria.
This show is so underrated 😂
Some things have to be seen to be believed. Served many moons ago C Co, 1st Ranger Battalion 81-83, some of our platoon leaders couldn’t lead their way out of a paper bag.
This was a blast to whatch. Laughed my ass off.
I was Air Force and we had the same problem. You'd always have some high strung officer, trying to save the world or show his mettle at the expense of everyone under him. The fucked up part is that the LT on the show is the one who should've been running things/calling the shots but thats how it always goes.
All in all...great acting!