I forgot to mention that the military will also hold you responsible for a million dollars worth of equipment but not trust you with a toaster in your room lol
I've had to write my Airman paperwork for having his toaster oven plugged in, but in the same day had to send him to transport a 2million$ part for an aircraft via forklift. It's wild.
I was working in a Mexican restaurant in 1972, saw no future, so I joined Army to learn a skill. In the Army in the 70's and our number one saying was "Take care of yourself cause nobody else will". As with any bureaucracy, no one is looking out for you. YOU, have to push to get what you want. I joined in 1973 to get skills in computers, that was a new field back then. Got a 5 week class, then they put me in a computer room and handed me a broom. I found out quickly that most people were lazy so the more I pushed, the more real work I got to do. Before long, I was doing most of the work in the computer room, developing skills. Except, one time a guy came running into computer room, pushed his way to the console and pretended he had been working. A couple minutes later a Colonel came in for inspection. that guy was faking working. After Colonel left, I went back to doing my work. Paid off for me. The Army gave me a start, got a job in computers when my term was up, after 10 years developing more skills and experience I got a job at NASA as Systems Programmer working on Space Shuttle program, retired 25 years later as millionaire. Imagine, a 5 week training class, work experience, got a career that took me to retirement. Not bad, "Go Army". One thing is true in military & civilian workforce. Only a handful of workers develop top skills, do most of the work, and become responsible for most projects. As high as 80% of workforce provides no real benefit and are useless.
@@nii4xo Compound Interest, the best tool for building wealth. I only saved $360K for my first million, $640K was compound interest. I was lucky that interest rates were much higher in the 80's & 90's, which is horrible if u live in debt but a blessing if you want to build wealth.
janitor, security guard, fastfood, that's the careers the military leads to....to get a good paying job you still have to have a university diploma and the sick lefties in american academia will do all they can to fuk u up if they know you were part of the evil war machine
Tip....most.times when you are assigned a duty or job outside the scope of your MOS/unit job, its mostly admin or staff related. This is your time to catch up on your civilian and military education (especially MOS related military education) and network with seniors and officers in other units and branches. These things will pay off, don't sulk nor slag. When boted and finished with work, do your education. If asked, say you're doing education stuff and they will leave you alone. Why? Because that's what a "good NCO" is supposed to encourage you to do anyway.
Some ncos aren't so good,but,like being an a-hole or nagging,tormenting soldiers. This coming from an ex-nco serving in 1st Cav-Div-at Fort Hood,Tx,that division was a hot-mess. LOL.
That military being slow part is so true. I wasn’t able to swear in at MEPS because of my blood pressure being high and I submitted paper almost 2 weeks ago now and i still haven’t gotten any news back.
I am prior service that got back in. My BP wasn't high the first time through MEPS, but was high the second time (I did eight years the first time and was out for three years........I'm old). Had to take medicine for a month and then go back in. Everything else was okay, except for that. I re-enlisted the 28th of FEB for the NG, and STILL haven't been back to my unit because of equipment/roster etc issues. All their guys are getting ready for overseas, and because their supply guys and leadership is overseas I can't get any equipment to actually do anything so I've been in since Feb the 28th and still haven't even seen my unit in person. The plus side of it is that I came back in on a three year contract (only your first contract is eight years which I did already so your secondary contract is basically what you want it to be) and have already wasted three months of it doing absolutely nothing.
The hardest part for me was realizing that not everyone had my best interest at heart once I got to my unit I had the expectation that they were “family” and I could share things until they started to use it against me to there gain and it left me bitter and I turned from the happy friends with everyone guy to developing a leave me alone prick mentality but I’ve found a happy medium at this point 👌
Former air force, current space force here! I totally agree with some of the points in the video! Sometimes I feel like I'm in high school all over again, we'll hurry up and wait for a long time for dumb stuff, and not everyone's a good person just because they're in the space force (or whatever branch y'all are in!). But it's not all bad, i promise! Every job and every major step you take in life has good and bad to it, so just think about the good and bad before signing that dotted line!
So I’ve been watching your videos lately and it’s good information this week. My daughter arrived at Fort sill from Florida. She is the youngest of my kids. Her older sister went to Fort sill few years ago. She retired as a sergeant about five years ago. My son is still serving in army after Hawaii, he station now in Alaska as a sergeant and now my baby daughter just arrived at Fort sill and I will be unable to speak with her until seven days. Can’t wait to hear what she’s going through. Thank you for your videos. She too has watched them proud army, dad.
Being in the Navy this video is a great guide to those wanting or thinking about joining its true civilian life is not all it seems it could be good or bad at some times just like the military but military is not for everyone but once you get the concept and understand that its pretty easy to be successful with hard work it can be great. You are bound to fall in love with some people that make the experience all the better and if you just care 50% you will become a beast but if you want to make it a career and care lots you will be the top 10%. Like I said its not for everyone but if you find purpose you will be amazing for example I just showed up at my command and am getting opportunities that people cant and have been there years longer. Just understand the mission is bigger than you and you will be very successful
@@Upside0987 There are gay people in every branch. Gays like being in the Navy is just a trope due to cultural stigmas from the outside. If you have a problem with sexual orientation, color, or gender, the military isnt the job for you. The Navy specifically recruits from every corner of life. You are taught from the moment you go into boot that you are a team, not an individual. Stay positive. Its worth it.
Aaron, glad I happened across your channel. I served from 1966-1969 (11B2P), got out and rejoined from 1970-1974 (11B2P). Great advice and presented very well. Keep up the good work! C Co., 1/503rd abn inf, 173rd abn brigade (separate), 68/69.
I was in the Navy Reserve for a while, wanted to change my rating (or MOS using Army terms) to an undermanned one so I could get advanced. It took roughly 12 months for the career counselors to do their job, they just blew me off, they wouldn't talk to me, wouldn't answer their phone or return my calls or emails, and in the reserves, the only time you can escalate these issues is 1 weekend per month. Finally, my request was approved, and my next step was to apply for a Top Secret clearance, the civilian who handled that told me to send him an email with my SF-86 and after 4 months I found out he never did anything with it and offered no explanation other than he forgot about it. Two months later I got out in disgust. It's too bad, I wanted to be CTN (network security), I have experience and education in that field and I'm sure I would have been a great asset, but the NOSC really let me down.
I was born to a 15 year old girl and a 19-year-old father. I’ll never know one year in my life have a stable life stable home. My heart was always full of pain. When I turned eight years old my father decided he was going to be a father come got me from the grandparents remarried to his third wife and we had this instant family. With my father being a really good screwup an alcoholic that marriage did not work out and I was back with the grandparents back with the family that with the grandparents back with the family often on for about five years. It was relatively taxing and heavy on my heart kept me so depressed that I could not pass in first grade nor can I pass the seventh grade. My father used to beat me unconscious that kind of meeting. The things he said to me were horrendous. Needless to say as a team through the 80s being a cycle breaker shut down our throats. Lucky for me it sank and I was a cycle break. Finished the ninth grade but I dropped out got my GED. Worst mistake of my life. Because I was raised in dance halls and saloons taught how to fuck fight drink ride bulls that was the only life for me. After I got a DWI and then turn around three months later and got arrested for driving with my license suspended I knew I had to change my ways. So I joined the army and I spent my first three years in active duty. It was the worst Cultureshock you could imagine. I did my three years and got out wash my hands off with it didn’t want nothing to do with it. I did not get married and I did not have my first child until I was 29 then I woke up one day and realized what a great opportunity I had let go of. So instead of going out to duty I join the army reserves. At the end of the day I’ve had some horrendous experiences in the military. Being a white male at Fort Lee Virginia in an all black company the racial hatred was reversed I was the oppressed I was the one that everybody gossip about I’m the one who got power dark duty with somebody else didn’t want to and I was treated like shit. at the end of the day active duty army was not for me but the reserves that is the place I found home. Joining the military saved my life. Please remember no matter what you do in any endeavor there’s always gonna be some shit it is hard to deal with it’s not gonna feel good it’s not pleasant. You’re always gonna be taking shit from somebody some bully some high-ranking noncommissioned officer that’s large and in charge and abuses his position power in his authority. This will occur in any civilian job. If you are a sensitive person and you can’t handle abuse in the military is definitely definitely definitely not for you. At the end of the day I did eight tours of duty in the Middle East I did 18 years total. I was hit by an RPG mangled real good and medically separated from service retired at 100% service connected disabled. Now I receive you over $50,000 a year in retirement benefits plus I worked $150,000 a year job at the same time. Life is what you make of it despite all the odds against me in growing up my entire childhood my young adult life with nothing pointing me in the right direction I figured it out on my own I did what needed to be done to correct my life to amend my mistakes and look in the right direction moving forward. Every single person has a disability. So if you’re sensitive you don’t like holding yourself accountable you don’t like having to have self discipline Then you do not want to join the ranks whatsoever.
Glad I came across your channel prepping to ship for basic. Really sounds like there is no difference in work environments between civilian and military
ROFL A civilian boss can fire you but at the same time can't force you to do pushups or come to your residence to jump down your throat . Your boss in the military can do all that and more and it can be even worse depending on the branch you join.
Aaron Battley you nailed it giving great advice to the new generation of soldiers I'm a retired US Army Airborne air assault with 2 wars infantryman of 22 years 87-09 . The one advice I can give to you new and future soldiers stay motivated be flexible the mission critical is the army and the mission is first. First impression is very important. Stay squred away like you said you are a soldier 24/7 365 days a year until you ETS . Again great job.
@@ernestpaniagua1210 GOOD going battle-buddy !!! Did you know there is a US military base in Syria ??? There was a drone strike on a US army convoy by Syria too.Not the best of ideals. LOL.
As a 68E myself, I arrived to my first DCAS unit excited about doing my job. It took me nearly 2 years to see the clinic. But in a DCAS, although I didn’t do my job, I was able to go to NTC and perform 68W tasks. A but after that, I had the opportunity to go to my first tour in support of the Ukrainian mission assisting foreign military in Poland and Germany. To say that although it took me some time to actually do my job, in as little as one month, I was able to do 100 medical exams, assist in 40 oral surgery cases, and 50 restorative procedures. As of now, my career taught me to stay patient, to stay uplifted, and to make it my experience. Because you will hear many of your peers shove negativity down your throat. It’s up to you to take control of your own narrative 🙌🏽
When you say everyone isn’t a good person! It’s true! With that being said, you have people that will not like you!! With me being ex-military, I can feel the negative bad vibe!
As someone who worked for the post office briefly, I can attest everything you said applies to the USPS as well. Perception of good work matters more than actually working and everything is INCREDIBLY INEFFICIENT and slower than necessary. Not to mention the leadership often doesn’t care about your own grievances and concerns. You are just a number. These issues convinced me completely, without exception, that I would never even consider the military unless I commissioned as an officer. I want to make it better and treat others with the respect I never received from the post office.
My "I need to get out" moment was when my csm said "in the event of a sniper attack, I want everyone to put on their PT belt to prevent fratricide!" I miss my brothers and the good times, but the dumb things chased me out by the end of the second deployment
Your a smart dude! Best UA-cam about Army. Not talking a bunch of BS like most. Even though it wasn’t for you, you had some sense, did your thing and moved on
I’m former 68W combat medic. It’s a fun job especially when we was deploying. You’re mostly doing your job. There’s one big annoyance. Med Supply. Inventory/Restock was constant. 😂
Sorta is what makes me nervous as I’m going through the enlistment process. Just all of the unknowns. But I’m 21 years old and I need to learn new skills. I take the PICAT test at the recruiters office on the 9th 😬
PICAT is basically the ASVAB literally… if you do good on there you will do good on the Actually ASVAB … I would suggest you try your absolute best because if you do good on the PICAT you can keep the score and just verify it was you taking the test … also they can only give your the test once and it’s unlimited time so take as much time as you need … you have 48 hours to finish it unlike the ASVAB you’ll only have 3 hours to finish and each session is timed so keep that in mind … GOOD LUCK 🍀
I would consider going reserve component in the Army or Air Force. ALL of the same problems exist, I'm not going to lie about that, but you still get somewhat cheap insurance and dental through them, you still will get to do some things outside the norm as a reservist (I've been in and got out, and thought I would like it but not having the brotherhood sucks more than you realize when your out) as well as accrue time toward your twenty years in. It isn't an AD pension, but you still get one at 60. Any extra money coming in when you are old is better than nothing. You also don't have to put up with it but once a month (sometimes if funding is low you won't even have drill in a month), and if you want to go to school can go on either your VA OR the TA programs they have. Just don't get a demanding civilian job to go on with the NG/Reserve or it will become too much. You can also negotiate your MOS (you will HAVE to get a new AFSC in the AF) when you get back in if there is something you would rather do. Even though I'm making it seem like you shouldn't leave, I also recommend taking a year out of the military to see if you like it. If you don't miss it, then don't worry about it. If you miss it even a little during that year, then it will only get worse. There were a lot of shitbag people in the Army, but there were also a bunch of people I was close with, and the only time I really travelled and did anything for a job was with the Army, and I missed doing that and getting paid to go to new places. Also going SOF for somebody that is intelligent and physically fit and WANTS to do their job as well as having funds for training (this is the number one reason units don't train, everything cost money....ridiculous amounts) could be beneficial to look into if you do decide to stay AD.
2001 Basic Training - I hear the Army has changed a lot since my experiences, so my perspective may not be true anymore, so don't take my experiences to heart because over 20 years ago. First experiences of basic training will be the comfortable bus ride to the base where a recruit is then processed at Reception. This is low-key, a slow introduction into the military way of life. A recruit gets all the supplies needed for basic training, they also must pass a PT assessment before they are accepted into basic. On average a recruit will spend about two weeks at Reception Barracks, but there were some fatsos and physically unprepared recruits who'd been there a long time. I met one guy who'd been stuck at Reception for over a year! He couldn't pass the PT😢. Also there's recycled recruits stuck at Reception, those who didn't pass basic, waiting to go back to a new basic training unit as soon as the phase arrived at a new company. After reception, you go onto a less friendly bus, actually just think of it as a prison bus from hell, everyone of sergeant rank is yelling, it's the first taste of day one. A recruit gets off and runs into a formation. They hold their rucksack in one hand while the other hand digs inside to take out items for the drill sergeant to inspect. This is a very unnerving time because a recruit is not only exerting themselves keeping a weighty rucksack off the ground but they also have screaming drills all around them reprimanding recruits. It's chaotic! After this, recruits are rushed to their barracks, usually there's punishments meted out like pushups, etc, and the recruits don't actually get into the buildings until about a good 30 to 40 minutes of excruciating punishments like pushups, bear crawls, mountain climber in the yard, while having a screaming drill right above berating a straggler. I got disoriented and lost after the initial inspection and couldn't find my platoon. First I intermingled with a bunch of recruits getting roasted on the yard, I got down and did pushups etc with them, then a drill bows over me, sees I've got the wrong tags, and berated me for being in the wrong place, but before telling me to go, I had to do about twenty pushups then he yelled like a nasty at me to get out. So I run into barracks, get to the third floor, and still I'm in the wrong place, and as a punishment, a drill gives me this heavy log with handles like a barbell weight and I had to lift that sucker until my arms were basically dead meat. The sergeant, seeing I was suffering then berates me like the other sergeant out on the yard, and I fly down another flight of stairs and find my platoon. When I went to basic there were only men, men everywhere, it was like prison, women only worked in the processing centers giving out uniforms. There's no women on base. I didn't see a female until over 2 months in training. So the recruit then gets into barracks, then they wait in line to receive their linen and bedding, they get everything then rush into their barracks and tidy their living space up as quick as possible. During this time drills will snoop into rooms and pick a recruit to punish. One drill during my stay did a quick inspection of a fellow recruits dresser and threw everything out on the floor including laundry detergent. It was a mess! This recruit was then forced to lift up the dresser and carry it downstairs to a drill at the guard watch desk. Dresser weighed a ton too! Felt sorry for the lad. He almost fell down the stairs! But as soon as he went down, he had to carry the dresser back up! 😂 Then we were ordered outside, got into formation, and then sent to chow hall. This was quite an experience! It was best to be first in line for chow, because those who were last really didn't have any time to finish their meal! A recruit learned real quick how to eat a meal with the big swallow. Literally you shove everything in your mouth and swallow before a drill shouts out "get up, you're done!" Many recruits had but seconds by the time they sat down until they got the order. One recruit nearly chocked on his food and it really got a drill angry. I remember this recruit struggling to swallow, but he just threw up on the table. It was gross 🤢! And the drill just screamed at him, told him to clean it up. I ran out with the others, but I would also face a punishment in formation outside the chow hall. My spacing in formation was incorrect, a drill saw it right away, and he took my id and threw it on the grass. "Get down and pick it up with your teeth!" he commanded. And I was forced to walk back to barracks on all fours with the id in my teeth. It was difficult! It's actually quite hard to find ones way when on all fours. The next few days of basic were largely sleepless! This was made more miserable when we were all marched into dark classrooms to watch lessons, the lights were all off. If any recruit was caught sleeping, boy!! You didn't want to be that smoked lad! 😂drills would direct any recruits nodding off to the back of the room where they would be forced to do pushups and mountain climbers until they could do no more. Then there were the rush marches under full gear. Those could be excruciating at times. We would many times rush march to some training building to conduct exercises with weighty Allison racks on our backs. One time we got caught in a rain storm, literally we had only seconds to throw on our rain ponchos before it poured down on us like a waterfall, it soaked us all to the bone! And we even marched to chow after this, and made a mess of the floors with all the mud kicked up by our boots. War is hell and we really did get a taste of it during basic.😂. Following the Army the lessons learned there made me persevere during difficult times, like there were times at a job I had years ago where someone of normal standing would just walk out and never return but I got the job done everyday. Then now with food delivery by bicycle, I'm out there sometimes delivering food when it's pouring rain outside, acting like it's no problem but a normal person would stay at home. Even people delivering with cars stay at home when it's raining. Or I'll be outside delivering when it's 110 Fahrenheit and be like no sweat.😅 But customers always look at me and think I'm crazy to do so. The biggest thing that blew me, was the expectation of hardship in the military, but discovering it was another level of hell. I never thought it could've been that brutal. I was thrown against a wall by a sergeant my third day of training, blacked out, concussion, got back up and shrugged it off. It was like WWE at times and you're in there with champion wrestlers, the drill sergeants. One time I had to do leap pushups on sharp gravel rocks in front of drill until my hands broke into bleeds, I got scars from that punishment. And seeing how the drills would treat some recruits, it was scary at times, like we'd be on the rifle qualification range waiting for our turn to shoot and all of a sudden a drill would surprise a recruit from behind pointing a loaded sidearm at their head and berating the fool like we were already on the front lines or something. Those drills could be beasts I'm telling you, I never knew how harsh and bestial men could be, until I met a drill sergeant. It was a learning experience of the effects of warfare on people.
I don’t know if that applies for every one, but in my unit - I’m in the reserves tho. If you RST (that means that you couldn’t show up to that drill, which most of the time is Saturday and Sunday. But you went there during another day of the week to make up for that day that you missed), sometimes you never get paid. It happened to me and several other friends of mine there. Although I sent ALL the documentation not only once, but several times to all the personnel, I never got paid for this. Plus, every time that you need something, it feels like this will never get done to you. That’s the reason I’m thinking about getting out when my contract is due, which is March 2024.
That is an IG complaint. Make a call and explain the situation. You can talk to the chaplain if you want to try the nice route. Also there is your congressman or woman. Send the paperwork to them and you will get an answer fast. May not be the one you like but you will get one. Use the tools available. Not getting paid is illegal. If you cannot get the money get the points. They pay in retirement, but you have to get there.
If you're going to join the military remember these suggestions when you're in basic training: 1) Keep your mouth shut 2)Do what you're told to do 3)Do your best to not let your drill instructors learn your name. I like to think I was an OG E-4 mafia pioneer. It hadn't been called the E-4 mafia yet, but I did a lot of off the books wheeling & dealing as well as "street justice"(Not as nefarious as it sounds. Say a vehicle crew damaged their NBC system for cool air in the summer, well for the next few winters, that vehicle's heater never seemed to work. I had an E-7 disagree with me(an E-4) over maintenance priority for his vehicle. I had a little chat with our warrant officer, then we cannibalized that Staff Sergeant's vehicle to nothing. It had to be towed everywhere for six months before it was repaired). I was kinda like Santa, I had a naughty list of vehicle bumper numbers. However, everyone's millage in the military differs. It depends on what your MOS(job) is, and what unit you're assigned to. I'm sure a medic assigned to an infantry unit has a very different experience than a medic assigned to a support maintenance unit.
They will, at some point, screw up your pay. When they do, it will NEVER be in your favor. Even if they make a mistake and pay you too much, they will come for it and you will have it taken out of your check. Even if it isn’t your fault, even if you have been trying to fix it, you may not get what you are owed, and you will never keep a cent you aren’t owed.
9 out of 10 your command WILL be toxic. The best advice is out of sight, out of mind. I was an 89D until I retired in 2014 from combat injuries in Afghanistan.
I genuinely wanted to enlist but I got denied because of my previous medical history even though it was a one time incident. Despite being told waiver exist no recruiter seems to want to bother or even explain to me. Scored 96 at picat, got all my paper work, but recruiter told me I don't have any chance of getting in without lying and refused help me with a waiver so I ultimately didn't go through. I still want to enlist knowing how bad military can be but being constantly rejected if very discouraging. I'm 27, was working towards a 4 year degree before COVID, got some experience in construction (and frankly pays well better too) but there seems nothing I can do to show the recruiters that I'm not what my record says.
The military is crazy you can graduate from high school and be trained then given multi million dollar equipment,that the civilian world would never give you the chance of using . Time usually goes quick you will be busy ,lots of tasks to accomplish ECT . It depends on your mos if they really need you a critical mos you will be very busy.
Was stuck in a holding platoon for 4-5months for my mos. They made us clean the barracks for hours even if it’s clean. Or mow the lawn even if it’s already mowed. Or walk to the chow hall and field day the chow hall all day. And come back do it again tomorrow. But hey at least your getting paid to do BS🥲
Yoo i love your vids they're great advise also i got a video tip. Maybe do something about having fun in the military like how do you do it, where are the limits how do you use alcohol maybe smoking vaping idk ab weed or all those kind of stuff, the treatments. Also thanks for all the videos i needed a lot to understand the army better
I’m going into the Air Force and I’ve been crane rigging for the past year. Whenever we have slow days I swear I’ll sweep the floor of the shop about 25 times just so I look like I’m getting shit done lol😂
What annoyed me about the Military was the long overseas tours over and over they never stop and 2nd and 1st Lieutenant's, Some of them are so stupid it drives you crazy.
I’m really glad I got to watch this video plus it gives me great details about the Military, I’m trying to get into the Military but I have to take the ASVAB again I really hope I pass it.
All the factors you should consider to determine your enlistment in the military. Items 1 and 2 are the most important the rest should be ranked in accordance to preference and what is applicable. 1. What your eligible for : based on health , ASVAP score, if a MOS requires vision proficiency, if you are color blind, education, age, physical health, criminal history, ability to get a security clearance, some jobs can be ruled out if your credit score is bad or you have a lot of debt, citizen or legal immigrant status, some jobs height, some jobs weight, driver’s license, driving record, if you can swim. 2. Your willingness to sign on a certain day. This is the most powerful toll at your disposal. Yes certain jobs are first come first serve and might not be available at a later point in time but certain jobs may be available to you on a different date. Keep in mind willingness to take ASVAP test again can play a factor especially if you score higher than the previous time you took the exam. 3. The longevity of commitment you are willing to make. It is 8 years of your life you are committee to and the military needs you more than you need them 4. What benefits your state offers? Some states have great education benefits and some states the benefits suck and your better off moving for 6 months somewhere else or doing reserve / national guard somewhere else and establishing your residency in another state that has good benefits and then going active duty there. Or doing jobcorp for 6 months in another state 5. Choice of duty station (consider factors like nightlife, heavy deployments , access to public transportation, things to do, male to female ratio in that city, cost of living at location 6. If you have a car or willingness to get a car 7. Compliance with protocol for getting something like a pathway to citizenship, family medical insurance, court order to not go to jail or have something on criminal record 8. How a particular job will translate to civilian life. (consider transferring for civilian education , hiring points, transferable skills ect..) 9. How fulfilled you will feel at that job if you want to have longevity in the military 10. Level of risk to health and safety you want a job to have. Some people crave danger and risk some do not. 11. How much money that you are offered 12. Willingness to be deployed oversees 13. Opportunity to get for civilian education while in the military 14. Opportunity to earn rank while as a civilian (base on education, recruiting military personal to enlist or meeting recruiter criteria 15. Finical opportunities of duty station either to save or to use as an opportunity to explore civilian opportunities in that location. 16. If you have IEP or 504 and how the military can impact it 17. Pre existing medical issues 18. How a particular duty station may impact wife, kids and family’s life 19. How much English you know 20. How you feel about politicians in office and how your rights are maintained or compromised.
My advise to you is on several levels. 1. If you ever go to a TMC, ALWAYS keep the paperwork = You are your own records keeper. My Army veteran father told me not to rely on the Army to keep my records. I kept those and my prescription bottles. I have RX bottles from all over the world. When it comes to your important paperwork = Rent statements, various payment and financial paperwork, and SGLI paperwork = always have mulitiple copies of it both hard copy and on digits. The Army has lost mine before. Something to remember = When it comes to medals and awards, It is usually about the rank and who you know vs what you really deserve. I have seen both recipient and medal recommender crying because of this. The Army is now very political. I hope it will get back to basics. Good luck.
as an intj that was in the usmc infantry I absolutely loathed how higher ups are chosen not by competence but by seniority which to me made no sense. Also how they somehow ALWAYS find ways to make simple tasks irrationally difficult. It makes sense to make things hard when you are in boot to build discipline but when you're trying to do your job it become highly inefficient which is what I thought the military was so supposed to be about...
I felt this way being in the Army Infantry those LTs were fucking useless and made shit dumb for no absolute reason other then "westpoint" they scream that shit more then Alabama boys say roll tide
As a veteran I can't wrap my head around the new military. When did you realize the military was a job. Your a number expected to serve. Sit down? When did you find time to do that?
My Army recruiter straight up lied to me about not being able to go into the Reserves. When i got to MEPS I asked one of the staff about it and he told my recruiter was lying to me. I told the MEPS doctor that I didnt want to join if he's going to straight up lie to me so he wrote me a note saying i needed to go get my blood pressure reevaluated by my doctor so I could go home and save face. Ended up becoming an Airman instead. ALWAYS do your own research first that same recruiter got fired when he got caught lying to people about how they could join the National Guard through him.
Advancing within your job skill was lacking during my time in the us army. Like my skill was telecommunication which could had additional training if you wanted it.
How to make 20 years. I have done 37. Forget yesterday and focus on tomorrow. Yesterday can matter but not as much as tomorrow. Give 110 percent. The more you give the more you will get. The time of learning is always but time outside the margins spent with leaders allows you to understand their perception. Know your job and do it. Bring value added. That means you are bringing something more to your work than just work. Additional tasking. Be true to everyone and be a team player. Help others who need help. Do not expect anything from anyone. It is a set up for failure. Keep your equipment at its best. It might save your ass someday. Remember to get all injuries reported in writing. You are working for two pots of money. DOD and VA.
At 19 years old i was kinda stupid. Lol. Somehow i ended up on a submarine in the navy. It wasnt my intention, but when i was looking over the branches, the words "Oh wow, submarines look cool" came out my yap. Next thing i knew, i was in kings bay georgia. But that was 33 years ago. Seems times have changed alot since. Military and civi life really isnt too different. Its all what YOU want to make of it. Your either gonna succeed, or fail.
I have nothing to live for so I wana join the army but I dont know what I should do there. Im 5'3 and 93 pounds and I'm not very strong. Im willing to bulk up and work on myself, but really and truly, idk what I should do. What branch I should join or what id be good at. Cuz damn dude im not good at anything out here either
Man i see alot of videos about ppl saying they dont wanna do military anymore and im lkke bruh, aint nothing out here in the civilian world except stressful bills, stressful boring af jobs with garbage hours. If i could go back and tell the younger me to join the army fresh out of high-school instead of going to work for Mercedes-Benz and literally wake up and do the same thing every single f*cking day, i so would!! Im swearing in the army at 29yrs old amd cannot wait i got so many options to choose from a bada$$ job, 18x, 82nd airborne, 11b infantry. F civilian world
"What if any restrictions does a Soldier have when they are on patrol " Obviously an infantryman in a combat zone outside the wire "going on patrol" to look for troops of the country the US is invading is not going to have any access to communicate. In the field, which is the woods, youre in the middle of nowhere so you really dont have service to communicate anyway. Plus some units may get really assholish and strict and threaten severe punishments for any soldier caught with a cellphone, even if it is to listen to music in their tents at night on their downtime.
Best thing about military work vs. civilian work? On a military base everyone instantly knows how much money every other person makes. To the last dollar. Civilian world? Not only does NOBODY know ANYTHING about other people's pay BUT it's actually considered rude to inquire about it.
Omg people is so true... we had a 1sg getting divorced... he took it out all on us. 8 months later he ended up getting relieved for cause because of all the EO complaints
As fucked up as it is... I'd say don't get injured... that was the thing that derailed my career and made me ets... I went from high speed 2 year e5 being groomed for WO to injuring myself getting a new command team legit platoon Sgt 1sg and CO in 3 weeks who then just saw me as an NCO with 18 months left who was on milking a temp profile. Because that's what my SSG told them because he and I didn't get along at all. Nearly 9 months later when signing a bad NCOER (for a PT test failure as I was coming off leave and the day I had a follow up) I told my NCO support chain the date I was getting knee surgery... the look on their faces well not priceless because I'd rather have my career but it was at least something... they left me alone after that and fixed my NCOER so there's that too lol
Dont join the Army. Join the Air Force because in the Army even if you do have a "9 to 5" job you're still at some point going to have to be called at random times to the motorpool and or go to the field. BUt yeah just about most jobs outside of cook and mechanics don't do really crazy hours like cooks and mechanics have.
Don’t do it. If you get injured and have to use the VA, you are SCREWED !!! If you join the army anyway . We worked 12 hrs a day minimum. 5 to 7 days a week.
Annoyances??? I did 4yrs in the USAF. Best decision I ever made. Was it the "perfect" job... no way.. but in the long run it was a very rewarding decision. I can't believe people would rather join the military over working at a low class menial job like Mcdonalds or Walmart.
My advice is to make friends with the S1 PAC guys - finance, awards, promotions, schools, leave, etc. Piss one of those guys off and your paperwork will be at the bottom of the pile, if not file 13’d. Ask me how I know.
I forgot to mention that the military will also hold you responsible for a million dollars worth of equipment but not trust you with a toaster in your room lol
I've had to write my Airman paperwork for having his toaster oven plugged in, but in the same day had to send him to transport a 2million$ part for an aircraft via forklift. It's wild.
I just saw that video lol
@WolfLinkGaming try a high carb low protein diet instead trust me
ACOUNTIBAL.
@WolfLinkGaming What!? I don't understand? Help me?
I was working in a Mexican restaurant in 1972, saw no future, so I joined Army to learn a skill. In the Army in the 70's and our number one saying was "Take care of yourself cause nobody else will". As with any bureaucracy, no one is looking out for you. YOU, have to push to get what you want. I joined in 1973 to get skills in computers, that was a new field back then. Got a 5 week class, then they put me in a computer room and handed me a broom. I found out quickly that most people were lazy so the more I pushed, the more real work I got to do. Before long, I was doing most of the work in the computer room, developing skills. Except, one time a guy came running into computer room, pushed his way to the console and pretended he had been working. A couple minutes later a Colonel came in for inspection. that guy was faking working. After Colonel left, I went back to doing my work. Paid off for me. The Army gave me a start, got a job in computers when my term was up, after 10 years developing more skills and experience I got a job at NASA as Systems Programmer working on Space Shuttle program, retired 25 years later as millionaire. Imagine, a 5 week training class, work experience, got a career that took me to retirement. Not bad, "Go Army". One thing is true in military & civilian workforce. Only a handful of workers develop top skills, do most of the work, and become responsible for most projects. As high as 80% of workforce provides no real benefit and are useless.
Thanks for sharing! Your story is inspiring. Also TYFYS.
how are you a millionaire out of the military
@@nii4xo Compound Interest, the best tool for building wealth. I only saved $360K for my first million, $640K was compound interest. I was lucky that interest rates were much higher in the 80's & 90's, which is horrible if u live in debt but a blessing if you want to build wealth.
Thank you I needed this you give me hope
janitor, security guard, fastfood, that's the careers the military leads to....to get a good paying job you still have to have a university diploma and the sick lefties in american academia will do all they can to fuk u up if they know you were part of the evil war machine
Tip....most.times when you are assigned a duty or job outside the scope of your MOS/unit job, its mostly admin or staff related. This is your time to catch up on your civilian and military education (especially MOS related military education) and network with seniors and officers in other units and branches. These things will pay off, don't sulk nor slag. When boted and finished with work, do your education. If asked, say you're doing education stuff and they will leave you alone. Why? Because that's what a "good NCO" is supposed to encourage you to do anyway.
Some ncos aren't so good,but,like being an a-hole or nagging,tormenting soldiers. This coming from an ex-nco serving in 1st Cav-Div-at Fort Hood,Tx,that division was a hot-mess. LOL.
What does boted mean?
They didn't care in Rakkasan land "that school shit can wait your a 11B if you ain't ready to deploy we don't need ya"
I remember watching this channel before joining, now i'm getting out next year.... man does time fly
How was your experience bro !
Hoping this to be me in a few years when i finally swear in.
Hey What benefits do you keep after your contract in the military?
Please Can you help me join here from Africa please 🙏🙏
Have fun in the boring civilian world
That military being slow part is so true. I wasn’t able to swear in at MEPS because of my blood pressure being high and I submitted paper almost 2 weeks ago now and i still haven’t gotten any news back.
Oh buddy 😂 that’s a months long process.
Yeah literally same but they hit me with some bs about medication I took for a month that I don’t take anymore and said I have to wait 6 months
One thing I’m super worried about is the whole medical examination so annoying how one little thing can completely stop you from joining :/
I waited a year and 5 months lmao
I am prior service that got back in. My BP wasn't high the first time through MEPS, but was high the second time (I did eight years the first time and was out for three years........I'm old). Had to take medicine for a month and then go back in. Everything else was okay, except for that. I re-enlisted the 28th of FEB for the NG, and STILL haven't been back to my unit because of equipment/roster etc issues. All their guys are getting ready for overseas, and because their supply guys and leadership is overseas I can't get any equipment to actually do anything so I've been in since Feb the 28th and still haven't even seen my unit in person.
The plus side of it is that I came back in on a three year contract (only your first contract is eight years which I did already so your secondary contract is basically what you want it to be) and have already wasted three months of it doing absolutely nothing.
The hardest part for me was realizing that not everyone had my best interest at heart once I got to my unit I had the expectation that they were “family” and I could share things until they started to use it against me to there gain and it left me bitter and I turned from the happy friends with everyone guy to developing a leave me alone prick mentality but I’ve found a happy medium at this point 👌
Want to join but worried I won’t get along with anyone
Former air force, current space force here! I totally agree with some of the points in the video! Sometimes I feel like I'm in high school all over again, we'll hurry up and wait for a long time for dumb stuff, and not everyone's a good person just because they're in the space force (or whatever branch y'all are in!). But it's not all bad, i promise! Every job and every major step you take in life has good and bad to it, so just think about the good and bad before signing that dotted line!
So I’ve been watching your videos lately and it’s good information this week. My daughter arrived at Fort sill from Florida. She is the youngest of my kids. Her older sister went to Fort sill few years ago. She retired as a sergeant about five years ago. My son is still serving in army after Hawaii, he station now in Alaska as a sergeant and now my baby daughter just arrived at Fort sill and I will be unable to speak with her until seven days. Can’t wait to hear what she’s going through. Thank you for your videos. She too has watched them proud army, dad.
My first impression at my first school was failing a room inspection completely, not even knowing we had to have the rooms completely clear.
Being in the Navy this video is a great guide to those wanting or thinking about joining its true civilian life is not all it seems it could be good or bad at some times just like the military but military is not for everyone but once you get the concept and understand that its pretty easy to be successful with hard work it can be great. You are bound to fall in love with some people that make the experience all the better and if you just care 50% you will become a beast but if you want to make it a career and care lots you will be the top 10%. Like I said its not for everyone but if you find purpose you will be amazing for example I just showed up at my command and am getting opportunities that people cant and have been there years longer. Just understand the mission is bigger than you and you will be very successful
I’m finna go to the navy pls tell me all the gay stuff that happened there is false☠️
Just want to be prepare
@@Upside0987 There are gay people in every branch. Gays like being in the Navy is just a trope due to cultural stigmas from the outside. If you have a problem with sexual orientation, color, or gender, the military isnt the job for you. The Navy specifically recruits from every corner of life. You are taught from the moment you go into boot that you are a team, not an individual. Stay positive. Its worth it.
Most everything annoyed me. And once I got out I missed every second of it. That's the point.
Stockholm syndrome.
@@adrnacad3434 I chose to be there.
This man is wise beyond his years
Aaron, glad I happened across your channel. I served from 1966-1969 (11B2P), got out and rejoined from 1970-1974 (11B2P). Great advice and presented very well. Keep up the good work! C Co., 1/503rd abn inf, 173rd abn brigade (separate), 68/69.
I was in the Navy Reserve for a while, wanted to change my rating (or MOS using Army terms) to an undermanned one so I could get advanced. It took roughly 12 months for the career counselors to do their job, they just blew me off, they wouldn't talk to me, wouldn't answer their phone or return my calls or emails, and in the reserves, the only time you can escalate these issues is 1 weekend per month.
Finally, my request was approved, and my next step was to apply for a Top Secret clearance, the civilian who handled that told me to send him an email with my SF-86 and after 4 months I found out he never did anything with it and offered no explanation other than he forgot about it. Two months later I got out in disgust.
It's too bad, I wanted to be CTN (network security), I have experience and education in that field and I'm sure I would have been a great asset, but the NOSC really let me down.
I was born to a 15 year old girl and a 19-year-old father. I’ll never know one year in my life have a stable life stable home. My heart was always full of pain. When I turned eight years old my father decided he was going to be a father come got me from the grandparents remarried to his third wife and we had this instant family. With my father being a really good screwup an alcoholic that marriage did not work out and I was back with the grandparents back with the family that with the grandparents back with the family often on for about five years. It was relatively taxing and heavy on my heart kept me so depressed that I could not pass in first grade nor can I pass the seventh grade. My father used to beat me unconscious that kind of meeting. The things he said to me were horrendous. Needless to say as a team through the 80s being a cycle breaker shut down our throats. Lucky for me it sank and I was a cycle break. Finished the ninth grade but I dropped out got my GED. Worst mistake of my life. Because I was raised in dance halls and saloons taught how to fuck fight drink ride bulls that was the only life for me. After I got a DWI and then turn around three months later and got arrested for driving with my license suspended I knew I had to change my ways. So I joined the army and I spent my first three years in active duty. It was the worst Cultureshock you could imagine. I did my three years and got out wash my hands off with it didn’t want nothing to do with it. I did not get married and I did not have my first child until I was 29 then I woke up one day and realized what a great opportunity I had let go of. So instead of going out to duty I join the army reserves. At the end of the day I’ve had some horrendous experiences in the military. Being a white male at Fort Lee Virginia in an all black company the racial hatred was reversed I was the oppressed I was the one that everybody gossip about I’m the one who got power dark duty with somebody else didn’t want to and I was treated like shit. at the end of the day active duty army was not for me but the reserves that is the place I found home. Joining the military saved my life. Please remember no matter what you do in any endeavor there’s always gonna be some shit it is hard to deal with it’s not gonna feel good it’s not pleasant. You’re always gonna be taking shit from somebody some bully some high-ranking noncommissioned officer that’s large and in charge and abuses his position power in his authority. This will occur in any civilian job. If you are a sensitive person and you can’t handle abuse in the military is definitely definitely definitely not for you. At the end of the day I did eight tours of duty in the Middle East I did 18 years total. I was hit by an RPG mangled real good and medically separated from service retired at 100% service connected disabled. Now I receive you over $50,000 a year in retirement benefits plus I worked $150,000 a year job at the same time. Life is what you make of it despite all the odds against me in growing up my entire childhood my young adult life with nothing pointing me in the right direction I figured it out on my own I did what needed to be done to correct my life to amend my mistakes and look in the right direction moving forward. Every single person has a disability. So if you’re sensitive you don’t like holding yourself accountable you don’t like having to have self discipline Then you do not want to join the ranks whatsoever.
Glad I came across your channel prepping to ship for basic. Really sounds like there is no difference in work environments between civilian and military
ROFL A civilian boss can fire you but at the same time can't force you to do pushups or come to your residence to jump down your throat . Your boss in the military can do all that and more and it can be even worse depending on the branch you join.
Aaron Battley you nailed it giving great advice to the new generation of soldiers I'm a retired US Army Airborne air assault with 2 wars infantryman of 22 years 87-09 .
The one advice I can give to you new and future soldiers stay motivated be flexible the mission critical is the army and the mission is first. First impression is very important. Stay squred away like you said you are a soldier 24/7 365 days a year until you ETS . Again great job.
@@powerbadpowerbad I can definitely relate I spent 8 1/2 months on a MITT team in Baghdad with the wolf brigade
@@ernestpaniagua1210 GOOD going battle-buddy !!! Did you know there is a US military base in Syria ??? There was a drone strike on a US army convoy by Syria too.Not the best of ideals. LOL.
@@powerbadpowerbad didn't know
@@ernestpaniagua1210 I just found out a few days ago,saw it on the news.But,we both did our time in combat,but,I was just curious and nosey.
@@powerbadpowerbad I found something out but not a lot.
As a 68E myself, I arrived to my first DCAS unit excited about doing my job. It took me nearly 2 years to see the clinic. But in a DCAS, although I didn’t do my job, I was able to go to NTC and perform 68W tasks. A but after that, I had the opportunity to go to my first tour in support of the Ukrainian mission assisting foreign military in Poland and Germany. To say that although it took me some time to actually do my job, in as little as one month, I was able to do 100 medical exams, assist in 40 oral surgery cases, and 50 restorative procedures. As of now, my career taught me to stay patient, to stay uplifted, and to make it my experience. Because you will hear many of your peers shove negativity down your throat. It’s up to you to take control of your own narrative 🙌🏽
When you say everyone isn’t a good person! It’s true! With that being said, you have people that will not like you!! With me being ex-military, I can feel the negative bad vibe!
I mean i am a pretty chill person I don’t think ima have a issue with people. Maybe i will who knows
chillin in the barracks rn watching this been watching since 2021
I appreciate the love 💯
Great Video! 🔥💯
You are SO RIGHT when mentioning the civilian world. The civilian world sucks and it is very miserable out here!!💯
Agreed !
I left the Marine corps almost 7 years ago and am now getting back to a fitness level to enlist into the Army. Civ life is dogshit
It is what you make it
pick your poison, that's how life goes.
This video should be called “things i wish I knew before i was born”
As someone who worked for the post office briefly, I can attest everything you said applies to the USPS as well.
Perception of good work matters more than actually working and everything is INCREDIBLY INEFFICIENT and slower than necessary.
Not to mention the leadership often doesn’t care about your own grievances and concerns. You are just a number.
These issues convinced me completely, without exception, that I would never even consider the military unless I commissioned as an officer. I want to make it better and treat others with the respect I never received from the post office.
My "I need to get out" moment was when my csm said "in the event of a sniper attack, I want everyone to put on their PT belt to prevent fratricide!" I miss my brothers and the good times, but the dumb things chased me out by the end of the second deployment
Awe hell nah
I don't know what you meant? Enlighten please
Great video, as always!
Dex, my boy
5:39 Terrible hooman beings 🐱
Great video btw
My guy with some more heat. That one was too good as well. Video quality is up for sure
Jailan my boy I appreciate that, hope you enjoying Europe and get an AMG !
Your a smart dude! Best UA-cam about Army. Not talking a bunch of BS like most. Even though it wasn’t for you, you had some sense, did your thing and moved on
I’m former 68W combat medic. It’s a fun job especially when we was deploying. You’re mostly doing your job.
There’s one big annoyance. Med Supply. Inventory/Restock was constant. 😂
Sorta is what makes me nervous as I’m going through the enlistment process. Just all of the unknowns. But I’m 21 years old and I need to learn new skills. I take the PICAT test at the recruiters office on the 9th 😬
PICAT is basically the ASVAB literally… if you do good on there you will do good on the Actually ASVAB … I would suggest you try your absolute best because if you do good on the PICAT you can keep the score and just verify it was you taking the test … also they can only give your the test once and it’s unlimited time so take as much time as you need … you have 48 hours to finish it unlike the ASVAB you’ll only have 3 hours to finish and each session is timed so keep that in mind … GOOD LUCK 🍀
@@angelalee9347 thanks 😊
I would consider going reserve component in the Army or Air Force. ALL of the same problems exist, I'm not going to lie about that, but you still get somewhat cheap insurance and dental through them, you still will get to do some things outside the norm as a reservist (I've been in and got out, and thought I would like it but not having the brotherhood sucks more than you realize when your out) as well as accrue time toward your twenty years in. It isn't an AD pension, but you still get one at 60. Any extra money coming in when you are old is better than nothing. You also don't have to put up with it but once a month (sometimes if funding is low you won't even have drill in a month), and if you want to go to school can go on either your VA OR the TA programs they have.
Just don't get a demanding civilian job to go on with the NG/Reserve or it will become too much.
You can also negotiate your MOS (you will HAVE to get a new AFSC in the AF) when you get back in if there is something you would rather do.
Even though I'm making it seem like you shouldn't leave, I also recommend taking a year out of the military to see if you like it. If you don't miss it, then don't worry about it. If you miss it even a little during that year, then it will only get worse.
There were a lot of shitbag people in the Army, but there were also a bunch of people I was close with, and the only time I really travelled and did anything for a job was with the Army, and I missed doing that and getting paid to go to new places.
Also going SOF for somebody that is intelligent and physically fit and WANTS to do their job as well as having funds for training (this is the number one reason units don't train, everything cost money....ridiculous amounts) could be beneficial to look into if you do decide to stay AD.
Great video and great information. Appreciated!
2001 Basic Training - I hear the Army has changed a lot since my experiences, so my perspective may not be true anymore, so don't take my experiences to heart because over 20 years ago. First experiences of basic training will be the comfortable bus ride to the base where a recruit is then processed at Reception. This is low-key, a slow introduction into the military way of life. A recruit gets all the supplies needed for basic training, they also must pass a PT assessment before they are accepted into basic. On average a recruit will spend about two weeks at Reception Barracks, but there were some fatsos and physically unprepared recruits who'd been there a long time. I met one guy who'd been stuck at Reception for over a year! He couldn't pass the PT😢. Also there's recycled recruits stuck at Reception, those who didn't pass basic, waiting to go back to a new basic training unit as soon as the phase arrived at a new company. After reception, you go onto a less friendly bus, actually just think of it as a prison bus from hell, everyone of sergeant rank is yelling, it's the first taste of day one. A recruit gets off and runs into a formation. They hold their rucksack in one hand while the other hand digs inside to take out items for the drill sergeant to inspect. This is a very unnerving time because a recruit is not only exerting themselves keeping a weighty rucksack off the ground but they also have screaming drills all around them reprimanding recruits. It's chaotic! After this, recruits are rushed to their barracks, usually there's punishments meted out like pushups, etc, and the recruits don't actually get into the buildings until about a good 30 to 40 minutes of excruciating punishments like pushups, bear crawls, mountain climber in the yard, while having a screaming drill right above berating a straggler. I got disoriented and lost after the initial inspection and couldn't find my platoon. First I intermingled with a bunch of recruits getting roasted on the yard, I got down and did pushups etc with them, then a drill bows over me, sees I've got the wrong tags, and berated me for being in the wrong place, but before telling me to go, I had to do about twenty pushups then he yelled like a nasty at me to get out. So I run into barracks, get to the third floor, and still I'm in the wrong place, and as a punishment, a drill gives me this heavy log with handles like a barbell weight and I had to lift that sucker until my arms were basically dead meat. The sergeant, seeing I was suffering then berates me like the other sergeant out on the yard, and I fly down another flight of stairs and find my platoon. When I went to basic there were only men, men everywhere, it was like prison, women only worked in the processing centers giving out uniforms. There's no women on base. I didn't see a female until over 2 months in training. So the recruit then gets into barracks, then they wait in line to receive their linen and bedding, they get everything then rush into their barracks and tidy their living space up as quick as possible. During this time drills will snoop into rooms and pick a recruit to punish. One drill during my stay did a quick inspection of a fellow recruits dresser and threw everything out on the floor including laundry detergent. It was a mess! This recruit was then forced to lift up the dresser and carry it downstairs to a drill at the guard watch desk. Dresser weighed a ton too! Felt sorry for the lad. He almost fell down the stairs! But as soon as he went down, he had to carry the dresser back up! 😂 Then we were ordered outside, got into formation, and then sent to chow hall. This was quite an experience! It was best to be first in line for chow, because those who were last really didn't have any time to finish their meal! A recruit learned real quick how to eat a meal with the big swallow. Literally you shove everything in your mouth and swallow before a drill shouts out "get up, you're done!" Many recruits had but seconds by the time they sat down until they got the order. One recruit nearly chocked on his food and it really got a drill angry. I remember this recruit struggling to swallow, but he just threw up on the table. It was gross 🤢! And the drill just screamed at him, told him to clean it up. I ran out with the others, but I would also face a punishment in formation outside the chow hall. My spacing in formation was incorrect, a drill saw it right away, and he took my id and threw it on the grass. "Get down and pick it up with your teeth!" he commanded. And I was forced to walk back to barracks on all fours with the id in my teeth. It was difficult! It's actually quite hard to find ones way when on all fours. The next few days of basic were largely sleepless! This was made more miserable when we were all marched into dark classrooms to watch lessons, the lights were all off. If any recruit was caught sleeping, boy!! You didn't want to be that smoked lad! 😂drills would direct any recruits nodding off to the back of the room where they would be forced to do pushups and mountain climbers until they could do no more. Then there were the rush marches under full gear. Those could be excruciating at times. We would many times rush march to some training building to conduct exercises with weighty Allison racks on our backs. One time we got caught in a rain storm, literally we had only seconds to throw on our rain ponchos before it poured down on us like a waterfall, it soaked us all to the bone! And we even marched to chow after this, and made a mess of the floors with all the mud kicked up by our boots. War is hell and we really did get a taste of it during basic.😂. Following the Army the lessons learned there made me persevere during difficult times, like there were times at a job I had years ago where someone of normal standing would just walk out and never return but I got the job done everyday. Then now with food delivery by bicycle, I'm out there sometimes delivering food when it's pouring rain outside, acting like it's no problem but a normal person would stay at home. Even people delivering with cars stay at home when it's raining. Or I'll be outside delivering when it's 110 Fahrenheit and be like no sweat.😅 But customers always look at me and think I'm crazy to do so.
The biggest thing that blew me, was the expectation of hardship in the military, but discovering it was another level of hell. I never thought it could've been that brutal. I was thrown against a wall by a sergeant my third day of training, blacked out, concussion, got back up and shrugged it off. It was like WWE at times and you're in there with champion wrestlers, the drill sergeants. One time I had to do leap pushups on sharp gravel rocks in front of drill until my hands broke into bleeds, I got scars from that punishment. And seeing how the drills would treat some recruits, it was scary at times, like we'd be on the rifle qualification range waiting for our turn to shoot and all of a sudden a drill would surprise a recruit from behind pointing a loaded sidearm at their head and berating the fool like we were already on the front lines or something. Those drills could be beasts I'm telling you, I never knew how harsh and bestial men could be, until I met a drill sergeant. It was a learning experience of the effects of warfare on people.
Holy Shit man, that is like a collage essay right there! but thats besides the point. I truly respect your perspective.
I don’t know if that applies for every one, but in my unit - I’m in the reserves tho. If you RST (that means that you couldn’t show up to that drill, which most of the time is Saturday and Sunday. But you went there during another day of the week to make up for that day that you missed), sometimes you never get paid. It happened to me and several other friends of mine there. Although I sent ALL the documentation not only once, but several times to all the personnel, I never got paid for this. Plus, every time that you need something, it feels like this will never get done to you. That’s the reason I’m thinking about getting out when my contract is due, which is March 2024.
That is an IG complaint. Make a call and explain the situation. You can talk to the chaplain if you want to try the nice route. Also there is your congressman or woman. Send the paperwork to them and you will get an answer fast. May not be the one you like but you will get one. Use the tools available. Not getting paid is illegal. If you cannot get the money get the points. They pay in retirement, but you have to get there.
I switched over to the Air National Guard after getting out of the 82nd, just trying to get through college so I can commission😭
That might be the move tbh
@@AaronbTV How much time you got left bro?
@@blablabla5361 less than 2 years might reenlist tho
@@AaronbTV Come to Bragg😂😂
Talk about a transition...yikes..
Good Job Aaron....The Military is and always be Hurry up and wait. I'm a prior 11B 82nd 325th 1985-92 ooRa Good luck young man.
If you're going to join the military remember these suggestions when you're in basic training: 1) Keep your mouth shut 2)Do what you're told to do 3)Do your best to not let your drill instructors learn your name.
I like to think I was an OG E-4 mafia pioneer. It hadn't been called the E-4 mafia yet, but I did a lot of off the books wheeling & dealing as well as "street justice"(Not as nefarious as it sounds. Say a vehicle crew damaged their NBC system for cool air in the summer, well for the next few winters, that vehicle's heater never seemed to work. I had an E-7 disagree with me(an E-4) over maintenance priority for his vehicle. I had a little chat with our warrant officer, then we cannibalized that Staff Sergeant's vehicle to nothing. It had to be towed everywhere for six months before it was repaired). I was kinda like Santa, I had a naughty list of vehicle bumper numbers.
However, everyone's millage in the military differs. It depends on what your MOS(job) is, and what unit you're assigned to. I'm sure a medic assigned to an infantry unit has a very different experience than a medic assigned to a support maintenance unit.
They will, at some point, screw up your pay. When they do, it will NEVER be in your favor. Even if they make a mistake and pay you too much, they will come for it and you will have it taken out of your check. Even if it isn’t your fault, even if you have been trying to fix it, you may not get what you are owed, and you will never keep a cent you aren’t owed.
nothing can beat hurry up and wait, and the good ole figure it tf out lol
9 out of 10 your command WILL be toxic. The best advice is out of sight, out of mind. I was an 89D until I retired in 2014 from combat injuries in Afghanistan.
I genuinely wanted to enlist but I got denied because of my previous medical history even though it was a one time incident. Despite being told waiver exist no recruiter seems to want to bother or even explain to me. Scored 96 at picat, got all my paper work, but recruiter told me I don't have any chance of getting in without lying and refused help me with a waiver so I ultimately didn't go through.
I still want to enlist knowing how bad military can be but being constantly rejected if very discouraging. I'm 27, was working towards a 4 year degree before COVID, got some experience in construction (and frankly pays well better too) but there seems nothing I can do to show the recruiters that I'm not what my record says.
Why? Have you had any surgeries?
I constantly get rejected from jobs so it seems the military is my only choice
Why did they not help you join what’s the deal
What’s your medical history?
9/10 recruiters will lie to get you in man, absolutely go talk to someone motivated to get you in and they will make shit happen
Love the advice!
Glad you do !
The military is crazy you can graduate from high school and be trained then given multi million dollar equipment,that the civilian world would never give you the chance of using . Time usually goes quick you will be busy ,lots of tasks to accomplish ECT . It depends on your mos if they really need you a critical mos you will be very busy.
Was stuck in a holding platoon for 4-5months for my mos. They made us clean the barracks for hours even if it’s clean. Or mow the lawn even if it’s already mowed. Or walk to the chow hall and field day the chow hall all day. And come back do it again tomorrow. But hey at least your getting paid to do BS🥲
Yoo i love your vids they're great advise also i got a video tip. Maybe do something about having fun in the military like how do you do it, where are the limits how do you use alcohol maybe smoking vaping idk ab weed or all those kind of stuff, the treatments. Also thanks for all the videos i needed a lot to understand the army better
Telling the truth. Awesome video.
I’m going into the Air Force and I’ve been crane rigging for the past year. Whenever we have slow days I swear I’ll sweep the floor of the shop about 25 times just so I look like I’m getting shit done lol😂
What annoyed me about the Military was the long overseas tours over and over they never stop and 2nd and 1st Lieutenant's, Some of them are so stupid it drives you crazy.
Time goes by so fast I joined and 26 years later retired, time went by so fast
How’s civilian life
@@AaronbTV good
I’m really glad I got to watch this video plus it gives me great details about the Military, I’m trying to get into the Military but I have to take the ASVAB again I really hope I pass it.
shipping to basic at ft jackson in about a month. excited man!
I’m working on getting in just need to pay off my dui debt and get off probation everything is in process can’t wait
I thought you can't get in if you have a DUI?
@@michaelhauser6440 I have a felony DUI and I’m getting in
W UPLOAD AARON!💪🏾
Thankyou ma boy 💯
All the factors you should consider to determine your enlistment in the military. Items 1 and 2 are the most important the rest should be ranked in accordance to preference and what is applicable.
1. What your eligible for : based on health , ASVAP score, if a MOS requires vision proficiency, if you are color blind, education, age, physical health, criminal history, ability to get a security clearance, some jobs can be ruled out if your credit score is bad or you have a lot of debt, citizen or legal immigrant status, some jobs height, some jobs weight, driver’s license, driving record, if you can swim.
2. Your willingness to sign on a certain day. This is the most powerful toll at your disposal. Yes certain jobs are first come first serve and might not be available at a later point in time but certain jobs may be available to you on a different date. Keep in mind willingness to take ASVAP test again can play a factor especially if you score higher than the previous time you took the exam.
3. The longevity of commitment you are willing to make. It is 8 years of your life you are committee to and the military needs you more than you need them
4. What benefits your state offers? Some states have great education benefits and some states the benefits suck and your better off moving for 6 months somewhere else or doing reserve / national guard somewhere else and establishing your residency in another state that has good benefits and then going active duty there. Or doing jobcorp for 6 months in another state
5. Choice of duty station (consider factors like nightlife, heavy deployments , access to public transportation, things to do, male to female ratio in that city, cost of living at location
6. If you have a car or willingness to get a car
7. Compliance with protocol for getting something like a pathway to citizenship, family medical insurance, court order to not go to jail or have something on criminal record
8. How a particular job will translate to civilian life. (consider transferring for civilian education , hiring points, transferable skills ect..)
9. How fulfilled you will feel at that job if you want to have longevity in the military
10. Level of risk to health and safety you want a job to have. Some people crave danger and risk some do not.
11. How much money that you are offered
12. Willingness to be deployed oversees
13. Opportunity to get for civilian education while in the military
14. Opportunity to earn rank while as a civilian (base on education, recruiting military personal to enlist or meeting recruiter criteria
15. Finical opportunities of duty station either to save or to use as an opportunity to explore civilian opportunities in that location.
16. If you have IEP or 504 and how the military can impact it
17. Pre existing medical issues
18. How a particular duty station may impact wife, kids and family’s life
19. How much English you know
20. How you feel about politicians in office and how your rights are maintained or compromised.
My advise to you is on several levels. 1. If you ever go to a TMC, ALWAYS keep the paperwork = You are your own records keeper. My Army veteran father told me not to rely on the Army to keep my records. I kept those and my prescription bottles. I have RX bottles from all over the world. When it comes to your important paperwork = Rent statements, various payment and financial paperwork, and SGLI paperwork = always have mulitiple copies of it both hard copy and on digits. The Army has lost mine before. Something to remember = When it comes to medals and awards, It is usually about the rank and who you know vs what you really deserve. I have seen both recipient and medal recommender crying because of this. The Army is now very political. I hope it will get back to basics. Good luck.
Another 🔥 video 💯💪
Beast decision I ever made: jointing the military.
Second best decision I ever made: getting out of the military after my 4 years.
Im 20 and we enlisting soon, wym by the second decision 😂
as an intj that was in the usmc infantry I absolutely loathed how higher ups are chosen not by competence but by seniority which to me made no sense. Also how they somehow ALWAYS find ways to make simple tasks irrationally difficult. It makes sense to make things hard when you are in boot to build discipline but when you're trying to do your job it become highly inefficient which is what I thought the military was so supposed to be about...
I felt this way being in the Army Infantry those LTs were fucking useless and made shit dumb for no absolute reason other then "westpoint" they scream that shit more then Alabama boys say roll tide
Quick question are you going too make any more field vids?
Yes !
It is a great deal in peace time but so much in war time. but if you really want the military full experiance it is great.
This right here
Sharp young man.
Greetings from Fort Gregg Adams
Greetings !
Nothing but facts in this video
As a veteran I can't wrap my head around the new military. When did you realize the military was a job. Your a number expected to serve. Sit down? When did you find time to do that?
Hey love the vid. Question, what benefits do you get to keep after serving in the army for 4 years?
More info on physical training please
Considering to join the Airforce for IT
good luck. have patience with the air force recruiter.
My Army recruiter straight up lied to me about not being able to go into the Reserves. When i got to MEPS I asked one of the staff about it and he told my recruiter was lying to me. I told the MEPS doctor that I didnt want to join if he's going to straight up lie to me so he wrote me a note saying i needed to go get my blood pressure reevaluated by my doctor so I could go home and save face. Ended up becoming an Airman instead. ALWAYS do your own research first that same recruiter got fired when he got caught lying to people about how they could join the National Guard through him.
Bro i ship out tomorrow 🥲
Did u come back bro
How was it?
@@princetonsnumba1g it was an experience for sure just make the most of it
Advancing within your job skill was lacking during my time in the us army. Like my skill was telecommunication which could had additional training if you wanted it.
How to make 20 years. I have done 37. Forget yesterday and focus on tomorrow. Yesterday can matter but not as much as tomorrow. Give 110 percent. The more you give the more you will get. The time of learning is always but time outside the margins spent with leaders allows you to understand their perception. Know your job and do it. Bring value added. That means you are bringing something more to your work than just work. Additional tasking. Be true to everyone and be a team player. Help others who need help. Do not expect anything from anyone. It is a set up for failure. Keep your equipment at its best. It might save your ass someday. Remember to get all injuries reported in writing. You are working for two pots of money. DOD and VA.
What Does DOD & VA mean
@@Say.Jay337 Dept of Defense and Veterans Administration
At 19 years old i was kinda stupid. Lol. Somehow i ended up on a submarine in the navy. It wasnt my intention, but when i was looking over the branches, the words "Oh wow, submarines look cool" came out my yap. Next thing i knew, i was in kings bay georgia. But that was 33 years ago. Seems times have changed alot since. Military and civi life really isnt too different. Its all what YOU want to make of it. Your either gonna succeed, or fail.
I have nothing to live for so I wana join the army but I dont know what I should do there. Im 5'3 and 93 pounds and I'm not very strong. Im willing to bulk up and work on myself, but really and truly, idk what I should do. What branch I should join or what id be good at. Cuz damn dude im not good at anything out here either
I did my part to served and came home from the Gulf War. I'm done!! But...I did not regret it.
Man i see alot of videos about ppl saying they dont wanna do military anymore and im lkke bruh, aint nothing out here in the civilian world except stressful bills, stressful boring af jobs with garbage hours. If i could go back and tell the younger me to join the army fresh out of high-school instead of going to work for Mercedes-Benz and literally wake up and do the same thing every single f*cking day, i so would!! Im swearing in the army at 29yrs old amd cannot wait i got so many options to choose from a bada$$ job, 18x, 82nd airborne, 11b infantry. F civilian world
What if any restrictions does a Soldier have when they are on patrol eg: do you have access to computer to keep in touch with partner or family??? 😮
"What if any restrictions does a Soldier have when they are on patrol " Obviously an infantryman in a combat zone outside the wire "going on patrol" to look for troops of the country the US is invading is not going to have any access to communicate.
In the field, which is the woods, youre in the middle of nowhere so you really dont have service to communicate anyway. Plus some units may get really assholish and strict and threaten severe punishments for any soldier caught with a cellphone, even if it is to listen to music in their tents at night on their downtime.
Did I miss a vid bc this is a whole ahh different room？ p.s. Love the vids got my noti's on always w this channel yk minus me being busy all day
lmfao i been making big moves bro
@@AaronbTV No kidding I was still sitting here making sure that wasn't goat sh*t on your face from god knows where and you have a whole new apartment
The way you move your hands reminds me of CJ from GTA San Andreas
Question do they give you your own uniform after joining the military and the stuff you need in the military?
You get issued 4 standard ocps. But you'll have to buy more later on. And they aren't cheap. It's about 100 bucks for a full set
Entire fields where nobody qualified on their equipment. We just went there sat around and did nothing.
In navy bootcamp they are literally ok with you dying
Best thing about military work vs. civilian work? On a military base everyone instantly knows how much money every other person makes. To the last dollar. Civilian world? Not only does NOBODY know ANYTHING about other people's pay BUT it's actually considered rude to inquire about it.
Never thought I’d have more hours on sweeping and mopping than shooting a weapons.
That’s that peace time military life :/
Omg people is so true... we had a 1sg getting divorced... he took it out all on us. 8 months later he ended up getting relieved for cause because of all the EO complaints
As fucked up as it is... I'd say don't get injured... that was the thing that derailed my career and made me ets... I went from high speed 2 year e5 being groomed for WO to injuring myself getting a new command team legit platoon Sgt 1sg and CO in 3 weeks who then just saw me as an NCO with 18 months left who was on milking a temp profile. Because that's what my SSG told them because he and I didn't get along at all. Nearly 9 months later when signing a bad NCOER (for a PT test failure as I was coming off leave and the day I had a follow up) I told my NCO support chain the date I was getting knee surgery... the look on their faces well not priceless because I'd rather have my career but it was at least something... they left me alone after that and fixed my NCOER so there's that too lol
graduate infantry osut june 15th shit can’t come fast enough 😂
Well spoken and honest video. I appreciate the info TOP . Desert fox-7.
I’m joining after I graduate in may
The military doesn't exist to please
you. It exists for a single purpose,
national defense.
Do you know any good mos with great work life balance meaning you're not stuck and your job all day you can have a life after your mos shift
Dont join the Army. Join the Air Force because in the Army even if you do have a "9 to 5" job you're still at some point going to have to be called at random times to the motorpool and or go to the field. BUt yeah just about most jobs outside of cook and mechanics don't do really crazy hours like cooks and mechanics have.
I loved being in the military best adventure ever however, if I had to chose one DON't get hurt at least when I was in
Do another room tour
Aced it with this video.
Thankyou brotha
Don’t do it. If you get injured and have to use the VA, you are SCREWED !!! If you join the army anyway . We worked 12 hrs a day minimum. 5 to 7 days a week.
Annoyances??? I did 4yrs in the USAF. Best decision I ever made. Was it the "perfect" job... no way.. but in the long run it was a very rewarding decision.
I can't believe people would rather join the military over working at a low class menial job like Mcdonalds or Walmart.
New crib👀👀
Can’t find your discord
It really depends on what you do. I realized that I loved my mission but hated the dog and pony show.
“Hurry up and wait”
My advice is to make friends with the S1 PAC guys - finance, awards, promotions, schools, leave, etc. Piss one of those guys off and your paperwork will be at the bottom of the pile, if not file 13’d. Ask me how I know.