Well he wasn't wrong might as well have a sense of humor when your lost. At least he showed some intelligence in something. Maybe not the right something.
Yep..rucked back and forth 3x over the same mountain one night till our PSG 'politely' asked the LT "Gimme that f*ckin' map you idiot!" He then pointed across the valley to the east and said "We belong on THAT MOUNTAINSIDE OVER THERE!!!" 40 years later I can laugh about it, but back then the whole platoon wanted to tie him up and leave him there, taped to a tree in the middle of nowhere! LOL
An old Master Sergeant once told me, "The most dangerous thing in the Marine Corps is a Second Lieutenant with an ink pen, a compass, and permission to think".
We all have stories like this, mine was the middle of a game reserve in Africa and the officer only used a gps and then the batteries went flat ! He had no spares and left his map in his rucksack so hadn’t been following it at all
I had a fresh LT come up to my foxhole while I was asleep and my battle was awake on watch. Battle: "Halt! Who goes there?" LT: "Me." Battle: *chambers a round* "Who the fuck's 'ME'?!?"
Sometimes men will follow you out of pure faith. If you’re a Lt, most of the time they will follow you out of pure curiosity. Just to see where in the hell you THINK you’re going! 😂😂😂 I would rather give a chimp a case of hand grenades and a loaded M4, than give a Lt a map and a compass!
It's important if you want to be a dog handler. "You were issued a perfectly good second lieutenant and lost him? We can't trust you take care of a puppy until you can take care of a second lieutenant."
Raise the compass to eye level. d. Align the center of the sighting groove in the Lens Bracket with the Sight Wire and a distant object. 3. Without moving your head, or the compass, read the azimuth through the Lens of the Lens Bracket. The azimuth, in degrees, is the red mark on the Dial lying directly under the Index Line of the compass crystal and in mils is the black mark on the outer perimeter of the Dial. Line of Sight there ya go lil buddy
There's a book titled " Platoon Leader " a book about a vietnam LT from west point. Breaking the stereotype of the butter bar, and becoming an amazing leader in battle. But yeah very rare. USMA baby!
This isn't too far out of reality. I know grown full-ass adults who have no sense of direction AT ALL, much less North/South/East/West Directions. Really sad, to be honest.
I used to be a butter bar and was never this f'n stupid. Learned quickly to listen to my sergeant. Of course, I came from a hunting background so land nav was second nature for me. Luckily, I never met any butters that were as quite as dumb as shown in the video (land nav). I did see LTs that didn't work well with their sergeants. They failed miserably.
We took a 2nd Louie to the Gulf War that was this stupid. Unfortunately, he was also arrogant and wouldn't listen to his NCOs. It's bad when they won't listen to the corporals and sergeants, but you know you've got a brainiac when they try to tell gunnies how to do their jobs. The last time I checked, he retired from the Corps as an O-6, commanding officer MCRD San Diego. My guess is that after we got back Stateside, tanks showed him the hatch and the Corps tucked him away somewhere where he could do the least amount of damage.
The problem with being a second lieutenant is that you're theoretically in charge, but you don't know anything about anything. Advice to anyone about to be commissioned--allow yourself to be mentored by your NCOs. If they think "The lieutenant is all right," the amount of f-ups and disasters they can make disappear is legendary. If you're a dick to them, up the creek.
"You see that hill over there?"'
"What about it?"
"Well according to the map we're standing on top of it."
"Aw East is opposite of North!" The Army, everyone.
If the world is flat that would actually be correct.
Going north west on a bearing of 100 degrees?
I had a LT tell me, "Never Eat Slimy Worms". He was very proud that he remembered the 4 main directions on a map that way. 🤦
hahaha
My LT once called on the radio, to the CO, that he was under the moon. Dead silence after that. Long night of walking.
🤣🤣🤣
Well he wasn't wrong might as well have a sense of humor when your lost. At least he showed some intelligence in something. Maybe not the right something.
Everyone's heard that legend. Same as the guy saluting until a Sargeant Major showed up.
I said the very same thing in Ranger School. It made for a very long night of artillery simulators.
Ugh... remembering my days going through the ranks as a 95B/31B (1997-2017). Messing with butter bar LTs was the highlight back in Bragg and Bliss.
Classic upside down joke 💀🤣🤣
Yep..rucked back and forth 3x over the same mountain one night till our PSG 'politely' asked the LT "Gimme that f*ckin' map you idiot!" He then pointed across the valley to the east and said "We belong on THAT MOUNTAINSIDE OVER THERE!!!" 40 years later I can laugh about it, but back then the whole platoon wanted to tie him up and leave him there, taped to a tree in the middle of nowhere! LOL
Lol they got good attention to detail ::puts rank on crooked::
The funny thing is? They had a 50/50 chance of being right about their direction. So they may just luck out and avoid those impact areas.
All who wander are not lost.
Except the Lt.
Lt. is lost AF.
An old Master Sergeant once told me, "The most dangerous thing in the Marine Corps is a Second Lieutenant with an ink pen, a compass, and permission to think".
I used to tease my grandmother about navigating, she was a 1st Lieutenant in the army back in the day. She was not amused. Good times.
Lt's get lost because First Sergeants want them lost.Out of the way. Back in that office. Officers manage, N.C.O.'s provide the REAL leadership
We all have stories like this, mine was the middle of a game reserve in Africa and the officer only used a gps and then the batteries went flat ! He had no spares and left his map in his rucksack so hadn’t been following it at all
I had a fresh LT come up to my foxhole while I was asleep and my battle was awake on watch.
Battle: "Halt! Who goes there?"
LT: "Me."
Battle: *chambers a round* "Who the fuck's 'ME'?!?"
I too remember the Butter 🧈 Bars at Land Nav course
Yep, it's the stitching.
Sounds like they have a map of camp Pendleton.
Sometimes men will follow you out of pure faith. If you’re a Lt, most of the time they will follow you out of pure curiosity. Just to see where in the hell you THINK you’re going! 😂😂😂 I would rather give a chimp a case of hand grenades and a loaded M4, than give a Lt a map and a compass!
Looks like the Camp Pendleton special map 😂😂😂😂😂
I only have 105 days left in the U.S. Army IRR.
Map navigation and voice procedure. Two most important skills for an officer and the ones they practice the least in their training.
Hopefully the Lt's from Westpoint are not like this at their first duty station. I was an Air force guy so I wouldn't know.
MAP READING ... as a 2LT in training was my WORST thing ever. I just never "got" it.
Hahahahahahahaahaahhahahahahahahahahahahahahaahhahahahahaa!!!!!!
Oh God. The ranks.
Nice video as usual, nailed it!
Do you guys sell those “ Blue Falcon” Unit Patches?
Amazon has them
Although they say compass the correct way, I always hated when someone would pronounce it “cawm-pus” ….
I just wondering, if you lose a 2nd Lt., would anyone miss him? How long would it take to notice he's gone?
USMC, 1987 - 1993
It's important if you want to be a dog handler. "You were issued a perfectly good second lieutenant and lost him? We can't trust you take care of a puppy until you can take care of a second lieutenant."
Accurate.
I should know.
Was an LT once.
Raise the compass to eye level.
d. Align the center of the sighting groove in the Lens Bracket
with the Sight Wire and a distant object.
3. Without moving your head, or the compass, read the
azimuth through the Lens of the Lens Bracket. The azimuth,
in degrees, is the red mark on the Dial lying directly under the
Index Line of the compass crystal and in mils is the black
mark on the outer perimeter of the Dial.
Line of Sight there ya go lil buddy
There's a book titled " Platoon Leader " a book about a vietnam LT from west point. Breaking the stereotype of the butter bar, and becoming an amazing leader in battle.
But yeah very rare. USMA baby!
Excuse me but I believe its "compai" 😂
So.....many .....things.......can't focus........does anyone else smell toast? EDDISON Range, ummmmmm, no.🤣
This isn't too far out of reality. I know grown full-ass adults who have no sense of direction AT ALL, much less North/South/East/West Directions. Really sad, to be honest.
My rank is upside down 😅, this isn’t far from the truth of course if you are lost and don’t know what you are doing neither does the enemy
🤣🤣🤣So true
Not all those who wander are lost...except the lt because he didnt have a damn compass
As a former cav scout, I can attest this is 100% accurate.
Just shake a tree LT. while I look for it moving on the map.
Not like I would have done any better lol.
Ah yes, the LT, a Private with a college degree.
To make th8s reality, yo need the HQ behind them.
East ... I thought you mean weast 😂😂😂
East is opposite of North - LMFAO
Woooow the disrespect 😂💀
😄
Funny because it’s true
Ive been out for almost 30 years.... nice to know that 2nd LT's are still the same.
land nav ..fun times
I’m retired enlisted and I wasn’t great at land nav. I could find the points, but don’t ask me to shoot a back azimuth or any of that nonsense.
"Aww East is opposite of North!" Ain't no wayyyy
Nobody is good at finding grids, it's like math, everyone sucks at it.
Reminds me of the 4ID patch. 4 LTs pointing north.
I’ve got a very good story about a fresh first Lieutenant……
I used to be a butter bar and was never this f'n stupid. Learned quickly to listen to my sergeant. Of course, I came from a hunting background so land nav was second nature for me. Luckily, I never met any butters that were as quite as dumb as shown in the video (land nav). I did see LTs that didn't work well with their sergeants. They failed miserably.
"I used to be a butter bar and was never this f'n stupid." Now we know you're lying.
@@kenmvilla True story.
We took a 2nd Louie to the Gulf War that was this stupid. Unfortunately, he was also arrogant and wouldn't listen to his NCOs. It's bad when they won't listen to the corporals and sergeants, but you know you've got a brainiac when they try to tell gunnies how to do their jobs.
The last time I checked, he retired from the Corps as an O-6, commanding officer MCRD San Diego. My guess is that after we got back Stateside, tanks showed him the hatch and the Corps tucked him away somewhere where he could do the least amount of damage.
The problem with being a second lieutenant is that you're theoretically in charge, but you don't know anything about anything.
Advice to anyone about to be commissioned--allow yourself to be mentored by your NCOs. If they think "The lieutenant is all right," the amount of f-ups and disasters they can make disappear is legendary. If you're a dick to them, up the creek.
Your rank is upside down never gets old ... hahahahaha
....their rank was upside down. Good one.
Can’t spell lost without LT
Damn butter bars crack me up!
100% accurate.
... God i hate butter bars...
LOL
So accurate