Super cool man. I was going through some of your old so you want to join the army series videos for a little motivation, and it's crazy how far you've come as a UA-cam speaker. You went from being pretty rambly, quiet, maybe a little uncomfortable to a total natural in front of the camera, well spoken, clear and concise. Anyways man keep it up, hearing about the officer side of things is a super fresh perspective from you military vloggers, and super interesting. Thanks for all your content and all you do.
I definitely still have some room for improvement but thank you! That means a lot to me and yes there aren't as many "Officer" military UA-camrs and since I have been both enlisted and an officer now I think that gives me a cool perspective.
I started as an enlisted man in the USAF in 1972. Put my time in and moved on the the Army Reserves and was Commissioned in 1988. I'm now 65 and willing to go back as a surgical nurse if they need me for the national emergency. I will need slightly larger uniforms though. Army strong! Salute!
Remember the movie 12 O'Clock High with Gregory Peck? Dean Jagger played a World War I officer who was recalled in World War II. He was too old for combat so they made him the S-1 (Admin Officer) for a B-17 Bomber Group. That would be me next World War!
As a former vet who also had a Signal MOS and who also has TWO Signal officers in my first unit who were both prior enlisted E-5's and E-6 I found i respected them much more then the younger LT's i experienced in the regular Army. One was a 1stLT and the other was a new 2ndLT. I found that alot of ROTC or Westpoint 2nd LT try to hard at first which is understandable but i'm sure they are told to listen to there senior NCO's for advice and so on but i guess pride gets in a way at times. ( Who knows) For a few months i worked in a basement room that had a bank vault door literately. We worked doing Comsec ( Communications/Security) Dealing with Secret messages and so forth and it was just me (Spec/4) 1 (Pfc) and one 1st LT The other 2nd LT was new and just with us for a short time until he was reassigned. But in that close environment my LT was very open and cool with us. ( As you know officers and Nco's God forbid they act like your buddy for a moment with subordinates) He would always tell me how Westpointers always looked down on ROTC AND OCS officers.Even back then i understand there point but found it childish and still do. I hope in a Reserve unit you don't experience that bullshit Matt. Yes i don't know you except by U-Tube but the best officers i knew and respected was by there actions and how they presented themselves to there men. You have a great future as an officer with your Confidence and i feel you are a take charge kind of person. Soldiers gravitate and easily respect and follow officers with those qualities. We always say just because you wear NCO stripes or have brass on your uniform it doesn't make that person a leader of men or women. They have to prove themselves over time. I seen to many NCO's and some officers who were terrible and one of my Company Commanders failed an IG inspection and had other issues and was replaced. Never seen that before or since. That guy (CPT) was not meant to be and he had a shitty way of presenting himself. Bottom line LT Matt Ward your future looks bright i would follow you if i was 25 years younger :)
Hi Sir. Came across your video when i was searching for what to pack for weekend drills..lol.. just got off Active and this weekend 15-16 Sept will be my first weekend drill in the Reserves. Super excited and looking forward to this first time experience. Thank you sir.
The specific level of my unit is not a jump unit but yes that Airborne patch is a part of my unit's patch. But hopefully I will get to go to airborne school soon now :)
That’s why I’m going guard because I will still be in state. But reserves is cool too it’s just that I want to be close to my family since I have younger siblings.
@@justinharris6898 I just went to college straight out of high school and did ROTC there for my 4 years I spent there. At the end, you commission as an officer but you compete for active duty. Whereas reserves is pretty guaranteed bc of all the cadets that want to go active from the jump.
Hey Matt! You've talked in the past about attending church services while in BMT, but I am curious about the flexibility of duty weekends/weeks. I am going through the process of enlisting in the Air Force Reserve, so I know it might be a little different from your experience. Are soldiers/airmen somewhat expected to forego church on their duty weekends?
Were you in group? I was in 10th SFG for a while. I can't tell, I see you have a unit patch with an Airborne tab but it looks a little different than the other SFG patches
Good video Matt, cool to get that perspective. Question; my recruiter stopped answering my messages - should I reach out to another one? Or does that mean there’s little incentive for me to be recruited? I meet all the physical reps etc
Hey, I am in Dallas, Texas. Just got my bachelors degree. I want to go reserves, then reserves officer. How does that process go? p.s. I failed P.T. That's why I am not going into the reserves officer. p.p.s. I have no military experience. p.p.s. Should I wait to pass basic training for reserves officer or just do enlisted.
I OC/T TPU units on the regular. Biggest thing I see is officers doing EVERYTHING. There’s little delegation. Reserve units suck at delegating. Please make sure your unit spreads the love.
I have a chance to go college rn, since I was offered money for college, but I really wanted to leave to the military as soon as possible, I wanted to go into the mechanical side of the army (wheeled, track, or avionic), soo would it be better to have a some kind of degree or certification, before I join to do that stuff? Or join then go to college for that stuff.
Hey man, I have a few questions for you. If you joined US Army to be a IT Officer, why didn't you join Cyber branch, and why don't you transfer to Active Duty if you want to be a Officer for your life?
if(wannaServe && uReADev){ joinReserves(); beAwersome() } :) @Truckin204 i know that, my father is SSGt in Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina(living in Bosnia)
@Ice Distroyer You can choose your job as in officer as long as it is a MOS with a officer route. Once I'm done with my AIT and start college I'm doing ROTC and I'm choosing to be a nurse and commissioning as a second lieutenant.
I was enlisted, in many aspects with my experience is that it's gotten soft over the years. Also a double standard, as to female's. Such as we has a female miss a convoy in Afghanistan because she was "busy" with a British soldier. No reprimand, didn't get into any trouble period.
@@matthewrowley9679 taking advice from a non deployed army personnel is like taking advice from a McDonald's worker that never made a cheese burger or big Mac
Sir, I just graduated BCT and I'd like to thank you for your videos, they helped me alot. Sir.
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Super cool man. I was going through some of your old so you want to join the army series videos for a little motivation, and it's crazy how far you've come as a UA-cam speaker. You went from being pretty rambly, quiet, maybe a little uncomfortable to a total natural in front of the camera, well spoken, clear and concise. Anyways man keep it up, hearing about the officer side of things is a super fresh perspective from you military vloggers, and super interesting. Thanks for all your content and all you do.
I definitely still have some room for improvement but thank you! That means a lot to me and yes there aren't as many "Officer" military UA-camrs and since I have been both enlisted and an officer now I think that gives me a cool perspective.
@@MattWard89 Wazup big guy
@@MattWard89 💪💪
I started as an enlisted man in the USAF in 1972. Put my time in and moved on the the Army Reserves and was Commissioned in 1988. I'm now 65 and willing to go back as a surgical nurse if they need me for the national emergency. I will need slightly larger uniforms though. Army strong! Salute!
Remember the movie 12 O'Clock High with Gregory Peck? Dean Jagger played a World War I officer who was recalled in World War II. He was too old for combat so they made him the S-1 (Admin Officer) for a B-17 Bomber Group. That would be me next World War!
As a former vet who also had a Signal MOS and who also has TWO Signal officers in my first unit who were both prior enlisted E-5's and E-6 I found i respected them much more then the younger LT's i experienced in the regular Army. One was a 1stLT and the other was a new 2ndLT. I found that alot of ROTC or Westpoint 2nd LT try to hard at first which is understandable but i'm sure they are told to listen to there senior NCO's for advice and so on but i guess pride gets in a way at times. ( Who knows) For a few months i worked in a basement room that had a bank vault door literately. We worked doing Comsec ( Communications/Security) Dealing with Secret messages and so forth and it was just me (Spec/4) 1 (Pfc) and one 1st LT The other 2nd LT was new and just with us for a short time until he was reassigned. But in that close environment my LT was very open and cool with us. ( As you know officers and Nco's God forbid they act like your buddy for a moment with subordinates) He would always tell me how Westpointers always looked down on ROTC AND OCS officers.Even back then i understand there point but found it childish and still do. I hope in a Reserve unit you don't experience that bullshit Matt. Yes i don't know you except by U-Tube but the best officers i knew and respected was by there actions and how they presented themselves to there men. You have a great future as an officer with your Confidence and i feel you are a take charge kind of person. Soldiers gravitate and easily respect and follow officers with those qualities. We always say just because you wear NCO stripes or have brass on your uniform it doesn't make that person a leader of men or women. They have to prove themselves over time. I seen to many NCO's and some officers who were terrible and one of my Company Commanders failed an IG inspection and had other issues and was replaced. Never seen that before or since. That guy (CPT) was not meant to be and he had a shitty way of presenting himself. Bottom line LT Matt Ward your future looks bright i would follow you if i was 25 years younger :)
Hi Sir. Came across your video when i was searching for what to pack for weekend drills..lol.. just got off Active and this weekend 15-16 Sept will be my first weekend drill in the Reserves. Super excited and looking forward to this first time experience. Thank you sir.
How are you liking it now?
What did you pack? I have my first drill as well...
Sir, We just phased to Gold Phase at AIT and i just got my phone back it feels amazing. 21 more days!!
I am so happy for you! That must have been a really great experience.
My favorite youtuber of any category right now. Appreciate the videos and advice as i look forward to joining the military
Today was my first drill EVER. I ship to BCT in 10 days. I was with the S6 shop most of the day. They were super chill.
I am fascinated by your experiences as an officer
FINALLY!! A VIDEO! I stumbled onto you while I was looking at basic training experience! Leaving to MEPS today!
Good luck! And welcome to the club :) hahaa
watching this as a junior in college in rotc and i wanna know how my reserves years are gonna go
Did it stay one weekend a month? Or did your working time increase? How much more deployable are you?
Thanks for answering my medical question on instagram Matt!
Posted on your video yesterday but I wanted to ask again because I’m super curious. Are you with an airborne unit now, Matt? Saw your patch yesterday
The specific level of my unit is not a jump unit but yes that Airborne patch is a part of my unit's patch. But hopefully I will get to go to airborne school soon now :)
Matt Ward Awesome man! Well I hope it works out for you! Thank you for the response!
That’s why I’m going guard because I will still be in state. But reserves is cool too it’s just that I want to be close to my family since I have younger siblings.
Newly commissioned Signal officer here in reserves. Thanks a lot
Did you enlist then go through rotc or how’s you do it?
@@justinharris6898 I just went to college straight out of high school and did ROTC there for my 4 years I spent there. At the end, you commission as an officer but you compete for active duty. Whereas reserves is pretty guaranteed bc of all the cadets that want to go active from the jump.
Keep up the great work Brother Matt!!! I look forward to watching your videos
Hey Matt! You've talked in the past about attending church services while in BMT, but I am curious about the flexibility of duty weekends/weeks. I am going through the process of enlisting in the Air Force Reserve, so I know it might be a little different from your experience. Are soldiers/airmen somewhat expected to forego church on their duty weekends?
Being officer or enlisted changes a lot but also being staff is very different as well then a standard military job at a company level.
Were you in group? I was in 10th SFG for a while. I can't tell, I see you have a unit patch with an Airborne tab but it looks a little different than the other SFG patches
Thanks for sharing this Matt! Did you think ROTC prepare you enough to be a 2LT?
I wonder if any of his soldiers watch his videos.
I just found this channel...
Good video Matt, cool to get that perspective. Question; my recruiter stopped answering my messages - should I reach out to another one? Or does that mean there’s little incentive for me to be recruited? I meet all the physical reps etc
Hey, I am in Dallas, Texas. Just got my bachelors degree. I want to go reserves, then reserves officer. How does that process go?
p.s. I failed P.T. That's why I am not going into the reserves officer.
p.p.s. I have no military experience.
p.p.s. Should I wait to pass basic training for reserves officer or just do enlisted.
I love you matt
my first drill as a warrant officer was weird too😭
I OC/T TPU units on the regular. Biggest thing I see is officers doing EVERYTHING. There’s little delegation. Reserve units suck at delegating. Please make sure your unit spreads the love.
Matt have you shared what your degree/major was in that allowed you to commission?
I have a chance to go college rn, since I was offered money for college, but I really wanted to leave to the military as soon as possible, I wanted to go into the mechanical side of the army (wheeled, track, or avionic), soo would it be better to have a some kind of degree or certification, before I join to do that stuff? Or join then go to college for that stuff.
Do you have an OCS Playlist?
Hey man,
I have a few questions for you. If you joined US Army to be a IT Officer, why didn't you join Cyber branch, and why don't you transfer to Active Duty if you want to be a Officer for your life?
He’s a weekend warrior. He wants to do programming full time and make his own businesses . Full time military takes all your focus.
if(wannaServe && uReADev){
joinReserves();
beAwersome()
} :)
@Truckin204 i know that, my father is SSGt in Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina(living in Bosnia)
@Ice Distroyer You can choose your job as in officer as long as it is a MOS with a officer route. Once I'm done with my AIT and start college I'm doing ROTC and I'm choosing to be a nurse and commissioning as a second lieutenant.
Iits extremely conpetitive to get into. Theyre basically hand picked
How long does the military process take? I've already finished all of my paperwork and now I'm waiting for my meps date but haven't heard back
The 9th Infantry Division patch is the wrong way on the board.
Can you say the difference between active officer and reservist officer? And why did you became a reservist officer
How much was the pay during your drill weekend ?
I dont think they have a waiver for me , on me getting into officer school 😂😂
What's the Trident for behind you?
Thank you!
Nice video and thanks for the info
What do you know about 92Y, do they deploy a lot
Hey what do you think about 42a and do they deploy a lot ?
Why do I get the notification 3 hours after it's posted ?
How long did it take you in total to become an officer? And did you join as an E4?
Joined as E3 and took 2.5 years of ROTC to be an officer.
Wow I’m actually up when you posted a video lol.
lol
Usually I’m taking my post workout nap 😂
NEVER FEAR FOR I WASNT HERE EARLY CUZ I HAD SCHOOL xDDDD
Why didn’t you go active?
I’m thinking about going to the reserves
U inspire me
Anyone else shipping to fort sill September 24th? I’m a 14 Tango btw
I was enlisted, in many aspects with my experience is that it's gotten soft over the years. Also a double standard, as to female's. Such as we has a female miss a convoy in Afghanistan because she was "busy" with a British soldier. No reprimand, didn't get into any trouble period.
so now that your an officer is that facial hair in reg? serious question btw
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We're you in group too? I was in 10th SFG. I'm asking bc of the one unit patch with the airborne tab. Looks similar to a SFG patch
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non deployed pog
Great observation👌
@@MattWard89 👍
What's your point
@@matthewrowley9679 taking advice from a non deployed army personnel is like taking advice from a McDonald's worker that never made a cheese burger or big Mac
First!