My grandfather got his nickname in a hilarious way my last name is common, but spelled weird. my grandfather went up to the guy stamping names on everyone's stuff and as he's trying to get the spelling of our last name right on this stamp, guy gets fed up and says "fuck it! your Robbie now!" stamps my grandpa's stuff and my grandpa forehead. he still uses that name today, I was 30 years old when I leaned my grandfathers name is not Robbie.
I remember I once finagled the decals in war thunder to make it say “In the mood 4 ass destruction.” And that will forever be the absolute peak of my humor.
Nicknames, as I understand it, are usually going to be given to you for something notable - whether inglorious or not. In WW2, one of my grandfathers got the nickname "Killer" because one time in the barracks he saw a mouse 15-20 feet away, threw his boot at it, hit it square on and killed it instantly.
From what I have been told, as a civilian, when it comes to returning gear after getting out of the military you anything that you wear and that touched your skin you could keep, excluding gas masks, everything else had to be returned. Correct me if I am wrong please. A story my dad told me about my granddad that was in the army, if something broke and you needed a part to replace it it could cost $20 for a bolt that you wouldn't get for a week or more and was 5 or 10 cents at the hardware store down the road. Keep in mind that was in the late 60's so a lot more now
Depends if it was given or purchased. Like, in ROTC i bought my dress shoes through them, I got to keep those. Had I bought silk khakis, I would have been able to keep those. PT gear is kept as well (obvious reasons)
exactly as Golden says. uniforms and therefore ' stuff that touches your skin ' you buy. Your first issue is in bootcamp and you pay for it by an automatic reduction to your pay chit. (debit card that stores the money your making during training) for instance, a dress blues blouse for USMC in the early 90's was $186. Just for the blouse, not counting the tailoring that goes into it so that it's form fitting. the whole dress blues uniform in it's entirety was closer to $500 when all was said and done. So on outprocessing, they can't make you turn it in because you've already paid for it (uniforms). Everything else is fair game, you either have it, or you ' find ' it. (S.T.E.A.L. method)
It also depends if it's damaged like if a helmet takes a bullet in the military eye it's can be deemed as "unusable" and they let you keep it. Again as civ and from a video from a vet that's what they said
This is mostly correct, and when out-processing like Nad mentioned you can keep pretty much all uniforms issued even if they haven't been worn because your basically forced to pay for the initial issue and will have to buy any extra. Knight is also correct on the "unusable" issue, however they can still make you pay for it along with requiring you to turn it in. Seeing military issue equipment in pawn shops are usually things soldiers either lost or misplaced when out-processing but found later or just wanted to keep it and didn't mind paying the absolutely ridiculous prices the military puts on them, and yes it is highway robbery. I think I was missing a canteen and 1 magazine which cost me $175 >.> and I never found them.
Are you unfamiliar with USO tours, Kip? They’ve been doing entertainment for troops on deployment since WW2, even to this day. I’m honestly shocked you hadn’t heard of this before. Ask your cav scout buddy about them next time you get a chance
19:19 Robin Williams did a USO tour in Afghanistan while I was deployed there, unfortunately I was not able to see his performance since I was at another base, but there are clips of it on UA-cam if anyone is interested
Celebs can do tours at bases as part of the USO. Comedians, singers, dancers, all kinds of performers have participated in these kinds of shows during war time.
During the time of the war in Afghanistan Toby Keith was one of the biggest supporters of our troops. His passing is definitely heartbreaking but I highly recommend you check him out whether on or off camera.
Yes, things like sharpies and other simple things are way overpriced due to good old government contracts, which basically say the company can charge as much as they want for stuff because they know the military is contractually obligated to only buy stuff from them regardless of price
19:07 A few years ago, WWE would essentially do that while the US was in the Middle East and Afghanistan with a show every year around December called “Tribute to the Troops.” Some of the best matches came from that, and all the soldiers would be popping off at the biggest spots and having a great time. They still do Tribute to the Troops, but for some back when I was a kid, they’d put the shows on at military camps/bases/hospitals, but they started keeping it in the US near military bases around 2010.
i guess the best comparison for "look at the military and take from that what works" is what i did for my kitchen job that i had for two years, was a chef without training in a high demanding almost fast food like place. They put me through hell the first two weeks to strengthen me and teach me what i can do when it becomes stressful. I still know it, i become laser focussed everytime it becomes stressful at a job, currently working in a bakery. I just work without thinking for hours and it just works. Yes its not the greatest feeling but it does protect you from feelings of stress and uncomfortableness that would likely harm you. No wonder why people compare military and kitchen work, its so similar i assume. I now regret not serving in the military... i was able to and i didnt. Now i´m not able anymore and i would like to. I would have learned at least a few things from that. Btw, talking about german military here, not the US.
In peacetime standards can be strict and you can be choosy, especially these days in a volunteer military. in wartime things change and you're desperate for people to fill roles regardless of minor limitations. By and large WWII had a lot of people who were willing to fight. Some of the most memorable are those who are resourceful or tough enough to fight even though others say they cannot. Chuck Yeager, arguably the most famous aviator of all time, was shot down over France one of his earlier missions as a P-51 pilot. The story of his escape from occupied France to Spain where he could get back to England is pretty spectacular, but the fact he was assisted out by the Maquis meant at the time that he could not be put back on front-line duty, for fear that being captured again would result in his spilling names and details to the Nazis. He fought most of the way up the chain of command until he received an approval from Eisenhower himself. Ike liked his desire to go back and fight even if he had to fight his own brass to do it. He then went on to become the multi-ace and exceptional test pilot he did. It's not just about the desire to fight the enemy, but the character and determination you bring to do it.
50:10 driving back after 2 minutes and crossing the bridge made me immediately think of that scene from Atlantis where the dude just says "hey look, I made a bridge. It only took me like what... 10 seconds, 11 tops."
If you wanna learn why Joe Louis was as good as he was, as well as technique break downs of a myriad of fighters of differing time periods and sports, I can't recommend "The Modern Martial Artist" enough. He's got two videos on the brown bomber, both of which are excellent. You can start with "The Most TECHNICALLY SKILLED Heavyweight Boxer?! The Perfect Cross of Joe Louis Explained" that he's uploaded around 6 years ago by now.
At 34:52…when it comes to most gear and INCLUDING grunt gear-uncle Sam awards billion dollar contracts to company’s that produce gear that the dollar general or dollar tree could make with the same quality. While he exaggerates with a 79$ sharpie, I would say a pouch used to attach to my rigging as a dismount should probably cost 12-15 dollars but it’s uncharged to 50-70$ from the manufacturer. That shit adds up quick when you are missing or have torn up over half a dozen items and you eventually end up paying for it in some way.
I’ve always been called some variation of “G.” “G” “Baby G” “tiny G” and once I became an NCO “Sergeant G”. Doesn’t matter what division I end up end in. Even changing my MOS didn’t change anything.
I can only guess (I'm also not a military person), but I feel like your nickname would be "Allegedly": the way your personality makes people around you open up and start a conversation, you would probably know more things that you should and use that word to not get in trouble. Either that or "Cape". Something along the lines of you saying "Capes are and will always be cool", and after a pause your unit will be like "I don't see a flaw in this logic"
Normaly nicknames are for a fuck up you have done. Some are because of quirks that you may have. We had one dude we called Forrest because he talked slow in a southern accent. We had another guy named Gook because he was from the R.O.K. almost everyone had a funny nickname.
If your buddy was on the deck of an aircraft carrier, then he's Navy. Anyone working on or in the jets on a carrier is still Navy. Air Force is ground based. Anything on, in, or under the water or rides a boat is Navy. Regarding callsigns/nicknames, i agree that they are a badge of honor of being in the military.... But, nobody gets to choose their own moniker... its given to them by their mates, usually referencing something particular to them, possibly good, probably embarrassing.
Please react to Bajur's Russian Death Fridge Touring military outposts midst conflict? Im not sure about Sabaton because im still unclear on their overall message. On one hand they are telling heroic stories from every side of a conflict. On the other hand they are trying to relay "war is hell for everyone". The first name that comes to mind that definitely will do a tour like this is Five Finger Death Punch
So for the eye sight part for the most part you can still join now a days if you can get corrective lenses/contact lenses for your eyes and it there provided for, fir instance I have SHIT eyesight, however I still was able to join thr Marine Corp because corrective lenses And yes, As a "honorary Supplyman" you have to turn in everything at the end if your service. Wether its the actual item....i will not say some people turned in something that resembled the item....lets just say if people wanted ti keep ther new shit they ehere very creative. Especially Water bladders for there camel packs
I really love that you said just ask, "why?" Its funny i got in a ton of trouble in the army for just asking why, but i just wanted to know. Why are we doing this, this way? I agree. Most knowledge you can gain is from understand why (fill in the blank).
The thing is, during peace time they prefer to have a standing army that is the best of the best, from the ground up. They have time for quality, so they want the best they can produce... During war time, they take anyone who can wear a helmet, hold their gun right, and shoot in the right direction.
In Finnish Defence Force, we rarely have nicknames, aside from shortening actual names much like civvies do. But I remember a couple. One guy was called 'Corona', for he got caught smuggling said beer to the barracks. Another fellow had gone through a lot hair, and helped us cut ours, so he was known as 'Barber'. During my mandatory service in I was given a name too. 'Guerilla', because I was the only one in my company that had been through said training. I was the heavy recoilless rifle operator and occasional squad lead in absence of our official one.
Hey, Kip. Your comments around 43:00 reminds me of a military saying I heard once. "Amateurs study tactics. Professionals study logistics." And it's right. Tactics won't mean squat if you can't supply your units.
OK about the 79.99 sharpie. Goes back to a movie quote about an $800 hammer. reason the hammer was that expensive was the paper trail of materials that documented the exact plot of the iron mine and subplot where that iron was extracted and the type of tree for the wood and which forest it came from.
Bruh when I was deployed to Kuwait, couple years back, Drowning Pool came and played a concert for the base! Was one of the best concerts ever, only like 300 people there tops!
You know in the mood really is such a Chad name imagine if you will being at the pearly gates and the guy next to you says he was killed by some finish guy in the snow and you bust out “I died to in the mood”
The point you talked about "1v6... I got this" happens to me too frequently in WoW classic wrath. Made a paladin like the original times and everything started coming back. Go in to dungeons and can press one button and be tank healer and highest damage. My guild members know I smoke weed so each time it happens I hear "time to put down the bong and pick up a wrench, hold the flashlight there kids" and I'm the youngest one there at 31. Flow state goes hard
My Grandfather and father both ended up with the same nickname in the same way. In boot camp none of the Drill Instructors wanted to try and pronounce their last name so it got shortened to "Scooby".
SOCOM was very popular up until like 2012 I think, when SOCOM 4 was released and fell out of favor for Call of Duty. Combined Assault was the last SOCOM game I played and played it online. Ever since Zipper Interactive was shut down, I don't recall any other mainline SOCOM games being made.
Kip-as military guy your call sign or nick name would probably “proff” because given your academic background you’re a professor to us. The voice of reason. The educated opinion to help validate whether or not we could only get away with it-but whether or not we could make a reasonable argument to support our actions if we got caught. You would be like the eldest brother who knows how “mom and dad” thinks and give us the wisdom necessary to advise on what shenanigans we could or could not get away with. Whatever decision you made with or without your blessings, we would respect.
With regards to your commentary around 42:30, the topic of railroads in warfare both as vital supply lines, and at times weapons (with armored trains) is also an interesting bit of history to look over. If you're looking to learn more on the subject there a five part series on trains called 'Locomotion: The Amazing World of Trains' that was made in the early 1990's. The third installment of the series is titled 'The War Machine', and it has some broad strokes of the various instances where railroads were involved and in what capacities. A warning on this though, They do mention a certain crime against Humanity that a certain mustached man ordered, as the railways were one way that tragedy was executed. There is also a book titled 'Engines of War' by Christian Wolmar that covers their involvement from the Crimean War (1853-1856) all the way through the Korean war, it is more comprehensive than video documentary and I would recommend picking it up or getting it as an audio book (Disclaimer: Not sure if there is an audio book version, I only have the hardcover version in my collection.)
was able to see Darius Rucker at Fort Bragg (IDC what its called now fight me) and was a good time. When i was in basic Toby Keith ( RIP) showed up at Fort Benning. It happens.
Disqualifying health factors are based mostly around the service and the ability for the factor to be treated. If your eyesight is bad but correctable, you can be prescribed glasses/contacts or even corrective surgery, if you have foot problems that can be treated with inserts then they will be given. It's usually degenerative health issues, psychological issues that require medication, or uncorrectable problems that require highly specialized treatment outside what the service can provide. Money also plays a factor because it's cheaper to correct poor eyesight than asthma or diabetes. All three are long term issues but two of them can cause deaths if the treatment isn't on hand because of combat or supplies being cut off. Additionally, things like inhalers and insulin can require specific conditions in order to be shipped/stored, thus adding to logistical complications. Altogether, the more likely a service member is to survive and continue to fight with only food, water, medicine, and munitions, the better chance they have of doing the job you want in a service branch.
See, the thing about WWII for us Americans is, we were in the Great Depression. Times were extremely hard for most of the nation’s citizens, and those who had the endurance, courage, and ingenuity to survive were the ones to do so. There was also the fact that incentives to join up were pretty basic but necessary survivals-food, shelter, clothing. Education. The government jumped in because Japan fucked with our giant floating ocean cars. We jumped in because good, young, in their prime men died. Mothers and fathers lost their sons. Siblings lost brothers. Sons and daughters lost fathers. Wives lost husbands. We were pissed, we as a society really had nothing left to lose at the point, and we just threw ourselves at the enemy in the world’s biggest dogpile.
Yeah, military nicknames aren’t usually nice or polite. We had a guy nicknamed “Brooklyn” cause of his New York accent. But he wasn’t from Brooklyn, he was from Queens and it really annoyed him that we didn’t know the difference 😂 And my nickname was “Too Tall” not so much because I am super tall but because I was too tall to sign up for the job I originally wanted in the Army, so it was kind of a reminder that I had to take my 2nd choice job 😅
You asked about someone like Taylor Swift doing a tour in modern day during a war, and while unlikely, lots of stars did USO Tours in both Golf Wars, and Afghanistan.. I remember even Steven Colbert was in Iraq filming an episode or two.. So it didn't end with WWII. Google lists, for Operation Freedom, stars like Robin Williams, Gary Sinise, Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith, and many more.. sure none "Taylor Swift" level but hardly b list either.. and these conflicts were much more, divisive, than say WWII. A large war with the general populations backing would attract even more celebs to do morale boosting trips.
And that's why I appreciate you Kip. Because of the deep respect you have for the channels you're reacting to did. It's not just content farming so great job.😊
12:00 I am the exact size as jailbird both height and weight if you really think about it a small person as your loader is a really good idea they can move around way easier and fit into tight spaces.
Oo ye the callsigns or nicknames are something that you want to forget Once i had a really bad infection on my lip and my buddies called me "lippie" for my disgusting lip infection
I really hope no one told jailbird. He had just lost his brother and the tank he was supposed to be in got destroyed and the loader dies. Including his commander he definitely respected lost a leg. Theres no way he would be ok after that.
WWE has been doing tribute to the troops every year around Christmas for the last 20 years (2003 was their first year) they are still doing it. They used to go overseas but since 2010 they have been doing it on US military bases. they still do it every year even during covid.
@@KipReacts some of the best matches happened during that time. I still remember Mic Foley coming out in a Santa suit and throwing out gifts. They also had DX ride the tank like they did on the Monday night war days which was hilarious. Absolutely loved watching them every year. It was and still is one of my favorite parts of Christmas.
I work at a distribution center. We don't work with the government, but I can confirm that people will pay an obscene amount for some things. We try for 32% profit on all orders, and we will sell people a single sharpie.
many bands have done shows for the troops oversees like Fiver finger death punch, Jason Aldean, Paramore, Toby Keith, and Blink 182 just to name a few and comedians will do shows for them too, and the WWE has a thing they do called "Tribute to the troops" where they go and have their fights in a military location
The tank name was changed for the movie because it was the movie name. It was the movie name because it was the theme... consider what transforms Norman into a fighter. And while the tank and crew were SIMILAR to people like Wardaddy and his crew, the movie was not a documentary nor a historical drama about that PARTICULAR crew.... as the way the movie ended actually echoed an entirely different crew and incident. So why would that tank have the same name? The only sameness really is the moniker and personality (possibly) of the TC.
The ending and much of the film Fury came from the book Death Traps: The Survival of an American Armored Division in World War II a 1998 memoir by Belton Y. Cooper. Cooper served with the 3rd Armored Division during World War II, and saw action from the Invasion of Normandy in 1944 through the Allied invasion of Germany in 1945.
Yes the Army will want to take back everything they gave you or you pay for it. By pay i mean you pay the inflated price the military pays for not the civilian everyday price. But if you were crafty enough or had a good NCO watching the process could get away with some stuff.
When he talked about turning in gear, it’s gods honest truth! After my 8 year hitch in the US Army, they asked me for the most outlandish, small, crazy shit that they had ever given to me..(this was over 20 years ago so I can’t give you specifics but I do remember having to pull out my wallet! 😡)
Enlisted has a gold order Sherman skin called "In the Mood", but the accurate tanker is not a gold order Tanker. Gaijin makes War Thunder and Enlisted. My computer can't handle War Thunder but Enlisted is a lot of fun.
Eyesight is now not as big an issue since it is far easier for the military just to get you some prescription glasses, you have to be essentially legally blind or particularly bad colorblindness to get rejected for vision now.
You know, I may not be military but I am almost certain your nickname, Kip, would be the Good General. Considering you think about this type of stuff and have the best interest of the soldiers and civilians in your heart
About gear return i have a funny story. So i showed up to my second command from shore duty and was issued a camelback and a jacket. it was a really worn but good foul weather jacket. like miles ahead of the standard issue stuff plus it was less likely to be a FOD hazard on the flightline. So i take it with the warning it cant leave the command building unless we are going somewhere as a command. Ok dope. Then i go TAD(temporary assigned duty) i have to leave the jacket. I am on temporary duty for like 9-10 months before i come back and its winter again so im looking for this jacket. because im responsible for it. damm thing had vanished. and i knew which one was mine bk (D2 player here) i had sharpied a jade rabbit onto one of the tags. never found the thing. 3 years later as im checking out they want the camelback and the jacket back, camelback no issue it never got used the jacket however, id forgotten about the thing. so i relook through the command. no luck so i ask how much it costs to reimburse them just to know. 750 dollars. i noped right out of there and "borrowed" one from somewhere and turned that in. still never found out what happened to it.
If en you're stationed on an Aircraft Carrier as plane mechanic, ya in the navy. Navy has their own pilots and maintainers, got nothin to do with the Air Force
I wish I had a cool story how I got my nickname “Gutz” yes with a z ask my gunny idk. He tried to pronounce me last name gutierrez, idk I thought it was common guess not for him. So he shorten it to Gutz
I feel like it would be weird or rude to ask what your call sign would be, but it’d be fine to ask in what scenario would I earn my call sign? Like, will I eat something in a weird way and get called by that food, or will someone write my name wrong somewhere and my call sign will be that misspelling?
Fact. It's why I don't. Sure, I'm curious what I'd be called, but I'm also not military so it's really improper for me to request one. You gotta play the game to get the titles.
My grandfather got his nickname in a hilarious way my last name is common, but spelled weird. my grandfather went up to the guy stamping names on everyone's stuff and as he's trying to get the spelling of our last name right on this stamp, guy gets fed up and says "fuck it! your Robbie now!" stamps my grandpa's stuff and my grandpa forehead. he still uses that name today, I was 30 years old when I leaned my grandfathers name is not Robbie.
helldivers has a mechanic where a buddy can take the backpack of AT shells and be your loader to speed up reload time.
I've seen it! It's such a cool mechanic.
I remember I once finagled the decals in war thunder to make it say “In the mood 4 ass destruction.” And that will forever be the absolute peak of my humor.
Radio troop here and got given the callsign Giggles because I laugh or snicker at times that you really shouldn’t
Omg. That is me to a T. I chuckle after most *sentences.*
What was the funniest/most embarrassing of your situations? If you don't mind my asking. 😂
The guy who thought of the lingerie trade should have been given a promotion and trip home.
"I don't want to go home, I want to go to Belgium!"
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"Oh shit, we're being shot at!"
"Did you see from which dorection?!
"Yes! That one!" _Points_
*"A'ight, removing that direction!"*
Yeetus Deleteus that mf
Nicknames, as I understand it, are usually going to be given to you for something notable - whether inglorious or not.
In WW2, one of my grandfathers got the nickname "Killer" because one time in the barracks he saw a mouse 15-20 feet away, threw his boot at it, hit it square on and killed it instantly.
Did he get the one shot one kill medal pop up on his hud?
He used the la chancla military issue
From what I have been told, as a civilian, when it comes to returning gear after getting out of the military you anything that you wear and that touched your skin you could keep, excluding gas masks, everything else had to be returned. Correct me if I am wrong please. A story my dad told me about my granddad that was in the army, if something broke and you needed a part to replace it it could cost $20 for a bolt that you wouldn't get for a week or more and was 5 or 10 cents at the hardware store down the road. Keep in mind that was in the late 60's so a lot more now
Depends if it was given or purchased. Like, in ROTC i bought my dress shoes through them, I got to keep those. Had I bought silk khakis, I would have been able to keep those.
PT gear is kept as well (obvious reasons)
exactly as Golden says. uniforms and therefore ' stuff that touches your skin ' you buy. Your first issue is in bootcamp and you pay for it by an automatic reduction to your pay chit. (debit card that stores the money your making during training) for instance, a dress blues blouse for USMC in the early 90's was $186. Just for the blouse, not counting the tailoring that goes into it so that it's form fitting. the whole dress blues uniform in it's entirety was closer to $500 when all was said and done.
So on outprocessing, they can't make you turn it in because you've already paid for it (uniforms). Everything else is fair game, you either have it, or you ' find ' it. (S.T.E.A.L. method)
It also depends if it's damaged like if a helmet takes a bullet in the military eye it's can be deemed as "unusable" and they let you keep it. Again as civ and from a video from a vet that's what they said
This is mostly correct, and when out-processing like Nad mentioned you can keep pretty much all uniforms issued even if they haven't been worn because your basically forced to pay for the initial issue and will have to buy any extra. Knight is also correct on the "unusable" issue, however they can still make you pay for it along with requiring you to turn it in. Seeing military issue equipment in pawn shops are usually things soldiers either lost or misplaced when out-processing but found later or just wanted to keep it and didn't mind paying the absolutely ridiculous prices the military puts on them, and yes it is highway robbery. I think I was missing a canteen and 1 magazine which cost me $175 >.> and I never found them.
I lost a grenade pouch during deployment and they charged me $200ish even though i had report that it was lost.
Are you unfamiliar with USO tours, Kip? They’ve been doing entertainment for troops on deployment since WW2, even to this day. I’m honestly shocked you hadn’t heard of this before. Ask your cav scout buddy about them next time you get a chance
Once I got there, I feel your comment
"I didn't feel that." Okay. *WHAM, mans is smacked across the yard.* "Did ya feel that one?"
TELL ME HOW THE GRASS TASTES LITTLE MAN
19:19 Robin Williams did a USO tour in Afghanistan while I was deployed there, unfortunately I was not able to see his performance since I was at another base, but there are clips of it on UA-cam if anyone is interested
I also missed him in Iraq, but one of my buddies brought my copy of "Good Morning Vietnam" for me, which he signed.
I was stationed at Bagram when Robin was there, He was amazing, I am so thankful that I got to see him there!
@@MyLordRock I went through Bagram... probably the nicest base I was on, and I know that says quite a lot 🤣
Celebs can do tours at bases as part of the USO. Comedians, singers, dancers, all kinds of performers have participated in these kinds of shows during war time.
There’s a reason why every successful military throughout history emphasized teamwork above all else.
During the time of the war in Afghanistan Toby Keith was one of the biggest supporters of our troops. His passing is definitely heartbreaking but I highly recommend you check him out whether on or off camera.
Yes, things like sharpies and other simple things are way overpriced due to good old government contracts, which basically say the company can charge as much as they want for stuff because they know the military is contractually obligated to only buy stuff from them regardless of price
19:07 A few years ago, WWE would essentially do that while the US was in the Middle East and Afghanistan with a show every year around December called “Tribute to the Troops.” Some of the best matches came from that, and all the soldiers would be popping off at the biggest spots and having a great time. They still do Tribute to the Troops, but for some back when I was a kid, they’d put the shows on at military camps/bases/hospitals, but they started keeping it in the US near military bases around 2010.
19:50 Toby Keith actually did that for troops in Afghanistan I believe.
RIP, he was my fave country singer.
@@captin3149 yeah, he was one of the few singers I actually listened to quite a bit
Remember guys, we Jailbird are the proud 76 mm loader for Nerissa Ravencroft.
i guess the best comparison for "look at the military and take from that what works" is what i did for my kitchen job that i had for two years, was a chef without training in a high demanding almost fast food like place. They put me through hell the first two weeks to strengthen me and teach me what i can do when it becomes stressful. I still know it, i become laser focussed everytime it becomes stressful at a job, currently working in a bakery. I just work without thinking for hours and it just works. Yes its not the greatest feeling but it does protect you from feelings of stress and uncomfortableness that would likely harm you.
No wonder why people compare military and kitchen work, its so similar i assume. I now regret not serving in the military... i was able to and i didnt. Now i´m not able anymore and i would like to. I would have learned at least a few things from that. Btw, talking about german military here, not the US.
In peacetime standards can be strict and you can be choosy, especially these days in a volunteer military. in wartime things change and you're desperate for people to fill roles regardless of minor limitations. By and large WWII had a lot of people who were willing to fight. Some of the most memorable are those who are resourceful or tough enough to fight even though others say they cannot.
Chuck Yeager, arguably the most famous aviator of all time, was shot down over France one of his earlier missions as a P-51 pilot. The story of his escape from occupied France to Spain where he could get back to England is pretty spectacular, but the fact he was assisted out by the Maquis meant at the time that he could not be put back on front-line duty, for fear that being captured again would result in his spilling names and details to the Nazis. He fought most of the way up the chain of command until he received an approval from Eisenhower himself. Ike liked his desire to go back and fight even if he had to fight his own brass to do it. He then went on to become the multi-ace and exceptional test pilot he did.
It's not just about the desire to fight the enemy, but the character and determination you bring to do it.
I just love how this tank is like "We're getting fired apon from that direction? Got it removing that direction."
War Daddy was literally The Protagonist of the Tank Battle Arc
Whenever The Fat Electrician goes "And someone was like, "Okay...hear me out...", you KNOW it's going to be good.
50:10 driving back after 2 minutes and crossing the bridge made me immediately think of that scene from Atlantis where the dude just says "hey look, I made a bridge. It only took me like what... 10 seconds, 11 tops."
@19:35 The late Toby Keith used to do that all the time for the soldiers before he had to stop due to his cancer getting worse (RIP Toby)
If you wanna learn why Joe Louis was as good as he was, as well as technique break downs of a myriad of fighters of differing time periods and sports, I can't recommend "The Modern Martial Artist" enough. He's got two videos on the brown bomber, both of which are excellent.
You can start with "The Most TECHNICALLY SKILLED Heavyweight Boxer?! The Perfect Cross of Joe Louis Explained" that he's uploaded around 6 years ago by now.
At 34:52…when it comes to most gear and INCLUDING grunt gear-uncle Sam awards billion dollar contracts to company’s that produce gear that the dollar general or dollar tree could make with the same quality. While he exaggerates with a 79$ sharpie, I would say a pouch used to attach to my rigging as a dismount should probably cost 12-15 dollars but it’s uncharged to 50-70$ from the manufacturer. That shit adds up quick when you are missing or have torn up over half a dozen items and you eventually end up paying for it in some way.
I’ve always been called some variation of “G.”
“G” “Baby G” “tiny G” and once I became an NCO “Sergeant G”. Doesn’t matter what division I end up end in. Even changing my MOS didn’t change anything.
I can only guess (I'm also not a military person), but I feel like your nickname would be "Allegedly": the way your personality makes people around you open up and start a conversation, you would probably know more things that you should and use that word to not get in trouble.
Either that or "Cape". Something along the lines of you saying "Capes are and will always be cool", and after a pause your unit will be like "I don't see a flaw in this logic"
Normaly nicknames are for a fuck up you have done. Some are because of quirks that you may have. We had one dude we called Forrest because he talked slow in a southern accent. We had another guy named Gook because he was from the R.O.K. almost everyone had a funny nickname.
I'd go with something related to his "I'm a civilian" disclaimers or his frequent random tangents of philosophy
A big sculpture of Joe Louis's fist still sits right in the middle of Downtown Detroit.
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Five finger actually did some cool shows at military bases.
How can you launder if you don't spend 79$ for a sharpie.
If your buddy was on the deck of an aircraft carrier, then he's Navy. Anyone working on or in the jets on a carrier is still Navy. Air Force is ground based. Anything on, in, or under the water or rides a boat is Navy.
Regarding callsigns/nicknames, i agree that they are a badge of honor of being in the military....
But, nobody gets to choose their own moniker... its given to them by their mates, usually referencing something particular to them, possibly good, probably embarrassing.
Have a friend who is an Osprey pilot. His callsign is "Groot" because he took out a couple trees landing once 😂
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Touring military outposts midst conflict? Im not sure about Sabaton because im still unclear on their overall message. On one hand they are telling heroic stories from every side of a conflict. On the other hand they are trying to relay "war is hell for everyone". The first name that comes to mind that definitely will do a tour like this is Five Finger Death Punch
So for the eye sight part for the most part you can still join now a days if you can get corrective lenses/contact lenses for your eyes and it there provided for, fir instance I have SHIT eyesight, however I still was able to join thr Marine Corp because corrective lenses
And yes, As a "honorary Supplyman" you have to turn in everything at the end if your service. Wether its the actual item....i will not say some people turned in something that resembled the item....lets just say if people wanted ti keep ther new shit they ehere very creative. Especially Water bladders for there camel packs
marines they will take anybody ^^
@@ealtar yup...so much so you have to score higher than anybody else to get in. lol
Why did so many main characters in this war end up cheating on their eye exams I wonder
I really love that you said just ask, "why?" Its funny i got in a ton of trouble in the army for just asking why, but i just wanted to know. Why are we doing this, this way? I agree. Most knowledge you can gain is from understand why (fill in the blank).
Had a pilot called veto
Verify external tanks on.
He almost ran out of fuel because he thiught he had more fuel tanks
That sounds like it could've gone so much worse.
In the Mood just sounds like a UNSC ship name from Halo
The thing is, during peace time they prefer to have a standing army that is the best of the best, from the ground up. They have time for quality, so they want the best they can produce...
During war time, they take anyone who can wear a helmet, hold their gun right, and shoot in the right direction.
Chilling under a tank as bombs are dropping in a war zone is really in the mood
In Finnish Defence Force, we rarely have nicknames, aside from shortening actual names much like civvies do. But I remember a couple. One guy was called 'Corona', for he got caught smuggling said beer to the barracks. Another fellow had gone through a lot hair, and helped us cut ours, so he was known as 'Barber'. During my mandatory service in I was given a name too. 'Guerilla', because I was the only one in my company that had been through said training. I was the heavy recoilless rifle operator and occasional squad lead in absence of our official one.
Hey, Kip. Your comments around 43:00 reminds me of a military saying I heard once. "Amateurs study tactics. Professionals study logistics." And it's right. Tactics won't mean squat if you can't supply your units.
As it turns out, food and water are real good motivators.
I feel sorry for any enemy that would get stuck in melee with Pool.
OK about the 79.99 sharpie. Goes back to a movie quote about an $800 hammer. reason the hammer was that expensive was the paper trail of materials that documented the exact plot of the iron mine and subplot where that iron was extracted and the type of tree for the wood and which forest it came from.
I would enlist to see Sabaton live so that won't only get morale up but enlistment numbers out
Bruh when I was deployed to Kuwait, couple years back, Drowning Pool came and played a concert for the base! Was one of the best concerts ever, only like 300 people there tops!
Oh that's sweet!
You know in the mood really is such a Chad name imagine if you will being at the pearly gates and the guy next to you says he was killed by some finish guy in the snow and you bust out “I died to in the mood”
Can you imagine what pool and tourni would say to each other at the pearly gates
The point you talked about "1v6... I got this" happens to me too frequently in WoW classic wrath. Made a paladin like the original times and everything started coming back. Go in to dungeons and can press one button and be tank healer and highest damage. My guild members know I smoke weed so each time it happens I hear "time to put down the bong and pick up a wrench, hold the flashlight there kids" and I'm the youngest one there at 31. Flow state goes hard
The military has "wavers" for everything. Depends on your ability and if the military needs your skills.
My Grandfather and father both ended up with the same nickname in the same way. In boot camp none of the Drill Instructors wanted to try and pronounce their last name so it got shortened to "Scooby".
WWII gave birth to the most gangster and most metal people to ever walk the earth.
"Taylor Swift or....Sabaton" f----ing lol
SOCOM was very popular up until like 2012 I think, when SOCOM 4 was released and fell out of favor for Call of Duty. Combined Assault was the last SOCOM game I played and played it online. Ever since Zipper Interactive was shut down, I don't recall any other mainline SOCOM games being made.
Kip-as military guy your call sign or nick name would probably “proff” because given your academic background you’re a professor to us. The voice of reason. The educated opinion to help validate whether or not we could only get away with it-but whether or not we could make a reasonable argument to support our actions if we got caught.
You would be like the eldest brother who knows how “mom and dad” thinks and give us the wisdom necessary to advise on what shenanigans we could or could not get away with. Whatever decision you made with or without your blessings, we would respect.
Great reaction video kip
With regards to your commentary around 42:30, the topic of railroads in warfare both as vital supply lines, and at times weapons (with armored trains) is also an interesting bit of history to look over.
If you're looking to learn more on the subject there a five part series on trains called 'Locomotion: The Amazing World of Trains' that was made in the early 1990's. The third installment of the series is titled 'The War Machine', and it has some broad strokes of the various instances where railroads were involved and in what capacities. A warning on this though, They do mention a certain crime against Humanity that a certain mustached man ordered, as the railways were one way that tragedy was executed.
There is also a book titled 'Engines of War' by Christian Wolmar that covers their involvement from the Crimean War (1853-1856) all the way through the Korean war, it is more comprehensive than video documentary and I would recommend picking it up or getting it as an audio book (Disclaimer: Not sure if there is an audio book version, I only have the hardcover version in my collection.)
was able to see Darius Rucker at Fort Bragg (IDC what its called now fight me) and was a good time. When i was in basic Toby Keith ( RIP) showed up at Fort Benning. It happens.
Disqualifying health factors are based mostly around the service and the ability for the factor to be treated. If your eyesight is bad but correctable, you can be prescribed glasses/contacts or even corrective surgery, if you have foot problems that can be treated with inserts then they will be given.
It's usually degenerative health issues, psychological issues that require medication, or uncorrectable problems that require highly specialized treatment outside what the service can provide.
Money also plays a factor because it's cheaper to correct poor eyesight than asthma or diabetes. All three are long term issues but two of them can cause deaths if the treatment isn't on hand because of combat or supplies being cut off. Additionally, things like inhalers and insulin can require specific conditions in order to be shipped/stored, thus adding to logistical complications.
Altogether, the more likely a service member is to survive and continue to fight with only food, water, medicine, and munitions, the better chance they have of doing the job you want in a service branch.
Long ad reads should absolutely be frowned upon, but I will say that the sponsors should receive more flak if they mandate a long ad.
See, the thing about WWII for us Americans is, we were in the Great Depression. Times were extremely hard for most of the nation’s citizens, and those who had the endurance, courage, and ingenuity to survive were the ones to do so. There was also the fact that incentives to join up were pretty basic but necessary survivals-food, shelter, clothing. Education. The government jumped in because Japan fucked with our giant floating ocean cars. We jumped in because good, young, in their prime men died. Mothers and fathers lost their sons. Siblings lost brothers. Sons and daughters lost fathers. Wives lost husbands. We were pissed, we as a society really had nothing left to lose at the point, and we just threw ourselves at the enemy in the world’s biggest dogpile.
Kip, if you’ve never seen what the hedgerows looked like in France in WW2, google some images of them. They’re enormous. Like a damned wall.
Yeah, military nicknames aren’t usually nice or polite. We had a guy nicknamed “Brooklyn” cause of his New York accent. But he wasn’t from Brooklyn, he was from Queens and it really annoyed him that we didn’t know the difference 😂 And my nickname was “Too Tall” not so much because I am super tall but because I was too tall to sign up for the job I originally wanted in the Army, so it was kind of a reminder that I had to take my 2nd choice job 😅
I love it.
19:56 There is an organization that among other things support our troops by arranging such things. They are called the USO.
IF you steal it and they dont know you have it then turn in what???
You asked about someone like Taylor Swift doing a tour in modern day during a war, and while unlikely, lots of stars did USO Tours in both Golf Wars, and Afghanistan.. I remember even Steven Colbert was in Iraq filming an episode or two.. So it didn't end with WWII.
Google lists, for Operation Freedom, stars like Robin Williams, Gary Sinise, Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith, and many more.. sure none "Taylor Swift" level but hardly b list either.. and these conflicts were much more, divisive, than say WWII. A large war with the general populations backing would attract even more celebs to do morale boosting trips.
And that's why I appreciate you Kip. Because of the deep respect you have for the channels you're reacting to did. It's not just content farming so great job.😊
12:00 I am the exact size as jailbird both height and weight if you really think about it a small person as your loader is a really good idea they can move around way easier and fit into tight spaces.
Oo ye the callsigns or nicknames are something that you want to forget
Once i had a really bad infection on my lip and my buddies called me "lippie" for my disgusting lip infection
I really hope no one told jailbird. He had just lost his brother and the tank he was supposed to be in got destroyed and the loader dies. Including his commander he definitely respected lost a leg. Theres no way he would be ok after that.
Joe Louis was an enlisted man himself when that match happened.
WWE has been doing tribute to the troops every year around Christmas for the last 20 years (2003 was their first year) they are still doing it. They used to go overseas but since 2010 they have been doing it on US military bases. they still do it every year even during covid.
Oh that's cool!
@@KipReacts some of the best matches happened during that time. I still remember Mic Foley coming out in a Santa suit and throwing out gifts. They also had DX ride the tank like they did on the Monday night war days which was hilarious. Absolutely loved watching them every year. It was and still is one of my favorite parts of Christmas.
I work at a distribution center. We don't work with the government, but I can confirm that people will pay an obscene amount for some things. We try for 32% profit on all orders, and we will sell people a single sharpie.
That's wild.
The loader position seems like it was a bit dangerous
many bands have done shows for the troops oversees like Fiver finger death punch, Jason Aldean, Paramore, Toby Keith, and Blink 182 just to name a few and comedians will do shows for them too, and the WWE has a thing they do called "Tribute to the troops" where they go and have their fights in a military location
What's the movie showing in the video?
Yea…. Allied friendly fire was atrocious in world war 2
The tank name was changed for the movie because it was the movie name. It was the movie name because it was the theme... consider what transforms Norman into a fighter.
And while the tank and crew were SIMILAR to people like Wardaddy and his crew, the movie was not a documentary nor a historical drama about that PARTICULAR crew.... as the way the movie ended actually echoed an entirely different crew and incident. So why would that tank have the same name? The only sameness really is the moniker and personality (possibly) of the TC.
The ending and much of the film Fury came from the book Death Traps: The Survival of an American Armored Division in World War II a 1998 memoir by Belton Y. Cooper. Cooper served with the 3rd Armored Division during World War II, and saw action from the Invasion of Normandy in 1944 through the Allied invasion of Germany in 1945.
So don't tell Scotty
Yes the Army will want to take back everything they gave you or you pay for it. By pay i mean you pay the inflated price the military pays for not the civilian everyday price. But if you were crafty enough or had a good NCO watching the process could get away with some stuff.
45:59 im not sure if they were tiger 2s or tiger 1s as the pictures show tiger 1s. just something i noticed.
The dead body's literally become a obstacles.
i can tell you one thing the navy did not care for was me doing coke bumps in the bathroom at mepps
It's a waiver
Just one clarification those are not Tiger2s those are Tiger1s.
When he talked about turning in gear, it’s gods honest truth! After my 8 year hitch in the US Army, they asked me for the most outlandish, small, crazy shit that they had ever given to me..(this was over 20 years ago so I can’t give you specifics but I do remember having to pull out my wallet! 😡)
That's so wild to me.
i'd assume they just said " eh i think i lost the helmet/gun" then they pay the cost and keep their stuff
Enlisted has a gold order Sherman skin called "In the Mood", but the accurate tanker is not a gold order Tanker.
Gaijin makes War Thunder and Enlisted. My computer can't handle War Thunder but Enlisted is a lot of fun.
Eyesight is now not as big an issue since it is far easier for the military just to get you some prescription glasses, you have to be essentially legally blind or particularly bad colorblindness to get rejected for vision now.
You know, I may not be military but I am almost certain your nickname, Kip, would be the Good General. Considering you think about this type of stuff and have the best interest of the soldiers and civilians in your heart
Boooo!
Seriously though, I'm sure most people feel that way about the troops, and it's way more fun to name him after a flaw than a virtue
@@DiggitySlice for Kip, it would be a flaw. I think he knows it too
So basically war daddy’s entire battle plan was just marine corps level aggression got it
Naval personnel on aircraft carriers...not Airforce. Doesn't matter if they are part of the airwing or not...they're still Navy.
About gear return i have a funny story. So i showed up to my second command from shore duty and was issued a camelback and a jacket. it was a really worn but good foul weather jacket. like miles ahead of the standard issue stuff plus it was less likely to be a FOD hazard on the flightline. So i take it with the warning it cant leave the command building unless we are going somewhere as a command. Ok dope. Then i go TAD(temporary assigned duty) i have to leave the jacket. I am on temporary duty for like 9-10 months before i come back and its winter again so im looking for this jacket. because im responsible for it. damm thing had vanished. and i knew which one was mine bk (D2 player here) i had sharpied a jade rabbit onto one of the tags. never found the thing. 3 years later as im checking out they want the camelback and the jacket back, camelback no issue it never got used the jacket however, id forgotten about the thing. so i relook through the command. no luck so i ask how much it costs to reimburse them just to know. 750 dollars. i noped right out of there and "borrowed" one from somewhere and turned that in. still never found out what happened to it.
Kip be my lawyer pls
if they don't give you a hand receipt you don't have to give it back.
The more you hate the nickname the more likely it sticks 😂
If en you're stationed on an Aircraft Carrier as plane mechanic, ya in the navy. Navy has their own pilots and maintainers, got nothin to do with the Air Force
Fascinating! Thanks for the clarification!
@KipReacts No problem, my guy. I love the channel and keep the content coming!
I wish I had a cool story how I got my nickname “Gutz” yes with a z ask my gunny idk. He tried to pronounce me last name gutierrez, idk I thought it was common guess not for him. So he shorten it to Gutz
First, second, third…
NO, I AM SPARTACUS!
I feel like it would be weird or rude to ask what your call sign would be, but it’d be fine to ask in what scenario would I earn my call sign? Like, will I eat something in a weird way and get called by that food, or will someone write my name wrong somewhere and my call sign will be that misspelling?
Fact.
It's why I don't. Sure, I'm curious what I'd be called, but I'm also not military so it's really improper for me to request one. You gotta play the game to get the titles.