😂😂😂😂 Uhhmmm nope 😐 It's like training a bunch of Lab puppies. Really good at what they are trained for . But any other time you have to watch them like a hawk or something bad is going to happen involving a peanut butter jar.
lucas wolf-pudney definitely, because the army is the most lenient and easiest branch to get into. The Army treats soldiers like children all the time so they're going to be less mature than members of other branches since the other branches have higher standards, so they take personal responsibility much more seriously than the Army. When I was in AIT (Ft Lee Quartermaster), I personally saw, and this is something you won't see online unless someone like me mentions it, that trainees of the Air Force and Navy were allowed to march back to their companies immediately after their classes were done, while Army trainees were all forced to stand in formation and wait around forever for their platoon sergeants to pick them up, because Army trainees just weren't trusted. This also may be a reason why every last duty day of the week, commanders/senior sergeants have to give the same long tiresome speeches over and over and over again about "don't do drugs," "don't drink and drive," etc. though I don't know about whether or not the other branches do or don't do the same thing but I wouldn't be surprised if they don't. And this might also be one of the reasons why Army (and also Marines) are forced to do boring, and pretty useless, group PT every duty morning even though higher ups admit that the PT (called "PRT" in the army) is not meant to actually improve fitness, while the Air Force and possibly also Navy let their people oftentimes do their own PT.
Matt you’ve helped me make my decision a year ago when I was watching your videos and playing COD WW2 with you on your livestreams😂 and I finished basic and AIT now I’m a THUNDERBIRD!!HOOOOAAAH I’ll be sending you my patch hopefully it gets on your wall thanks bro🔥💪
I think another misconception (which kinda goes with the "everyone is a sharp shooter" misconception) is that everyone who goes into the military goes onto the front lines during war. I think people don't realize how many "jobs" (MOS'S) are in the Army. They think that everyone is out shooting people on the front lines. However there's a loooooot of people in the "background" who aren't out there shooting others and being shot at. A lot of today's Army members may never see a combat war situation. So depends on their MOS.
Was in ordnance as mechanic who was moved to pubs and forms. Found that my sections life expectancy was 30 minutes of overrun. So glad my basic was run by Nam vets. Knew a bit more and maintained my expert status rifle and grenade.
Going to MEPS this Sunday and my ship date is August 19 to Fort Benning, your channel gave me the confidence boost 100% and I appreciate all the value you put out, helps a lot
It's so strange to see how things have changed. I joined the army in 2001 and everything was constant deployment and getting ready to deploy are recovering ever so briefly. I was chem and infantry.
Once I leave for the military, I’m gonna miss watching your videos Matt. Your so helpful for young minds! Thanks for helping me get started on my career!
@@MattWard89 I'm sure the Rangers and Green Berets probably had it. We asked about pugil stick fighting and the drill sergeants told us that there were too many injuries during the previous cycle. We just went through the "vanilla" basic combat training. Qualify with your M16, grenade, go through the CS chamber, run pt, etc. LOL!
Matt Ward, I just want to say, your videos have been very helpful and resourceful. Today, from Fort Jackson, 2-60th Battalion, I am an American Soldier. Scouts Out!!
OMFG YESSSS😂 especially when you’re in JROTC🤦🏽♂️ I always get called a future school shooter or a wannabe tough guy😫 all I wanna do is graduate and serve😂👌🏾
The official 034 Rotc is a waste of time tbh you go in as a higher ranked private yet privates below you become the same rank as you by the time ait is over with and you end up staying that rank longer than anyone else 😂 seen it happen to too many people
Mike Van Roy Some people get to keep them I think though right? I want to join the Navy SEALs. I'm going to join the Navy after college then tryout. I think team 6 keeps there's or all the team's but that's because they have to buy them. I could be wrong though, so don't take my word for it.
The plusses he was talking about for pay if you have a family are Basic allowance for subsistence (additional pay to feed your family)and Basic Allowance for Quarters ( to help pay rent) unless you have base housing. All family medical and dental is free just like yours is.
as to the pay it really depends on how you look at it. Lower enlisted pay just regular pay is not great, but you get all that other stuff, so really with lower enlisted it depends on how you look at it and what you expect base pay is really not that much in the lower enlisted ranks. Even in the higher ranks depending on what the MOS is you can make more money as a civilian to actually keep ( especially if you managed your money well in the lower enlisted ranks. All that to say that pay is debatable as to how you define "pay" as to how good it is or is not.
Omg I hate that with a passion when people refer to the military as the Army and everyone in the military as Soldiers. It’s not that big of a deal like I won’t always correct or get mad out loud but inside it pisses me off😂🤦🏽♂️.
Why do you get pissed about it? People just don't understand. I'm not in the military, yet, anyway. I plan to be within the next half a year, hopefully. But I don't see why one would get mad about something simple like that, however, I could see one correcting the people that don't understand. But getting mad about it just shows anger issues and you need to work on it. And that is for anyone, military or non-military. No disrespect of course. And I know some would probably disagree with me, it is what it is. That is how I view it. 🤷🏻♂️
@HASF fanatic they're not going to try to make you quit in army basic training, it may seem like it, but the drill sergeants want you to pass. For example, in basic, I actually saw a drill sergeant literally help aim the weapon for a few trainees who had a hard time qualifying, just so they could qualify which is a graduation requirement.
I served in the USMC from 2009-2017. There is definitely alot of misconceptions about the military. I get a lot of people saying oh your a Marine, you are crazy I'm gonna have to watch out for you incase you pop off. Its It's actually comical to me. But I did actually reenlist this year unfortunately could not get back to the Marine Corps so I joined the Florida Army National Guard. So different from the Marines. I miss my Corps but I didnt wanna wait to long for an E5 opening since I'll be 31 in July. Great video btw bro. Good day!
Joining the military has been on my mind for a few weeks now. More specifically the Marines. I've talked to a recruiter, with people at work that have joined, with random customers, at work, that I see wearing a veteran hat. I guess, my question is, what are good questions to ask these people. I'm in that stage of "I don't know what I don't know." Thank you!
@Alfred Strickert I guess the main thing is I would like to learn a good amount of discipline. I understand that all of the branches teach you discipline, however I feel the Marines may be more intense about it. I am wanting to learn combat skills and learn a job that can later translate into a trade job possibly. Honestly, I am leaning towards going Special Operations unit. The thing is, I'm assuming there isn't much useful skills that can become transfered into the civilian world after going into the Spec Ops.
@Alfred Strickert I am willing to put in that work. I'm definitely not about giving up, especially with the mindset of growing as individual. In particular, building discipline, maturity, teamwork, and challenge of taking on something that takes on your mental strength as well as physical. I think after what you said is convincing me more to joint the Marines. From what I looked up and learned so far, seems like it is my best fit. Do you have an personal information on what it's like to be in spec ops and the life afterwards? I've seen some guys on TH-cam that were Marine Raiders and/ Recon. However, I like to learn more than just one experience for these kinds of things. As they usually involve subjective experiences.
@Alfred Strickert Awesome! Thank you for your service, Marine. And when I say that, I mean the fact you volunteered a part of your life to protect and serve for our country. Not too many people can say that. From what I've learned. I live on the West coast. Washington to be more specific. The people who go to basic training in San Diego are more likely to be deployed in places like Afghan or Iraq because of the similar climates. Is this true?
just ask a few open ended questions - what branch did you serve in? Would you do it again? A real veteran will probably be a little quiet at first. So explain that you are interested in serving and want some unbiased opinions. Just be aware that not everyone who wears "veteran" merchandise, is an actual veteran. And not every veteran has a closet full of "I served" t-shirts or what have you. I'm a proud, honorably discharged veteran, and I have no "veteran" regalia. Good luck to you! Remember that it's a Privelege to serve!
After an eight hour block of hand-to-hand instruction at Ft. Dix, NJ in 1977, our drill sergeant let us know that we had been trained enough in the art of getting our asses kicked in any civilian bar outside of post. Of course we never got to go offpost or the PX in basic, well one time to the PX for essentials but no pogey-bait.
In the UK, ALL service personnel, commissioned and enlisted are Soldiers First. regardless of the service branch, that's why we all have/had the same initial 14 weeks training, that's what makes you a soldier. So to call a Navy rank a soldier, would not be correct. When i left i heard years later that my unit was short manned and NCO's were doing Guard duty like private soldiers, which would mean upper ranks would also drop down in the "level" of job they would be doing in a situation like that if required. Because the essence is that we're all soldiers.
Hey fellow battle buddies just here to share my experience in the army so far not really relevant to the video at all but I figured this was the perfect place to come to, so i joined January 9 and graduated march 21 2019 from ft Jackson 1/61 cco, my mos is a 92R which is a para rigger. Now after I graduated basic i went to a place called AOC (airborne orientation course) where all we did was litteraly PT all day pt test every Monday 4 mile runs every wensday and pt morning and in the afternoon all 92r have to reoprt to AOC after they graduate basic where you must pass the pt test with a 60 or more to pass on to airborne school i have a pretty good pr score with it being a overall score of 270 but i ended up having a hip “injury” when it was really just muscle irritation and i became a hold over there for 6 weeks when i was only supposed to be there for 2 weeks while all my friends were on to jump school and continuing their profession, so i finaly made it to jump school where i spent a whole 2 weeks and 3 days training only to injure my back on my 3rd jump while qualifying, if you dont know they’ll drop anybody for about almost anything so i had been med dropped and is currently now a hold over at airborne school where im currently waiting to be chapterd out the army on a Chapter 11 wich isnt a bad chapter and we do shitty details all day long and get our freedom taken away from time to time :) but at least i have the option of joining the military back not complaining just sharing my exp and maybe you guys can take from it
Very true, we had a coworker that had served in the Army he said he had seen combat and would tell us stories about being deployed. Many of us were in awe, he later referred a fellow service member who knew him. It turns out his mos was cook and never deployed.
In the marines it doesn’t matter what you’re mos is you can deploy at any moment even administrative you can deploy to a combat zone every marine is a rifleman meaning every marine is a grunt at heart but the combat mos get more training than the non combat mos
Yes just make sure you pick a mos you’ll love to do I got stuck with supply and I hate it because I rushed into going in it and didn’t realize how many cool jobs the Marine corps has witch that goes with all branches but if you’ll looking into something like Infantry or wanting to go to combat at some point even doing another mos I would recommend the marine corps cause every marine can easily deploy, we still go out into the field and train just Incase we do deploy
I'm 19 and I'm leaving for BCT June 19. I have had my own apartment for a couple years now and I'm not sure I want to vacate for just sixth months and then find a whole new apartment when I come back...plus move all my stuff lol.Can u do a video explaining how housing allowance works?? My landlord doesn't do direct deposit and I don't exactly have enough to pay her in advance. My recruiter just told me to take my lease to BCT and they would handle it(he's not really the informative type),but I wanna be sure before I I leave. Thank u. Sorry for the stupid question .
@@thatoneguy1741 ya it was complete luck I was at MEPS and it happened to have a slot open but its so rare I can't find alot of info on it I don't know what to expect
Hey so I think this would be a really good opportunity for you, since this one is more on the rare side you should write down stuff you do there and make videos on it for others who are interested in it. Just an idea, you could be the first to make videos about it. Also I really do wish you the best of luck.
@@masonbedor6168 you won't eat MRE's *ALL* the time in basic. When you're not in the field, the vast of majority of chow times will be in the -mess hall- DEE FACK. Even in the field, you oftentimes will have what are called "hot A's" with a serving line of cooked (but not great) food. Though I was at Ft Jackson and can't say for sure how it would be at other BCT installations.
I went to MEPS a while ago and am waiting on calls for a waiver from the unit commander and the commander of the battalion; what's next provided that I get a waiver?
Callsign Lykos how you like being a 31b. I’ve been wanting to join but I don’t think I’d do good enough on the asvab to get that mos. I really want to be a police officer after the service so I was wondering if you have any advice or tips?
@@FadinGxNiNjA if you wanna be a cop it doesnt really matter too much your MOS or branch. I love my MOS just gets boring like everything. I didnt study for asvab and got 60. Shouldnt be hard at all
Well players work for big capitalist companies that make a lot of money, while our troops our public servicemen who work for the taxpayer and on taxpayer expense.
As far as weapons training I would say it depends more on what unit you are in not what MOS you are. As a signal guy myself spending most of my career at a BCT I have had plenty of weapons training and plenty of range time.
I am shipping out to basic monday, to ft benning... i am Army Natiinal Guard.. today i have to go over to the Armory today to go over my checklist and rsp blue phase. Monday feb8 i will be going back to meps for check up and weight onle last... i talked with my Sargeant over sprain left wrist i am unable to perform any pushups at the moment and my range of motion is not were it needs to be i have already sworn in and have my contract..what might happen worst case good case scenario will they just push back my shipp out day... until it is healed i have discharge papers staten the injury... Sargeant said he forward the info over to meps gc.. anyone with similar problems greatly appreciated to give me some advise
Deployed the amount of briefings you get or are involved with depends on your rank and MOS. If you are a general or CSM you probably get a lot of briefings. If you are a SPC in intelligence you may be involved in a lot of briefings.
1. The whole don't mess with. In BCT we couldn't even do combatives because of Covid 2. Yeah on the current affairs, I barely even knew whats happening on my own base, let alone the Armed Forces current affairs. 3. The pay itself isn't great, but you get a lot of benefits and BAH, etc
i like when someone ask what i do, and im like im an infantry soldier. like 90% of the time its like hmm whats that, and then your forced to try and explain it, i just tell people its like most war movies but not special forces, but they still seem lost.
My recruiter has been in the army for FIFTEEN YEARS and he has NEVER been deployed overseas-smackdab in the middle of the conflicts with Afghanistan AND Iraq.
HASF fanatic : I’m going in the Army National Guard. Even though I am going 11B, I don’t know what they will offer for that. Hopefully there is something. You’re probably right though. I’ve heard that you can sign up for other combative classes.
Hey Matt any way I can get a one on one through email or something? I've got nerves off the ass and so many questions that I honestly don't want to be lied to about.. 🥺
A misconception is, officers are always so intelligent because they have a college degree. Just like the civilian sector, book smarts can only go so far then common sense has to come into play.
My sis enlisted yesterday and she is going to bootcamp in Virginia... ive been waiting for over 6 years to get in the Marines... and I am still waiting... 😔
PoKoJoE you might want to try another branch, which would be much better anyway since the Marines are the lowest of the low, followed by the Army. You might want to try Navy Coast Guard or Air Force which are all much better branches anyway.
Alex Mulvihill i don't know about the other guys case... but this is my case. Unfortunately Im not a US Citizen. I came here with visa and the us gave me the legal opportunity to stay here and do more then school. I said to my self... that in order to thank back what this country has done for me... I should serve for it. So supposely next year I get my greencard but the president slow downed the proccess and i don't know what will happen. My sister just enrolled to the Army like i said... i hope she can help me in a way. I want to become a marine. I meet every requirement and i put my application since 2013 but... yea. Hope my sister helps if not the marines... i hope the army
I had 4 friends join they all said it sucks, Due to legal situations I’m gonna apply for the ffl because I just wanted the experience of being in the military
SoCal Steve watercraft operator was one of the very few MOS's available to me at MEPS due to the fact that no other MOS's were open at the time because I had to be in quickly before my birthday. I couldn't do research on it, so I wound up picking another MOS that it turns out is one of the worst in the military with the Army being the worst branch for it (92G). I found out later on (way too late of course) that watercraft operator is supposed to be one of the better jobs in the Army.
@@socalsteve5460 As far as 92 whiskey water treatment goes, I really dont know about it, but since it is 92 series (quartermaster), I'd stay away from it. Not only would have you arguably the strictest AIT after basic, but I assume that someone in it wouldn't be that different from 92 Sierra (shower laundry) in that you wouldn't actually be doing your job very much if at all when you get to your unit at your duty station after AIT if you go active duty. That might be one of those MOS's where you're really going to end up spending a very large portion of your time being a slave out in the motor pool cleaning out sheds all day long day in and day out because there's nothing for you to do, If you want that type of job, then I would suggest looking to the Air Force instead of the Army. The Air Force, if you could get the job with them (ASFC 3E4X1) would be far more likely to actually have you doing your job instead of mindless details like the motorpool which is what you'd be more likely to do if you went Army. *Believe me, that's one of the many things that uniquely suck about the Army that no one tells you about* . I'm not saying that you'll never do your job in the Army, but definitely it is a roll of the dice and a possibility that you'll just get sent to a unit that has no use for your MOS. People in the Army who actually in fact do their MOS can't guarantee that they'll still be doing it if they get orders to go to another unit at another base. The AirForce may not be completely perfect, but they get straight to the point as opposed to the Army which likes to do a whole lot of fluff. Hopefully that's not too much information for you to process right now.
Going on my way to MEPS right now to go onto bootcamp as we speak!!!! Hopefully to comeback a part of USMC pray for me
I like Kevin garnett Good luck bro ! 💪💪
Prayers thank you for your sevice
Pain is temporary, just don’t give up
Good luck dude!
I like Kevin garnett respect to you bro, just don’t quit, you got this
A misconception that I noticed is that soldiers are mature
If you are talking about Privates... Yeah I would say you are right. But talking about NCOs and higher I'd say that's definitely true.
You are 100% correct on that! I wanted to strangle some people in Basic, especially the ones that didn't want to shower
😂😂😂😂
Uhhmmm nope 😐
It's like training a bunch of Lab puppies.
Really good at what they are trained for .
But any other time you have to watch them like a hawk or something bad is going to happen involving a peanut butter jar.
lucas wolf-pudney
definitely, because the army is the most lenient and easiest branch to get into. The Army treats soldiers like children all the time so they're going to be less mature than members of other branches since the other branches have higher standards, so they take personal responsibility much more seriously than the Army.
When I was in AIT (Ft Lee Quartermaster), I personally saw, and this is something you won't see online unless someone like me mentions it, that trainees of the Air Force and Navy were allowed to march back to their companies immediately after their classes were done, while Army trainees were all forced to stand in formation and wait around forever for their platoon sergeants to pick them up, because Army trainees just weren't trusted.
This also may be a reason why every last duty day of the week, commanders/senior sergeants have to give the same long tiresome speeches over and over and over again about "don't do drugs," "don't drink and drive," etc. though I don't know about whether or not the other branches do or don't do the same thing but I wouldn't be surprised if they don't.
And this might also be one of the reasons why Army (and also Marines) are forced to do boring, and pretty useless, group PT every duty morning even though higher ups admit that the PT (called "PRT" in the army) is not meant to actually improve fitness, while the Air Force and possibly also Navy let their people oftentimes do their own PT.
Blind Squid
So you can eat them with your bowl of nails?
Biggest civilian misconception, everyone knows everyone, just because you're in the military
don't mean you know all in the military
Matt you’ve helped me make my decision a year ago when I was watching your videos and playing COD WW2 with you on your livestreams😂 and I finished basic and AIT now I’m a THUNDERBIRD!!HOOOOAAAH I’ll be sending you my patch hopefully it gets on your wall thanks bro🔥💪
It will! And congrats!!!!!
american patirot And I am 2 hours away from Parris Island, god damn love to be in South Carolina lmao
american patirot it’s a signal brigade unit most 25 series go there
@philosfoes8178
You’re in the 45th IBCT?
Leaving for Ft. Jackson on July 16th.
Let’s do this!
That One Wise Guy leaving in July too! 🙌🏼
That One Wise Guy good luck, leaving in September for Fort Benning, lmk how it goes for you
Su Papí Chulo also leaving for Benning in September
Nic Ricci Nice bro, I’m on the 24th, you?
Wait wait wait, if you guys graduate from basic training in July and such, how are you able to be on the media in bootcamp? What?
I graduated 11B OSUT from Fort Benning in June 14. That blue cord is my biggest achievement.
What’s the blue cord
CarsonFromNC the blue cord is a blue rope you get when you graduate OSUT (Infantry)
It goes on your dress blues.
Platinum Bars sick. Mad respect.
Us engineers should get a red cord..
When you can, train and test to get your E.I.B.( Expert Infantry Badge).
I think another misconception (which kinda goes with the "everyone is a sharp shooter" misconception) is that everyone who goes into the military goes onto the front lines during war. I think people don't realize how many "jobs" (MOS'S) are in the Army. They think that everyone is out shooting people on the front lines. However there's a loooooot of people in the "background" who aren't out there shooting others and being shot at. A lot of today's Army members may never see a combat war situation. So depends on their MOS.
If you aren't at least a sharpshooter, you are a no-go.
@@whizztelevision4112 if you’re a bolo, you’re a no-go
Was in ordnance as mechanic who was moved to pubs and forms. Found that my sections life expectancy was 30 minutes of overrun. So glad my basic was run by Nam vets. Knew a bit more and maintained my expert status rifle and grenade.
Thank you
Going to MEPS this Sunday and my ship date is August 19 to Fort Benning, your channel gave me the confidence boost 100% and I appreciate all the value you put out, helps a lot
Jonathan Marc what is your MOS? 11x, 19D, 19K, or are you one of the bct dudes
Good luck man.
I went through meps two days ago and it’s tedious and absolutely boring :( don’t fall asleep
@@jamesward4688 11x my man
I myself am planning on enlisting as 11x
jedifrogmstr thank you
I leave to basic training November 19th, I’ll be going to Fort Jackson!! February 25th for AIT in Virginia, Wish me luck y’all! ❤️
Cassidy Previlus I’ll be at fort lee in feb. good luck bro
James Cole good luck to you to!
Good luck, I'm leaving for fort lost in the woods oct 15
@@1TheSoulHealer How did it go for you
It's so strange to see how things have changed. I joined the army in 2001 and everything was constant deployment and getting ready to deploy are recovering ever so briefly. I was chem and infantry.
Once I leave for the military, I’m gonna miss watching your videos Matt. Your so helpful for young minds! Thanks for helping me get started on my career!
What branch you going into man
Enlisted in 1982. "Combatives" didn't exist.
Did they have any specified hand to hand combat training?
@@MattWard89 I'm sure the Rangers and Green Berets probably had it. We asked about pugil stick fighting and the drill sergeants told us that there were too many injuries during the previous cycle. We just went through the "vanilla" basic combat training. Qualify with your M16, grenade, go through the CS chamber, run pt, etc. LOL!
You help me a lot in my process, right now 2 weeks away from get out of AIT as a 91B! Thank you!
I leave to go to basic July 22nd, 11x at fort Benning.
Good luck. 30th sucks. Lol you'll find out why
Good luck! Drink Water!
Patriot40 I don’t miss that place at all haha
Lol good times at Ft Benning
SAME
Matt Ward, I just want to say, your videos have been very helpful and resourceful. Today, from Fort Jackson, 2-60th Battalion, I am an American Soldier. Scouts Out!!
Hahaha I was Charlie Co. 2/60th , congrats !
@@abbagoober5548 what cycle?
@@marcosdelacerda9874 This was a couple years ago.
OMFG YESSSS😂 especially when you’re in JROTC🤦🏽♂️ I always get called a future school shooter or a wannabe tough guy😫 all I wanna do is graduate and serve😂👌🏾
Fr bro I feel that
theyre probably right
dsc8672 I am not a school shooter👌🏾 weirdo👌🏾😂
HASF fanatic how slow do you sound🤦🏽♂️
The official 034 Rotc is a waste of time tbh you go in as a higher ranked private yet privates below you become the same rank as you by the time ait is over with and you end up staying that rank longer than anyone else 😂 seen it happen to too many people
I ship out to Fort Sill in August thanks for these videos! They've really helped me and I learned a ton of tips
"You get to keep your gun, right?" and "Were you in North or South Korea?" have to be the stupidest questions I've been asked.
Mike Van Roy Some people get to keep them I think though right? I want to join the Navy SEALs. I'm going to join the Navy after college then tryout. I think team 6 keeps there's or all the team's but that's because they have to buy them. I could be wrong though, so don't take my word for it.
Shipping out March 7th! Ty for all your help!
Fort sill July 15!! 68w ait training at fort Sam Houston !!!!!
Buddy of mine just went to Sill for 68W
Luis Navarro ayy I’m Fort Jackson aug 27 for 68w
Good luck, the fail rate for 68w is high, not only that pt is hard asf in ait, prepare for IOTV(armored vests) runs
Lmao fucking rest in peace. AIT fucking sucks
Luis Navarro leaving in July too! 👏🏼
Army’s new M4 qual includes move and shoot and transition shooting from M4 to M9, among other things
Obviously, what I’m saying is that every Soldier now trains that way
Hey Matt,
can you make a video about what a work week of an officer looks like (on and off base)?
interested to hear your perspective about that!
He is a reservist so "a week in the life" isn't really possible... Until he is activated he works one weekend a month.
@@theodurnayne3874 he used to be army right? Maby he can tell us about that experience
@@itzgodlikexsexe6067 He is currently in the army... The army reservw. It's part time, he isn't and has not been on active duty.
@@theodurnayne3874 edit: non reserve army*
@@itzgodlikexsexe6067 youre reffering to active duty. And no. Hes been a reservist forever
The plusses he was talking about for pay if you have a family are Basic allowance for subsistence (additional pay to feed your family)and Basic Allowance for Quarters ( to help pay rent) unless you have base housing. All family medical and dental is free just like yours is.
Yeah Airforce and Navy buddies told me they touched a rifle like twice in basic and didn't learn any combative training...it all depends on the MOS
Navy doesn’t touch any rifles in basic training just pistols
as to the pay it really depends on how you look at it. Lower enlisted pay just regular pay is not great, but you get all that other stuff, so really with lower enlisted it depends on how you look at it and what you expect base pay is really not that much in the lower enlisted ranks. Even in the higher ranks depending on what the MOS is you can make more money as a civilian to actually keep ( especially if you managed your money well in the lower enlisted ranks. All that to say that pay is debatable as to how you define "pay" as to how good it is or is not.
You make more money as a civi depending on the jobs but we don’t need to pay for anything except internet if you want and your wants
Cool video, thanks for the information
Omg I hate that with a passion when people refer to the military as the Army and everyone in the military as Soldiers. It’s not that big of a deal like I won’t always correct or get mad out loud but inside it pisses me off😂🤦🏽♂️.
Why do you get pissed about it? People just don't understand. I'm not in the military, yet, anyway. I plan to be within the next half a year, hopefully. But I don't see why one would get mad about something simple like that, however, I could see one correcting the people that don't understand. But getting mad about it just shows anger issues and you need to work on it. And that is for anyone, military or non-military. No disrespect of course. And I know some would probably disagree with me, it is what it is. That is how I view it. 🤷🏻♂️
MeekMeek I know, once I was playing and someone who was in the Air Force commented and some guy said “you are in the ARMY cool”. What an idiot
Damn I ship in 12 days and your TH-cam channel had helped me so much. Thank you! Go Army!
Where do you go?
@HASF fanatic they're not going to try to make you quit in army basic training, it may seem like it, but the drill sergeants want you to pass. For example, in basic, I actually saw a drill sergeant literally help aim the weapon for a few trainees who had a hard time qualifying, just so they could qualify which is a graduation requirement.
How often does Army infantry deploy in this day and age? Where do they they usually deploy?
Thank you Matt, your videos have helped me out so much throughout my military career.
Fort Benning July 1. 19D I’ve watched all your videos Matt to get me prepared and I’m so excited
Cav scout guy
i’ll be fixing your tracks when you break it
I am shipping the 2nd. I will be getting to the hotel the 1st, c you there brother! 19K
I served in the USMC from 2009-2017. There is definitely alot of misconceptions about the military. I get a lot of people saying oh your a Marine, you are crazy I'm gonna have to watch out for you incase you pop off. Its It's actually comical to me. But I did actually reenlist this year unfortunately could not get back to the Marine Corps so I joined the Florida Army National Guard. So different from the Marines. I miss my Corps but I didnt wanna wait to long for an E5 opening since I'll be 31 in July. Great video btw bro. Good day!
@Alex Mulvihill it depends on what you are looking for in your military career.
@Alex Mulvihill well the Marine Corps is definitely up your alley then. You will get the best training for combat that the US military has to offer!
Joining the military has been on my mind for a few weeks now. More specifically the Marines. I've talked to a recruiter, with people at work that have joined, with random customers, at work, that I see wearing a veteran hat.
I guess, my question is, what are good questions to ask these people. I'm in that stage of "I don't know what I don't know."
Thank you!
@Alfred Strickert I guess the main thing is I would like to learn a good amount of discipline. I understand that all of the branches teach you discipline, however I feel the Marines may be more intense about it. I am wanting to learn combat skills and learn a job that can later translate into a trade job possibly. Honestly, I am leaning towards going Special Operations unit. The thing is, I'm assuming there isn't much useful skills that can become transfered into the civilian world after going into the Spec Ops.
@Alfred Strickert I am willing to put in that work. I'm definitely not about giving up, especially with the mindset of growing as individual. In particular, building discipline, maturity, teamwork, and challenge of taking on something that takes on your mental strength as well as physical. I think after what you said is convincing me more to joint the Marines. From what I looked up and learned so far, seems like it is my best fit.
Do you have an personal information on what it's like to be in spec ops and the life afterwards? I've seen some guys on TH-cam that were Marine Raiders and/ Recon. However, I like to learn more than just one experience for these kinds of things. As they usually involve subjective experiences.
@Alfred Strickert Awesome! Thank you for your service, Marine. And when I say that, I mean the fact you volunteered a part of your life to protect and serve for our country. Not too many people can say that.
From what I've learned. I live on the West coast. Washington to be more specific. The people who go to basic training in San Diego are more likely to be deployed in places like Afghan or Iraq because of the similar climates. Is this true?
Santos Quintanilla Same I wanna join. I lot of answers I get back are “Pick a job that you can do after the military”
just ask a few open ended questions - what branch did you serve in? Would you do it again? A real veteran will probably be a little quiet at first. So explain that you are interested in serving and want some unbiased opinions. Just be aware that not everyone who wears "veteran" merchandise, is an actual veteran. And not every veteran has a closet full of "I served" t-shirts or what have you. I'm a proud, honorably discharged veteran, and I have no "veteran" regalia. Good luck to you! Remember that it's a Privelege to serve!
Nope but every marine knows how to use a rifle
After an eight hour block of hand-to-hand instruction at Ft. Dix, NJ in 1977, our drill sergeant let us know that we had been trained enough in the art of getting our asses kicked in any civilian bar outside of post. Of course we never got to go offpost or the PX in basic, well one time to the PX for essentials but no pogey-bait.
In the UK, ALL service personnel, commissioned and enlisted are Soldiers First. regardless of the service branch, that's why we all have/had the same initial 14 weeks training, that's what makes you a soldier. So to call a Navy rank a soldier, would not be correct. When i left i heard years later that my unit was short manned and NCO's were doing Guard duty like private soldiers, which would mean upper ranks would also drop down in the "level" of job they would be doing in a situation like that if required. Because the essence is that we're all soldiers.
Leaving for Fort Jackson , Early August
Hey fellow battle buddies just here to share my experience in the army so far not really relevant to the video at all but I figured this was the perfect place to come to, so i joined January 9 and graduated march 21 2019 from ft Jackson 1/61 cco, my mos is a 92R which is a para rigger. Now after I graduated basic i went to a place called AOC (airborne orientation course) where all we did was litteraly PT all day pt test every Monday 4 mile runs every wensday and pt morning and in the afternoon all 92r have to reoprt to AOC after they graduate basic where you must pass the pt test with a 60 or more to pass on to airborne school i have a pretty good pr score with it being a overall score of 270 but i ended up having a hip “injury” when it was really just muscle irritation and i became a hold over there for 6 weeks when i was only supposed to be there for 2 weeks while all my friends were on to jump school and continuing their profession, so i finaly made it to jump school where i spent a whole 2 weeks and 3 days training only to injure my back on my 3rd jump while qualifying, if you dont know they’ll drop anybody for about almost anything so i had been med dropped and is currently now a hold over at airborne school where im currently waiting to be chapterd out the army on a Chapter 11 wich isnt a bad chapter and we do shitty details all day long and get our freedom taken away from time to time :) but at least i have the option of joining the military back not complaining just sharing my exp and maybe you guys can take from it
Very true, we had a coworker that had served in the Army he said he had seen combat and would tell us stories about being deployed. Many of us were in awe, he later referred a fellow service member who knew him. It turns out his mos was cook and never deployed.
Ivan Espinoza
ridiculous. plenty of cooks do deploy though, but his story was pure ridiculous.
Nice video Matt, real informative!
Thanks!
In the marines it doesn’t matter what you’re mos is you can deploy at any moment even administrative you can deploy to a combat zone every marine is a rifleman meaning every marine is a grunt at heart but the combat mos get more training than the non combat mos
Yes just make sure you pick a mos you’ll love to do I got stuck with supply and I hate it because I rushed into going in it and didn’t realize how many cool jobs the Marine corps has witch that goes with all branches but if you’ll looking into something like Infantry or wanting to go to combat at some point even doing another mos I would recommend the marine corps cause every marine can easily deploy, we still go out into the field and train just Incase we do deploy
I don’t know how the army works with other mos and if they can deploy like us js
I'm 19 and I'm leaving for BCT June 19. I have had my own apartment for a couple years now and I'm not sure I want to vacate for just sixth months and then find a whole new apartment when I come back...plus move all my stuff lol.Can u do a video explaining how housing allowance works?? My landlord doesn't do direct deposit and I don't exactly have enough to pay her in advance. My recruiter just told me to take my lease to BCT and they would handle it(he's not really the informative type),but I wanna be sure before I I leave.
Thank u. Sorry for the stupid question .
What I mean is, do I have to qualify in some way or does it just come as a bonus?
Just take your lease to basic . They'll explain it there
Wanted to say thanks for your videos they were a big help!
-Benning graduate June 6th!
92g here on july fort relax Jackson, I heard a lot of bad things about my mos :(
cloud glaive dw man I’m doing it too, leaving July 8
cloud glaive I have the same MOS too. I hope it’s not as bad as we think it is.
Go to Fort Benning on July 8 for 11x 👹
Same here man. 11x on July 8th. Did you get Option 40 as well?
@@justsomedude111 no I don't think so.
@@CarlosRodriguez-kq8gr either way, I'll most likely see you there bro.
@@CarlosRodriguez-kq8gr I'm flying in from New Orleans MEPS. You're the first person I've found with the same job and date as me.
@@justsomedude111 I fly in from North Carolina
I leave for fort Leonardwood.Sept 03 as a 12d if anyone has info on the army's divers please let me know I can barely find info on my mos
Alex Samber damn you actually got army diver? I heard thats one of the most rarest kind of job youll ever see
@@thatoneguy1741 ya it was complete luck I was at MEPS and it happened to have a slot open but its so rare I can't find alot of info on it I don't know what to expect
Hey so I think this would be a really good opportunity for you, since this one is more on the rare side you should write down stuff you do there and make videos on it for others who are interested in it. Just an idea, you could be the first to make videos about it. Also I really do wish you the best of luck.
Thank you for all your videos really appreciate it.
Friday I'm finalizing my Paperwork then I'll Be Swearin In Hooah!!
Do you eat MREs in basic training? Im shipping out to fort benning july 29th!!!
Marcelo all the time
It depends on field days yes but if your not it depends on your drill sergeant
@@masonbedor6168 you won't eat MRE's *ALL* the time in basic. When you're not in the field, the vast of majority of chow times will be in the -mess hall- DEE FACK. Even in the field, you oftentimes will have what are called "hot A's" with a serving line of cooked (but not great) food. Though I was at Ft Jackson and can't say for sure how it would be at other BCT installations.
mac burger i went to fort leonard wood. we had 2 mres a day on ftx. hot chow was rare
@@masonbedor6168 my first two FTX's we had hot A's but we had three MRE's a day on the Forge.
If I go 75 rangers can I volinteer for deployments?
I went to MEPS a while ago and am waiting on calls for a waiver from the unit commander and the commander of the battalion; what's next provided that I get a waiver?
TheMrIVXX I’m in the same situation
Im getting a year deployment comin up as a 31B
Callsign Lykos how you like being a 31b. I’ve been wanting to join but I don’t think I’d do good enough on the asvab to get that mos. I really want to be a police officer after the service so I was wondering if you have any advice or tips?
@@FadinGxNiNjA if you wanna be a cop it doesnt really matter too much your MOS or branch. I love my MOS just gets boring like everything. I didnt study for asvab and got 60. Shouldnt be hard at all
I’m excited I’m shipping on the 2nd and going to the hotel on the 1st. 19k!! Fort Benning
How was it
shipping out for basic in july 30 fort jackson 42 alpha 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
I'm heading to Ft. Jackson August 28! Also 42A! Might even see you there, buddy! 😁
I still think it’s crazy how much people get payed to play professional sports and how little our troops make..
Well players work for big capitalist companies that make a lot of money, while our troops our public servicemen who work for the taxpayer and on taxpayer expense.
Shipping out September 3rd Fort Jackson
Shipping to Ft. Jackson August 28! I'm 42A. Might see you there!
@@danielfrancis3736 I'm start basic the 28 to at fort jackson see you there
@@andrewholland8997 Alright, Battle Buddy! See you downrange! 👍
Fort benning 11xray August 13th wish me luck
JessPvPs lol opsec
As far as weapons training I would say it depends more on what unit you are in not what MOS you are. As a signal guy myself spending most of my career at a BCT I have had plenty of weapons training and plenty of range time.
Best recruiter ever.
Ship off to basic July , 28th @ Fort Jackson.
Lil Boat i go Aug 6😂
i’m tryna ship out now😂
Lil Boat word. I was mad i had to wait😂😂
Lil Boat same here 🙌🏼
Ft.Jackson August 28th!
Fort Jackson, 15N leaving for basic in October
Austin Morris good luck
Going to Fort Jackson July 28th 74D
Marines all know how to fight and it's beautiful
I leave for fort sill basic, July 16th!!!!
How did it go? I leave January
Great video! Keep it up!
Leaving for Benning September 3rd 19D
Nic Ricci good luck
I leave for basic July 13. I’m going to fort sill, I’m going to be a 13j( fire control specialist)
I am shipping out to basic monday, to ft benning... i am Army Natiinal Guard.. today i have to go over to the Armory today to go over my checklist and rsp blue phase. Monday feb8 i will be going back to meps for check up and weight onle last... i talked with my Sargeant over sprain left wrist i am unable to perform any pushups at the moment and my range of motion is not were it needs to be i have already sworn in and have my contract..what might happen worst case good case scenario will they just push back my shipp out day... until it is healed i have discharge papers staten the injury... Sargeant said he forward the info over to meps gc.. anyone with similar problems greatly appreciated to give me some advise
Deployed the amount of briefings you get or are involved with depends on your rank and MOS. If you are a general or CSM you probably get a lot of briefings. If you are a SPC in intelligence you may be involved in a lot of briefings.
1. The whole don't mess with. In BCT we couldn't even do combatives because of Covid
2. Yeah on the current affairs, I barely even knew whats happening on my own base, let alone the Armed Forces current affairs.
3. The pay itself isn't great, but you get a lot of benefits and BAH, etc
i like when someone ask what i do, and im like im an infantry soldier. like 90% of the time its like hmm whats that, and then your forced to try and explain it, i just tell people its like most war movies but not special forces, but they still seem lost.
Leaving for BT , Fort Sill July 8th
Big Red One deploys a lot.
I definitely wish we got more combatives training.
join a MMA gym!
My recruiter has been in the army for FIFTEEN YEARS and he has NEVER been deployed overseas-smackdab in the middle of the conflicts with Afghanistan AND Iraq.
How long does you’re shipping take ?
I would imagine, the amount of combatives you learn depends on your MOS
HASF fanatic : I’m going in the Army National Guard. Even though I am going 11B, I don’t know what they will offer for that. Hopefully there is something. You’re probably right though. I’ve heard that you can sign up for other combative classes.
@@goghphucough6410 You're probably better off just doing martial arts off post (or in your hometown)
HASF fanatic how are you reclassing to 11b? I plan on doing the same in a few years.
Fort Jackson August 6!!
I go august 18
Ah we're going to be a basic together. I leave the 8th
Hey Matt any way I can get a one on one through email or something? I've got nerves off the ass and so many questions that I honestly don't want to be lied to about.. 🥺
On my way to Marine Corps bootcamp on 7/15!!
You have your own challenge coin now?
You keep it so damn real
August 5th going to ft benning 11x-ray. Hooah
OMG! My family is the worst. My mom thinks im gonna be out on the frontline of combat.
In the Marines, every man and woman is a rifleman. Some better than others, but everyone goes through basic rifle training.
The only combat you will get in the navy is zero unless it applies to your rate
A misconception is, officers are always so intelligent because they have a college degree. Just like the civilian sector, book smarts can only go so far then common sense has to come into play.
Leave for Jackson July 30th
Yo Matt! I’m a cadet that’s heading to 19D osut July 16th and then doing SMP. I’ll try and send you my unit patch!
How about “Hey, you’re in the Army, do you know Michael Johnson?” 🙄🙄🙄
My sis enlisted yesterday and she is going to bootcamp in Virginia... ive been waiting for over 6 years to get in the Marines... and I am still waiting... 😔
PoKoJoE
you might want to try another branch, which would be much better anyway since the Marines are the lowest of the low, followed by the Army. You might want to try Navy Coast Guard or Air Force which are all much better branches anyway.
mac burger in what way are they low and in what way are they better? Thanks for the info.
Alex Mulvihill i don't know about the other guys case... but this is my case. Unfortunately Im not a US Citizen. I came here with visa and the us gave me the legal opportunity to stay here and do more then school. I said to my self... that in order to thank back what this country has done for me... I should serve for it. So supposely next year I get my greencard but the president slow downed the proccess and i don't know what will happen. My sister just enrolled to the Army like i said... i hope she can help me in a way. I want to become a marine. I meet every requirement and i put my application since 2013 but... yea. Hope my sister helps if not the marines... i hope the army
Hawaii Army National Guard going to Ft Jackson in October 21st for 91B. anyone else?
im stationed at wheeler right now, 91Bas well
Jeff George i'll be stationed down at kapolei... any tips on what i'll be dealing with later on?
I had 4 friends join they all said it sucks, Due to legal situations I’m gonna apply for the ffl because I just wanted the experience of being in the military
Fort Benning July 23 11 bravo with airborne
Ten Until Down ifantry damn I see you
Shane Bowe I’m stoked!!
Ten Until Down good luck, I had a few friends get 41 clubbed on the first airborne PT test.
Platinum Bars I’ve made sure that I’m good on PT!!!
Is basic training scary like the youtube videos?
whats the name of the song you close your videos out with
Its in the description
I cant wait to join Infantry 11B
My eyebrows are raised
Wait you *WANT* to be infantry?
@@audelionieves685 Why are your eyebrows raised lmfao?
FG Prodigy ツ because that’s frontlines, I have nothing but respect you pure warrior
@@audelionieves685 Thank You Sir
I ship on the 27th of August. 25N
DANUTERCISD me too , you going to missouri ?
The pay used to be pretty bad. That is probably where those ideas came from.
I am really interested in the 88k MOS. Any way you could do a video on it?
SoCal Steve
watercraft operator was one of the very few MOS's available to me at MEPS due to the fact that no other MOS's were open at the time because I had to be in quickly before my birthday. I couldn't do research on it, so I wound up picking another MOS that it turns out is one of the worst in the military with the Army being the worst branch for it (92G). I found out later on (way too late of course) that watercraft operator is supposed to be one of the better jobs in the Army.
@@macburger5026 It is definitely the MOS I am most interested in. Possibly 92W as well.
@@socalsteve5460 As far as 92 whiskey water treatment goes, I really dont know about it, but since it is 92 series (quartermaster), I'd stay away from it. Not only would have you arguably the strictest AIT after basic, but I assume that someone in it wouldn't be that different from 92 Sierra (shower laundry) in that you wouldn't actually be doing your job very much if at all when you get to your unit at your duty station after AIT if you go active duty.
That might be one of those MOS's where you're really going to end up spending a very large portion of your time being a slave out in the motor pool cleaning out sheds all day long day in and day out because there's nothing for you to do, If you want that type of job, then I would suggest looking to the Air Force instead of the Army. The Air Force, if you could get the job with them (ASFC 3E4X1) would be far more likely to actually have you doing your job instead of mindless details like the motorpool which is what you'd be more likely to do if you went Army. *Believe me, that's one of the many things that uniquely suck about the Army that no one tells you about* . I'm not saying that you'll never do your job in the Army, but definitely it is a roll of the dice and a possibility that you'll just get sent to a unit that has no use for your MOS. People in the Army who actually in fact do their MOS can't guarantee that they'll still be doing it if they get orders to go to another unit at another base. The AirForce may not be completely perfect, but they get straight to the point as opposed to the Army which likes to do a whole lot of fluff. Hopefully that's not too much information for you to process right now.
@@socalsteve5460 but definitely if you can get 88 Kilo in Army go for it.