A GRUNT'S LIFE | Season 2 Episode 2 Halfisode | VET Tv
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- Disclaimer and Context -
This series was written by combat veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. They served as infantrymen at the tactical level and experienced the futility and pain of a poorly-executed counterinsurgency campaign first-hand.
This piece of art is a reflection of their thoughts, feelings and true-life experiences during this generational conflict.
Creators’ thoughts on episode 2,
I served in Musa Quala, Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2012, when green on blue murders were at an all time high. “Green on blue” means an Afghan Army or Police soldier shoots an American Marine/soldier. The Taliban were smart, they infiltrated the Afghan Army and Police, and offered money to anyone who’d shoot an American.
This was a mind f*k like no other, because we (Marines) were in Afghanistan to work side by side with the Afghan Army and Police, train them, establish Afghan army and police bases, root out the Taliban, and establish a new Afghan gov’t that didn’t allow the Taliban in power.
The Afghan Army and Police were the main effort of our mission in Afghanistan.
Achieving a mission like this required immense trust between Americans and Afghans. Unfortunately for all of us, that trust wasn’t possible as long as Americans were being shot in the back by the people we were there to help.
Prior to deploying, we Marines were given hours of classroom instruction, and dozens of hours of training on how to work with the Afghan army and police, to achieve our endstate of giving the country back to them.
All the training in the world couldn’t prepare us for the constant and imminent fear that one of them might open fire on us.
So how did we deal with the fear?
We slept with one eye open, we kept them out of our combat operation centers, we didn’t give them our maps, and we didn’t share specific mission information, like the patrol route, checkpoints, nor objectives.
Finally, the easiest and most common way to deal with the stress of being shot in the back by the people we were there to help, was to joke about it.
While 2nd Lt Murphy attends the Battalion briefing at the Musa Quala District Center, his platoon terrorizes the base in the exact manner you’d expect them to. They’re horny, hungry, lonely, and resentful that they don’t have the amenities that this base has, and they’re going to (shamelessly) let everyone know how they feel.
When grunts come back from the “line” to larger, safer, Forward Operating Bases, they’re like a field trip of 10th graders from the local delinquent high school, coming to one of the nice schools in the district to get a taste of what they’re missing.
Nobody likes them nor wants them there, everyone is mildly afraid of them, and keeps their distance from them.
The delinquents know this, and use this knowledge to terrorize the school and take advantage of every opportunity that comes their way.
I used to love field trips to the Musa Qala District Center. Each trip to the MQDC was a chance to see some of my lieutenant bros, to get some decent chow, get on the internet, and most especially, it was a chance to be in the presence of beautiful women.
No matter how unattractive they might’ve been in America, they were DIME pieces in Afghanistan. I was well aware that there was a 99.9999% chance I would NOT have any interaction with a woman while at the district center, but hope and horniness kept my excitement high. I could smell a woman’s hair from 10 meters away, and half the time I thought I knew what shampoo she was using. I never got confirmation, but I felt better about myself thinking that I knew the shampoo.
While in the Battalion brief 2nd Lt Murphy can’t believe the stupidity he’s witnessing, and accepts his fate. This scene was based on my experiences in battalion briefs at the MQDC, and specifically, a chapter from my book, “The Scent of an Angel.”
One of the things that frustrated me the most about Marine officers was their unwillingness to ask questions in the face of stupidity. These guys had huge egos, they all thought they were God’s gift to the infantry, but they couldn’t ask a question in the middle of a mission briefing that could lead to solutions that save Marines lives…. Their cowardice disgusted me and angered me.
Instead they’d subtly raise their eyebrows as if to say, “wow, these guys are gonna die on this op,” and then give a proud, “kill” at the end of the briefing.
Why? How could they be like this despite all that ego?
I could make assumptions all day, but I wanna hear what you think in the comments.
Love and xoxo,
Donny O’Malley
P.S. - This episode is 26 minutes long, and we only gave you 15 of them.
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As an arab.. the dude drinking his Shai while on the ground 100% accurate .. YOU JUST GOTTA HAVE YOUR SHAI MAN! outstanding fucking work. this is what brings people together! awesome real comedy
thanks, love you my bro. Comedy for the win!
Hell yea it is
Lmfao the one local is like “Goddammit again?!” and the other is just unfazed drinkin his coffee 😂
Drinking his Chai not coffee lol
Chia
You aren't gonna waste a good cup just because some idiot got himself killed.
War will desensitize you like that.
@@ReanuKeevesAus if that diarrhea water is chai then I’m glad I never drank that shit
Man held onto his drink like Julian from Trailer Park Boys😂
HAH! Makes me want to see afghani versions of all the boys, especially an Afghani Bubbles.
Julian NEVER let his drink spill, always in his hand
I thought the same thing 😂
That gunny came in HOT with the knife hands! Every scene is brilliant, as always. Subscribing on the website tomorrow as soon as my paycheck clears since these half-o-sodes just aren't cutting it. Keep up the good work.
Is it just me or does his face look a lot like Mel Gibson
"THANK YOU GUNNY"
General Discharge uploads a video? Fat Electrician uploads a video? Donut Operator uploads a video? And now VET Tv uploads a halfisode?
Fuck yeah, it's gonna be a good day. Thanks for everything you do.
These channels put all streaming services like Netflix to shame
no army connex opens that easily, i call cap
Pretty sure it is against Army SOP to maintenance connex hinges lol
No conexx opens that easily. Those things are built for struggle
Big squeaky screams
@@dustinlogan3826 on god
Oh, you know it.
VetTV, this is literally the best thing I have seen in a long time. Thanks for nailing EVERYTHING. Civilian don’t have any idea how close this is to reality.
Disclaimer and Context -
This series was written by combat veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
They served as infantrymen at the tactical level and experienced the futility and pain of a poorly-executed counterinsurgency campaign first-hand.
This piece of art is a reflection of their thoughts, feelings and true-life experiences during this generational conflict.
Creators’ thoughts on episode 2,
I served in Musa Quala, Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2012, when green on blue murders were at an all time high. “Green on blue” means an Afghan Army or Police soldier shoots an American Marine/soldier. The Taliban were smart, they infiltrated the Afghan Army and Police, and offered money to anyone who’d shoot an American.
This was a mind f*k like no other, because we (Marines) were in Afghanistan to work side by side with the Afghan Army and Police, train them, establish Afghan army and police bases, root out the Taliban, and establish a new Afghan gov’t that didn’t allow the Taliban in power.
The Afghan Army and Police were the main effort of our mission in Afghanistan.
Achieving a mission like this required immense trust between Americans and Afghans. Unfortunately for all of us, that trust wasn’t possible as long as Americans were being shot in the back by the people we were there to help.
Prior to deploying, we Marines were given hours of classroom instruction, and dozens of hours of training on how to work with the Afghan army and police, to achieve our endstate of giving the country back to them.
All the training in the world couldn’t prepare us for the constant and imminent fear that one of them might open fire on us.
So how did we deal with the fear?
We slept with one eye open, we kept them out of our combat operation centers, we didn’t give them our maps, and we didn’t share specific mission information, like the patrol route, checkpoints, nor objectives.
Finally, the easiest and most common way to deal with the stress of being shot in the back by the people we were there to help, was to joke about it.
06:59
While 2nd Lt Murphy attends the Battalion briefing at the Musa Quala District Center, his platoon terrorizes the base in the exact manner you’d expect them to. They’re horny, hungry, lonely, and resentful that they don’t have the amenities that this base has, and they’re going to (shamelessly) let everyone know how they feel.
When grunts come back from the “line” to larger, safer, Forward Operating Bases, they’re like a field trip of 10th graders from the local delinquent high school, coming to one of the nice schools in the district to get a taste of what they’re missing.
Nobody likes them nor wants them there, everyone is mildly afraid of them, and keeps their distance from them.
The delinquents know this, and use this knowledge to terrorize the school and take advantage of every opportunity that comes their way.
I used to love field trips to the Musa Qala District Center. Each trip to the MQDC was a chance to see some of my lieutenant bros, to get some decent chow, get on the internet, and most especially, it was a chance to be in the presence of beautiful women.
No matter how unattractive they might’ve been in America, they were DIME pieces in Afghanistan. I was well aware that there was a 99.9999% chance I would NOT have any interaction with a woman while at the district center, but hope and horniness kept my excitement high. I could smell a woman’s hair from 10 meters away, and half the time I thought I knew what shampoo she was using. I never got confirmation, but I felt better about myself thinking that I knew the shampoo.
11:02
While in the Battalion brief 2nd Lt Murphy can’t believe the stupidity he’s witnessing, and accepts his fate. This scene was based on my experiences in battalion briefs at the MQDC, and specifically, a chapter from my book, “The Scent of an Angel.”
One of the things that frustrated me the most about Marine officers was their unwillingness to ask questions in the face of stupidity. These guys had huge egos, they all thought they were God’s gift to the infantry, but they couldn’t ask a question in the middle of a mission briefing that could lead to solutions that save Marines lives…. Their cowardice disgusted me and angered me.
Instead they’d subtly raise their eyebrows as if to say, “wow, these guys are gonna die on this op,” and then give a proud, “kill” at the end of the briefing.
Why? How could they be like this despite all that ego?
I could make assumptions all day, but I wanna hear what you think in the comments.
Love and xoxo,
Donny O’Malley
P.S. - This episode is 26 minutes long, and we only gave you 15 of them. In the last 11 minutes you’ll learn what happens to LCpl Tate, Stevens, and Mitchell after stealing the booze, Lcpl Barky and the Hot Ginger Marine, Lt Murphy and the British Major, and at the very end you’ll learn where the line, “we’ll get you some blood, my king” comes from.
If you like what you’re seeing, subscribe to see the full, uncensored episode, only on VET Tv
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All the love bro.
My brother, father and many other relatives for many generations and on both sides of the pond were miltary men.
With that said, a while back I tried, unsuccessfully to enlist. My brother, trying to dissuade me from enlisting told me of the bullshit that comes from the top.
One story he told me, was of an officer who smoked a guy, because he did not maintain his salute after the officer passed.
As an NCO in the United States Marine Corps, my brother cared about his men, and would not have subjected a lower enlisted to such bullshit.
They served as infantrymen at the tactical level and experienced the futility and pain of a poorly-executed counterinsurgency campaign first-hand.
As a civilian that has been watching all this shit go down since i was 12 years old, and all of the " classified - de-classified documents i've read, as well as the leaked videos when live leak was still around, i can say. Everything you are saying is the truth, and anyone who says otherwise.... is a fucking idiot.
Thank you for taking the time to openly share the truth and your story. It reminds me of a book of letters from the war. I realize it's your personal accounting and parts of it are absolutely heartbreaking to be honest with you. I'm sorry for the wrongs that were done. It certainly helps me understand more some of the ones I need never came home. The ones that did most of them never came home at least not all of them. I saw parts of people's Souls get eaten by the war. They came home came impacted, we call it, PTSD. What if post-traumatic stress disorder for empaths is a lot more in depth than what normal people realize. When we help bad people where do you think that bad energy goes we try to make it go out into the environment cleaned, but to some extent you have to absorb some. That doesn't mean you turn into these people quite the contrary, you use that energy to try to make things better. If you ever understood the complexities of how that awfulness feels you need to understand that all you want to do is make it better and there's no alcohol pill drug that fixes that one. Trust me I know all too well
When he threw the rock I died 💀😂
That was the best part by far
No. When he threw the rock, that soldier died.
@Jaspal Sarkaria he'll be alright
You mean marine😬@@jaspalsarkaria7281
Im not a Veteran, my dad did 2 tours 1965-67 in Vietnam. Many friends who served in Iraq , Afghanistan and elsewhere, have taken thier lives .. my dad did in 1982.
My dad wanted one thing for me, Play music. Guitar is my passion. Nearly 45 years, still love music creating. Thanks for this show. Welcome Home to all of you.
"Butter my crumpet" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Can confirm tactical acquisition of mission essential gear is a real thing
7:35 “Draw me like one of your French girls.”
Donny: *Yes.*
His face 💀
Holy fuck on a pogostick, with a bluewaffle of a week this has been, I needed a good goddamn laugh. And this episode delivered in SPADES.
7:30 just had me in tears, woke up the neighbors above and below with how hard I was laughing all the pent up pain and grief away.
God bless you, guys. You keep an 8 yr vet going on strong no matter how tough my life can get.
As a Brit member of the armed services, who screened the Royal marine lady. Beret...
This really took me back to Afghanistan and Iraq. For those of you wondering, a combat zone is a hilarious place to be- sometime. Thank god for those who know how to deliver humor in conditions one would think not. I think I laughed about something everyday. This is very good.
‘Twas the same for Army Infantrymen when we occasionally visited KAF for retrofit. The behavior of the enlisted Infantrymen is very accurate except for having sex as that had massive consequences for us but man seeing all the women was amazing
The connex bit with the Gunny was fucking comical! 😂😂
Can’t wait for episodes 6/10 to drop, I’m still as excited as grandma was sitting in that chair haha
Lets GO!
13:03 had me in tears jesus
And that is why you stand to the side or behind those holding firearms.
Instructor was sitting downrange from a dozen loaded rifles while flagging everyone in line?
Yeah thats a fuck up waiting to happen.
I was in Musa Qula with 1/8 around 2010/11 and the Afghan guy on the cell early on in this, i could swear i saw a guy like him in country on a scooter that stopped by our temporary VCP and this dude almost spoke English better then me and he looks exactly like the guy in the video for some reason lol. Lol i was also a SAW gunner and carried the BATS & HYDES since i was one of the only with a back pack lol
that's freakin wild bro. good shit, glad you made it out.
@@ChowhallmsqdcUSMC I've one been to DC a handful of times on convoys and we never stayed long enough to eat at the chow hall, I was in Bravo company at fob TBJ, the only other place we stayed at for a good while was fob Edi occasionally
@@ChowhallmsqdcUSMC I don't mind trying, did you want to give me your email address and I'll shoot you an email or how did you want to?
I laughed so hard when the LT got smoked. Something so stupid happens when you give live rounds for training, lol.
No better way to teach safely than standin directly in ur students line of fire while you also demonstrate immaculate firearm safety by pointing your rifle directly at their face
Oh Donny...you complete me so good.
here for you
damn, it's been 15 years since I've been to Musa Qala.
My unit spelled it differently... I was in SPMAGTF-A, JTF-141. fuck now I feel old.
@@ChowhallmsqdcUSMC no because Musa Quala didn't have anything when I was there
@@cpK054L however, that's cool to remember 15 yrs ago at least.
By the wayi struggle for someone to find me some of the officers to witness my work with them and start an SIV application
@@ChowhallmsqdcUSMC good luck. I can't even find the officers that I deployed with. 2nd pump actually literally recycled" Lts...
Love American documentaries 👍
It's all "sheetz" and shenanigans until 12:35 comes into play lol.
gad damn that officer is flagging the sh*t out of everyone!!! I was dodging away from the screen!
vet tv keeps me sain! LMFAO
1:51 hahahahahaha the way he’s like man fk off 😂😂😂😂😂
I like how the Buff dude steps up to the Pogs face but when passing the door way he gives them (grunts) respect 🙏 by calling them gentlemen.
“New colony’s in here”😂😂
Thats it I'm subscribing... took me back 😂😂😂😂😂
As a younger kid wanting to be in the military my parents would never get me or let me a subscription to vet tv
start workin brother!
No piracy, throw money at them. They're good for it.
"Don't thank me, thank your recruiter" LMFAOOOOOO
Even as a civilian, I laugh at this stuff. Good stuff man.
Nice touch the misspelled normalcy on the PowerPoint
the sergeant with the unbuckling and rebuckling helmet clip every cut is the realest shit ive ever seen im HOLLERING almost felt like I was back in combat myself
10:43 as a true example of how British soldiers usually are with non British soldiers on base
this is 100% accurate dam flash backs @
“No theirs a sign in!!” 😂
Honestly, I don't know if I am to laugh or feel sad. But ahaha
That black NCO looks just like a US Army Warrant Officer I know. I imagine he behaved similar before becoming a Warrant. You all are on it, Man. Salute.
Pure gold every time
The CRUMPET diagram was hilarious 😂😂
POGetry: known by few, lived by most 😂😂 0311 for lyfe
God I love these shows! Lmao
This is the best
"Don't thank me, thank your recruiter."
This show is fucking brilliant . . . probably because no field officers were involved.
Now I want to join so I can do this.
"dont thank me, thank your recruiter"
Absolutely love it
@ 0:56 so the M16 shoots a .566??? Lmaooo Never knew that 🤔🤔
I bet he also checked to make sure his rank wasn't upside down after that briefing too.
The references are so spot on its not even funny 😂😂😂
I liked how they said M16s but they’re carrying M4s 😂
It's a m4-m16
Loving the black and white
Ah shiiiddd hes going for Big red 😂🤣
1st time seeing this, so funny!!!
Hi . Were you there too
WAS THAT HOT OR NOT on the computer? 🤣🤣🤣 That's EARLY war entertainment!!!
Long time fan love everything vetern related, show reminds me of the book We Few (lowkey makes me want to join up hahaha)
The faces Murphy makes cracks me up
mcdonald looks like george clooney lol
I was in Musa Quala in 2012 with 2/5 this shit is hilarious
This show is a fucking gem.
Hooah!
Range day with the ANA was always interesting
I fucking LOVE Donny. Gives me a chub.
ROYAL MARINE LOL
I have to say super man is by far the best character ever lmfaooo I watched a couple clips and subbed so worth it
That guy before he got smoked he was funny Asf but then became like oh shi
Lmao 2 minutes in and this is alr fucking great
Sturdy enough to remain…up right
this makes me forget all humanity and it is absolutly what is needed. Got even the atheists' saying God Bless and get it done grunt! much love from a unit with no love ya heard.
That's awesome
“.566 ball round ? “ ain’t that a m4 chambered in 556 with a mid range scope ?😂
Nate in this episode😂
Yeah, my (somewhat) broke ass wishes I could afford subscription. This shit's too good. Keep up the good work.
I miss afghanistan watching these. No wonder we are fuqed in the head when we get out.
Fuxking amazing shit man......pitch dark hilarious.
Priceless
The sad part is the COL really is this naive usually
nice
Gotta love Donny
Given that my mom is a red headed psycho, I have no interest in seeing how this episode continues.
liar, we all know you have and Oedipus Complex
Same here buddy. Truck driver 5’6 3 kids made her pop persay.
@@tysumm I hear ya, I'm one of four boys and my mom was no push over either. She was about 5'9" and built like Warren Sapp. She was a scary lady in her prime. She could drink just about anybody under the table, and was known to start bar fights.
Yooooo its ya boi nate!!
First!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
1st 😎💪👍👍👍💥
I dunno if i should feel bad about myself, but i just finished a bottle of double oak i bought yeamsterday morning and just got back from grabbing a white label.
Who am i kidding, i dont give a fuck
You know this was made by a Marine because that beret was so fucked up
Iam the lion of Judah Roar
Donny is the man!
LMAO this is how you scare a rat!! fucking classic, laid his ass down lol.
Oh you tease
07:56 lol attention on what? Lol 😂 shots funny
I would have thrived in the military
No royal marine would put a beret on their head shaped like that, even a female one.
dear god that RMC beret is horid lol
Love you guys.