hi i see people confused about his age. video recorded in 2019, posted in 2020. so my understanding is 18 in 2008 , 28 in in 2018 / 2019. usually edits or clarifications can be found in the description. if you have a question you can email or dm on twitter
It's funny how the world is so fucked up seeing a penguin talking to winnie the pooh and an anime girl feels.more real than a pandemic, a 19 year old war and racial protests, collapses of entire economies and China being assholes with hong kong
That is actually done on purpose. If you think about military terminology in general, it is very dehumanising. You don't kill a person, you eliminate or neutralize a target. Those are little things that actually have impact on a human brain, and reduces the moral effect on the person's mind. Same with drones. It's easier to kill someone if you're not there.
I mean, I'd love to be sitting down in an chair shooting missiles at people. I was good with the Predator Kill Streak in COD...so seems like an fun job.
Got out of the marine corps about a year ago, can confirm theres always that one dude who tries to kill himself in boot camp. Literally happens every cycle.
The week before my boot camp a girl jumped out of the window of the 12th story. A guy in my dorm went mental and ended up in a mental health ward and someone overdosed in their room. This all happened during my stay
@@pegcity4eva A friend of mine in the regular Navy had his best friend hang himself in the training grounds after he was hazed for talking up to an officer. He says they still haze even though they are not supposed to.
@@SI0AXit’s always the loser officers who have barely seen combat who take offense to that kind of stuff, the ones who’ve been in for a while are more open to criticism in my experience of dealing with them off base
@@SciFiUncensoredat least in air force bmt separations can take months for medical reasons and you're still not really given your rights back so I can definitely imagine people not being able to take it. The med hold squadron was awful when I was there, and I only had to spend one night because my flight was delayed due to weather
It's like this video we had to watch as kids about AIDS where thos animated dog was 100% in his tone but his ears would perk up everytime he mentioned sexual activity.
the actual official rule is that if you identify something that qualifies needing reporting you can't talk about it publicly unless cleared to do so, and given that its a standard practice to report weird shit (not because of just aliens but it could be simply a mundane threat like a new type of drone or something like that) its hard to actually discuss things without suffering legal repercussions
@@merakiminx Actually... we (Navy) use Chrome, IE, firefox, and edge. You dont just get to pick your favorite browser though. Most military websites only work on the browser that the guy who made the website likes the most. It's a damn nightmare.
I think they hire military contractors to do the shady stuff they don't want to be caught doing themselves. If it ever lead back to them they could always say they never had control of it from there side. You see this type of contractor bs loophole everywhere in business. Good looking public business on the front, but un mortal business practices in the back.
Yes, like the Biden administration partnering with Facebook to censor people. Government can’t take away free speech but private companies can. (Which is bullshit but that’s how it is)
It's cheaper and often times more efficient for the military to contract out these sort of things, these things get blown up a lot more by the media Really though, what sounds worse? "Soldiers open fire on unarmed civilians" Or "Mercenaries hired by u.s military open fire on unarmed civilians"
Rico's son, Juan "Johnny" Rico always lived in the shadow of his father until he was deployed to Planet P aka Klendathu to massacre all Klendathans and become "a war hero"
-“You just kind of stop remembering.” -drinks all the time -had big aspirations before the military Nothing has described military life more accurately.
I’d be pulling triggers if there was a need. As is, there’s enough people doing it and I enjoy being a youth counselor. The second they can put me on a bus, no questions asked, I’ll be there. I’m not 18 and under any delusion that filling roles isn’t what life is about. Everyone needs food, we all spice it differently.
I think it's more that so many people go to boot camp that you're bound to catch a lot of suicidal people in that net. My friend from high school tried to kill herself in the Air Force, but she also tried before she joined.
This is true. I pulled guard duty several times watching these pvts making sure they didn't use their sheets to strangle themselves. That's kinda weird remembering the fact now though 🤔
Whats nuts is that I saw this video before I joined and now i’m watching it in my dorm.. in the Air Force.. with the same exact job this guy had. Can relate to a lot of the things he said
James Stringam I didn’t clean the bleach out of my canteen fully. ended up getting a couple of bloody noses lol I kept drinking from it cause I was thirsty.
And it's an unfortunate truth. There was two attempts at mine, though I only remember one where it was a girl attempting to hang herself from her wall locker. In many people's cases, especially young individuals, basic training is the first time they are pressed into a scenario of high stress with nothing familiar to them there to help; no best friends, no parents, no personal space or comfort. So when someone breaks, they look at is as their only way out.
I mean let's be honest there, he probably got used to is as it became a new normal to some. Maybe it wasn't his intention to sound heartless but you guys need to see that this stuff happens, sadly, everywhere, specially in military which might take a tool on you, the whole scenario of killing poeple (some innocent), it weights on your alot. Nonetheless, it is fucked up...
This has got the be one of the most memorable interviews we've ever done, it really stuck with me. I'm so happy it's finally seeing the light of day, well worth the wait!
Bent Sound Nah, they do it because contractors tend to be more experienced and with less alternative motives. I hate to talk trash but most contractors enjoy the environment, hence why they join up. With the military, the benefits are so plentiful, its ridiculous to think even 30% of those soldiers are there to do their job, cuz they aint. They are there to get their college money, maybe an “adventure” or some hometown hero story, or to get away from home. Especially in Iraq and Afghanistan, where the US has almost completely reduced its military presence to support and advisory roles, its important to have those units willing and ready for combat out there to do the dirty work. I’m sure illegality is a perk. This all said, people also really overestimate how many mercenaries the US hires. The stat of them outnumbering soldiers in places like Iraq 3:1 is true (or was), but US troops in Iraq have dropped from hundreds of thousands, to tens of thousands, to thousands. The mercenary number rarely ever went over 20,000 and wast steadily drawn down to iirc 6,000 when US troops were, over the course of 12 years, reduced from 120,000+ to 2,000. Also PMCs have manpower issues obviously
@@AndrewJ9673 about contractors enjoying the environment: I hear you. There're also career military members that enjoy it. When I first heard about all that... It's insane man.
@The Man With No Name some people really do enjoy it though. Having a friend come back and explaining the rush he gets from seeing a limp body drop to the floor through a scope is crazy.
I worked with a guy that previously worked in air force intelligence. His job was literally to sit in a room with a bunch of televisions and watch all the cable news stations all day.
@@unlisted9494 It can be very obviously a plane, and yet also a UFO. For example if you spot a distant transport plane but can't tell whether it's a Russian LV-112V or a Hercules or some model you've never seen before, it's a UFO until it's identified.
Well yeah everyone knows recruiters lie, or they should at least. That's a cliche that's been parodied for the last century practically. If you get suckered by them, that's on you lol. It kills me when I hear people be like, "yeah recruiter said I needed better eyes to do that so I was 'ok' and took this shitty job. Anyway, then I saw a pilot put on glasses."
@@dogboy0912 whats with the tendency to never blame the offender? Its less justified here because you are getting into a job where you are risking your life and not being properly informed. And i always see in cases like war and military, that no problem is properly acknowledge, the innocent lives, the abandoment of ex military officers, instead its a "it is what it is". And i dont even say it should be fixed, but at least talked about, you just prefer to take it up the ass; just a really dumb down society.
So my long story short about a recruiter starts with me being at school on an optional day not knowing it was an optional day for testing. Was forced to take asvab test but got a free donut so why not take this career test. Was told I was going to get my results in about a month. Two months later I get a notification from Instagram. Mother fucking INSTAGRAM! and its from a army recruiter. There was a navy recruiter at the test walking us through it but I was still confused as to why the fuck a army recruiter is talking to me on Instagram. Dude stats his name and that the army WANTS me to join and that my test results said that I would be best for the army??? I was immediately skeptical, I acted very professional and asked him 3 questions. 1. Why didn't I get either called down to my schools office, a phone call, or email (all of this I had to put on the test) he said that I had NOT filled that part out which is bs because I wasn't allowed to move on until that was filled out. 2. What was my SPECIFIC score I got on the test. (I wanted proof that I should trust/listen to this dude, I wasn't going to have him waste my time) he surprisingly did have my score I think or he just guessed I never cared for the test results so I didn't check 3. Since he apparently had some of my information then he should know what I said to the other recruiter at the site. (I said I wanted to apply for the military air force to be specific but I have bad asthma and scolosis so yeah that aint happening xD) but he had absolutely no info of my age. (The question was me asking if he had any information about me that wasn't on my social media, like my race for instance, I had and still have no pictures of myself on my Instagram so I wanted to test this dude to see if he was specifically recruiting me for my "smarts" or if he was just copying pasting this to people in highschool) I think I asked him these questions and some comments on how it was kinda weird how I was being talked to about this on my ART social media. My Instagram did have my name on it but I went by SilverSerienty. This was the only info he had about me, just shit that he could easily find by going through my insta. Yeah he stopped messaging me and deleted the account lol. I have the chat saved tho so if anyone wants I could post it on reddit for some laughs. Gotta say, I had fun messing with this guy passively, I know I definitely made him a tad nervous which was really all I wanted to do.
@@funnybone6149 no he applied and wasn't accepted pre ww1. Hitler's life up to this point was extremely traumatizing and after not getting into art school gave him a great feeling of being lost. When ww1 came around he saw the war as an opportunity to become something great and give meaning to his life. The extremism and nazism came from the deep embarrassment that the German people felt from the loss of the war, plus the allies basically crippled the nation to that of a 3rd world country economically. He became radicalized and politically motivated by attending political rallies and using his charisma to climb the ranks. Im not in anyway a historian, this is just what I can remember of the top of my head from my own ww2 research.
When he said his family was super into him going to potentially die for his country gave me flashbacks to my fam. Went to be infantry marine and tried hiding it from them until I actually passed my asvab and stuff thought maybe mom would get upset. But when my fam found out they was super excited like most I had seen in my life. Kinda made me wonder why are y'all not worrying about me at least a little bit. lol
I realize from the placement of his arms that he's likely sitting down in a chair, so his feet moving around and tapping the ground is likely him being restless in a chair, but it makes it look like they're interviewing a military veteran penguin that was rejected from Happy Feet.
@@Grey_World1 It's probably not a nerves thing - short vrchat avatars with not much width between their footbase tend to 'dance' in place. It's a known problem with the unity SDK that VRchat uses. I use a Squirtle avatar myself and I really wish it wouldn't happen!
"I would never let my daughter here join the marines, because the marines treat you like shit." Cant' lie, this is 100% true lmao, joining the marine's has simultaneously been one of the best and worst decisions I've ever made. You do get to do a lot of cool shit though, it's just a lot of dumb shit that's stacked on top of it too. But if you can look past it, it's a great time with a lot of great family you end up meeting.
@Richard Conradi well its a tough sell for guys who get to recon or Marsoc and are made to rejoin the regular forces after making it. It seems like the pencil pushers want to just kill Marsoc and everyone be the same
As a historian I predict that this video will be referenced as a source in a couple of decades when historians research mental health and motivations of private military contractors in the beginning of the 21st century. And I am oddly okay with that.
@Pennyroyal Tea /i remember there was a really high cave and at the top were some ancient writings. historian soon realize it wrote: "this is really tall"
One of my best friends was an ex military contract killer, he talked like this (except not as a penguin). Sadly he killed himself. RIP Sean. I hope this guy gets support. Mental Health care is nothing to be ashamed of needing.
“the air force and navy have the most weebs” is the truest statement ive ever heard. ive seen furries and fkin cosplayers on base recording tiktoks anywhere from 7pm-4am. shits weird
For real. Dudes will talk about anime all the time at work for me. Hell there’s even some dudes that will listen to anime ops at work and it’s so crazy.
Joshua Tomich I wouldn’t doubt it. Aircraft maintenance in the chair force for me, and they’ve gotta be some of the biggest nerds I’ve ever seen. Not that that’s bad though.
I like how tight lipped he is about the more intricate details of his service. I respect that. Also he's right about the marines getting treated like shit. "if the navy are the nail, then the marines are the hammer" they are the mad dogs of the military.
@@CrackWitch113 Any of the branches, really. I've was enlisted in the Navy and I've come home for leave to attend a wedding in my dress whites. Can't count on my fingers how many times I was asked how the Air Force was.
I respect someone infinitely more who has the balls to actually describe the war crimes they were subject to. Talk about putting your ass on the line for something that’s actually good and not absolutely evil for once
The Jester I’m in the marines, and yeah getting called a “soldier “ is kinda annoying. No one gets butthurt but it’s like yeah thats not what we are lmao
Why girlfriend just walked in and asked why I was watching cartoons. I tried to explain that the penguin was a real air force vet but she just told me to grow up and walked out
Why would she care about you watching a penguin anyways? Penguins are slammin'! *Especially the ones that make you question your morality and the justification behind war and murder.*
It was definitely interesting that successful members of our military feel the need to join mercenary groups. It's a very sad pipeline, it's almost like we've privitized our military...
When I met my fiancée her neighbor was a military contractor... he would leave for 4 months at a time and one time he came back and bought a $160k Malibu wakeboard boat and a $100k lifted truck. They make sooooo much money
I just done the same . Then I spent IOmin reading the comments and ended up commenting here before realizing I used an I and an O to write the number 10
Milestone brithdays 6/7 school 10 first decade 12 puberty 14 high school 16 sweet sixteen lmao 18 obviously 25 peak of testosterone YEAHH 30 your not kid anymore grow up The rest are cake days
@@adrianodle9261not under-rated. This comment is just a an emulation of another comment made 1 week ago that has 2.2k likes. Also it's stated at the end of the video in another way. Sources: YT comment section. Special thanks to IBlameNargles.
This is my first time stumbling into this channel. Saw a penguin gesturing with its flippers while talking about the psychological impact of firing hellfire missiles at villages. Immediately knew that this was going to be my new favorite channel. On a more serious note - much props and love to this guest for his honesty and candor. Life is hard, and complicated. It’s a very human and relatable story, and I really appreciate him telling it. Also this is all super educational and interesting. Thanks to both of you!
Imagine if you told someone at least 20 years ago. That there will be an interview with a penguin who tells his story about being a military contractor to a tik tok Star and Winne the Pooh via virtual reality.
You will watch it during the quite nights after curfew, It helps take your mind off the riots and looting, that helped take your mind off the global pandemic.
I remember Palaces back in the 90s, which was a bit like a prototype of this. VR tech was around by the turn of the century, but definitely not like this.
I love how he exposes terrible secrets without a moments pause but the moment he's asked about unidentifiable flying objects he instantly projected an aura of 'thinking about the answer'
He didn't "Expose terrible secrets". He's not stating any information he's not allowed to mention. He didn't name the private company, either. This guy is most definitely not just rattling off information without thinking about it first!
I can say rn, he ain't lying about drinkin in the air force. My buddy, who NEVER even wanted to touch alcohol, joined the air force, and started drinking. Think that's all military though lol.
I have a few Marine friends and they all agree that Marines are high-functioning alcoholics. Like one dude I know used to drink 2 beers when he woke up to 'cure' his hangover.
I got medically disqualified from joining the Canadian Army because I was on depression medication in my early teens and hadn't been on them for years. This was about a year or two after a recruit killed themselves at CFLRS. The military really tries to take preventative measures (up here anyhow). Still haven't gotten in yet. I've pretty much come to terms with giving up on my life dreams :)
@@juanojeda6559 Well, he clearly states that it's bad for some people and fine for others. That's about as connected to reality as you can get: acknowledging subjectivity.
This was, very sobering, and very insightful. Thank you for making this video Symor, and a hearty thanks to the gentleman who shared his stories with us. I greatly appreciate these stories and the information, and inside perspective to these jobs, and sectors of our government and country.
i mean, after a certain point in your life you kind of forget. you're 18, done with school, legal adult. 20, thats two decades. 25, holy damn, im closer to 30 than 10 .... oh, im 30-ish i suppose. .... i think im middle aged, but i dont feel like it? .... im old. how old? idk. dont care.
"I'm one of seven children. So while my parents made a lot of money, it was split very thin across y'know a lot of kids. That was one of the reasons I couldn't pay for School because they make too money to get financial aid, but they didn't get enough to actually pay for school" *Problems with financial aid in a nutshells*
@@Kyoth3 Cool I won't, now how are we gonna help the kids who had no control over the family they were born into? That was a very smooth brained comment dude.
I knew eventually he would get a VR Chat interview with a US Military veteran, I'm really envious because I was hoping it'd be me. Silly-ness aside, this was a great interview and huge thanks to KaiOT for putting himself out there to give people perspective, especially those considering military enlistment, regardless of service. It is so incredibly important to be informed when making this life altering decision.
For someone with such a meme name, it’s a bit strange to hear you’re sensitive about it. Also considering your name also more than likely causes death.
I thought the CMDR Charles (Pooh) is gonna say something like "Learn that well from the military" or something lol, 'cause they were just talking about recruiters lie to get people in
@@Randomdude-i8x No, TS is the highest security clearance, from there you get into compartment information which is not clearance-based but considered "caveats."
Part of the process, nothing to talk about.any "programs " toward that objective reduction would be counter intuitive to the mission to train. Defeat the purpose. Unfortunate but on par
Went through basic, can confirm. Platoon was on suicide watch by day 3 so we had to take shifts watching this guy sleep. Pretty much every company around us had their own guy like that or maybe even a few.
It happens. BCT is where they attempt to dismantle you and build you up into a soldier who is not afraid to die for your country. Some people break from the pressure. When I was in BCT, every week, I got maybe 14 hours of total sleep. They put a dickhead in command of determining who did fire watch for my company. I was always the midnight to rise guy every day, while the other half of the bunks slept soundly every night. Imagine having people yelling in your face nearly every wake moment while heavily sleep deprived. Didn't have anyone go suicidal in Basic, but plenty of people seemed like they snapped mentally at some point.
"Don't be a dick to people and that means killing them, Probably." Such a fitting statement for what he's been through and had to do. Loved this. Thanks guys.
@@Maximus2563 they're saying that dude chose to be a mercenary and could've quit or chosen a different job at any time. He chose to work for that company, so he chose to murder those people.
@shallnotbeinfringed unlessuvotedem in the literal sense I think the answer is...yeah basically? At least until that umbilical cord is cut, they are literally a part of their mother.
@@harambe8372 fumes from shooting.. And on the AC-130 they dont use aby ventilation at all... Air Force guys got like the highest chance of developing cancer aswell
Funny, the Navy recruiter talks with me and suddenly I'm reccomended all the shit in the universe convincing me _not_ to go. _I wonder if that's connected..._
I completed my contract and must say school is the better option. It’s just everything you do no matter in what branch will be negative and you will hear “roll with the punches” and you get use to it, after you get out though you are still in that same mind set like a hive mind and find out you are no longer a part of perfect society and it kinda fucks you up
@@heavenlyeggs6455 Everything you said is true. I didn't complete my contract unfortunately however I stayed in long enough to see all the bullshit that went on. Good God, do I miss my friends I've made while I was in, and I had a fantastic time, but I wouldn't do it again. Maybe. A very difficult choice.
@@heavenlyeggs6455 There is no such thing as perfect society. It may seem like those "normal people" perfectly fit together, but a lot of them are faking it and hating their life. Sure some veterans struggle outside military, because there's no system/structure to civilian life - you just make it up as you go, and they feel lost in a life like that. If anything, the reason veterans feel more lost is because they know the feeling of *not* being lost.
I love the military stories. Really gives you an insight on what it's like. Never knew there was so much suicide in boot camp, still kinda hard to wrap my head around. Love the videos, keep up the good work!
@@faismasterx live and learn. 🤷🏻♂️ Like how being a dick also includes judging veterans because they got their hands dirty for your right to sit on a computer and say negative bullshit to them. 😉 (counts even if you’re not from the US assuming that if no one killed bad people the infrastructure for the web might cease to exist)
@@tommyverstraete5678 Miss me with that "fighting for your freedoms" bullshit. Unless enemy paratroopers drop in from the skies and the army gets mobilized, some asshole killing a goat herder with a drone half way across the world doesn't make me safer here at home. You've drunk the Kool-Aid.
As a former avionics mechanic on the UH-60L platform in the army from 2006-2010, this guy’s story of the military is pretty spot on. There are difference with the army and Air Force experience but lots of similarities on a general foundation. We had gays we knew we didn’t care to ask we just accepted them as family because that’s what we were. Man he brings back so many of my own memorable moments.
I hear the tales of murder and horror. I feel a sinking feeling in my stomach. I search the penguin's face for mercy, But his beady eyes hold no humanity
The CS Gas chamber serves as a way to instill trust in the trainee’s equipment, while teaching them the hazards of NBC (Nuclear, Biological and Chemical weaponry) Recruits enter the chamber with the mask on and remove the mask to demonstrate mild exposure to these agents. It most certainly motivated me to get quick to put that Respirator on.
Haha, I learned that I don't have much of a reaction to the gas they used, so that was fun. On the downside, I was told it'd clear out my sinuses and cure my cold; nope, still got sick a few days later. I was miffed.
@@Caenef Mean while some poor cadet is literally pouring every liquid the human body can produce from every single orifice possible and you're just sitting there like "huh... that wasn't so bad".
That’s cool to learn, I have been doing JROTC in preparation for boot camp because I intend on joining the Marines and I had wanted to learn more about the gas rooms they have
"Why would the Government hire this private company, as opposed to just having their own men handle the job?" -Because that way they can get away with some really shady shit without breaking any Geneva Convention/ROE's with 0 repercussions. (and I'm sure a whole lot more) -and its probably a lot cheaper/efficient too
It's mostly the reason of it being cheaper. You think the Military trains all of us with every single job we have in the Military? No- we have civilian contractors that help work on the fighter jets at my base, so it's not far fetched. We have civilian contractors for all kinds of jobs really
And think about the fact that it makes a *huge* difference to the public whether some mercenary dude "who's just in it for the money" dies in Afghanistan or a respected US military veteran. Deaths of US military personnel always shines a bad light on the war efforts in foreign countries whereas private contractors are there on their own volition and gain and are thus - to the public - an excusable loss. In very general and, in my eyes, sort-of dehumanizing explanation as these are still people that die there.
Depends on the recruiter. The marine and national guard recruiter I’ve talked too were extremely nice and despite me not enlisting I know them personally and they’ve helped me a lot.
@@ccole5386 i think he means at some level, we are all a number. Like you are a citizen of the United States (idk if you are but just for the sake of the argument), you would then be considered part of the US population and therefore a number. It doesn’t give anyone the right to take control over you though, which the military does to a certain extent (but they have to, you are part of an institution that wages war)
@@nahdog340 Because he wasn't really a soldier. He was in intelligence, he wasn't a rank and file boot like it seems like you're referring to, and also just because you have a preconception on how ex-mil should act and respond might not be correct for his line of work. From how he describes it he spent a lot of time teaching, briefing, and studying. My mom wasn't ever "in" the military but has worked for the Navy for over 25 years and there are guys she knows who have been in the Navy for literally EVER and they go home to their families every night, have family cookouts, and work behind a desk getting paid at GS14-GS15 levels and are literally normal people who have to wear a uniform to work lol.
I have great respects from people working in the military. Even though their work may be amoral they're risking their lives from people like you. So saying like "He ain't shit" is like saying to a teacher he is "uneducated."
@@ssilviu250 by "aint shit" I meant, hes not some "badass" like hes made out to be. To be an airman, its exceptionally easier and their lifestyle is tons easier than other branches. Especially the marine corps. Theyre unfortunately the most demilitarized branch at this point
@@panggz6742 "i have great respect for the military" "Yes they slaughter innocents but they risk their life for us" Wait what? How brainwashed can you be? I hope you're like 14 or whatever cause you have no idea what the US military is actually doing.
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hi i see people confused about his age. video recorded in 2019, posted in 2020. so my understanding is 18 in 2008 , 28 in in 2018 / 2019. usually edits or clarifications can be found in the description. if you have a question you can email or dm on twitter
I'd love to hear you interview with him about some of the stuff going on in UKRAINE
Wow 2 days ago
Just an idea of interview: bullied victims that has problem outdoor (outside) and indoor (at home)
did he say what his job was in the af?
3:36 I live right next to it.
The teenagers never shut the fuck up above it
I love how a penguin is talking about his experience in Afghanistan in front of whinnie the pooh
nah dude, pretty sure thats Xi Jinping
@@afilag7779 roflmao
While a random anime girl watches from a distance
Air force is pretty much Disneyland so this is normal
Sci-Fi writers never saw this shit coming
“it’s a very detached, sort of dehumanised detached version of reality”
Said the penguin to Winnie the Pooh
modernity
@The Doge-Emperor of Dogekind and thats the reality of it
It's funny how the world is so fucked up seeing a penguin talking to winnie the pooh and an anime girl feels.more real than a pandemic, a 19 year old war and racial protests, collapses of entire economies and China being assholes with hong kong
That is actually done on purpose. If you think about military terminology in general, it is very dehumanising. You don't kill a person, you eliminate or neutralize a target. Those are little things that actually have impact on a human brain, and reduces the moral effect on the person's mind. Same with drones. It's easier to kill someone if you're not there.
You know the military can basically out their the expose the entire poisonous ideology of military and remain entirely faceless
“Penguin talks with winnie the pooh about killing and the military”
Piglet was was the one recording
Winnie the poo after hearing about stuff: Holy shit!
I mean, I'd love to be sitting down in an chair shooting missiles at people. I was good with the Predator Kill Streak in COD...so seems like an fun job.
i’ve visioned this while playing with toys
I’m just gonna call him pengu
Got out of the marine corps about a year ago, can confirm theres always that one dude who tries to kill himself in boot camp. Literally happens every cycle.
Heard of separations?
The week before my boot camp a girl jumped out of the window of the 12th story. A guy in my dorm went mental and ended up in a mental health ward and someone overdosed in their room. This all happened during my stay
@@pegcity4eva A friend of mine in the regular Navy had his best friend hang himself in the training grounds after he was hazed for talking up to an officer. He says they still haze even though they are not supposed to.
@@SI0AXit’s always the loser officers who have barely seen combat who take offense to that kind of stuff, the ones who’ve been in for a while are more open to criticism in my experience of dealing with them off base
@@SciFiUncensoredat least in air force bmt separations can take months for medical reasons and you're still not really given your rights back so I can definitely imagine people not being able to take it. The med hold squadron was awful when I was there, and I only had to spend one night because my flight was delayed due to weather
He's talking so seriously but his flippers waving is the funniest thing ever
Professional killer lmao
A penguin in the Airforce.
Biology flew out the window.
Or is it physics?
It's like this video we had to watch as kids about AIDS where thos animated dog was 100% in his tone but his ears would perk up everytime he mentioned sexual activity.
Seriously though! It was really crazy watching this and seeing the floppy penguin explaining this.
The foot tapping too
Man he really dodged that UFO question
Cant risk the CIA knocking on your door next morning
@@codyzumr4040 "sir we cant risk the public knowing about the alien cat girls"
you don't want hellfire missiles launch on you x
Oh he's definitely seen something
the actual official rule is that if you identify something that qualifies needing reporting you can't talk about it publicly unless cleared to do so, and given that its a standard practice to report weird shit (not because of just aliens but it could be simply a mundane threat like a new type of drone or something like that) its hard to actually discuss things without suffering legal repercussions
"The military probably has more licenses for Power Point than anywhere else in the world"
Can confirm. This guy's legit
The US military is the only reason floppy discs are still produced.
@@kennethmc2601 Million dollar jets; still relies on Internet Explorer 🙃
@@merakiminx Actually... we (Navy) use Chrome, IE, firefox, and edge. You dont just get to pick your favorite browser though. Most military websites only work on the browser that the guy who made the website likes the most. It's a damn nightmare.
@@kennethmc2601 I'm hoping you don't need to work on Edge, that's a fate worse than death
Soon as he talked about the butthole inspection, all doubt was erased from my mind about his legitimacy.
I think they hire military contractors to do the shady stuff they don't want to be caught doing themselves. If it ever lead back to them they could always say they never had control of it from there side. You see this type of contractor bs loophole everywhere in business. Good looking public business on the front, but un mortal business practices in the back.
Plausible deniability
It’ not u think it happens all the time so the US never looks like the bad giy
Yes, like the Biden administration partnering with Facebook to censor people. Government can’t take away free speech but private companies can. (Which is bullshit but that’s how it is)
It's cheaper and often times more efficient for the military to contract out these sort of things, these things get blown up a lot more by the media
Really though, what sounds worse?
"Soldiers open fire on unarmed civilians"
Or
"Mercenaries hired by u.s military open fire on unarmed civilians"
AFAIK military contractors deaths are not counted as official amongst US army casualties.
Kowalski did some serious stuff in the Military
Cap: Kowalski, analisis!
Kowalski: It seems I have PTSD and a phobia of fireworks.
Nah man rico went through way more shit he doesnt even talk anymore
More like Rico before he went completely went haywire and stopped being verbal
Lol.
Rico's son, Juan "Johnny" Rico always lived in the shadow of his father until he was deployed to Planet P aka Klendathu to massacre all Klendathans and become "a war hero"
“Your avatar is very fitting, a bird who never flies”
Bro that’s so genius
Yea that was an amazing ending imo
They fly pretty fast really, exactly like they're in the air except they're in the higher density 'atmosphere' of water.
The Madagascar Penguin films really escalated...
Makes sense
@@edgerobber 😭
If you'd like to do a similar style chat with another close air support member, I was an Aerial Gunner on the AC-130U for six years.
I've seen your interview and man I hope you are doing good, may the force be with you
damn, i just seen your episode with Syrmor!
ha its cool that u had commented this before it and your interview is what introduced me to the channel
Just saw your interview man hope you’re well
i really enjoyed watching the interview it felt so genuine, i hope your new year will go well =)
"the air force is up here"
2 seconds later
"I'm 28..I think"
“Memoization tip #1: Don’t waste brain power on something you can look up.”
-Sun Tzu and Donald Knuth
@Millers-Meat-Locker It was more of a joke.
@Millers-Meat-Locker use your 41 year old brain its a joke
@Millers-Meat-Locker ok but how does this have anything to do with what i said
Legit ya start forgetting the years after 25
-“You just kind of stop remembering.”
-drinks all the time
-had big aspirations before the military
Nothing has described military life more accurately.
-"I'm not very religious anymore"
Yeah, he hit it right on the head.
@@connordrake4638 awww damn
I’d be pulling triggers if there was a need. As is, there’s enough people doing it and I enjoy being a youth counselor.
The second they can put me on a bus, no questions asked, I’ll be there. I’m not 18 and under any delusion that filling roles isn’t what life is about.
Everyone needs food, we all spice it differently.
@@FumblsTheSniper there is no need for this at all, no matter how many people do it. Are you just an amoral opportunitist or a delusional "patriot" ?
That's PTSD for ya. Wasn't in the military but can't remember shit because sometimes it's better to forget your life
Easily the most fascinating morally grey penguin I have ever listened to for half an hour.
Had to reread that sentence but fuck you are right
Do you have a runner up?
But hes so black and white
Morally Grey? He bombs villagers for money.
Wait, thats illegal.
Airforce Penguin - "Boot Camps not that bad"
Also Airforce Penguin - "There is always someone who tries to commit suicide at bootcamp"
That's any basic
I think it's more that so many people go to boot camp that you're bound to catch a lot of suicidal people in that net. My friend from high school tried to kill herself in the Air Force, but she also tried before she joined.
Why would anyone want to commit suicide in bootcamp??
This is true. I pulled guard duty several times watching these pvts making sure they didn't use their sheets to strangle themselves. That's kinda weird remembering the fact now though 🤔
always
Whats nuts is that I saw this video before I joined and now i’m watching it in my dorm.. in the Air Force.. with the same exact job this guy had. Can relate to a lot of the things he said
What is your afsc?
Wew I feel this 100% bro same here!!
So why would you still decide to join the military, knowing that you're going to kill people???
Nuts. Did you help Biden kill that foster parent and a baby in Afghanistan? Nice one.
whoa sorry man don't blow my house and family up like a fucking psycho would
Man in the airforce picks a flightless bird.
Keats Mcgee I know right?
Well he didn’t fly. He was a instructor lol
@@rayanemohamedaguenarous5479 He told about firing a hellfire missile. He definitely fly before.
change of pace
I'm a New Zealander. The Royal New Zealand Air Force uses a flightless bird as their official symbol. (google RNZAF roundel)
"There's always someone who tries to commit suicide at boot camp. Always."
He says that so casually.
Kid drank bleach in mine, didn’t work.
James Stringam I didn’t clean the bleach out of my canteen fully. ended up getting a couple of bloody noses lol I kept drinking from it cause I was thirsty.
There are also people who try to commit suicide in normal society every day, and most people don't care... So yeah.
And it's an unfortunate truth. There was two attempts at mine, though I only remember one where it was a girl attempting to hang herself from her wall locker. In many people's cases, especially young individuals, basic training is the first time they are pressed into a scenario of high stress with nothing familiar to them there to help; no best friends, no parents, no personal space or comfort. So when someone breaks, they look at is as their only way out.
I mean let's be honest there, he probably got used to is as it became a new normal to some. Maybe it wasn't his intention to sound heartless but you guys need to see that this stuff happens, sadly, everywhere, specially in military which might take a tool on you, the whole scenario of killing poeple (some innocent), it weights on your alot. Nonetheless, it is fucked up...
Imagine being killed by someone, and then that someone goes on to roleplay as a penguin on VR years later.
Metro damn
so that's the kind of rickroll that mercenaries do
Imagine someone kills your family and you find him in VR chat years later as a penguin
Drop 500lb bomb, trap on the boat, watch hard drive full of anime after the debrief. The future is now.
He technically didn't kill people, he was more into mission planning and logistics, but I see what you mean
He dodged that one UFO question like it was the debt collector
he would just say some bullshit about god or jesus hes one of those
This is a real footage of Winnie the Pooh interviewing Kowalski about his military past and nobody can convince me otherwise.
😂
Lol😂😂✌️💀
Reading comments like this makes me wonder what schizophrenia would be like
Winner Comment
Kowalski analysis
This has got the be one of the most memorable interviews we've ever done, it really stuck with me. I'm so happy it's finally seeing the light of day, well worth the wait!
Hey, I reached out to Syrmor on IG hoping to maybe meet up with him in Vrchat and you as well. My Instagram is Tiodor.a
normally I'm annoyed by commentary during interviews, but you were funny as fuck and made the video so much more enjoyable. Keep it up!
I enjoy your witty responses, lol.
When I saw Winnie the Pooh, I was expecting to hear Xi Jinping, no offense.
Did he mention what his exact job that he signed up for and worked in the airforce? Maybe i missed it
"Don't be a dick to people. And that includes killing them... probably." - That's going on a t-shirt.
Even though the video was on a heavy topic this dudes attitude had me cracking up the whole time
@@maxwellmorrison1911 yeah, just cause this a heavy topic doesnt mean you have to be 100% serious. It does help to read the room though.
Haha, good that you added "Propably.." I dont know but I laughed at this xD
@@maxwellmorrison1911 he's got a way with words and speaking of the story that's infectiously funny, but then immeadiately sombering after it hits you
SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY
"how many legit licenses of WinRar does the military have?"
- "that is one line we do not cross"
Fucking LOL
That's what's called "TEGRIDY" right there
Lol the Navy just got in trouble for pirating software 🤣
"There's definitely been some things I wish I hadn't been a part of"
- And that folks, is *why* the US hires contractors
Trade secrets don't fall under the Freedom of Information Act. That is why the US hires contractors.
Bent Sound Nah, they do it because contractors tend to be more experienced and with less alternative motives. I hate to talk trash but most contractors enjoy the environment, hence why they join up. With the military, the benefits are so plentiful, its ridiculous to think even 30% of those soldiers are there to do their job, cuz they aint. They are there to get their college money, maybe an “adventure” or some hometown hero story, or to get away from home.
Especially in Iraq and Afghanistan, where the US has almost completely reduced its military presence to support and advisory roles, its important to have those units willing and ready for combat out there to do the dirty work. I’m sure illegality is a perk.
This all said, people also really overestimate how many mercenaries the US hires. The stat of them outnumbering soldiers in places like Iraq 3:1 is true (or was), but US troops in Iraq have dropped from hundreds of thousands, to tens of thousands, to thousands. The mercenary number rarely ever went over 20,000 and wast steadily drawn down to iirc 6,000 when US troops were, over the course of 12 years, reduced from 120,000+ to 2,000.
Also PMCs have manpower issues obviously
@@AndrewJ9673 about contractors enjoying the environment: I hear you. There're also career military members that enjoy it. When I first heard about all that... It's insane man.
Most contractors are former soldiers
@The Man With No Name some people really do enjoy it though. Having a friend come back and explaining the rush he gets from seeing a limp body drop to the floor through a scope is crazy.
How can a penguin be in the air force they cant fly
Underrated comment 🤣
Watch the very last seconds of the video
Hello Soko
That's why it's in the air force. So it can fly, with planes.
Dude humans can't fly for shit either
I love how you started censoring every curse in the beginning and then just gave up
u gotta censor swears in the first minute or TH-cam punishes the vid. If the swears are after a minute though it's all good. works very weird
I guess maybe to give time to people to tell if they think it's appropriate or not
Syrmor ah, I understand now thanks. Also hi I never expected you to ever communicate to me within my lifetime. So uh, thanks
@@BK-xg3mw its a newish thing that everyone has figured out recently basicly its because the bot only checks the first like min or 30 sec of the video
It’s like the first 30 seconds
I worked with a guy that previously worked in air force intelligence. His job was literally to sit in a room with a bunch of televisions and watch all the cable news stations all day.
In 70 years, People are going to look at this video as a documentary.
All this humans in vr is basically a series of interview documentaries
As they should, these are real accounts and perspectives casted in a light that vets can smile about. These videos help me cope
I look at it as one now
Because they are. No need to have a specific medium to classify it as such.
I hope so
“Have you ever seen a UFO?” “...so anyway, how do you pronounce your name?”
I mean technically an unknown enemy plane is also an UFO, so he might have.
@@schmid1.079 going in there I'm pretty sure they have to sign wavers against releasing that kind of information until the day they die.
Ever look up in the sky and see what seems like a plane? If you can't confirm that it's a plane, it's a UFO.
@@unlisted9494
It can be very obviously a plane, and yet also a UFO. For example if you spot a distant transport plane but can't tell whether it's a Russian LV-112V or a Hercules or some model you've never seen before, it's a UFO until it's identified.
They've started calling them UAPs because people always think of UFOs being aliens
I did 8 years in the army and everything this guy is saying is 100%. Especially the part about recruiters strait up lying to you. Great interview.
Well yeah everyone knows recruiters lie, or they should at least. That's a cliche that's been parodied for the last century practically. If you get suckered by them, that's on you lol. It kills me when I hear people be like, "yeah recruiter said I needed better eyes to do that so I was 'ok' and took this shitty job. Anyway, then I saw a pilot put on glasses."
@@dogboy0912 whats with the tendency to never blame the offender? Its less justified here because you are getting into a job where you are risking your life and not being properly informed. And i always see in cases like war and military, that no problem is properly acknowledge, the innocent lives, the abandoment of ex military officers, instead its a "it is what it is". And i dont even say it should be fixed, but at least talked about, you just prefer to take it up the ass; just a really dumb down society.
@@dogboy0912 you ever notice recruiters target schools in areas with lower education stats?
@@lautaroarroyo8527 we talk about it a lot lol. Isn't it like half of the enlisted jokes.
So my long story short about a recruiter starts with me being at school on an optional day not knowing it was an optional day for testing.
Was forced to take asvab test but got a free donut so why not take this career test.
Was told I was going to get my results in about a month.
Two months later I get a notification from Instagram. Mother fucking INSTAGRAM! and its from a army recruiter.
There was a navy recruiter at the test walking us through it but I was still confused as to why the fuck a army recruiter is talking to me on Instagram.
Dude stats his name and that the army WANTS me to join and that my test results said that I would be best for the army???
I was immediately skeptical, I acted very professional and asked him 3 questions.
1. Why didn't I get either called down to my schools office, a phone call, or email (all of this I had to put on the test) he said that I had NOT filled that part out which is bs because I wasn't allowed to move on until that was filled out.
2. What was my SPECIFIC score I got on the test. (I wanted proof that I should trust/listen to this dude, I wasn't going to have him waste my time) he surprisingly did have my score I think or he just guessed I never cared for the test results so I didn't check
3. Since he apparently had some of my information then he should know what I said to the other recruiter at the site. (I said I wanted to apply for the military air force to be specific but I have bad asthma and scolosis so yeah that aint happening xD) but he had absolutely no info of my age. (The question was me asking if he had any information about me that wasn't on my social media, like my race for instance, I had and still have no pictures of myself on my Instagram so I wanted to test this dude to see if he was specifically recruiting me for my "smarts" or if he was just copying pasting this to people in highschool)
I think I asked him these questions and some comments on how it was kinda weird how I was being talked to about this on my ART social media. My Instagram did have my name on it but I went by SilverSerienty. This was the only info he had about me, just shit that he could easily find by going through my insta.
Yeah he stopped messaging me and deleted the account lol.
I have the chat saved tho so if anyone wants I could post it on reddit for some laughs.
Gotta say, I had fun messing with this guy passively, I know I definitely made him a tad nervous which was really all I wanted to do.
the pinguin is probably the best skin for this dude, all his gesturing was just perfect
“I’m glad you got out”
“Oh I’m still in Texas”
“Oh, my condolences”
This made me exhale air from my nose
Better than California lol
@@codyzumr4040 Eh that's not saying much. Not hard to be better than California 😅
What did ya say bout texas
*but if you hated it, thats fair-*
@@nycto5335 what's wrong with texas? As long as you aren't at Sheppard AFB....
"there was a fury convention on base one time" never thought i would hear those words all together unironically
When he says that?
@@Hunkie904 7:50
I didn't find anything with different search approaches on that.. anyone got some info on that?
Furry*
"Unleash the fury!" Tom Green- Road Trip
He went military first then art school
Hitler is outsmarted by a penguin
Bruh 😂😂😂😂
🤣
Damn🤔😂😂
Wait, didn’t Hitler still try to be an artist after World War 1? Or was it straight to Nazi?
@@funnybone6149 no he applied and wasn't accepted pre ww1. Hitler's life up to this point was extremely traumatizing and after not getting into art school gave him a great feeling of being lost.
When ww1 came around he saw the war as an opportunity to become something great and give meaning to his life.
The extremism and nazism came from the deep embarrassment that the German people felt from the loss of the war, plus the allies basically crippled the nation to that of a 3rd world country economically. He became radicalized and politically motivated by attending political rallies and using his charisma to climb the ranks.
Im not in anyway a historian, this is just what I can remember of the top of my head from my own ww2 research.
When he said his family was super into him going to potentially die for his country gave me flashbacks to my fam. Went to be infantry marine and tried hiding it from them until I actually passed my asvab and stuff thought maybe mom would get upset. But when my fam found out they was super excited like most I had seen in my life. Kinda made me wonder why are y'all not worrying about me at least a little bit. lol
They definitely had multiple life insurance policies on you 😂
I realize from the placement of his arms that he's likely sitting down in a chair, so his feet moving around and tapping the ground is likely him being restless in a chair, but it makes it look like they're interviewing a military veteran penguin that was rejected from Happy Feet.
I thought it looked like he really had to take a piss
He definitely has a more damaged psyche than he lets on.
@@AndrewJ9673 yea it’s really sad but I’m glad he got out
@@chrisa8153 yeah. I’ve met Marine recruiters who had the same problem. Fidgeting and squirming in their chairs. Definitely psyche issues.
I legit thought his avatar was happy feet and that was why his feet were tapping around
he keeps tapping his foot like happy feet
Or he's very nervous.
Or he’s vibing
or it’s a habit
@@Grey_World1 It's probably not a nerves thing - short vrchat avatars with not much width between their footbase tend to 'dance' in place. It's a known problem with the unity SDK that VRchat uses. I use a Squirtle avatar myself and I really wish it wouldn't happen!
_The name's Mumble._
"I would never let my daughter here join the marines, because the marines treat you like shit."
Cant' lie, this is 100% true lmao, joining the marine's has simultaneously been one of the best and worst decisions I've ever made. You do get to do a lot of cool shit though, it's just a lot of dumb shit that's stacked on top of it too. But if you can look past it, it's a great time with a lot of great family you end up meeting.
Marines quit just to join the army
@Richard Conradi well its a tough sell for guys who get to recon or Marsoc and are made to rejoin the regular forces after making it. It seems like the pencil pushers want to just kill Marsoc and everyone be the same
I’ve felt that in the army guard and am trying to switch to the air guard
"The Air Force and Navy probably have the most weebs"
this came as a shock to exactly 0 people
fuckin hilarious though
That's where all of the Metal Gear fans go.
@@jouheikisaragi6075 mate do you see those warship anime girls?
I know what I am joining now
Suddenly Azure Lane makes a lot of sense. You think seamen dream about fucking their ships?
winnie the pooh has a casual discussion with a penguin about the delicate horrors of war --- actually happened in our timeline.
That is some crazy shit to think about
As a historian I predict that this video will be referenced as a source in a couple of decades when historians research mental health and motivations of private military contractors in the beginning of the 21st century. And I am oddly okay with that.
Im glad im alive at the point in time where I can find this hilarious before it normalized
@@whatsahandlehelppls I think you kinda late on that...
as a non historians you are wrong
@Pennyroyal Tea /i remember there was a really high cave and at the top were some ancient writings. historian soon realize it wrote: "this is really tall"
Agreed! (not a historian)
"I'm glad you got out"
"I'm still in Texas"
"My condolences"
That had more twists than an M night shamalamadingdong movie
Well said
No one says that guys name right do they ?
I mean hell I'd take Texas over CA, NY, MD, DC, Seattle, or IL any day of the week...
@@RT-qd8yl Maybe he is in Austin lmao
@@RT-qd8yl Energy grid says otherwise. Basically... 80% of the ones you listed are superior to TX.
One of my best friends was an ex military contract killer, he talked like this (except not as a penguin). Sadly he killed himself. RIP Sean. I hope this guy gets support. Mental Health care is nothing to be ashamed of needing.
Yeah. You can see he's fidgeting the whole time. It doesn't seem very easy for him to talk about it.
@@michaelthomas3582 I feel like that might've just been a thing with VRchat or the model, but gp
@@somaliguy Funny, takes little to say over the internet doesn't it?
Somali Soldier9 also gods are fake don’t trust everything you hear
he deserves it
“the air force and navy have the most weebs”
is the truest statement ive ever heard. ive seen furries and fkin cosplayers on base recording tiktoks anywhere from 7pm-4am. shits weird
For real. Dudes will talk about anime all the time at work for me. Hell there’s even some dudes that will listen to anime ops at work and it’s so crazy.
@@clark2501 fuck man Marine Corps infantry we got some huge anime fans out here ( myself included)
Joshua Tomich I wouldn’t doubt it. Aircraft maintenance in the chair force for me, and they’ve gotta be some of the biggest nerds I’ve ever seen. Not that that’s bad though.
I’m imagining a buff military man doing the gwiyomi video 😂😂
@@AmazingRebel23 Im just imagining one in a fursuit
I like how tight lipped he is about the more intricate details of his service. I respect that.
Also he's right about the marines getting treated like shit. "if the navy are the nail, then the marines are the hammer"
they are the mad dogs of the military.
Former squid here, these are facts. Marines never get their due respect for the shit they put up with.
@@CrackWitch113 Any of the branches, really. I've was enlisted in the Navy and I've come home for leave to attend a wedding in my dress whites. Can't count on my fingers how many times I was asked how the Air Force was.
I respect someone infinitely more who has the balls to actually describe the war crimes they were subject to. Talk about putting your ass on the line for something that’s actually good and not absolutely evil for once
The Jester I’m in the marines, and yeah getting called a “soldier “ is kinda annoying. No one gets butthurt but it’s like yeah thats not what we are lmao
@@leavy He did not commit any warcrimes, and if he did and said that he did he would have easily been court martialed.
I genuinely feel for this guy.... his matter-of-fastness, sensitivity and clear intelligence make it even more profound.
You feel for a child murderer?
@@uirusux Do you think you have a choice? I hate it when people try to make soldiers responsible for higher orders. Totally ignorant.
@Edmund Blackadder the us also isn’t making slave camps and gassing their own people🤡
entering the military because you don't have money for college and ending up as a mercenary, truly the American dream
including the whole of bombing people who end up being innocent civilians 90% of the time
@@leavy that of course also includes innocent 11 year old children
leavy it happens how are you supposed to know it’s confusing
@@spookyspider2820 "it just happens"🥴
Plus your guaranteed to get into a police academy.
Why girlfriend just walked in and asked why I was watching cartoons. I tried to explain that the penguin was a real air force vet but she just told me to grow up and walked out
lol
Is she your mom? Get out of that relationship if she isn’t gonna listen to you
Why would she care about you watching a penguin anyways? Penguins are slammin'! *Especially the ones that make you question your morality and the justification behind war and murder.*
You need a new girlfriend
Yikes
"glad you got out"
"im still in texas"
"oh my condolences"
😭😭
best part is at 29:08 - and then pooh says „THE MEN IN BLACK GOT HIM“
Lmao Texas is actually fucking sick though. Cheap housing and low taxes. And there are also good people to hang around if you look for them.
skeptic moderate yeah it’s pretty nice here
@@Yuto_specs i live in west texas now but san antonio was cheap even tho here u gotta give your soul for a fish
Texas is dope
Lmao my history teacher was a marine and I accidentally said “what was it like in the army” and he just clowned them for like 30 minutes
he wanted to build buildings, but ended up blowing them up
🤯🤯🤯
A tragic turn of events
@Tiny Lord Wasn’t exactly what I had in mind, but I guess he did.
That’s not what military contractor means lol
@@LiliumCruorem no, he said he had wanted to be an architect
I just spent 30 minutes listening to a penguin talking about his US military experience and it was interesting as hell
yuh
It was definitely interesting that successful members of our military feel the need to join mercenary groups.
It's a very sad pipeline, it's almost like we've privitized our military...
Yea..pretty much
When I met my fiancée her neighbor was a military contractor... he would leave for 4 months at a time and one time he came back and bought a $160k Malibu wakeboard boat and a $100k lifted truck. They make sooooo much money
I just done the same . Then I spent IOmin reading the comments and ended up commenting here before realizing I used an I and an O to write the number 10
When he said "I'm 28....I think" I felt that.
I stopped counting after 21, because there are no more "milestone" birthdays for a long time.
Probably when you get to retire is the next milestone. Forgot what age depending on what job/company you work for
Thats all just illusionary bull anyway
isn't 40 the next one?
@@fruitybooty663 actually its 50 and 60
Milestone brithdays
6/7 school
10 first decade
12 puberty
14 high school
16 sweet sixteen lmao
18 obviously
25 peak of testosterone YEAHH
30 your not kid anymore grow up
The rest are cake days
A guy in US can't do architecture uni without going through military while I studied for my degree for free in EU. Madness over the ocean.
Ironic that a flightless bird is talking about his time in the air force.
WartyFingleBlaster under-rated comment
30:13
He's gotta fly somehow.
@@adrianodle9261not under-rated. This comment is just a an emulation of another comment made 1 week ago that has 2.2k likes. Also it's stated at the end of the video in another way.
Sources: YT comment section.
Special thanks to IBlameNargles.
Reminds me of that comic of the penguin (I think) getting his pilot licence just to mow down other birds
It's be fitting that he's a penguin. In the Australian Army, we call the Air Forces guys penguins. Cause 90% of them can't fly.
good one, airhead
Lmfao! I laughed way too loudly at this 🤣
Well cause it must be hard to fly upside down
Same in Austria 😂😂
that almody killed me
This is my first time stumbling into this channel. Saw a penguin gesturing with its flippers while talking about the psychological impact of firing hellfire missiles at villages. Immediately knew that this was going to be my new favorite channel. On a more serious note - much props and love to this guest for his honesty and candor. Life is hard, and complicated. It’s a very human and relatable story, and I really appreciate him telling it. Also this is all super educational and interesting. Thanks to both of you!
Me too bruh
His job is literally "see that shit? Remember what it looks like and here's all the ways it can kill you. Avoid it"
Imagine if you told someone at least 20 years ago. That there will be an interview with a penguin who tells his story about being a military contractor to a tik tok Star and Winne the Pooh via virtual reality.
You will watch it during the quite nights after curfew, It helps take your mind off the riots and looting, that helped take your mind off the global pandemic.
@@another1commenter770 😫
I would like that.
I remember Palaces back in the 90s, which was a bit like a prototype of this. VR tech was around by the turn of the century, but definitely not like this.
and firing missiles at people from a remote controlled drone on the other side of the world
"Im glad you got out."
"Im still in Texas."
"Oh, my condolences."
Could you tell he edited out his response to that comment? Lol don't mess with Texas
Least it's not California.
As a Texan I can confirm
@@wolfguy1894 Confirm what exactly?
@@isaiah2536 zoom, enhance
I love how he exposes terrible secrets without a moments pause but the moment he's asked about unidentifiable flying objects he instantly projected an aura of 'thinking about the answer'
Hey take it from Obama we can’t say anything about aliens. Wait shit.
He didn't "Expose terrible secrets". He's not stating any information he's not allowed to mention. He didn't name the private company, either. This guy is most definitely not just rattling off information without thinking about it first!
@@ralphschraven339 I think he meant personal ones
That's some underground-underground-underground shit that the public doesn't have to know at all cost.
Ralph Schraven you can kinda guess which one if you know about them
19:14 that is a "I want to tell you so bad but i work on intel and i don't wanna lose my job" answer
I can say rn, he ain't lying about drinkin in the air force. My buddy, who NEVER even wanted to touch alcohol, joined the air force, and started drinking. Think that's all military though lol.
Nope was army aviation myself. Stoner before. And stoner now
Gotta drown the screams I guess
everyone drunk in every branch /////
I have a few Marine friends and they all agree that Marines are high-functioning alcoholics. Like one dude I know used to drink 2 beers when he woke up to 'cure' his hangover.
@@EndCallCaesar sounds abt right
"Boot camp wasn't so bad"
"There's always someone who tries to commit suicide at boot camp" 👀
He's kinda disconnected from reality
I got medically disqualified from joining the Canadian Army because I was on depression medication in my early teens and hadn't been on them for years. This was about a year or two after a recruit killed themselves at CFLRS. The military really tries to take preventative measures (up here anyhow). Still haven't gotten in yet. I've pretty much come to terms with giving up on my life dreams :)
He's not wrong, someone in my flight tried. In my cousin flight someone went AWOL as well
@@juanojeda6559 Well, he clearly states that it's bad for some people and fine for others. That's about as connected to reality as you can get: acknowledging subjectivity.
Probably due to the sudden change of environment, high levels of stress, and not being able to see family. But very few reach THAT point
I’m Active duty Air Force right now and from Texas and I can say this penguins experience is unbelievably accurate
How’s it going so far?
i love how you refer him to "this penguin" lmfao
Did you guys get a furry convention too?
How is it to actively kill people.
Does it make you feel proud?
Or do you feel like just another murderer.
@@cherrydragon3120 rude question
This was, very sobering, and very insightful. Thank you for making this video Symor, and a hearty thanks to the gentleman who shared his stories with us.
I greatly appreciate these stories and the information, and inside perspective to these jobs, and sectors of our government and country.
Penguin: "I was Air Force. Air Force has such high standards. Way higher than the Army."
Interviewer: "How old are you?"
Penguin: "I don't know."
Hey man, army doesnt pay many people to think lol
Least that's the joke I've gotten with people in the mil. Especially my bro.
i mean, after a certain point in your life you kind of forget.
you're 18, done with school, legal adult.
20, thats two decades.
25, holy damn, im closer to 30 than 10
....
oh, im 30-ish i suppose.
....
i think im middle aged, but i dont feel like it?
....
im old. how old? idk. dont care.
Plus a lot of people get stuck mentally at the age they suffered trauma
I'm 33 and sometimes I forget if I'm my current age, or the year before. This has been happening for a few years now.
I have to do mental math to remember my age alot lol (36)
"I'm one of seven children. So while my parents made a lot of money, it was split very thin across y'know a lot of kids. That was one of the reasons I couldn't pay for School because they make too money to get financial aid, but they didn't get enough to actually pay for school"
*Problems with financial aid in a nutshells*
Problem with means-tested financial aid.
Well don't have 7 kids lmao
Shivam Vashisht lollllll shut up that’s dumbest shit I’ve ever heard
[I ended up killing people for a living because college was too expensive]
*problems with capitalism in a nutshell*
@@Kyoth3 Cool I won't, now how are we gonna help the kids who had no control over the family they were born into? That was a very smooth brained comment dude.
I knew eventually he would get a VR Chat interview with a US Military veteran, I'm really envious because I was hoping it'd be me. Silly-ness aside, this was a great interview and huge thanks to KaiOT for putting himself out there to give people perspective, especially those considering military enlistment, regardless of service. It is so incredibly important to be informed when making this life altering decision.
You should reach out, I'd love to hear your story
I would love to hear your story as well.
left a like and hopefully you get contacted, goodluck!
I hope he interviews people from other branches as well
Go for it BB!
I bet lots of people would love to hear your stories.
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Man this guy is real , you're not a good person if you're killing people , if you killed people and never went to atone to the people you harmed.
The guy: Doesn't go to architecture school, then joins the military.
Me: I'm starting to a pattern im not so sure i like.
The future fuher
Oh shiiit
Can you say the meme right
it was art not architecture that fits this pattern you speak of.
He does art now so let’s hope he doesn’t get kicked out
I was losing my shit at this guy talking about such a serious thing as a Penguin, but then I slowly realised more and more how he's serious.
For someone with such a meme name, it’s a bit strange to hear you’re sensitive about it. Also considering your name also more than likely causes death.
I mean fetuses are still a fetus inside or outside of the body. Nothing says they have to be alive..or even human. Fun for every species.
The way he spoke about marrying his wife has me dying!! “I tricked her into doing it and it’s been pretty great ever since”🤣🤣🤣
That's the dream right there
I thought the CMDR Charles (Pooh) is gonna say something like "Learn that well from the military" or something lol, 'cause they were just talking about recruiters lie to get people in
I love how the pooh stares at you and says "its a living hell"
Just in case anyone was wondering, having a security clearance and knowing actual secrets are two completely unrelated things.
Yes and also, I guarantee you that the "highest security clearance" isn't the higest at all. It is quite naïve to think so.
@@Randomdude-i8x No, TS is the highest security clearance, from there you get into compartment information which is not clearance-based but considered "caveats."
@@diabloterrorgf the highest security clearance is the level of clearance that the existence of itself is confidential
TS is not a high clearance. And easy to get.
@@Insomniac0wl quick question how thick was the packet?
Not enough people are talking about his “there’s always someone trying to commit suicide at boot camp” casual comment
it's true but boot camp is literally there to push people to see how much it takes for them to snap. not surprising that some people cant handle it.
Part of the process, nothing to talk about.any "programs " toward that objective reduction would be counter intuitive to the mission to train. Defeat the purpose. Unfortunate but on par
Went through basic, can confirm. Platoon was on suicide watch by day 3 so we had to take shifts watching this guy sleep. Pretty much every company around us had their own guy like that or maybe even a few.
Genre: Mind Break
It happens. BCT is where they attempt to dismantle you and build you up into a soldier who is not afraid to die for your country. Some people break from the pressure. When I was in BCT, every week, I got maybe 14 hours of total sleep. They put a dickhead in command of determining who did fire watch for my company. I was always the midnight to rise guy every day, while the other half of the bunks slept soundly every night. Imagine having people yelling in your face nearly every wake moment while heavily sleep deprived. Didn't have anyone go suicidal in Basic, but plenty of people seemed like they snapped mentally at some point.
"Don't be a dick to people and that means killing them, Probably."
Such a fitting statement for what he's been through and had to do. Loved this. Thanks guys.
"had to do" lol no
@cally mally PMC's are required to anything the company asks, you cant just say no I don't want to do that thing. Otherwise you're fired very quickly.
He sounds fake.
@cally mally you just said it was a private company, and that he didn't have to do anything mate.
@@Maximus2563 they're saying that dude chose to be a mercenary and could've quit or chosen a different job at any time. He chose to work for that company, so he chose to murder those people.
“Have you seen any UFOs?..” ummmm ‘proceeded to change subject’
Mercenary: "I killed a child.. so that's pretty messed up... "
Winnie the Pooh: *:)*
Eh Pooh has a higher count.
@@jellyfishi_ there’s always one comment like this isn’t there
@@soccmomscantpark9425 Eh ignore them. People that think controlling what other people get to do to their body isnt worth anybodies time.
Oh bother
@shallnotbeinfringed unlessuvotedem in the literal sense I think the answer is...yeah basically? At least until that umbilical cord is cut, they are literally a part of their mother.
“Most people lose their memory right?” We call that lead poison my air boy
The story about the ac130 gunner talking about the guy having a stroke and coughing up blood still gets to me
@@jchill2095 wait what video is that from
@@DuffyIsABoss I believe that it's "guy in vr talks about their worst day as a soldier" that was uploaded 4 weeks ago
Why and how does soldiers get lead poisoned?
@@harambe8372 fumes from shooting.. And on the AC-130 they dont use aby ventilation at all... Air Force guys got like the highest chance of developing cancer aswell
Funny, the Navy recruiter talks with me and suddenly I'm reccomended all the shit in the universe convincing me _not_ to go.
_I wonder if that's connected..._
I completed my contract and must say school is the better option. It’s just everything you do no matter in what branch will be negative and you will hear “roll with the punches” and you get use to it, after you get out though you are still in that same mind set like a hive mind and find out you are no longer a part of perfect society and it kinda fucks you up
@@heavenlyeggs6455 Everything you said is true. I didn't complete my contract unfortunately however I stayed in long enough to see all the bullshit that went on. Good God, do I miss my friends I've made while I was in, and I had a fantastic time, but I wouldn't do it again. Maybe. A very difficult choice.
@@heavenlyeggs6455 There is no such thing as perfect society. It may seem like those "normal people" perfectly fit together, but a lot of them are faking it and hating their life.
Sure some veterans struggle outside military, because there's no system/structure to civilian life - you just make it up as you go, and they feel lost in a life like that. If anything, the reason veterans feel more lost is because they know the feeling of *not* being lost.
@@teli4181 pretty edgy way of putting it, but it's pretty true.
hopefully you get the videos saying how you become adjacent to war crimes and murder of civilians, Godspeed, make the right choice
I love the military stories. Really gives you an insight on what it's like. Never knew there was so much suicide in boot camp, still kinda hard to wrap my head around. Love the videos, keep up the good work!
Yes it is 😢
"Don't be a dick to people"
Ex mercenary VR penguin 2020.
Said the guy collecting intel for target packages. Being a part of that is about as dickish as it gets.
It was even better with the “and that includes killing them…probably.” 😂 I was rolling.
@@faismasterx live and learn. 🤷🏻♂️ Like how being a dick also includes judging veterans because they got their hands dirty for your right to sit on a computer and say negative bullshit to them. 😉 (counts even if you’re not from the US assuming that if no one killed bad people the infrastructure for the web might cease to exist)
@@tommyverstraete5678 Miss me with that "fighting for your freedoms" bullshit. Unless enemy paratroopers drop in from the skies and the army gets mobilized, some asshole killing a goat herder with a drone half way across the world doesn't make me safer here at home.
You've drunk the Kool-Aid.
@@faismasterx yeah man and idiots like that are allowed to vote. Creating terrorism and saying that it keeps us safe lmfao
*gets asked about UFO's*
"So, how do you pronounce your name?"
Come on now. We all saw the fucking UFO on CNN. Why do we keep denying or question weather Asians exists. The man FUCKING avoided the question
@@koru1104 I’ve never seen an Asian IRL so yeah.. Asian’s aren’t real bro. Wake up
@@DeliriantPsychosis1442 LMAOOO IM DYING LFMAOAOOAO
UFO is definitely a thing but rather the UFO is actually aliens is anyone's guess.
@@ChrisS-oc4qq if he speaks on classified, secret, or top secret Intel, the military will still come after him for treason and fuck his world up.
19:26 - “I don’t know” *laughs in confidential clearance*
What, only confidential?
I'm pretty sure it's a yes but it he said yes he would get hunted down
@@lazyakuma1165 true
the dude did have to get men in black flashyed at the end when his super secret clearance was taken away. so maybe.....
*immediately changes the subject*
As a former avionics mechanic on the UH-60L platform in the army from 2006-2010, this guy’s story of the military is pretty spot on. There are difference with the army and Air Force experience but lots of similarities on a general foundation. We had gays we knew we didn’t care to ask we just accepted them as family because that’s what we were. Man he brings back so many of my own memorable moments.
I hear the tales of murder and horror.
I feel a sinking feeling in my stomach.
I search the penguin's face for mercy,
But his beady eyes hold no humanity
the gun didnt ask to be a gun
Is this from a famous piece of media or did you just write this great poetry?
ᥴꪮttꪮꪀꫝꪖrꫀ neither did the knife
Matt Dosmil I might just be the worst person to not understand if this is sarcasm 🤪
lyrical genius
His beak is acting like the Trap Nation logo when the bass drops.
the way his lower beak curve inwards whenever he says a word with 'F' amazes me.
This is extremely specific yet really true.
Wiggle waggle
Video: *Is probably serious.*
Me: "Bounty hunting is a complicated profession."
ey nice refference
Everyone gangsta until your submarine turns off comms and you hear "owo whats this"
I'm just imagining a psychic sea monster doing this, and I'd be terrified
I’m an ER nurse that would love to tell some stories and lend some insight into what reality is.
PLEASE UPVOTE THIS COMMENT NOWWWW!!
I’d love to hear that
Get them on immediately ‼️
We would love to hear from you!
@@brendanp5833 no like it. Go back to reddit
The CS Gas chamber serves as a way to instill trust in the trainee’s equipment, while teaching them the hazards of NBC (Nuclear, Biological and Chemical weaponry) Recruits enter the chamber with the mask on and remove the mask to demonstrate mild exposure to these agents. It most certainly motivated me to get quick to put that Respirator on.
Thank you for explaining
Haha, I learned that I don't have much of a reaction to the gas they used, so that was fun. On the downside, I was told it'd clear out my sinuses and cure my cold; nope, still got sick a few days later. I was miffed.
@@Caenef Mean while some poor cadet is literally pouring every liquid the human body can produce from every single orifice possible and you're just sitting there like "huh... that wasn't so bad".
That’s cool to learn, I have been doing JROTC in preparation for boot camp because I intend on joining the Marines and I had wanted to learn more about the gas rooms they have
@@gbblocks1794 i would chose airforce over marines anyday but i want to become a navy seal
Guy shoots hellfire missle at bad guy and 11yr old daughter.
He's really into letting people make their own choices.
"Why would the Government hire this private company, as opposed to just having their own men handle the job?"
-Because that way they can get away with some really shady shit without breaking any Geneva Convention/ROE's with 0 repercussions. (and I'm sure a whole lot more)
-and its probably a lot cheaper/efficient too
It's mostly the reason of it being cheaper. You think the Military trains all of us with every single job we have in the Military? No- we have civilian contractors that help work on the fighter jets at my base, so it's not far fetched. We have civilian contractors for all kinds of jobs really
And think about the fact that it makes a *huge* difference to the public whether some mercenary dude "who's just in it for the money" dies in Afghanistan or a respected US military veteran.
Deaths of US military personnel always shines a bad light on the war efforts in foreign countries whereas private contractors are there on their own volition and gain and are thus - to the public - an excusable loss.
In very general and, in my eyes, sort-of dehumanizing explanation as these are still people that die there.
It also means they can claim lower casualty and deployment numbers than are practically true
Geneva convention doesn't matter for jack shit.
We aren't part of the Geneva conventions
"you're just a number to them. you're not anything."
:(
Depends on the recruiter. The marine and national guard recruiter I’ve talked too were extremely nice and despite me not enlisting I know them personally and they’ve helped me a lot.
Yeah technically just a number, however Military or not, we are all just a number
@@jellyfishi_ I think that is extremely unlikely especially for the airforce
@@xXNeoNashXx If that's your prerogative my dude, but don't speak for the rest of us - "I'm not a number, I'm a free man" The Prisoner
@@ccole5386 i think he means at some level, we are all a number. Like you are a citizen of the United States (idk if you are but just for the sake of the argument), you would then be considered part of the US population and therefore a number. It doesn’t give anyone the right to take control over you though, which the military does to a certain extent (but they have to, you are part of an institution that wages war)
A "soldier for hire" is generally referred to as a "private military contractor" or otherwise known as the "PMC".
M.E.R.C.
*solid snake hnngh noises*
@@nahdog340 Because he wasn't really a soldier. He was in intelligence, he wasn't a rank and file boot like it seems like you're referring to, and also just because you have a preconception on how ex-mil should act and respond might not be correct for his line of work. From how he describes it he spent a lot of time teaching, briefing, and studying. My mom wasn't ever "in" the military but has worked for the Navy for over 25 years and there are guys she knows who have been in the Navy for literally EVER and they go home to their families every night, have family cookouts, and work behind a desk getting paid at GS14-GS15 levels and are literally normal people who have to wear a uniform to work lol.
@@SCTyler. and if they spoke like this penguin they would be lying, like this penguin.
@@nahdog340 there are more jobs in the military than Combat Arms my dude...
Dude I love watching these... smoke a few bowls of the good and just listen to these stories are amazing.
I bet this guy is really badass behind that penguin character but...
The way he waves his flippers while talking is real cute
Hes airforce. He aint shit
Nik I mean with ought the air force the military would be blind in the sky. And after all we fight for the same country
I have great respects from people working in the military. Even though their work may be amoral they're risking their lives from people like you. So saying like "He ain't shit" is like saying to a teacher he is "uneducated."
@@ssilviu250 by "aint shit" I meant, hes not some "badass" like hes made out to be. To be an airman, its exceptionally easier and their lifestyle is tons easier than other branches. Especially the marine corps. Theyre unfortunately the most demilitarized branch at this point
@@panggz6742 "i have great respect for the military"
"Yes they slaughter innocents but they risk their life for us"
Wait what? How brainwashed can you be? I hope you're like 14 or whatever cause you have no idea what the US military is actually doing.