I never seen someone who used to be in the military salute unless they dig their uniform out of the closet and are part of some ceremony such as for Memorial Day.
20+ Years in the Navy taught me "If you're on time then you are already 5 minutes late!" You need to get to where you're going 5 minutes before you're due there so the shipmate you're relieving can do a quick handover to you then scoot away to his/her rack the very second their watch is finished!
@@unavailableFU I spent many days and nights racing sailboats. If you had the 0000 to 0400 watch off, you wanted to get to your bunk as quickly as possible. My eyesight was too poor for an AirForce desk job so I spent 26 years as a civilian for the Navy. Most of that time was spent making sure weapons would work when needed.
Exactly. I like war movie, but if I see something that is wrong. I'm going to point it out. Also, former soldiers don't salute to everyone as a gesture. In fact, soldiers hate saluting. At least I know I did.
One of the most influential habits my Dad had (which I'm sure he learned in the Army) was to always speak clearly and to the point. No mumbling or slurring speech without dragging on and on when talking. All while looking you straight in the eye. Also a way of earning respect.
I'm told I talk too loud. I think I am only projecting my voice to be clear. I turn on my Gunny Hartman drill instructor voice if they want to hear real loud.
👍👍👍👍 i can't stand trying to listen to someone who mumbles or can't complete a short sentence without useing a dozen ahhh ummm's before and after every other word..
@@scottcrawford7674 I don't care what branch of the military but I have respect for the individuals who learned and earned respect in their training. Salute to you.
@@scottcrawford7674If you're mean and rude that's a you problem not from the military. There's plenty of vets including me that aren't rude or disrespectful to people. Not being able to keep your silence is the opposite of military training. The military teaches you discipline but if you don't know when to keep quiet you're lacking discipline.
My husband does most of these things, he was in the US Navy and flew during Desert Storm,our kids and I were lucky he always came back to us. Thank all of you for your service and sacrifice
My dad still uses knife hands when giving directions, he also takes forever to eat and after 20 years of my mom asking why he eats so slow, he finally answered, " BECAUSE FOR 25 YEARS I COULDN'T!!!!"
I served 26 years in the US Army. It was structured and had well established norms and culture. It had purpose, it rewarded effort, and it got things done. It was difficult at times but was generally gratifying. Post military, I found that working in civilian jobs was awkward and unfulfilling. No matter the business, it was all about sales and profit. I felt lost. The social atmosphere was more like a frat house. The military years were the best in my life. And yes, all of these years later I still have the military haircut, I keep a P-38 handy, I write my dates in the format 4 Jul 2023.
Most U.S. service PERS do not realise this, but that date format is the standard by international treaty as is the phonetic alphabet and how we all learn how to enunciate numbers. If you called it a "NATO Standard", you'd be wrong but not be wrong.... you know what I mean 😉
It's common to return from combat not knowing what to do with yourself and feeling like you're in unfamiliar territory. After awhile it will fade in time maybe not entirely but you'll get more used to the civilian life as years go by. Saying this from experience.
Like the ancient Roman soldiers, G.I.s are indoctrinated to regard the flag as a holy symbol, but it's not. Some ex-G.I.s even go to the extreme to worship it. The pledge of allegiance is their prayer to the cloth. For many, burning the flag is an act of treason. But they forget the American Legion's protocol for a so-call desecrated flag IS to burn it while reciting the pledge of allegiance as though it was a prayer. Well, that's their choice.
Lionel Jackson Sweetie, you must have me mixed up with someone else. My Dad & Daughter are Air Force, Me, my brother & Grandpa are Army. I am 100% disabled service connected. I personally have never seen anyone not respect the flag. Don’t understand what hardship it is to salute during reveille & retreat.🤷♀️
I'll relate one incident that happened to me a little over a year ago. My wife and I were driving down a street when I saw an American flag on the ground. I stopped , picked up the flag and knocked on the door of the owner. Turns out he was an older Marine and did not know that his flagpole had broken, dropping the flag on the ground. Together we did some quick repairs on the pole and got the flag flying high again. Every vet (I'm ex Army) knows the flag NEVER touches the ground.
Right on made me smile :) Normally would not even tell anyone but I have done the same thing and even a few times :) The Ks. wind broke the rope and pulley, I walk to the store and have seen it flying usually with pow?mia flaf. I went to store and also to the lumber yd. and got a new flag and pulley and on the way home knocked on the door and ironically enough he was doctors appointment at the v.a. :) I showed his wife we replaced it and the new flag so it was the first thing he saw when he came home:) I can not drive for medical reasons so we now share a ride to the v.a. for doctors visits :) also helped both of us, he is older than me but I also have long term sober,drug free and he still struggles with alcohol abuse so ,became a sponsor of sorts with him,or at least someone he can rant to if struggling. good job Keep them flying high:) Peace takes Practice. Rick
See the cars stopping - and the pedestrians out at 0500 on the 5th of July, combing the lawns and curbs - to make sure those semi-ubiquitous ‘toy flags’, the ones that come on sticks; haven’t ‘had a bad night’ - before the donzerly awakening ... amirite? 🇺🇸
It’s been my experience as a veteran working in the civilian world, the only thing civilian employers understand is that vets show up to work on time and follow general orders
One thing they didn't address is the culture shock we experienced after being discharged. In my case, I was discharged on a Monday, drove from San Diego and was in a classroom on Thursday. My head was not adjusted to civilians. I think all Vets would relate to this story-I was studying that first week in college and the guy in the room next door had cranked his stereo up so much the bass was making things shake on my desk. I knocked on his door and asked him to turn it down. He cussed me out. Mistake. I pushed past him, grabbed his receiver (this was the 70's, don't laugh) and held it out of the window. I told him in a calm voice that if he said another word to me, I was dropping the receiver from the 4th story window. He was almost crying and begged me not to do it and promised to turn down the music. Never had a problem with him. Of course, the 18-19 year olds in the dorm did think I was crazy. ha ha
Aren't people who attempt to bully others funny. Then you show up a administrator a good dose of reality. Then the bully decides he should voluntarily adopt a more symbiotic position in life. You probably taught him a good bit of wisdom. I have arrived at a maxim in life: It is never moral to be coercive toward one until that individual, themselves is attempting to coerce another. This is precisely what you did. I like that you your were in control of yourself and elected to use the minimum force necessary to accomplish the objective. In my opinion, some of the traits of a real warrior. I speak with many who insist the best course of action is to go in with all barrels blazing. I've always contended that this sort of strategy on every outing shows a lack of knowledge of yourself and your own capabilities, a lack of control of yourself, a waste of precious resources, and a serious risk of unintended consequences. Your short encounter shows sound judgment on your part. My hat is off to you Sir.
My time in the military was by far the best time of my life. The bonding with each other, having each other's back, camaraderie. You cannot beat those experiences.
How true! Due to PCS your bonding changed with each unit you were with but after retirement there was little bonding where I worked, just get thru your 8 and go home.
I love job interviews where they ask "How are you in a high stress environment?" I ask what they mean by high stress. They usually reply with "you know...deadlines and such." Then I ask " So is anyone's life on the line? Maybe we have two different views of "stress"". That usually leaves them without a reply.
Interviewer: "Can you give an example of being in a tight schedule and how did you handle it?" Military Guy: "I recall one time we had a strike coming in on a camp we just reconned and the blast was to cover our withdrawal. We took incoming from the direction of our egress. Overwatch cleared a path with a couple of headshots, while I dropped two tangos with my SAW and a couple more with a grenade. "We all made it out in time and my AAR went all the way to the top. Overall I felt pretty good about our body count in the end." Interviewer: " . . . "
@@morganjohnson539 That's great! I just ask them politely if they have ever tried the French bakery near the football stadium in Mogadishu at sunset on a warm summer evening. Wonderful croissants, just watch the cross-fire. . . Regulars, by God. Duece-Duece "Vichos Locos" 10 Money in the house
I get up at 04:30 every morning without a clock so that I can hit the work out bench ,read some chapters in my bible ,shower ,shave in peace before the rest of the family starts their morning.. keep my hair cut short lights out generally at 2200hr. It’s something that I don’t have to do but I look at it as my time. Been out over 40 years.
I am in the shower and clean in less then 4 or 5 minutes....the rest of the time is mine....long showers. Even better when I am sharing with someone a lot more pretty then ...well you know.
Hahaha- same in the British Army, if we got a little tongue tied and called our Sergeant sir, my Lord we would know about it. Shame the Army has lost itself these days, too political. Oh- and here is to my American brothers, served with you lads in Iraq, great chaps! 🍻🏴🇺🇸
My mom also taught me to use "sir" and "Ma'am" to everyone. And she taught me that a gentlemen always removes his hat indoors. There's one you don't see much these days. I still do it.
This is 100% correct. My great grandfather served in WWI and my grandfather lied about his age to join the Army TWO YEARS BEFORE PEARL HARBOR and served in the Air Force for 28 years. I'm a retired U.S Army veteran. A big thank you to everyone who has served and their families. They sacrifice too.
A lot of this isn't actually correct by modern standards. I can't say for older times but in today's standards a lot of this isn't a thing or is half incorrect.
An accurate 3 hour war movie would be 2 hours and 55 minutes of sheer boredom and 5 minutes of being scared shitless during a patrol and never seeing the enemy in the midst of absolute chaos and confusion.
I share that behavioral quirk, I was told it's called hypervigillance . I can't comfortably sit at a bar unless there is a big mirror behind it (remember when you could go to a bar) . Any large crowd sets me on "alert".
I grew up in Detroit. I learned that by age 12. I still can't break that habit and have carried it into my adulthood and I no longer live near that city. My friends, wife and kids still point that out when we go to eat someplace.
I always select seating facing to the most area where danger would come from meaning my back against the wall. I want to be able to see what’s going on around me.
I was never in the military, just the BSA. I was a proud Scout and still live that lifestyle. Always vigilant. Always aware. Always ready. Be prepared!
I used to work in healthcare and many of my clients came from the VA. Heard some great stories. Much respect for veterans. My two favorite clients were both Devil Dogs. One had a bronze star and three Purple Hearts; the other had four Purple Hearts. They both joked, “couldn’t stay out of the way of those bullets.” But the real stories were unbelievable but true. The Bronze star fellow was in Korea. His squad was ambushed and three went down. He dragged one away and got shot in the back. Then he went back, grabbed another and got shot in the ass. Then he went back, grabbed the last one, got shot again in the back. Everybody survived. The other was in the pacific during WWII. Four separate incidents resulting in wounds. The one that sent him back stateside- he was on point (they always send us country boys ahead bc we know how to move in the woods), caught four rounds from a machine gun in the chest. He fell back to his squad and warned them off the ambush ahead, and they double timed it back to base to get him taken care of. That’s the thing I admire about most veterans: they are all about the team and not in some cheesy sport way. That’s how I spot them in the civilian world- the work ethic, individual effort towards the common goal, and unsat performance gets an Alpha Charlie.
I trained as an Army Combat Medic. To this day I constantly look for anyone in need of any kind of help. I still say Sir or Mam and thank you. I seek out fellow veterans to thank them for their service. The military teaches you how to respect.
SOLDIER FUCKING MEDIC!!!!! Yea same, I am a truck driver now. I keep an aid bag in my truck just in case I roll up on something and EMS hasn't arrived. Had to use it a few times over my last 13 years.
I served 3yrs in UK RAF, then 8 yrs in the health service , one of our ward sisters had been an army nurse , many people disliked her because of her bluntness , I actually liked her. I've been a civvie for 30, yrs and still have the military mindset , it's as though part of me was replaced , upgraded.
Yes - definitely the ability to sleep anywhere... I spent many nights sleeping on a hospital floor while my late wife was battling cancer - to be there when she needed me. “No thank you nurse - I don’t need a bed, I’m quite comfortable. Please just care for my wife.” INFANTRY 🇺🇸🇦🇺
God bless, English Sapper here. I pray your wife is ok mate. The making of a good soldier is his stable and loving home life- gives us something to fight for. Good luck mate.
When I was in the Navy, we had a new seaman in our division who was 15 minutes late for morning muster. He was given a choice. Get written up for being UA or do 4 hours of extra duty. Needless to say he was never late again. "If you are 5 minutes early, you are already 10 minutes late."
Being on time, even earlier than necessary, is so ingrained that it rubbed off on my wife and children. The two mandatory years in the Belgian army in the late 50s (am 86) were beneficial to my professional life. Strict personal discipline, being polite (yes sir, yes mam), orderly, shining shoes, stretched bed linen, and so on... Yes, while I may have cursed the army during those two years, I have always been thankful afterwards for having had to serve in that miserable little army.
I agree. I didn’t have a problem watching military movies. The ones they mentioned in this video, as a Navy veteran, I saw Saving Private Ryan at the base theater. When I left, I was happy to be in the Navy. I didn’t see Black Hawk Down but saw Pearl Harbor because (1) it was filmed in Hawaii when I was there, (2) I knew lots of people who were extras to include my ex and (3) I will never forget getting rejected from being an extra because of historical accuracy. You know, being a black, pregnant female just didn’t fit in the storyline.😂😂
As a US Army Military Police officer we were trained to leave our gun hand free at all times, if possible, so that we could draw our sidearm quickly if a situation arose that may require potential lethal action. After 30 years out of the Army i still rarely hold anything in my right had unless i have to. and i haven't owned or worn a sidearm for 24 years.
When I stationed at Letterman I would run into a Reserve LTC who received the MOH in WWII. One afternoon I passed him going into the ER entrance and saluted him. As he walked by he said quick salute the officer behind me. Without thinking I followed orders. The soldier behind him was a Doctor with his arms full of books. It startled him and he dropped all his books to return the salute! I don’t know the LTC told me to do it,but I heard him chuckling all the way to his car. The Doctor must has pissed him off I guess.
A msge is not considered trabsmitted either orally or otherwise unless /until acknowledged! by the receiving party.most people dont realise the onus is in the sender to ensure mge recd.
Former Service Members know the differences between branches. Don't lump everyone that served as a Soldier. That term is specific to The Army. There are also Sailors, Airmen, and Marines. Not to mention Coast Guardsmen. If you want to use a collective term, use Service Member.
@Dead Pool Wow. Angry much? And by the way, you are welcome. It took Service Members to fight and die for your freedom to say that. You are so very welcome.
Early risers. Almost every vet I know is an early riser. Back when I was getting recruited, I remembered the tag line "we do more before 8 am than most people do all day". Thirty years later and I am still up between 5 and 6 am without an alarm clock.
Goodness not me! That is just abnormal without some need to do so. I find lunch the best time to roll out now, but then I was always the weirdo, probably the only NCO who did not drink coffee or smoke in my time.
well he may not have been but he is spot on. I replied to another post about how my wife always gets mad when I'm done and ready to leave and my family has hardly started and he didn't mention but I'll eat cold food anytime and my family think I am from mars. In the infantry you sleep in bushes and never heat your meals. He is close but I'd he lacks a DD214
After retiring, I do occasionally use mil terms, I'm seldom in a hurry, I'm intolerant of people who block thoroughfares or talk loud or just think of themselves, who show no regard for their personal safety or for others either. I let my hair and facial hair grow till my wife (retired mil as well) puts her foot down and cuts it (I like her cutting my hair). Of course there are many other things but those who have worn a uniform for their country already know what they are. Peace, health and happiness to all who have served.
Accustomed to narrow passageways on a ship; often heard or called out "Make a hole; Regular Navy coming through!". Now it drives me crazy to encounter blockages (almost all women) where a shopping cart is left unattended in the middle of a Walmart aisle with a comatose woman deeply focused on scanning the shelves. When called out, they are shocked to discover that there are other customers needing to pass her position. They'll do it almost every time, but men usually pay attention and move their cart to the side. Maddening. How do sailors survive today with women on the ships?
I'm 69, I can still enter a room without being heard, even on creaking floorboards, and i can walk in a forest without the sound of cracking twigs. If i want to. Sneaking up on a grandchild is so much fun.
Stationed in West Germany in the 1980's while serving in the U.S. Army. Got real comfortable driving at high speeds on the Autobahn. Fast forward to returning to a 55 MPH speed limit in the States. Man, I got stopped several times in the first 6 months back home. Talked my way out of every stop. Cops were very understanding. One stop was for 105 MPH in a 55 MPH zone on the Interstate. Cop just shook his head and told me to cool it! He was prior service.
2009-2013 Ramstein AB Germany. I brought home a 2011 MBenz. My first year back in the USA, I received a speeding ticket worth $240. The cops clocked me at 100 mph, and when caught up with me, I was driving 110 mph. I almost went to jail. The only thing that saved me was my military ID card.
@@AIHumanEquality I bet five years driving on the Autobahn taught him how to drive at high speeds on the highways. It's the moronic slow American drivers that cause the problems. SLOWER TRAFFIC MOVE RIGHT!!!!
Thank you for your service... and it's a good thing that the officer served too. Anything over 20 the limit can land you in jail as crazy as that might sound. So, 30 zone going 50 jail, 40 zone going 60 jail 50 zone going 70 jail!.... and so on😂😂😂😂
It usually depends on which branch the veteran served in when it comes to tells. Like Army would call meals ‘chow’ because we referred to the dining facility a Defac or chow hall. I never met a veteran that saluted everyone as a greeting, it’s usually for just the national anthem and it’s to salute the American flag. Some of the signs you listed are common but some are not
I do it (salute) with two fingers as a bit of irreverance sometimes, or just an acknolwedgement informally. But what drives me crazy is improper salutes in movies (did you not have military consultants that told you how to do it right?!). I never understood why someone doesn't knife hand those actor and actress assholes :)
Agreed, this video was hit and miss. I joined the Army early enough that it was still “mess” or “chow”, those of us from that early never switched to calling it DFAC.
@@VileMisanthrope Well it is the Air Force... We always corrected the young Marine's to get their hands out of your Air Force gloves. Otherwise they would land on their face when they were dropping to give 20.
As a prior draftee I NEVER salute flag , or stand for national anthem I go to bathroom and return after asshole song over Never wear anything to identify myself as veteran . Only gun ho war mongers do , usually jar heads
First off it isn't SERVICE MEN!! Last time I checked there were women in the military!! Or are you one of those Jarheads that still think it's a MAN'S world!
True North so basically an a-hole. You’re going to disrespect the men & women that made the ultimate sacrifice for your freedom. I’ve seen more respect from contentious objectors.
I served for over 23 years. My kids picked up on some things, like eating fast, showering fast, sir yes sir, etc. My daughter in law said that when she and my son dated, she noticed how fast he ate. Then she came to a family dinner and found out why. I also found out that my two youngest will text each other occasionally and instead of saying " let's get lunch", they will text "lets grab some chow"🙂. I thought that was hilarious.
I’m remember those days everybody used it and was a normal everyday term until Obama steps into office everything needed to be “PC” and look at the AirForce Basic Training. Look like children play ground.
I amused my wife in the grocery store the other day. I'm in my 70s and was wearing my Marine Corps baseball cap. An older lady approached us and said to me, "Are you an old Marine?" I answered, "Yes maam." But as I did, I involuntarily came to full attention. My wife was in hysterics. (Thank you, Dr. Pavlov.)
DEVIL DOG LEATHERNECK, ONCE A MARINE, " A L W A Y S A MARINE " THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, DEVIL DOG !!!! ( ALWAYS HAVING A " YOUNG . MARINES HEART & MIND " . )
As a member of the Military I agree with almost all of what you pointed out except the watching of war movies, history of war movies… my late father, my brother and myself watch them as former and serving as I’m sure other soldiers have…but when we are watching we find ourselves picking it a part in some cases… Saluting only happens in uniform with a hat on. Never in civi life…
I got into management, and that evaporated very quickly. Hard to be on time when you have 300 things to do in only 5 minutes, every 5 minutes. But the good thing is, I'm my own boss now, so I'm good..... (I also habitually stay late passed time, at least the same amount that I was late coming in)
Mitch Kelsey, you are correct. The legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers was adamant about showing up on time. If you had a team meeting at 8, and you showed up at 7:46, you were late.
Right , 15 minutes early , so they can be 45 minutes late , then only 15 minutes to take care of business , For An Hour Appointment !! Yup , hurry up and Wait !!
Those of us that had C rations still have P- 38( on my keychain), when lacing up all shoes ( right over left), feel sad hearing TAPS being played. Can still shoot extremely well!
Still keep a P38 in my tool box. Picked some up and have them to older vets in work. Since MRE came out no longer need a P38. Still eat fast from my army days.
I still have a P38 we ate burp rations a lot but there is not much nutrition in them! Just makes your belly full. In my mind the turkey loaf was the best.
@Gregory Walker... and I couldn't stand my boot laces not tucked in and out of sight; even when wearing sneakers, I tucked them underneath that lacings so they don't flop around. And yes, I was forever saying "Roger that" or "Say again" and finally, I find myself subconsciously saying "Clear" when crossing roads.
I’m an Army brat, and I don’t leave home without a gig line check. I notice when people’s buckles are in the wrong place. That matters in the professional world, ditto shined shoes.
You never ask for a high and tight unless you want to look like a Marine. I had to ask for a good, squared away haircut, number 2 on top, number 1 on the sides and a fade at the back.
I served eight years in the army. I would say that some of these attributes are common among veterans when they have only been out for a few years, but other things fall to the way side over the decades. I haven't ironed a shirt, shined a shoe, slept on the floor, taken a speed shower, said: "At ease", called a kitchen a "mess", etc., etc. in years and I haven't had a so-called buzz cut since basic training.
Still eat fast and every so often i catch myself standing at ease and always stand at attention for the Flag, I got out in 79 some things never go away.
Don’t feel bad, half the stuff you named Troops don’t that stuff now. I’m Not bagging on anyone but the uniforms are NOT SUPPOSED ironed nowadays. And the last time I spit shined boots was around 2008 for a girl I was dating that was in the Air Force who still had her black boots. Last time I did mine was in 2006 as the Army started wearing rough-out tan boots by then.
been in 12 years and the only thing that applies to me is walking fast and I could sleep wherever. When I was active duty I never got too ingrained in the military culture. lol
As a veteran of 25 years in the Army I stopped saluting when I retired and I grew my hair out down below my waste. I have had 8 combat tours and 2nd CIB award and I still watch war movies.
I didn't serve time, I simply served. You call it "serving time", like a prison sentence. When I served, it was the best time of my life ! You do realize there's no draft anymore, don't you ?
Even though I was booted out of the USAF for being good enough to be in my CO's Air Force. If asked I would go back in.i was not combat I was a AGE MECH. I supported the crew chiefs so that they can maintain the planes.
I don't know, serving over 6 years and not being able to quit feel like a prison sentence to me. Sometime I missed it, but I have to remind myself that I have to wake up at 4 in the morning, maybe get inspected depending on the day of the week, go to PT in the goddamn cold, then go back to wearing the ACU, and sleep because fuck eating, and then go to a company formation or battalion formation. It just a lot of fuck fuck game I don't want to deal with. NG was easy, but it still too much bullshit.
Dead Pool Bunch of military bullshit, if you ask me. That's why I chose the USAF. For one, it's the only branch that guaranteed me in writing that I would do the job I chose and was trained for. We did PT in basic only. After, as long as you can do the 1/2 mile run every year, the rest is up to the Airman. I served as a KC 135A Crew Chief. It was the job I signed up for, went in 6 month delayed entry for, and the job I wanted to do. People who go in open career field usually end up either an SP or a cook or something like that. I couldn't fly, ( bad eyes ), but if I was joining the USAF, I wanted to work on aircraft. Nothing else. Aviation nerd since I could walk. The USAF is different. Yes, I served under officers, ( mostly flight crews ), but I was never made to feel subservient. Of course, flight crews are a different breed of officer, and Crew Chiefs are a different breed of Airman. We got away with things that others may not have. I got in a yelling match with a Capt who didn't know shit, and I got away with it. I don't even remember ever getting a direct order. I was responsible for my part of the mission, and they were responsible for theirs. I NEVER felt less than !. I was a flightline troop, and my commander kept us away from formations, a bunch of inspections, ceremonies, etc. we had inspections like once a month if that. I think I wore my blues once, and for flightline troops it was normal for our fatigues to be stained with oil hydraulic fluid, deicing fluid, etc. etc. We washed them plenty of course, but the stains were hard to get out completely, so,we weren't expected to have spit shined shoes, or spotless fatigues. Heady days, serving in SAC at the height of the Cold War.
Michael Homchick AGE Mechanic ? No shit. You know, everytime an aircraft taxis, The AGE troops are mentioned. Taxi report: "Upper and lower rotating beacons on and rotating. All "powered, non powered AGE is clear of the aircraft" All panels, hatches, secondary structures are secured. Sir, you're in taxi configuration. Have a safe.flight, sir. Don't brake my aeroplane !"
I personally thank all military personnel for their service to this country. My dad from WWII, my cousins Vietnam, my brothers Vietnam, and current family still serving. Lost my cousin to Agent orange cancer and his brother is also on hospice due to Agent orange. God bless all of you! Much love and respect!
@sneksnekitsasnek I would have loved to, even joined the JR ROTC in high school but my mom was against it and preferred I go to college. My dad wanted me to but he worried about my health due to being anemic at the time.
Good of you to say so....It was a honor to have served our nation in its time of need. "Then I heard the voice of The Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send, who will go for us?' Then I said, 'Here am I, send me'." Isaiah 6:8
GM1 (SW/EXW) Retired, here. I appreciate the video, but a couple of things. 1. Saluting is something I've never seen carried back to civilian life. Every day in the service, you have to distinguish between ranks to decide whether to salute or not and you NEVER salute anyone in their civilian clothes. Salutes are not used to "say hello." 2. Most veterans I've known love war movies. The only time it gets irritating is when the film makers screw up the depiction and you have trouble suspending disbelief (they seldom get military life right.) 3. Explanations go on all the time. I think the synonyms you're looking for are "briefings" and "meetings." 4. We don't typically use the phonetic alphabet with civilians because we know they'll likely get confused. It's not a habit for us. 5. No one I've ever met calls their own kitchen or a restaurant a mess. It's just not a thing. Thanks for the rest, though.
I agree to an extent on the saluting. I don't salute anyone without military experience. But the boys at the Legion can let them fly! Funny story; the only time I have saluted, honestly saluted, was when I graduated college. The Veteran Student Organization and my Veteran Service Officer were present when I walked. My VSO is a crusty old E-8 from the 3rd Batt. As I turned to walk down the long ramp after receiving my diploma, he was standing there at the bottom, in his dress blues, at attention and full salute. It caught me by surprise. It was like I had never left; instinctively, I returned his salute crisply, and dropped my arm after a second count, and his was down right behind mine, lightning quick. Certain things cannot (should not) be unlearned. I missed the Army very much that day. God Bless America
@@arthur1543 Your not mean you just see the world and the people in it with a critical eye a (a tad off center) and besides screw them if they can't take a joke!
My father was in the Navy for 20 years, many of the habits that he developed were passed on to his children as well. Thank you to all who serve, and their families as well.
Neat tricks I learned in the Army: I can sleep just about anywhere and anytime. I can tell who someone is from a distance even when we’re all dressed the same because everyone walks just a little bit differently.
I was Navy and just completed two week training at NAS Glenview, drove doown to Lake of the Ozarks to go camping with my future wife and her family. Three punk kids on motorcycles camped next to us and tried to intimidate everyone around them. It wasn't good and I was looking forward to 10:00 PM, lights out and quiet time. About fifteen minutes later they moved into their tent but kept the radio volume up, I asked politely to turn it down and was cussed out. I excused myself and walked over to their tent, unzipped the door and was pleased to see them zipped up in their sleeping bags. I stood over the first guy and said, next time someone offers you a suggestion you'll take it seriously. I then provided some physical encouragement training to three wannabies. Prior to exiting their tent I told them if I hear anymore noise I'll come back and hammer the lesson home. Walked back to our campsite, laid down and went to sleep. The Park Ranger stopped by our campsite in the early morning for a cup of coffee and said the three bikers packed up and pushed their bikes quietly away at three in the morning. He said he was pleased. We kust smiled.
I think any veteran stories that are funny would be great to hear. My wife's uncle served with the Marines in WWII and he had several humorous stories, i.e. when he wanted to see what a bullet looked like in a locked and loaded BAR. His Gunny saw him looking down the barrel trying to get some sunlight to shine on the bullet itself, advised him to quit skylarking as he could blow his own head off. He then kicked the butt with his boot while repositioning the rifle for a better look and it went off, missing his head. The Gunny shouted "Stop! You're gonna still be on point, being dead is no excuse to get out of the war!"
My wife's uncle was awarded the Silver Star for later efforts for his war service. I saw the write up and the picture of Macarthur pinning the medal on.him. Very mild mannered and gentle man.
I had a good work ethic from my aunt and uncle who raised me, but everything I am today I owe to the Marines. Got out in '73, we weren't treated like military is today, but I'm glad they get their due respect now. Semper Fi
Sydney2for2 as a retired deputy Sheriff, I use the term, "Copy that" and I use the phonic alphabet. I still hear military personnel use the trem, "roger" or "roger that."
I'm Canadian and served in the RCAF for 35+ years. Some of the things in this video applies to vets this side of border also. One thing that I still do is always use any walkway no matter where I am even though others walk across the grass. I can still hear senior NCO's at training bases, (and operational), yelling "get off the grass."
"Get off My grass." .. "Get off My bench." .. "Get off My counter." .. Get your rear end out of My barracks." Seem like everything belong (including me) to the NCO/DI...
In the Royal Navy they will shout 'man overboard' and throw you a lifebelt which is kept next to the grass area. As an RAF visitor to a naval base I was not told about this. Also you can only leave the base when the 'liberty boat' leaves. The bases on shore also have HMS names like real ships. Fishheads are somewhat wierd!
I wasn't in the military, but many friends and family members were. My dad was always on time or early, as is my brother. My brother-in-law has talked about Navy showers - get wet, soap up, rinse down, all in about 30 seconds, and with 1 gallon of water. I have also heard ex-military tell their kids to "Police the Area", instead of "Pick up your Toys". Most all preferred short haircuts the rest of their life, and continued to be meticulous in their dressing/grooming habits. I have an ex-military friend who has been out 10+ years, but still uses military time, uses the phonetic alphabet, eats fast, could make Satan blush with his language, says "Copy That", "Negative", etc. But I have also known some ex-military that you would never guess as ex-military.
Came home from RVN in 71. People turned away when they saw me in uniform. Even my own pop who was a WW2 vet didn't say welcome home. In the last few years when people said "thanks for your service" I typically replied, "you're 50 years too late." I finally realized the younger folks have no Idea how VN vets were treated so I've changed my response to "it was an honor."
I got spit on in 1976 while going to class in college (by two professors) because I was wearing my OD green Army field jacket with my MEDDAC patch - carrying my books in my M-5 Aid Bag… the professors called me a “baby killer” - little did they know that as a MEDIC I actually DELIVERED 5 babies!!!
The way they carry themselves. Military personnel carry themselves with pride and proper posture. They scan the room, this may not apply to all vets but most combat vets will always be on alert scanning for any possibility of threat. Just comes naturally after a few deployments to a combat zone. Their eyes. Not much to add to this. If you know, you know if you don't, then you don't.
My wife always tells me I look like the terminator, always scanning my environment without really thinking about it. I like to sit facing the most likely avenue of approach and mentally log all the exit points. I can usually pick out anyone that is concealed carrying too.
Thank god my wife knows this and doesnt think I’m checking out girls. My ex used to get mad at me so many times thinking I’m checking girls out but I check everyone out.
I served 3 years in the army during Vietnam, but stayed stateside the whole time. You can tell a vet by his preference for printing instead of cursive (how many forms were filled out quickly ,but must be legible done.) still print today but without a Skillcraft pen!
If you see a parent out with their kids, and the kids are well behaved, polite and respectful... there's a good chance some of the parents or grandparents were in the military or police.
Or a side arm that fires 30 rounds before it dry fires. I literally count when I see it on tv or in film. And the stupid shit that protects you from high caliber projectiles.
So true there are movies I watch that I really like and I find myself actually counting the rounds and then start laughing! My wife looks over and says "what is so funny?" I tell her he shot 100 rounds or more out of a 30 round clip. Or the one I really love seeing them do is shot a shotgun, and then again, and again. One thing they forget you have to pump the damn thing once you fire it! Unless it has a mag and ejects the used case, which I I have not seen many that do, you HAVE to pump it! Of course not in Hollyweird movies thou..
Yeah there's definitely a problem in the props department. Lately, they've made the movies with guys literally, unloading, for multiple scenes, and every dust cover is shut. No brass. At all. Its unacceptable really. Youd like a John Wick movie though. They always reload proper in a JW flick. Ok later.
My Uncle David Knode who served in United States Air Force 20 years retiring in 1992 at the rank of Major always kept his hair cut and always well dressed. He spoke clearly and had married my Aunt Keiko while stationed in Japan who didn’t speak English very well and he would speak in ways so she could read lips. He passed away in 2011 of cancer. and one of my other Uncles who served 33 years beginning in 1975 in National Guard achieving the rank of Lt Colonel by time he retired in 2008 and was always well kept and a disciplined man, he was one to use discipline when needed with his kids and they learned value of working on farm at young age. My Uncle Stan unfortunately passed in 2011 as well from complications of liver failure
This is mostly about Army. I was USAF, 1969-73, one year in SEA. I still am the first to finish a meal, and others at the table often comment about it. It's the result of the Air Force Basic Training at Lackland AFB, Texas. Even though I was USAF, I still cuss like a sailor. Watching the movie "Platoon" when it came out at the theater, during the scene where Willem Dafoe was running through the jungle to avoid being flanked, and had a firefight with the VC, it was an emotionally intense segment. After the movie, my wife asked me if I heard the guys in the theater yelling, and I said no. She said during that scene, three guys stood up and were screaming at Defoe: "Kill them, kill them". I said I didn't hear them screaming, I was in the middle of the firefight deciding on where to place my next round.
I still hang my shirts with the left sleeve facing out and still roll my drawers and socks and place them in the dresser in rows. I also still get up at 0500 and use 24 hour time. Frankly, I think using 24 hour time should be taught to everyone. 1100 and 2300 cannot be confused but 1100am and 1100pm can be. I will note that in Europe you do see the use of 24 hour time on schedules, etc.
1. Making The Bed 2. Arranging cloths in the closet 3. Cleaning Work space or Guns 4. Getting ready quick 5. Always in alert 6. Quick Thinking and Swift Action if needed 7. More physical then Mach 8. Always Chin Up 9. Tuck In of dress 10. Sitting Postures 11. No If & buts 12. Talk when there is need to talk basis 13. Swag
I started a trend here in Miami and Miami Beach and everyone salutes me because these "PHUKERS" need to tighten up-there is no sign or sense of discipline in this NOW third world island, they need help here mentally!
(Admittedly this one is largely a result of my career field) To put a slash through the letter "S" (Sierra) so it looks like a dollar sign...to keep from confusing it with a "5". And I ALWAYS cross sevens (7s) as well.
I'm a Nam vet. One big item Veterans have and do is "Explain what's happening and ask questions if we don't know". That way we know everyone is on the same page because in the military if you don't know whats going on people can get killed. It never takes very long and especially in today's world the "idiots" then complain that we are abrupt and did not allow others input and create a "group" consensus as to what needs to be done especially when the others are clueless. Working for a company bought out by IBM and then Siemens I often heard "Veterans are un-trainable and they don't understand team concept". If we see what needs to be done we do it and don't sit around talking about it.
I got out of the army after 4 years in 2017. I still get irritated when my boss doesn't give the daily line up or they miss details like we have X amount of items, so I can prepare and not be thrown off. Preparation is key.
@@bomcstoots1 I coined a saying in 2009 you may use..."The 7 P's are not nice to haves...they are the cornerstone of every operational endevour!" Copyright: Me (AJ) in the ME 12 July 2009 ... I was speaking to some civvies from KBR at the time and use it regularly in my sig' block these days. Note: Spelling is the King's English as I am an Aussie...feel free to spell check for yourself. AJ Sends
@@scottcrawford7674 Too easy Brother... P rior P reparation and P lanning P revent P iss P oor P erformance. Learnt that on day one in the Australian Army.
@@scottcrawford7674 Just keep being good to them and be your best daily. It is not always enough, but it is enough to try. The 7 P's gives you something to teach them that will help them understand a little better and, if they apply it, make them better people too.
@Aaron11b Yeah. Tried to get in the Army as an MP, they told me I was too young(17) to carry a sidearm. Joined the Navy, became a Corpsman with FMF, they gave me a M-16 AND a 1911!! Funny how things work out!! SEMPER FI!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
When I retired and got my first civilian job in 25 years, for the first year at least 10 times a day, some customer would come up and ask if I was in the Military previously. I had my hair short, walked fast, used Sir and Ma'am towards everyone and quietly cursed under my breath🥴. Seems like those people had watched this video. To all the other Veterans, love to you all.
Yeah I didn’t know that you had to be a soldier to be in the military. U.S. Navy Baby, and I still make sure that my gig line is lined up. This is really more about veterans fresh out of service. Somethings take a while to get rid of and somethings never go away.😁
@@GT-mq1dx Yeah no you had to be in the Military to be a soldier and you have to be in the Army for that. This list is 110% BS and everyone who ever been in knows this
Saying sir and ma’am are just signs of respect and mainly bc someone was raised with good parents to teach them respect and no one salutes to say hello, it’s the highest sign of respect you can give someone
Brian Phelps military personnel say “say again” because to say over (let’s say) a radio “repeat”, or “what” is confusing, not often heard as well as “say again”; not to mention that repeat also can mean to fire another round.. say again is far more functional.
Going downstairs at a slight side angle, this is prevalent mostly for sailors who are used to traversing steep and narrow stairs on ships more commonly known as ladders.
@@mr.nobody68 Fun fact: "Mess" is actually an old term. Remember in the old "Beverly Hillbillies" television show, they always talked about cooking a "mess of greens?" The word rriginally meant "a portion of food."
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I never seen someone who used to be in the military salute unless they dig their uniform out of the closet and are part of some ceremony such as for Memorial Day.
This isn't spaghetti. This is army noodles with ketchup.
Alpha Romeo........as in the Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliette. Not like the Alpha Romeo cars.
@@Anon54387 Well, you haven't seen me or the ones I know. It's a matter of respect. Maybe you've just not deserved it or been around others who have.
In a restaurant I refuse to sit in a way where my back is to the door. I always want to watch the in and out foot traffic. Who else does this?
Thanks for sharing this, Felipe!
I do this, but I was also law enforcement.
@@joesanchez8297 yea. I find my Son in law an AF VET does the same. And he is a police officer.
People that worked in corrections do this.
@@joesanchez8297 I, also face ingress and egress points. My wife doesn't even hesitate anymore. She knows "I have her six."
As a vet, I still live by a simple rule for being on time.
To be early is to be on time.
To be on time is to be late.
To be late is inexcusable.
20+ Years in the Navy taught me "If you're on time then you are already 5 minutes late!"
You need to get to where you're going 5 minutes before you're due there so the shipmate you're relieving can do a quick handover to you then scoot away to his/her rack the very second their watch is finished!
@@unavailableFU I spent many days and nights racing sailboats. If you had the 0000 to 0400 watch off, you wanted to get to your bunk as quickly as possible. My eyesight was too poor for an AirForce desk job so I spent 26 years as a civilian for the Navy. Most of that time was spent making sure weapons would work when needed.
Same here.
Showed up on time to first formation at 0630, rgr that. 😂
The leisure time yiz have in the military
It is not that we do not want to be reminded of what we went through, but rather that we cannot stop finding fault with war movies.
TV shows, movies. I ruin em all for everyone. I just don't understand how they can't get anything right.
That is exactly what I was going to say
Lol so very true.
Exactly. I like war movie, but if I see something that is wrong. I'm going to point it out. Also, former soldiers don't salute to everyone as a gesture. In fact, soldiers hate saluting. At least I know I did.
@@DaiMie I had a number of officers tell me not to salute them. The only ly thing I do not mind saluting is the Flag.
One of the most influential habits my Dad had (which I'm sure he learned in the Army) was to always speak clearly and to the point. No mumbling or slurring speech without dragging on and on when talking. All while looking you straight in the eye. Also a way of earning respect.
I'm told I talk too loud. I think I am only projecting my voice to be clear.
I turn on my Gunny Hartman drill instructor voice if they want to hear real loud.
👍👍👍👍 i can't stand trying to listen to someone who mumbles or can't complete a short sentence without useing a dozen ahhh ummm's before and after every other word..
@@scottcrawford7674 I don't care what branch of the military but I have respect for the individuals who learned and earned respect in their training. Salute to you.
I do this but it's harder to do while wearing a mask. So I can speak clear and loud the the mask will still muffle me lol.
@@scottcrawford7674If you're mean and rude that's a you problem not from the military. There's plenty of vets including me that aren't rude or disrespectful to people. Not being able to keep your silence is the opposite of military training. The military teaches you discipline but if you don't know when to keep quiet you're lacking discipline.
My husband does most of these things, he was in the US Navy and flew during Desert Storm,our kids and I were lucky he always came back to us. Thank all of you for your service and sacrifice
You forgot the most common thing. THEY ARE ALWAYS ON TIME.
Most of the time not only on time but 30 minutes early.
to be early is to be on time and to be on time is to be late
10-04
Being late is a failure, failure is no option
On time. Means 15 minutes early.
My dad still uses knife hands when giving directions, he also takes forever to eat and after 20 years of my mom asking why he eats so slow, he finally answered, " BECAUSE FOR 25 YEARS I COULDN'T!!!!"
They would tell us eat now, taste later LOL
@@michellemillington6452 Right, that explains a lot
Same way!
HEROES ONE AND ALL!!!!!!!
Priceless!
I served 26 years in the US Army. It was structured and had well established norms and culture. It had purpose, it rewarded effort, and it got things done. It was difficult at times but was generally gratifying. Post military, I found that working in civilian jobs was awkward and unfulfilling. No matter the business, it was all about sales and profit. I felt lost. The social atmosphere was more like a frat house. The military years were the best in my life. And yes, all of these years later I still have the military haircut, I keep a P-38 handy, I write my dates in the format 4 Jul 2023.
Interesting, thank you so much for sharing your life story! Be safe and have a great day ahead 💕
Most U.S. service PERS do not realise this, but that date format is the standard by international treaty as is the phonetic alphabet and how we all learn how to enunciate numbers. If you called it a "NATO Standard", you'd be wrong but not be wrong.... you know what I mean 😉
It's common to return from combat not knowing what to do with yourself and feeling like you're in unfamiliar territory. After awhile it will fade in time maybe not entirely but you'll get more used to the civilian life as years go by. Saying this from experience.
We do not tolerate people who disrespect the flag of the United States.
Like the ancient Roman soldiers, G.I.s are indoctrinated to regard the flag as a holy symbol, but it's not. Some ex-G.I.s even go to the extreme to worship it. The pledge of allegiance is their prayer to the cloth. For many, burning the flag is an act of treason. But they forget the American Legion's protocol for a so-call desecrated flag IS to burn it while reciting the pledge of allegiance as though it was a prayer. Well, that's their choice.
James Bailey Wrong my friend. We just have a healthy respect for it.
bigdaddyed2 Now you know that’s just wrong. Chumming the waters perhaps?
Lionel Jackson Well that’s just rude. I don’t know any service member that doesn’t respect the flag.
Lionel Jackson Sweetie, you must have me mixed up with someone else. My Dad & Daughter are Air Force, Me, my brother & Grandpa are Army. I am 100% disabled service connected. I personally have never seen anyone not respect the flag. Don’t understand what hardship it is to salute during reveille & retreat.🤷♀️
There is no " Former Military" there is Active, Guard ,Reserve or Veteran. Once military always military.
Hey, Don, don't forget "Retired!" Still an asset...
@@fr.jamesrosselli9701
Absolutely 👍👍
👍 Totally!!
I may have formerly served in the Army, but I am and will always be a soldier.
And retired military
I'll relate one incident that happened to me a little over a year ago. My wife and I were driving down a street when I saw an American flag on the ground. I stopped , picked up the flag and knocked on the door of the owner. Turns out he was an older Marine and did not know that his flagpole had broken, dropping the flag on the ground. Together we did some quick repairs on the pole and got the flag flying high again. Every vet (I'm ex Army) knows the flag NEVER touches the ground.
Right on made me smile :) Normally would not even tell anyone but I have done the same thing and even a few times :) The Ks. wind broke the rope and pulley, I walk to the store and have seen it flying usually with pow?mia flaf. I went to store and also to the lumber yd. and got a new flag and pulley and on the way home knocked on the door and ironically enough he was doctors appointment at the v.a. :) I showed his wife we replaced it and the new flag so it was the first thing he saw when he came home:) I can not drive for medical reasons so we now share a ride to the v.a. for doctors visits :) also helped both of us, he is older than me but I also have long term sober,drug free and he still struggles with alcohol abuse so ,became a sponsor of sorts with him,or at least someone he can rant to if struggling. good job Keep them flying high:) Peace takes Practice. Rick
See the cars stopping - and the pedestrians out at 0500 on the 5th of July, combing the lawns and curbs - to make sure those semi-ubiquitous ‘toy flags’, the ones that come on sticks; haven’t ‘had a bad night’ - before the donzerly awakening ...
amirite? 🇺🇸
Thank you brother in arms! Most people have no idea of how to properly display our flag!
Being the daughter of a vet, I agree that a lot of people don't know how to respect the flag these days. It's sad.
I'm also a stickler for informing businesses that their flag needs replacing.
It’s been my experience as a veteran working in the civilian world, the only thing civilian employers understand is that vets show up to work on time and follow general orders
Can’t wait to successfully use General Orders 2, 3, 5, and 7 in my office job lol
Speak for yourself, I was an average soldier but a terrible civilian employee....
On time? Heck I'm always 15 min early. Drives me craze having a wife that always tries to arrive right on time.
@@patkarp1965 If you're not at least 10 minutes early, you're late.
General Orders are great in the workplace. Just don’t expect to make too many friends, ha ha!
One thing they didn't address is the culture shock we experienced after being discharged. In my case, I was discharged on a Monday, drove from San Diego and was in a classroom on Thursday. My head was not adjusted to civilians. I think all Vets would relate to this story-I was studying that first week in college and the guy in the room next door had cranked his stereo up so much the bass was making things shake on my desk. I knocked on his door and asked him to turn it down. He cussed me out. Mistake. I pushed past him, grabbed his receiver (this was the 70's, don't laugh) and held it out of the window. I told him in a calm voice that if he said another word to me, I was dropping the receiver from the 4th story window. He was almost crying and begged me not to do it and promised to turn down the music. Never had a problem with him. Of course, the 18-19 year olds in the dorm did think I was crazy. ha ha
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Aren't people who attempt to bully others funny. Then you show up a administrator a good dose of reality. Then the bully decides he should voluntarily adopt a more symbiotic position in life. You probably taught him a good bit of wisdom.
I have arrived at a maxim in life:
It is never moral to be coercive toward one until that individual, themselves is attempting to coerce another.
This is precisely what you did. I like that you your were in control of yourself and elected to use the minimum force necessary to accomplish the objective. In my opinion, some of the traits of a real warrior.
I speak with many who insist the best course of action is to go in with all barrels blazing. I've always contended that this sort of strategy on every outing shows a lack of knowledge of yourself and your own capabilities, a lack of control of yourself, a waste of precious resources, and a serious risk of unintended consequences.
Your short encounter shows sound judgment on your part.
My hat is off to you Sir.
Respect given!
So, trespassing and threatening to destroy someone's property is a habit carried over from the military? Not in my experience.
@@richdouglas2311 It's a matter of showing respect for the people around you and there being consequences when you don't.
Check your gig line...if you know, then you know...
6:47 p.m. I would do that growing up and my dad would say my grandpa would be proud that I knew what that was.....would he though?🤔
boot blousin boards, cor-fams, piss cutter head gear, STRAC, Charlies, wooly pullys, jump boots, ladder lacing and a bunch of other terms.
After being out for 20 years, I still check my gig line. I have to explain it to other people.
I try to tell my rookies on the fire department to always check gig line on dress uniforms..they look at me like deer in headlights.
I still put a gig line even when I wear shorts and belt
My time in the military was by far the best time of my life. The bonding with each other, having each other's back, camaraderie. You cannot beat those experiences.
Yep. We ran in packs. Knew a lot about each other, learned from each other, and cared about each other. At least the meat eaters did.
Interesting, thank you so much for sharing. What other types of videos would you like to see?
There is no greater love for another person than a comrade, shipmate or battle buddy.
How true! Due to PCS your bonding changed with each unit you were with but after retirement there was little bonding where I worked, just get thru your 8 and go home.
Solid 💯
I love job interviews where they ask "How are you in a high stress environment?" I ask what they mean by high stress. They usually reply with "you know...deadlines and such." Then I ask " So is anyone's life on the line? Maybe we have two different views of "stress"". That usually leaves them without a reply.
Interviewer: "Can you give an example of being in a tight schedule and how did you handle it?"
Military Guy: "I recall one time we had a strike coming in on a camp we just reconned and the blast was to cover our withdrawal. We took incoming from the direction of our egress. Overwatch cleared a path with a couple of headshots, while I dropped two tangos with my SAW and a couple more with a grenade.
"We all made it out in time and my AAR went all the way to the top. Overall I felt pretty good about our body count in the end."
Interviewer: " . . . "
I love interviewers who ask that question and when I say I was in the service and we don't have stress we call it normal day of work they just stare
I doubt it.
@@morganjohnson539 That's great! I just ask them politely if they have ever tried the French bakery near the football stadium in Mogadishu at sunset on a warm summer evening. Wonderful croissants, just watch the cross-fire. . .
Regulars, by God. Duece-Duece "Vichos Locos" 10 Money in the house
Depends if you're working at Amazon or not.
The narrator was definitely not in any military branch.
thats right , we may have done all that shit in recruit school
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None!! Lol
mark dening wtf is recruit school
@@PalaciosD98 😂
I enjoy taking long showers and taking my time eating... because guess what... I don't have to rush anymore...
duh, you worked for it.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
I get up at 04:30 every morning without a clock so that I can hit the work out bench ,read some chapters in my bible ,shower ,shave in peace before the rest of the family starts their morning.. keep my hair cut short lights out generally at 2200hr. It’s something that I don’t have to do but I look at it as my time. Been out over 40 years.
I am in the shower and clean in less then 4 or 5 minutes....the rest of the time is mine....long showers. Even better when I am sharing with someone a lot more pretty then ...well you know.
I take short showers....because now...I pay the water bill.
I've been calling people sir and ma'am long before the military, I was raised properly by my parents.
Yeah, and then We caught hell saying it to enlisted officers during and right after Boot.
Hahaha- same in the British Army, if we got a little tongue tied and called our Sergeant sir, my Lord we would know about it.
Shame the Army has lost itself these days, too political.
Oh- and here is to my American brothers, served with you lads in Iraq, great chaps! 🍻🏴🇺🇸
Me too and still do!
My mom also taught me to use "sir" and "Ma'am" to everyone. And she taught me that a gentlemen always removes his hat indoors. There's one you don't see much these days. I still do it.
Ictpilot Ictpilot me too. And AFJROTC helps with that a lot too.
This is 100% correct. My great grandfather served in WWI and my grandfather lied about his age to join the Army TWO YEARS BEFORE PEARL HARBOR and served in the Air Force for 28 years. I'm a retired U.S Army veteran. A big thank you to everyone who has served and their families. They sacrifice too.
A lot of this isn't actually correct by modern standards. I can't say for older times but in today's standards a lot of this isn't a thing or is half incorrect.
Dad always had a trench shovel in the car.
Coffee with every meal, caffeine never bothered him. WWII vet, a Marine. Miss him, gone 12 years.
SEMPER FI Marine! That's for your Dad !
SALUTE SIR 🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸
I hope that I am not out of line saying this, but I believe that he would be so proud of you.
A good patriot man, that's for sure.
Did the caffeine kill him. ???
We don't like to watch war movies because of how wrong and stupid they are....
And "Pearl Harbor" was a lousy movie.
Rodger that.
It always amazes me how one man can fire a thousand rounds from a 30 round magazine
An accurate 3 hour war movie would be 2 hours and 55 minutes of sheer boredom and 5 minutes of being scared shitless during a patrol and never seeing the enemy in the midst of absolute chaos and confusion.
True. Every Special Forces man I have known or heard about laughed at the 1968 war movie "The Green Berets", starring John Wayne.
Sitting with my back to the wall and always assessing a potential threat when someone walks in
I share that behavioral quirk, I was told it's called hypervigillance . I can't comfortably sit at a bar unless there is a big mirror behind it (remember when you could go to a bar) . Any large crowd sets me on "alert".
I grew up in Detroit. I learned that by age 12. I still can't break that habit and have carried it into my adulthood and I no longer live near that city. My friends, wife and kids still point that out when we go to eat someplace.
I always select seating facing to the most area where danger would come from meaning my back against the wall. I want to be able to see what’s going on around me.
Combat vet
I was never in the military, just the BSA. I was a proud Scout and still live that lifestyle. Always vigilant. Always aware. Always ready. Be prepared!
I used to work in healthcare and many of my clients came from the VA. Heard some great stories. Much respect for veterans. My two favorite clients were both Devil Dogs. One had a bronze star and three Purple Hearts; the other had four Purple Hearts. They both joked, “couldn’t stay out of the way of those bullets.” But the real stories were unbelievable but true.
The Bronze star fellow was in Korea. His squad was ambushed and three went down. He dragged one away and got shot in the back. Then he went back, grabbed another and got shot in the ass. Then he went back, grabbed the last one, got shot again in the back. Everybody survived.
The other was in the pacific during WWII. Four separate incidents resulting in wounds. The one that sent him back stateside- he was on point (they always send us country boys ahead bc we know how to move in the woods), caught four rounds from a machine gun in the chest. He fell back to his squad and warned them off the ambush ahead, and they double timed it back to base to get him taken care of.
That’s the thing I admire about most veterans: they are all about the team and not in some cheesy sport way. That’s how I spot them in the civilian world- the work ethic, individual effort towards the common goal, and unsat performance gets an Alpha Charlie.
I trained as an Army Combat Medic. To this day I constantly look for anyone in need of any kind of help. I still say Sir or Mam and thank you. I seek out fellow veterans to thank them for their service. The military teaches you how to respect.
SOLDIER FUCKING MEDIC!!!!! Yea same, I am a truck driver now. I keep an aid bag in my truck just in case I roll up on something and EMS hasn't arrived. Had to use it a few times over my last 13 years.
@JC 64 medics on a one way trip
@@mikerheynolds2193 same was medevac crew only had to use it once or twice
I served 3yrs in UK RAF, then 8 yrs in the health service , one of our ward sisters had been an army nurse , many people disliked her because of her bluntness , I actually liked her.
I've been a civvie for 30, yrs and still have the military mindset , it's as though part of me was replaced , upgraded.
Former FMF Corpsman myself. Semper Fidelis
Yes - definitely the ability to sleep anywhere...
I spent many nights sleeping on a hospital floor while my late wife was battling cancer - to be there when she needed me.
“No thank you nurse - I don’t need a bed, I’m quite comfortable. Please just care for my wife.”
INFANTRY 🇺🇸🇦🇺
Salute , sir, hope your wife won that battle
God bless, English Sapper here. I pray your wife is ok mate. The making of a good soldier is his stable and loving home life- gives us something to fight for.
Good luck mate.
Hardest battle we ever had to fight...but as I told my partner, these Colours Don't Run.....hope things work out for your wife and your self...
He said LATE wife.
Sorry about your wife bud I am sure she knew you were there by her side like always.
One thing they forgot,time.You will never be late for anything in the Military.I still feel that way in the civilian world.
When I was in the Navy, we had a new seaman in our division who was 15 minutes late for morning muster. He was given a choice. Get written up for being UA or do 4 hours of extra duty.
Needless to say he was never late again.
"If you are 5 minutes early, you are already 10 minutes late."
15 minutes early is on time. on time is late. late is UA.
Being on time, even earlier than necessary, is so ingrained that it rubbed off on my wife and children. The two mandatory years in the Belgian army in the late 50s (am 86) were beneficial to my professional life. Strict personal discipline, being polite (yes sir, yes mam), orderly, shining shoes, stretched bed linen, and so on... Yes, while I may have cursed the army during those two years, I have always been thankful afterwards for having had to serve in that miserable little army.
Many soldiers have no issues watching military movies. Many love them and also love to pick out what's unrealistic or interesting
Very interesting, thanks for sharing this info! What other types of video would you like to see on our channel?
I agree. I didn’t have a problem watching military movies. The ones they mentioned in this video, as a Navy veteran, I saw Saving Private Ryan at the base theater. When I left, I was happy to be in the Navy. I didn’t see Black Hawk Down but saw Pearl Harbor because (1) it was filmed in Hawaii when I was there, (2) I knew lots of people who were extras to include my ex and (3) I will never forget getting rejected from being an extra because of historical accuracy. You know, being a black, pregnant female just didn’t fit in the storyline.😂😂
Yes after serving, but I dont ever remember wanting to do so, while in between deployments.
Correct, rather watch fantasy for some reason, mostly because I want to correct the movie being unrealistic.
As a combat medic in Iraq, I refuse to watch war movies. It's too painful and heartbreaking to watch.
Holding items in your left hand
So you can quickly salute and give the proper greetings to an officer
As a US Army Military Police officer we were trained to leave our gun hand free at all times, if possible, so that we could draw our sidearm quickly if a situation arose that may require potential lethal action. After 30 years out of the Army i still rarely hold anything in my right had unless i have to. and i haven't owned or worn a sidearm for 24 years.
Or you’re ready to draw with your right hand.
That is so true.....to this day, every time i have something in my right hand i switch it to the left hand because of that :-)
When I stationed at Letterman I would run into a Reserve LTC who received the MOH in WWII. One afternoon I passed him going into the ER entrance and saluted him. As he walked by he said quick salute the officer behind me. Without thinking I followed orders. The soldier behind him was a Doctor with his arms full of books. It startled him and he dropped all his books to return the salute! I don’t know the LTC told me to do it,but I heard him chuckling all the way to his car. The Doctor must has pissed him off I guess.
Thomas Knight
Hahahahaha lol thanks for the share
Lol
There is also a special bond between fellow service personnel either presently or formerly serving.
And just as soldiers don't have dirty shoes most you'll never find a sailor who can't tie a tie, they are masters at this.
A msge is not considered trabsmitted either orally or otherwise unless /until acknowledged! by the receiving party.most people dont realise the onus is in the sender to ensure mge recd.
My absolute closest friendships were forged in the military. Come hell or high water, nothing will break those bonds.
Absolutely
yep; we are brothers, brothers in arms
Former Service Members know the differences between branches. Don't lump everyone that served as a Soldier. That term is specific to The Army. There are also Sailors, Airmen, and Marines. Not to mention Coast Guardsmen. If you want to use a collective term, use Service Member.
😉
Exactly.
@ Layer Eight Well said.
No one care about some gay guys, chair force, and a goddamn cult. Also, the Coast Guard are not a real military.
@Dead Pool Wow. Angry much? And by the way, you are welcome. It took Service Members to fight and die for your freedom to say that. You are so very welcome.
I've been out for almost 3 decades and I still check my gig line every time I stand.
Early risers. Almost every vet I know is an early riser. Back when I was getting recruited, I remembered the tag line "we do more before 8 am than most people do all day". Thirty years later and I am still up between 5 and 6 am without an alarm clock.
04 brother got horses an pups to feed. No alarm either. Lol
I still refer Early rising as getting up at o dark 30
I still wake up 4:30-5:00 am.
Goodness not me! That is just abnormal without some need to do so. I find lunch the best time to roll out now, but then I was always the weirdo, probably the only NCO who did not drink coffee or smoke in my time.
Amen
Whoever the dope was who wrote this was never near the military
well he may not have been but he is spot on. I replied to another post about how my wife always gets mad when I'm done and ready to leave and my family has hardly started and he didn't mention but I'll eat cold food anytime and my family think I am from mars. In the infantry you sleep in bushes and never heat your meals. He is close but I'd he lacks a DD214
After retiring, I do occasionally use mil terms, I'm seldom in a hurry, I'm intolerant of people who block thoroughfares or talk loud or just think of themselves, who show no regard for their personal safety or for others either. I let my hair and facial hair grow till my wife (retired mil as well) puts her foot down and cuts it (I like her cutting my hair). Of course there are many other things but those who have worn a uniform for their country already know what they are. Peace, health and happiness to all who have served.
You to my brother take care out here these civvies be crazy LOL :)
You too Sir.
I set up a CQ desk when the kids would go out Fridays and and Saturdays
Yes. Love you Brother.
Accustomed to narrow passageways on a ship; often heard or called out "Make a hole; Regular Navy coming through!". Now it drives me crazy to encounter blockages (almost all women) where a shopping cart is left unattended in the middle of a Walmart aisle with a comatose woman deeply focused on scanning the shelves. When called out, they are shocked to discover that there are other customers needing to pass her position. They'll do it almost every time, but men usually pay attention and move their cart to the side. Maddening. How do sailors survive today with women on the ships?
I haven’t ever served but come from a military family. Raised to do most of these things without thought.
This video was made by a cousin of someone who’s ex boyfriends sisters second cousin heard some things
You missed a few people, if not a few dozen.
Yeah, I remember him...Pogey
while they were drunk...
Most of these facts vs videos are this way. Misinformation made to sound like fact.
@@mikemcgown6362the narrator sounds like he's from the UK (Welsh would be my guess) and if so they have required service.
I'm 69, I can still enter a room without being heard, even on creaking floorboards, and i can walk in a forest without the sound of cracking twigs. If i want to. Sneaking up on a grandchild is so much fun.
Sneaking up on cats, dogs, and birds is also fun.
Most of the time, you don't even know you're doing it. Another one is sometimes freezing for cracks in the sidewalk, floors etc.
Must have been a first-termer or otherwise your bones wood be creeking popping snapping and grindin
Stealth is how you earn your pay 😂
I literally terrify my father in law because he won’t hear me enter rooms 💀 it’s fantastic
Their situational awareness, alertness, and attention to detail is a dead giveaway! 🎖️🎖️🎖️
Booyah u said it precisely
🎖🎖🎖
hapwn. Thats true. It amazes me how civilians lack this.
@@conradsealy9603 To be fair, we're not getting shot at at work everyday! 🙏
@@hapwn true. Lol.
Stationed in West Germany in the 1980's while serving in the U.S. Army. Got real comfortable driving at high speeds on the Autobahn. Fast forward to returning to a 55 MPH speed limit in the States. Man, I got stopped several times in the first 6 months back home. Talked my way out of every stop. Cops were very understanding. One stop was for 105 MPH in a 55 MPH zone on the Interstate. Cop just shook his head and told me to cool it! He was prior service.
2009-2013 Ramstein AB Germany. I brought home a 2011 MBenz. My first year back in the USA, I received a speeding ticket worth $240. The cops clocked me at 100 mph, and when caught up with me, I was driving 110 mph. I almost went to jail. The only thing that saved me was my military ID card.
Nothing says honorable soldier like endangering the lives of civilians and not being able to follow rules.
@@AIHumanEquality Of course you volunteered to defend your country and spent many years overseas doing just that. Uh huh. Right. F O
@@AIHumanEquality I bet five years driving on the Autobahn taught him how to drive at high speeds on the highways. It's the moronic slow American drivers that cause the problems.
SLOWER TRAFFIC MOVE RIGHT!!!!
Thank you for your service... and it's a good thing that the officer served too. Anything over 20 the limit can land you in jail as crazy as that might sound. So, 30 zone going 50 jail, 40 zone going 60 jail 50 zone going 70 jail!.... and so on😂😂😂😂
Some of this is literally flat out wrong.
Carry every thing in my left hand
And always step off with our left foot
True, my dad can't not carry things in his right hand after 20years in.
lol. yup
This is almost embarrassing to watch😂 definitely not made by someone who served
Agreed!
Of course, a vet with any sort of pride would never stoop this low
They probably asked someone who’s a Fobbit
@@lawrenceknight4671 aka pogue before fobbit
It usually depends on which branch the veteran served in when it comes to tells. Like Army would call meals ‘chow’ because we referred to the dining facility a Defac or chow hall. I never met a veteran that saluted everyone as a greeting, it’s usually for just the national anthem and it’s to salute the American flag. Some of the signs you listed are common but some are not
I do it (salute) with two fingers as a bit of irreverance sometimes, or just an acknolwedgement informally. But what drives me crazy is improper salutes in movies (did you not have military consultants that told you how to do it right?!). I never understood why someone doesn't knife hand those actor and actress assholes :)
Also salutes are used when addressing higher ranking officers but not fellow soldiers.
Agreed, this video was hit and miss. I joined the Army early enough that it was still “mess” or “chow”, those of us from that early never switched to calling it DFAC.
Never have your hands in your pocket, always carry your self with confidence no matter what!
30 some years later I still do the walk and the talk!
That's begun to change now. I'm active duty Air Force. AFI 36-2903, the Air Force dress & appearance regulation, now authorizes hands in pockets.
@@VileMisanthrope Well it is the Air Force... We always corrected the young Marine's to get their hands out of your Air Force gloves. Otherwise they would land on their face when they were dropping to give 20.
Posture: Shoulders back, back straight, even when relaxed,
@@VileMisanthrope Us maintainers never truly followed this.
Every serviceman will always respect the flag and always give hell to those who don't.
Semper Fi.
As a prior draftee I NEVER salute flag , or stand for national anthem I go to bathroom and return after asshole song over
Never wear anything to identify myself as veteran . Only gun ho war mongers do , usually jar heads
True North you are a complete dumbass troll.
DAMN RIGHT!!
First off it isn't SERVICE MEN!!
Last time I checked there were women in the military!! Or are you one of those Jarheads that still think it's a MAN'S world!
True North so basically an a-hole. You’re going to disrespect the men & women that made the ultimate sacrifice for your freedom.
I’ve seen more respect from contentious objectors.
Remember our social security number, especially the last four forever..used it all the time. we also know what a DD 214 is
How honorable.
We also know what a 201 file is too.
Hooah
We also know what FUBAR and SNAFU mean.
@@1mongorock don't forget about bohica & for some of us osok
I served for over 23 years. My kids picked up on some things, like eating fast, showering fast, sir yes sir, etc. My daughter in law said that when she and my son dated, she noticed how fast he ate. Then she came to a family dinner and found out why. I also found out that my two youngest will text each other occasionally and instead of saying " let's get lunch", they will text "lets grab some chow"🙂. I thought that was hilarious.
Ah, the chow line
Obviously someone who researched this was NOT in the military
Exactly
I thought maybe it was US specific, but I would argue most of these indeed.
For real I’m not saluting a dam thing or standing at parade rest
Men who have served in the military or men who served with that 1,000 yard stare.
basicly
I learned in the Army how to use the F word as a noun, pronoun, verb, adverb and adjective!
In the Navy I learned how to do that all in one sentence.
No lie! It's the perfect word in all circumstances.
I’m remember those days everybody used it and was a normal everyday term until Obama steps into office everything needed to be “PC” and look at the AirForce Basic Training. Look like children play ground.
Don’t you get that same training in Marine basic?
@@jockellis remedial along with Crayon eating.
🤙
I amused my wife in the grocery store the other day. I'm in my 70s and was wearing my Marine Corps baseball cap. An older lady approached us and said to me, "Are you an old Marine?" I answered, "Yes maam." But as I did, I involuntarily came to full attention. My wife was in hysterics. (Thank you, Dr. Pavlov.)
Semper Fi, leatherneck.
DEVIL DOG LEATHERNECK, ONCE A MARINE, " A L W A Y S A MARINE "
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE,
DEVIL DOG !!!!
( ALWAYS HAVING A " YOUNG
. MARINES HEART & MIND " . )
Semper Fi from a cousin and nephew of Marines.
hoorah
I want to thank you for your service. Semper Fi from a nephew and cousin of Marines. Hooah from a former non contracted cadet 91-92
As a member of the Military I agree with almost all of what you pointed out except the watching of war movies, history of war movies…
my late father, my brother and myself watch them as former and serving as I’m sure other soldiers have…but when we are watching we find ourselves picking it a part in some cases…
Saluting only happens in uniform with a hat on. Never in civi life…
We’re always on time if you’re not 15 minutes early you’re late
I got into management, and that evaporated very quickly. Hard to be on time when you have 300 things to do in only 5 minutes, every 5 minutes. But the good thing is, I'm my own boss now, so I'm good.....
(I also habitually stay late passed time, at least the same amount that I was late coming in)
Years ago, I learned that as "Lombardi Time". Regardless of where it came from, I still find it a good practice.
Mitch Kelsey, you are correct. The legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers was adamant about showing up on time. If you had a team meeting at 8, and you showed up at 7:46, you were late.
Right , 15 minutes early , so they can be 45 minutes late , then only 15 minutes to take care of business ,
For An Hour Appointment !!
Yup , hurry up and Wait !!
Those of us that had C rations still have P- 38( on my keychain), when lacing up all shoes ( right over left), feel sad hearing TAPS being played. Can still shoot extremely well!
And today is 10 Oct. 2021 not 10 10 21. I still default to this.
Still have my P-38 opener from Vietnam (Air Force - 1966 - 1970). And my gig line is always squared away.
Still keep a P38 in my tool box. Picked some up and have them to older vets in work. Since MRE came out no longer need a P38. Still eat fast from my army days.
Got a p-38 on mine too. Had it over 48 years.
I still have a P38 we ate burp rations a lot but there is not much nutrition in them! Just makes your belly full. In my mind the turkey loaf was the best.
I still have to force myself to walk slower so my wife can keep up.
yep
Your wife just doesn’t mean move fast enough
I get annoyed 😂
Awww, that's me on the regular. My wife gets pissed at me
I do as well. Wife and I go walking every night and sometimes she jogs beside me.
I spent 42 years as a civilian with the Navy. One habit I've learned and won't unlearn is date 1st month 2nd and year.
Very interesting, thank you so much for sharing this info. What other types of video would you like to see?
25 JUNE 2023
The rest of the world already does this.
I'm surprised they didn't mention former military members still checking their gig line.
i cannot shake that. i cannot stand my gig line being off.
@Gregory Walker... and I couldn't stand my boot laces not tucked in and out of sight; even when wearing sneakers, I tucked them underneath that lacings so they don't flop around.
And yes, I was forever saying "Roger that" or "Say again" and finally, I find myself subconsciously saying "Clear" when crossing roads.
@@cav1stlt922 Wilco
Yep
I’m an Army brat, and I don’t leave home without a gig line check. I notice when people’s buckles are in the wrong place. That matters in the professional world, ditto shined shoes.
The hair style is called "High and Tight", not a buzz cut.
"high and stupid"
You never ask for a high and tight unless you want to look like a Marine. I had to ask for a good, squared away haircut, number 2 on top, number 1 on the sides and a fade at the back.
yeah i aint had a high and tight since jump school!
A tight fade is what I always asked for
Navy is Tapered on the sides and off the ears with two inches of hair on top when I was in for males if I remember correctly.
I served eight years in the army. I would say that some of these attributes are common among veterans when they have only been out for a few years, but other things fall to the way side over the decades. I haven't ironed a shirt, shined a shoe, slept on the floor, taken a speed shower, said: "At ease", called a kitchen a "mess", etc., etc. in years and I haven't had a so-called buzz cut since basic training.
True that, but I have to consciously ignore being irritated if my gig line is off 🤣
I still can't leave the house until I'm shaved and gigline is straight
Still eat fast and every so often i catch myself standing at ease and always stand at attention for the Flag, I got out in 79 some things never go away.
Don’t feel bad, half the stuff you named Troops don’t that stuff now. I’m Not bagging on anyone but the uniforms are NOT SUPPOSED ironed nowadays. And the last time I spit shined boots was around 2008 for a girl I was dating that was in the Air Force who still had her black boots. Last time I did mine was in 2006 as the Army started wearing rough-out tan boots by then.
been in 12 years and the only thing that applies to me is walking fast and I could sleep wherever. When I was active duty I never got too ingrained in the military culture. lol
As a veteran of 25 years in the Army I stopped saluting when I retired and I grew my hair out down below my waste. I have had 8 combat tours and 2nd CIB award and I still watch war movies.
I didn't serve time, I simply served. You call it "serving time", like a prison sentence. When I served, it was the best time of my life ! You do realize there's no draft anymore, don't you ?
Even though I was booted out of the USAF for being good enough to be in my CO's Air Force. If asked I would go back in.i was not combat I was a AGE MECH. I supported the crew chiefs so that they can maintain the planes.
I don't know, serving over 6 years and not being able to quit feel like a prison sentence to me. Sometime I missed it, but I have to remind myself that I have to wake up at 4 in the morning, maybe get inspected depending on the day of the week, go to PT in the goddamn cold, then go back to wearing the ACU, and sleep because fuck eating, and then go to a company formation or battalion formation. It just a lot of fuck fuck game I don't want to deal with. NG was easy, but it still too much bullshit.
Dead Pool Bunch of military bullshit, if you ask me. That's why I chose the USAF. For one, it's the only branch that guaranteed me in writing that I would do the job I chose and was trained for. We did PT in basic only. After, as long as you can do the 1/2 mile run every year, the rest is up to the Airman.
I served as a KC 135A Crew Chief. It was the job I signed up for, went in 6 month delayed entry for, and the job I wanted to do. People who go in open career field usually end up either an SP or a cook or something like that. I couldn't fly, ( bad eyes ), but if I was joining the USAF, I wanted to work on aircraft. Nothing else. Aviation nerd since I could walk.
The USAF is different. Yes, I served under officers, ( mostly flight crews ), but I was never made to feel subservient. Of course, flight crews are a different breed of officer, and Crew Chiefs are a different breed of Airman. We got away with things that others may not have. I got in a yelling match with a Capt who didn't know shit, and I got away with it. I don't even remember ever getting a direct order.
I was responsible for my part of the mission, and they were responsible for theirs. I NEVER felt less than !. I was a flightline troop, and my commander kept us away from formations, a bunch of inspections, ceremonies, etc. we had inspections like once a month if that.
I think I wore my blues once, and for flightline troops it was normal for our fatigues to be stained with oil hydraulic fluid, deicing fluid, etc. etc. We washed them plenty of course, but the stains were hard to get out completely, so,we weren't expected to have spit shined shoes, or spotless fatigues. Heady days, serving in SAC at the height of the Cold War.
Michael Homchick AGE Mechanic ? No shit. You know, everytime an aircraft taxis, The AGE troops are mentioned.
Taxi report: "Upper and lower rotating beacons on and rotating. All "powered, non powered AGE is clear of the aircraft" All panels, hatches, secondary structures are secured. Sir, you're in taxi configuration. Have a safe.flight, sir. Don't brake my aeroplane !"
@@ronbennett6396 you should have applied for the 160th
Most of the time you'll never see ex-military standing in line with there hands in there pocket.
Also we dont walk with our hands in our pockets
Pockets were for gear, not hands.
Always hands to my side or clasped behind me and at attention 😂
Very true
Hahahaha my hands are in my pocket firmly gripping my DD-214
I personally thank all military personnel for their service to this country. My dad from WWII, my cousins Vietnam, my brothers Vietnam, and current family still serving. Lost my cousin to Agent orange cancer and his brother is also on hospice due to Agent orange. God bless all of you! Much love and respect!
@sneksnekitsasnek I would have loved to, even joined the JR ROTC in high school but my mom was against it and preferred I go to college. My dad wanted me to but he worried about my health due to being anemic at the time.
you thank them for serving warmongering corporations and banks. why?
I lost both of my kids Fathers to Agent orange
@@imminenthope3939 You are welcome! We serve so you can say what you just did.
Good of you to say so....It was a honor to have served our nation in its time of need.
"Then I heard the voice of The Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send, who will go for us?'
Then I said, 'Here am I, send me'."
Isaiah 6:8
GM1 (SW/EXW) Retired, here. I appreciate the video, but a couple of things. 1. Saluting is something I've never seen carried back to civilian life. Every day in the service, you have to distinguish between ranks to decide whether to salute or not and you NEVER salute anyone in their civilian clothes. Salutes are not used to "say hello." 2. Most veterans I've known love war movies. The only time it gets irritating is when the film makers screw up the depiction and you have trouble suspending disbelief (they seldom get military life right.) 3. Explanations go on all the time. I think the synonyms you're looking for are "briefings" and "meetings." 4. We don't typically use the phonetic alphabet with civilians because we know they'll likely get confused. It's not a habit for us. 5. No one I've ever met calls their own kitchen or a restaurant a mess. It's just not a thing. Thanks for the rest, though.
I agree to an extent on the saluting. I don't salute anyone without military experience. But the boys at the Legion can let them fly! Funny story; the only time I have saluted, honestly saluted, was when I graduated college. The Veteran Student Organization and my Veteran Service Officer were present when I walked. My VSO is a crusty old E-8 from the 3rd Batt. As I turned to walk down the long ramp after receiving my diploma, he was standing there at the bottom, in his dress blues, at attention and full salute. It caught me by surprise. It was like I had never left; instinctively, I returned his salute crisply, and dropped my arm after a second count, and his was down right behind mine, lightning quick. Certain things cannot (should not) be unlearned. I missed the Army very much that day. God Bless America
And we all have the sickest most demented sense of humor on the planet.
I concur
I also concur lmao
Dark, sick and, demented
sense of humor
That’s why people think I’m mean
@@arthur1543 Your not mean you just see the world and the people in it with a critical eye a (a tad off center) and besides screw them if they can't take a joke!
Especially Squids Like Me self ........
My father was in the Navy for 20 years, many of the habits that he developed were passed on to his children as well. Thank you to all who serve, and their families as well.
Same here.
I was a plumber for 30 years. I did the same, with my kids.
Same here, but us 3 went Army, even though dad was a Navy seal.
I Was a 26Q. In. The. Army. Tact Sat. !
Neat tricks I learned in the Army:
I can sleep just about anywhere and anytime.
I can tell who someone is from a distance even when we’re all dressed the same because everyone walks just a little bit differently.
I could identify a man by his boots. Even though we all wore the same pair
I was Navy and just completed two week training at NAS Glenview, drove doown to Lake of the Ozarks to go camping with my future wife and her family. Three punk kids on motorcycles camped next to us and tried to intimidate everyone around them. It wasn't good and I was looking forward to 10:00 PM, lights out and quiet time. About fifteen minutes later they moved into their tent but kept the radio volume up, I asked politely to turn it down and was cussed out. I excused myself and walked over to their tent, unzipped the door and was pleased to see them zipped up in their sleeping bags. I stood over the first guy and said, next time someone offers you a suggestion you'll take it seriously. I then provided some physical encouragement training to three wannabies. Prior to exiting their tent I told them if I hear anymore noise I'll come back and hammer the lesson home. Walked back to our campsite, laid down and went to sleep. The Park Ranger stopped by our campsite in the early morning for a cup of coffee and said the three bikers packed up and pushed their bikes quietly away at three in the morning. He said he was pleased. We kust smiled.
Interesting, thanks for sharing this info! What other types of video would you like to see on our channel?
I think any veteran stories that are funny would be great to hear. My wife's uncle served with the Marines in WWII and he had several humorous stories, i.e. when he wanted to see what a bullet looked like in a locked and loaded BAR. His Gunny saw him looking down the barrel trying to get some sunlight to shine on the bullet itself, advised him to quit skylarking as he could blow his own head off. He then kicked the butt with his boot while repositioning the rifle for a better look and it went off, missing his head. The Gunny shouted "Stop! You're gonna still be on point, being dead is no excuse to get out of the war!"
My wife's uncle was awarded the Silver Star for later efforts for his war service. I saw the write up and the picture of Macarthur pinning the medal on.him. Very mild mannered and gentle man.
I had a good work ethic from my aunt and uncle who raised me, but everything I am today I owe to the Marines. Got out in '73, we weren't treated like military is today, but I'm glad they get their due respect now. Semper Fi
Thank you for your service Sir!
Semper Fi !
Thank you Sir! I am not a Vietnam Vet but I have been treated like shit world wide! Rangers lead the way!
Semper Fi Brother
@@keithmcdonald7256
U2 Brother
We use “say again” instead of “repeat” so we don’t get the arty on us 😊
Sydney2for2 or say "Out" at the end of a phone call.
Someone is a fellow red leg
@Hoa Tattis yeah? No way!
Sydney2for2 as a retired deputy Sheriff, I use the term, "Copy that" and I use the phonic alphabet.
I still hear military personnel use the trem, "roger" or "roger that."
@Vincent Ray I use "fire for effect" when I am questioned about taking a couple of shots of scotch before drinking beer, lol!
I'm Canadian and served in the RCAF for 35+ years. Some of the things in this video applies to vets this side of border also.
One thing that I still do is always use any walkway no matter where I am even though others walk across the grass.
I can still hear senior NCO's at training bases, (and operational), yelling "get off the grass."
"Get off My grass." .. "Get off My bench." .. "Get off My counter." .. Get your rear end out of My barracks." Seem like everything belong (including me) to the NCO/DI...
It's like that in the Marine corps ! Don't you dare get caught on the grass!
Respect is what they taught.
In the Royal Navy they will shout 'man overboard' and throw you a lifebelt which is kept next to the grass area. As an RAF visitor to a naval base I was not told about this. Also you can only leave the base when the 'liberty boat' leaves. The bases on shore also have HMS names like real ships. Fishheads are somewhat wierd!
Grass is for PT purposes only and any exercise can be replaced with the flutter kick
I wasn't in the military, but many friends and family members were. My dad was always on time or early, as is my brother. My brother-in-law has talked about Navy showers - get wet, soap up, rinse down, all in about 30 seconds, and with 1 gallon of water. I have also heard ex-military tell their kids to "Police the Area", instead of "Pick up your Toys". Most all preferred short haircuts the rest of their life, and continued to be meticulous in their dressing/grooming habits. I have an ex-military friend who has been out 10+ years, but still uses military time, uses the phonetic alphabet, eats fast, could make Satan blush with his language, says "Copy That", "Negative", etc. But I have also known some ex-military that you would never guess as ex-military.
When I got out of the Army in 1973. Alot of people didn't like us so I acted more like a civlian. I like the way the veterans are respected now.
its a dirty shame how some people snub a veteran because he was in Vietnam
Roger that.
Came home from RVN in 71. People turned away when they saw me in uniform. Even my own pop who was a WW2 vet didn't say welcome home. In the last few years when people said "thanks for your service" I typically replied, "you're 50 years too late." I finally realized the younger folks have no Idea how VN vets were treated so I've changed my response to "it was an honor."
I got spit on in 1976 while going to class in college (by two professors) because I was wearing my OD green Army field jacket with my MEDDAC patch - carrying my books in my M-5 Aid Bag… the professors called me a “baby killer” - little did they know that as a MEDIC I actually DELIVERED 5 babies!!!
@@roberthorton9820 Hoooo Aaaaah Brother !!!
Semper Fi! To ALL my bretheren and as for America.....Sleep well and you're welcome!
USMC Retired: 23 yrs of service! "Stay Marine!" OooooraaAHH!
Semper Fi, Marine!!
The way they carry themselves. Military personnel carry themselves with pride and proper posture.
They scan the room, this may not apply to all vets but most combat vets will always be on alert scanning for any possibility of threat. Just comes naturally after a few deployments to a combat zone.
Their eyes. Not much to add to this. If you know, you know if you don't, then you don't.
My wife always tells me I look like the terminator, always scanning my environment without really thinking about it. I like to sit facing the most likely avenue of approach and mentally log all the exit points. I can usually pick out anyone that is concealed carrying too.
@@jpjohnbo As far as I can tell, after the military it's just so trained into your mind I guess you never really lose it lol.
ESPECIALLY the eyes. Ive been out for 41 years, and people STILL tell me my eyes freak them out!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
My daugther when she was 2 years old used to say that i had something behind my eyes,she would freak out is she looked into my eyes
Thank god my wife knows this and doesnt think I’m checking out girls. My ex used to get mad at me so many times thinking I’m checking girls out but I check everyone out.
I served 3 years in the army during Vietnam, but stayed stateside the whole time. You can tell a vet by his preference for printing instead of cursive (how many forms were filled out quickly ,but must be legible done.) still print today but without a Skillcraft pen!
If you see a parent out with their kids, and the kids are well behaved, polite and respectful... there's a good chance some of the parents or grandparents were in the military or police.
Or they just Asian lmfao
Military, not police. Cops are usually awful parents and even worse spouses.
or they act dumb then yes they military
@@onlythewise1 Nice slur. Practice often?
Yes! My Dad was a W2 Vet and an NYPD Policeman...Mom was a NYC Bd of Ed Teacher...No nonsense from me!🤔
They come to a dead stop at Attention for the raising and lowering on the flag
And you don't fallout from at ease, you go to attention first. Remember "butts & muzzles" anyone?
And ALWAYS for the national anthem
Sometimes I almoat hit the brakes if I'm in my car and I hear the anthem (ended up moving near a base)
I hate watching war movies because Hollywood can’t do basic freakin research! Only 30 rounds are in that magazine Rambo! Not 3,000!
^This!
Or a side arm that fires 30 rounds before it dry fires. I literally count when I see it on tv or in film. And the stupid shit that protects you from high caliber projectiles.
So true there are movies I watch that I really like and I find myself actually counting the rounds and then start laughing! My wife looks over and says "what is so funny?" I tell her he shot 100 rounds or more out of a 30 round clip. Or the one I really love seeing them do is shot a shotgun, and then again, and again. One thing they forget you have to pump the damn thing once you fire it! Unless it has a mag and ejects the used case, which I I have not seen many that do, you HAVE to pump it! Of course not in Hollyweird movies thou..
Yeah there's definitely a problem in the props department. Lately, they've made the movies with guys literally, unloading, for multiple scenes, and every dust cover is shut. No brass. At all.
Its unacceptable really.
Youd like a John Wick movie though. They always reload proper in a JW flick.
Ok later.
Fuck Hollywood period.
My Uncle David Knode who served in United States Air Force 20 years retiring in 1992 at the rank of Major always kept his hair cut and always well dressed. He spoke clearly and had married my Aunt Keiko while stationed in Japan who didn’t speak English very well and he would speak in ways so she could read lips. He passed away in 2011 of cancer. and one of my other Uncles who served 33 years beginning in 1975 in National Guard achieving the rank of Lt Colonel by time he retired in 2008 and was always well kept and a disciplined man, he was one to use discipline when needed with his kids and they learned value of working on farm at young age. My Uncle Stan unfortunately passed in 2011 as well from complications of liver failure
know all too well..., "Hurry up and wait."
ASSHOLES TO BELLYBUTTONS MAKE THE MAN IN FRONT OF YOU SMILE!
I have a neighbor who served 20 years in the Marine Corps. He still runs 3 miles a day, and sings cadences as he runs.
Tell him that an Army vet says that singing cadence while running by yourself is gay
@@mr.nobody68 Fair warning--he spent 3 of those 20 years as an 0911 which is a Drill Instructor. So I wouldn't mess with him.
Those cadences really never leave you. i been out for 50 years, AND I STILL HATE JODY. LOL
@@Howdy76 That stinkin Jody ! That effer never goes away !
Gay Marine? Lol after all they are part of the department of the NAVY!
This is mostly about Army. I was USAF, 1969-73, one year in SEA. I still am the first to finish a meal, and others at the table often comment about it. It's the result of the Air Force Basic Training at Lackland AFB, Texas. Even though I was USAF, I still cuss like a sailor. Watching the movie "Platoon" when it came out at the theater, during the scene where Willem Dafoe was running through the jungle to avoid being flanked, and had a firefight with the VC, it was an emotionally intense segment. After the movie, my wife asked me if I heard the guys in the theater yelling, and I said no. She said during that scene, three guys stood up and were screaming at Defoe: "Kill them, kill them". I said I didn't hear them screaming, I was in the middle of the firefight deciding on where to place my next round.
USAF. 70-91. YEAH I eat fast,carry a P38, crease my jeans, cuss though not as bad and a few other habits especially Sir and Ma'am.
I still hang my shirts with the left sleeve facing out and still roll my drawers and socks and place them in the dresser in rows. I also still get up at 0500 and use 24 hour time. Frankly, I think using 24 hour time should be taught to everyone. 1100 and 2300 cannot be confused but 1100am and 1100pm can be. I will note that in Europe you do see the use of 24 hour time on schedules, etc.
1. Making The Bed
2. Arranging cloths in the closet
3. Cleaning Work space or Guns
4. Getting ready quick
5. Always in alert
6. Quick Thinking and Swift Action if needed
7. More physical then Mach
8. Always Chin Up
9. Tuck In of dress
10. Sitting Postures
11. No If & buts
12. Talk when there is need to talk basis
13. Swag
Thank goodness for fitted sheets. I would still be making Hospital Corners! =D
Best list right there
Gig line, laughing at the strangest shit
don't always make the bed!still get up 0430 for work!
Spot on my brother, I was reading down before I wrote.
Now I don't have to.
Salute to say hello??? Hahahaha! I’ve never seen any vet doing that...EVER
Me either but they are right about one thing and that is us vets can usually spot each other then start the stories..haha..Always fun to compare..
I started a trend here in Miami and Miami Beach and everyone salutes me because these "PHUKERS" need to tighten up-there is no
sign or sense of discipline in this NOW third world island, they need help here mentally!
We do salute each other of a sorts..
Benjamin Hegard yeah... this ain’t true... personally my experience is we avoid salutes as much as possible
I've done it to people who let me in traffic
The way this narrator worded and pronounced things, i would assume he was never in the military.
We don't run from trouble, we help others when things get tough.
use a slash in a zero to distinguish it from an O, plus to this day I still zero out my locks that we were made to do in boot.
Sandra Clough I do that to this day myself. I also put the cross in my sevens. Lol
(Admittedly this one is largely a result of my career field) To put a slash through the letter "S" (Sierra) so it looks like a dollar sign...to keep from confusing it with a "5". And I ALWAYS cross sevens (7s) as well.
I'm a Nam vet. One big item Veterans have and do is "Explain what's happening and ask questions if we don't know". That way we know everyone is on the same page because in the military if you don't know whats going on people can get killed. It never takes very long and especially in today's world the "idiots" then complain that we are abrupt and did not allow others input and create a "group" consensus as to what needs to be done especially when the others are clueless. Working for a company bought out by IBM and then Siemens I often heard "Veterans are un-trainable and they don't understand team concept". If we see what needs to be done we do it and don't sit around talking about it.
I got out of the army after 4 years in 2017. I still get irritated when my boss doesn't give the daily line up or they miss details like we have X amount of items, so I can prepare and not be thrown off. Preparation is key.
@@bomcstoots1 I coined a saying in 2009 you may use..."The 7 P's are not nice to haves...they are the cornerstone of every operational endevour!" Copyright: Me (AJ) in the ME 12 July 2009 ... I was speaking to some civvies from KBR at the time and use it regularly in my sig' block these days. Note: Spelling is the King's English as I am an Aussie...feel free to spell check for yourself.
AJ Sends
@@scottcrawford7674 Too easy Brother... P rior P reparation and P lanning P revent P iss P oor P erformance. Learnt that on day one in the Australian Army.
@@scottcrawford7674 '83 here. You may not have heard it, but I bet you subconsciously use it all the time.
@@scottcrawford7674 Just keep being good to them and be your best daily. It is not always enough, but it is enough to try. The 7 P's gives you something to teach them that will help them understand a little better and, if they apply it, make them better people too.
I’ve never saluted somebody to say hello that wasn’t an officer
Especially if they work for a living.
Salute an officer in a combat zone. See how that works out for you, lol!!!
@Aaron11b Oh FUCK no!!! Not ME, LOL!!! Us "squids", especially FMF CORPSMAN, rarely salute anything, EXCEPT for the Colors!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
We don’t salute on the flight line either
@Aaron11b Yeah. Tried to get in the Army as an MP, they told me I was too young(17) to carry a sidearm. Joined the Navy, became a Corpsman with FMF, they gave me a M-16 AND a 1911!! Funny how things work out!! SEMPER FI!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
When I retired and got my first civilian job in 25 years, for the first year at least 10 times a day, some customer would come up and ask if I was in the Military previously.
I had my hair short, walked fast, used Sir and Ma'am towards everyone and quietly cursed under my breath🥴. Seems like those people had watched this video.
To all the other Veterans, love to you all.
Punctuality, and the expectation of that from others.
Anyone else here think this list is the biggest hunk of BS they ever saw
Beaver Nation yep
You too.
Yeah I didn’t know that you had to be a soldier to be in the military. U.S. Navy Baby, and I still make sure that my gig line is lined up.
This is really more about veterans fresh out of service. Somethings take a while to get rid of and somethings never go away.😁
@@GT-mq1dx Yeah no you had to be in the Military to be a soldier and you have to be in the Army for that. This list is 110% BS and everyone who ever been in knows this
Saying sir and ma’am are just signs of respect and mainly bc someone was raised with good parents to teach them respect and no one salutes to say hello, it’s the highest sign of respect you can give someone
Part of the jargon.....they never say, "What" when they didn't hear or understand something....it's always, "Say again".
Brian Phelps military personnel say “say again” because to say over (let’s say) a radio “repeat”, or “what” is confusing, not often heard as well as “say again”; not to mention that repeat also can mean to fire another round.. say again is far more functional.
Say again your last
@@Hedgewalkers As in... KA-BOOM!!! =D
Dont forget
Can you Repeat that.
Haha
@Jeff Wilkins Whiskey Tango Foxtrot - over
Going downstairs at a slight side angle, this is prevalent mostly for sailors who are used to traversing steep and narrow stairs on ships more commonly known as ladders.
Aussie Army here...go up/down with arms locked in at the sides.
When cooking in a kitchen, you "clean as you go". Never a mess, KP taught me that many years ago.
when a solder marine sailor ecr dies if they don't make it through those pearl gates they get KP for eternity. I think I may go back to church!
Which is why calling it the mess hall is so ironic
In my day, we called it the DFAC (Dee Fak) for Dining Facility
@@mr.nobody68 Fun fact: "Mess" is actually an old term. Remember in the old "Beverly Hillbillies" television show, they always talked about cooking a "mess of greens?" The word rriginally meant "a portion of food."
I use a dishwasher.
I always hang my shirts facing left.
Doesn't everyone?
I thought I was the only one to do that. If my wife hangs a shirt facing right, I will turn it around.
I will literally start twitching if not to the left. (or not spaced evenly)
You know, I never thought about it, but so do I. I forgot it was a military thing.
"They rarely ever wear a dirty pair of shoes"
laughs in carpenter's work boots
Wouldn't that be the reason why we went tan with our boots.
Carpenter's work boots? How cute. Try diesel mechanic or welder