Cynic

@@dh5380 that’s literally how this entire process works 😂 I had a friend in high school who was told that he would be making six figures the moment he got out of basic training

...Straight Lies! 😈

@@dh5380 recruiters are less truthful than MLM advocates…

@@Rastafarianinjathat kid was dumb to believe that

Murica

The veterans are taken care of. If you only knew...

That’s not true anymore lmaooo

As a veteran, I agree

Serving one enlistment doesn’t entitle you to freebies for life. Get a job and support yourself. The military teaches you the discipline you need to be successful. If you want to become a street corner wino instead that’s on you.

Think about Joe Biden on a horse in the middle east with a rifle. Lmao

​@PredecessorProfessor exactly. You want some fossil like that defending your country?

@@PredecessorProfessor Ditto that with Trump.

@@PredecessorProfessor Plot twist, Joe Biden is actually Dan Crenshaw wearing a mask

​@@PredecessorProfessoron a horse with a rifle? Did you just watch that movie about the CIA raid on Afghanistan? Come on.

Gawd bless Murica 🤓 🖕

100%

Stay away from ARMY. Go AIR FORCE, SPACE FORCE and COAST GUARD.

@@garouuchiha4041same drink, different flavor

I would say joining the military without a degree. Is completely idiotic.

@@AmirShafeek It can be, but doesn’t have to be. You for example can plan ahead, get a job specific guaranteed contract, learn a trade and take advantage of the free tuition assistance. You don’t have to be a ground pounder. You could join the Air Force and become a certified HVAC Technician; get out and start your own business.

@@AmirShafeekI did not want to spend another day in a classroom when I enlisted. However, if I could go back, I would have listened to my mother (also a veteran) and at least gotten an associate’s or certificate. Never saw the civilian to officer route as something I would want though.

​@@AmirShafeek, that is a ridiculous comment.... Clearly you have no clue what you are talking about

The US military is a losing team led by losers. Enlisting is for idiots in 2024. Just look at the losing officer trash you're gonna have to salute and follow. Obese Lloyd Austin and racist CQ Brown come to mind.

As a retiree, this is one of the best times to enlist. By and large, you can get the job you want, your competition is low, promotion opportunities are vast, and the medical and retirement benefits are well worth it.

​@@timothymccoy1569quiet bot

​@@timothymccoy1569unless they arbitrarily medical you before you can retire. Like they did me after 16 years.

@@timothymccoy1569 It has never been a good time to enlist in the military.

I got a free degree and got paid to fix computers, work out and play video games while in Iraq. Idk that was pretty dope

Why didn't you want your children to be in the military?

@Donner906 I believe there are better options. But my kids were raised up solid on honor, respect, loyalty, and discipline. So when they made their decisions, I respected that.

@@Donner906 The military has become a social laboratory. Took most of the fun out of it. Add in the endless deployments for no reason with restrictive ROEs and politicians who are more focused on international relations than ensuring American personnel survive.

God bless your honesty!

Thank you for your honesty. If anyone would a a few minutes to read about A real Marine Corp hero . Major General SD Butler, A 2 times awarded Metal of Honor 30 yr veteran of the Banana Wars from 1900 to 1930 . The General gave a Speech in 1933, were he said " out side of repelling an invasion of the US. Or our Bill of Rights is under attack.All war is a racket ( criminal enterprise) . Peace Out.

Why?

​@amandah1875 my gal left me while I was away at the wars. Our society values Moms far more than vets. I didn't get a cent for Iraq or the Stan, they took my child house, horse and truck. I'm honestly surprised saw my dog again. They hoodwinked me with the justice system and want me to pay my child support again after I paid in full the first time. When I refuse they keep sanctions against me as though I'm a nation that enriches plutonium. My ears ring permanently from the bad ear plugs they knowingly gave us so 3m could profit. 22 a day killing themselves and nobody turned their heads to look. Honestly, I don't even call myself an American anymore. People can walk across the southern border and be treated better.

@@EricThompsonClimber I see. It seems first part of your problems was due to your unloyal wife, and of course maybe the stupid feminist ideas they brainwash women with? Then the other issues, yes not good.

​@EricThompsonClimber your so full of 💩 dude I guarantee you at least half that stuff had nothing to even do with the military. Ive talked to hundreds of service members on dozens of military bases and literally not a single one of them has had anything like what happened to you happen. Stop damaging recruiting and national security with your BS. You are going to make us all suffer with your propaganda lying to people like that.

The nation doesn’t fight for anyone but itself. Politicians don’t care. Fellow citizens don’t care. So why should you? Its a fair arguement.

Someone is very jealous from a beautiful couple… who might be?????

@@adamsd6638 Both my grandfathers served, my dad was in for a couple of years as well, and I have plenty of friends from high school who planned to go into the service after graduation, I also met plenty of “girlfriends” in my freshman year of college who had boyfriends serving in other states/countries. They never make past the first semester before they break up or end up sleeping with someone else, that’s just how it works. Too young, too many hormones, and waaay too many options when you’re trying to do long distance at that age

@@adamsd6638 You also have to consider, she’s going to LSU, there’s a ton of athletic guys at that school, and if she decides to join a sorority, the relationship is basically over at that point because she’s guaranteed to end up with a frat boy. It’s a tale as old as time

@@adamsd6638 Sometimes, in basic training, the drill sergeants will purposefully make it their goal to get their recruits to break up with significant others while in training b/c it’s considered a distraction to prospective soldiers

@@adamsd6638 there’s a reason they have terms like “Jody” and “Dear John Letters”

The problem is care, after you be used and spent in illegal warmongers senile Boomer generation uncle Biden wars. 😮😮😢. 😊😊

Former Marine infantryman here...1986-1990. 2nd Bn. 8th Marines/ 3rd. Bn. 4th Marines. What problem do you have with the federal government EXACTLY. Thanks.

@@warrenlewis3977 The cherry on top for me was the Afghanistan exit. Disgraceful.

@@supersubes That's what's malevolent about this country?? What else?

@@supersubes Wasn't the exit from Vietnam even more disgraceful?

@@warrenlewis3977 What war has this country fought since ww2 that actually had a worthy cause? Vietnam for example, it was for nothing, just a waste of lives and money. How many times have we walked away from the middle east? Never should have been there in the first place, but by golly we keep going back to create death and destruction. How many times have we fought the very people we armed in the previous conflict? Ukraine is our fault, and president potato will make sure gen z gets there for the slaughter. It might be easier to create a list of good things the federal government has done. I cant think of anything, frankly, perhaps you can?

It would behoove us all

12 years and still an E-5? I think that says a lot.

I did 7 yrs in the army as a cook and got out,I was done with the BS mind games,lies and poor leadership. Was so glad to be a civilian again,I got out at Ft Bliss,Tx and very glad to never see anyone from Bliss ever again. LOL.

@sircrapalot9954 Hmmm.. your judging, and that's a problem. Im in the guard so it's allot different. And most of the time it has to do with the MOS you are in. I had to go full time, on my last tour in the guard in my MOS to get ranked. I'm a great soilder. I was an E-4 for a very long time. Did my tours, past PT time and time again, had my rewards...but no rank. Because of my MOS. But...again like I said I did my time and I did it well.

@user-be7tc2bd6e OH I know exactly were fort bliss is. But hey I don't blame you. I'm in the guard but did so much in the guard. They still do funny stuff, I got screwed 1 time, which was major. And 2025 is my last year. I was going to stay get ranked to get my E-6. Nope, I'm out.

People should open their homes to the homeless if they care so much

That's not the only reason. Social media has created a generation of victims that have no interest in their country...and in fact actively hate it a lot of the time. Russia and China helped spread this message through bot campaigns and TikTok.

@@firstlast8258What are you getting at with this ridiculous comment?

Not the only reason! Health, education, metal health issues are major issues in blocking the path of people who want to join but can not

@@deans-rewind2882 It's called MEPS processing unit. Unqualified personnel are usually for medical reasons. Because the military job requires strenuous physical activity. Education not so much because you get your GI Bill when you are discharged. So long as you have a high school diploma and can read, write and comprehend English you pass. Of course common sense is also needed. Though it is preferred that you have college degree, because you go in as an officer instead of enlisted. And you will be able to have higher rank than an enlisted.

I would be in the military already if they didnt keep failing us over and over.

@@PredecessorProfessor They aren’t even good at war-ing anymore. Who wants to join the loser team?

"Patriotism isn't dying for your country, it's making the other poor b@stard die for his."

lol the military is a welfare program that hasn't won a war in 80 years and is just a cash cow for the MICC

Exactly as an army with 13 years, you hit the nail on the head.

100% US empire propaganda

Idk man, veterans camp for free at National Parks. Seems like a good deal 😂

Of course it is. They selected two conventionally attractive people as their focus. 🙄

What peacetime? I guess you forgot about Panama, Gulf war I, Somalia, Yugoslavia, and last but not least Bill Clinton's "wag the dog" bombing of Iraq to divert media attention from the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

Out of zero wars the US military has fought since 2014.

Likewise. I never heard of "biscuits and gravy" growing up in Orange County.

​@@radaction5743I bet they changed your life, the biscuits and gravy 😉

​@@radaction5743 People don't eat biscuits and gravy in California? Not even sausage gravy?

@@Skibidiscones I never heard of it growing up here as a child.

@@radaction5743 Dang, I figured biscuits and gravy were just a universal comfort food. Just cheap, warm, bread and a sauce made from cooking chicken or beef. That said, I know people in the south who have never tried grits either, and grits are supposed to be common here.

Hes talking about in his area. A lot of un-urbanized areas in the South and center of the country still actually have values and morals.

Your degrees don't mean anything when picking your job. This applies to enlisting and commissioning. But for commission definitely means less. It can give you an edge but nothing is guaranteed when becoming an officer. Right timing and luck on the needs at the end of the day.

​@Rob-ew4bl And being apart of the good old boy system

@@karenwhite4141 that's after you are in. 😆

But you are still getting free room and board. Healthcare.Getting more responsibility than most of your civilian peers.And learning positive life skills such as self discipline and physical fitness. Most people do get out just when they are on the verge of making better pay because they paid their dues.

@@TheLAGopher just telling my experience. I was an over qualified airplane washer/cafeteria worker. I wore an avionics insignia, but the navy had me doing work than a mentally challenged person could do..

@@micclaysame the military is for some it can offer good benefits but I’m going too be honest I can’t see my self doing more then 3 years I’m so happy I get out next year

As a retiree, this is one of the best times to enlist. By and large, you can get the job you want, your competition is low, promotion opportunities are vast, and the medical and retirement benefits are well worth it.

Stop lying.

"Very few people where I grew up went into the military." Translation: Most of the people, where I grew up, have a conscience and chose not to be a terrorist.

@@TheWanderingFinnegan youre calling american soldiers terrorists, grow up lmao

He has a point there I agree but not all people who join want to be terrorists.

The wealthy and even the upper middle class for the most part stopped serving after Truman racially integrated the military in 1948. During WWII many rich folks including several Rockefellers, Roosevelts, Kennedy's and G.H.W. Bush served in the military. Their kids for the most part didn't because they knew they would have to shower and bunk with people they considered "the hired help".

Nobody said you have to join a combat related job in the military. I'd argue like we'll over half of the jobs in the military are desk jobs.

​@@planderlinde1969gawd bless Murica 🤓🖕

@@planderlinde1969 pretending that you’re not going into combat in the military is bs.

@@GemmaHentsch Actually it isn't. I know people in the Air Force who served 20 years and never set foot in a combat zone or even deployed to a remote location.

@@planderlinde1969 what’s the statistics on combat deployments, rather than anecdotes…

Ummmm. When she’s 18. She can maker her own decisions. 🤷‍♀️

Half of those people 'say' they are vets and anyone can buy camo clothes at a goodwill for cheap. Most of those you see at traffic lights end up making more than you do, since they dont pay taxes on it. I've seen several go from their panhandling, to walk to the nearest parking lot and get into their SUV and drive away. Give money to charities, not beggars.

Open your home to them if you care so much

​@MrViewsonix money is at the job if you are able bodied

Homeless veterans screwed up big-time along the way. They got in trouble and received punitive discharges. Nobody will hire them in the private sector because they wear the scarlet letter.

As a social worker I guarantee you that there are programs for actual vets....

"Politicians hide themselves away They only started the war Why should they go out to fight? They leave that role to the poor, yeah" - Black Sabbath, "War Pigs"

As a retiree, this is one of the best times to enlist. By and large, you can get the job you want, your competition is low, promotion opportunities are vast, and the medical and retirement benefits are well worth it.

​@@timothymccoy1569gawd bless Murica 🤓🖕

Hi 👋🏾 same but I went USAF my dad just died in Jan thanks to lejeunes water , my bestfriends dad died from cancer a year after I enlisted due to lejuenes water and alot of other people infected its disgusting they don’t take care of people

@Seoulita Tarawa Terrace was the site with the water contamination IIRC. My mother lived there and refused to trust the water while my dad was stationed there, before I was born. I absolutely believe you and it's grotesque that Lejeune officials act like the water was harmless. A lot of kids got leukemia

Definitely, not for a family!

Bruh

Exactly what I was thinking.

That's more of a population thing

They have about the same recruitment as Texas

@@williammclaughlin8205as well as Florida, those 3 States have the biggest numbers.

You know that is true my son is a marine MOS comms most of the military come from California and Texas. And yes most of the Marines I have seen at MCRD San Diego and Camp Pendleton Hispanic and white . Good young men the next fight will mostly be AI I believe

Liberal areas send FAR fewer people to the military per capita than rural areas. Minorities are also far less likely to die or get injured in war than whites because they are REMFs....far away from combat. Whites serve at the tip of the spear and die far in excess of their percentage of the general population.

🤣😂🤣😎🤣😂🤣 🥸

California is a big state with many small communities like this one in Louisiana.

@@bunnylacy2097I was born in the parish just below Vernon (where the base is). Until the late 70s, that’s where all the Army babies stationed there were born. People get stationed there and never leave. It’s the reason I hate it. My dad grew up in Beauregard Parish and my mom grew up in Calcasieu (just south of that near Lake Charles). Believe it or not, the culture between Calcasieu and other adjacent parishes is completely different than Beauregard and Vernon. And that base is the primary reason. My mom hated it there. My sister hated it there. My dad probably hates it, but he made a lot of money because they needed a dentist and fortunately people there had bad teeth nearly 50 years ago. He opened a second office in Leesville 40 years ago. That’s the town in Louisiana. We call in Sleezeville. For a time, my dad had a third office near the base. The military dumps their trash there and they complain about the Cajun culture, the food, the heat, etc. It would be better if they took their gutter trash religions and went back where they came from. But both my grandfathers served in the 1930s and 1940s. You don’t know who joins the Army and who doesn’t. At one point, these parishes had 100 percent of eligible men serving. Those are people who are from there. These towns aren’t that old. They are like 100 years old because that part of Louisiana was not even considered part of the U.S. government’s control even once Texas and Louisiana became states. The majority of kids in Leesville are Army kids. And yes, usually one goes into the Army or another branch of service. But you know what? Louisiana apparently had a ton of men who served in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the other wars in the Middle East. The VFW parking lot is always full. And if you ever find yourself at the WWII Museum in New Orleans, there will be a veteran there. Hopefully from WWII, but those are dying. And they’re all from somewhere in Louisiana. As I said I don’t like Vernon or Beauregard Parishes. But it’s the reason I’m alive. It helped both of my parents have really good careers and make a lot of money. There are people there I care about that aren’t family, but I know would help me if I asked. I can insult this place and the crazy that it is. You can’t nor can you make assumptions. Because I don’t know a thing about the people where you’re from and why they are the way they are. That’s my hometown.

Empires need useful idiots.

Nah, they just said they were from cities so you didn't come visit them

@@baby_joe funnyguy

@baby_joe because why would someone want to talk about were they miss

This video is completely stupid. Obviously if half the enlisted population are from a rural area, the other half will be from urban areas.

Yes but if you think a regular employer in the civilian world cares any more for you once they're done with you?

Speak for yourself 🤓 🖕

Facts

It’s cause they reject us all. They have more info on their recruits these days and more reasons to auto reject them rather than letting them sort it out in basic.

@@TheYumChannel It does not help that most young people are unfit for service without a waiver, I think its like 75% are over weight, have mental or health issues or have drug abuse issues, or already have a felony.

Because the military isn't much fun. Being in the military does nothing for your resume.

Lol lines out the door? The military experience is terrible 99% of people. Most of us couldn't wait to get out. It felt like prison. Of course they don't have lines out the door. Your comment is one of the goofiest and hilarious comments I've ever seen on YT.

Because we don’t want to serve the interests of billionaires

oil rig, sheepfucker, or military. only options available

That's a lesser factor than the strong sense of duty and patriotism in the South.

Fighting hard for neocons and neolibs

I'd have gone with Whirlpool

Doing time is the correct lingo. The military historically was either a punishment or was filled through conscription.

My husband joined the Marines. He was proud to serve. He learned so much, he came from a pretty dysfunctional family, so the discipline and leadership skills he acquired were more important than job training. He credits the military for turning him around and keeping him from becoming a criminal. That was in the early 70s (I know a long time ago) . Today with all the changes he is not urging is grandson to join.

"emotional maturity"? Of an order follower? A terrorist? LOL. K.

​@@Ireallydontlikeyou2the military "historically" in the United states has been primarily volunteers since the 1700s. The military has not conscripted a simgle soldier since vietnam. You have no idea what youre talking about.

We know how bush lied. I wouldn’t either

To learn to lead, you must first learn to follow.

@@MiguelDLewis Then follow and be a fool...

@@RAZR_Channel Better to be a fool than a coward.

If people weren't cowards, Vietnam and Afghanistan would probably look a lot better than they are now because the US totally gained a lot from wasting our time in those two countries. @@MiguelDLewis

I'll take coward over corpse...

Well just hug and hold hands if we go to war.

The truth is they will more likely be janitors untill they reach E4, which takes most recruits 3 or 4 years to attain.

​@@dt8762here we go, if you don't want your kids grooming killers you must want them to be peace loving victims... No, this kid said his coach, who is also a recruiter, has been telling him about the Guard.. I'm sorry, even as a kid who wanted to serve, it seemed odd to have recruiters invited to , what I recognize now as grooming, us guys into enlisting. How about let kids be kids, so worried about the books they read but no issues with having their heads filled with recruiters takes of adventure and service so they can make their quota with the live of our kids.. The young man has a plan, his dad was a chaplain, base in town...he didn't need a recruiter/coach to convince him, but many others may fall victim to buyer remorse or worse, the families will face it over a flag draped coffin

You can say that But these kids are joining Not for the betterment of themselves or for America but for the the betterment of rich politicians and their shareholders. Anybody who could tell another American in 2024 that joined the military is good for America's future is crazy. There are too many options that will pay you a lot of money outside of the Not to point out that if they don't. Do Something in the military that gives them actual job skills than they're doomed If they ever do leave the military. Which no doubt most don't. Cuz what else would they do? Say what you want but the the original commentary is right. @@dt8762

@@micclay At least you learn how to clean up for yourself. Many young people still live at home and expect their mother to clean up after them in their 20s.

Haha, they would never. They fear our honesty

As a retiree, this is one of the best times to enlist. By and large, you can get the job you want, your competition is low, promotion opportunities are vast, and the medical and retirement benefits are well worth it.

​@@timothymccoy1569gawd bless Murica 🤓🖕

Is this the Airborne Timothy McCoy? If so, how are you doing brother?

I make more money working at a parts warehouse and I get to go home after 8 hours

@@Iwantjewstodie Do you? And what is your rent or mortgage payment plus utilities, your medical insurance (alone), and the cost of your food (alone)? Now subtract that from your pay.

@@RWebster325 yep, I still do make more lol

@@Iwantjewstodie No you don't. Because you are trying to compare apples to oranges. Why? You are not comparing an equal level, i.e. a new high school graduate to you and YOU are not a new high school graduate, and that is just for starters. How do I know, been there and done that. And with that you are lying to yourself, deliberately or not I don't care. And that is the case whether you receive a salary or a wage (that is another part of the equation by the way, that way too many people get wrong from the beginning).

Your first point kind of destroys the left’s opinion of southerners as rubes and low IQ types. I served 23 yrs in the army and in Vietnam the southern boys were really good. ( not to say others weren’t )

Your first point kind of destroys the left’s opinion of southerners as rubes and low IQ types. I served 23 yrs in the army and in Vietnam the southern boys were really good. ( not to say others weren’t )

I’m in the area now. It’s gotten worse.

If I may ask, Why are you glad exactly? 🤔

@@no1onu2be19 Because I don't want the first to be over run!

An acquaintance of mine was asked by his NY cabbie where he was from. The cabbie said he didn't know where Nebraska was! My friend said, "Let's keep it that way?"

You are welcome, Juan! I was in the amphibious Navy ​transporting Marines!😊

@Juann-je8gqget ready for working parties and field day 😂

Right ! I thought we had another military base here😂😂.. Ft. Johnson where is that ?

Serve the elite

Literally 1% of US service members deploy. There is no iraq or Afghanistan anymore. Of the non deployments, japan south korea italy germany and the UK are not exactly "unknown countries".

As somenone who comes from inner city NJ this is facts. I was told to avoid military recruiters cause they were allegedly targeting black and brown kids for war and would put u on the front line. Every infantry company i worked with was like 80% middle class white kids. Maybe the marines had a bit more Mexicans but most crazy combat focused jobs were overwhelmingly white. In the military in general for every fellow inner city kid they were always outnumbered 20/1 by rural and middle class white kids

Fort Polk was recently renamed Fort Johnson.

Thank you, I actually looked it up.@@sbrehabaddict

Why is that sad?

Do you still live there?

@@golfery5119 the hopelessness is sad.

@@baby_joe no my mom left the army shortly after I was born.

@@NashvilleDrumCoach hopeless because they are in a rural area with fewer options

Why?

@@bencintron2368Did you not watch the segment?

Served with Urban - Just as hard and street smart

What inner city individuals are you talking about exactly?

Who specifically are you talking about so I can correct your assumptions and lies I'm african American?

That's a really foolish mindset to have. Serving in the Army provided me with opportunities I never had and lifted me out of poverty.

​@@Jack-fr9bkAnd all you had to do was just put your life at risk. In the "land of opportunity", shouldn't an education be enough to make it out of poverty? Does a moral nation allow its children to be coerced into risking their lives for a chance to not be poor?

@@sangha1486 calm down princess

@@sangha1486 A military education is an education. Schools in the US military have some of the highest academic standards. With a name like Sangha, I'm guessing you're a Buddhist. Buddhist nations are poor or being bullied by communists. Without the "land of opportunity" protecting Singapore, Taiwan, and Japan, there would be no Sangha.

@@sangha1486 A military education is an education. Schools in the US military have some of the highest academic standards. With a name like Sangha, I'm guessing you're a Buddhist. Buddhist nations are poor or being bullied by communists. Without the "land of opportunity" protecting Singapore, Taiwan, and Japan, there would be no Sangha.

Minimum physical requirements I understand, BUT, which educational requirements are you talking about, HS Diploma/GED or as in ASVAB scores?

@@RWebster325 My anecdotal evidence from a couple of recruiters here indicates they can’t find enough to pass the aptitude tests as well as the physical minimums.

@@susanflaherty1248 Thank you. Unfortunately, education does not always equal aptitude, nor does education mean that someone has actually learned something. Another example of this mismatch currently (and in the past, I might add) is that people believe that they make more money as a civilian. The problem both inside and outside the military is that they are not doing a proper comparison. In other words, they end up trying to directly compare a salary to a wage, and they do not add or subtract the benefits as may be appropriate. Examples are housing cost and health insurance/benefits. And the attendant tax reduction or increase depending on which side of the equation you're on.