WHY DOES EVERY U.S. MILITARY BRANCH HAVE PILOTS? (EXPLORING THE DIFFERENCES)

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@GeneralDischarge 2 жыл бұрын

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@danielcooke 2 жыл бұрын

The U.S. Army

@ObjectivelyBias 2 жыл бұрын

Can you do a video on nurse officers?

@TinS0lder 2 жыл бұрын

You lost me at coast guard.

@justinhilse2956 2 жыл бұрын

Can y'all do a video on US Navy Intelligence Specialist

@gideoncronje6705 2 жыл бұрын

Can you do one on the french foreign legion

@FlyingTigersKMT 2 жыл бұрын

Helicopter door gunners are cool but nothing beats the submarine door gunners in the navy.

@SubscribedEr 2 жыл бұрын

Wrong, space shuttle door gunner beats submarine door gunner.. killing stuff from orbit is bad ass

@FlyingTigersKMT 2 жыл бұрын

@@SubscribedEr Space shuttle door gunners are cool but the sub gunner has a tougher job adjusting aim and trajectory for the different water currents and temperatures.

@christophertipton2318 2 жыл бұрын

The most bad-assed guy in the US military is the In-Flight Ballistic Missile Repairman with a two-mission badge.

@elporteroful Жыл бұрын

I don't know why my mind went to that Spongebob episode with that random-ass underwater pine tree wearing scuba gear.

@findingfriction3576 Жыл бұрын

Lol. You had me fu*cked up for a second.🤣👍

@Emanemoston 2 жыл бұрын

In the 80s, as a young Marine, I spoke to a Vietnam area Marine. He said that often when they called other branch air they would mention about how it would be dark soon, cloud cover, poor weather. When they called Marine air units, they showed up.

@zachdavis9827 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect example why the marine corps is the best

@theroadrunnerjarhead4109 Жыл бұрын

Marines take care of their own.

@theroadrunnerjarhead4109 Жыл бұрын

@@AJdet-2 nonsense. Marine air support exists to support the Corps’ air,land, and sea mission which includes close air support for infantry.

@AJdet-2 Жыл бұрын

@@theroadrunnerjarhead4109 " the Marine Corps did have specifically assigned ground support units for operations " Was that the nonsense I stated? Or did you skip over that part? I do not speak nonsense about things I was personally involved with and have great passion for. Doctrine for the air to ground support during the conflict of Vietnam was amended daily if not hourly. All the Air Wing service branches supported each other when needed

@theroadrunnerjarhead4109 Жыл бұрын

@@AJdet-2 why would Marines have a sense of dread if Naval aviation were not responding? They have their own air wings. During operations I was very happy to see the Air Force B52s appear and drop their ordnance in support. In my opinion the Navy has nothing to compare to the B52s. As a matter of fact as a grunt I was happy to see any ground support, even Marine helicopter gunships.

@SteveG1337 2 жыл бұрын

Voice changer is unbearable

@nilbor1044 11 күн бұрын

@verdebusterAP 2 жыл бұрын

Every branch has its own aviation assets for their specific needs. The Army is limited due to the key west agreement. The Army owning too much aviation equipment would interfere with the USAF role. The USN for carrier operations. The USCG for rescue. The USMC tops charts because they technically exist within the USN which allow them to operate whatever they want, their only limitation is their budget.

@rarelibra 2 жыл бұрын

you may not be aware, but the Army owns more boats than the Navy, and it owns more aircraft than the Air Force.

@PF9O 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting, what metric does the USMC top?

@verdebusterAP 2 жыл бұрын

@@rarelibra Boats are not warships and no the Army does not have more aircraft than USAF

@verdebusterAP 2 жыл бұрын

@@PF9O They operate various helos, jets and transports Example they use the KC-130 in transport role like the USN and USAF but also use it in the gunship/Tanker role like the USAF AC-130 and HH/MC-130s as well for search and rescue like the USCG

@PF9O 2 жыл бұрын

@@verdebusterAP and the F35. USMC is badass.

@Project305miami 2 жыл бұрын

The reason why the Navy has “aviators” is because in the Navy “pilots” are the civilian harbor specialists that help Navy warships pull into port

@anthonyglass170 2 жыл бұрын

Naval Aviators are and always were OFFICERS ,Navy PILOTS were ENLISTED, officially they were designated "Naval Aviation Pilot" (NAP),with the last one retiring in 1979. If you watch the classic movie THE BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI, the helicopter pilot played by Mickey Roonie was a NAP (Chief Petty Officer, aka a Flying Chief).

@Project305miami 2 жыл бұрын

@@anthonyglass170 I mean okay, but the explanation given to me when I was getting my EAWS qualifications is the one I furnished

@donkeykong1501 2 жыл бұрын

@@Project305miami 😂

@Romper86 2 жыл бұрын

As a retired Naval Aviator...You don't have to be a graduate of the US Naval Academy to fly for the Navy or Marine Corps..There are other commissioning options a candidate can choose from.. There's NROTC, Officer Candidate School(OCS) Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class(PLC AIR) Seaman to Admiral Program(SAM)

@danieloftamriel 2 жыл бұрын

Does this apply to the Air Force as well? I’d like to try at flying in either branch when I can OCS.

@Marlock2199 Жыл бұрын

thanks im looking into it

@loganleroy8622 Жыл бұрын

I don't think that's what he was saying, it was merely that the Naval Academy is a direct pipeline into either the Navy or Marine Corps which isn't necessarily self-evident when you hear the name "Naval Academy". You can certainly get into either branch from other places.

@arnoldhenry Жыл бұрын

I heard that one of the ways to get into any of the academies is to get an invite from a member of Congress.

@loganleroy8622 Жыл бұрын

@@arnoldhenry I think you mean a "Nomination". You have to receive a nomination from your Congressman or one of your two Senators. There are other ways to get a nomination, but that's the most common way. In order to get the nomination you have to interview for it.

@CocoaBeachLiving 2 жыл бұрын

KZfaq did you right.. Actually recommended a good channel! I appreciate that you included the USCG. I flew as air crew on a HU-25A back in the 80s.. We did a lot of SAR missions that were in weather so bad, nothing else was allowed to fly.

@michaelwoods4495 2 жыл бұрын

When the narrator says that Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard pilots have the same training, he doesn't clearly state that it's the same flight school and we all learned to fly together. Some instructors and some students are Coasties, some are Marines, and some are Navy. That's true all the way from Primary through Advanced and our joint winging ceremony on graduation. Although we occasionally had foreign exchange pilots in the fleet, I can' t recall any in the Training Command, but that was fifty years ago for me and old people can forget.

@xaviergarner1222 2 жыл бұрын

An Ace is a pilot with 5 confirmed air to air kills, doesnt have to be in one day. Ols didnt shoot down 15 in one day, but in three different wars, some in WW2 then Korea and Nam

@ualreadydead 2 жыл бұрын

Not Korea

@Wingzofelzorro 2 жыл бұрын

He wanted to go to Korea but he couldnt.He went to Nam though, and shot 4 Mig 21 s down,making his total up to 16 confirmed kills.His previous 12 kills were obtained in ww2.

@HomeboyMcGoo Жыл бұрын

Imagine the technological difference. Jesus 😂

@bilalabdi9148 Жыл бұрын

DID YOU KILL THE PILOTS

@DeuceDeuce0331 2 жыл бұрын

My OG desire in 6th grade was to be a military helo pilot after getting a college education and being an officer, I had amazing grades until junior year of high school when I discovered playing drums, girls and booze. I squandered my potential at the time, but I'll never regret my decision to join the military regardless as infantry Marine in 2004, and my interactions with pilots of all branches weather in person or over comms, is their professional yet laid back demeanor and witnessing them rain hell from above always was awe inspiring. Keep up the good work with your videos brothers, our misguided youth, needs good info on the options that are available in the United States Military. -Semper, YUT!

@joezhangmd 2 жыл бұрын

Since you guys mentioned the astronaut pipeline, did you know the air force and navy also have a pilot physician route. (Navy calls them dual designators). You end up as a medical doctor and pilot. This is different from regular flight surgeons who are doctors that have expertise in aviation and get rides on various aircraft. In the pilot physician system you end up as the PIC (pilot in command).

@jmdesertadventures803 2 жыл бұрын

There is only one aircraft that is shared across all the branches the Sikorsky H-60 hawk series. Army has the UH-60Blackhawk, Navy has SH-60 Seahawk, Airforce has MH-60 Pavehawk, Coast guard has HH-60 Jayhawk. Only one unit in the Marine Corps, HMLX1 flies the VH-60 Whitehawk.

@DialloMoore503 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@alski200 10 ай бұрын

Yessir

@jeremiebrashear8388 9 ай бұрын

I come across many people that say" airforce has helicopters". It's funny.

@nickma71 2 жыл бұрын

In BCT we had 3 pilots in the platoon. Rotary wing of course. Right after Pass and Review, all were promoted to E5. 2 were SPC4, one PFC. He had a license, but didn't have a BS.

@tombrewer144 2 жыл бұрын

You've done some really cool videos on the different branches Special Operators and now different branches pilots. As a C-130 crewchief for most of 20 years, it would be cool to see a video about the aircraft maintainers, from all branches, and different specialties. As maintainers, we never look for any kind of praise, but air operations would not happen without them. Be it fighter ops, flight deck ops, search and rescue, special ops infill/exfill, close air support, bombers, tankers, cargo transport, etc. Maintainers not only have to know how all systems on a particular airframe work, we have to know how to troubleshoot and fix them when there's a problem. In the Air Force, the crewchief owns the airplane and has their name painted on the side. Also maintainers on airlift aircraft were considered part of the aircrew (in my day anyway) when away from home station, and although we weren't "operators" or pilots, we got to do some pretty cool stuff. Being a C-130 crewchief in Air Force Special Ops was the most rewarding job I ever had.

@BLKnPrd67 2 жыл бұрын

Semper Fi, Brother

@elisnider8191 2 жыл бұрын

Im learning avionics fundamentals since i just graduated basic. My instructor worked on the same type of planes, spec ops c130s.

@xxrounds64 2 жыл бұрын

An "Aircraft Maintainer" video would be a dope idea! I actually know maintainers, current and former, in every branch except the army. I was in the navy and I can tell you the maintainers are largely underappreciated

@JesusSaves734 Жыл бұрын

Good Afternoon, I wish to become an Air maintainer in the Airforce. What jobs in Aviation Maintenace can get me my A & P license?

@darronwilliams4641 Жыл бұрын

@@JesusSaves734any of them, you will just have to study the ones outside your specialty. No one is excluded.

@jarhead4801 2 жыл бұрын

What a great video. Thanks to all of you pilots out there. Have been fortunate to fly with nearly all of you, one time or more. Just so happens that one of my new neighbors was an active duty pilot and now flies commercial flights. Hats off to all of you. S/F USMC Ret.

@mrsodolo 2 жыл бұрын

As a Airforce veteran, I had the pleasure working on B-52’s when stationed at Barksdale AFB.

@alobowithadhd6191 2 жыл бұрын

My Father worked with those. Looking to get into turning my love from flying sims since Flight Simulator X with the Sidewinder Force Feedback 2. Loved the fact I learned a lot of the IFR basics as a kid in that sim, while having the ability to feel the air rush past the wings at high speeds, and loosen up near stall. You don’t get that experience nowadays.

@EdumacatedThug 2 жыл бұрын

Col. John H. Glenn, first Marine pilot and first American to orbit the earth.

@gordonbergslien30 2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewkosyjana7477 Williams was a Marine Corps aviator during World War II but was an instructor stateside. He did fly in combat in Korea.

@manperson5315 2 жыл бұрын

tno reference

@zeeeman8744 2 жыл бұрын

John Glenn’s wingman in Korea was Ted Williams

@JD-dm1uj 2 жыл бұрын

We are getting bested in a lot of primary areas regarding the Great Power Competition, though unquestionably, we’re absolutely dominant when it comes to our pilots and aviation capabilities!

@creoleDJ 2 жыл бұрын

*FUN FACT* the late Ed McMahon, known for being the sidekick on "The Johnny Carson Show" and host of "Star Search," was a Marine Corps pilot. He flew in WWII and Korea...

@theroadrunnerjarhead4109 Жыл бұрын

The great Ted williams was a Marine pilot also. So was John Glenn America’s first astronaut.

@simonyip5978 2 жыл бұрын

The British forces are similar, the RAF operate aircraft and helicopters, as does the Royal Navy FAA (Fleet Air Arm), and the Army AAC (Army Air Corps), and the Royal Marines Brigade Aviation Support Squadron (RM). In a similar situation, infantry troops are not just deployed by the Army, but also the Royal Marines (amphibious light infantry) and the Royal Air Force Regiment and the Royal Auxillary Airforce Regiment (RAF Regt and Rauxaf Regt). Medical support from the Army's RAMC (Royal Army Medical Corp), RADC (Royal Army Dental Corp), QARANC (Queen Alexandras Royal Army Nursing Corp), plus similar Naval Nursing Corp and RAF Nursing Corps. Military Police units include the MoD Ministry of Defence Police, RMP (Royal Military Police), RAF Police, RN Police, etc. So all of the various UK services have their own infantry units, medical units, aviation units and military police/provost etc.

@Sikeosomanic 2 жыл бұрын

Former Air Force EC-130H Compass Call pilot and MQ-9 Reaper Instructor Pilot (IP) here, and son of an Army Cobra pilot. Out of my 12.5 years active duty, my favorite year was the 9 months I spent at NAS Corpus Christi training with the Navy (there was a joint program back then), and by far my favorite IPs to fly with were the Marines. And if was graduating high school tomorrow and could do it all over again…personally I would have become an Army WO like my old man and tried to fly Apaches or 60s. I think I would have strived for rotary regardless of branch, really. So take that for what it’s worth, lol.

@thomashelm6931 2 жыл бұрын

I was a loadmaster on c-141s. We used to instruct army helicopter crews on how to load their aircraft on our 141s. Flew many times on a Huey after our instruction was complete. Still kicking myself that I didn't go Warrant Officer to fly helicopters in the Army. I loved the Air Force, But I would have really enjoyed flying helicopters. I actually got some left seat time in a Huey. Loved it

@Sikeosomanic 2 жыл бұрын

@@thomashelm6931 Very cool. My only time on a Huey was at the bottom of a rope getting pulled out of Pensacola Bay during water survival, ha! That rotor wash was brutal trying to swim to the rescue device, like a turd trying to escape being flushed down the can. I have an uncle that was a Load on HC-130s, and actually I had a schoolhouse IP that was a -141 guy too.

@thomashelm6931 2 жыл бұрын

@@Sikeosomanic when I was going through SERE training, we had to get hoisted above a hovering Huey. The rotor wash was significant, however, nothing like getting beat to death like you did! 😂 C-130s were really cool, and I wish I would have been selected for that out of my tech school. More tactical during my time during the Vietnam era. But I loved my job

@jdotsalter910 2 жыл бұрын

Video ideas: Engineering in the military like Army Corps of engineers, or Seabees/expeditionary units. Military ships including AF/Army. I saw army ships in dry dock many times. Physician units including special ops Law/JAG units and what they do in deployments Keep it up?

@RamadiTaxiDriver60M 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff bro. Former Recon Marine turned Hawk Driver turned Apache Driver. Flying EMS with some former Coasties and they have some amazing stories, much respect to all. S/F

@Caderic Жыл бұрын

Doesn't the Corps have Warrant officer flying rotary wing?

@RamadiTaxiDriver60M Жыл бұрын

@@Caderic no sir, on,y Army has Warrant Officer flying positions.

@guillermodelcastillo2548 3 ай бұрын

Recon huh? What unit? Years?

@johnrodriguez3870 2 жыл бұрын

The Army,Air Force,Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, all have Pilots , Navigators, Weapons System Operators, Crew Chiefs, etc.and et.al., and, although the Air Force has a very large Aviation Combat Element ( ACE) , They support the other Services airlift capabilities,plus, transport the Space Force. This Prior Service USMC and US Army Veteran is impressed.🇺🇸🦅🗽✈️

@martinwalker9386 2 жыл бұрын

1981-4 I served on the USS Acadia AD-42. We were leaving Bremerton and about midnight my division is woken up to do flight ops because one of our sailors had had a heart attack. The helicopter coming in was a Coast Guard Dauphin.

@rjohnson80100 2 жыл бұрын

Robin Olds is a triple Ace because he got 2 in WWII and his 3rd in Vietnam. Im retired Air Force and the guy is still the legend there.

@glennblaylock5197 2 жыл бұрын

You mentioned this with Navy and Air Force pilots, but neglected to mention it with the Marines. Marine pilots can also become astronauts.

@miketran4289 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone can be a astronaut. Just look at their roster, most of them are not pilots.

@WintersFinalstand 2 жыл бұрын

Someone remembered space force exists! I could cry, we finally get some acknowledgement!

@troy______ 2 жыл бұрын

Without watching this video I would never know that the Air Force has pilots!

@FlyingTigersKMT 2 жыл бұрын

We have an air force?

@troy______ 2 жыл бұрын

@@FlyingTigersKMT hmmm I don’t know

@ianstobie 2 жыл бұрын

Lots of padding in this video saying obvious things. Since KZfaq algorithm requires only 10 minutes before good things happen on the monetisation side, five minutes could have been chopped off with little loss of useful content.

@speedracer2336 2 жыл бұрын

Kinda strange how the primary Air arm of DOD is barely mentioned!

@patkarp1965 2 жыл бұрын

@@FlyingTigersKMT We now have a space force as well. I know, mind blowing right.

@princeoffduty6994 2 жыл бұрын

My dad served in the Navy as a Hospital Corpsman, good old days in 1990. Favorite movies of his are JAG series and TOPGUN. Thank you to our armed services for serving, past and present

@williamhospodar8702 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a chance that you all could do a video talking about all of the different variants of the H-60 across the branches? (Modifications, roles, training, percentage of branch’s aircraft inventory, etc.) I think it would also be pretty cool to see how competitive it is to secure a slot as an H-60 pilot in each branch. Thanks!

@joshmorse1431 2 жыл бұрын

Your highest chance will be the army

@airframer120 2 жыл бұрын

@@joshmorse1431 I’m not sure if an h-60 army pilot can land on a moving frigate ship like the navy pilot

@optrdocksidebars7106 2 жыл бұрын

@@airframer120 They can, they obviously aren’t as proficient as Navy pilots but they’re still capable of that.

@airframer120 2 жыл бұрын

@@optrdocksidebars7106 I’m sure they can but there’s no room for error since it’s really a tight space plus their h-60 is not equip with RAST system so there’s no way they’re landing their Blackhawk in a rough sea condition…

@optrdocksidebars7106 2 жыл бұрын

@@airframer120 I’m an MH-60S crewman, I’m well aware how tight the spots are lol.

@paulslocomb6805 2 жыл бұрын

As a vet I wonder why you did not list any Marine rotary aircraft The services also have a lot of many small piston engine aircraft

@BlueNeptune85 2 жыл бұрын

This was awesome, thank for another awesome video!

@jllaws1991 2 жыл бұрын

Just a note: Army also has the little bird in our arsenal, as seen at 5:01. And being a warrant officer is the tits.

@FlyingTigersKMT 2 жыл бұрын

The little bird is beloved by the 160th SOAR and those Delta boys!!

@swedishviking2207 2 жыл бұрын

You should do a video on federal law enforcement pilots. Great video as always

@FlyingTigersKMT 2 жыл бұрын

US Customs has the 3rd biggest air wing

@SJR_Media_Group Жыл бұрын

During Vietnam, the Army revolutionized Aerial Assault with The Bell UH-1 Iroquois (nicknamed "Huey"). Army Cavalry used horses until 1942. The New Army Air Cavalry used Rotary Wing Huey's to transport troops, munitions, supplies, transport wounded out, and packed guns and missiles on some to provide CAS. Later, they used the Bell AH-1 Cobra, the first purpose built Attack Helicopter. In 72 when I went to enlist, I picked USMC because they were building their own Attack Helicopter units. They had a few fixed wing Douglas A-1 Skyraider's to provide CAS. They called in backup from the Army and Air Force. Hard to protect your fellow soldiers on the ground in Vietnam without Cobra Gunships. Earlier, I ran into a few Army guys who had flown Huey's and had been shot down more than once. They told me if I was hell bent on flying a copter, make sure it has armor and can shoot back. Went to live fire exercise at base and saw Cobras decimate and obliterate ground targets with mini guns and missiles. I was hooked.

@TheDucatiPilot 2 жыл бұрын

As a former Black Hawk pilot, you had me blushing at @3:12. Thanks for another great video! 😎🙌

@stephenbritton9297 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up about 2 flight miles from Sikorsky Aircraft, have friends who worked there/had family that worked there. Always made me proud of the aircraft. I've seen them do some non-standard maneuvers from my house (like a loop) too.

@thomasjoyce7910 2 жыл бұрын

The answer to that question is an A-10 flying faster and firing a bigger gun.

@ryand4533 2 жыл бұрын

@@thomasjoyce7910 FACT! What a beast of a machine 🤯

@JesusBehindtheWheel 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting content! Im fascinated by military pilots so this video was very helpful. Thank you.

@danielwang2956 2 жыл бұрын

Yo dude I don't think your voice is low enough, keep dragging that slider down until you just fall out of the audible frequency range

@Alpha43ver 2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of Goa'uld's from SG1

@mjc8281 2 жыл бұрын

I was reading something a few weeks ago about the dispute in the UK between the RAF and the army during WW2 when it came to glider pilots, it was settled in a uniquely British way...... In the end while as Glider Pilot Regiment pilots they should have been RAF they made them radio operators who as an additional role also flew the glider, thus they sat in the army.

@jackiemainard2576 2 жыл бұрын

Always a fun and engaging learning experience with you're videos!!!

@dunruden9720 2 жыл бұрын

you are videos???

@gabej9073 2 жыл бұрын

As a marine crew chief its disrespectful to mention the V-22 instead of the CH-53 super stallion.. way more useful than the V-22

@pr3ludejr 2 жыл бұрын

I’m sure there was no ill intent. Relax.

@zachdavis9827 2 жыл бұрын

@@pr3ludejr it’s a joke

@rElliot09 2 жыл бұрын

As a retired Naval Aviator, Bravo Zulu on this video. Actually, all your vidoe's are excellent but being this one is about my former profession, I'm biased! Robin Olds was an outstanding fighter pilot and leader, had 16 kills but not 15 in a day. He shot down 12 in WWII and 4 in Vietnam.

@bobjohnbowles 2 жыл бұрын

Rumour has it he shot down more but he gave the kills to his juniors to avoid being sent stateside when he hit the particular number.

@rElliot09 2 жыл бұрын

@@bobjohnbowles problem is, the Vietnamese have released their losses and they don't coincide with any claims like that. Much like the Ghost of Kiev, just didn't happen.

@applejack2911 2 жыл бұрын

"Navy Aviator" makes me laugh every time I hear it,..like "Army intellegence" USAF ret,.flying IS our job,..we don't do it ad hoc, or as a side gig

@rElliot09 2 жыл бұрын

@@applejack2911 sounds like a personal problem 😆

@applejack2911 2 жыл бұрын

@@rElliot09 Facts,..some like em, some don't

@asb3429 Жыл бұрын

Great video, just wanna add that the USCG also has c130's

@JoshuaTootell 2 жыл бұрын

I might have missed it, but from my time in the USCG I learned that the branches will "borrow" from each other when needed for mission expertise. Examples: -A lot of rescue pilots in Vietnam were USCG pilots. -I recall that the first HITRON units were Army pilots flying for the USCG until the tactics could be perfected and trained. (A lot of USCG jobs become Navy jobs during war, but that's a different discussion. )

@bricefleckenstein9666 2 жыл бұрын

Coast Guard also tends to stay fairly close to the US, the Navy is worldwide.

@JoshuaTootell 2 жыл бұрын

Tends to, yes. But I did go to the middle east, circumnavigate the globe, and go to a ton of other locations on other patrols @@bricefleckenstein9666

@mayabulan 2 жыл бұрын

Malaysia Coast Guard (Maritim Malaysia) did train/exercise with USCG pre covid days as did other SEA nations

@JoshuaTootell 2 жыл бұрын

My ship did drills with Russia (in the early Putin years) and Pakistan @@mayabulan

@yea-notruely2370 Жыл бұрын

I was similarly mistaken about the Coast Guards mission until a Coasty enlightened me. The Coast Guard secures the coasts anywhere around the world where the US military is in action. If there is an accessible coast line attached to the subject country, the Coast Guard will be there performing interdiction, clearing mines and basically being the water police. They've participated and sacrificed in every overseas conflict going back to WWII. Maybe even further back. I don't know how old they are. They could almost be considered the "silent service" for all the attention they don't receive. They just go about their business without all the fanfare. During Desert Shield I think the US Coast Guard saved our asses. After a Marine helicopter/troop ship hit a mine. All the ships came to a halt. The Coast Guard went ahead and cleared the waters of all the mines so we could get back to our hurry-up-n-wait ops. They are usually among the first to go into harm's way. Semper Paratus bro.

@roccodonato4120 2 жыл бұрын

As a disabled Aircrewman from the navy, I'd do it all again.

@LtActionCam 2 жыл бұрын

General Discharge isn’t kidding when they tell you Marine pilots have a ground aspect to their jobs as well. The Basic School is an intensive course in which is very infantry centric. But you won’t have to compete with others for your MOS unlike the ground contracts. A good amount of Marine pilots that complete their first tour at a wing end up as air liaison officers at Infantry Battalions.

@Lifechanging99999 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that is very true. On my deployment, our FAC (forwarded air controller) was a fixed wing pilot. He helped ensure many dead enemy fighters.

@TaijDevon 2 жыл бұрын

The Marines are the only branch of the military that your primary occupation is rifle. Even if you are a pilot.

@majtom5421 2 жыл бұрын

US Army retired, commissioned pilots spend most of their time in desk jobs. Warrant officers have some admin duties but mostly fly, getting more flight time and are the better pilots.

@Mrcuddlesworth_ 2 жыл бұрын

Plus warrants are cooler

@socaljarhead7670 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely 100% true.

@iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii2458 2 жыл бұрын

My classmate was a former Army SpecOp helo pilot. He got into a crash accident and fcked up his back. Despite his back pain, he powered through our classes. Respect.

@courtpaul9334 2 жыл бұрын

Well you have a NEW subscriber...! I also concur.it's very educational.I just came across your channel by chance & I Must say I'm impressed...Bravo Zulu ⚓

@svendapirate7832 2 жыл бұрын

I live in the same place those b-52 stratofortresses are stationed in. Have a few friends who are in the airforce who fly them and are also mechanics

@arnoldhenry Жыл бұрын

I was stationed aboard the USS Nassau, an amphibious assault ship. To people who don't what the ship's function is, it conducts amphibious landings for the Marines. It has a flight deck to take Marines by air to the beach. The helicopters are flown by Marine pilots. Marine pilots, like Navy pilots, are taught to land on ships that are underway at sea. Navy and Marine aircraft are built to land on ships. Coast Guard pilots are trained the same way. On aircraft carriers, the largest planes I've seen landing on the flight deck were E2-C Hawkeye, an early-warning all-weather plane, and C2 Greyhound, a logistics plane. The Greyhound is used to personnel and cargo, including the most important cargo: mail.

@Pruflas-Watts 2 жыл бұрын

I've worked 2W0 (MUNS) for 5 years for F22s and 7 years for a rescue Squadron (HH60s), and working for HELOS was a very unique and different experience. I went from mass building Bombs/JDAMs in Conventional like a worker bee to prepping .50 cal on ghetto ass wooden planks outside of a metal container in 120 F' heat in a sketchy shit hole. All of our deployments on the rescue side were to FOB shit holes, pre-deployment spinups were all high speed and mandatory, I often times had to pull security for my own ordnance just because of the isolation, limited resources and personnel on hand. It's hard to go back to the fighter world after experiencing the rescue mission.

@Baldhills 2 жыл бұрын

Before 1947 it was the Army Air Corp. Not Army Air Force.

@Eirik36 6 ай бұрын

Negative, it was the air corps until 1941, then switched to the army Air Force

@abbieamavi Жыл бұрын

super interesting and well put together video. thanks!

@manwithnoname691 2 жыл бұрын

great show.. i enjoyed the great content and info..

@thesilentscreamer1595 2 жыл бұрын

Hello and good day to you, General Discharge! I recently found your channel and I really appreciate your content. This is perhaps my favorite video so far. Anyway, is there any way I can contact you (through mail or messages) to ask you some questions related to the US Military? You see, I am currently working on a military sci-fi novel series but I am not an American, let alone a soldier, so I really lack important reference and knowledge to make my novels interesting and somewhat realistic. Anyway, thank you for reading and I hope you have a great day!

@TexasRob28 2 жыл бұрын

What wasn't pointed out in the video,is that the Air Force has helicopters. This is something a lot of people don't know!

@baronzemo23 2 жыл бұрын

the air force has helicopters? lol sure didn't know that

@ryand4533 2 жыл бұрын

Yes PJs don’t jump out of jets lololol

@8dcskate 2 жыл бұрын

8:46 he mentions they can be helicopter pilots

@ghita1564 7 ай бұрын

Very informative and so cool! Thank you for your service. You are heroes!❤

@PF9O 2 жыл бұрын

What's that quote from R. O'Niell, "Army has the best helicopter pilots, Navy the best infantry..."

@jayp4772 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work, you should do a video on the different federal criminal investigation/Law enforcement agencies of each branch - Army CID, NAVY NCIS, Air Force OSI..

@inorite4553 2 жыл бұрын

Yup! If the rest of the branches wish to help with their retention issues, they need to allow pilots to come in as Warrants.

@franckaera51 2 жыл бұрын

that was really a great video .. lots of simple information easy to follow (what goes where and who fly what kind of info) very enjoyable even for a person like me who will never be a pilot of any kind !! (always dreamt to fly helicopter though) keep up the great content !!

@GeneralDischarge 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@OrioleBeagle 2 жыл бұрын

Two Maryland State Police Aviation Trooper Paramedics joined the Army National Guard so that they could learn to fly helicopters. Now, in addition to being Trooper Paramedics they can fly the helicopters.

@dessirangelova2676 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid the problem for me is my countrys army doesn't work like this only my navy and air force has jets and helis but I still love learning about the military of other countrys

@cantenjr24 2 жыл бұрын

as a student pilot myself it is some what difficult, going up down left right not to hard, geting ready and understanding what you see on the cockpit and take off and landing is another. yes i can go up down left right and do a roll, no i can't land or take off yet. thank you for your servis.

@jay__chugh 2 жыл бұрын

Are you actually a student pilot, or a kid?

@chillz9600 2 жыл бұрын

@@jay__chugh I'd assume kid...

@jay__chugh 2 жыл бұрын

@@chillz9600 yea I think it’s safe to say he’s lying.

@captainthez6532 2 жыл бұрын

@@chillz9600 indeed

@bla6554 2 жыл бұрын

@@jay__chugh def a kid

@lukebaker1687 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. The amount of time I've Googled this question

@Eddy_Sapo 10 ай бұрын

So here’s the real question, do we think the USSF will continue to rely on USAF aircraft indefinitely , or do we think as the service grows and matters they will eventually get their own aircraft? Long term I could see it going either way, but in the meantime I don’t think the USSF is even thinking about it.

@spliffdelakong5422 2 жыл бұрын

Good friend of mine was a gunner on a helicopter. Funniest most upbeat guy in high school... we were drinking one night and damn... Edit: old neighbor of mine was a C130 navigator (if I remember correctly) but the guys that flew Fat Al would come by when there were air shows. This was over 20 years ago but it was... surprising... how much fun we had.

@gideoncronje6705 2 жыл бұрын

Can you please make a video about the French foreign legion.

@derek6817 2 жыл бұрын

Super cool stuff!!

@vincentmaloba2290 2 жыл бұрын

Great information! thanks 👍

@DarkDennis1961 2 жыл бұрын

Navy (and Coast Guard) Pilots guide ships in and out of ports or other passages where maneuvering ships is restricted. Naval aircraft are manned not by pilots but by Naval Aviators. In case you wondered why they continue to be "aviators"

@myiresmith2491 2 жыл бұрын

you should do a vid about navy aircraft carrier flight deck operations like the people with the different colored shirts and what they do

@rElliot09 2 жыл бұрын

Very good idea!

@EasilyCringed 2 жыл бұрын

Can you guys do a video on BlackWater mercenaries? And what it takes to get in?

@Thee_BurNs 2 жыл бұрын

Pilots are some of the coolest officers you’ll meet as well!!

@dukeryan6614 2 жыл бұрын

Do you think you could explain SOCOM operations like Operation Eagle Claw or Operation Red Wings?

@jdotsalter910 2 жыл бұрын

I believe a triple ace is over a career, not a single engagement or day. But anyway, if you could do a video on aviation special operations and delve into that, it would be great. There are a lot of airframes and missions not covered here obviously due to this being an overview. And I work work ex CG/AF/Marine pilots(I’m a civilian pilot and mechanic) and CG in my opinion has the best technical pilots due to the insane weather they fly in. Night IFR in raging storms to save people as their primary mission.

@albertlong1384 2 жыл бұрын

I believe the Ace title comes from 5 confirmed kills during a campaign or war. So a pilot who has say 2 during Korea and 3 during Vietnam wouldn't be considered an Ace until they got 2 more during Vietnam. But small thing when all of the other great info was provided.

@0rcsapo_ 2 жыл бұрын

@@albertlong1384 close, but 5 kills is an ace, regardless of the conflict. Robin Olds the triple ace had 12 victories in WW2 and 4 in Vietnam. You can do the math. Still a triple ace.

@jaegar1nine266 Жыл бұрын

“For starters, they all fly aircraft. I’m sure you all fell out of your seat with that one.” Gold.

@Mkraaa 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video, I mean, you haven't said anything I didn't know, but I knew what was video about and that's why I entered it

@dominicangeo 2 жыл бұрын

Academy grad and current flight school student here. Pretty solid overview of each community!

@williamhospodar8702 2 жыл бұрын

Which Academy? My dad was USAFA ‘97. I’ll find out in March if I have a chance at ‘26.

@dominicangeo 2 жыл бұрын

@@williamhospodar8702 Navy and wish you the best of luck! Have some good friends from USAFA though. Fly Navy!

@shenmisheshou7002 2 жыл бұрын

The Marine Corp also operates air to air refueling squadrons (C130s are used).

@applejack2911 2 жыл бұрын

And they (Marines) really should leave the flying to the Air Force

@zachd6011 10 ай бұрын

I wanna be a pilot in the military, and this video helped a lot. Thank you!

@mauricebest6726 2 жыл бұрын

That was pretty interesting thanks.

@ifell3 2 жыл бұрын

I often see a lot of osprey's around the Anglian area of the UK, Mildenhall, Alconbury and Lakenheath. Always assumed they were USAF but this video implies there might be some detached units based in various areas.

@dragonsarrow9397 2 жыл бұрын

Lakenheath is actually usaf and the usaf does actually have osprey pilots even though their not talked about alot.

@ifell3 2 жыл бұрын

@@dragonsarrow9397 haven't seen any for a while, last summer there was quite a few.

@MG-wk2eh Жыл бұрын

They are from the USAF. The USMC does not have any detachments or units based in the UK (not counting US embassy guards), as far as I'm aware the only USMC units that are based abroad are in Japan (III Marine Expeditionary Force in Okinawa).

@KINGKONG-jc7xh 2 жыл бұрын

Can you do a video on the Irish Army Ranger Wing ?

@whiskeynovember8498 2 жыл бұрын

Fianoglach

@KINGKONG-jc7xh 2 жыл бұрын

@@whiskeynovember8498 🇮🇪❤🇮🇪

@whiskeynovember8498 2 жыл бұрын

@@KINGKONG-jc7xh You from Ireland?

@KINGKONG-jc7xh 2 жыл бұрын

@@whiskeynovember8498 cork city bud,

@ba946x4 2 жыл бұрын

Three of the biggest influences that made me want to become a pilot was. Chuck Yeager, Robin Olds and Adrian Drew. (my Grandfather’s brother) Who’s in the record books with Yeager. Look him up and check it out. It’s pretty cool. He’s under Adrain Eason Drew. I got to meet Chuck Yeager and of course Adrain Drew.

@tylerlawlerDEVGRU 11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@stephenbritton9297 2 жыл бұрын

When you see the SHIT weather the USCG pilots fly in, its a whole different level of bad-ass.

@jdotsalter910 2 жыл бұрын

Correct.

2 жыл бұрын

It's without a doubt my favorite video.

@Swagger518 2 жыл бұрын

bot

@yan_4523 2 жыл бұрын

Definitly my favorite video

@bjornsanjuan1846 2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! These military action heroes were really look like real-life LVN Action Heroes!

@smokedbrisket3033 2 жыл бұрын

A-10 (and it's called "wart hog," not "war thog" ) and AC-130 are about as low tech as the air force has in inventory. C-130 has gone through lots of improvements, but that plane came into service in 1956. A-10 is a flying tank, intentionally designed low-tech to be able to survive the environment it was intended for - close air support. It has been in service since 1976

@christophertipton2318 2 жыл бұрын

And every Marine and Army grunt who was in Iraq and Afghanistan loves that A-10 too.

@Minutemman 2 жыл бұрын

The Navy does more fleet defense, anti-submarine warfare, and fighting piracy. Naval aviators are also the tip of spear for America as they always are the fist to the fight and are the best pilots in the world along with the Blue Angels being the best airshow team in the world.

@ironpig701 2 жыл бұрын

Noticing that every branch has the same as the others but a bit differnt. Like all branches have pilots. They also all have divers. But mission is different. Another great and informative video.

@scottmcintosh4397 2 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸 Also the Civil Air Patrol, USAF Auxiliary 🛩️ They conduct OVER 80% of all USAF Search And Rescue missions in the U.S. 🇺🇸 ~~Capt. Scott C. McIntosh, CAP-USAF . "Semper Vigilans" 🌌🔭

@gprimeofx 2 жыл бұрын

I've always considered being a naval aviator in the tailhook community as being just about the coolest thing one could do for a living, but flying helicopters to and from the small boys is, at least in my book, equally, if not even more, awesome. Besides, rotary-wing flying is supposed to require more skill, right?

@captainthez6532 2 жыл бұрын

Not really naval fighter pilots need mor skill to land than a helicopter pilot

@snakeeye814 2 жыл бұрын

@@captainthez6532 🤣 got a source or real world experience to back that statement up?

@captainthez6532 2 жыл бұрын

@@snakeeye814 actually yes my grandpa was a Marine helicopter pilot and told me that landing on a carrier was easy compared to the fighter pilots going at higher speeds trying to land on a short moving runway

@snakeeye814 2 жыл бұрын

@@captainthez6532 so neither a source or experience of your own. Got it

@captainthez6532 2 жыл бұрын

@@snakeeye814 yeah but I think that it’s more of a common sense thing, don’t you think?

@fletch3538 Жыл бұрын

They do receive some of the same training. There is a joint training base right down the street from me. All branches do some training there. Mostly helicopters but fighter jets do fly sometimes. Air Force One did land there once.