"American's Freedom Fighter - Lewis Millet - "Fix Bayonets"" | Kip Reacts to The Fat Electrician 

Said it during the original video and I'll say it here. The army pulled a j. jonah Jameson, "you're fired, now get back to work."

"They're scared to fight us in melee." Millet: "And I took that personally."

This guy is the embodiment of "be wary of old men in professions where people die young."

Canadians during peacetime; "Oh, sorry let me get you some maple syrup and whiskey." Canadians during wartime: "I'm about to stop saying sorry."

"What did Millet do in the CIA?" "Some Top Secret Gangster Shit we're not allowed to know about."

As a Canadian, we have 3 modes. Every day. Polite, nice, "oh sorry!" War. Unstoppable machines, absolute terrors. Hockey Season. Not even our OWN cities are safe. Run for your freaking life and die tired.

The Army literally went: "Fuck you your promoted."

When my father was in boot decades ago near the end the head DI realized my father never once got yelled at by any of the DIs. He then preceded to get smoked for an hour about NOT getting in trouble and doing exactly as told.

As someone with 10/20 vision without glasses and 12 years in the Army, you can join with glasses. You just have to have vision correctable to 20/20 at least. And you have to wear BCGs (Birth Control Glasses, super thick framed glasses, still have and wear 2 pair 23 years later, they are neigh indestructible). My vision, corrected, is 30/20. I can see a .22 casing and if it is still live at 15 yards easily.

As soon as I heard "trained with the Canadians in the beginning moves of World War II" all I could think was "oh boy. I feel sorry for the enemy. Almost. Not really but, damn."

This guy visited the military museum I work at in San Bernardino in his last years, an amazing and humble man.

24:40 Canada just embodies the saying “Beware the fury of the patient man”

This man's life can be summed up simply with: "What had happened was"

Commies: We have the high ground! Millet: That's cute.

Love the video like always but can we talk about how this guy went into a court martial and got a promotion out of it? And how he had to bayonet charge multiple times because he left no survivors.

"The old man's charging again." E5. "God damn it, I wish he'd wait for us". 2L

Back in the day when the typewriter first came out the women got so good and fast with typing that the equipment would jam which led to the current QWERTY layout we have now.

If this man wasn’t told to stop doing charges I think it would have sparked a wildfire that would have lead to reckless getting a lance tapped to her and getting a ooff streak

This shows just how little we learn about the Korean War in the US. I live 30 minutes from this guys hometown and I am JUST NOW learning about him.

The bayonets he’s holding are an M9 (the one with the hole) And an M1 bayonet, meant for the M1 garand

Those Who Don't Know: Aww, is the scared little American who trained for WWII with _Canadians_ mad that we said he's afraid to fix bayonets and fight up close? Those Who Know: What have you done?!

Kip: History of depression Me: History? I wish, tell that to my meds.

You: Got a condition that disqualifies me from enlisting. The recruiter: We can get a waiver for that.

Birthday in the military... I turned 21 in Fallujah Iraq in 2005.

"We need you to stop bayonet charges." "... No."

As an airborne cav scout I can definitely say that I’ve literally never once woken up in the morning and thought “todays gonna be a good day” and then have that day go any way other than spectacularly shitty.

There is a reason that Wolverine is Canadian.

Lewis Millet; IRL member of the Death corps of Kreig

Death Korp of Krieg when they get reports that their losing ground:

Referring to ~18:38, can confirm. The army will sense you are doing good, and then it seeks to stomp it out.

Bayonet plot armor

Can't wait for you (if you yet haven't) watching Jake McNasty video from FE next!

Paratrooping can 1000% be hard on your knees and legs in general. One of my classmates in school went to the training and broke his leg on the first jump. Ended up in a cast for like 7 months.

Another guy who was just to bad ass for this earth.

World history timelines are truly unbelievable, it’s crazy when you start realizing when, what, and how runs concurrently to other when’s, what’s, and how’s that, when taught or learned, seems so far apart.

Regarding the comment about America's thoughts toward joining WW2, while I am not a historian in any sense it is a topic I have looked into a lot over the years as someone with an interest in world history. In summary: 1) The world had gone through the Great Depression, and the US was still reeling from its effects in the 1930s 2) After WW1 and being involved in a number of the smaller conflicts that spawned, the US had adopted something of an isolationist mindset, i.e. worry about our backyard first and let the world tend to itself (such as that worked in the 1920s-1930s). There was even a whole movement called America First who were vocal advocates of the US withdrawing from involvement in world politics except what was necessary to maintain isolationist solitude 3) Congress had very much cut back US defense spending, especially in the Depression era, both because they didn't want to sustain anything more than absolutely necessary to fund other things; and because it was believed the US' geographical position relative to likely foes would give the US months or even years to prepare if anything serious happened 4) Information flowed much slower in that era for the majority of people. It's easy to forget in the modern era, but even cheaply available radios were something of a new thing for most people. A lot of people got their info from news papers and newsreels in theaters, unless you had enough money for a radio, knew someone who had a radio, or hung out where a public-use radio was available. This meant that the people who were best able to determine what was going on in the world was people in positions of power - business, military and government, and not all of them agreed on what the best course was. Some of it was lack of information, some of it was ideology, some of it was politics - the usual mix of complications. However, by the late 1930s it was fairly clear conflict was coming. Not everyone believed this and hoped there were peaceful ways to avert conflict, but many with access to the relevant information understood it was a matter of "when" and not "if." The issue was convincing people who didn't have the same information or who were determined to oppose it no matter what. The US made a number of political and economic moves - expanding patrols in the Atlantic, cutting off strategic resource exports to aggressor states, ramping up US armed forces in various territories, etc - with a mind toward publicly covering themselves while staying out of the brewing war. Yet the US also did a number of moves that stretched the definition of neutrality a fair bit (like quietly providing material aid to England) and left little doubt about where their allegiances lay if push came to shove. What caught everyone off guard was just how fast events moved after 1937, and it was harder and harder to stay neutral as details leaked about what was happening in China, Africa and Eastern Europe. Pearl Harbor was the final kick that pushed the US into the war properly, but by 1940 the writing was on the wall. The question was how things would go down. The fact the US' catalyst was an attack by an outside power single-handedly swept away most opposition to involvement. That isn't to say there wasn't plenty of division still, but it's hard to try and "stay out of the fight" when your main war fleet for an ocean has been purposefully attacked and destroyed by a nation already engaged in aggressive expansionist moves.

After I heard kip say that he wouldn't do well in war because of all the rules. My Drill Sergeants in basic told my platoon about a group of Marines that held an ambush against some group(I can't remember who they were) and let a guy bleed to death. In the rules of war, you are allowed to kill anyone in the final sweep of an ambush, but if you miss them, you have to treat them. These Marines "thought" about how to treat him and took so long that he died of blood loss. Moral of the story, if you know how to work the system, you can break it without technically breaking it.

They have waivers for blindness, fatness and everybody has depression history. So you can join. 11C 92-95

The Army: "You are a deserter, you're court-marshalled." Millet: "Oh no... Anyway."

Stumbled across your reactions and channel by accident but I'm so glad I did! Entertaining and thoughtful when needed. Awesome. Side note - the chronomancer comment cracked me up! Do let us know if you manage to track this guy down. I have a vested interest.

As always, the "just get a waiver" meme stays goated

If i'm not mistaken there's Actually, an episode of the show mash where they actually reference this guy. Except in the show, hes not a captain but a colonel. And Hawkeye gets mad because hes always having to deal with the casualties from this guy's unit. Because he does crazy bayonet charges.

the Chronomancers in question are in meridian idaho primarily centered around walmart

I love hearing stories that sound made up in the first part but just keep getting more unbelievable lol WW2 vets are a different breed man.

Okay, these stories about soldiers and their lives are very interesting. I've been listening to them for the past couple of hours in the background.

Has anyone else's court martial ever led to their becoming a commissioned officer? This man enlisted a freaking lot.

My grandfather was in Korea. He screwed around in high school and got himself drafted, then screwed around in boot camp, (he got an “athletic excuse” to skip certain boot camp activities, and it turned out the “athletic sport” he was involved in was ping pong) and as a result, was put in an infantry unit slated for the front lines of Korea. On the boat he realized he’s made a grave mistake and that he needed to transfer to a different unit. He had a feeling in the pit of his stomach that he was going to die. So he went to the CO of the other unit being transported on the ship, which were for a field hospital. He made a deal with them to work as an orderly at the field hospital, clean bedsheets, human waste, comfort the dying, all the stuff like that. As it turns out, this saved his life. His original infantry unit got utterly wiped out, every last one of them KIA when the Chinese attacked. I wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for the CO of that medical unit.

21:31 Reckless was 1952/53. This is happening in 1950.

Never underestimate the effectiveness of charging the enemy with your sword, especially when they don't expect it. That surprise can give you time to get in effective range, and out if theirs. Am civilian, but the element of surprise is a powerful force.

This guys life needs to be a movie

The military has a theory of finite happiness. Basically everyone has a cup of happiness, once someone higher ranking than you see your happiness cup get filled, they take some of your happiness. Happiness cups also get bigger the higher ranking you get.

I have Borderline Personality Disorder and Asperger's. The Army was a unique and good fit for me. I served 4 years as a cook and 9 years as an Intelligence collector, with 3 ½ years of training, sprinkled throughout.

after watching so many electrician vids i wish i was a movie maker because these storys would be awesome movies

the bayonets in the Picture are the M-9 Multipurpose Bayonet System and either the M1 Bayonet or the M5 Bayonet

I mean, it really depends on how you define 'happiness'. When you're having 'fun', it's usually a happy time, right? Not always but usually. The US Army (and most other branches in some way, shape, or form) have 'Mandatory Fun Day' (yes that's where the RU-vidr gets his name). This is supposed to be a day where the unit (usually battalion level) commander goes out and does something 'fun' with the soldiers. That 'fun' is usually a 12k run at a 6-minute mile pace. I'm not one to dictate what is 'fun' for everyone, but I can say that 'Mandatory Fun Day' for most people is not fun and almost no one is happy.

"Back in the day" one of the reasons to take a typing class was because it was commonly a prerequisite class to take shorthand - which was a useful skill for people that needed to take field notes - like engineers. The typing pool was a complete department at virtually every major business.

Every country should have its crazy cap. England has Scotland, We have the reason the Geneva Convention exists.

Realizing the military is just "YOU FOOLS! This isn't even my final form!"

The US was an isolationist country up until WW2, particularly in the intrawar years between WW1 and WW2. That is the reason we stayed out of both wars until we were basically forced.

i watched the entire video ALLEGEDLY

Did he just say Canadians "bated deer" I ww1

It Is True! My Commander came to my post at 0300 hrs, I was outside my guardhouse, I Demanded he identify himself, after he did, I Cheerfully asked he would like a Post Briefing? He looked at me, said, " Gorman you're way too Happy, go to Urinalysis right when you're relieved!" . True Story!!! Never let them see you Smile!

It’s so much better then that, for days they threw canned meat, the enemy had trouble getting meat to their men so it was well sought after. This was done at the same time every day for a short while and trained their enemy’s to associate the time and thinks with canned meat, one day it wasn’t good but grenades that they were met with

Wait till you watch the "McNasty" video. America's anti-hero. As a former paratrooper the dude is a legend!

Death Korp of Krieg

3:42 The opposite happened to my great grandpa John. He was a lawyer and explain expected a Job as a secretary or something, but since he knew how to quail hunt he was put on an AA gun on a PT boat.

Loved this video glad you reacted to it

The Geneva Convention is suppressing our Canadian battle Tactics of dirty fighting and cheap shots!

Way late to comment on this, but yes. The drill sergeants are capable of detecting happiness. That's actually how they decide who can become a drill sergeant, it's genetic.

man went to a court marshel and got promoted

Just FYI... I hear that some Maine Middle Schools, and High Schools have "Youth" Biathalon teams... something to think about.

I am just coming to the realization that I have been binging Kip for the entire day today....

For Canada, the Geneva convention is a checklist

Canada home of maple syrup, hockey and the main star of the examples section of the “Geneva Convention “

On my 19th birthday I spent the day in the field. I made a birthday cake out of a MRE pound cake some fudge, use a match for a birthday candle.

Oh I love being in the navy were there is no confusion regarding a bunch of rounds cooking off.

25:00 And this is when Geneva steps in and says you can't be doing that. But remember, "It's not a war crime, the first time."

When people ask me if they should join i always tell them not if you like who u are, because you wont be that person anymore when you get out. Sometimes for better sometimes for worse.

My dad met him in nam, he was in the 173rd airborne green beret. He got into some some clandestine shit that ended up with him in jail for war crimes, for 11 days then some black suits showed up and he was released. There's stuff he did that will never be declassified, there's suff he in theory could still get arrested for if he divulged.

Is it bad that my first thought was he looks like a violent Nigel Thornberry?

Time moves faster when you get older

fun fact CANADA declared war on japan before the US did after the bombing of pearl harbor

16:45 this is what you call succeeding so hard you fail upwards.

Time extends as your brain ages because you are more able to remember time

4:55 Kib the Cronomance you are looking for is in Ohio, why the hell do you think it would be not there?

Glasses are not necessarily a disqualification. I have bad eyes and was a sonar operator on the P3c Orion. Waviers are the best thing in the military.

"A Specific Group of people was made as an out for a specific country"... Casual reminder said specific Country was made as an out for the ENTIRETY of WW1...

Man gives me Warhammer 40k Commisar vibes... and I like it!

Shit ain’t that long ago historically speaking. Amazing how for the most part, gender norms have somewhat stabilized

Dude I got into the USAF needing glasses and undiagnosed depression and wool allergy. There isn't a very low bar to getting in. Knew a guy that had type 1 diabetes, had to keep 3 packs of peanut butter in his portfolio. Got through basic just fine.

the h in military stands for happiness

This man sounds like the real life Alexander Anderson considering the amount of bayonet shit he has done and carrying on from wounds like nothing

And of course you can do that. The first time. Until it’s talked about. Remember, it’s a not a war crime the first time, and any war can be great if you try hard enough, and in the World Wars the Canadians are savage enough to be Marines.

I'm disqualified from military service because I only have one ear.

We don’t want to fight, HOWEVER WHEN YOU START SHIT, YOU GET HIT AND EVERYBODY LEARNED THAT REAL QUICK IN WW2!!!🤣

the thing about his name is there's two ways it can be pronounced, you can say it the traditional french way or you can say it the most american way...... i speak from experience as my last name is Guilliams pronounced Williams and didn't know there was another way to say it until i took a french class in high school.

He shows way Mainers are know as Maineiacs to a lot of people.

How do you know what kind of got damn day it is!

Another one to fight in Anzio. Wonder if he ran into Colonel Van T. Barefoot or Audie Murphy.

8:44 Germany gonna go what Germany gonna do 🤣🤣🤣