I'm prior service army. MOS: 13F. Wanting to re-enlist. Rotary wing aviator has been whispering to me for years XD I've flown 500 hours in simulation and NEVER failed. Literally have a natural talent for rotary attack craft. Clear out the enemy insurgent strong hold? Roger. Weapons hot. About 10 minutes later. Estimate 300 casualties. Report: small arms, LMGs mounted and rocket propelled grenades.
Nicely done. Seriously. Now for the joke. Do they issue you guys the extra cover to leave on your desk, or do they make you buy that for the packing list?
They issue you nothing more. Would be sure you want to be career to make it a career. You're commitment won't start until you graduate flight school...10 years can turn into 12 really fast. Also being a wo1 for 4 years sucks.
I am a proud former LRRP Ranger (CoF Ranger 425th Infantry Army Guard) who spent a lot of time in back of a Huey. So much respect for and pride in Army Aviation. Fly Army!
I went through with class 98-01 in November of 1997. It was a lot different back then. We were “hazed” for almost 24 hours straight. It took that long to cross the street from reception to 1st WOCC. We had quite a few drop out that first night, including several senior NCOs.
The highest Non Commissioned Officer rank is not the: Sergeant Major of the Army/Marine Corps or the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy….it’s a WO1.
I was a TAC Officer there in the late 80s, and we called it “Black Day”. I’m sure that’s not PC anymore. And the candidates were in a lot better shape when they showed up.
Wow, this must be the kinder, gentler WOSC. Do they even do cubing and square meals anymore? From the video above that was just everyday PT back in the early 80's.
Many years ago I had a former former Army Co worker who said he didn't get into Warrant Officer Flight school because he was white. Look at this class of candidates and show me all the black guys taking up his slot.
I look forward to guys 20 years from now pulling the "back in my day nonsense" now that we have detailed video evidence of what it was actually like. That's going to be fun to call out for the toxic gatekeeping it is.
@@pickledblowfish6178 Yea it is. And I get what he means though. And you should to if you want stand like you're "correct." He's right. 20 years from now it's going to be people playing with toys and those nowadays saying things like...back in my day we didn't have any toys. We whined and cried for everything but we didn't have toys!
@@Optim40 bitching about other people having stuff. Or bitching about other people wanting stuff isn't gatekeeping, or toxic. But it for sure happens every generation
To be fair, there's some warrants that went before your time that probably called your candidate school easy. Don't be so rough on a changing Army as we don't have the "go to war or go to jail" incentive anymore.
@@TxInfinity Oh, there ABSOLUTELY were and I knew them personally.... and we KNEW we had it easy compared to them. And I was a TAC officer at WOCS, at my candidates had it easier than me, and these dudes all have it easier than my candidates had it. It's a shame it's become so dumbed down. Hard schools are hard for a reason. There SHOULD be a sense of accomplishment when you finish.
@@ArtofFreeSpeechsense of accomplishment is not a reason to make a school hard. Making a school hard should serve the purpose of making the candidate better prepared and more proficient in their craft. If it's not doing that, it's just being difficult for the sake of being difficult, and that's idiotic.
The new military and the lowered standards to get accepted. Giving rank out like candy for 21 years now. Having to promote substandard pretend soldiers now adays. Not good!
Could also be that most of the first stringers from GWOT got out because of the toxic environment so the bulk of the NCO ranks are currently staffed by the people who were passed over for promotion two or three times and only got the billet because of attrition. Could be that.
@@CowboysCreed They are still supposed to be part of a fighting force. It was like this in leg units back in 77-81 when I was in too. I hated the leg army. Went airborne. Huge difference. Guys were more motivated. 82nd ABN and I loved it.
Lol, they need a separate WOCS for street to seat. Stupid to make current enlisted soldiers, a lot being NCOs and some senior NCOs, go through some bs wannabe basic.
Was that an actual comment directed in serious tone? Reason I ask is that I’m a reservist who is 6’ 225 pounds and in great shape and well under tape. I’ve seen all 3 compos and sometimes the AD ones are the heaviest. It’s all about personal accountability, pride, and motivation. If you don’t have all 3 you’ll surely suffer.
And a great big welcome to YOUR (modern day) U.S. Army--and Have a Great Army Day (and beat Navy tomorrow also) Hopefully the next administration to sit, btw once again, in the White House can begin to first stop the downward spiral of an unrecoverable flat spin that our U.S. military is quickly becoming and begin to re-build it in much the same way that President Ronald Reagan was able to with the mess of a military establishment that Jimmy Carter handed him back in 1980.
