DISCOVERED - HOW NOT TO JOIN SF | Valuable Lesson with Navy SEAL Jake Zweig 

If you cannot embrace the suck and actually shift your consciousness to looking forward to physical pain and being miserable do not attempt SF. Former 18X and graduate of the 18B SFQC here

People need to understand that all basic trainings are meant to bring people to a minimum standard. Not to get you “ in shape”

Basic training in the marines when I went through, didn't get you out of shape. It got you in tremendous shape. But, that was the 90's.

Jake you’re doing gods work informing us youngbloods and helping us achieve our goals of becoming warriors, MUCH RESPECT!

This young guy definitely didn’t have the motivation at a young age. Nor did he find motivation in the army. This is why I tell young guys if you want it you gotta want it. If you think you can think your way into getting something good you’re wrong. If you want to join for a “skill” then you’re in the wrong tree. Definitely need more guys like you out there guiding these young people because most are just naive and uneducated and unprepared. Love what you do for these young guys

I’m addicted to your videos man . Really good stuff lmao the mind of a solider is insane.

This kid wasn't to challenge himself. He wasn't prepared mentally or physically. You have to know what your are getting into

The fact that you get that childhood baseline is solid. It tells you a lot about somebody even if they don’t say much about it. I was told by my moms I was always a protector and defended the kids that got picked on or made fun of when I was little even if I got scuffed up too. I ended up being a corpsman and all I do is take care of people now. I love my job and my Marines, even if they’re knuckle heads sometimes lol

I've always been a fitness dude. I took my intensity level to an all time high killing myself in the gym everyday for the past 2 months because I want an 18x contract with the Army. I've made amazing progress on my run and swim times yet I worry cause I have no degree. Growing up for me was the complete opposite from this dude too. Lots of chores, strict parents, dirty work at a ranch, camping and hiking was a normal part of my growing up. Regardless, this entire video has made me rethink everything. With no degree I'm still "rolling the dice" as Jake says. Hate the idea of getting dropped from training due to an injury only to end up doing a job I hate for the next 6 years.

- this shit is painful to watch. really shows how kids parents fail them. Its not hard people. Teach your children accountability, responsibility and work ethic.....smh Im not a perfect parent, but these parents make me feel so much better about the job Im doing That being said, I totally respect this guy for telling his story. I mean he learned a valuable lesson. This is what life is all about

Spoiled rich kid who played call of duty after a frat party.... I was an XRay baby in 09 and saw a ton of these dudes get whipped on and bounced down the road.

I went to infantry basic in 2015 I left In the best shape of my life that’s crazy

Love the content! You're doing a great job educating young folks on the realities of the service.

Going from a frat dude to green beret has got to be nearly impossible not totally impossible but I’d imagine it’s hard as hell cuz the mental just isn’t there.

Man I had the opposite happened. I was passing the cheap ass drug tests at the recruiting station but got popped at MEPS for weed in the urinalysis.

ANOTHER. VALUABLE EXPERIENCE…….. the hardest thing about being younger is being young!!!!

Crazy to hear someone join the Army and lackadaisically thinking it would be cool to "be" SF for every reason but the right one. I love these stories and how these guys are truthful looking back and sharing their experiences. I'll refrain making further comment about this guy but smh! Wow!

Recruiter: There's no 11B available. 😄😄😄😄😄😄 That's a good one! The Army ALWAYS has 11B slots! The Army is *built* around infantry.

Basic Training in the "Marines 1980" for me wasn't that difficult as I played football, track & field, baseball, wrestling, BMX, skateboarding, Tae Kwon Do, weight lifted and grew up Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. "Make it happen before it Happens"

Something is not right with his story. Popping hot and getting out early is almost a guaranteed general under honorable conditions. He saying honorable because is easier to say Honorable than say it was general under honorable condition. This is why he got to keep 70 percent of his GI Bill verses getting the full amount simply because in order to get 100 percent of the GI Bill he must complete the full initial enlistment contract. There is a RE Code as well as separation code on his DD 214. I would almost bet his DD 214 says general discharge under honorable conditions, RE Code of 3. meaning needing a enlistment waiver. and a Separation code of MMD which is a misconduct for THC in his system. This dude never had the right mindset to even enlist because Ranger Battalions has slots for 19Ds. As well as he could have trained to go back to selection for 18 series Special Forces. Special forces recruiting will take all MOSs as long as they can make the cut. Based on his attitude and motivation, he would have not made it as a 11B either, how can a person want to go infantry but not like to camp outside in the woods, That's what 11Bs do. Cavalry Scouts are enemy scouts for artillery and aviation units, they do all the dismount and mounted training. patrols. call for fire. react to contact. and so forth. The army has airborne slots and other elite training for cav scouts too. Now this dude thinks he can be an officer. LET ME SCHOOL SOME PEOPLE. Not every one with a degree is MILITARY leadership mentality. JUST because a person has a degree doesn't mean they can lead men or women in the Military or in combat. its a lifestyle and a certain mentality to do the job(s) no matter the branch of the Armed Forces.

I went to basic training in '88 in the fall/winter (Ft. Leonard Wood), and we barely ran at all. We were always told by the drill sergeants that it was too cold to run. We probably ran 3x in 8 weeks. I remember thinking then that not running in basic was strange.

19D ain'ta bad gig. It's Infantry for those who don't like to walk. 😂 I loved it. Got to be mounted while my buddies were rucking. 😎

Took a lot for that young man to be honest about his missteps and reflections. Most ex servicemen have regrets, and the regret is not making more of their time in service. Credit where credit is due.

2015 War winding down? Not for SF, most combat I ever saw with 19years in SF, was 2015 tour with 3rd SFG.

Get your Waivers and Getter Dunnn!!

Hey Jake, I just wanted to thank you for the wealth of information you’ve provided through your conversations. I’m older, 35, and have finally gotten the opportunity to enlist. I got into trouble as a young man, and due to the nature, I was not approved to join (about 12 years of trying.) It was my fault for choosing the life I had, and the consequences were severe. With the help of my recruiter, the years of helping others and correcting my path, I was able to get an ETP and, once medical passes, I’ll be shipping out. I’ve passed the APFT with a 300+, the ACFT with a 600+, and an ASVAB of 99th percentile. I was offered an 18x contract, which I will definitely take. I ruck weekly, run daily (though I’m a bit slower than my gazelle compatriots,) and have extensive experience as a strongman and powerlifter. Knowing the struggles others have faced, and speaking with current, former, and recent graduates from my soon-to-be (hopefully) current path (SOCM - 18D), along with your channel, has greatly improved my mindset. Once again, thank you for what you’ve done, what you’re doing, and the nuggets of knowledge jammed into every one of your episodes. It’s invaluable. About this episode: I don’t necessarily thinking leaving college is necessarily a bad idea for those who don’t “fit.” But this gentleman seems to HAVE actually fit better in that environment. He chose a lifestyle in college that fits the college experience, joined for the wrong reasons, and constantly regretted his choice. He never took accountability for his choice, didn’t put in the work to earn his enlistment beforehand, and once enlisted, continued to live the same life he had in college. His information is truly invaluable for those looking to make this leap into a lifestyle completely different than anything he has done previously. This is a great warning for those who are making an ill-informed, rash decision. But hearing this has motivated me to even greater levels, knowing that I left that life behind of my own free will, to train hard, even with the weight of rejection ever present in mind. To be given the opportunity to enlist, after all these years, is such an honor. One that I will not disrespect, dishonor, or neglect.

19D is still a badass MOS. He could have gotten a lot worse. Once they got you they can put you in a horrible MOS and you will be stuck with that long original SF contract.

Countries don't broadcast when they are going to invade a country.... 😂

Respect to anyone who served, but this guy had to do literally zero research on the green berets to think he was going to pass selection without training beforehand. It's so crazy to me how he signed 6 years of his life away without reading/ watching videos of what 18x actually is and how to train for it.

I would highly recommend some Full Contact Fighting for 5 yrs for Specop hopefuls. That'll test heart so when ya hitup Big Jake he knows your mindset.

Sounds very immature even with prior service

So basically he had a privileged childhood so off the rip hes already at a disadvantage he's been pampered through out his life. Most SF soldiers had rough childhoods and trauma which = overcoming adversity no matter what. for some reason its hard for me to see privileged people with pampered childhoods make it into elite unts does it happen occasionally? Sure but I truly believe someone who came from the dirt bottom will always have an advantage over a privileged person.

19D is a good MOS. At least he got a GI bill to go back to school. It would be a challenge to get back in the Army as an officer but, while he was going to college, he should have joined ROTC. It would have been better to commission through them. They could evaluate his conduct.

I feel like this guy is pretty much passive in most his life.

Let's go... BossMan Jake Back at it again I love these videos 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

1/4 at 50? Nahhhhhhh!!! 52.75 and I am tough as friiggin LAVA!!!!! No one is tougher than me right NOW!!!!

Could’ve still got an airborne contract and went to the 82nd, I know kause I’m an instructor here on Benning

Cav scout is not the infantry at all

Hell yeah ,Its a Good day when Jake posts

When i used to play football (granted i only did JV for two years) but i had some tough as nails coaches. I remember always seeing one of them wearing a shirt saying "Success is where preparation meets opportunity", its still cemented in my mind today.

Gay hats and spurs.... Cav 🏳️‍🌈

Hey Jake, I just wanted to thank you for the wealth of information you’ve provided through your conversations. I’m older, 35, and have finally gotten the opportunity to enlist. I got into trouble as a young man, and due to the nature, I was not approved to join (about 12 years of trying.) It was my fault for shooting the life I had, and the consequences were severe. With the help of my recruiter, the years of helping others and correcting my path, I was able to get an ETP and, once medical passes, I’ll be shipping out. I’ve passed the APFT with a 300+, the ACFT with a 600+, and an ASVAB of 99th percentile. I was offered an 18x contract, which I will definitely take. I ruck weekly, run daily (though I’m a bit slower than my gazelle compatriots,) and how extensive experience as a strongman and powerlifter. Knowing the struggles other have faced, and speaking with current, former, and people who have recently graduated from my soon-to-be (hopefully) current path (SOCM - 18D), along with your channel, has greatly improved my mindset. Once again, thank you for what you’ve done, what you’re doing, and the nuggets of knowledge jammed into every one of your episodes. It’s invaluable.

Is conventional marine infantry a little bit griddy? Or builds toughness at all?

If you’re coming off the street and going SOCOM you have to have the right background. You did some shit that was hard before you joined. You were a legit varsity athlete and doing 2 a days was nothing to you…..

Jake, you are such a serious person but at the same time witty and funny! You crack me up when you do it! . Like the line..."oh so we doing this shit straight raw dog like we're going in this shit there's no, no condom on it! You had me in laugh out loud!

Always baffles me when people drop out senior year. I had two classmates in their last semester drop out of a BSN (Nursing) program. So close. One went on to be an LPN.

Cav Scouts isn't a bad place to be - I'd rather be rolling in a Bradley for failing SF Selection than Chipping Paint.

Major cringe on this one

I’m 49 and I ain’t shoveling anything, 20 years ago I could do it all day

Marine corp boot paris island we ran every day not jog run mcrd parris island 1st battalion 1984.

I know from the Mississippi highway patrol cadet and police academy’s I lost 15 seconds off my 1.5 mile run over the course. All formation runs doesn’t help .

When buddy said upper middle class ..no chores ..etc ..we already knew

Hey Jake, just out of curiosity why don’t you mention the marines much as an option? Just less opportunities then the army? Or is marsoc still too new for it to be worth it?

6 year contract is to cover training 18-24 months "depending on 18 series MOS" and the required 3 years after your MOS qualified.

In the first 2 minutes I thought "SOFT AS COTTON " Basic Training put muscle on my skinny ass. I would have dug a 18 Xray! SMH

Army boot camp doesn’t run every day?! I went through a fire academy in 2006 and we did 4-5 mile runs every day. If we pissed off the RTO’s we got to follow it up with a mile “Indian run” while we held 4 inch supply line over our heads. Course followed up with fantastic grinder time.Nothing compared to what you special warfare guys go through, but come on Army!

This dude was trash...front to back

Ol'boy should have been National Guard or Reserves, went home and finished that degree (...faster, that is).

He was at Benning ? Cause Airborne school would have been after his basic at Benning . They do airborne school at Bragg ?

I like this fuckin guy

I dont think this guy went to the US Army. When you go 18x you go to Ft benning Ga. Infantry OSUT. They put you in a Company of high speeds that all have 18x contracts. We don’t call it basic training. We call it Osut. And Airborne school is in Ft Benning, not Ft Bragg. They would have just left him as a 11b.

The Military has really changed since I was in during the 1970's. I was Infantry and we did so much PT almost everyday. We ran, did so many push-ups and Marched all over Ft. Benning. In the Mess Hall we could not eat desserts, and sodas was forbidden. We were allowed milk, water, and one glass of juice. The DI's were yelling and screaming so we had to gobble down the food and rush out of the Mess Hall. During Basic and AIT we were not allowed to buy candy, chips, or sodas from the PX of the Running Chef "Gut Truck". At the end of Basic and AI I dropped 24 pounds. My Weight was 160 pounds. I was Fit and Trim. The Military is to soft today on Recruits from when I was in. During my time, the DI's ran the Dog Mess out of us. I was in shape but on your videos I hear guys say after Basic they were out of shape and how much food they were able to eat.

This young cat still sounds like he's high.

You were way off on Russian though. Love your channel. Semper Fi

At least he owns his shit.

jake i have a question? Is it true that people that enlist today no longer have a 20 year retirement? I heard just gov thrift savings program.

If he still had 70 percent of his gi bill after 5 years of service, he should have all of it right? I used mine for a bachelors. I was infantry my whole career so I definitely used the gi bill. But I thought to get your whole gi bill all you had to serve was 36 months of active duty? I'm no expert though so I could be wrong

You guys were some ate up Scouts... & drama just seemed to follow you around..., in college and the Army. 😅

Wtf is wrong with dude? He thinks this is a complete joke

Howdy Sir! I think you titled this video appropriately. Honestly it seems like the interviewee wasn't really sure of what he wanted to do, even after he started his military career. He could've very easily moved around to another MOS or unit for that matter to find a more nurturing environment. Even after the fact he could've trained up then dropped a packet for Special Forces if he so chose. For him to say he got absolutely nothing from his career in the Military shows a lack of engagement on his part. There's tons of things he could've gotten from his career besides the primary being job satisfaction. Lifelong Friends, the different benefits, training on unique equipment/weapons, discipline; the list goes on. Honestly it sounds like he wouldn't have been a viable officer candidate anyway. Maybe you should change the title to "How not to join the Military".

You remind of the UFC fighter DANIEL CORMIER!~!

240 is really low, wow bro didn't have any motivation

I’m the bonehead that fucked up the resume. Gonna get it right for sure for next months boards J I promise

There’s dudes out there that didn’t even know what a SEAL was and got through haha

Hey Jake, do you think it’s wise to go into the Army as an officer, get some infantry experience and decide while you’re in to screen for Rangers as opposed to jumping straight from civilian life to screen for any SOF?

Is it me or I could listen him say okayy on repeat. I want to sample That in a song

I guess the army has changed since I joined up. I went OCS after getting a degree. We ran everyday in basic. The DIs kept a log of our running times. After I made the decision of joining up, I had a football player help me with running etc. To succeed you have to be ready mentally and physically. OCS is no cake walk. We had a high attrition rate including 1 attempted suicide.

RIP. They ended up invading ukraine lmao.

Sounds like someone did it him a solid. I’d have thought it would have been an other than honorable discharge.

Russia surprised everyone huh :D

Hey Jake what do you think of Team Eagle One? Its a training program for SEAL candidates in Santa Monica, California led by John Maclaren.

This the 1st time I’ve ever heard someone said they got out of shape in bct.

Bro's background was geared towards the airforce or coast guard. Sounds like he had an easy life. Nothing wrong with that.

This guy got no mentorship for years. Sucks to hear. Would have been nice for him to talk to you before he tried to join. Hopefully more young kids watch these videos before signing dumb contracts

When I was young and stupid, I was young and stupid. But, I got blessed by timing and fortune (war) and went into the Air Force, got a commission, went to pilot training and then to Vietnam. The rest is history.

R-E code probably a 3 . Can’t get in

Just like me!???

He said no condom at all lol 😂

Hey jake How can I get incontact with you I am looking to try navy diver job.

I was in buds twice med drop one dor once. Went to sfas twice, got selected second time, quit the charlie course. Lots of information to offer

My friend came back from marine boot camp 20 pounds heavier and fluffy… what is that about?

My dad was in the navy he was a flight Deck shooter on the cv_62 uss Independence air craft Carrier Mr Jake did you ever get too ride on her he did six years spent half the time on the ship middle of the ocean

I'm curious who the oldest person to become a seal was? Oldest to enter buds...?

Airborne school in Ft Bragg??

Great conversation 💯👍🏼🙏🏼🇺🇲

Easy question Jake, are you referring to 1lb of dry weight pasta or cooked weight? Don't have the pdf, as I'm not there yet physically. Have switched my carbs to pasta after watching you. Results = damn near instantaneous for me personally. Thanks again. God bless.

very insightful.

Jake. I wish that you were doing these videos in the 1980’s. If you were, I would have probably gone SF as you give quite a bit of info on preparing mentally. Thank you for your service both to your country and on RU-vid.

How much of this is applicable to all SF or is it just US military?

Man he landed in a sewer . Too bad , he got a poor performance Under Honorable .