Hey Kagen, im a prior service 0311 currently in Ukraine. Been here since the beginning of the conflict. Wouldnt mind getting in touch with you and discussing some things. You may also have heard of me in other areas in the Corps also😉 Not sure how we can get ahold of each other, but Signal Messenger is most secure and reliable for me. Semper Fi brother.
What up broskis, 2/8 Marine here 2006-2010. I remember when we'd have barracks fights between us(2/8) and 1/8. Send a boot over to yalls barracks or vice versa. Have them talk some shit. Bring it out to the smoke pit! C street barracks and river road. I miss the brotherhood and fluckery. 😢😂
I have enjoyed Everyone of these interviews you've Done,Sir. Great material and great questions. If you would do a light hearted video on military pranking, I would Love to listen to that as well.
I’m glad you enjoy these, I’m planning to do many more. My hope is that this will provide some perspective for anyone who doesn’t know what these jobs do or what it’s like being in whatever given MOS field.
@@kagan.dunlap I was raised up an army brat and I have lived close to bases so I got to meet alot of military people growing up. But through your channel I've learned so much about the different mos's and roles of the different types of soldiers thanks to you. Also I want to say thank you for your service as well as being one of the most down to earth crayon eaters I mean Marines I've ever listened to. Sorry I had to throw a joke in there for you brother.
0311 OIF OEF 2007-2015. A bit older than you grunts but bleed the same blood. SFMF btw my company at Geiger (ITB) had the last wave of assaultman coming through. 51s were great
Man, sad to hear about the SMAW, I loved that thing. The trick with shooting it is while your targeting in with the 9mm you start a slow exhale and you fire the big boy at the end of your exhale. If you fire on an inhale or while holding your breath the concussion compresses all the void space in your body and it can make you a bit queasy. Stupid fun to shoot though.
I was reg OOD once and the night before my shift we had some guys from 1/8 brawl with PMO. Guys were throwing bottles from the catwalk. In 1/8’s defense, it was the RBE element that decided to brawl with PMO. The off going guy told me “that’s why 1/8 still has catwalks and are not at Wallace Creek.” I hope they have upgraded to better barracks by now.
I was in on thf 90s (uk), we can join up at 16, i tecsll oen day a lofty old man (38ish lol) CSM, i would of been 17, he was really down telling me, he loved thr corps, and thry was pushing him out because he wouldn't take promotion to RSM as he hated the paperwor, office job bs. But what took me aback and i never forgot, was him saying make the most of your early years, he said he was 22 years that actualy day, and he said by year 8 he didnt know any he passed out with and by 16 years he had been loanly. Thid guy as a mountain leader class 3, these guys as SF is all but name. (Most go SBS), they are the hardcore of hardcore of the Royal marines. And he was sat tell me a little 17yo just passed out of training, hed been loanly for 6 years, still loved thr corps, but hated his job and they was trying to push him out. This guy had the reputation of a real hardass, that didnt give anyone an easy time. But for some reason took to me. Oh the reason why i went to see him thst dsy is because i was arrested while on leave, for crashing a car after "borrowing" it from a friend, while drunk, with no licence. For some reason he took to me and was always nice. Hed refer to me as thr scouse joy rider. Always said have you got your licence yet.
Imagine not knowing what your husbands job is. Legitimately disrespectful if not a joke. Honestly, though, how could you not be aware and have pride in what your Husband does? Should I not know what my wife does at her job? Just very confusing as to how a person that's been married to someone for 5 years could care so little they couldn't even tell someone what their husband does for work.
@@kagan.dunlap the two greatest Canadian books about WW1 are written by two American dudes who served with Canada, Generals Die In Bed is the other. apparently McBrides book is still read by US snipers?
@Antares_451 The head in the Geiger chowhall was rough. Food was great though. I always made a point to be close to the front for breakfast. Those single serve cinnamon toast crunch packets go fast.
@kagan.dunlap you the goat replied your one of my major influences for join the MC in abt 2 years I'm a jr rn all love brother just saw the tt on colors I wish more ppl realize how much better this country is then others civilian and military
Hey Kagan, I am currently about to graduate high school and I was wondering if you would recommend the Marine Corp, I already talked to my local recruiter Im just torn between tech school or the Corp.
I'll put it this way, he's an officer so he's not going to say anything detrimental to the Marines. I was army myself, I'll just tell you that everyone's enlistment is different and what you put into it will decide that for the most part. I'll also say after being out ten years if I could I'd convince seventeen year old me to join the air force and actually learn a trade. My back and hips are now toast and being prior infantry doesn't get you very far, in fact some civilian employers were completely unimpressed by it.
@@blakekenley1000is correct. I too was 1345 in the Marines. It was great, and I have convinced younger people in my family wanting to enlist to go Airforce. My wife's niece had started DEP with the Marines and the Airforce took over. She served 12 years and earned a bachelor's degree, she's currently employed with a very high security clearance dod field, her husband is retiring from the Airforce with 20 years of service and he's close to earning his doctorate. When they deployed they had the finest living the military can offer.
I'd lIke to add, if you're not gonna go infantry or a combat MOS choose Air Force. I love the Corps, med retired or I would have been a lifer. Also, if you do see combat, it is incredibly hard if not impossible, to not lose a part of yourself. People will recognize that there were 2 distinct people they knew. The person before war and the person after war. I scored a near perfect score on my ASVAB. My recruiter told me I could pick from pretty much any job in the Corps. I chose Infantry without hesitation. Until I signed on the dotted line he tried to convince me to go with another MOS. I understood why eventually and at that point my wounds were already there. So basically be sure you think very, very, very long and hard about the path you choose. The reason I went Marine Infantry over Army was for the "challenge" and I wanted to train with the best so I'd have the best chance to thrive. You will get out what you put into training and schooling. Don't just do your stuff to get through it. You will get someone killed by learning to pass a test as opposed to learning and retaining. You forget how to close the register for the night at a store, no big deal. You forget your 9 line med Evac and your brother dies. Not trying to be dramatic but these are some of the things I wish I had heard before joining. No matter what you choose, put forth maximum effort, and don't quit until your body does.
Hmm I never was. 1345, we had training, various projects base wide. But we did have janitors, who were the guys that were undisciplined, childish, immature, the few that had difficulty operating heavy equipment. We kept them behind to clean. Now you know, if you ever meet a Marine who never left his shop, you know the truth of why.
An 0311 rifleman is an asvab waver or a crunchy. We call them crunchies because that’s the sound they make when they get ran over by a seven ton. Most 0311’s can’t read very well either….. or spell.
Motor T always starting crap with people! You the only people we engineers couldn't bully cause we needed you to move our equipment. On a deployment in Iraq our SSgts hated each other so much and it became the biggest pissing contest. My SSgt was actually having to use a buddy's MT equipment from another unit to move our equipment just to bypass our MT. Eventually the CO had to sit them down after my SSgt had to strategically move Motor T's Living Quarter's Generator. He left Motor T without lights and power in their tent. 😂 Finally, after the sit down I, the Cpl, was responsible for coordinating with one of their Sgts. 😂 To spice it up let's just say both the SSgts spoke another language but have backgrounds from different places. Wink wink. So yea they really didn't like each other. But I loved my SSgt. He always got the job done and took care of us but dang he didn't give AF about anyone else or anything but his men and his mission. To a fault! Lol😅
I remember one day on the rifle range when EVERY motor T guy failed to qual. One dude was like, "We don't need to know how to shoot. We can just run over the enemy."
@strawdawgs78 yea, they're not the brightest. We had WM 5 ton driver slam on the brakes and piled everyone up just because an NCO told her she couldn't smoke and drive. 1997 okinawa.
