A sniper known as 'the Reaper' and he says 'I'm scared of bugs'. Sir, you made my brother's day. He's retired military and was watching this with me, and the laugh he gave as he agreed with you was just precious. Thank you all experts for your service and sacrifice and just for your expertise. Movies should be hiring you guys to get their movies right.
The reaper said if it moves shoot it but a guy who is a medic you don't shoot. He said he would have taken that shot. Instant war-crime don't shoot medics even as the Germans and Japanese did it, we do not, and all sniper weapons have floating barrels Bollix some do but some don't I fired the British L96 hit targets at 1000yds and I ain't no sniper as on operation banner and a home service Royal Irish regiment and Ulster Defence Regiment's we didn't have snipers but we did have COP teams witch I was a member of the first one in my regiment.
@@harry9392I have a weird theory that sniper guy they have on here is stolen valor. He was on another video saying that a 50 cal beretta would “take your arm off if few within a few feet of you.” Spoken like someone who’s never touched a rifle in their life.
@@harry9392Honestly in the movie Mr Doss couldn't easily be identified as a medic And medics are allowed to be shot if they carry weapons (Wich Mr Doss of course wasn't) And the whole floating barrel issue I have honestly no knowledge on
@Skaffa_Duck hacksaw ridge excellent movie medics were not to be engaged by the enemy , if a medic is shot it would be a war crime, but that was the Japanese in WW2 Didn't care about the Geneva convention. A good friend was murdered by the IRA on an attack on Musgrave Park Military hospital in Belfast, they didn't care who they killed,
It vibrates and moves freely during the shot process in a normal manner without interference from the stock, therefore allowing performance to be more consistent and accurate by letting the barrel process that shot naturally and not be held back by any hard contact during the shot process There fore more accurate
My dad said the scene from Forrest Gump, where they were grilling outside with the palm trees, and the Hueys were flying overhead in Vietnam gave him goosebumps. Whoever put that scene together was there too, and it was perfect.
scenes like that happen when the technical advisors of movies are honored and paid attention to. What happens when they dont, is stuff like " Danger to Manifold , and the floor pan falling out" of Brians Eclipse in The Fast and Furious. Funny how both some how end up making iconic scenes, just for Very different reasons lol
@@crisnmaryfam7344one of the most aggravating things, to me, is movies/shows that show the most unrealistic flying/plane, scenes. There are so many wild and crazy TRUE flying stories, there is no need to egregiously create such horrible fiction. 39:14
Captain Richard Flaherty, 'The Giant Killer', 4'9", 97lbs. Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars, 2 Purple Hearts and yet wound up homeless. How does a country let that happen to it's heroes?
We don’t have the greatest attitude towards mental health today much less the 1950s. Add in an even more intense concept of toxic masculinity. There was nothing there if he had any inkling of PTSD. Then there the layer of fame and hero worship. Possible imposter syndrome. That tears down ppl in entirely different ways. Survivors guilt? It that era, how were they going to fix something that’s isn’t supposed to exist
To be fair, like usual, while all that was going on with him, Congress made sure they got their pay raise successfully and on time. Expanded their tax payer funded government healthcare and increased the budget for their taxpayer "privileges" like travel. Another big push I have seen though mostly at state levels is the push to pull from veteran benefits and privileges to give to ILLEGAL immigrants, that has been fun to watch. In NY they denied an increase in college tuition aid to dependents of fallen military in duty and a month later, they created a program with an increased budget proposed for children of ILLEGAL immigrants to go to school instead stating when I asked my representative "Military and Veterans already have so many resources to pull from(BS by the way, just look up the horrible and corrupt history of the VA) that the impact would be minimal for military and their families but substantial for the children of these innocent 'refugees'." Don't feel bad, having trained and deployed with both UK, Canadian and Australian military, I have kept in touch with many veterans there and they are going through the exact same things. Governments love shytting on their used up and tossed away military, the days of Ancient Greece and then Rome where military merit and service is respected, rewarded and honored is long over.
@@eddeddeeddee6491 We spend more time letting other nations use us in place of their own defense, forcing us to fund European and Asian nations security while they pour that money into social programs, that yes, we don't have much left to take care of our own among other reasons. Same situation with medical research and study, academics, and trade. This recently has bitten at least Europe in the behind now that they see first hand NATO and the US cannot effectively guarantee their safety with multiple conflicts kicking up and they are all struggling to catch up now with many things like simply obtaining Gen5 aircraft that cannot be produced fast enough even as Gen6 is on the horizon, but it is what it is. Our only hope is to tell the UN, NATO, EU and everyone else to go F themselves and focus on recovering and getting out of debt before reentering the international BS of the world, but that will never happen because Europe, Asia, and Middle East will politicize it as some betrayal(Just look at the Flak UK got for leaving the European Union) and US politicians will argue against it because it makes them so much money and why make millions in office when you can make hundreds of millions.
I love how I was like 11 or 13 when Band of Brothers came out and it was immidietly my favorite Show for Years and Years and YEARS and that it still holds up so accurately after almost 20 years and always get's a NEAR perfect rating just goes to Show how much Love and Time went into that Show. Everything about it was great. The Warscenes, The dialogues, The Actors. All of it.
Also The Chieftan Nicolas Moran is still a serving US Army Armor Officer. Currently a LT. Col of the 1st Armored Division. 24 years of service thus far.
I feel like R. Lee Ermey is pretty unassailable as a DI. His behavior might not follow protocol or be of its day, but it was authentic considering it really was his job. He became the inspiration for so many.
@@Studawg30 Historian…..as opposed to actually doing the job he depicts in the role Tacitly getting carte Blanche from the director to perform the role as he see fit? Ermy was a DI during the Vietnam war, that’s not a historian who studied the event, he lived it
That whole first scene of insults. Was half stuff he’s said to recruits before and other lines he came up with on the spot. He actually was hired as a consultant. The guy in the chopper shooting civilians was originally picked for the role. So Ermy made moves to convince Stanley to pick him for the role. Imagine being that helicopter actor. Thinking you’ll be a major part of a Kubrick movie. Then get reduced to one scene, where you are killing innocent farmers.
@@Menuki very true. But was just putting myself in that guys for a second. Being framed up to be a major part of a gigantic Kubrick movie to a passing moment. You’d most likely see it worked out for the best a while after everything panned out. But that initial week or longer is gotta be tough
because you mentioned older fuses, in germany we even to this day run quite often into remains of WW2, the worst thing to encounter are bombs with chemical fuses. They use an acid to break membrane, however when this didn't happen on impact or as planned these bombs stay in the ground and could potentially go of every second, it's why they have to be exploded on the spot. To minimize damage they get covered in straw and rubber mats and the area gets isolated with shipping containers to prevent shrapnel and burning bales to fly to far of.
I have to guess, but to stop shrapnel from a bomb you need a lot of water. Imagine a bomb found in a city not too deep in the ground, you'd have to build a dam around it to get the water deep enough. And when it breaks you flood the neighbourhood. But I am no expert, so this could be completely wrong😂
My father was a Marine who served in Vietnam told me a lot about his experience at basic and their reception when they got home but wouldn’t go any further than that. Unfortunately he passed away due to pancreatic cancer a few years ago rather quickly and I never got the chance to talk to him about it anymore. He did say boot in the Marines was brutal back then. They took a young boy and turned you into a Man. He spoke about a big guy in boot who was a mouthy bully to some of the guys. One day he was called away and returned later a different person. Later they found out he had been beaten pretty badly when they noticed all the bruising to his body but the only thing he would ever admit is that it was a training accident. But everyone knew. My Uncle served in WW2 in the 101st Airborne 501G He’s been in several books and even received several additional medals years later during his funeral issued by then President Clinton. He never talked about his experiences either but I was young at the time and didn’t understand. A few years after his passing I got to read his memoirs which some were included into published books as well as watched some interviews with historians and such for movies, other books and so on. He was even asked to be a part of the making of Band of Brothers but declined. He came home after the war became a farmer and lived the rest of his life in peace. He was an amazing man and gentle but he wasn’t to trifled with either.
There is seldom a more dangerous animal on earth then a man who’s been to war and just wants to live the rest of his days in peace and solitude, when you force him to get involved in something he has no interest in getting involved with, never underestimate the quiet old vet who sits in the corner trying to keep to himself.
@@louiswolff9382 without a doubt. Both my dad, my grandfather and uncle were that way. I’d only ever seen my dad get into on fight and that was due to my aunts (his sister) boyfriend had beaten her and my dad confronted him about it and the dude got hostile and mouthy. Needless to say dude got his rear end handed to him and never touched my aunt again. My uncle had found a diary belonging to a German officer and brought it home with him because he found a picture and an address to the person in the picture within the diary. He sent it to the woman who replied back asking how he had gotten it. Anyway he found out the officer made it out alive and was the one who responded. They became very good penpals over the years. The crazy thing about it is that my uncle kept trying to get him and the officer had put a reward out against my uncle. It’s so awesome knowing that two people who were actively to kill the other for almost a year became very good friends after the wars end. I’ve been very honored to hear some of the stories from my father (Vietnam), grandfather (WW2 Pilot Japan and Korean War) and my Uncle (WW2 Europe and Japan). Thank you for your reply and for your service! It’s still my biggest regret to this day that I didn’t get to do my part and serve like my family and so many others before me. God Bless!
You're bringing back memories... When I was in basic, we had one D I almost everybody looked up to, maxed out every PT test. Well, he had a distinctive voice that I could mimic, I probably don't have to go further. But one of my buddies had glasses like his, we stole his brown round and I went room to room imitating him for morale, we had a rough week or so. I get to the last group of guys to prank, walk in the room, everyone that saw me, at ease, I went into my spill, got a laugh, and heard, at ease, stop stop, I said, we've done that already. After lookin at the fear, mostly for me, on all of their faces, my heart fell to my feet. Needless to say, I got a workout of a lifetime. In that process, he told me how he felt about me putting my grubby lil private hands on his brown round. He also told me, he respected why I did it, afterwards
When I went through boot camp at Paris island, the Drill Instructors were some of the funniest people I ever met. But you couldn’t laugh other wise they’d haze the soul out of our bodies.
You can thank USMC Captain Dale Dye for so many of these movies and shows scenes historical and realistic accuracy that he was a technical advisor on. He was the baddest of the bad, three tours in ‘Nam, a Bronze Star w/ Combat V recipient, multiple Purple Hearts.
My only criticism is the ripsaw tank is actually as sick as it looks and can do what he was saying it couldn't on ice. They are made in my state and ive seen it in action personally and its nuts!
57:38 My dad, who was a Master Gunnery Sergeant often said it was typically easier to teach and train women to shoot at the range than it was guys, because typically women would listen more carefully to what they're being told/taught and were more patient about taking their shots. Furthermore, he said the criticism that women tending to second-guess themselves more than men is an asset for women in regards to accurate shooting, because if you think you can do a better shot than what you're dialed in at at that time, you should absolutely reassess rather than just going for it, and sharpshooters, snipers, what-have-you are experts at doing that--obviously far more than your typical person who knows how to shoot a firearm.
Interesting! I couldn't win an arm wrestling conest when i hung out with my guy buddies, and I knew it. My inability to match them physically made me focus on sports that i felt put me on a more even standing. I put so much effort in perfecting my aim that i excelled in anything with a target involved to the point where even I was surprised. We all need to find our strengths and use it to whatever advantage we can to contribute. Your dad is a gem for spotting people's strengths and interpreting it to such an analytical degree.
When was the last time you see a guy read the instructions for anything? I built a galvanized steel shed, 10x12 in the summer heat. Built a base with 2x4 and plywood, I winged the entire thing. Had to backtrack a few times because I didn't read the instructions thoroughly.
@@2shy1151 not in 2024. Women are just as strong as men now. There was a street interview and they asked women if a woman can beat Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match. The women said yes, if they were the same weight. This is Floyd, the undefeated boxer, regarded as one of the best boxers of all time. I was 135lbs at 19 and was bench pressing 180lbs. Waiting to see a 135lbs woman do that. But you're right, find what you're strong at and focus on it and not try to have a pissing contesting at every chance.
this is literally evolution, women are more precise and men have more burst strength. basically men can hit really hard really fast, and women were really good at throwing spears and dealing precise death blows, if you want to get into the loadouts of ancient cavemen and women@@2shy1151
to add on im not saying women were the only ones good at it, because humans in general evolved to throw things, but historically women had more precise eyes, for distinguishing tiny details in plants that lead to life and death, picking berries, and likely had better precision because men are designed to be hardy and heavy compared to the same size woman
For the bomb defusal with the stethoscope, it's entirely accurate. I work on vehicles and diagnose problems. And sometimes in order to determine what is going wrong, such as a clicking noise or a mechanical failure, we have a form of a stethoscope that we can use to find what part(s) are clicking, rubbing, or just mechanically functioning incorrectly. So I'm glad that it was talked about, as well as it being shown in MASH even though in the film was shown as a gag.
Tools are tools…. Most have multiple uses, except the tools that car companies make for that “one” bolt that just had to be different. Moral of the story….. don’t be a dick just because you don’t know what you’re talking about.😎
To Mr. Moran While training at NTC back in the early 80s we did indeed attach grappling hooks /w rope to our tracks(M-113 type). The plan was to drive up to the wire toss the grapple over the wire drive back taking the wire with us opening up a gap for the rest of the company.
This is why I love RU-vid premiums, almost 2 and a half hours of good ad free content. Don't need Netflix or the hundreds of other sites anymore, at least for myself.
I really enjoy Nicholas Irving’s analysis and stories. Not taking anything away from the rest of the folks. I just find the sniper analysis fascinating and I’ve heard other stories from Irving before. He does a great job! These videos are great and I enjoyed everyone’s analysis! Thanks for putting this together. Happy New Year and God bless…
@@Patriot46426 no he dint you saw a small clip edited by another guy specifically to discredit Irving if you watch the full video he was talking about the perception of the weapon in movies and TV shows not the real thing
I went to a mostly Marines reform boot camp when I was 17 as an attempt to get me out of the life I was spiraling down into. There were a couple Army guys, and one Air Force, but the majority of the DIs were Marines. It was completely ran in the military format, minus weapons, and all the fun stuff. I don't ever remember cursing, or touching. There was the brim of the round cover when you were getting swarmed, but that was about it. Unfortunately, I didn't learn the lessons I should've at the time. Cleaned me up for a couple months before I ended back up with the same friends, doing the same stupid stuff. Took me a few years to figure it out, and clean up. Funny enough, the lessons I should've learned back then didn't come to me until afterwards. I still remember the Drill Instructors, name and face. Some really good dudes that actually gave a damn about us youngsters, and misfits.
The EOD guy said if they didn't have time they would just get it as far away as possible..... that's wild. I know soldiers are kinda supposed to not know if they are coming back.... but like running a bomb as far away as you can get it and knowing you probably aren't coming back.... Damn.... just Damn.... What's even more crazy is there's a lot of people who have sacrificed themselves for other people/buildings/ important stuff (for lack of a better word). Jah Rest Your Hero Bones! R.I.P. Brothers 🙏
In the late 90's, you had the O-course and the Confidence course. The O-course is meant to be fast. The Confidence course is dangerous and done slowly.
So the navy’s final test is called “battle stations” and it’s held on a simulation ship that can test all aspects of casualties that would happen on a ship in battle. And as for the sailors, we aren’t fighters first, we are firefighters first.
@@supermike3529I’m going have to respectfully disagree. It’s very obvious in many of these films that they put in a ton of effort to be realistic. It’s pretty clear that most hired veterans to get the best insight. lol However at the end of the day the film has to be entertaining so things get changed because it’s Hollywood. Personally I don’t mind.
Hazing was alive and well in '89, but not until you got to your unit. About 92 some guys got hurt at the 82nd and the Army said to stop, but it went on for years.
And I can vividly recall the shark attack because at reception bn some guys were rough housing and gettin mouthy with the female DI. So she said, "okay you MFers" and called over to the basic training company in front of everyone. She goes, "I got some hard headed jack asses coming to you who need corrective training." Then looks at the ring leader and says, "Especially Jackson. He thinks he's all that." Hangs up the phone and walks away humming to herself. And 3 days later... Man, we got off that bus and it was pitbulls on raw meat. Lasted about an hour I think. You knew you weren't in Kansas anymore after that.
The tumbler wasn't designed as a Frontline attack vehicle. It was designed as an Engineering vehicle. The jet engine was equipped on it for jumping rivers and pulling anchor lines for putting up bridges for actual tanks to cross. They even go into detail about its actual use in the movie.
There’s something off about him, he was on several other videos saying things that were verifiably false and would be easily known by an actual sniper.
I had very little, if any, drill and ceremony at Tigerland, Infantry AIT in 1967! It was most double time everywhere, loaded down with weapons and equipment in the blazing heat and humidity. And, if you got there early, you would double time in place!
I served in the US Marines from 1968 to 1978 And ready reserves to 2010. 2 Tours with first Marine division Vietnam and two tours with 124th infantry and was attach to ODA-571 4 months to Invade Iraq. I give the Brutal training in Marine boot camp, and tough intense infantry training and my combat experience in Vietnam, To my physical fitness, toughness, ready to fight at the drop of a hat, being aggressive and always ready to attack! That is credited to US Marine training, Extreme physical fitness and mental fitness! It gave me the mental attitude to endure all my later army training for two tours on OIF… 28 Years under contract.
I went through MEPS in 1998 and we absolutely did it in an open room just like that. Probably less walking at once, but definitely accurate to what was shown.
He reminds me of a few Warrant Officers I met in the Army. Technically they were SOA (Subject Matter Experts) so they were really knowledgeable on the systems we used. However a few of them went ridiculously deep into the material. lol Picture yourself making a comment about something cool you noticed on a design and then this guy going giving you a random lecture about the history of the system. 😂
I went through Parris Island in 1969 and the boot camp scenes from Full Melat Jack brought back memories that made me laugh today but during training, there wasn't any laughing going on.
Shark Attack was way better than "the first 100 yards." Speaking as one who recieved the shark attack in 2010, and as a D.S in 2021; our recruits did worse discipline wise with the first 100 yards.
My Dad served in WWII and I’ve served in the Marine and Army Artillery, wouldn’t change that for the world. All Marines no matter what the MOS job or gender is trained as a basic infantryman. As a retiree and Combat Senior Leader on a few tours, there’s certain information that you just aren’t privy to unless you’ve served in both. Marines teach that your rifle is an extension of your arm and your mate to be extremely familiar with. Drill Instructors unlike Drill Sergeants are required to be with you 24/7 and they even have a room in the barracks to sleep in called a Drill Instructor “Duty Hut.” Corporals and above in the Marines are taught the Sword Manual and can also be in NCO Parades in public settings. Corporals and above also have the rank or rate to be assigned a pistol unlike other branches of service. If you’ve stepped on those yellow footprints then you know nonsense when you hear it. Marine Staff Non Commissioned Officers Staff Sergeant and above train commissioned officers in the Marines/Navy, most don’t know or wouldn’t understand that relationship. If you know them you know..
Chris, this is retired DSL Gibbs! I was scrolling through videos and I thought I recognized you. You've aged a bit since the 90's but, you're still the same old Chris! Great job explaining things in this video. Just an observation, before I retired in 2005, I along with many other senior NCO's noticed that the newer Soldiers were lacking in discipline and that the Officer Corp wouldn't boot them out like they had always done in the past. I just figured that it was war time and the Army was desperate. Anyway, after retirement I taught JROTC and assisted numerous young men in their quest to join and serve our nation in a time of need. They always came back after basic training and told me that it had become a joke! A very soft easy training environment. Nowadays, I'm seeing fat drill sergeants and cross dressing Soldiers. If possible, please consider making another video explaining how that happened and how it strengthens our military. Just messing with you, I don't want you cancelled. I wish you the best, take care!
A buddy and I got pinned down by a sniper in '04 off Route Grizzlies Sadr City. Luckily for us a Bradley counter sniped him with 2 rounds of HE from the Bushmaster.
@@DeathDealer1825 during this battle that lasted 18hours our Platoons Bradley's went through three basic loads of HE. We killed around a hundred or so of Al Sadr's Mahdi militia. It got a bit harry for a bit as we were completely surrounded.
Lol, getting called a maggot was my intro to the day. It even woke me up a little earlier than usual. I gotta stop falling asleep watching RU-vid with my earbuds in.
Great breakdown.I was really hoping youd look at the movie ' Enemy at the Gates' in the sniper section.And Cross of Iron' - Sam Peckinpah movie.Good to see a clip from M.A.S.H in there.I used to love that show.Keep on pumping out the good content.I havnt seen any Saving private Ryan and ' The Thin Red Line which is my favourite war movie and of course Apocolypse Now and Platoon.Lock and load from New Zealand.
I'm 45 years old and I still hate the fact that I can't serve my country because of my Disabilities. I begged my dad to enlist me when I was almost 18 but was denied because I have Scoliosis and a weak left knee. Still to date I think I could have worked in the Bay cleaning or kitchen cooking. That really hurts. It really sucks on a every day basis.
The fastest way to lose respect from veterans is to tell a could have would have story. There are multiple allies of the US who will take anybody. You always had, and still have the option. Youre choosing not to.
One problem with WW1 and early WW2 tanks were rivets (Grants being a case in point). An explosion on the outside of the tank would send the rivet ricocheting around the inside of the tank
It’s changed a lot then. MEPS in 2015 and I duck walked with like 10 other guys in our underwear and then they brought us to a back room where a doctor checked every square inch of us.
One major detail that wasn’t talked about is how they were training on breaking down an M14, not an M16. That is spot on cause the Army trained on the M14 in basic training, then the Army issued M16s for battle use. This was the time period the Army was transitioning to the lighter weight rifle with smaller rounds than the heavier, larger rounds used in previous wars. This is also a major factor in the new rifle failures in battle in the early years of use. Great attention to detail in the movie on this point
My drill sergeant made me do 100 push-ups for putting a MK-19 grenade launcher back together before he said to. It was a fairly simple device. I don't understand why he got so heated over it.
When I was in basic training back in mid '70s I saw a drill sergeant strike a trainee once. He was from Korea and a former rok infantryman. And at the very beginning of basic training one drill sergeant slap him several times and it got all of our attention. I talked to someone later on and they said it was something he probably expected after being in the Korean infantry.
I served active duty army in South Korea around 2017. There’s a program where every platoon has one ROK soldier aka a Katusa. Apparently that sort of stuff still happens to this day. All the katusa’s say the way we live is nice. 😂 A lot of the ways they work is still very old school. Their army also has a lot less money so they often go without many of the “luxuries” us Americans do.
When I went through basic in p5 my DS slammed a dude and pushed several of us over the course of training. The official line was no touching but it still happened and no one said anything
@@CubeInspector That’s dumb imo. It’s not like putting hands on recruits did anything good. The Drill Sergeant that I respected the most barely even yelled at us. lol I’m the type to be much more motivated if I disappointed my leadership rather than be scared of them.
The ROK army doesn’t have our rules. In the mid 90s when I was there , a katusa would be bawling if they screwed up and were going back to the ROK. The things they did to soldiers was not pleasant.
I came into the Army August 1983, this was the end of beatings, but the beating happen ever once in a while. Cussing was still part of the basic training.
I've heard so many army DS talk about how much they hate the fact the army got rid of the shark attack. Weird to see the face of the guy that so many DS hate.
Lost me at dude shaming the shark attack. I was in the last cycle in 2007 that allowed it. Shame they let it go. Its a vital part of turning regular men and women into Soldiers and Marines.
For sheltered folk I can agree it might be an awakening. Especially in draft or war time. But those who belong don’t need silly barking or hazing to be a trusted professional.
I actually got in a little trouble in bootcamp because I had a DI slap me. I then called them out on it and had a discussion with my DIs about what happened. I told the other two DIs assigned to us that the other DI had slapped me and that would not be accepted by myself or my fellow recruits moving forward. One of the other DIs told me that I better watch what I say and check my tone. I told them that the one DI needs to watch and check their hands and my tone will correct itself if that happens. I left and nothing more was said or done. I finished 3rd in my class out of an original 82, btw.
When I went to (MEPS) in 1986, they had a full big room like that with 30 to 40 guys strip completely naked, then had to bend over as a Dr. walked past each of us and checked for I don't know what because they never told us, but a few guys got called out of the room after he he walked by and took a look
I went to MEPS in Idaho in 2015 and I did the duck walk in the underwear in a probably 300ish square ft room with like 10 or 11 other guys and then they brought us into a tiny little doctors office that was through a door connected to that room one by one to check us. And yeah they checked every square inch lol.
Son of an Army Ranger, Korea. I never served, but he had lessons that can not be ignored. 100 mile, 100 lb.....know your friends first before your enemies....sleep on high ground.....protect your 'brother'!
How you gonna say hazing had never been accepted? It definitely has. After the 60's or so, it might have been not so tolerant, but it was tolerated when needed. How do you explain IT in the Marines and otherwise
It’s crazy that ropes and knots aren’t taught in basic but I was taught a Swiss Seat( what they were tying in that clip) in JROTC in 9th grade and I can probably still do it 25 years later.
When I did initial training @ ft Jackson Jan-May 2003, the final event in basic training wasnt called the forge. We called it the ftx (field training exercise)
With reference to Segment #1, Timestamp 20:01 - "Every Soldier receives hand to hand training and Pugil Stick Training" THAT IS A LIE!!! I was VERY tiny for my age and was born in early November of 1961 and started Kindergarten in 1965. May 16th near the end of my Sophomore year in High School - The Lehighton Area School District in NE Pennsylvania conducted their annual height and weight recordings and I was a WHOPPING 4"8" tall and weighed 84lbs! I didn't even start puberty until I was 16 1/2 years old! I was bullied ALL THE WAY THROUGH SCHOOL even by the girls initially! No matter how many times I complained to my parents; their oblivious attitude was, "Oh it can't be that bad or we would've heard something from your teachers". I remember this like yesterday and I'm in my 60s! In Third Grade; Mary Hunsicker (straight A student), and her cousin Leslie Hunsicker (also straight A student), their cousin Laura Rebold (troublemaker), and their Tom-boy friend Susan Haas (daughter of my Cub Scout master - also a troublemaker) would gang up and pick on me during EVERY recess hitting me best as little girls could and chased me all the way home from school one day which ended directly in front of my house 4 blocks from the Third Ward Elementary School and I finally had enough! I turned and faced them and issued a challenge. "I know where every one of you lives and you'll always win a four against one, but I can probably beat any one of you one on one. I want you to decide which one of you will fight me and if you win you can keep on picking on me, but if I win, you have to stop because if you don't, I'll hunt every one of you down one at a time and beat you worse than you've ever beaten me. They chatted and put Susan Haas forth as their champion and we began to fight. I put everything I had into it and had Susan down on her back on the sidewalk with me sitting on her while straddling her stomach and repeatedly hitting her for everything I was worth waiting for her to give up. My mother heard the commotion and came out and grabbed me by my hair and dragged me into the house and gave me the worst beating I had ever received for the simple fact that she saw me hitting a girl. Well at least those girls stopped bullying me; but the bullying still continued from all of the boys at school. Because of my tiny size, I always ran from fights because I knew I didn't stand a chance to win. Because I always ran from fights, I never really learned to fight! I joined the Army in December of 1978 with 10 months of Delayed Entry for two reasons (#1 -with 7 kids in the family, I wanted an education in Electronics and didn't want to burden my father with college expenses & #2 - TO LEARN TO FIGHT!) and went on Active Duty for Basic Training at Fort Dix, New Jersey. My Basic Training was the FIRST CO-ED Basic Training at Fort Dix where women and men would be trained side by side AND THOSE BASTARDS IN THEIR INFINITE WISDOM, REMOVED ALL HAND TO HAND COMBAT TRAINING AND TRAINING WITH PUGIL STICKS TOO because they didn't want to get anybody hurt (the women obviously)!!! WHAT THE HECK WERE THEY THINKING??? I started Basic on Sept 3rd of 1979 at 6 ft tall and only 117lbs! If you only weigh 117lbs, it really doesn't matter how many times you get dropped for pushups. - there isn't enough weight there to really build any muscle besides the fact that I stayed out of trouble best I could and rarely got dropped. Even though I needed to eat much more than what we were served for meals, I got treated the same as everyone else in that regard. I barely met the minimum weight requirements for graduation on Oct 31st at 6ft tall and 131lbs with a FULL WAIVER by not taking a crap or even peeing everything I had in me that morning and drank as much water as I could at the water fountain in the barracks hallway before I was checked for height and weight because if I didn't weight 131lbs I was going to have to repeat Basic Training! If I ever had to go into battle and it ever came down to hand to hand combat I WAS DEAD! I've been in only one real fight in my entire life (if you can call it that) and that fight was with Susan Haas when I was 7 years old (I started Kindergarten at age 4).
You're perspective is vastly out of date sir, thankfully. The Combatives course has been ubiquitous in the Army since the early 2000s, let alone the more interesting things I got opportunities for through my career during the "Global war on terror" ( airborne infantry) So much more time and resources are spent on training than ever before it.
When I took my hunter's license ( it takes a full year) When shooting a side moving target, you follow through your motion while and after squeezing off. Then you don't have to hold in front or anything. Just move with the target while squeezing off and not stopping the rifle until after you shoot. Smooth movement. Follow through the motion even after squeezing off. So much more accurate
Two of my Uncles were in the Marine Corp in the late 1960s and went to Vietnam. Thankfully both came back. And the stories they told me about the Drill Instructors leads me to believe "Hands On" training by the D.I. back then wasn't as unacceptable as it is now.
The shark attack had a long standing tradition amongst service members. Majority of Service members before the removal of the Shark attack are still in but what’s the driving the numbers down is the softness and idiots we are letting in. Also, the bureaucrats in military uniform conducting themselves as politician vs being a service member.
Is Nick Irving an anomaly? I don't know what kind of help he got post deployment or if writing was really that cathartic for him.? Not every kid grows up wanting/knowing they want to be a sniper, so maybe that helps a lot. I dont know what made him able to adapt and become so successful so soon after becoming a civilian again? Ive seen more people destroyed by their time in service than people like him. I hope his book offers some clarity, but...?
He had multiple instances of self harm. You wouldn't know what's deep inside his head. The outside appearances don't tell the whole story. Go check out his Shawn Ryan Show where he was a guest, he shed some tears.
Still remember when I was 17 yo, being butt naked in a line with another 200 or so men waiting for medical inspection, in August. The stench was unforgettable.
Pugil fight was conducted after Bayonet training to use the bayonet skills (Butt strokes or stab). However the Army did away with bayonet training early 2000’s and replaced with Army Combatives (similar to Brazilian jujitsu) but we kept pugil fights to teach confidence, courage, and yes- it was fun to watch
I agreed with all the veterans (I'm a veteran myself) except for the SAS dude at the end. The Geneva Convention does not ban bounding land mines. In fact the United States still trains engineers to use M16A2 Bouncing Betties (yes that's the nomenclature...same as the rifle). I trained on that mine and honestly it scared me more than any other landmine setting it up. One mistake and you're toast. At Ft. Leanordwood where I originally was trained on that mine, they showed us pictures of training accidents and what happened to soldiers who screwed up arming that mine. The UK may have signed a treaty to not use such mines, but not the U.S.. A few of his other comments also reflect the UK military's different rules of engagement and fighting doctrine compared to what U.S. forces used. But most of what he said was fairly spot on.
