The Fat Electrician Reviews: Infantry Scouts 

So, in my youth I liked to mountain bike through the wilds of England, Wales and Scotland. There's nothing quite like being stopped by a bush in a remote woodland in Wales because you've accidently cycled into the middle of an army field exercise and you've almost run over some grunt. I swear, I thought I was alone in those woods that day. I was not, I shared that clearing with about a dozen leafy fellas that appeared out of the fucking ethereal realm. And to this day I'm pretty damn sure there were more than that dozen!

Shovel tag. That is the best and most redneck thing i can think of.

The one-liners are strong in this one. This series became my fav thing on the net really fucking fast.

Infantry - Fuck Around and Find Out Sniper - Ventilation Specialists Scouts - Metal Gear Solid in real life.

".....un-alived so low-tech, Amish people will think it's old school." LMMFAO🤣

I still remember what my CO said to me when i was in the cadets as a kid "If you have stumbled on to scout sniper, you literally STUMBLED over a scout sniper"

I love how you explain things in 3 minutes better than some people do in a 100 page book.

Whispers: “I’m sneaky as fuck boi” *dome checks the enemy with a shovel*

Bill Nye The Science Grunt, Invisagrunt, getting stacked in 480p. I love this guy 😂

Everytime I see a new one pop up before I even watch it I slap the fuck out of the like button. This man's one liners are so good even Robin Williams (RIP) would be impressed.

My grandfather was a SeaBee in the Pacific campaign, starting in 1943. Family legend says he stacked 19 Imperial Japanese soldiers during a night attack with an E-tool. I dont know if he really did, unfortunately I cant ask him myself, but I like to believe Norman Hill, and english teacher from Alabama with a Opera collection really was that level of savage.

These guys can be so scary; The Predator was originally a documentary about them.

You should get paid by all the branches as a recruiting officer, you'd be great

Anyone else think of the Death Korps of Kreig when he started talking about the shovel or just me lol?

So stealthy. The world's best hide and seeker bigfoot wouldn't even know they are there. Great video. Awesome content. I was once part of the 34th Red Bull in the Midwest. Thank you for your service.

"goes from hide and go seek to shovel tag" pure awesome 😎

"even amish people think its old school" As a Pennsylvania Native that grew up around Amish that line is fucking hilarious XD

So the Grunts have Ninja’s. That’s not scary at all, just as long as you don’t see them

Not only does it dig your grave but it will be sending you to that grave dugged for you. The E-tool never go scouting without it.

I laughed so hard I think I F'd up my lungs. I was military 21 years - Navy, Army, enlisted (11B) and officer (11A). In EVERY Army line unit (combat grunts) there's ALWAYS this one guy that's gifted by God Himself to make your face hurt from laughing. Quackbang, I KNOW you were that guy and you still are, X10. Bless you 💯😎😜😆🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Achievement Unlocked, "Cena-phile: Accept a Forever Box Ticket with an E-Tool While Remaining Unseen."

We gotta get you and Mr Ballen together to tell the same story two different ways. I swear, if you two could stop laughing long enough to film it, it would Monty Python meets Scorsese.

forever boxed by a shovel that's gotta be an award somewhere

In WW2, my maternal grandfather was a US Army sniper in European campaign. He arrived after D-day but was in Battle of the Bulge.

Found you on Tiktok. Followed to RU-vid. Your booking a one way ticket to the Forever box is my new thing for someone that pisses me off... Keep it up my man! Entertaining and informative!

This video is pure facts. I spent the first 6 years of my career as an Infantry Scout. Had a platoon member dress up in a sun dress and a wig made from a mop head in Ft. Polk to act as a distraction in an attempt to delay a convoy of Abrams.

A Charlie Chaplin video montage of the quietist unhealthcare system.

I smell a new t-shirt... "Let's play some shovel-tag" 🤣

So stealthy, you'd have better luck finding the love child of Carmen Sandiego and Waldo.

I was a scout in 2/505 and also in 2/4 and I approve of this message. Outstanding work brother

"The john cena of the battlefield" sounds about right lol

Other Games: Stealth is Optional These people: (Wiped out the entire enemy camp without detection)

This time I didn't start laughing until the very end when you said "shovel tag." 100 years ago I had the honor to serve with some great cops who were Vietnam Combat Veterans. Didn't talk about combat as a rule, but one time one did when it was germaine to the conversation, and he talked about sharpening the edges of his e-tool. God bless him. God bless them all.

I found a technical error,,,,, it seems like someone accidnetly hit the thumbs down button. The reason I use accidental and or technical error? There’s no way anyone could dislike whatever topic MR. Fat Electrician posts!

Unless you come into contact with the Marine corps scout sniper and then you got a k-bar instead of a shovel

I'm showing your vids to people at work. We all fucking love it dude. So on behalf of all of us, "Thank you for your service, and may your quackbangs always reset your enemies ooda loops"

"You're gonna get a one way ticket to the forever box so low tech that even Amish people think its old school" LMAOOOOO 💀💀💀

You'll get "un-alived" analog style! Jesus, I love the one liners. Keep up the good work

"Born to fight, trained to kill. Prepared to die, never will. Stay low, move fast. Kill first, die last. One shot, one kill. Not luck, pure skill." Yes, I know that's usually said about the SEALs, but it seemed to fit here, too.

Fun fact- there's wild boars in Iraq. Really. I know that because my bestest airborne infantry scout buddy from the Army wanted to climb up a radio tower at night with "a one-ten with a thermal and a suppressor" and pick a few of them off. I managed to talk him out it. 🤣

“They make their own George W. suits…” 😆

Invisagrunt is probably the best thing I've ever heard. And I won the lottery Last night.

There was some talk back in the early 90's that the Army was going to disband the Cav Scouts, and roll them into the Infantry Scouts. I can only assume it didn't happen because. A. The scouts weren't okay with not stacking bodies. Or B. The Infantry said keep those a-holes away from us. BTW Disneyland Barracks sucked at Ft Knox in Jan '91.

fuckin love the scout life, the amount of bs field craft we come up with is amazing

Last time I came this quick she asked if I was finished doing foreplay

Had people ask me why I wear my watch backwards a lot. If I don’t see a Swcc video soon i might have an electrician to scout 😂

You'll have a platoon of Cav Scouts who actually got really fucking good at the Recon and stealth portion of our job, and then roughly a plussed up Sniper Squad. Loved my time in a Recon Platoon, those bill Nye the science grunts are all a bunch of badasses. They try out for sniper squad, usually a year or so of train up and then they drop a packet to go to Sniper School where they get trained and qualify as Snipers. Returning to their units as battalion level assets of long range surgery. At least that's what my previous battalion did.

Your jokes are on par with the late Robin Williams. I’m certain that guy would LOVE your sense of humor!

"A game of hide and go seek to a game of shovel tag real quick" 😂😂😂💀

the E tool…*squeals in happy Death Korps*

I'm mildly impressed you manage to come up with so many ways to say "killed by a shovel" without saying "Shovel Knighted."

As a usmc infantry veteran I have been watching your videos lately and I have to say the way you explain things is absolutely freaking grunt language, love your videos bro much respect

Last time I was this early the marines still haven’t opened their crayons

You also have the Dismounted Recon Troops. An Infantry company in a Cavalry RSTA squadron. We have a sniper section (usually squad size) but the rest of us are just 11 bang bangs doing reconnaissance operations.

I was in an infantry scout platoon and in a LRSD unit at different times. LRSD units used to be Corps or Division until they were deactivated except in the 173rd ICBT (Airborne), the 82nd Airborne Div, 18th Airborne Corps and the 75th Infantry Regiment (Ranger). The rest keep coming and going like a florescent light with a faulty wire somewhere. The difference between Bn recon platoons and a LRSD detachment or company is who you speak to on the radio and the PIR you are gathering. That and LRSD units have scuba and freefall teams, Ranger qualified personnel by MTOE requirements for holding a leadership position. Battalion recon are affectionately referred to as the Bn Commander's hired thugs and will sometimes used in direct action missions such as: sniper/ reconnaissance missions, enemy reconnaissance unit screening and setting up ambushes to act as blocking positions. It's been thirty years since I was in LRS and they might have begun doing those missions, but when I was there they did not. Though they did in Vietnam as Ranger units and LRRP units doing deep insertion ambushes and enemy counter recon patrols and they would call in fire on enemy supply convoys and would snatch and grab enemy soldiers for interrogation. They were pretty much as badass as you can be.

“John Cena of the Battlefield.” I just laughed harder than a hyena then shouted, “Can’t See Me!”

Thanks for the video! 🙂😊 I found your channel last night and binge watched everything. Thank you for your service. (Sister of a Army Ranger)

I can imagine walking along and you spot one, see the shovel come out... and just keep walking!

Just got offered to try out scout as a infantryman, idk what I signed for, just heard the word “try out” and immediately said yes, I really want to be a medic I’m already an EMT, but thanks! Now I’m really excited

as soon as i saw the shovel i thought "Real life kriegsman tactics"

So low tech, the Amish thinks it's old... Pure fucking gold.

When Fat Electrician mentioned that Infantry Scouts are good at stealth, my head immediately went, "Hmmm... Raven Guard." Then he shows the E-Tool and now I think, "Raven Guard WITH a touch of Death Korps of Krieg! Nice."

I doubt the average person would even recognize the smell of grizzly wintergreen. Plus that smell doesn't carry that far so if you smell it...you found them, best not bring up the smell.

Not quite secret squirrel, more like sneaky squirrel.

Lol man every video from you has me laughing the whole time, keep making excellent videos, I’ll probably buy you a few beers later this week You are now the first channel I am actually setting the bell notifications for lol

Freaking awesome evaluation. When my outfit was prepping for Iraq in 2003, for our Road Trip in 2004, I had the pleasure of providing medical support for our Scout Snipers at the N.T.C. FT Irwin. It was always an entertaining time, so to speak.

Speed, silence, violence. RECCE!!!! Being in RECCE WAS AWESOME!!! The PT standard made rifle companies looks like easy mode since Mose the NCO’s where airborne pathfinders or JTF2

Dude, you’re wit and accuracy is killing me. Gerry Owen!!!

I was in a LRSC company. Long Range Surveillance. 5 man teams. Since I have been out. They got rid of the LRS teams twice because it was too dangerous of a job. We didn't think so.

Infantry scouts= Kriegsmen of the imperium of man in stealth mode

Impressed that there was no Little Nicky's references

Bro...you need to seriously do a SPC video. The E-4 Mafia is legend, and deserves their own video!

this is the funniest way of learning military history .

American government: "hmm we need a good weapon for the sniper scouts to have what should it be" Some dude drunk off his ass: *yells* "let's make it a shovel with a saw blade on 1 side" American government: "Larry you are a god damn genius have a medal" That's what I think went through there heads... funny af to think about killing some poor sap with a shovel though. Seems like a video game thing

When I was with the 25th ID, it was the LRSD guys who did all the recon. The scout Snipers were used to eliminate high value targets like battlefield commanders and such.

Even the Amish think it's old school has to be the best line in this vid!

So low tech even the amish people think its oldschool is an amazing quote and seems amazing that a legit tactic for some forces in the same army are that low tech while other units solution is flying an artillery battery or a flying minigun that used to stall its engine when firing

Battalion level would be Cav Scouts and infantry are the snipers. The infantry have to try out for this platoon. facts. 2/7 Scout\Sniper Platoon.

John Cena of the battlefield? They're fishing for social credit points from Daddy Xi?

noting beats the classic Entrenching tool that have been a favourite by all to unlife anyone that gets too close for comforts since ww1

It would be awesome if ya did 91b, or at least the 88. They'll still be working but they'll see it eventually.

Love your Content ! Wanna see/hear B-52 review! Fastest way (I think) to send the enemy into panic mode with just the engine roar. Shit gets unalive real quick with the touch of a button.

I am going through a shitty divorce and this man makes me laugh. HHC 2/327 scout plt.

As just a regular civi I have to say I love this shit keep it coming bro and in a month I'll buy you a keg. Just drink irresponsibly, or like a grunt but I repeat myself.

Red Bulls!! Thanks for the shout out! Our unofficial motto is "Let's Red Bull The Shit Out Of It". It has multiple meanings but its basically "let's fake motivate our way through shitty situations"

You should set up Paypal, as a Brit, I'd love to buy you a beer but we can only pay in metric

This is what I did while I was in for 6yrs. God bless all my other brothers out there!

Weeeeeeeee love your epic content my friend, +1 support for being an awesome beer drinking content maker

So you could say that they are the real life Shovel Knights

You really deserve more subscribers that what you have and I mean it

Phone battery almost dead. Worth it! These videos are only getting better each time you put a new one out. Keep up the good work!

Scouts arent 11b’s we’re 19d’s. We have our own MOS

Thanks for showing the 34th ID patch was transfered to them at Camp Dodge Ia after I got out of the 82nd ABN Div. I was a 54B2P NBC. Love your videos they are so dead on keep them coming!

Love this my entire time in the army was spent as an infantry scout. Loved every bit of it.

Fairly certain that Jack Kirby, who was one of the original writers for marvel was a scout.

Hell yeah. Shovel tag! You're it. Forever!!!

You only need to swing an E tool 9MPH to decapitate someone

I’m such a military fanboy, I was in JROTC and then ROTC In college then couldn’t join cause of shit the government sad I couldn’t. You are the funniest dude I’ve come upon so far and thank you for making fall over laughing while sober or drunk

Have a friend who was drafted into Vietnam. During training he was on the evade detection course. The next was torture training. He was so good at hiding they had to call over the loud speaker to come back in because they couldn't find him. He told me he was fine not going through torture training and stayed out there for a while. He ended up flying on the plane the would triangulate radio signals in North Vietnam. He said he saw china and Cambodia out his window. Cool guy.

Ive said it before and I'll say it again....you sir need to have your own military urban dictionary because between the gruntleberries quote and the rant about the Amish you have an uncanny way with words