15 12 Q&A Jocko's Opinions on 'Regular' Army Infantry

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@TBone-i6d 8 ай бұрын

god bless the infantry

@JacksonFive-rj3so Жыл бұрын

Former 11B here, warms my heart for Jocko to say this....

@s.gproductions9684 10 ай бұрын

God bless

@chi2251 10 ай бұрын

Hooah🦅

@wrmorris2 10 ай бұрын

11b here .. love being a grunt

@Dfree23 9 ай бұрын

Let them know why the sky is blue!

@discofishing 8 ай бұрын

Why does his opinion matter?

@ethanmcfarland8240 Жыл бұрын

Special operations might be the tip of the spear, but the normal infantry is the Hammer!

@YasselAlvarez33157 10 ай бұрын

🔨

@danvreeland7800 9 ай бұрын

Rah!

@Jimothy-723 5 ай бұрын

infantry is the tip of the spear. special operations is the cloak and dagger.

@brycehale7258 4 ай бұрын

The shaft if you will 😂

@DJF1985 10 ай бұрын

If your in Marine Infantryman and Army Infantry, they don’t get a break, they don’t have a gym back in the rear, they live and operate in the most austere environments, and in many cases come to the aid of special ops guys who inadvertently gotten in over their heads. Nothing better than to have an infantry platoon having your back. At the end of the day it’s all about Fire Superiority.

@brandondavis5596 Жыл бұрын

I was in the infantry in the streets of Iraq in 2004. I now have a blue cord tattooed on my body. God bless the infantry.

@emmanuelawosusi2365 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@emmanuelawosusi2365 10 ай бұрын

infrantry is badass God bless all infrantry combat verterans that served this country

@haveaday1812 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, there’s a guy like you in every infantry platoon. Usually the guy who marries a chick at the first bar off post. And has your name written all over the port-a-shitters.😂

@Darth_Sepharious 9 ай бұрын

Hooah!

@emmanuelawosusi2365 9 ай бұрын

@@Darth_Sepharious long live the infrantry

@upperroomtoo Жыл бұрын

I remember a SEAL on Shawn Ryan podcast saying that his first tour in Iraq didn't see any real combat but that a line infantry unit just down the road from them were in constant firefights and IED strikes.

@chi2251 10 ай бұрын

In Iraq 0311 and 11b are patrolling outside the wire daily while spec ops mainly move at night doing raid on targets they get intel on.

@258shoff 10 ай бұрын

It’s mainly civilians that throw shade at grunts. But everyone has their jobs. Special operations is just that, for special missions ex hitting a hvt,hostage rescue etc. infantry is to solely to destroy the enemy.

@Imstevenow 8 ай бұрын

SF major told me on mission once that the most important job that had the most riding on its success in any war is the infantry. He said all jobs in the military, are there to directly or indirectly support those men both army and marines so they can move in and destroy the enemy. Surprised me that an SF soldier thought of us that way. Best brotherhood ever.

@c431inf 11 ай бұрын

Every other mos in the military was developed as support for the infantry

@josephfoulger9628 8 күн бұрын

not sure the Navy was

@c431inf 7 күн бұрын

@@josephfoulger9628 and like the air force , once they get to a destination who then secures the ground again ?

@PawneeStormChaser 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for saying that JOCKO. I was an 11 bang bang with the 82nd Airborne for a while, needed to hear somebody say they believe in us. I genuinely met a lot of smart people. My unit was riddled with guys from 75th Ranger who were kicked out for stupid things, as a result I lived and worked with some real freaks. I’ll never forget it.

@nicholasd7107 4 ай бұрын

What do you mean by freaks?

@tylerbryanhead 4 ай бұрын

My family, friends, and a lot of other soldiers couldn't understand why I chose infantry with a 96 ASVAB. I knew I wanted to join the Army. When I, like most people, think of the Army I think of the Infantry. Why join the Army and not do the most Army thing? I could make a lot more money somewhere else, but I couldn't be infantry anywhere else. I'm out now on 80%, but it has improved my life. Going to use the GI bill to get a degree in forestry in AZ to eventually be a mounted (on a horse) park ranger soon and also train up to get my EMT cert and also be a wildland firefighter, maybe hotshot in the future. I just enjoy being at the forefront protecting and serving in my community.

@LosBeansDelNorte 21 күн бұрын

As a 11B Platoon Sergeant. The lowest GT score in my Platoon is a 106. Let that sink in.

@iemiranda5734 10 ай бұрын

Some of the most decorated soldiers in U.S. History were regular infantry. Alvin York, Gino Merli, Audy Murphy to name a few.

@lucaspyle6943 4 ай бұрын

i was 11B in Iraq in 03-04 and 08-09. we do 13 months straight. had zero leave. our job was to walk around and draw fire, then delete the threat. It's way more dangerous than just hitting a target quick and back on base in a half hour. we lived off base. and took many casualties. beyond different that SOF guys. looking back. I think I need my head examined for the things i did.

@Mocha69A Жыл бұрын

Heart felt appreciation Jocko from me a combat veteran 11B grunt and I did all 22 years a grunt bad times a good ones. Trust me I felt the same way as that letter. We don't get all the cool toys and coolest missions , and we do get the shit jobs but we pride in being grunts the ones then nation sends into the worst situations . Because grunts can take anything and keep going and we aim to win.

@camrenhansen6715 9 ай бұрын

I was only a reservist but I always believed my job was to give the best advantage possible to 11 bravos. I always revere anyone who serves in the infantry. Both of my grandpas were Army infantry in WW2, one with a Purple Heart from fighting in the Philippines. I would never look down on the guys doing the grunt work.

@danielholley4169 Жыл бұрын

God bless all who served

@georgesykes394 9 ай бұрын

There's an Excellent book that details Army and Marine Corps Infantry fighting alongside Navy SEALs in AL Anbar Province, Iraq. It's called The Sheriff of Ramadi.

@Jacob-he1lg 7 ай бұрын

One great advantage special operations units have over conventional forces is their budgets. I don’t know if it ‘s true, but I heard the Navy Seals have the same budget for ammo as the entire Marine Corps. This alone will make the spec ops troops better. This is not meant as a slight to conventional United States infantry troops, they are among the most highly trained soldiers in the world.

@Spigs11b Жыл бұрын

11b 2008 I was in Ramadi. We got attached to 1 marine exp force air ground team. I remember there was a part called shark base where the beards hung out. Best time of my life. Kinda gotta be a little sick in the head to say it.

@Spigs11b Жыл бұрын

Route Michigan and redwings just out of Ramadi just nothing but IED’s

@kevinh9110 Ай бұрын

Jocko's task unit was at Sharkbase, and know Route Michigan very well

@damianh4510 3 ай бұрын

11B as well. I love hearing this from Jocko. It means so much honestly. He also called one of our sister units out too from PA. LETS GO!

@CombatMonkey11B 5 ай бұрын

Someone once asked me the difference between special operations and the infantry. I told them Special Operations are small teams with a wide skill set. The infantry is more built for direct combat action. Special operations will take a small team, sneak into a village, and try to grab a person. The infantry will destroy everything, then look for the remains of the person 😂

@hounddog3476 8 ай бұрын

Navy seals are a platoon level fighting force. You have to go green beret if you want to be in charge of everything on the mission

@Mocha69A Жыл бұрын

It's the ground pounder that wins the intire war. It's the ground pounders whos blood regrows the grass , the trees, it's the grunts who made you free. All those that died by the hundreds of thousands for freedom where all grunts who pushed right on through despite the horrors in front of them.

@justinwainwright5069 Жыл бұрын

Coming from a 11B who got the privilege to lead a weapons team we looked up to SF and Rangers like literal gods of the battlefield. Got to do work some high speed guys. No crazy stories just a little shooting training cause we used thier range to zero about half way through deployment and help with setting up perimeters and shit around targets but i always felt elite as fuck. Beat all the patrols by a mile.

@parawill7074 Жыл бұрын

That was part of the problem within the infantry. They didn’t freakin understand the value they carried themselves given what we were tasked to freakin do. What SOF and Rangers do shouldn’t concern infantrymen outside of the SOCOM spectrum. They have their mission and we have ours, and for any infantryman to hold them in this higher regard than themselves, you need to go to selection and join them, or reclass to something else. Yes, they have a tough road to get to do that job, but that don’t mean dick to an infantryman that values their job. We are the best at what WE DO! If you don’t have that mindset, you weren’t a true infantryman, simple as that. Respect all SOF guys, but on the battlefield I’m riding with my team because our mission demands it. A “conventional” infantryman/grunt has to believe that their squad is the baddest fuckers out there and if you don’t, you ain’t training hard enough.

@justinwainwright5069 Жыл бұрын

@@parawill7074My point was not to say we were lesser. I am and always will be the queen of battle and the guys around me were very capable warriors. My point was it was always a morale boost to know we were going to be working with elite forces. Rangers are the most elite light infantry in the world. SF are force multipliers that bring a whole other bag of tricks to the party. Yeah, you shouldnt concern yourself with the misson set they have but you gotta show respect. Gonna bet your the kinda guy who calls other MOSs POGs but are gonna act like they shouldnt "Follow" or look up and rely on you to hold the peremiter? Cause they should just join us or reclass huh? I mean you earned your opinion and i earned mine.

@miket7173 Жыл бұрын

All SF and SO know that conventional force’s are the backbone of the military and the most important pieces. If you think of the entire military as a giant wheel it take’s every branch and MOS to keep that wheel moving.

@BeyondThe-b3v Жыл бұрын

@@parawill7074brother you are correct, somewhere along the lines... the Infantry was been told we're not shit... or dont deserve respect... hopefully the stigma changes... "we, the Infantry, own the last 100 yards of the battlefield".... ....

@AYVYN 5 ай бұрын

Besides the training, the difference is probably the time spent planning an operation, and where the orders come from. Some people think infantry only pushes forward as a big group.

@Lykitysplit 7 ай бұрын

All the SF guys I know were former infantry dudes except for one.

@rjhick1 4 ай бұрын

From the outside Civilians only look at SF and SOF like Navy Seals, Green Berets, Rangers. They dont realize that being an Infantry Unit is still extremely punishing and capable.

@haveaday1812 10 ай бұрын

The infantryman has always Bourne the brunt of the casualties in war. Still do.

@jdub6766 7 күн бұрын

Logistics runs were some of the most dangerous operations on MSR Tampa.

@kennykash6089 Жыл бұрын

Most special forces soldiers start out as infantry.

@hammadarif8052 Жыл бұрын

Even as POGs I was in supply and my section leader is in MARSOC right now

@c431inf Жыл бұрын

Because they still have to be mos qualified as 11b as a requirement

@PhilMacrackin-wj7bg Жыл бұрын

@@c431infyea as long as you are in good shape your infantry unit will put the package for you to try out. If for whatever reason you don’t make it at least you can go back to infantry

@rjhick1 4 ай бұрын

@@c431inf They dont. You can go to SFAS as any MOS. Its just that as an 11B there is alot of crossover so the Q course will be more familiar.

@c431inf 4 ай бұрын

@@rjhick1 maybe things changed , even NG SF units had to get 11b mos qualified even if not primary mos to be selected

@Roger-il8iw Жыл бұрын

A lot of high iq people go into infantry, because they want to fight and challenge themselves. Nothing wrong with infantry. It’s badass. Similar to how police get better training than most military jobs (outside of sof) but they are talked down upon.

@emmanuelawosusi2365 Жыл бұрын

Facts

@LosBeansDelNorte 21 күн бұрын

1-506 Baker Co! Currahee! Proud 11Bang Bang.

@2ndBatt75th 2 ай бұрын

Yep. 2nd ID, Oef 2012 southern Panjwai. We made our own rules!

@gardennovice7896 10 ай бұрын

Go grunts🙌 former 0311 combat wounded with a Purple Heart

@danvreeland7800 9 ай бұрын

People think that out of ignorance. Any big battle ever. Infantry was involved. Special opps is like sniper rifle for precision targets. Infantry is like a machine gun there to fuck shit up.

@Jimothy-723 5 ай бұрын

it is the regular grunt that i respect above all els.

@jessiebedlam6094 10 ай бұрын

I am the Infantry!

@ThePimpedOutPlatypus 4 ай бұрын

I started my career as a Medic with the 2nd Infantry Division in Korea. Then went Airborne and deployed to Iraq with the 82nd Airborne Division. Then I went to grad school and became a Medical Officer with a SF Group. God loves The Infantry, and so do I. The Infantry IS the Army, and as far as I see it, I was there to keep my Infantryman alive and well, and I am honored to have been in the position to do it. Even though I eventually moved into the Special Operations world, I never lost my respect for The Infantryman.

@CallCall-j8r 4 ай бұрын

Thank you sir I’m a upcoming army infantry soldier

@wrmorris2 2 ай бұрын

11b currahee door kicker pround grunt.... we all worked as a team those there will only know.... 2004-2005

@bigcomcast 6 ай бұрын

11B10 straight leg Infantry! 23rd Inf. regiment Tomahawks!!

@davewebster5120 9 ай бұрын

Honestly, half the reason why infantry are unpopular is jealousy. As a remf myself, laying my head down at night, I knew I was a soldier, but I'm never getting a bronze star. They're exceptionally well trained compared to every other army. I have a Green Beret buddy I ran into in Korea and he was training with their SF. I asked how they compared to our guys. He said: "American Infantry is at the level South Korea's Special Forces are at." Because the Infantry trains in a very specific, limited skill set they get extremely good at it. "I fear not the man that knows 10,000 kicks, but he that trained one kick 10,000 times." After seeing what they've gone through overseas, melting all day in full-battle rattle humping their house around, that's tough and they did it all day every day. Infantry guys may be harder to motivate than my intel peeps, but once they get the scent of the enemy they will not stop until they complete their objectives. The other reason infantry is unpopular is their alpha male attitude. But in order to be combat arms you need that edge, that overconfidence. That's what keeps you in the fight. It makes total sense. My Drill Sergeant was infantry and he taught us WAY more cool stuff than any of the pog drill sergeants. The sky is blue because God loves the Infantry.

@Imstevenow 8 ай бұрын

Alpha male attitude would imply we think we’re the heroes. Not so. Just men confident in themselves and their brothers to get the mission done. Somebody with that attitude would never make it. Andrew Tate would never make it.

@MalePatternBlackness 4 ай бұрын

I served in a supply role in an infantry company. What i learned is that grunts and scouts have a brotherhood and code of honor that i didnt see "as much" in other MOS. They were also pretty chill and big on mentoring people. If grunts like you they will try to get you to be a grunt.

@garyhoerauf7649 16 күн бұрын

I joined the Marines in 1966 because I wanted to be a Marine. We Army and Marines tease each other but we always had respect for the army grunts. Civilians pick on the army and they will find out how we respect them. The Army does most of the fighting and dying in a war. We Marines are a small in numbers, and yes, a cocky group. But my Army friends lived in the same jungles and rice paddies as I did. Put up with unbearable heat and fatigue while eating crap food and made fun of because they lived in terrible conditions just like I did. In WW2 the Army had 99 divisions, the Marines had 5 until the last battle on Okinawa where they had 6. Who do you think did the most fighting and dying. Bless you Army grunts. I would be proud to by you a beer and talk.

@c-rex3369 4 ай бұрын

Regular Army infantry should have more movies and Netflix shows made about them kinda like they did back in the post World War 2 era. Civilians don’t know much about the Army’s 1st Infantry Division or 1st Armored division, just two examples. The only conventional units that civilians seem to hold in esteem are Airborne and Marines because they get movies and video games made about them, meanwhile Army Mechanized units get no attention it seems.

@fraustpunk 4 ай бұрын

I highly admire spec ops. I went to selection and saw the kind of people who get selected for it. But I've always felt the true merit of the infantry is that we don't get years of training. We get four months to the front. And we are in the exact same area's as Spec ops (minus black ops). Everyone does their part. WW2 and the Vietnam era were the infantry's time to shine because many of the Elite units were either in their infancy (OSS) or simply not well known. Post 911, spec ops became the center of attention.

@chasechaseschasecards 3 ай бұрын

The regular infantry not only holds ground, they take it too.

@spiritualastronomy Жыл бұрын

Jocko asks, When did special operations become so popular? I's say John Wayne, especially "The Green Berets" to first bring attention to Special Forces. Or maybe the underwater battle scene from "James Bond - Thunder Ball".

@BlossomField91 8 ай бұрын

During WW2, the 'sexy' servicemen (besides fighter pilots, etc) were paratroopers, Marines, and Rangers. These were the units that tended to get most press attention. These are the men that Hollywood made (and still make) movies about. Not to throw shade on Easy Company of Band of Brothers fame, but they (and their parent unit, the 101st Airborne Division) didn't see half as much combat as numerous 'ordinary' Army infantry units. Many of those guys were already combat veterans long before D-Day, as they'd fought in North Africa and Italy. It's the same with the Marines. I take nothing away from the hell they went through in the Pacific Theater, but you'd easily get the impression from both USMC PR and many movies, video games, etc that they fought there by themselves. In fact, three quarters of the ground forces in the Pacific Theater were Army soldiers. They were in almost every island battle, plus the Philippines, Burma, etc.

@CaptainJack-k5k 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for your reply! I agree with your analysis, especially the amount of U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater. We seem to agree that Hollywood has played a huge role in shaping public opinion. I recall Jocko's Lieutenant in Iraq and business partner Leif Babbit, share why he joined the SEALs... Charley Sheen and "The Navy SEALs" movie he said...which actually is not a bad movie, in my humble opinion. Not saying it was accurate (what Hollywood film is?) but it sure helped recruitment. And "Top Gun" sent recruiting through the roof too.

@chrispopovich 3 ай бұрын

I love what he says

@israeljacobson3132 Жыл бұрын

Ya know as a POG who is finally getting my Purple Heart it’s good to hear this, I was in Ramadi 15 months living on Combat outpost Grant that was rigged with IEDs & propane tanks, also received a combat action badge for an IED that knocked me out 2008, and coded out my M88. I wonder what operators thought of us regular Army bastard slaves.

@juarezjaime30 Жыл бұрын

lets go Jocko!!! I want arm wrestling challange...this old broken 11Bravo grunt wants some!!!!!!!!!!! 10mnt!!! baby!!

@toddeutsey387 Ай бұрын

As a grunt with 1/110th 28th ID in Ramadi I’ve always thought of specialty units such as seals, D and others with awe watching them in the AO but I also would look at fellow grunts the same! These MFers would close with enemy, often not knowing the situation and just push through the objective with ruthless professionalism!

@NafetSoma Жыл бұрын

I personally never felt that SOF guys exalt themselves into the limelight. I don’t know a lot of them but the few I had the privilege to serve with and run operations with were nothing short of professional and proficient in their skills. I never got treated like a “grunt” or a nobody they always embraced our involvement and yes if shit was fucked up, they would very humbly correct it on the spot. No drama, no complaining, no bullshit. if someone within our ranks on the conventional side couldn’t get it together, well then that guy just won’t run ops with our platoon, keep that fucker by the trucks or something. It was always an honor being around them and there is nothing like having those guys next to you in a gun fight. When they were around we knew shit was gonna get done period.

@mr.hemlock1900 Ай бұрын

The Queen of Battle

@sirjoshuafaw 8 ай бұрын

Is the Army 82nd Airborne Division a well known and good force ?

@Jacob-he1lg 7 ай бұрын

Fuck around and find out. The 82nd ABN are some of the finest troops on earth.

@sirjoshuafaw 7 ай бұрын

@@Jacob-he1lg are they more fine than 3/7 Marines ?

@Jacob-he1lg 7 ай бұрын

@@sirjoshuafaw I don’t know. Pound for pound, the USMC as a whole is a more lethal fighting force than Army. I mean no disrespect to the Corps, they are awesome. I’d just say the 82nd Airborne Infantry is a terrific unit, well trained and extremely disciplined. They are a cut above the rest of the US Army. This is just my opinion and it really doesn’t mean much. I was in the Army for 8 years and worked with the USMC a couple of times. My unit was the 101st.

@bradenbagby4431 5 ай бұрын

@@sirjoshuafawI have 3 friends that all were former marine infantry. All 3 went to army infantry after. 1 went 82nd, 1 went to 11th airborne division in alaska and the other went to 4th infantry division in colorado. All said it was the training intensity, better equipment and less yelling than marine corps. The only difference was my friend that went to the 82nd said he does more running there than he did in the marine corps. The one in colorado said its alil more laid back but the leadership is nightmare in 4id and the one who went to 11th airborne said training in up to -50 has been the worst time in his entire life. Just food for thought. I've never been a marine I'm 23 and going straight into Army because there giving me a 40k bonus, alaska and airborne school. I wish you the best my guy

@L11ghtman 9 ай бұрын

The Iraq and Afghanistan wars being portrayed as "police action" and/or "occupation" missions has redefined how the public views the Army. Ask most civilians and they will tell you that the Army is a "defensive/occupational force" that follows the elite units into conflict and then "holds" territory for them. This is just false. Regular Army infantry leads the way--if the fight is a war that calls for major infantry ops. It's true that Iraq and Afghanistan turned into occupational fights, and so that's what the Army did, but they started out with big offensive combat ops led by regular Army infantry and armor primarily. As an aside, Marine PR pushes this too, and it's the one thing that bothers me most about the Marines--a lot of their good PR is at the Army's expense, a lot of it includes straight up misinformation about what the Army's offensive combat force does during wartime.

@chrisbayless7744 5 ай бұрын

1-18 infantry here.. just listening …. Lol

@wrmorris2 11 ай бұрын

B co 1/506 INF ........fucking door kicker iraq 2004-2005

@michaelmurphy8667 4 ай бұрын

Regular forces win wars. Special forces aid in that ability for the regular forces to win wars. Terrorism and hostage rescue is obviously alot of what sf do. But most is reconnaissance, taking down critical infrastructure, sabatage etc behind the lines. Before the regs can do their thing.

@SummersJamHD 4 ай бұрын

This shit made me tear up every i hear this 🥲

@ramsnation196 3 ай бұрын

You served?

@Odinarcade00 3 ай бұрын

Here’s the thing. Watch the movie Restrepo and the sequel korengal and you’ll think regular infantry 11b and 11c are super badass dudes….just because it’s not spec ops doesn’t mean they are lesser. Those are real warriors!