50 Insane US Army Facts You Did Not Know

The US Army has a deep history and many of it's secrets are kept under lock and key, but in today's video we're going to share 50 insane Army facts you never knew! Don't miss some of the craziest events in history happening right on US soil, but kept so hidden by the Army and military you would never know of it's existence, until now!
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[@nathanjurado4834]

A few things a little mixed up. 1) The Army no longer uses SSN on your DOG TAGS instead it is DODID and you can no longer have Jedi on them as well 2) You do not have to be FROM the US to join the Army, I went to Basic Combat Training with Russians, Mexicans, Jamaicans, and others trying to get their US citizenship 3) You can have more than 2 dependents when joining the Army as a lot of people who join in their late 20s early 30s and have full families

[@DNRoche]

You still can only have 2 dependents* You can have a full family but only 2 listed as dependents. Or you can get a waiver (Fairly easily) for more dependents.

[@rafehr1378]

We old-school vets have SS on our tags. What was dropped was the service number. Mine was B892269.

[@daltonsnow5855]

You can still have Jedi homie

[@Warfighter-lf7tb]

@@rafehr1378 They only just got rid of SS numbers about two years ago. I have a set with and without and I've only been in 9 years.

[@rockylewis5218]

There were a LOT more mistakes in this video than that

[@PaulyC9917]

As a soldier in the US Army I can confirm that on our dog tags it doesn’t have our SSN anymore. It was replaced with our DOD ID number

[@11magic1man11]

I thought it was weird that they put my SSN on my tags in basic but when they broke off and got lost I was told to get my dod number on my new ones I had to get myself.

[@nikoliomlin1370]

As another soldier, I can confirm.

[@ob1kenobi.]

When did they start that? I got out in 2012 and we still had our SSN on em

[@noclue30]

@@11magic1man11 What year was this?

[@hideousruin]

@John Widell The writers are extreme leftists. If you're going to watch these videos you have to just accept that anytime they touch on politics, it's going to be from the extreme left position. So of course Communists aren't going to criticize Communists for being Communists.

[@JCR4x]

This channel is better than school you learn so much

[@daniyalhussain4739]

Half the stuff is useless, but carry on

[@daniyalhussain4739]

@Andrew Curley I'm not guna disagree with that, cuz it's partly true

[@mileswright5127]

That’s true

[@andrewdoesyt7787]

I always notice these comments talking about how much better the Infographics show is than school, always have horrible grammar. 🤣

[@__europa]

@@andrewdoesyt7787 yes

[@TSWIKKED]

Just throwing out there that Stubby was a pitbull and was most decorated war dog of World War 1. Also he was the only dog to be nominated for rank and then promoted to sergeant through combat

[@robloxgamedeveloper3707]

Yep is true he is a us marine dog in wolrd war 1

[@robloxgamedeveloper3707]

@@Waylude nope

[@tetalonstarfyre2419]

Actually members of the Army did use commercial carriers returning from Vietnam Via the Philippines and Hawaii wen the US pulled out of Vietnam. Due to the high numbers of Service members coming back there were not enough Military transports for them. So there would be Busses from Fort Ord in Monetary at SFO to trans port them to the base where many would then receive their ETS. (Air force would end up at Travis, and Navy and Marines in San Diego) Please do a better job of doing your home work. Maybe ask some Vets?

[@edmartin875]

I think he got that information from Liberals that were protestors during that period. Some of them are in politics and do not want the truth spread.

[@casualwoomy]

Thumbnail: “what’s this” Well It’s obviously the war crab tractor thing

[@myarmsrgone]

We meet again... again

[@kevinkalal5213]

Right dafuq

[@501thtrooper4]

AT-AT

[@oliversherman2414]

AT-ST

[@mannamedisaak3316]

I thought it was a AT-AT

[@miguelbarragan2510]

The National Guards birthday is 13 December, 1636 and it’s a reserve component of the US Army making it the oldest military branch.

[@dallasyap3064]

Yup. Sounds weird but the United States military is older than the United States, and the National Guard is older than the regular United States military.

[@christopherclement2474]

Correction: people DID spit on soldiers returning from Vietnam. There’s countless stories of soldiers talking about it and yes soldiers can and do come back through commercial airports sometimes it’s not always military aircraft into military airfields furthermore it wasn’t just then they initially came home that these instances happened. If it was found out that you were in the army regardless if you had even been to Vietnam you were disrespected by close minded hippies

[@edmartin875]

Yes the protestors were cursing us, calling us foul names, and SPITTING. But it was not confined to the army. In those days we had to travel in uniform and all military personnel had to put up with the disrespect. I suspect the story is being changed because some of those same protestors are in positions of power and they don't want the younger voters to be aware of how they acted. But we know the truth and can make it known while we are still alive. After we are gone I suspect that changed story will be what the younger generations will learn. Lt USN (ret)

[@sahaynam6470]

@@edmartin875 Agree. Historical revisionism.

[@RepentJC]

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, John 11:25

[@DustyAssStar]

That’s absolutely insane… didnt know that… but also very interesting… i am forever thankfully for the American army starting back in 1775. ❤️ we are here today, advanced as we are, because of centuries of war…

[@jonathananderson6057]

@@RepentJC how does that have anything to do with the topic of the thread

[@MeowMeowMan.]

The Infographics Show upload so frequently!

[@kassiml6408]

It’s what KZbin enthusiasts call it one of those channels that are owned by a person for passive income, take example BRIGHT SIDE, they also upload frequently, and is owned by a person as their secondary source of income or something, I forgot but that’s how it is

[@EyeOfThePhi]

@@kassiml6408 I, for one, think that the revenue should be donated to BIPOCs and yes I said revenue and not profit (I know about business and BIPOCs)

[@corruptedcalculator703]

Yes

[@corruptedcalculator703]

@@EyeOfThePhi what’s dis

[@EyeOfThePhi]

@Jacob Reynolds yeah....no.....

[@devanduraipragash6106]

"Am I going to the military or am I going stargazing?" Cracked me up so hard

[@jairusjanagustin8175]

Country or atleast country or dream

[@SteveSmith-zj2hz]

I took the Military (ASVAB) test and I don't remember any questions like the Saturn's moons related thing. There were more mechanics, physics, math, and more functional related questions. But there are some abstract thinking type questions.

[@radiofreeriver]

My grandfather, a Naval deck gun hand who served on the USS blue in some of the early years of 'Nam, when he and his group departed a bus in California they were spat on, I saw how it effected him strongly when he spoke, I'll take his word over yours

[@rafehr1378]

I called that lie out. As mentioned we were banned from wearing our military uniforms off base.

[@radiofreeriver]

@@rafehr1378 Dress uniforms, or whatever that type is that isn´t the combat uniform. And if you served in that war (or in our armed forces), thank you for your service. He was in the 50´s, don't know if some protocol changed afterwards or if it´s just a situation of misunderstanding on what type of uniform we´re talking about.

[@rafehr1378]

@@radiofreeriver Regrets. Didn't respond to your comment. Served in the Navy, Seabees combat engineer 2 tours and both were "F"ing nasty.

[@Aramasil]

Dog tags no longer contain a service member's SSN. It has been replaced with their DoD ID number.

[@abelcheng2073]

That was about 2 years ago right?

[@MarilynManson666ify]

when was this? mine has my ss but I got out in 2018

[@TY279545]

My religion said BUD. Hellz yeah brother.

[@CDJCDJ81]

@@abelcheng2073 that started back in 2014ish

[@zazzyboy8592]

@@CDJCDJ81 no it didn’t, it started in 2018 ish maybe earlier. I know because I had my DODID during deployment but had my SSN before deployment

[@patriciajacobs8224]

*I'd like to see "The Infographics Show 50 Facts About It's Channel" Video!*

[@YamNash]

Me too Patricia. Me too

[@OskTheMosk]

10 mil subs video???

[@randomaccess4446]

Yes please

[@TitanMedic]

This the one

[@ZyCraNote]

If your comment gets 1000+ likes, they may do it. Cheers 💪

[@martijnwilderom627]

At 5:00 they claim that the US army invented the submarine in 1774 , But in 1620 a dutch inventor by the name of Cornelis Drebbel sailed his submairine on the Theems (in the UK) . Over a 100 years later the US had the first combat sub , not the first sub.

[@labla8940]

And Jackie Robinson was not the first Black Pro Baseball player It was Moses Fleetwood Walker

[@mikeholland1031]

I heard it was an Irishman

[@javipaniagua2942]

1st submarine dates back to 1562 in Spain, by Greeks inventors, as a show for a Roman emperor. 200 years before US Declaration of Independence And seeing comments this is not the only error in this video. Should be tagged as Scifi...

[@jamesfarber8633]

“Don’t want to have less quality” Lol now we take anyone

[@jakepearson1254]

That was my thought 😂

[@marlonmoncrieffe0728]

🎖 I ship out for basic training this August! 🍀 Wish me luck!

[@ramram-yb9kd]

Wishing u best of luck my friend love from India♥️

[@marlonmoncrieffe0728]

@@radicaljellybean2672 U.S. Army

[@ginahall5163]

God bless you, Marlon! Hope all is going well!

[@dennisholiday1868]

Consider your self lucky because they don't do Basic and Ait at Fort Polk any more! But be careful because they might send you there. You been warned!

[@marlonmoncrieffe0728]

😄 I am a reservist, so I was never Fort Polk-bound but someone at my AIT (at Fort Lee) DID get sent to the infamous Louisiana base, @@dennisholiday1868 ! P.S. I do want to go active duty, a few years later, but I am NOT going to be putting Ft. Polk on my CONUS preferences.

[@mrmelon4444]

My grandpa, an army vet from Vietnam, told me that protestors didn’t spit on him, But insulted him and the other troops. He got drafted without wanting to go to war at all. He’s said that his only goal in Vietnam was to get back home😞

[@chupletyt]

glad he completed his goal. Its sad people hot drafted but it had to happen :(

[@ProjectRaijin]

If he’s still here give him a hug and love he deserves it, if not go pay respects to his grave, my grandfather was a marine who served in Korea then was drafted for Vietnam he was jumped a lot in New Jersey to the point he moved to Florida when my dad was young, everyday I pay respects to his urn that I have in my living room, took me till after he passed how much he suffered from it and I wish I could’ve told him how much I loved him while he was still here, glad your grandpa got home and hope you and your family are well 🙏

[@mrmelon4444]

@@ProjectRaijin Thanks! You too. Yeah he’s still here we see him about once or twice a week.

[@georgedykes5533]

Not all Vietnam soldiers returned to military airfields. I came back to a civilian airfield and yes there were protesters there and tried to spit on me and throw bottles and things at us. The statement in this video is incorrect!

[@nightlandz1291]

yea vietnam vets deff got spat on and insulted. idk how this dude is so definite that its "fake news" or that it didnt happen. a lot of guys came home on civilian air lines wearing their uniforms. some guys got insulted so bad they threw their uniforms in the trash at the airports so people didnt know they were military coming back from vietnam

[@robertholmberg6485]

The reason the Turtle failed was an twist of irony. Unknown to the Continental Army, the British started protecting their ships from ship worms by covering their lower hulls (where the explosives would be attached to the ships) with metal. So the British, while protecting their ships from ship worms, also unwittingly also protected them from submarine attacks, something that they didn't even know existed!

[@bradleyblake7588]

There's actually a few more requirements than what you listed. Including having almost no medical issues what so ever, both physical and mental. That includes depression, especially if you were medicated for it. You also can never have been arrested. There are ways to get approved if you have been, but only for a few specific crimes. Most crimes however, immediately disqualify you from ever entering the military.

[@jordanmcbride3434]

any medication period immediately disqualifies you

[@Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access]

Most people don't know that the army probably knows more about us bigfoots than they let on

[@zach11241]

Bigfeet are some of the army’s most lethal soldiers. They’re armed with personal cloaking devices, wave motion guns, and, should they be found, a nuclear sports bra.

[@kartikchahda1988]

@@zach11241 yeah this seems about right !

[@immortal4471]

Their code name is Wookie.

[@jevinday]

I see your kind in the comments section on KZbin all the time, we all know you exist by now...

[@itarry4]

So is the Yeti the Winter Soldier then?

[@KeenComplex]

I got news relating to this video. This Thursday I will sign and be sworn into the U.S. Army National Guard

[@shagstermcnasty3477]

Congrats and thanks g

[@abelcheng2073]

MOS?

[@swampypolitics9574]

Congratulations.

[@KJW742]

💪

[@Jaijazzie]

Congrats 😊

[@guyorsini1044]

Trivia about Baron Von Steuben; He taught soldiers certain tasks such as the quickest way to reload a musket by breaking the task down into numbered steps. From that comes the saying "do it by the numbers" Also the city of Stuebenville Ohio is named after him, albeit in around about way.

[@dont_contact_me]

And who is the pride of Steubenville, Ohio? None other than Mr Dean Martin!

[@claytonpeterson468]

I returned from Vietnam,1969, on a military medical flight, I was severely wounded, over 37 major wounds, both legs broken, left arm broken, jaw broken, left 4 ribs broken, etc. We landed at San fransico at midnight, were all stretcher cases, about 60 in our flight, loaded onto Air Force white ambulance busses. Left by a back gate because of mob at other gates, as we left some protesters threw fire crackers under our bus ambulances, most of us guys were straight from the battle fields, had been in combat just hours before, some panicked because they couldn't find there weapons in there morphine fog. The male nurse with us said protesters were part of the Jane Fonda protesters. So these Peace demonstrators were so full of love and compassion. Nope, only for the VC or Marxists.

[@nightlandz1291]

theyre still communist today. they call themselves democrats.

[@NaturallyMe2011]

They made that alien movie about The Battle of Los Angeles lol

[@Stowneyo]

No they didn’t

[@NaturallyMe2011]

@@Stowneyo they did. It was bad

[@SantoineBethel]

The Nyland (US Army) and the Sullivan (US Navy) brothers are the reason why the US Military won’t allow brothers to serve in the same units, ships, etc.

[@dallasyap3064]

Yup

[@Eternityisalongtime1]

This guy is great at making opinions sound like facts.

[@labla8940]

Well said he shows his liberal bias too

[@KeepItAHunned]

That Coca Cola thing was very interesting. There’s literally a Coca Cola machine everywhere on every Army instillation.

[@ironsides1954]

They also created a company called Fanta so they could sell soda to the Germans during the war.

[@milkncookie]

Fun fact, 12:07 to protect stubby's identity, it's breed was changed in the history books.

[@edmartin875]

Someone else, not mentioned, also helped us during the Revolutionary War. An Aristocrat from Poland named Casmir Pulaski raised/recruited a bunch of men, I think from the Carolinas. He commanded these men and paid out of his own pocket for uniforms for them. He was killed during the fighting. There are many towns named Pulaski in the eastern US in his honor. I served on the USS Casmir Pulaski (SSBN 633) for 39 months in 77 - 80.

[@maxparker6745]

bro why can't i just watch your videos instead of school, I learn more from these than I do from school

[@scareraven9669]

Maybe... because... school doesnt... teach military? Most of the videos are things you could learn by enlisting, going to school, going to college or highschool, being invested in a subject, or a quick Google search. School is meant to teach you the basics of everything, so when you decide on your career you can delve more into that subject.

[@scareraven9669]

School is meant to teach you the basics of different careers, and when you decide on a career you can go to highschool or college and have a major in that subject.

[@jollyroger822]

It's amazing how infographics is consistently 90% true

[@immortal4471]

you left out literally 100s of disqualifiers for getting in the army ranging from mental health to having a Domestic violence or drug charge.

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

"Dwight D Eisenhower served in the army! Did you know?" Wow. You don't say.

[@JiMMyCalrissian]

Battle of LA is definitely something that comes up in the UFO community

[@vanessaheslop9838]

When you are earlier than the person who blessed your entire family in the comments .. 😂😅

[@GhostImperator]

Lol, imagine! 😂

[@chill3189]

Become top comment

[@theblev3650]

Ok then

[@venicejustvenice3424]

Mwa

[@mericaman6388]

@@venicejustvenice3424 mwa

[@djbeezy]

I've been in the Army for almost 16 years. I deployed 5 times but never did anything special. I wish I had at least tried to go SF or Ranger School. But I did get my spurs.

[@lelandgaunt9985]

Every unit gives Spurs these days, just for making formation.

[@djbeezy]

@@lelandgaunt9985 Ummmm no. Nothing could be further from the truth.

[@daddysds1]

Number 2 is also known as The Sole Survivor Policy or DoD Directive 1315.15 and is used to prevent the complete annihilation of a bloodline.

[@dallasyap3064]

Yup.

[@robertholmberg6485]

I passed all of the tests with flying colors, but my enlistment was turned down because they were afraid that my high arches would collapse in boot camp (which is very painful), and I would be left with flat feet

[@mollywhomp9819]

Our beloved narrator pumps out so many videos he must be locked in a basement

[@drakoslayd]

Neat tidbit: tank operators will cover their tanks with C4 to help lessen the effects of explosives against RPGs

[@captaingreenhat]

Active armor

[@hideousruin]

Cover their tanks in C4? So they just have hundreds of pounds of plastic explosives lying around? Or are you talking about active armor?

[@drakoslayd]

@@hideousruin a form of reactive armor done at base. My dad's battalion done it because they were tired of grenades being thrown at their tanks (although my dad stayed away from the tanks in the first place)

[@bigfoot4002]

Reactive armor is more than placing c4 on your tank. It is an armor plate with directional explosive that hits a projectile that pierces the plate with a reactive explosion. Would not stop a grenade from hitting the vehicle and was mostly used against APRPG rounds or armor piercing RPG’s.

[@HoustonBrown1963]

I think you need to check your facts about the soldiers returning from Vietnam. First, many soldiers were flown home on chartered civilian aircraft and would and did travel thru civilian airports and were harassed and yes, spat on. I know - my father was one of them in a group that experienced this though he himself was not. Second, service members were required to travel in uniform then, so when they traveled home on leave after return they were subject to abuse as well. Please stop trying to change the history that makes you uncomfortable. The facts are the war was very unpopular and service members were harassed, cursed at, spat on and even assaulted when they returned from Vietnam.

[@edmartin875]

Yep. I was one of those men returning to the US on a chartered plane to LAX and had to run that gauntlet. THEY SPAT.

[@mpsgt2004]

I know for a fact from a Vietnam Vet that they did in fact fly into San Francisco airport upon returning from the war.

[@SANDYMILLER23]

You need to talk or do a top 50 about female veterans and/or current female military personnel. It's more to our story than one spot on a top 50 military list.

[@ginahall5163]

That is so cool, Sandy! I would love to help with that!

[@SpaceWithSam]

I didn’t watch their last video yet, but I will watch this instead!

[@DesignByKirk]

I was in the Army and I took the ASVAB ... i don't remember any questions about moons or intestines ... but it was years ago.

[@haroutdemirjian8831]

As a prior service Marine, and currently in the Army another fact is that you get treated better in the Army 😂.

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

11:15 jeeez 😂 that made me laugh more than it should have.

[@luvmedearly77]

This is in regard to Vietnam veterans being spat on by antiwar activist. My dad was a Vietnam Vet and he told me all the horrors of coming home to that and landing in San Francisco airport. Let me explain to you, how deployments work. The Government will charter a plane and the whole plane is full of deploying soldiers. We do or did not particularly have to have a military plane to deploy. My pops suffered for the rest of his days from the horrors of that war and what happened when he came back. You saying that it’s a “MYTH”, is quite disturbing and frankly disinformation or fake news. And extremely (more) disrespectful to those who had served in Vietnam. How outrageous is it to make such a claim? There is actual video evidence of it as well. Shame on you who ever reported this.😢

[@luvmedearly77]

He didn’t tell me of what all had happened over there in Vietnam, nor would I ask. It doesn’t take much to notice someone suffering from true ptsd. Always on alert for the least little thing. But that sad experience he certainly told me about and my dad is the most honest person I’ve ever known.

[@edmartin875]

@@luvmedearly77 I believe him as I experience it myself.

[@dmitrymolotov6428]

19:00 depleted uranium doesn’t spontaneously cause something to catch fire. If it hits ammo then it may cause a fire/explosion

[@aarashnavabi4749]

Seeing 50 cal shot in the air at night and planes flying and dropping bombs is a vision I had regularly growing up.

[@ChefXAP]

Hooah ASF Makes me miss the infantry and MRE's, I will say as an E3 at Fort Benning I definitely didn't leave with anything near 20k, but I did get a 20k enlistment bonus for going combat arms. Oh to be 18 again lol.

[@joshuadevera3137]

Fun fact you don’t have to be an American citizen, they will help you apply I went to basic training with two people from Mexico lol

[@wiseferret4745]

Mexico is a part of America. You will also see french canadians and portuguese brazilians enlisting in the us military. But conscripts can not become commission or warrant officers. Edit: I forgot to mention they must have a I-551 (permanent residence card) and speak english.

[@itarry4]

Er nope. You either have to have your green card so have become an American citizen or be a Citizens of Palau, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands, or Canadian-born Native Americans/First Nations other than that there's The Korean Augmentation To the United States Army which is Koreans who only operate in Korea and last they take a few locals during conflict to act as guides, translators, etc who can join to get the protection and benefits of being part of the Army rather than working as a civilisation contractor. No Mexicans unless they have become natralised Americans. Unless for some reason the US army doesn't bother following its own recruitment rules and policies.

[@captaingreenhat]

We had one from romania in my basic unit and in my regular unit we had a gut from the Philippines

[@itarry4]

@@captaingreenhat yhea but how. I'm not disagreeing as I've no idea who the American army accepts. Just saw the comment and thought it was a bit odd as normally the recruit has to be naturalised first so looked up the rules and laws to find out. Was it that they'd naturalised first, did they go to America to join, get their green card and then join or do their green card exam while signed up or neither they stayed foreigners, which seems a bit odd as what happens if you fight a nation where the person is still a part of?

[@dallasyap3064]

The minimum requirement to enlist in the Army is to be a permanent resident (PR) also known as greencard holder. But of course as a PR, u can't be an officer, there are certain units u can't be part of like the Army Special Operations Command which requires personnel to be citizens. I'm not sure about other units like intelligence, security and cyber, whether do they require citizenship, but given their sensitive nature of their tasks, personnel are required to obtain certain security clearance, so I'll assume citizenship is required, but I could be wrong for this.

[@jamesfarber8633]

#51 the reason that the last of siblings can be stationed together again is because of the Sullivan brothers (fact check that number but I’m pretty sure it was 8). They were all on the same ship during (I believe WWII), and all of them died. From that moment on, the last of siblings cannot be stationed together.

[@edmartin875]

5 Sullivan brothers died when the destroyer USS Juneau went down during WWII.

[@ajstoddard9551]

“You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong” Abe Lincoln

[@ANDROLOMA]

"You cannot weaken the strong by strengthening the weak." -me

[@BackwoodsIngenuity]

For number 3, they got that wrong. Definitely not a myth. Ive been told personal stories from Vietnam veterans who did in fact get spit on, in uniform, after their return to the US. May not have been on base, but definitely happened.

[@edmartin875]

Yep, it definitely happened. I didn't go to Viet Nam but had to run the protestor cursing, spitting, name calling gauntlet in LAX. The war in Viet Nam may have stirred them up but they expanded their hate to anyone in the military, not matter what service it was or where they served.

[@DrogoBaggins987]

I'm going to have to disagree with the stories of soldiers being spat on being fake news. I don't know about the spitting but I knew soldiers who came home and were called baby killers in the airport. Yes I said airport. The military will use whatever transportation available that best suits their needs and part of operating an airline in the U.S. has always meant that the military can use you as a charter service. They can put people on regular flights or charter flights just for the military when it suits their needs. In times of national emergency the military can actually tell civilian airlines that they now work for the military and that's that but it hasn't happened since WW-II. A lot of people went to Vietnam on air force C-141's and other transports but a lot of guys went to and from theater on TWA 707's flying into civilian airports.

[@kirkmorrison6131]

I live next to a swamp that General Francis Marion (The Swamp Fox) used during the campaign for Camden SC

[@charlesncharge6298]

I'm going to go out on a limb here, and suggest that the soldiers in 1956 that selected " The Army Goes Rolling Along" as The Army Song may not have been experts in music, or morale.

[@jarredharrison2829]

I love the subtle jab at the Roswell “incident”

[@gregorybuttari8651]

This is my favorite chanel on You tube for learning new things and What if scenarios. Keep up the awesome work guys

[@davidbouchard5451]

God. The army song. I could never hear that again and be FINE

[@donm5354]

It did inspire the 1979 movie 1941 where a Japanese sub "attacked" LA The Ferris Wheel rolling into the ocean was crazy - the lights were still on as it rolled down the pier into the Pacific ocean after the sub hit the center of it.

[@spaceman081447]

Yes, I already knew about the "Battle of Los Angeles."

[@rocklobster2929]

I'm surprised you guys never mentioned that the Army National Guard was founded in 1636, over a hundred years before the declaration of independence.

[@dallasyap3064]

Yeah the National Guard is way older than the Army itself.

[@ingmarhonawar509]

Do a video about 50 facts about the navy , air force , coast guard and space force

[@ANDROLOMA]

Space Farce is too young to have any facts yet. Other than how it's a sheer waste of time and tax money.

[@jmanj3917]

Number 3 is wrong. I've seen video of soldiers being spit on as they returned from Vietnam

[@ginahall5163]

There are several real-life stories; also.

[@edwardserna205]

I'm afraid you r wrong on the troops not being abused when the came home. My Father was a combat medic, from Albuquerque NM when he landed at Albq/Kirtland Air Force base. I remember my mom crying and saying why r they treating my husband like that. It was a joyous but sad day. So yeah it did happen. Ik, was there, saw it with my own two eyes.

[@ShellShock11C]

IG guy is a veteran, bet this was a fun one for him to make. So m I and even I learned a thing or two.

[@juan969]

Is he actually? Do you know what branch he served?

[@oliversherman2414]

You're an army veteran? Thanks for your service

[@ShellShock11C]

@@juan969 Yeah, he was Army as well.

[@ShellShock11C]

@@oliversherman2414 :)

[@johngreen4610]

Bs. I returned from South Korea (not Vietnam) in Sept, 1968 and we landed in SF. There was a crowd of hippies chanting anti military slogans and the guy ahead of me was spat upon. When I got to him I knew what to expect. Sure enough he prepared to spit but I decked the little weasel as he spit so I don"t think he got me.

[@ginahall5163]

You rock, John! The ingrates enjoyed all of their freedoms, while others sacrificed! Some of them took off to Canada, like scared little wussies; also. I was at Kadena in 1968, as a young child. I saw plenty. When I was only eight years old, I decided I was going to serve at age 18, to pay back what my heroes had done for me. God bless you!

[@roxwolff]

the marine corps is also older than the US, formed 10 november 1775.

[@SteveSmith-zj2hz]

This guy is totally wrong about the soldiers not being spit on from Vietnam. That was a fact. I've actually been told from Vietnam veterans about it happening to them personally. The propaganda is that it didn't happen. Military members flying often do land land in civilian airports. Especially at that time. And I myself, as a prior military, have flown into LAX and been spit on as well, in more recent years. Not to mention there is actually footage of it happening. So infographics, please cease with putting your own politics into your videos. Thanks.

[@jakepearson1254]

SSN hasn’t been on our tags since 2016. It’s now your DOD ID number.

[@nathanashley5260]

You guys need to check some of the facts on joining the army. You can join if you’re from another country, Half of my basic training platoon was from Central America. Also you can have more than two dependents, I enlisted with five.

[@ericbeattie761]

I definitely wouldn't want to fight Walmart 😂

[@itarry4]

No chance not only would they be better armed but having watched those videos of Black Friday and some of their shoppers I can't think of anything more scary than one of those huge ladies coming at me in her wheel chair with 2 machine guns strapped to the side. Any army would break at that sight, especially as she'd be backed up by the many other er... People I've seen shopping in the place online.

[@crunch7623]

Wouldn’t mind some video with these ads

[@bigmike9128]

If you fast forward to the end and restart the video the ads will disappear.

[@carlmagrath6389]

The Battle of Los Angeles happened not long after Orsen Welles Mars attacked America which caused more hysteria than the LA battle

[@oliversherman2414]

Maybe you should do a video about Britain and it's insane army facts

[@comacollosasa6282]

I feel like Ulysses S. Grant should have a Medal of Honor

[@dallasyap3064]

For what action?

[@edmartin875]

Those medals aren't awarded for doing a good job, or even a great job.

[@comacollosasa6282]

@@dallasyap3064 after learning more about Medal of Honor recipients, i was wrong. Still a good guy tho.

[@comacollosasa6282]

@@edmartin875 they seem to be more for frontline guys being heroic in almost completely insane (by military standards) situations.

[@dallasyap3064]

@@comacollosasa6282 yes he is still a good guy, but just not for the Medal of Honor. But there have been people who were awarded Medals of Honor that are not those insane courageous act. Example was General MacArthur. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, but he didn't personally perform any courageous, self-sacrifice, gallant act. But of course, MacArthur was still a good man.

[@westondowning2206]

They should do more videos of the civil war

[@stagecoachprepper]

The landmine thing makes perfect sense. I’ve always wondered how soldiers avoided killing themselves. When I game if I don’t make it blatantly obvious where I put my land mines I am bound to forget where I even placed them and step on them.

[@Alexaloo21]

You say it like I know any army facts

[@robertfolkner9253]

When my dad fought in the Pacific Theatre, his unit collected a large amount of gear and traded it to a nearby Australian unit- in exchange my dad’s group received A FIFTY FIVE GALLON DRUM OF COCA-COLA SYRUP! They mixed it with water in their canteens. It wasn’t fizzy, but it was a taste of home!

[@chenenowicki469]

The last fact should have been a caveat that you could receive a waiver for just about all those things said were needed to join. Also using caveat and behoove properly will probably get you farther than it should.

[@backendqc9777]

Knew you were in the army when u said caveat😂 i never heard that word until i joined

[@captaingreenhat]

I had three waivers. Failed the ua comming in for cannabis, adhd, and being very underweight.

[@cg289202]

@@backendqc9777 knew he was in the army when he said "behoove"

[@rileymcree7668]

The machine in the thumbnail is a real machine I’ve seen it in person countless times because I lived 5 minutes away from the transportation corps museum on fort eustis where it is

[@tristanangles7293]

I went to AIT in eustis

[@Anthony_Beatrix]

I'm not first I'm not last But most certaintly *NO ONE ASKED*

[@okay5494]

I like learning now :)

[@numberlover8181]

In 1942 the sign still read "hollywoodLAND"

[@AnOldGeezer420]

I live about 30 minutes from Tonawanda, N.Y. As a matter of fact, I have family in North Tonawanda, and I lived there for awhile myself. I've heard the story of the Niland brothers before, but I never knew they had lived so close by.. That's crazy to think about.

[@PersonalityMalfunction]

“Number one: One analyst said that maybe, in the future, this could definitely fall in the perhaps, possibly, one day…” Frightening stuff!

[@djbeezy]

"You are all trippin" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gaminggod1932]

Love ur vids!

[@johnpilge9249]

On 24 February 1942, the Office of Naval Intelligence issued a warning that an attack on mainland California could be expected within the next ten hours. That evening, many flares and blinking lights were reported from the vicinity of defense plants. That started the panic.

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[@dextar9257]

US soldier here making a correction our dog tags do not have our Social Security numbers anymore they have something called a DOD number

[@edmartin875]

I was given a service number in Boot Camp in 1968 and that is what is on my dog tags. But we never used that number after boot camp. We had to use our SSN for everything all the way up to my retirement in 1988.

[@edmartin875]

Number 3 is wrong. I returned to the US in a chartered plane full of returning military personnel to LAX In April 1971. We were warned about the protestors and we were ordered to not respond to any insult or the like. We had to walk thru where the protestors were while they called us names, cursed us and spat at us. I don't know that anyone was spat ON but the protestors were definitely spitting. And anyone telling you otherwise has their facts wrong. The military later changed their policy and allowed us to fly in civilian clothes instead of being in uniform. That cut down on confrontations with protestors.

[@doggoboiz7371]

4:47 I love the bazooka Charlie or whatever reference?

[@justinguy743]

Francis Marion was one of the biggest proponents of “forgive and move on” towards loyalists after the American Revolution. He did not commit “atrocities”, that was Mel Gibson;)

[@robertfolkner9253]

The way I heard it, the business about the Colonials fighting using guerrilla tactics while the British fought “European-style” in straight lines is bunk. Colonials sometimes fought using the latter tactic and the Brits were knowledgeable in guerrilla style due to experience gained in the French-and-Indian Wars.

[@TrooperLeary]

Fun fact. You can see #35 and many other weird prototype vehicles including a hovercar from the 1950s at the US Army Transportation museum in Ft Eustis VA. Some really interesting things there including vehicles damaged in every major war.

[@edmartin875]

In the James River (I think that is the name of the river) behind Fort Eustis part of the Navy's mothballed fleet is anchored.

[@TrooperLeary]

@@edmartin875 gotta love that mosquito breeding ground to ruin the morale of everyone on base. Ask me how I know.