A day in the life of a US Army soldier.

[@liquidforce-ml5lf]

Army life summed up... wake up, PT, breakfast, motor pool formation, PCMS old crappy vehicles and equipment, hurry up and wait for further instructions that never come, go home 😅 I love this life

[@averygaston9937]

Accurate except I don’t do motorpool ever thank god. But besides that accurate af

[@thelastyankee4975]

@@averygaston9937 why not? lol

[@dednsyde]

​@@thelastyankee4975 He's probably Supply

[@vanpearsall]

You forgot stopping at the snack bar for at least an hour

[@johannauer2443]

Chris, you nailed it on the spot. This is exactly how it worked in the late 80’s. Once a month the SMA Europe decided we have required sergeant’s time where training was require for the entire day. This was instituted because we had a lot of folks going to the PX for needed errands, sick call, or other personal/organizational needs to the main post to sham for the day. In addition, We did rotate on our nuclear security detail for a week every month (by platoon) , and had weekly field training each quarter, and our semi annual weapons, required road marches and pt test as required.

[@Jimsac8]

When I was at Ft. Hood in the 1990's my unit at the time made us do a urine analysis every 30 days. I hated that.

[@bertrandlewis4906]

Why?

[@jthavorn]

This is inaccurate. Here’s how it really goes down: 06:20 - wake up hungover and gargle mouthwash really quick. 06:30 - chat with fellow soldiers in formation while first sergeant gives safety brief. 06:40-07:30 - move arms around in air to mimic real exercise. 07:30-09:00 - eat overpriced Burger King breakfast sandwich and then well earned nap 09:00-11:30 am - chit chat with fellow soldiers about the newest call of duty game while pushing a broom around in circles. 11:30 am-13:00 - bag of chips and a 40 oz beer followed by well earned nap. 13:00-17:00 - play Xbox and drink lots of rockstars 17:00-bedtime - spend all your money off post Wash. Rinse. Repeat. 😎🤟

[@averygaston9937]

Dude lit I love it.

[@phinehasjacob9122]

Infantry huh?

[@dopeboymagic2537]

Man wat kinda pog ass job u got where u get off at 13 and only do PT for 50 mins

[@ubcroel4022]

Lol, what MOS did you have?

[@Malik9591]

Wtf, where on Gods green earth were you stationed and what MOS?

[@Outdoormax13]

Wake up, accountability formation, PT, chow, PMCS, chow, wait, chow, wait, end of workday, free time, sleep, repeat. *Experience may differ based on unit, mos, base, etc.*

[@callofdutycrazy9649]

Love your Videos I liked the one with cool things you can get

[@Malik9591]

My chief use to work our asses off on Monday and Tuesday in the motor pool, but would send us to the barracks Wednesday and Thursday. Friday of course was close out so back to the motor pool

[@Eaa-jz2wj]

We always got a lunch break but they might extend your day an hour or so . Which really wasn't a big deal because if missing lunch could happen we were always busy and had plenty to do . I was a wheeled vehicle mechanic heavy wheeled vehicles . We did have battalion wrecker once every two months or so that could get you up at 2am to pickup something that broke down. Nor often but it did happen occasionally.

[@tylerbriggs3317]

i had to shave atleast twice a day because my facial hair grows back extremley fast and my ncos would never believe that i had shaved at all. lmaoo god loves the infantry.

[@MPerfect92]

One of the most important attitudes to have in the military is flexibility. You NEVER know what your day is going to look like in the military. There’s always a variable. There’s always some bullshit detail that needs to be done. There’s always a “hey private come here”. There’s always a task that came down from the top brass that is THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THATS EVER HAPPENED IN THE HISTORY OF THE MILITARY. You of course typically know the general outline of your day, but there is a chance that might get completely thrown out of the window. STAY FLEXIBLE. SEMPER GUMBY.

[@ubcroel4022]

PT, PMCS, Kit layouts, cleaning weapons, notional training.

[@NgJackal1990]

Reserve is pretty much the same except we rarely do pt. Unless you’re pt failure then you will have to do remedial pt. Other than that we do pmcs and administration, sometimes we teach classes and that’s it 😁👍

[@andrewmurray9391]

I've worked with a vet who was never as upset as me about just missing the bus and having to wait a half hour for the next. I would do it to serve my country, but to sell fancy things to places I can't afford to shop, nah.

[@Michael_Livingstone]

I’m a pansy ass civilian and wish people would show up when they say they will. As I worked in the energy industry, I always showed up 20 minutes early to be in my coveralls, boots etc, and fill out my daily hazard assessment form and have a few minutes to spare if something odd came up.

[@Ramdinohikes]

I was enlisted in the late 80's. We use to get jerked around a lot by the NCO's who would tell us Friday at 2:0 we had railhead duty or field duty guarding an abandoned TOC all weekend. Does that still happen?

[@BayonetRed]

I was a mechanic 12 years active duty, 75% of the time I did NOT get out of work at 1600 (we started pt at 0600) the parts would always come in about 1530, we would end up working until 2000 , 2100 ...even all night sometimes. Mechanics is a terrible Mos, you are responsible for fixing other people's fuck ups. I hated it

[@vanpearsall]

You had a bad pll Clerk, you should’ve had your parts by at least 1400

[@zellbaby38]

I'm signing up as a 68W, so I'll probably end up mowing lawns

[@dednsyde]

Lol nah, you'll be working sick call and at a clinic. In the field you'll be in your own area/tent for medical. PMCS on your vehicles probably. And running medical classes once you get a little higher in rank. Then running a platoon of medics once you get to E-6/E-7.

[@zeroofthebeat4658]

Have you ever considered or are currently considering reenlisting? How would that work given you already have a relatively extensive service record? Could you retain previous rank?

[@christopherchaos]

Nope. I have a good job working for the Army as a civilian that pays well and if I for some crazy reason we're to back in the Army instead of doing my current job then I would not be allowed to come back with my old rank. I'd most likely have to go back as an E4.

[@zeroofthebeat4658]

@@christopherchaos nice. Well I'm glad you're doing well and seem to be pretty happy with what you're doing.

[@Junkremoval-hvac]

@@christopherchaos this sound like a good video topic, if you re-join the army after some time how will that work?

[@ec5090]

My girl is AD and she shams a lot.

[@XoyelTheGod]

I was late like 50+ times😭

[@blainehuff2633]

I got a 93 on the asvab, have good grades, am in great physical shape, and am a great leader. But I can't decide what branch to go into or MOS. Any advice

[@christopherchaos]

The Army will let you pick your specific job as long as it's available and you qualify. Other branches don't really let you do that. They place you in a job they need or feel you would be best at.

[@themanwhoplaysgame23]

Join the air force

[@blainehuff2633]

@@themanwhoplaysgame23 Why, because I feel like the culture wouldn't fit me

[@themanwhoplaysgame23]

@@blainehuff2633 unless you get into group you gonna be doing bullshit everyone I’m the army regrets not going to the air force

[@themanwhoplaysgame23]

@@blainehuff2633 same pay but better standard of living and better benefits

[@5L1M_ACTUAL]

How often do you get to go to the firing range

[@christopherchaos]

It's usually every 6 months at least but depending on the unit it can be more often than that.

[@jurban611]

Notification platoon

[@Mr.Meerkat95]

Would all this also depend on your mos or is it all around the board?

[@oldreliable40]

the cooks were there at 4 am.!!!!

[@averygaston9937]

What’s day to day as enlisted pretty easy depends on your mos but your not doing cool guy shit like the tv. Mine wake up shitty pt eat breakfest go do Hr stuff go back to my barracks to cry and do it again.

[@heinrichmangrabber]

MROADS fucking up everything

[@tristinjobe443]

I'm 25 and I'm planning on joining the army infantry here soon. I hear people say you can pick where you get stationed, is that true?

[@christopherchaos]

In some cases, yes. I did a video on that not to long ago.

[@Supa.Official8181]

Is it selfish to join the army for free college?

[@evangelicaldwarfism]

Hell no, that’s why i’m in right now. Everyone has their reasons for joining.

[@landonrutherford5466]

Nah man, they put that incentive in there for a reason. They know that’s why a lot of people join up.

[@thelastyankee4975]

No because the military is gonna get what they want from you, so you should get what you want from the military.

[@Junkremoval-hvac]

No you do your signed up time, that means you earned it.

[@oldreliable40]

hey chris ! if u were in a a c.r. unit that's g.u.d. to me!!!!

[@mundifantastic2949]

Why is it that people age faster in the Army?

[@JesusTony]

Really? Why?

[@Supa.Official8181]

First....hahahaha