BEFORE you join the Army WATCH this

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In this video, I want to give you a heads-up about some things many people don't know before joining the Army.
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[@christopherchaos]

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[@timothygibbs7351]

If you’re joining the military, I highly recommend you enrolled in HS JROTC. I taught Army HS JROTC for 25.5 years. My HS cadets who joined the military were more successful than non cadets who never enrolled in HS JROTC during HS. On day one of being a service member, you should think about improving yourself as a person and soldier. The military is no different from any other non military organization. Don’t join the military to drink your life away or do nothing during your off time. You don’t join to relinquish your total life to the military. You can attend college at night, participate in off base activities. Also, you must manage your military career yourself. My assignments were not all in a line unit for 20 years. I had a total of 15 different assignments during my 20 year career. After 10 years in the military, the military was like a hobby for me. Plus, as a senior NCO, I did not believe in having my soldiers doing dumb shyt.

[@marshalltille7770]

Good advice.

[@Honorthe747]

@@timothygibbs7351 I'm actually doing jrotc for sniper/ marksman ship in ny

[@Donner906]

HS JROTC it taught to such a low academic level It makes more sense to study and be active in other things in high school. Most people I trained with in the army from JROTC were not very smart and did not do well. Lots of PT failures. The military is very different from other organizations. You don't have much control over your career in the military. One of the problems is the postings you mentioned. You cannot get very good at any of those jobs when you move so often. Its kind of hard to do off base activities during war. Also most military towns suck.

[@BIGSTEWIE-hg7ty]

Im actually in the hotel room right now about to ship out to Fort Jackson

[@DG-rw3vm]

Relaxing Jackson enjoy

[@yassir1776]

Stay safe full send

[@sithninjacowboyranger9803]

Everyone is a janitor

[@Rohliable]

Almost every day is outdoor living and camping! If you're not into that, don't join. Period!

[@edmundgonzalez8731]

This is a hoot! While I was a UH-1 mechanic at Ft. Sill in the the early 80s, somebody had shirts made up with crossed mop and broom over a bucket complete with unit designation. They sold like hotcakes...

[@tomschwab5619]

At the end of active duty you only get your DD214. You have to wait until your commitment is up before you get the actual discharge certificate. Let your employer know.Mine came in the mail right on time after thinking that it would not.During this time in this inactive reserve; the only thing you really have to do is update your address once a year. THEY ALWAYS KNOW WHERE TO FIND YOU AND IF YOU ARE NOT THERE, THEY WILL COME LOOKING FOR YOU UNTIL THEY DO,THEN RUIN YOUR LIFE....

[@Donner906]

That is not true. You can ignore IRR orders. They don't come looking. If they do come looking they can't do anything. Just ignore IRR. They can't take your VA benefits.

[@Thaviwarfare]

This is awsome that you made this video today I’m 19 and I’m going to talk to the recruiter tomorrow so thanks for all your help

[@DemondJacksonTv]

I ship out July 15 and you’ve been so informative and influential in my process! Thank you!!

[@marshalltille7770]

Good luck. Be a champ, not a chump. You own it.

[@Hipp0snake]

Hey July 16 here

[@Explodingswampdragon]

Hi! Good luck in basic training! Tell me about it when you get back!

[@StudleyDuderight]

Where are you headed?

[@DemondJacksonTv]

@@StudleyDuderight Fort LeonardWood. 68W.

[@pvbloz33]

BCT @ FT Moore Aug 12 (25h)

[@jeraldbottcher1588]

Not only 10% a month, but also a mandatory everyone get tested at least once a year. The 10% is a random UA, but most units will do a mandatory urinalysis for the entire unit at least once a year. You could get away with not testing for a year if say you are on leave when they do the mandatory UA but usually when that happens you get testing on return from leave or pass.

[@StudleyDuderight]

Were you a UPL too?

[@jeraldbottcher1588]

@@StudleyDuderight At one of my units yes. The way they did it at 4th ID (Fort Carson) at the time was you would be assigned as one for a year for your unit, then that duty would be assigned to someone else. Kind of like an additional duty like being the weight control NCO, or any number of the other additional duties. At my unit they only would use E-5 promotable and above for this duty. So once I came down on the E-7 list they made me the UPL. Took 2 more years to pin the E-7 on though.

[@StudleyDuderight]

@@jeraldbottcher1588 I got tagged for UPL right after getting promoted to E-5. I actually liked the job. It was a good fit for my meticulous nature. I filled the role for all 3 years I served in that unit.

[@edmundgonzalez8731]

To your reference of contracts I don't know if it is still true today, you do somewhat allude to it, but when I enlisted in the early 80s the guarantee was only for the MOS training and not necessarily the ability to assume that position once reaching your unit assignment. I signed up for 67N, Utility Helicopter Repair, at the time the UH-1x. Got to my first unit and was put on a maintenance team, worked up to team leader, then crew chief. Got shipped to Korea and knew I wouldn't get a crew slot right away. However, the unit I ended up in had just fully transitioned to the UH-60 and was full up with Blackhawk mechanics. Yup, I was put in 'another' position without even an offer of OJT for the Blackhawk or to work on an AH-1(which is very similar to a UH-1) maintenance team. That was with a spotless record and years of experience. Good stuff, videos like this should be recommended by recruiters.

[@TheDustinBrann]

I got through MEPS and immediately changed my mind... good luck y'all

[@shokeisse4213]

Why did you ?

[@TheDustinBrann]

@shokeisse4213 6 year contract, anyone above you in rank let's it be known real quick, super high probability of deployment, and just the overall colleagues you'll be working with. Basically a bunch of annoying highschool kids laughing in the MEPS presentation and you get smoked just for being around them

[@shokeisse4213]

@@TheDustinBrann I have to agree with you on some parts. Joining the army was a lifetime goal for me so I signed for a 4 year contract, E4 rank 68w combat medic. I’m willing to get deployed. The thing that I hated the most were the disrespectful high school kids yelling, sleeping at meps. I’m 23 and I was certainly not expecting that. Some of those kids are straight up from the ghetto selling drugs. Calling 1st sarge « Bro ». I was shocked but figured I would have less of those in a more technical mos. Good luck in the infantry, truck driver or cook lol.

[@TheDustinBrann]

@@shokeisse4213 I signed up for 31 Bravo.. I was told I had a heart murmur and never got contacted again lol

[@donworldboodablue5062]

great video, you talked about some things i havent heard much from others

[@Electric_Fence_Pence]

Got a NG Special Forces recruiter building my packet right now for 18X. Wish me luck!

[@Explodingswampdragon]

Good luck!

[@Donner906]

6:30 It is true you have a 8 year commitment. You can be stop lossed and forced to stay in when you are on active duty. After you get off active duty, and you are In the IRR you can ignore the call up with no consequences. You are out of the military. I got IRR orders in December 2006. There were wars is Afghanistan and Iraq, they were calling me up for the troop surge. I did exactly what you did at 8:20. The IRR sent threatening letters and made threatening phone calls, but they didn't do anything. I got orders to report for a hearing on my case, and ignored those too. I kept all my VA benefits. You can safely ignore IRR orders. When you get called up in the IRR they will often force you to do a different MOS than the one you did in the active army. I knew people that laid cable, that were reclassed to MPs, and did nothing but escort convoys in Iraq. All the more reason to ignore the IRR. No solder has ever been subject to UCMJ for refusing to mobilize in the IRR.

[@calebokuo7616]

Watching this at the meps hotel doing physical tomorrow! But your videos are always informative! Thank you sir 🙏🏾

[@Explodingswampdragon]

Hi! I'm also going to enlist soon. I have to wait a few more months before I can, but it's almost time! Good luck at MEPS! I'd love to hear about it when you're done, if you don't mind.

[@calebokuo7616]

@@Explodingswampdragon nice, good luck! I’ll definitely get back to you!

[@garymathena2125]

We had a guy who took Airborne course on his leave time.

[@jamestodd4296]

I ship on September 17th. Got a option 40 contract. Anyone else shipping the same time?

[@cesartorres2857]

At my first unit I was tested every month for the first year and a half. Once I was randomly selected for a ua and then again the next day. I made a joke about constantly being tested because I have 2 last names and I'm Mexican. After that I stopped getting "randomly" selected every month. At my new unit I haven't been tested since I arrived in 2022.

[@TrueMexican775]

BCT July 15th i guess now that 2 months have passed, im getting more nervous

[@jfentertainment4954]

@@TrueMexican775 I leave July 15th as well crazy!

[@TrueMexican775]

@@jfentertainment4954 where to?

[@jfentertainment4954]

@@TrueMexican775 Ft Jackson

[@TrueMexican775]

@@jfentertainment4954 darn, Fort Sill Goodluck to you brother 💪

[@TrueMexican775]

@@jfentertainment4954dang, Ft Sill Goodluck to you brother 💪💪💪

[@Explodingswampdragon]

Hi! I love your channel! I've been watching your videos any time you post one. I have a question. I read that females are more likely to go to Fort Jackson, Fort Sill, or Fort Leonard Wood (I think that's what it's called). Which, of those three, do most females go to? Thank you and keep up the great videos!

[@christopherchaos]

It really could be any of those 3. I have more commonly heard females talk about going to Leonard Wood and Jackson the most but it could be any of those 3 unless you are going into a combat MOS and then it would likly be Fort Moore.

[@jeffpotter6392]

Your going to have to do extra duty like work in the mess hall or clean one of the headquarters offices.

[@Donner906]

Extra duty is punitive. You only get it when you screw up. Details happen all the time, especially mowing grass.

[@richardchavers4287]

Event when re-e listening and getting a new MOS. It might not work. Some battalion are so powerful that when you're done with AIT. They can pull you back and make your new MOS and make it your secondary MOS. I have seen it done several times. They were just to good at their job. That's why I got out

[@adriangarza2007]

@christopherchaos hey bro i heard that DS are in a position were they are more likely to get schools such as airborne, air assault things like this. Is this true?

[@trymacs4511]

And 89d aka (EOD) candidates?

[@allenhardwick7527]

I have a question for you say you do 22 years in the army do you still have to do I.I.R. or can I just retire from the army?

[@marshalltille7770]

I thing once you’ve done that 8 years, IRR isn’t a risk anymore.

[@flyingturret208thecannon5]

How much of your leave is returned if you're called back?

[@christopherchaos]

Your leave just ends the day you return and sign back in. So if you came back 5 days early, then they only charge you for the days you were gone.

[@flyingturret208thecannon5]

@@christopherchaos Man, that just makes it sound like it's best to get back ASAP to conserve leave when called back. At the least the time to travel back should be discounted, in my opinion(although it may not be worth much).

[@mcknightdaven]

I leave July 15th Should i know every rank structure before i leave?

[@christopherchaos]

It's not required but it can help by already knowing it.

[@viralchowda]

It doesn’t hurt to get a jump on it. Been a hot minute since I went through basic…..but, they do give you instruction on it. But, the more prepared you can go into it the better and less stressed you will be.

[@drusmith3480]

I went to Basic in 1992. When I arrived, they issued everyone a Soldier's Manual that covers everything you need to know about being a soldier. When we weren't doing something else, we had to be studying our manual.

[@marshalltille7770]

It helps, but not required. Good luck, and thanks for joining.

[@robertmoorse8223]

Can you be a pilot in the army for some cool planes?

[@christopherchaos]

Army does not have planes they have helicopters so you would fly helicopters as a pilot in the Army.

[@robertmoorse8223]

@@christopherchaos could I get the license for that while on active duty?

[@johnreybaptist8576]

I have a question, what if you're abroad but your still within your IRR?

[@christopherchaos]

Depends. They could just say it's not worth it and tell you nevermind or they could give you a deadline to report or they will list you as a deserter and remove all veteran benefits.

[@Donner906]

@@christopherchaos That is absolutely not true. You are not subject to UCMJ in the IRR. You cannot be listed as a deserter. IRR will not take veterans benefits, they can't. None of the many soldiers who ignored IRR orders during the previous 2 foreign wars were ever subject to UCMJ and their benefits were not effected. The same common sense that applies to the regular army applies to the IRR: When leadership tells you to do something stupid, ignore them.

[@christopherchaos]

Sounds like you might want to familurize yourself with AR 135-91 before you start giving out advice.

[@et7878]

I leave for Fort benning/moore in 5 days infantry osut

[@jmane4581]

Anyone Going To Fort Jackson In August? Or August 20th? 👀

[@shoopy12345]

8/19 for me! Ft. Jackson

[@chuckmalone7890]

8/13

[@wixom01]

Yup, they WATCH you pee in the cup. So I always finished by peeing all over the cup and then handing it over. The usual response was, "Wipe that sh*t off! What the hell is wrong with you?", lol.

[@DBtooFly]

i ship off aug, 12th boys

[@Explodingswampdragon]

Good luck!

[@chuckmalone7890]

8/13 😬

[@zacsx65x]

Here first and a combat medic

[@TrueMexican775]

Going for BCT on the 15th of July then AIT for 68W right after

[@trymacs4511]

Any shippers for July 28-29th?

[@Explodingswampdragon]

Good luck!

[@trymacs4511]

@@Explodingswampdragon thanks chief 🫡

[@jurban611]

Notification platoon.

[@CombatSscurityPolice85]

They almost hold your Junk,not kidding.

[@austinshannon4197]

I am the armed forceman GOAT.

[@ApolloPerez-gt9ft]

I want to join!, I want to be a 31Bravo, but I have to wait until school is over 2-3 years.

[@nxtlego]

31Bravo is were it’s at, right on.

[@Mendozajohn831]

Nice 😊

[@CombatSscurityPolice85]

Do 4 years,get out. Make some real Money!

[@StarfoxPictures]

You are basically talking shit about logistics of the US Gov.. I never cared about my contract like you care about promoting earbuds man.. Many people went to airborne like the recruiter promised. Good day Sir

[@menachem2521]

Someone has a booboo mommy needs to kiss