What you can and can’t do in an Army combat zone

[@viking6535]

I have a problem with not being able to bring home "war trophies ". My dad was a Vietnam Veteran and he tried to bring home a bayonet that he got from a dead Viet cong, the MP's took it before he got on the plane to come home. I can guarantee you that MP's and Officers bring stuff home that they aren't supposed to.

[@legoworksstudios1]

AFAIK, the stories I've heard of war trophies were either that the MPs didn't think it was important to confiscate or they snuck them away from the military somehow. And I doubt they'd elaborate further since the tricks at the time are way out of date but if they're not they can be used to sneak worse stuff into the civilian world. The Army and Marines have had issues with weapons disappearing from their armories.

[@_Clem_H_Fandango_]

If you don't let them know you have a trophy they won't know you have one. Like Chaos said, every deployment is different so it's up to the individual to get them back without anyone knowing. The first Gulf War we deployed with our assigned vehicles, we just simply broke down the weapons and hid them within our vehicles. That was hit or miss, some were found when they were inspected at port. The second Gulf War we would break them down and send them in pieces but again, this was hit or miss.

[@aymanhasan-2991]

You Dad is an Imperialist

[@ethangregg702]

I Hurd story’s like that about Jocko Willink’s gigantic head that he has a Navy’s camouflaged cap on!

[@davidwadsworth8982]

He should have shipped it home,bet your ass that M.P.did.

[@VGMRMissCoriel]

I lost my commander due to him having an affair with his driver. She got pregnant and was sent to the rear to "take care" of it and they got caught. Where I was deployed, we were allowed 3 beers. I stopped drinking for the most part so I would sell my drinks to others. The process is simple, order their drinks and leave them on the table while I count my money.

[@charlieredeemed]

In Iraq, we were allowed two beers for the Super Bowl and I drank like 4 extra, that some of my battle buddies gave me, lol.

[@davidanderson2783]

I knew of 1LT S1 that got pregnant and was sent home.

[@FrauWilhelmKlink]

When were you in, and how much did you sell each drink for? Asking since I don't drink and don't wanna undercut myself😂

[@jthavorn]

Picking out what set of civilian clothes before a deployment was the real struggle.

[@damiandmonstar3465]

People like you that made it stg make me feel good about my career

[@Malik9591]

Sand bags were some of the best makeshift gym equipment when I was deployed

[@leokelly359]

much different when I deployed to desert storm 1990-91. only thing we saw was sand and sand dunes lmao

[@oldreliable40]

hey @ chris the first thing I learned was never " ask why"!!!! and also " if the army wanted u to have a wife we would have issued u one"!!!! Lol!!!

[@xemthemcr_emox4392]

My uncle was deployed to Japan and got me a Hello Kitty plush

[@robertcochran5029]

We put together a rag tag gym on our patriot site when I was down range! Always remember negotiating at the bazaar is great!

[@charlieredeemed]

Indeed!

[@johnsgamingandmore1237]

I've got a video of me singing karaoke on my channel while deployed in Afghanistan...and our supply SGT singing Barbie Girl...he was hilarious

[@Eric-cj2ew]

I couldn't drink the blood of my slain enemy and absorb there power

[@msfkmsfk]

This is the funniest video I've seen you make Mr. Chaos.

[@gibbonsdyson5337]

I know at one point before we deployed we were told about the civilian clothes were for traveling and went down the SAEDA route.

[@Erebdai]

Not everyone's deployment experiences are the same. Sometimes you're on a tiny patrol base and sometimes you're on a big fob. If you're on a little patrol base, you're mind will be blown when its your time to go on R&R or preparing to leave. I do miss Wild Tigers and Boom Booms.

[@davidanderson2783]

I had a huge collection of what we called Hadji videos, the pirated videos we got from the Bazaar.

[@haggis525]

I served a long time ago - and, really the only thing you couldn't do was get caught. Seems to me that most everyone "bent" rules pretty hard... just don't get caught.

[@AlexM-vh2pu]

Manny babies were manufactured at Bragram Airbase over the 20 plus years we were there.

[@levijustis2232]

When I was deployed to Africa we were discouraged but allowed to get tattoos right before deployment and this one really shocked me but sexual relations was allowed and alcohol was allowed before covid hit leaving the base though for all 10 months I was there was not allowed

[@paulbaxter9715]

While deployed in Haiti, I bought a box of REAL cuban cigars. I didnt think about it while going through customs in Puerto Rico on the way back stateside and they confiscated them, searched every item of my bags and they werent happy. Usually you cant bring back live plants, alcohol, wood carvings, animals....that kind of stuff. As far as sex goes, there was an Airman (joint deployed AF) has sex with a local girl and ended up contracting HIV. Sex is definitely frowned upon.

[@JamesDavis-jo9tk]

We weren’t supposed to write inside portajohns either….

[@charlieredeemed]

One time in 2009 I got a Summary Court-Martial for drinking in Baghdad, Iraq (Dry Country). I went to military prison in Ali Al Salem, Kuwait for 30 days; but I got out after 25 days for good behavior. I was getting hard liquor right outside of F.O.B. Prosperity, in a couple of local neighborhood houses that my terp (Hodgie Richard) called "The Store", in the Green Zone. I would go off-base with my interpreter, by myself. I also had to learn how to drive a standard in Iraq; It was my terp's personal vehicle. I would drive his vehicle because I had the D.O.D. card and the Ugandan security guards, coming back at the checkpoint on-base didn't check the terp's vehicle if I was the one driving. So we'd bring plenty of Heineken and Vodka onto the F.O.B. and get drunk with my battle buddies. We figured that we might as well enjoy our time off of duty, since there was a chance we might not make it back to the states, after escaping death a few times and we would party it-up. (Even though you're never considered truly off-duty in a warzone) I stayed in the CHU's (Containerized Housing Units) right next to Saddam's first wife's palace (The Four Heads Palace) and would get drunk as hell (off-duty), until one day I passed-out underneath the QRF (Quick Reaction Force) MRAP, right in front of the C.O.P.(Command Observation Post), and the QRF team was leaving that night, for duty. I guess I got tired and stupidly found a spot under a large military vehicle, near the motor-pool. They would've accidentally ran me-over had I not been wearing my P.T. belt (Green reflective belt, used for physical training) and been noticed. They tried to wake me and SFC Caulkins was said to have even slapped me silly trying to wake me, but he probably knocked me-out, even further, into a nice stay in the Green Zone Hospital, where I woke with a catheter in my tip, to a beautiful nurse🥴. And that kids, is how not to get caught drinking in Iraq. Always remember, *PT Belts save lives.* Another true story: I actually kinda' ruined the change of command ceremony in 2009, when the U.S. gave power back to the Iraqi people. I ran my up-armored HUMVEE (sober) through two new white busses full of Iraqi soldiers that were trying to block my vehicle from getting through to my ECP (Entry Control Point), that morning. They were on either-side of the road with their busses; I was trying to squeeze through the middle and they tried to close me-in, so I couldn't get by (some sort of a power-trip). I told my SSG "F them" and just kept going; Scraped the brand new busses, from one end of both busses, through to the other end and almost hit an Iraqi Police Officer that was screaming "Keef, Keef!!" (It means "stop" in Arabic). I believe I was driving on the a road we called Road Irish. Right by the Cross Sabers (Victory Arch), just before the huge clamshell statue, near The 4th of July Bridge. They were getting ready to do their parade, where Saddam always had his military parades. I never got into trouble for ruining the busses, because my SSG and I never mentioned it to the higher-ups. We later realized that he missed the memo in an email, directing us to take an alternate route to our place of duty, that morning. I didn't change routes at the moment because there were I.E.D.'s being placed nearby, at times and I didn't want to deviate from the planned route. I brought my other 'terp (Hodgie Chris) and his family from Iraq, they live in Dallas, TX. and he says that the Iraqis still remember what I did and they want to know who did it, to this day 🤣🤣 This is a true story and I have videos on KZbin and a lot more of some good times we had in Iraq, that I need to post. Like when I benched 300Lbs for the first time in Saddam's ballroom.We used his ballroom as a weightlifting gym. If you want to watch my videos, you will see SSG Bennett there working-out with me. He was the one with me, when I ran through those busses👍👍. Well, I've been out since like 2012, so I doubt they would do anything about it now. So there's a couple of my stories. Hope you enjoyed, Stay Alert Stay Alive!!! Hooah!!!!! 🪖SPC (P) Carlos😆👍

[@mightymovse]

Probably the only time the PT belt was useful on a deployment.

[@charlieredeemed]

@@mightymovseI was a mess. I know it was definitely one of the many miracles, as to why I'm still alive. Jesus saved me many times, in war. Believe in Him with all of your heart. ✝️Remember, Jesus will never leave you, nor forsake you. If you put 'all' of your trust in Him, to be your Savior. 'All' of your sins (past, present and future) are forgiven, once you *Believe* that Christ died for your sins and arose again on the third day. There is nothing that we, as fallible humans, can do to get to Heaven, on our own. All of our works (good and bad) are as filthy rags, in the sight of the Lord; but if you put all of your trust in Jesus, His perfect Sacrifice will wash all of your sins away. When you stand before God, He will expect you to be perfect, in order for you to enter Heaven; but even though we aren't perfect, Jesus can be our advocate. His work, will be as if it was your work. Remember that! Amen. ✝️1 Corinthians 15:1-4 (KJV Bible) Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have *Believed* in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the scriptures ✝️John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever *Believeth* in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

[@mamadoubhoyediallo7567]

Please can I have some information about 91H ( Tracked Vehicle Repairer)

[@jimmieburleigh9549]

That dollar general ball cap. Lol.

[@alkalinedivide]

Duct tape, 550 cord and sandbags(for pt)

[@abbykitten07]

I see you reenlisted 3 times and 4 deployments on your uniform so thanks for your serves.

[@DominikQuesnel]

Question could you bring your own weapon? Rifle handgun etc. On the deployment

[@christopherchaos]

No. Must be military issue.

[@GamerChick5567]

My dad was a tanker in the gulf wars. His buddies would make prison wine in the large water jugs with whatever fruits or juice they could ferment. 😂😂😂😂

[@aidsskrillex5355]

We would go on black routes just to get back faster for chow, and to spend more time playing video games. Hey who cares, chow and games are more important...

[@magielynlumanglas1365]

New subscriber.. interested topic... I have chatmate us military now have mission in Syria not always allowed to call in the combat zone but i see more time on video call...

[@alkalinedivide]

Sniper check

[@Slick64]

I don’t know but you must have been in rear area.

[@christopherchaos]

The fact you even said "rear area" as if that's a thing in a combat zone tells me you must have deployed to Kuwait or just heard stories of deploying to a combat zone. Nice try though.

[@Slick64]

You are full of it

[@MaximumPoise]

Could you do a video on fort myer honor guard?

[@nicolasasta134]

How’s the Super Bowl on in the middle of the night in Iraq?

[@bruceneu8588]

Time change.

[@davidanderson2783]

I was 10 hours ahead of my family

[@LindaHarlemCarter]

Future 35M here...

[@dallasgriggs4882]

Dope video I'm thinking about joining the infantry marines tho

[@johnbubba1143]

Good luck future devil dog.

[@SethAKPI]

Union III gym in Baghdad is bad.

[@jimmieburleigh9549]

Do they still do 1 2 3 day passes for RandR..

[@lewiscortayz5232]

Which branch would be the best for electricians

[@christopherchaos]

Army because you can actually pick to do that job if it's open and you qualify. Other branches don't really let you pick your job.

[@lewiscortayz5232]

@@christopherchaos ok that’s what I’m looking for I want to actually do the electricians job in the army but reserve

[@lelandgaunt9985]

12 R

[@marlonmoncrieffe0728]

@@lewiscortayz5232 🔌 Just tell your recruiter you want to be an Interior Electrician (12R) and insist on it and you will get it.

[@lewiscortayz5232]

@@marlonmoncrieffe0728 ok

[@jurban611]

Notification platoon.

[@johnsgamingandmore1237]

Put down the dumbbells...don't wanna get too swoll on camera lol

[@cespinosa53]

[@oldreliable40]

hey a joe I hung out with 3rd i.d. at conn barracks in schwienfurt f.r.g.!!! from the 11th a.c.r.!80's

[@mcbins1993]

good video

[@cwilson000]

I didn't get that memo Whilst at Erbill I plowed a civilian female meddic in her CHU on the regular while I was there.. A buddy of mine even made his own bucket hooch out of fruit ,juice and yeast.

[@strickersniper7909]

Future 12b

[@lelandgaunt9985]

Sweet, you’ll still be able to work at McDonalds afterwards.

[@davidwadsworth8982]

It is stuff you are NOT supposed to do, not that you can't. You may not have permission to do. But that old timer known as" 'OH fuck it" just takes over sometimes. What the Army going to do, send me to war, WTF I'm here. I am talking Vietnam of course. Everybody had civilian clothes. I was a 35-L and most times did not wear a uniform. Troops got beer in the field. Dope was a no no and it was available but not even close to what the movies portray. Black market thrived. In Saigon cash flowed like a small river. Maybe Pong was invented back in the states but we had zero video games. Darts were huge. Getting laid was expected.. Female officers were off limits for NCOs and enlisted, but shit happened. Officers stayed away from civilian cuch for the most part. Todays Army is more professional, we had more fun.

[@marlonmoncrieffe0728]

I want to reclass to military intelligence. I am torn between counterintelligence agent (35L) and human intelligence collector (35M). What do you think?

[@davidwadsworth8982]

@@marlonmoncrieffe0728 Marion hi, Counterintelligence is the way to go. You will serve many times in civilian clothes. In small teams, on your own, not too many people looking over your shoulder. I was a 35-L.Youn will also work with the D I A Now and then with civilian agencies too .Remember this saying if you ain't lying you aint spying.

[@marlonmoncrieffe0728]

All good to know. Thanks, @@davidwadsworth8982 .

[@davidwadsworth8982]

@@marlonmoncrieffe0728 you are most welcome. I served decades ago, 1970's, we were involved in actions that maybe were illegal, saying maybe . Nixon was President. Might be different now to some degree.

[@odysseuscartier1713]

Hey my man what’s the day to day of a counterintelligence agent want to get that mos and can’t find too much is it mostly desk or ur on ur feet a lot as well?

[@dp97303]

My grand father was a ww2 vet never met him he died at 44 heart attack he fought japanese he killed a soldier took his sword the japanese had swords he took one i never saw it

[@PrimeRibb69]

Who would want to play COD MW when you are actually deployed in the same place of the game??

[@RioluAuraSphere]

Just because you are in a combat zone does not mean you are a combat MOS, or see combat period. Nice try tho.

[@Army-xn9tj]

@@RioluAuraSphere nice try? No need to be rude.

[@tonyvelasquez6776]

@@RioluAuraSphere what kind of comment is that?

[@joshuaortiz2031]

@@tonyvelasquez6776 its a good response to a stupid civilian bullshit comment. Life in the military is nothing like COD anyone who thinks that it is must be a child. Living in a war zone is fucking boring for the most part and most of the work you do is shit like maintaining your weapons and gear, cleaning your room in the barracks, remedial training, standing around for hours on guard duty while manning a checkpoint or guard tower. It's really boring.