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@varengrey72213 жыл бұрын
Two sentence horror: "We saw your browser history. You're being sent to Fort Polk."
@muhammadnursyahmi94403 жыл бұрын
Lol those last 2 words are plenty horrifying enough
@TheArkTheArkTheArk3 жыл бұрын
“We heard you’ve got a thing for southern girls, we’re sending you to fort Polk.” “I LIKE SOUTHER GIRLS WHO STILL HAVE ALL THEIR TEETH!”
@30cal233 жыл бұрын
@@SiriusG because typically chicks with no teeth are methheads
@noah48223 жыл бұрын
@@30cal23 And? Did you not read the thing about wobbly bits
@whyiwakeup64603 жыл бұрын
*NO! NO! NOT AGAIN! NEVER AGAIN!*
@crazyday42093 жыл бұрын
Man I love these campfire stories it's like having friends without friends
@elictronicdog45663 жыл бұрын
i give this a yeah
@heresy83833 жыл бұрын
We are all friends here comrade
@mharizsaifuddin70593 жыл бұрын
Same
@callsignapollo_3 жыл бұрын
Parasocial relationships are the best ones!
@KrissFliss3 жыл бұрын
"Friends" without extra steps.
@ethicalcheeze14073 жыл бұрын
"You can't Ship of Theseus a drink, Mike." God fuckin' damn that was funny
@blade1hunter1003 жыл бұрын
Although I never was in the military, I was playing Arma 3 with some vets, our mission was being set up and I remember them saying: "No yeah I tell you this game is exactly like the military." "How so?" "You sit around with your thumb up your ass waiting for something to do."
@FSGTACHANKA2 жыл бұрын
You serious
@assassinproject55862 жыл бұрын
@@FSGTACHANKA oh yea you get them often. As an avid arma 3 player it’s actually pretty awesome to bump into a vet playing a milsim and talking to them about their stories and their life outside of the military.
@jakestan11852 жыл бұрын
@@assassinproject5586 squad is similar if you don’t a bunch of kids
@pewds69102 жыл бұрын
@@jakestan1185 Honestly i dont think i will ever a bunch of kids
@nottherealpaulsmith2 жыл бұрын
my arma group's run by an iraq vet, he tells the best stories he's also mildly terrifying to talk to but that's beside the point
@josephstaggs45453 жыл бұрын
I just want Zach to know, as of 2011-2016, nothing has changed in the Army. The amount of time wasted just sitting around is insane. Some of our NCOs were smart enough to tell us to go standby in the barracks and have our phone handy.
@lanterns_glow3 жыл бұрын
Hasn't changed much from then til now either, just more hygiene things given the pandemic
@wilson00933 жыл бұрын
I wish I could go standby in the barracks... Must be nice.
@josephstaggs45453 жыл бұрын
@@wilson0093 it was very nice
@talinpeacy72222 жыл бұрын
Same for 2013-2019
@OrificeHorus Жыл бұрын
2023 too?
@TheSlayeroftruth3 жыл бұрын
God being in the infantry sounds like jail with a gym membership
@son_of_nemesis89573 жыл бұрын
I... I've never heard said that way.... But..... Yah... That's about right
@memesfromdeepspace10752 жыл бұрын
With random death setence
@TaskForce-fy4jk2 жыл бұрын
Most prisons already have gyms so it's basically just jail
@thekingeli86852 жыл бұрын
@@TaskForce-fy4jk bs, jail has freedom
@Bearj642 жыл бұрын
Sounds about right
@standovaar76382 жыл бұрын
“Maybe I have celiac disease…” Pretty intense foreshadowing, Mr. Hazard.
@donovanwicks132811 ай бұрын
plot twist he doesnt: zach is allergic to carbonated drinks
@standovaar76383 ай бұрын
@@donovanwicks1328 it truly was a saga full of twists and turns lol
@lanterns_glow3 жыл бұрын
The fact that the military sits around doing a lot of Nothing is the reason a lot of them pick up nerdy hobbies like card games and tabletop. Kills the time, can be dropped at any second, works as a team building exercise (especially things like D&D and Pathfinder). How do I know, even as a civvy? I live outside of Ft. Campbell. Every gaming store (3 of em) has a heavy military customer base, usually founded by ex military. I tell ya you see em out of uniform and think they're just dumb meatheads BUT you put dice and a sheet in front of them or talk about MtG and they melt into who they are. Hell I know an Artillery Sergeant- he just got promoted- who is a HUGE softy off duty. Loves his wife, has a puppy, is basically a puppy as a person at times because God he is friendly and it's hard to image him sitting doing nothing for half the day because Military.
@antoniusp32953 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Hell, my Dad used to play D&D and the Cyberpunk tabletop when he was in.
@lanterns_glow3 жыл бұрын
@@antoniusp3295 I find a small bit of irony in that given the ideas in cyberpunk
@Tigershark_30823 жыл бұрын
I know quite a few military people that do cosplay, and stuff like that.
@skellyboi89313 жыл бұрын
As someone in the military. I can attest to this wholeheartedly. Granted I’m a lifetime nerd but I know several people who are interested in getting into that sort of thing mostly due to the fact that there isn’t really anything to do here where I’m stationed
@therandomdickhead57443 жыл бұрын
cool stuff
@ketsuekikumori91453 жыл бұрын
Here's my theory on why Zach got sent to the "Penal Colony" Fort Polk. Remember how his mother questioned on why Zach was a troublesome child, especially compared to his sister? It was for her revenge.
@2010AZ3 жыл бұрын
Maybe because of the "Hentai Incident" too
@JohnDoe-ud8fn3 жыл бұрын
“Oh my god where were you!? - North Carolina.” Honestly that sounds about right.
@MedicalShrgn3 жыл бұрын
prolly Fayetteville
@flamingmoose14793 жыл бұрын
@@MedicalShrgn That definitely sounds like Fayetteville
@Jojo867PIE3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Fayettenam
@redzeppelin63 жыл бұрын
My first thought was Fayetteville.
@DrNeonGaming3 жыл бұрын
As someone who's lived in NC all his life: yeah, Fayetteville
@kfcroc183 жыл бұрын
The best definition I have heard of modern warfare is, “Months of boredom punctuated by moments of extreme terror."
@tempheror1123 жыл бұрын
"He got his hand broken by a gang." "Where were you?!?" "North Carolina." Yep, sounds about right.
@thelunarhotdog93843 жыл бұрын
Yeah, sounds like a tuesday
@ValTek_Armory3 жыл бұрын
Can attest
@irishwristwatch24873 жыл бұрын
Wonder if it rhymes with "haypetpill"
@dboot88863 жыл бұрын
Bout to say.
@tempheror1123 жыл бұрын
@@irishwristwatch2487 Oh, so you know whats up xD. You'd think Bragg would deter this stuff but nope.
@Darkmage12933 жыл бұрын
"Hey Zach, why do you know so much about guns?" Walk in on him smoking Malboro's with a 100-year old tried and tested handgun "Oh. Okay that's probably why."
@DavidLopez-en6el3 жыл бұрын
My favorite zach quote was when he threatened to do a 9/11 2 electric boogaloo
The censoring makes it hard but he roughly says world trade center at the end
@strasserismball91883 жыл бұрын
@@DavidLopez-en6el thanks
@Biodeamon3 жыл бұрын
"I had an alcohol" I think not being able to name specifics speaks to how drunk zach got
@TheSplitlip3 жыл бұрын
You mean Mike?
@AceOfBlackjack3 жыл бұрын
@@TheSplitlip I’m not the only one who gets confused.
@sunzoo71733 жыл бұрын
i fear that when the man walked into the barracks seeing Zach with a 1911 and a cigarette me my have flashed to that vivid moment in FMJ
@chibani-3 жыл бұрын
Stripped down 1911,that's less scary
@sunzoo71733 жыл бұрын
@@chibani- maybe the guy thought he was going to eventually commit a FMJ but he was piecing it back together after stripping it to sneak it into the barracks after he hit the range
@augmundfireweave53483 жыл бұрын
Zach was almost full on MURICA when he talked about his 21st birthday
@thecourier31523 жыл бұрын
A pair of red mirrored aviator sunglasses would've topped it off and a stunning goth/emo gf
@Ribbons0121R1213 жыл бұрын
"oh, ill come back later"
@cellelysium97413 жыл бұрын
@@Ribbons0121R121 WE CAN'T EXPECT GOD TO DO ALL THE WORK moment right there XD
@scowler72003 жыл бұрын
@@thecourier3152 Is that a Razörfist reference?
@thecourier31523 жыл бұрын
@@scowler7200 Razör Fist?
@ketsuekikumori91453 жыл бұрын
Fellow soldier: You 21! Let's go get drunk! *Fellow soldier sees Zach cleaning a gun* Fellow soldier: Oh, you're working, I'll come back later.
@BeanManolo3 жыл бұрын
He probably got worried Zach would go full "Full Metal Jacket" on him
@MartyrPandaGaming3 жыл бұрын
Most likely. Odds are Zach had a "two" mile stare from having Sgt. High Thpeed taking his cabinets.
@ShamanG0M003 жыл бұрын
Either that or it was a type "Oh I'm gonna give you two some alone time, have fun" situation.
@ivanlagrana8783 жыл бұрын
Zach smoking with a M1911 in his hand must be really menacing.
@sumvs59923 жыл бұрын
@@ivanlagrana878 "smocking"
@WhyName3 жыл бұрын
3:30 extremely Joshua Graham moment right there.
@alastair8522 жыл бұрын
Joshua Graham wouldn't be smoking though. It's against the Word of Wisdom.
@plantainsame2049 Жыл бұрын
@@alastair852plus he can't uce the shit drugs down affect him
@remysteel41782 жыл бұрын
Love the fact this episode Zach goes “maybe I have celiac disease” and 4 months later learns he has celiacs disease.
@Umbrella41911 ай бұрын
And then later he learns it ain't celiac disease, he just can't have carbonated drinks xd
@waleedanwar20983 жыл бұрын
The perspective of a foot soldier is very different from the army narrative I was told when I was young
@Brian-tn4cd3 жыл бұрын
Almost like the army writes and controls its narrative
@steveheist64263 жыл бұрын
Almost like the entire point of the army narrative is suckering idiots into wasting their lives
@Bakura54453 жыл бұрын
At least we're not drafting them anymore.
@Doomise3943 жыл бұрын
nothing better than a story about being drunk, remember the game mike made of zach drunk funny talk. amazing game
@Smitticus2283 жыл бұрын
Mike you’ve talked about being in Africa and doing water stuff - was this all reserves?
@KillerOrca3 жыл бұрын
Probably, what, you think they're gonna send active combat marines to help do stuff like this? Nah, they gotta put em places where they might actually fight. Mostly.
@NefariousElasticity3 жыл бұрын
Based on stuff Mike's said previously (and even in this video), Mike was a Water Support Technician (1171) in the Marine Corps reserves. He went to Africa for an annual training event. The Marine Corps maintains a presence in Africa, so it makes sense to ship off reserve personnel to that region for training. As a WST in the military, you're support, and your job in a nutshell is setting up water purification systems. An important job not a lot of people really think about for military support operations in areas where clean potable water is worth its weight in gold and about as hard to find.
@MrBones-td6qn3 жыл бұрын
It's not uncommon for nations to send there reserves off to do things around the world. Example: I was offered the chance to go to the Estonian border with Russia as a Canadian Reservist to keep an eye on the Russians essentially. Reserve forces get flung around everywhere on the globe dude.
@AmphiStuG3 жыл бұрын
@@MrBones-td6qn Oi were you part of that group that had a music off between Canadian bagpipes and a Estonian 50.cal barrel?
@Cyalide3 жыл бұрын
If I'm too young to drink I'm too young to fight in your wars! The US Gov: Are you sure about that?
@jaushuagrahamthefloridaman11243 жыл бұрын
Well we wouldnt want to corrupt our youths moral standing.....
@Equinox21493 жыл бұрын
@@jaushuagrahamthefloridaman1124 There is nothing more moral than having the blood of your enemies on your hands and having it weigh on your conscience for years
@gravemindpenis3 жыл бұрын
This might be a myth but the reason why the voting age is 18 now is because during the vietnam war most G.I. weren't even old enough to vote, since the voting age then was 21.
@jaushuagrahamthefloridaman11243 жыл бұрын
@@Equinox2149 exactly builds character Sources: me,dont look it up bro🇺🇸
@karlgoodman91943 жыл бұрын
@@Equinox2149 I love the smell of war crimes in the morning. Smells like... salt and charred corpses.
@noob-zx4cv3 жыл бұрын
God i fuckin love these campfire stories. They're great as background noise for when you're chilling out and playing something.
@johnholland54193 жыл бұрын
Zach needs to try Sapporo, it's a rice beer so he'll probably be fine. Most people are fine with Sapporo that are bad with regular beer, like me
@an_ordinary_goose3 жыл бұрын
That sounds interesting - I only drink cheap beer because 1) poor student, 2) most people - my friends included - won't go near it because they *hate* beer and 3) it gives my body a kick so I don't forget that i could get drunk as a skunk off the stuff and don't drink too much. I'm curious to try some of the beers that you can't find as easily - if at all - in NZ...
@Hagunemnon3 жыл бұрын
Plus, its Japanese, so it'll speak to his inner weeb. His outer weeb, too. Truth be told, Japanese booze is fucking excellent. I haven't had a single bad experience, thus far between their beer, sake, whisky, gin, and rum. It ain't always cheap, but hot damn, are they good at what they do. Especially Suntory. If you haven't tried it, yet, their Toki whisky is relatively cheap (ca. $30US where I live) and dangerously drinkable with some ice.
@kolosmenus3 жыл бұрын
@@Hagunemnon I've tried japanese beer and whisky, and yeah, it was real good. Really mild taste compared to our stuff. But once I've tried actual sake. It's terrible dude. Never again.
@Forkontheleft3 жыл бұрын
Sapporo is good
@dogwater54993 жыл бұрын
I think I'd prefer a Busch over Sapporo, Sapporo has a weird taste that doesn't sit well with me.
@smoke87153 жыл бұрын
"Who don't you just shoot me in the fucking face!" My favorite Zach quote to date.
@brycetonbird823 жыл бұрын
Just turned 21 today, I'm deployed in Poland with the army and absolutely shithoused rn
@SenorPato16643 жыл бұрын
happy birthday
@jonGoward48673 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah!
@TheArkTheArkTheArk3 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday, you’re in Poland, find some slivovitz and wake up the following morning not remembering your own name!
@cheems80894 ай бұрын
Hope you’re doing alright man
@brycetonbird824 ай бұрын
@@cheems8089 turns out it only goes downhill
@MandoWookie3 жыл бұрын
"So when I turned 21, I sat in the barracks smoking Marlboro Reds and cleaning my 1911" I have never felt such kinship with another person.
@Ashley-xn1mz3 жыл бұрын
I was this close to joining the military, thanks to Zach I heavily reconsidered that option
@son_of_nemesis89573 жыл бұрын
You made a good decision. It sucks.
@DocMitchell693 жыл бұрын
You made the smart choice.
@chefboirdee11413 жыл бұрын
Same :)
@dragonwithamonocle2 жыл бұрын
"Maybe I have Celiac Disease," says Zach, not long before finding out he has Celiac Disease.
@dominickmosono76102 жыл бұрын
2:14 the foreshadowing in this series is something else
@cvbrocks59753 жыл бұрын
The irony is, these stories have inspired me to join the marines, I was going to join anyways but this has strengthened my resolve to join. Thanks Zach, and most importantly, Mike!
@vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv3 жыл бұрын
absolute masochist
@cvbrocks59753 жыл бұрын
@@vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv You know it
@cjgray88252 жыл бұрын
Get the crayons ready
@broncthompson46092 жыл бұрын
Zack made me wanna be a weapons dude lol
@talinpeacy72222 жыл бұрын
Don't worry, the Stockholm syndrome gives you some great memories, just don't burn yourself out. Invest in hardcase and preferably water tight containers for extra socks, medical tape and gauze wrapping for custom bandages, small scissors or knife, baby powder, antiperspirant (specifically that, not JUST deodorant) sun protection, bug protection, hand safe disinfectant, baby wipes, and whatever snacks, drinks, and possibly smokes you want that still fits. Generally, getting a few "travel sized" versions of this in various little cases spread through your gear will make your life easier because you can treat any minor inconveniences and injuries on the spot. If something chaffs, get a palm worth of powder and apply to chaffing area, if there's sun, apply sun block, if there's bugs, spray front and back of all your gear and exposed skin (the mosquitos and bugs can sometimes bite through your uniform, don't take the chance), if you get the chance to clean up grime on you or handle something gross, wipe then disinfect, if you clean a chaffing area, reapply a bit of powder after. Travel sized care and hygiene products will be used up quickly, likely within a day or two, so keep refills in your ruck or A-bag. If you wring out and let a few wipes dry out in a pouch for a day or two, they make decent weapon cleaning cloth in a pinch. No part of your weapon should be wet when you put it back together, the closest exception is that the pin, bolt, and bolt carrier should be polished with a drop of weapon oil (usually CLS iirc) AFTER you've cleaned them thoroughly. Even then, they shouldn't look wet, maybe just a bit polished. If part of your weapon (usually the chamber the bolt slides into when it's assembled and forward) keeps coming back with carbon, sometimes literally just using and then cleaning your pinky finger repeatedly to clean it out works fairly well. Fingers are surprisingly good at scrubbing small, difficult areas due to their naturally grippy fingerprints and ability to be squished into little notches and such. Just don't be an idiot who tries doing this while your bolt is still pressing against the buffer spring, take that out if you're going to clean any part of the inside of your weapon. Also, no, no matter what someone tells you, the parts in the trigger assembly is not supposed to be taken apart, mostly because if you put it together wrong, you might change how your safety selector switch works and just have an automatic weapon with no safety. Cleaning some dust and such out with a q-tip is usually safe, just do a functions check after. There are pros and cons to volunteering for everything, sometimes it will get you out of things, sometimes it will get you into stupid things, generally, you will never know if something is going to reward you or not, just try not to make yourself a target.
@sanskritmacgeee18673 жыл бұрын
Babe. Wake up! Mike and Zach are at the camp fire again!
@windsorr3 жыл бұрын
babe wake up, zach’s talking about how boring the military is
@Akehiko_Urabaya3 жыл бұрын
After serving in my country’s version of Fort Polk, this brought back some painful repressed angry chain smoking memories
@Bakura54453 жыл бұрын
A soldier's plight is pretty much the same everywhere, it seems. Hurry up and wait for the morons who give the orders.
@nickrustyson81243 жыл бұрын
What is your country's Fort Polk. I would love to make a list of the worse Miltary Bases around the world
@Gaming_Gobbin3 жыл бұрын
Mike, Zach, I'm not sure if you'll see this but thank you for making these videos. The campfire stories series has helped me fight the depression that's come over me after a huge break up and moving away from all my family and friends for work. Thank you and god speed you glorious bastards.
@ChulioRCHulio3 жыл бұрын
Pretty nifty idea getting a drunk schedule - good for planning ahead when you want to get wasted.
@spuddringtontatortot73482 жыл бұрын
He did, in fact, have celiac disease
@SomeConch3573 ай бұрын
funny enough nope
@OmegaRiley26 күн бұрын
Breaking news, he did in fact, not have celiac disease.
@jmvt33 жыл бұрын
“You can’t ship of Theseus a drink” is a glorious quote
@adenkyramud50053 жыл бұрын
Sitting in a room, smoking a cig and cleaning a 1911 is the most Zach thing one could do 🤣
@badbadevabraun87073 жыл бұрын
Waiting to turn 21 so you can drink beer... *laughs in german*
@joevenespineli63893 жыл бұрын
You have an age limit?
@ItsGiantCookie3 жыл бұрын
@@joevenespineli6389 yes but it’s 16 for beer
@annoyingPoe153 жыл бұрын
Jokes on you beer drinker I don't like bitter drinks whiskey for me and wine coolers I don't drink much
@comradesam33823 жыл бұрын
*laughs in Balkan*
@Mononejo3 жыл бұрын
*laughs in Danish*
@therandomdickhead57443 жыл бұрын
that 1911 story is so zach what a legend
@nickrustyson81243 жыл бұрын
I could imagine Zach in his underwear and a dirty tank top sitting in the dark with only a lamp doing that
@combinecommando0013 жыл бұрын
"I don't have any good stories" and proceeds to tell a rage induced knee slapping story we all love to hear.
@tannerbruning8683 жыл бұрын
“You cant ship of Theseus a drink mike” is a new quote I will forever repeat
@nateofnazareth77852 жыл бұрын
ah, another one before zach found out about his celiac disease
@DarkKnightofIT3 жыл бұрын
How I imagined this scene: Soldier: "you're 21! Let's go drink!" Zach: *is holding gun* Soldier: *thinks that Zach is in love with gun* "oh I'll leave you two alone then"
@parchedbowser3 жыл бұрын
3:37 Ironic, he cleaned his gun but dirtied his lungs.
@nicholashernandez46113 жыл бұрын
To be fair, it’s really hard to get a barrel brush in your lungs though. Ever try to dismantle your brachioli? Not comfortable. Reassembly is a nightmare as well. Just saying.
@dovahthuum55293 жыл бұрын
the dirt's gotta go somewhere
@starbob66643 жыл бұрын
God, i never get tired of these amazing stories!
@thinredpaste3 жыл бұрын
"north carolina" had to be fayetteville. you're lucky to be alive.
@LtDragonfruit Жыл бұрын
going back through these "YOU CANT SHIP OF THESEUS A DRINK MIKE." is still my fave quote
@nathankopecky3 жыл бұрын
It makes me happy to know that someone else despises being active duty as much as I do
@scotth67972 жыл бұрын
The "OOhhh I'll come back later" always kills me
@GabesRamblings2 жыл бұрын
narrator: we would later find out zach indeed had celiac disease
@lucasbabcock79983 жыл бұрын
When Zach was smoking “Marlboro reds and cleaning a 1911” my immediate thought was aldi brand Clint Eastwood
@carna-95012 жыл бұрын
Zach is a bit more high quality than aldi
@silcrow40452 жыл бұрын
@@carna-9501 as a non american; what's better than aldi?
@carna-95012 жыл бұрын
@@silcrow4045 publix.
@redenginner3 жыл бұрын
We need a fort polk incompetence story compilation so we can send it to potential military recruits.
@nickrustyson81243 жыл бұрын
It would be so long, especially if they reach out to other Fort Polk victims
@yeetrut87173 жыл бұрын
Dude these stories are always like a mini podcast, I could consume a 2hr podcost of this per day.
@caseyhaney45153 жыл бұрын
Must've been training at Fort Bragg, huh? It's located right near a couple of big cities with some major gangs. Sorry to hear about your friend, though. Sending good vibes from the rest of NC!
@artemisfowl71913 жыл бұрын
Fort Bragg, named after Braxton Bragg, possibly the worst General to ever oppose American forces
@EnigmaEnginseer2 жыл бұрын
Home of the 82nd Airborne
@cerberus1443 жыл бұрын
Midnight on my 21st birthday my Roommate at the time made me celebrate the moment I could drink legally by giving me a shot of some gin I had. I didn't touch anything stronger than communion wine for three years after that moment,
@an_ordinary_goose3 жыл бұрын
From what my best friend's told me, gin tastes like absolute ass on its own, so I could understand why you wouldn't go anywhere near the stuff again
@angrycrusader39262 жыл бұрын
Private: “Hey Sarge, you think Hazard might be suicidal?” Sergeant: “Of course he is, he’s the small arms repairman!”
@pjthehomelessmage3 жыл бұрын
Hearing that 21st birthday story about Zach, to me, was the ideal image I had in my head.
@Scp--wt2bi3 жыл бұрын
I've never caught a video this early before haha i love your vids I've been subbed forever
@todddotson64303 жыл бұрын
Dear Zack, As someone who was stationed in Fort Hood for over 5 years in Calvary. I can assure you, it is not better anywhere else. Much Love, A Tanker who got stuck at too many "Why are we here" formations.
@wolfpacksuprise8608 Жыл бұрын
In a Morgan Freeman Voice "Little did he know, he would have Celiac's Disease."
@EbonMaster3 жыл бұрын
My father wanted me to go into the military as soon as I got out of high school. Was the first time I put my foot down and adamantly refused to do something he wanted me to like that. I have become increasingly glad that I made that decision over the years. lol
@commanderfoxtrot3 жыл бұрын
"The military's boring" I don't personally know, but I have a particular acquaintance that's in the military stuck on her base because of COVID restrictions. She was allowed her computer and so was like everyone else on the base, plus with all that free time people rank up really fast if they're good enough. So now within about a year and a half of training, she's become a platoon leader and still has time to play ARK every time I check my Steam.
@nyl0n7333 жыл бұрын
probably not actually boring they probably just meant that everyday is pretty much the same.
@Zane-TheToiletSalesman3 жыл бұрын
3:23 Zach- “You can’t make god do all the work”
@RyanKing002 жыл бұрын
"Maybe I have Celiac Disease" Well, Zach of the past... Zach of the future has news for you.
@QuoteCaver Жыл бұрын
"Oh God, where were you?" "North Carolina." Speaking as a NC born and raised, I bowled over on the floor laughing, because literally the second before he said that, I said out loud "Man, sounds like Saturday in Greensboro."
@JohnDoe-ud8fn2 жыл бұрын
Lmao we now know that Zach 100% has Celiac so this story is funnier to me
@Varner4103 жыл бұрын
He's 100% right about the infantry units. Seems all we did after Afghanistan was wait to be told to sweep.
@WolfHreda3 жыл бұрын
"You can't Ship of Theseus a drink, Mike!" That's an excellent quote.
@dagkarlsson71823 жыл бұрын
11year Royal Australian Navy vet, on Thursday we had to stay till 6pm to organize the a compartment on the ship. I who lived on another navy base about 15km away and didn’t have a car and no public transportation ran after 5 so I had to walk home after work. Come in the next day to sit around and look busy because we had nothing to do… Fucking hated that sort of thing and it happened all the time.
@nope85353 жыл бұрын
I keep hearing the army and marine horror stories and laugh and go "I joined the fucking USAF and only had a few of those things....like being told weekend duty was 7am and it was changed after I left to 4am and no one knew.....ok maybe I didnt get away from the stupid"
@frds_skce3 жыл бұрын
Makes me wonder how different military services make a different man. For instance, entering army would make you a lazy but still enjoy life with its bs, meanwhile eantering marine would make you a diligent but tasteless person, more like paper-thin personality like that. Could be it's just me, but that's what i see in most people
@lanterns_glow3 жыл бұрын
I know an ex-Marine, his whole thing is trying to be a tough ass, talking down about all kinds of issues young folk talk about, and supporting Trump.
@Biodeamon3 жыл бұрын
you don't usually come out of the military with diligence or lack of personality, negative or positive
@frds_skce3 жыл бұрын
So it's just depends on each person, huh? Might need to reassess my theory
@frds_skce3 жыл бұрын
@@lanterns_glow kinda sounds like one of my contacts, lol. Dude is talking hella loud for a part-time marine. But he's pretty okay, at least he's compassionate when it come to sharing or something. But conversation-wise, it's killing me sometime
@lanterns_glow3 жыл бұрын
@@frds_skce Yeah. I enjoy working with him, but sometimes it's just like "please let me have some quiet before work starts". Can't really hate em, but it's just... God, please be quiet
@JTHMsonicfan2 жыл бұрын
"You can't ship of Theessius a drink" is my new favorite quote
@theofficialgoth3 жыл бұрын
These work so well as driving listening. I listened to about 10 of these from the original New Vegas run while driving places.
@MrAgentEcho3 жыл бұрын
I’m really glad I found these campfire stories. I love war stories and especially the ones about really frustrating things like incompetence.
@fetusdeletus92663 жыл бұрын
Zach righteous anger is what gives me the will to live.
@deadf73852 жыл бұрын
"You can't ship of Theseus a drink!" I loved that
@vellinghem21873 жыл бұрын
Ahhh it’s stories like these that get me all excited for the army when I enlist next year. ^_^
@warmonkey32163 жыл бұрын
Im in the military right now and its crazy how little the army has changed even over 15 years later
@turok1456 Жыл бұрын
Man Zach predicted his celiacs
@ChitenBugMan3 жыл бұрын
"Where WERE YOU" "North Carolina" Thats a YUP
@mistertaffy67203 жыл бұрын
As someone from North Carolina, that sounds about right.
@ChocolateMilkmanTrue3 жыл бұрын
This is better than a podcast because it's actually funny.
@bobawett24583 жыл бұрын
I feel you on that boring part as a National guardsman lmao
@SnibediSnabs3 жыл бұрын
I can confirm that the "wait around for 3 hours for some bullshit formation that ends up not even happening" is a universal thing. I'm not even from the US and I experienced that a few times.
@vanillaplanifolia25253 жыл бұрын
The Campfire Stories are some of you guys' best content, my brother and I like to put on a few random ones from the playlist whenever we make long drives. Our favorites are the cabinet story (of course), the hog story, and the good steak one.
@Ovokor3 жыл бұрын
I was in the National guard, wee had vehicles and every month we would PMCS those things and every month the same things would be wrong with them. Pretty much half of the company spent all morning doing a piss test and everyone else hung out in the motor pool. Being in the military literally feels like your wasting your life and tax payer dollars by being there do to the sheer amount of nothing that happens. We did do some really cool trainings because nerd company. However I totally thought then and still think that having an entire company going to an AA meeting for drill would be way more beneficial then 95% of what we did.
@badasstasticusbadass49083 жыл бұрын
That soldier who saw Zach cleaning that .45 while smoking probabbly had some VERY strong Full Metal Jacket flashbacks xD
@albuseisenhorn33852 жыл бұрын
man I think "you can't Ship of Theseus a drink" is my new favorite saying
@akinoffury23323 жыл бұрын
Can confirm: My buddy who was once Army, drove fuel trucks, has told me that he visited Fort Polk once... And he tells me it's worse than everywhere else
@EchoingVegas8 ай бұрын
"Oh, I'll come back later..." Probably the one time someone thought Zach was a badass.
@derekdrake87063 жыл бұрын
The last time I got drunk it was a dark night, man.. horrible things happened and I was low.. two bottles of whiskey, a smidge of something that tasted like turpentine and a bottle of vicodin later and next thing I know, I'm being rushed to a hospital 50 miles away. I remember being really stupid for a week, unable to walk, terrified of sleeping because of the horrible nightmares and ruining my favorite pair of pants.. now, I can't even be near alcohol without my body shrieking at me in protest. Been sober for years now, even kicked the opiates.
@Uranium-jj7le2 жыл бұрын
3:26 “OK Hazard… Imma leave ya be. Happy 21st man”
@brandtlucasbrandt2 жыл бұрын
2:50 I remember turning 21. First handgun I bought was a .44 Desert Eagle. It was my first ever gun I bought myself and I was super happy with the purchase. Looking back, I wish I bought something more practical or modest like a 1911. My inner Jew still screams at me for spending over 2k on a pistol, but I still fire it with a smug grin knowing I own a fucking Deagle. Funnily enough my only other gun at the time was this .22 rifle my grandpa gifted me when I turned 16. Love that thing to death.
@avengermkii78723 жыл бұрын
I can see why Mike doesn't have many stories, he's at a job where the demand is low; Zach has a job where the demand is high and it's like he's been working in military retail for 5 years or something.
@I_am_ENSanity3 жыл бұрын
As a recovering alcoholic I wish I hadn't also had (still have) crippling depression, hallucinations of being tortured in hell, and about 1000 voices whispering things to me all day. If I didn't have them then I probably wouldn't have had such a crippling alcohol addiction.
@HipsterKhan Жыл бұрын
I swear I've watched this video several times since it came out and why did it never sink in that I wouldn't do anything in an infantry company. Here I am now, doing nothing in my barracks room.
@JEST3R_2 жыл бұрын
"Maybe I have celiac disease or something..." Narrator: he did
@MadBenYT3 жыл бұрын
This has quickly become one of my favorite channel's, you guys are brilliant