How Army Artillery Soldiers Train To Fire $4.3 Million Howitzers - The "King Of Battle" | Boot Camp

[@Mr_Crocodile_56]

I love the honesty of the guy who went "yeah im here cause of the bonus"

[@jimmyc3170]

Me too .I join for the bonus.1987 July-Nov

[@mikej5959]

Too bad it’s paid out over like five years. The bonuses are not worth it the way they are distributed.

[@andrzej21111]

Most are for money and the rest are deviants.

[@karlheinzvonkroemann2217]

Yeah, certainly. We don't make our recruitment goals anymore. If we do it's only because those numbers have been lowered.

[@adamotak5145]

@@karlheinzvonkroemann2217 was the 50k only the chief or the two guys that were firing or for every soldier in there?

[@Ben-M112]

Recruiter: Why did you join the artillery? Pretty much everyone: Big gun go boom

[@Clxtchisclxtch]

This got me dying 🤣🤣🤣

[@adamotak5145]

home depo forklift driver making bank 50k bonus lmfao

[@jimspink2922]

Reminds me of the scence in Good Morning Vietnam. Where Robin Williams pretends to take a call from Bob asks him him who he is with and replies in a loud voice Artillery and wants any song so long as its LOUD

[@Microphunktv-jb3kj]

Most choose that because it feels safer in the backline in a war as opposed to cannon fodder in the trench. But if the rounds really are 96 pounds... that's pretty physically exhausting tbh , how many loaders there are per arty? thats like 45kg.. 1h max and i wouldnt even feel my hands. (2 rounds per minute rate of fire as sayd) so arty soldiers are literally "gym bros" then i assume? why does US military even have DEI then.... so real soldiers are exhausting t hemselves and all those woke mentally ill overweight freaks are your officers and HQ ? :S cringe no wonder you cant win wars against Non-State actors even .. it would be a sad sight to see when you have to fight an actually country in a war ... nice exit from afghan btw ! : ))))))

[@waywardmind]

I'M DESPERATE FOR HEARING LOSS, SIR

[@jimbochops]

Triple 7s are no joke, in my COP in Afghanistan we had one Triple 7 team. Us Infantry dudes would run security, patrols, checkpoints, PSDs but the arty dudes never left their huts or pits. Any time, and I mean ANY time, we would take enemy fire that team would be up laying hate on the mountains just outside the wire. They would do terrain denial operations at night where they lit up the brush and vegetation on the mountainside with red phosphorous in order to scare the T-ban away and burn their cover. At night, when they fired, my cot that was pushed flush against the wall would literally slide 6 inches away from it with every shot.

[@levanoni]

How long till your ears stop ringing after they fired?

[@PeterKennedy-b1h]

​@@levanonisonny my uncle was in artillery, when I am in a quiet room with him I can hear ringing.

[@ramalshebl60]

_see that hill? -yes, sir _i don't want to -yes, sir

[@LazerMajor-ed7uv]

typical chief

[@jerlewis4291]

I was in the Navy, we loaded 400 rounds in one day in Earle NJ, that meant carrying the rounds from the stern of the ship, down three decks and then lowering them by hand into the magazine and putting them in their racks. Three days later we fired off every round we had on the ship, 600 rounds in just over 8 hours. There were 4 of us in the magazine, not only did you have to load the round, you had to load the powder charge which weighed 45-55 pounds. The powder and the round went into a lift and up to the gun. We had to fire 28 rounds per minute for 6 minutes.

[@slothassasin1055]

Diff is that you're not getting rained on and dealing with the elements for weeks at a time lol. Nor are you moving the pieces of howitzers on RSOPS, running patrols, etc.

[@witcheddoctor2720]

you know damn well the VA will say hearing loss isn't service-related

[@Mr_Zimm]

They dont. Its an automatic 10%

[@SubvertTheState]

​@@Mr_Zimm It's not automatic

[@crypto_que]

@subvertTheState if you have artillery or combat arms on your DD214 it’s pretty much automatic.

[@adamotak5145]

hearing loss nothing compare to these guys getting brain scar

[@berzerker1100]

I've never have heard of that one 🤔🤔​@adamotak5145

[@vikingcalibur3009]

Once a Gunner always a Gunner!! Miss the smell of artillery in the morning!! Stay safe my southern Artillery brothers and sisters! Canadian artillery Veteran

[@jamesexploringonline872]

Few truly recognize the depth of sacrifice that individuals pour into their love for their country and its freedoms, a devotion that begins at the dawn of life and continues until its final breath.

[@FUBARFriday]

Somehow this provides better information on Field Artillery than the specific videos designed by the Army for recruitment. Great job, they should hire you guys to make their video content

[@ACslater1]

That's what this is genius

[@cokertimilehin2504]

this is an ad, bro.

[@2000_bms]

13:53 "Yeah, I chose this one because, well, it had a bonus." lmfao

[@Easymoneysniper1327]

Based on

[@therealone4350]

Man kept it real

[@CoolNinja925]

I don’t blame the dude- I became a Juliet just for that 25k bonus too 😂. Job sucks but oh well haha.

[@nicknixon6198]

No One is firing back....

[@ComfortsSpecter]

Gotta Respect that Fairly

[@daveg1318]

"80,000 shells are fired into these hills every year" Local wildlife: (⊙_☉)

[@varnelltall5701]

The ELK and Deer love the impact areas during seasons, they know no one is going in there and we can't fire while they're in there.

[@AA-kj4ic]

i believe wildlife in that area are long gone.

[@alexkenton9065]

@@AA-kj4ic they stay out of the impact area, but they dont really care anymore, theyre used to the sound of impacts and the outgoing shots of howitzers

[@mikej5959]

There’s actually a wildlife preserve on the other side of that hill. Tons of elk, deer, bison, longhorn. Lots of other small animals as well. I actually hike this area quite often. It’s to the mountain in Oklahoma.

[@mikej5959]

@@AA-kj4ic there’s actually a wildlife preserve in their backyard. Tons of elk deer and longhorn as well as bison. Lots of little small animals as well.

[@MTGeomancer]

I've been to Fort Sill numerous times as a civilian contractor installing and maintaining training devices. Several nights I've laid in bed in the hotel at night and still clearly hearing them firing. I have to say, I couldn't even begin to imagine being on the receiving end of artillery. Even safe in my hotel room, it was chilling listening to the booms and feeling the vibrations. It was a far different experience than just watching a video/movie. As a side note, Fort Sill has an excellent museum showing several different artillery pieces from over the years. Worth a visit if you're ever in the area. It's open to the public, but you will have to stop at the base visitor center to get a day pass to the base.

[@philipthecow]

2:48 Any back problems these soldiers have in the future is definitely not service related. I should work for the VA!

[@freddiefalseflagger7545]

Lol nailed it

[@varnelltall5701]

BS.. Yes it is.

[@92GreyBlue]

@@varnelltall5701 He was being sarcastic friend

[@Chris-fn7lx]

As we recruiter for the VA, we are interested in your expertise.

[@mikej5959]

It’s just annoying how there are people with nothing wrong with them getting all these payouts because they know how to work the bureaucracy and then the VA does that shit to people who actually need it

[@IonOtter]

06:50 - The PAGST helmet, originally fielded in 1983, was found to have too long of an apron on the back. It did provide excellent all-around ballistic protection, but DARPA discovered that the apron was directing *ALL* of the forward concussive force of explosions, artillery and IED up the back of the helmet, and into the brains of the wearer. It was literally acting like a scoop. Anything in front, and up to 40 degrees to the left, right or below was being focused on the top of the skull. So the helmet was redesigned and replaced by the Lightweight Marine Helmet in 2003, which is the type you see personnel wearing in the video. The LWH lacks the long apron in the back, allowing concussive forces to be deflected, without collecting them like the PAGST.

[@atatterson6992]

Very cool info. Thanks for taking the time to write that.

[@CamFurey-to1gd]

for Marines yes, but these aren't marines. they are wearing a MICH helmet...

[@MrDogbrain]

"If I can do it, anyone can!" *proceeds to drop artillery round*

[@SC_XOLOs]

10:07 😂

[@johnham4485]

ahahhahahahaa.

[@freddieburleson4896]

She how well she does on a Battery 10 rounds😂

[@johnham4485]

Dumb female mindset comes out of emotions rather than logic.

[@MrDogbrain]

@@freddieburleson4896 she’ll be 1SG’s driver or something, it’s so stupid to have female artillery soldiers. Those 155 rounds are a ball buster, she’ll be smoked after lifting two of them

[@menachemthornton6579]

Btw the person wearing glasses calling the fire mission in the video at 11:57 is me.I was training to be a 13 foxtrot but I ended up at the wrong battery by accident.I was supposed to be a 13 bravo when I left fort Moore due to being a forced reclass for failing scout skills testing.

[@kodihender5963]

No your ass didn’t you failed and had to reclass

[@kodihender5963]

Bro you failed 2 aits so they had to throw you at the dumbest artillery mos and I’m sure you barely passed that one

[@menachemthornton6579]

@@kodihender5963 no my orders were fucked up

[@southwestoklahomaairsoftcl9889]

What's up birdman.

[@menachemthornton6579]

@@southwestoklahomaairsoftcl9889 🫡👋

[@nestorrivas7703]

Look at my boy J! I had the honor to serve as a Fire Support Specialist instructor when I was in. We definitely made sure that FOs were trained and ready to put Steel on Steel! Eyes of Death baby, no one can compare.

[@reddevilparatrooper]

That's correct, Artillery is the King of Battles.

[@waywardmind]

I was not ready for the dude in the salmon track suit and black cap at 13:28 . LOL

[@Randomthingsforyuo]

Facts, what is he contractor?

[@NotFluplaxio]

The bonus isn’t for the job role, it’s for the future headache of having to deal with the VA.

[@johnhopkins6260]

My father, WWII, MOS 844, Battery A, 32nd Field Artillery Battalion: Sicily, Normandy, to V-E Day; to say he didn't come back as the same is an understatement.

[@GunBunny-h4w]

That was me for 20 years 😆. I started as a "powder monkey", number 1 man, driver, assistant gunner, ammo team chief, gunner, section chief, gunnery sergeant, smoke, and master gunner for battalion. It was fun.

[@Todo7J]

MG is that you 🥹😂

[@GunBunny-h4w]

@@Member00101 The most crucial element in the artillery world. You gotta know where your rounds are landing. Observers on the hill do that. Us gun bunnies can not do it alone. We need observers and FDC.

[@jlongino51823]

Thank you to all of our service members.

[@cheatingstories-36]

I appreciate the honesty of the guy who said, "Yeah, I'm here because of the bonus."

[@EndoftheBlock7224]

While deployed in 2017 a crew I visisted in Iraq had a backfire and killed several of the soldiers on it. I stayed with them for a week while working comms for another mission

[@varnelltall5701]

1990-2015, 13M. FIELD ARTILLERY, KING OF BATTLE!!! RED LEGS LEAD THE WAY!!!

[@almorrow9345]

Those radars may take 5 minutes to emplace/setup, though displacement/survivability is the key. That radar is a beacon, saying come kill me. Survey says......

[@isaac-vb1ng]

Watching this on fort sill as they’ve been doing this for the last hour 😂

[@BrosephtheAsian]

Meet some of the first female graduates when I was stationed in Fort Sill. Besides the bonuses as an incentive they were very proud of being the ground work for future females entering.

[@beardedlonewolf7695]

Don't enable them and normalize it, they'll go in every fields like infantry and put men at risk.

[@OnMeds1]

need to teach these ladies proper lifting techniques. She's Bending over at the waist and using all back. Massive injuries in her future if not Corrected

[@mikej5959]

They aren’t teaching her a lot of things clearly. Her helmet cover is on backwards. She’s lifting all wrong. Again this might be very early on, but she’s in AIT. She should know some of the stuff. I’m surprised they let business insider interview her. I don’t think women shouldn’t be out there, but they need to be trained properly

[@mariekargbo8010]

Are you a teach for the US Army

[@trees6543]

10:06 i love how they show her barely being able to carry that round 😂😂 while the dudes do it effortlessly lmaoo that's messed up

[@Isayitwithmychest]

That guy giving an interview from an office about "field" artillery is crazy work

[@KoshYTGC]

Artillery is the king of battle.

[@TexasGrandDad]

I attended the Field Artillery Officer's Basic Course in 1995 at a time when only men served in the Field Artillery. The fail rate at the schoolhouse was traditionally 10-20%. It was an academically challenging course where everyone did a few hours of homework each night after a full day in the classroom or in the field. Watched a number of classmates exit the course due to failing an exam. Went back a few years later to attend the Advanced Course.

[@atatterson6992]

Only men should STILL serve in artillery. Trump 2024

[@Byrd_Gaming]

I was a 13F, the ones who call up the fire missions. Best job ever!!

[@quickdeuce]

Thank you for this video. I did my OBC (Officer Basic Course) at Ft. Sill in 1971. Class 17-71. Oregon National Guard 2nd Btn, 218th Atry. Brought back some fun memories.

[@huntercormier5610]

“These cannons can strike up to 20 miles away” HE with RAP had a max range last I remember of 32.5 KM

[@callumlavigne2463]

32.5km is 20.19 miles. I'd say the sentence was accurate for the purposes of the video.

[@scotsmanofnewengland7713]

I was stationed with the VII Corps Field Artillery as a medic in West Germany ( now Germany) and when I first saw and felt the effects of a 8” self propelled artillery gun I really appreciated those artillery soldiers.

[@pm-bg9mu]

Greetings from the u.k , love the u.s army , god bless you.. my you go own in strength

[@gerardoarenasss]

It’s so serendipitous that I’m watching this when my nephew’s graduation is next week in Fort Sill

[@leokelly359]

I was stationed at ft sill for almost 6 years, as a fire direction specialist. a lot has changed since 1994 females as howitzer crew members, good for them. if they can handle the hard work of 13B.

[@x1lpr]

SSG Parfitt was my section chief during 13B AIT, Amazing chief and instructor, we always saved his favorite MRE during our FTX.

[@eBaum96]

21:19 This is what it's all about! That's awesome and admirable they are serving together! I hope my son, who is 16 now, follows my footsteps as well, so we can serve together before I retire! Best of luck to the both of them! o7

[@NotFluplaxio]

Babe wake up new business insider just dropped 🤙

[@tolpacourt]

GHEY

[@Barneys69Ruiz]

15:28 bro just wanted to be in the video 😂😂 he must of told his friends aye yo watch this 😂

[@josenieves9165]

I thank them for their service

[@6AlphaMikeCharlie9]

How Arrogant! "Running circles around these kids"

[@summer7603]

Well to be fair her circles are smaller

[@nickl6715]

Ain’t bragging if it’s true

[@Odinarcade00]

Dude props to her. Being 38 and kicking ass like that isn’t easy. Most people join the army young.

[@summer7603]

@@Odinarcade00 the problem with your generation is that you dont see the obvious lie. Where in that video do you see that woman do anything except mouth off. The little chick who struggled deserves more props.

[@Odinarcade00]

@@summer7603 wtf you talking about my generation? They didn’t film her every move. You join the military at a young age you have a death wish. You join the military at an older age you have balls. I almost joined when I was younger and it would have been much easier than if I joined now as an older person. You must be old as 💩 talking to me about my “generation”. It’s kind of obvious it irritates you when strong women speak. Good luck boomer.

[@BigMamaJama]

Every US service member around a gun, big or small should have active hearing protection headphones for both safety and communication efficiency. Communication is everything.

[@armybeef68]

13:58 When I was working at MEPS, I had a recruit shipping out who said he got a $50,000 bonus, he was so proud he was beaming, couldn't stop smiling, and I asked him how much was that after taxes and his whole face dropped like, oh sheet, I didn't even think about that. I felt so bad but I really meant it as a serious question because I never got a bonus and didn't know anybody who did, so when we talked about it, it was all rumors we had heard, like you didn't get it at once, you got bigger paychecks like for a year, but they didn't just hand you a $50,000 check.

[@cadedalexander]

it seems like if there’s one thing that the military is good at, it’s not taking care of its soldiers. no wonder recruitment sucks these days

[@MattTee1975]

"I really like radars."

[@zxrcanada]

lolll, thats why its better to let the officers speak to the media.

[@cygern77]

phenomenal

[@novemberkilo2207]

@@zxrcanadaofficers only have one purpose. To disappear when work needs to be done

[@stevenboyce4136]

I lived in Lawton Oklahoma as a kid, right next to FT. Sill...Father was stationed there, BOOM BOOM all day long, all-day strong..hot, dusty, and loud is the norm there

[@michaelstopher1471]

There are few old school professions that exist successfully beyond war.

[@edwarda3939]

2:04 never wash your vest with other items lol

[@AuGTN01]

The cannon pointing at a 0° 0:53 gave me War Thunder anti-Light Tabk vibes

[@92GreyBlue]

The woman at 9:11 is absolutely insufferable. Obviously in it for ego.

[@92GreyBlue]

SFC NELLIE IVERSON I would follow into battle anyday. SHE has the right attitude. IT IS NOT ABOUT YOU in the military.

[@M777a2-k7f]

Uh no. She seemed more confident than arrogant, guy.

[@BryonLetterman]

what's worse is that she's 38, she could have joined up nearly 20 years ago and went to Iraq or Afghanistan with the rest of us, but she waited till all that was over before she joined up

[@FreezyPop]

​@@M777a2-k7fshe's clearly full of ego people like her we despise in the military lmao

[@cinhh]

Pvt. Amisha Boozer will throw out her back in no time.

[@hrwildem4993]

Loved to see the round dropped. Thats DEI for you.

[@blakett88]

love to see people hide anonymously on the internet to say edgy things. also that kind of drop to that round won't do shit

[@hrwildem4993]

@@blakett88 Sorry, I guess what I should've said was "she sure is doing great, look at how big and strong. Can definitely see how she got the gig"

[@jermicidal7506]

She's there voluntarily. So not Dei.. and at least she's trying.

[@crypto_que]

@@blakett88it’s what people who don’t pack the gear to serve do. Talk about people living real lives, having real world experiences. Don’t have anything nice to say? Didn’t serve? Keep your piehole shut.

[@WayneKim-dv6id]

​@@blakett88no it wont but TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE, lives are on the line in a fire mission. Guess you have NEVER SERVED.

[@starksvensk]

I've always wanted to see this! Thank you business insider!

[@conworldus8310]

Everyone in the video will leave the army with IQ at least 20 points lower than before joining

[@jeromescruggs2746]

The shells I handled were 205 pounds a piece. 8" howitzer. GO LONG. USMC 1974

[@lameojameo4859]

Gotta say as a 42A in an Artillery unit, watching the Howitzers do their thing is one of the best parts of being in an Artillery unit

[@crypto_que]

Nah doing the recon, finding the firing points, laying the guns, then actually firing them was the best part. Being part of the crew & finger popping a 155 is surreal.

[@void870]

Guarantee that Schuck is the most hated trainee among her peers. That arrogant attitude would be a recipe for disaster in any unit. Congrats, you're 38 and choosing to get into a combat role, after GWOT ended. What a fuckin hero, where were ya for the last 20 years of combat?

[@mikej5959]

Wow, I assumed she had a higher rank. I didn’t read the specialist in front of it. Yeah I’m sure she’s pretty annoying.

[@CB-zo9dn]

Been at Fort Sill for FO AIT and she reminds me of several trainees that were rated bottom of the platoon rating

[@welpingwoodz9955]

Well... she was apart of 4th plt. Oh brother. She is an asshole.

[@Microphunktv-jb3kj]

many unmarried childless women soon in america... you can put them all to work in the military makes a good cannon fodder, so they wouldn't be useless in society boss babes, you go girl .. so stronk

[@Odinarcade00]

First off all she said she worked as a detective for a while so she probably decided to change careers for a while and join the army. You gotta have massive BALLS to join the army at 38 so honestly her arrogance doesn’t bother me. In fact a younger soldier should be having an easier time. I actually think it’s badass…

[@benignobrionesiii]

Standards were definitely lowered if that female at the 10:07 mark was dropping them rounds like that and she passed/not corrected. She is in for a rude awakening when she gets to her unit. That cadre set her up for failure. Straight up.

[@PentaRaus]

Do women still have lower physical requirements in the military as compared to men?

[@VTnumb]

yes

[@Broadway-l2u]

Some what

[@alfredpaquin3563]

In 1969, we stuck cigarette butts in our ears.

[@AnthonyLagunas-yv6br]

I was a proud Infantryman, selected for Drill Sergeant duty. I was sent to Ft. Sill, we had 3 Infantryman per Battery. Guess which ones showed up for PT and any road marching.

[@The_Comedian556]

They don't send the fit guys to drill duty ;). Go to an actual Arty battery and go talk to the Forward Observer Party. They'll outrun and march you, with more weight too.

[@vor6126]

MLRS guy seems super chill

[@MrWaalkman]

Loved Fort Sill as a kid in the '60s. Back then, Geronimo Elementary school had cannons behind the school. I thought that they were there to keep the kids from escaping. :) We always stopped by and visited the Army mule on the way back from church, usually with a carrot or an apple. When we lived there, the Field Artillery Museum had most (if not all) of its pieces outside, and if we promised not to break anything, the guard would let us play on and in the equipment. I'm sure that has changed. We had been scheduled to move to Italy, and dad was to be deployed to Turkey, but the Jupiter missiles had begun to be removed from Turkey, so we ended up moving to Colorado Springs instead, where dad worked at Ent AFB. Fond memories. :)

[@mendellschelin1508]

Those guns behind your school were used to train troops to use the aiming circle in conjunction with the gun's fire control instruments. I trained there in 1969 on those very guns. The guns are still at Ft Sill. They've been relocated west to Ft Sill Blvd.

[@MrWaalkman]

@@mendellschelin1508 Ah, I noticed that they were missing from the school area. I wondered what happened to them. Thanks!

[@2_dog_Restoration]

I spent the summer of 1981 at Fort Sill for basic and AIT. We slept in WW2 houseing. Looks like a they have improved a little since !!

[@Trome1200]

I graduated from Ft. Sill in 2016 and we were the first company to use the brand new barracks they built. Much nicer than the older ones (which we used during reception) although I'm not sure if those were the World War 2 era ones I just remember the showers being very antique.

[@2_dog_Restoration]

@@Trome1200 Our shower's and shiter's where a sperate building about a city block away from our sleeping barracks.

[@_itsallahoax]

The single-story wooden ones? They were still there the last time I was in, 1995 or 96. My father was there in the 60's and said they were supposed to be demolished and replaced then.

[@AnthonyLagunas-yv6br]

​@@_itsallahoaxI was a Drill Sergeant at Ft Sill. The WW2 barracks were all torn down.

[@anhtdang92]

this is some straight hooah hooah stuff.

[@Tarumarugan]

It’s pretty hilarious how these insanely giant guns are fired using basically the same pull chord method as my lawn mower 😂

[@CCM1199]

During OIF III, I got to see the M270 MLRS fire a round from FOB Summerall and that round landed in Fallujah on a building that was to be destroyed due to it being a sniper's nest. I am a retired tanker and seeing some crazy stuff like an M109A6 fire its gun in direct fire mode was fun too. as far as radar systems, we had the Q36/Q37 and LCMR systems up and running at all times. it is scary to hear a 120mm round incoming. Whats even more fascinating for me was the fact that we had Arty fire a 155 round in our direction and seen the round impact 300M into farm land. Shout out to my artillery brothers and sisters at 1-41FA at Fort Stewart, GA...GLORY'S GUNS!

[@maxiumgolf1]

@23:11 coincidental hazard. You sign up, choose,elect to become, take affirmative action. Yes artillery operator’s understand the risk at hand. Proportionately agree for compensation, YES! VA is taking action to notice deviations!

[@fredrickdavis5746]

My very first fire mission I still remember Fire mission shell HE fuse PD deflection 320 Quadron 444

[@markharbour7469]

Watching the female troop drop the round made me cringe

[@reezydrips_drips6823]

😂😂

[@trmon8890]

wait till she get's to her unit and has to move 2 rounds at a time for a distance of 200 to 300 meters at a time. It's called the projoe shuffle

[@j777barbasiewicz]

Women carrying 95 pound shells. What a f idiots.

[@darwel007]

It is common knowledge that female police rescue male firefighters all the time. No surprise here!

[@alfredpaquin3563]

I walked past a soldier who had a 155 projo drop on his foot from 3 feet, which had slid out of the tube because it had not been seated. When the tube was raised for a high angle shot, it crushed most of his foot.😢

[@righttwix574]

On the bright side of carrying that weight: you only need to make it a little distance, the cannon can get it the rest of the way there.

[@Microphunktv-jb3kj]

"running circles around these young men" 9:45 - im sure russians and chinese are shivering :DDDDDDDDDDD

[@gbb82]

Rear the piece, Face the piece, Fall in!

[@michaelstopher1471]

Battlefield engineer. The bestest!

[@truly-oni3945]

On 16:44 went to AIT with that guy! Essex was a cool guy. Me and him almost beat the shit out of each other on our first week. After that we became pretty good buddies. Good times

[@No-mz5xq]

He went to my school dude is not real

[@truly-oni3945]

@@No-mz5xq goofball, I literally have videos of him on our graduation.

[@conrradotorres4653]

"Your hearing loss is not service related injuries"

[@controlfreak1963]

Towed artillery are obsolete after Ukraine. Self propelled artillery are the future according to the Pentagon as they can shoot and scoot much faster.

[@specials3607]

Yep was gonna say the same thing. Finished are the days of shooting 50 rounds from a fob without counter batteries hitting you.

[@controlfreak1963]

@@ChrisTurner-xj9wi I think the Ukrainians and Russians have the most experience with towed artillery since WW2 or Korean War. You can't protect yourself from a HIMARS or similar weapon unless you leave quickly.

[@Los21189]

0:25 is it typical to drop one side of round then pick it up I need to know lol

[@scottfriske9186]

Is anyone going to tell PVT Boozer that her ACH cover is on backwards?

[@charlesdark2861]

Had to double check, holy shit it actually is

[@gearedup01]

That's what happens when the military implements DEI hiring. She also was dropping the shells at the beginning of the video. Can you imagine being wounded in combat and having to rely on a female to get you to out of the combat area. No thanks.

[@summer7603]

Hahah

[@darwel007]

@@gearedup01 That is the American way. We are winning wars everywhere.

[@CalicoJack1]

​@gearedup01 You learned that term last week and can't get enough, huh 😂 The military literally accepts anyone, relax tough guy

[@billedwards8755]

I was asst. Gunner on 8 inch selfpropelled howitzer in Nam it was awesome!

[@u4yeah123]

7:30 why not develop like a motorcycle full helmet to absorb the blast

[@charlesdark2861]

@@u4yeah123 Because it'd be heavy and would get in the way.

[@brianphillips7696]

If it wasn’t designed well it could also interfere with hearing and breathing. You also need to be able to fit a gas mask under a helmet in case somebody decides to go WW1 and use something nasty like mustard, vx, sarin, etc.

[@l0udcheese]

I would LOVE to see Business Insider come to Canada to look into the Basic Military Qualification of the Canadian Armed Forces. There really isnt much media out there of what exactly goes on at BMQ ever since the old tv show Basic Up! got cancelled. I would love for future recruits to be able to get an idea of what's precisely they have waiting for them once they get sworn in.

[@Shushiknow]

The cannon is so cool that it needs robot arms to load, and it'll tickle your brain if you let it.

[@mr.shepherd_1776]

Castaneda was one of my instructors at Sill! Hell yeah Fisters!

[@mikelee2870]

at 2:19 did the trainee respond to the NCO as " yes boss". New Army!

[@gobanito]

New Army is women in Artillery. We didn't have them when I was a 13b in Fort Sill.

[@noneofyourbusiness9489]

Nostalgia seeing my old 13J classroom lol.

[@1029db]

Wait until these young Soldiers hear “your disability is not service connected” from the VA

[@kerry-j4m]

That is so disheartening and sad,yet,very true. I'm hoping and praying these young soldiers don't ever need the services of the VA. EVER.

[@conworldus8310]

Don't worry. By the time that happens, they would have accumulated enough brain damage to have enough cognitive ability to be upset with the VA response.

[@CarlosPerez-em3wu]

yeah i bet the guys are extremely helpful

[@KingDre393]

Can we get some Patriot Missile system love or a 14T video?

[@kodihender5963]

POG fires

[@gutswithwaves4520]

ADA Nerd

[@AtheismScientism]

My sister is in artillery and just finished AIT at Fort Sill Oklahoma. She’s now deployed to Poland training with NATO forces due to the Russian threat. She LOVES her job. 🇺🇸

[@darwel007]

Definitely a good idea to put child-bearing-age women on the front line. I always wanted my sisters to go first in combat!

[@Andrew-hd2yk]

Yeah I live there, they were banging around last night too. People who aren’t from Lawton always jump, and we’re like “what? It’s just Ft. Sill.”

[@hunterno7704]

@@darwel007 Sorry Mr. Incel, women don't exist just to have babies. They are just as intelligent as men. Better reflexes, can handle G forces better, anatomically. While a portion of women may not be able to meet artillery physical standards, the one that do, perform an incredibly important job. I can smell the insecurity from here.

[@BryonLetterman]

there is no Russian threat. Russia is in no way a threat to us, and the only reason Russia invaded Ukraine is because NATO keeps adding new member states right along the Russian border. It would be like if Russia had an alliance against us and they got Mexico and Canada to join it. Of course we'd feel threatened.

[@jlongino51823]

@@Andrew-hd2ykI live by Ft Knox. Same. We also get the flight training on top of kabooms. People don’t get it 😂

[@dancingcow8640]

Oh shit watch out for that one guy who’s forklift certified

[@gustavofring2132]

21:12 That’s cool! Enjoy your time with your dad I never had one

[@Yotubez]

You are NOT Gustavo fring 😭

[@pudanielson1]

15% is still pretty high considering that all combat roles were only opened in 2016

[@kornalbabua2000]

Me likes the lil' blondie sittin on the gunsight and pullin the lever.

[@angelmelko]

I wish that I took this path a long time ago. Just being able to push myself to be better.