Marine Self-Destructs to Get Out Fights for Ukraine

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[@JamesonsTravels]

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[@adrianochoa1104]

Do they supply insulin in that kit? Just asking if they do.

[@jarryan2136]

civ div isntt his channel he is a guest

[@Wainamu75]

Lol snake oil dealer

[@hardstyle8184]

check out Chosen Company's "Operation Shovel" in Ukraine... Ryan O'Leary is the commanding officer, USA unit of US, UK, AUS, CAN western veterans.... They are known as the "sledgehammer unit" in Ukraine's armed forces.

[@arielhamm-flores6893]

so are you for Russia?

[@Vinnytwotime]

"The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth" - African proverb

[@Gregory-qu1ct]

Even more true in Africa.

[@EveryoneGamesOnline]

Damn 😬😅

[@TheZombiefist]

Man Konoha lucky Naruto wanted to be the Hokage. lol

[@snaker9er]

Lot of children not being embraced by villages

[@stevecariggillio4139]

Something an African would think is profound.

[@TrajanX]

knew a dude in my unit who went through the same exact thing this dude went through, got hurt, unit treated him like garbage, was tragically killed in ukraine recently…

[@ac-4204]

Sorry for your loss brother, carry on his legacy and memory. ❤🪦

[@walterhartman]

No telling what is going on over there, Media not even reporting of Americans killed in Ukraine now.

[@jasonhuntchicago]

What was his name?

[@TrajanX]

@@jasonhuntchicago internet is a weird place and you could be one of those trackamerc types so respectfully i’m keeping any additional information to myself.

[@Rgd0]

@@TrajanX thanks to brave russian soldiers

[@xORLOCKx]

His leadership failed him. Straight up. Seen it happen to other people as well. He earned his another way. Nothing but respect for him.

[@thescornedgentleman7484]

Exactly..He is a STAND Up guy obviously. He's NOT scared to fight

[@stevencigar9897]

@@terr0rbyte-yi2kv whats so lame, or are you just another poser who thinks could do better

[@onerider808]

You respect a guy who went to fight for notsees for money? Wow.

[@notamurderer6226]

@@onerider808everyone fights for money

[@greorbowlfinder7078]

He said why. "They hated me". Hate from leadership causes odd behaviors. Other countries wanted him. Simple to understand. Perception is reality.

[@brieziethirteen13]

Reality isnt subjective

[@JamesonsTravels]

he sure went on to fight in all sorts of wars. usmc side of his life was sad since he clearly was able to perform in the infantry.

[@Jellybelly008]

@@brieziethirteen13Pretty much this. Perception is a perception.

[@brieziethirteen13]

@@Thesavagesouls 100% fact. The guy is a wannabe merc clown

[@brieziethirteen13]

@@Jellybelly008 perception doent make it real. Dude is wannabe and couldnt cut it. Thats reality

[@kdnelson]

USMC veteran here. His leadership failed him completely. Unfortunately this is very common.

[@WalterSobchak91]

Most of the people in leadership roles aren’t nurture enough to be directing other people. And the people who are mature enough to be a good leader, just wanna gtfo and do something more useful.

[@kevinthegreat2141]

nope, probly his parents

[@WalterSobchak91]

@@kevinthegreat2141 a lot of people join the marines because their parents failed them…

[@kCI251]

​@@WalterSobchak91 That's BS

[@WalterSobchak91]

@@kCI251 trust me bub Ik a lot of marines who hardly had parents at all

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

Honestly, the simplest answer is probably that at 19 he was a late bloomer. An adult male at 115lbs is very very small. Combined with a 'me first' mentality, and it sounds like at that age he wasn't far enough through the puberty maturation process. Clearly, he grew up, since both the YPG and Foreign Legion both invited him back. And his combat record speaks for itself.

[@_DMNO_]

​@@Graeme-r2f Nothing special about any of us bud. No need to go cryin about it.

[@robertberatheon4213]

He said the USMC didn’t deserve him? They couldn’t use him! He failed to meet standards… he couldn’t conform to military life and he was released… this happens everyday

[@Darth_Traitorous]

​@@robertberatheon4213and because Congress refuses to take away the power of Commander in Chief from the president we could be fighting in Ukraine. It just takes Congress to declare war on Russia and force the president to do what is necessary to defend our nation against the Russian threat.

[@196cupcake]

Except for your comment about "'me first' mentality", I'd agree with you. He put in a lot of extra work trying to make up for his preexisting weaknesses. It didn't work. He wished it had.

[@196cupcake]

@@Graeme-r2f No, before that part he put in a lot of PT in an attempt to get good enough. He talks about it in the video if you're curious.

[@KevinHale-y2t]

He passed Bootcamp. Hes a Marine. He earned it. Just got blackballed like many Marines do.

[@JamesonsTravels]

once you are out there is no community. dudes hate another guy successful at scale.

[@tonynatola]

​@@JamesonsTravelsyep lots of haters who never have been downrange of an ppk firing at them from a peer military like Russia

[@J_Allen3556]

​@JamesonsTravels it's the crabs in a bucket mentality.

[@timrainger8908]

@@tonynatola ppk…….

[@CaptainStoopid-qr5tf]

@@ciagangstalker He was a little dirt bag...

[@tEpicEcho]

21 year U.S. Army Veteran. The guy seems genuine to me. No judgment here.

[@JamesonsTravels]

Same. He seems like he is passionate about his new mission.

[@CollaborativeDataAccounts]

@@JamesonsTravels Serving a foreign power instead of working for something that benefits our country. ROGER.

[@Scroooge]

@@CollaborativeDataAccounts Yeah like GWOT or Vietnam or all the coups everywhere right? You are not serving your country anymore you are serving politicians and big corporations

[@JamesonsTravels]

@@CollaborativeDataAccounts i never said i approve. i look at the facts.its a bit deeper than a youtube comment.

[@AnonYMous-wf3wq]

He's fighting for a worthwhile cause instead of fighting ((for-profit)) wars.

[@freedomloverusa3030]

Many people bad mouthing that kid, but none of them have been in the trenches under air, drone attacks, and never stopping artillery barrages. He have steel in his blood, he can deal with actual war as a real infantryman.

[@_DMNO_]

Agreed

[@196cupcake]

Yup. "Do 5k ruck within X minutes." Everyone will fail if you set X low enough.

[@ericwieboldt7042]

😂😂😂 okay buddy

[@BigJohnson-g3j]

Yes, it's a shame he is fighting on the wrong side of history.

[@196cupcake]

@@BigJohnson-g3j How is he "fighting on the wrong side of history"?

[@ZF_92]

What should be noted is that he found 2 years of training in the marine corp more traumatic then fighting in Iraq, Syria, and Ukraine

[@kevinmcmillin870]

Because the usmc is a torture frat

[@tonynatola]

go through infantry school with a serious ankle Injury and then tells us about it. are u in a combat zone, we're you? did you volunteer to go without the military for ING you?

[@davidchandler2087]

@@tonynatola Can you repeat yourself in English? Please and thank you.

[@GamerForLife514]

Yes and that is what the majority of people don't see and are missing the point, there is something bad going inside the United States Military.

[@Jeffersoniananti-federalist]

Makes me wonder if any of that fighting actually happened.

[@cassidybronson6891]

It is a marine corps failure. Leadership is lacking in the marines these days. The commandant of the marine corps said so. All it took was a bit of actual leadership and motivation and this dude would have become a stellar marine. Instead, treat him like crap and make him want to leave and go do bigger better things. Now that he is, people want to pass judgment.

[@BigJohnson-g3j]

Agree.

[@cassidybronson6891]

@@BigJohnson-g3j my man!

[@Red13.0]

You said it

[@griggsgibs3933]

Just got out of the marines in May of this year. Absolutely spot on. Whole military is going through a dark time and needs reform

[@AbuHajarAlBugatti]

Its ironic. Now he is training people in ukraine in a conflict the US hasnt fought since the vietnam war. When it comes to vertically last time in korean 1950s war

[@leadpipejustice9253]

This dude can do whatever he wants. He fought in Syria, and has seen more action than most couch operators in the comments

[@WwarpfirewW]

Yes he can, dont know why to glorify it, many people go fight for their ideological views. But most people who love war and spent whole life in conflicts until unable or dead, have something else going in their head.

[@hahdgabfhbsjcnsncnnsdbbzbs]

We shouldn’t even be in Syria

[@leadpipejustice9253]

@@hahdgabfhbsjcnsncnnsdbbzbs he's is not there as part of the US military. He is just there for fun. Cus he likes it. He makes a living off youtube being in conflict zones. It's all he knows. Do some research before judging people

[@Bradd-o2z]

@@hahdgabfhbsjcnsncnnsdbbzbshe fought with the Kurds in Syria not US military.

[@WOOLSEY2k24]

He never fought in Syria. He sat behind the front lines learning about Kurdistan and the culture. He did training exercises, he handled firearms, he never fought.

[@Arbiter710]

He’s seen more combat than 99.999999999999% of flat range warriors talking in this commmet….

[@aloysiusdevadander19]

@@Arbiter710 no, he hasn't. He has literally never been in a fire fight. He's larping doing cool guy stuff for the internet because he feels like a failure and the Ukraine war is how he thought he could redeem his manhood. Even though, he's never seen combat in his life.

[@johnsonnghiem9018]

​​@@aloysiusdevadander19hes taking returning fire.. on video & shooting.. I'd say he's in a firefight. Rah..

[@aloysiusdevadander19]

@@johnsonnghiem9018 that's not him, bud

[@Kimchi4Arms]

@@Arbiter710 Yes, he destroyed treelines that will grow back within a year

[@Arbiter710]

@@aloysiusdevadander19 He’s literally taking incoming art… Your gonna say that’s not combat? Why don’t you get over there and show everybody how it’s done instead of running your mouth

[@fastwing3295]

As a man who serves in the Czech Air Force... Why are Americans so viscious against their own (former and present) military members? It's as if as soon as you don't fight in a sandbox for oil, you're suddenly not fighting 'the good fight'.

[@CiviTac]

Because the marine corps is particularly designed to harden its men for combat to levels that make it one of the best fighting forces in the world. It’s not for everyone but it produces excellent riflemen that no one wants to be forced to fight

[@scottohara9001]

Fight for oil 🥴

[@TROUTnABOUT81]

As an American Infantryman, what seems pleasant to us about us may seem "viscious" to say the Czech Air Force.

[@GameFuMaster]

@@CiviTac seems like blind marine worship lol

[@eyohboy455]

They arent tuff they arent good at their job, is hierarchy jocking

[@JustBenInLA]

He was too young and too small when he went in and they made his life hell.

[@larrytinsley4247]

lmfao

[@JamesonsTravels]

perhaps. the self harming stuff of being in a platoon needed a doc to address it before he self harmed.

[@JN1-506]

He self selected to fail. Hes the worst type of soldier/marine

[@ScottMartain]

@@JustBenInLA Marines watch a movie lol

[@UnderCover_300blk]

​@@JN1-506Did you watch the video?

[@metalmaidenhell138]

My 'small' Dad was a tunnel rat for 4 years in Vietnam. 😂

[@Gtfo124]

God bless your dad tell him thanks

[@boringdude1626]

Who the hell goes for four tours in that place?

[@boringstuff1542]

@@boringdude1626 a person who was drafted.

[@CDSAfghan]

@@boringstuff1542 No one is drafted for 4 tours, why would you say something so idiotic?

[@kevinmcmillin870]

@@CDSAfghan Probably miscommunication. The real story is probably that his dad served for 4 years during Vietnam and was a tunnel rat during deployment

[@Panzerfaust9161]

My nephew joined the Army back in 2016. He loved the job but absolutely hated the bosses. He was always talking about how the higher ups would coddle the girls and those of a diverse group. He would end up finishing his contract and never going back. He said he couldn’t continue to be told what to do by people he was smarter than.

[@butteredtoast6510]

Leadership will make or break you, and the platoon you are stuck with will define your experience. There are a lot of NCO’s that don’t know the difference between saying the creed and living it.

[@troyblackwell3995]

He failed to realize that he joined the Marine Corp, the USMC didn't join him. Therefore, he is subject to their standards of training, not his.

[@196cupcake]

He'd agree with you.

[@BigJohnson-g3j]

That is a bizarre reasoning to discount the differences in people's genetics. That's like saying there is a 1 size fits all way of training. Just nonsense. They should have recognized what he can do, and suit him best to that task. Corp leadership was the problem, in addition to his mental health.

[@Red13.0]

And he still did better without the marine corps

[@grilledleeks6514]

@BigJohnson-g3j nah that's an L take. If you can't do the training you are a liability. He should have been reassigned

[@RatsAreNice222]

@@grilledleeks6514 which is what he said "They should have recognized what he can do, and suit him best to that task"

[@Tony27654]

He’s definitely fought in a hell of a lot more battles and wars than most guys.

[@ottomueller4425]

Never directly engaged the enemy

[@Arbiter710]

@@ottomueller4425lol and you’ve never stepped foot in a combat zone

[@Norðmaður]

@@Arbiter710 he's acting that he's a bad ass soldier that has been at the frontline engaging enemies tho. It's cringe.

[@Steam0985]

@@Norðmaður "Its cringe" your reply reeks of keyboard warrior, he has recent footage from Chasiv Yar

[@captaingramcrackergrams5990]

​@@ottomueller4425Yes, he literally has both as a volunteer in Ukraine and in Syria.... Stop talking out your ass

[@kim-jong-poon]

People can hate on this kid all they want but one thing is certain is that his video from the early days of the Ukraine war of his squad inserting into a village and coming under artillery fire will live on and be veiwed by countless generations to come and will be used as a primary source for historians for a long time. Thats more of a legacy than most of us will leave this earth.

[@redorange7912]

its funny, you have the pfp and name that you do, and the issue around this topic is complex, but yeah what you said is 100% facts, and that legacy can be dismissed all people want but its still more of a (positive) legacy than most of us 8 billion will leave. very interesting food for thought, imo

[@Sebomai-b8i]

It will be forgotten just like every other clip of uneventful "combat" footage on the internet.

[@GriziDaWiz]

@@Sebomai-b8i but it won't, since it is one of the first bits of long footage of just a normal guy on the ground in the early days of Ukraine. You are desensitized probably from too many video games as most people are, including me, but war is a very serious and historical thing with serious implications for the countries involved. Having footage like he captured is crazy to see, and the more videos we get out of Ukraine the crazier it gets. It is actual training material, historical material and its a unique glimpse into the reality of war.

[@unitalavanta1772]

Ive been following him since some of the syria videos before ukraine, and always was interested in his actions. No shame in what he did after the corps.

[@brandonlm0125]

This kid just needed someone in his coc to show a hint of empathy and he’d have done well. You young nco’s can make much more of a difference by being a good leader and not just terrorizing people just because you can.

[@D00dman]

You’re not supposed to acknowledge that, battle. You’re supposed to do whatever Top and his cohorts want you to do. They’re the ones that control your career, right? It ain’t like as if there’s things such as “NCO Creed” or “Soldiers Creed”

[@CollaborativeDataAccounts]

It's "the Service". It's your Duty. It's not a career choice first - that's a secondary objective if it shakes out well. You're supposed to serve honorably and get out. No one seems to get that.

[@CollaborativeDataAccounts]

@@KGSpradleyAuthor Asset only has one 'T', and even with spell check you are confounded.

[@DesertWolfpup]

​@KGSpradleyAuthor nah he quit, it doesn't matter he went in fought elsewhere. He let others down he joined the Marines by choice. He went to another country at war, similar to the US military, they rush training when at a time of war

[@tonynatola]

​@@CollaborativeDataAccountsexcept if you have a serious injury and no one gaf and you can't perform then what do u do. did u see the pic of his ankle? it was toast, tell me you're going to be loyal to cadre that won't let u get help. ffs

[@watts4200]

He’s still a Marine.. Don’t matter which way they try to cut it.

[@JamesonsTravels]

there is no community in any service online. online is full of trolls who are jealous of any Veteran who is successful. Not all but loads of them vocal

[@rwdchannel2901]

If he joined Russia against Ukraine, the democrats and their RINO schemers would be calling him a traitor.

[@GriziDaWiz]

@@JamesonsTravels There is a community for anything online, you just need to find it. And in the process of finding it, you might meet a few keyboard warriors who say things you don't like but you can't just let people live in your head rent free. You are just being fooled.

[@BaloneySandwichWithKetchup]

It was the wrong time for him to join in his teens. He was a late bloomer. Not everyone adjusts well at that age. Being about 5'5 115 lbs in the Marine corps, you better have some *superior* maturity to handle all the jabs.

[@jrooksable]

I'm 5'2" & made it thru Army training!🙄

[@BaloneySandwichWithKetchup]

@@jrooksable That's incredible. But this isn't about you.

[@austinperezgk1]

​@jrooksable its not just physical, its also the mental maturity, he probably lacked that too

[@196cupcake]

US military recruitment is dysfunctional. There's a huge - understandable - push to meet recruitment targets, to the point where people who shouldn't have signed up do it anyway. It's a giant waste of everyone's time, including the military, but that's where we're at today.

[@JN1-506]

No, he is weak. He chose to join the hardest job, the hardest job didnt choose him.

[@chris141]

Civ Div is a solid dude. A lot of us had cringey stories from basic. But what he has done after speaks for itself. Just watch his video where he talks about his friends who were either KIA or killed themselves. He has honor and integrity. I’d be happy to serve alongside him.

[@surferofthesynthwaves4710]

Idk about integrity

[@chris141]

@ Explain why

[@erikjanthes]

Imagine buying the war machines narrative and believing that money laundering war is integrity.

[@michaeldaugherty6826]

They were bullying him so much that he couldn’t take it. He was betrayed by the people in his unit. Then he went on to fight honorably in other wars.

[@Ungood-jl5ep]

It happens. A degree of hazing and torture is encouraged, but some people take it too far.

[@popovski4385]

yeah its so honorable to set foot in foreign lands, participate in foreign conflicts, spill foreign blood of foreign people that have nothing to do with you. rather he helps set his own country straight instead of chasing adrenaline.

[@kurtcarson8911]

"honorably" yeah, right

[@eyohboy455]

Americans get beaten badly by even the lowest tier of some of our spanish troops. In international exercises. Im talking about BLACK OPS getting smoked by spanish infantry of no special unit. Motivation is everything, you dont treat your own like THIS. This kid shouldnt be in ukranie because you bully your own.

[@Fawzy-o9r]

@@popovski4385 "yeah its so honorable to set foot in foreign lands, participate in foreign conflicts, spill foreign blood of foreign people that have nothing to do with you" you mean just like the USA did so many times before?

[@Ac22768]

It’s not confusing. The environment he was in during his time in the Marines did not mesh with his personality or capabilities. He was hazed a lot and picked on. That doesn’t mean he doesn’t want to fight wars. So, volunteering to fight without the rigid structure of the Marines was more in line with him.

[@GameFuMaster]

it's how unconventional warfare wins (Afghanistan). Even with all their technology, America couldn't dismantle the Taliban

[@DirtyCiv]

@@GameFuMaster we could have easily, but we decided to worry about the optics and politics of the situation more than obliterating the taliban.

[@BruceLee-rc2dr]

@@DirtyCiv really... is that why Afghanistan is known to be the Graveyard of Empires? Those people have been fighting since Alexander the Great. Non stop.

[@DirtyCiv]

@@BruceLee-rc2dr yes really. if we didn't limit ourselves for the sake of optics, afghanistan would be a giant desert lot. it was the same in vietnam. we were slaughtering the north vietnamese army, and only left because if the mass protests against the draft at the time.

[@BruceLee-rc2dr]

@@DirtyCiv in 20 years you didn't even make a dent in Afghanistan. If you did they wouldn't be able to take back control so easily. And it wasn't the mass protests in the U.S. that made you lose in Vietnam. It was the fact you didn't control anything beyond the large city of Saigon and Hue City, along with fighting for the same pieces of land over and over and over again. Your tactics where not effective in Vietnam. And the fact that S.Vietnam was corrupt and had a coup every year didn't exactly contribute. War is real-estate business, and you didn't control any of it. Even when you won the battles, you didn't control it the land where you just won. You where being bogged down. Just like in Afghanistan. You won the battles but lost both Wars because of ineffective long term strategy. 4 Presidents could defeat the Taliban. GTFO.

[@tasjan9190]

CivDiv is a WARRIOR, the USMC dropped the ball with him just about as bad as they did with Audie Murphy who was also a really small guy who turned out to be an absolute UNIT.

[@TheBenzKid]

His leadership failed him he didn't fail, I've seen it time and time again. Glad he found his place and is succeeding fighting against the bad guy.

[@mr.bombastic413]

He wasn’t physically able to excel in the marine corps but took his knowledge and continued on his own accord to go out to war and fight for what he believed in… Almost everyone sitting comfy at home shouldn’t be berating him, he failed one task and still went onto the next. Not some deadbeat who lives off of disability or something after his injuries and does nothing. He has my respect

[@rexjrd963]

He did try to train, problem was he wasn't getting the nutrition or recovery needed to gain the muscle he needed to be infantry.

[@25jaimie]

shoulda trained harder before he joined then

[@bandorando6405]

@@25jaimieUseless advice to somebody who already joined… 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@Lipi19821]

afaik nutrition is calculated to a gram of protein you need... thats why 99% of people gain weight in the armed forces😂

[@rexjrd963]

@@Lipi19821 Most people lose weight, not gain weight, especially when you're talking about combat training. A small guy with a fast metabolism has no chance of gaining weight unless he's on double rations.

[@25jaimie]

@@bandorando6405 don't join if you're not physically ready, idk what to tell you

[@heinsheinard9035]

Logic behind the story, govermental militaries, like the USMC aren’t the only ways to become a warrior. Kurds, pashtos and the local dudes from Ukraine since 2014, prove that.

[@maxfalconi6995]

"I'm 115 pounds... don't destroy me"....Captain Richard J. Flaherty enters the chat....

[@JamesonsTravels]

well at some point he figured out the infantry stuff since he fought all over the globe. i hope he sorted out the mental health stuff

[@dankyeti3409]

@@JamesonsTravelsyour mad because every one is disagreeing with you.

[@francoscott]

He is doing great work. Support him.

[@jakemensik2842]

Idk, he's earned my respect. Don't know many people who leave what they have to go fight an unwinnable war in Europe. His combat record speaks for itself. All I'll say.

[@bobBob-yz9ur]

Marines didnt work out, so what? He served in the ypg and ukraine legion. Hes got more bar stories to tell than most vets will ever have.

[@Sercer25]

they put him guarding supplies and trenches far, far away from any frontlines. his videos are from others that he uploads for them.

[@CollaborativeDataAccounts]

Your public school education is showing.

[@bobBob-yz9ur]

@@Sercer25 he's conducted sabotage missions planting mines and recon missions under artillery fire. The videos are on his channel.

[@itsjts4657]

@@Sercer25 clearly you havent watched any of his videos lol

[@ilikechicken5524]

​@@Sercer25You didn't watch the videos. The combat footage is a mix of his friends that were on the front lines, and some are his videos from the front line. He's done a mixture of combat and instructing and now it seems like he's doing drone stuff

[@petroboomn7491]

I've seen this guys channel before. He has some very valuable insights on realities of war in UKR. He never struck me as a Marine. My take is he just wasn't cut out to be a Marine. Not a dig at him or the Corps, respect to all those who earn it. I'm no Marine but I've had a few friends who were and many family members who served in other branches. Marines are a special breed and there are loads of people in the military or who see combat who aren't Marines and shouldn't or couldn't be Marines. Civ Div found his lane and obviously excelled at it, we should all strive to find where we fit and don't be stupid and force yourself to be something you aren't. Your selling yourself short and letting those around you down when you do so.

[@petelane8662]

Well said..

[@gamersbilingue8653]

He Is a marine by definition. You a POG

[@bandorando6405]

Respectfully you aren’t a Marine, you have no idea the character and types of people who can earn that title. I’ve met plenty of fellow Marines like Civ Div who succeeded because they weren’t placed into a toxic unit or had friends or leadership who they were able to lean on. The Marine Corps can push people towards excellence just as much as it can stomp potentially viable Marines down a dark path.

[@HAPPYFUNTIMEx2]

Marines are not some mythical spartan warriors lol

[@Gamebreaker08]

USMC is a frat. Either you fit in or your don't. Has nothing to do with being a capable warrior.

[@MoonLightBather]

fitting in has everything to do with being a capable warrior..... This is POG talk^

[@johnkarcis5142]

Sounds like so.eone who couldn't cut it

[@BLK-John-Wick]

Same with 11b

[@mrhamsam243]

@@MoonLightBatherexactly what the hell is he saying

[@MoonLightBather]

@@mrhamsam243 Bruh get your head checked.

[@LRS11B]

The USMC is no joke, particularly in the infantry. That is a serious commitment.

[@TheClitCommander1337]

just a frat house with weapons

[@daviddao8328]

@@TheClitCommander1337 Frat’s done pretty well for itself for 249 years.

[@TheClitCommander1337]

​@@daviddao8328*laughs in Afghanistan*

[@abgvex]

Being in The Marines take a toll on your body, even if you don't feel it the first 4 years your in. We all jumped out of 7-tons with full kit, hiked, and did the crazy haze PT that wears your body down over time. The VA is there to acknowledge those long-term effects and compensate you. You can not take the disability, and suffer from the pain your whole life, or you can take what you're owed and keep living your life. Just because The Marines ruined my lower back doesn't mean I'm sitting in a wheelchair my whole life so people don't say I'm cheating the VA.

[@joelruiz3025]

I've been following him for years he's a good man and fought for ukraine and the ypg. Much respect for Civ Div ✝️🇺🇸

[@ottomueller4425]

Never directly engaged the enemy

[@reload.8056]

No he fought for blackrock and Nazi Stepan Bandera Ukraine

[@Premium-Dumb-Ass]

​@@ottomueller4425you can say that about 99% of US vets. Theyre still vets

[@carson911]

Dudes the most honest military guy I’ve listened to. Listened to most of his videos. He’s very open about it strengths and weaknesses.

[@voodoovinny7125]

Two of my roommates back at Ft Rucker, AL in 1992 went to the beach and got sunburnt so bad they had blisters and went to the emergency room very early Monday morning. They missed PT and by lunch on Tuesday, they had Article 15's for destruction of government property.

[@christopherhazell420]

Ah mother Rucker! What unit were you in? 509 or 260?

[@TheObeyMayhem]

Yup, the pettiness of the military. That's why people hate the military, what's the point in serving in a community where everyone and everything is stacked against you?

[@lostcreek7551]

Rolled my ankle in Iraq. Didn’t have to tie my right boot for about 2 months. It was a little swollen

[@Johndoutry4545]

He's not 115 anymore. that's what happened. idk how people act like they've never seen toxic units before. i've seen good and bad. A good unit will haze you but also build you. toxic units will make scape goats, they will pick a guy and purposely make him fail to take the heat off everyone else. how come nobody grabbed this dude and built him up. If someone grabbed this guy and told his ass to eat when he was 19, and to do some damn squats, he would have done it.

[@No_Peeks]

hating on Civ Div is crazy. Man is fighting the good fight against tyranny while our country voted to sit idly by while russia takes whatever they want. And your sitting there saying something is wrong with him mentally.. Its funny cause he might say the same about you

[@ciagangstalker]

hes never fought. pls go look at his content before speaking.

[@jt.8144]

Passion is one thing. Having the MOTIVATION AND ACTION TO COMMIT TO THAT PASSION IS A WHOLE NOTHER WAY OF LIVING.

[@flushestword35]

His leadership destroyed him.

[@FieldMarshalFeels]

"Under honorable conditions" is not the same as honorable, it just means thta his discharge wasn't disciplinary in nature.

[@user-vp4ij8en8y]

He was too smart and independently-minded to be a Marine. Not a jab at Marines, both types of fighter are valuable.

[@cgsai2008]

He was just a wrong fit for the Marine Corps.

[@JT-zw4df]

*Garrison Marine Corps

[@TheEnclave-13-0]

In the Airborne, you can just land wrong and get out. Cause you'll be all broken. 🤣🤣🤣

[@grade14]

On the "waiting to get out to train comment". One thing that happens to some service members is that after bootcamp they end up somehow getting on the wrong side of someone in charge, sometimes deserved sometimes not, and that person makes their life miserable. They no longer have time to do things like go to the gym on their own to bulk up because they are constantly tasked and harassed with meaningless tasks just to occupy their time. As it goes on it only gets worse as they lose the will to better themselves because of constant poor treatment and their performance degrades leading to more poor treatment in a bad spiral. That's why someone like him after getting out was able to clear his head of bad thoughts, devote time to self improvement, and become better than he was. Hazing has its place especially in the military, despite what some say, but there is a big difference between hazing and some of the outright abuse that happens.

[@ewilson0223]

He needed a break. Plain and simple. The Marine Corp failed this kid. Just like how the military is now saying yes, you need more sleep, 4 or 5 hours isn't enough! We've destroyed too many of our own.

[@slyguy16us]

If his story is true that sounds like a failure of leadership. Army vet myself.

[@pfclumi]

Same

[@sgtmonkeypirate]

Been watching him for years, he’s a good dude.

[@USmilitarypower8]

Had a few guys in ITB refuse to train and have said they were suicidal just to try to get discharged, one guy even tried jumping out of the window in the barracks.

[@Phoenix_Renatus]

Love your comment about the veteran "community." ALWAYS finding something to put you down. Lord help you if people find out you have solid med records and are P&T. They start foaming at the mouth because they did this blah blah blah....but never went to see a Dr. It's sad, man.

[@matt2.052]

This guy has seen in been in war he is knowledgeable and good at what he does

[@THE_CDN]

The Marines should never have inducted him. At 115lbs, he's too weak. He should never have gone to the Marines without training his body FIRST. As an aside, in the CAF you absolutely can be charge with a self-inflicted wound if you get sunburned and you've been issued sunblock. If they didn't give you sunblock, you'll still get charged, but the court martial won't uphold the charge - but you'll still get extra duties!

[@Bravebelly]

Apparently none of this matters. He’s literally active in the current war. 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️ what’s that tell u? He’s a soldier. He’s legit af.

[@DudeSoWin]

Sunblock isn't enough because there are photosensitive foods, chemicals, weather advisories, material ratings, equator and salt water differences. For example you have to be extra careful in Spain during the summer because the desert to the south creates such low humidity that people fry like hot dogs at the amusement parks, its an upper atmosphere issue. Like you don't even know how bad it is until the skin a few layers down starts to bubble up from the UV exposure.

[@Lewis-ec5sn]

@@Bravebelly Really though, you have all these people in the comments bashing him when at best they went up against Insurgents. No knock to those Veterans at all but fighting against a group of insurgents, and fighting against the Russian military is two entirely different things. He gets actively shelled by artillery, drone strikes, bombed by aircraft, and everything else that comes with fighting a well-funded military. The U.S. military has been shelled with some janky hell canon or old artillery pieces never up to date indirect fire equipment

[@squirrelz6117]

@@Lewis-ec5sn Didn't he fight and encounter ISIS? That says a fucking lot about his willpower and character, he cares.

[@JimmyBroski]

I understand everyone is different, small guys, do not get discouraged watching this. I was 124 lbs when I checked into SOI, most of my squad was in that weight. Smallest guy was 117 lbs. not one of us fell out. Not one of us failed a hump. Many of times we were grabbing extra gear just to say “look what I can do.” While deployed and working with a NATO nation, had a soldier and translator come up to us and say “he says you guys look small to be Marines. He says Marines his father served with were bigger. 6ft”

[@ghostlyoperator]

Respect for my fellow brother in arms, CivDiv. He has not only served his country, but served with the Kurds for many years, and now Ukraine on the Eastern front. This man does not deserve any hate. Whoever does give him any hate are foolish and should look at themselves in the mirror. He has all my respect. He's doing many things that are saving so many lives. He's playing an extremely important role in this war, and myself and many others are very grateful.

[@Nolangames-ep8up]

​@Negan-lo7yr Almost every alliance be it NATO or WARSAW PACT or even the new one they have with NK has a ugly past. But you can't say that NATO isn't necessary.

[@stucar7677]

​@Negan-lo7yr please tell us this so called ugly past ,,, and compared to who ??? Evidence plz

[@TheCrapOnYourStrapOn]

Self harming to flunk out of the marines is low and he did that. No matter what he does for other countries, that is what he thinks of the marines and the U.S.

[@TeurastajaNexus]

​@@Negan-lo7yrBro took on "try not to sound like a total idiot" challenge (impossible). CivDiv fought for the freedom and independence of the Ukrainian people. That's nobble, no matter how much you orc lovers keep crying about it.

[@Dbars19]

hell no, the NCOs failed this kid. Nothing wrong with this kid.

[@michaelseppala978]

This guy is a beast. He goes and literally fights for causes the believes in. He’s done a few tours in Ukraine, fought for the YPGs, Kurds. He has bigger balls than 99% of Americans, he has my respect.

[@ranger51262]

U.S Army here 13 years. Small guy. Broke a few bones. Healed and carried on. Never Quit for 13 years

[@grilledleeks6514]

That's nice. Anyway...

[@196cupcake]

Good for you, but everyone has a limit.

[@ranger51262]

these reply's coming from derp's is hilarious

[@grilledleeks6514]

@@ranger51262 you came to the comment section begging for head pats.

[@196cupcake]

@@ranger51262 I'm sincerely asking: Are you saying that I'm one of those derps? If I'm not then there's no need to reply. I'm interested in understanding why you think my comment is hilarious.

[@PojehsR6]

self harm is weird, but this guy is the definition of a soldier. he fights for what he believes in, to save others, and does it all with a camera in his face so you can see his transparency

[@squillium3091]

Being small doesn't seem to affect the 5ft Guatemalan roofers carrying shingles up my neighbors roof all day tho 😂

[@dannydanumba]

I’ve worked with those guys before. Short but full of power. They’re a good bunch.

[@gloriousblobber9647]

^ XD

[@squillium3091]

@@dannydanumba yupp. their kids were picking up nails in the yard with magnets while their wives cooked their lunch, then they all took a nap in the yard at noon lol

[@skyninjaslayer337]

@@squillium3091goals

[@iVETAnsolini]

Been following this guy since his time in Iraq and Syria

[@NotThatGuyPal.]

He’s got balls but he’s also claimed that he’s never fired his weapon in combat nor directly engaged the enemy. He said mostly indirect fire from mortars and artillery. Now he flies drones.

[@JamesonsTravels]

i did not get deep into his fighting there more interested in his sad USMC story then he goes into combat for Ukraine etc. People like him so what do i know. i got with that.

[@ScottMartain]

@@JamesonsTravels it's basic training and he's trying to hurt himself and get paid. He's a Marine I'm a Marine that and 5 bucks gets you a cup of coffee but leave it off your resume.

[@DefendersAndDisciples]

This was a very well balanced reaction video. Excellent job.

[@kulak8548]

There is a dehumanizing element to the marine corps.

[@rogerthat4545]

The Marine Corps doesn't want humans

[@honkhonk1555]

They want white men for cannon founder.

[@rogerthat4545]

@honkhonk1555 what's "founder", and who told you that??

[@gruggsming32]

You are a soldier, you are not payed to think

[@stefthorman8548]

​@@gruggsming32bet you love the SS

[@Pay-No-Mind]

Civ Div's a top lad, I'd say he was clearly failed and blackballed by the Marine Corp, but since then all of the other places he's gone to provide aid and fight he's been in positions with a lot more agency and haven't got "those" parts of leadership both breathing down his neck, micromanaging yet also making the stupidest calls and decisions. If you check out his other content fighting with the YPG, YBS, and now Ukranian SSO you can see how happier, healthier, driven he is. It's great to see him in a better place and helping people. Love the content man, stay safe! 🤙

[@IwasBraveFor2WholeSeconds]

The young guy is a brave soul, he felt betrayed in the Marines, he obviously went elsewhere looking for that inner warrior.

[@to8860]

He's as much of a "warrior" as my daughter's labradoodle!!! LOL

[@Aaron-ej9ql]

​@to8860 your daughters labradoodle served in three foreign legions in combat zones? Pups a boss in my book. That's more than most servicemen

[@JamesonsTravels]

i hope he sorted out the self harm stuff. that does not go away

[@to8860]

@@Aaron-ej9ql He's a fraud!

[@Senior2002H]

@@to8860 Hes seen alot more than combat than most gwot vets have

[@jesspace4069]

Its not weird that he fought in ukraine etc he wanted a unit that would show him respect

[@alreadylost6587]

Ankle injuries don't recover mine hasn't been functioning properly for nearly 2 years got to be f stupid to break it on purpose some things definitely not right upstairs.

[@JamesonsTravels]

never had any but i hear they suck and never get right

[@nickgomez6272]

obviously he crazy, could you do several missions in Ukraine, and not be?

[@to8860]

Mike Ritland was 120 pounds going into BUDS and he made it!!

[@LudiCrust.]

There was some embellishment in that story. He was a high school wrestler & played a lot of sports for one. He would’ve been solid muscle. Also in buds if you can’t do the baseline they dump you out - that’s why they do several hundred reps of each of about 20 exercises on the first day. You can’t just grit through it.

[@196cupcake]

"one time one guy made it" isn't a reasonable standard.

[@to8860]

@@196cupcake The kid was weak.....that's why they cut him out.....

[@196cupcake]

@@to8860 Yes, due to the specific definition of "weak" in that situation. Everyone has their limits.

[@to8860]

@@196cupcake That's the whole point of the process!!! To weed out the weak!!! What part don't you understand!!!

[@HarryTheMick]

Imagine if John Basilone, Chesty Puller, Dan Daly or matter of fact Tunnel Rats didn’t join or tried to quit the marines because they were small.

[@carlpowers7291]

I’m an army vet and I’m just as confused as you are

[@JamesonsTravels]

when he was in no doubt a head case. then fights in what appears to be lots of wars. popular young fella. i wish he fought for the USA and not foreign countries

[@skipperclinton1087]

​​@@JamesonsTravels: He fought with the Kurds against the Syrians/Turks. He isn't a drone operator.

[@luderickwong]

​@JamesonsTravels there were some case soldiers switching army in ww2, from France to United States, Poland to Britain. are they head case too? this kid seems to be that kind of soldier. the key is, he still got his brain right. he didn't work for putin or the ccp or iran. if the marines don't like him, so be it. he don't have to beg. if he is still in the marine, he will not be in Ukraine now. probably working in some car pool or kitchen in who knows which military base.

[@carlpowers7291]

@@JamesonsTravels agreed. Maybe he needed some more time for his head to realize that he really could do what he thought he could not do

[@kekistanimememan170]

@@JamesonsTravelswhy tho. Us military not doing a whole lot right now.

[@DonnellChester-xd7yg]

Hazing is bullshit and bullying and you shouldn't treat people negative because others did it to you

[@GalvestonCountyMike]

The Corps has a history of doing this to their own. Commands will allow this hazing by sweeping it under the rug, and sadly, those receiving the abuse become targets for those around them, simply because it is "fun" to watch another Marine get set up for failure. Leadership vacuums are a breeding ground for this type of behavior, and a primary example is of the MCRD Parris Island Drill Instructor who was sentenced to 10+ years in Ft Leavenworth. This young former Marine Infantryman, took a crappy experience, and made a different life for himself. Another example of the Corps giving itself a black eye. USMC 0311 1980-1984

[@Leec_1972]

A lot of the actual hectic stuff in his channel seems to be other people's footage. If you watch many of the vids there is an overlay that says this.

[@Jinxyoutoheaven]

A part of being a good leader is knowing who is the right tool for the job. Clearly he ain’t it.

[@THENXGABE]

I’m 5’4 and had the best time in the army as an infantrymen

[@Mrinternational89]

Guy has 💯 more courage than all civilians who never took the oath. End of the day our government doesn’t serve its citizens. Lied for decades about Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

[@hazegrayprepper4396]

Toxic leaders are not just a problem isolated to the Marine Corps but to the US military in general. My perspective as a retired Navy veteran is that in the military the officer leadership is politically driven and they are rarely true leaders worth following, who are promoted not through meritocracy but by favoritism, who was their first, and those who do the bare minimum to not get fired. The Chief’s Mess has been compromised by mediocre mentors who do the bare minimum and don’t find value in mentoring young officers to be better leaders than before. The lower enlisted that are coming in have little to no patriotism for their country and have been babied their entire life creating an unrealistic sense of entitlement and narcissism who want awards and praise for doing their fucking job. Our military is crap and screwed in the next war. There are great officers, great chiefs, and great sailors… it’s just that those get burned out, forced out, or left out. And it’s those who are left are so stupid that people only follow them out of morbid curiosity.

[@micclay]

It sounds like an absolutely miserable existence. Do they really have any idea what they're getting into?

[@JamesonsTravels]

i suspect he could have be coached up by the right squad leader

[@TheMidwesternViking]

Know what's a more miserable existence...not doing anything

[@196cupcake]

@@JamesonsTravels "Coached up by the right squad leader"? Yes, probably. He wasn't given the right squad leader.

[@lauramounir3660]

@@JamesonsTravelsgot that right. He definitely needed coaching and some extra responsibilities in leadership to see if he walks the walk for his talk. Failing in leadership is a humbling experience for an ego like he has

[@Tragicide]

It is and most don’t.

[@OnTheSpotsilver]

9:47 he talks about this as he is making FPV drone 💣’s for the Ukrainian army. On civ divs more recent videos he said he had to leave Ukraine twice back to the US for health reasons. He left the front lines to be a trainer now he is on the rear reconfiguring drones…i think you should follow more of his videos before commenting/making a reaction video

[@funwithmagnus8570]

When you're in field artillery you get beat down with the swab, and TBIs just from firing the guns lol.

[@frankdona7137]

He couldn’t be smaller than Audie Murphy, the most decorated combat vet ever. He Just up and quit.

[@giant0mantis]

"If you're not as good as the best guy in American military history then you're a loser"

[@Ryansanders80]

And yet he has seen more combat than any marine his age

[@ciagangstalker]

@@Ryansanders80 he has NEVER seen combat, do you guys not even watch his videos or smth???

[@Ryansanders80]

@ he literally has videos of him in combat in Syria. Not to mention he was on the frontline in the first few months he got to Ukraine.

[@ciagangstalker]

@ no he was not, lol. I’ve watched his videos during maneuvers. He never engages an enemy. YPG/PKK didn’t even let Non-Combat vets get on their combat elements. He was part of a support recon force of volunteers in LIDU for a short few month long bid in which he was not actively engaged, his team also fucked up UA teams who were operating in the area, his team managed to almost fire on a friendly tank and he complained for the next 2 months about a respiratory illness. All the combat footage on his channel is of other guys who are in LIDU.

[@jessiewasson584]

Anybody can go and fight but not everybody can be an infantryman either army or marines…. Case in point

[@CommeradeZhukov]

My cousin left the marines because of the sheep dipping pressure for all this foreign crap to the point where he decided to discharge and go to the dpr. He fought there from 2018 to 2021 and now has an entire family living in Kazan, something he could never have here in the us because of feminist garbage.

[@usefulusinguser]

Your cousin left because of all the “foreign crap”, just to go and join the “foreign crap” for 3 years? Except as a traitor to his country?

[@israelhoffman8074]

This is definitely on the USMC, because you can’t choose your MOS.

[@conchitasnacks]

This guy is bigger than many marines 70-90 years ago who did all these things like all the road marches and PT etc. Now you cant change injuries, but many of those same marines fought threw those injuries to accomplish the task and assignments.

[@FighterOperationsGroupFOG]

and he has fought in multiple wars from Syria to Ukraine where hes currently fighting Russians, so whats your point?

[@ImSomethingSpecial]

Problem is Marines back then only carried kits that were around 60ish pounds. Today it's 120+ for rucking.

[@ottomueller4425]

@@FighterOperationsGroupFOG Never directly engaged the enemy

[@stefthorman8548]

Ok? Most marines also never ​even engaged an enemy, not much combat to go around when you're fighting men in flipflops.

[@nicholasmaximus3412]

​@@ImSomethingSpecialWhile the "issued" weight was 60lbs most were carrying over 100lbs. Extra ammo and rations add up quick, plus spare m60 barrels and c4

[@2dope2smoke]

This was a really fair reaction to his video. Id like to see you review some of his operations videos and your thoughts on them

[@Hathur]

He was a BOY when he joined / quit the USMC... he was a grown ass man when he fought in Syria and now Ukraine as a foreign legion. There's a huge mentality difference between 19 year old boy who joins the marines and 25+ year old man. Life adds wisdom and experience and hardens a person - you of all people should know and understand this at your age and not be surprised that a kid didn't have the mental fortitude to be a marine -- but as a man with some life under his belt, he's a braver warrior than 99% of soldiers in peace time today in the US. I've followed CivDiv's channel for years, that man's courage and resilience is tremendous and my family in Ukraine has the greatest of respect and appreciation for him and foreign legions like him.

[@JamesonsTravels]

yeah i joined at 17 i am well aware. i was not hurting myself on purpose. he needed help not more war.

[@SteveResurected]

@@JamesonsTravelsNo one cares to help the weak links Jameson, you should know that from your USMC experience

[@kevinmcmillin870]

@@SteveResurected Yep weak links are prime targets for the grunts to target and let off some steam. They hate to see the weak link grow and do better than them in the future. The “confusion” here is actually frustration because their archaic worldview is not being validated

[@priscillazietsman1300]

Thank you @Hathur💛💙

[@miguel.s7729]

He be doin something that completes him, idc if that is fighting for other country its a legit reason to me.

[@Redbird1504]

My boss is 135 pounds roughly. He's 100% Marine.

[@DylPik]

Roomate in tech school got burnt to hell on the lazy river raft ride when on leave for the weekend with his family. They said it was destruction of government property since he couldn’t report for duty

[@Bouldefeu2]

This dude is a legend and a warrior; I’m not surprised he didn’t fit into our woke military.

[@rogerthat4545]

Can you explain what you think "woke" means??

[@JamesonsTravels]

sounds like his platoon was not woke but instead to hard on him from what he said.

[@Arbiter710]

⁠@@JamesonsTravels”hard” meaning bullying him relentlessly everyday even though he’s probably more of a warrior then the so called “tough” guys in his platoon…

[@EntryLevelLuxury]

@@rogerthat4545 What do YOU think woke means?

[@rogerthat4545]

@@EntryLevelLuxury So you can't answer the question either? Why does the cult always try to answer a question with a question when you're too humiliated to give an answer?