Off The Record: Why Didn't You Join the Military?

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Cast:
• Hosted by Ryanimay
• Commentary by: Steve Greene, Joe Jitsukawa, Bart Kwan, Nick Dunn, Anthony Lee
• Edited by Candy Edits: www.candyedits.com
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[@AsuraTheBass]

Its amazing how much respect the guys all have for Bart and Joe, they start talking and yeah jokes are made but everyone focuses and listens so intently, its really awesome

[@duck7927]

You forget they are the boss?

[@jordandelarmente5822]

Been in the Army for 5 years now. My great grandfather survived the Bataan Death March during WW2, because of him every generation after him has lived in America and has served in at least one of the branches.

[@186FreakinCool]

8:59 2023 Anthony is savage 😂

[@gameboy_tm2215]

😂 I was dying

[@GYSMelanie5]

I could never. My daughter was in the Airforce. She's always wanted that right out of high school, though, then she was leaving for basic and got the job she applied for after basic, and found out she was pregnant with my granddaughter and they honorably discharged her. She would probably still be in to this day.

[@mandos-studio]

Oh well congrats on your granddaughter !

[@GYSMelanie5]

@Mandos Studio Thanks so much she's 12 now, and my heart and soul

[@carcaviar7936]

@@mandos-studio nn Hnmkn Jh Mhon

[@MbisonBalrog]

She should been smarter with her body.

[@GYSMelanie5]

@MbisonBalrog don't do that. That's not okay. I have a beautiful granddaughter because of it, and you could never dimish my daughters worth by saying anything negative about her.

[@HH_Julius]

What a great question from Ryan! I really wanted to know all of the boys' stories about this. (I too am from a military family like Steve and almost joined but couldn't make weight.)

[@MaGmaRinE]

What is that weird ass looking clothes hanger Nick keeps playing with like its a stress reliever 😂

[@GYSMelanie5]

I wondered that myself in videos in the past

[@SleepingSoldier]

Liba back and neck massager.

[@GYSMelanie5]

@@SleepingSoldier I need it lol

[@euko7469]

not sure about the military being a place for people to "learn discipline", perhaps it depends on the personality. they break you down until the only thing you can do is follow orders without hesitation. a lot of people come back from the military broken. happened to a couple of my friends, they never really come home once they go

[@tinabeee7350]

Super interesting conversation. Thanks guys!

[@JaronQ_]

Nicks laugh is so contagious lol 9:07

[@aslatabistaalphonso4250]

I've been thru 4 different war stages all from behind my desk.(WW1,WW2 MW1& Black ops Cold War)

[@kingkinit8120]

I wanted to be a pilot but my parents can't afford it. Another option was to join the airforce of my country but the 20/20 thing was the one that really fucked it up for me.

[@3DSiscool]

Same I want to fly but my vision is terrible 🤧

[@SixtyNinerBW]

You can be a pilot through the civilian sector. You don't need 20/20. You can have corrective lenses. It'll just be on your pilot's license like it would be on your driver's license as a restriction

[@kingkinit8120]

@@SixtyNinerBW Yeah I know there is a civilian route but the civilian route cost our family an arm and a leg though. lol.

[@Juan-kk7sn]

On the USAF website it states the requirement "Have normal color vision with near visual acuity of 20/30 without correction and distance visual acuity of no worse than 20/70 in each eye, correctable to 20/20.". Also, I'm not quite sure how easy it is but it is possible to receive waivers depending on what the problems are, and the situations behind them.

[@Pharaoh_The_Great]

Lol @ the faces everyone makes when someone else is talking 😂

[@Atomicallyawesome.]

Thought about joining the airforce after high school, but like joe I did some research and saw all the shady stuff and this is around 2016. The constant stories I heard of vets and how there were so many homeless vets makes it seem like the u.s. doesn't really give a shit about them and they cant really get the help they need. Plus the government does a lot of shady things and there actions are more for self interests then the good of the people.

[@JordanReedYT]

I was dead set to sign up for 9 years under the USMC-NROTC program. the GOV owns you for 4 years until your graduate college and become an officer, THEN you start your 5 under your MOS.

[@cameronanderson2160]

That’s completely normal. You get your school and degree paid for while you’re in ROTC, you commission and then USMC or whatever branch gets their time and money back on whatever your time commitment is. It’s not like you go to school and get a commission, just for them to let you walk free.

[@JordanReedYT]

@@cameronanderson2160 In my case, because my degree would’ve been under engineering, they would’ve only covered about 40% of my total tuition, and I will still have to do one year as a Marine Corps recruiter . I decided not to go because I would’ve been older than I am now before I was able to start my career in the real world, and even then it would be from the beginning.

[@cameronanderson2160]

@@JordanReedYT understandable, situations are situational. Sounds like you’re better off with the route you went as far as your civilian career. I just know for the vast majority, they’re not as well thought out as you were lol.

[@captkai]

Not exactly. You’re a college student first for four years. During that time you do military training as a class and extra curricular activity. You can still play sports or join a fraternity. THEN they own you for four years.

[@JordanReedYT]

@@captkai That would be a regular ROTC program. NROTC is basically enlisting out of High School (similar to a reserve program), you go through basic training and every other weekend and your entire summers are actually work on a base under your MOS.

[@LuckyJujube]

Joe, that's what happened to me when I read, "Confessions of an Economic Hitman," and it turned my beliefs of the U.S. on it's side. Great topic discussion!

[@jasonliu7615]

Bro I'd watch a movie of the careful bois as a platoon in the military. Shit would be funny af.

[@bethnichols2875]

In all honesty, I wonder if Steve would have passed the military physical, if he had tried to join, due to his lungs being messed up from the Whooping cough he had.

[@otisindianna4212]

We get it you’re a fan 😂

[@mayurikurotsuchi9170]

She is a liability to people in her real life so she has to over-compensate in the youtube comments loool

[@fosterrob44]

Hey this is a good one. Great to hear everyone’s back then story

[@liizzset]

Great video as usual. Learning more about this topic. And yep. Recruitment is going down. No one wants to fight a war and die for useless reasons. But not saying anything more on the topic of military. Hope they talk about the Montery Park incident here too. I know I have spelt it wrong. And read there was an San Francisco incident. Not sure. Both are sad.

[@r.i.petika829]

Wars are digital now man

[@kirbizle]

Anthony was on one with these jokes lmaooooo

[@SauceSosa_214Tx]

Awe man I thought Joe was going to tell us how his uncle seen pearl harbor 😂

[@TsunaTakahiro]

I got denied from military. I went to a few recruiters not because I actually wanted to join but I was curious if I could but I was denied since I'm flat footed didn't know that was a deal breaker lol now if a draft comes my younger brother would get picked and not me.

[@DamnAwesome]

Lmaoooo the ending 😂🤣

[@tonerconnect3894]

love it when anthony hits back lol.

[@anar2955]

Impeccable timing bc I'm considering enlisting my only friend just left for the navy and we talked Abt it during our freshman year. Bc of covid and still trying to figure out what to do life wise I'm considering maybe dedicating to the military 🙂

[@olajuwonthomas7342]

You’re not gonna use geometry there! 😂

[@damiansmith406]

AF Vet and i dont regret joioning, only that i joined earlier. Joined the AF at 25 and finished at 29 it was a cool and different experience. If my kids want to join im not gonna put them off but they have to be sure about it. My dad was in the army and my grandfather was in the army so its a tradition at this point maybe...IDK

[@SuperMarcus29]

I catch your references Anthony 😂

[@Sweettormentt]

Just as my husband is traveling for his military work course! I was nervous asf but this makes me feel better 😂👍 ty JK

[@Tandemi]

Funny thing about the medic bit. If you’re in a fight, the first part of medical care is shoot back.

[@kiarademoner]

The 9/11 bit 😂

[@chococone2552]

*✌🏽Join the Air Force✌🏽* Honestly best decision I’ve ever made

[@SleepingSoldier]

Good shit Airman.

[@kappa_feel]

What if Joes uncle worked on the watercress farm by pearl ridge mall? Thats crazy if he were to see Pearl Harbor

[@silentnight2292]

The funny thing is I had more interesting conversations with cops than I ever did with military recruiters.

[@laurak-e8797]

I sort of regret it now but years ago a few guys from the army came to a paintball tournament. They tried to recruit me into being an admin assistant for the army. Idk what the application process is but he made it sound like I would have a job within the week if I signed up. Guess what I'm doing after this comment. LOL

[@oddish3022]

I didn’t get brain washed it just taught me how to handle dumb shit and to repetitively clean and to be organized basically

[@johnnynunez6771]

Was the Army or the Marine Corps?

[@oddish3022]

@@johnnynunez6771 Navy 💀💀💀

[@abrahamrodriguezpineda1848]

Wait I’ve heard that exactly story from Bart in another JK news😂

[@Maarten-Nauta]

Steve: "I wanted to join but I would've punched the drill instructor"

[@woochi7542]

I wanted to join the airforce, but had too much responsibilities at home I couldn't just leave. Because not everybody can just leave their house and family for 4 years. So that's why I agree that the military is for broken households and people who have nothing there for them at home. And I realized it would be more beneficially for me to get into medical since it pays better.

[@Knullok]

I wanted to join but what held me back was being fat lol. They didn't say I was too fat I just assumed that was going to be the reason I wasn't going to be able to join. So I never gave it a try

[@silentnight2292]

Funny thing is I didn't even join the military in high school and I almost failed weight lifting 😂

[@silentnight2292]

I did Junior ROTC in high school for one year after that it broke me so yeah I'm like the white guy in this KZbin channel more self aware. I was also 2 years old during 9/11. And there are better ways to get discipline.

[@ryderc3141]

I wanted to join the Airforce until I came to the same realization in high school.

[@ramsnation196]

what?

[@xTyler]

i dont want to fight FOR a country that doesn't tell me what i'm fighting for. Hats off to ALL soldiers.... American and non..... Yall did something I would never do. Put my life on the line for the idea of saving others when in reality, its for money. Just hope you didn't get hurt.

[@SleepingSoldier]

They'll never tell us what we truly fight for. We just have a general understanding that we fight for our comrades on our left and right regardless of political motives.

[@xTyler]

@@SleepingSoldier that's true, 9/10 times the soldiers are just doing what they were told to do because those soldiers at the end of the day are doing it for the benefits, not to go out and fight. I just think being that your life is on the line and they are using your able body and all that training but can't tell you the full details of your mission. I just can't get behind it, but that doesn't take away from any accomplishments or pride from being a solider, that's some tuff shit. I could use some discipline... lol

[@PlanetSadala]

I don’t think another Afganistán type war could be sold to the world again. With the internet being so easy to access, you get to see other world cultures. The Post 911 the Islamophobia would not be as influential as it was during that time.

[@GYSMelanie5]

Barts is absolutely right, obviously, my daughter had a great recruiter. He got her ready for boot camp. The pull-ups were hell, but he got her ready with everything for her to make it at basic training.

[@gfxluxy8884]

Man I just sign up for the army

[@Drodian_Irie2012]

i was there in the persian gulf during the time of sadaam hussein and his "WMDs" we didnt really understand what exactly was happening, i just remember launching aircraft with ordinance and they came back without it. so something was being bombed. definitely a good time out there.

[@zaryabdbz2000]

Anthony fire on this one

[@ransomdavid6752]

This video was perfect timing for me, my brother just joined the army and I’ve been thinking about enlisting for a bit, just don’t feel like killing people for the oligarchy😢

[@silentnight2292]

But I always honor and thank the servicemen and women for sacrificing everything that they ever wanted or have just to make sure we have what we have

[@luisaguilar5343]

Only reason I didn't join is because they didn't accept me for being deaf in 1 ear, despite the fact that I can hear perfectly fine with the other ear. As if they don't yell all the time or are getting drowned out by explosions and gunfire. Not to mention the other jobs don't even have that as a deal breaker

[@jessicalucia1523]

❤

[@jasin95]

I'd join if they had a 1 year enlistment...

[@silentnight2292]

And I like drawing cars but also using my car drawings to give back honor and respect to the military and first responders.

[@UrbanLegend2k11]

We know which side Anthony aligned with... 😐

[@silentnight2292]

It's because most recruiters are either trying to make their quotas or they are pawns in a scheme

[@silentnight2292]

But the older I got the more I found out aftermarket cars are my passion and drawing and building cars are my passion and calling.

[@ellis417boss5]

That Pearl Habor shit had my DYING lol

[@torut65]

16 during 9/11 is insane, I be forgetting y’all old heads. 💀

[@christopherrosas1295]

How did Bart not understand what Joe meant when talking around 5:00 to 6:00

[@andrewramos8708]

❤❤

[@easyteh4getperson]

i was convinced to join jrotc in high school by my older cousins. after 4 years, i was done with discipline and never wanna go back to that lmao uniforms felt nice to wear but looked like ass. with a small side of hazing

[@danmoua7686]

I wanted to join Combat Medic my scored good, my physical score test past (at the time) was good, but once I told then I had a health issue (Asthma). I was right out rejected. Okay, moving forwards in life I'm doing well in life, also, looking at the way our military presidential decision has made make me happy I didn't join when I did. (Question of my life: Why did I join for...To protect the way of life for America 🇺🇸 but to only be a chess piece on the board.)

[@Haya.94]

Joe is smart.

[@thomaschristopherwhite9043]

Isn't it a good thing if everyone in the world just collectively stopped giving a fuck about war?

[@Shuffffff]

Never going to happen since the elites benefit from it

[@thomaschristopherwhite9043]

@@Shuffffff The elites can't do shit if everyone else refuse to do it. But that's idealistic. The realistic scenario is that there will always be dumb people or desperate they can pay/manipulate to start shit.

[@tigerman5002]

Posted 22s ago

[@lerrojcv3987]

😂😂😂

[@silentnight2292]

Funny thing is from that guy wearing the hat talking to all that marine recruiter hurting people the only person that would want to do that is a sociopath.

[@silentnight2292]

everything I said below this last comment wrapped all in a single comment. PS- I also what's careful and feel full and my dad told me after he heard that from me he said that was the most humbling thing I've ever said in my life.

[@testing123.]

10:52 Bort 🤣 so real 16:16 the biggest lie 19:43 bootcamp reasons 21:35 👽 👾

[@TMNT3388]

Damn Joe is a Commy, lol

[@silentnight2292]

But in the past I remember I always wanted to join the SWAT TEAM

[@Tarrzan]

Trying to join the Air Force soon. Ready to be someone’s dog and do my time

[@silentnight2292]

I may be soft and too sensitive but at least I'm more self-aware not wanting to bring back PTSD or more mental health issues I definitely don't want to abandoned by significant other and family. But I stayed a Christian.

[@SleepingSoldier]

Drill Sergeants are simply like football coaches. If you've ever played any sports, BCT (Basic Combat Training) or boot camp is easy to get through. Right place, right time, right uniform. Easy.

[@shaggyguy662]

Lol, you can't really compare drill instructors to anything or Anyone

[@SleepingSoldier]

@shaggy guy Of course you can. It's all an act and they'd tell you the same. Also, I was referring to Drill Sergeants, not Drill Instructors.

[@shaggyguy662]

@@SleepingSoldier i still wouldn't compare them to anything accept drill sgt bud. It's a unique breed and trait they have if you ever met one buddy.

[@SleepingSoldier]

@shaggy guy I'm telling you what I know because I've heard it from the horses mouth. Been there, done that. Not telling you anything I don't know about.

[@shaggyguy662]

@@SleepingSoldier not trying to pull your chain, nice talk buddy.

[@luismunoz8272]

Joes Story about his uncle don’t make sense Pearl Harbor happened on a Sunday

[@IIMyLittlePonyII]

I love how everyone was so uninterested while Joe was talking! lmao, I don't even know what was being said honestly.

[@npalmi88]

Because I didn’t want to be turned into a pozzed troon

[@CuongChanster]

I had the paperwork for the Marines at high-school. Got my physical and weight in. Just needed to lose 10 lb. But I didn't have my citizenship in order to join the Marines. Got my citizenship in my 20s. Almost joined the Airforce for September 11, but still didn't have my citizenship yet

[@Bongs_and_Banquets]

Marine corps don’t even have a medic job lol we use the navy’s medics

[@lerrojcv3987]

😅🤣🤣

[@TheLestat506]

Good job Joe not getting brainwashed by a recruiter

[@JayfkProductions876]

Military seems cool till u realise how Vets are treated like shit 😔

[@joeinthanou7961]

🌕❤️

[@2000rayc]

they keep bugging me to get a higher score then 29. and i stop going. now my scores are lower cuz i dont remember any of that math crap

[@MbisonBalrog]

I did not join cuz parents can’t handle it.

[@garroncollins3775]

Let’s goooo

[@garroncollins3775]

Literally joined bc of you Bart. Regretted every minute. But loved it

[@jk4115]

@@garroncollins3775 fr??

[@garroncollins3775]

@@jk4115 yeah they are the best times of your life and the absolute worst too. But yeah I was stuck in life pretty dumb and bad at everything like Bart said. Dropped out of college and all that. Then decided to enlist

[@silentnight2292]

Forgive me God for I do not want to work for anybody that is power hungry, !? EVER!

[@silentnight2292]

Same thing if it weren't for Jesus I wouldn't have I have.

[@ItsLGLOVER]

:D

[@g1money577]

too hot to join 🤣

[@leo-ff4yn]

If you have scars you can't be a pilot i think.. cuz those are spots that can rip open

[@amaniamiller]

My Air Force dad married my Asian mother.

[@Nae343]

Call BS on joe wokeness in the 6th grade lol

[@1crazyguyy324]

I believe him

[@dtsai]

Guys, breaking news with LA shooting and no video? You missing out of money! You gotta cut hustle and whip up a video while the story is hot off the press.

[@vincentlaw6985]

I was set to join the marines as an IT specialist but they told me that I had to get a ton of vaccines so I didn’t join

[@silentnight2292]

All I did in high school and all my school's was I drew and I drew customized cars and trucks that's all I did in school. 😂☺️😬🫣😌🤦🏻⛽