Going to the Field in Winter

[@daemon_knight]

Should have had Chief wearing the beanine.

[@MrKronikDeception]

And the fleece jacket.

[@MrTheinfoman]

Chief been to Kosovo and other cold places he can handle the bitter cold.

[@jonathancantrell858]

And marshmallows!

[@ryry_mcshizz3350]

The camper really says it all

[@SaphireV2]

plus a fleece jacket

[@menachem2521]

Craftons becoming a real NCO. And I'll second that chief, the longer videos are awesome.

[@robertlevy4613]

Crafton’s story arc has been outstanding

[@MitziVanBuren]

This is a perfectly executed skit, it feels so real

[@dad3562]

I died when Chief showed up.

[@patrickmontgomery1708]

Brought his whole damn camper 💀

[@alexanderamayahernandez3912]

I didn't know that chiefs could exist out in the field outside of dem hellmichopa pilots. 😂

[@davidav8orpflanz561]

​@alexanderamayahernandez3912 As the new WO1/pilot, I got picked for a week long Winter Survival Course at Fort Drum, NY... ...fooled 'em all, as I grew up near there, and prior Green Beret, I just slept sitting up, toasty warm near the fire barrel every night, without waking up the next guy out of his freezing snow cave, survival bed!😂 No shit!

[@davidav8orpflanz561]

As the new WO1/pilot, I got picked for a week long Winter Survival Course at Fort Drum, NY... ...fooled 'em all, as I grew up near there, and prior Green Beret, I just slept sitting up, toasty warm near the fire barrel every night, without waking up the next guy out of his freezing snow cave, survival bed!😂 No shit!

[@joeporinchak6013]

The longer videos have really allowed the characters to develop in their own way. I'm happy to see that choice paying off so well

[@corndognacheauxz]

Who had the Midwesterner telling you “this ain’t really that cold” on your bingo card? Everyone? Thought so

[@CBB-dg9jy]

It's a "dry cold" you'll be fine.

[@drd675]

Did you guys get the debate over desert heat and swamp heat as well?

[@Jay-kf3od]

Yep. I'm from the southwest. So im acclimated to hot. So when it's 40 degrees out I'm freezing. But I never felt the need to tell mid westerners that 100 degrees isn't that hot, because I know it is for them.

[@Anarcho-harambeism]

Nah, 112 in kansas was heaven compared to 95 and humid in missouri ​@@corndognacheauxz

[@drd675]

@@Jay-kf3od They are from the midwest, they don't have much, so it means more to them😂

[@BlissfullWinter]

CO outranks CSM and if CO says fleece cap is a go, fleece cap is a go. I've literally had this exact verbatim argument with my entire NCO chain and they all ate their words afterwords.

[@Anarcho-harambeism]

Best arguments are when higher says your right

[@Oll1000]

That's a very easy trick to pull weekend staff duty twice as often as anyone else in your unit!

[@bdavidlyday2223]

Uniformity is one thing for parades - but watch the Battle of the Bulge and you see troops wearing whatever they can get their hands on to stay warm even wool scarves wrapped around their heads and sheets around their helmets for camoflauge....screw uniformity in the field

[@aceofspadesguy4913]

Chief showing up in a camper reminded me of a story my brother (cw3 medevac pilot) told me about when he was in an exercise over in Lithuania or something (one of the Baltics, idk which one). They were stuck in an open field with little to do, it was cold, everyone was miserable, and desperate for coffee. As luck would have it they had a coffee maker, but no electricity. So they made they decision to start up his Blackhawk and make one of the world’s most expensive cups of coffee.

[@lucimitchell7273]

I’m surprised crafton didn’t turn Rodrick’s cornhole pinecone into a bird feeder. Just needed seeds and peanut butter 🤣

[@onexpunchxdad]

✍️ ✍️ ✍️

[@vincentmueller3717]

Roderick supplied the peanut butter.

[@lucimitchell7273]

@ good point

[@Brecconable]

​@vincentmueller3717 but which hole did it come out of?

[@lucimitchell7273]

@ his prison pocket

[@SweetLittleAki]

I'm really enjoying these longer videos! They allow for a bit more interaction and story which I like

[@Doc_Egan]

Lol! The classic watch cap conversation between the CO and SgtMag. This happens every time it's cold.

[@DarthAchilles88]

As a Wisconsinite, Sgt McGillicuddy is on point. Love the vids, Chief!

[@jimcox9093]

Having served in a unit in Germany that never considered going to the field in summer (because the bad guys would never conceive of attacking when the conditions were good), I totally get this one. We practiced being miserable because that's what we did in 1st ID, even though you really don't need to practice that since it comes pretty naturally. Regardless, it has cured me of any desire to go winter camping over the next 40 years :) And God help you if one of your troops got a cold weather injury...

[@michaelh9228]

Couldn’t stop laughing at Billy T

[@robertricketts5467]

Saving my favorite character 'til last.Go Chief!

[@Heywoodinator]

This is exactly what I want! More this, plz.

[@liamlogan669]

Sargent Crafton? I love the character development.

[@kevinpalladino5102]

Chief showing up in a camper... 💯 😂

[@mc-zy7ju]

Chief sounds like hes dealing well with the snow.

[@elricofmelnibone425]

I see your Wisconsin “It ain’t that cold out” and I raise you an Upstate NY “rEaL cOuNtRy BoY!!”

[@whlewis9164]

Lake effect snow hits different when you east of the Great Lakes.

[@robertmerrill8918]

Sitting in that shit rn

[@whlewis9164]

@@robertmerrill8918 this guy runs in a balaklava

[@wompa70]

Chief with the RV!

[@RealJohnnyGuillotine]

It's like Stanley Kubrick is looking down screaming "WTF."

[@WhiteIkiryo-yt2it]

"It's like Skyrim." not going to lie, that would probably work on me.

[@canadianhousecoat]

Like 4 solid giggles outta this one.

[@kyleblank7830]

Man these videos have really been cracking me up lately. Good on ya, keep making people laugh!

[@williamwaters6803]

Goddamnit chief....... I laughed so hard my nose bled

[@polithub9439]

Most appreciated. Taking me back to a simpler time.

[@TheGiggleMasterP]

Remember don't eat the yellow snow. Do NOT make the yellow snow into crayons and give them to marines.

[@Matchoo2]

These characters are brilliant

[@don8659]

I love to see people like crafton getting promoted to sgt. The evolution of these characters are A1

[@beowulfsrevenge4369]

10 degrees F isn't too bad. Come speak to me when it's -30. Now that's cold. P.S. I'm sure that pinecone made a "clean" exit. I'm sure Roderick is very cleaned out now from all that fiber. 🤣😂🤣😂 P.P.S. Northern Wisconsin is absolutely gorgeous. It's one of my favorite places in the world no matter the season.

[@Anarcho-harambeism]

At least it's dry, worst is like 29 F. When it's cold windy, and everything's wet

[@Dillon41689]

At Fort Leonard Wood, it was funny watching the guys from the West and South get excited seeing snow for the first time. It was even funnier watching them immediately fucking hate the snow and cold during morning PT. It was absolutely wild watching a guy heatcat during a morning run, because he put extra layers on under his PTs

[@mightymikethebear]

I knew someone would mention Fort Leonard Wood in reference to being cold and miserable. One of the most painful things to watch was seeing basic trainees shoveling snow in front of the admin buildings after a snow and ice storm. The drill sergeants were cold and miserable too, so there is a little fairness in the Army.

[@Dillon41689]

@mightymikethebear I dont agree with that. The Drill Sergeants are playing a character. They were hard, mean, and fucked us up, but they would also take their campaign hat off, and completely drop the D.S act and talk to us man to man. Its the Service. So raking leaves, picking up trash on installations, shoveling snow, laying salt in ice, and whatever else, are just task for jobs that need to be done. It seems shitty, but it is preparing the kids to handle things like this in adulthood. Shoveling snow where you live is more relaxed when youre grateful youre not dealing with doing it for the Army

[@willppp]

Any time Rodrick is involved I fucking laugh my fucking ass off so thank you

[@Thoroughly_Wet]

Having grown up in a similar area, i did in fact walk through 5 feet of Snow up hill both ways to get to school. You see the school was on the other side of this hill, and shortest path was to walk up one side and go down the other.

[@ML-xx9kc]

Crafton's had one of the most realistic arcs in any military show.

[@svenrio8521]

I love whenever McGillycuddy shows up

[@loganbrown3334]

Only 10 degrees? That's heavy jacket, T-shirt, and jeans weather where I come from. As a Wisconsinite I can confirm everything he has said is accurate.

[@Odinarcade00]

Doodoo covered pine cone was not the winter scent I was expecting 😂

[@wheelcha1rman2]

Chief Friendly is the best kind of menace.

[@aldrickespen6863]

Dying at the accuracy 😭

[@EQMVB]

Keep these long videos coming!!

[@Slayer1947]

I went out to support some platoon sticks in fort Cason a few months back, and managed ended up spending most of the time helping distro in the ammo shack with the space heaters. It was a pretty good time, for a wyomingite pog

[@brennenfoerst3908]

Billy T. Friendly, CW5 Extraordinaire not having his trusty mug of Black Rifle Coffee almost seems like sacrilege here 🤦‍♂️😂.

[@enclavesoldier769]

I love this series so much

[@RayBo]

I thought, "It's like Skyrim." Would win the this time, but no. Mr. Pinecone "made a clean exit and is hanging over the Squad area." That is genuinely the correct all-male substitution for a mistletoe. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 BTW what happened to using GP tents? Are you telling me that the Army has Barracks for winter training these days? Army training is all about not killing everyone with one of our old fuel camp stoves where you had to lace the pipe out of the top of the tent.

[@salamiflavoredspider]

Nailed it yet again, This is all 100% true.

[@calvinwalters1556]

Despite the fact he has no hair on the top of his head, the continual focus on standards and discipline keeps Sag Maj's head boiling. Therefore if your head is cold it must be from a lack of standards and discipline, to the Sag Maj, there is no other logical explanation.

[@jimvac77]

"I don't know what's wrong with that guy" Well you see, he's a Sergeant Major.

[@Cs_1063]

McGillicuddy is built different. He’s from Wisconsin.

[@yasha451]

omfg the doo doo cone has me fucking rolling

[@Lucas-df4ht]

Reels like this are how I know you’re not some recruitment sock puppet.

[@thehunter9924]

I am a SNCO and dont have any Jr's but God when I do i wish they are like this.

[@Really-Know]

I remember a similar situation. Now I'm a bit of a petty individual. So one field event, I happened to aquire a wild and very large spider. Just so happens the csm was around and left some of his gear unsecured. I, being a good nco, put specialist arach-nid there to guard CSM's gear. I could hear CSM screaming at and assaulting my specialist. Smh.

[@Anarcho-harambeism]

After a while you go outside and suddenly your not cold anymore. Not warm, but just not cold.

[@Ronin91S]

I loved this so much 😂

[@rextroop1941]

I feel like Crafton will eventually become like Billy Friendly and Christianson will become like Sergeant major

[@zachjones6944]

In what world does a Sergeant Major override a Lt. Colonel's discretion?

[@bullpupgaming708]

Crafton putting Roderick on his face is glorious

[@mightymikethebear]

It had to happen some time.

[@travelingspartan2035]

Perfect timing, I'm at a Team STX right now. We have our fleece caps on under our helmets, though. Never heard of that not being allowed.

[@aaron6268]

If I re all, they stopped one time before going to balaclavas.

[@travelingspartan2035]

@aaron6268 balaclava is a wishlist item for me. A lot of my guys were wearing them and they looked comfy.

[@aaron6268]

@@travelingspartan2035 it was a point of contention at Fort Lewis, we were part of a Corps plan, alot of guys didn't want to see anyone wearing them if it wasn't 20 below. I do believe there is no tactical upgrade more effective for marksmanship than the balaclava. Hopefully you can get a chance to use one at the range. When I was in I would've done anything to improve on my marksmanship.

[@mtcondie]

Mountain warfare school will learn you how warm an igloo be.

[@9983sp]

The CSM never lets you wear authorized winter gear.

[@Turf-yj9ei]

Of course Billy's having a good time

[@Richard-g8z8w]

That background, picture.looks like FT DRUM, ...after the July 4th holiday. Then, the CSM having a BN Run in shorts and T-shirt.

[@Foreign0817]

I did a two night field exercise in January of 2022...

[@Existntlangst]

Another home run my brother. There have been times where I walked into the pettiest of dramas between young soldiers and I just had to walk out shaking my head. Also, troops can be exceedingly nasty... Of course I'm speaking from experience.

[@aaron6268]

I remember digging into the nicest guy in platoon. Accusing him of stealing my belt. I was the only one who could hear it, but there was a group of hagis reconning our tent. As soon as I lost face with my new best friends, it was off to the armorer and a 4-mile night run.

[@Frank-pj2tb]

Sgt Crafton???? Darn I need to catch up on this show.

[@jamesdc9595]

Crazy how the regulation says “Commander’s discretion” quite a lot, but never “Command sergeant major’s discretion”

[@aaron6268]

and then of course they're the command team, lol.

[@charliep5139]

Kinda funny arguing about the fleece cap, to this day. Back in WW2 and GIs just about not being allowed to wear the jeep cap...

[@crowbar5150]

So glad to be stationed in Florida and not have to sleep in the snow anymore

[@kevinsullivan3448]

We went to the field in Nov '89 and it was supposed to be good weather. Nothing quite so fun as laying on your back in shift sleeves reconnecting the oil, fuel, and hydraulics lines and the wiring harness for a Blackhawk APU because you can't do it facing the engine as snow falls in your face despite the aircraft crew, including the pilot and co-pilot are trying to block the worst of the wind and snot with ponchos. They sure were appreciative when the bird started on the 1st try. They even called for a truck to take me back to my Co area after I warmed up with coffee in their ready tent. I almost felt sorry for sniping the pilot the day before using the MILES trick.

[@thesaplingturtle290]

*we practice how we fight intensifies*

[@JusticeBinder]

Love the Midwest pride

[@danielthompson6207]

I feel like it might take a while, but I feel like Roderick could almost sort of kinda be squared-ish away.

[@Ericisnotachannel]

So glad I had at least one Lt.Col with common sense that said, it's below freezing, I don't care what you're wearing as long as it can be bought the clothing store or exchange, it's drab in color, and you can cover it up. Anyone that disagrees will answer to me. And then the only issue was "you're wearing a base layer as an outer layer" nonsense.

[@MrKronikDeception]

Crafton with the glow up

[@goingplaces1860]

It’s not really cold until the JP8 gels up…

[@Kynrun]

I hated being in the field in South Korea. The good old 45-day field problems in the middle of winter.

[@machinistmikethetinkerer4827]

Thats not wisconsin. Thats iron range minnesota.

[@michaelhansen2818]

Snow days? What're those?

[@jasonsaldana1376]

Pretty certain this is EXACTLY what they mean when they tell you to have a good Army Day

[@deathdragon]

Wisconsin gang

[@adphoenix600]

25 push-ups, you know that is nothing but it does teach you a lesson

[@mightymikethebear]

How would the troops react if CSM was the first and worst cold weather casualty?

[@TrialzGTAS]

Crafton and Roderick are the best.

[@rextroop1941]

Billy Friendly was stationed in Korea and loved the cold.

[@reversingthewayprod]

when did Christensen get up to Stg? Did I miss an arch?

[@davidav8orpflanz561]

10th Mountain Infantry Division, Fort Drum, NY - "COLDNESS BUILDS CHARACTER"!

[@carlhicksjr8401]

Winter REFORGER.... Yep, that sucked.

[@Anarcho-harambeism]

Ew. No thanks

[@carlhicksjr8401]

@@Anarcho-harambeism You ever see a tank skate on ice? It's.... 'interesting'....

[@carlslovinski3224]

What happened to Crafton.

[@M.A-k6u]

*McGillicuddy is just a Storebrand Canadian.*

[@ianmichaelson3100]

WAIT when did Crafton get Sgt!!!!

[@jacobcarpenter5309]

Flashbacks of drum

[@philipramsden4975]

Uphill both ways with a potato in his pocket to keep warm... And he had to eat that potato for lunch.

[@rjust2297]

Duke civilian says good thing for training otherwise you would die trying to find Bigfoot as a team😢

[@juggernautdriveSS]

Ummm excuse me. From Wisconsin and did 3 years in drum. Just because I'm familiar with -30 below does NOT mean we like it. Lol

[@anthonysims7636]

Of course Billy t has an rv

[@rjust2297]

Hang on orange sherbet or strawberry 🍓 push-ups?

[@PaulGAckerman]

Doodoo kambucha?

[@gr3ym0us3r5]

Pfffff Wisconsin? Try Folgaria.