Reality of being in the U.S Army

[@user-pg7nj2rz4u]

Not free, they take it out your pay before you see it.

[@jonahmays]

Out of sight out of mind 😂

[@710Scrub]

$60 a month and you can eat as much as you want

[@Plumber1111]

I have been out for a few years now. E6 and lower your BAS and BAH are taken away if you choose to live in the barricks. Living in barricks does have some downsides. But there are a ton of upsides. Almost free housing, still have to pay for internet. Which was 55$ a mouth when i was in. And mess hall for your food needs, and you don't have to pay for it. The cons, you have to follow the rules of the barricks. No, microwave, toaster or any other cooking device. I have heard some barricks banned mini fridges. I guess it depends on the unit. And the buildings are in pretty rough shape, holes in the walls can take weeks to get fixed. The marines have it worse from what i have heard. They had black mold in many of their buildings and don't fix it for years. With rent being really expensive, almost free housing is huge. Even if your pay is shit. Food and housing are 2/3 of the most expensive living expenses you will have to deal with.

[@rodneyclark643]

Not free but if you single living in thy barracks you don't get BAS

[@Pls-hooman-no]

Taxes? Sounds like america to me

[@camerongehle8592]

Getting drunk after duty

[@user-cf1ig7fi4r]

*lunch beers to prepare for after duty

[@Largepro21]

Fuc it 😂 🎈

[@devonbarnum1266]

Post pt shower pbr

[@MrSimplified]

*during

[@Hercules1-v9m]

This is a POG perspective. It's far tougher in combat units.

[@fperry8613]

This is very true. Where I was stationed in Berlin. It was called the Grunt farm.Mcnair Barracks about 1.5 miles from the POG'S barracks, Andrew's barracks.

[@10MM-MAGAMAN-420]

Yes sir.

[@JosephQPublic]

Not my fault you wanted to be a grunt 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@deedubs8153]

I was a POG and didn’t see this day not once

[@hound5948]

@@JosephQPublicjust sayin she makes it look easy giving the army a bad wrap😂

[@Callsign_Grouch]

0630 PT? What? My AIT was 0430 report outside. I’m not even a combat MOS.

[@StagonRatedE]

Dudes it’s tradoc… bct and ait will always make you do extra shit because they can. No wants to be up that early and your high if you think you will in a regular unit.

[@surge127]

In ait rn ft. Gregg Adam’s (ft. Lee) and it’s 0500 formation for pt

[@ivan-_-6192]

@@surge127 ordnance alpha co better

[@surge127]

@@ivan-_-6192 C Co baby airborne lead the way🪂😤

[@jayvlogstoo1194]

AIT right now, Engineer 4:40 first PT formation

[@Gladiator19701st]

As you know the War on Terrorism involved all MOS's. It is when you believe you cannot be deployed and then the MOS you thought was deployment free is no longer a reality. It is not everyone's calling but I commend every young man and woman who makes the choice to serve. But you are always a Soldier, and need to prepare for war because you never know when the orders are coming.

[@kylephillips5412]

Hooah!

[@10MM-MAGAMAN-420]

All the ladies becoming moms right before deployment 😂😂😂

[@Historybuff_769]

A freind once told me the air force, they only send officers aka pilots or aircraft crew to combat so if your anything but an officer your practicly fine

[@ainzoolgown3447]

Army feed you for free????? Explain that dfac deductible 😂

[@Vallero_626]

lol unless you get that Comrats

[@WyattsVlog]

Well, that sounds like it blows super hard. Ya know what civilian life is like? Do whatever you want, whenever you want.

[@sebrinab.3859]

Probably why you’re a little boy

[@helenaj9436]

It actually doesn't suck. You work, right? So do we. And wr do whatever we want after work just like you. 🤷‍♀️ Only, we get to play with guns, grenades, tanks. We also don't freak out seeing a convoy or rail load but civilians freak out. 😂 Chicken 💩

[@Gav-fz3tk]

@@helenaj9436How military of you

[@Lycan23beast]

Helll no! work from 0430- 2000, the more you rank up, the more responsibility you get, and leadership on the top is making everything difficult. Want to get the hell out. All I get is 2- 3 hrs of MY time and then go sleep and wake up to work again. Everyday is not the same, always the unexpected happens. We do our best but it's never enough.

[@Thaumaturge86]

Really? So you don’t have to get to work at a certain time or you’ll be fired?

[@TravisG-lj9dz]

POG reality, mine was a nightmare as a grunt.

[@febreeze__wipez3157]

First of yall. Yes you can leave base once your enlisted but you have to show up every day. You may leave the base as long as you come back.

[@MadDogRigs]

Just so you all know it’s only 2 months of basic if your not combat arms MOS If your Infantry 11X 11B 18X 11C You going to be at basic for 6 months or more Then depending on your contract you will then go straight to Airborne school RASP Or selection you could be in school for a year or more before ever going to your actual unit

[@mintygreen4972]

19D or k aswell

[@MadDogRigs]

@@mintygreen4972 19D isn’t a thing anymore

[@mintygreen4972]

@@MadDogRigs nuh hun

[@chuckmalone7890]

That’s why I went 56M not combat arms MOS but is combatant and will bear arms 😮‍💨

[@BorneoIs]

For all 11 series as well as 18X, Its NOT 6 months of BCT, it's 22 week OSUT which is 8 weeks of BCT and then 14 weeks of AIT immediately after. You only go to those schools after OSUT if its in your contract, the majority of trainees go straight to their first duty stations. You sound like you've never even been in.

[@ethang04]

I’m a 68W and ait sucked ass it was 4:30 wake up and 2200 lights out with very little free time

[@neft5449]

Right, it's a whole month and a half before they even let you go off base on the weekends. During EMT phase you get like an hour of free time, where you can't even leave the battalion footprint. Not to mention the roaches at the DFAC. It low-key sucks

[@justingrubb914]

Exactly, bullshit. I had 04:00 wake up 3 room inspections a day just to waste what little free time you’d normally get. Didn’t go off base at all for 2 months. Stuck there for another 2 months waiting to ship out and still not allowed to go anywhere alone and especially not when I wanted.

[@Billybobjoefromsc]

This is rlly well made, thanks!

[@SPK-kg8ml]

Food is not free, it’s taken out of your pay before you get the check in your account

[@burgerking3678]

Based on perspective that's free

[@Michael-ho8tu]

Best job ever! Never thought I would say this but I miss it.

[@pamagujar183]

Thanks, I was always wondering how it was for women. That's very avant-garde to me. What made you make that decision? Is this your first time away from home? Keep us posted? I'm wondering if it's worth it? How do they break entitlement?

[@kx8044]

so wym by class? i know you have the option to get education during your service but aren’t their jobs too? like military police and stuff so if i was an MP would i just go to work instead of school and have the same lunch break and schedule? and also would i be getting paid for the MP job?

[@jaydenvanlandingham246]

Bruh they mean the schoolhouse. Where you learn your job after basic. Then after the schooling or ait you get to your unit as your trained job.

[@jassy0903]

But remember they can make you go into any kind of unit and do anything they want to you after you get your initial training. They're only contractually obligated for training. Which means you could train as an MP and get slotted in a medical unit and never do an MP job. Then you're just miserable every waking minute until your contract expires

[@10MM-MAGAMAN-420]

The pog life looks boring asf.

[@vacuoussoul6112]

Thank you this was very informative

[@peakrules22]

too bad it is mostly bullshit

[@fperry8613]

Sleep after pt? Maybe in a pog company. Not in the infantry company, pt, personal hygiene, chow if you want, clean the latrine, buff the the hallway.then morning formation at 9. Things might have changed from the time i was in the late 80s.

[@gregmcmanus1975]

nah, it's pretty much the same today.

[@princeahleefabulous]

You had to live in the barracks even if married in the Infantry in the 80s? Or are you just taking about basic because when I was in from 01 to 11 once we got to our actual Units it was 0545 formation, 0600 PT, PT lasted as long as Top wants but usually done by 0700, released until 0900 but on reality 0845 unless E4 and below then 0830 because you got to be at the right place 15 min prior to the NCOs who have to be 15 minutes prior to Command. Barracks personnel were of course to maintain the barracks but that was usually a detail pulled from the Company during the 0900 work call formation. Then if no training (lol) busy work around the Company HQ, equipment maintenance, and motor pool. Lunch 1200-1300, 2nd work call was whatever dumb shit your LT decided would behoove his platoon to do then 1430 final formation and finally if no one fucked up you run away after 1700 salute. Lol

[@gregmcmanus1975]

@@princeahleefabulous yeah, so everything except the times is the same then

[@fperry8613]

Wasn't basic, it was my permanent duty station. I was in the Berlin brigade. 6/ 502 Infantry. All the way!!​@princeahleefabulous

[@princeahleefabulous]

@@fperry8613 Ahh that makes sense as well, I was Conus between deployments.

[@jasminepavlicek5239]

No way, AIT for MP’s really just be different. We basically just had mor boot camp for 10 more weeks lol. None of this “lunch break” or “0630-1700” stuff lol

[@joshuaw4384]

We had 0530 pt formations in ait also within my experience we never got to leave early certain days you had half days but even when we were stuck doing nothin we still had to wait the full length of our class

[@marsharomelus1023]

you can leave the base and you can stay off the base if you want. you gotta be specific about leaving the base.

[@sendit101]

Maybe someone needs to go back to basic and be reminded headgear goes on when out doors. Even when it’s from your car to the building.

[@ErickaBernie]

Maybe

[@Dudewitdarock]

Dang, so bootcamp isnt physical all day every day, really just 7 hours?

[@seneca4670]

drunk as hell right now and its a tuesday at 4:50 pm. pregaming 5:00 oclock

[@ethanhaak9108]

My knees dont work. So thats cool

[@flying_fortress1713]

6:30 PT IN AIT, they had us out at 3:00

[@Talos_Valcoran87]

Military enlistment is a years long gay joke followed by knee and lower back pain.

[@vik12D]

Maybe for your MOS. Dive School was NOT how she describes things lmao

[@scottbivins4758]

If they don't got a pond on bass I don't want to be there. I got to have some fishing time I just got to.

[@TroyyLet]

It's definitely longer than two months. Expect 11 to 12 weeks.

[@helenaj9436]

It's a 6-5 job. You PT with functioning of Alcoholics and you get paid. 😂😂

[@aloycemoshi4987]

MWANAJESHI ALOYCE GASPER MOSHI

[@showmeyourdaleel6568]

Basic training is fun.

[@jordanaguilar284]

PT times vary in my AIT it was 04:30 wake up 05:00 pt and by 06:45 off to go learn back by 17:00

[@Emotionalsavage281]

Idk, 11B is about the same amount of suck as basic

[@Brinkblu]

She must be in the new army fornsure because that's not how it was back in the day when I was in.

[@ErickaBernie]

@@Brinkblu new to the army as a sergeant first class? 👀 things change and we always adapt. Has always been like that.

[@Sapphire_Da_Fox]

I'm still not joining

[@shinu4757]

2 months? I went to basic alone for 10 weeks

[@ErickaBernie]

10 weeks is about 2 months…

[@unlikelyhero830pope3]

11-13:00 lunch ? I know this is false when you get to your actual unit . But then again I can’t speak for all units ,

[@ErickaBernie]

Ive been in for 11* years now, and this is mainly most units I’ve been to. Only one that was different was when I was a drill sergeant but it was the mission. Either way, civilians get only one hour but you do get lunch time .

[@philthethotdestroyer4194]

ive been in air defense artillery and aviation. both stuck to 1130-1300.

[@unlikelyhero830pope3]

@@ErickaBernie when I was stationed at fort bliss we had one hour lunches most of the time . In some cases we’d even had to go to the defac and just get to go plates and eat at the battalion.

[@ErickaBernie]

@@unlikelyhero830pope3 and do what? You are and what was the mission afterwards? What unit?

[@unlikelyhero830pope3]

@@ErickaBernie just tasks throughout the day , getting our vehicles up to standard , classes , layouts . In some cases when we had nothing to do we’d be standing by in the barracks .

[@ski4887]

No one assumes any of the stuff she says at the beginning and she has no idea how it is for most people in a combat arms MOS- just be happy that you are riding that desk......

[@ErickaBernie]

@@ski4887 lol you make it seem I’ve been at this desk for 11 years while I’ve been attached to infantry units, and countless of special assignments. But way to assume buddy

[@ski4887]

@ErickaBernie you're the one who made a video annotating that this is what it's gonna be like for basic/AIT/duty station who the hells fault is that ya desk jockey- for the love of god and everyone else stay at the desk at this point lol

[@ErickaBernie]

…god bless you.

[@larrystowers3107]

Was just bout to comment the same thing.

[@user-rw9fe6ib6h]

The propaganda is strong with this one

[@BigMan1560]

6:30 is the end of pt. Who the hell starts at 6:30 lmfao

[@ErickaBernie]

Everyone unit in the army in forscom 👍

[@nukarr]

Enlisted are screwed - if ya go in have minimum 2yr associates degree in ANYTHING pretty much & your a 2nd lieutenant immediately Best degree would be in Administration. Then its executive positions & you merely do paperwork. All the grunt stuff is done by enlisted.

[@ethanszczygiel4341]

bro my basic is 22 weeks

[@joshuf141]

0630?! PT?! Nah cap more like 0450 😭

[@privatepancacke5279]

quit the cap. 0500-1700 is normal day in AIT and if you have a long one you'll be treated like shit for the entire duration.

[@Roundedlime806]

Every dude that I know who’s gone into the military does not come out of it with any really applicable skills. They all make less than $50k a year. It’s sad. Dishwasher, pool cleaner, you name it.

[@ErickaBernie]

Dang, maybe it’s the people you surround yourself. Every military member that has gotten out are very successful and have multiple ways of income. But then again, I surround myself with people that have goals.

[@Roundedlime806]

@@ErickaBernie I wouldn’t surround myself with peasants like that lol, It was dudes that i’ve had conversations with here and there. I own 12 websites, that all have ads on them, and all of them combined generate $10k - $15k per month. Doing just fine 😁Besides, most of them hardly see combat, and protect an oil reserve for 4 years lmao.

[@austinshannon4197]

Jaylen brown is the NBA GOAT!!!!

[@oneksalami7791]

Tell me more about

[@wayne3584]

marines boot camp is way harder bot everything is this easy

[@ErickaBernie]

You may think it’s harder, but obviously they can’t teach you how to spell or write a clear sentence 👀

[@Microwave_King]

You forgot having your NCOs treat you like a child, the mass punishment, having to show up at like 5:30 for that 6:30 PT, closer to 4 if it's something big like an organizational run, having liberties taken away because someone in a different company fucked up, etc. If the Army was as easy as you're making it out to be, everyone would be able to do it. You're out here trying to make the Army sound like it's way easier than it is. If you were my soldier and I knew you posted some shit like this, I'd take that as you seeing yourself as having an easy life and not being challenged. Since an NCOs job is to develop soldiers, I guess my only recourse is to challenge you further, because clearly you're being underutilized if you think your life is easy.

[@tonynochill]

Yea nah, even the guard was a pain in the ass. And that’s just “one weekend a month and two weeks a year” that can also be shoved up my ass cuz they don’t tell you about the training can be and will be extended if need be. And that the commander can and will change the training schedule and could make your one weekend a month actually 4 days a month. Don’t get me wrong, I’m cool with it cuz it’s what I signed up for. But it’s your typical recruiter telling you one thing but you joined a unit that fucks with you. And the retention NCO is nothing but a dude who tries to clip you to another job without even knowing you. The training will never works cuz you are supposed to fail. Every time I went to the field, it felt like a waste of tax dollars. That felt horrible to be a part of

[@zachhaus8488]

Lol, you can leave base. Just come back.

[@ErickaBernie]

Watch the whole video.

[@AndyAndyOxenberg]

Clearly she knows nothing about 11B's

[@ErickaBernie]

1) I said basic training and ait not OSUT 2) been in long enough and attached to infantry units to know enough. 3) we all choose our jobs, you just chose something with longer hours but we all have the same if we are the same rank ✌️

[@DanielMartinez-lj6gb]

Sugar coating it. Food is not free, you work for it🤡

[@ErickaBernie]

Just like everyone else that works.

[@XRAY335]

You forgot packing for Ukraine winter clothes.

[@enefiokuko8127]

And how do I get in?😊

[@OfficiallyFreehugs]

Talk to a recruiter. Choose a job YOU want to do. If you don't know, it's you and your recruiter's responsibility to work with each other to find a job that interests you and see if it fits you. Your recruiter should not be offering you and pressuring you into random jobs you don't want and if they do they're just trying to screw you over.

[@liililililillililllili7526]

No hobbies yea I still join

[@thatoneguy_6710]

11:30 to 1!!!!!!

[@joshuafaison8087]

hello I’m joining the army soon

[@Forever_Ev]

Don't if you don't absolutely have to

[@joshuafaison8087]

@@Forever_Ev i have plenty of reason

[@Forever_Ev]

@joshuafaison8087 like what?

[@clipscaughtcold]

4am pt*

[@jassy0903]

BS it was like basic every fkn day until I finally escaped. I'm one of a few that have survived this long. DON'T DO IT

[@infadel885]

Or....go infantry and do real work instead of this boring ass story

[@ErickaBernie]

Same rank, same pay 🤙🏻

[@lelandgaunt9985]

Yep, I was able to keep my job at McDonald’s when I got out.

[@infadel885]

I was overqualified for McDonalds but Chuck e cheese snatched me up because of my combat experience lol

[@kaniencrone7438]

Propaganda is evolving

[@user-zf7kj8ey1h]

Not if you're doing infantry lol😂

[@Brinkblu]

Nothing is free lol

[@devonbarnum1266]

Bring back the shark attack

[@gregmcmanus1975]

that feeling when doing things wrong and not listening to instructions makes things not work 😔

[@Just.a.big.guy_]

Nice try feds.

[@DavidRamirez-kh8st]

This 🧢 wait till u get FTX

[@luiscortes1494]

Alot of lies...... or wtf did the army turn into......

[@ErickaBernie]

What lies are you referring to? Please be specific so I can give you the facts with evidence

[@GuiyerminaLopes]

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[@GuiyerminaLopes]

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[@GuiyerminaLopes]

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[@clipscaughtcold]

Clsss 7-5

[@llzaqwsx]

You should try deploying first….. weak

[@ErickaBernie]

That’s how I know you weren’t a good leader. God bless 🥱

[@llzaqwsx]

@@ErickaBernie common TRADOC warrior comeback. Try again tugger

[@ErickaBernie]

Point being proved! Thanks buddy

[@GMSOLOS]

Shite

[@backwoodsredneck1776]

20 days from leaveing for usmc

[@Tarrant5646]

Free BS.. You literally pay for everything.. Just like the cadence they pay you 100 and take back 99.. Ha there's real reasons for cadence.. I'm glad I left the Army it was the worst decision I ever made in my life. I QUALIFY for Air Force and or Navy.