" SNAFU " G.I. JOE WORLD WAR II FIGHTING MEN TRAINING FILM 76234

Entitled SNAFU, this wonderful WWII training film is part of the "Fighting Men" series, designed to psychological prepare troops for the rigors of combat and Army life. It features various scenarios about SNAFUs -- situation normal, all fouled up (or "f-d" up!) As the narrator says "in war, the abnormal is normal. You can't predict the turns of battle." Rifles can jam, bridges will not be ready, food won't be delivered on time. The point of the film is that troops have to be prepared for bad times, bad situations, and keep their morale up and keep fighting no matter what.
Features footage of air combat, African American engineering troops building a bridge while singing (5 minute mark),
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[@matthewlivermanne4441]

I can vouch for this is absolutely true even in the civilian world.

[@rolanddressler]

Words of wisdom apply today I’m 59 yrs old - seen it when I was younger, different year different place - “Nothing’s perfect in this World” - “There’s Just Too Many Things You Can’t Figure”

[@pattoallen1981]

Listen but dont repeat i was always told

[@blairrighton6270]

'stupid people start wars and stupid people run wars and very seldom listen to the people who are fighting the wars' - Brig. Gen. Robin Olds USAF ret

[@josemoreno3334]

He was a bad ass pilot . I read about him when I was in the USAF. He's a hero in my book God Bliss Him.

[@kwinter2541]

i tell ya what i do like is these old fashioned Marine types

[@matthewjones39]

These aren’t marines.

[@blacktimhoward4322]

"Why don't you sit down and write yourself a threatening letter?" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@allandavis8201]

It wouldn’t be the military if they weren’t complaining about something, even if they didn’t have anything to complain about, they would complain.

[@xusmico187]

Watched colonels and generals never miss chow, always had clean uniforms. War is hell

[@dawnfire82]

They missed chow and wore out uniforms as junior officers.

[@tombob671]

Gosh that was swell

[@combathistoryoverloaded6738]

What song were they singing while building the bridge

[@russheimerich9512]

Ezekiel Saw the Wheel

[@peghead]

I don't know, but they were really beltin' it out.

[@MaxPower-zw7go]

Notice it’s GI Joe not GI they them. See any dresses out there. Nope. Good ol days

[@mr.pavone9719]

11:13 Is he looking through the wrong end of his binoculars?

[@welshpete12]

Nope ,I have a pair just like that . They were standard issue to US and British forces during the Second world war .

[@ChrisSmith-5655]

If so, they were made for people who have really wide eyes lol😂

[@mattpbent]

We're the black engineers wearing brodie helmets ?

[@brycewalat5321]

“No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.” Did Eisenhower say that?

[@thodan467]

Moltke

[@NIGHTHawk1988]

you are both wrong...it was clausewitz

[@matthewlivermanne4441]

This should be shown to all American s who want Covid-19 to be done yesterday. We have been doing pretty good under Trump and volunteers

[@matthewjones39]

What?

[@blacktimhoward4322]

@@matthewjones39 Yeah I'm guessing the OP hasn't seen the stats showing that the US was outperformed by basically every first world nation on earth