Spec Ops REACT to Your Most Awkward Military Questions

[@ShiftFire]

Our first t-shirt is now for sale. Visit to bit.ly/ShiftFireMerch to grab yours!

[@turtleman1027na12]

I’m a Christian too bro

[@maijager2436]

I love your Editor showing a Beretta on screen but Cam said he has a Glock next to his bed

[@GooninRaccoonin]

At Camp Pendleton we were doing mine detection with pss14s (metal detectors basically) and these co2 airsoft mines. As we're sweeping this road in 2 teams, I hear a girlish scream from the other team because the guy sweeping almost ran into a big ass tarantula. Instead of pushing it away or ignoring it, they all start throwing rocks and stones at this tarantula in a minefield

[@Zelkanok]

That's one of the stupidest thing I've ever heard anyone do in a minefield, even if it's a mockup. Also, that's probably the most comical reaction to have in a minefield lol

[@Mmjacksom]

Hearing about a bunch of marines girling out over a spider in a minefield is the funniest thing ever

[@GooninRaccoonin]

@@Mmjacksom we are willing to get blown up on foot or on vehicle to clear a route of ieds, but god forbid theres any tarantulas or camel spiders on that route

[@aauwhatitdo1582]

@@GooninRaccoonin My first week in MARSOC my MSOT put a tarantula on my forehead while I was asleep on my birthday. Screamed like a bitch.

[@ramO-jp8tp]

reasonable

[@michaellandis2586]

Any funny stories in boot camp? One of my family members had one guy who had skittles from the mre and they went hiking. The drill instructor stopped the guy who was eating skittles and told him every time he ate a skittle he was supposed to say mmmmmm taste the rainbow 😂

[@jayus2033]

Shit fire needs to talk about this.

[@jonnyv4287]

I'll say taste the rainbow all day mfers, don't touch my Skittles.

[@slapt3245]

The fact they got to keep the candy from their MRE in basic is a funny story in itself

[@ralphpruitt2731]

Thank you for reminding me how crappy mountain phase of Ranger school was

[@johndough7160]

…lol… oh that’s a good one! …lol… 😆

[@mosulmedic7048]

One week in Mosul, my buddy and myself both developed a gnarly stomach bug. We were both on our makeshift toilet like clockwork. One night, my buddy said " uhhhh time to go" and left with the baby wipes. We then took contact. I climbed to a window to ensure he was doing alright. Yelled out " you good?" And he responded with " I... can't..stop...shitting" and it was hilarious

[@letsgobrandon1520]

Your comment left me in tears from laughing so hard🤣😆🤣😆🤣😆🤣🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@albnoel]

Wow. What a shitty story. Really smelly.

[@joaquinvelasquez6252]

Hats off to the editor. Way to make a Q&A so entertaining! I can remember things visually and the editing brings that illustration to their words and it sticks👍oh and those guys on the couch are cool too.😉

[@MyHappySelf]

Love our editors.

[@oxide9679]

Except where keeping a Glock was mentioned and they put up a graphic of a Beretta M9a3 😂😂😂

[@joaquinvelasquez6252]

@@oxide9679 🤣🤣

[@oxide9679]

@@joaquinvelasquez6252 I mean, I'm not complaining. I think the Beretta M9 series and 92FS series are far superior to Glock. But it's still funny.

[@johnny8297]

@@oxide9679 lmfao you beat me to it but great editing indeed

[@CosmoCrank]

Absolutely love this, sometimes its nice to have just the stories without the gameplay. Also Im convinced Cam keeps that glock by his bed, not for other people, but for that crocodile.

[@Angellance7]

Cameron: I sleep with a glock * m9 a3 pic comes up * Confusion 100

[@insalubriousdithyramb1742]

True. Wtf.

[@carsonblaylock1789]

kind of like "308 SCAR" and the SCAR 16 comes up

[@markusharroldhailey6688]

Lmao maybe its an inside jokes ?

[@koltaire5938]

The editor may not be a gun guy as weird as that sounds

[@randomdude2546]

@@koltaire5938 not hard to google a ''glock'' especially if its your job

[@MyHappySelf]

First….on my own video! I need to get a life.

[@johnsonvector1259]

How did you become a Green Beret ?

[@MyHappySelf]

@@johnsonvector1259 I was living in SoCal and kind of joined the Army on a whim. I initially started with a Ranger contract but halfway through basic training I met some guys re-classing and they convinced me to get my contract changed to an 18X contract. After that it was just a matter of getting through basic training and airborne school then a quick drive over to North Carolina to start selection and then the Q course.

[@johnsonvector1259]

@@MyHappySelf thank you so much 💯 keep up the good work

[@Floridian_Kole]

You're the man Izzy!! Love all your content man. I always try to catch your twitch streams when I can. Keep up the great work🤟💯

[@KhangNguyen-qg1zw]

what special forces group were you in if you dont mind

[@agentpuggles5704]

Question: Is switching to your secondary truly faster than reloading 100% of the time?

[@dampcpungen]

Depends on skill and the distance to the target. Anything further than about 20-30 meters depending on your pistol skill is not worth drawing the pistol for, since you won't be even close to laying down the same type of effective fire. Contrary to video games, shooting a pistol is a lot harder than shooting a rifle.

[@CrowBag]

Ahhh someone did a video on this and I cant remember who. It actually was faster but only by a fraction of a second.

[@erikkoszas2562]

And never forget, that pistols mostly use different bullets providing less penetration (except for FN 5.7 e.g.), so in a CQC/CQB situation it can be useful to be quicker in that certain situation by drawing your pistol, however from the mentioned 20-30 meters distance it is certainly a more effective step to reload your primary due to its accuracy and penetration abilities.

[@bradhaines3142]

@@erikkoszas2562 even the 5.7 is still a pistol bullet, unless you use a p90 the rifle is going to be very different

[@koltaire5938]

@@CrowBag I think T. rex arms did it

[@knotationmusic]

I love how these guys keep popping up together on a variety of channels. They really do have such great chemistry.

[@firewarrior5828]

That birthday story as terrifying as it must be. Must've been one of the fondest memory every.

[@maxwellstubbs2510]

Funny enough, it's a common story. We did this in my unit as well

[@deusvult6920]

@@maxwellstubbs2510 even my pog MP unit did this. Man it sucks.

[@Baldeagle-tw2nv]

This one is mainly for Cameron, did the Rangers ever talk about the Mogadishu/Black Hawk Down engagement and what did they learn from it and drill into you guys?

[@FAL_Enthusiast]

@Grue Was it because the movie was inaccurate? Because I heard that it was relatively respectful to the historical event.

[@darkerrex1442]

@@FAL_Enthusiast I think its more a kin to make the person "Doesnt remember that experience again" The man probably have some stuff he doesnt want to remember

[@Pur3picness12]

"I sleep with a glock" Puts a picture of a Beretta

[@maccaebus]

Question: If you're pinned down, outnumbered, and need support, what kind of support is the biggest morale boost? Is it the boom of artillery, the roar of an A-10's gatling gun, the comforting sound of a Chinook? What's that special something that would brighten your day when everything is at its darkest and bleakest?

[@nealang9520]

As a non-soldier, I believe a Warthog's gatling gun ripping onto the enemies would boost my morale real good

[@FakTorThis]

Honestly, from personal experience. Anything

[@cryamistellimek9184]

I would assume the best noise would be the sound of the support that makes it there first.

[@briangulley6027]

Yes.

[@snagglesmagoo2750]

Nothing sent the cockroaches running like the sound of Warthogs in the air. We knew we were "safe" with those pilots. Any air support, really, but the Warthogs always had the right effect on everyone in the vicinity.

[@danieltillin6589]

These guys have two totally different lives. Yet they have some sort of this chemistry, as if they were in the field together. I love that. Great work you guys. We all respect you for what you have done. P.S. I love your war game reactions.

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Jarhead is the best for showing the boring, soul crushing side of military life that often gets overlooked. For combat...I'd say it's gotta be a three way tie between Lone Survivor, Black Hawk Down, and Band of Brothers (even though that's WW2)

[@domusdebellum3042]

i wish they had mentioned generation kill

[@Tadicuslegion78]

@@domusdebellum3042 I think everyone forgets Generation Kill

[@CarbonFiberSwan]

I never watched the Lone Survivor movie, but I read the book when I was a teenager and it was riveting. First book to ever make me cry. That was the first time I can remember having real respect for our soldiers and what they have to go through. Thank you to everyone who serves, in any capacity!

[@theblackpope4507]

Ohmyword, I follow your podcast but as a visual person it’s actually so much nicer to be able to listen and to see you guys. Thank you for sharing all these stories and for the amazing content, we really appreciate it!

[@9snaga]

What's the name of the podcast

[@dovmanheimer2280]

As a tanker in the Israeli defense Force we had to take a shit in our Helmets during certain training exercises to simulate what it would be like an actual combat not leaving the tank

[@MyHappySelf]

Legend

[@MyHappySelf]

You aren’t on Los Angeles, are you? Looking for one for future episodes of Total Recoil on Gamology. 😜

[@dovmanheimer2280]

Sadly no I'm in Israel

[@MyHappySelf]

@@dovmanheimer2280 fair enough. I should come visit!

[@dovmanheimer2280]

If you do come to Israel give me a call and I'll show you around

[@albanas6478]

Question: What are the things that you like the most about the other service branches?

[@NANA-lq5md]

Air Force-Women Navy-Food (better than what I had) Army-?????

[@donaldstone540]

@@NANA-lq5md navy vet here and I can say, as a whole, the food was great.

[@NANA-lq5md]

@@donaldstone540 i was on the USS Fort McHenry and the food was pretty good. Plus if we went towards the end of chow time we could eat as much as we wanted.

[@donaldstone540]

@@NANA-lq5md my fav was always b-fast with the eggs to order.

[@NANA-lq5md]

@@donaldstone540 when I was on an Air Force base in Northern Japan their chow hall was almost like a restaurant.

[@carsonkouts]

nothing quite like sitting on a chinook troop seat and shitting into a trash bag with about 32 rangers packed in around you. life changing experience without a doubt

[@bombomos]

Question: Was there an engagement were you actually thought it might be the end?

[@mohdjuraimi8872]

I'm no military guy..not an American either but you guys taught me lotsa thing in military more than my instructor back in the day when I was in cadet.thank you guys.

[@joshuawillard9813]

One of the things I've learned as an Army infantryman is the sad fact that no amount of training can prepare you for what you see/do when deployed.

[@benhartley8598]

Question: Do you guys have any memorable stories from working with other countries SF e.g. SAS, SBS, JTF2 etc etc?

[@revelation9125]

Ran into a camel spider at 29 Palms. Shit still haunts my dreams. Also Generation Kill is the most accurate tv show representation of infantry life I’ve seen.

[@docthorr]

Camel spiders are not even spiders, and can't harm human. Still they are freaking impressive and fuel for legend and nightmare

[@dylanzrim3635]

I have stories about ET. They end in “suits” telling you that “the desert is a big place, you saw nothing”

[@banan8430]

4:40 How did you find this footage of my family

[@everythingsalright1121]

I love how cameron's head flicks when israel says poop at 19:03 after looking away and being distracted, immaturity is a wonderful thing sometimes

[@boanerges5723]

Q: Is war like CoD? A: The trash talk is definitely the same. The food is worse because your mom can't bring you pizza pockets. Toilet breaks are significantly worse. No one is hacking or using exploits. If you Die you cant blame cheaters or your internet connection.

[@fluffybunnyslippers2505]

Best military prank i saw in service, that i can talk about, was jam in the boots.. Having done my service in Australia, EVERY insect/animal is *quack*ing scary. Like the 147 types of snake, all but one has poison.. The last one eats you whole. or, the "bird eating spider"... It is the size of a dinner plate and eats birds because flies are way too small.

[@MicSolace]

Can I just say how awesome it is that you guys have your own channel and podcast 🔥🙏

[@tomhiggins8082]

First off, thanks for your service, much respect for everyone that serves our country. Second, I stumbled across your channel and I love the personality and attitude, you're talking about some serious and at times life or death situations and introducing enough levity to entertain while still being respectful. Good shit, liked and subscribed. It's time to watch more of your videos, keep it up!

[@MN-et2eg]

@ShiftFire I was the work coordinator in our SERE class. Trying to communicate by only using that one damn word with different inflection was an exercise in futility. Mountain phase in Jan-Feb was not even as bad as having that "job" for a few days.

[@kevinmutwiri722]

"DON'T MOVE!" Cpt McMillan. Awesome editing 🔥

[@ayranbrotherhood668]

Best show to get an understanding of Military and War: Generation Kill

[@aq5426]

One day, the Space Force will have a big round space-battleship built for them, and they'll call it "The Traveler".

[@snagglesmagoo2750]

Space Battleship Yamato is more like what I expect.

[@trashcan1350]

I used to live in Oman, there are LOTS of camel spiders their. But they don't attack humans and are not as big as you would think. They do do one thing that is really scary though, sometimes on a hot day in the desert, they would make this high pitched screaming sound and start running at you and it looks like its trying to attack you, but it just wants to sit in your shadow and it won't stop chasing you until you stop.

[@stevecraigslist5685]

That is horrifying, I would never stop.

[@sammcclain7532]

Here’s a question for you guys: Do you have a special forces member that you look up to or have followed for a long time, whether it is negative or positive. Ex: David Goggins, Jocko Willinks, etc.

[@roberth1310]

This was awesome! Loved Cameron’s reaction after hearing about the camel spider😆

[@mrinalsaha2249]

This channel is the best thing these two guys could have come up with. Love you both❤️

[@sworder33]

My dad when he was in, from story's he told me he was in the final part of his Basic Training in Fort Benning Gerorgia he was out in the woods (side note he was Army Airborne 101st) and he was looking out in a field and he says he saw a UFO that had lights and was spinning super fast and the next moring he went out looked and there was a burned circle into the ground, creepy

[@MBustos828]

The buddies I know that served said Generation Kill was really accurate in their portrayal of military life. Thanks for all you guys do! Love the channel!

[@GoldNEagle92]

16:12 "Nothing keeps me up at night 'cuz I sleep with a Glock next to my bed. *Visible eye twitch at the Beretta on screen*

[@oxide9679]

As for the last question, I was in Afghanistan and there was a couple times when we got into contact when I had to take a shit. For the most part, the urge to poop goes away because the adrenaline hits. On the same token, we got ambushed I think my 5th week there when I still had "the shits" (anyone who's been "in country" knows what In talking about) and it was my first contact and it startled me so bad that I literally shit myself. So yes, for a moment, I had the shit scared out of me. But that's how it goes. You take fire, and for the first 10 minutes or so, you're pretty scared, and then you get pissed off that they have the balls to shoot at you.

[@ogghostprepper9138]

That's gonna be itchy when it dries...

[@oxide9679]

@@ogghostprepper9138 Oh you have no idea. I think wiping my ass with poison ivy would have been less itchy. Yes, when I finally showered, I quite literally scrubbed my buttcrack with a toilet brush.

[@bigchiefswellbow3743]

Cam: “I sleep with a glock next to my bed” M9: *appears* Editor was on troll mode

[@matthewbrowatzke6024]

9 mm are inferrior to 45 acp

[@thomasmcozart1093]

I feel you on the MOPP gear. I remember being in GTMO having to wear it-it was absolutely miserable in that heat!

[@GhostKaiju]

We have camel spiders here in South Africa, I can agree that they will scare the living hell out of a grown man. I've willingly put an anaconda around my neck, have had to get rid of several cobras on my property, but if I see a camel spider my heart will start racing and I will freeze. Creepy little buggers.

[@jessenicoletta4160]

A classic prank that I've had pulled on me was when I was a new fuck to my unit. We were getting shit ready for a range and the TL of the alpha team in my squad went "Hey, go to the arms room and grab me some ACOG fluid." Being a new fuck I was in the mindset of "don't question, just do" so I went over to the arms room and asked the Armorer for ACOG fluid, and right as I said it I realized how stupid that sounded. Of course he just laughed at me and I went back to the CoF where the TL was laughing at me as well

[@joeypersinger6352]

It's weird how much is the same from prison to military. The bday thing and running in and touching the back wall was all shit I did in prison too.

[@dexxeve9420]

Great chemistry from great bunch of guys ! Awesome, found them from the game channel and just found out they have this channel, HORAH!

[@ThaShowStopper]

I was a military "Brat" lol Born on Fort Bragg in Fayetteville NC! You mentioning NC instantly made me think of it!

[@MasonFries]

The conversion about insects reminded me of a story my pop told me about when he was in 29 Palms. His platoon was setting up sandbag barriers. The bags they were to build them with had been sitting in the back of a some trucks for a few days - during which time, a mother spider had made a nest and laid eggs inside the pile in the tuck he was unloading. Pops went to move a bag and *hundreds* of little black widows were scurrying around the bottom of it. Started crawling up his arms and into his blouse. I'd have had a heart attack.

[@josephstaggs4545]

I remember after finishing NTC we were cleaning our stuff and turning shit in, still at Ft Irwin in the barracks, we would mess with the guys taking naps during the day. We all had those green cots... And a bunch of zip ties. So we'd zip tie them to their cot. Our squad leader looked over once and saw us... And just smiled and looked away. Good times

[@brianwaters8362]

Your comment about Saving Private Ryan was spot on. My father's best friend refused to watch that movie. He said why, I was there!

[@brawdys]

"I sleep with a glock next to the bed" while the picture shows a Beretta 92. 🤣🤣

[@abovethenoise1718]

Dude, the regimental birthday and that pine about everybody hiding back in the rocks and giggling after you went full SERE!! 🤣 I have flashbacks of JBLM. But that shit is hilarious when it's not your birthday, it is hilarious after the wounds heal! Lmao! Some Sua Spontenaity right there 👌

[@Floridian_Kole]

You guys are freakin hilarious🤣🤣

[@keypibaratheguvnah673]

Nailed it again with this new ep hella fun guys!!!

[@igodreamer7096]

19:14 Johnny "Akiba", from Metal Gear Solid 4 would be proud! HAHAHAHA

[@DocLois2010]

Battle efficiency training in Queensland, Australia, back in the day...There were so many snakes in the patrol area we just got used to walking around them. Our big fear was having them slide up in the night to get your body warmth, as you slept on the ground...

[@CY3ER]

"I sleep with a glock next to my bed", shows a Beretta M9

[@nathanielaromin2386]

I hope this video will have a part 2. It's interesting to know the experiences of these guys who serve for there country.

[@lukebrown3390]

16:12 “I sleep with a Glock next to my bed” *Shows non-Glock pistol*

[@g-nasty9190]

So glad I found your guy's KZbin channel.

[@newandimprovdj]

Hope you guys are having a good day, thank you for your service and God Bless you!!!!

[@shadowcastyt]

16:10 Cam: I sleep with a glock next to my bed. Editor: beretta take it or leave it!

[@joshr805]

act of valor is amazing, they filmed the whole movie with live fire. and when the swcc guys roll up in that boat and light up that truck is the best part.

[@spade935]

Great video and can you two go over schools in the military like sapper and pathfinder

[@paulattaboyatreides6414]

The production value and the editing is legit. Keep ‘em coming fellas!

[@Kkakdugii]

Cameron Fath is the funniest former military personnel I have ever seen. "...push that fucker out...", "...and the second he entered, everybody would try and jump on him and try to beat the crap out of him but he was lubed so he'd be like *flink* *flink* *flink* "

[@slipperydoorknob2173]

19:07 I read Robert's Ridge years ago and one chaoter was talking about the Rangers fighting the Taliban and a rifleman accidentally put layed down on his own poop. He then jumped up in the middle of the firefight trying to wipe it off his uniform while bullets are whizzing by. Never got shot.

[@johntorrance1861]

2 crazy badass on KZbin there Awesome thank you ✌️♥️. B 😎 as always.

[@ridearocket]

Have you guys reacted to the Escape from Tarkov raid series yet? Some of the coolest action scenes Ive seen portrayed in film

[@blurREQZ]

I loved you guys in the Gamology videos, so glad you have your own channel now!

[@DIVETALK]

Guys great show and looking forward to seeing your channel grow. I will add one question for a future video: "When it comes to beating an enemy of similar strength and firepower on a real combat situation, what's more important technique/tactics or attitude?" Congrats on the channel Cam and Israel.

[@seangr4222]

Awesome! You dorks did it right, I couldn't have answered them better. Love your realism, and enjoy watching your content. I hope for your continued success!

[@yilmazb12391]

Love it when these soldiers make vids, super guys keep it up 💪💪

[@massdriverone7583]

Got a book rec for y'all, The Black Company. I'm not super into fantasy but it's dope. Can be described as the hobbit goes to Nam Kinda like band of brothers/gen kill type show, more about general grunt life than fights

[@IQsveen]

Someone give that editor a raise!

[@IQsveen]

Also, have you seen Generation Kill? The HBO miniseries from 2008.

[@bobphigglebottom2839]

@@IQsveen no not yet

[@CthulhuSauce]

Bro, you guys are in my opinion the most entertaining veterans on KZbin, hands down.

[@OnyxxOfficial]

DAMN this editing gets me every time hahaha Cameron: “yeah I sleep with a Glock next to my bed” shows an M9 Beretta

[@ShawsOwn]

The movie mentions about Ender's Game & Jarhead are interesting. Those two movies show two sides to the same coin. The harsh often misunderstood but absolutely necessary training that goes into soldiering. One movie/book shows the horror of using that training. The other shows the horror of not using that training.

[@alanw9677]

Just came across your channel. Very Interesting to hear modern “today” type answers compared to my Vietnam type situations. Thanks for your service guys! I was Air Force- that’s almost like being in the military…..never really had close up experience like y’all. I was crew chief on a “jolly green” rescue/spec ops in those countries that “we were never there!?!”. Thanks for the Q&A , interesting. Wanted to make a comment about the “alien” subject, one believer and one not? Also a viewer’s comment about how advanced they would be!?! There wouldn’t be any battles. Look what we did to ourselves with the pandemic!?! I’m sure they could come up with something much “better” ? They’ve been here long before us. If they wanted us gone we would be gone. It’s all a big “ partnership” now, us and them. Dr. Ben Rich former CEO of skunkworks admitted to it. A question asked of him at a college grad. ceremony speech….. what can you tell us about UFO’s? His reply was “ours or theirs?”. 😳😦🤔😉 His next sentence was “we have the ability to take ET home “. Go figure? We’ve had a space force for many decades. What do you think those big “Black budget” programs are for!?! Good job on your channel guy’s!

[@renerookiegirldagama9359]

No questions from me but just wanted to say, love you guys, great content! Huge salute to both of you and much love from South Africa. Ps - love your Gameology content too 👌🏼

[@LiquidyToast]

Can we get more of these? The stories kinda hit me like some mikeburnfire episodes and I'm loving couch dynamic with b-roll

[@beveryofa2546]

Saw you two on the thumbnail, love your videos on the other channels, subbed.

[@farkass7440]

Ender's game is the best book ever, I am so glad they mentioned it!

[@Gol-D-Rogerz]

If a zombie outbreak happened and you are ordered to report back to the military, would you leave your families to serve your country or stay and protect your families?

[@royceeboifishing8455]

SERE was definitely one of my worst but favorite training experience’s

[@CompleteLogic]

Loved this!

[@cwinter90]

We kept a camel spider in Tupperware and fed him flies... His name was Leonidas.

[@slayer2450]

I do remember hearing from a friend that was in Afghanistan saying that he saw someone in the porto shitter during a mortar strike of his base. He said that the dude opened the door and just started screaming.

[@deftonesmetallica]

Love these types of videos really entertaining/interesting

[@nowgoawayanddosomethinggoo8978]

"i never pulled pranks on anybody" spoken like a true spec ops, you never talk about the stuff you actually did.

[@timhefty504]

Got a question but if you two don't care about sports then it won't matter. Does Army football beating Navy in their annual game actually matter to people that didn't go to the Academy?

[@gatling216]

I can't speak for them, but it only mattered to us when we had a battery commander who cared.

[@Oeraja]

Thanks guys we enjoyed you on Gameology, this is even better!

[@fredrikmagnusson6469]

Subscribed, Bell icon and all. i even want a personal dude to call me when a new episode comes out!

[@g.herbert3810]

Salutations Israel and Cameron, Did ever have a time when in a firefight when you think " Oh shit, this is It!?" God Bless You Both, I Salute your Service to our country. G.Herbert

[@raphaelgozard3364]

amazing videos, you seem so cool and depict what you experienced truly. Thank you for that. Sending love from france

[@dwrabauke]

Hey this is the first od your videos that got recommended to me. I like it very much, your chemistry, the pacing, and also the little effects are great. Some people go crazy with this effects stuff, you got it on point perfectly. Cant wait to watch more!