The Hodge Twins On Joining The Marines.

[@christianhernandez9540]

"he was at the bottom of the pool walkin" 😭😭😭😭😭

[@ChevySpeedAddict]

I died at that part, because that is legitimately me lmao I can't float either, I just swim/walk around at the bottom of the pool 😂

[@runyanpiano]

Yeah I lost it

[@mykillmatic]

that killed me haha

[@lilmario0]

@@ChevySpeedAddict Wtf for real?I thought they were exaggerating.

[@johnwilliamson2276]

Semper Fi Brothers. I joined the Marines right out of high school in 1968. 4 years. It really made a difference in my life.

[@robertocarlos2934]

In what sense? I'm just really curious. How did joining the marines change your life?

[@dancindavey1515]

Rough choice in that time frame. Took balls. I pussied out in ‘70. My first biggest mistake in life. Many more afterwards. Tried to join after 9/11, was too old. Got 4 family members and several friends who are Marines. Great people.

[@dancindavey1515]

@@aesop1451 wish I could help on that one.

[@randomasiangamer4763]

@@aesop1451 idk if this'll help you but my dad told me that fear is like a sickness that can go away so face your fears head on until that sickness is gone

[@MrTyrant258]

@@aesop1451 If you don’t take risks in life, you get nothing. Do some research, get to know the branch you want to join and know what you want to do in the Marines.

[@SaintJohnYT]

I didnt know these guys were in the Marines, Nice.

[@blackbeard0074]

Yep, they American🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@serenityalreadykno2639]

Fuck you . Fake ass fan. How don’t you know?

[@SaintJohnYT]

@@serenityalreadykno2639 ...are you alright in the head?

[@blackbeard0074]

@@serenityalreadykno2639 lol

[@serenityalreadykno2639]

Saint John stupid hill billy .

[@rodrigocarmona3581]

Lmfaooo the part of the guy walking at the bottom Of the pool had me out of breath laughing

[@ChevySpeedAddict]

I died at that part, because that is legitimately me lmao I can't float either, I just swim/walk around at the bottom of the pool 😂

[@elaineen1]

My brother in law joined the Navy and could not swim. The boot camp was run by Marines. The tale is true of having to jump in. He became a very good swimmer.

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Never knew they were veterans...Thank you for your service gentlemen...God Bless you both and EVERY man and woman who served

[@bipedalhominid6815]

Marine Corps.. the amphibious military force where you only have to be able to swim from one side of the pool to the other.

[@pallbearer1175]

Most people can’t do it either lmao

[@Statuskuo75]

Or walk?

[@antman656]

If you’re a basic ass Marine lol

[@cubangunz9324]

Sounds like pog talk

[@Voiceoverguyfromch]

why didnt you join? and I assure it takes more than that

[@GeneralG1810]

I would have payed to watch Kieth and Kevin go through basic

[@joshuaalbright1175]

I’d drop hundreds 🤣🤣

[@GeneralG1810]

@@joshuaalbright1175 Can you imagine them fucking the the DI's head, pretending there was only one of them?

[@JosGNG187]

They talk about how they were wimps when they were in highschool. So it probably would’ve looked the same as most young people in there.

[@GeneralG1810]

@@JosGNG187 maybe but I bet they were still funny as hell

[@sampatrick3834]

All dark green recruits get remedial swim training.

[@rickbrown8865]

Some of us are WSQ!!!

[@LanceCriminal]

Iron ducks 😂😂

[@xiblue8850]

I passed first try, dark green af

[@TienNguyen-vb8jt]

Jay B. Wow, you must be so cool

[@yokowithdascat]

Piss Lord only light green and dark green marines

[@petekosar8379]

LoL 😂 You guys brought back the memory of me almost drowning in the pool at boot camp San Diego and the D.I. pushing me off the side of the pool with a poll, and to make matter's worse, after I almost drowned the D.I. told me to get in the little kiddy's shallow end! Not one of my proudest moments!!! Thanks for bringing the pool up🤣🤣🤣

[@JLU55]

Love you Guys! America the Great! Because of Americans like you!

[@johng8967]

I used to follow you guys video on KZbin when I was just a teen. I remembered when you guys talking about anything and stories when you guys were in the service just crack me up.

[@younghoodlum5534]

this isnt their channel, you should stop by the channel again. They still upload

[@manny4893]

Bro, this was me hahaha. I was the one Mexican dude surrounded by black dudes in the iron duck platoon.

[@milesgentry850]

DAMN THESE GUYS CRACK ME UP..GOD BLESS THEM!

[@keithguay7523]

I knew there was a reason I like these guys. Semper Fi

[@mr.smithsgovermentclass4556]

I didn't know this, but in hindsight, it makes sense. Semper Fi, brothers.

[@BumpyBaluga]

Just watching their videos i recognized the humor. Lol. Semper Fi Brothers!!!

[@bigheadjamz1234]

Could not stop laughing this whole episode

[@skitzocrayon]

growing up in Hawaii i thought everyone knew how to swim....realization hits during swim qual at Boot Camp.

[@Kinobambino]

@Naly Cooper I can't swim lol is that the way. Just jump in and get wrecked by waves

[@Kinobambino]

@Naly Cooper Golden advice. Thankyou sir! 🙏. But damn I have to do it when no ones at the beach cause 👀

[@Kinobambino]

@Naly Cooper I think its harder for some people to feel the rhythm of the waves because of their ancestors nature. Like it's on some people genes where it's 2nd nature by others have to try a little harder. I am one of those others 😆

[@woodehinz4726]

Hodge Twins are awesome! SEMPER FI BROTHERS

[@elizabethlucas5601]

Thank you both for your service

[@johnnyruby3904]

I knew I liked these guys for some reason. Semper FI

[@chrisdoe9988]

In my boot camp platoon we had 3 black kids and 1 black drill instructor. About two or three days before swim qual they had us all "on line" which is just us standing at attention in the center of the squad bay and the black instructor came out and said "you, you and you" pointing to all the black recruits "y'all are gonna fail" then just walked away. There was so many of us trying not to laugh after he said that because we didn't want to go to the pit and get fucked up for breaking bearing lmao

[@michaelholliday6037]

Semper Fi gentleman! Parris Island was a hot ass place in July through October!

[@protoman1214]

I can attest to this. They asked who can swim and didn't even separate my group. We just jumped in with everyone else and if you were drowning they pulled you out. Made you do it again to make sure....then separated you and gave remedial training. Which consisted of teaching how to float with your legs on the side of the pool....then they push you off so you're whole body is in the water and they teach you a basic stroke. As soon as I swam my very first 20 meters they immediately pulled me out and made me jump off the diving board. Which if I remember correctly was 3 stories high or so. I sank to the bottom and didn't know what to do. They pulled me out and made me do it again. It was pretty brutal but I was on top of the world that day when I passed.

[@peterv1318]

I have even MORE RESPECT for these guys knowing that they served their country!!!!! 1776!!!!!

[@Frontend969]

1776?

[@peterv1318]

@@Frontend969 1776 was the year that America became independent, essentially America's birthday.

[@justtired5535]

I was in the Marines also... When I was a kid my parents sent me to swimming classes. I got a certificate for drowning techniques so needless to say I did terribly in the Marine swimming pool but was glad to end up working on runways rather than a ship.

[@ajrockinshockin2893]

Semper Fi Brothers. I grew up swimming in ditches, canals, rivers and bayous. I was one of the dark greens that could swim. But I definitely remember many that couldn't swim. One guy was panicked and the swim instructor just kept feeding him the long pole until his panicked ass sank to the bottom of the pool. He survived, but he drank chlorinated pool water that day. Lol

[@PECOSO0]

I Grew up on the South Jersey Shore and we had not only the Ocean, but we had the Bay, and rivers, lakes and Gravel pits and even a pool in our back yard, so needless to say I was a swimming MFer when I went to Parris Island...lol Semper Fi.

Me too Long Island NY I S-1 'd at Boot got sent to Hawaii and WSQ'd there ended up In California went to Scout Swimmers course in Coronado and then became WSSI for BLT 1/4 and spent half my time as an 03 swim qualing everybody at 29 Palms lmao

[@donniey.8891]

The Hodge twins are hilarious 😂

[@danlaino4303]

Been there done that and got the T-shirt in 1966. Good to know that nothing much has changed. (From a white non-swimmer from N.Y.)

[@usmarinesemperfi4946]

Semper fi brother Marines Happy Birthday Marines

[@laurenced2916]

I like these two even more now

[@relentlessboxing0311]

I joined the Marines in 1991 from a small town in Washington and when it came to swim qual training I wondered why all the black dudes were in the shallow pool too! I didn't know why they separated them.

[@e13kid]

No public swimming pools in any ghettos. Only black people I met who could swim were born middle class. Even the ones who were now rich because they’re self made couldn’t swim.

[@gmannfram8682]

lol these guys are great and spot on . Nice knowing they are funny and smart and buffed.

[@stevesanzari7294]

Love these Guys !Funny as Hell !

[@moralesfv8228]

At the bottom of the pool...walking. I miss those funny military stories. Cant make it up

[@Justin-cl7lg]

I can’t watch a hodge twins video without smiling or laughing

[@RiotHouseLP]

I knew you guys were Marines, I just had that feeling. Semper Fi!

[@MarlinRoth]

RiotHouse probably their haircuts and constant yelling gives it away lol

[@rickylugo14]

@Dominus Providebit Relax tough guy.

[@ayoutubecommenter1827]

I'm a Marine and I knew right away they were Marines, a shark can always spot another shark. It's the mannerisms and tact. Not found in many other places

[@christopherdooley9893]

Semper Fi brothers.

[@youvandal411vm]

Had a similar experience at MCRD with swim qual lol.

[@carolynhsalaswagner5384]

Thank you for your service!!!

[@ss3171]

Good night Chesty, wherever you are!!!

[@kyle-409]

ready to fight ready to kill ready to die but never will... kill kill kill

[@carltonmcdaniel1747]

I didn't know that Brothers couldn't swim until I join Marines. Swimming is all I did in Cleveland Ohio.

[@MadDestructionChaos]

We had a dude who was a Sasquatch looking son of a gun with his shirt off. And during swim qual he was so hairy. The drill instructors kept yelling at him to tell him to take his wooly pulley off! It was the funniest stuff ever😂😂😂😂

[@ChrisJones-wg7qc]

I remember 1 guy who was from Nigeria that could run like a deere but couldn't swim worth a shit lol.

[@nicholasbrown1978]

That’s a sick guitar riff

[@3516mos]

SEMPER FI.

[@TheGunnyUSMC]

Semper Fi.

[@rogermorris3244]

LEARN LATIN

[@truebuldog]

Funniest Yet! They are Truely the BEST!

[@DCavalcade]

Excellent!

[@kyle-409]

i remember that day well. i always considered myself a good swimmer until i started across the pool in all that gear. the helmet fell over my face and next thing i know im walking on the bottom wondering how i was going to get out. i heard a splash and an instructor pulled me out. got it on second attempt tho. oohrah devil dogs

[@Hausfly32]

I taught people to swim.. yall are awesome. The man overboard the one with about two stories up I jumped with him. I'm old school UDT. Great podcast. Sailors creed gotta stay true to it brother. Even tho we gave yalls ride on the ship. Marines.. "is this a line?" Yea.. and they would stand behind you. One marine we told them to go to the boiler room and get a BT punch... that's a boiler tech before MM machines mate and get punched in the chest. 🤣🤣

[@icetray2727]

That’s one of the reasons why I never joined the navy or marines

[@salvatoretessio4932]

Better Navy or even Shore Guard than Army, always eager to shoot their own guys😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@davidcardenas3315]

Bro I’m joining the Navy and don’t know how to swim lol I’m 26 and Mexican American. I guess I’m another stereotype 😂

[@Kinobambino]

@@davidcardenas3315 how did it go.

[@davidcardenas3315]

@@Kinobambino Leaving to boot camp May 5th. I’ll get back to you on that one 😆

[@Kinobambino]

@@davidcardenas3315 you finna get torn apart...i mean um... Goodluck.

[@movieholic-92]

Ah, the memories. The dark-green recruits in my platoon were also in remedial swim training, lol. I've nearly drowned twice in my life before enlisting, but the pool portion is actually a breeze. Although, I was 85 lbs wearing cammies and boots for someone four times my size. The boots are what almost took me out.

[@captaintulikiva1258]

That's how my old man taught me how to swim,before he threw in the water at the wharf. He said if your head come up hou're swimming,if it doesn't you're diving...there's no such thing as drowning😂😂😂😂😂...learn how to swim on the first go😂😂..

[@Kinobambino]

That's....interesting logic 😆

[@jonanderson6532]

Damn smart af and are vets also. I love it

[@kyleburton3992]

Semper Fi brothers

[@ryanmerkle7892]

I was laughing the entire vid 😭😭😭😭

[@danr7503]

whats the intro/outro song?

[@DrinkinBrosPodcast]

Asking Alexandria-When the lights come on

[@ChrisJones-wg7qc]

I was 0861, Forward Observer Artillery

[@rogermorris3244]

I SPENT THE WHOLE SUMMER SURFING BEFORE ENLISTING IN THE CORPS, I COULD SWIM LIKE A FISH.

[@Bawks_FEET]

Same exact thing happened when I went in with my platoon. Drill instructors said hey every african american recruit raise your hands! When they raised them the drill instructor said "all of you are going to fail" lmfao

[@Soloeagle54]

Dude that is fucking savage lmao

[@salvatoretessio4932]

@@Soloeagle54 More like a good way to break the ice😂

[@DavidMcClellanMedia]

Semper Fi !

[@kengills5174]

Semper Fi brothers!!

[@michaelreyes6258]

Hell yah! Semper Fi twins! Didn’t know y’all some Devil Dogs?! Wonder what their MOS was?

[@wc2195]

I believe in one of their old vids on their channel they said 0311

[@Macdaddy590]

I had a dark green Marine try and drag me under until the instructor failed both of us. Semper Fi comrades we are ALL green

[@ghostmost2614]

I went in "OPEN CONTRACT" I had 3 mos's for a wish list. I put 1. INFANTRY 2. INFANTRY 3. INFANTRY Guess what I got. 0331 OOO-RAAH!!!

[@gelhead4life]

Ghost Most God bless you and thank you for your service 🇺🇸

[@RubberChicken10000]

I told mine I WANTED to be an 03XX and he said he had no open positions in that field! I got swindled into being a POG until I was able to lat move into the infantry and finally ended up being an 0341. To any prospective military: Fuck recruiters. Do your research and if they don't give you the job you're after then tell them you're walking away and be willing to do it. They need you more than you need them, trust me. Get the job you want!!! Don't let these assholes fuck your military career because they want to boost theirs.

[@gelhead4life]

Rubber Chicken thank you for the piece of advice, should I bring it up to a recruiter that I would be interested in a spec ops unit from the get go? Or should I just say that I want to be in infantry then go from there?

[@RubberChicken10000]

@@gelhead4life If you're looking to get into recon or raiders etc i'd ask what the best path is towards your goal and then see what you can get guaranteed in a contract. If you're not happy with what they are offering or feel like he's BS'ing you then you can visit or call another close by recruiter to see what they have to say or wait a bit and see what opens up in the coming months

[@gelhead4life]

Rubber Chicken thank you for your help man, no one has told me this ever. I promised myself that if we end up going to war, I’m joining no questions asked. I hope you have a great weekend 🤙🏼

[@MegadethTillDeth]

Where's the full ep?

[@slammue1795]

Jump in go to the bottom and bounce up for air until you get to the side of the pool.

[@danstanfield5570]

SanDiego was "The Gates Of Hell". Now I'm making gold footprints!!!

[@EmmanuelShahid7]

Same situation at navy bootcamp lol

[@romeofoxtrot363]

SEMPER FI !

[@paul-wade-hampton6766]

I have a question ??_?? ! Do you think at 33 they'll pass a age waiver if your a prime candidate for joining with promising skills & increadly good health to promise for 20 years plus if needed of yourself from them ?????

[@bizznissman8494]

The gign actually often carry revolvers, specifically the MR73 double-action revolver.

[@raygon8]

My dad said that how they did it in navy WW2

[@shwe5359]

Why does this video end so quickly and abruptly?

[@paulhete9885]

Aswome semper fi

[@michellelachapelle7669]

Have y’all seen the documentary Coded Bias? Is love to hear your take on this issue It’s huge

[@mattclark2146]

How many years did they serve in the marines???

[@coachsean9982]

Lol, every brother in my platoon sank to the bottom!

[@Kinobambino]

🤣🤣🤣

[@nicholaskasper6468]

I had wondered if they went in together? And their recruiters were right! They would have been tortured daily!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@jamesjones9088]

What unit were they? Does anyone know

[@rw7532]

Does anyone know what unit the Hodge twins were in?

[@bipedalhominid6815]

We call black guys "iron ducks" in the USMC

[@sterlingpinoy]

or anyone who can't swim

[@nolancruzsmith]

Dark green marines

[@Kinobambino]

Lol iron ducks

[@seondeon6204]

Self proclaimed iron duck lol

[@timothyhawley2408]

Semper fi

[@timothyhawley2408]

I was trained as a wssi instructor I've had to bring people up from the bottom of the pool on the first day then tried to teach you' all how to float for at least 4 min and using your clothes as float devices if you think that was bad take the course to become a water safety survival instructor 😆🤣

[@tbone3118]

My recruiter told me the same thing lol

[@johnlone207]

SEMPER FI! Not a clue!! Awesome!

[@zachwulf-americanpatriot5015]

I knew it i knew it....from the start of when i found out about thease two compadres..i ifigured they was military

[@latze74]

I know it's difficult or even impossible to explain a "hunch" but I'll ask anyway: what gave u that hunch, what's the tell, so to speak?

[@latze74]

@Leonardo Santuario Maaaan, that was cynical... :D

[@kevinzhang3313]

I never knew they were military or Marines, but when I found out, I knew they were POG's. Solidified after seeing this interviews.

[@zachwulf-americanpatriot5015]

@Leonardo Santuario not true man...i just had a feeling....chill

[@zachwulf-americanpatriot5015]

@@latze74 i think it was the haircut or the facial looks...idk..i just had a feeling

[@kirsch1616]

Such a great fucking episode! Cheers boys

[@Toothpirate1979]

Watch your language, who raised you?

[@kirsch1616]

@@Toothpirate1979 Lucifer

[@jimstacy1294]

Hey did you guys she's at skit on In Living Color from a few years back about being in the Marine Corps LOL

[@drjohn1800]

Semper FI ... 62 to 65. Old corps baby. :)

[@joseo.5721]

God bless you two ex jarheads ! A Veteran.

[@pyratepotter4850]

This story reminds me of an FTX in basic at Benning. We had this one guy who had a magnet for horrible shit. We were out learning Cover and Move through the trees. This poor soul dove for cover behind a tree and hot covered from rifle to boots in shit. He smelled so bad. Our drill instructors just dumped a huge bottle of hand sanitizer on him to try and clean him up. That is when we learned not to shit on trees because you may have to use that tree for cover.

[@chargingovernight6972]

Drill instructors?? Doesnt the army call em sergaents

[@PlatinumG]

When did they go and what were their MOS's?

[@USMCROCH]

I was the only white dude in the shallow end of the pool. The Black DI told all the dark green swimmers that sharks wont eat you, because they think you all are wale shit. I lost it and almost drown in 4 feet of water. Semper Fi

[@strawdawgs78]

Damn this reminds me... we had a set of identical twins in my platoon. LOL The drill instructors tried experiments to see if one of them got IT'd, would the other one feel his pain? For some reason they commonly mistook me for one of those brothers. Boot camp was a weird fucking place.

[@billl1451]

Semper Fi

[@coachsean9982]

Lol, the same thing happened with my platoon. All the black guys sank right to the bottom and got fished out with a pole

[@jimz6076]

Dennis Prager was right. You two are awesome. I love your approach and your humor is Tyler Perry funny. God Bless America.