Marine Corps Mondays - Combat Stories - Frag Out!

[@lordofalafel5950]

I remember watching this video when it came out. Listening now I can physically HEAR the emotion behind the story, and the sadness. I may be the only one, but I'm happy you killed this series. Looking back, I can see how it took its toll on you mentally and emotionally, and I'm so happy your quality of life has improved since then.

[@2kybn519]

Same here man, I used to sit in my bed, binge watching these series as a 11-12 year old, with pure excitement. It still pumps me up to hear stories like these not going to lie, but now that I’m a little bit older, and understand how serious PTSD is in our community, I 100% understand why he cut off the series.

[@bignigrig91]

These stories are truely humbling. They really make me realize how fortunate I am to live in a country where people like you are brave enough to go somewhere and do something like that. I would be truely useless in situations like what you talk about it's amazing that you could handle it. Thank you for your service.

[@kilo393]

jim bo Wish he had more combat stories...

[@raymccurry4786]

I'm a vet from the Navy and I while in the Persian Gulf we were hit by an rpg by two insurgents on a rhib boat. When they did that, the admiral allowed open fire and by the time we stopped shooting, the rhib boat was done and they ocean was dark red. I can still remember it clearly

[@spookyf1nger979]

Holy shit.

[@cameronstain4793]

I can't tell what it is that makes me addicted to these stories

[@AroundSun]

because you can tell devildog is a good guy, and he's not embellishing

[@patwebster9597]

Damn DevilDog, thank you for your service. You're a beast. For what it's worth, you've made huge strides from your mentality when this was made to 2017 devildog.

[@ethanperez1644]

love hearing your stories man! just signed an infantry contract and leave for boot camp in a month so it's cool kinda getting an idea on how it is out there

[@abelwondwossen1698]

you're most likely not going to see combat nowadays. that is unless we go to war some time soon.

[@chrosalta1791]

Abel Wondwossen I highly doubt tbh we're at peace time for now but I give it a year or 2 before we go back into war

[@hazmatTV736]

Abel Wondwossen i heard they're still getting sent out there. I want to enlist in a couple months (I would do it now but i have to work)

[@ketchuponthedog]

Just keep pushing through man, ill always have mad respect for people like you and DDG, more respect than anyone else on the planet

[@Th3Engl1shL4ngu4g3]

Thanks for sharing these stories. I'm thinking of committing to the Marines when I finish med school, but as excited as I am to be a Marine I'm also extremely nervous. Your stories really are helping me.

[@TacticalGI]

Reminds me of the story a family friend told me, in Vietnam one of his pvts threw a frag in a straw hut and used the straw wall as cover, entire group watched him get obliterated.

[@blak4222]

Your stories/videos are amazing sir.Thanks for your service!

[@kaneosaddo1914]

I remember watching this when I was 10 years old when you posted it and it’s crazy now when I rewatch it at 21 like I never knew why you stoped making these story videos but I finally get it. Happy your still kicking it and still making content 🤙🏽

[@LeeFreemanAugie]

Hey dogg. Thanks for sharing. Funny shit but scary at the same time. I was in anbar Provence myself for operation vigilant resolve with gysgt popaditch and saw a lotta guys get hit. Couldn't believe how many of them manned up and kept going. That's the marine corps. Glad you made it back brother. Welcome home.

[@MrJH101]

26 insurgents disliked this video

[@ur8795]

6years later ppl still watching good shit man

[@Jimiriffman89]

just because you've had a bad experience doesn't mean everyone will mate, i served 6 years in the British Army doing a tour of Iraq, i left the forces just over a year ago for personal reasons/injuries and i miss it every day, the military is awesome as a way of giving you a decent perspective on life and an awesome head start for the rest of it

[@timt.buchanan5075]

great story man, love watching you play and listening to your stories

[@Kepachodude]

dude total respect for you, totallly worth the wait over every monday i cant wait to go grunt

[@ryanmalm2356]

@AJ Calacci. Yeah kid why don't you give some more advice to battle hardened veterans. After all, playing CoD basically makes you an expert on this stuff.

[@Thomasdillon123]

Hey devil you said 700 subs lol when you were making this vid did you ever see 400k subs as a possibility :D but great story keep it up

[@porkchop912]

Thanks for the great videos and for your service. That match was close. Can you make some MW3 Javelin rocket vids?

[@mRasode11]

Wish he still did mcm with cod or bf3

[@rdrawz7022]

This is amazing. Hearing a story about actually clearing a building while you were playing a video game clearing a building was a first for me. All I can say is thank you for protecting my wife and me and our country. Wow! Job Martin

[@bostonmewhinney753]

thumbs up if watching in 2015

[@casimirkulikowski5949]

+Boston Mewhinney im in 2016

[@aaronaustin225]

Casimir Kulikowski 2017 mate

[@casimirkulikowski5949]

catholic crusader hey at my highschool our mascot is a crusader its Notre dame High school east stroudsberg PA lol

[@spamqad]

You just earned a sub Marine, great story. Also, as much as im a PC gamer, I love to see variety, and even Call of Duty can make a fun time in the right conditions, so thanks for the gameplay. Also I see you play Day Z. You need to make some Videos of Arma 2 Combined Operations, or make more if you already have.

[@Grown808]

good shit man great story!!!! keep em coming i go to MCRD san diego in 2 weeks so these stories really hit home and i should be going 03. right on big dogg stay up!!!!!

[@ivanbelinsky7596]

good story, you should play CoD4 more though. Since it had the US Marines in it

[@elwaymoran7354]

Or battlefield 3

[@AjkoW7]

Or Arma 2.

[@BlakeSekelsky99]

Pontus Larsson Or quickscope simulator 2014

[@liltoro4463]

BlakeTheCoder yes, just yes

[@XrecontroopX]

Love your mondays.

[@j0hnstyr0n]

Well, thanks for posting another great marine corps monday! You'll be gettin to that 700 subscriber mark pretty soon

[@Fre3xdom3]

much respect man our troops def need more support, and I.E.D's are scary to think of one took my cousin and about a week later almost got another one of my cousins. I really wish I could have joined im one of two men in my entire family that hasn't served... keep up the good vids

[@CplPinkyProductions]

Hello Devil. I watch you MCM Videos and your ArmA 2 Videos. I have a question from your experience in Iraq. How did you get to Iraq? By what means of travel?

[@ICrySemperFi]

Yeah, you can be Infantry in the Reserves.. There's a Marine Reserve infantry unit up near where I live.. Marine 3/25 Lima Co.

[@hosedragger-204]

One thing you could do in the military when clearing a house like that instead of just throwing a frag you could throw a frag and then a flash bang so if any insurgents or enemy guys survived they would be disoriented and unable to injure you

[@ItsDowens]

Just getting into high school and I'm in JROTC and also want to be a Marine. The giood thing is you are a rank above everyone else when you finally join! :D

[@DeadToDread]

Kinda funny how he was talking about situational awareness when he failed to notice the guy walking right past him on the screen.

[@MattEstrada07]

I'm going to boot camp June 4th. I'm signed up as a reservists. The MOS I currently have I REALLY do not want. I want to go infantry. Here are my questions, 1. Can reservists even go infantry, 2. Will me wanting to switch my MOS a month prior to leaving for boot affect my ship date, 3. is it even possible for me to switch my MOS at this point in my journey. Thanks!

[@thearmlessfapper]

did the starting part happen on foot or in whatever armored vehicles the US uses

[@Bawnquishasm]

I'm not one to tell you about Marine Corps boot camp but DDG did do a MCM on boot camp. I do agree though if you're nervous about the running, don't be.

[@waffle208]

love the combat stories

[@MarineRifleman318]

Love these.

[@ghostranger6761]

Devil dog gamer are u a marine. If u are i got one question how long did it took u to finish training.

[@thedragonbroke]

Ghost Ranger Marine Corps boot camp is 13 weeks long. He is obviously a Marine.

[@midnightrose23]

If you payed ANY attention to this fuckin video, it's obvious that he's a marine.

[@ghostranger6761]

Thanks guys

[@user-fm1qr5hh8g]

+SolarAttackz Gaming (PC Perfection) was* :)

[@kylermacintire4823]

13 weeks of bootcamp plus about 2 months of infantry training before you get to your first unit typically

[@ninjacommunity1]

Great story and thank you for serving for our country I love all your story's I liked this one and the pellet gun one and a few others

[@ketchuponthedog]

Yeah, im seriously considering joining but i know whats in store for me if i do. Alot of people dont and they'll be unpleasantly suprised when shit hits the fan. If i do go in i will go in mentally prepared for sure

[@Cocomadmann]

And i thought that Devildog hated call of duty, He was awesome.

[@SirVye]

Only thing that makes Monday not suck. Semper Fi from a future Marine.

[@FryGuy65]

the self frag is real. I took some fragments in Hit in 05 from my own 203. At that time the muj there liked to booby those shitty sheet metal doors all the building had, so I got in the habit of opening them with an hedp 203. This time it was an interior door though, so not a lot of room. First round doesn't go off because I'm too close for the arming distance. I take a step back and try again, goes off and opens the door, cool. Also some frag cuts the shit out of my hand, and the worst was a piece that went through my boot and hit my big toe, and just stopped in there. Burning the crap out of my toe, I'm cursing and trying to get my boot off, and everyone is looking at me like WTF, because they don't know what's up, I just start yelling and taking my boot off, lol.

[@davenet94]

hey, my shipdate is october 15, i think i can help with 2 of the questions, from what my recruiter has told me, you most likely can change your mos up until the day you go to bootcamp (thats what my recruiter said, not sure if truth) and if you do it may affect your ship date depending on what job slots they have open. im not sure if it is the same for reservists though. anway good luck man!

[@areshotrod6395]

So, how'd it go??

[@Lt_Voss]

Yikes. I was stationed at Firebase Shkin in Paktika province for a while, before my enlistment ran out. When I re-enlisted, I dunno what happened, but by that time Iraq was grabbing headlines so I was sent that way. I still keep in touch with my crew in the 'Stan, and one of them (my gunner Cpl. Justin Porter) actually requested a transfer to Iraq. Dunno why. Apparently some of us are to be transferred to afghan where needed when Iraq "calms a bit," says my CO. Not sure if I believe it or not.

[@Savage1-0-7]

Hey devil dog you think you could start doing marine cors mondays again?

[@Falfor4]

Hey Devil dog thanks for sharing your story I appreciate it being a future marine

[@davenet94]

9:44 u missed one ha, talk about situational awareness. nah but im just givin you shit, i'm liking these Marine Corps mondays, keep em coming

[@CBSthinkingOfaName]

I read the words "Frag Out" in Seamus' voice (The guy from The Creatures)

[@xfuturemarine096x]

your able to enlist during ur seinor year it helps u get a ship date quicker since ull be in school while u wait for ur 9 month slot. u should talk to a recruiter

[@TehEvilWolf]

Yeah I'm subscribing. This and WGT will make Mondays fucking awesome.

[@KillerOrca]

MW3 gameplay with an actual combat story? Shit, many, my life just got AWESOME.

[@kingmigget]

talk to a recruiter, man. if you enlist at the end of junior year (that's what i did), you can almost guarantee the job you want (which is hard to do in the Corps). you learn more about the Corps, get more training and preparation ahead of time, and can work on your leadership, along with more potential for promotion contracts.

[@sosobored1992]

marine core doesnt have medics they are navy personel assigned to marine units and to be force recon you have to be selected after compleation of infantry school

[@Benthesoviet]

2 tours, both in Helmand province.

[@margaretavallone4927]

love the vids dude!

[@Jwxx13]

oorah! god bless you DDG, i want to br a marine when i get out of high school, i'm currently JROTC i love it.

[@Ibfaded]

MORE MARINE CORPS MONDAYS!!!! semper fi cpl smith,! congratulations on 200k!!! well desevred/ earned, shipping of too boot camp next year with my buddy. keep it up.

[@HclPudding]

May god rest his war wearied soul. Thank you and your grandfather. I'm sure he served your country bravely.

[@Nyaru267]

Any Lets Play soon?

[@Nimbasa180]

More of these please

[@CoolMike3211]

i dont hate mondays as much. i just wish u could do them more often.

[@KNIGHTx17]

Much respect man.

[@bryant4064]

U should do a vid talking about ur first firefight

[@Benthesoviet]

Oh I have seen many psychiatrists but never the less I will continue serving with the Royal Marines, I do think doing another tour can help depending on what the situation was, some soldiers can get PTSD from the small things like the thought of killing another person or just being shot at, as for them it could help, but for people who see friends die or IED's it takes time and a lot of therapy.

[@benjaminhurley1823]

Loved the video still till this day and I know you struggle with people complaining over content and saying other stupid stuff like asking how many people you killed. I respect people like you and I want to join the marines when I turn 18 or 19.

[@batty251]

nice story dude was thinkin of join the army doing infantry and from that work up untill i can do some commando work btw im australian i dnt think we have got marines in the australian navy but anyways ur story dude makes me look forward to joining soon this year even more

[@laynefloyd452]

please do more combat stories..

[@MaxGauthierguitar]

More Combat Stories ! Fucking awesome bro ! I'm Canadian, but the United States armed forces (Pretty much every branch) are pretty freaking sweet !

[@itslylemahman]

How did yall decide who the first man was on the stack?

[@ThEBlObGuY]

Dude i have respect for you, but i would like to know what it's like being in the military, since i am planning on joining the Irish defense forces and would like to get an idea of what it's like.

[@Dinoboyification]

you should try combat stories doing a voiceover during airsoft games. I'd love to see that.

[@DEVGRUxDELTA]

First off, let me say that as an American, I respect the Royal Maries 100%. But anyway, I'd like to ask you: how many tours have you been on?

[@X2NINJAGAMERZ]

Do you have steam?

[@Wolfsbane1100]

What my Dad (Vietnam Vet) suggested with all this TSA shit, is instead of using idiots to "frisk" people, use soldiers who know how to do that, and can do it ten times faster. Jobs for returning vets are at an extremely low percent, and TSA is something that they can be put into. Police forces would also be a great thing for military to go into. I know this has no relation to your comment, but it works. And BTW Thanks for your Service.

[@CWCustoms]

So your battlefield 3 name is "DevilDogGamer" ?

[@CreatedCreator21]

Great video and story

[@ICrySemperFi]

Good story, Marine.. I liked it.

[@stephenjohnston9708]

Good stories, thanks for sharing

[@travishyla5993]

SEMPER FI

[@insanitygamer_vibing]

love ur vids

[@ARMYboy513]

I leave in October, haha i'd take an earlier ship date any day!!

[@mildajunior]

Hope you are going to survive it....

[@Minecraftpro8834]

My dad was using the m2 mounted machine gun and they were taking fire and rpg hit the wall they were using for cover and a shrapnel hit him in the head and he was killed in action .

[@brandonboyles8154]

JehedEffersonGames Helmets can still be penetrated and they don't cover the whole head.

[@calebchristensen8207]

Your dad fought to keep our freedom, and for that he has my utmost respect.

[@calebchristensen8207]

Are you a veteran or current service member who is offended by that line? If so then I apologize, but if not you have no reason to say that.

[@fenririnchains5614]

Whats the "TFA" stand for as his Tag? Thats the tag my clan uses, Task Force ABLE XD

[@Laancer98]

Yeah my brother in law was clearing homes 6 or so weeks into his deployment, kicks down a door and triggers an I.E.D . Lets just say his right leg isn't there anymore.

[@MonsieurWambo]

Thanks for doing these bro, cooler than shit.

[@anthonygreen6016]

one of my friends grandfather got his toes cut of because of shrapnel

[@XRingShooter]

Thank you for serving.

[@na7vy990]

Great video!

[@EstaticFeats]

He already did awhile ago.

[@neoprower777]

I've seen alot of youtubers who come from the marines but i've never seen any who served with the rangers.

[@DEVGRUxDELTA]

Oof. Sounds like Hell on Earth. Helmand is notorious for resistance. But, do you think that going back to Helmand the second time help you cope, or numb, to the mental trauma of war? I only ask because I've heard that seeing things in a tour a second time around really helps with PTSD prevention. Also, I suggest you see a psychiatrist, there is NO shame in admitting you have PTSD. It can only help, and no one will look down on you. It takes courage to get help.

[@mychaelsullivan]

Also, you are not guaranteed anything unless it is in writing. when you first sign up you will go in as open contract until you take the physical because that will show what you are qualified for, from there make sure that any mos that is promised to you is in writing otherwise you are not guaranteed that mos, so goes for anything else they may promise you. dont be afraid to bug your recruiters about it either.. Good luck on your enlistment kid. remember no more apologizes

[@usagisempai3848]

Devil, sent you a battlelog request; don't know if you're still taking them, but I'm DioMangiatore. This applies to anyone really. I need to get back into BF3.

[@williamblack2054]

devil dog your awesome i glad i subscribed

[@kylevelazquez9520]

one thing that i find bad is he said there was a house with like 4 guys with machine guns and stuff why dont you just frag that building or supress it insted of falling back and calling an airstrike on one building you guys are marines you dont need airsupport for 3 or 4 insurgents

[@rougecards]

Yes and no. There are CIA inside the Taliban, but that's quite different. Most SF guys do in fact grow beards, take of pieces of their ACU's, and are trained to operate in towns and areas with civilian population. This isn't to disguise them, but to make them seem more personable and less of a threat to the populace. When I was overseas, most of the guys in my unit grew beards (as did I), and we all learned to speak a bit of pashto/dari or arabic.