What is a Special Forces 18B? (Weapons Sergeant)

[@User-gd5un]

Being an 18B sounds like a lot of fun

[@YABUKIJOE2077]

The armory is NOT fun lmao

[@SaltedCanine]

Think of any activity that could be fun. The military will take that normally fun activity (shooting, camping, PT, sleeping) and take every level of enjoyment out of it.

[@Shadow.behind.mountains]

@@SaltedCanineliterally 😂 everything I like to do at home is miserable in the army, and shooting = miserably cleaning it. Sleeping in a tent = fire watch and outside post and being paranoid of being waken up by gunfire…

[@ticcingbomb]

​@@YABUKIJOE2077not what an 18B is. It's a special forces weapons sergeant. He said basically an armorer, but 18B are essentially weapons experts of their team.

[@kevinc.cucumber3697]

Trust me bro, i didn’t think things that i thought was fun could be so ass until i joined the army. When you make it a job, it becomes not fun

[@Dagger_6-w7t]

Secure that tripod, damn lol

[@TheCameron230]

Its the lowrider mk19

[@SkimaskGank]

Hit The Switches Bro 😎​@@TheCameron230

[@marinomazzei6242]

Dang it, Bobby.

[@LRRPFco52]

AGS-17

[@Dagger_6-w7t]

@@LRRPFco52 I was wondering what it was. We only had mk19’s when I was in. Maybe I’m old lol

[@The0nehitwonder]

Spent my last 8 years as an 18B. One of the best and worst experiences of my life. Best because of all the skills I learned and developed and the brothers I made. Worst because I’m not even 40 and I’ve already had two joints replaced, developed arthritis, partially deaf, 3 herniated discs that need to be fused at some point, fucked up neck, and probably CTE. But damn, sometimes I think about how id give all of it back so I could actually keep up with my kids and not have missed so many early years of their life.

[@Luuskamuikkunen]

Ok

[@vvs-alex]

Ok

[@wow4583]

Ok

[@IronPsyde]

Ok

[@The0nehitwonder]

Ok

[@Advisor37]

"Sir our 20mm autocannon is broken!" "Let me fix it"

[@StevosMfDen]

They don't fix them 91f do

[@ThatGuy182545]

“I need some chewing gum, a paperclip and a bag of Cheetos….”

[@dwaynewelch7835]

Living the dream. Never had any interest in joining and doing cool guy activities growing up. Now in my early 30’s I wish I would’ve participated, or atleast gave it a shot. One of my many regrets in life.

[@Rich-ni2ol]

Early 30s is no excuse. It's not too late for you.

[@davidoftheforest]

if you have many regrets, maybe focus on one that doesn't kill other people

[@eagleone5456]

​@@davidoftheforestI can understand your sentiment but most people just want to serve something greater than themselves. Though, no one has fought to secure your rights in over 170 years, and our military can't keep track of half of its spending.

[@Datboykeke]

@@davidoftheforest Its crazy you believe thats all we do… We drop bodies and help protect other countries.

[@kwisatzhaderach1458]

Reassess that dream. Realize you are still young and pivot to something more productive that can secure your financial and mental future.

[@okoniewski1015]

None of these military channels talk about how you will be field daying, police calling and standing by to stand by most of the time.

[@FPSKillstreak]

As SF? Yeah you’re doing none of that lol

[@poncho_x4410]

I tried joining at 18 in 2010. Obama was bringing TONS of troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan so recruiting standards were super strict at the time. I wasn't allowed in because a chest tattoo was half an inch to high. I even got 20 laser removal treatments done on it and both the Army and Marines still said no. My recruiter told me if I had enlisted 2 or 3 years prior it wouldn't have been an issue. I really REALLY regret getting that tattoo.

[@G_v._Losinj2_ImportantPlaylist]

Dang that sucks. But at least you can say you didn’t serve sheytnik benkers.

[@IffyEdem]

Yep they allow all tats as long as they’re not racist, sexist or offensive, and as long as it doesn’t pass your wrist or neck(exceptions ofcourse exist)

[@samuelkilduff1883]

You got shafted I joined in 2010 had guys in my basic with tattoos on their hands no issues.

[@bubbaballer88]

They’re also responsible for base defense and weapons training in their FID (foreign internal defense) missions.

[@StevosMfDen]

18B don't fix weapons that's a 91F task

[@GlockTuah1017]

Can’t stand that all this info became super accessible once I’m too old and broken to even start an SF career. 18B sounds like an absolute dream job. I shoulda just sacked up and joined when I turned 18 in 2012. EDIT: I am well aware that most GB are in their 30s. I think most of you replying misunderstand my comment and think I’m saying you can’t be a GB if you are over 30. I’m referring to how the time it would take to get to the selection process would put me outside the maximum age allowed to try out. According to any information I’ve seen it says 35 years old is the max age. I’m currently 31.

[@Lycurgus47]

Haha badass account name

[@erictorres6988]

My brother is the same he wanted to join the Marines, but my dad convinced him not to still one of his biggest regrets

[@leonardoshiro]

Can you do anything about the broken part (like rehab)? I was medically disqualified at MEPS in 2012 and 2015, but I gave it one last shot in 2023 and finally got into the Army at 29 years old. There are advantages to being an older guy, even in the infantry. I'm 30 now and I'll be trying out for the sniper section of my battalion in February and plan on going to Ranger School within my first contract. If I can accomplish those goals, I want to give RASP or SFAS a shot. It's not too late!

[@GhostFrom7]

Dude you’re 30? You can sack up and join right now

[@GlockTuah1017]

@ and be a grunt for 4 years, then be too old for selection since the cut off age is 32? 😂

[@Joe-D4547]

There’s SO MUCH more to being a Bravo than just weapons lol

[@jonv1000]

Yeah like complaining about how many serial numbers you have and how every once and awhile you have to set up ranges

[@StevosMfDen]

Exactly that's why this info is misleading. 91f fix the weapons the 18B teaches how to use it. Big difference.

[@StevosMfDen]

18B do not fix them thats the 91f job. 18B have the opportunity to go to SOF-N and SOF-P but the 91f ultimately fixes and services all weapons at group. If you are a good 91f you teach the 18 series guys how to do temporary fixes when a 91f isn't available.

[@luilui1911]

I remember in HS hearing about this MOST and thinking damn that’s the job I want 😂

[@yuval5628]

DoD paying you guys for these ads?

[@RoninWarrior1776]

I think they just enjoy the SOF community. Especially seeing them at Shot Show a majority of the SOF dudes like to go around and hang by their booths. Plus you can’t beat the Spiritus gear and endorsement!

[@yuval5628]

@@RoninWarrior1776 i admire your optimism.

[@RoninWarrior1776]

@@yuval5628 After my OIS I became a cynic, so I try to be a little optimistic lol

[@isaack5601]

​@@yuval562818B has sign on bonuses right now

[@olddirtybooger]

Nah, I would have signed up knowing that was a job. The 18 x-ray was a secret when I considered joining. Honestly wouldn't have been much worse than my daily life.

[@Warriormedic68]

That sounds like the only job I ever wanted 😂

[@KrinkleBear]

Cool ill just buy my own gear thanks.

[@Ma660t5andw1ch]

You already did, it’s called “taxes” But please don’t go to your local base and ask to use the Mk90 you bought. The doormen may put you in the brig you bought.

[@KrinkleBear]

@Ma660t5andw1ch I quit paying taxes after covid G

[@KrinkleBear]

@Ma660t5andw1ch ever heard of John Joe Gray? You should look him up. I aspire to be just like him. But I'll happily Ruby Ridge. Have a good day sir

[@sethgoldberg3300]

@@KrinkleBear same. Closed down a business at the time and haven't paid them shit since. They can come get it.

[@KrinkleBear]

@sethgoldberg3300 same brother. I had an HVAC buisness. They can't get away from us now 🤝

[@grantwagner684]

“Can be an armorer” Lockheed Martin had the contract to be armorers for SF but lost it. Most sf guys I’ve had run ins with didn’t know how to repair any weapons they had.

[@jjclark1035]

And how many would that be?

[@FarmerClarence]

Ian from forgotten weapons would beg to differ.

[@clintnieves]

Covenant weapons here we go

[@bushmaster3967]

😂

[@jamariobrown-tolliver8163]

Forerunner is better

[@DanPowers-w6e]

Oh, the army version of a Navy GMG in Special Operations.

[@Blazingbird1]

Dont let your dingle dangle dangle in the dirt 🇺🇸

[@patroltrooper7543]

One of the most loved and hated by many

[@bwkid1]

In my day in the british army it was skill at arms instructor.

[@ScythianLancer]

U get designation for that? We have to be like that just to get into diverzant unit

[@DynamicDurge]

Essentially the main character for every COD game is the 18B i guess

[@keygrip236]

So do they know how to fire artillery also?

[@k.shashore]

anyone know the name of the black shoes he is wearing at the start of the video?

[@kennyb1451]

And they go to most gun manufacturers courses too

[@colewazowski5601]

If I were to ever really consider joining, I hope this is what I could go into, I’m currently working on becoming a gunsmith, while I don’t have any plans to join the military, if I did this is what I would love to do!

[@tonyh2181]

You can also get your start in gunsmithing and weapons technology at Sonoran Desert Institute by clicking on the link below or in the pinned comment. This message is brought to you by every guntuber ever. Also don't be a pog

[@SamChallender]

SDI is a scam..

[@theotherside1159]

You better train like hell and I mean hell. SF Selection isn’t easy

[@tonyh2181]

@@theotherside1159 lolwut

[@colewazowski5601]

@@tonyh2181 not really interested in SDI, I’ve heard by other folks their a good start but don’t really go into depth of things.

[@1anre]

The Charlies are the secret gems of the teams

[@Vino2Times]

Armorer is a weapons babysitter shit is terrible but looks good when tryna get promoted

[@farmersneed]

What percentage of their time is spent trying to screw in mlok parts and rails just right?

[@shisuiuchiha399]

“Right, Right”

[@EphenRobinson]

This short must of reached the room temp IQ algorithm due to the comments section lol

[@j.m.salazar9964]

Your comment is actually the most room temp IQ I've seen. It's "must've" or "must have". "Must of" is as room temp IQ as it gets.

[@EphenRobinson]

@@j.m.salazar9964 ☝🏻🤓

[@bleekskaduwee6762]

Run for it bro the grammar police are on your ass

[@j.m.salazar9964]

@@bleekskaduwee6762 wee-woo wee-woo. your comment is also low IQ. normally, i'd tell you to reduce your speed but...

[@ERIKCANTU]

The army should lead with this in this commercials, not how "accepting" they are.

[@rowyerboat1]

What is that last gun looks crazy

[@NeymarHujdur]

Mk47 LW AGL

[@ntutill]

All SAS & SBS troops are trained to strip down & repair/maintain every type of gun worldwide. They may have to use weapons supplied once they infiltrate the country

[@QueenJerhonda]

They still pull CQ duty

[@johnnyblue1540]

Omg dream job

[@dangelorecker]

I think I would like to be 18 bravo 🌝

[@Auizy]

Damn, I joined the wrong fucking branch

[@Guns1776]

I've always wanted to be 18x but now I wanna be 18b

[@TheJoeml85]

Geissele urgi ❤️❤️

[@Anarcho-harambeism]

once I get my broken 91f ass fixed, i dream to do this job.

[@ivanrocha85]

Go Ordnance

[@newark51000]

Former 2111 here (USMC Armorer) best job I’ve ever had. Play with guns and hang out on the range all day and when that new PVT thinks he got all the carbon, I check the bore. Whip ya kit back out, kid. Wouldn’t recommend it now though. Marines lose rifles so much and armorers have to explain that shit. You go on ahead and try explaining to a SGTMAJ that an M110 just went missing. You’ll wish you never joined lmao

[@abdullahkareem7628]

Can you be a 18b army ranger

[@ryanbolander6117]

No, 11B are the trigger pullers in Ranger batt

[@danieladams8085]

i would have been good as a 18 bravo im extremly intelligent on wepons knowladge

[@Stryyder1]

Armorer not really can they operate and maintain various weapon systems yes.

[@joelr456]

We maintain the team’s equipment and arms room as well.

[@heezawk3611]

It sounds like everysingle operator in call of duty is a 18B than

[@gauravbhattacharjee4998]

So, a Techmarine

[@jordan3119]

I wonder if they learn how to use bow and arrow, catapults, stuff like that.

[@akclay762]

So basically the 18B s my new best friend😂

[@Wabi-sabi8551]

No, that would be 18D. Doc is always your best friend.

[@akclay762]

@ ah yes, that is correct. Unless your castle nut backs off your buffer tube (because the last 18B didn’t stake it properly) during movement and you loose your rear take down detent and spring. Now every 3-4 rounds the gun plays foldy boi. Then he is definitely your new best friend… don’t ask…

[@aaron9188]

If you aren’t good enough to do this be a regular pog and go 91f and request foreign weapons school. Pretty fuckin dope

[@codyglasbergen2652]

Sounds like the best job ever, wtf.

[@MarshallRauch-ty1wu]

Simply ask for 18bravo at sign up and they will tell you nah bro start as a cook and uou can change it after basic😂😅

[@CaliDaddy619]

18B in the Army is special forces in the Marine Corps that’s just are armory sgt or anybody in the armory for that matter. 😂

[@The0nehitwonder]

@@CaliDaddy619right, definitely the same thing lol..

[@bravozero6]

Can he fix the shitty mounting on the tripod lol

[@adamlairsey6700]

If I knew this postition existed I would have not thought twice about enlisting! 💯🤣

[@lordfordification]

So mad that i went 11x

[@SoldierDrew]

Blurring out Tim Kennedy's face now?

[@abrahamm1325]

Bro wtf is that mk19, never seen one looking like that before

[@tf841]

Awesome.

[@Wabi-sabi8551]

MK47 Striker.

[@golffoxtrotyankee3494]

So a pog??😂

[@Panzermech]

Armorers store and issue weapons, Small Arms Repairers (45B) fix weapons. Armorer isn't even a MOS.😂😂It's like being a door gunner.😂😂

[@parathings]

So almost every gun store worker

[@parathings]

Almost

[@kt4093]

🔥

[@jaron3221]

Blur isn’t destructive

[@treyking5309]

Gun Bunnys

[@JimboJimmy-i2u]

Seeing him pull that sig m17 instead of a Glock makes me cringe a little bit, it’s hand down one of the worst pistols I’ve ever fired, spontaneous/drop discharge issue aside it’s crazy high bore axis and the entire ergonomic feel of it are terrible, it recoils worse than any other 9mm I’ve ever seen, impossible to hold accurate rapid fire groups with it, the thing is trash how it got adopted still bewilders me

[@AudibleVisibIe]

"every weapon that's ever been created" Yeaaa, try that one again 🙄

[@whoismitchconnor120]

Sign me up

[@jamessylvestri5392]

That was me when I was in SF.

[@johnnytwoslick1161]

Shot out to my 11bravos

[@MetalzxAngel]

Funny enough the Taliban was found using old ww2 american weapons as well. 😅 Shows how long America's weapons systems can last if taken care of still functioning.

[@wtf1231122]

18b is the low GT guy lol

[@tylersharp5751]

I had a 140 GT I had a choice either go 18B or go for medical sergeant , I like things that go bang far more than things that are silver and called bullets

[@joelr456]

Same. That was a low GT comment.

[@Vihkrtrench]

play h3vr 1 time and youd be an 18b

[@RioGoon04]

Army or Marines?

[@thisnegroissad3867]

Army

[@Raptorschapter]

Army, green berets ODA (operational detachment Alpha) the famous A-teams

[@Echo4November0317]

Usmc mos codes are always 4 numbers, Army mos codes are always 2numbers and a letter

[@TexasTeaHTX]

The Marines have Raiders which are based on the Army ODA’s.

[@gremlin7599]

​@@TexasTeaHTX"based on" ya. I doubt it

[@thetvbaby83]

GI Joe, all NATO and Warsaw pct ah

[@pyeitme508]

Wow

[@MAX-st8pw]

The marine corps has the “ Gunners “ they are the weapon’s experts

[@yuval5628]

okay.

[@nothingbutsolace1913]

Not like special forces 😭 they're just killers with army and navy hand me downs.

[@joelr456]

Lmao not equivalent

[@alonzomartinez749]

Just drop a video already no one cares about the shorts bro

[@reetmode1419]

Better take care of your own rifle. its issued to you until returned to the armory

[@RoughOnStuff]

Too old! Nice try algorithm.

[@thebadlander3608]

Propaganda is winning, any gun?

[@spencermarshall8062]

No boot blousing just looks like shit

[@MrAwesomeTbone]

Lowa suck. 300 bucks for water skates

[@anthonygallegos3269]

That's cool and all but a FAB-1500 doesn't care how proficient you are w weapon systems.

[@moss8702]

You still need guys proficient in arms. Your comment makes no sense

[@anthonygallegos3269]

@moss8702 no you don't. Most combat is occurring from artillery and drones. Just bc you are incompetent doesn't allow you to make ignorant statements. Most trained units during ww2 relied heavily on reserve units w little to no training. Mainly bc their trained units were eliminates by artillery etc. Go read a strategy book.

[@moss8702]

@@anthonygallegos3269 Lol you still need proficiency in weapons to spearhead assaults and make targeted strikes with minimal casualties. Maybe get a combat deployment or 2 under your belt or stfu

[@LRRPFco52]

ODAs primarily are tasked with UW, so guided bombs delivered by strike fighters are things they call in, not have called in on them. If there is any air threat near the AOR with strike fighter & PGM capability, there will be superior US strike fighter and OCA/DCA capabilities tasked in-theater, to include F-22As, F-35A/B, and F-15E+. Any Russian platform carrying FABs can't even get near separation parameters in that environment, so mentioning them makes zero logical sense.

[@anthonygallegos3269]

@LRRPFco52 is insulting how incompetent you actually are. Russia had been engaging anti aircraft system in Ukraine. Destroying 90 + percent of their anti aircraft systems. On top of that drones have the capabilities to relay coordinated for strikes without a FO. Your uneducated opinion is off putting to say the least

[@JimPickens_Official]

I like how they got the faces blurred out like these are some tear one guys or CIA operatives lmao

[@Just_Some_Dude1776]

lol UN conventional warfare.

[@TheAvererageGamer]

Well, they are Special Forces, so

[@poweringinceneration4788]

0/10 bait

[@bushmaster3967]

Tier…

[@thewiezman]

don’t sign your life away for israel

[@93captian]

Why are we blurring the faces of public servants

[@highbrowking]

Damn these are navy seals prob. Those are the new issued rifles for team 6 I think

[@southernSCkid]

lol

[@XerzsOriginal]

You obviously didn't read the caption, it's SF 18B

[@smeghead765]

Army SEALs no doubt about it.

[@XerzsOriginal]

@@smeghead765 lol Army SF 18B

[@smeghead765]

I know. Almost as elite as those airborne submariners.