Special Forces Soldiers are NOT all Bad A** war heroes | Green Beret

Dispelling public misconceptions about what special operations soldiers all are.

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[gsp]

Every Marine a rifleman. Every Seal an author.

[calebgray]

You're not kidding about civilians and marksmanship. I'm a combat vet and current LEO firearms instructor. I'm what most would call competent with a firearm but there are so many local doctors, lawyers and businessmen in my area that can run laps around me at competitions. It never hurts to be humbled from time to time.

[johnburpi]

This hit home man. I was an 11b and did a 3 year contract went to sniper school and got my B4 designation never got to deploy ever my unit 2-30 3 brigade 10 mountain. We never deployed in my entire 3 year’s I decided to get out and everyone always ask me did I shoot anyone when I tell them I was a sniper they always think of Chris Kyle and these insane shoot deep behind enemy territory and when I tell them I never got to do any that it’s almost like the lose all respect for me as if I’m lesser because I never was give the chance to deploy. It’s so weird as they see me as a sniper but I’m nothing because I never got to do my job even tho I pass selection and training. Civilians are weird

[pjs]

I found out my boss for my summer landscaping job in high school was a part of the old UDT teams in Vietnam and a lot of his friends went on to be in the original SEAL team, i wouldn’t have even known if i didn’t get invited to his house for lunch and his wife mentioned it and she started showing me pictures. He had zero ego, was very soft spoken and was really there for his workers, i loved working for him. I asked him about the culture back then and how cool it must of been, he explained that there was no ego or romanticism associated with those units because they were new, no one was there for recognition or glory, it was just all guys that were in crazy good shape and wanted to do the hardest jobs. He was in the first class that started carrying telephone poles (which is now a staple at BUDS and other SF selections) but back then it was kind of a dive school with a shit ton of running and was held in Pensacola, he talked about how awful it was because they were literally finding out how far they could push people especially with water evolutions because combat dive wasn’t really an established program back then. Even when i felt comfortable asking him about the actual war there was no bragging or chest pounding, he just said it was pure chaos and you just tried to figure it out and keep your buddies alive and it was awful, that was it. The dude set the standard for me when it came to military BS.

[evilabelincoln]

When i was a young and dumb corpsman and wanted to be in combat, i wanted to try out to be a SARC and do cool guy stuff. My buddy who was a green beret told me "if you really want to see combat you'll see more in a straight leg infantry unit then with any sort of Special Forces." I was surprised with how right he was. It got old pretty fast.

[willford]

I heard a co worker say once "I wish just once I would meet someone who was in the military and doesn't claim to have been a Ranger, Green Beret, Seal, etc. I raised my hand and said Right here brother. I didn't do shit but listen to radio traffic. I'm not built for that shit and I know it but I respect the hell out of anybody who can just make it through the training and earned their Ranger tab, Green Beret, Trident, etc. Just don't claim to be something you're not. It disrespects those who actually did it. Love your channel and much respect to you.

[JosephsCoat]

Putting out great content, man. I was an army infantryman who med-boarded a little after 3 years of service, no deployments. I really felt ashamed of my service, or lack thereof. This was until I became really good friends with a former SEAL who was in for 8, did a couple non-combat deployments, and got out. He helped me realize that in both of our cases we volunteered, completed our training, served best we could, and the fact that we never got the opportunity to really do our jobs down range isn’t our faults. Whole point of me saying this is that those other SOF guys need to come to the same realization I did—be honest and content about your service and move on. Nothing wrong with saying, “I raised my hand, I served, but I wasn’t called upon for the cool stuff.”

[lordgrimble]

Mr. Ballen is the perfect example of a truthful operator, he even said he was a terrible seal and didn’t do much of anything. He doesn’t brag about it or really glorify it.

[ccodzkp]

I tune in to your channel because it’s very objective, factual, informative content. No ego, no frills. Thanks, Nate.

[piobmhor]

I was a Canadian infantryman, straight-leg regular infantry, never served in combat, did my time and got out. I was never Special Forces or a Sniper or anything, but I certainly knew a few. Pretty well universally, most of them are some of the most humble folks I’ve ever known. One ex-Sniper in particular, I never knew he was until one night after a few beers where he had one too many. Without getting too graphic, he described what he did while with JTF2. Thinking he might have been bullshitting, I asked my brother who would have been in JTF2 around the same time and found out it was all true. I had no idea, but I gained a whole new respect for this guy. He never talked about it since.

[DS-lktx]

I used to work in the oilfields in alaska. 3 ex marines got put on my rig and the level of arrogance. The hostility from them was amazing. They acted like it was them 3 vs everyone else. I cant imagine what it was like to be some poor villager in Afghanistan who had to deal with these mfs. Somehow they were all married to wives that they cheated on and abused. Truly amazing heros.

[shannonmarcantel]

Watched an SRS episode awhile back and he mentioned it was sad and wrong that Special Ops guys post service have so many resources, charities etc. but common infantry guys are overlooked in a lot of cases. Said many of those guys were subjected to more intense situations regularly.

[ericyoungoc]

I was Marine Infantry. A 1/5. 0311…. I did 3 tours in Iraq in the first 2 years of the war.

I got to do some rad shit. I saw a lot of combat. I took part in some big things. But I was a small piece of a big war. I’m proud of the part I got to play and I’m grateful for my experiences. I know a lot of guys have guilt over not doing enough of not having a combat arms mos.

But I learned long ago, that the only people who give a fuck, are your family, your friends, those with penis envy, and maybe once in a while, a stranger who gives you a thank you and buys you a beer.

Be humble. Ya didn’t do it alone. It’s cool that you’re tough. But it’s never cool to flaunt that.

Dont be an idiot. Makes us all look bad. Thanks Shawn Strickland for reminding us of that.

[billlovelace]

LIKE THE WAY YOU DONT THROW ANYBODY UNDER THE BUS. SHOWS SOME MATURITY. GOOD CHANNEL, ONE OF MY FAVORITES.

[thePrussian]

The WWII Ranger that lived in my neighborhood growing up was a Legend. Inspired me to join the Army to become a Ranger. Unfortunately there are recruiters, but that’s a different story

[VikingPreparedness]

Aw, c'mon, brother, don't say that! We gotta "perpetuate the mystique"! LOL. Good talk. DOL

[benhunn]

Thank you for this thoughtful, reasoned presentation. I enlisted in the Army Reserve in 1983 and was honorably discharged six years later. Since the United States was not engaged in any large-scale conflicts at the time I was never called up for active duty deployment...so yeah I don't have any harrowing war stories to tell. My service tale is pretty mundane, but it's encouraging to hear that at least one legit combat veteran has a measure of respect for guys like me. Thank you again.

[michaeloeser]

Appreciate you throwing some love the infantry's way. Grunts don't need it, but we do appreciate it.

[MountaintravelerEddie]

As a retired Marine, I’ve been deployed a lot and just glad I made it to retirement alive
The heroes are the ones that didn’t make it.

[breaker]

Finally!…a real operator that is grounded in reality..that’s what happens when you have actually been through real combat..it’s a humbling experience..and it shows in the way you carry yourself..🤙..