5 Mistakes People Make When Joining The Military

5 Mistakes People Make When Joining The Military.
I broke down 5 major mistakes I see people do when the first join whether that be right before leaving for BMT or in their first year in the military.

Airman Vision is run by Kyle Gott. Kyle is an Air Force Veteran who served 6 years and honorably separated as an E-5 Staff Sergeant. He started making videos on this channel to document his journey joining the United States Air Force back in 2013 and continues to help set future Airmen up for success.

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[AirmanVision]

Who else is glad Kyle's Beard isn't this long in present day?! 😂😂

[gunnergunner]

I was born on a military base, grew up as a military brat and enlisted in the Navy right out of high school. Time must of flew by because 20 years went by fast. I retired at age 38 and never worked again, and that was 14 years ago.

[joebloggs]

This doesn't just apply to military. You should enter every job knowing that it will end one day.

[johnshepard]

REview:
1-Go in with an open mind. You may serve longer than one term, or may just serve one.
2-Your job is not what you may think it is. Find someone who was in the job to talk to. Do not trust the commercials.
3-Follow the protocols. If its repairs, you are liable for someone's life if they loose it as a result of your lack of discipline in your job.
4-When you sign, the military owns you. You give up many rights and privileges.
Where you travel, going on vacation etc.
The 5th amendment doesn't apply as much. Double Jeopardy: If you get a ticket or get in trouble outside of the military, the military will double down on your punishment. You are representing the service as such, behave.

[ArtyAnt]

The military is all about mindset, a lot of people join knowing of the commitment but then once they’re in they feel trapped. Your not trapped, you decided this because you believed in it. Don’t stop believing just because it’s harder than you realized

[theatmaweapon]

The Disney World comparison is actually very spot on. You will literally wait in a lot of lines, so expect it.

[snrzhmo]

i joined the ARMY at 17 retired at 37 i never expected an easy ride you have to take the bad with the good in anything.

[myronmalit]

I've been retired now for 8 years after serving 24 yrs in the AF. This by far is one of the best, well spoken videos I have seen regarding the choices people make and the expectations they have when they join. I had spent many countless hours counseling young airmen on these exact issues he spoke of. One thing I always told my airmen was "you are an airman 24/7. unless you get out before retirement, you are always an airman, and always on duty." I'm very glad we have someone like Airman Vision to educate any future Thank you for your video and for your service!

[Shalerboy]

5 mistakes when joining the military:
1. Signing for 6 years.
2. Signing for 6 years.
3. Signing for 6 years.
4. Signing for 6 years.
5. Signing for 6 years!

[baltsosser]

Your point about preparing for two paths, one that remains Active Duty, and one that isn't is totally on point. EVERYONE leaves at some point. You have utterly failed yourself if you don't bother to prepare for when you have to leave.

[EdgarLopez-fxsr]

Me here worried that 4 years was a lot and turns out there are people who want 20 years who haven’t even joined

[TheCornDavis]

"The military own you" legit! My aunt almost got in trouble for a really bad sunburn because she was 'damaging government property' lol if you can't work because of your sunburn that is no bueno

[baltsosser]

I started planning for retirement before I ever joined. I watched my dad having spent only 10 years active get out, with no permanent income to fall back on. He has worked stupidly hard all of his life and I learned from watching that. At 16 I planned to retire by the time I was 55, and not a day later. I was actually able to retire at 40 thanks to meticulous planning. That did take great luck to achieve though. So many of my friends were hurt badly during training or killed in a helicopter crash. that could have easily been me. It definitely takes planning, AND a good amount of luck. TSP is a fantastic program. I lived smaller than I could, made contributions to it, and have been carefully managing it ever since I left at retirement. I am close now to having enough in there to drop some serious coin on the last house I will ever live in. Life is good when you plan for it.

[gavinsnana]

💰 I’m the grandma of a 23 year old Air Man, now in her second week of tech school. I also have a 19 year old grandson in the Army in his second year of four enlisted years. I know what you’re sharing is golden. I’m sending this to both of them . Thank you for doing this!

[kingralph]

💰Watched it all the way through. I’m interested in the Air Force, I will be doing more research going forward. Thank you 🙏🏿

[gavenhogsed]

Getting ready to enlist in the Air Force, I appreciate all the great advice. Also, Thank you for your service!

[AddisonCrowe]

Ive always said that id like to do 20 years but i just gotta see first how the first enlistment goes

[gasguygabe]

My daughter just enlisted today, super happy and proud of her. Will miss her for five months though.

[PadawanofLife]

It’s kinda funny you left for BMT on my birthday and got out a day before 😮 you are a big reason, after watching hours and hours of your videos, I’ve joined the Air Force! Going through the recruiting process as we speak and I just wanted to say THANK YOU for everything you’ve done! From your service to this YouTube channel. Just thank you!!

[CriminalMindsUnleashed-lv]

Thank you for sharing this information. A lot of foreigners who join the army tend to make such mistakes and this video can help them learn a lot.