Wanted to fly helicopters since i was 3, recruiter told me "high school to flight school" wasnt a thing. Signed up for 19K instead. Got to 30th AG at Benning and they told me i was a 19D. Now im just disabled and have PTSD. Dont take your opportunity for granted man, i woulda done some questionable shit to get where you are.

@arighteousname5882

Жыл бұрын

PTSD From what? 30th AG?🤣

@Pallium_Industries

Жыл бұрын

@@arighteousname5882 i served bro, ETSd this Jan. Only 1 contract but it was enough time for the army to fuck me up

@slopothacrop

Жыл бұрын

All the 19D's I know have PTSD from being gay.

@Pallium_Industries

Жыл бұрын

@@slopothacrop you really gonna go there? You really gonna piss on my bro's grave like that. You aint shit.

@possiblyadickhead6653

Жыл бұрын

@@slopothacrop Thats the best PTSD to get no cap

Congrats oxide I’m glad everything worked out for you

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

Thank you glowing individual

@bigstudio2.044

Жыл бұрын

@@Oxide_does_his_best No problem Brotherman

@iwonderwhatidoanymoreonyou4063

Жыл бұрын

@@Oxide_does_his_best Hey man, I was wondering, to do this, do I need to go to college first? If so, does the major you get matter?

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

@@iwonderwhatidoanymoreonyou4063 You can join right out of high school with no college degree

@ugs192

9 ай бұрын

@@iwonderwhatidoanymoreonyou4063you do if you want to be a commissioned officer but not as a warrant. If you want to fly more then be a warrant

In Korean Army, only few of the best lieutenants(so univercity graduates) gets to be a Army Air Force's helicopter pilot, I have applied and failed, good on you to becoming one, always watching your content with joy.

@Demicron

Жыл бұрын

Join u.s army

@jamesharding3459

Жыл бұрын

@rami Go away.

@zackbobby5550

Жыл бұрын

@@Demicron How would he join the US Army if he's Korean?

@ftfrashid7681

Жыл бұрын

@@zackbobby5550 it’s been done

@zackbobby5550

Жыл бұрын

@@ftfrashid7681 Yeah but you'd have to have a green card which would mean he isn't living in South Korea anymore, smartass.

TLDR: get into the DCS and Arma milsim community to get letter recommendations from enlisted people

@TheCasualCosmonaut

Ай бұрын

haha i was like, where am i gonna meet former green berets, etc

My entire life I dreamed of being a military pilot. I grew up on the stories of my family members who had flow everything from P-40s to AC-130s. Then I found out I was colorblind. : )

@lenny_1369

Жыл бұрын

oof

@KleanShots

Жыл бұрын

I have severe asthma :(

@mosqa7802

Жыл бұрын

That sucks air tractors are pretty cool tho

@delete--repeat2370

Жыл бұрын

Depends on how colorblind. One of my Air Force friends failed the color test the first time then went to a doctor to basically train his color vision. One more test and a waiver later and he got to go to Pilot Training

@lenny_1369

Жыл бұрын

@@delete--repeat2370 this is a certified top 10 motivational speeches with epic music moment

As a current flight student, this has been a great video for anyone thinking about becoming an Aviator. My only note is do not let the term "high school to flight school" deter you if you have been out of school for a while. We have several people in my class who are "high school to flight school" but were in the civilian workforce for several years. If you can meet the standard, you can fly with us.

@starsaber8969

Жыл бұрын

Question does it matter that if you have like a year in the reserves already ?

@flonga1

Жыл бұрын

I would like to know what recruiter you used if you were not already enlisted?

@matthouse6279

Жыл бұрын

@@flonga1 regular recruiter just like anyone else enlisting.

This video really shows how important having the right connections is to landing a job you're interested in. Touch grass & make friends guys. Show people in your area of interest that you're interested, and you'll stand a much better chance of getting in. Those 6 letters of recommendation probably did some serious legwork! Congrats Oxide, Army scored an interested & motivated pilot - not some average Joe who was filled in. Good luck with your career!

@bbbbbbb51

Жыл бұрын

It's a sad reality that who you know is more important than what you know. Having the "what" only gets you so far.

@24YOA

Жыл бұрын

@@bbbbbbb51 Yeah no shit man, nobody wants to hire an introvert who can't work with others regardless of how skilled they are. I'd rather have an average worker who I can work with than a great guy who can't be part of the team.

Congrats Oxide, and big RIP to the Kiowa platform and their Pilots. Some of the craziest pilots to ever grace the sky.

@manicmachinegun6253

Жыл бұрын

That's what my dad flew in the army. He's retired now but is still an instructor pilot over at ft Rucker. Man some of the stories your hear from his fellow kiowa warriors are insane 🤙

Looking forward to seeing you perform heli ramming irl!

R.I.P. Kiowa, Former 15S was working toward my application to WOFT before my body rebelled; most of your info is spot on for those currently lacking a DD214.

92S is definitely the best job in the Army, even though I'm not convinced they exist

About-to-retire Navy Commander here. Love how you found old school 80s-90s army recruiting commercials and incorporated them into your video.

This really killed all my hope of becoming a pilot :D

@elijahbowen1599

Жыл бұрын

Why? Should have motivated you more, really easy to try

@saddlepiggy

Жыл бұрын

Why?

@v0id683

Жыл бұрын

@@saddlepiggy Ah the letters of recommendations and such. Means you need to be lucky enough to know a few people high up in ranks

@turtletoons1016

Жыл бұрын

@@v0id683 Same it seems that if you aren't willing to waste time going to college for seemingly no reason, or if you dont know anyone who is in the military its impossible to become a pilot.

@bbbbbbb51

Жыл бұрын

Honest question, why do any of you want to serve? It's just not something I can wrap my head around with the current state of the military, the US, our recent engagements & proxy war funding.

Remember to use code OXIDE at your local meps office to get 1 year total off your contract

It’s cool to see you so research and get your dream job. I heard so many stories about being a Combat Engineer in Vietnam that I specifically chose that job. Not my greatest moment. My buddies dad spent most of his enlistment making traps to kill Charlie. I waxed a lot of floors, cleaned a lot, and drove around slowly. Thanks for the cool videos!

Wow I was just talking to a retired Army recruiter about this around the time this was posted. I really needed all of this information. Thank you Oxide.

Congrats! I heard of WOFT from a CSM and he gave me a alot of help building my packet. Before you even go into the recruiters office, have a very good grasp on the process and even try to have your LORs so they know you're worth their time. (recruiters put alot of work into helping WOFT applicants for not much return) Always have a back up plan as well, there's alot of things that can cause you to not get picked up and it's a pretty long wait between boards. Above all, you don't need to be an officer to do cool aviation stuff and SOAR has a pretty big deficit right now.

The trainer helicopters you show are used by my local air ambulance service, it’s super cool to operate alongside them whenever I’ve gotten the chance

Hey Oxide, I missed out on this program a while back and got stuck as a 15N in the Ohio Army Guard. I’ve actually been considering dropping a WO packet for a bit now. Good on you, and keep at it. Our pilots love their jobs and Army Aviation is seriously one of the best things you can do in life.

Nice! I was in WOCS when I learned street to seat was a thing. I’m glad you’re getting the word out.

Been waiting for this video! Very entertaining as well. Thank you!

Crazy to think I started watchin your channel 8 years ago when it was a very simple warthunder highlight channel, and now your going to be an army aviator. Congrats Oxide.

Congrats ! It’s nice of you to provide such a goldmine of information for other’s, you walked so they could run.

Hey Oxide been watching you since your old airsoft videos and I am glad that your getting your dream job. It’s gonna be worth it for you. Proud of you bro

wouldn't you know it, this was one of my plans. Though I didn't know about this method, thought id have to do like 6 years of education for it. Thanks man!

Holy crap, what happened between the last video I saw from you years ago and now? Some magic and hard work that's for sure. Congrats!

Congrats dude

@b0BSh4nk3r

Жыл бұрын

cummings

one of my SNCO's from when I was in the Marine Corps is in the Army flying apaches through the same program, congrats on it working out for you man

Just wanted to say grats on getting in progressing through the SERE course also. the video made me pickup my own copy of the FAA heli handbook and start working on a civvie cert again. Best of luck to your future exam.

Let's gooo!!My dream is to be a fighter or attack pilot,it's great that you achieved yours!

Great video, really wish I knew about this stuff before I enlisted. Currently a scout barely a year into my first contract and I’m looking into putting together a warrant packet once I hit e-4

Currently going through the process and about to take the sift. I don't think that this video could have come out a better time for me. It looks to be a great opportunity.

I’m an 11B and I still watched this video lol Good job Oxide! If you get Apaches I hope you fly over watch for me one day 🤘🏻

The masculine urge to drop out of UT Austin and become a UH60 pilot

@Chaddeusthundercock

Жыл бұрын

Lmao I feel ya

@stevemc6010

Жыл бұрын

Transfer to A&M lol

@lemurm8620

Жыл бұрын

@@stevemc6010 helll no

@jrbluedup

Жыл бұрын

@@lemurm8620 lol I graduated from A&M

Oxide i wish you the best of luck. I know you will have fun and you will be loving your work. Consistency Determination Persistence

Been watching you for a long time bro, really happy everything is going your way 🤙

Actually been looking into this specific program for awhile now. Thanks for the info

Oxide! Thank you, for the past year I’ve been researching what i need to become a warrant officer in the u.s. army, my dream is to either be selected for the 7th air cav or 160th soar, I’m in my junior year of high school and I’ve been watching your content since you’ve made videos on different types of Russian helmets, this video is awesome, thank you!

Im planning on join the marines in 2 years. Glad to see that you got what you want in army.

Its cool that you gave the recruiters credit you hear all the time about bad ones but yours seemed great. When I joined I was my recruiters first person he ever put in and the entire office was extremely professional and honest about the job and no lie it truly was the first step on making me love the Army and be successful in it still to this day.

@jamesharding3459

Жыл бұрын

Recruiters are a mixed bag. One lied as easily as he breathed and encouraged me to lie as well to make his life easier (fuck that!), another was willing to go far out of his way to help me figure out what the best course of action for me was. He lost a signature on the line, but the Army got a half-decent LT.

@DaveSmith-cp5kj

Жыл бұрын

I think a big reason people hate recruiters is that they don't bother to do research for themselves before meeting a recruiter. The information is not a secret, if you know what you want you can squeeze it out and until you sign those papers you have the leverage. And this doesn't just apply to the military, it applies to business as well.

Always interesting how the enlisted/warrant world handles this sort of selective and technical training. Rather different than the officer side, where the chaff will have been filtered out long before even considering what they want to do in the army.

Class of '89 in HS, went to BCT the day after graduation and Rucker right after. Grey Flight 90-04. Retired from the USCG (Direct Commission Aviator) at 38. You are correct about finding a good recruiter. I had the best and am forever grateful that he took the time to get my packet done right. This amazing program made a life for me.

Congrats man I’m proud of you!

I can never do this as a Canadian-American who’s lived out of country practically since birth - but thank you so much for this video Oxide, I hope it serves a lot of future Army Aviators well, I know it will

Been with you since the War Thunder early days. Proud of ya champ

Proud and happy for you.. wish I had this information 15 years ago. I lived in an airforce dominated area, and my only fast track was a gunnie due to track record of my father being a cmsgt in the 16th sos and co knowing me from diapers.

Props on giving some credit to your recruiters and props to them to doing their job beyond hitting recruiting numbers. 👏

Congrats man hopefully you end up in a better unit then I did

literally live in lynnwood, going to their office today lmao it's 8 minutes away. I had no idea this was possible but this has always been my dream that I thought wasn't possible, thank you for posting this.

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

Tell them I sent you

@flatsz

Жыл бұрын

@@Oxide_does_his_best I did, they were very excited about it!

That army ad at the end was definitely aimed at 16-18 year olds lol

I saw your test of the helmets against Eastern Threats. Didn't know I was in school with you. Just started CC 22-20. Small world.

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

brb watching your videos to try and recognize your voice

@Yamdarnocnivek

Жыл бұрын

We have to find a way to discreetly Identify eachother. Also where do you like to shoot? I've been doing some on post but it's a bit limited.

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

@@Yamdarnocnivek Element Training Complex. I know the staff so I get in for free. My name translates to ship in German and I drive a gold car.

Love you videos man

I’m mad jealous! Well done Oxide.

I’ve been thinking about this for a while and I think this video may be what gets me to contact a recruiter.

👏🏼 congratulations my guy

great work! best wishes man

Damn, the Army really has all the good programs. Personally can't do that myself now but the years I spent in the Marines were some of the best and worst and I wouldn't trade them even for an Apache (well maybe lol). Glad to see you made it into a good program, god knows the Army always needs new pilots and we all know you'll kill it out there!

I have been thinking about doing this for a while after I EAS from the Marines. Because of this video, I called a recruiter. I’ll be up there with you soon brother!

Dude. Unreal. Thank you kindly for upload o7

Now that is quite the career choice. Good luck! Greetings, Jeff

Congrats Oxide, I don’t know if you’re in flight school or not but I hope you do well and if you get the chance to become fixed wing or chinook 😉. My flight instructor became a fixed wing pilot and loves it! I wish I became a warrant officer earlier in my career but I’m ETS’ing after 6 years of service working with chinooks. Good luck brother!

I work in the warehouse that is in the plant that builds the ah-64, hopefully soon I be making composites. If you are going to be flying one of these birds there is a good chance I've counted the many many bolts that make up that aircraft.

Bro, your essay's fire

@horusmorus5588

Жыл бұрын

FR, Oxide is such a good writer (which should not surprise because his scripts are bangers as well)

@aceofspades5876

Жыл бұрын

@@horusmorus5588 wasn't a big fan of 7.62x51 M993 until he showed up

you have told me so much more than what my old recruiter told me and he was a helicopter crew chief

Currently working on my packet, and next week I hit my 5 year mark about to pickup my E6, but yeah this video is pretty spot on with the process, I do believe for active individuals the packet differs slightly aside from SIFT, physical, GT score, clearance but yeah sweet video and very informative. But yeah every single pilot says it’s the best job in the army and WO is the best rank.

@daltonduarte8179

Жыл бұрын

By the time your first contract is up you’ll be up for retirement

@peteyianna

10 ай бұрын

I got selected.

Congrats man!

I was in the Army for about 8 weeks before I got out. I decided it really wasn't for me but that's alright. Im heading to college soon instead but im happy to see you got your dream job.

You are so cool. Thank you for your service

Hey congrats! Street to Seat CH-47F pilot here. Welcome to the club.

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

Was it hard to get that?

@xXbrick84Xx

Жыл бұрын

@@Oxide_does_his_best 'twas. But as I'm sure you're aware, very hit or miss with airframe availability at selection. Class before me had 9 Chinooks or some shit.... we had 2. Class after had 0, but 9 C-12s. Just study hard if you want to join the Chonki Boi club. It's the best community out there, I can promise you that. PM me and we can chat if you have any questions. Also, went through your channel and saw a bunch of Shit Thunder content and stuff. Subbed. Edit: guess you can't PM on here anymore. Ree. Hopped in your Discord.

This inspires me to join my local army in my country, not exactly as a pilot, but in some other branch, but my current situation would not allow me, although from the age of 6 I dreamed of being united with the world of weapons or the military world, but it will have to wait for the latter.

If this video had come out 2 years ago I would’ve pursued it to no end. Now I don’t know.

Congratulations for living my dream. I got medically disqualified a year and a half ago

I’ve got a medical issue I’m working through right now. I’m studying for the sift and asvab in the meantime. I’m dead set on making it through the process and becoming a army aviator! While your at Rucker go check out the Army aviation museum, it was very inspiring when I visited…

Nice, that's awesome bro!

Congrats on making pilot oxide

We should all feel safe with Oxide guarding us in the air. Congratulations king!

I walked in the recruiters office (age 22) in 1981 and that commercial was playing then. Told the recruiter wanted Warrant Officer Flight Training (WOFT) or would walk and went in the end of 1982. After 23 years, I retired from the Army National Guard flying as an AH-1 Cobra Instructor Pilot , OH-58 Kiowa A/C Safety Officer and CW4. The total commitment THEN was around 5 years but I never regretted it, like he said best job in the Army.

Congrats on making it

Congrats, i too have dreamt big in the army, i was in the process for nuclear technician on the french nuclear nuclear weapons carrying sub(SNLE in french) but failed miserably a stress test.

@odstunsc9543

Жыл бұрын

Damn it, i even puked when they drew blood out of me... yep embarassing stuff...

@possiblyadickhead6653

Жыл бұрын

@@odstunsc9543 thats not that uncommon tho

@FR4NCH3K

Жыл бұрын

Same but US Navy EMN but also I passed

@odstunsc9543

Жыл бұрын

@@FR4NCH3K congrats

Great job.

Congrats, start on the maps when you get them. Didn’t do them till BI and had to work against the clock. Also put effort into the areas around Enterprise. Since you’ll be around them at least for BWS

Good luck man.

Dope af bro 💯🫡

Funny that little promo at the end talks about the apache being fast... the chinook is actually the fastest helicopter the army has.

Good work. Enjoy it

I just started common core, and I can’t wait to start flying!

FULL SPECTRUM Congrats!

My brother is army aviation in the Indian Army, he flies the Dhruv mk3, good on you.

I am looking into aviation in law enforcement. /TFO -> Pilot I think a good amount of your intel applies to LE as well. Thanks brother.

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

good luck

I no joke talked to a recruiter about this today! So this is helpful lol. I just need to figure out letters of recommendation

Good vid bro ❤

I remember SSG Al when we did a big ass future soldier thing at the nasty girl armory in Marysville (I think). Small army, truly.

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

He's a real one and I was lucky to have him

*me taking notes even though I will probably never be able to fly*

congrats, Mr!

Good for you man as an m1a2 armor crewman I still envy pilots.

I'm former Army prior-service Enlisted. Now I'm out and gained the Veteran 30lb lol and ever since I started seriously thinking about re-enlisting I came across WOCS/WOFT info... and feel like I'm in that same boat, trying to drop the excess weight so I can apply to fly (I'm just getting up to the age cap, and really hoping the "Army needs more pilots" will smooth over that particular waiver, that and I'm looking at Guard/Reserve, not Active again (what can I say, I like my civilian job...) so hopefully I'll be able to follow you to Rucker in a year or two!

Oh shit man, you were in the SERE class right after me. I'm in CC 22-015 right now

Good luck man

Great job Oxide! would join the Military if I could.

That's fucking awesome man. SURFS UP