You did great bro. You actually enlightened me alot. Thank u

I did a military boot camp recently and they forced us to be cleanly shaved but they only give you like 1min to do so. How do you go about cleanly shaving at god-like speeds

Another awesome video !

So I’m getting ready to head out to basic training, and I know my face, especially my chin and mustache, explode in redness, bumps, white dots, etc, and my neck gets bad to. Looks like my face got herpes lol i just don’t want to look and feel like shit whenever anything touches my face and potentially end up getting staph. Is it possible to get a shaving profile in basic even as a white guy? Cuz I heard it’s mainly given out to black dudes

Well, I don’t no if I can commentate this but I find it perfect ..well done

Hello ! I had a question my boyfriend is in the army , he is in Boot Camp right now , am I able to send him after shave ? If yes does it have to be unscented or it can be any regular/lightly scent

But do I need get a shave profile from the military doctors of before even I go to bmt? I’m going to join, I always shave but I can’t shave against the grain, or is a pain. My face hair grows almost parallel to my sking so if i shave against the grains the hair grows inside coming the bumps

Hey Ben, you probably don't recognize me but I've been here since 500 and I'm checking in and I'm super happy for you that your channel has grown so much! I've been thinking about joining the army for over a year now, and I think about it almost every day, I'm in highschool and I'm wondering what are your top 10 recommended jobs in the army, I've also heard that recruiters can sometimes backstab you and trick you into doing things or getting a different job, Is this true? And my last question is how would I know I'm with a recruiter who truly cares about what I want to do? I know you had an awesome recruiter, so you must know some stuff about that. Thanks !

@TheBenAllen.

5 жыл бұрын

Teddy Olson i remember you! And i dont have a top 10 but some jobs that are really good are, any 68 series, 15w, 19d, 11b, and yes some recruits will try to screw you but not all. And you’ll they care if they actually put time into asking you what you’d like to do.

@teddyolson9652

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheBenAllen. Thanks for the tips! Keep up the good work, your channel is growing great.

So is it just the face you have to shave or other parts of your body?

What if you’re about to go on leave how many days to prior can you start letting your beard grow ? Thanks in advance 👍

@TheBenAllen.

3 жыл бұрын

You can’t until you’re on leave

Question is: How fast do you have to shave? In Basic and while on Duty?

@TheBenAllen.

4 жыл бұрын

Fast enough to make it to formations.

I don’t even look good with mustache neither. Is just ridiculous on me, I leave goat but no mustache. And like I said the hair frowns almost parallel to my skin, straight, but then starts curving downward and poking by lips and is Annoying, I just can stand to that. Hey my biggest question is, do the drill Sargeant or another high ranks authority require to we shave against the grain?

@TheBenAllen.

4 жыл бұрын

No they don’t make you shave against the grain you just have to shave normally.

@firstnamelastname2301

4 жыл бұрын

Ben Allen thanks man, hey do you know some tips how can I be stationed in Okinawa/japan, and in Washington state or any state I wish?

He said “ nah shave that shit homie!” 😂

Great song choice for name plate: (Kygo’s “Firestone” is ALWAYS a win) Question: my sad said it’s better to learn to shave against the grain. It’ll initially make bumps at first but eventually go back to normal the more you do it. Is there a truth to this?

@TheBenAllen.

3 жыл бұрын

It’s true

@Vladi_OnDaBeat

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBenAllen. So is it better to learn to shave against the grain BEFORE boot camp? Also, should you do that for your WHOLE face or just your neck area?

@benjaminhurley1823

2 жыл бұрын

@@Vladi_OnDaBeat shave against the grain everywhere on your face if you can

When your fully shaven you look like Dan Aykroyd. Anyways cool video!

Oh, man, you looking really younger without beard.

Think the moustache looked great Ben, real sorry you shaved it off-you really should grow one-hope you will come round!

Dang bro I think you left some shave cream on....oh wait nah just no sun ok....thanks bro

herd we are going to start shaving eyebrows off for are goggles

Do they allow electric shavers to basic training

@TheBenAllen.

3 жыл бұрын

No

Ok so I’m 18 and I don’t have facial hair at all. Do I still need to shave?

@TheBenAllen.

5 жыл бұрын

Well if there’s nothing to shave then no lol

@gonzalobarbosa4592

4 жыл бұрын

Stupid question

Honestly just use magic shaving powder it’s better in my opinion

No roast here. Dope video. I'm about to turn 29, have a hairy face, and have been in talks with a recruiter to join up, so I appreciate all the new videos/tips/tricks.

@aldoruiz5683

5 жыл бұрын

HowDoYouUseThe3Seashells? Unless you join as an officer be ready to be treated like a child

@weld_everything

5 жыл бұрын

Yup, luckily I've come to terms with that already.

@macburger5026

5 жыл бұрын

@@weld_everything Also, and I've made lots of comments about this on KZread, if you join the army, get ready to do more physical labor shit than you would in other branches (except marines) and don't expect anyone to give a *damn* about your age. I know. Lots of people in the army, most likely to a much greater degree than other branches, spend lots of time out in a place called the motor pool instead of doing their MOS's. In the motor pool you will be busting your ass in the hot sun lifting tents and cleaning out the same storage sheds over and over. Being older is going to wear you down faster and no one is going to care about your age because you're still just a peon private/specialist and they will expect you to keep working with the young kids out there. The best hope is to just get a damn good mos if you insist on going army , one that will ensure you actually do instead of wasting your time doing extra shit like that. Otherwise it might be a good idea to take the chair force or navy into consideration, as I've mentioned repeatedly before. As for being treated like a kid, yeah you will get that in the military period, but again, expect it to be *even worse* in the army since we have the lowest standards. The "chair force" and the navy apparently take personal responsibility more seriously than we do, so even though their lower enlisted still can't do whatever they want, at the same time they still get treated more like adults than us soldiers do. I would not be surprised if sailors and airmen don't have to be *constantly reminded* by E7-E9's *every single Friday* to not do drugs or rape people like we soldiers have to be for 30 minutes to an hour taking away even more of our time instead of just letting us go. In AIT for example, you might see that all the army trainees are forced to stand around and wait for their sergeants for an hour or more to come pick them up after classes, which can and does lead to sergeants smoking army trainees when they see how restless they get..... whereas the air force and navy trainees are trusted to go back to their companies immediately when they're done with classes. That's shit you might not want to get caught up with at your age. If you're not married, everybody has to stay in the barracks in the military (called "dorms" in the af) and deal with rules but if you join the army, be prepared to stay in the barracks for years longer. In the AF, an unmarried airman can leave at 2 years when he/she reaches the rank of E4 but in the army an unmarried soldier can't leave until they make the rank of E6 which will take several years longer. Good luck and don't be scared to ask anything you can think of regarding the army or military. As I said I can give a better perspective on joining at a later age than a lot of other people can, since most people joined way younger.

@weld_everything

5 жыл бұрын

@@macburger5026 thank you for the amazing insights sir. I appreciate it.

@macburger5026

5 жыл бұрын

@@weld_everything youre welcome and i want to add that if you do decide to check out the "chair force" or the navy, dont get frustrated and just forget them if the recruiter doesn't move at warp speed like an army recruiter. I've talked to a lot of other soldiers who were gung ho about the army when they were at basic training but when they got to their units (or even at AIT) and found out too late about how unnecessarily extra (aka suckage) things are with us is compared to those other branches (being in the field for weeks/months without bathing, army has the longest deployments of all the branches and deployments are usually more physically laborious, dealing with infantry gear, the motor pool instead of actually doing your MOS, monotonous mandatory group PT instead of being able to do your own PT, how many more years longer unmarried soldiers have to stay in the barracks vs unmarried members of the other branches, etc.) they had regrets. Quite a few of them said they actually were considering joining the AF but went Army because the Army recruiters got them in faster. I had one guy say "I should have waited." Remember the reason why for this is because we are the biggest branch with the lowest standards to join, so that's why our recruiters move faster. the other branches are smaller with higher standards, so their recruiters don't move as fast (I doubt that an AF recruiter is going to be THAT slow, like a year, but expect a few months more than an army recruiter) , especially if you are somebody who takes the ASVAB and gets a low score. That's really one of the *very few things* that we have over the other branches is our recruiting process....once you do join us...... unless you get lucky enough to have a really good MOS and assigned to a good unit (which you have no control over)....you're going to see the trade off, too late. So have some patience with their recruiters instead of just getting frustrated too quickly and just jumping over to us.

are electric razors or clippers allowed at basic training?

@TheBenAllen.

3 жыл бұрын

No

@lejumohniyi7384

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBenAllen. damn. i'm dead. pls Ben, do you know the perfect shaver and shaving cream to use for someone with sensitive skin?

I can't even grow any facial hair so I would be fine 😂 My only question is what are the rules for none facial body hair? Armpit, private parts, toe hairs, knuckle hairs, etc lol

@TheBenAllen.

5 жыл бұрын

Bryant Aguilar there is none lol only for facial and head hair.

Are they still giving us shaved heads during COVID ?

@TheBenAllen.

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

🚨‼️CAN YOU PLEASE RESPOND‼️🚨Do u have to shave if u have no facial hair??

@TheBenAllen.

4 жыл бұрын

If you have no facial hair then no

@justinhughes6840

4 жыл бұрын

Yes you do so just go easy dollar shave club is actually really great for anti irritation I used it for years

Do they care about what kind of razor ?

@TheBenAllen.

4 жыл бұрын

Not really

@skar516

4 жыл бұрын

Ben Allen dude thanks a lot for all your videos man. Shipping out this Monday Ft Jackson. Nervous! Lol

Whats that music playing during the shaving sequences

@samxd3161

3 жыл бұрын

"Firestone" by Kygo.

@BlueEyes-ii4zz

3 жыл бұрын

@@samxd3161 I just KZread the song doesn't sound like it all

@samxd3161

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlueEyes-ii4zz Oh... I think you're referring to "On & On" by Cartoon. Try that.

@BlueEyes-ii4zz

3 жыл бұрын

Just found it thank you. Was dying to know

Do they provide razors?

@TheBenAllen.

3 жыл бұрын

No

@procrastinator6902

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBenAllen. Something changed then, or maybe that's just an Army thing. A Gillette Mach 3 (no Fusion yet in '05) was one of the things issued to us by the Navy when we got to RTC.

Do they make you crawl with live rounds above you like the movies

@TheBenAllen.

5 жыл бұрын

Lilmoe 6blocka yes in basic but it’s safe!

@top-secret996

5 жыл бұрын

Except the rusty c-wire that every NIC seems to have...

Any advice for sensitive skin while shaving ?

@kurtiscommerce1092

5 жыл бұрын

tarantino g try magic cream shave. It’s a depilatory. You put the cream on your face - let it sit for about 10 minutes... then get in a how shower and it comes off with hot water and a washcloth. Changed my life man

I would have a shaving profile because I'm allergic to shaving cream

@dtboice

4 жыл бұрын

Have you tried shave soap with a brush?

Will I have to shave the hair growing around my nipples?

@TheBenAllen.

5 жыл бұрын

No lol

on duty.... youre a soldier 24/7

@TheBenAllen.

5 жыл бұрын

Bro obviously but when you’re off off you can have facial hair lol

The man can shave but can’t come his hair hahaha

@Dukeybookey

4 жыл бұрын

Space Racer26 hahahaah this killed me

Why can't you have a sexy beard in the army/military?

@macburger5026

5 жыл бұрын

Nolan Cummings you could if you got a profile.

@teddyolson9652

5 жыл бұрын

Because in close quarter combat it's a disadvantage, plus whats going to look better an army where everyone is clean cut freshly shaved, or an army where it's a bunch of men who look like hoboes taken off the street?

@macburger5026

5 жыл бұрын

@@teddyolson9652 Both since we are expected to have clean uniforms and completely immaculate barracks rooms while at the same time living like hobos when we (army/marines) go to the field for weeks or months and can't wash our buttholes.

@macburger5026

5 жыл бұрын

@@teddyolson9652 "in close quarter combat it's a disadvantage" is actually something I haven't heard of. The excuse I've heard many people say is that you can't wear a gas mask properly if youre not clean shaven (which obviously isnt true and just how often are you actually going to need a gas mask anyway?) I just take it as given that it is just another standard in the military for people to not be individuals, just like wearing uniforms.

@jasonjester4525

5 жыл бұрын

@@macburger5026 it isn't that you "can't wear the gas mask properly" but more that the gas mask will not make an air tight seal against the beard. The rubber of the gas mask must meet the skin to make that seal. Facial hair will allow gaps that prevent the seal from being made. It doesn't matter how often you ACTUALLY need the gas mask, the fact is that IF you actually need it, it is there, makes a seal, and is in proper working order to save your life. Chemical warfare is a NASTY way to go. Go google images of WWI gas attacks....that shit is horrible, and probably one of the most painful ways to go out.

No don't do that. Let It Grow like ZZ. Top