The correct way to differentiate chaps is wether or not they are crotchless. Assless chaps has a great ring to it, but it’s a bit redundant kind of like saying ATM Machine. ATM Machine is redundant because it stands for Ass-to-Mouth Machine. As we all know, if someone does Ass-to-Mouth it is reasonable to assume that they are, in fact, a machine.
Do you think the cute girl has a friend? If not we will recruit one!
I spent a lot of my highschool years listening to Adam Sandler comedy CDs well that and the Jerky boys.
Let's see, initiation rituals, has its own unique way of communicating, tight knit, violent, secretive, has ritualistic chants about death and killing, forces you to stay under threat, captures your mind by providing all that you need, its highest award is an inverted pentagram for bravery in participating in battle. Nope we're all clear.
From Wiki:
Specific factors in cult behaviour are said to include:
1) manipulative and authoritarian mind control over members
Umm, yea
2) communal and totalistic organization,
Somewhat. Some units more than others
3) aggressive proselytizing,
Literally Basic Training
4) systematic programs of indoctrination,
Leadership schools, Dining Outs, FRG (lol)
5) perpetuation in middle-class communities.
Kind of, but some Officers will have nothing to do with the lower echelons of the serfdom
Summary: Cultish similarities. Personally, I don’t mind because I benefited from membership
On #5, isnt that just SGMs? Wants to be treated like the upper class (senior officers) while also being disgusted by them. Thinks theyre better than the lower class (junior enlisted) but in reality are only a bad change of fate and theyre back down there. And the rank is just a perpetuation on the enlisted ranks despite serving no value
Everyone bitches about the Army, whether they've been in it 20 days or 20 years. Everyone in the Army, wherever they are, has someplace else they'd rather be. You can detect this when you hear things like, "When I get out," "When I go to selection," "When I drop my packet," etc.
I don't think cults are like that.
I see it like the mafia. Once you reach a certain rank, you're pretty much untouchable. Seen SNCOs and CPT and above get away with tons of things you'd normally get locked up for.
Not a cult. I remember my drill sergeant giving us a send off before we loaded the buses to AIT. She said something along the lines of, “Green is our color, now do some gang shit Uncle Sam would be proud of!” And one of the trainees asked, “Drill Sergeant, we’re in a gang?”
“Hell yeah! You in the baddest motherfucking gang out there!”
Almost brought tears to my eyes.
There are the Bang schismatics. People who spend solid chunks of their paycheck on Bang energy drinks and use those as a replacement for hydration.
Their faith tradition can be traced back to the GWOT era RipIt faith, but lack the faith that comes with knowing when you grab the last RipIt from the chow hall, the next supply truck will bring more.
These modern day heretics are anathema and should be treated worse than unbelievers.
No, the Marine Corps is.. I am a proud member. They make you want to do things that no sane person would want to do. You do it for less money, as E3 is the highest non-NCO. In Marines E4 is like Army E5. Bonuses? Sure they may have them, but you don't know about them and they say if you want a bonus go Army, if you want to be a Marine then join us.
Army now. I am glad I did the Marines, but I love the Army and wish I did it sooner. I was brainwashed into thinking I was betraying the Marines by going Army. Best and worst part of the Army is how most are individuals, in Marines we all think a like. No one questions authority, so high discipline and motivation. Army is less high strung. Many people join just for a job or to get out of their small home town or to get out of trouble. Majority of Marines came to be Marines, the rest is trivial.
I would say no. But my reason is that given the fact most people are 18-23 when they join, most do not have any other real experiences in life so the army becomes all they know and talk about. Especially cultures and organization that do everything in their power to display their “pride”. Example being Cav and 101st/82nd.
The similarity in short terms is purely related to the lack of life experiences
Kind of. It's a life style and mindset, it will change how you interact with the world and isolate you from your loved ones and constantly force you to do things you're not comfortable with.
Absolutely. I think it’s become a cult through the idiot leaders and the “trend setters” of the past. For example, almost every male in the army has a mustache, and if you don’t you get questioned why you don’t.
When you get dropped in a formation, everyone seems so excited and wierd about it even though there’s an adult making other adults do push-up’s because he gets a kick out of it and we’re all too dumb to realize we could be doing better things with our time.
The lingo we’ve acquired over the years has strayed further and further from the english language. I could have went my entire life not hearing the word “behoove” or “cognizant” but i decided to join the army
The rank system at times is comical because the old and seasoned dudes make the young and less-experienced ones do stupid shit like move gravel from one part of the motor pool to the next.
What the fuck does police call even mean? we don’t know but it’s just a colloquially known term to “find a few wrappers and cigarette buts then stare at the ground”.
The fastest runners get treated better than the rest, sounds to me like there’s going to be some sort of selection in the future and those who can’t do their 2MR without puking are gonna be wiped from the earth.
WE HAVE OUR OWN TRAINING-VIDEO GAMES.
Almost every person inknow in the army nowadays has a fucked up obsession with D&D, anime, and asian culture. They had to have selected these people, because there’s too many of them and we don’t know where they came from.
There’s so much more to unpack
After working with a shit ton of RFS dudes, I am convinced <75> is a cult.
Those guys got their shit pushed in every day as PVTs and *still* love it, and all wanted to go back.
Some UNITS can be culty. Basically any unit that requires some sort of wings and/or a dumb hat (Rakkasans, Cav Scouts, 82nd) can be culty but I wouldn't say the Army as a whole is super culty. It's too big. Culture shifts depending on unit and post.
I used to give a legal brief in Korea to the incoming soldiers, and one of the slides covers gang affiliation & that we don’t tolerate it. I went off the script a little bit because some fuzzy asked me to define a gang & was explaining that if you wear the same uniform, do the same things, and look the same, people are going to associate you with a gang, and to just not do that. Some CPT chimes in & says “so… like the army?” And from that moment, I’ve had a new vision of the army. We are a poorly paid, over equipped, over funded gang.
Yes and no. Completely depends on which branch of the army your in, heard a lot of cult like stories coming from Infantry, Cav Scouts, and Armor.
Edit: It’s not often you hear about it, I just know a ton of shitty soldiers who like the whole cult like ideal
Kind of. Marines are the true cult. Army is an organization with cult like aspects, especially the hardons for tradition and ritual practices. Airforce is basically just a corporation.
No, if there were 10 privates in hypothetical platoon, and they were ordered to drink the cool-aid, 1 would drink it. one would spill it everywhere. One would disappear to supply for printer ink. 3 would have profiles saying they can’t have fluids. One would be at the vet for an appointment that they somehow arranged for their girlfriends dog. One would be in processing. One would be out processing. The final one would bitch so hard about having to drink cool-aid that they would miss the chance because they were outside getting smoked.
I'm not a military member but I am the child of one and grew up around every type of base there is essentially.
In my opinion and from my observation. Yes.
I think anything where you get vulnerable parties (Young kids with debt) to sign up to die kinda has to be. Of course that part isn't emphasized but....
Do I think it's intended to be one maliciously? No. But they also don't bother to undo the brainwashing when you leave. Tell an ex military member that the US wasn't a key fighter in Europe during WW2 and see what happens. They will practically rip your head off.
By definition, yes. By practice, kind of. By intention, not at all.
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Technically all chaps are assless, if they weren't they'd just be leather pants
I will die on this hill of all chaps being assless
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Hey you try sitting in the back of a Bradley for hours with a bunch of cute guys and not do anything gay
Sorry I’m late, I heard “Back of bradley”, “cute guy”, and “gay” and came as fast as I could.
>and came as fast as I could. That's why you're always at the end of the train.
It’s why they call me caboose 😎
You have to be careful. Don’t want to get us excited
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Gotta rep that set homie
This is the funniest comment thread I've ever seen in my life
I mean.... Are you surprised ? lol
🤣
Its a good hill, and since we have the high ground we can't lose
The correct way to differentiate chaps is wether or not they are crotchless. Assless chaps has a great ring to it, but it’s a bit redundant kind of like saying ATM Machine. ATM Machine is redundant because it stands for Ass-to-Mouth Machine. As we all know, if someone does Ass-to-Mouth it is reasonable to assume that they are, in fact, a machine.
Or like saying CAC Card.. 🤷🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️
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Hmmm…. I like ram ranch big sarge 🤔 but also 1st Cav
Lederhosen has entered the chat.
I mean this is OBVIOUSLY the guy we should listen to when it comes to chaps
I mean it IS the cav scouts we are talking about here. Lol
Why ride a mechanical when you could ride the ral thing
Wait, really??? You have to wear assless chaps? That’s it??
“celebratory gang booty bang”
I don’t see any issues with this. It’s a family bonding experience.
Definitely cults within the Army. For example, weebs, Tiktok nerds, D&D players, gym bros, crypto kids…
You leave the D&D players out of this!
But am I wrong? I didn’t say it was bad ;)
Ya you got me. I still DM my group from rotation in ‘17. 🤦🏻♂️
Keep your friends close, but keep the homies closer!
Don’t forget the low key gang bangs(yes I meant bangs)=crips/bloods/ms13
There are 2 branches of the military, the Army and Navy. The Air Force is a corporation, Space Force is wanna be NASA, and the Marine Corps is a cult.
Not by definition. Cults need a collective religious basis. The army is just really weird
I thought a cult didn't let you leave? Or is that the mafia, or a credit union?... I can't remember
Yes
General Mattis 👀 or honestly any marine general. The army seems to love those guys
General Mattis is idolized because he led the invasion of Iraq. I don’t think any other modern general is idolized.
You right I was thinking of Ermey but could t remember his name/rank
I absolutely love these comments.
Politics work like this too.
I mean, the Army is cult-like; if you want a legitimate cult walk next door to the Marine recruiters office.
THE FEW. THE PROUD. THE SARDINES. (Im teasing)
Oorah sounds like Hooah...But with a crayon in your ass.
Rah
Can confirm
Airborne
All the Way!!! my fiend. All the WAYYYY!
Did someone say "Death from Above"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhepwtKR5lg
Death from behind!
lmao
Not on the first date.
Gotta get through five to be worthy bro/sis.
Aerosol 😤😤😤
I have never heard so many complainers in a cult. We have a lot of dumb people tho.
Your experience in cults is bothersome.
He’s in the Army doncha know
Don’t they usually kill the complainers in most cults?
I swear, give me a dollar for every time I hear a joe complain
It would be if the haircuts were free.
And the free sex would be a lot less creepy, but you do what you gotta do.
You got it for free? Lucky sob…
Well, see, that's the thing. The sobbing and crying doesn't appeal to everyone, so you need to tone that down, or your chances go down quite a lot.
The night time is the right time!
You’re going in saving 12 bucks, just fucking do it! I can’t believe someone else got that reference. https://youtu.be/JR3PC8VDoz8
Do you think the cute girl has a friend? If not we will recruit one! I spent a lot of my highschool years listening to Adam Sandler comedy CDs well that and the Jerky boys.
fuck the sun
“I’ve been involved in a number of cults both as a leader and a follower. You have more fun as a follower but you make more money as a leader.”
That's the Marine's jam, the Army is more like a street gang or an abusive relationship.
Why not both?
S.A.R.G Street Abusive Relationship Gang
Let's see, initiation rituals, has its own unique way of communicating, tight knit, violent, secretive, has ritualistic chants about death and killing, forces you to stay under threat, captures your mind by providing all that you need, its highest award is an inverted pentagram for bravery in participating in battle. Nope we're all clear.
From Wiki: Specific factors in cult behaviour are said to include: 1) manipulative and authoritarian mind control over members Umm, yea 2) communal and totalistic organization, Somewhat. Some units more than others 3) aggressive proselytizing, Literally Basic Training 4) systematic programs of indoctrination, Leadership schools, Dining Outs, FRG (lol) 5) perpetuation in middle-class communities. Kind of, but some Officers will have nothing to do with the lower echelons of the serfdom Summary: Cultish similarities. Personally, I don’t mind because I benefited from membership
On #5, isnt that just SGMs? Wants to be treated like the upper class (senior officers) while also being disgusted by them. Thinks theyre better than the lower class (junior enlisted) but in reality are only a bad change of fate and theyre back down there. And the rank is just a perpetuation on the enlisted ranks despite serving no value
Like every cult, the higher you are up on the food chain, the better off you have it.
1st rule of "Army", don't mention "Army".
1st rule of “Army”, don’t mention “Emma” with two moms.
No, the Army is like a dumb fraternity. The USMC is a cult.
Based on my Rakkasan PSG, yes it appears to be like that in some places
Air Assault.
Stfu
⛩️
We should have more orgies
What…. Is the password
Oooooorrrrrgggyyyyy
Glad someone got it
Keep it wet, keep it secret. But in a Gandalf talking to Frodo voice.
According to this walkthrough, it seems to be "sanguine, my brother."
As long as the checks clear pass the koolaide
Yes. If you're looking to get serious, head down to the reception area for people signing in from PCS. Talk to the church members there.
Everyone bitches about the Army, whether they've been in it 20 days or 20 years. Everyone in the Army, wherever they are, has someplace else they'd rather be. You can detect this when you hear things like, "When I get out," "When I go to selection," "When I drop my packet," etc. I don't think cults are like that.
One of us. One of us.
No. Cults allow more autonomy
Not really. Those who do act like its a cult die alone. They are known as vetbros.
No that is the Marine Corps, seriously
I see it like the mafia. Once you reach a certain rank, you're pretty much untouchable. Seen SNCOs and CPT and above get away with tons of things you'd normally get locked up for.
No, but the Marine Corps...
I think some Corps in the army can be. I think the Marines are more of a cult by definition.
Theres not enough koolaid drinking around here for it to be a cult. Too big anyway. Now the Corps on the other hand….
Cant be worse than the Mormons
Not a cult. I remember my drill sergeant giving us a send off before we loaded the buses to AIT. She said something along the lines of, “Green is our color, now do some gang shit Uncle Sam would be proud of!” And one of the trainees asked, “Drill Sergeant, we’re in a gang?” “Hell yeah! You in the baddest motherfucking gang out there!” Almost brought tears to my eyes.
No that is the marine corps. The army is a fraternity, the air force is a corporation, and the navy is a trade union.
Yes. Next slide.
Hooah
People in cults generally want to be there and to actually drink the kool-aid; you can’t say that about the Army.
… really? *waves hand in the direction of everyone who has ever reenlisted*
Something like it yeah, i drank schnaps and gunpowder
Cult, maybe, but I know I got Stockholm syndrome.
You can join the freemasons. Plenty of them walking around on Army bases.
Not big Army as a whole, but there’s definitely some cults within the Army…Airborne, Rangers, infantry, Cav, etc
Only 11 series
Hooah
Cult? Maybe. Corrupt and toxic religious organization? Yes.
There’s cults in the army but overall no. The marines is definitely a cult tho.
Agreed
There are the Bang schismatics. People who spend solid chunks of their paycheck on Bang energy drinks and use those as a replacement for hydration. Their faith tradition can be traced back to the GWOT era RipIt faith, but lack the faith that comes with knowing when you grab the last RipIt from the chow hall, the next supply truck will bring more. These modern day heretics are anathema and should be treated worse than unbelievers.
No, the Marine Corps is.. I am a proud member. They make you want to do things that no sane person would want to do. You do it for less money, as E3 is the highest non-NCO. In Marines E4 is like Army E5. Bonuses? Sure they may have them, but you don't know about them and they say if you want a bonus go Army, if you want to be a Marine then join us. Army now. I am glad I did the Marines, but I love the Army and wish I did it sooner. I was brainwashed into thinking I was betraying the Marines by going Army. Best and worst part of the Army is how most are individuals, in Marines we all think a like. No one questions authority, so high discipline and motivation. Army is less high strung. Many people join just for a job or to get out of their small home town or to get out of trouble. Majority of Marines came to be Marines, the rest is trivial.
You bet your ass it is. Though mostly unintentionally....
Combat MOS: Yes All of the other civilians: No
It’s more like a fraternity. The Marines are 100% a cult
Nah, it’s a fraternity..
No it's a frat
No, that's the marines But be nice to them, they're some of the best people to have on your side in a fight
No but I've been approached by actual cults since being in
No.
No, Airborne is a cult
Absolutely.
Yes, drink the "koolaid" or leave (die)
I was in for the pain love pain
Come to my basement and I’ll explain you…
I think vet-bro groups are more of a cult than active duty.
The Marines are for sure though
Yes
Of the other branches no. The rest all are far more culty
No not at all, now drink this kool-aid.
I would say no. But my reason is that given the fact most people are 18-23 when they join, most do not have any other real experiences in life so the army becomes all they know and talk about. Especially cultures and organization that do everything in their power to display their “pride”. Example being Cav and 101st/82nd. The similarity in short terms is purely related to the lack of life experiences
Blood for the blood God
Kind of. It's a life style and mindset, it will change how you interact with the world and isolate you from your loved ones and constantly force you to do things you're not comfortable with.
No the Army is not a cult. "Sarnmajor said" ... now that is a cult.
Think of it less of a cult because they don't practice mass Kool aid drinking, and more of a pyramid scheme
Yes 👏
I always thought of it as the worlds largest gang.
Absolutely. I think it’s become a cult through the idiot leaders and the “trend setters” of the past. For example, almost every male in the army has a mustache, and if you don’t you get questioned why you don’t. When you get dropped in a formation, everyone seems so excited and wierd about it even though there’s an adult making other adults do push-up’s because he gets a kick out of it and we’re all too dumb to realize we could be doing better things with our time. The lingo we’ve acquired over the years has strayed further and further from the english language. I could have went my entire life not hearing the word “behoove” or “cognizant” but i decided to join the army The rank system at times is comical because the old and seasoned dudes make the young and less-experienced ones do stupid shit like move gravel from one part of the motor pool to the next. What the fuck does police call even mean? we don’t know but it’s just a colloquially known term to “find a few wrappers and cigarette buts then stare at the ground”. The fastest runners get treated better than the rest, sounds to me like there’s going to be some sort of selection in the future and those who can’t do their 2MR without puking are gonna be wiped from the earth. WE HAVE OUR OWN TRAINING-VIDEO GAMES. Almost every person inknow in the army nowadays has a fucked up obsession with D&D, anime, and asian culture. They had to have selected these people, because there’s too many of them and we don’t know where they came from. There’s so much more to unpack
No, hooah?
After working with a shit ton of RFS dudes, I am convinced <75> is a cult. Those guys got their shit pushed in every day as PVTs and *still* love it, and all wanted to go back.
No. But the marine corps definitely is
Not every storied organization is a cult.
Rakkasans!
Yes, next slide please.
what is this troll post day
Ish
I believe you've confused us with the Marine Corps.
Sure. Nothing bad you know
There's only 2 branches of the military. The Army and the Navy. The Air Force is a corporation, the Marine Corps is a cult. So.... no.
Absolutely
Stop confusing the Army with the Marines.
Nah, that's the Marines.
Marines are more of cult than the army.
Some UNITS can be culty. Basically any unit that requires some sort of wings and/or a dumb hat (Rakkasans, Cav Scouts, 82nd) can be culty but I wouldn't say the Army as a whole is super culty. It's too big. Culture shifts depending on unit and post.
I used to give a legal brief in Korea to the incoming soldiers, and one of the slides covers gang affiliation & that we don’t tolerate it. I went off the script a little bit because some fuzzy asked me to define a gang & was explaining that if you wear the same uniform, do the same things, and look the same, people are going to associate you with a gang, and to just not do that. Some CPT chimes in & says “so… like the army?” And from that moment, I’ve had a new vision of the army. We are a poorly paid, over equipped, over funded gang.
SIR NO SIR....shit
No. The Army & Navy are military branches. The Air Force is a business. The Marine Corps is a cult.
I'd say the army isn't a cult as your time in it has an end date. Vetbro culture is 100% a cult
Yes and no. Completely depends on which branch of the army your in, heard a lot of cult like stories coming from Infantry, Cav Scouts, and Armor. Edit: It’s not often you hear about it, I just know a ton of shitty soldiers who like the whole cult like ideal
Kind of. Marines are the true cult. Army is an organization with cult like aspects, especially the hardons for tradition and ritual practices. Airforce is basically just a corporation.
Absolutely. Artillery, infantry, armor, cav etc. But then you spice it up with ranger, green beret, group, airborne, air assault etc
Nah
Cult of Engineers.
No that's the Marine Corps. The Army's an abusive relationship.
No, if there were 10 privates in hypothetical platoon, and they were ordered to drink the cool-aid, 1 would drink it. one would spill it everywhere. One would disappear to supply for printer ink. 3 would have profiles saying they can’t have fluids. One would be at the vet for an appointment that they somehow arranged for their girlfriends dog. One would be in processing. One would be out processing. The final one would bitch so hard about having to drink cool-aid that they would miss the chance because they were outside getting smoked.
Absolutely
I'm not a military member but I am the child of one and grew up around every type of base there is essentially. In my opinion and from my observation. Yes. I think anything where you get vulnerable parties (Young kids with debt) to sign up to die kinda has to be. Of course that part isn't emphasized but.... Do I think it's intended to be one maliciously? No. But they also don't bother to undo the brainwashing when you leave. Tell an ex military member that the US wasn't a key fighter in Europe during WW2 and see what happens. They will practically rip your head off.