Marine reacts to the Finnish Conscription

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  @Hairysteed · 6 years ago

  No.1 rule when training in cold weather: Never, <b>ever</b> complain out loud how cold it is! - If you do, the instructor has ways to keep everybody warm! 😉

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  @krocodilepiss · 6 years ago

  It&apos;s really cool to see a US marine reacting to so many videos about the Finnish army!

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  @vilestine · 6 years ago

  I got a truck driving license from military for free which would cost thousands of euros if I bought it on my own. Its the same as any civilian has. Finnish military is the largest trainer of truck drivers in Finland =)

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  @johnnylad-1 · 6 years ago

  Worked with the Finn army when I was a young Brit squaddie in the mid 70’s, great bunch of lads. Found them to be well educated and professional. Could not speak each other’s languages but looked after us well and had some awesome drinking sessions.

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  @hierojakalle · 6 years ago

  You should take in consideration that Finnish army is first and foremost designed to defend and protect Finland when U.S. armed forces are designed much more to be active aggressor in conflicts so that plays a lot into equipment, tactics and strategies. <br>Also, Matt Damon has finnish roots

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  @bobbitybob-o8q · 6 years ago

  This video is pretty old, 7 years almost, so some equipment has changed if anyone is wondering why stuff is from the stone age, including mostly the standard issue rifles which are the 62M1 now.

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  @sixtiespiderman · 6 years ago

  Served 12 months during conscription (and some time after that), and I&apos;m certain that the service was probably the most important 12 month period of my life. Currently working in an university in mainland Europe, and it&apos;s painful to see people older and more experienced than me struggling with &apos;adulting&apos; (as you put it).<br><br>Sticking to agreed deadlines, delegating tasks, supervising, trusting your subordinates and giving the the tools to complete tasks without micromanaging everything... all of these are in short supply. Not to mention the general lack of confidence.

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  @Kosmologiikka · 6 years ago

  &quot;how you guys implement your helicopters?&quot;<br>All 20 of them? 🤣

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  @zonu100 · 6 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlCFIwPCG_E&amp;t=1385">23:05</a> Matt Damon has Finnish blood so there actually might even be some relations

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  @jaeger233 · 6 years ago

  mat damons grandfather was finnish

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  @SnibediSnabs · 6 years ago

  Decided to write up a bit about some of the questions you were asking:<br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlCFIwPCG_E&amp;t=912">15:12</a> In my experience gun safety was taken very seriously, and flagging people was a good way to earn some additional &quot;training&quot; in weapon handling safety. I remember a time when one guy even had his rifle temporarily taken away due to repeated flagging incidents.<br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlCFIwPCG_E&amp;t=1110">18:30</a> Basic training, the first 8 weeks, are functionally identical no matter where you serve and teach basic weapon handling and individual combatant skills. In the army, you can generally only get selected for jobs in the same battallion you were assigned to when starting basic, and aside from a few special cases you will not be able to swap battallions. In the Navy things work kind of differently, and you can be selected for pratically any role within the Navy after basic. Air force, border guards, and all that high-speed low-drag special forces stuff you have to apply for separately before you start your service. <br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlCFIwPCG_E&amp;t=1245">20:45</a> It&apos;s kind of a mix of how well you do in basic and your own willingness to take on a leadership role. Sometimes there are more volunteers than positions and competition for leadership spots is tight, and on the other hand sometimes there aren&apos;t enough and people who want nothing to do with a leadership role end up in NCO training.<br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlCFIwPCG_E&amp;t=1452">24:12</a> The enlisted stay in the reserve until 50, NCOs and officers until 60. In this time your wartime position can and will change, with your civilian education and occupation affecting your wartime position as well as older guys generally being rotated out of operative front-line jobs into more local supporting roles. Also people working in certain essential positions (police, doctors, people working important infrastructure) will be exempt from service and will continue doing their civilian jobs in wartime.<br><br>I hope this helps clear up some of this stuff for you. I personally served 12 months as a driver (very much against my wishes, I was hoping for a quick 5.5 and out lmao) but I got a truck license and CDL out of it so I guess it was worth it.

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  @Hannu_H · 6 years ago

  Finnish air force uses McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornets

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