Do You Have What It Takes To Be TACP?

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  • čas přidán 4. 08. 2019
  • U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Airmen talk about their job experience in the Air Force. These highly trained experts go through intense physical, mental and technical training in order to withstand the demanding conditions of battle and provide their team with the firepower they need for continued success on the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force video by SSgt Nathaniel Stout and Staff Sgt. Izabella Workman)

Komentáře • 106

  • @iwishilivedinafreecountry5749
    @iwishilivedinafreecountry5749 Před 8 měsíci +32

    I once heard a TACP describe their job as "When the Army bite off more than they can chew... We help them chew it."

    • @starcityrc3298
      @starcityrc3298 Před 3 měsíci

      TACP are a bunch of Geardos, who dress like some High Speed Special Squirrels, when they literally just hangout at the TOK all day and occasionally go on Patrol inside of the Army Commander's Vehicle.
      They walk around like they are some Bad@ss Army Ranger Direct Action Unit.
      Ugh bunch of Dorks. You would get more useful Combat Advice from a Standard US Army Infantry Grunt then this Hollywood Soldier.

    • @zaab-yaoh9302
      @zaab-yaoh9302 Před 6 dny

      That’s crazy cause as a former Cavalry Scout, we had Army Forward Observers attached to us who were trained in calling Air Force assets as well as Naval assets. Really no need for TACPs.

  • @scamassassin2538
    @scamassassin2538 Před 3 lety +144

    I was a Combat Control JTAC in the early 90’s. Took me 3 tries to get through the Pipeline. Very rare for them to give a third chance, for that I’m eternally grateful. Anyone thinking of going TACP, Combat Control (recently renamed Special Warfare), PJ.... etc... needs to know a few things. First, after successfully making it through the pipeline, you WILL spend the majority of your career assigned to the Army. A few will spend time with Naval Special Warfare (SEALs)... You better like working out and pushing yourself, twice a day, 6 days a week. The pipeline seems daunting, but it’s 97% mental. You have to be less Rambo and more Energizer Bunny (fellow AFSOCOM vets will understand what that means). If you make it, it’s the best job in the world!

    • @deltaecho1
      @deltaecho1 Před 3 lety +3

      CCT has quite a history in Afghanistan and Iraq.

    • @icewallowcome8687
      @icewallowcome8687 Před 3 lety

      What are the chances of getting killed in battle?

    • @shanemccarthy439
      @shanemccarthy439 Před 3 lety +3

      DGAMER 14 There is always a chance of getting killed but it’s not as common today especially since we aren’t in any majors wars right now and considering the fact, wars are changing drastically. If it was 2010 I’d say your chances of dying were definitely higher.

    • @bobbymcneil15
      @bobbymcneil15 Před rokem +1

      @@bshiesty_9917 you have no idea what you’re talking about 😂

    • @bshiesty_9917
      @bshiesty_9917 Před rokem

      @@bobbymcneil15 wdym? It’s true look it up

  • @pjhill5452
    @pjhill5452 Před 4 lety +67

    "Ey bro u mind droppin a few stellar BOMBS to save these dudes?"

  • @georgehouston6327
    @georgehouston6327 Před 3 lety +50

    I was a TACP (275X0)back in 1981, school was at Hurlburt Field, FL. Great place for training. I vividly recall SSGT Doug Tillman, he was an awesome instructor. I remember on more than one occasion him telling me to drop for 100 pushups. LOL There were definitely some fun times in that job. I cross trained into Combat Intelligence (201X0) in 1988 and went to tech school at Goodfellow AFB San Angelo Texas then was assigned to a SAC base with ALCMs. When the 1st Gulf War broke out I received a letter from the Air Force saying the Air Force needs come first.....so they pulled me back into a TACP slot and sent me to Kuwait. Never was able to leave the TACP career again. lol

    • @marinesrule3079
      @marinesrule3079 Před 3 lety +1

      I went to the fire academy there at Goodfellow AFB! The marines there are crazy haha. Glad I went in the winter!

    • @gunnerjohnson6335
      @gunnerjohnson6335 Před 3 lety

      I’m at Goodfellow now

    • @georgehouston6327
      @georgehouston6327 Před 3 lety

      @@gunnerjohnson6335 I enjoyed my time there, great lake nearby to kill time in the warmer weather. Also nice that all branches of the military are there too, at least they were years ago.

    • @gabriellebron9968
      @gabriellebron9968 Před 3 lety

      Do you need perfect vision and hearing to become a tacp?

    • @georgehouston6327
      @georgehouston6327 Před 3 lety +1

      @@gabriellebron9968 I recall one of our guys wearing glasses, so I assume that's still okay. Hearing would have to be pretty good, naturally or with assistance of a hearing aid. Your local AF recruiter can give you the info you need. Good luck.

  • @dlyroadrunner
    @dlyroadrunner Před 10 měsíci +4

    I work with TACPs, and I love these guys!! ✊🏾

  • @johnrodriguez3870
    @johnrodriguez3870 Před 2 lety +6

    Joint Terminal Attack Controller ( JTAC) : The Special Warfare Airmen of Air Force Special Operations Command ( AFSOC) Special Tactics ,who is the direct descendant of the Forward Air Controller ( FAC) that came before Him, dropping Warheads On Foreheads!!💣💥🇺🇸🦅🗽

  • @SanLeMans
    @SanLeMans Před 2 lety +5

    0:08 my mind went : "wizards!"

  • @RedNeckBiker109
    @RedNeckBiker109 Před 4 lety +8

    Sign me up!

  • @noahmcnabb
    @noahmcnabb Před 3 lety +23

    “You see that building there? Yes sir, I don’t want to see it anymore A-10 Pilot:
    Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt

  • @ZkHeat
    @ZkHeat Před 4 lety +3

    So sick

  • @A-VeryJudgemental-Guy
    @A-VeryJudgemental-Guy Před 3 lety +23

    Thinking about becoming a TACP but the thought of technical school scares me as I never was one to do well in school

    • @knight6
      @knight6 Před 3 lety +5

      get a tutor and keep working at it, you’ll get there. watch some land navigation videos. plus, the military will help teach things to you to become a TACP or other field.

    • @vadimkonstantinovich1935
      @vadimkonstantinovich1935 Před 3 lety +1

      don't worry ) I think you need to learn physics, geography and orienteering, it's not really that difficult

    • @owblj
      @owblj Před 3 lety +3

      If you want to pass you'll pass. Simple.

    • @Murphator
      @Murphator Před 2 lety +5

      If you're afraid of it then its the very thing you need to do

    • @daneilstewart6082
      @daneilstewart6082 Před rokem +1

      @@Murphatorcan I use this as a quote fr

  • @shaneking313
    @shaneking313 Před 5 měsíci

    Yes

  • @Donari
    @Donari Před 2 lety

    Yes
    i just dont have the chance

  • @keb990
    @keb990 Před 3 lety +2

    Is Berry Field, Tennessee a unit for TACP’s

  • @martygivens6726
    @martygivens6726 Před měsícem

    I'm a PJ so yeah I do.

    • @WRAiTHyunomi
      @WRAiTHyunomi Před 29 dny

      Any advice? Shipping next week for specwar. My scores on the ift are pretty decent and always improving

  • @aybaws
    @aybaws Před 5 měsíci

    bro looks like Phillip Graves

  • @danielbuege1
    @danielbuege1 Před 5 dny

    I'm gonna go ahead and answer before I watch: "no."

  • @ktfgopro2002
    @ktfgopro2002 Před dnem

    Sorry, I only work with combat experienced JTACS.

  • @leviday7572
    @leviday7572 Před 3 lety +1

    lmfao this is great

  • @jambmoreno6270
    @jambmoreno6270 Před 2 lety +3

    somebody knows what kind of frequency they use, vhf, uhf or hf?

    • @Poopyboy267
      @Poopyboy267 Před rokem +1

      I would say it’s likely all of them depending on the mission set

  • @samtorres4996
    @samtorres4996 Před 3 lety +9

    So a fancy forward observer

    • @power95festered30
      @power95festered30 Před 3 lety +19

      No Sam, it’s not. While a TACP can do what a forward observer can do, a forward observer cannot do all a TACP can do. Forward observers are great too, don’t get me wrong.

    • @jdude222
      @jdude222 Před 3 lety +4

      Pretty much. But the quality of life is way better.

    • @connorsimmons6018
      @connorsimmons6018 Před 3 lety +1

      And.... we can say cleared hot, JFO and FOs cannot control where aircraft are in the sky or dictate their flight paths

    • @jsvm10301
      @jsvm10301 Před 2 lety +2

      FO: arty/helos. JTAC fixed wing aircraft/arty/helos/naval surface fires/electronic attack/airspace control and more.

  • @isaacanderson5789
    @isaacanderson5789 Před 4 lety +12

    What do you think a good major is to be prepared for this in college?

    • @isaacanderson5789
      @isaacanderson5789 Před 4 lety +2

      @moparmon Lmao

    • @ret1608
      @ret1608 Před 4 lety +13

      none you're still gonna get enlisted people lost in the woods

    • @isaacanderson5789
      @isaacanderson5789 Před 4 lety +2

      @@ret1608 Majoring in geography. I already know alot about navigation , Nature is badass

    • @ret1608
      @ret1608 Před 4 lety +6

      Isaac Anderson I’ll give you a tip if you do join the military. Listen to your troops! You’ll gain their respect and they will have your back no matter what. Don’t go in feeling like you’re hot poop because they’ll treat you like shit

    • @jimmy-iw3sb
      @jimmy-iw3sb Před 4 lety +1

      Anything weather or aviation related

  • @mattexan
    @mattexan Před 4 lety +14

    I thought after the schoolhouse you're still not special operations? How do you become special operations as TACP ?

    • @DLIT_
      @DLIT_ Před 4 lety +3

      Matthew Touchet Becoming JTAC Qualified I think

    • @cg5434
      @cg5434 Před 4 lety +17

      You have to try out for a special operations slot after you have become a TACP. I know because I was one.

    • @mattexan
      @mattexan Před 4 lety +1

      @@cg5434 Thanks man, I don't know the process..

    • @coles2688
      @coles2688 Před 4 lety +1

      Matthew Touchet I’ve never been a TACP nor do I know any so I could be way off with this, but from what I’ve read, the 17th ASOS is the spec ops group of TACPs that work with other SOF units

    • @mattexan
      @mattexan Před 4 lety +1

      @@coles2688 thank you Still debating on what career to do in the military.

  • @blewidescorpio
    @blewidescorpio Před 3 lety +7

    No. I do not have what it takes. Not at all

  • @airmanautismo.6481
    @airmanautismo.6481 Před 3 lety

    God no.

  • @teodytrinidad9497
    @teodytrinidad9497 Před 11 měsíci

    It went to Drugs though

  • @cmm9360
    @cmm9360 Před 3 lety +9

    Propaganda. Thanks to the troops! But this is not a game. Realize that.

    • @kitten6944
      @kitten6944 Před 3 lety +8

      Oh really? Thought this was COD or something

    • @cmm9360
      @cmm9360 Před 3 lety +9

      @@kitten6944 0:21 lol, they don't tell you that you're going to be dodging IED's and be shot at by small arms & in the midst of all of this you're going to have to radio in a 2000lb JDAM and destroy a quarter of a village. They just say its pretty awesome with a smirk. Encourage the people interested to think critically before signing up for a job they only know 20% of, stop romanticizing it.

    • @kitten6944
      @kitten6944 Před 3 lety +4

      @@cmm9360 Well, if you are going to be a part of the military, yeah, you should always expect to be in a situation like that no matter what job you do. Always be prepared for that chance. You don't need someone telling you that.

    • @vadimkonstantinovich1935
      @vadimkonstantinovich1935 Před 3 lety +1

      @@cmm9360 you're a coward ) say thank you to the men who protect the country while you write your comments on the Internet

    • @jdude222
      @jdude222 Před 3 lety +1

      @David Crespo bullshit. Those dudes are half the career field lol

  • @chriszablocki2460
    @chriszablocki2460 Před 3 lety +1

    Jesus Christ. Why?...

    • @chriszablocki2460
      @chriszablocki2460 Před 3 lety

      @David Crespo super. It seems like the entire military is designed to support or improve the infantry or spec ops.

    • @7Logik
      @7Logik Před 11 měsíci

      Disrespectful comment

    • @chriszablocki2460
      @chriszablocki2460 Před 11 měsíci

      @@7Logik pardon me, ma'am.

  • @hammstah9578
    @hammstah9578 Před 3 lety +3

    What a terrible marketing piece for one of the most valiant and critical careers out there. Battlefield Airmen, and TACP in particular, are absolutely required to be in incredible physical condition. What the hell do you think happens in the pipeline to get to the schoolhouse? And you pick a dopey, not-so-mature TACP for your on-camera subject?
    From my experience years ago in the recruiting process (being turned down for one of the few Reserve slots because I was in my late thirties and not a 20-year-old (and that is exactly what the CO told me!!), despite my successful professional photojournalism career, it is no surprise to me that this is the mediocre, boring, unconvincing quality of work coming from combat camera. "I got a hundred twenty year olds who I can fill this role with who will give me 20 years. Are you really going to you be able to give me 20 years? I can teach anyone how to shoot a camera. I don't need an expert," Combat Camera 1's CO said, verbatim. You start with a CO he's just biding his time to make his 20 and slipping through the cracks, and who sets the bar low, and this is what you get.