--- title: "This viral video asks the one question we all know the answer to: ‘What would you say to your recruiter?’" description: "Personally, I think there's just one surefire way to know if someone served in the miltiary, short of looking at their discharge papers: Ask them what they'd say to their recruiter." date: "2020-10-09" modified: "2020-10-09" authors: - name: "James Clark" job_title: "Editor-in-Chief" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/james-clark/" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/viral-army-video-what-would-you-say-recruiter/" categories: - "Culture" - "Mandatory Fun" tags: - "video" --- # This viral video asks the one question we all know the answer to: ‘What would you say to your recruiter?’ ![]() There are some tell-tale signs that someone served. Some people will talk at length about "bearing" and suggest that current or former military folks "hold themselves" a certain way. Personally, I think there's just one surefire way to know, short of looking at someone's discharge papers: Ask them what they'd say to their recruiter. Nine times out of ten, it's gonna be "F--k you." And now there's a video to prove it: https://twitter.com/LolOverruled/status/1314217311088390145 The clip, which has racked up more than 1.4 million views, was originally posted to TikTok by [Bryce Pond](), who appears to be an active-duty soldier in the Army based on previous videos posted to the page. The video shows him walking through a squad bay, probably at a training site, given that their's a neatly ordered row of M4s on the deck, and asking his platoon-mates what they'd say if they could say *just one thing* to their recruiter. "F--k you," is the first response. "This is a bunch of bullshit," another says, while a third adds "why the f--k did you lie to me?" and a lone outlier sarcastically thanks his recruiter for "the job opportunity." The best, by far, is when a salty AF-looking specialist lying in his rack points to the camera and says, "You're welcome for my service," which, for those who don't know, is a common and sardonic saying within the military and veterans community. Comments on the video, which was later reposted to Twitter, largely fall between two camps: One of which is having a [hard time keeping it in their pants](), while the other sees the video as an indicator of predatory recruitment practices by the military. Now, for a lot of folks who served in the post-9/11 military, none of what was said in this video is shocking or new, and let's be real, there's probably a lot of active duty recruiters serving *right now* who have said the exact same thing. Wanna know why? It's because shitting on your recruiters is, honestly, just tradition at this point — much in the same way that it's also tradition for recruiters to promise you a digi-pattern rainbow that leads to a pot filled with bonuses, benefits, and a three-year contract. ***Related: [Cranberry juice and Fleetwood Mac may be our new favorite military social media trend]()*** ## Author James Clark is the editor-in-chief of Task & Purpose. He is a former Marine and a veteran of the War in Afghanistan. ### Author social links [Twitter]() [LinkedIn]()