M2 Bradley Show-and-Tell Tour with JB

I was in a federal prison a couple of years and worked at the UNICOR cable factory. I've actually made that curly black coms cable shown during the driver position portion. I hope those things worked well. We also made power lines, speaker splitters, etc. I always tried to make a good product for the troops.

I like his wry sense of humor, especially about "if you have a bad driver, these storage boxes are going to be the first thing crushed" and "the last crewmember sits up there behind the driver, he has a terrible life"

Must have said it a thousand time by now, but that's a thousand very sincere Thank You for your service.

I was on the Bradley for 8 years in the National Guard in my home state of Texas. I started out as a dismount and moved up to driver since I really hated riding in the back. I got motion sickness riding in the back so I loved my time as a driver. It was a fun 8 years going to summer camp at Fort Hood, Fort Polk, and even Camp Shelby, Mississippi. In the regular Army I was on M109s and they were a lot roomier inside than the Bradley. I’m 52 now and I really miss those years of my youth.

Bradley driver vet here Iraq 2006-2008 1st cavalry division. My vehicle never went down. Got hit by 5 of the 155 rounds of HME in a deep buried IED. The blast was so powerful it blew the door off the CP 2 miles away in a patrol base. All the damage was a cracked dog house and I lost conscious for 10 or so mins. No explanation but God. I even had the drain hole plug open to dump urine out and we know those are known to shoot up and take the drivers head off in a good explosion. Never felt so safe then inside one of these things. We lived there in countless hours of pulling security. Longest stretch was three days and when we got out i had 7 empty MREs. Good times great crew lots of shit talk lots of sweat as it’s hot as fuck which I always used the NBC hoses to blow a little fresh slightly cooler air. My gunner is now dead thanks to drunk driver my platoon sgt BC is still alive. I’d do anything to be with the same group of guys for one more day.

I MISS driving the Bradley! Camp Ripley, MN. Canada /US Army exchange. Awesome video!

I was a Bradley vet and served with JB. good to see you brother.

We lost three soldiers last year in Ft Stewart when their Bradley fell off a bridge during training. May they Rest in Peace.

It’s always great when you can get an actual crewmen to give you a tour.

You should do more videos with this guy! I can see why he was volunteered to become an instructor. He's got the right amount of humor mixed in with the info to keep you paying attention. He's a fountain of information though! Thanks to him for the info!!😀👍👍

Wow--- had a toss up between a new Sofi video and a Mark Felton. Went with Sofi for this. Yeah, this guy's an NCO. He must've been a good one to have in the field. A good, world weary NCO with a great sense of dry humor. Priceless.

The 4 dislikes are light infantrymen. Great video.

When you see the door in the ramp open, while driving in column, its a sure bet you'll also see a stream of piss exiting the vehicle.

When the driver throws the piss bottle behind him and thirty minutes later you can hear commotion from the crew compartment bwcause a dismount drank it...memories.

JB was awesome, great run-down that took me back. Our unit got the M2A2 back in the day, was new for us since we rolled the old M113, but already beat up by the regular army. No firing ports, which we really couldn't imagine a scenario using them anyways. But yes I'm here to confirm - they're cramped, loud, hot, and you spend enough time around them, you know WTF a "Bradley Bite" is. She'll love you so much, she bites a lot.

I'm a Desert Storm vet and 19D3M certified Cavalry Scout with Spurs. I was a driver and gunner on a M3A2 Bradley during the war and after for 3 years while stationed at 1st ID Ft. Riley, Ks. I spent a total of 8 years active duty with about half on Bradley's and half on Scout Humvee's. Thank you for showcasing my beautiful whip! The Bradley is an amazing vehicle and has served the Army well. I am very fond of the time I spent in my Bradley. It protected me well and kept me warm and dry and was my home for a short period of my life. It really was my home. Along with my crew. We all lived in them. Played cards. Listened to music like the man said. I never caught his call sign. We spent a lot of time working on them too but you gotta take good care of them if you want them to take good care of you ya know? I was trained at Ft Knox on the A0-A2 M2/M3 and I love seeing how far the vehicle has come in upgrades. If I remember correctly the Bradley was awarded more confirmed enemy vehicle kills during Desert Storm than any other vehicle in the Army during the war. People like to compare the Soviet BMP to our Bradley but there's no comparison in my book. The Bradley is simply a better made vehicle with much higher standards & quality technology and armor. I know. I have driven both and I have destroyed a few of them. I concur with everything the man said in the video. I look forward to watching more of your videos! I have lots of pictures b.t.w. of me and my Bradley during the war. And many other tanks. Both dead and alive! Scout Out...lmao 😂

Really like the way JB introduces the vehicle. Hope we can see him more often in the future.

Serious experience talking there. You just know this guy knows everything there is to know about this vehicle. KUDOS.

My driver hatch/ hell hole was set up like my barracks room! That sh*t was plush! I remember times that I would stick one foot out of my sleeping bag to drive and still be warm over in Germany in the middle of winter! Good times! Really miss my Bradley!

Former 11 Mike. This video brought back so many memories of Ft Hood and my Bradley. I was a driver. I miss those days now. I would lose about 10 to 15 pounds when we would do gunnery tables in the summer waiting for hours on the ready line with my hatch closed. God bless all the 11 Mike crews and dismounts.