Episode 4 - The 5th Platoon Bay Podcast

DS Cotton has his longest and most important discussion with the Platoon. In this episode he discusses PCS moves, the New Qualification / EPR Rounds and the way to become an Expert Marksman, how to apply to any Army school, how ATTRS work, and how it’s not a normal profession. DS Cotton also talks about Enlisting into the Infantry / the military in general. He talks about how to watch out for Toxic Leaders [HUGE!!! HUGE!!! Starts at 53 minutes, if anything else HEAR THIS PART!!! Covers False Counseling Statements, your rights as a Soldier (Miranda Rights / Article 31), and how they can record you against your will] and how to build Mental Strength (DS Hill harps on happiness and gives the Platoon an existential crisis in Part 5) and to live life to the fullest. Wrapping it up with his discussion of the “perfect joke” and why he takes the Infantry Proficiency Exam so seriously, how EIB has become perverted from its original standard, and why the military is falling behind / failing its Soldiers (Last 14 minutes).