Episode 6 - The 5th Platoon Bay Podcast

In this episode, DS Cotton is fresh from work 15 hours straight so prepare for a lot of rambling. He talks about Optics (especially his favorites, the CCO / PAS-13), covers over the importance of Thermal Optics and technology in today’s modern Army, addresses his LPDs he’s been pushing out to the PLT, knowing his place as an Enlisted Soldier and why they’re second class citizens, talks about the Drill Academy and his future Handbook, how to buy a Car / getting Married to the RIGHT! person, what to bring to your 1st unit, how to handle the Holidays (especially if you have a bad family, the meaning of Selfless Service, types of people in the Army, talks about TikTok, how toxic leaders will use the phase “not knowing is not the answer”, Old School NCOs, Knowing your profession (CW, UW, and Eastern tactics), Doomsday preppers, address what The Nasty Guard Podcast covered on Empathetic Leaders, the ACFT, Medals / Badges don’t mean proficiency, the Total Infantry Soldier Program (TISP), and closes out with his Mental Health Awareness of utilizing Military OneSource.