That One Military TikTok Edit
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About
That One Military TikTok Edit refers to memes and jokes about a viral United States military edit that went viral on TikTok, prompting many soldiers to make jokes about how a TikTok edit convinced them to enlist in the army. Another military TikTok edit went viral on X in June 2024, reigniting discourse about U.S. military enlistment propaganda.
Origin
On May 3rd, 2024, TikToker[1] @phoenix.mw posted a U.S. military edit set to the song "Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand. The video showed a montage of American military clips combined with the lines, "So if you're lonely, you know I'm here waiting for you." The post gathered over 11 million plays and 1.7 million likes in a month (seen below).
@phoenix.mw America πΊπΈπ¦ #america #freedom #usa #usaf #usaπΊπΈ #πΊπΈπ¦ #godblessamerica #peace #military #phoenixmw #πΊπΈ #viral #fyp #defender β¬ original sound β π¦
Spread
Various TikTokers posted reactions to the aforementioned edit, with TikToker[2] @baliornee writing, "there's nothing the United States military could do to convince me to join-" and pointing at a Gundam video on June 4th, 2024. The post gathered over 7 million plays and 900,000 likes in two weeks (seen below, left).
On June 6th, TikToker[3] @vespergeo posted a video joking about how the TikTok edit convinced her to join the military, gathering over 17 million plays and 1 million likes in 10 days (seen below, right).
@baliornee BUILD A GUNDAM, AND MY LIFE IS YOURS! #gundam #gundamtiktok β¬ original sound β π¦
@vespergeo Take me out is so good
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On June 7th, 2024, TikToker[4] @tabergrose posted a video about the military edit, and on June 8th TikToker[5] @anni._.c posted a video showing herself in uniform. Both videos gathered over 8 million plays and 1 million likes each (seen below).
@tabergrose US glazing goes so hard #fyp #miltok #USA #freedom #military #FYpage #viral β¬ original sound β π¦
@anni..c that was the real reason i joined. true story π―π―π― #military #militarytiktokedit #fyp blank" title="β¬ original sound β π¦ " href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7364878636728159008?refer=embed">β¬ original sound β π¦
On June 10th, X[6] user @Calibaneur posted a military edit that set clips from Operation Desert Storm against a slowed + reverb edit of the "Macarena" song. The post gathered over 5 million views and 11,000 likes, as well as some criticism on the platform (seen below).
Iβve never seen an edit that made me want to enlist in the army this quickly pic.twitter.com/8JYbvhplC2
β ππ°π (@Calibaneur) June 10, 2024
On June 16th, 2024, X[7] user @carcassgrl quoted the aforementioned post, writing, "guy who decides to enlist because of Macarena slowed + reverb," and gathering over 100,000 likes in two days (seen below, left). On June 15th, X[8] user @Zayd_Zxd_ posted a meme to mock the idea of enlisting in the military based on a TikTok edit, gathering over 85,000 likes in three days (seen below, right).
Various Examples
@frankoceaniheartu you do you tho im just observing #greenscreen #soifyourelonely #foryou #ushistory #militaryedit #apush β¬ original sound β π¦
@scribblystuff We learned about this in history class guys π Donβt risk your life joining the miliary over a tiktok edit if you wouldnβt have enlisted otherwise. #soifyourelonely #militaryedit #military #propaganda #takemeout #art #fyp #fypγ #foryoupage #edits β¬ original sound β π¦
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Top Comment
big_king_smegma
Jun 18, 2024 at 01:50PM EDT