Afghanistan soldier reveals traumatic realities of 'hunting down' Taliban | Major Andrew Fox
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Major Andrew Fox recounts his time serving in Afghanistan, from chasing down the Taliban, to the addiction of "life or death adrenaline", to his battle with PTSD.
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This man is a very intelligent. PTSD is an injury. Very well put. Thank you for your service.
@@gw2891 can you not read knumbnuts-ive a similar background for combat..do u understand now lemon!
Idiot😂
Well said, respect to you for illustrating the reality of ptsd post combat.
He speaks the truth! I'm a former member of the Parachute Regiment, and although the risk of being shot or killed was high, I really missed it when it was all over. RIP to all that never made it home.
Oh shut up Rambo
@@Stanly-Studshow some respect you pathetic troll.
@@Stanly-StudDid YOU serve, boy?
@@ThespianPrince13
Yes 9 years & you son?
@@Stanly-Stud Walt
Some men are drawn to battle. We need those type of men to defend the rest of us.
salravoli why cause your a beta fail male ?😎
The WARRIORS throughout time who have ALLOWED millions to sleep safe in their beds at night
@@GilbertdeClare0704 not if the government you serve decides you are the enemy, then you and your family are just collateral damage.
To protect us from…… the other men who are drawn to battle….. who are doing the same thing but on the "bad guys" side 😂
@@3y3sho7 pretty much. Every cave had a few cavemen that waged war on the other cavemen.
Lot of time for former Para Reg Andrew Fox and wasn’t aware he’d been medically discharged. I’m 63. I did 4 tours of Op Banner between 1978-1990. I lost friends and bits of friends (that was often the strangest thing to deal and haunts me to this day).
Whilst I’m fiercely proud of my regiment and service, the Army/MoD back then was utterly useless at assessing let alone treating soldiers clearly reacting problematically to contacts, IEDs, mortar attacks, &c. I didn’t have problems until I left the Army in 1990. But I had some friends whilst still serving who clearly had PTSD. One Cpl from Anti-Tanks was sent to the Officers’ Mess (a bloody demeaning role) because he lost a guy on patrol (1982). But his brick was made up of soldiers ill-suited to infantry work and the patrolling demands of NI. This problem arose because we were even in 82 massively overstretched.
A land you shouldn't of been in once again. Ireland 1 UK 0 ...Afghanistan 2 UK 0
@@MrCarhoo Shouldn’t *have* been in
@@MrCarhoo if your counting points how many points is the potato famine worth?
@@MrCarhoo An Irish girl I was at college with in 1971 would spit in your face for that comment, sir. She had her Dad and elder brother shot in front of the whole family by paramilitaries and had WANTED the troops over there in 1969 to STOP that protestant violence.
Shame on you for such ignorant over simplification. It was NOT a frigging game ! I suggest you read up on the "games" The Shankhill Butchers got up to, before being so frigging infantile
Sorry to hear you lost freinds and u hope you are recovering and leading a happy life as you can, I would personally like to thank you for you're service to keep the nation safe, hats odd to you for doing a very tough demanding job .
Thanks for sharing..it proves we are all human
Hi Andrew, what an honest and profound account of how PTSD affects you. In the military and ex-military, we generally don't want to acknowledge such a problem, never mind seeking help. Your point on treating PTSD as an injury rather than a 'mental' issue, which I know it is, is a very good point, as it takes away the stigma that we know is attached to issues like this. I was in Lebanon during the war in 2006 and my UN unit lost over 10% of its strength in 3 days so I can fully empathise with your experiences. Best of luck with your future.
I'm watching this on my lunch break at work, what an eloquent chap who explains his experience really well
Another brilliant interview by Times Radio with Major Andrew Fox, lets have more on a regular time frame-he puts his experiences into layman's language!!!
I find, going out of my front door gives me the same sort of adrenaline rush that you describe 😮
😂😂😂
PTSD is the result of moral injuries to the human soul. The deepest healing I’ve experienced came from confession and the Eucharist. Only the sacraments can heal soul wounds. After a while, I understood our ancestors, who fought wars in centuries past, kinda knew this but couldn’t quite put it into words. I hope one day this is understood more clearly because this knowledge provides hope that wartime memories and trauma can be put behind you. Just passing on what I’ve learned. Hope it helps a fellow soldier somewhere.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
Jesus in Matt 11:28-30.
God is a Helper and over time a Healer.
No, PTSD is brain injury.
Amen - to the sacraments. [Traditional] Catholic and recovering from PTSD (civilian). Encountered the Traditional Latin Mass a few years ago, which has probably been a life-saver, too. With prayers for all serving and former serving personnel.
This is so common with conflict experienced soldiers
What a great story-teller - very well spoken, great to listen to!
Thank you for your service 🙏
To god?
Please re-name this video RT. He is not an Afghan soldier. He is a British soldier who went to Afghanistan.
The Australian Defence Force still treats psych issues very differently to any other injury , there is no way in the world that it is equated to a broken leg or any other physical injury , the stigma remains
Just loved the way you described your job now 😂😂😂stay safe pilgrim.
Obviously an intelligent individual...i wonder how many people died / were injured as a result of his adrenaline fuelled actions / decisions...were these deaths avoidable does he regret his militaristic life and glorification of armed conflict , given the poltical situation in Afghanistan now ?
A lot of US vets thought they were addicted to combat until they went to fight in Ukraine. Turns out fighting a formidable enemy isn't as addictive 😂
Thank you for your service
Im a twelve year British Army Veteran (Northern Ireland, Iraq and Bosnia) and I'd kind of agree with this fella.
Have never felt as much of an adrenalin rush than being in a fire fight.
Pretty sure its all part of P.T.S.D. although im twenty four years out now and my P.T.S.D. is nothing like it was thanks to counselling.
Great interview
Great interview Andrew. Thanks.
Part of PTSD is they it's a product of withdrawals from an adrenaline addiction.
Interesting and articulate account, well said. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Afghanistan was a pointless war that should never have happened. We will be dealing with its victims for decades to come. If we learn anything , it must be to stop using war as a way to solve the problems of the 21ST century. Love and respect to all brothers and sisters in arms who were put in harms way for nothing.
If it was just him trying to find a battle then great go for it, but as a Major he would be putting his troops at risk for his own ego, the worst kind of officer
Hes also putting the enemy at risk. A country needs aggressive officers as much as it needs aggressive soldiers. Im sorry but that is simply reality.
interesting stuff. thank you for your service
Imagine what the children and people of Gaza will be suffering in the future
Yeah, I agree with a lot of what he said, I was deployed to Afghanistan in a British Infantry Regiment, after returning home, they announced that combat operations in Helmand would finish by roughly 1st January 2015, and I thought ok, so my fighting days are possibly over, but with only a few months break after my first tour I was sent back to Helmand as a Battle Casualty Replacement, and the few PTSD symptoms I was still dealing with from my first tour were quickly trebled by my 2nd tour, I became very sick after i got home and maybe a year or more later in 2013 I had a full break down and needed treatment.. The army was great, they looked after me for years, i had treatment on and off for 8-9 years and they were always great and always tried to keep me employed until they couldn't anymore and medical discharge became the best option.. But the army now, regarding PTSD, especially since they knew id been kind of fecked over by being sent out for a 2nd stint after only 2 months at home, were brilliant.
You can clearly see the difference between the son of a RAF officer and a normal soldier. The latter normally doesn't live long enough, to tell his story in shows...
On the 26th July 1880, the British Army suffered casualties of over 1200 at the Battle of Maiwand in Afghanistan.
The 1st Battalion the Royal Berkshire Regiment fought to the last man!!
Fast forward 121 years and the British Army found itself in a similar precarious position.
Do we ever learn from our mistakes?
David and Saul slew their thousands in old testament
Times!
I was addicted to bass 🎶
I thought he looked Afghani or Middle Eastern himself….. 😮😮😮
He's got some eastern phenotype going on
So, this is how they are selling it now. "It was exciting."
Ok, i look at him and listen, and i see how Britain conquered every continent. Amazing people. I bet he's memorized a few Kipling poems
Oh dear.
Dying for oil and minerals. 😢
Moronic
You can see this guy on Paras men of war
Learn to kitesurf and then learn to megaloop. You'll get your adrenaline fix 👍
Not the same mate.
@@markturner6755No, but near enough to help.
@@andrewmurray3139 are you trying to say playing at Kite Surfing is close to being in a contact? Cmon!
@@markturner6755 probably not kitesurfing, but anything that gives you an adrenaline rush may help. You are right it is not the same but it seems to me one aspect of this is to wean yourself off the adrenaline addiction without doing things crazy enough to get you hurt or killed! It is hard to adjust to the ‘boredom’ of ordinary life!
@@andrewmurray3139 got you mate. I misinterpreted what you were saying and got a bit too defensive.
A10 Bratttttttt :))
TLS pax bldg, Russian Hangar, KAF. SF compound across from PX and cargo yd
Righteous hatred toward the taliban
When Joe rogan and Randy couture got crossbred😂
War junkies, it happens. There's no rush on earth like a man gets in actual combat... oif vet 03, 05...
What a lie "less likely" ptsd is "invented" to describe broken soldiers, young men sacreficed by the "gouvorment" for financiel interests.
Who paid for the turkey teeth?
Unexpected interview. I really hope I'm not seeing the beginning of a PR recruitment drive. I have a very bad feeling people in the know expect a real, physical, world war. Soon.
At least the kids will go in knowing to expect PTSD this time around I guess.
There's no war coming.jeez
Get a grip ffs.
@@jimdeman4389 You really believe the current Russian leadership has the inclination or capacity to spend their time some different way?
Western countries have slow walked aid to Ukraine and tip toed around anything that could potentially have been a red line. The US and Germany still have very heavy restrictions on using their weapons on Russian territory. The west has done everything it can to prevent anything resembling direct confrontation with Russia. At the same time, we can't allow Russia to walk over European countries, because if we do, there is no reason to think it will ever stop. Putin has put us between a rock and a hard place.
That being said, I think it's safe to say if this was going to spiral out of control, it already would have. As distasteful as it is, we need to provide Putin an opportunity to live out the rest of his life in a safe and comfortable place outside of Russia. Eventually, the message will get through to him that he will not win. We then need to provide him with a way out, because if continuing the war is the only way for him to survive, that is likely what he will do.
that’s exactly what you’re seeing.
the Tavistock Institute has decades of experience.
This man has an uncanny resemblance to Captain Hercules Hurricane.
The Afghan fighters say the same. Many were eager for contact with the invaders in their country.
true, the difference was one was fighting for there land and freedom the other for imperialistic goals and a paycheck
@@EliasIntel
And ?
@@EliasIntel you make it sound noble but mostr f the fighters are not form afghanistan
Moronic, the Taliban were not " the people" they were a brutal terror group trying to take over and coalition forces didn't " invade " Afghanistan or steal any resources from it.
@@44SWAGNUM-MAGA5 that's what makes it even more noble. yes it's true they migrated to help the people of Afghanistan against imperialism. for no pay or for anything in return. Fighting against oppression is what we learn in Al Quran
Utrinque Paratus
Joe Rogan has a twin?
Spec ops: the line in real life
Just another war criminal
Aren't taliban from irak😂
Love my beautiful Ebony Queens
This fool is mad pahsay!
If you really wanedt “more contact” with the Taliban you shouldn’t have called in the AirPower to rescue you from the Taliban, you know fight man vs man, not call in big bro up there in the flying tank to wipe out the enemy from safety, your addicted to the rush of almost dying but you don’t want to take the enemy on till the end, PTSD is based on guilt, you respect the enemy for fighting like warrior warriors, you envy them for going against all odds & never giving up against such military might equipped only with small arms & you feel guilty being the soldier who had all the toys given to him, every technological advantage over the enemy but you realise you don’t have his grit & determination, this guilt, like a grown man stamping on little newborn kittens is the feeling you describe as PTSD, the enemy don’t suffer this condition because believe in what they’re fighting for.
lol this kid
Back to your gaming now child
Said from the safety of your gaming chair.
No one is going to read your ramblings
@@alexander1902Oh I don’t know, 4 likes, he makes a, mostly, fair point.
You killed innocent people
This guy was never involved in any actual combat
Excellent account
Thank you for your service.