The main reason people join the army, It's the thrill of bonding with your fellow brothers, Always being by each others side, Never giving up, And the pride that comes with it.
I joined for excitement, to be in a war, drive trucks, fly in helicopters and work with the best equipment in the world. I loved every minute and in 4 years never took a days leave. Left as a Sgt.
I joined up in 2008, ended up on Herrick 16. I came from a very deprived background where the alternative to joining the army was a life of crime that most of my schoolmates went down the line of. It boils my piss when I see middle class Uni students tar all squaddies as blood thirsty murderers when in reality we didn’t have the opportunity that they do, I couldn’t go to university or live off mummy and daddy, I had no choice. I knew I could die but I’d rather die an honest man than live a criminal in my local estate. Now I have a degree, my own business and a couple of medals, all thanks to the British Army. The lads I went to school with are in and out of prison and contribute nothing to society so to all the army bashers, think twice before chucking your deluded views around,
Well said mate ! Too many priviliged assholes out there who have no idea of what the Army can offer. I had a good upbringing but the military was always in my blood. I didnt make the best start to my career by getting involved in a fatal incident which had the potential to send me to prison, but thanks to the witnesses who came forward, I was exonerated. I never looked back from that, and grasped every opportunity. I had a successful 12 years culminating in achieving the rank of sergeant, before I left the Army and joined the Oil and Gas Industry, where I had a fantastic career which I only achieved through the training and experience I gained in the army. I am now semi retired at 66 years old and living in West Africa after a great career with oil and gas, which I am still consulted on to this day, hence my being semi retired. Nobody should ever knock what the military offers by way of Leadership, Man management and a burning desire to succeed.
“Boils my piss” 😂 not heard that since 2001. Proper forces phrase, well done mate. Always remember that you are part of a very exclusive and very special group of people.
I watched this back in 2013 just before I went off to join the Rifles. Almost 10 years on, I have now completed a book on my experience called "Basic Training in the British Army". To this day, those 6 months were the best of my life.
@Mike Foxtrotter Personally, no. It was great on exercise or away on tour (not a fighting tour). But mostly, we were stuck on camp pissing our money up the wall and arguing amongst each other. Don't get me wrong, it had its moments, but that's not why I joined.
I have never been in the army or anything but i appreciate them greatly . I walk past a war memorial every night with my dogs and I stand and salute say God bless every one of you and thankyou for everything you men have done for the UK. I hope you are all in paradise or a better place God bless .
Hi guys, I'm an applicant in the process of joining the RAF. I'll be covering the entire application process on my channel and I recently posted a video about the DAA and Selection Interview recently, which I think may interest some of you. I'd love to hear your feedback, thank you!
Why? I wanted to jojn the RAF to fly F-35. I gave them my resume and even a presentation as well as footage of me piloting the aircraft in BF4 and getting air-toait as well as ground kills.....but they still said no.
Absolutely, my son passed out from HMS Raleigh in May at the age of 16. The best decision he’s ever made, loves it. My 18 year old started today in the Army.
@@cockroachbuddy8886 how’s Yorkshire treating you? Big respect for that one mate! I’ve just applied for an officer role, hopefully with the AGC. Currently in BUOTC while at uni but I graduate in a year. Can’t wait to get stuck in
Wow that's awesome, closest i ever got to the Yorkshire regiment was almost being squashed by a squaddie truck as it was coming out of my campus in west Yorkshire aha
I'm glad I've stumbled across this, I'm in Ireland so obviously it wasn't aired on Irish TV.. As an Irish soldier with 36 years service (and counting) I've always had the height of respect for the abilities of the British soldier.. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series and seeing how the lads got on and where they ended up. Good show.
How do you feel about how some British soldiers acted during the Troubles and where responsible for some of the worst atrocities such as Bloody Sunday or some of the other most heinous murders?
@@Matt-Durham the same as I feel about other murderers. I think we should have had a South African style Truth & Reconciliation commission as part of the Good Friday Agreement. All that aside, for context I believe the British soldier to be one of the worlds best fighters
Hey, I’m from cork, right now I’m considering joining the British army rather then the irish army since I’ve heard they’re basically better in terms of satisfaction. What was your experience with the defense forces.
@@evankeating3742 my experience has been a very positive one tbh. There’s lots of opportunities now for overseas service, unlike years back promotions courses are encouraged and you’ll get a fair chance, this wasn’t always the way. There’s also opportunities to improve your education with the trainee technician schemes (ie IT degrees or apprenticeships). The pay isn’t great but you’ll have lots of job satisfaction if you apply yourself. If you go to the British army I hope it works out good, there’s no doubting it’s a great organisation
14:20 As a mum of two boys myself (even though they are only 8 and 6 now) I think she is a really strong woman. And such a wise thing to say. I wish her and her boys all the best!
These people lay down their lives as a job but barely get paid and celebrities who just sit around and sing get paid more and get much more respect i think soldiers should get paid millions and celebs shoud get aid thousands it should be the other way around you people need to open your eyes
Celebrities get lots of money because they generate money, it's a business!! How the hell does a soldier become a money making business.. They sign up, they know the contract, so you get paid what you get paid like every other government employee..
When I joined up back in the late 90,s I earned 450 pounds a month. Through basic and technical training, nearly 18months. However, after leaving technical training and joining the real world of the British Military it was all worth it.... People and places are something you can remember for life. If I had my time again I would do exactly the same...... Proud to serve and proud to of served.......
I hate the way theres a negative vibe throughout this whole documentary, what they say and the music, I MEAN THEY EVEN PUT A GREY TINIT OVER ALL THE EPISODES, its not always gloomy, sometimes people choose infantry because they know they’ll be the best role.
100%, my basic training to begin my infantry training then paras at the end has been cancelled because of this virus but im giving up a good paying job that got me, girlfriend and our child a house. I dont class myself as an idiot or underskilled, i just know this is what i want to be doing as a job
As a veteran served with two regiments one being RRF and 2PARA from 1967 to 1981, Let me say I only went into the army for somewhere to live, but as you see by the amount of time i was in i must have liked it , There were hard times as in everything, but believe me there are more good than bad times and Comradeship you can't buy that ,
@@directdec8224 DPM was designed for NW Europe i.e. North Germany, UK including Northern Ireland, it was ideal for those terrrains. Furthermore back in the day there wasn't just one style of camo like now with MTP which is designed for a variety of terrains, there was DPM, tropical, desert and arctic.
No problem. This is a brilliant series that really shows the extent to which our soldiers really work. I've uploaded a 720 version, although BBC3 was not transmitted in HD at the time, so this is upsampled from the slightly lower definition (576) version I had recorded.
+Freemaño YT yeah, I remember finding this a couple of years back but it was taken down :( it is important to have this stuff publicly available so that potential soldiers can see some of the stuff they might be expected to do
God bless those boys, just watched a NZ video about the start of their soldiers, no idea how i found this channel, hello from Peterborough Ontario Canada
When there is a conflict and british soldiers get involved I'm pretty sure there's a pay rise but I'm not 100% sure and if someone dies at war then I'm pretty sure the family get money from it but idk how much
I did my basic training at the Light Division Depot in Sir John Moore Barracks Winchester in the 1980s. The Royal Green Jackets and Light Infantry was a great bunch of lads to work with.
Ex 1LI in the Province and Berlin during late 1980s here (17 years in). Was on Op Banner and other postings, years before and would do it all again. Younger people went through the grinder in sandy places much later on, and the old n bold are proud of them. The armed forces generally turn out excellent people.
Knowing this video is 8 years old is insane wish I watched it sooner! I’ve been in the pathfinders for 6 years now but i remember my first time walking into training like it was yesterday, love all my fellow army brothers🇬🇧
Basic training in Canada 1988 was very difficult and intense, instructors were brutal……one in your face frothing at the mouth and another behind you screaming into your ear….good times 🇨🇦⚓️❤️
as rough and tough it may seem, and officers go through similar hard training, it is why the British army overcame the Argentine army in 1982 some 8,000 miles from home
Ive got huge admiration for our brothers and sisters out in that field. My eldest brother seemingly nose dived into a military world. He came back to us with incredible mental problems. Nobody told him to be there, there was no conscription. But it shaped him into a better person and we watched him walk back into the room a taller man. We love our Kane and we respect his life choice. He’s our bretheren after all.
I joined up late aged 27. So maybe it was different for me. I never bothered myself about home. I used to totally switch off home life from my head whilst away on courses deployment etc. Used to bury myself in the job. I found that easyer.
I think that a lot of these teens don't yet understand that what they're going through is what the corporals and sergeants went through themselves. Also, when I went through basic training and the drill sergeant called LEFT, FACE and you turned to the right, they would get in your face and yell NO, YOUR MILITARY LEFT! Precious memories.
Left before my units second tour of afghan in 2011, did herrick 9 in 2008 and lost one of my best friends, my daughter was born in 2010 and I didn't want to be selfish to my Mrs and daughter by going on another tour, in hindsight I regret it now but there's no point crying over spilt milk, loved my time in the army.
@@exarmy4418 If you don't mind me asking, did you acquire a degree prior to your service, and once you got out, what did you do to put bread on the table?
i know this video is about people signing up for the infantry but as im going to Pirbright on the 27th Feb 2017 as a potential combat medical technician i was wondering if anyone is going on the same date as well to Pirbright.
18:10 That's what our Drill Sgnt said at Winchester, 4 Troop were literally the loudest on camp Oct - Dec 02 until we passed out. The whole base knew when we turned up for food at the hall.
A locker inspection would usually follow The Change Parade - which I hated, since it was more or less designed impossible to pass. I loved the gymn, which was so physically punishing it made me laugh, which would make the PT Instructor laugh, which would make the Sergeant laugh.... Back then I was as fit as an athlete, but the gymn was still as hard as hell.
I was at ITC when this was getting filmed I think this intake was a 2-3 months after we started a couple of this lads ended up in the same company as me when they got to regiment. Our NCO's did not have a camera crew to worry about so it was pure unfiltered make you or break you probably the best and worst experience of my life if I could do it again I would.... I finished training less of a dickhead and with a stronger chin happy days lol I have spoken with a few lads who are now training new recruits its totally different new recruits get nowhere near the same training less beastings and a more hand holding approach which personally I think is wrong you are training fighting men you need to have something about you or find it in training otherwise you are in for a bad ride.
In your time there was a Frontline you had to prepare for so it must've been quite a bit harder I start ITC soon and know it's gonna be quite a bit easier then you had it
Completely agree mate, my basic has been cancelled cuz of this virus but the requirements are too easy now and they were saying please and thankyou to us lot...
Do all Infantry roles go to ITC for their Infantry training? Would a Para go there before P company or is Para training done only with the regiment including basic Infantry training?
@@empire-classfirenationbatt2691 adult entry all infantry go to ITC there is 2 sites vimy barracks and helles barracks the paras and guards go to helles and the rest go to vimy... not too sure if gukhas are still training at vimy or at helles now. Paras basic is more intense and has variation that the standard CIC builds up to P Company at week 21 i believe the serving and ex para guys will be best answering that or the blokes at the recruitment office
What I learned when I was in infantry training was. You only get screamed at when you fuck up. I watched an American video and the instructors were breaking a sweat doing a kit check, screaming and running around.
Which screaming and running around replicates the chaos of a military skirmish. People shouting and yelling, distractions, stress...do they have the stuff to still think under all that? It's a training technique that serves the US military well. The Brits have wonderful soldiers, but so does the US. Each country goes about training its young recruits in a way that produces great soldiers. So, not sure what your point is.
@@yes2day100 screaming and crying in recruits face makes them turn off, not want to be there, hate you with a passion and reluctant to serve with you. It’s a flaw in the us army and why it’s one of the worse trained in the world
Why am I being tested over and over again? He was in fact a good grandfather, after learning a thing or two about PTSD and flashbacks. He was not a mysoginistic one. As a kid I didn't understood what triggered him. He made us things to play with, and he was still under the trauma...he bearly had a childhood. When he would find a toy thrown away, he'd give it to me.
I was in Helles barracks, with the guards training company, then 3 years later when I was based in Munster Germany BFPO17, I went to Afghanistan for op herrick 7
When i joined the guards back in the 90s, we were based at vimmy and the paras were at heles...we used to have to march over the road for drill sometimes though.
I'm an army veteran, I disagree with all the BS, ironing camouflaged combat clothing, too much drill and inspections, being treated with disrespect until you're on active duty, a lot of bullying, etc. Should be more focused like the Royal marines.
Basic training was far more 'interesting' before the Army acknowledged little things like human rights, the rule of law, and the need to retain more than 30% of each intake. Anybody who went through a training depot prior to about 1994 will know exactly what I'm talking about.
The guy who's brother was injured by a IED really stands out for being in it for the wrong reasons but worse than that he is weak willed and i imagine hes mates will always have to carry him and help him. Intresting to see if the army kick him out as process continues or if he quits
England "I'm going to Afghanistan dad.." *crying* "i don't want my son to die!" Australia "I'm going to Afghanistan dad.." "that's great son! see you in 8 months then" Australians don't die its a weird fact of life they're literally wargods
WW2 Africa 1500 Australians vs 11,000 Germans Australian victory WW2 Kokoda 2 Australians vs 300 Japanese Australian Victory Vietnam 150 Australians vs 2000 VC Australian victory list goes on ive not played battlefield 1 since my PC can'y run it but i actually am in the Australian Army... you learn about all the battles we took part in Australia has had a good run with its Military because the Royal Marines that came here with the first fleet were all veterans so those veterans kept training more and more men and it just snow balled
australia ere shit in every way goin to oz is like goin back to the 90s an no one dies becoz you dont do fuck all or go any were prob had about 100 men in afghan oh an btw england own australia
I really wish it had been like this when I joined! Obviously I signed up to be a soldier, not a glorified security guard, but the timings were against me. At the point when I joined it was the quietest period of history that the British Army has experienced for probably 200 years. There was literally NOTHING going on anywhere that the British were involved in. Even the Northern Ireland situation had calmed down significantly. At least these lads actually get to do the job that they joined for at the end of training. In retrospect I honestly don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing for me. No one knows how they'll react to being in a war zone until they come under fire, and not everyone is lucky enough to come back home in one piece. No one comes home the same person that they were when they went out there, that's for sure! Respect to them joining, knowing that they WOULD be going to war.
I joined the Marines in 2000 and ended up going to Afghanistan in 2002 and then Iraq in 2003 as SFSG. I found both deployments good, but wasn't involved in any close quarters firefights. After an extremely boring Northern Ireland tour in late 2003 early 2004 I put my chit in and left in 2006. My unit ,45 Commando, then redeployed to Afghanistan in late 2006 and it kicked off. I went travelling in early 2007 and whilst waiting in the airport a news story came on the TV and my roommate in Ireland, Gaz Wright had been killed in a roadside bomb explosion. He was top cover in a snatch. My section Corporal from Iraq Ian Bishop lost both his legs from an IED. I remember meeting a mate who went and he said the first parade after returning from that tour was like a scene from the walking dead. I always wonder what it would have been like if I'd gone on that tour. I'm so torn as to whether I missed out or had a lucky escape.
@@gerrycan3067 It really is an impossible question to answer. A friend of mine was in the Grenadier Guards, and got sent to Iraq as soon as he finished basic training. Came back a totally different person, and not really in a good way. I've known others people really messed up mentally from the Falklands, and one guy who took an Argie round in the guts, which split him open. You just never know if you are going to be the lucky one or if you are going to die. I suspect that NOT seeing close up combat is probably a good thing, although the disappointment at never having had to do the job properly is always there.
@@gerrycan3067 There are two different ways to look at it as another poster said. Me personally, joined the Army in 1990, and first posting was to LondonDerry ,Northern Ireland for a two year residential battalion posting with my Regiment who had just arrived there. Unfortunately it was a grim posting,we lost nine lads on that tour. Many injured too. It affected me mentally ,and broke me. I was discharged a year after that tour ended suffering with ptsd. There was very little support back then and I ended up homeless,and alcohol dependent. It cost me my marriage and relationship with my Children. Ten years later,i managed to get a home,stop drinking, and got back to having a relationship with my Children. However, I still suffer with ptsd symptoms, though not as bad, im still medicated, and under NHS mental health treatment services. I guess I will never know how I would have turned out without that posting.
@Wut3225 Before they officially created SFSG as a full time role they used to deploy conventional troops with special Forces such as Paras and Marines and when we did, we were told that we were being deployed as a Special Forces support group. In my case it was a company of heavy weapons and a company of close combat Marines divided equally. Half went with SBS and my half went with SAS.
It looks a lot different to when i joined in the 90s, a lot nicer accommodation and creature comforts now it seems and a lot less shouting it seems, i think every lad should be made to do 3 years though, it makes a man of you.
I remember my first night. One lad started crying and continued crying for the next three nights. In the end, everyone through their boots at him. Next morning he was in a boiler suit, working in the Guard Room. I felt sorry for him, but it was getting everyone else down. Survival of the Fittest. We didn't have Mobile Phones back then either. We had to cue for the Phone Box and hoped they were in when we got our chance to Phone.
Who saw one of the recruits trip at 18:42 during the drill? By the way I respect the armed forces, and want to join in the infantry and I'm not trying to poke fun at him (since I'd find it hard) but I've just watched these episodes loads of times, and just spotted it in the back, and wondered if anyone else noticed, as the drill instructor shouted at them "STOP LOOKING AT THE GROUND IT'S NOT GOING TO MOVE"
The main reason people join the army, It's the thrill of bonding with your fellow brothers, Always being by each others side, Never giving up, And the pride that comes with it.
Respect to all the brothers and sisters in the army, love it :D
its true
and not to be a burger flipper your entire life.....
I joined for excitement, to be in a war, drive trucks, fly in helicopters and work with the best equipment in the world. I loved every minute and in 4 years never took a days leave. Left as a Sgt.
@@tightcamper became sergeant after serving for 4 years??
I joined up in 2008, ended up on Herrick 16. I came from a very deprived background where the alternative to joining the army was a life of crime that most of my schoolmates went down the line of.
It boils my piss when I see middle class Uni students tar all squaddies as blood thirsty murderers when in reality we didn’t have the opportunity that they do, I couldn’t go to university or live off mummy and daddy, I had no choice. I knew I could die but I’d rather die an honest man than live a criminal in my local estate.
Now I have a degree, my own business and a couple of medals, all thanks to the British Army. The lads I went to school with are in and out of prison and contribute nothing to society so to all the army bashers, think twice before chucking your deluded views around,
Massive respect mate couldn't have put it better myself.
Well said mate ! Too many priviliged assholes out there who have no idea of what the Army can offer. I had a good upbringing but the military was always in my blood. I didnt make the best start to my career by getting involved in a fatal incident which had the potential to send me to prison, but thanks to the witnesses who came forward, I was exonerated. I never looked back from that, and grasped every opportunity. I had a successful 12 years culminating in achieving the rank of sergeant, before I left the Army and joined the Oil and Gas Industry, where I had a fantastic career which I only achieved through the training and experience I gained in the army. I am now semi retired at 66 years old and living in West Africa after a great career with oil and gas, which I am still consulted on to this day, hence my being semi retired. Nobody should ever knock what the military offers by way of Leadership, Man management and a burning desire to succeed.
Salt of the earth the lads are
Fair play 👏🏻
“Boils my piss” 😂 not heard that since 2001. Proper forces phrase, well done mate. Always remember that you are part of a very exclusive and very special group of people.
I watched this back in 2013 just before I went off to join the Rifles.
Almost 10 years on, I have now completed a book on my experience called "Basic Training in the British Army".
To this day, those 6 months were the best of my life.
@Mike Foxtrotter Personally, no. It was great on exercise or away on tour (not a fighting tour). But mostly, we were stuck on camp pissing our money up the wall and arguing amongst each other. Don't get me wrong, it had its moments, but that's not why I joined.
@Mike Foxtrotter What week are you in?
Respect.
I joined in 1994 and I agree it was more fun in training, regiment got a bit boring until Bosnia I enjoyed it there .
i cant seem to find youre book could i get the link to it
I have never been in the army or anything but i appreciate them greatly . I walk past a war memorial every night with my dogs and I stand and salute say God bless every one of you and thankyou for everything you men have done for the UK. I hope you are all in paradise or a better place God bless .
Yup, I would shake each of these lads hands for what they done to this country and made their queen and honour proud.
Make sure to salute correctly tho
I hope you had a hat on👍🏴🇬🇧
All of these young men - soldiers, sailors or airmen - deserve our eternal respect.
They’re all chavs
Yeah
Hi guys, I'm an applicant in the process of joining the RAF.
I'll be covering the entire application process on my channel and I recently posted a video about the DAA and Selection Interview recently, which I think may interest some of you.
I'd love to hear your feedback, thank you!
Why? I wanted to jojn the RAF to fly F-35.
I gave them my resume and even a presentation as well as footage of me piloting the aircraft in BF4 and getting air-toait as well as ground kills.....but they still said no.
Absolutely, my son passed out from HMS Raleigh in May at the age of 16. The best decision he’s ever made, loves it. My 18 year old started today in the Army.
Respect lads. Served 2002-2019 Yorkshire Regiment. Mad couple of decades.
start on sunday for 2 yorks how's the regiment ?
Good man, thanks for your service
@@cockroachbuddy8886 how’s Yorkshire treating you? Big respect for that one mate! I’ve just applied for an officer role, hopefully with the AGC. Currently in BUOTC while at uni but I graduate in a year. Can’t wait to get stuck in
Wow that's awesome, closest i ever got to the Yorkshire regiment was almost being squashed by a squaddie truck as it was coming out of my campus in west Yorkshire aha
Week 7 at catterick just put yorks at top of my triple p. Few weeks and I get told my cap badge 👍🏼 can’t wait
I'm glad I've stumbled across this, I'm in Ireland so obviously it wasn't aired on Irish TV.. As an Irish soldier with 36 years service (and counting) I've always had the height of respect for the abilities of the British soldier.. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series and seeing how the lads got on and where they ended up. Good show.
How do you feel about how some British soldiers acted during the Troubles and where responsible for some of the worst atrocities such as Bloody Sunday or some of the other most heinous murders?
@@Matt-Durham Republican terrorists were responsible for some of the worst atrocities of "The Troubles" and for 80% of the casualties.
@@Matt-Durham the same as I feel about other murderers. I think we should have had a South African style Truth & Reconciliation commission as part of the Good Friday Agreement. All that aside, for context I believe the British soldier to be one of the worlds best fighters
Hey, I’m from cork, right now I’m considering joining the British army rather then the irish army since I’ve heard they’re basically better in terms of satisfaction. What was your experience with the defense forces.
@@evankeating3742 my experience has been a very positive one tbh. There’s lots of opportunities now for overseas service, unlike years back promotions courses are encouraged and you’ll get a fair chance, this wasn’t always the way. There’s also opportunities to improve your education with the trainee technician schemes (ie IT degrees or apprenticeships). The pay isn’t great but you’ll have lots of job satisfaction if you apply yourself. If you go to the British army I hope it works out good, there’s no doubting it’s a great organisation
I'm getting back into my fitness once again after a lay off; hence, I can't tell you how motivating it is watching these lads go through their paces.
Me:dad im going to afghanistan for 8 months.
Dad:bout time you grew a pair of balls
Ben McInerney I love a good army pun
Ben McInerney true fact
1, british army only serve a max of 6 months abroad. 2, you work in mcdonalds
chris becks he isnt old enough to work
That's probably something my dad would say lol
14:20 As a mum of two boys myself (even though they are only 8 and 6 now) I think she is a really strong woman. And such a wise thing to say. I wish her and her boys all the best!
These people lay down their lives as a job but barely get paid and celebrities who just sit around and sing get paid more and get much more respect i think soldiers should get paid millions and celebs shoud get aid thousands it should be the other way around you people need to open your eyes
Celebrities get lots of money because they generate money, it's a business!! How the hell does a soldier become a money making business.. They sign up, they know the contract, so you get paid what you get paid like every other government employee..
@@BlackRose-vi2yg but you have to agree they get paid too little for what they do
The army doesn't have enough money to pay all of its soldiers. Even the highest ranked soldiers don't have a huge salary in millions
If they got paid millions for their job then everyone would join yes it's a good thing but then who's going to do all the other jobs
@Empire Entertainment £20,000 for a private, 21,000 for l/cpl £25,000 cpl when going to Afghanistan you get paid £ 1000 and peace keeping like £700
The lads older brother was so proud of him you could see it in his face
These boys and girls in our armed forces are the real superstars. Not a movie star or a sportsman or a singer. These are the real superstars.
Such beautiful and capable young men. UK should be proud. (Yank here). I hope for those who went to a combat zone, that they all came home safe.
When I joined up back in the late 90,s I earned 450 pounds a month. Through basic and technical training, nearly 18months. However, after leaving technical training and joining the real world of the British Military it was all worth it.... People and places are something you can remember for life. If I had my time again I would do exactly the same...... Proud to serve and proud to of served.......
I was in 91 to 01 and earned a damned sight more than 450 a month by the late 90's and i was equivalent to a Private.
Good lads. My brother was injured in Afghanistan and so i joined the Royal Navy. Done my 22 years safe im glad to say but heroes one and all ❤
I hate the way theres a negative vibe throughout this whole documentary, what they say and the music, I MEAN THEY EVEN PUT A GREY TINIT OVER ALL THE EPISODES, its not always gloomy, sometimes people choose infantry because they know they’ll be the best role.
100%, my basic training to begin my infantry training then paras at the end has been cancelled because of this virus but im giving up a good paying job that got me, girlfriend and our child a house. I dont class myself as an idiot or underskilled, i just know this is what i want to be doing as a job
@@callin141 i start basic training on the 3rd of may mate hopefully dont get cancelled.
I've got army infantry training next summer
@@callin141 I'd think again 🤣
I wouldn't say its nessecarily negative, it's just a reflection of when it was made. BBC3 in the 00s produced more gritty and hard hitting stuff
The dad is a pretty chill guy
Sgt cooney, he is the best!!
He was my sgt at Catterick for the rifles, rifles 9, 2009 winter course what an absolute legend this man is mass respect
96/2004 I served with 1RRF...best years my life..made lifelong friends who are there no matter what!!! OAFAAF
John H why did you leave mate ?
Thank you for your service mate
Any chance u remember another member of the RRF called Chris McGann
As a veteran served with two regiments one being RRF and 2PARA from 1967 to 1981, Let me say I only went into the army for somewhere to live, but as you see by the amount of time i was in i must have liked it , There were hard times as in everything, but believe me there are more good than bad times and Comradeship you can't buy that ,
these guys deserve footballers wages .top guys.
Ppp Chips trus
Ppp Chips agreed
Hahahaha they really don't... no ones paying £75 to watch me run around a field 😂
Fucken right and footballers deserve their pay rates,
573 Gwills do they fuck
Oh I miss that old DPM camo so much
On a training exercise Dpm wouldn’t camouflage us at all. I prefer the mtp
@@directdec8224 DPM was designed for NW Europe i.e. North Germany, UK including Northern Ireland, it was ideal for those terrrains. Furthermore back in the day there wasn't just one style of camo like now with MTP which is designed for a variety of terrains, there was DPM, tropical, desert and arctic.
I work in manufacturing military equipment and honestly the MTP just looks more versatile and modern to me
Even just 3 weeks in you can see the improvement in their fitness and attitudes. Respect. 👍
34:31 The cocking of an L85 is such a distinctive noise. I can still remember it and all the weapon handling drills, 20 years later.
Thanks for putting this back up!
No problem. This is a brilliant series that really shows the extent to which our soldiers really work.
I've uploaded a 720 version, although BBC3 was not transmitted in HD at the time, so this is upsampled from the slightly lower definition (576) version I had recorded.
+Freemaño YT yeah, I remember finding this a couple of years back but it was taken down :( it is important to have this stuff publicly available so that potential soldiers can see some of the stuff they might be expected to do
God bless those boys, just watched a NZ video about the start of their soldiers, no idea how i found this channel, hello from Peterborough Ontario Canada
These soldiers should get payed more like if u agree
YT_mujyplayz ufc It’d be better if they were paid more, not just payed more
When there is a conflict and british soldiers get involved I'm pretty sure there's a pay rise but I'm not 100% sure and if someone dies at war then I'm pretty sure the family get money from it but idk how much
Just depends on how much money they have
Love to see the proud families behind the faces of young soldiers.
25:23 met that scottish guy at selection in glencorse the guys a serious rank now
I did my basic training at the Light Division Depot in Sir John Moore Barracks Winchester in the 1980s. The Royal Green Jackets and Light Infantry was a great bunch of lads to work with.
Ex 1LI in the Province and Berlin during late 1980s here (17 years in). Was on Op Banner and other postings, years before and would do it all again. Younger people went through the grinder in sandy places much later on, and the old n bold are proud of them. The armed forces generally turn out excellent people.
Knowing this video is 8 years old is insane wish I watched it sooner! I’ve been in the pathfinders for 6 years now but i remember my first time walking into training like it was yesterday, love all my fellow army brothers🇬🇧
Basic training in Canada 1988 was very difficult and intense, instructors were brutal……one in your face frothing at the mouth and another behind you screaming into your ear….good times 🇨🇦⚓️❤️
36:01 He didn't forward assist...
Stephen Bullough Blasphemy! 😂
Stephen Bullough only cadets spot things like that
Stephen Bullough I'm a 2 star Lance corporal cadet and I didn't spot that
fun with Joseph and Billy not ridgid drills..
Stephen Bullough I noticed too
25.17 That jock Cpl, we need him to address the entire youth of the UK.
as rough and tough it may seem, and officers go through similar hard training, it is why the British army overcame the Argentine army in 1982 some 8,000 miles from home
Ive got huge admiration for our brothers and sisters out in that field. My eldest brother seemingly nose dived into a military world. He came back to us with incredible mental problems. Nobody told him to be there, there was no conscription. But it shaped him into a better person and we watched him walk back into the room a taller man. We love our Kane and we respect his life choice. He’s our bretheren after all.
I sincerely hope that these soldiers did ( and still are) doing well .... 👍💪
Can’t wait to join the army.
Prim UoU how’s it going
_ParadoX_ Fifa Clan I bet he never did
@@joe7d321 best wait till your 18-22
@@freshfrozen3035 I pass that age long ago mate 😂
Can’t wait join hopefully be going in catterick for my basic summer time as a 17 year old nervous 🇬🇧
Good luck I’ve got my start date for the Royal Marines on the 10th of may can’t wait 😁
How's it going
I really started to well up when they met with their families again
Corporal at 25:35 is an RSM now. Spoke to him during my selection last year . Top bloke
RSM Regimental Sandwich Maker😆
I joined up late aged 27. So maybe it was different for me. I never bothered myself about home. I used to totally switch off home life from my head whilst away on courses deployment etc. Used to bury myself in the job. I found that easyer.
I think that a lot of these teens don't yet understand that what they're going through is what the corporals and sergeants went through themselves. Also, when I went through basic training and the drill sergeant called LEFT, FACE and you turned to the right, they would get in your face and yell NO, YOUR MILITARY LEFT!
Precious memories.
it is nice to see at 36:10 that the good old sa80 lives up to its name and jams
Served 1998-2011, best time of my life, swift and bold.
Why'd you get out?
Left before my units second tour of afghan in 2011, did herrick 9 in 2008 and lost one of my best friends, my daughter was born in 2010 and I didn't want to be selfish to my Mrs and daughter by going on another tour, in hindsight I regret it now but there's no point crying over spilt milk, loved my time in the army.
@@exarmy4418 If you don't mind me asking, did you acquire a degree prior to your service, and once you got out, what did you do to put bread on the table?
Ronin why don’t you ask him what he had for breakfast? 🤣
No one talks today about these brave lads and lasses. soul destroying!
7:34 that voice break
Yeah i feel sorry for him, can tell he doesnt wanna be there.
Just a young lad barely shaving. That said, twice the man I am for giving it a go.
i know this video is about people signing up for the infantry but as im going to Pirbright on the 27th Feb 2017 as a potential combat medical technician i was wondering if anyone is going on the same date as well to Pirbright.
Apply me and do yu know about the ADHD policy ???
Thompson Videozz I'm going as a CMT and joining on 27th of February
I'm going to Pirbright 6th of Fed 2017 training to be a warehouse manager
montgomery Biggles what's a cmt
Thompson Videozz going to itc catterick on the 28th of this month
Respect to the lad from the TA who did a tour in Afghanistan.
Why do they send TA soldiers who’ve had tours to Catterick? Seems a bit redundant…
Going in September can't wait to be a soldier
Great grandad fought during ww2 want to make him proud
Nice one mate im going in on september 2nd to catterick, wbu? We might be the same intake.
RosieBull 5 so you’re enlisting purely to make your veteran grandfather proud?
@@matthewj1997 and
My PDA is next week and after that I've got my assessment centre coming up in a couple of months time. Really hope it all goes well.
SaberWolf Gamer How did it go mate?
Boxing Anatomy No reply = Failed.
God bless the men willing to risk it all for Queen and country.
why not doctor's and nurses??
Black Rose cos they ain’t fighting...
18:10 That's what our Drill Sgnt said at Winchester, 4 Troop were literally the loudest on camp Oct - Dec 02 until we passed out. The whole base knew when we turned up for food at the hall.
A locker inspection would usually follow The Change Parade - which I hated, since it was more or less designed impossible to pass. I loved the gymn, which was so physically punishing it made me laugh, which would make the PT Instructor laugh, which would make the Sergeant laugh.... Back then I was as fit as an athlete, but the gymn was still as hard as hell.
Lees mum is very considering of his choice to be in the army
I respect the British army
teen wolf good
Me too since I'm British too
WOLF AND WEREWOLF AND TEEN WOLF MTV LUVER who doesn't
Thank you so much I am in the British army
Yow
It is my aspiration to join the army. I am in year 11 of high school and can't wait until graduate so I can bet to harrogate army college
max-pain-02 gaming so do I! (Expect I have just a little bit more time than you until I can join)
Did you go to Harrogate?
@@sitdownshutup8813 he would be nearly 15 now
@@eliselawless5410 he said year 11, not 11 years old...
Wow! This brings back so many memories. Good times
47:09, that's the classrooms and other facilities such as the Medical centre, and other miscellaneous rooms for other use.
Ashley’s mates are never gonna get off him about the dancing award and video his dad showed a national tv program 💀
Miss my days in the infantry
I was at ITC when this was getting filmed I think this intake was a 2-3 months after we started a couple of this lads ended up in the same company as me when they got to regiment.
Our NCO's did not have a camera crew to worry about so it was pure unfiltered make you or break you probably the best and worst experience of my life if I could do it again I would....
I finished training less of a dickhead and with a stronger chin happy days lol
I have spoken with a few lads who are now training new recruits its totally different new recruits get nowhere near the same training less beastings and a more hand holding approach which personally I think is wrong you are training fighting men you need to have something about you or find it in training otherwise you are in for a bad ride.
In your time there was a Frontline you had to prepare for so it must've been quite a bit harder I start ITC soon and know it's gonna be quite a bit easier then you had it
Totally agree
Completely agree mate, my basic has been cancelled cuz of this virus but the requirements are too easy now and they were saying please and thankyou to us lot...
Do all Infantry roles go to ITC for their Infantry training? Would a Para go there before P company or is Para training done only with the regiment including basic Infantry training?
@@empire-classfirenationbatt2691 adult entry all infantry go to ITC there is 2 sites vimy barracks and helles barracks the paras and guards go to helles and the rest go to vimy... not too sure if gukhas are still training at vimy or at helles now.
Paras basic is more intense and has variation that the standard CIC builds up to P Company at week 21 i believe the serving and ex para guys will be best answering that or the blokes at the recruitment office
feel sorry for donna. I am surprised his brother joined up.
What I learned when I was in infantry training was. You only get screamed at when you fuck up. I watched an American video and the instructors were breaking a sweat doing a kit check, screaming and running around.
Which screaming and running around replicates the chaos of a military skirmish. People shouting and yelling, distractions, stress...do they have the stuff to still think under all that? It's a training technique that serves the US military well. The Brits have wonderful soldiers, but so does the US. Each country goes about training its young recruits in a way that produces great soldiers. So, not sure what your point is.
@@yes2day100 screaming and crying in recruits face makes them turn off, not want to be there, hate you with a passion and reluctant to serve with you. It’s a flaw in the us army and why it’s one of the worse trained in the world
Why am I being tested over and over again?
He was in fact a good grandfather, after learning a thing or two about PTSD and flashbacks. He was not a mysoginistic one. As a kid I didn't understood what triggered him. He made us things to play with, and he was still under the trauma...he bearly had a childhood. When he would find a toy thrown away, he'd give it to me.
the song at 45:26 is "Royksopp - Forever" if your wondering
I was in Helles barracks, with the guards training company, then 3 years later when I was based in Munster Germany BFPO17, I went to Afghanistan for op herrick 7
Did you enjoy the march over to vimy for pt
When i joined the guards back in the 90s, we were based at vimmy and the paras were at heles...we used to have to march over the road for drill sometimes though.
@@yozza4978 they’ve changed to doing phase 1 at vimmy then phase 2 at helles
@@Deadeyedonny420 ahh, when i joined we did phase 1 at pirbright then phase 2 at Catterick (vimmy), was a horribly cold winter lol
@@yozza4978 😂the woodblocks in Catterick are extra cold
Spent all of yesterday doing my paperwork got my meeting in 3 days trying to get into Phase 1 as soon as i can.
Thanks a lot man! Long time ago and nowhere to be found anymore, let alone in decent quality. Will you be putting the other episodes online too?
They're not all already online?
Freemaño YT Well, I can't seem to find ep. 2 and 3 in decent quality
Now fixed :)
U sir, are a lifesaver ;p thanks!
If you can't keep your locker in order how will you keep a 10 million pound piece of equipment in order.
Must be difficult to have a close family. I can go anywhere I like for as long as I like and not have to worry about anyone. A lonely but easy life.
Do you know the name of the song at 5:40?
@@Max-gc3eq probably copy right free bbc nonsense.
These soilders are true hardnuts
I'm an army veteran, I disagree with all the BS, ironing camouflaged combat clothing, too much drill and inspections, being treated with disrespect until you're on active duty, a lot of bullying, etc. Should be more focused like the Royal marines.
Ashley’s dad single-handedly sabotaged his sons opportunity
Basic training was far more 'interesting' before the Army acknowledged little things like human rights, the rule of law, and the need to retain more than 30% of each intake. Anybody who went through a training depot prior to about 1994 will know exactly what I'm talking about.
be interesting to know how many of these lads are still in the army or died in afghan...
The scene of the kids handling the weapons reminds me of a similar scene in Starship Troopers!
the state of some of those berets is shocking cap badge over the left eye NOT LEFT EAR
Show me your war face,Gunny Hartman from Full Metal Jacket 🤣😊
Best army around the world always have had adesire to join it hope my dream will become areality 🙏🏻
Brave young soliders
13 years later, The people who dropped out were the lucky ones.
It’s a disgrace to find out that everything the government told them was a lie.
I'm 14 year old girl and in 3 years I'm going to join the infantry. I want to make my mum and family proud and I want to serve my country :)
You still going in?
Did you join?
Barrack bunny.
Barrack bunny.
Lies
Meades is a good lad. And his Mother is very admirable
The guy who's brother was injured by a IED really stands out for being in it for the wrong reasons but worse than that he is weak willed and i imagine hes mates will always have to carry him and help him. Intresting to see if the army kick him out as process continues or if he quits
England
"I'm going to Afghanistan dad.."
*crying* "i don't want my son to die!"
Australia
"I'm going to Afghanistan dad.."
"that's great son! see you in 8 months then"
Australians don't die its a weird fact of life they're literally wargods
41 Australian soldiers have been killed and 261 wounded in Afghanistan so far. You been playin BF1 mate?
WW2 Africa 1500 Australians vs 11,000 Germans Australian victory
WW2 Kokoda 2 Australians vs 300 Japanese Australian Victory
Vietnam 150 Australians vs 2000 VC Australian victory
list goes on
ive not played battlefield 1 since my PC can'y run it but i actually am in the Australian Army... you learn about all the battles we took part in
Australia has had a good run with its Military because the Royal Marines that came here with the first fleet were all veterans so those veterans kept training more and more men and it just snow balled
australia ere shit in every way goin to oz is like goin back to the 90s an no one dies becoz you dont do fuck all or go any were prob had about 100 men in afghan oh an btw england own australia
USA USA USA!!!
Haha very good, respect is due, all the best from the UK mate.
Used sanitary towels on commando course, covering chaffing due to the old 58pattén webbing an metal frame Bergan.
All good fun😜
The TA lad who had already been to Afghan, probably has more operational experience that the lads on the training team.
I really wish it had been like this when I joined! Obviously I signed up to be a soldier, not a glorified security guard, but the timings were against me. At the point when I joined it was the quietest period of history that the British Army has experienced for probably 200 years. There was literally NOTHING going on anywhere that the British were involved in. Even the Northern Ireland situation had calmed down significantly. At least these lads actually get to do the job that they joined for at the end of training. In retrospect I honestly don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing for me. No one knows how they'll react to being in a war zone until they come under fire, and not everyone is lucky enough to come back home in one piece. No one comes home the same person that they were when they went out there, that's for sure! Respect to them joining, knowing that they WOULD be going to war.
I joined the Marines in 2000 and ended up going to Afghanistan in 2002 and then Iraq in 2003 as SFSG. I found both deployments good, but wasn't involved in any close quarters firefights. After an extremely boring Northern Ireland tour in late 2003 early 2004 I put my chit in and left in 2006. My unit ,45 Commando, then redeployed to Afghanistan in late 2006 and it kicked off. I went travelling in early 2007 and whilst waiting in the airport a news story came on the TV and my roommate in Ireland, Gaz Wright had been killed in a roadside bomb explosion. He was top cover in a snatch. My section Corporal from Iraq Ian Bishop lost both his legs from an IED. I remember meeting a mate who went and he said the first parade after returning from that tour was like a scene from the walking dead. I always wonder what it would have been like if I'd gone on that tour. I'm so torn as to whether I missed out or had a lucky escape.
@@gerrycan3067 It really is an impossible question to answer. A friend of mine was in the Grenadier Guards, and got sent to Iraq as soon as he finished basic training. Came back a totally different person, and not really in a good way. I've known others people really messed up mentally from the Falklands, and one guy who took an Argie round in the guts, which split him open. You just never know if you are going to be the lucky one or if you are going to die. I suspect that NOT seeing close up combat is probably a good thing, although the disappointment at never having had to do the job properly is always there.
@@gerrycan3067 There are two different ways to look at it as another poster said. Me personally, joined the Army in 1990, and first posting was to LondonDerry ,Northern Ireland for a two year residential battalion posting with my Regiment who had just arrived there. Unfortunately it was a grim posting,we lost nine lads on that tour. Many injured too. It affected me mentally ,and broke me. I was discharged a year after that tour ended suffering with ptsd. There was very little support back then and I ended up homeless,and alcohol dependent. It cost me my marriage and relationship with my Children. Ten years later,i managed to get a home,stop drinking, and got back to having a relationship with my Children. However, I still suffer with ptsd symptoms, though not as bad, im still medicated, and under NHS mental health treatment services. I guess I will never know how I would have turned out without that posting.
@@gerrycan3067SFSG wasn’t formed until 2006….
@Wut3225 Before they officially created SFSG as a full time role they used to deploy conventional troops with special Forces such as Paras and Marines and when we did, we were told that we were being deployed as a Special Forces support group. In my case it was a company of heavy weapons and a company of close combat Marines divided equally. Half went with SBS and my half went with SAS.
36:11 stoppage drills!
It looks a lot different to when i joined in the 90s, a lot nicer accommodation and creature comforts now it seems and a lot less shouting it seems, i think every lad should be made to do 3 years though, it makes a man of you.
Who's going into catterick In June??
That mother (Lee’s) is an incredible women.
When did they bring the forage cap tback, that was phased out when I joined in 1983.
39:23 did he say "alright sir"? 😂😂
I remember my first night. One lad started crying and continued crying for the next three nights. In the end, everyone through their boots at him. Next morning he was in a boiler suit, working in the Guard Room.
I felt sorry for him, but it was getting everyone else down. Survival of the Fittest.
We didn't have Mobile Phones back then either. We had to cue for the Phone Box and hoped they were in when we got our chance to Phone.
Who saw one of the recruits trip at 18:42 during the drill? By the way I respect the armed forces, and want to join in the infantry and I'm not trying to poke fun at him (since I'd find it hard) but I've just watched these episodes loads of times, and just spotted it in the back, and wondered if anyone else noticed, as the drill instructor shouted at them "STOP LOOKING AT THE GROUND IT'S NOT GOING TO MOVE"
I love how almost all of them want to be in the rifles
Ryan Harte-Stovell it’s a rifles platoon intake, they just chuck in another few regiments to fill spaces