Legacy Conversations - André Odendaal 31/201Bn /The Bushmen Battalion

31 Battalion was a light infantry battalion in the South African Army and SWATF. The battalion consisted of men recruited from the hunter-gatherer San people - thus becoming known as the "Bushman" Battalion. In this episode, André Odendaal tells us about his experiences and life inside the elite unit. In future episodes he will speak of his time at 5 Recce and the Israeli Army. f you have questions, leave them below. Please subscribe for more episodes and click the "bell" to be informed.
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[@truthseeker471]

Thanks Guys Wonderful chat... Can't wait for the 5 Recce and IDF episode..

[@deniscoyne5671]

Thanks Andre, I look forward to your next chat on your time in the Recce's and in Israel.

[@boereburger6762]

It would be great to hear more of 101 battalion, especially their recce group.

[@kempvdwesthuizen9245]

Thanx Andre. Was very interesting to hear some of your experiences. Looking forward to listening to the rest of your time

[@pauldanos6917]

awesome!! i really loved this!! tons of respect to you.

[@conradvn]

Thank you for your time served. Thank you for sharing.

[@chris123457839]

André does a great job of trying to put into words that electric feeling of being in operational areas...nothing quite like it and very addictive for young men who are that way inclined. He speaks really well and sounds like a great guy.

[@vossierebel]

Thanks lads... I enjoyed that - looking forward to part two!

[@georgebrandon777]

This is so informative, well done Legacy🙏🏻

[@miguelnieto83]

Howzit, Salute from Ex 4 SAI bokop.
Can we please have the follow up with Andre with his time in 5 Recce? Would also be interesting to see his perpsective on IDF?

[@LegacyConversations]

Not recorded yet but coming. Koos

[@chris123457839]

Its very true that it can actually be quite difficult to get into a gunfight. There is a lot more waiting around and fruitless operations than there are hollywood moments.

[@xXBantamXx]

Awesome as usual .

[@chrismoll6862]

Tx! Okies

[@AW-rj6qf]

Salute / Saluut.

[@dirklochner6900]

Were you still operational with 'ops packer'?

[@andrewwhitaker7313]

I will ask that question in my next interview with Andre. For the record, my last camp with Regiment Groot Karoo was Hooper and Packer

[@johanvermark9933]

Don't degrade the medics because that's the first word coming out of someone's mouth when they get wounded 🫡