AMERICAN Reacts to British SAS Soldiers vs US Navy Seals - Military Training Comparison

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  • @pappy374
    @pappy374 3 роки тому +2833

    The SAS and Navy SEALS were doing a joint training exercise, and the SEALS put a sign outside their barracks saying "Second Best To Nobody" so the SAS put a sign outside their barracks saying "Nobody".

    • @timmason7430
      @timmason7430 3 роки тому +437

      I know somebody who said, when he was in Afghanistan that the U.S. troops were given instructions _NOT TO_ piss the British soldiers off.

    • @bt9762
      @bt9762 3 роки тому +613

      @@timmason7430 american soldiers on joint ops with brits used to get a letter from their superiors "dont fight the british dont gamble with the british dont try and outdrink the british you will lose"

    • @kevinprice4213
      @kevinprice4213 3 роки тому +23

      😂

    • @karenrumney5210
      @karenrumney5210 3 роки тому +29

      That so rings true 🤣

    • @timmason7430
      @timmason7430 3 роки тому +28

      @@bt9762 That sounds like it. lol

  • @stevecribbs9247
    @stevecribbs9247 3 роки тому +952

    In a program about special forces, an American soldier explaining the difference between them and the SAS, said that they'd kick in the front door and storm a house, only to find the SAS in the kitchen drinking a cup of tea, having sneaked in through a side window.

    • @simonmilne8208
      @simonmilne8208 3 роки тому +7

      Whats the video fella

    • @ashleytaylor7621
      @ashleytaylor7621 3 роки тому +6

      Yeah were dying to know for real. What is it??

    • @redrb26dett
      @redrb26dett 3 роки тому +2

      FYI you don’t sneak through a window it’s a vunerable point normally with booby trap you make an entrance it’s not the same as the police who’s mission statement is to capture and cause minimal damage military room clearance is about defeating the enemy by any means necessary with minimal casualties ie you blow a hole in a wall you throw in grenades then you storm with your BP clearing your arc’s fyi then you leave and let the Royal engineers search team clear it and make it safe with ato’s assistance if needed ie booby traps or rcied’s or cwied’s or timed ied’s all of which the breaching team is not responsible or trained for

    • @michaelwhite9677
      @michaelwhite9677 3 роки тому +94

      @@redrb26dett didn’t the hole world see the SAS in action when they had to free hostages held in a embassy in London they went straight through the windows 2 minutes later it was game over no hostages hurt

    • @serathaevistille995
      @serathaevistille995 3 роки тому +31

      @@michaelwhite9677 Yep, Iranian Embassy. I have a book on the history of the SAS. Funnily enough, things did go wrong in that mission, including one SAS soldier getting a bit stuck on his rappel line. Still though, reading the pages, with personal accounts from the soldiers involved... You can tell they're trained killing machines of the highest tier. There is no hesitation in their actions, they just do it subconsciously. From targeting to shooting.

  • @snowysnowyriver
    @snowysnowyriver 3 роки тому +463

    Both the UK and the USA should be thankful that we have warriors like these on our side.

    • @brianraymen3085
      @brianraymen3085 3 роки тому +5

      Yes i think we should hmm im from the UK but have huge respect for the USA armed forces.

    • @simonshears5182
      @simonshears5182 2 роки тому +5

      But are they OUR Warriors or are they governmental contractors against foreign or domestic 🤔

    • @ShaunandGemma1986
      @ShaunandGemma1986 2 роки тому +8

      There's always one 👆👆👆 😂😂😂

    • @chuffbuffler1735
      @chuffbuffler1735 2 роки тому +4

      I'm from the UK and I am also a big admirer of the United States military. I sleep better knowing our two nations are friends

    • @kevindarkstar
      @kevindarkstar 2 роки тому +1

      But other countries also have their equivalent such as the Russian Spetsnaz

  • @mrslowly9985
    @mrslowly9985 2 роки тому +37

    Mrs Thatcher once asked to be shown what the SAS did, they did a hostage rescue with her being held in the pitch black- she had one instruction "don't move". When they burst through the door they shot the two targets behind her, a couple of inches away from her head with live rounds. After that she referred to them as her boys.

    • @simonchilli2088
      @simonchilli2088 2 роки тому +8

      How did they miss her? Proper planning of the operation would've been to take her out and prove it was her fault as she moved.

    • @toothpick4649
      @toothpick4649 Рік тому

      She was the only person in the room. not to look scared

    • @skygod1975
      @skygod1975 Рік тому +1

      Maggie. Only PM with balls. Ironic really.

    • @alexmckeough5901
      @alexmckeough5901 Рік тому

      Brilliant story

    • @rusty5078
      @rusty5078 10 місяців тому

      Thatcher and her sheepish bodyguard were huddled into a room, sat at a table flanked by cardboard targets and were then left there in total darkness. A few minutes later a SAS operative kicked down the door, hurled a flashbang grenade through the hole, fired two rounds into every target, then hit the lights.
      It is also reported she told her bodyguard off for embarrassing her because when the lights came on she was sat like nothing was happening but George the bodyguard was under the table cowering in a fetal position 😂

  • @marygiles2823
    @marygiles2823 3 роки тому +1257

    Golden rule: If anyone ever tells you they were in the SAS, they weren't.

    • @JohnnyZenith
      @JohnnyZenith 3 роки тому +111

      I was in all the special forces. All of them. In every country. They actually all decided to revamp their services because I was that good. Some countries approached me to basically just be my own special force. I'm that good.

    • @Sq12Sq22u22
      @Sq12Sq22u22 3 роки тому +2

      Then again ,maybe they are just pissed off and they were!

    • @JohnnyZenith
      @JohnnyZenith 3 роки тому +1

      @William Stewart I bet we do yes. Did you fight in them all as well?

    • @AnonEyeMouse
      @AnonEyeMouse 3 роки тому +9

      Unless they are. They may not brag, but it isn't a secret. What they did at work today may well be a secret, though.

    • @player--zero
      @player--zero 3 роки тому +32

      That's because the identity of sas soldiers are kept anonymous. If anyone ever tells you they are in the sas then they are most likely lying. These guys train for years to be able to resist torture and all kinds of stuff to stop enemies from getting such personal information. Do you really think they would just go around telling people they are in the secret service?

  • @coreyrichards7686
    @coreyrichards7686 3 роки тому +644

    People often laugh at the UK, mostly because of our politics. But one thing you can be sure of is that, for such a small country, we have some serious firepower. Makes me proud to be British. 🇬🇧

    • @n17whlronnie92
      @n17whlronnie92 3 роки тому +10

      👍😎

    • @paulconnett3654
      @paulconnett3654 3 роки тому +20

      Proud!! Cheers 🇬🇧

    • @harrydarwin1874
      @harrydarwin1874 3 роки тому +14

      Same mate!

    • @andyxox4168
      @andyxox4168 3 роки тому +26

      I’ve worked in any countries ... and no, they don’t often laugh at the UK 🇬🇧

    • @ysbkr22
      @ysbkr22 3 роки тому +19

      Same for Australia. the Desert Fox himself, Erwin Rommel, after he list Tobruk in WWII, that if he were ever to ordered to take Hell, he would use Australians to take it, Kiwi's to hold it. After battle of Long Tan in Vietnam, The NVA, VC, never again dared risk engaging Australians in a fight, we were hated, called white ghosts s we made no sound, left no evidence of where we had been or our paths in and out, they said we always were where they truly never wanted us to be

  • @fink-d9330
    @fink-d9330 3 роки тому +198

    I think the fact that 3 recruits died in 1 day for the SAS training just shows how hard it is

    • @chrisjames7803
      @chrisjames7803 3 роки тому +9

      or considdering it was 40c up on pen y fan that day and those recruits diddnt bring enough water, burgins are weighed not kit checked. they wouldnt have fared well in afghanistan tours

    • @hamneggs345
      @hamneggs345 3 роки тому +11

      their own fault actually, tried to leave out the water to save weight, stupid

    • @randomistmech
      @randomistmech 2 роки тому +4

      @Gareth Tucker No, no force would knowingly accept that. Dehydration has a massive impact on physical and mental performance. Even I, as a lowly civillian have learned to take the easy route back to civilization before dehydration properly sets in. On a hot day you can use a lot of water very quickly, and for the Yanks who think we live on a cool and damp island all the time, temperatures can climb over 100F over most of the UK in the summer, it doesn't happen often, but it can, and usually when least convenient.
      Also our "mountains" .. the best way I've heard it put is that the UK mountains are as treacherous as the Alps, or even more so. We basically have the top 800m of the Alps, we just disregard the 2000m of Alp below that. And because our peaks are lower they seem more attainable, which makes them very dangerous. I persolnally have been through many a white-out, but two stand out. One because it was an 18C (65f) day, but on the tops there were gale force winds, sub-zero temperatures with snow raining from above and ice being picked up from the floor and pelted at my face. The second because it was just low cloud, no immediate danger. But there were also magnetic rocks in the region so compasses were utterly useless. No idea how long the cloud would take to lift (could be a week) or which direction the cliffs were with 1m visibility, superb. It is shockingly easy to be killed by the UK landscape.

    • @andrewisotope8146
      @andrewisotope8146 2 роки тому

      Ive spoken too a few folks who died during SAS selection on my ouija board that claim it's proper tough going because you'll be exhausted and thirsty and the 21 mile hike over the brecon beacons takes you past several pubs 'with folks sat outside drinking pints of Hoffmeister lager' shouting "come & have a beer with us" to tempt you.

    • @raftonpounder6696
      @raftonpounder6696 2 роки тому +4

      @@andrewisotope8146 tool.

  • @Cerebalpaulsys
    @Cerebalpaulsys 3 роки тому +399

    Our Royal Marines have a higher level of fitness and training requirements than the US Navy Seals

    • @Bossman-kb8vo
      @Bossman-kb8vo 2 роки тому +30

      Init bro. Research shows only 3.5% of us seals can make it into sas

    • @lolsaXx
      @lolsaXx 2 роки тому +1

      So is the training for sas and the marines at the same level?

    • @Cerebalpaulsys
      @Cerebalpaulsys 2 роки тому +14

      @@lolsaXx no, the sas selection from what I understand is alot more challenging. There's a great documentary about a load of new marine recruits as they go through training. It's on here

    • @zlbi1227
      @zlbi1227 2 роки тому +2

      @@Bossman-kb8vo not true at all. navy seal training is 30+ months while SAS is only six months.

    • @dannyhern8227
      @dannyhern8227 2 роки тому +22

      @@zlbi1227 sas you have to have already of serverd in the uk militay on top of that 6 months. and also sas training is extreme compared to navy seals

  • @pearlandowen
    @pearlandowen 3 роки тому +1333

    dont forget the sas trained the american navy seals, in fact sas strained most of the worlds special forces, fun fact

    • @jolantru3085
      @jolantru3085 3 роки тому +40

      That's not quite true. The SAS and the SEALs do train together a lot and have a lot of tactics in common, but the SEALs have had their own independent training programs for decades. Hell, even SAS training is much different now than it was when they were set up.
      If you meant British Special Forces *founded* US Special Forces, then yes that is quite correct.

    • @jordanmiles5477
      @jordanmiles5477 3 роки тому +144

      @@jolantru3085 yeah they do now but previously when the seals were established they were trained by SAS on espionage and hostage tactics

    • @jolantru3085
      @jolantru3085 3 роки тому +36

      @@jordanmiles5477
      Yeah, that's true. The foundations were built by the SAS, but I think it does a disservice to the US personnel (who have more than established their capabilities since at least the early 1980s) by not mentioning the hard work and research they put into developing their own tactics and requirements.

    • @jordanmiles5477
      @jordanmiles5477 3 роки тому +33

      @@jolantru3085 they are still trained specifically on hostage rescue and espionage but everything else is pretty much their own hard work which is widely respected amongst armed forces

    • @tanyano9
      @tanyano9 3 роки тому +14

      I think you have your'e wires crossed and thinking of Delta....

  • @kingspeechless1607
    @kingspeechless1607 3 роки тому +251

    In SAS training no one shouts at you--in fact they will encourage you to give up; if you are not sufficiently self-motivated you are never going to make it anyway.

    • @colindickson8034
      @colindickson8034 3 роки тому +3

      No you go from your unit to do selection process.
      You should have the inbuilt drive to push on.

    • @Bookofwords
      @Bookofwords 2 роки тому +2

      @Gareth Tucker
      yup but the physical bit of the training is the least of it... anyone whos physically fit can walk a few miles with heavy gear...but its when they put you through the torture and testing your mental strength is when the real things come into play... its like 1 out of 10 people pass the training, all phases

    • @walterwhite1123
      @walterwhite1123 2 роки тому

      @@Bookofwords you clearly know nothing of sas selection. It's not a few miles with gear on. The fan dance or point to point is not just a few miles. The sickener is not just a few miles. Try scaling a mountain with about 40kg of gear on your back . Then turn around go back down and scale the one on the opposite side . Then turn around and repeat it again and again and again. Most people drop out on pre selection. So no not anyone who's fit can ' walk a few miles with gear on'

    • @Bookofwords
      @Bookofwords 2 роки тому +1

      @@walterwhite1123
      I know every single phase of the training thanks, my point was the physical isn't the hardest part, the mental attack is. The thing is, I didn't even say it was just whoever can walk a few miles with gear, the "few miles" is called oversimplification, doesn't mean i don't actually know the full extent.
      Phase 1 = endurance
      phase 2 = jungle training
      phase 4 = escape & evasion & TQ
      phase 5 = technically not a phase but once given the baret, you aren't out of the woods, it's essentially probation and can still be RTU'ed

  • @nickphipp1949
    @nickphipp1949 2 роки тому +21

    An old family friend was in the SAS and served in both Gulf Wars. I remember him telling the story of how they were issued olive drab and green camo to wear in the desert. When they complained, they were met with shrugs, so that night they conducted a silent midnight raid on the US zone, broke into the stores and 'borrowed' everything they needed.

  • @Bonglecat
    @Bonglecat 2 роки тому +4

    You know the actor Christopher Lee (Dracula, Count Dooku in Star Wars and Saruman in Lord of the Rings) was in the SAS in WW2 but he never talked about what he did during that time. He was a genuine badass.

  • @Hamburger-Gaming86
    @Hamburger-Gaming86 3 роки тому +879

    Our SAS are the best trained military in the entire world

    • @jamiethompson487
      @jamiethompson487 3 роки тому +50

      Damn straight mate

    • @Samaldoful
      @Samaldoful 3 роки тому +66

      We did invent special forces after all!

    • @andyroo8uk685
      @andyroo8uk685 3 роки тому +42

      its true alot of countrys follow our standards

    • @ThatPatrioticDude
      @ThatPatrioticDude 3 роки тому +16

      Yes they are

    • @ThatPatrioticDude
      @ThatPatrioticDude 3 роки тому +15

      I'm gonna either gonna be in the SO19 armed response unit, British armed police, MI5 or MI6

  • @666LUFC
    @666LUFC 3 роки тому +679

    "I didn't see you at camouflage training this morning?"
    "Thank you Sarge"

  • @jeromedavies2408
    @jeromedavies2408 3 роки тому +104

    One of the interesting oddities of the SAS/SBS is that they have been historically underfunded when it comes to equipment, so they have become master of improvisation. You could probably drop a pair of SAS in unarmed and they'd still get the job done.

    • @muchsake
      @muchsake 2 роки тому +5

      That came within s hairsbreadth of happening back in the 1970s when Cyprus was invaded by Turkey. An SAS exercise was cancelled with 20 minutes to the drop zones in Cyprus. Or so I have been told.

    • @speky5777
      @speky5777 2 роки тому +7

      Unmentioned in the video: You must be able to craft a working and stable firearm with extremely limited materials. Make a radio/signal transmitter,IED and SBD (submersible breathing device)

    • @stovelyons3898
      @stovelyons3898 2 роки тому +1

      True across most of the British army

    • @davidbrown2571
      @davidbrown2571 2 роки тому +2

      It is not such a bad thing, to not get everything you want, if your a soldier, if you get every weapon you want ,when you don't have that weapon CAN you adjust ?

  • @Jabber-ig3iw
    @Jabber-ig3iw 3 роки тому +206

    I don’t know why they are comparing the SAS and SEALS, the direct equivalent of the SAS in the states is Delta Force, Delta Force was set up after the Americans saw what the SAS did, Delta was set up using SAS training methods and tactics, they have close ties and work together often.
    The SEALS equivalent here in the UK is the SBS.

    • @therightarmofthefreeworld4703
      @therightarmofthefreeworld4703 2 роки тому +26

      @Gareth Tucker Actually, there is one thing everyone knows about the SBS:
      don't fuck with them.

    • @gilgameshofuruk4060
      @gilgameshofuruk4060 2 роки тому +16

      @Gareth Tucker I remember the storming of the Iranian Embassy in London in 1981. Until then hardly anyone had heard of the SAS. Suddenly there were all these men dressed completely in black abseiling down the outside of the Embassy and crash bang wallop, it was all over.

    • @orenarmstrong2573
      @orenarmstrong2573 2 роки тому +9

      A comparison would be SBS and DEVGRU (Seal team 6) not standard Seals.

    • @EmmyLouWells74
      @EmmyLouWells74 2 роки тому +9

      @@gilgameshofuruk4060 yep, the government had to get special permission to use and 'out' them, but even now, you won't know who is in the SAS until they retire or die

    • @GothicaBeauty
      @GothicaBeauty 2 роки тому +6

      @@gilgameshofuruk4060 i watched that on the tv & by hell they took no prisoners that day

  • @sandersson2813
    @sandersson2813 3 роки тому +738

    The SAS wrote the book on Special Forces, they are the original special force and their training methods are still used by every special force in the world.

    • @jjcustard6378
      @jjcustard6378 3 роки тому +24

      Don't want to seem pedantic but the LRDG were the 1st special forces, they were around well before the SAS and they actually transported the SAS to and from targets in the desert in the beginning as the first air incursion was a total failure

    • @jerry2357
      @jerry2357 3 роки тому +9

      @@jjcustard6378 The Commandos did their first raid (Operation Collar, 24-25 June 1940) a few days before the LRDG was set up (3 July 1940).

    • @Sq12Sq22u22
      @Sq12Sq22u22 3 роки тому +5

      Thats not true at all , the New Zealand Long Range Desert Patrol of ww2 .....The Australian Z special force, they pre dated the SAS!

    • @stuartfitch7093
      @stuartfitch7093 3 роки тому +12

      I hear SBS training is even harder than SAS training.
      To be in the SBS they're even more selective and it's a smaller force than the SAS which is bad enough to get in to.

    • @Sq12Sq22u22
      @Sq12Sq22u22 3 роки тому

      @Christopher Cressey Possibly Alexanders special forces pre dated these as well....I seem to be missing your point though? Can you educate me?

  • @keithlordofalbascotland3371
    @keithlordofalbascotland3371 3 роки тому +685

    The sas go to war before battle commences the yanks come in at half time

    • @gtaylor331
      @gtaylor331 3 роки тому +30

      For God's sake make sure someone tells them we've changed ends.

    • @keithorbell8946
      @keithorbell8946 3 роки тому +4

      Like the 51st Highland Div. flash as your Avatar. My Grandad served in “Monty’s Bodyguard” from May 1944 to 1946 as a transport officer.

    • @paulcollyer801
      @paulcollyer801 3 роки тому +7

      @@gtaylor331, might explain much of the blue on blue arty strikes...
      😂😂

    • @iamphoenix3564
      @iamphoenix3564 3 роки тому +20

      Or just leave half way through like they did in the Middle East and Vietnam 😂

    • @cheesuschrist8248
      @cheesuschrist8248 3 роки тому +4

      @@iamphoenix3564 Didn't leave the middle east. Didn't go to Vietnam even though we offered jungle training but it was refused.

  • @briancollins3071
    @briancollins3071 2 роки тому +53

    When soldiers do their training in Wales, local people hide chocolate bars

    • @Pattrickro
      @Pattrickro 2 роки тому +1

      I've heard of these stashes of sweets beers and chocolates also 🤣🤣

    • @tygertyger77
      @tygertyger77 2 роки тому +4

      Us Welsh have a soft spot for squaddies. I live in Port Talbot, and when I gig in the Brecon area, I often see squads of soldiers yomping over the hills and mountains (as I understand it, it's not just special forces who train there).
      I always give them a beep on the horn as I'm going past, and I'm not surprised the locals hide things for them.
      Brecon has a long history with the British army.

  • @markwalker4142
    @markwalker4142 2 роки тому +26

    I worked in the police with an ex special forces guy. We often crewed up together. He was unassuming but a seriously tough man. No one messed with him and if they did it was a one sided outcome.

    • @Sgt_Bill_T_Co
      @Sgt_Bill_T_Co Рік тому +2

      I also worked with one, he was a smallish wiry guy who saw three of us struggling to move the office safe to it's new place (about 20 feet away) after seeing we could not move it at all he came over, picked it up and carried it.

  • @TheCornishCockney
    @TheCornishCockney 3 роки тому +394

    I looked up SAS on google.
    It came back with:
    "SAS cannot be found"
    Nice one lads,nice one.

    • @jaynedavies2757
      @jaynedavies2757 3 роки тому +4

      many ex sas and sbs, would say that is the actual point, but hay.

    • @TheCornishCockney
      @TheCornishCockney 3 роки тому +5

      @@jaynedavies2757 it was a joke so lighten up.
      And 'hay?'

    • @jaynedavies2757
      @jaynedavies2757 3 роки тому +4

      @@TheCornishCockney I realised and replied with a joke in return. it's known has sarcasm btw. lol

    • @daidesign121
      @daidesign121 3 роки тому

      What you didn't realise is they were not behind your settee while you watched this video.

    • @timmason7430
      @timmason7430 3 роки тому

      @@daidesign121 Or so you think.

  • @mazdaram226
    @mazdaram226 3 роки тому +159

    Respect to anyone who can get through that, either side of the pond...

    • @jasongerrard8940
      @jasongerrard8940 3 роки тому +1

      Cant wait for the"who can swim the pond training.

  • @cousinjack2841
    @cousinjack2841 3 роки тому +113

    I don't really care who is the 'best' out of these gentlemen, I just want them all on MY side when it hits the fan! (Oh and don't forget, we have the SBS too :)

    • @adriansheldon2296
      @adriansheldon2296 2 роки тому +7

      And the SRS Special Reconnaissance Service

    • @clivenewton7609
      @clivenewton7609 2 роки тому +2

      Let’s not forget the Paras and the Royal Marines👍😂 the list goes on!!!

    • @adriansheldon2296
      @adriansheldon2296 2 роки тому +6

      @@clivenewton7609 and the gurkhas

    • @nathan11
      @nathan11 2 роки тому +6

      @@adriansheldon2296 Special Reconnaissance Regiment**

    • @adriansheldon2296
      @adriansheldon2296 2 роки тому

      @@nathan11 I stand corrected 👍🏻.

  • @rugbyte03_66
    @rugbyte03_66 3 роки тому +33

    My Dad went through S.E.R.E when training to become become a Royal Navy aviator and while its not the exact same as the SAS version it is similar and he literally had to temporarily sign away his Human Rights so that the staff could subject him to situations that he might encounter in a war zone if he was ever captured.

  • @ElwoodShort
    @ElwoodShort 3 роки тому +229

    Ok, next you should check out the Gurkhas. The selection process, is insane.

    • @garywilliams7086
      @garywilliams7086 3 роки тому +20

      The Gurkhas kick everyone’s ass

    • @helensmusings
      @helensmusings 3 роки тому +11

      My grandad served attached to the gurkas in WW2, he had such respect for them, he always said their strength fed his strength to carry on no matter what

    • @michaelwhite9677
      @michaelwhite9677 3 роки тому +1

      The Gurkhas well what the right word for them fearless fits the bill there nuts

    • @ryanellis9325
      @ryanellis9325 3 роки тому +5

      Yeah, the gurkhas make the SAS look like girl guides!

    • @PIERCED6966
      @PIERCED6966 2 роки тому +6

      We were always taught to tie our boot laces a certain way as Gurkhas would sneak around at night feeling the laces, if tied wrong you would not wake up, your throat was slit.

  • @GenialHarryGrout
    @GenialHarryGrout 3 роки тому +126

    If an enermy is expecting the SAS to arrive it's too late, they have already been in, done what they need to do and left

    • @EmmyLouWells74
      @EmmyLouWells74 2 роки тому +1

      Yep, they'll be bandaging wounds and counting their dead asking, what the fuck just happened?!

  • @markatchison5112
    @markatchison5112 3 роки тому +8

    I remember watching the SAS live on tv taking out terrorists at the Iranian Embassy in 1980,all terrorists taken out,no hostages lost and no SAS casualties, it was epic.

  • @helenbailey8419
    @helenbailey8419 3 роки тому +52

    Its very humbling seeing this.What a priveledged life I have.Protected by people who are incredible

  • @xhogun8578
    @xhogun8578 3 роки тому +105

    Out walking in the Welsh hills, I've seen these guys miles away, with full kit the speed they cover the ground is incredibly. They caught up and over took us in no time and were on the other side of the hill range before we knew it.
    Carrying packs I wouldn't even be able to lift let alone walk with.

    • @xhogun8578
      @xhogun8578 3 роки тому +5

      @@madmaxsdog8040 I assume so, as we were up by Pen Y Fan :)

    • @helenwood8482
      @helenwood8482 3 роки тому +1

      My father trained with the RAF in the place now used by the SAS. He finds it hilarious that he, as a teenager, lived in barracks that had to be rebuilt more comfortably for the more delicate SAS blokes.

    • @mastrolegend9277
      @mastrolegend9277 3 роки тому +3

      @@helenwood8482 I assume that you are joking with the "more delicate" line.

    • @ccmogs5757
      @ccmogs5757 3 роки тому +1

      I"m not far from the Brecon"s & often see soldiers on the selection course ............

    • @Hal-zf4fv
      @Hal-zf4fv 2 роки тому +1

      I live close to the brecon beacons. I see them all the time . They are so unassuming. They will say hello when passing. Huge packs on their backs probably weighing as much as them. A minute later you turn around and they're gone !

  • @bobbralee1019
    @bobbralee1019 3 роки тому +290

    I served in the RAF as a weapons tech, I encountered both the SAS and the US SEALS. All the guys I met from both units were really nice guys but the big difference I found was their physical size. The SAS guys you would walk past in the street and not glance a second glance to. The SEAL's were man mountains, most were really tall and muscle bound. You took one look at them and though wow he's a monster. Always enjoyed working with our US friends there is a lot of respect between the UK and US armed forces built up from fighting together for over 100 years. Long may we continue to have each others back.

    • @Naeron66
      @Naeron66 3 роки тому +40

      Its a difference in ethos. The SAS focus more on physical endurance and the ability to blend in while US forces tend to concentrate more on physical strength.
      Consider that during Gulf War 1 the SAS spent weeks inside Iraq hunting for the Iraqi Scud missile launchers. On foot moving long distances.

    • @johnp8131
      @johnp8131 3 роки тому +17

      Bob, although I never met any SEALS, they had to cut short our NCO's training exercise, back in '82 at Moreton on Lug, due to SAS training on the same site. Playing with big trains! From what I saw, you would be right in saying they were pretty nondescript? They would blend in perfectly, Ideal for their task.
      Greetings from one ex plumber to another.

    • @mikeymikeFTypeV6
      @mikeymikeFTypeV6 3 роки тому +27

      The British Special forces refer to the SEALS etc as Hermans. As in Herman Munster. Large and squared jawed.

    • @bmac8993
      @bmac8993 3 роки тому +1

      Go read Richard Marcinko's book about setting up seal team six.

    • @RubyMarkLindMilly
      @RubyMarkLindMilly 3 роки тому +9

      The grey man

  • @380Scania
    @380Scania 3 роки тому +17

    Our nations military maybe small but as an RAF veteran (89-2001) I can say we are well trained, motivated and know how to get the best out of our equipment to take the battle to the enemy whether that be on our own or working with our NATO partners.

  • @bryantalbot8984
    @bryantalbot8984 3 роки тому +21

    The UK technically have 2 elite units that encompass what the Seal's do. The S.A.S, formed from the army, and the S.B.S ( special boat service) made up from the royal marine commandos.

    • @derbymet
      @derbymet 2 роки тому

      We also had the SRR which was Special reconnaissance regiment, those guys often operated alone.

    • @dizzyWLRD
      @dizzyWLRD 2 роки тому

      @@derbymet and sfsg and a new unit called rangers

    • @lewisallan9963
      @lewisallan9963 2 роки тому

      Note: anyone from any service can join either the SAS or SBS and as another comment said, the country also has the SFSG that mostly supports special forces but also occasionally works directly along side them.
      And the rangers who are yet to prove themselves.

  • @enigma7791
    @enigma7791 3 роки тому +226

    All of the SAS guys I have known were reserved in the background type guys! Usually quiet guys, not the loud mouths with six packs types, more quiet and unassuming but able to switch off to reality. But when in a situation you wouldn't want anyone else by your side.

    • @f0rth3l0v30fchr15t
      @f0rth3l0v30fchr15t 3 роки тому +16

      As far as I'm aware, one of the things about them is that they saw a lot of 'loud mouth six pack types' at the start of selection, and those who got past that tended to get replacing a need to impress with the will to finish.

    • @tonymitchell4251
      @tonymitchell4251 3 роки тому

      U know no one

    • @Otacatapetl
      @Otacatapetl 3 роки тому +5

      That's because they're the real thing and don't have anything to prove.

    • @PalleRasmussen
      @PalleRasmussen 3 роки тому +3

      Those I know as well. The Danish "Jægerkorpset", which are basically the SAS' buddies and train together all the time, has the motto; "Plus esse, quam simultatur"; "To be rather than to seem".

    • @colinhickman4071
      @colinhickman4071 3 роки тому

      U have "Known"...how have u known them...?

  • @RRaZoreDD
    @RRaZoreDD 3 роки тому +233

    Whilst he wasn't in the SAS.... Rest in Peace Captain Sir Tom Moore

    • @KissMyFatAxe
      @KissMyFatAxe 3 роки тому +26

      The only man who could probably give the SAS a run for their money 😆👍 he was a British legend. RIP Captain Sir Tom Moore 🇬🇧

    • @richardh8082
      @richardh8082 3 роки тому +6

      .....or was he? :)

    • @EmmyLouWells74
      @EmmyLouWells74 2 роки тому

      he was still a bad ass, RIP you bloody legend

    • @fforfreedom8893
      @fforfreedom8893 2 роки тому

      @@KissMyFatAxe Give over. He was a toffee made to look good

  • @Jim230176
    @Jim230176 3 роки тому +12

    The big scary lads can be intimidating. The smaller, quiet ones, that’s who you need to be scared of.

  • @7007factory
    @7007factory 2 роки тому +14

    All I can say is as a proud British man I'm honerd and proud of the relationships we share, both of our country's can be bellends sometimes but together nothing can stop us (apart from nukes).
    Just wanted to say thank you for the times you've been their for us, we will always be their for you.
    Maybe one day the earth will stand as we stand together.
    Sorry for this cheesy comment, just sharing some love.

    • @rob5944
      @rob5944 2 роки тому

      I think it takes balls to say things like that, especially with your picture on display (you haven't been drinking by any chance)? Seriously though, good on ya!

    • @OLDSKOOLRAVER1
      @OLDSKOOLRAVER1 2 роки тому

      You MELT

    • @linebrunelle1004
      @linebrunelle1004 2 роки тому

      wow. If English is your first and only language, and you represent British education, someone has failed you.

    • @liamblack2574
      @liamblack2574 2 роки тому

      They thought our relationship was so special and even thou they were our ally. They sat back and watched us nearly lose ww2 after years of fighting and only got involved when they were attacked. Bought in fresh resources right at the end and then try to claim they won the war… screw the US of A

  • @BillyLingard
    @BillyLingard 3 роки тому +112

    One thing that sticks on the mind was a video in Afghanistan of loads of US and UK infantry soldiers behind a wall shooting in full armour. Then there was an SAS guy just stood on top of the wall in a t shirt firing rockets... lol

    • @graemepeters5717
      @graemepeters5717 3 роки тому +16

      SAS 'uniform' in the '80s was jeans and a bomber jacket.

    • @johnleonard9090
      @johnleonard9090 3 роки тому +5

      @@graemepeters5717 or black boiler suits with the army uniform underneath

    • @mr_hannahxd2903
      @mr_hannahxd2903 3 роки тому +2

      Actually he was sfsg still uk special forces

    • @philiphenning8493
      @philiphenning8493 3 роки тому

      @@graemepeters5717 still is!

    • @lukeyoung6479
      @lukeyoung6479 3 роки тому

      It was a section of us marines, no UK infantry there apart from the sfsg

  • @williamwatson3810
    @williamwatson3810 3 роки тому +42

    I wouldn't like to say who is best between the two, I'm just glad to know we're both on the same side.

  • @GothicaBeauty
    @GothicaBeauty 2 роки тому +5

    I watched our SAS lads storm into one of the embassy’s in London way back in the 80’s to rescue hostages. I can promise you they took no prisoners that day!

    • @marcbrownlees390
      @marcbrownlees390 2 роки тому

      They did take a prisoner 🤔🤔??

    • @markhaughton9563
      @markhaughton9563 2 роки тому

      @@marcbrownlees390 Apart from the one that the hostages wouldn't allow the SAS team to kill. He's still living in a hotel in the UK following his release from prison. Ironically, one of the the SAS team members from that day is homeless.

    • @enkisdaughter4795
      @enkisdaughter4795 Рік тому

      Absolutely disgusting

  • @kaydavis2310
    @kaydavis2310 2 роки тому +3

    I live on a disused airbase in the UK. My neighbours husband was in the SAS. She said it was a hard life, when he went on missions she never knew where he was going, how long he's be away or even if he would ever come home.

  • @melbeasley9762
    @melbeasley9762 3 роки тому +255

    The Navy seal equivalent would be the SBS. Special Boat Service.

    • @darthpaul490
      @darthpaul490 3 роки тому +15

      There's no equivalent to 22. S.A.S

    • @dnastudios9836
      @dnastudios9836 3 роки тому +5

      I agree they the seals are the equivalent to the SBS. I think that the SAS are the equivalent of the US Army Rangers.

    • @ukbackyardmma
      @ukbackyardmma 3 роки тому +26

      The seal equivalent would be the Royal marines. Seal team 6 would be the equivalent to the SBS.

    • @StewartEvans52
      @StewartEvans52 3 роки тому +21

      @@dnastudios9836 Army rangers? hahahahahahaa

    • @johnsharp6618
      @johnsharp6618 3 роки тому +13

      paul delta is probably close .

  • @mickallen899
    @mickallen899 3 роки тому +33

    When the guy that started Delta force was asked what he'd like he said he'd like a dozen SAS.

  • @thelwulfeoforlic6482
    @thelwulfeoforlic6482 2 роки тому +5

    I once heard about a joint training exercise with the SAS, US Navy Seals and the French Army Special Forces Command, where they had to go round the toughest US obstacle course where all the members of each team HAD to complete the course. The US came in first (home ground advantage) the French came in third, although the SAS did come in second this was because they were carrying a comrade who’d broken his leg at the very beginning of the course

  • @MrGeoffers0
    @MrGeoffers0 3 роки тому +12

    Check out the SBS , (special boat service until recently) drawing its ranks from the Royal Marines, it is suggested that an SBS operator has a greater level of experience of soldiering than many of their SAS counterparts. The demands of working in the water demands a higher level of fitness and mental toughness than the SAS.

    • @carjones2417
      @carjones2417 2 роки тому +5

      I was SCS, now who needs a carpet

    • @Soruk42
      @Soruk42 2 роки тому

      @@carjones2417 🤦‍♂️

  • @takingbackfebruary1458
    @takingbackfebruary1458 3 роки тому +49

    I love how nice he is to the uk, absolutely brilliant youruber

  • @martinshepherd8041
    @martinshepherd8041 3 роки тому +135

    Once knew an ex SAS bloke, they train alot of the worlds special forces but with a twist.
    They will train them to a high standard but' they will always hold something back......
    Why? Because then we will always have the upper hand.
    The SAS & SBS are the most highly trained personnel in the world.

    • @jolantru3085
      @jolantru3085 3 роки тому +1

      A lot of ex-SAS and ex-SBS do go on to teach at Coronado an other global special forces, but the SAS themselves don't train other special forces directly. The US trains it's own special forces, even if they do have some cross-training programs.
      Pick some random US Army Ranger or SEAL operative and they will likely never have met anyone from the SAS until after their training has concluded.

    • @loungejay8555
      @loungejay8555 3 роки тому +4

      Utter bollocks. As a Brit myself, I find all this "The SAS are the best" bullshit, embarrassing. Special forces of pretty much all developed nations are just as capable as the SAS. It's just Britain's role in the world gives the SAS more opportunity to be put to actual use.

    • @glenn9683
      @glenn9683 3 роки тому +6

      @@loungejay8555 Balls

    • @helenwood8482
      @helenwood8482 3 роки тому +5

      @@loungejay8555 Then how do you explain the fact that other countries ask for their help?

    • @johnnycrinkle
      @johnnycrinkle 3 роки тому +2

      @@helenwood8482
      Our boys are always "match fit" 💪🇬🇧👍

  • @jcbritish1736
    @jcbritish1736 3 роки тому +5

    I have nothing but utmost respect to all our veterans who have served for years, especially the SAS & Navy Seals.. I did my time on an airbase it was awesome.. ;) Great video..

  • @allanfoster6965
    @allanfoster6965 2 роки тому +1

    To all that have made comments that have served. Thank you. You are all fkin awesome in my eyes. I realise that it is a bit embarrassing to receive praise, but you do all deserve it, even if think it is a bit bollocks. So thanks again. 😊👍

  • @stevieb5268
    @stevieb5268 3 роки тому +43

    My son was in the army he did training with these, he said it was toughest hed ever seen.
    He also trained as a marine.
    Awesome vid again m8

  • @davidpaterson4075
    @davidpaterson4075 3 роки тому +41

    Just letting the world know something. The sas trained the seals and nearly the whole world's special forces.

    • @iangrantham8300
      @iangrantham8300 2 роки тому

      DAVID,,,,DAVID,,,DAVID..that is just not true!

  • @chriswilson1246
    @chriswilson1246 3 роки тому +9

    There are a couple of things that have missed out in the cartoon and the commentary. Whereas the SEAL's selection is all about beasting, strength and physical building conducted as squads, SAS selection is down to the man. Initially, selection is an individual process where the focus is on you to get to the end, which is the interrogation phase. There is no shouting, no competition, no beasting sessions with weights and tyres. The proper physical phase starts with the Fan Dance at the end of week one and concludes with the Endurance march which is a solo 40 mile trek across the Welsh mountains carrying full kit weapon and a 55 pound Bergen.
    Next is the jungle phase then it's back to the UK for the escape and evasion, followed by the interrogation phase. Pass all that and you are 'Selected'. Before you can join your troop you then do continuation training, which prepares you for your appointed role. The emphasis on SAS selection is to make you quit without any coercion.
    As to the deaths during selection, up to 20 have died on selection. One notable death was Major Mike Kealey DSO who succumbed to hypothermia when he decided to join reservists who were doing selection. He has replaced his cold weather gear with bricks to maintain the 55 pound load rule The weather was dreadful and while he was found alive the died soon after. Mike Kealey was a hardened SAS veteran who led his 8 man troop in the 1972 Battle of Mirbat in Oman, against 250 Adoo guerrillas. Well worth Googling that for a Boys Own read.

  • @sPoNdOoLa
    @sPoNdOoLa 2 роки тому +6

    Impossible to say who's the most badass out of them, I just know I wouldn't fuck with either.

    • @CosyScripter
      @CosyScripter 2 роки тому

      Its pretty easy mate. Tier 1 special forces vs Tier 2?

  • @charliemorris8153
    @charliemorris8153 3 роки тому +95

    There is a show in the UK I’m called SAS who dares wins which is basically ex SAS soldiers and they take random civilians and put them through some SAS training advertise that you watch it it’s good

    • @tonymitchell4251
      @tonymitchell4251 3 роки тому +10

      My mate phil hoban and his late son(rip) was on it.

    • @RuddsReels
      @RuddsReels 3 роки тому +7

      +Charlie
      Yeah, but it's reality TV. I'm not convinced it's as authentic as they make out. Too much posing.

    • @baylessnow
      @baylessnow 3 роки тому +4

      @@RuddsReels Why not sign up for it then.

    • @RuddsReels
      @RuddsReels 3 роки тому +6

      @@baylessnow I probably wouldn't be any good. I haven't done any running for over year. But my point still stands.
      - If you think a piece of artwork is bad, but you can't do any better. That doesn't mean the artwork is good.

    • @bontempo1271
      @bontempo1271 3 роки тому +4

      that is absolutely watered down training lol.

  • @dendemano
    @dendemano 3 роки тому +61

    Review the basic training for “Royal Marines Commandos” keep em coming, brother. I appreciate your fair, and balanced view of British culture. We’re not perfect by any means, but if you’re straight with us, then you’ll be guaranteed to be treated like a long lost friend. The British sense of “fair play” isn’t a meaningless statement. It’s a given amongst those of us who aspire to be true Brits.
    Take care across the pond.
    Peace 🇬🇧🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    • @EmmyLouWells74
      @EmmyLouWells74 2 роки тому +2

      100% agree - we'll be your best friend but your worst enemy if that's how you want it

  • @singularity_of_1
    @singularity_of_1 2 роки тому +12

    The video also failed to mention when the sas are doing the escape and evasion part they are being hunted by a company of paratroopers with dogs and all the kit available to them and would be beaten if caught by the Parra's even before getting back to their training instructor's to face the interrogation phase

  • @tonysharp1615
    @tonysharp1615 3 роки тому +3

    My brother’s father in law was one of the original SAS in WWII. He was a very quiet bloke. At family get together you would hardly know he was in the room. During WWII he fought in the desert then later on special missions in Norway. He was part of the team that destroyed the Nazi Heavy Water Plant; later recounted in the movie The Heroes of Telemark. After the war he quickly became bored with day to day military life of constant training and volunteered to test new parachute designs; just for the rush.

  • @linedwell
    @linedwell 3 роки тому +57

    JT reminds me of a modern and American "Brilliant Kid" by Paul Whitehouse...
    "Ain't The SAS Brilliant?..."

  • @kernowarty
    @kernowarty 3 роки тому +27

    I used to know an ex-SAS soldier and he said the training is all about mind over matter. You will pass if you have the right mind set, though you obviously also have to be super fit.

    • @PalleRasmussen
      @PalleRasmussen 3 роки тому +2

      Self-pity is your worst enemy. I have trained with their Danish equivalents and know a few still as well as a few ex-Legion. The moment you pity yourself, you are dead.

  • @DarrenMalin
    @DarrenMalin 3 роки тому +11

    The SBS special boat service are said to everything the SAS do with flippers on :)

  • @mymorgellonsdisease5276
    @mymorgellonsdisease5276 3 роки тому

    Bloody loving these.. new fav UA-cam channel!! just found you today been watching all I’ve misses for the last couple hours.

  • @zombicodm5778
    @zombicodm5778 3 роки тому +26

    I highly suggest you watch/read up on the battle of Mirbat, that will show you what just 9 SAS soldiers can do👌🏼 awesome vid again tho bro

  • @hythekent
    @hythekent 3 роки тому +3

    You are so respectful. You deserve great success

  • @redsquirrel1086
    @redsquirrel1086 3 роки тому +21

    My next door neighbour is a retired US Navy Seal. He told me that the toughest part of their training was undertaken by the British SAS.

    • @tectalballoon3629
      @tectalballoon3629 3 роки тому +4

      my next door neighbour was an ex SAS and he said they Navy Seal always asked for British help.

  • @way2toxic30
    @way2toxic30 Рік тому +1

    In the UK there's something called DofE. It's a programme for 16 year olds to do an expedition in Wales it's a 50 miles hike carrying your own food, water,tent and cooking gear. My rucksack weighed 31kg . there were some younger lads doing a shorter program who got lost on the last day. All teachers went to find them and so did i. After a 12 mile day I left my rucksack with my squad and journeyed over hills for the next 4 hours. And found them at 10pm. I led them back to our squads camp after running to the top of a hill to get radio signal to call off the search and got back to my camp at 1am in the pitch black hail with only 1 flashlight and no visibility Just to wake up at 5 am to start another trek back to base.

  • @filmerfilms6154
    @filmerfilms6154 3 роки тому +29

    The seals was mirrored on the SAS as they had been at it for 30 years already, both are the best in the business.

    • @freefighter465
      @freefighter465 3 роки тому +2

      Sas are far superior its not even close that's how far they are apart

    • @broflo3875
      @broflo3875 3 роки тому

      SEALs were not mirrored on the SAS. That would be Delta. SEALs stemmed from UDT and the Scouts and Raiders from WW2. Their mission type changed when Vietnam broke out. The SEALs literally modeled nothing after the SAS.

    • @theant9821
      @theant9821 3 роки тому

      @@broflo3875 the udt was inspired by the British commandos who went through the same training as the sas during ww2.
      Plus after ww2 the SAS and SBS were essentially the only modern special forces in the world, and many were deployed to the USA to train American soldiers when they were looking for their own elite regiments, and a lot of the training methods used by the UK were shared to help establish what was seal training and selection at the time.
      After several years and gaining their own experience and veterans, the British methods had a less direct impact on American methods as they could learn from their own experiences now not just British experience.
      Training continued to be shared but didn't become as direct again until delta was formed and then only for a few years until delta became self sufficient too.
      Now it passive influence, learning from each others successes and failures.
      The SF seed was sown though by the British. As churchill was the first major political leader in the world to fully support the concept as there had been severe opposition to the idea from old school generals etc. Who couldn't see the potential, when the British commandos, etc. Proved so useful in occupied Europe, and behind enemy lines in north Africa that is when America and others began looking for their own version.
      How the British caused havoc in occupied Europe and Africa blowing up ships, trains, even the Atlantic dry dock that the tirpitz needed.
      This is a subject that we generally read about 50 years after the events though, so to the public, rumours and myths had been taken as fact by the public for generations and still linger today.
      The SAS training American soldiers was part of the trade for information on the H bomb (which only the Americans had) alongside VX (which only the British had at the time). As Britain beating the USSR to develop the second H Bomb was a priority for NATO, and after failing to beat the Soviets, Britain was hell bent on beating everyone else to maintain its position as still a global superpower, still trying to lead the cold war in partnership with America not behind America, until the Suez crisis when America humiliated Britain, quite foolishly in hindsight as it was a big propaganda coup for the Soviets against Britain and France, weakening NATO's reputation.
      So increasing inter cooperation was encouraged by both Britain and America to repair this damage in the eyes of the Soviets.

    • @broflo3875
      @broflo3875 3 роки тому

      @@theant9821 Yea....eh. The vast majority of what you said is true, indeed, but there are some falsities. UDT were not inspired by British Commandos. They did go through some Commando training, but they, nor the birth of the SEALs, had anything to do with the SAS or SBS. The US SOFs have their own unique history and origin and haven't really taken much "inspiration" from outside forces. The exception being Delta. The SEALs evolved into their specialty throughout the Vietnam War. They stemmed from UDT who stemmed from Naval Scouts and Raiders. MARSOC probably was more "inspired" by the British Commandos than UDT teams were. US Army SF (Green Berets) have their own as well (none that are British).
      There can always be some sort of connection to the British as at the time of WW2 you did have an empire and the US did train with multiple militaries and "specialized" units across the Anglosphere. I think some of these US SF units at their inception cherry picked what they liked from a multitude of outside units, and learned how they could implement these things into their unit's scope of operation.

  • @garygalt4146
    @garygalt4146 3 роки тому +22

    Never been in the army. But alway swell with pride when I hear about the SBS. My dad told me about my great uncle Arthur. This was in the early sixty’s. My great uncle was 5ff 7inch. My old man said he was the hardest man he ever new. But was very quite gentleman. Until 3 blokes picked on a women. My dad boxed for his regiment and spared for Turpin world championship fight. Dad said by the time he had got round the bar. My great uncle had put two down. The third said sorry. He was in his very late 50s. One of the original SBS. My Nan kneeled before bed every night. Only said one thing. Please god save all sailors at sea. I think she had been told stories from her brother. I don’t believe in religion but to all at sea stay safe. Respect to both regiments

  • @alexanderyoung1658
    @alexanderyoung1658 3 роки тому +3

    You should look for a video about Sir Archibald David Stirling. He was a Scottish soldier during ww2 until his unit went to Egypt and he formed the SAS. His commanding officer was asked to describe him and his reply was "the boy is quite mad, quite, quite mad"

    • @NIgirl
      @NIgirl 3 роки тому +2

      Also It Col Paddy Mayne. Stirling's second in command. One of the most highly decorated soldiers of the second world war. He was mentioned in dispatches. He was recommend the Victoria Cross for his actions during quite a few skirmishes, but was refused because he hit a a senior officer. He was killed in a car crash in the late 50s and is buried in his home town, Newtownards. Co Down Northern Ireland. Like all WAS great soldiers.

    • @alexanderyoung1658
      @alexanderyoung1658 3 роки тому

      @@NIgirl sadly don't hear enough about the hero's of the wars

  • @libbyminchin3163
    @libbyminchin3163 3 роки тому +8

    A friend lives in Wales close to where they have to do their survival training. They often show up in the chip shop to get freebies. The sergeant will turn up on occasion asking if anyone has been in. They are never given away as the local see it as an ingenious way to ‘survive’. lol x

    • @FoxDren
      @FoxDren 2 роки тому +2

      Pretty sure they know for a fact that they head into town to get what they can.
      In survival training the only real rule is "don't get caught". And tbh if you manage to piss off the locals enough to grass on you in the short time you're there for training then it's probably best you don't get in.

  • @Nomans1971
    @Nomans1971 3 роки тому +24

    A good video would be operation Barras, about the rescue the SAS pulled off to rescue captive British soldiers in Sierra Leone.

  • @zanesoraine4690
    @zanesoraine4690 3 роки тому +78

    There's no equivalent to the SAS, they're a different breed of soldier.

    • @JohnnyZenith
      @JohnnyZenith 3 роки тому

      Yes there is.

    • @b3.rackzz
      @b3.rackzz 3 роки тому +7

      @@JohnnyZenith even the seals admit it. I believe the only people with enough training to be equal are the honor guard and Queens guard. But the SAS have better equipment. A friend of my dad's who was in the Russian special forces still said the SAS are not to be fucked with
      Edit:spelling

    • @JohnnyZenith
      @JohnnyZenith 3 роки тому

      @@b3.rackzz Lol.

    • @b3.rackzz
      @b3.rackzz 3 роки тому +2

      @@JohnnyZenith honestly now that I think about there is one equal... Chuck Norris

    • @rustycar1008
      @rustycar1008 3 роки тому +1

      @@b3.rackzz nah even chuck said fk that

  • @ScottishGamer-yw4nf
    @ScottishGamer-yw4nf 2 роки тому

    Both the UK and US have some absolute warriors among their ranks👏 I just recently started watching your videos after stumbling upon one just scrolling through random stuff, keep up the good work bro 😎

  • @davidmurphy2903
    @davidmurphy2903 3 роки тому +8

    What needs to be remembered is that as harsh as their training is, an enemy will be many more times more harsh on them.

    • @rodjones117
      @rodjones117 2 роки тому

      Train hard, fight easy...

    • @FushiguroTojl
      @FushiguroTojl Рік тому

      yeah, that is if the enemy even gets a chance to hear them coming

  • @moonfleet77
    @moonfleet77 3 роки тому +12

    Hi, I'm a 67 year old Brit and I love your video's! If you think the SAS are good, when you get time have a look at SBS and the 14th Intelligence Company, they don't go for publicity.

    • @myparceltape1169
      @myparceltape1169 3 роки тому

      They sniff out the 'fish'.

    • @hanaberry5835
      @hanaberry5835 3 роки тому

      Ah, 14 Int. :)

    • @Brian-om2hh
      @Brian-om2hh 3 роки тому

      Yep, read quite a bit about 14 INT. Quite an outfit.....

    • @grantwalker4859
      @grantwalker4859 2 роки тому

      14 Int as a name doesn’t exist anymore. They became the Special Reconnoissance Regiment.

  • @FAXEL
    @FAXEL 3 роки тому +6

    Hey, brilliant video man, hope all is well from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @diptastik5651
    @diptastik5651 2 роки тому

    I am just glad we have these guys . Who is best , not important . Just be thankful we have them .

  • @ChrisB-xm3mg
    @ChrisB-xm3mg 3 роки тому +1

    I read an article about the Iranian embassy siege. One of the SAS troopers was to rappel down to a window, blow it, and enter. The charge went off unexpectedly and caught him. He shrugged it off, went in the window, and did his job. After the mission, when he thought to see a medic, they found that his mask had burned and literally melted itself to his face. He hadn’t even bothered with it until the job was done.

  • @nathanmerritt1581
    @nathanmerritt1581 3 роки тому +3

    500 like is too modest for you. you deserve more mate. Because of your great content.

  • @colinmayes5892
    @colinmayes5892 3 роки тому +17

    If I'm not mistaken the SAS trained US special Forces in the beginning starting back from the Iranian Siege in London

    • @baylessnow
      @baylessnow 3 роки тому

      Arian? Iranian.

    • @leethornley3575
      @leethornley3575 3 роки тому +1

      The sas were formed during ww2 so much further back

    • @pault1964
      @pault1964 3 роки тому

      Sykes and faibairn invented the commando knifes for the Second World War they taught the commandos and Americans after the war

  • @jmhardy1967
    @jmhardy1967 2 роки тому +3

    I am pleased and thankful that both these awesome fighting machines are keeping us safe. I would give the top vote to the SAS and SBS they go and get the job done without any true recognition to what they done. Very few people know who they are so everything they do is virtually unrewarded. That’s a true hero who goes in to put their life on the line knowing only a handful of people will ever know it was them.

  • @kevinhenderson3868
    @kevinhenderson3868 3 роки тому +1

    Love these videos, need a few more on Britain in the 90s.... Good times ma man. Keep entertaining 🇺🇸🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @CharlesRevis1
    @CharlesRevis1 3 роки тому +3

    Loving these videos man!

  • @iz723
    @iz723 3 роки тому +8

    Then there are the ghurkas.

    • @paulcollyer801
      @paulcollyer801 3 роки тому +3

      All the mentality of an SAS trooper in a wee lil bod. Damn they’re goooood

    • @iz723
      @iz723 3 роки тому +2

      @@paulcollyer801 They're insanely tough. 1 ghurka =10 english soldiers

  • @jason-uk
    @jason-uk 2 роки тому

    Love ya videos man especially the trying food keep up the great vids

  • @munta1967
    @munta1967 2 роки тому

    enjoyed your non biased vid :)
    I am from the UK, it's not about comparison and who is better isn't an issue, they both serve their respective countries and put their lives on the line so we can sleep safe in our beds...to all serving guys/gals of all nations, my upmost respect, gratitude and a simple thank you from the bottom of my heart!! Please stay safe and come back to your loved ones x

  • @simonpowell1762
    @simonpowell1762 3 роки тому +20

    Wow! I love the sign you made at the very last bit of the video 🤣 We Brits don’t mind but that sign means something completely different in the UK 🤣🤣🤣 Look it up 🤣🤣🤣

  • @stuarttaylor9203
    @stuarttaylor9203 3 роки тому +15

    The SAS trained with the SEALS. The SEALS camp had a sign on their campsite. "SEALS Second to None" The SAS had a sign on their campsite, "NONE".

    • @broflo3875
      @broflo3875 3 роки тому

      Yea that never happened.

  • @JWS1968
    @JWS1968 3 роки тому +4

    SAS always come top of most lists because they have one other advantage over other special forces as they're trained intelligence officers (SPIES) as well as soldiers. The James Bond character is a SBS officer Special Boat Service the naval equivalent of the Special Air Service (same thing).

  • @bigfatbaataed
    @bigfatbaataed 3 роки тому +2

    I heard quite some time ago & I can't remember the story of a SAS soldier who continued his mission for 3 days with a broken ankle, truly impressive...

    • @muchsake
      @muchsake 2 роки тому

      Fifty years ago I had a friend break his ankle on the selection exercise. It was the escape and evasion part. He evaded 160 miles back to the London barracks because he hadn't been given the emergency map reference. When he had healed up her re did selection and passed.

  • @elizabethlatham6248
    @elizabethlatham6248 3 роки тому +40

    You should watch a uk show called SAS- who dares wins. It has ordinary people going through SAS training. It’s a really good programme

    • @Mike-ol7gt
      @Mike-ol7gt 3 роки тому +12

      😊😊😊 it’s not going through SAS training 😊 It’s a reality show, tough for the average civvy or celebrity, but nowhere near a reality of the training, it’s a little watered down snippet.

    • @elizabethlatham6248
      @elizabethlatham6248 3 роки тому +2

      @@Mike-ol7gt I agree it’s a ‘snippet’ of the ACTUAL training that a potential SAS recruit would go through, but it does give us a glimpse into the kind of things that they look for and what is expected of new recruits.

    • @Danno1983
      @Danno1983 3 роки тому +1

      Elizabeth its also the Film of the. Same Name starring the late Lewis Collins

    • @chrisjames7803
      @chrisjames7803 3 роки тому

      its NOT sas training as their civillians being made to run and expirence some sleep deprevation

  • @jayleigh4642
    @jayleigh4642 3 роки тому +5

    And this is why I love that 🇬🇧 and 🇺🇸 fight shoulder to shoulder. 👍🏻😊

  • @christinewood8331
    @christinewood8331 3 роки тому

    Your hilarious :) I was in the army WRAC I did my 1st training up at 4am running in kit into complete darkness onto sand and into the freezing ocean and and another time standing for what seemed like hrs in 2ft snow on parade just 2 examples please carry on doing these

  • @Sgt_Bill_T_Co
    @Sgt_Bill_T_Co Рік тому

    I have seen the SBS training to take 'hostaged' ship at sea - bloody awesome.

  • @norb0254
    @norb0254 3 роки тому +22

    Have a look at the iranian embassy siege video ..You will see the SAS in action

    • @nikjoh06
      @nikjoh06 3 роки тому +1

      I’m pretty sure there is a movie for it on Netflix.

    • @norb0254
      @norb0254 3 роки тому

      @@nikjoh06 ..Hi i probably never put my comment across properly, my fault ..I actually meant watch the news reel of it taking place live at the time ,and see actual S.A.S in action ...

    • @nikjoh06
      @nikjoh06 3 роки тому +2

      @@norb0254 Oh cool. I was just adding to it btw, I meant no disrespect.

    • @mojokg13
      @mojokg13 3 роки тому +1

      What's even more mind blowing is all but one of the hostages were rescued and five of the six terrorists were killed. Including one who tried to pass himself off as a hostage, until he pulled out a grenade and was thrown down a flight of stairs and shot dead at the bottom by two SAS soldiers to prevent harm to those being evacuated. The SAS entered the building and ended the raid in 17 minutes. Just incredible.

    • @nikjoh06
      @nikjoh06 3 роки тому +1

      @@mojokg13 Yeah, it is very fascinating.

  • @jacobpotts3627
    @jacobpotts3627 3 роки тому +31

    The SAS train the navy seals did u know that

  • @brianpowell6058
    @brianpowell6058 3 роки тому +14

    Everyone knows about the SAS but, try the training for the unknown SBS (Special Boat Service).

    • @me5969
      @me5969 3 роки тому +4

      It’s literally exactly the same, it’s not a secret. They both literally do selection together apart from the SBS go off and do a deep sea dive course similar to how the paras go off to Brize after P Coy

  • @tridentuk6885
    @tridentuk6885 Рік тому

    We had female attachments (ECM Techs/Comms/Translators) with us on Ops in TFs. They were told 'hope you can keep up'. Pretty much all Returned To Unit (RTO'd) within days. Basically binned from SF role.

  • @kurtlee3198
    @kurtlee3198 3 роки тому +9

    seals always seem to be muscle bound meatheads monsters, the sas guys (when you manage to see one) are always slim and wirey, I think we take things that work from people we have encountered around the world like the gurkas etc, the red coat charge was something we learned from fighting the scots, the highland charge full bag pipes playing and the lot, its really interesting when you look into it

  • @loneprepper1350
    @loneprepper1350 3 роки тому +30

    I Dare you to tell an SAS soldier he is weak! 😳

    • @masonringbinder684
      @masonringbinder684 3 роки тому +3

      He wouldn't care.

    • @timmason7430
      @timmason7430 3 роки тому

      How would you know he was SAS?

    • @dendemano
      @dendemano 3 роки тому +2

      I was in the Royal Marines Commandos. I had a falling out with a SAS Trooper, whilst serving in Brunei. I gave him a good hiding. He actually asked me to wash his socks. Fucking idiot! When he was doing his basic training for some "crap hat pongo unit" I was completing the longest basic training in the world.

    • @chrisjames7803
      @chrisjames7803 3 роки тому +1

      @@dendemano aye well said,, BUT you were being 'built' for different things, ask a chippy to lay a wall?

    • @dendemano
      @dendemano 3 роки тому

      @@timmason7430 I'm not sure whether you're a being sarcastic? We were, and had been working together for around two months. Everyone knows who is who, and where they come from. It would have been impossible to not know which unit he belonged to. He was generally a decent bloke, and we had many discussions relating to varied subjects.

  • @mrLoftladder
    @mrLoftladder 3 роки тому +1

    there was/is a UK tv series called " sas who dares wins" on Ch4, involved a team of civvies being put through as training by 4 ex sas soldiers, worth watching if available in the USA. 4 series available and a new one coming up this year.

  • @edward-jones-linuxstuff9618
    @edward-jones-linuxstuff9618 2 роки тому +5

    I found it funny at the minimum requirements for navy seals. That was my minimum requirements when joining the British infantry, so, our front liners are equivalent to navy seals? We also got taught about torture, tested by it. We would run with 30kg on our back of kit for 10k. I still to this day despite my honourable discharge (I left to look after my grandad after his stroke) exercise many of the workouts they taught me