The British Army is TERRIFYING (American's first reaction)
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The British as a people are like a fluffy golden retriever......not very loud or brash, well mannered and kind hearted, until you threaten them or piss them off. Then they turn into your worst nightmare, like a psychotic rottweiler.
When I was in the security industry my boss was ex SAS. He was a lovely guy who helped me a lot. If you walked passed him in the street you would just think he was an normal family man, but God help anyone who got on his wrong side. His training in unarmed combat was frightening, but it saved my arse a few times when people pulled a knife on me.
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Beware the Wrath of a patient man, its why i totally support our army, (maybe not so much the people sending them into unjustified combat, but never the soldiers)
I think that is because we live on an island being defensive comes naturally .
That's exactly what an SAS operator is, a perfectly normal guy. But one with huge reserves of something that isn't on show...... I once met a former SAS guy who had been involved in intelligence gathering in Northern Ireland. He told me once how he and another guy had spent several days half buried in this garden, gathering evidence - via a bug planted in the house - regarding the location of a weapons cache..... They got the info they needed.....
@@Brian-om2hh yep, they're a bread apart.
@@coot1925 Breed mate.
This is why the British Army is feared by the enemy and admired by our allies throughout the world
Not according to the senior US General who recently dismissed our armies capabilities.
To be fair though, he may have had a point, most of our boys would look fairly ridiculous in a dress
@@richardhanney7950Thoigh tbf he was referring to quantity not quality!
The biggest enemy, of the British army, are British Governments, (Tory and Labour). When it comes to budget cuts, the first department for the chopping block is defence. Disgraceful
@@drewwilliams6888same with the Greens. I may be wrong, but I believe one of their goals is to defund and ultimately dismantle the Ministry of Defense. Stupid idea, especially in today's world.
@@drewwilliams6888 yes, I have to agree with you there Drew, but even with one hand tied behind their backs all the time, our military (all parts of the military not just the army) is something to be mightily proud of
My father was a paratrooper in the British army. The training is designed to break people and get rid of the people who can’t cope. It’s an elite force…
Definitely set highest of standards, and SAS is full of Guys who started in one of the Para regiments.
"Elite" but completely undisciplined and a constant nightmare for ops.
@@dernwine🤣
If you didn't have that, you'd have soldiers folding instantly.
@@richardroulstone-roberts8598no lol any infantry regiment not just paras 😂
I read somewhere that the British army has a very high percentage of people who are actually willing to fire aimed shots to kill rather than just going bang bang and hoping they go away. The British have really fostered this idea that you're not a bystander, you are there to fight and make it count. If they send fifty then they send fifty soldiers not ten plus some other people who just look like soldiers. Which is a real force multiplier. A commander knows what he's working with.
When iwas training, it was called "Skill At Arms", One shot, one kill. The good old SLR, sadly missed.
That's basic British doctrine - every shot is supposed to be fired for effect. The British Army is not huge, so while not everyone is a marksman, every soldier is capable of a certain accuracy. The doctrine goes way back, and its origins are in having limited resources (specifically ammunition and logistics), so wasting rounds is not encouraged. Having said that, hitting an enemy soldier isn't always the desired effect - suppressive fire against a target behind shelter is intended to keep them there, not firing.
ISTR a story where an American officer was shown a British infantry L85 and asked if the soldier was a marksman because he had a SUSAT scope on his rifle. He was surprised to learn it was standard issue for the British infantry rifles.
That's why we don't learn any martial arts like jooo-jit-suu, etc. If your in a situation where you beed to throw hands, then youve failed your number one purpose on a combat tour. Proficiency with your rifle. Also to answer the posters question as to why the afghan chap walked to stab the Dummy during bayonet training. Its to instill a mind set of "controlled aggression". You charge in giving it the Billy big bollocks with to much aggression and adrenalin you might stab a pouch with a mag in and charge off without killing the geeza. Everything is controlled and practiced, from bulling your boots, to slotting a geeza over 400 metres away. Muscle memory
@@sidscrote7570 Same here. Apart from SMG and LMG, none of us had automatics or semi-automatics. The only time I fired one was a Belgian FN in a special exercise area in Germany.
The Ghurkas are extremely brave, fierce fighters too.🇬🇧🌎☮️
My Dad fought in Burma in WW2. He had immense admiration and respect for the Ghurkas, but complete contempt for the American troops " overgrow kids who would argue with their officers, refuse to go to forward positions without a supply of comics, and be far more likely to fire on their/our troops than the Japs"
Love the history of the Ghurkas!
I feel like that’s an understatement.
ghurkas were really pissed off arrived in the falklands war just as it was over
I THINK MORE OF THEM SHOULD BE TRAINED BY THE BRITISH ARMY BUT PAYED FOR BY NATO SO THEY COULD DO A FAR BETTER
PEACE KEEPING ROLE AS NO ONE WANT TO MESS WITH THEM A REAL CREDIT TO THEIR COUNTRY AND HUMANITY BLESS EM
The Citation of Corporal Bryan Budd a paratrooper who was awarded a posthumous VC for gallantry in Afghanistan shows he came to bayonet range with the Taliban.
During July and August 2006, 'A' Company, 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment were deployed in the District Centre at Sangin. They were constantly under sustained attack from a combination of Taliban small arms, rocket-propelled grenades, mortar and rocket fire.
On 27 July 2006, whilst on a routine patrol, Corporal Bryan Budd's section identified and engaged two enemy gunmen on the roof of a building in the centre of Sangin. During the ensuing fierce fire-fight, two of Corporal Budd's section were hit. One was seriously injured and collapsed in the open ground, where he remained exposed to enemy fire, with rounds striking the ground around him. Corporal Budd realised that he needed to regain the initiative and that the enemy needed to be driven back so that the casualty could be evacuated.
Under fire, he personally led the attack on the building where the enemy fire was heaviest, forcing the remaining fighters to flee across an open field where they were successfully engaged. This courageous and prompt action proved decisive in breaking the enemy and was undertaken at great personal risk. Corporal Budd's decisive leadership and conspicuous gallantry allowed his wounded colleague to be evacuated to safety where he subsequently received life-saving treatment.
A month later, on 20 August 2006, Corporal Budd was leading his section on the right forward flank of a platoon clearance patrol near Sangin District Centre. Another section was advancing with a Land Rover fitted with a .50 calibre heavy machine gun on the patrol's left flank. Pushing through thick vegetation, Corporal Budd identified a number of enemy fighters 30 metres ahead. Undetected, and in an attempt to surprise and destroy the enemy, Corporal Budd, initiated a flanking manoeuvre. However, the enemy spotted the Land Rover on the left flank and the element of surprise was lost for the whole platoon.
In order to regain the initiative, Corporal Budd decided to assault the enemy and ordered his men to follow him. As they moved forward the section came under a withering fire that incapacitated three of his men. The continued enemy fire and these losses forced the section to take cover. But, Corporal Budd continued to assault on his own, knowing full well the likely consequences of doing so without the close support of his remaining men. He was wounded but continued to move forward, attacking and killing the enemy as he rushed their position.
Inspired by Corporal Budd's example, the rest of the platoon reorganised and pushed forward their attack, eliminating more of the enemy and eventually forcing their withdrawal. Corporal Budd susequently [sic] died of his wounds, and when his body was later recovered it was found surrounded by three dead Taliban.
Corporal Budd's conspicuous gallantry during these two engagements saved the lives of many of his colleagues. He acted in the full knowledge that the rest of his men had either been struck down or had been forced to go to ground. His determination to press home a single-handed assault against a superior enemy force despite his wounds stands out as a premeditated act of inspirational leadership and supreme valour. In recognition of this, Corporal Budd is awarded the Victoria Cross
Every Man an Emperor 👊
There aren’t sufficient words to describe that level of bravery. I am in awe of these lions of men who serve their country ❤
Served with Cpl Budd VC as an instructor at the Army Foundation College (Harrogate) and subequently deployed to Afghanistan, and Sangin, in the year following his death! Top bloke and a superb soldier. RIP.
@@darthsarcastus1064 I was a crow bag in AFC in 28 plt while he was a screw in 27 plt I think , he was something different you could tell , it was always funny to see him cutting about with his beard on camp lol , R.I.P
And all for NOTHING!
Grand respect to the British army our best enemies/friends ! 😅
From a French guy !
Longue vie au roi ❤ 🇬🇧
Man the French and us Brits do not give each other enough love, this is so nice to see! Especially in today's climate. The best frenemies that ever were 😂
Vive la France!
just another reason to love my country 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
I’m with you mate.
Comment from a US Army 1st lieutenant acting as liaison to a British regiment deployed in Iraq was "I could not command these men." Why? Because they don't take any sh*t, even from their own officers.
British Army Infantry soldiers do not suffer fools gladly! Not saying that a 1st Lt in the US Army is a fool, hell, they don't even like the newly commissioned 2nd Lt who turns up to be their fresh faced Pl Commander straight out of Sandhurst, he has to earn their respect! On my Section Commanders Battle Course I was approached by two new 2nd Lts on their Platoon Commanders Battle Course. They were same regiment as me and this was their first interaction with members of their own regiment. They asked why I had not saluted at their approach. My response "Sorry sir, I don't salute anyone who gets paid less than me!" XD
When Lt Richard Dannett took over his Platoon in Northern Ireland it wasn't long before he got a good hard punch for his first mistake
BY A SGT
A few decades later General Dannett turned out to be one of the best generals for a whole generation
In short It Works
@@darthsarcastus1064damn right Rifleman you are 'one of the chosen'
In my experience part of that is that American troops are taught to be part of the whole; a cog in a larger army. UK troops are trained to be part of smaller independent units, so the leader has to fit in with the unit and gel well.
Platoon Sergeants and junior NCOs hold everything together in the British Army
Officers have to gain their respect...otherwise they're just a 'Rupert'.
They aren't trained to be savages, they're trained to kill.
Actually , they are.
Theyre not supposed to take prisoners.
Theyve two massacres to their name in N.I.
All innocent. All civilians. Some children . Most shot in the back.
Several shot in the back while lying face down.
They're trained to be Airborne infantry, which is pretty much synonymous with "savages".😃
@@neilpk70
They dont get that training just to jump from planes.
More civilians do that just for fun.
They recieve brutal training because theyre created to fight behind enemy lines.
When they do that, they cannot take prisoners.
Its an unwritten rule that they be capable of killing in cold blood.
If not, they dont want you.
Well said👍
Maybe I shouldn't say this but I know a person who was UK SAS trained to coldly 'neutralise' rather than instantly kill because doing that takes out more number of enemy personal.
Someone on Quora asked: 'Why is the U.K. so incapable of protecting itself?'
Chris Murphy replied:
What a fantastic question. No sarcasm at all. I'm an Aussie, and the Brits, as small as the land mass they occupy, are the last people I would want to fight with. The last. I'll deal with crocodiles, over a tonne, I'll deal with kangeroos who will punch and kick your teeth in, not to mention the Kiwis (New Zealand).
You don't want to start a fight with the UK. Seriously. You really don't. They have a don't care attitude towards you. Stiff upper lip if you will. Gentlemanly, if you please. That attitude will be maintained until the last. The very last. They are the only group who ruled the world, and then gave it back.
England, Scotland, Wales, N Ireland.
I salute you.
Britain hasn't been invaded for nearly 1000 years. I'd say that they are very good at protecting themselves.
The Paras are well known for being ever so slightly mad. Its well know that once committed to combat, Paras have a life expectancy of 7 hours. Thats actually a selling point, and helps with recruitment. Yes, us Brits do have the capacity to be utterly savage, but trained very well. "Train hard, fight easy".
"Train hard, fight easy"...
Something that everyone should apply to their lives. Service personnel and civvies alike, adapt it to every day things and life just gets a bit... easier.
" slightly mad" bit of classic understatement there, they are are all full weapons grade lunatics (or was that just my uncle?)
more like fuck shit crazy@@toohottie001
7 hours ???
@@echoskelet upon entering the battlefield yep.
On D day the forward units that landed 1st had a life expectancy of 30 seconds
My father (RIP) was a paratrooper in ww2 - 1/3 of them were killed in action - the training was brutal.
I would like to express my thanks to your late father and all the men her served with in WW2. My late father was in the navy on a friget protecting the Atlantic convoys
Same from me, big thanks….my one grandad was in the Royal Navy in far East, got torpedoed 4 times during his time, my other was in the Desert Rats, fighting Rommel, then went on to Italy and finally Normandy
Mine too. Fortunately dad was only 18 in 1940, so his time in the war was a nice holiday in Crete (for rapid deployment in the Mediterranean). He was hard as nails (went on to work at the coal face in the mines after the war) but also the most placid man you could meet. When I was being a brat, mum would discipline me, but if she threatened to tell my dad I'd be good as gold. I'd pity the poor sod who threatened his family.
DEEP RESPECT to your dad Joe. Mine was too and he was captured in the battle of Arnhem!
@@avaggdu1 Crete was invaded and occupied by the Germans in 1941.
Why are they so slow? You start out slow when you’re learning to get the technique correct, but then you’re put into proper training, sleep deprivation, put under pressure and stress. In order to stab someone, you need to be very aggressive, almost like the bezerkers of Viking lore, because you have to be able to stand toe to toe with an enemy combatant, look them in the eyes and stabbed them to death.
I remember seeing an account of an Argentine soldier from the Falklands War describing the terror he felt when the Scots Guards attacked his positions on Mount Tumbledown. He stated that they didn’t appear human, as they ran uphill, screaming like devils, and he remembers the look on the soldiers face when he stabbed him with the bayonet, before stabbing the man next to him as well. He lay there for a couple of hours believing he was just going to die, when some of the soldiers came back, after securing their positions, and were checking the Argentine dead. He stated he lay still, playing dead, convinced they had come back to finish him off. He stated he was so surprised when the very same soldiers who had been like devils only hours before, checked the trench he was in, realised he was alive, and immediately gave him 1st aid, called for medics, and saved his life. That’s the juxtaposition of being a soldier, fierce in battle, but compassionate afterwards.
Correct. A civilised soldiery is always superiour to mass formations of fractionally-trained, half-inebriated incompetents.
I'm proud to have served in the British Army for 16 yrs.
There is no army like ours on earth. we train to win wars. We have a well-known saying, "Train hard, Fight easy," and it is very true. I can recall many exercises (training sessions) in the fields, mountains, deserts, forests, and jungles, and all were demanding soul crushing and depressing.
Designed not to harness weapon skills or movement tactics, although those were done, the emphasis was on discomfort and determination. The drive to keep pushing yourself further and harder and longer through bad sleep, cold, wet, wind snow, rain fog sand storms monsoon whatever could come and make you feel like crap, to pick up your own morale within your own head and heart and push onwards.
Finally, on the final conflict of each exercise, you'd have one last long hard drive of adrenaline to squeeze out every last drop of aggression for the target (enemy).
The British Army is all about controlled aggression, that's no matter if you are a chef or a para, SAS or Marine. Every man and woman is expected to be an infantry soldier first and foremost, then their military trade, chef, mechanic, dog handler, etc.
I was in the Royal Artillery, then later in the Royal Armoured Corps (pronounced "core" not "corpse", its a silent "ps").
I went from 105 mm field guns to 120 mm main battle tanks. But I still had to be a competent infantry soldier, too.
We are the only Army still in existence to have fought for secured and ruled over ¼ of the earth's land mass. That's not by chance but by two types of discipline, troop and personal.
Only when both are used and aggression is used can battles be won whether is a few days or decades like Northern Ireland (32 yrs), the British soldier is testimony to professionalism expert knowledge, dedication, controlled aggressive behaviour and loyalty and discipline.
Centuries have passed and gone in to forming this unique military training based upon past conflicts and lessons learnt for a thousand years or more. This is why the British Army is the goto army for training troops and armies all over the world from asian nations and Arabic states to African nations to European and north or south American military units.
Let us not forget that Canada and the Australian and New Zealand to a small degree also share that same level of training and history, serving the same crown (now King Charles III).
Also they have been physically thrashed for 6-7 hours before hand
Nemo me impune lacessit.
That's true. Brit infantry is trained and comfortable peacekeeping, but flick the switch, and those same individuals are capable of off the scale violence .
My late Father was a royal marine commando. He was a mad man as a soldier,but cared for us more than himself. Absolute beast with an aura that made people think twice. He never spoke about his job though,said we didn't need to hear about those things.
I knew someone whose dad had been in the Commandos in WW2. I asked about his service. She replied, "We don't know- we could find out but... well, commandoes have to 'do' certain things and I don't want to know that my dad did that."
Same as my grandad, everyone's friend, literally no odd job he couldn't do to a master level. Then we did research into his history as a marine and he was a beast and an expert marksman. God bless them all and everything they did for us in ww2.
Corporal Sean Jones, 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, was awarded the Military Cross for leading a bayonet charge 80 meters across an open field in Afghanistan in 2010. Probably the last record of a bayonet charge in modern history.
He’s not even a drill sergeant, he’s a corporal.
Y'v no met the Sarge yet then!!?
I wish he would just shut the F up , all he does is ride other people's video's , it's annoying that they talk over it and pathetic they can't make a video themselves sad .
He doesn’t need to be a Sgt, he’s a section Commander
@@grubber6548 Isn’t corporal the first rank after private?
Yes but you have to earn your rank its not just a reward or paper work to get plus ask yourselves if this is what are corporals fresh back from a tour can do what can are sergeant do then 😂😂😂😂😂 plus this is the easy side to doing are basic training side try RMC 34 weeks just to pass and get your dagger and green top army's like 9 weeks still hell on earth yet scary just how far we push people before we call them brother
British Army is respected all over the world. Exceptionally well-trained, their relative casualty rate is low because of their training: in Iraq I and II we lost more troops to blue-on-blue incidents (US forces firing on their allies) than to Iraqi troops or insurgents.
my old sergeant major was in the para's as were his 5 brothers, they parachuted in France on D- day he was a tough old bird put us junior leaders through our paces. that was in the 1960's.
They was a good saying in ww2 when the British fire the Germans duck and when the Americans fire we all duck
Yes a good example of this is the SBS patrol killed by a SAS patrol. The SBS opperatives killed in that patrol in the Falklands where the first ever SBS troopers killed in combat.
I once knew a guy who had been a Sergeant in the British Army, based in Germany, back in the 70's and 80's. He often said the German Army had huge respect for the British Army's training and discipline...... Perhaps that's why the Germans send their Special Forces troops here, to be trained by the SAS........ But the the Germans discovered how good the SAS were in the North African desert during WW2......
WAS. they're a spent force, an empty shell, living on fumes and past glories.
I work with ex GB soldiers. Some of the kindest nicest colleagues I've ever worked with but don't mess with them. My Dad was a Desert Rat in WWII. I learnt through him just how amazing British soldiers are.
"Fix Boynets" was the most terrifying moment of my time in Afghanistan, but oh boy am I thankful that our military still carries out bayonet drills, because if it had come down to hand to hand fighting without that edge I'd have been done for.
and a trained SOLIDER will always beat some guy who was given a gun
The Duke of Wellington said of his Troops in 1809 "I don't know what effect these men will have on the enemy, but by God, they terrify me".
Nothing much has changed then!
wasn't that the Royal Marines?
@@leeeastwood6368 Yes.
Only that we have less Infantry now than when he took Command of the Army. We are a second rate Infantry nation ( best not mention the RAF or even the Navy! Very sad! 😫)
@@user-ej3up2hm2w we don't need to be that big anymore, as part of Nato we have substantial armed forces to stand with us in the event anyone was stupid enough to attack us. We also have better technology in the field.
He also called his soldiers " the scum of the earth "
Only the strongest and most aggressive will walk away from a close-quarter fight. Our British soldiers are that. They receive a very high standard of training.
Not many armies train with bayonets, but it's a fundamental part of British training.
There are a number of reasons, but they can all be summed up in the phrase 'it's the only weapon that carries you forward'.
Might come in handy in close trench combat.
@@r.p.vanloon6403 It did in the Falklands...
@@cacwgm did in afghanistan aswell
the bayonet is a very usefull tool. wont break, wont run out of ammo, will kill, can use it to take souvenirs (ears, scalps, penis's) open a compo tin, stir your tea, can be linked with another and used as wire cutter
Has anyone been watching Ukraine right now and the Ukrainians clearing trenches? Bayonetes are needed in modern warfare
I was in the 82nd in the 70's and had the opportunity to jump with the 1st Para Regiment. Great respect for my British Brothers!!!
Fun fact. The late actor Lewis Collins [Bodie in The Professionals and who also starred in a number of films based around military actions] trained with and passed his paratrooper selection - and served as a part-time para from 1979-83] for the part of Bodie whose character was an ex para. After the show finished he applied to join the SAS and passed the selection course but wasn't allowed to join as his celebrity status was ruled as making him a target.
And having watched this video I have an entirely new respect for him.
RIP Lewis Collins, my boyhood hero.
He had a remarkable career ranging from hair dresser to being in a hit band the Mojos.
Bernard Cribbins was also a Para. Served in Palestine
Billy Connolly was a Para as well
He went to Audition for the James Bond Role & the only reason he never got the gig was because he actually took the role a wee bit too seriously, brilliant!! 😂😂
My grandfather was a paratrooper in ww2. He was so proud to have worn that beret
My dad did the gardening wearing his. I think the weeds were terrified of him.
I noticed in the Alan Ladd movie yesterday called Paratrooper about a unit of british WW2 soldiers undergoing parachute training that they called the beret a brevet and spelt it as such!
🇬🇪🇬🇬🇬🇧🇯🇪 I from Belfast I'm a staunch Prodestant Patriotic No Retreat and no Surrender
So Bayonet Training isnt just about learning how to use a bayonet, though situations for that may happen, its also about learning how to switch on and off that absolute killer instinct in an instant. Also having that willpower to just keep going no matter how hard the beasting gets. Though all branches of the Army go through it, infantry regiments, especially the Paras, go through an incredibly harsh version
He moved so slow and their stabs aren't very forceful because they're wet, haven't slept properly in at least a week and they've been doing the assault course and bayonet training for hours.
It's to keep everyone at the same pace so they don't get separated, also good discipline.
Probably carrying 40lbs in their bergens too.
It's also on purpose. The idea with that exercise isn't to perfectly stab the dummy, it's to control your aggression and adrenaline to close and kill the enemy. A soldier in war who just runs forward to stab the enemy full of rage is a dead soldier, but a soldier who can control that aggression and use it like that when needed? Expert killing machine.
@@Deiwos0 As I said in a previous comment, it's also about keeping everyone at the same pace. If a guy sprints out ahead of everyone else, he's either gonna get isolated and butchered by the enemy or hit by friendly fire
They are being trained to remove the humanity in a fight situation
Yes Sir, kill or be killed.
@@adeparkerjp I was in the military service at one point in life, I know how it can be
@@adeparkerjp duty above all else and esponsibility for my fellow countryman
They're also taught to demonize the enemy to make what you're doing easier to do and deal with phsycologically.
@adrianparker1518 what do they serve and protect in Afghanistan lol
The opening of this video shows a bayonet charge. This is not undertaken lightly. My father had left the army a few years prior to WW2 but as an experienced NCO (Sergeant) he was immediately called back up upon the outbreak of war. His immediate allocated task was to train incoming raw recruits encamped under canvas on Wimbledon Common, which was handy since the family home was in Wimbledon. When a bayonet charge is called for each man taking part screws his face into the most vile monster like grimace he can manage, jinks from side to side as he runs to spoil the enemy's aim and roars like an insane Dervish tribesman until, hopefully, he manages to get close enough to plunge the bayonet into the enemy's vitals, having unnerved and distracted him for a few moments to make this possible.
The houses facing towards Wimbledon Common in 1939 were, to quite a noticeable extent, populated by genteel little old ladies, heavily weighed down with lace curtains, doillies, tablecloths and antimacassars, not to mention a propensity towards a fit of the vapours at the smallest provocation. The C.O. received a letter from a committee formed by these ladies complaining that his awful Sergeant was bawling and yelling at these lovely young English boys and making them behave as raving mad beasts. My father was required to accompany the C.O. to meet the committee and to put their minds to rest. Which he did. Reassuring them that what he was doing was very much designed to preserve their lives when they had to face the enemy. The Old Man could be very diplomatic and kindly when the occasion required it.
Later, when it came time to embark for France, he was was faced, by a different deputation. The mothers, wives and girlfriends of his men. Pleading that he bring them back home safe to England. My father said he foolishly gave that promise. Nevertheless, he took pride in the fact that he did, in the event, get them all back alive, although they were too late for Dunkirk but managed to get on a boat at St. Nazaire.
Love this, says a lot about us Brits in a positive way.
Many years ago, when I was a teenager. I bought a paratroop regiment badge at a market andsewed it onto the sleeve of my donkey jacket. I thought it looked cool. In a London pub an old fella asked me if I'd been in the Paras and when I answered 'no' he asked why I was wearing their badge. He wasn't scary but I could see he was upset because the paratroopersare reveered, they have to put a lot of graft into gaining their wings and they are very proud. I told him if remove the badge and I didn't mean to offend him. The Paratroop regiment is held in high esteem by public and military alike here. Really hard but professional soldiers.
It’s very bad form to wear a military badge not earned in front of an old soldier. I recall getting interrogated by two ex soldiers who thought I was trying to do it by wearing two remembrance day badges and a wristband.
They calmed down when I simply said it was to respect and honour.
At BRNC we perfomed a comic review on stage and my role was to play our St Vincent Disvision Royal Marine Drill Instructor. I asked him if he had a spare pace stick I could borrow - no problem. I asked him if he had a spare green beret expecting to told to p*ss off, but no problem. However, he removed the RM badge and made one out of cardboard and aluminium foil for me. When I asked about this he said anyone can take the Commando course, but not everyone can become a Marine. I still iron my shirts the way he taught me 35 years ago!
Don’t wear a badge especially like the paras. Otherwise you’re going to get your head kicked in.
Wanker!
I went through this process many years ago. What you didn’t see is the first thing the instructors did in the morning was line up and piss in the first water feature that you jump in. I laugh now thinking back but it was the most intense period of my life. The actual parachuting was the pleasant part of it all.
You mean the sheep dip 👍
Thank you for your service🙏🏻🫡
War is brutal. Period.
If you can't handle a harsh training, you can't withstand real combat. That is the problem with the current generation: too much comfort (for some), too much distraction... Too much weakness.
SpecOps' trainings here(Brazil) in police and armed forces are hard as well(as they must be). In civilian life, we should taste uncomfort and being outside our comfort zone every day. If not to become stronger, at least to show us how grateful we must be for our lives, despite problems.
Good points raised there.
Well said!
yea so spoke the elders but i point out if the excrement was to hit the air movement machine i bet the kids will still run to join up so my god have mercy on the enemy because the army wont
I served in the Coldstream Guards for 7 years from 1964 to 1971. Part of our training was the use of the bayonet. In the Guards Training Centre there was the Bayonet Assault Course with 15 obstacles & scattered training dummies everywhere representing enemy combatants. You had to complete the course in 12 minutes & bayonet every dummies you found. It was a bit tiring especially after a 5 mile trek in full combat kit. Enjoyed a nice cup of tea afterwards.
Pirbright the old Guards Depot I passed out there as acGrenadier Guardsman
That’s the most British thing I’ve ever read! Crazy hard training followed by a cuppa! Excellent!
I was in the Cold stream Guards 1975-81.We had to yomp,ie run and March 26miles in full combat gear +rifle or general purpose machine gun. Countless barriers on obstacle course from start to finish then immediately go on the shooting range and hit a moving target at 600 metres and less. 90% had to hit the target or you would do it all again a week later. These kids today would be in tears in Thier first week. The discipline was unbelievable
My father in-law was a paratrooper and I'll never forget what he said to me when he joined the SAS I wish to god that he was back in the paratroopers as the training was so intense 120 applied and 5 passed and he was one of them and done some famous jobs one of which was in the UK in the 1980's
Maybe the certain embassy job
@@welshwizard55 But of course, What Else
@@lindajones7219 Being ex army, I have the utmost respect for those boys.
The British Army has been traditionally a small volunteer professional army. Unlike a lot of European countries that traditionally had conscription and compulsory military service. Where they had to quickly mobilise a large number of troops quickly for land battles. While the UK being an island, could rely more on it's navy to buy time if war was imminent.
Although we did have conscription from 1945 to 1960.
Unfortunately the Navy (and the RAF) are being treated just as badly by successive governments of all parties.
Just wait till he realises Young British men Like me Can Join at the age of 16 (Pssssst I am)
@@BoxTunnel The Navy and Air Force are undergoing the largest and most expensive upgrade programs in decades. They are actually getting larger.
Whilst the bayonet has been used in recent time (Afghanistan) the purpose of bayonet training is wider than just using it effectively, its about lesrning controlled aggression, the DS (instructors) will wind the trainees up to fever pitch before hand, so much to get the adrenaline flowing but then teach them to control the agression quickly after the kill. It slso serves to embed in the infantryman what their real job is, to close with the enemy and kill him.
I recall a poster on the way into a rifle range, a life size picture of a Russian soldier with the caption "This man is ready to die for his country" and underneat "are YOU ready to ensure he does?" brings home the realities.....
The total opposite of how US military are trained - use all your ammo in 5 seconds while shouting your fucking tits off
The bayonet was also used against Argentine forces in the Falklands by the Paras. There is a video somewhere on UA-cam with the accounts of two former soldiers from 3 Para.
@@Richard500 It was the Scots Guards used them, but that was 40 years ago!!
@@davehopkin9502
Bayonet charge in Basra, Iraq was 20 years ago...PWRR.
Afghanistan was more recent.
Makes total sense. I trained martial arts… in Southeast Asia. Our self-defence classes were BRUTAL. I’m talking going to near-exhaustion and being yelled at to keep going, to keep fighting. To switch on that beast mode until the opponent(s) was (were) neutralised. Because the scenario was that said opponent was going to kill you if you didn’t. Hesitation can get you killed. The second that opponent was neutralised, the switch had to be turned off.
Assess within seconds. Act. Step back.
This paints a very grim picture. We weren’t getting trained to be mindless killing machines. Quite the opposite, in fact. We were trained to be the fittest, fastest, most flexible and fairest in a competition setting. To never break the rules in the dojang. But in a self-defense situation with potential lethal outcome our trainer believed we should be capable of no hesitation, and to be able to do so even if it hurt like a b*tch.
This saved my life. Twice. Didn’t kill the dudes. Didn’t need to. Thank Heavens.
These soldiers do heed to he fully aware, capable and prepared to kill at close range. It’s their job. The best way to keep them alive is to make sure they’re very good at it and don’t hesitate when they need to. But to be capable of turning that switch off just as fast as well. Respect to them and those who train them.
What you have to realise with us in the uk is we are mostly out numbered in battle so we have to be better and more aggressive than the enemy, hence the training
I`m privalidged to say I have four friends over the years that are and were in the Paras. They truly are a breed of man way, way tougher than the ordinary soldier.
It is a quite normal thing, drill instructors are putting on pressure to the new recruits to find out if they are able to function when things get real. In some form or an other it is done in every well functioning military unit.
Absolutely! You won't always have the upper hand in battle, things might be going the other guys way entirely but being able to fix bayonets, have your last cigarette, turn to your mate and say "are we f*ckin doing this then, you tw*t"? That's what being a British Soldier is all about! It's what it's always been about and it make us a special breed of men.
yes our army is small but mighty :)
one of the big things you see in these video is the aggression of the recruits, shouting and screaming etc etc and it may look a bit primal screaming all the time but the point some people miss is you know scream and be agressive distill fear into the enemy BUT to be able to flick it off like a switch, discipline and control.
My dad gave a great bit fo advice when I was heading for P Coy, after having done his 22 in the 50s through 70s. 'Train hard, fight easy'. I'm still here at 66, never thought I'd make it.
I was in the British Army 1980-83. I met Paras who fought at Goose Green in the Falklands. It was hand to hand combat with Bayonets. The Paras I met were injured in the Falklands, two of them told me it was an extremely frightening experience even though their training tried to prepare them.
It has to be psychologically hard just being so far from home and being in the back garden of the enemy, little hope of help from anywhere and not knowing what could come at you next. I'd be frightened too.
Was that on some hill, yards from each other?
It's a lot less hard if you know your buddy is trained like you and trusts you with his life. I love the fact that the Anglo Saxons and Celts are a formidable never back down bunch of lunatics, who after a battle will still slag each other off and take the piss. Its how wars are won.
@@blootoofblue6951 mount Longdon.
My mate , a bit younger than me, was in 2 para in the Falklands, I heard him say some stuff now and again, he didn’t really want to go on about it but I sussed out he’d been through it, his name is Ged I’ve not seen him for years
Bayonets are still used because they're far more efficent in close quarters than trying to aim and fire a rifle.
Also the training is preceded by the training staff starving you of sleep and deliberately trying to piss you off as much as possible to test how you perform under extreme pressure and exhaustion
It's cheaper also. I've even heard ex S.A.S saying there isn't enough time spent in gun ranges compared to America. He was talking about the Army not the paras but I'm guessing it's similar, S.A.S spend much time training with live rounds , which implies to me they need that extra bit of gun fire experience compared to the average soldier.
It’s also the psychological effects of being stabbed is far greater than being shot, because you can’t see a bullet, but you can see the bayonet and the soldier wielding it. The British Army used bayonets with great effect in both Iraq and Afghanistan during ambushes. The terrorists would hear the order “fix bayonets” see these soldiers break cover and literally charge at them, screaming ferociously, seemingly ignoring the danger of bullets whizzing past them, and watch as they literally stabbed the 1st enemy combatants to death. At that point the rest of them would flee for their lives, terrified. Bayonets are a very effective weapon when used correctly, and it is vital that soldiers are trained correctly, not just in technique, but prepared psychologically to use it, as they will literally be face to face with the human they are killing. Hence this kind of training, to build up the aggression and remind the soldiers that the person they’re bayoneting will show no mercy to them.
@@danhudson4614 I have also heard a few stories of Americans grossly overusing ammunition
@@danhudson4614 it also builds total trust in your team, in the sas the cqb killing house,they actually put troopers and royalty in a room, there told do not move and the lights turned out, next theres a dynamic entry and the team basically blow the door off and enter, whilst shooting targets placed near you. the reason they get more is because they need it, simple.
@@markjeffers1341What I'm trying to say is Americans are generally considered better at shooting at basic soldier level. UK has mostly older weapons and not as much time as they should actually have on the gun ranges. That is also down to the gun culture in America. A lot of soldiers will already have spent hours shooting before they even enlist.
Had two Paras on my ML training week, proper sound lads and 100% mental AF! Brilliant chaps
40 years ago I found myself at 11 PM invited into Chelsea Barracks London, home of the Irish Guards , there was a party 'they'd won the army boxing contest' , I was with two colour sergeants (most senior NCO's in the army) we went first to the 'squaddie (private) soldiers bar ',it was completely wrecked , with drunk injured sleeping bodies everywhere, then to the officers mess, they were all in dress uniforms, there were a few women , I got my beer and was approached by three huge guys who wanted to kill me, even in this formel 'sophistication 'the level of violence was palpable , I spoke to my sergeant 'friends' and they agreed to escort me out (a 10 minute walk) the armed guards appeared and seemed disappointed to find me walking (they'd been called to collect 'the bodies') there was a mob of well dressed drunken soldiers following us throwing bottles, and that was one celebration night in a British army barracks..........I have always avoided serving soldiers 'bars clubs pubs ,they are trained pumped up hooligans, I've never been surprised to hear of them 'winning battles..........I'm not anti army ,I'm just home from a week on Sword beach in Normandy with my daughters ,who are very proud of their English grandad who was on navy landing craft at the liberation of France.
I am proud to be British
Thank God for Britain and the British!
britain and british people have dwindled for a while its been taken over by millions of foreigners yes we used to be a force to be scared off but not any more we have so many foreighners over here its crazy they speak there languages over here instead of english which does my head in and theres just loads of them in the streets and crazily not many of them would call themselves british even thou they live here
Glad you are lol
@@paulcornwall7258 Oh shut up. I fought and bled for this country that is compassionate and welcoming, not whatever pointless misguided bollocks this is.
As a British Army veteran, I remember bayonet training very well.
As do I from my TA days back in the 60's.
ATR Pirbright 2007.......ruthless 2/3 days of run up to Bayonet Training....hated it then, look back and loved it.
My grandson as been in the army since he was 16 ( even though he got enough grades to go to university at the age of 14 ) he is now 29 & a Captain at home he is mildest laidback person I know so proud of him
Being a Brit, it's good to see such stringent training combined with the attributes to administer absolute aggression if required.
I had a friend who served a Full Service of 18 years in the Royal Navy. He said that bayonet drill is at the heart of basic training in all services. After 18 years in the Navy, it was still one of his strongest memories.
I was in the Royal Navy for 12 years and never did bayonet training
He served from 1950-68, and was aboard a destroyer during the Malaysia Emergency.
The navy ? That's funny
Sure you're not confusing Navy with Marines?
Ex Royal Navy here also, never did bayonet training, bayonets are only used ceremonially although maybe in the more distant history they did train with them? (I joined in the 90's).
I served on the RAF Regiment in the 90's and we spent a full day doing bayonet drills. Remember , if you run out of ammo or your your weapon stops, stick your bayonet on and you have a nice weighty club to hit people with that has also has a nice sharp pointy stabby end too
Dangerous places those perimeter fences.
@jarraandyftm I wonder if you'd say that to a rock ape vet from 1944 , FYI Rock apes were some of the first ashore in normandy
@@davewarrender2056 settle down petal, twas but a joke.
@@jarraandyftm RAF regiment are pretty tough, a lot go on to SF!
@@davebloke829 😆
The British Army has always fielded some of the best soldiers in the World. Its the Governments and High Commands that have consistently let them down.
Never a truer example of "Lions led by Donkeys"
An awful lot of SAS / SBS recruits come from the Para's and the Royal Marines.
When i was in the Navy Reserve in the early 80's i came across an SAS member during a training exercise . They have a thing in their eyes!
Bayonet training is one of the hardest (but enjoyable) parts of basic training for all arms / trades in the British Army. Bayonets are still effective in a close quarters battle, plus in the event of running out of ammo or being overrun at a forward patrol base, you have to do whatever it takes to defend yourself and your mates. Therefore, bayonet training, whilst looking savage, you are actually taught how to ratchet up the aggression, and being able to de-escalate, for instance clearing a building of hostiles, then having to deal with innocent locals. You do get utterly thrashed by the directing staff / NCOs though lol.
Bayonet training is the only muscle memory i still have from basic training back in 2001 (in Aus)... "Left parry! Butt stroke! Smash, slash, in out in out move on!"
Plus a big part that comes into it is the psychological effect on the enemy.
If the guy next to you has just been gutted by a screaming madman, you probably arent gunna stick around
They break them down and then turn them into killing machines. My cousin was never the same after the Paras, but in the long run it changed him for the better.
What happens when the games over ?
@@johngriffiths118 they adjust the best they can.
The sole objective for a British Soldier, in fact all the Armed forces get drummed into them, is to complete the mission and come back alive. Although I went through Basic Training in 1989, I can assure you it was more intense, days would start at 0630hrs and end with classroom training at about 2030-2100hrs, then you would return to your billet and prepare your uniform and studies for the next day. Two words that strike fear into ANY soldier are "Fix Bayonets" because you know its going to get up close and dirty, you might have to look another person in the eyes as you take their life. So as shown here, control your aggression until you need it, then force it upon the enemy. Being part Army is a vocation, a calling, to defend others when they can not defend themselves, The British Army is also a Professional Army as it does not rely on conscription or a draft, only volunteers.
Thank God for Britain and the British 🇬🇧
From the Regiment's webpage: "The Parachute Regiment is the airborne infantry regiment of the British Army. The 1st Battalion is permanently under the command of the Director Special Forces in the Special Forces Support Group. ... Paratroopers are trained to conduct a range of missions, from prevention and pre-emption tasks, to complex, high intensity war fighting. Watchwords are professionalism, resilience, discipline, versatility, courage and self-reliance." Hence the hard training programme - better to learn one's limitations in safety than in the midst of battle!
Double hard bastards! I live in a garrison town in northern Ireland and have been surrounded by the British army and have so much respect for them. I've seen men not even 20 being blown up for doing the job they loved for Queen and country!
Well said.
@@johnjamesflashman6856 when I was a little girl my mum and dad wouldn't let me pass a squaddie without a smile and hello. When I think about it now and realise that these weren't big men, (a child's eyes) they were tall late teens, early 20's lads. It's heartbreaking. My town was the last to be bombed before the ceasefire and the 1st after it. Those boys could never deserve what they went through 😔
1st Battalion Parachute Regiment are quite infamous up your way, due to their actions and involvement in the "Ballymurphy massacre 1971" and the "Bogside Massacre 1972" aka (Bloody Sunday).
If you think these soldiers are scary, look into Wellingtons Army of the Peninsular war. He called them the ‘Scum of the Earth’ and they were savage killers. I’ve seen contemporary British soldiers talking about that army and they have said that, hand to hand, they would beat a modern soldier every time. They lived in a world where violence and death were every day occurrences, even in civilian life. Life was cheap, hard and violent. The modern British army carries (some) of that mentality into battle to this day, bayonet drill being the most visible example.
Actually, for the full quote, he said: "They are the scum of the Earth, but it is a credit to our officers and sergeants that they have made them into the fine fellows they are today".
Or the Ghurkas.
Yeh well despite their fierce reputation, they were looters and rapists as well. Modern military doesnt do that. Wellingtons men wouldnt last five minutes against these lads. 2 Para 74-97.
@@peterstubbs5934You are most probably right, but I think we shouldn't underestimate the soldiers of the 18th/19th century. The shit they saw, bodies shredded to pieces by grapeshot and canon balls, hand to hand combat in the dense smoke, the blood, the smell, the deafening noise... I think they were pretty tough lads back then.
'The Recollections of Rifleman Harris' by Benjamin Harris and 'Adventures of a Soldier' by Edward Costello rank, in my humble opinion, alongside 'Storm of Steel' in the top 3 of most brutal first - hand combat accounts. Harris and Costello were in Wellington's army in the Peninsula war. The account of the retreat from Corruna is one of the most harrowing, horrifying and sickening things. Costello's experiences comes across as even more brutal; twice he was on the 'forlorn hope', those selected to be first to scale the walls in a siege. Just brutal.
The parras are trained to jump into enemy territory out numbered, out positioned ,and,out gunned. Controlled aggressive action is part of your skill set. It's as important as a loaded weapon and a strong body,you can't kill another human face to face if you're not aggressive, they'll kill you.
I had a wonderful friend some years ago. It took 2yrs for me to find he had been a Para. He served twice in Ireland during the "Troubles". One or two events in my life made me grateful he was my friend & ALWAYS had my back. I lost contact for a while & regained contact with his wife who told me he died of cancer. I cried for a week. When I first met him he had already lived a life.I never got to know all of that life. An ex-Para & a man in the truest sense.
Ive done this Training and its in two half at two different points of your training, before each phase you get absolutely beasted and then you do the course, it really is something else!, both amazing and horrendous!
Ryan: The British Army is TERRIFYING!
The Brits: Best time to strike and get our colonies back, innit?
Still using bayonets you ask.? So what do they do if they run out of ammo? Also, excellent for hostile crowd control (scary) and general hand to hand close order fighting.
Very true. And how are Lacy and Hebbletwaite doing?
@@digitaal_boog great but I wish Ginger would stop saying "roger Biggles"
@@ABiggles all those American films he’s been watching I assume
A pal of mine deano served 3 tours with the paras and he can win a fight with a stare (sounds silly I know). I remember we went out for a drink when he got back and a lad started on me, deano stood up and stared at him, you could see the guy go through the 5 stages of grief and melt before him. It’s like he could flick a switch and he was in “go” mode. There’s no one I’d rather have as a friend
Watch that made for TV film "Tumbledown" staring a young Colin Firth about the Falklands war - the bayonetting scene might put you off joining the army for life, the Argentinian was screaming at him in English to shoot him - a true story
As the old saying goes - "get in there, knee 'em in the bollocks and suck out their eyeballs!"
Controlled aggression is the name of the game. The ability to go from zero to "red rage" then back to zero at the flick of a switch.
Bayonet are still used (as a last resort only!) because they are effective: they're intimidating.
We might have a small army, but it’s highly effective and the Brits are excellent at strategy and war like the French. Brits don’t start a war unless they know they can win. Look at history. They’ve had many wars and not lost that many.
Excellent at strategy and war like the French!! Ha read a history book dude
@@leeshaofu Napoleon? Yes he lost in the end but that's because he fought the Duke of Wellington at Waterloo. By no means a purely British force but led by a British general. Dude.
@@gwtpictgwtpict4214 yes Wellingtons leadership was immense at Waterloo but without the Prussians arriving on on the flank late in the day it would've ended alot differently eh
@@leeshaofu Indeed, but Wellington's decision to fight at Waterloo was based on Blucher's assurance that he would show up which he did, if a little later in the day than was comfortable for Wellington.
I like his awareness of what he is witnessing. My only issue is him comparing Para close quarter fighting to basic training in the US. They are literally worlds apart, and the fact he cant see the difference is, ironicallly, what makes the difference.
This is why our British forces are seen as the benchmark still for all services of the rest of the world. Best trained by far
The Para's are trained to be psychotic. The problem is they are not fully trained to turn it off so over the years many have ended up in trouble through lethal force used in self deffence situations.
That's a civvie myth. They are trained to be a disciplined force and to be ready to dispense controlled aggression. The very last thing you want in your unit is anyone armed for combat with psychosis, just ask the ruzzians. But if the enemy believes the myth, all is well and good.
@@lindsayheyes925 he's right, here in Derry they went crazy and shot and killed 14 people, including children. That selfishly wanted civil rights. Then a few months later killed 11 people, including children and a priest in the ballymurphy massacre.
@@conallmclaughlin4545 ... which I understand resulted in a lot of changes to stop it happening again. BTW, how many innocent civilians did PIRA maim and kill?
@@lindsayheyes925 I don't know? Hundreds? Thousands? Why would you mention the IRA? I'm totally against them, my family is against them, my grandad ( who was shot on bloody Sunday) was against them..
My point was a "professional" armed services killed children and innocent protesters. A few years before bloody Sunday my grand parents weren't even allowed to vote. Now I would imagine your grand parents would protest if they were in the same situation.. The English can't get there heads around the fact the you can be an Irish nationalist and detest the IRA 🤦
@@lindsayheyes925 How many Ex Para's when returned to civie street have overdone it on self deffence because their training took over and led to death and a manslaughter//murder charge? The training is indeed not to cause mental ilness however muscle memory creates reactionary killers.
As an Ex Scottish Infantry Soldier, Argyll and Southern Highlander, can I state that youll be beasted for at least an hour before this to within an inch of your life and be more than happy to bayonet anything and everything that's standing in your way. There will always be a need to fix bayonets and finish the job personally.
You think they're tough? Wait till you meet the Royal Marines.
sorry was on the floor laughing
Afternoon Ryan 😁
Lmfao!@ Savages! 😂🤣😅
Nah, that's just a friendly chat over here,😂
Just chatting about the weather innit 😂
@@humate9980 exactly! Debating whose round it is next, and who should rack up the balls on the pool table. Perfectly normal chit chat.... don't start getting fucking lairy mate! We're just 'aving a nice friendly drink, alright! Chill! 🤣
Our boys are the best in the world. My ribs in the army, I’m so proud of him I could burst . I always will be. Most drop out in basic training, he won through via sheer hard work and determination. It’s tough , he did it though, I knew he would
A certain nations ambassador said to the Argentinean ambassador "remember,the British have a habit of winning wars" back in 1982
(0.18 )" The Parachute WHAT" !!??
The instructor is a CORPORAL not a Drill Sargent.
KILL OR BE KILLED...SIMPLE !!
just imagine this scene, in a battle with fog and you hear bagpipes and drums heading towards you, and you know theres about 200 peed off well trained killing machines with them and there willing to stare you in the face whilst sticking a bayonet in you, this is the reality of the BRITISH army, its there in history, and we all should be thankful there willing to defend our freedoms.
I missed your happy arvo, it's so endearing and we love it.
Oh sweets, Your reactions are hilarious! Sitting there Shocked & clutching ya pearls at near every word. I love it! - you have the prettiest blue eyes I've ever seen & lovely clear skin, too. Bless ya heart...
Find some footage of the Falklands war. One comment made, was by a trooper. He said "one of the scariest moments on Tumbledown, was when we were ordered to 'fix bayonets'".
2nd Bn Scots Gds charged up Mount Tumbledown with fixed bayonets, my ex- husband a 19year old Guardsman was there ..
.Lest We Forget .All heroes x
The British Infantry regiments refer to the numbers of fighting troops available at any one time as "Bayonet Strength "
A school friend joined the paras, served in afghanistan. He was one of the ex servicemen who were employed by that american merchant company that got arrested and held in a Pakistani prison for years. Two different prime ministers held talks to get him and his crew released. It took years before they got out and we all thought he'd be a shell of a person. He was in the pub with his dad the night he got back completely unphased, that's mental fortitude
On field craft we’re basically like this from 6am to midnight and then a 2 hour stag. Except I’m in cadets so this is probably more intense and we don’t have bayonets. But to be clear, to stay with your weapon no matter what or your out, you never put it down, from breakfast, on the toilet or when sleeping.
1st rule weapon is as important as ya rations, maintain it, clean it, as it will safe you life 1 day. (Good drills mate - From a combat Veteran)
We only have a small Army but this has some advantages. It is quite difficult to get into and it is generally very, very good, which equals very, very dangerous. The Army can pick and choose its' recruits and they have a pretty good idea of what they want.
These are Front Line Troops, Not peace keepers, Should never be put in that position, The M.O.D. and Army Top Brass Shouldn't even think of Sending Paratroopers. Or Royal Marines, To any Situation that doesn't involve having to Use a Bayonet in the Last resort, Use a normal infantry Regiment. But Funnily enough it was normal Infantry that Last attacked an Enemy position .
Every soldier/Sailor/Airman in the british armed services is a volenteer, they want to be the best.
It is generally recognised the world over that we are "The BEST"
08:50 that moment in the video is the constant hard coding into them that the situation can change from being placid to aggressive at any point. Preparing them psychologically to stay calm under a quick change to aggression.
During thd Falklands War in1982 the The Parachute Regt's mantra was that an Infantry battalions fighting efficency was measured on it's ability to generate violence on the battlefield. I think they have proved they are very good at that!
That's 41yrs ago!!!
@@jimwhyte1155 Still applies now.
The most professional army in Europe, one of the finest in the world
No you are wrong. They ARE the finest in the world.
@@fus149hammer5 Always let down, by useless UK politicians. The worst kind, that always cut defence budgets, reducing the size if the army.
WE ARE THE HAMMER!
There can only be one finest and they fit the bill.
@@fus149hammer5Oh please...stop.
as an army cadet, this is my dream job and im so proud of what us as a small island can do
The difference in the training is our men and women are treated as such and expected to act accordingly, American basic training is so broken down and infantised your recruits are almost parented by the drill staff
When you see the men moving strangely slowly it was due to the camera being run at a higher than normal speed which, when played back, creates that slo-mo effect.
As for the battle cries, you will see the same tactic in Oriental martial arts. The screaming keeps your adrenaline/energy high and is meant to surprise (?) the enemy and helps to keep the enemy off balance. It gets harder to think clearly when you are being screamed at by a bayonet-wielding madman at in-your-face range. This para training is intense but (and unless I'm conflating the two) the SAS training is even tougher. I can't speak about the CSOR (🇨🇦).
You only get into the SAS via being a trained Brit Squaddy. Paras are obviously top of the tree however anybody can have a go.
Just prepare for the pain.
its part of our personality, the brits,NEVER cross us, we go FULL ON, i mean, Beware the Wrath of a Peaceful man, is basically british mentality. we are nice, but we are full on. I am a pacifist, i totally support our boots on the ground soldiers, that have given me the right to be a pacifist, they sacrifice themselves for me to be free, so how could i hate the soldiers, the people sending them into wars, unjustified, i have problems with, but never the boots on the ground. They deserve all my respect
Mike Butler Just a little bit of history, which has a curious twist, which has a connection to the Paras.
On D Day, glider bourne, and para dropped troops, were tasked with taking Pegasus Bridge.
The glider force, commanded by Major John Howard arrived first, and took the bridges, and 7 Para arrived around two hours later.
In the Para force was one Lt Richard Todd, who met with Major Howard on the bridge.
Fast forward to 1962, and the epic WW2 movie, The Longest Day. Cast in the role of Major John Howard is the now well respected, British actor - Richard Todd.
So, in one scene he met another actor on the bridge that was playing his real self (Lt Richard Todd)_ whilst he played Major Howard.
John Howard was also on the set as an adviser.
I've also heard it said that Todd wore his original beret for the movie.
when i was growing up i loved all of the war books and comics
one that stood out was the Bruneval raid, where 2 para landed took over a German radar station
and with the help of an expert took it apart to bring home ( a senior british office was under orders to kill the expert to stop him falling into enemy hands
mission was led by J Frost who was in command of the troops that took half the bridge at Arnhem (a bridge too far)