As an American. I have a respect for Canadian Armed Forces. You guys gave your lives up in WW1 at lost plenty of men to the Germans.WW2 you had our backs at Normandy and other places. And in Afghanistan where brave men and women fight for the Allied Collation. I salute you Canada!
As a Medical Person , Still , Serving with N.A.T.O. & a Canadian , ,, Thank-you , Gambler CrisislsFake ... !!! Means a lot to hear !!! We are North Americans , & will always have each others Back !!!
Rae West The guy salutes Canada and call him a retarted brother. You're a pathetic piece of work. Always thinking Canada is so superior in everything to Americans. Guys like you are friggin embarrassment's to this country.
@@paulmelanson1527 He died from a friendly fire incident. His platoon was mistakenly attacked by an American warplane during an operation in Afghanistan.
@@mashedpotatoes209 and they file that under.....FRIENDLY FIRE.. instead of Shit We Fucked up...it seems to happen alot with the MILITARY unit that BOAST about having the BEST AND MOST MODERN EQUIPMENT....enough said...Thanks for sharing.
Mark Anthony Graham (May 17, 1973 in Gordon Town, Jamaica - September 4, 2006 in Panjwaii, Afghanistan) was a Canadian Olympic athlete and soldier who died while participating in Operation Medusa during the NATO mission in Afghanistan. Graham grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, lived in Calgary, Alberta and had been stationed at CFB Petawawa in Ontario. He attended Chedoke Middle School and then Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School in Hamilton, then the University of Nebraska and later Kent State in Ohio on track-and-field scholarships. On September 4, 2006 Graham was killed in a friendly fire incident when two USAF A-10 Thunderbolts fired on his platoon, having mistaken them for Taliban insurgents. www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/report-says-american-pilot-responsible-for-canadian-soldiers-death/article1078359/ www.cbc.ca/1.569572
If only our government spent more than 0.9% of the GDP on national defense, we'd be even better than we already are. We should be spending 2-3% easy, which is more comparable to all of the most advanced militaries in the world. We should be spending more on the navy seeing as we have a massive coast. Currently, we rely on the US for naval support.
Cs go giveaway Guy - Why not? It's good for economy, it's good for world influence, It's good for international dealings, good for international relations, and it makes us more independent as a country. Why wait for war when we can be ready always? I live near a military base, and when we watch our navy ships go by it's utterly embarrassing. They are rusted and dated, and can barely move. Even Australia, our twin colonial brother spends 2%, and has a more prestigious and respected military. We're the second largest country on earth and we can't even defend it currently... We have to rely on big brother USA, and that means we owe them when it comes to trade deals. We have the money.. We can spend 2% of our income to protect our country. Hell, I'm sure you spend more than that for house insurance, and medical coverage, surely. Our country state should do the same.
Yes I 100% agree, we dont even have enough ships to guard our coastline. Especially in the North where there are hardly ever any ships up there on patrol, any other country could just waltz in their and take the area.
In a town called Nunspeet there live alot of my friends, Whom I often visit, and still to this day, I can see many Canadian flags hanging from the windows of houses, what you guys did for us in ww2 hasn't gone by unnoticed, thanks...
i like seeing this video, one because it is informative. the second is because i look at Pte. Mark Graham and see how he loves it there and how they are family. glad to see him smiling and loving the feeling of family in the military. RIP. Pte. Mark Graham, your death will not go in vain.
From Captain J.B. Paulin in a speech given at the Empire Club of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, on May 23, 1918. They are called “The storm troops of the British Empire” by the Kaiser, and his own “storm troops” are the biggest men of his various divisions; and when he speaks of the Canadians as being the “storm troops,” it means that in his estimation, they are the best troops of the British Empire.
Just read an article where Canada cannot get enough people to enlist. Apparently they do not treat their service people right. Poor barracks and housing for military families. Obsolete equipment and lack of opportunities for advancement. I guess the Canadian gov. doesn't put a priority on their Armed Services which is a shame. They should treat their people right.
my cousin served alongside Canadian GI's and told me they where well trained, reliable soldiers. i look forward to serving alongside someday now that i am also in the dutch army.
I am American. I plan on joining the Canadian military in a few years after I'm done with school. I will join, learn skills and serve happily, and move into Canada afterwords, becoming a chef, and hunting on the land with the skills I learned. Six years left, I'm comming!
How?? I went down to newyork to enlist in the United States marine corps and they said I needed to revoke my Canadian citizenship to enlist in any branch. Did your get to keep your citizenship?? I'm now headed back up to Canada to enlist because they accept duel citizens.
+Evan Nevidomsky yes, i lost my canadian citizen ship during the process. it wasnt a big deal to me since i was already living in the states. its easy to get it back after youre finished serving though so keep that in mind
take your time finish school first,and be patient as the process takes months even a year just to be able to go get to go to basic military qualification ( I know from experience), also stay out of trouble a record no matter how small can effect your career before you even start it. Good luck to you :)
I served in the regular force infantry, and I deployed 3 times in 4 years. Most of the guys I was in with were sent overseas a lot as well. If you don't go overseas and you are in an operational unit (especially infantry) then you are probably not good enough to go overseas, and your career will be short
@chadberry75 It's not full, the Training Schools are full, when people graduate, it will open again. Trades like JAG Lawyers, Physicians or Dentists ARE full, and this until they say otherwise.
@patlap1990 Borden is a good base. Don't get too stressed about Basic. They play games with you intentionally. Things don't make sense for a reason, and you will not make all of your timings; it's intentional. Just take the punishment and keep your mouth shut and you won't get into trouble. It's actually a lot of fun.
@patlap1990 Don't get your hopes up on that one any time soon. Task Force 1-11 is the final Battle Group going to Afghanistan. They left two days ago. As of December our operations in Afghanistan are going to be training only, and for that you need Mod 6; which gets you your Master Corporal rank. There are still plenty of other opportunities, just let them know when you get to your unit what courses you want to take, and don't turn down any that they offer, even if it is not one you wanted.
4:46 I salute Pte Mark Graham. He died from a friendly fire from a US A-10 thunderbolts in Afghanistan. I believe there was some sort of investigation, but i lost track of the story. I just hope there was justice for him and his family, for their loss.
The cool thing is, I plan on joining the RMC (Royal Military College) and becoming a Captain in only 4 years of schooling. I bet it will be fun, and challenging
Officer Cadets at RMC do not skip ranks simply because of their education. The only trades in the Forces that are commissioned at the rank of Captain or Lt(N) from the outset are trades that require professional qualifications outside of the Forces e.g. Medical Officers (must already be qualified physicians before enrollment), Legal Officers (must already be qualified lawyers before enrollment) etc. None of these trades are available as direct enrollment following ROTP at RMC. RMC graduates are promoted from the rank of Officer Cadet to Lieutenant upon graduation. Any deviation from this would be incredibly rare. Back up your story about becoming a captain after only four years at RMC, with a link to an official DND source, and I will retract my post. ,
Even though I'm from the us. I have a good friend in Canada that's joining the army. I myself am joining the marines and I hope we meet in combat. Semper fi and carry on.
Private Graham was killed during operations in southern Afghanistan. Two US A-10 Thunderbolts accidentally attacked the Canadian platoon, killing Graham and injuring several others.
@0neofthem Pte Mark Graham was killed in a friendly fire incident when an American A-10 Thunderbolt II mistakenly straffed his platoons position. Another soldier whom was from my local area was also wounded in the incident. In 2008 he was killed in an IED attack, his name was Robert Mark McLaren ~Thanato
I would assume that your buddy is pretty checked out as he is in Recce. Sometimes you gotta be in the right place at the the right time to go over seas. generally it is a few years between deployments as a battalion, but sometimes smaller tours come up where they will send just a company of men. I got 3 of those.
@jordan868686 no Apache has ever engaged Canadian Soldiers and caused a casualtie. As for as I am aware no Apache has engaged Canadian Soldiers. I love seeing an apache over head because it sends Timmy running for the pichfork to look like a farmer instead of the RPG because he will soon be dead. ~Thanato
@Toronto324 We dont have 600+ fighter jets, sorry. We barely have 100 operation CF18's and currently, 0 CF35 400 tanks is a stretch too. We do have 66 Leopard 1 C2's and a sketchy number of Leopard2's which are loaned, replacement for loans, being converted, for training, etc.. We have probably 140 operation tanks of the two classes Ships, we have 3 DDG, 12 FFG, and 4 SSK, 2 AOR, and 12 Coastal Defence ships One day we will have quantitative edge to go along with our Qualitative edge.
@patlap1990 What tubby doesn't tell you is that the Marines are like their own military, they have their own trades; from infantry, to pilots, to photographers and cooks. What trade are you going?
I was even just reading about Pte Graham in White School, Black memories by Ret. CWO Barnes. As a Royal, its saddening to know how a fellow Royal passed. My condolences to the Graham family. Pro Patria.
not necessarily, for instance a Canadian could join the US Navy Seals, but he would be required to give up his Canadian citizenship. I think the same would apply for other countries.
@andytechnodude honestly, you DON'T want to be a sniper. When you are done with your career in the military you want some sort of skill that will help you later on in life. Being a sniper takes years upon years of dedicated training. It's not as simple as point and shoot, there is weather, distance, target movement etc. but for every 10,000 troops deployed there are roughly 25-100 "snipers." but why sniper? there are so many other choices in the military other than just shooting people you know.
@tuggerpuppy1 ...and that is just to get on battalion. Once a trained soldier, they must go through additional training in order to deploy; as well as are offered countless other courses constantly. There is a reason why we have our own term in the Canadian Forces for something that is idiot-proof; we call it American-proof.
@CDLkooper142 I'm 17 and I joined the army reserves when I was 16, it is not to be taken lightly.It is pretty hard and stressful at times, just begin with your goal in mind and stay focused on your goal. If you stay focused and determined I assure you that you will love it and see the guys that you go through BMQ with as a second family, cause I know that I do.
You can but you have to do something called a component transfer, and the trade has to open for intake for you to even apply. It took me 18 months to get in that way. Best bet is to just apply for reg force if that is what you want.
from the primary reserve, yes it did. At the time it wasn't open and thus they would not let me apply. So I applied for field engineer, with the infantry as my second choice. The process is long and slow sometimes. An opening in the infantry came up and a month later I was puking my guts out during PT in Meaford Ontario. lol
@xFogxofxWarx I'm going in as a vehicule tech! Can't wait to be there! I have to do the full soldiers training a St-Jean at the recruits school and afterwards I'll be going to borden ontario for 8 months at the canadian forces mechanics school!!! Its only 2 days away!! starting basic training saturday!!!
Reg force infantry has a waiting list a kilometer long dude. Hell i wanna CT from the reserves and they still have no idea how long that'll be. Just wait and hope.
@sgtliam10 Bad idea, joining the Army solely to try out for Special Forces is plainly stupid. Remember that in order to try out for Jtf2, you need to be PRE-selected, that basically means that you need to be selected to attend selection, not easy to do and unless you prove ALL your commanders that you're a machine that did everything right since day 1, chances you will begin Phase 1 are slim to none. Oh and most JTF2 members are at least 27-28 years old, 24 years old spec ops do not exist.
@xFogxofxWarx Don't know what he is but definatly not a Marine! at least...not in reality...Maybe in his own little world! Personally I'm very proud of the Canadian forces and It has been a childhood dream to be part of them and I'm finally in! I'm starting my basic training at St-Jean saturday! Can't wait to be there its going to be awesome!!! No matter what anyone will ever say Canadian soldiers are the best!!!
I was in at the start of all this mess over in the litter box. I went to Africa in 2001, then in 2003 I went to the middle east in support of Afghanistan. I was there for about 3 months. Then five months later Haiti decided to over throw their government, and my battalion got selected to respond. At the time the infantry was very undermanned and I was sent as a part of India coy group with 2 RCR. Might be harder go over seas now as Canada seems solely focused on Afghanistan.
@tuggerpuppy1 Marine bootcamp is 12 weeks. Canadian Forces Basic Military Qualification is 14 weeks. It is quite amusing that our cooks and clerks have two more weeks of training than your "best" regular force isn't it? Now consider that combat arms trades in Canada go through another 4 week Soldier Qualification course; and then they go through their individual trade training. An infantryman in Canada does nearly three times the training as a marine buddy....and you say you are better trained?
whoa, whoa, whoa, 3:33, pacific Coast: Prince of Wales Island and Chichagof Island are in the US state of Alaska, why are they labeled here on the map as part of Canada? Is Canada laying claim? Or does it have something to do with the native Haida Indians?
@tuggerpuppy1 You see, our mission at Maple Guardian was to take a village. The US Army flew us in on their Chinook helicopters; yet failed to do so properly....not uncommon. the three birds were to land simultaneously; yet not one touched down at the same time. In fact; the first one landed 90 seconds before the other. They also landed us in enfilade, while the enemy was in defilade. Use your superior training to explain that one pal. ;)
budeiri123 Yes, but he won't be higher than Sergent or Staff Sergent. To be an officier, you need to go to the millitary college, which is really hard to enter.
@xFogxofxWarx thanks a lot for the tips! I figure I'm juste going to keep giving 150% of my efforts no matter what they say!! I'm looking forward to the experience!! I'm looking forward to have the opportunity to go overseas!!!
It would have been faster if I left the reserves, but I would have had to wait 6 months to even apply. At the time I was serving under a full time contract. So rather than be unemployed while applying I decided it would be best to earn a pay cheque while I wait to join the Reg force. even though it took a long time.
greetings private007chief i always wanted to join our canadian armed forces thanks to all of our brave men and women thats risk there lives everyday to keep our great country safe and try to make a differents in the world :) for all the men and wonmen that are in the canadian forces stay stronge and stay safe and come back home i am proud to be canadian. we as canadians love u all i salute u all for any soliders on youtube please send me a video response i have friends and family in the army
Thanks buddy ! how long does it take to get a diploma and how hard is it ? (im sure I could just search this, but you seam helpful :P :) ) .. and how hard do you expect the RCMP course is ? (I play alot of sports and work out, I also have high 80's grades) anyways thanks for the help !
My dad and grandfather were in the army in S. Korea (mandatory), so I think I have to go join the Canadian Forces as I have a Canadian nationality, but my mom says it's too dangerous to go overseas and that the education and pay is pretty low, is that true at all?
man, i was just watching an older video that was uploaded in 2006 (coaches corner, rememberance day), and the guy they feature at 4:50, Pvt Mark Graham is listed as KIA... just the fact that i watched both that video and this one almost one after an other kinda makes that a bit disconcerting... specially seeing as this video was only uploaded in 2009. haha obviously this is not an up to date video ;).
thank u for that im pround to call you my friend to and i like how u show us that their are actully amercians who like us and just dont hate on us all the time
FYI to disrespectful AmericansThree of top 5 longest sniper shots are by Canadians. Top sniper of WW 1 on all sides was a Canadian First Nations soldier. We were in WW II 2 years before you. Canada after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor declared war on Japan before the U.S. did. As one general said if I had Canadian soldiers, British generalship and American equipment We would be unbeatable
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RIP Marc Graham. Thank-you for the laughs we shared and the talks we had. I miss you lots! :(
As an American. I have a respect for Canadian Armed Forces. You guys gave your lives up in WW1 at lost plenty of men to the Germans.WW2 you had our backs at Normandy and other places. And in Afghanistan where brave men and women fight for the Allied Collation. I salute you Canada!
Germany destroyed canada with mg42's.
Daniel Garcia that is true they got wrecked during WW2. But they did not die in vain.
As a Medical Person , Still , Serving with N.A.T.O. & a Canadian , ,,
Thank-you , Gambler CrisislsFake ... !!! Means a lot to hear !!!
We are North Americans , & will always have each others Back !!!
Rae West shut the fuck up
Rae West The guy salutes Canada and call him a retarted brother. You're a pathetic piece of work. Always thinking Canada is so superior in everything to Americans. Guys like you are friggin embarrassment's to this country.
R.I.P Mark Anthony Graham, you will be missed and remembered as a true Canadian hero that made the ultimate sacrifice.
RIP brother
R.I.P Mark Graham...almost 9 years.
Phil Lavoie he died from what?
friendly fire 2 us a10 fired on him
2023 now.....16 years
R.I.P Mark Graham
The way he died is shit, was going to tell my parents how he died but im afraid they will try to not let me go to the army
@@mashedpotatoes209 Some people DO NOT WANT TO KNOW what happens to our Veterans and those still serving. Yet they love their liberties.
@@mashedpotatoes209 how did he die ?
@@paulmelanson1527 He died from a friendly fire incident. His platoon was mistakenly attacked by an American warplane during an operation in Afghanistan.
@@mashedpotatoes209 and they file that under.....FRIENDLY FIRE.. instead of Shit We Fucked up...it seems to happen alot with the MILITARY unit that BOAST about having the BEST AND MOST MODERN EQUIPMENT....enough said...Thanks for sharing.
R.I.P Mark Graham.
Cs go giveaway Guy He was killed by two USAF A-10 Thunderbolts.
Mark Anthony Graham (May 17, 1973 in Gordon Town, Jamaica - September 4, 2006 in Panjwaii, Afghanistan) was a Canadian Olympic athlete and soldier who died while participating in Operation Medusa during the NATO mission in Afghanistan.
Graham grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, lived in Calgary, Alberta and had been stationed at CFB Petawawa in Ontario. He attended Chedoke Middle School and then Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School in Hamilton, then the University of Nebraska and later Kent State in Ohio on track-and-field scholarships.
On September 4, 2006 Graham was killed in a friendly fire incident when two USAF A-10 Thunderbolts fired on his platoon, having mistaken them for Taliban insurgents.
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/report-says-american-pilot-responsible-for-canadian-soldiers-death/article1078359/
www.cbc.ca/1.569572
Love you guys I won’t forget
I'm only just seeing this. Heart breaking.
@@brianforbescolgate2352 I watched that incident on video.
One of the soilders in this video was killed in action. PTE Mark Graham. Brave young man that gave his life. May he rest in peace.
If only our government spent more than 0.9% of the GDP on national defense, we'd be even better than we already are. We should be spending 2-3% easy, which is more comparable to all of the most advanced militaries in the world. We should be spending more on the navy seeing as we have a massive coast. Currently, we rely on the US for naval support.
Cs go giveaway Guy - Why not? It's good for economy, it's good for world influence, It's good for international dealings, good for international relations, and it makes us more independent as a country. Why wait for war when we can be ready always? I live near a military base, and when we watch our navy ships go by it's utterly embarrassing. They are rusted and dated, and can barely move. Even Australia, our twin colonial brother spends 2%, and has a more prestigious and respected military. We're the second largest country on earth and we can't even defend it currently... We have to rely on big brother USA, and that means we owe them when it comes to trade deals. We have the money.. We can spend 2% of our income to protect our country. Hell, I'm sure you spend more than that for house insurance, and medical coverage, surely. Our country state should do the same.
Cs go giveaway Guy - Yes, absolutely. Military is extremely important.
Yes I 100% agree, we dont even have enough ships to guard our coastline. Especially in the North where there are hardly ever any ships up there on patrol, any other country could just waltz in their and take the area.
Yeah like military, border defense, and law enforcement and creation are like the only things governments are supposed to do.
If only the gavernment took care of it's VETERANS...
I am 3/4 of the way through my application process with the Canadian Forces. I am excited and can't wait.
Respect from US
Same here
Thanks
justinjacquez766 thank you
In a town called Nunspeet there live alot of my friends, Whom I often visit, and still to this day, I can see many Canadian flags hanging from the windows of houses, what you guys did for us in ww2 hasn't gone by unnoticed,
thanks...
i like seeing this video, one because it is informative. the second is because i look at Pte. Mark Graham and see how he loves it there and how they are family. glad to see him smiling and loving the feeling of family in the military. RIP. Pte. Mark Graham, your death will not go in vain.
RIP Mark Graham
We need people like you in this world that don't hate other nation's military's. Hats off to you and good luck :)
From Captain J.B. Paulin in a speech given at the Empire Club of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, on May 23, 1918.
They are called “The storm troops of the British Empire” by the Kaiser, and his own “storm troops” are the biggest men of his various divisions; and when he speaks of the Canadians as being the “storm troops,” it means that in his estimation, they are the best troops of the British Empire.
Rest in peace Pte. Mark Graham. You will not be forgotten.
Just read an article where Canada cannot get enough people to enlist. Apparently they do not treat their service people right. Poor barracks and housing for military families. Obsolete equipment and lack of opportunities for advancement. I guess the Canadian gov. doesn't put a priority on their Armed Services which is a shame. They should treat their people right.
Rest in Peace, Mark Graham. Never forgotten.
my cousin served alongside Canadian GI's and told me they where well trained, reliable soldiers.
i look forward to serving alongside someday now that i am also in the dutch army.
I am American. I plan on joining the Canadian military in a few years after I'm done with school. I will join, learn skills and serve happily, and move into Canada afterwords, becoming a chef, and hunting on the land with the skills I learned. Six years left, I'm comming!
RESPECT from a Canadian in the U.S. Army
How?? I went down to newyork to enlist in the United States marine corps and they said I needed to revoke my Canadian citizenship to enlist in any branch. Did your get to keep your citizenship?? I'm now headed back up to Canada to enlist because they accept duel citizens.
+Evan Nevidomsky yes, i lost my canadian citizen ship during the process. it wasnt a big deal to me since i was already living in the states. its easy to get it back after youre finished serving though so keep that in mind
jabril chatman Traitor
jabril chatman can I join the Canadian army? I'm a us citizen
R.I.P. Pte. Mark Graham. Thank you for your service.
Rest in Peace Mark. We won't forget you!
take your time finish school first,and be patient as the process takes months even a year just to be able to go get to go to basic military qualification ( I know from experience), also stay out of trouble a record no matter how small can effect your career before you even start it. Good luck to you :)
I served in the regular force infantry, and I deployed 3 times in 4 years. Most of the guys I was in with were sent overseas a lot as well. If you don't go overseas and you are in an operational unit (especially infantry) then you are probably not good enough to go overseas, and your career will be short
Fantastic vid my friend!
That would be sick to be a mechanic in the royal Canadian army.
Imagine all the toys you would be working on :)
i am in the U.S Marines i resept you guys keep the good work up
ReVenge_-Matrix as a canadian i really respect that i thiught all americans hated canada u proved ne wrong eh
@chadberry75 It's not full, the Training Schools are full, when people graduate, it will open again.
Trades like JAG Lawyers, Physicians or Dentists ARE full, and this until they say otherwise.
I'll try to enlist myself this summer hopefully I'll make it thro! Been a dream since i'm 7, now 18 :)
@patlap1990 Borden is a good base. Don't get too stressed about Basic. They play games with you intentionally. Things don't make sense for a reason, and you will not make all of your timings; it's intentional. Just take the punishment and keep your mouth shut and you won't get into trouble. It's actually a lot of fun.
@WizardProvision Canada has the best trained soldiers in the world. we also train *cough* half of us soldiers!
@patlap1990 Don't get your hopes up on that one any time soon. Task Force 1-11 is the final Battle Group going to Afghanistan. They left two days ago. As of December our operations in Afghanistan are going to be training only, and for that you need Mod 6; which gets you your Master Corporal rank. There are still plenty of other opportunities, just let them know when you get to your unit what courses you want to take, and don't turn down any that they offer, even if it is not one you wanted.
4:46 I salute Pte Mark Graham. He died from a friendly fire from a US A-10 thunderbolts in Afghanistan. I believe there was some sort of investigation, but i lost track of the story. I just hope there was justice for him and his family, for their loss.
The cool thing is, I plan on joining the RMC (Royal Military College) and becoming a Captain in only 4 years of schooling. I bet it will be fun, and challenging
I think you mean 2nd Lt. Do research.
No, I mean Captain. I did do research clearly you need too do some.
Officer Cadets at RMC do not skip ranks simply because of their education. The only trades in the Forces that are commissioned at the rank of Captain or Lt(N) from the outset are trades that require professional qualifications outside of the Forces e.g. Medical Officers (must already be qualified physicians before enrollment), Legal Officers (must already be qualified lawyers before enrollment) etc. None of these trades are available as direct enrollment following ROTP at RMC. RMC graduates are promoted from the rank of Officer Cadet to Lieutenant upon graduation. Any deviation from this would be incredibly rare. Back up your story about becoming a captain after only four years at RMC, with a link to an official DND source, and I will retract my post. ,
If you wanna be in the forces, be prepared to move out from your local area. If you wanna stay local, try the reserve.
"If I had Canadian Soldiers, American Technology and British Officers, i would rule the world"
- Winston Churchill
Even though I'm from the us. I have a good friend in Canada that's joining the army. I myself am joining the marines and I hope we meet in combat. Semper fi and carry on.
@mgdisthebest It's a UAV, unmanned aerial vehicle or drone.
Respect from Brazil.
thanks man! (or women) ! :) I am definitley interested, and hope to get in after high school, you've been lots of help :)
Private Graham was killed during operations in southern Afghanistan. Two US A-10 Thunderbolts accidentally attacked the Canadian platoon, killing Graham and injuring several others.
@0neofthem Pte Mark Graham was killed in a friendly fire incident when an American A-10 Thunderbolt II mistakenly straffed his platoons position. Another soldier whom was from my local area was also wounded in the incident. In 2008 he was killed in an IED attack, his name was Robert Mark McLaren
~Thanato
@tuggerpuppy1 And the hurricanes he is referring to was Katrina. I know several Canadian soldiers who were there.
I would assume that your buddy is pretty checked out as he is in Recce. Sometimes you gotta be in the right place at the the right time to go over seas. generally it is a few years between deployments as a battalion, but sometimes smaller tours come up where they will send just a company of men. I got 3 of those.
@jordan868686 no Apache has ever engaged Canadian Soldiers and caused a casualtie. As for as I am aware no Apache has engaged Canadian Soldiers. I love seeing an apache over head because it sends Timmy running for the pichfork to look like a farmer instead of the RPG because he will soon be dead.
~Thanato
@Toronto324 We dont have 600+ fighter jets, sorry. We barely have 100 operation CF18's and currently, 0 CF35
400 tanks is a stretch too. We do have 66 Leopard 1 C2's and a sketchy number of Leopard2's which are loaned, replacement for loans, being converted, for training, etc.. We have probably 140 operation tanks of the two classes
Ships, we have 3 DDG, 12 FFG, and 4 SSK, 2 AOR, and 12 Coastal Defence ships
One day we will have quantitative edge to go along with our Qualitative edge.
@patlap1990 What tubby doesn't tell you is that the Marines are like their own military, they have their own trades; from infantry, to pilots, to photographers and cooks. What trade are you going?
I was even just reading about Pte Graham in White School, Black memories by Ret. CWO Barnes. As a Royal, its saddening to know how a fellow Royal passed. My condolences to the Graham family. Pro Patria.
not necessarily, for instance a Canadian could join the US Navy Seals, but he would be required to give up his Canadian citizenship. I think the same would apply for other countries.
Well, as long as I know what to do and have more knowledge than a civilian. Thanks man.
Yes, if you're a Canadian citizen.
@andytechnodude honestly, you DON'T want to be a sniper. When you are done with your career in the military you want some sort of skill that will help you later on in life. Being a sniper takes years upon years of dedicated training. It's not as simple as point and shoot, there is weather, distance, target movement etc. but for every 10,000 troops deployed there are roughly 25-100 "snipers." but why sniper? there are so many other choices in the military other than just shooting people you know.
@tuggerpuppy1 ...and that is just to get on battalion. Once a trained soldier, they must go through additional training in order to deploy; as well as are offered countless other courses constantly. There is a reason why we have our own term in the Canadian Forces for something that is idiot-proof; we call it American-proof.
@CDLkooper142 I'm 17 and I joined the army reserves when I was 16, it is not to be taken lightly.It is pretty hard and stressful at times, just begin with your goal in mind and stay focused on your goal. If you stay focused and determined I assure you that you will love it and see the guys that you go through BMQ with as a second family, cause I know that I do.
You can but you have to do something called a component transfer, and the trade has to open for intake for you to even apply. It took me 18 months to get in that way. Best bet is to just apply for reg force if that is what you want.
Pte Mark Graham, featured at :20 in this video, was killed in Afghanistan in2006. He also represented Canada at the Olympics.
from the primary reserve, yes it did. At the time it wasn't open and thus they would not let me apply. So I applied for field engineer, with the infantry as my second choice. The process is long and slow sometimes. An opening in the infantry came up and a month later I was puking my guts out during PT in Meaford Ontario. lol
@xFogxofxWarx I'm going in as a vehicule tech! Can't wait to be there! I have to do the full soldiers training a St-Jean at the recruits school and afterwards I'll be going to borden ontario for 8 months at the canadian forces mechanics school!!! Its only 2 days away!! starting basic training saturday!!!
Reg force infantry has a waiting list a kilometer long dude. Hell i wanna CT from the reserves and they still have no idea how long that'll be. Just wait and hope.
I'm currently an Air Cadet and I am hoping to join the forces soon!
Good luck man!
In one year, I am going to go join and serve my country! I love Canada :) I'm really excited!
@sgtliam10 Bad idea, joining the Army solely to try out for Special Forces is plainly stupid.
Remember that in order to try out for Jtf2, you need to be PRE-selected, that basically means that you need to be selected to attend selection, not easy to do and unless you prove ALL your commanders that you're a machine that did everything right since day 1, chances you will begin Phase 1 are slim to none.
Oh and most JTF2 members are at least 27-28 years old, 24 years old spec ops do not exist.
I love the way they show Airborne training with a square chute. Don't count on that one.
@PcGamerPaul They reduced it back down to 16 about 3 weeks afterwards! :D
Thumb this up as well!
@WarrenAch To join JTF2 you have to tryout AFTER being recommended by your CO.
@xFogxofxWarx Don't know what he is but definatly not a Marine! at least...not in reality...Maybe in his own little world! Personally I'm very proud of the Canadian forces and It has been a childhood dream to be part of them and I'm finally in! I'm starting my basic training at St-Jean saturday! Can't wait to be there its going to be awesome!!! No matter what anyone will ever say Canadian soldiers are the best!!!
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I was in at the start of all this mess over in the litter box. I went to Africa in 2001, then in 2003 I went to the middle east in support of Afghanistan. I was there for about 3 months. Then five months later Haiti decided to over throw their government, and my battalion got selected to respond. At the time the infantry was very undermanned and I was sent as a part of India coy group with 2 RCR. Might be harder go over seas now as Canada seems solely focused on Afghanistan.
yes, but that has nothing to do with not being able to join a different army in a different country
@tuggerpuppy1 Marine bootcamp is 12 weeks. Canadian Forces Basic Military Qualification is 14 weeks. It is quite amusing that our cooks and clerks have two more weeks of training than your "best" regular force isn't it? Now consider that combat arms trades in Canada go through another 4 week Soldier Qualification course; and then they go through their individual trade training. An infantryman in Canada does nearly three times the training as a marine buddy....and you say you are better trained?
whoa, whoa, whoa, 3:33, pacific Coast:
Prince of Wales Island and Chichagof Island are in the US state of Alaska, why are they labeled here on the map as part of Canada? Is Canada laying claim? Or does it have something to do with the native Haida Indians?
@tuggerpuppy1 You see, our mission at Maple Guardian was to take a village. The US Army flew us in on their Chinook helicopters; yet failed to do so properly....not uncommon. the three birds were to land simultaneously; yet not one touched down at the same time. In fact; the first one landed 90 seconds before the other. They also landed us in enfilade, while the enemy was in defilade. Use your superior training to explain that one pal. ;)
budeiri123 Yes, but he won't be higher than Sergent or Staff Sergent. To be an officier, you need to go to the millitary college, which is really hard to enter.
@xFogxofxWarx thanks a lot for the tips! I figure I'm juste going to keep giving 150% of my efforts no matter what they say!! I'm looking forward to the experience!! I'm looking forward to have the opportunity to go overseas!!!
It would have been faster if I left the reserves, but I would have had to wait 6 months to even apply. At the time I was serving under a full time contract. So rather than be unemployed while applying I decided it would be best to earn a pay cheque while I wait to join the Reg force. even though it took a long time.
I can't wait to join the Canadian army but I don't know if I should go infantry combat engineer or armoured soldier
You can have any background to join, you just have to be a Canadian citizen
greetings private007chief i always wanted to join our canadian armed forces thanks to all of our brave men and women thats risk there lives everyday to keep our great country safe and try to make a differents in the world :) for all the men and wonmen that are in the canadian forces stay stronge and stay safe and come back home i am proud to be canadian. we as canadians love u all i salute u all for any soliders on youtube please send me a video response i have friends and family in the army
RIP Mark Graham..Lest We Forget!
At minute 4:50 what is the name or what type of hat is Private Mark Graham wearing??
Can someone please tell me.
It was 1999 when I got my transfer in. Go talk to a recruiter and find out about now.
Lest We Forget Pte Mark Graham and all the others who have fallen in the line of Duty.
~Thanato
Thanks buddy ! how long does it take to get a diploma and how hard is it ? (im sure I could just search this, but you seam helpful :P :) ) .. and how hard do you expect the RCMP course is ? (I play alot of sports and work out, I also have high 80's grades) anyways thanks for the help !
For me it's a family tradition my great grandfather was my grandfather was and so was my dad. Guess it runs in the bloodline
My dad and grandfather were in the army in S. Korea (mandatory), so I think I have to go join the Canadian Forces as I have a Canadian nationality, but my mom says it's too dangerous to go overseas and that the education and pay is pretty low, is that true at all?
man, i was just watching an older video that was uploaded in 2006 (coaches corner, rememberance day), and the guy they feature at 4:50, Pvt Mark Graham is listed as KIA... just the fact that i watched both that video and this one almost one after an other kinda makes that a bit disconcerting... specially seeing as this video was only uploaded in 2009. haha obviously this is not an up to date video ;).
I can't wait to serve my country. Less than a year now and i can join in the footsteps of my forefathers. Viva la Canada!
thank u for that im pround to call you my friend to and i like how u show us that their are actully amercians who like us and just dont hate on us all the time
FYI to disrespectful AmericansThree of top 5 longest sniper shots are by Canadians. Top sniper of WW 1 on all sides was a Canadian First Nations soldier. We were in WW II 2 years before you.
Canada after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor declared war on Japan before the U.S. did. As one general said if I had Canadian soldiers, British generalship and American equipment We would be unbeatable
With all the countries the Canadain forces are operating in, Do have any say in which one you get deployed to?
Do reserves learn hand to hand combat during basic training? Fighting without weapons.
@airsofthalloween
to be a general you have to go to a military college which is really really hard
I'm looking forward to joining the Canadian Armed Forces
wow I just read that Mark Graham and a few others where killed due to friendly fire, what a shame.... R.I.P
@sgtliam10 Okay then how about this. How long have you served in the CF?
canada foreces on google and you can see were there are RS in your area and you can ask Q too them too
Oh, thanks. But what about after basic training, when you're already in your unit?
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