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I started with 64 of us, we finished with 8 . It is a lot harder then the film shows
similar in the Royal Marines.
100%
8 original or 8 in total?
The “little horse” is a mascot and symbolises Pegasus the flying horse in Ancient Greek legend and an emblem for airborne forces in UK
How would the American not understand that, ? Green on
My dad was a para. Jumped the night before D Day. Died when I was a kid. Still miss him.Awesome guys. Awesome generation.
Respect to your father !
The little horse is a Shetland pony. It’s a small Scottish breed. The breed is a small unit, famed for its toughness, ability to cope in harsh environments, a relentless worker, vicious if provoked and totally fearless. It fears nothing and is often used to guard others. Basically, it’s the same as the Paras.
I think they’re all called Pegasus, after the regimental flag.
Interesting! Thanks!
It's a shetland pony....also now lance corporal.....well deserved if you ask me lol
When i went to depot para , Browning barracks , there were 147 initial recruits . After the course , only 15 of the original number made the passing out parade . The number who actually passed out was bolstered up by young lads who had progressed from junior para coy to join the rest who were of " regular" age . All fantastic lads , volunteers and soon to be "tried and tested" in the south atlantic . God bless all who served .
great vid, the General also must have been ex SAS, he had the SAS wings displayed. I left school at 16, became a Coal miner in Yorkshire. The shift overman was called Frank Stephenson from a place called Ryhill, one of the original paras who battled at Pegasus bridge, he was an old boy then, lean as a race horse, never spoke unless something was worth saying, and the nicest guy you could meet.
Every man an emperor is from a speech Field Martial Montgomery. The horse represents Pegasus...... P Company is Pegasus Company
Love that slogan.
@@JamesonsTravels “What Manner Of Men Are These That Wear The Maroon Beret?
They are firstly all volunteers and are toughened by physical training. As a result they have infectious optimism and that offensive eagerness which comes from well-being. They have 'jumped' from the air and by doing so have conquered fear.
Their duty lies in the van of the battle. They are proud of this honour. They have the highest standards in all things whether it be skill in battle or smartness in the execution of all peace time duties. They are in fact - men apart - every man an emperor.
Of all the factors, which make for success in battle, the spirit of the warrior is the most decisive. That spirit will be found in full measure in the men who wear the maroon beret”
Paras are airborne rangers plus if you like to compare too USA
It's a pony.
I believe the horse/pony also carries all the parachute battle honours too on that little jacket it’s wearing.
Every man is an emperor, it’s from a speech from FM Montgomery, basically every man is in charge of his own destiny so always make yourself proud as you ultimately have to answer to your self
The recruits are called Joe because it's an abbreviation for Joined On Enlistment. On avarage I've read that only about 30% of the original recruits graduate to become paratroopers. Great videos. Keeps me motivated through quarantine!
Thanks for the info!
When they get to regiment we call them penguins as they do not have wings you have to do a 2-weeks jump course even though you're at unit they don't do it in training and afterwards also called Crows Joe's and nig ( new in green)
"Joe" is NOT "Joined On Enlistment", that's an urban myth created to fit the term.
In my day, recruits were called "crows". A generic term for an unspecified recruit was sometimes "Joe Crow" (like Tommy Atkins - British soldiers being called "Tommy"; Para Regt soldiers being "Tom"). It's much like we'd describe the Soviet Army soldiers as "Ivan", Germans as "Fritz", US troops as "Yanks" (from the Dutch name "Janke" way back when we were hated Redcoats!) - it's NOT a derogatory nickname.
There's "Abdul" (Iraq) and Terry Taliban...
My names joe
The jumps used to be part the course (4 weeks course) before u passed out to battalion, bk when i did it in 1998.
That laugh at the pony lol. Trust me them ponys are tough little fuckers. My sister took in a stray and fielded it with 3 full grown shire horses and within a week it had to be seperated because it was bullying the shit out the shires and theyre huge!
loooooool
A "squad" of 8-10 men is called a section which is then divided into 2 fireteams
Thanks. Interesting small differences.
And if memory serves 3 sections makes a platoon
Charlie and delta fire team, and 3 sections and a fire support team in a platoon
In the army I currently serve in, we call "squads" sections aswell (must be a commonwealth thing) but we don't designate any particular section as fire support, usually leading section will make contact and put down a base of fire, rear section will stay as rear security or be prepared to assault through or be a "man up" if needed, and the 2nd section will recee to high ground to put down fire support...usually taking rear sections gun group with them. Each section has a gun group, which fortunately is my role in my section, so fuck at the end ya blowing ass assaulting with the gun....worse if you got the mag58 (m240), but lucky for me I use the LSW (our version of a mk48)
Another great review sir. The horse is a mascot and represents one of the regiments symbols, Pegasus, the winged horse. Many UK regiments have animal mascots e.g. Welsh units often have goats and Irish units often have an Irish Wolfhound. Thank you sir.
I liked the horse. Classic military
sheep 🐑Thought the Welsh had shepp
@@robtriggle6973 Sheep don't have the same impact as tough mean goats
I was at Depot Para in 1980 I now feel old watching these 2 vids ,it seems to be a little more civilised today with the way the staff deal with recruits (perhaps for the cameras benefit) but on the whole the ethos of hard training in both fitness and infantry skills I still see are still paramount as they are the meat and drink of the Regiment a good couple of vids thankyou and to finish how many Paras does it take to change a light bulb 100, 1 to change said light bulb 99 to repair the damage Happy landings
I really like your style. It's s honest, no bullshit and different compared to all the other reaction channels on YT. Cheers from Finland!
My oc once explained the reason why we use "3 ranks", as in three section form one platoon, 3 platoon,1 company etc, is because in battle u want to have 2 flanking and one in reserve, or one attacking and 2 in reserve. The idea is that 3 is small enough to be manageable for a field commander, but big enough for tactical flexibility. It gets carried over into parade where we form contingent in ranks of three.
Its a pony - a Shetland as somebody said . Some of the ponies were called Ringway because the first parachute school was there . most are named Pegasus after the winged horse that bore Bellophron to kill the Chimera - he was the only one who succeeded in bridling the horse . Thus he became the first airborne warrior . He was accused of shagging the kings wife - so he was a true airborne warrior . The small pony is appropriate because a lot of UK paras are on or close to the minimum height limit -often referred to as poison dwarfs - the insignia of the UK Airborne is Bellophron on Pegasus , there is a bridge in France named Pegasus bridge as it was the first action on D Day 1944 .
Very interesting! Thanks!
Much better footage of the paras can be found through watching ‘The Paras: Men of War’ documentary. It’s shot more intimately and shows in details the gruelling aspects of their training. Even covers them going on deployment with US paratroopers. Might be worth a watch
@ the 9.11 mark, you'll notice that one of the recruits already has got Rank on him (LCPL) & medals. That's because his transferred from one of the Scottish Regt into the Paras so yes thats him Passing Out twice in his Military career .
Wow. Has to go through the entire thing with the newbies.
@Jameson’s Travels even though he was already a fully trained soldiers the only way to the Paras is P Coy. I believed it’s only the p coy bit and the final Ex that he or anyone that transfers has to do. I may be wrong or their could be some out there who know better. From his medals I could tell that he had done 3 Operations.
Is he a Fijian? I've met a good few in the south of England - but have heard that there are many in Scotland.
Usually, transferees do an All Arms course. Are you sure he's not one of the training staff? Usually, they lose rank but can be fast-tracked once at battalion. Things change so that might no longer be the case, I don't know.
Simon Signolet , yes he’s Fijian, I believe he was a full Cpl before transferring. The funny thing is he had more experience than his instructor.
Little horse, that little horse is Lance corporal pegasus, our mascot as in the airborne Insignia "the Bellerophon"
paratrooper 3 met Pegasus in 2015, hopefully see liam nxt month when he’s back home
I was in the infantry so help you with our terminology. What you call a squad we call a section. So a rifle section is 8 maybe 10 men led by a corporal. What you call a fire team we call a machine gun section or MG group led by a Lance corporal. At least 3 sections to a platoon led by a Lt. & a Sgt. At least 3 platoons to a company led by a Major. 3 or 4 companies to a battalion. In Ireland we had a different set up. We wanted to present the smallest target that could defend itself until a response team arrived. We had man teams we called a brick if we needed a bigger team we called it a multiple so 16 men would be a 3 brick multiple.
As an American Para, I thoroughly enjoyed my exchange tour with 3 Para.
The Paras used to be animals, really insane. I read a book about the Paras who fought in the Falklands, look up a drinking games called “The vomit boat race”. Or “Sticky biscuit” you won’t believe either of them. They all had loads of tattoos, missing teeth and huge Zapata moustaches. They looked more like outlaw bikers.
I love watching these videos and commentaries. These are true killers. Not murderers, not thugs. Warriors.
Good stuff.
I have been watching quite a few of your videos and I am enjoying them and your thoughts on British military training. It doesn't matter which arm of the British Armed Forces you join, Royal Navy, British Army or the Royal Air Force it is a great achievement to pass out after your training period in basics and the one moment of service life you will always remember. I always remember what an RAF officer said after basic training was you are always a soldier first and a tradesman second. As a serviceman you are trained to kill which is the primary role in all the services and then a tradesman in whatever role you specialise in afterwards. Thank you sir for uploading these videos and your thoughts.
Anyone else clocked the 2*, reviewing these troops: the scruffy beret, the chest full of fighting medals and the SAS wings on his shoulder - what a Boss!
The foul language is not limited to the army here in the uk hahaha
Harry Clams think you are getting us UK citizens mixed up with U.S again
Served with the a British engineer and and artilleri group in Armadillo 2009, and i have never heard so much foul language in my life , good guys All og Them
Every man an emperor means literally what it says, what these men have earned makes each of them worth their weight in gold.
Field Marshall Monty's full quote on the Parachute Regiment which has since become their charter:
“What Manner Of Men Are These That Wear The Maroon Beret?
They are firstly all volunteers and are toughened by physical training. As a result they have infectious optimism and that offensive eagerness which comes from well-being. They have jumped from the air and by doing so have conquered fear.
Their duty lies in the van of the battle. They are proud of this honour. They have the highest standards in all things whether it be skill in battle or smartness in the execution of all peace time duties. They are in fact - men apart - every man an emperor.
Of all the factors, which make for success in battle, the spirit of the warrior is the most decisive. That spirit will be found in full measure in the men who wear the maroon beret”
I like that one.
@@JamesonsTravels Good on you. It would be alright if it was bloody well quoted correctly.
The british army does its battle group live firing exercises in Canada. We have 2 very large training areas there. I was light role infantry and we done a 6 week live fire exercise in wainwright culminating in the whole battle group in a 3 day attack with all everything going down range. Company’s assaulting, company’s fire supporting and arty coming in hot. Best thing I done! Awesome.
zap brannigan Ex 9para 59 commando RE , Remember Doing live firing in the early 80s on the prairies. Also remember the piss up in the big pub in Medicine Hat.
Edmonton was a good piss up!
Not only the paras wear the beret as their only head dress.
My old regt the RTR (Royal Tank Regt) wear the black beret and did so long before the Paras were even formed, as the RTR was formed in WWI (1914-1918 The Great War). The SAS also only wear the beret if I'm not mistaken.
There is another infantry regiment that only wears a beret - Royal Regiment Fusiliers
@@thomasshannon4166 oh yes my mistake, sorry
mostly humanitarian missions is done by the navy with hospital ship for hurricanes etc. But the army have troops based in Kenya combating Poachers. There are British military personnel all over either in a combat, training, counter piracy, humanitarian or logistics
My son wears the Maroon(Cherry) Beret in the Australian Army although the Parachute Battalion has now gone and been replaced by the Commando Regiment who wear a green beret. Watching my son "pass out" from training was amazing to see the difference from the 17 year old boy who went in. My father (his grandfather) was so proud as he sat there wearing his medals from 2 tours of Korea. Seeing all the senior military officers coming up and talking with my father and discussing his row of medals was great. Particularly when the most senior officer walked up to him and said "I see we have a few of the same medals"
The Parachute Regiment is proud of its Shetland pony mascots, Pegasus and Bruneval. Pegasus, named after the mythical winged horse, symbol of British Airborne Forces since 1942, is the fifth pony to carry the name
The little horse is called a Shetland pony, from the Shetland islands in northern Scotland. As the marine guessed, it's a mascot. The way
the rifle is held comes from the day's of the Lee-Enfield .303 rifle, held where the butt contacts the shoulder in the ''slope arms'' position, it's
traditional. Happy memories, as a young man I got my crossed rifles marksman's badge with the LE .303 Mk4, a great accurate rifle.
regarding the older blokes , they are probably already military and proper fit , I see a lot of medals there
Around 30% pass out as “originals” and from the remaining 70% most quit but some are injured Joes who go become temporary “Falklands recruits” much like “Hunter company” in RM it’s rehabilitation and a lot of lads do go on to pass out eventually after being back trooped.
Every man, an emperor” : the famous adage, that was used to describe the heroics of the paratroopers during the World War II. The coveted Maroon beret of the Parachute Regiment. ... The colour maroon is a combination of 'blood red' and 'steel grey' that signifies 'blood and sacrifice' and 'strength and resilience'
The pony is the para regimental mascot. With regards to the bracers/suspenders they help make the creases in the trousers stand out.
The royal marines do the same drill as the navy it's slower and with no stamp on the turns or holts. The rifles regimental marching pace is faster still and we stand at ease without an order.
Legacy and Tradition are vital in British units, you might be interested in a series called “ In the Highest Tradition”, from the 1980’s ( it is on RUclips), going through some of the odd, strange and down right weird traditions of British army units!
Sadly, some of the units referred to in that series no longer exist after being amalgamated with other units during cost cutting exercises by successive governments in the 1990’s and 2000’s.
You should do a reaction to more Angry Cops videos, for example "Angry Veteran V.S. Defective Earplug Ads (deployment stories)". That video is pure gold, greetings from Finland
My Norwegian brother. Half Swedish. I will check it out.
The horse is Corporal Pegasus. It’s a Shetland pony and the Regimental Mascot.
The 3 marching squads are in fact ranks. The core marching formation is in 3 ranks and could be from platoon up to company size.
The one glaring factor that I personally find disappointing is recruits passing off without their wings.
I've worked at Hardwick Hall. Got some stone work done there, Polish Paratroopers were based there in world war 2 .
@Jameson Travels... from South Africa, and our military model is mostly based on the British model. "Pass-out Parade" or "Passing-out Parade" basically means your "final pass" as in "weekend pass". So it signifies your last act in the training program before you leave to join your assigned operational unit.
I knew a guy who completed his 4 years of service in the ADF at the infantry school. buggered his right knee, was out for 6 months then his left knee when he got back to training 6 months, stress fractures found in his shins, then time spent in holding platoons. he had a thing called maltracking of his knee caps from the old injuries. by the time I had met him he was roughly 3 years in. then about 6 months later he was told he couldnt be an infantry soldier and would need to transition to a different corpse, cant remember what he chose to do but I do remember they told him it was a 2 year wait XD. I left the school just before his 4 years but I assume he obviously did the last 3-4 months of his 4 year term there as he was still waiting for that 2 year turn around on the new job.
remember his dorm room looked like he moved in properly, you could tell he was there for the long haul. Even our section commanders talked to him like he was their equal (still werent treated human at infantry training school, had to wait until getting to battalion for that) he was a real career recruit, at no fault of his own. I met a few fakes that just werent progressing but he really did want to
Edit: he wasnt a 'career recruit" bit harsh to say that he was definitely a good bloke and wasnt a recruit as hed finished basic but you get what I mean
The Shetland Pony is the Para's Mascot. Most Mascots have their own ranks. There is a video showing all the Animal Mascots of the British Army.
The horse is a mascot. In the Canadian Forces, in some of the regiments, they have mascots as well. For example, in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, during the first world war, the mascot was Sable Chief, a Newfoundland dog. In the Royal 22nd Regiment (known as the Van Doos because they are the only French speaking regiment in the Regular Force) they have a mascot named Batisse, a goat.
The little horse is called Pegasus it is the parachute regiment mascot hence their flash having a Pegasus from Greek mythology being airborn
Nicely done, sir. I like the comment regarding standards whatever creed colour or sex. It's a very simple concept that appears to be getting horribly complicated in some arenas.
My great grandfather was a para during the second world war. He joined the 8th army in 1940 when he was 17. In 1942 he was one of the 3500 volunteers when the parachute regiment was formed to join up, and was one of only 500 to make it through the training. He served in Africa, Italy, Southern France, Greece and Palestine. He stayed in the Ta post war and reached the rank of colour sergeant and was awarded the BEM medal.
My Dads oldest brother dropped at Arnhem in WW2 sadly I never met him as moved to Rhodeisa after the war
Dad was to young to sign up he was the youngest of 5
He later joined the Royal Navy
If you think the Paras having “the horse” (actually Pegasus V) for a mascot is funny, you should hear about William Windsor, aka “Billy”, the Regimental Goat of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Although being a goat, he wasn’t classed as a mascot, but a ranking member of the Regiment, and held the (very real) rank of Lance Corporal. That was until he misbehaved at the Queens Birthday parade in Cyprus, by refusing to stand in line and trying to head butt a drummer. Following this, Billy was ordered to appear before his commanding officer for a disciplinary. For unacceptable behaviour, lack of decorum, and disobeying a direct order (remember now, this is a goat) Billy was demoted down to Fusilier. And because of this demotion, other (human) Fusiliers no longer had to stand to attention when he walked past, as they did when he was a Lance Corporal. He did eventually regain the rank of Lance Corporal though, along with access to the Officers Mess and his ration of two cigarettes and a pint of Guinness per day. Don’t you just love the British Army!!! Lol
Misuse of Military has been a pain in my rear for years. Bin Men ( refuse collectors ) go on strike , Bring in the army. Ambulance drivers go on strike ,bring in the army. But the Paras and the Marines tend to stay away from that garbage.
a platoon is made up of 3 sections (squads) and each section has 2 fireteams.
Good stuff. Looks like great warriors
@@JamesonsTravels you then have have fire support groups attached depending on the objective.
9:12 the Officer has the Special Forces parachute wings on his shoulder
@Raj Maj So what do you reckon? Was he SAS and went back to Paras? Or did a specific course to get the wings and has been attached to SF? Don't know how it works
Raj Maj what’s his name
Most officers who join UKSF only do a couple of years as there are very limited promotion prospects. They will usually return to unit after this, but are entitled to wear the wings in perpetuity. Typically they are only worn on Service Dress or sometimes barracks, with standard para wings being worn on combat uniform.
@@EvenWaysMusic he is a General so I dont think he is a member of the Paras or any other Regiment anymore.
One thing that really stands out is how recruits start off looking like a bag of nuts and bolts and, after 28 weeks, they all have filled out on Army grub, are square jawed, straight backed and ready to bash the enemy. Amazing training.
Recently in Britain (IIRC) the Royal Engineers stabilised a dam that was about to collapse and flood a town. Logistics and engineers can be used for other purposes and it is probably a good idea to give them practical training like that where it does some good.
As the RM are a naval regiment and so do navy drill, basically they drag their feet instead of stomping. It comes from doing drill on a ship- if you were to stomp you’d lose your balance and fall over!
hi, have just seen this and i was a reserve para, and even on my course we had 18 out of 200 pass the course, , and over half of us went onto serve with regular parachute regiment forces in Afgan etc, and proved themselve. Some also went onto to join up and to serve some time with regular units, they used to call us weekend warriors, yet again and again we proved ourselves against regular crap hat regiments,, that was a few years back, hope 4th para, (or then 10 para kept the same sort of level)
A programme called "Young Soldiers" might be a good watch for you. It takes right from the beginning up to and including deployment to Afganistan. It follows regular Army Rifles.
I don't believe humanitarian missions are a misuse of military. Their infrastructure, hard-wired organisational abilities and work ethic can show the soft power of a developed nation. Every para goes through "Milling" which shows the instructors that the recruits have an off-switch as well as an on-switch. Every British soldier is taught to be a human being first and a killing machine as a last resort. But make no mistake, they are particularly good at both.
War is the ultimate expression of a complete and unforgivable failure to communicate between two or more factions, so if the manpower can be used to construct as well as destroy, it becomes a worthwhile investment and makes the army's nation look good. Also don't forget, soldiers spend the vast majority of their careers not fighting so putting them to work elsewhere has many great benefits.
If the government wants to use them for humanitarian support they need to train them for those efforts. That was my point.
@@JamesonsTravels Yeah mate, spot on. Totally agree with that point.
I can tell everyone right now that if the role had been humanitarian 40 years ago, then I would never have become a Paratrooper in the British Army. I would have gone somewhere else where the role was combative and with a very high combat tempo.
Those who gravitate to or seek out a Paratrooper lifestyle are Warriors. Just Warriors.
Such men would very quickly become pissed off with loading and unloading Herc's on some humanitarian crap op. and they would leave instantly.
They might be ok doing an odd spot of disaster relief. They are however singularly unsuited to doing peacekeeping actions or acting as a police force. That's been proven a number of times.
I reckon during peace time, it is important to employ the military to aid in humanitarian missions because it lets the troops SEE for their own eyes the people they were meant to protect and fight for. The next disaster might not be natural.
Would be good to see a video on future commando force. The royal marines are moving away from elite amphibious infantry to be more SF (comparable to USMC Raiders?) New AR15 weapons, crye precision uniforms, high cut helmets etc. Certainly sounds much better than the past couple decades where paras and marines have often been vastly undervalued and equipped, essentially carrying out grunt line infantry roles. Would be good to see the paras follow suit and expand the SFSG role from 1 para proving support to UK special forces (similar to 75th Rangers and delta) across the battalions in order to stay relevant and compete with the FCF royal marines.
Thoughts?
9:14 that man's spent time in either the UKSF/SFSG or the pathfinders fucking hell blue wings.
Every regiment has it's mascot - that's a Sheltand Pony. Pegasus P Company.
13 gone and not forgotten. We got 18 and Mountbattan. The paras fucked around in Warrenpoint and found out. Up the RA.
The shetland pony is the animal mascot of the paras and as such is an honour to have one present on a parade
Thanks. I knew someone would know. I watch the videos with the viewers so my response is not cannot. Paras are tough dudes. Thanks for watching.
@@JamesonsTravels It also carries all the regiment's battle honours on the tabard and I understand is known for biting people.
A lot of the British regiments have animal mascots. Horses, goats, and even ferrets
When I was in “Pegasus” had the Honorary rank of Sergeant. You had to stand to attention when you “spoke” to him lol. But once on parade he did a dump on the parade square and was reduced to corporal
"Every man, an emperor” is the famous adage that was used to describe the heroics of the paratroopers during the World War II. The coveted Maroon beret of the Parachute Regiment is a combination of 'blood red' and 'steel grey' that signifies 'blood and sacrifice' and 'strength and resilience'.
@Raj Maj it's given to supporting arms true, but if you wear the beret and don't have your wings you're considered a fake, majority of people wearing maroon in the army have done P company, there's always enough volunteers in the supporting arms.
@Raj Maj true but it's the truth, and tbf could say that about most units haha but guards paras never had the same draw really from what I've seen
Raj Maj the colour was reduced to two colours. Maroon and Blue. The soldier modelling it was left to decide.
little horse” is a mascot and symbolises Pegasus the flying horse . Paras emblem
And the old recruit (grandad) was one of the 8 to make it. Don't underestimate the guys who sign up later in life. Much respect
The pass out parade is called that because the recruits are super tired and they are going to sleep normally until they need them
The horse is a mascot and one of the symbols of the regiment is Pegasus the mythological winged horse
A video on Cpl Budd would be excellent. He won the Vitoria Cross in Afghanistan charging an enemy position on his own and saving his entire squads lives.
Few of the lads joined paras from home, some of them ended up in the patrols after a few years.
They were good soldiers at home but not exceptional, I'd say they definitely got polished up a bit in the paras.
Every man an Emperor, means he has conquered himself, in terms of fear and physical hardship, and confidence ,in complete control of himself.
Lieutenant General Jonathan David Page CB OBE inspecting the troops was Director Special Forces 2009 - 2012.
Every man an emperor is sort of a motivational saying. When the paras were founded many troops fought for the empire so field marshal Monty calling them emperors was pretty much just saying they were the best of best (This was before people found out about the SAS)
Also many regiments have animal mascots that have ranks and medals of where they or the regiment has been.
Passing out parade is now called passing off parade. Passed out in 1986 my son passed off in 2017 😀😀
Shetland pony is the regiment mascot. There's the Welsh guards that has a Goat 🐐 a kegacy from American war of independence, they were pinned down and a Goat 🐐 entered battlefield and they followed it to safety. The Goat has a name, rank, serial number, the Goat major was my bro in laws friend, and it got demoted for pissin in the mess. 😂 These mascots can get promoted too.
Section is the smallestbsub unit, platoon is made up of 3 or 4 sections. Sections are commanded by a corporal. Within a section you have the rifle group 3 or 4 riflemen, gun group with 1st and 2nd gunner, 2nd gunner carries a rifle and ammo for gunner. 2ic a lance corporal is in charge of gun group. You also have 2 scouts and maybe a sig akways next to section commander. So section is between 7 to 11 soldiers
Pony would be a mascot. Read a book, think it was about our UK forces in Iraq or Afghan where troops from two different regiments were sharing a compound. One regiments mascot was a dog who they took with them. Someome from the other regiment got issued an order to shoot and burn all stray dogs. Yeh, you guessed it. Didn't go down to well. Just reminded me. ATB.
I believe the three ranks, and indeed, drills /marching in general, comes from a time when armies moved and deployed on foot; the three ranks could be formed quickly and fired by rank, thus providing a continuous and formidable, firepower against the enemy, something the British army were noted for.
Three rounds a minute in any weather ... (Watch Sharpe) ;-)
The horse is our regimental mascot
Love it. Appreciate their history.
Funny I was looking through all my paperwork the other day from the military since I’ve been watching your channel it is funny the things you’ve done that you forget about Or in my case it seems like two lifetimes ago
0:58 - Section = 8 men (US Squad?)
Fireteam = 4 men (US Fireteam?)
The little pieces of electrical tape on their helmets and backs indicate which section/fireteam they belong to.
The fireteam system was created in the Falklands War by Para Regt. We get criticised for not always following the manual but our systems work and that's ONE proof of it - it's been adopted by the entire armed forces. I remember a good few flaws in the military manual.
2:19 - I LOVE grenades. I regret not having such toys in civvie street.
4:06 - "Suspenders" are called "braces" in the UK! LOL Women wear suspenders to hold up their stockings...
4:55 - "Joe " is a relatively new term. As in "Joe Crow", crow being a recruit.
6:42 - "Every Man An Emperor" was a tribute made to the Para Regt by Field Marshall Montgomery after the Battle Of Arnhem (Op Market Garden). It described the bloodymindedness of the Paras at the bridge and at the airhead (Oosterbeek) who defied everything thrown at them despite everything going wrong with the plan. Of the 10,000 men who went in, only 2,000 came out after 9 days fighting superior equipped and numbered enemy, including 2 SS Panzer divisions. The men at the bridge ran out of ammunition AND were burnt out of their buildings, German tanks freely able to drive about, hosing fire into the buildings. The mission was intended to last only 2 days but relief never arrived in time and in enough strength to win the battle. Despite the shocking casualties, the Airborne division actually killed so much more enemy than had killed of themselves. Terrible plan...
7:27 - The Shetland pony is regimental mascot. Pegasus of ancient Greek myth being the winged horse that delivered Bellerophon, the first Airborne warrior, to battle Chimera. In my day it was white (correct) and he had the rank of sergeant (EG: was known as Sergeant Pegasus). I recall he got busted to Corporal Pegasus after he shat on the parade ground in front of HM The Queen...
8:14 - Stamping the foot does seem OTT. When you're in that environment, it becomes normal. Only the army marches like this. The origins are probably something to do with marching in fields where long grass can trip you. Marines - as I'm CERTAIN you know - don't stamp their feet because it's not good for a group of men to do this on board ship. (Similar to breaking step when marching over a bridge.) Airforce don't stamp their feet because it might seem a bit too aggressive... LOL
10:27 - Marching in ranks of three. That's the standard formation in the British military - it's a small military! When inspected, the order "Open Order, March" is given and the front rank takes 2 steps forward; rear rank, 2 steps back. The inspecting dignatory can then walk between them all. It's difficult to do this with ranks of four or more. (Btw, the parallel lines facing forward are "ranks", the lines at a perpendicular are "files". When a left or right turn is made, they change over.)
15:25 - When firefighters go on strike, the military have to do a crash course in fire-fighting and take their place.
16:44 - One of the things about Para Regt in my time (1980s/90s) was that there were veterans of EVERY campaign still alive. Our regimental history was very much alive, unlike regiments that can go back hundreds of years and talk of battles that no-one's alive to share experience of. It's VERY inspiring.
20:45 - It's typically 1 in 3 who pass. On my cadre, it was 5 out of an original 46, NONE backsquadded. They want recruits to face a minor injury and work through it, regardless. Most recruits fail themselves.
It’s a Shetland Pony called Pegasus. Mascot of the paras
Great video. Just so you know "Suspenders" in the UK means a garter belt. Just in case you ever need to know.
Your thoughts on the "Analogue Generation" are apposite: 1943, the invasion of Sicily saw many, in the airborne assault, drown in the sea as a consequence of poor navigation/ premature command to jump/release the glider and plain fear, by the pilots.
At 8:20 I think you said your experience with the Royal Marines doing drill the stop on the left face was entertaining.
Royal Marines do Naval drill (entirely different in some movements and words of command) and along with the Navy Marines don’t stomp when they do drill.
When I did my recruit train there where a few guys that had been back squadded, ( push back due to injuries or sickness ) that had been there 1- 1.5 years on back squads it's not nice ..
Browning section of I remember right.
“Their duty lies in the van of the battle. They are proud of this honour. They have the highest standards in all things whether it be skill in battle or smartness in the execution of all peace time duties. They are in fact - men apart - every man an emperor.” A quote from Gen. Montgomery. The small horse was a battalion/regiment mascot. It is a Shetland pony used in the past as a working horse carrying loads, warriors (Vikings) and for work. Now did you notice their were none of those shouty drill sergeant types? They have no place in any army, anywhere.
Braces / suspenders, bit of tradition in certain dress :)
It's the regimental mascot and all British Army regiments has their own mascot. It also has to earn it's own rank and has a pay book.
My grandfather was at Arnhem bridge ...A bridge too far... His name was Roy Hood.
Fire and maneuver at its finest. One squad lays down a base of fire while the other envelops the position. I wonder when the last time was that a unit actually dropped an entire regiment of paratroopers into combat?
The "Squads" are refered to as ranks, it's a leftover from the way they used to fight using Muskets
Shetland pony is Pegasus winged horse. Average Joes to Toms from British Tommy Atkins
In the UK they will sometimes use platoons, but it all depends on what regiment you are in. also they have sections.
The U. S. Marines have a bulldog ("Chesty") as their mascot. He appears at the Evening Parades at 8th and I Street barracks in Washington, D.C. The British Paras have a horse. No mystery.
The bulldog is pretty cool I never knew that
(The paras have a pony btw)
Yeah? Well, they all still like a wee Bunch... of Peacocks! On, Parade... to me! Jameson?
Very nice to invite the veterans to witness the new batch of their successors graduate to take on their flag.
You have to remember that although they have passed out as paras if they fail their jump training they will be stripped of the berry and sent to another unit. I had one in my unit wouldn't jump in the dark. Was charged and basically disgraced and sent to my transport unit