Can you see the Saudi special forces? I am following you from Saudi Arabia, and I like your videos very much هل تستطيع ان تشاهد القوات الخاصه السعوديه . انا اتابعك من المملكه العربيه السعوديه وفديواتك تعجبني جدا
Because they are so small (circa 40 men) they do not have a designated base and will usually be sharing with another unit. A female Captain of a particular unit the Pathfinders were sharing with was annoyed by these scruffy men sauntering around the camp with their hands in their pockets and who never saluted her as they passed, as would be expected in the army. So she went and complained to the Major in charge of the PF who told her, 'my men don't even bother to salute me, so they certainly aren't going to salute you!'
I really like your videos!my father was in the UK military for 40 years and saw action several times. I grew up on bases, but it's only as an adult that I have begun to understand and appreciate what that really meant. He was a loving husband and a kind, gentle father. Its crazy that he managed that after all he saw. The older I become, the more I respect him. Your commentaries have lead to some of the deepest, most meaningful conversations with my father. Thank you.
The pathfinders have a chop rate that's pretty high not as high as the special forces but the pathfinders is as close to special forces as possible these are the very best of the parachute regiment we're not talking ordinary troops. Good bunch of lads.
There is no requirement to pass P coy as suggested below and they are a tri service organisation covering army, navy and raf. Reserves can also join but will be required to do a 3 year stint full time. The PF cadre grants an overall pass for pre parachute selection.
They seem like the Paras version of the Royal Marines Mountain Leaders. Just under SF and probably your best bet if you were aiming to join either the SAS or SBS
They do have to complete the hill phase like the other SF guys so yeh they are up there. Prob why the completion rate is so high when the transfer over to SAS
They're viewed in the UK military as a stepping stone to joining the SAS. It goes like this, Paras as a stepping stone to Pathfinders as a stepping stone to the SAS and then onto whatever secret squirrel shit comes above that
@@colonelsanders1349 they are techniqcally each. We now supposedly have a joint selection course that way i guess SAS SBS AND SRR can pick between the recruits
Read this comment then carefully looked at faces. Would never be able to give a good accurate description of anyone with the camouflage on, really excellent job and obviously not only to blend in but to ensure you could pass them in the street and never recognise them again.
Great Video on Pathinder Platoon sir. Im just a kid currently chasing my Ambition to join the Pathfinder Company of the 10th Paratrooper Brigade PARA Recon Malaysian Army 🇲🇾 SOC (Special Operations Capable). I'm going to serve in the Royal Malay Regiment Airborne Infantry for two years first and then after that I'll proceed to the Pathfinder Company. Wish me luck. Again awsome video on the Pathfinder Platoon "First In"🤙 and thanks for your service in the USMC Sir Oorah Semper Fi Devil Dog!
I took a dump somewhere in the middle East, within 5 minutes it was gone, the flies ate it. You've never seen so many flies in your life. No need to worry about a tracker inspecting your shit. 🤣😂🤣😂💀
@@JamesonsTravels 100 percent both showed why you should never mess with the United Kingdom we may be a small nation geographically but we are a monster when it comes to defending our great nation love from across the pond 🇬🇧🇺🇸
This was filmed mid-90s and with actual serving PF. Yep, Steve Heaney in there and the old PF Sgt, Dennis talking about dry kit. The unofficial nickname is ‘Bastard Son of the SAS’.
Crapping in a bag and taking it with you, to avoid leaving little snow capped mountains is definitely the way, but Not good when you get to the next RV and check your kit only to find someone elses massive turd leaking out onto your clean and dry kit. Never leave your patrol bergen unattended.. Ever.
@@2NatoStandard military have the most juvenile sick sense of humour know to man. But unless your there taking part then you will never understand how much fun it actually is. Most civvies just dont get it. Lmfao..
I admire the British special forces' commitment to not leaving any trace of their presence. It sounds obvious, but most people would be repulsed by crapping in a small bag and packing it back into their bergens, but that's why the special forces are special. Their commitment and abilities are astounding, and their efficiency is frightening. In the fields of my homeland though, in county down, on the southern border of the occupied counties of ulster, the SAS hides were often uncovered by cattle and sheepdogs, and many soldiers had to move quickly ro escape the provos after a cow had sniffed them out.
Post selection training takes between 6 and 9 months (non-consecutive) depending on course availability. Bearing in mind, to even be eligible to try out for selection, you’ve already passed Parachute Reg selection (RSC and PARC), completed 30 weeks of recruit training (inc 2 weeks of P-Coy), have likely served for 3 years+, and (most likely) have a recommendation from your CO/OC validating that you are of above average ability.
Wading a stream with a full pack and arms, even though it’s only around lower calf deep is incredibly difficult. The water volume and slippery bottom can F’ you up in an instant.
The Pathfinders are now attached to Brigade HQ of 16 Air Assault Brigade (5th Airborne Brigades successor). There's only 40 men in the platoon and they operate specifically with 16 Air Assault Brigade. The Special Forces version is now the Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR) formed in 2005 as part of UKSF.
Steve Heaney’s ‘Operation Mayhem’ book is a great read and my in site into the Pathfinders. It’s about the 26 Man Pathfinder team sent into Sierra Leone in 2000 during their civil war. They were only supposed to be in there for 48 hours but it ended up as a 16 day siege defending a small village and fighting against thousands of Rebels.
According to my cousin who was a paratrooper who failed his application for pathfinders he said “I couldn’t breath underwater with a Reed in my throat, they do. F### knows how, but i saw my instructor do it and half of us freaked out. Those guys are just beyond real. My cousin later served in Afghanistan and is now finishing his time as a quartermaster
You should have a look at "behind the lines" the Marines Mountain and Arctic Warfare Cadre, the first episode has the Australian SAS student RTU'd for fitness
The Pathfinders are a very highly skilled bunch, certainly was when this was filmed. Many moved on to selection for SAS. Looks like this was filmed in Belize.
The thing is...you can be super fit, super trained but a bullet will end you really quickly. None of it is Call of Duty. SF and any force teach you pretty damn quick that not being seen is paramount as once the bullets start flying it's a lottery who survives.
Great content on channel as well as analysis that has created great discussion and debate bellow from both those who know and those and those who don't making for a win, win 👌
Canadian pathfinders have PT on the brain. They would train officers all day and then do their own PT. They are the most motivated people I have ever seen.
What they don’t mention is that after you do the Pathfinders selection, you then have to do RECCE Commanders straight after. So even though the actual PF course is 6 weeks, it’s mandatory you do RECCE Commanders which is up there with one of the worst infantry courses within the British army also
@@PreparedPathfinder I was under the assumption majority of PF have to be RECCE commander qual’d as that is their job for 16 air assault brigade. Their RECCE and a couple of lads that recently pass the PF course said they got put straight on RECCE Commanders
They have to complete the hill phase that the Other SF guys do which is prob why the completion rate of them joining sas is so high. They know what’s coming
This guy is Sir Winston Churchill’s Grandson. He’s a great guy. I’d love to see the part 2 👌🏽 I think the 3 units are equal to each other. SAS. SBS. And Pathfinders. We maybe a small country but have a lot of fighting power and they don’t brag. They do it for Queen and Country 👍🏽
If I remember rightly the main difference between the PF and the SAS training is that the SAS have the interrogation training and the PF don't. Cheers for the video.
@@JamesonsTravels they are a great sub unit mate , many go onto hereford or poole and the success rate of PF at SF is around 60%. Try and cover mountain leaders ( mountain and artic warfare cadre of 3 commando brigade ) . love the channel mate , ex British Army
me it's when u have 1 spare sock set n have to cross 3 rivers...lol...can't never have enough of socks...Cheers!!!...RAL... PS...LockTight yellow glue for blisters is an allied...lol...
You call, We Haul! LST-1184... Shitting AAVS off the stern ramp, and puking HMMV's and deuce and a halfs off our bow ramp. "Thank You for your voyage on the Fast Freddy, hope to see you again".
Not many people in the UK know about the Pathfinders but those who do, know that theyre at the pointy end when the shit hit the fan , they've got my respect , although the Paras are the sledge hammer to the Royal Marines scalpel 😁
The British military doesn't HAVE any secret units, so this pathfinders unit is NOT a secret unit. Thwyre most likely covered by the official secrets act, but so are many other British military units. It doesn't mean they're secret units, it just means they aren't allowed to divulge sensitive information. The closest we get to denial of existence related to British units is around the S.A.S. They are our most protected and secretive units in the British military, but even they aren't secret. Once again, its their tactics and sensitive I formation which is secret, and NOT the actual units themselves.
I like these clips, you are a respectful and insightful man sir and I am always interested to hear your thoughts and opinions about these different military units.
I remember when the Pathfinders were sent to Afghanistan in 2006 , and their task was called kicking the hornets nest. This consisted of going into enemy territory without any support, and purposely making themselves targets for the enemy. They were attacked by large numbers of enemy, but due to pathfinder tactics, and firepower caused major enemy losses. There are some major fire fights they got involved with on line. Talk about having balls of steal !
This may be old news, and included among the hundreds of comments already made, but as my scrolling digit is minus a knuckle due to one of those tropical misadventures mentioned in the footage, I'll presume your indulgence. The Pathfinders featured are all Guardsmen, whose Independent Platoon ( once a company strength) were attached to the Para Brigade at the time this was filmed, and functioned as their Pathfinders. The allusion to close 'relationship' with the SAS in this case is beacause they are talking about their own squadron.... 'G'.......which at that time was still mainly, if not fully complemented by individuals from The Household Division. Therefore, the logical next step for any of these guys would have been G Squadron 22 SAS. The Guards independent Parachute Company effectively dissolved into G Squadron in the late sixties/ early seventies, with the bulk of the new squadron being formally members of 'Guards No1 Independent Parachute Company The Parachute Regiment' Later, (1984) a Grenadier Guards Major General thought it might be nice to have another Pathfinder Company made up of Grenadiers, and started the ball rolling with an intake of CROWS who had no idea that they had been cherry (beret) picked for this task......but soon got the message I assure you. Now then, you know full well there was no way the 'other' Guards were going to allow this dubious honour to be scooped by the Mars Bar Eaters, otherwise known as The Gobblers. As soon as the Major General ended his tenure as the Household Division 'Boss' the next big daddy shelved the idea until a more representative selection of the whole Brigade was acceptable. However, by then it was too late to save the sanity of me and 14 Platoon. Game of knuckles anyone?
Even the 5th airborne Brigade no longer exists it is now known as 16 air mobile and is focused a lot more in moving around by helicopter, the British Army has not used parachutists in a large-scale since the Suez Crisis.
It was only established in it's current form in 1985. Guards Para Coy, which had the PF role, was dis established in 1978. The original Pathfinder Companies (21st and 22nd) were disbanded shortly after WW2.
@jamesonstravels the parthfinder platoon doesn’t exist on paper. It has no funding per say but it does have a strategic position. PFCO has to source funds from the 3 main para battalions to keep it going. This does have a positive position to the platoon as if it does not exist on a funding position it can’t be withdrawn or disbanded.
With reference to point man when was in Australian Army we used to rotate the point man after about every 20 minutes logic being that job is very stressful and so gives the point man a break
Yo! React to Billy Waugh! He fought in Korea, did 5 tours in Vietnam, got shot in the head, had his wrist watch taken by a NVA who though he was dead, and went to Afghanistan at 71 years old
The main difference between the SAS and the Pathfinders is that a pathfinder operates amongst a team, whereas the SAS trooper is essentially an individual, usually operating within a 4-man section.
The big difference you overlook is that the former is a Tier 1 operator, the latter is not SF. I am not detracting from or criticising their skills or abilities, but they are chalk and cheese when it comes to their strategic and tactical responsibilities.
Absolute nonsense - you know SF aren’t a bunch of rambos all independently shooting from the hip right? I’d even go as far as saying that being a team player becomes increasingly more important the smaller your unit becomes. Modern soldiering (SF or otherwise) is all about working harmoniously as a group, understanding each other’s strengths and weaknesses, and whilst you 100% have to take personal ownership of the job in hand (be it in theatre, in training, or even just leaning a new skill), you also need to able to trust one another enough to know that if any issues or errors arise, they will immediately be communicated quickly and clearly without ego.
@@grumblecranks4201 Absolute nonsense!! The basis of SAS training is to operate in a four-man team using your own specialist training. I naturally presume you know what they are: medic; signals; explosives or weapons. The initial selection phase (Hill) it is all individual effort. You need to be individually responsible regarding your personal performance. If not you are RTU. Yes, you work within the team when necessary however fundamentally you need to be able to work and win on your own.
@@willfoster2635 You have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about 😂 I clearly said that every solider has to take ownership of any responsibilities they are given. BUT, If you honestly think teamwork, communication and close coordination aren’t critical, please never go anywhere near an army recruiting office
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hey Jameson i really want to send you a good video of special forces training . am sure yu haven't seen it yet. where i can send you??
Yeah do part 2.
nice 1, thanks for making a playlist
Was their something wrong with the mic or was it just different setting??
Can you see the Saudi special forces? I am following you from Saudi Arabia, and I like your videos very much
هل تستطيع ان تشاهد القوات الخاصه السعوديه . انا اتابعك من المملكه العربيه السعوديه وفديواتك تعجبني جدا
That's me speaking at 6:30, many years ago now! Your comments following that are spot on.
I like how he comes across as having alot of respect for British forces. Good man 👍
Because they are so small (circa 40 men) they do not have a designated base and will usually be sharing with another unit. A female Captain of a particular unit the Pathfinders were sharing with was annoyed by these scruffy men sauntering around the camp with their hands in their pockets and who never saluted her as they passed, as would be expected in the army. So she went and complained to the Major in charge of the PF who told her, 'my men don't even bother to salute me, so they certainly aren't going to salute you!'
Content on this channel is just becoming so top tier.
I really like your videos!my father was in the UK military for 40 years and saw action several times. I grew up on bases, but it's only as an adult that I have begun to understand and appreciate what that really meant. He was a loving husband and a kind, gentle father. Its crazy that he managed that after all he saw. The older I become, the more I respect him. Your commentaries have lead to some of the deepest, most meaningful conversations with my father. Thank you.
The pathfinders have a chop rate that's pretty high not as high as the special forces but the pathfinders is as close to special forces as possible these are the very best of the parachute regiment we're not talking ordinary troops.
Good bunch of lads.
Don't the pathfinders accept soldiers from all British regiments?
@@maratonlegendelenemirei3352 yes they do as long as you have passed p company which you can do from any British regiment
There is no requirement to pass P coy as suggested below and they are a tri service organisation covering army, navy and raf. Reserves can also join but will be required to do a 3 year stint full time. The PF cadre grants an overall pass for pre parachute selection.
Very cool I'd like to see part 2.
refreshing sober video and honest. good to reflect on what they though the PF would become and where we are today.
There won't be a part 2, this was a one-off. There are more recent videos on RUclips though.
They seem like the Paras version of the Royal Marines Mountain Leaders. Just under SF and probably your best bet if you were aiming to join either the SAS or SBS
They do have to complete the hill phase like the other SF guys so yeh they are up there. Prob why the completion rate is so high when the transfer over to SAS
I'd agree with that. They're very similar to royal marine MLs.
@@aaron_shore now they are the boys
@@jodu626 damn, sounds like there’s no better preparation that that
@@cm-pr2ys saying that doing the hill phase ain’t something you wanna be doing more than once. Sod that!
I would love to see a second part mate....
Saturday Night, here in India, with Jameson the Marine and his uploads. Lovely... Good on you mate. Keep up... Keep charging!! Oorah!
Indian folk are a good folk! I like India from England!
Being a UK veteran, I would love to see part 2 of this video, even though its got to be around 25 years old. But the breakdown is very interesting!
"officially they don't exist"....except every parachute regiment recruit at Catterick wants to go to the pathfinders 😂
This video was made before PF was established in 1997. So offiicially it didn't exist.
Part 2 pathfinders post middle east, to see how the unit has evolved.
type pathfinder platoon on here good video of them in afgan
They're viewed in the UK military as a stepping stone to joining the SAS. It goes like this,
Paras as a stepping stone to Pathfinders as a stepping stone to the SAS and then onto whatever secret squirrel shit comes above that
...then, if you're really that good, SBS
@@dexstewart2450 The SBS are pretty equal to the SAS lol
@@dexstewart2450 the sbs are sas but boats
@@colonelsanders1349 they are techniqcally each. We now supposedly have a joint selection course that way i guess SAS SBS AND SRR can pick between the recruits
@@dexstewart2450 Royal marines usually go in SBS
These guys really know how to get there and back again.
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The Pathfinders are phenomenal soldiers..... hard as nails. 🇬🇧🇬🇧✌✌
Pathfinders is the SAS feeder program. UK takes military secret programs very seriously. Top tier camouflage face painting skills too by the way.
I didn’t see any faces
@@Nothing-yi6vw exactly
Read this comment then carefully looked at faces. Would never be able to give a good accurate description of anyone with the camouflage on, really excellent job and obviously not only to blend in but to ensure you could pass them in the street and never recognise them again.
They aren't an SAS 'feeder programme'.
@@Nothing-yi6vw thats the point " you didn't see "✌🇬🇧✌
Yes mate, more love for the Pathfinders, badass lads
Great Video on Pathinder Platoon sir. Im just a kid currently chasing my Ambition to join the Pathfinder Company of the 10th Paratrooper Brigade PARA Recon Malaysian Army 🇲🇾 SOC (Special Operations Capable). I'm going to serve in the Royal Malay Regiment Airborne Infantry for two years first and then after that I'll proceed to the Pathfinder Company. Wish me luck. Again awsome video on the Pathfinder Platoon "First In"🤙 and thanks for your service in the USMC Sir Oorah Semper Fi Devil Dog!
Just a fun fact. The brit civilian who appears at around the 11:45 mark is Nicolas Soames. He is Winston Churchill's Grandson.
I've just discovered these vids and They're great. I like hearing the views of the guys who've done it for real.
"you can't be the shitbag of your current unit" 🤣🤣👌
I took a dump somewhere in the middle East, within 5 minutes it was gone, the flies ate it. You've never seen so many flies in your life.
No need to worry about a tracker inspecting your shit. 🤣😂🤣😂💀
The minister in the video sir Nicholas soames is winston churchill grandson
love Winston and Iron Marg.
@@JamesonsTravels 100 percent both showed why you should never mess with the United Kingdom we may be a small nation geographically but we are a monster when it comes to defending our great nation love from across the pond 🇬🇧🇺🇸
"I was expecting Conan to take the throne. " LOL
Lol, it's gospel music (british)
Yes even the movies love it.
Part 2 please, fantastic 🇬🇧🇺🇸👊🏼
This was filmed mid-90s and with actual serving PF. Yep, Steve Heaney in there and the old PF Sgt, Dennis talking about dry kit. The unofficial nickname is ‘Bastard Son of the SAS’.
Crapping in a bag and taking it with you, to avoid leaving little snow capped mountains is definitely the way, but
Not good when you get to the next RV and check your kit only to find someone elses massive turd leaking out onto your clean and dry kit.
Never leave your patrol bergen unattended.. Ever.
And check your respirator before you slap it on your face DURING NBC drills as well .hahahahahh.
@@krtcampbell9007 Yes, Army issue talc or fullers earth goes a long way :(
@@2NatoStandard military have the most juvenile sick sense of humour know to man. But unless your there taking part then you will never understand how much fun it actually is. Most civvies just dont get it. Lmfao..
Haha!! No never!!
This also applies to Regimental bands and their instruments. 😂. Rimmed...
I admire the British special forces' commitment to not leaving any trace of their presence.
It sounds obvious, but most people would be repulsed by crapping in a small bag and packing it back into their bergens, but that's why the special forces are special.
Their commitment and abilities are astounding, and their efficiency is frightening.
In the fields of my homeland though, in county down, on the southern border of the occupied counties of ulster, the SAS hides were often uncovered by cattle and sheepdogs, and many soldiers had to move quickly ro escape the provos after a cow had sniffed them out.
Post selection training takes between 6 and 9 months (non-consecutive) depending on course availability.
Bearing in mind, to even be eligible to try out for selection, you’ve already passed Parachute Reg selection (RSC and PARC), completed 30 weeks of recruit training (inc 2 weeks of P-Coy), have likely served for 3 years+, and (most likely) have a recommendation from your CO/OC validating that you are of above average ability.
Combination of scout, airborne infantry, and forward air controller.
Wish I'd known about them before I did my service.
Cool unit.
Love the videos man, keep it up. You all our heads up.
Wading a stream with a full pack and arms, even though it’s only around lower calf deep is incredibly difficult. The water volume and slippery bottom can F’ you up in an instant.
Pathfinders always lead the way!!!!
👍 my respect for these tough and brave individuals
The Pathfinders are now attached to Brigade HQ of 16 Air Assault Brigade (5th Airborne Brigades successor). There's only 40 men in the platoon and they operate specifically with 16 Air Assault Brigade. The Special Forces version is now the Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR) formed in 2005 as part of UKSF.
Awesome documentaries out there with the pathfinders in Afghan. It really shows how they adapted and how huge their balls are in battle!
Great video. Part two, please.
I'd say the UK pathfinders are akin to the 75th Ranger Regimental Reconnaissance Company which is a Tier 1 unit within the 75th Ranger Regiment.
Part 2 please also there is a pathinder platoon documentary of the pathinders in Afghanistan
David Blakeley's two books on his time with the Pathfinders are a fantastic read.
THUNDER STRUCK!!!
Steve Heaney’s ‘Operation Mayhem’ book is a great read and my in site into the Pathfinders. It’s about the 26 Man Pathfinder team sent into Sierra Leone in 2000 during their civil war. They were only supposed to be in there for 48 hours but it ended up as a 16 day siege defending a small village and fighting against thousands of Rebels.
@@markallen7215 Thanks. I haven't read that so just ordered. Cheers.
@@DavidUKesb enjoy it’s a great read 👌 he was awarded the Military Cross for his actions during those 16 days
According to my cousin who was a paratrooper who failed his application for pathfinders he said “I couldn’t breath underwater with a Reed in my throat, they do. F### knows how, but i saw my instructor do it and half of us freaked out. Those guys are just beyond real. My cousin later served in Afghanistan and is now finishing his time as a quartermaster
Some members of the Pathfinders have written some good books lately.
Please share the titles / authors of these books....thanks..👍
@@asl333 Pathfinder by David Blakeley. X platoon and Operation mayhem by Steve Heaney
You should have a look at "behind the lines" the Marines Mountain and Arctic Warfare Cadre, the first episode has the Australian SAS student RTU'd for fitness
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The Pathfinders are a very highly skilled bunch, certainly was when this was filmed. Many moved on to selection for SAS. Looks like this was filmed in Belize.
Kenya believe it or not
The thing is...you can be super fit, super trained but a bullet will end you really quickly. None of it is Call of Duty. SF and any force teach you pretty damn quick that not being seen is paramount as once the bullets start flying it's a lottery who survives.
In my experience the guys with the best training and slicker drills seem to be a lot luckier in that lottery.
Can we do part 2 with the new pathfinders documentary
Glad I was a Pathfinder.
Part 2 please. Kudos. Nice Vid.
The Minister that was featured is Winston Churchill's grandson
I read that. wonder how he turned out compared to gramps.
Great content on channel as well as analysis that has created great discussion and debate bellow from both those who know and those and those who don't making for a win, win 👌
Another terrific video, thank you.
Canadian pathfinders have PT on the brain. They would train officers all day and then do their own PT. They are the most motivated people I have ever seen.
That was probably 20 years ago much has changed more up to date film would be good for part 2 👍🇬🇧🍺🍺
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What they don’t mention is that after you do the Pathfinders selection, you then have to do RECCE Commanders straight after. So even though the actual PF course is 6 weeks, it’s mandatory you do RECCE Commanders which is up there with one of the worst infantry courses within the British army also
What do you mean by "worst"?
I don't know if that's the case now, but it certainly wasn't when this video was made, or up until 2014.
@@PreparedPathfinder I was under the assumption majority of PF have to be RECCE commander qual’d as that is their job for 16 air assault brigade. Their RECCE and a couple of lads that recently pass the PF course said they got put straight on RECCE Commanders
@@MrDOZER1990 it might be the policy now but it wasn’t when l was there. It might be the case that those lads came from non infantry backgrounds.
@@PreparedPathfinder that would make sense to be fair mate
Part 2 would be grand. Nice find JT
They have to complete the hill phase that the Other SF guys do which is prob why the completion rate of them joining sas is so high. They know what’s coming
The enemy's coming Sargent, hold em up son while we brew up.
More info on the Pathfinders would be great. Also some breakdowns of the IDF special forces as they have constantly been active for decades.
There is no info on the pathfinders
This guy is Sir Winston Churchill’s Grandson. He’s a great guy. I’d love to see the part 2 👌🏽 I think the 3 units are equal to each other. SAS. SBS. And Pathfinders. We maybe a small country but have a lot of fighting power and they don’t brag. They do it for Queen and Country 👍🏽
He is a fat horrible posh clown I can’t stand him.
They have similar mission sets with the Philippine Army Scout Rangers. But the PASR operate in a 7-man team or a company of 5 teams working closely.
If I remember rightly the main difference between the PF and the SAS training is that the SAS have the interrogation training and the PF don't. Cheers for the video.
no mate , it’s the jungle both PF and SF do SERE / TQ
old video but i found it honest and to the point. about the best i could find with real substance. we all have seen them jump out of planes etc etc.
@@JamesonsTravels they are a great sub unit mate , many go onto hereford or poole and the success rate of PF at SF is around 60%.
Try and cover mountain leaders ( mountain and artic warfare cadre of 3 commando brigade ) .
love the channel mate , ex British Army
@Not still Dead
The main difference is that PF is a brigade asset. SF are a national strategic asset
The difference between pf and sas is pf don't do counter terrorism or close protection. Pf just do the green army stuff very elite unit
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Thank you for the video, sir. I will like to see part 2
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GREAT BRITAIN..... We're small, but mighty!! 🙌❤️😜
You call, We Haul! LST-1184...
Shitting AAVS off the stern ramp, and puking HMMV's and deuce and a halfs off our bow ramp.
"Thank You for your voyage on the Fast Freddy, hope to see you again".
The minister, Nicholas soames , is winston Churchill’s grandson..
Not many people in the UK know about the Pathfinders but those who do, know that theyre at the pointy end when the shit hit the fan , they've got my respect , although the Paras are the sledge hammer to the Royal Marines scalpel 😁
The Elite recon units of the British armed forces are the 23rd SAS(r), the SBS, the SRR and the Para pathfinders.
The British military doesn't HAVE any secret units, so this pathfinders unit is NOT a secret unit.
Thwyre most likely covered by the official secrets act, but so are many other British military units.
It doesn't mean they're secret units, it just means they aren't allowed to divulge sensitive information.
The closest we get to denial of existence related to British units is around the S.A.S.
They are our most protected and secretive units in the British military, but even they aren't secret. Once again, its their tactics and sensitive I formation which is secret, and NOT the actual units themselves.
I like these clips, you are a respectful and insightful man sir and I am always interested to hear your thoughts and opinions about these different military units.
That was a good bunch. Love the uk soldiers. Less like governments the most mine.
I remember when the Pathfinders were sent to Afghanistan in 2006 , and their task was called kicking the hornets nest.
This consisted of going into enemy territory without any support, and purposely making themselves targets for the enemy.
They were attacked by large numbers of enemy, but due to pathfinder tactics, and firepower caused major enemy losses.
There are some major fire fights they got involved with on line.
Talk about having balls of steal !
this is a proper video because one of the men got Military Cross for this actions in Sierra Leone
There is a slightly up to date version from when the current head of the army was the bde commander
Mad respect to you Jameson.
I love seeing brigadiers mixing with the regs
As always thanks for your work and enjoy your breakdowns and insights
This may be old news, and included among the hundreds of comments already made, but as my scrolling digit is minus a knuckle due to one of those tropical misadventures mentioned in the footage, I'll presume your indulgence.
The Pathfinders featured are all Guardsmen, whose Independent Platoon ( once a company strength) were attached to the Para Brigade at the time this was filmed, and functioned as their Pathfinders. The allusion to close 'relationship' with the SAS in this case is beacause they are talking about their own squadron.... 'G'.......which at that time was still mainly, if not fully complemented by individuals from The Household Division. Therefore, the logical next step for any of these guys would have been G Squadron 22 SAS. The Guards independent Parachute Company effectively dissolved into G Squadron in the late sixties/ early seventies, with the bulk of the new squadron being formally members of 'Guards No1 Independent Parachute Company The Parachute Regiment' Later, (1984) a Grenadier Guards Major General thought it might be nice to have another Pathfinder Company made up of Grenadiers, and started the ball rolling with an intake of CROWS who had no idea that they had been cherry (beret) picked for this task......but soon got the message I assure you.
Now then, you know full well there was no way the 'other' Guards were going to allow this dubious honour to be scooped by the Mars Bar Eaters, otherwise known as The Gobblers.
As soon as the Major General ended his tenure as the Household Division 'Boss' the next big daddy shelved the idea until a more representative selection of the whole Brigade was acceptable.
However, by then it was too late to save the sanity of me and 14 Platoon.
Game of knuckles anyone?
Read up on the Pathfinders in Sierra Leone in 2000.
Please react to "they shall not grow old"! Its incredible
The paras are just pure weapons weather that be 1,2,3 para pathfinders or the sas fucking awesome!
Please I beg you do part two!
Even the 5th airborne Brigade no longer exists it is now known as 16 air mobile and is focused a lot more in moving around by helicopter, the British Army has not used parachutists in a large-scale since the Suez Crisis.
Yes, I would like to see another episode of the U k's Pathfinder platoon.
Another great video. J.T ✌🇬🇧✌
Path finder platoon has been around a long time. Went quiet for years then appeared again.
It was only established in it's current form in 1985. Guards Para Coy, which had the PF role, was dis
established in 1978. The original Pathfinder Companies (21st and 22nd) were disbanded shortly after WW2.
7:35 in why is his finger on the trigger!!! And walking what looks like rocky river bed.
All other times, finger safety looks good.
Nappy rash cream in a jungle!! You don't even use toothpaste. The smell travels and gives you away.
Nicolas Soames, that's Winston Churchill's grandson.
Part 2, please. Thank you very much.
@jamesonstravels the parthfinder platoon doesn’t exist on paper. It has no funding per say but it does have a strategic position. PFCO has to source funds from the 3 main para battalions to keep it going. This does have a positive position to the platoon as if it does not exist on a funding position it can’t be withdrawn or disbanded.
That was true until April 1997, when they were established.
Theres a good video on RUclips of the pathfinders in Afghanistan going to some dam it's a good video.
grandpa you make me so happy!
lol. i have 2 girls and people keep saying grandpa. maybe its a sign
Man, that makes me feel older than my arthritic injuries do.
What people do not fully understand is the weight of their Bergen and to run and leap about is something
With reference to point man when was in Australian Army we used to rotate the point man after about every 20 minutes logic being that job is very stressful and so gives the point man a break
Yo! React to Billy Waugh! He fought in Korea, did 5 tours in Vietnam, got shot in the head, had his wrist watch taken by a NVA who though he was dead, and went to Afghanistan at 71 years old
christ!
Hell yeah lets see part 2
Part 2 part 2 part 2 👍😂
The main difference between the SAS and the Pathfinders is that a pathfinder operates amongst a team, whereas the SAS trooper is essentially an individual, usually operating within a 4-man section.
The big difference you overlook is that the former is a Tier 1 operator, the latter is not SF. I am not detracting from or criticising their skills or abilities, but they are chalk and cheese when it comes to their strategic and tactical responsibilities.
Absolute nonsense - you know SF aren’t a bunch of rambos all independently shooting from the hip right?
I’d even go as far as saying that being a team player becomes increasingly more important the smaller your unit becomes. Modern soldiering (SF or otherwise) is all about working harmoniously as a group, understanding each other’s strengths and weaknesses, and whilst you 100% have to take personal ownership of the job in hand (be it in theatre, in training, or even just leaning a new skill), you also need to able to trust one another enough to know that if any issues or errors arise, they will immediately be communicated quickly and clearly without ego.
@@grumblecranks4201 Absolute nonsense!! The basis of SAS training is to operate in a four-man team using your own specialist training. I naturally presume you know what they are: medic; signals; explosives or weapons. The initial selection phase (Hill) it is all individual effort. You need to be individually responsible regarding your personal performance. If not you are RTU. Yes, you work within the team when necessary however fundamentally you need to be able to work and win on your own.
@@willfoster2635 You have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about 😂
I clearly said that every solider has to take ownership of any responsibilities they are given. BUT, If you honestly think teamwork, communication and close coordination aren’t critical, please never go anywhere near an army recruiting office
@@grumblecranks4201 Ah, LOL. I see the snowflake has changed his name lol. Bloody pathetic.