Don't forget the racism. One of the officers in my company kicked off at a fun Christmas event because we got access to the Bluetooth speaker and played Mans Not Hot, because it was "black music"
@@adamhashi2519 Hey, if you want to join then join. It gets you outside, you learn new life skills and you make tons of friend's for life. Might as well make the most of your youth, and being a cadet is the best way in my opinion. It can be a bit scary at times but it just makes you stronger. Look into the other branches too.
@@adamhashi2519 Its a lot of fun. Best 3 years of my life being in cadets. You learn a lot and builds confidence etc. You learn various skills from leadership to shooting to map reading to first aid to all sorts of stuff. They also do adventure camps where you can go kayaking, cycling, quadbiking etc. It helped me fix my organisation problem and improved my teamwork skills. You dont have to join the military afterwards, it also looks good in university applications and gives you more skills you can talk about. Also you meet lots of new people from all around the country at camps.
Cadet instructor here for 2+ years. It's good to see VICE doing a piece on the ACF but it misses so much of what makes the ACF amazing for young people. Guns and shooting is just one part of the stuff we do to help these kids. In my short time I saw so many different people come to the cadets, kids from broken homes, kids with serving parents, and just people who wanted to shoot guns. We take them all and we love all of them - my fondest memories are teaching them how to cook MREs/Rations and how to look after their uniform and kit. It isn't indoctrination, we want to show these guys that with a little self discipline and looking after yourself you can do whatever you want. Some of these kids from broken homes went on to become successful in any field, not just if they joined the army.
VICE hate western civilization, and seethe with anger when they see anything that builds character and moral/physical/mental health of the populace. The cultural Marixsts such as VICE are proud destroyers and deceivers.
@@Golden_doodle_enthusiast I know for a fact the one in the end of the video is one I've visited before. It was in wales - this was like 7 years ago and I genuinely cannot remember the name haha I was an instructor in the CCF at the time and the qualification stuff was slightly different to the ACF
@@HeroGenix ah, I’m currently looking into the ACF , I’m in a small town so I don’t know wether location would have effected the activities that’s why I asked
@@Golden_doodle_enthusiast the location of where u goto cadets has nothing to do with the training program. If your in ACF you will follow the ACF program where you will start at basic and progress through star levels.
As someone who has been apart of ATC (air training corps, the raf counterpart) i went from a shy undisciplined and close to going down the wrong path in stealling and drugs. The cadets generally have saved me and im glad my nan and dad put me down for it. Ive learnt so much from cadets such as first aid, leadership, teamwork, social mannerisms, discipline and many more other subjects. My family on my mothers side other than my mother were a military family and all served i wish to continue it in my mother's place.
Hey! Fellow ATC cadet here, I wish we got more recognition than we do. I wish also we did a lot more, but I love it. It's really my passion. I wish you luck in your upcoming events.
Same here mate, feel truly lucky to have been apart of the cadet force as a youngster. Some of the best experiences in my life happened there and learned so much that's carried through into adulthood.
@when noobs did it Not really, I got dress uniform for free and the MTP (camo) stuff was like 110 for the whole thing. Pretty decent for the quality of the stuff you get.
SierraDelta71 -02 I guess so, being a cadet myself for the last 3 years it sounds and feels better being called a cadet handling a rifle instead of sounding like a kid with a gun if you know what I mean, makes it sound like we aren’t meant to do it
I spent 6 years in the ACF. Without a doubt the best days of my life. I have a little story I've always wanted to share. My Company were sent on an orienteering expedition based in an old decommissioned munitions factory in Scotland and the wilderness surrounding it. We slept inside. It was very cold, wet, grungy ( we slept on cold concrete floor in a sleeping bag with a thin foam mat underneath) and if not for the 100 or so sharing the same accommodation it would almost be nightmarish, but we felt safe under the supervision of the adult NCO's and CO's. On our first day we were told to camouflage up, given Cadet GP rifles and a handful of 5.56mm blank rounds. We must have been about 12 or 13 at the time. Dressed in full British Army camo, webbing and armed with the training version of SA80 machine guns, crawling over wetland moors and dense forest. A young kids dream. Anyway, one of the more boisterous and immature cadets decided it would be funny to beat an injured crow with a stick. This caught the attention of Major T. An absolute hulk of a man, around 6 foot 6, 250lbs, 50 years old, bald and generally a scary looking but highly intelligent and placid big guy. To everyone's shock and horror, he grabbed the young cadet by the throat with his shovel of a hand and lifted him about 6 feet into the air. The young boy absolutely shat himself, ran away crying and was collected by his parents a few hours later who did not dispute the incident after learning the truth. Turns out Major T was a Falkland's War Veteran, and had it not been for a flock of birds taking to the skies warning him and his buddies of extremely close enemy infantry, he and they may very well have died. Major T had a very personal and deeply respectful love of birds. Cocky little Cadet learned a very harsh but sobering life lesson, as did the rest of us who witnessed.
As a cadet myself, this video has missed out some of the most important details of being in the ACF. We learn first aid, navigation skills, fieldcraft training, weapons handling training, and we also do community events such as poppy selling and being a part of remembrance parades in public, not just shoot rifles. Also, not all cadets sign up because they necessarily want to be in the army or they are patriotic, some people join because they want to improve social skills, just for a bit of adrenaline and action, or just to leave the house every now and then. It gives children and young people so many once in a lifetime opportunities and at an extremely low price too. To anyone who isn’t in the army cadet force or is thinking of joining, it’s an amazing experience and it’s the best thing that has ever happened to me. Everyone is (or well, tends to be) so respectful and nice, the adult officers are funny and caring, you get to go out on weekends and holidays away and have the time of your life with some of the closest friends you'll ever meet. I consider everyone in my detachment a second family and I hope you do too. Edit: Hi!! I wrote this 2 years ago when I was still a cadet, only 2 months ago I completed my JCIC training with Top student award, and 2 weeks ago I was promoted to Corporal. I'm glad my comment has shed some light on what it's like to be in the ACF and maybe even encouraged people to sign up! It's such an amazing opportunity for young people, teaching discipline, life skills, teamwork and more. Athough it tends to be slightly stressful and disorientating at first, you learn to adapt and overcome those feelings and can take a lot away from your time with the ACF. Wishing everyone the best
You will be sad to hear that the Maple Leaf exchanger is no more. Did it last year as a cadet because they brought it back for the first year post-covid but this year it has been taken out. Unfortunate that more kids won’t have the same chance as we did to live this.
From my experience they are two type of cadets. Those who are competent, knowledgable and good at what they do, and then those kids who don't know their left from their right.
Tim USA It is hard to rank each three to be honest. I would focus on all three to be honest as they are all very important. Perhaps physical ability is the least important because that is often not an accessible component of most promotion courses and the stuff we do is not super hard. However, especially as you get more advanced, you will be expected to walk for several hours with pack, rifle and webbing, weighing something around 25-30kg in total. I would recommend starting some sort of exercise regime, not just for cadets but for fitness in general. A good app is ADF active, it was designed for people entering the Australian Defence Force but it will make you take a fitness test and give you an exercise program. As I'm writing this i'm about to head out to the park. As for knowledge that is something that you will pick up as you go along. You will have lesson on camps and every parade night, pay attention and read notes. Study textbooks if they have them. I'm not sure what country you are in, but if it is Australia I can give you a manual of cadet skills that was given to me before I went on a promotion course this year. Even if you are not from Australia many of the skills are transferable. Speaking of skill, you will find some cadets have it and some don't. However if you don't seem to be competent at first don't worry. I remember I was practically useless, constantly messing up. Then I went on a selection course for a cadet competition by accident and got smashed, but it opened my eye and I buckled down began to work harder. Showing up with my uniform well ironed, making my drill (marching) on point and volunteering for things. Ultimately the important thing in Cadet is to learn fast, take the opportunities given to you and get things right, especially things like uniform and drill. As a new cadet you may find them trivial but as an NCO (Corporal) I can tell you your superiors find them very important. Also don't look like a show off or a try hard, at the end of the day you want to make friends. If you have any question about anything I would love to answer them. Note: Here is the link to those documents: waaacbrigade.com/WA_AAC_Brigade_Resource_Page/Pre-course_Package.html
Stan Robinsom Get up in the morning, run a bit, do some pushups, do some situps, do some squats, lift some weights (even milk jugs filled with water if you want to be cheap) run some more. Exercise is fun, rewarding and hell you may even meet some new people. Overall though cadets isn't that hard, I've seen some very fat sergeants, so I wouldn't worry too much.
@@khalebrobertson9907 I dont know what they do in your company but we used to have a range every week, on top of that rifle training every other week and our fieldcraft is literally all rifles
I loved the CCF, I was in both Army and Royal Marines sections; and skills I learnt in that I actually use day to day. Would recommend every kid go through this, better than playing games on the weekend.
I agree but it's not for everyone buddy. Important that people understand that. I used to do cadets and you are right, you can learn lots of useful life skills, but at the same time you gotta be tough and no good if you get homesick. I enjoyed camps. Passed my basic training which was fantastic experience managed to get the opportunity to go abroad to France and I made friends. But like I said it is a very mean and strict buisness. Very emotionally and physically difficult. But my advice is if you have a good friend and you are both interested in army. 100% go for it. Will probably be the best experience ever and you can climb the ranks and eventually make it into the real army. I also found that there were alot of relationships that were formed in the cadets lots of like army Girlfriends and boyfriends walking around lol. Hope this helps.!!
Alexander Judd haha we didn't lose Vietnam. Our military outmatched Vietnam but when it comes to politics they pulled out because it was launched as a "war" if they told us to go full on "war" we would've fuck Vietnam up
The Real Bleach No it’s a normal L98A2 but they have a blank firing attachment to fire blank rounds. It is like a yellow barrel attachment that stops anything leaving the barrel. The white one is a DP (drill purpose) rifle (still L98A2) except the barrel is filled with metal to stop it being able to fire.
Had many amazing years as an adult instructor and a platoon commander, still in contact with manty of my cadets who are now grown adults with kids and cats and dogs, husbands and homes and they are my life long friends. What an amazing organisation, great for young people and adults alike. I have seen many lost young people find themselves and develop into extraordinary human beings through the cadet force, whether they joined the services or not, they were better for the experience.
"Kids with guns" is the title? These kids are developing skills that will help them throughout the rest of their lives. Respect, initiative, discipline, honor, commitment, and loyalty, are all byproducts from the training these boys and girls are receiving. I would rather have my son and daughter enrolled in this cadet program than have them sitting at home shooting people in a video game. I'm proud of these kids for doing this; good for them.
I only like it if they have the option to join. If they are forced to do this I do not agree with it. I think its fair that kids can become what they want to become
As someone who went through the Air Training Corps (the RAF's counterpart to the ACF), the level of bias and cherry-picking on display here is genuinely shocking to the point where I'm hesitant to even call this journalism. From the top: 1) You deliberately picked the youngest, shortest and newest cadets who have yet to develop the emotional maturity to be there in order to pander to the whole, "Child Soldiers" point. 2) You completely and utterly gloss over the various courses and qualifications that can be offered through the ACF at a dirt-cheap price so that even the poorest in society can expand their horizons. For context, I managed to get on four or five mountaineering and kayaking courses. The cost? A week away for each and £20 for each. 3) You completely ignore the life skills it can teach kids as they grow up and mature into adults (organisation, self-pride, confidence and how to be a leader) and how it looks on a CV. 4) You seem to deliberately leave the significant portion of female cadets out of the picture for no apparent reason; effectively putting forward a picture of sexism as well. I was hoping you'd have the common sense and decency to at least attempt some form of neutral critique; I'm incredibly disappointed.
Joined the ATC about a month ago, and completely agree. Our squadron was interviewed and instead of interviewing the staff, they picked the 5’0 female first class cadet and a 5’4 female BTF cadet, ignoring the other 50 odd cadets and staff
Here in Australia we have Cadets too, I'm a member of the AAFC (Australian Air Force Cadets) and it is just amazing, there's great opportunities and it's great for getting you out of your comfort zone and be willing to try new things. In my opinion the Air Force Cadets is the best cadet branch but overall they're all great. I would highly recommend joining if you are here in Australia. You get to do rifle training, learn about aircraft (even fly in them!) do drill, and learn fieldcraft skills. And you can join for free (if you are 13 or older), Joining Cadets was one of my best decisions I ever made.
@Anonymous Person I'm imagining you're the kind of person that uses liberal as an insult without knowing the meaning of it. As a senior cadet, I agree that Vice are painting an inaccurate, one-sided picture by focusing on the guns elements of it, rather than the valuable life skills learnt from cadets. Also, this is in the UK, where no one has a problem with guns as they aren't sold with less restrictions than alcohol over here, hence the fact that we don't have a mass shooting every other week. However, calling them 'commies' really makes people disregard your point and fit you in to the 'MURICAN stereotype
@@josephthomas1695 As I fellow classical liberal myself I have to agree with AP. Vice really are a bunch of gun hating commies. It's not an exaggeration.
I was in the Army Cadets. Just spoke about them saying it was some of the most fun experiences I ever had in my life, as well as some of the best life lessons I ever learned.
I was in the cadets from 11-18, I was privileged to finish with a rank of cadet RSM. It was an amazing experience being challenged in all manner of environments and situations - things that set me up for life. I am around 50 now and still look back at that time with great memories. As others have said it’s so much more than just shooting weapons - although that was a great challenge - I learnt climbing and abseiling, orienteering and how to ski, amongst many other things. So pleased that young people still get this opportunity.
Apart from the fact that Afghanistan is nowhere near the sea, lol! He said they use them near the sea, where they can transmit further, also, he said there are no tall buildings to block the signal, forget about the Hindu Kush range of mountains and many more!! That kid is severely ignorant about Afghanistan, maybe he should spend a bit more time in school, and less running about firing blank firing rifles.@@smt_
smt True, enough, sorry, I was being a tad harsh, perhaps! I must admit, better they do this than being little wannabe gangsters, listening to bloody rap music. I was in “ miserable old git” mode this afternoon! Lol.
I was in the air cadets and it was the best experience I had. It taught me discipline , pride and many life skills . I also clocked up nearly 100 hours of flight time . It's was an amazing experience and made a huge difference in my life.
as a cadet myself, this video has missed out some of the most important details of being in the ACF. We learn first aid, navigation skills, fieldcraft training, weapons handling training, and we also do community events such as poppy selling and being a part of remembrance parades in public, not just shoot rifles. Also, not all cadets sign up because they necessarily want to be in the army or they are patriotic, some people join because they want to improve social skills, just for a bit of adrenaline and action, or just to leave the house every now and then. It gives children and young people so many once in a lifetime opportunities and at an extremely low price too. To anyone who isn’t in the army cadet force or is thinking of joining, it’s an amazing experience and it’s the best thing that has ever happened to me. Everyone is (or well, tends to be) so respectful and nice, the adult officers are funny and caring, you get to go out on weekends and holidays away and have the time of your life with some of the closest friends you'll ever meet. I consider everyone in my detachment a second family and I hope you do too. Edit: Hi!! I wrote this 2 years ago when I was still a cadet, only 2 months ago I completed my JCIC training with Top student award, and 2 weeks ago I was promoted to Corporal. I'm glad my comment has shed some light on what it's like to be in the ACF and maybe even encouraged people to sign up! It's such an amazing opportunity for young people, teaching discipline, life skills, teamwork and more. Athough it tends to be slightly stressful and disorientating at first, you learn to adapt and overcome those feelings and can take a lot away from your time with the ACF. Wishing everyone the best
U.S. kid here, we have a military program, but it's an in school class. We have a Raider and a Marksmanship team, Raiders is an obstacle course, tire moving, running, and more running. And marksmanship is air rifle shooting. I do both of these programs but they're after-school and on your own choice. It isn't too difficult but, I do plan on going to the military and that's why I'm so involved and getting up through the ranks. We do rank up tests rather than showing up and showing out and being in the unit for longer.
As an American, I wasn't aware they had this kind of program. We have JROTC, Young Marines, Sea Cadets, Civil Air Patrol, and Boy/Girl Scouts but this is honestly much more awesome in terms of what they get to do. Overall the program looks like a really positive thing and I think whether they join the military or not, they're learning things about themselves and building confidence that will help them in life wherever they go. I really like how these kids understood that their freedoms weren't free, and how they went to that World War I trench museum place and learned about the past. Some of those training missions they were running, talking about what the "Taliban" were doing, reminded me of the stuff we did in Afghanistan. We never trusted the Afghan Army dudes, and we were grateful that other NATO nations were there with us, but the only soldiers we trusted and could really count on were fellow Americans and the Brits (Aussies too but they weren't near us). They have a lot to be proud of, they're great soldiers as well. Cheers, from the other side of the pond. -11B 10th Mountain Division
I've never heard of young marines... I looked at a civil air patrol cadet squadron. Honestly boring stuff they sat in a classroom and talked about manners. No shooting of guns or tactic training just flying planes is the coolest thing there
I was a British army and air cadet, and like you I spent a lot of my time doing theory stuff. Being able to fire live weapons and go on exercises was quite rare.
Being a cadet for 3 years now, I can say it has been one of the highlights of growing up in the UK, both opportunities wise and qualification wise, not even touching on the amount of fun I’ve had. Hands down the best youth organisation in the UK.
In America, as a kid I have my own .300 blackout m4 (hella lot better then those cheap ass bullpups they give you) and built my own glock 17 out of a 80% frame (look up polymer80 to understand) and bought a yugo kar98 and a mosin nagant off of something called armslist (gun trading site with private sales so no background checks) then boom, have more guns then any Brit will ever touch and can do what ever I want with them with a bunch of my friends and we have a fuck ton of fun. Believe me, shooting shit in the woods without supervision with your friends is more fun then a regulated program where you are being watched
@@richardcranium9386 you're completely missing the point of what the Army cadets is about, its not just "shoot guns in the woods", maybe this documentary didn't do it justice but the amount of cool and useful things you learn and experience in the cadets is mindblowing. I was in the cadets for 3 years 20 years ago now and it truly was the best thing for my childhood and also learned so many life skills that have carried forward into my adult life.
@@richardcranium9386in a program you get taught gun safety and even if it is a cheap ass bullpup it still works. in America if any kid can get their own weapon god knows what’s going to happen if they have a bad day
The army cadet force kept many a good kid from turning bad. Many of the lads and lasses I attended cadets with went on to become successful career soldiers the experience definitely shaped them to army life.
These were some of the best days of my child hood go to cadets each week and learning new skills that otherwise I wouldn't have done. ACF is an amazing thing for young people! I looked forward to going to cadets more then school 😂
you guys realize that that's for a basic form of communication and to make sure everyone is attentive and on the same pace. they aren't learning how to count.
lol. when we had our annual inspection, i said twenty really quietly and i got so embarrased. XD it was infront of an officer who sees how well our detachment is doing.
The last time you guys 'made a petition' , I believe it was to King George 3 (I believe it had something to do with a tax on tea) better to just send a memo to President Trump !
You need to redo this documentary it makes me so sad how it’s changed today I just turned 18 and recently finished and because of covid so many people dropped out and never felt the same since, at the beginning it was amazing best experience of my life, made some of my best memories there so sad how much it really has changed tho so much love for the army cadets I’ll probably join as an adult to teach
As an ex member of the RCAC( Royal Canadian Army Cadet ) 109th, 2 platoon, 2 section. I have to say it was the best time of my life. Was an amazing experience. Here in Canada you even have the opportunity to gain your Jump wings (paratrooper). The uk program however looks war better
I was a cadet in the ACF for 5 years, left, and am now an infantryman in the British Army. I can assure you that the ACF is a Youth Organisation first and military organisation last. It installed me with discipline, pride, self-worth, commitment and determination. Left me with more life skills than ANY other lesson / course at school. Many cadets leave and never go back to a military background. But I loved it so much I decided to make it my job.
@@-lightningwill-6014 not really. We already can do the PT side, we do the live fire tests (had a quol until a couple months ago, license expired) and some places do battlefield tactics and exercises like CATSEA which is the RMC annual test. -speaking from experience, I'm a cadet who did all these things.
This is the conversation when I'm recruiting someone to join army cadets Me: hey wanna join army cadets Other guy: Nah Me: why Other guy: can't be bothered Me: ............... we're doing shooting next week -_- Other guy: so umm where do I go
I am absolutely loving the replies, I fully do not think that vice was hoping for any of them. The ACF, CCF is one of the best things the United Kingdom has. There should be more children encouraged to join. I went to miltary school in the uk for 7 years and it open so many doors later in life but more importantly, fundamental life skills.
I was in the NCC (National Cadet Corps) in India growing up. Probably something we inherited from the British. We wore old surplus oversized WW2 uniforms and had WW2 303 single action bolt rifles. But it was great fun and we got to do some real cool shooting and also go to camps in really cool places in the Himalayas on the Chinese border.
This is best way to learn and become a soldier. I did this back in 70s. Was great adventure nearly every weekend and a decent summer camp. It's a great start in life for anyone.
Why does every cadet in public or advertising material look child like.I get some are young but Jesus not even the 12 year olds in my unit don't look as baby faced .
Because they are trying to make it look appealing. I don't know about you but if I was looking about joining cadets and I saw some rough looking testosterone fuel'ed 12 year old, I wouldn't think that looks very appealing.
And what's awesome is the other cadets respect that, help them and recognise that they're actually much better at some things. Cadets = real leadership skills.
In Poland unfortunately we don’t allow kids from 12 years old into cadets, but 15 year olds can go to the middle school, and join the “klasa mundurowa”, that means they will go through normal middle school, but they will have additional lessons like shooting, more physical education, and ofc they will go to the school in the uniforms. The Military ones...
I was a cadet, i had absolutely nothing but that! I went on to do a full military career and enjoy it, sure it wasn’t all plain sailing but am still here
When I first joined they used 3s , then went onto short 4s , 5 shot mag.. long time ago though.(mid 50s early 60s) Bayonets as well.....all changed now I should think..
@@josueewald9664 Same it would be interesting and who knows maybe help with the country's health problem with obesity rate so high and make it preventable in future generation.
As a Canadian army Cadet, we sometimes to this, mostly go out and sleep in the woods and the snow, some drill, alot of skill teaching, including map reading, leadership, communication, but most of all: We dance in combat boots. Not all is serious, if my Cadet corp did this, we could barely keep a straight face and not make a single joke like "Bravo six, going out to get some milk" and dancing a kazachok. But we would still give our all and do it right.
I was a very lonely person and still a bit to this day, but I do army cadet in Australia for a couple months now and I LOVE IT. It is the best thing I done for myself and gave me important skills that I might need (thinking of joining Army reserves or higher). it gives many goals that you can work on , my ones are to improve my social skills and make more friends, and to get promoted at least once. if you're thinking about joining it I highly recommend you do. .
I'm a member of the RCAC (Royal Canadian Air Cadets) and I didn't realize how different the cadets are between countries! It's pretty interesting, honestly.
There are different types of cadets. You have army, navy, air force and even the police have cadets. The army cadets are the toughest, the police cadets are more like community works.
16 is still the age for military enlistment in the UK so the thumbnail kid is probably enough for real war, but not old enough to buy M rated war games
I love how the commanders aren't screaming at them. They have patience, this teaching for the kids will really help them in the future. This kind of training should be done for kids in the US. Especially during the summer when there isn't much to do. This is really good for kids
Screaming doesn't teach anything. Our method is more silent. Point out a mistake as long as it's there, but give compliments too. The boots look like they've been microwaved, but that beret is looking real good. We always make sure that the morale stays up.
I don't think they were trying to do so. But i think it's sensefull to make your own thoughts based on the content of the video also regarding of the scenes were VICE could have tried to make it look good or bad. Everyone should think for a moment or two.
I fail to see how they "tried to make a negative view". This entire video was just getting the kids' side of the interview. Yes, obviously it's both possible and common to slant a video by cherry-picking the interviewees that said exactly what they were hoping to hear, but I don't believe they did that. I felt like they showed a sufficiently diverse selection of perspectives. On the other hand, if you're referring to the title "Kids with Guns", I think that's more click-bait than a political statement.
+Schadowization Productions You're right, people should all think for a moment or two. That way they might form coherent sentences and avoid saying things like sensefull , which is not a word.😁
#279 Squadron RCAC. I remember training with cadets from the UK on Vancouver Island in about 2000 or 2001. I also remember training with ROTC from Montana. They were impressed how intense we were, it was just like a bunch of 15 year olds reliving scene in The Devils Brigade when the Canadian Army marches into the camp!
I love the little banter they have during the car rides, one of the main reasons I want to join the ACF is because of well the field tactics mainly, but also just the such closely-knit almost family like friendships you make within the detachments, I mean god you're with them for at best 6 years+ and with over hundred odd days a year WITH extra trips at an astoundingly small fee for what you do. Even though I'm not there yet I'd recommend anyone even slightly thinking about joining to join, not just the ACF but the raf and navy counterparts.
Good Britain, im from Portugal and i love to see this kind of patriotic atittude from countries. keep going kids make your nation proud! Cheers from your old ally Portugal!
This makes the army cadets look sick. I've been going for 1 and a half years and the most action I've had is 2 star fieldcraft and we didnt do anything like that
My time in the cadets around 20 years ago was absolutely incredible, escape and evade missions, lots of fieldcraft exercises at MOD training areas, live firing exercises, blank firing full weekend exercises etc. I really hope you get to experience all the stuff i did as it was the best memories for my childhood.
@@Captain_Shorts. it's pretty good, I just aged out last year, but we did a lot of similar things, OP's are always boring lol, always good when 3 or 4 Scots show up though, we got to ride around in the foxhounds and look at all the newest equipment. Lots of good stories from annual too
As a army cadet over the span of about 8 months going through this training and shooting that rifle i can officially say this video does not do it justice it is fun, painful and strict but definetly worth joining.
+Illuminati Confirmed You realise this isn't the army it's basically scouts without the paedophiles as leaders. fml people you actually think they are in the British army
just to let you know, these kids are not training to be soldiers. The British Army Cadet Force (ACF) is a youth group for children from around 12 too 16. The A.C.F is simply a place for kids to go, the army cadet force does not ask for you to join the army. (I am a cadet myself by the way)
No wonder the British army is still such a military force if they got 46,000 kids in active training like this, from a young age, coming through the ranks to be future soldiers, intelligence operatives and secret agents. And there's definitely a smarter, more sensible approach towards the training and the military in general, compared to what you see in America these days.
hell my father who was an Ex Vietnam era S.E.A.L trained me, knife fighting trap making (for use against both people and animals) marksmanship and tactical movement improvised weapons and munitions... i wish i had a group like this to join not the fruity as hell modern Boy Scouts of America i hung around them and what they did was a nature hike (literally) compared to what i was looking for and there was nowhere for me to go...
+Happy John, ikr BSA is fucking retarded nowadays, my troop got cucked then was shortly uncucked but looks like its being cucked again... you got some dads that want to take the kids on Survival Outings where we cant bring anything but water, flashlights, and a sleeping bag for a whole weekend, some that wanna go out to Gun Ranges and shoot shit, then you get the cucks and the moms that wanna have "inclusive and safe" camp outs and they don't want their child anywhere near a dangerous gun. If your gonna be like that than WHY IS YOUR KID IN BOY SCOUTS?!?!?!?
I'm 14, I am a member of the Cadets and I'm aspiring to join the Royal Armoured Corps. It's a really cool training and social group, you meet people, get some decorum and it benefits you for a future military career.
I love how the swearing has been kept at a minimum because the cameras are rolling
Lol agreed
I dread to think how much they swear off camera then!
dude im in a scottish battalion in the cadet force we barely swear lmao
Marcus Potter alot
Don't forget the racism. One of the officers in my company kicked off at a fun Christmas event because we got access to the Bluetooth speaker and played Mans Not Hot, because it was "black music"
The cadets legitimately took me away from going down the wrong path in society
Yes, me too - it's an excellent program to guide young people in their formative years.
Thats good, I’m thinking of joining
@@adamhashi2519 Hey, if you want to join then join. It gets you outside, you learn new life skills and you make tons of friend's for life. Might as well make the most of your youth, and being a cadet is the best way in my opinion. It can be a bit scary at times but it just makes you stronger. Look into the other branches too.
@@adamhashi2519 Its a lot of fun. Best 3 years of my life being in cadets. You learn a lot and builds confidence etc. You learn various skills from leadership to shooting to map reading to first aid to all sorts of stuff. They also do adventure camps where you can go kayaking, cycling, quadbiking etc.
It helped me fix my organisation problem and improved my teamwork skills. You dont have to join the military afterwards, it also looks good in university applications and gives you more skills you can talk about.
Also you meet lots of new people from all around the country at camps.
Adam Hashi mate I’m a cadet and trust it’s one of the best things I’ve experienced can I ask which cadet force u r thinking of joining
“They said I couldn’t join the ADHD because I have army” never more true words spoken
Cadet instructor here for 2+ years.
It's good to see VICE doing a piece on the ACF but it misses so much of what makes the ACF amazing for young people. Guns and shooting is just one part of the stuff we do to help these kids. In my short time I saw so many different people come to the cadets, kids from broken homes, kids with serving parents, and just people who wanted to shoot guns. We take them all and we love all of them - my fondest memories are teaching them how to cook MREs/Rations and how to look after their uniform and kit.
It isn't indoctrination, we want to show these guys that with a little self discipline and looking after yourself you can do whatever you want. Some of these kids from broken homes went on to become successful in any field, not just if they joined the army.
VICE hate western civilization, and seethe with anger when they see anything that builds character and moral/physical/mental health of the populace. The cultural Marixsts such as VICE are proud destroyers and deceivers.
What bit of ACF is this, because you have the 1,2,3,4 star cadet stuff, the ACF camp etc which is this do you know?
@@Golden_doodle_enthusiast I know for a fact the one in the end of the video is one I've visited before. It was in wales - this was like 7 years ago and I genuinely cannot remember the name haha
I was an instructor in the CCF at the time and the qualification stuff was slightly different to the ACF
@@HeroGenix ah, I’m currently looking into the ACF , I’m in a small town so I don’t know wether location would have effected the activities that’s why I asked
@@Golden_doodle_enthusiast the location of where u goto cadets has nothing to do with the training program. If your in ACF you will follow the ACF program where you will start at basic and progress through star levels.
Did VICE deliberately pick the smallest cadets to interview so they could make the entire force look as much like child soldiers as possible?
Enforced Nice avatar. Seriously good.
Enforced hahaha yes i think you may be right!
Enforced hahaha yes i think you may be right!
+Enforced War has changed
DefinitelyNot Hadley Actually, Child soldiers is a very old idea.
"the Taliban mught use some cheap walkie-talkies... from like Argos or something"
thats my guy fam
Ok dude lmao
lmao he a real one for that
ultimate brit
@@Khalid.ab41 yh
@@Khalid.ab41 dunno where u gonna find an Argos in Afghan but you can try
As someone who has been apart of ATC (air training corps, the raf counterpart) i went from a shy undisciplined and close to going down the wrong path in stealling and drugs. The cadets generally have saved me and im glad my nan and dad put me down for it.
Ive learnt so much from cadets such as first aid, leadership, teamwork, social mannerisms, discipline and many more other subjects. My family on my mothers side other than my mother were a military family and all served i wish to continue it in my mother's place.
Hey update: I’m doing silver DofE award, going for MOI course and doing Nijmegen (hopefully). Greatest part of my cadet experience so far. 😊
Hey! Fellow ATC cadet here, I wish we got more recognition than we do. I wish also we did a lot more, but I love it. It's really my passion. I wish you luck in your upcoming events.
The best part of my teenage years was my time as a cadet (ATC). I enjoyed it and it did me a lot of good: I would recommend it to today's youth.
Same here mate, feel truly lucky to have been apart of the cadet force as a youngster. Some of the best experiences in my life happened there and learned so much that's carried through into adulthood.
okay thanks, gonna join
@@jboydayz do its amazing but always remember air cadets > army cadets
@@joshme3659 my friend does air cadets.
@@kp___pk Goodluck mate! I am also think about joining please tell me how it is!
"we don't get all the Gucci attachments"
Fabgaming Fab people say Gucci as in good ,not the clothing brand
Fabgaming Fab 100% relatable
Best thing a military member has said
@when noobs did it Not really, I got dress uniform for free and the MTP (camo) stuff was like 110 for the whole thing. Pretty decent for the quality of the stuff you get.
In cadets everyone uses Gucci as a word to describe something good
Kids with guns < cadets with rifles
Alfie Venmore do you mean kids who are militarily trained and are most like going to join the army when there older
SierraDelta71 -02 as a cadet that is. Or the case I know loads of cadets who don’t want to go into the military
Paddy Jones I was an army cadet girvan Ayrshire Scotland my sons joining when he's 12 I never joined Scotland's new regiment my cousin joined though
SierraDelta71 -02 I guess so, being a cadet myself for the last 3 years it sounds and feels better being called a cadet handling a rifle instead of sounding like a kid with a gun if you know what I mean, makes it sound like we aren’t meant to do it
Thank u
I spent 6 years in the ACF. Without a doubt the best days of my life.
I have a little story I've always wanted to share. My Company were sent on an orienteering expedition based in an old decommissioned munitions factory in Scotland and the wilderness surrounding it. We slept inside. It was very cold, wet, grungy ( we slept on cold concrete floor in a sleeping bag with a thin foam mat underneath) and if not for the 100 or so sharing the same accommodation it would almost be nightmarish, but we felt safe under the supervision of the adult NCO's and CO's.
On our first day we were told to camouflage up, given Cadet GP rifles and a handful of 5.56mm blank rounds.
We must have been about 12 or 13 at the time. Dressed in full British Army camo, webbing and armed with the training version of SA80 machine guns, crawling over wetland moors and dense forest. A young kids dream.
Anyway, one of the more boisterous and immature cadets decided it would be funny to beat an injured crow with a stick.
This caught the attention of Major T. An absolute hulk of a man, around 6 foot 6, 250lbs, 50 years old, bald and generally a scary looking but highly intelligent and placid big guy.
To everyone's shock and horror, he grabbed the young cadet by the throat with his shovel of a hand and lifted him about 6 feet into the air. The young boy absolutely shat himself, ran away crying and was collected by his parents a few hours later who did not dispute the incident after learning the truth.
Turns out Major T was a Falkland's War Veteran, and had it not been for a flock of birds taking to the skies warning him and his buddies of extremely close enemy infantry, he and they may very well have died.
Major T had a very personal and deeply respectful love of birds. Cocky little Cadet learned a very harsh but sobering life lesson, as did the rest of us who witnessed.
Great Story!
So an adult instructor, in a position of trust, physically assaulted a child.....what's the lesson here?
@@getaswordactual8766don’t abuse animals or you will get what is coming to you
@@steamdogs9297 🤔
@@getaswordactual8766 hey, the lesson was: don't harm animals. the kid got what was coming
As an ex-cadet ( i aged out two years ago) i can say their swearing is played down a lot
An ex cadet 😂shut up mate
@@alfiebrown5917 what else do you want him to say?
As a cadet myself, this video has missed out some of the most important details of being in the ACF. We learn first aid, navigation skills, fieldcraft training, weapons handling training, and we also do community events such as poppy selling and being a part of remembrance parades in public, not just shoot rifles. Also, not all cadets sign up because they necessarily want to be in the army or they are patriotic, some people join because they want to improve social skills, just for a bit of adrenaline and action, or just to leave the house every now and then. It gives children and young people so many once in a lifetime opportunities and at an extremely low price too.
To anyone who isn’t in the army cadet force or is thinking of joining, it’s an amazing experience and it’s the best thing that has ever happened to me. Everyone is (or well, tends to be) so respectful and nice, the adult officers are funny and caring, you get to go out on weekends and holidays away and have the time of your life with some of the closest friends you'll ever meet. I consider everyone in my detachment a second family and I hope you do too.
Edit: Hi!! I wrote this 2 years ago when I was still a cadet, only 2 months ago I completed my JCIC training with Top student award, and 2 weeks ago I was promoted to Corporal. I'm glad my comment has shed some light on what it's like to be in the ACF and maybe even encouraged people to sign up! It's such an amazing opportunity for young people, teaching discipline, life skills, teamwork and more. Athough it tends to be slightly stressful and disorientating at first, you learn to adapt and overcome those feelings and can take a lot away from your time with the ACF. Wishing everyone the best
Joining in 2021, can't wait
@@netskymusic7257 Your gonna love trust me, some days you'll feel like you wanna quit but you've gotta keep on keeping on
Yh they missed out on drill, first aid, PT and loads of other things
I was a cadet and a band cadet but in the end i found the band cadets to be my true place in the cadet force
@@moralmandolin2494 -see my answer 5 minutes ago - as a US citizen, living in the US, you cannot join UK Army Cadets!
This program is amazing for kids
Matsimus okay who are and what have you done with the real mong matsimus
Better than sea, not as good as air ;)
ManicMango Mango wanker 😂
@@joemain3566 heheheheh
ManicMango Mango aha
My 3 and half years in army cadets were among the 3 happiest years of my life. Adults might cringe at it but it's absolutely amazing for kids.
As a Canadian Cadet, i was honoured to participate with British ACF during an exchange program to Wales in summer of '96.
You'll be glad to hear we still do this! I was offered a place in 2020 but unfortunately it was cancelled due to Covid
You will be sad to hear that the Maple Leaf exchanger is no more. Did it last year as a cadet because they brought it back for the first year post-covid but this year it has been taken out. Unfortunate that more kids won’t have the same chance as we did to live this.
From my experience they are two type of cadets. Those who are competent, knowledgable and good at what they do, and then those kids who don't know their left from their right.
Too true.
Tim USA It is hard to rank each three to be honest. I would focus on all three to be honest as they are all very important. Perhaps physical ability is the least important because that is often not an accessible component of most promotion courses and the stuff we do is not super hard. However, especially as you get more advanced, you will be expected to walk for several hours with pack, rifle and webbing, weighing something around 25-30kg in total. I would recommend starting some sort of exercise regime, not just for cadets but for fitness in general. A good app is ADF active, it was designed for people entering the Australian Defence Force but it will make you take a fitness test and give you an exercise program. As I'm writing this i'm about to head out to the park.
As for knowledge that is something that you will pick up as you go along. You will have lesson on camps and every parade night, pay attention and read notes. Study textbooks if they have them. I'm not sure what country you are in, but if it is Australia I can give you a manual of cadet skills that was given to me before I went on a promotion course this year. Even if you are not from Australia many of the skills are transferable.
Speaking of skill, you will find some cadets have it and some don't. However if you don't seem to be competent at first don't worry. I remember I was practically useless, constantly messing up. Then I went on a selection course for a cadet competition by accident and got smashed, but it opened my eye and I buckled down began to work harder. Showing up with my uniform well ironed, making my drill (marching) on point and volunteering for things.
Ultimately the important thing in Cadet is to learn fast, take the opportunities given to you and get things right, especially things like uniform and drill. As a new cadet you may find them trivial but as an NCO (Corporal) I can tell you your superiors find them very important. Also don't look like a show off or a try hard, at the end of the day you want to make friends.
If you have any question about anything I would love to answer them.
Note: Here is the link to those documents: waaacbrigade.com/WA_AAC_Brigade_Resource_Page/Pre-course_Package.html
+Stan Robinsom Most detachments have PT nights, and you'll do PT on camp. You'll get fitter by the time you're ready for Corporal, trust me.
Stan Robinsom Get up in the morning, run a bit, do some pushups, do some situps, do some squats, lift some weights (even milk jugs filled with water if you want to be cheap) run some more. Exercise is fun, rewarding and hell you may even meet some new people. Overall though cadets isn't that hard, I've seen some very fat sergeants, so I wouldn't worry too much.
Me "Squad! Turn to the left, left incline!"
Cadet *does a full right turn*
Me "YOU! If you're going to march like that join the bloody Army Cadets!"
Guns are only a small part of what they do. My daughter is a cadet. It's a great experience for young people.
Can you just join during the summers only
Are you trying to die cadet
No but the main part of the training does consist of Rifles. As a cadet who's had 2 years the main part is training for Field Craft
@@user-sd9is9si6o the hardest part of field craft is the first lesson, cooking your rat packs. The horror XD
@@khalebrobertson9907 I dont know what they do in your company but we used to have a range every week, on top of that rifle training every other week and our fieldcraft is literally all rifles
I remember my first cadet exercise. Felt like I was in a blooming warzone
Fun, huh? Just keep quiet about it (too many social leftists out there-they'd want an investigation!)
@@wilsonhuber i'd just tell them that their fake news
I loved the CCF, I was in both Army and Royal Marines sections; and skills I learnt in that I actually use day to day. Would recommend every kid go through this, better than playing games on the weekend.
i really wish the country i live in had an army cadet force
I agree but it's not for everyone buddy. Important that people understand that.
I used to do cadets and you are right, you can learn lots of useful life skills, but at the same time you gotta be tough and no good if you get homesick.
I enjoyed camps. Passed my basic training which was fantastic experience managed to get the opportunity to go abroad to France and I made friends. But like I said it is a very mean and strict buisness. Very emotionally and physically difficult.
But my advice is if you have a good friend and you are both interested in army. 100% go for it. Will probably be the best experience ever and you can climb the ranks and eventually make it into the real army. I also found that there were alot of relationships that were formed in the cadets lots of like army Girlfriends and boyfriends walking around lol.
Hope this helps.!!
imagine trying to invade this country and being destroyed by these guys
Song Cao don’t make me laugh
Americans will handle them
@@Anakin-Skywalker. Yeh like they did with Vietnam hahaha pathetic
Alexander Judd haha we didn't lose Vietnam. Our military outmatched Vietnam but when it comes to politics they pulled out because it was launched as a "war" if they told us to go full on "war" we would've fuck Vietnam up
Alexander Judd pathetic idiot
*TIMMY, PUT THE L98A2 DOWN*
* OMG HE CAN'T HEAR YOU HE HAS AIR PODS IN *
stop tim, he’s an ally!
It’s a LA82 actually.
@@samsmash1830 L98A2, It is modified to be used by cadets.
The Real Bleach No it’s a normal L98A2 but they have a blank firing attachment to fire blank rounds. It is like a yellow barrel attachment that stops anything leaving the barrel. The white one is a DP (drill purpose) rifle (still L98A2) except the barrel is filled with metal to stop it being able to fire.
Being a cadet gave me some of the best memories of my secondary school
Had many amazing years as an adult instructor and a platoon commander, still in contact with manty of my cadets who are now grown adults with kids and cats and dogs, husbands and homes and they are my life long friends. What an amazing organisation, great for young people and adults alike. I have seen many lost young people find themselves and develop into extraordinary human beings through the cadet force, whether they joined the services or not, they were better for the experience.
"Kids with guns" is the title? These kids are developing skills that will help them throughout the rest of their lives. Respect, initiative, discipline, honor, commitment, and loyalty, are all byproducts from the training these boys and girls are receiving.
I would rather have my son and daughter enrolled in this cadet program than have them sitting at home shooting people in a video game. I'm proud of these kids for doing this; good for them.
Stephen 1982 of agree with you on that, that is why I'm joining the cadets. To get off my arse and do something productive
Welp.....that's vice
Most the time i go on camp and undo the bed frame knots from my friends bunk bed. Fell straight through. As you can tell I’m VERY disciplined.
They do got guns tho btw
I only like it if they have the option to join. If they are forced to do this I do not agree with it. I think its fair that kids can become what they want to become
As someone who went through the Air Training Corps (the RAF's counterpart to the ACF), the level of bias and cherry-picking on display here is genuinely shocking to the point where I'm hesitant to even call this journalism. From the top:
1) You deliberately picked the youngest, shortest and newest cadets who have yet to develop the emotional maturity to be there in order to pander to the whole, "Child Soldiers" point.
2) You completely and utterly gloss over the various courses and qualifications that can be offered through the ACF at a dirt-cheap price so that even the poorest in society can expand their horizons. For context, I managed to get on four or five mountaineering and kayaking courses. The cost? A week away for each and £20 for each.
3) You completely ignore the life skills it can teach kids as they grow up and mature into adults (organisation, self-pride, confidence and how to be a leader) and how it looks on a CV.
4) You seem to deliberately leave the significant portion of female cadets out of the picture for no apparent reason; effectively putting forward a picture of sexism as well.
I was hoping you'd have the common sense and decency to at least attempt some form of neutral critique; I'm incredibly disappointed.
Joined the ATC about a month ago, and completely agree. Our squadron was interviewed and instead of interviewing the staff, they picked the 5’0 female first class cadet and a 5’4 female BTF cadet, ignoring the other 50 odd cadets and staff
good points but as a former AFC member myself, fuck you my good Sir
Spinel do you mean ACF
Yeah i agree, the whole thing just seems to pander to the child aspect rather that the youth aspect
@@spinel6205 And a well-intended "go fuck yourself you crayon muncher" in exchange my good sir.
Also, have a good Christmas. :)
Here in Australia we have Cadets too, I'm a member of the AAFC (Australian Air Force Cadets) and it is just amazing, there's great opportunities and it's great for getting you out of your comfort zone and be willing to try new things. In my opinion the Air Force Cadets is the best cadet branch but overall they're all great. I would highly recommend joining if you are here in Australia. You get to do rifle training, learn about aircraft (even fly in them!) do drill, and learn fieldcraft skills. And you can join for free (if you are 13 or older), Joining Cadets was one of my best decisions I ever made.
Keep it up mate, the AAFC provides great opportunities in defence especially if you end up going solo.
@@theashman7836 Agreed!
Does cadets harden you? I’m joining Australian army cadets in a few weeks and can’t wait.
@@Hugs4drugs08 I wouldn't say it exactly hardens you physically or mentally, but it sure does discipline you and makes you a better leader.
AAC all the way
I was in the Army cadets as a kid... best time you can have as a kid. I advise any parents to get their kids into it as they'll thank you for it.
"They said I couldn't join ADHD Because I had the Army" Hahaha
Legend like a true spoken
Oakley Schofield true real very
As someone with ADHD i realized 1 minute later this joke, this amazing i love it!
You guys speaking like master Yoda.
- UnbreakebleCow same I was very confused for a good minute.
Why does the title seem like they trying got paint a dodgy picture?
@Anonymous Person I'm imagining you're the kind of person that uses liberal as an insult without knowing the meaning of it. As a senior cadet, I agree that Vice are painting an inaccurate, one-sided picture by focusing on the guns elements of it, rather than the valuable life skills learnt from cadets. Also, this is in the UK, where no one has a problem with guns as they aren't sold with less restrictions than alcohol over here, hence the fact that we don't have a mass shooting every other week. However, calling them 'commies' really makes people disregard your point and fit you in to the 'MURICAN stereotype
*KiDs WiTh gUnS! :O*
Mo Ali they are
@@josephthomas1695 As I fellow classical liberal myself I have to agree with AP. Vice really are a bunch of gun hating commies. It's not an exaggeration.
@@vurtigoneiii275 Apologies, didn't know
I was in the Army Cadets. Just spoke about them saying it was some of the most fun experiences I ever had in my life, as well as some of the best life lessons I ever learned.
I was in the cadets from 11-18, I was privileged to finish with a rank of cadet RSM. It was an amazing experience being challenged in all manner of environments and situations - things that set me up for life. I am around 50 now and still look back at that time with great memories. As others have said it’s so much more than just shooting weapons - although that was a great challenge - I learnt climbing and abseiling, orienteering and how to ski, amongst many other things. So pleased that young people still get this opportunity.
Uk kids: we have guns
American kids: hold my freedom
More the reverse, we cant drink in america till were 21, if you join the military you can drink at 18
@@m1a2abrams52 Not true
@@connorkitchen7156 it is true
Elijah Cohen it’s a meme. He’s not actually talking about kids drinking alcohol.
Uk kids: guns are banned, Us kids: that girl thinks I’m ugly im gonna shoot her and the whole school
The kid at 9:07 said that the taliban might use walke talkeys from Argos that broke me
Shahzaib Ahmed 😂😂
Apart from the fact that Afghanistan is nowhere near the sea, lol! He said they use them near the sea, where they can transmit further, also, he said there are no tall buildings to block the signal, forget about the Hindu Kush range of mountains and many more!! That kid is severely ignorant about Afghanistan, maybe he should spend a bit more time in school, and less running about firing blank firing rifles.@@smt_
smt True, enough, sorry, I was being a tad harsh, perhaps! I must admit, better they do this than being little wannabe gangsters, listening to bloody rap music. I was in “ miserable old git” mode this afternoon! Lol.
He was entirely serious about it too 😂😂
🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I was in the air cadets and it was the best experience I had. It taught me discipline , pride and many life skills . I also clocked up nearly 100 hours of flight time .
It's was an amazing experience and made a huge difference in my life.
Air cadets? More like chair cadets
as a cadet myself, this video has missed out some of the most important details of being in the ACF. We learn first aid, navigation skills, fieldcraft training, weapons handling training, and we also do community events such as poppy selling and being a part of remembrance parades in public, not just shoot rifles. Also, not all cadets sign up because they necessarily want to be in the army or they are patriotic, some people join because they want to improve social skills, just for a bit of adrenaline and action, or just to leave the house every now and then. It gives children and young people so many once in a lifetime opportunities and at an extremely low price too.
To anyone who isn’t in the army cadet force or is thinking of joining, it’s an amazing experience and it’s the best thing that has ever happened to me. Everyone is (or well, tends to be) so respectful and nice, the adult officers are funny and caring, you get to go out on weekends and holidays away and have the time of your life with some of the closest friends you'll ever meet. I consider everyone in my detachment a second family and I hope you do too.
Edit: Hi!! I wrote this 2 years ago when I was still a cadet, only 2 months ago I completed my JCIC training with Top student award, and 2 weeks ago I was promoted to Corporal. I'm glad my comment has shed some light on what it's like to be in the ACF and maybe even encouraged people to sign up! It's such an amazing opportunity for young people, teaching discipline, life skills, teamwork and more. Athough it tends to be slightly stressful and disorientating at first, you learn to adapt and overcome those feelings and can take a lot away from your time with the ACF. Wishing everyone the best
Ok but we never call them guns in the cadets. Either rifles or weapon systems.
DD-649 true facts
The interview are like basics and 1* they don’t know anything. The nco are stupid. Lmaoooo 😂
yeah i remember getting shouted at by our seniors about the whole guns vs rifles thing
Guns have wheels mate
weapon systems? thats G A Y
is that some red stone lever pulled button pressed 108mm caliber?
weapon system lol
This documentary thing did not represent the cadets at all
Ethan Wilmott true we just fuck around like idiots in raf classrooms and shoot some 22. by the range
U.S. kid here, we have a military program, but it's an in school class. We have a Raider and a Marksmanship team, Raiders is an obstacle course, tire moving, running, and more running. And marksmanship is air rifle shooting. I do both of these programs but they're after-school and on your own choice. It isn't too difficult but, I do plan on going to the military and that's why I'm so involved and getting up through the ranks. We do rank up tests rather than showing up and showing out and being in the unit for longer.
Cadets was genuinely one of the best things ive ever done, fun and taught me great skills. Its a whole lot more than just "kids with guns"
As an American, I wasn't aware they had this kind of program. We have JROTC, Young Marines, Sea Cadets, Civil Air Patrol, and Boy/Girl Scouts but this is honestly much more awesome in terms of what they get to do. Overall the program looks like a really positive thing and I think whether they join the military or not, they're learning things about themselves and building confidence that will help them in life wherever they go. I really like how these kids understood that their freedoms weren't free, and how they went to that World War I trench museum place and learned about the past.
Some of those training missions they were running, talking about what the "Taliban" were doing, reminded me of the stuff we did in Afghanistan. We never trusted the Afghan Army dudes, and we were grateful that other NATO nations were there with us, but the only soldiers we trusted and could really count on were fellow Americans and the Brits (Aussies too but they weren't near us). They have a lot to be proud of, they're great soldiers as well. Cheers, from the other side of the pond.
-11B
10th Mountain Division
I've never heard of young marines... I looked at a civil air patrol cadet squadron. Honestly boring stuff they sat in a classroom and talked about manners. No shooting of guns or tactic training just flying planes is the coolest thing there
I was a British army and air cadet, and like you I spent a lot of my time doing theory stuff. Being able to fire live weapons and go on exercises was quite rare.
it isn't know
now
What are the physical requirements for the military?
Being a cadet for 3 years now, I can say it has been one of the highlights of growing up in the UK, both opportunities wise and qualification wise, not even touching on the amount of fun I’ve had. Hands down the best youth organisation in the UK.
In America, as a kid I have my own .300 blackout m4 (hella lot better then those cheap ass bullpups they give you) and built my own glock 17 out of a 80% frame (look up polymer80 to understand) and bought a yugo kar98 and a mosin nagant off of something called armslist (gun trading site with private sales so no background checks) then boom, have more guns then any Brit will ever touch and can do what ever I want with them with a bunch of my friends and we have a fuck ton of fun. Believe me, shooting shit in the woods without supervision with your friends is more fun then a regulated program where you are being watched
@@richardcranium9386 you're completely missing the point of what the Army cadets is about, its not just "shoot guns in the woods", maybe this documentary didn't do it justice but the amount of cool and useful things you learn and experience in the cadets is mindblowing. I was in the cadets for 3 years 20 years ago now and it truly was the best thing for my childhood and also learned so many life skills that have carried forward into my adult life.
@Evan Evans i legit started last week, we had a powerpoint on the attachment on the end of their guns in the intro and next week were shooting them 🤣
@@richardcranium9386in a program you get taught gun safety and even if it is a cheap ass bullpup it still works. in America if any kid can get their own weapon god knows what’s going to happen if they have a bad day
@@cyphalzuo nah that sounds gay as hell
The army cadet force kept many a good kid from turning bad. Many of the lads and lasses I attended cadets with went on to become successful career soldiers the experience definitely shaped them to army life.
These were some of the best days of my child hood go to cadets each week and learning new skills that otherwise I wouldn't have done. ACF is an amazing thing for young people! I looked forward to going to cadets more then school 😂
TEN! ELEVEN! TWELVE! THIRTEEN! FOURTEEN! FIFTEEN! SIXTEEN! seventeen EIGHTEEN!
you guys realize that that's for a basic form of communication and to make sure everyone is attentive and on the same pace. they aren't learning how to count.
MP Kelly They're not trained to kill. They are given skills other kids will ever get.
lol. when we had our annual inspection, i said twenty really quietly and i got so embarrased. XD it was infront of an officer who sees how well our detachment is doing.
There's all ways one that doesn't shout lol for me it tends to be the same kid 😂😂😂😂
Cian O Sullivan I fucking scream so loud on first parade😂
Funny how the UK invented Boy Scouts, while also having this. I think we should have this in the US, someone make a petition
The last time you guys 'made a petition' , I believe it was to King George 3 (I believe it had something to do with a tax on tea) better to just send a memo to President Trump !
Isn't JROTC that?
@@buckplug2423 -No, actually these young teen UK Cadets are trained more savage !
Yeah Jrotc is more for presentation or moral support rather than actual combat training
You already have shooting ranges which for some odd reason have classrooms and educational pamphlets and such on the walls... 🤔🤔
You need to redo this documentary it makes me so sad how it’s changed today I just turned 18 and recently finished and because of covid so many people dropped out and never felt the same since, at the beginning it was amazing best experience of my life, made some of my best memories there so sad how much it really has changed tho so much love for the army cadets I’ll probably join as an adult to teach
As an ex member of the RCAC( Royal Canadian Army Cadet ) 109th, 2 platoon, 2 section. I have to say it was the best time of my life. Was an amazing experience. Here in Canada you even have the opportunity to gain your Jump wings (paratrooper). The uk program however looks war better
I was a cadet in the ACF for 5 years, left, and am now an infantryman in the British Army. I can assure you that the ACF is a Youth Organisation first and military organisation last. It installed me with discipline, pride, self-worth, commitment and determination. Left me with more life skills than ANY other lesson / course at school. Many cadets leave and never go back to a military background. But I loved it so much I decided to make it my job.
North Korea:we have a million cadets
UK:we have 50k cadets
North Korea:lol
UK:however there trained
North Korea:I'm melting
Lol
Very true anyone who is an ex cadet could quite easily become a soldier with a simple refresher
@@AndrewR2130 that's a verrrry big stretch
@@-lightningwill-6014 not really. We already can do the PT side, we do the live fire tests (had a quol until a couple months ago, license expired) and some places do battlefield tactics and exercises like CATSEA which is the RMC annual test.
-speaking from experience, I'm a cadet who did all these things.
I joined the Air Cadets. I was flying light aircraft at the age of 13. Better than hanging around on the streets.
Every country should have a version of this.
Fookin laser sights
SnipzGaming LOLS
lmg mounted and loaded
Creating a big fucking hole
It'll hurt alot!
Amateurs
This is the conversation when I'm recruiting someone to join army cadets
Me: hey wanna join army cadets
Other guy: Nah
Me: why
Other guy: can't be bothered
Me: ............... we're doing shooting next week -_-
Other guy: so umm where do I go
@Anonymous Person haha nice
@Anonymous Person ye you dont even get to properly shoot until 2* wich takes like a year to get to
“They say I can’t be in the ADHD because I have the army” 😂😂
I am absolutely loving the replies, I fully do not think that vice was hoping for any of them.
The ACF, CCF is one of the best things the United Kingdom has. There should be more children encouraged to join.
I went to miltary school in the uk for 7 years and it open so many doors later in life but more importantly, fundamental life skills.
Bunch of little Captain Prices. I love it!
we dont all have the same accent ya know lad
thats typical of ya we have other accents like scousers and up north and southerners but think what u want
xD
we all say "ya" though oddly
Not little
“Do you have a sister?”
“Yeah she’s a lesbian though so”
“I can try can’t I?!”
I honestly thought he said eleven , the response was worrying
I thought she was American.
Kolin Martz omg lmaoo
I was in the NCC (National Cadet Corps) in India growing up. Probably something we inherited from the British. We wore old surplus oversized WW2 uniforms and had WW2 303 single action bolt rifles. But it was great fun and we got to do some real cool shooting and also go to camps in really cool places in the Himalayas on the Chinese border.
This is best way to learn and become a soldier. I did this back in 70s. Was great adventure nearly every weekend and a decent summer camp. It's a great start in life for anyone.
Why does every cadet in public or advertising material look child like.I get some are young but Jesus not even the 12 year olds in my unit don't look as baby faced .
Because they are trying to make it look appealing. I don't know about you but if I was looking about joining cadets and I saw some rough looking testosterone fuel'ed 12 year old, I wouldn't think that looks very appealing.
And what's awesome is the other cadets respect that, help them and recognise that they're actually much better at some things. Cadets = real leadership skills.
Puffer fish SWAD lol very relevant
***** I think that's brilliant that they can sign up.
Matthew Stevens too be honest the reason for that is so they can get more people of that age to join
In Poland unfortunately we don’t allow kids from 12 years old into cadets, but 15 year olds can go to the middle school, and join the “klasa mundurowa”, that means they will go through normal middle school, but they will have additional lessons like shooting, more physical education, and ofc they will go to the school in the uniforms. The Military ones...
That and then there's also Strzelec, which is pretty much the same as the Cadets, with some differences like lack of gov funding.
Yeah I'm student in "military class", really enjoying it
I trained with some of thede military school folks from Otwock, they are very capable and they had a student who was excellent at medical practices
The Cadets Force was the sturdiest pillar I could lean on, they supported me through life and I'm proud to have been cherished the way I was.
I like how its changed so much bc now all cadets now have to be fully uniformed for on the way and on the way back from camp
I was a cadet, i had absolutely nothing but that!
I went on to do a full military career and enjoy it, sure it wasn’t all plain sailing but am still here
Thank you for your service soldier
Did you get rank after you did the cadet training?
lol the kid said a .22 could dislocate your shoulder
If you are a sea cadet.
When I was a Sea Cadet we used lee Enfield .303s.
+SuperAncientmariner no4?
When I first joined they used 3s , then went onto short 4s , 5 shot mag.. long time ago though.(mid 50s early 60s) Bayonets as well.....all changed now I should think..
That explains it
I say bless these boys and girls this makes me smile and proud 😊
AIR CADETS ARE FAR BETTER THAN ARMY CADETS
Kids running around learning skills, discipline and basic fitness. Vast difference to the 15 million obese kids in the US.
💯
Lol and as American who is super skinny compared to a lot of other teenagers sounds about right
I was in this
I wish we had this in the US
@@josueewald9664 Same it would be interesting and who knows maybe help with the country's health problem with obesity rate so high and make it preventable in future generation.
8:52 "The Taliban might use some cheap walkie-talkie from argos" I they do mate 👊😂
Bloody air bears
CMDR aye
Also Afghanistan isn’t near the sea 😂 9:09
It’s spelt aye
JOSHSCOTT 123 “THEY USE the radios near the sea”
Cadet: we get to do all this cool stuff
Cadet with camera: dives into dirty water
As a Canadian army Cadet, we sometimes to this, mostly go out and sleep in the woods and the snow, some drill, alot of skill teaching, including map reading, leadership, communication, but most of all: We dance in combat boots.
Not all is serious, if my Cadet corp did this, we could barely keep a straight face and not make a single joke like "Bravo six, going out to get some milk" and dancing a kazachok. But we would still give our all and do it right.
It seems to me a lot of cadets like to dance
Why has the dog at 3:55 not got their beret on, disgraceful
Because he is a Brigadier and the forage cap would not fit !
He's a new basic.
17:15 love how the NCO’s (non-commissioned officer) act like they’re actual officers
Man they try.
In my det we do 😂
Heck the NCO can be assholes to u haha I'm hopefully becoming instructor soon myself so that's gonna be fun
Thats ncos for u
Why shouldn't they.
I was a very lonely person and still a bit to this day, but I do army cadet in Australia for a couple months now and I LOVE IT. It is the best thing I done for myself and gave me important skills that I might need (thinking of joining Army reserves or higher). it gives many goals that you can work on , my ones are to improve my social skills and make more friends, and to get promoted at least once. if you're thinking about joining it I highly recommend you do. .
I'm a member of the RCAC (Royal Canadian Air Cadets) and I didn't realize how different the cadets are between countries! It's pretty interesting, honestly.
There are different types of cadets. You have army, navy, air force and even the police have cadets. The army cadets are the toughest, the police cadets are more like community works.
@@henryjones8226 they meant in the sense of the way we operate differently, they didn't mean that they weren't aware other cadet forces existed
@@jefffranklin4894 oh, sorry, i miss read the situation
16 is still the age for military enlistment in the UK
so the thumbnail kid is probably enough for real war, but not old enough to buy M rated war games
Difference is, any kid could happily play a 18 rated game, but not many could join the forces.
@@stokesy887 no shit. It's still absurd as fuck that the UK has this policy tho
Yep
You can join the army at 16 but you'll go through training and other stuff but they can't deploy you anywhere till your eighteenth birthday.
In America, you can buy a fully automatic gun when you are 18 but you can't drink lol
I love how the commanders aren't screaming at them. They have patience, this teaching for the kids will really help them in the future. This kind of training should be done for kids in the US. Especially during the summer when there isn't much to do. This is really good for kids
Screaming doesn't teach anything. Our method is more silent. Point out a mistake as long as it's there, but give compliments too. The boots look like they've been microwaved, but that beret is looking real good.
We always make sure that the morale stays up.
Oh boy you jave never seen south asian cadet commanders..
Why does this look so much funner than the Royal Canadian Army Cadets 😭
I'm in the company this was filmed in! Woo a coy!!!
"Kids with guns"
*_hey ive Seen this one before!_*
*What do you mean its brand new*
Isn’t that just American school.exe
Kids with guns I shoot my first gun at 6
I'm a bit late to the party but yeah... As a German, I have certainly seen this one lol
Battle of the Somme 1916
Those 15 year olds looked like pre pubescent 12 yr olds
Maximum 14, moron. That means they are like 11-14
TheXV22 No, moron. In the description is says 12-18. Learn to read.
Well there are british...
The chosen 1 mate you look even more pre-pubescent than an aborted child
Moe Szyslak Go away.
Really enjoyed my time in the sea cadets. They teach good skills and give you good experiences with your mates
as an american, i approve of giving these kids guns
I like how vice tried to make a negative view... and failed. HA!
I don't think they were trying to do so. But i think it's sensefull to make your own thoughts based on the content of the video also regarding of the scenes were VICE could have tried to make it look good or bad. Everyone should think for a moment or two.
This seemed like a puff piece to me but ok.
I fail to see how they "tried to make a negative view". This entire video was just getting the kids' side of the interview. Yes, obviously it's both possible and common to slant a video by cherry-picking the interviewees that said exactly what they were hoping to hear, but I don't believe they did that. I felt like they showed a sufficiently diverse selection of perspectives.
On the other hand, if you're referring to the title "Kids with Guns", I think that's more click-bait than a political statement.
+Schadowization Productions You're right, people should all think for a moment or two. That way they might form coherent sentences and avoid saying things like sensefull , which is not a word.😁
Rob Ashton Clearly he's a wordsmith.
I understood him perfectly and thought the addition was senseful.
British children are tough as nails when they’re not interested in socia media
RAPPEDup I mean, no disrespect but this vids about UK cadets. Your not wrong though mate
@@Stuff-is-cool I'd have to say, even as a Scot you Aussies are fucking tough as nails
@@Stuff-is-cool well...
@@Stuff-is-cool this video is about us British. It’s not about you.
@@Draftspike Lay off him, it's fine he's an Aussie they're family.
#279 Squadron RCAC. I remember training with cadets from the UK on Vancouver Island in about 2000 or 2001. I also remember training with ROTC from Montana. They were impressed how intense we were, it was just like a bunch of 15 year olds reliving scene in The Devils Brigade when the Canadian Army marches into the camp!
I love the little banter they have during the car rides, one of the main reasons I want to join the ACF is because of well the field tactics mainly, but also just the such closely-knit almost family like friendships you make within the detachments, I mean god you're with them for at best 6 years+ and with over hundred odd days a year WITH extra trips at an astoundingly small fee for what you do. Even though I'm not there yet I'd recommend anyone even slightly thinking about joining to join, not just the ACF but the raf and navy counterparts.
Good Britain, im from Portugal and i love to see this kind of patriotic atittude from countries. keep going kids make your nation proud!
Cheers from your old ally Portugal!
Negociador PT 1143 there is a saying iv heard old people say a few times when Portugal is mentioned they say “our oldest allies “
Indeed, we hear that here too. Allies since 1386 :)
Our greatest alliance🇬🇧🙏🏻🇵🇹
I don’t like the Brit’s
@@blargmoocow7067 what a ray of sunshine of the comments
This makes the army cadets look sick. I've been going for 1 and a half years and the most action I've had is 2 star fieldcraft and we didnt do anything like that
This is exactly what cadets was like for me 6 years ago. Not sure what it’s like now.
My time in the cadets around 20 years ago was absolutely incredible, escape and evade missions, lots of fieldcraft exercises at MOD training areas, live firing exercises, blank firing full weekend exercises etc. I really hope you get to experience all the stuff i did as it was the best memories for my childhood.
That's because you've only been doing it for a year and a half
@@Captain_Shorts. it's pretty good, I just aged out last year, but we did a lot of similar things, OP's are always boring lol, always good when 3 or 4 Scots show up though, we got to ride around in the foxhounds and look at all the newest equipment. Lots of good stories from annual too
@@khalebrobertson9907 well done on finishing your career! You won't realise how good it has been until you have left. What rank did you get to?
As a army cadet over the span of about 8 months going through this training and shooting that rifle i can officially say this video does not do it justice it is fun, painful and strict but definetly worth joining.
I did this from 12 till 18 and it was the best years of my life
I respect this guys for what they are doing for their country...but i cant take them seriously with those voices
agreed
+Illuminati Confirmed they arnt fighting they are training
+Jasper manson yeah, I would be curled up in a ball crying if I was their instructor every day! XD
+Illuminati Confirmed You realise this isn't the army it's basically scouts without the paedophiles as leaders. fml people you actually think they are in the British army
just to let you know, these kids are not training to be soldiers. The British Army Cadet Force (ACF) is a youth group for children from around 12 too 16. The A.C.F is simply a place for kids to go, the army cadet force does not ask for you to join the army. (I am a cadet myself by the way)
Same program in Canada. Army, navy, and air cadets. Awesome program.
Seen some of your guys at Bisley a couple years back, great folk, brilliant shots, no surprise there lol.
Yeah I’m in an Air Cadet Squadron, the structure and funding is similar but less guns because we are the Air Force equivalent and not the army.
Canada used to be a British colony...
When ur concealment is so good ur teammates step on ur head lol
We need this in the US.
LOL you're lefties would have a melt down.
@@kiplynch3625 they’re always melting down anyways.
Watch out North Korea
Cool Guy Crusader LOL
Hey, us brits don’t exactly want to get involved. Unless it shites out nuclear response we’re letting the US deal with them
Ded Pewl we’re already involved, we’ve been threatened
Jamie Mclauchlan
Ah yeah.
Forgot Theresa May is a fucking lizard that sucks off Trump
Jamie Mclauchlan YE FOOKIN WOT M8!? WOT DID DEM MODORFOOKIN COMMIES SAE TO OS? AL FOOKIN DROP DEM FOOKERZ!
No wonder the British army is still such a military force if they got 46,000 kids in active training like this, from a young age, coming through the ranks to be future soldiers, intelligence operatives and secret agents. And there's definitely a smarter, more sensible approach towards the training and the military in general, compared to what you see in America these days.
hell my father who was an Ex Vietnam era S.E.A.L trained me, knife fighting trap making (for use against both people and animals) marksmanship and tactical movement improvised weapons and munitions... i wish i had a group like this to join not the fruity as hell modern Boy Scouts of America i hung around them and what they did was a nature hike (literally) compared to what i was looking for and there was nowhere for me to go...
+Happy John, ikr BSA is fucking retarded nowadays, my troop got cucked then was shortly uncucked but looks like its being cucked again... you got some dads that want to take the kids on Survival Outings where we cant bring anything but water, flashlights, and a sleeping bag for a whole weekend, some that wanna go out to Gun Ranges and shoot shit, then you get the cucks and the moms that wanna have "inclusive and safe" camp outs and they don't want their child anywhere near a dangerous gun. If your gonna be like that than WHY IS YOUR KID IN BOY SCOUTS?!?!?!?
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Imix Muan half the americans origins are from britain and europe. They've shared most of that history with us
I'm 14, I am a member of the Cadets and I'm aspiring to join the Royal Armoured Corps. It's a really cool training and social group, you meet people, get some decorum and it benefits you for a future military career.
Vice trying to create rage bait over something that teaches respect and good life skills.
Kid: I’m not scared of anything
Kid again: what’s that 😟😖