I remember Scouse from 9 para, I think I got there maybe a year before he did. I passed P company in 85. I remember him on pre para staff, he was exceptionally fit. We all thought he was mad when he said he was off on selection as he hadn't been in the Army that long, but we all knew he would never have a problem with the "hills phase". Nice to see him on a podcast. I can think of 4 or 5 sqn blokes that went on selection around the same time as Scouse. I also knew Legs, I did a stint on the pre para staff with him when he was training for selection, I was a PTI also. I see alot of my old pals in that Canada photo!! Some of them real "legends" !!
I'm from the same town as Scouse but live in Asia now, in a very different field of work. Me and my older brother went to army cadets in the mid 90s when I was a kid, so just as all these books were coming out. Just hearing the steadfast confidence, spoken in a local accent that I remember from so many influential people in my past makes me very proud and reminds me of why I crack on every day. Great interview!
Always interesting to hear from the SAS guys. Their perseverance and can-do attitude is an inspiration and I think it's great that Mr Elliot is passing on these qualities to the next generation in schools. Thanks for the interview, mate.
Thank You to both of you for taking the time and effort to sit down and record an oral history of Mr. Elliott's part in such an important event in military and world history. Hopefully, some of his brothers in arms will see how painless the interview was and give you a call soon -- so keep your water bottle caddy on stand-by. Great Job.
A good interview is when you let the guest speak. Well done ,I think he could talk a glass eye to sleep with what he knows. Very interesting I could listen to him all day . Worlds best. No glamour here. Just real.
Sat with his brother north drive way back,with my backpack full of bricks and a Andy macnab book, telling him I read this book and I was training hard up and down the steep roads of newbrighton, told me his brother used to do this and was in the sas. He was a punk not in a derogatory term before he went on this journey then became a teacher I took it with a pich of salt thinking he was winding me up..but here he is..great chat 👍
@@HardRoutine_TOTW These small military actions have attracted a lot of attention, at the time, and later. The books written don't really do them justice for plenty of reasons. What is obvious is the tasks given were a big ask. That they were done, and were highly effective in more ways than ever first envisaged, is just remarkable. I did some time with my Bn Recce in the 80s/Germany, and it is a tricky, vulnerable, and lonely job, though very important. Anything and everything might go wrong, to the point it takes every effort of a good team to keep on track and not lose it. These guys were incredible. Legs in my book was an absolute hero. They all were. Such operations shouldn't really be allowed, but that is why we have the "Who dares, Wins" capability. "Respect" isn't really enough.
Fantastic podcast what a story teller had me gripped, the school kids are lucky to have him as a teacher knows how to grab your attention thank you for this 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I worked with Nick as a teacher (in fact I was his teacher training mentor) and he is a thoroughly decent bloke and a damn good science teacher. Got a lot of time for Nick and he has a lot of life experience as can be shown in this video. Excellent stuff.
Hes a prime example of the type of person that should be put in charge of the country instead we have career politicians only interested in how wuch they can make before they flee what they have forced on us😡
Thank you for your kind comment! Indeed! We found out the other had a malfunction so made sure Scouse got the one that actually worked 🤣 my muffled voice is what his mic and the camera mics were picking up.
@@HardRoutine_TOTW - Seems much more natural and also you let the story flow and edited out bits that’s needed to be. And these things need to be documented, it’s important and it shows why UKSF selection is what it is, you need to know that everyone will have the mentality to persevere but not be afraid to reevaluate and adapt. As he said, these are just as much life lessons as soldiering ones.
cool to hear from scouse. after reading dez s book. was wondering if any of the crew would appear. fkng balls of steel to be out there behind enemy lines. Good fkng job lads. alot of details
A great testament to Paras and SAS - very human and engaging and honest about what he knew and didn’t know - - not a hint of superiority or condescension in his tone - I bet he’s a great teacher too-
Fascinated by the “Chinese Parliament” - I don’t know - but I’m guessing this is not a regular Army practice - where it needs to be hierarchical obedience to orders - really interesting - thanks for this insight
I'm guessing it's everyone gets their say but in the end it's not a democracy and the troop commander takes a decision and everyone gets on with it in the knowledge that their concerns have been heard. A valuable technique in all walks of life I reckon. Agreed I also found it fascinating!
Was a colleague of Mr Elliott for a couple of years and I have to say that he was a true gent. Somehow he was ebullient and humble at the same time, not boastful yet had a quiet authority. He also did a fantastic rendition of 'Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)' with the staff band he put together for the Christmas shows. Although he didn't say anything about his service I always suspected I was in the company of somebody special. A great bloke and a privilige to have worked with him.
Like Des, Scouse is fascinating. Speaks with intelligence and clarity. Compelling. Don’t know if this is of interest. It overlaps with Scouse. All small beer in comparison, but I was COP in Fermanagh and other TAORs in 1982 (we worked out of St. Angelo Airbase). COP is a ‘hard routine’ surveillance Op Banner gig very close to tgt. The weather that tour was honking. Whilst we were prepared for it we had weather casualties. One lad lost his foot through frostbite. In COP we were trying to impress TCG, having been prepared for a month at NIPG (Ballykinler, staffed by some very serious lads: intense enemy forces firearms work, we also learned to use PADs: Projectile Area Defence, a small claymore, which we deployed on operations) 1 Para took over from us as the Falklands kicked off. I loved the hard routine. Crapping on clingfilm with the 4 man op stood to. Pissing in aircrew relief bags. Eating cold chicken thighs. I remember my mate crapping on his little square of clingfilm. It was approx -13°C with windchill. His turd bounced off the clingfilm and rolled down into the blackthorn. My mate was on all fours scrabbling around trying to get it back. Pitch black. Stood to. Trying not to laugh. Some operational detail is still classified I think despite the passage of time. One generic type of operation involved protecting vulnerable tgts; eg. ex B-Specials. People say none of that is confidential and they take you for a Walt. But some of the names and details must be confidential. I’d be shocked if it were otherwise. I sometimes google names on the electoral role to see if certain people are still alive. This is nothing compared to Scouse’s remarkable life and achievements. But it was very serious unconventional soldiering. I absolutely loved it. Good lads with a top boss, a Captain. By far and away the best soldiering I ever did. I mention this because in my day I think COP (COT in RM) was disrespected. My boss - I hope I’m recalling this right - put me forward for an MiD for manning a fwd op on my own for 8 hours due to illness in the patrol. Else we’d have had to casevac. This was early in the tour and TCG would have raised eyebrows. I hope this is of interest and rings bells with others who did COP/COT. The Bergen & kit weight during approach and op construction was approx 150lbs. Of course the distances were 2km at most. Unmarked van insertion/extraction. Really sorry for the Bravo Zero losses.
In WW2 my dad was in the corp of signals based in Baghdad,he used to say it was icy cold at night, and that hot in the daytime you could burn your Hands on the exterior metal parts of the truck. There are marshes near Baghdad with white mud which you used to get covered in he said the locals used to make brilliant fish curries.
This was excellent, thanks for sharing. And thanks to the gentleman for sharing his story. Couple of after thoughts - this gentleman’s account provides some credence to McNabbs account of military vehicles being in the area, which was somewhat rubbished by Michael’s Asher’s research. I think we all accept that b2z contained some fabricated stories, but never let the truth get in the way of a good story and all that. I take it for what it is, and still think it’s a great story, not forgetting that men lost their lives. It would be good to hear an update from McNab or Asher, or any of the other people involved from both sides, all these years later.
Wow! So this is the video you was talking about on Facebook! Awesome! I hope one day to get a video to this level of views, likes, and comments! Very nice! I dropped a like for you! 😊😊😊
Really interesting, would love to know how/ why he made the transition into teaching, most former SF guys tend to move into typical security work roles!
I remember those Corporals getting killed and all these years later it still bothers me 🤬 the Taxi and then I think it was the Sun that showed there dead bodies in their underpants , god bless those lads your not forgotten 🙏
Absolute Belter if an interview that! Been a BTZ fanatic since I was a Kid 25+yrs ago. Great show and a welcome distraction from what's happening to the UK lately! Cheers 😎🍺👍
Very interesting chat,well done to allow scouse to chat freely,i thought your questions and prompts were ideal to keep the story flowing well.scouse is good speaker no drama.ive got a couple of scouse mates,good fellas.youve got to be brain dead to want to be sas.the fantasy bit is great,but some of the mission planning is space cadet shit.fancy wasting such good tradesmen on shit no account missions just to stay relevent,with their commands and exsistence, and keeping the myth alive.respect to the workers.
seems genuine but seems he has reservations about some stuff , I wont use the yank saying thank you for your service , it was the job /adventure you chose , and thanks for sharing it with us
Good interview, But mountain troop is the man troop LOL. ohh nd to clarify, not many marines go SAS...theres a few, but still heavily Paras and engineers with a mix of other units... (Rifles do pretty well these days too)
Great interview I could listen to ex special forces guys all day long, top bloke. 100% think the RAF aircrew would have been better off sticking with the sas had the chopper gone down.
Great interview but I’m a bit puzzled as to why real names weren’t edited out fully as you can read scouse lips. I would imagine some of those named won’t be particularly happy with that and possibly even puts their safety in jeopardy. Other than that it was very interesting.😊
paused this when you mentioned des's book,so dont know if it comes out later in the pod, so just in case... would that be the book by cameron spence saber sqadron? still have it somewhere, not read it in 20yrs though. edit...ok, just got to the end, not the book i was thinking of. great interview
@@HardRoutine_TOTW was a surprising day for me yesterday, watched a couple of sas vids and didnt know chris ryan and andy mcnabs real names were out in the public domain now. will have to buy des's book, one of the few i havent got. used to buy all the sas/sbs books back in the day before the MOD put a stop to it. if you carry on interviewing the the sas/sbs guys and get duncan falkner on(he does podcasts) id love to hear more about the oil rig exercise where the 2 sbs guys hung the top guy from the sas(had the most kills)by the legs over the side of the rig for being a bit of a dick with them.
I have always had a massive interest in the sas i respect those guys so much for what they do theres no unit in the world that can better these guys. the yanks think because they have all the fancy kit and funding that makes them better but just wait till the day they can't get there hands on the kit they need they will be lost. the sas are masters of improvisation and making things work with what they have to hand, i have had the goodluck to be on a massive exercise the biggest i had ever seen during my military career just after the twin towers were hit. i think almost every regiment in the military was represented we had taken over an old ww2 airbase and different scenarios were played out over a month and during this time i was coming off a gate stag duty and i heard the drone of a Hercules c130 approaching and it was coming in to land on the old runway it hits the runway and the back door drops and as the herc taxied down the runway 2 pinkies came taring out the back and the Hercules takes off again without stopping. i was told by my troop sergeant it was the sas it was amazing having the privilege to see these guys in action we never got near them but i could see enough i just wish i could have met them. i had an uncle who was sas and another was air assault during the war my grandad fought in the jungle near Belize i can't remember the name but he hated japs after that, my uncle told me he wouldn't buy anything that was produced by the Japanese i also had an uncle that was search and rescue during the Falklands almost all the males in my family have served, me and my younger brother joined a year apart i was a pioneer and my brother was reme i always wanted to go and try pathfinder selection but i knew deep down my tabbing would never reach the standard of these super humans godbless them all they are brilliant at what they do and we are lucky to have such skilled and dangerous men protecting our intrests. great interview guys keep up the good work i never get bored hearing these men talk about their experiences 🏴🇬🇧💙👊👊👊✌
Funnily the USMC ...US Marine Corps.....have a motto.....Marines make do.... similar to how things used to happen kit wise to 22 SAS ...though from what i know an alternative motto the Regiment ( the self given name they use about each other ...not the " SAS " .....and the way they truly know if somebody bs - ing in a pub in Hereford is a wannabe Walter Mitty ) ....the alternative motto better suited to them ...when yank shiny stuff is lying around ...if its shiny and you can get away with it ...half inch it ....:) Can i get away with this ...thats how they think ...just read the cold blooded last lines of Mitch`s book ...:)
Bravo two Zero, the fiction version was very entertaining. The movie was good too. At least no crimes were committed in the real story. Were the Cairo gang not the first version of the SAS as they were known before they started using mostly former colony soldiers?
Right place right time sort of thing via a mutual friend. I'm gathering all the questions and will figure out a debrief of sorts! Thanks for the feedback mate 👍
The one who was shot in the face? I imagine that's a fella called Jimmy. I just know there's a taxi driver, (or he used to be I don't know if he still is) around Liverpool called Jimmy and he had one eye and a scar across his face from when he got shot taking Longdon with 3Para. Don't know if he was ever screw though. I just saw an interview with Billy talking about a scouse cpl at depot who'd been shot in the face in the Falklands. I just assumed it's the same guy. Don't get me wrong I know the Falklands was full of scousers for some reason but how many got shot in the face and lived though?
Read the book about bravo two zero both Chris ryan n Andy mcnabs stories . Cracking reads but some of Andy's maybe exaggerated some of it not the truth lot of stuff came out years later by guys thst wer in the SAS saying Andys version of events is untrue
Very interesting and intelligent story and analysis. After that the guy becomes a teacher which speaks volumes on a human level. Respect.
Couldn't agree more! And Scouse casually throws in training cadet force. A life of 40+ years of public service 👍 Thanks for watching!
So greatful that this gentleman went on to teach. Made a massive impact on my son. Thank you
Amazing!
I remember Scouse from 9 para, I think I got there maybe a year before he did. I passed P company in 85. I remember him on pre para staff, he was exceptionally fit. We all thought he was mad when he said he was off on selection as he hadn't been in the Army that long, but we all knew he would never have a problem with the "hills phase". Nice to see him on a podcast. I can think of 4 or 5 sqn blokes that went on selection around the same time as Scouse. I also knew Legs, I did a stint on the pre para staff with him when he was training for selection, I was a PTI also. I see alot of my old pals in that Canada photo!! Some of them real "legends" !!
Wow. Thank you for your service and the background! 🇬🇧👊
What a brilliant bloke. I was hooked from start to finish. Health and happiness to him and his family 👍🏻
Couldn't agree more. Thanks for watching 👍
First time I've seen an SF soldier interviewed with a beautiful English garden as backdrop. Cracking interview, enjoyed it much.
It was a lovely garden indeed! Thanks for watching mate!
Lost for words..
Absolutely superb video. Please get nick to do more. His story telling is second to none!
Thanks for watching mate! Totally agreed! I'll do my best! 👍
Brilliant interview.
What a life he's had.
So very proud ❤
Outstanding ✊Respect from a Veteran Paratrooper 🏴 from Scotland who served in 5 Airborne Brigade same years 🙏thanks for an amazing interview GTC
Thanks for watching, much respect 👊
@@HardRoutine_TOTW New subscriber here bro 👊 Utrinque ParaTaz 🏴👹💥💥💥
appreciate the support!
I'm from the same town as Scouse but live in Asia now, in a very different field of work. Me and my older brother went to army cadets in the mid 90s when I was a kid, so just as all these books were coming out. Just hearing the steadfast confidence, spoken in a local accent that I remember from so many influential people in my past makes me very proud and reminds me of why I crack on every day. Great interview!
Thanks for sharing this. Yes people like Scouse continue to inspire our generation 👊
I never tire of reading or listening to the story's of these remarkably brave men, I only hope & pray they find peace and solitude when the retire.🙏
Agreed! Thanks for watching 👍
Always interesting to hear from the SAS guys. Their perseverance and can-do attitude is an inspiration and I think it's great that Mr Elliot is passing on these qualities to the next generation in schools. Thanks for the interview, mate.
Couldn't agree more mate! Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.
Thank You to both of you for taking the time and effort to sit down and record an oral history of Mr. Elliott's part in such an important event in military and world history. Hopefully, some of his brothers in arms will see how painless the interview was and give you a call soon -- so keep your water bottle caddy on stand-by. Great Job.
Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts! 👍
A good interview is when you let the guest speak. Well done ,I think he could talk a glass eye to sleep with what he knows. Very interesting I could listen to him all day . Worlds best. No glamour here. Just real.
Much appreciated, thanks for watching!
A glass eye to sleep 😂 brilliant chat and a true window of life 👍
Proper bloke - huge respect 🫡 from a fellow Iraq veteran. Really enjoyed every second of that interview. Totally authentic and no BS. Thanks 🙏🏻
Thanks for watching mate, totally agreed re Scouse! 👊
Sat with his brother north drive way back,with my backpack full of bricks and a Andy macnab book, telling him I read this book and I was training hard up and down the steep roads of newbrighton, told me his brother used to do this and was in the sas. He was a punk not in a derogatory term before he went on this journey then became a teacher I took it with a pich of salt thinking he was winding me up..but here he is..great chat 👍
Thx for the background mate 👍
That was a rather special interview, thank you. Respect.
Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts! 👍
@@HardRoutine_TOTW These small military actions have attracted a lot of attention, at the time, and later. The books written don't really do them justice for plenty of reasons. What is obvious is the tasks given were a big ask. That they were done, and were highly effective in more ways than ever first envisaged, is just remarkable. I did some time with my Bn Recce in the 80s/Germany, and it is a tricky, vulnerable, and lonely job, though very important. Anything and everything might go wrong, to the point it takes every effort of a good team to keep on track and not lose it. These guys were incredible.
Legs in my book was an absolute hero. They all were. Such operations shouldn't really be allowed, but that is why we have the "Who dares, Wins" capability. "Respect" isn't really enough.
Fantastic podcast what a story teller had me gripped, the school kids are lucky to have him as a teacher knows how to grab your attention thank you for this 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks for watching. Couldn't agree more on your comment about Scouse!
Really good..top bloke..open and honest and down to earth..class👍
Couldn't agree more mate! Absolute legend. Thanks for watching!
Thoroughly enjoyed listening to Scouse, had me riveting at every turn. I dip my cap off to you hero. 👍
Thanks for watching mate 👍 Yes he's a total legend!
Fantastic insight into the SAS op’s during the first gulf war
Thanks for watching buddy! 👍
This interview is fantastic, one of the best ive seen, thankyou both👍❤
Thanks mate appreciate it!!
1 of the most enjoyable ex SAS interviews 👍
Wow, appreciate the compliment mate 👊
I worked with Nick as a teacher (in fact I was his teacher training mentor) and he is a thoroughly decent bloke and a damn good science teacher.
Got a lot of time for Nick and he has a lot of life experience as can be shown in this video.
Excellent stuff.
Amazing background info. Thanks for watching and sharing! 👍
Hes a prime example of the type of person that should be put in charge of the country instead we have career politicians only interested in how wuch they can make before they flee what they have forced on us😡
Superb interview. Thank goodness he had the good microphone.
Thank you for your kind comment! Indeed! We found out the other had a malfunction so made sure Scouse got the one that actually worked 🤣 my muffled voice is what his mic and the camera mics were picking up.
Brilliant this, could listen to him all day 👊
Thx for watching mate. Yes amazing guy!
Brilliant, loved the laid back, non-studio chat
Thanks for the feedback buddy. Appreciate it!
@@HardRoutine_TOTW - Seems much more natural and also you let the story flow and edited out bits that’s needed to be. And these things need to be documented, it’s important and it shows why UKSF selection is what it is, you need to know that everyone will have the mentality to persevere but not be afraid to reevaluate and adapt. As he said, these are just as much life lessons as soldiering ones.
Amazing interview mate. Gripping from start to finish. 🇬🇧
Great to hear! Thanks for watching! 🇬🇧👊
Awesome podcast great interviewee and interviewer flowed great. Very interesting guy would love to hear more of his missions training etc
Thanks for watching and the feedback mate! Watch this space... 👊
@HardRoutine_TOTW can't exactly help him with his garden, it's lovely 😆
cool to hear from scouse. after reading dez s book. was wondering if any of the crew would appear. fkng balls of steel to be out there behind enemy lines. Good fkng job lads. alot of details
Thanks for watching mate, totally agreed on the steel balls!! I was incredibly lucky to get an intro and for Scouse to tell me his story!
Just discovered your channel. What a great interview (& historical document)
Thank you very much.
Thank you appreciate it! 👍
A great testament to Paras and SAS - very human and engaging and honest about what he knew and didn’t know - - not a hint of superiority or condescension in his tone - I bet he’s a great teacher too-
Fascinated by the “Chinese Parliament” - I don’t know - but I’m guessing this is not a regular Army practice - where it needs to be hierarchical obedience to orders - really interesting - thanks for this insight
Couldn't agree more! Thx for watching!
I'm guessing it's everyone gets their say but in the end it's not a democracy and the troop commander takes a decision and everyone gets on with it in the knowledge that their concerns have been heard. A valuable technique in all walks of life I reckon. Agreed I also found it fascinating!
Was a colleague of Mr Elliott for a couple of years and I have to say that he was a true gent. Somehow he was ebullient and humble at the same time, not boastful yet had a quiet authority. He also did a fantastic rendition of 'Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)' with the staff band he put together for the Christmas shows. Although he didn't say anything about his service I always suspected I was in the company of somebody special. A great bloke and a privilige to have worked with him.
Thanks for the background and watching. Much appreciated! Fingers crossed we will be recording part two end of the month! 🤞
Like Des, Scouse is fascinating. Speaks with intelligence and clarity. Compelling.
Don’t know if this is of interest. It overlaps with Scouse. All small beer in comparison, but I was COP in Fermanagh and other TAORs in 1982 (we worked out of St. Angelo Airbase). COP is a ‘hard routine’ surveillance Op Banner gig very close to tgt. The weather that tour was honking. Whilst we were prepared for it we had weather casualties. One lad lost his foot through frostbite.
In COP we were trying to impress TCG, having been prepared for a month at NIPG (Ballykinler, staffed by some very serious lads: intense enemy forces firearms work, we also learned to use PADs: Projectile Area Defence, a small claymore, which we deployed on operations)
1 Para took over from us as the Falklands kicked off. I loved the hard routine. Crapping on clingfilm with the 4 man op stood to. Pissing in aircrew relief bags. Eating cold chicken thighs. I remember my mate crapping on his little square of clingfilm. It was approx -13°C with windchill. His turd bounced off the clingfilm and rolled down into the blackthorn. My mate was on all fours scrabbling around trying to get it back. Pitch black. Stood to. Trying not to laugh.
Some operational detail is still classified I think despite the passage of time. One generic type of operation involved protecting vulnerable tgts; eg. ex B-Specials.
People say none of that is confidential and they take you for a Walt. But some of the names and details must be confidential. I’d be shocked if it were otherwise.
I sometimes google names on the electoral role to see if certain people are still alive.
This is nothing compared to Scouse’s remarkable life and achievements. But it was very serious unconventional soldiering.
I absolutely loved it. Good lads with a top boss, a Captain. By far and away the best soldiering I ever did.
I mention this because in my day I think COP (COT in RM) was disrespected. My boss - I hope I’m recalling this right - put me forward for an MiD for manning a fwd op on my own for 8 hours due to illness in the patrol. Else we’d have had to casevac. This was early in the tour and TCG would have raised eyebrows.
I hope this is of interest and rings bells with others who did COP/COT. The Bergen & kit weight during approach and op construction was approx 150lbs. Of course the distances were 2km at most. Unmarked van insertion/extraction.
Really sorry for the Bravo Zero losses.
What a tale mate very interesting! Thank you for your service during those years!
Good man! Cabbage head?
@@numbnutz7832 No. Worse. Infantry hat 😉
I was cop in fermanagh 89 with the Scots guards summer tour. 😊
Great video. Seems like a decent guy, interesting to see another point of view. Thanks to Scouse.
Thanks for watching!
Great watch this ,, fellow scouser here 👍
Thanks for watching mate! 👍
Really enjoyed this. Thank you
Thanks for watching mate!
Class podcast mate.. Im from Anglesey and ex 2para 1999-2006! if scouse Eliot is about Anglesey on his hols.. id love a pint with him
Thanks for watching mate appreciate it!
Really interesting !! Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
Excellent interview. ❤
when he mentions Mitch is her referring to Andy Mcnabb? Fascinating interview, amazing to her his account of the patrol.
I can neither confirm nor deny 😉
Steve Mitchell.
Aka Andy Mcnab
So interesting and all info put across swell. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it mate thanks for watching! 👊
Great interview. Glad these guys are on our side 🇬🇧
Thanks buddy, fully agreed! 👊
Brilliant. Legs’ brother Ady was very fit too. Was in 1 para, rct and regiment 22 SAS. Was in NI when he found out Steve lost his life. 😢
Thx for the background mate. 🙏
Fantastic interview 🤙
Much appreciated! Thanks for watching! 👍
Absolutely brilliant
Thanks for sharing Nick 👍
Thanks for watching!
I knew someone from G Squadron who was a former guard - totally different personalities to these B and D squadron.. especially B squadron guys
Great , thank you both gentlemen. Humble guy , no macho bullshit and this man was SF. Humanity and intelligence wish you all the best Scouse
Thanks for watching mate. Totally agreed! 👊
In WW2 my dad was in the corp of signals based in Baghdad,he used to say it was icy cold at night, and that hot in the daytime you could burn your Hands on the exterior metal parts of the truck.
There are marshes near Baghdad with white mud which you used to get covered in he said the locals used to make brilliant fish curries.
What a fantastic interview... Boy's Own stuff.. really nice bloke with an amazing story of do and dare.
Thanks for watching, couldn't agree more re Scouse! Just an incredibly guy.
Loved that, down 2 earth, cheers gents
Thx mate! 👍
Nice one Nick. From the bloke across the road. 👍🏻
This was excellent, thanks for sharing. And thanks to the gentleman for sharing his story.
Couple of after thoughts - this gentleman’s account provides some credence to McNabbs account of military vehicles being in the area, which was somewhat rubbished by Michael’s Asher’s research.
I think we all accept that b2z contained some fabricated stories, but never let the truth get in the way of a good story and all that. I take it for what it is, and still think it’s a great story, not forgetting that men lost their lives.
It would be good to hear an update from McNab or Asher, or any of the other people involved from both sides, all these years later.
Thanks for the feedback!
Fascinating interview the ex 22 never seem to gob off I did this I did that like some ex army total respect 👍
Agreed! Thanks for watching!
Fantastic discussion with a British Army Legend!
Thanks for watching 👍
Great chat 👍🏻
Thanks for watching mate 👊
This was brilliant 👏
Thanks for watching!
Wow! So this is the video you was talking about on Facebook! Awesome! I hope one day to get a video to this level of views, likes, and comments! Very nice! I dropped a like for you! 😊😊😊
Thanks buddy! Much appreciated! We're content creators mate. We make something out of nothing. 👊
@@HardRoutine_TOTW for real!
What a guy
Thanks for watching!
@@HardRoutine_TOTW u saw me
Really interesting, would love to know how/ why he made the transition into teaching, most former SF guys tend to move into typical security work roles!
Thanks for watching mate! I'll gather the questions coming in and figure out a debrief 👍
Great post 👍👍
Thanks for watching mate 👊
Top lad, can call it straight away
Nice one
Agreed! Thx for watching mate
Great interview only issue was the background music at times.
Thanks for the feedback mate 🙏
Great interview thanks for this Hard Routine
Thanks mate. Appreciate it from a fellow content-creator 👊
@HardRoutine_TOTW I'm not a youtube content person etc, it was good to see old school sf on your channel
Enjoyed that
Awesome story. Big respect and love for Scouse. Orange & Green Cuz 👍
Thanks for watching!
I remember those Corporals getting killed and all these years later it still bothers me 🤬 the Taxi and then I think it was the Sun that showed there dead bodies in their underpants , god bless those lads your not forgotten 🙏
Absolute Belter if an interview that! Been a BTZ fanatic since I was a Kid 25+yrs ago. Great show and a welcome distraction from what's happening to the UK lately! Cheers 😎🍺👍
Appreciate the kind words Mike! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching! 👍
Legend simple as that
Couldn't agree more! 👍
Bravo Two Zero should have followed Bravo One Zero and made the call to call it off and return to base. Those B2Z lads would still be alive no doubt
Very interesting chat,well done to allow scouse to chat freely,i thought your questions and prompts were ideal to keep the story flowing well.scouse is good speaker no drama.ive got a couple of scouse mates,good fellas.youve got to be brain dead to want to be sas.the fantasy bit is great,but some of the mission planning is space cadet shit.fancy wasting such good tradesmen on shit no account missions just to stay relevent,with their commands and exsistence, and keeping the myth alive.respect to the workers.
Thanks mate much appreciated! 👊
Thank you
Thanks for watching!
seems genuine but seems he has reservations about some stuff , I wont use the yank saying thank you for your service , it was the job /adventure you chose , and thanks for sharing it with us
Good interview, But mountain troop is the man troop LOL.
ohh nd to clarify, not many marines go SAS...theres a few, but still heavily Paras and engineers with a mix of other units... (Rifles do pretty well these days too)
Thanks for watching mate
Great interview I could listen to ex special forces guys all day long, top bloke. 100% think the RAF aircrew would have been better off sticking with the sas had the chopper gone down.
Thanks for watching mate. Totally agreed!
Not really .. aircrew would be treated a lot harsher if captured with special forces
@@paulmaggs3212 Hi Paul, why would they be treated more harsh? They could get more information out of them, more hated because of bombing?
What motorcycles did they use in the Gulf? Honda XR400s?
Armstrong 500
Great interview but I’m a bit puzzled as to why real names weren’t edited out fully as you can read scouse lips. I would imagine some of those named won’t be particularly happy with that and possibly even puts their safety in jeopardy. Other than that it was very interesting.😊
Thx for the feedback I'll see if I can blur the image on those moments.
paused this when you mentioned des's book,so dont know if it comes out later in the pod, so just in case... would that be the book by cameron spence saber sqadron? still have it somewhere, not read it in 20yrs though.
edit...ok, just got to the end, not the book i was thinking of. great interview
Thanks for watching! Yeah meant the book Bravo Three Zero which Des Powell wrote with Damien Lewis 👍
@@HardRoutine_TOTW was a surprising day for me yesterday, watched a couple of sas vids and didnt know chris ryan and andy mcnabs real names were out in the public domain now. will have to buy des's book, one of the few i havent got. used to buy all the sas/sbs books back in the day before the MOD put a stop to it.
if you carry on interviewing the the sas/sbs guys and get duncan falkner on(he does podcasts) id love to hear more about the oil rig exercise where the 2 sbs guys hung the top guy from the sas(had the most kills)by the legs over the side of the rig for being a bit of a dick with them.
Big fan of Duncan Falconer, good idea I can always try.
Wonder if this is the same fella who signed the bravo two zero map as “scouse”.
I'll ask. Thanks for watching!
That's him.
I would imagine so
I have always had a massive interest in the sas i respect those guys so much for what they do theres no unit in the world that can better these guys. the yanks think because they have all the fancy kit and funding that makes them better but just wait till the day they can't get there hands on the kit they need they will be lost. the sas are masters of improvisation and making things work with what they have to hand, i have had the goodluck to be on a massive exercise the biggest i had ever seen during my military career just after the twin towers were hit. i think almost every regiment in the military was represented we had taken over an old ww2 airbase and different scenarios were played out over a month and during this time i was coming off a gate stag duty and i heard the drone of a Hercules c130 approaching and it was coming in to land on the old runway it hits the runway and the back door drops and as the herc taxied down the runway 2 pinkies came taring out the back and the Hercules takes off again without stopping. i was told by my troop sergeant it was the sas it was amazing having the privilege to see these guys in action we never got near them but i could see enough i just wish i could have met them. i had an uncle who was sas and another was air assault during the war my grandad fought in the jungle near Belize i can't remember the name but he hated japs after that, my uncle told me he wouldn't buy anything that was produced by the Japanese i also had an uncle that was search and rescue during the Falklands almost all the males in my family have served, me and my younger brother joined a year apart i was a pioneer and my brother was reme i always wanted to go and try pathfinder selection but i knew deep down my tabbing would never reach the standard of these super humans godbless them all they are brilliant at what they do and we are lucky to have such skilled and dangerous men protecting our intrests. great interview guys keep up the good work i never get bored hearing these men talk about their experiences 🏴🇬🇧💙👊👊👊✌
Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts mate! 👍
Funnily the USMC ...US Marine Corps.....have a motto.....Marines make do.... similar to how things used to happen kit wise to 22 SAS ...though from what i know an alternative motto the Regiment ( the self given name they use about each other ...not the " SAS " .....and the way they truly know if somebody bs - ing in a pub in Hereford is a wannabe Walter Mitty ) ....the alternative motto better suited to them ...when yank shiny stuff is lying around ...if its shiny and you can get away with it ...half inch it ....:) Can i get away with this ...thats how they think ...just read the cold blooded last lines of Mitch`s book ...:)
Really enjoyed this. Its about time RUclips's reccomend me something decent
Thanks for watching mate 👍
Glad I stumbled across this video. Excellent. Thanks
Bravo two Zero, the fiction version was very entertaining. The movie was good too. At least no crimes were committed in the real story.
Were the Cairo gang not the first version of the SAS as they were known before they started using mostly former colony soldiers?
looking good nick last time i seen you was at g sqrn you had your 185 honda / mickey the cook
Great chat! How did you manage to get him to chat about it publicly?
Right place right time sort of thing via a mutual friend. I'm gathering all the questions and will figure out a debrief of sorts! Thanks for the feedback mate 👍
Corporal Howes and Wood. RIP
Is this the scouse guy billy billingham mentions
Genuinely wouldn't know mate Thx for watching!
The one who was shot in the face? I imagine that's a fella called Jimmy. I just know there's a taxi driver, (or he used to be I don't know if he still is) around Liverpool called Jimmy and he had one eye and a scar across his face from when he got shot taking Longdon with 3Para. Don't know if he was ever screw though. I just saw an interview with Billy talking about a scouse cpl at depot who'd been shot in the face in the Falklands. I just assumed it's the same guy. Don't get me wrong I know the Falklands was full of scousers for some reason but how many got shot in the face and lived though?
@me5969 sounds like he need to be on this podcast
Brilliant character and interesting restoring of what happened. The interviewer was at times inaudible
Thanks for the feedback 🙏 I had a malfunction with one of the microphones, and will make sure that does not happen again 👍
A little disrespectful to G squadron
B squadron didn't really cover themselves in glory
Great podcast but the background music isn’t needed it’s annoying when trying to hear what’s being said
Thanks for the feedback I'll keep that in mind for the next one! 🙏
Great interview
Leave the background music off dude 👍
Noted!
JUST READ THE BOOK BRAVO THREE ZERO
This could have been amazing, the audio is terrible though and the dramatic music that pops up every now and again is si hnecessary
Thx for the feedback, noted.
Read the book about bravo two zero both Chris ryan n Andy mcnabs stories . Cracking reads but some of Andy's maybe exaggerated some of it not the truth lot of stuff came out years later by guys thst wer in the SAS saying Andys version of events is untrue
I was, I'm going to walk to my usual place for a coffee and a cigarette, have you guys figured out my location, yeah,
has scouse written any books??
9 squadron ruled montgomery lines back in the day 5 ab brigade good tough bunch a guys
Thanks for the background!
Stop lying
lol. 63 rct😂😂😂😂
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Prick where you there I think you were one of the ones who did not venture down town
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Shithouse squadron
Des powell mentions a gaz jeep in his book?
50 km in 2 hours lol slight Exaggeration And I told him over a billion times not to exaggerate
Love story time 😂😂
Any comments on how both patrols couldnt get comms....any beliefs that some remf signallers fkd up in setting up and giving freqs ?????
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