Former 2Para, here. Served five years from 1977 to '82 - signed up for six, but an Argentinian mortar took my legs (I was a careless bastard that day) - no major deficit - now walk on shin sticks. P Co. has never been for ne'er do wells - it's total commitment or you don't make the grade, & as that squaddie said, it's mostly mental gymnastics, with hard physical thrown in for good measure. There's a reason why we're called, 'The Maroon Machine' - we don't stop ! All the men in my family, stretching back over three generations have served in the British Armed Forces: Dad - Senior Service (Royal Navy); Uncle - RAF; four cousins in varying army Regiments - Green Jackets; Royal Englineers (Sappers); 2nd RoyalTank Regt, & finally, one in the Royal Artillery. My Granda & Great Granda fought in WWII & WWI respectively. All who have served, or are currently serving, do so with great courage & honour. Utrinque Paratas !
There are simply not enough documentaries or recruiting adverts to actually inspire the youth of today. The UK gov and woke agendas don't make it any easier either. Anyone who is from an impoverished background should be actively encouraged to join the military. Any arm of service. It always make you grow up quick and teaches life skills sadly not taught in school. The British are rightly simply the Best. The Parachute Regiment and attached Airborne Forces are the best of the best. They have the greatest moral and motivation through sheer hard work. It never did me any harm. Jumping out of an aircraft with full kit in darkness. Great experience.
My dad was in 3 para for 17 years he was one tough mother won the military medal the radfan medal and a few more also got in the sas Went to.buckingham palace to get his military medal sadly passed now lost him 22 His name butch bruton rip
@andrewtongue7084 I served 23 years Royal Navy. All I can say, is from my experience, I was fecking glad you guys were on OUR side! Mental as anything...hard as nails....committed as feck. I had and still have, nothing but respect for Percy Pongo, regardless of the regiment.
Joined the British Army as a 15 year old, a lifetime ago, now arthritic and fucked but would I have changed any of it? Nah! Did 16 years before moving on and served the crown for over 50years in total. Things I might have changed about what came after the Army but not one moment of the years in the colours. Saw the world and events I could only have ever dreamt about listening to my Dad (Artilleryman for 18 years) G'Dad (Royal Navy through both wars and invalided out through injuries received in 1943 when his destroyer was bombed in Toburk harbour. Never fully recovered from those injuries and died in the mid 70's - but fuck! The tales he told) a mother who was an army physical training instructor before meeting Dad, an uncle who served 25 years infantry and SAS) another uncle who went in to do the same but ended up being a mathematical genius and did 22 years in a tech capacity and moved on to be a scientist involved in sigint) Another uncle in the Royal Navy did 12 years and then dropped out to be an artist!) an aunt who joined up in WW2 and served on searchlights and AAA then moved into military nursing when the war ended. An older cousin who joined the RAF Regiment for 12 years and then became a celebrated Flamenco guitarist and moved to Spain. A great uncle who went down with HMS Hampshire with Kitchener, another one who died on the 2nd Somme in 1918, another who was badly wounded at Passchendaele and had his life saved by a German medic who crawled out under fire to treat him and hand him over to a British recce party having spent most of the night treating his wounds and keeping him alive. According to the family the Maths genius was the hardest, toughest and fittest of them and my late uncle who was SAS once told me this was the only man he'd ever met who had instilled fear in him - he'd fight any man alive but his brother scared the shit out of him. Married an American beauty who left the USAF to take up with me and there the military heritage stops because our offspring could not a shit give about anything military leaning. Advice to any youngster with a bit of fire and a quest to learn more about themself, their heritage, their world and their part in it would be to just do it. Plenty of time to be a real adult later!
I don't know how it is today, but when I went through the process in 1980, recruits were called Toms. Once you passed P Company you earned your maroon beret. Cherry berets were worn by the RMP. And until you earned your wings (parachute training at RAF Brize Norton) you were called a penguin.
As a 16 yr old schoolboy in the 70s I walked past three paras who were drunk and play fighting each other in the local town square. Absolutely terrifying. The ones in the video are being called 'Joe' so they are wannabes who have not yet made the grade. The ones that do, I really, really, really, would not want to mess with.
@JB-td9fz They have never had one. It's always been for volunteers. Going to airborne school it relatively easy and doesn't mean much. Being in a paratrooper regiment like the 82nd or 173rd is where you are tested. There are a lot of studs in those units.
Every infantry regiment in the British army has similar training regimes but the paras emphasis is on endurance more I think. I was in the Scots guards in the 80, s and the guards depot was a brutal place to be, a lot of the instructors had fought on Tumbledown and really gave you a hard time. 😢
I don't know how the selection process is now , with all this dei bollox, but it used to be proper hell, and the milling was flat out punching each other to the face full force, no defence allowed, for the full duration, or until knocked out, no snowflakes, or men with false nails and make up.
My wife is a WO2 with 20 years service with the Adjutant General’s Corps, one son has 7 years service with the Royal Logistics Corps, my youngest son was a Flight Sergeant in the RAF Cadets (CCF). My brother was a Chief Petty Officer with the Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm with 30 years service, an Uncle was in the submarine service and was a PoW for much of WW2 and my Grandfather served with the 1Bn Liverpool Regiment (Kings) from 1914-1918 and “went over the top” at the first day of the battle of the Somme 🇬🇧🙏🏻✌🏻
Royal Marine is harder than para and longest training in Nato.. and Mountain Leader Royal `Marines is the longest and probably the toughest training course in the military... different to the SBS process but very hard in other ways.
@@benkelly2190 Afraid it does, because the training they do is considerably more dangerous(The nearest equivalent with the S BS diving from submarines , climbing oil rigs in the North Sea) and The physical hardships goes on for two years in hostile conditions on dangerous mountainsides and doing reconnaissance skills in Norway; and other mountain ranges..this is often mentioned by those who serve alongside them in the Falklands and in Afghanistan which many were the SBS.
British paras are the dogs bollox, but that young kid showing his teeth and growling is not it, there is acting tough, and there is being tough, but hey if he makes it through training, who am I to say. I've got huge respect for all our British military fighting forces.
The British Paras do not use bayonets, in British Armed have Rifles and Swords, because a Muskets have Bayonets and the Baker Rifle of the 5/60th Foot and The 95th Rifles had a sword with rifles.
It was always called a Bayonet when I served. A bayonet is on the end of a rifle barrel, a sword is down by your side. We were trained in fighting with a Bayonet, and in the Falklands in 1982 the Paras went hand to hand (Bayonet) with the Argentines.
P company was a lot harder in the 80s you only had 1 chance at every thing 83,to 87,3 para .slr what a bit of kit proper rifle what ever you hit stayed down, who could do a bed block now ,cold and hungry days especially with the iclke 24hour ration box compared to what they get now .
Former 2Para, here. Served five years from 1977 to '82 - signed up for six, but an Argentinian mortar took my legs (I was a careless bastard that day) - no major deficit - now walk on shin sticks. P Co. has never been for ne'er do wells - it's total commitment or you don't make the grade, & as that squaddie said, it's mostly mental gymnastics, with hard physical thrown in for good measure. There's a reason why we're called, 'The Maroon Machine' - we don't stop ! All the men in my family, stretching back over three generations have served in the British Armed Forces: Dad - Senior Service (Royal Navy); Uncle - RAF; four cousins in varying army Regiments - Green Jackets; Royal Englineers (Sappers); 2nd RoyalTank Regt, & finally, one in the Royal Artillery. My Granda & Great Granda fought in WWII & WWI respectively. All who have served, or are currently serving, do so with great courage & honour. Utrinque Paratas !
There are simply not enough documentaries or recruiting adverts to actually inspire the youth of today. The UK gov and woke agendas don't make it any easier either.
Anyone who is from an impoverished background should be actively encouraged to join the military. Any arm of service. It always make you grow up quick and teaches life skills sadly not taught in school.
The British are rightly simply the Best. The Parachute Regiment and attached Airborne Forces are the best of the best. They have the greatest moral and motivation through sheer hard work.
It never did me any harm. Jumping out of an aircraft with full kit in darkness. Great experience.
My dad was in 3 para for 17 years he was one tough mother won the military medal the radfan medal and a few more also got in the sas
Went to.buckingham palace to get his military medal sadly passed now lost him 22
His name butch bruton rip
@andrewtongue7084 I served 23 years Royal Navy. All I can say, is from my experience, I was fecking glad you guys were on OUR side! Mental as anything...hard as nails....committed as feck.
I had and still have, nothing but respect for Percy Pongo, regardless of the regiment.
Joined the British Army as a 15 year old, a lifetime ago, now arthritic and fucked but would I have changed any of it? Nah! Did 16 years before moving on and served the crown for over 50years in total. Things I might have changed about what came after the Army but not one moment of the years in the colours. Saw the world and events I could only have ever dreamt about listening to my Dad (Artilleryman for 18 years) G'Dad (Royal Navy through both wars and invalided out through injuries received in 1943 when his destroyer was bombed in Toburk harbour. Never fully recovered from those injuries and died in the mid 70's - but fuck! The tales he told) a mother who was an army physical training instructor before meeting Dad, an uncle who served 25 years infantry and SAS) another uncle who went in to do the same but ended up being a mathematical genius and did 22 years in a tech capacity and moved on to be a scientist involved in sigint) Another uncle in the Royal Navy did 12 years and then dropped out to be an artist!) an aunt who joined up in WW2 and served on searchlights and AAA then moved into military nursing when the war ended. An older cousin who joined the RAF Regiment for 12 years and then became a celebrated Flamenco guitarist and moved to Spain. A great uncle who went down with HMS Hampshire with Kitchener, another one who died on the 2nd Somme in 1918, another who was badly wounded at Passchendaele and had his life saved by a German medic who crawled out under fire to treat him and hand him over to a British recce party having spent most of the night treating his wounds and keeping him alive.
According to the family the Maths genius was the hardest, toughest and fittest of them and my late uncle who was SAS once told me this was the only man he'd ever met who had instilled fear in him - he'd fight any man alive but his brother scared the shit out of him.
Married an American beauty who left the USAF to take up with me and there the military heritage stops because our offspring could not a shit give about anything military leaning.
Advice to any youngster with a bit of fire and a quest to learn more about themself, their heritage, their world and their part in it would be to just do it. Plenty of time to be a real adult later!
Same, signed up at 15 (FRED) loved it.
The main player in this vid was only 17 yrs old when he started . A massive achievement for that young lad .
Every one of them is called "Joe" until they earn that cherry beret.
I don't know how it is today, but when I went through the process in 1980, recruits were called Toms. Once you passed P Company you earned your maroon beret. Cherry berets were worn by the RMP. And until you earned your wings (parachute training at RAF Brize Norton) you were called a penguin.
We were all Crows even in Battalion till you proved yourself. Joined in 83.
As a 16 yr old schoolboy in the 70s I walked past three paras who were drunk and play fighting each other in the local town square. Absolutely terrifying. The ones in the video are being called 'Joe' so they are wannabes who have not yet made the grade. The ones that do, I really, really, really, would not want to mess with.
Why? Just blokes…
If you have done it already, can you do the Royal Marines and the RM mountain leaders please.
I'm very impressed with British paratroopers! What's do you think of their selection process?
Whys there not a seledtion process for US airborne?
@JB-td9fz They have never had one. It's always been for volunteers. Going to airborne school it relatively easy and doesn't mean much. Being in a paratrooper regiment like the 82nd or 173rd is where you are tested. There are a lot of studs in those units.
@@jointbasepodcast You need Men not Studs lol.
Every infantry regiment in the British army has similar training regimes but the paras emphasis is on endurance more I think. I was in the Scots guards in the 80, s and the guards depot was a brutal place to be, a lot of the instructors had fought on Tumbledown and really gave you a hard time. 😢
I don't know how the selection process is now , with all this dei bollox, but it used to be proper hell, and the milling was flat out punching each other to the face full force, no defence allowed, for the full duration, or until knocked out, no snowflakes, or men with false nails and make up.
My wife is a WO2 with 20 years service with the Adjutant General’s Corps, one son has 7 years service with the Royal Logistics Corps, my youngest son was a Flight Sergeant in the RAF Cadets (CCF). My brother was a Chief Petty Officer with the Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm with 30 years service, an Uncle was in the submarine service and was a PoW for much of WW2 and my Grandfather served with the 1Bn Liverpool Regiment (Kings) from 1914-1918 and “went over the top” at the first day of the battle of the Somme 🇬🇧🙏🏻✌🏻
New sub. Ex British Army, take a look at P Company test week.
Will do, brother!
I weigh 500 pounds and eat 20.000 calories of unhealthy food a day. I have not moved from my sofa in 10 years. Can I be special forces.
@@ernestmartel5180 Just Special Needs
loved this
Thanks for watching
You also need to show young men these sorts of videos. You men love that sort of thing. Not all but the ones you want do.
Royal Marine is harder than para and longest training in Nato.. and Mountain Leader Royal `Marines is the longest and probably the toughest training course in the military... different to the SBS process but very hard in other ways.
Yeah but they don't throw themselves out of planes.
@@neobliviscarisa650longer don’t mean harder..
@@benkelly2190 Afraid it does, because the training they do is considerably more dangerous(The nearest equivalent with the S BS diving from submarines , climbing oil rigs in the North Sea) and The physical hardships goes on for two years in hostile conditions on dangerous mountainsides and doing reconnaissance skills in Norway; and other mountain ranges..this is often mentioned by those who serve alongside them in the Falklands and in Afghanistan which many were the SBS.
@@nigelsheppard625 well it does actually, because many Royal Marines get their wings… any idiot can jump out of the plane, (excluding HAHO and HALO)
@@neobliviscarisa650 I’m not talking SBS, special forces. We’re talking basic training.
U.S airborne course is levels below P company... Just look at the pass rates
British paras are the dogs bollox, but that young kid showing his teeth and growling is not it, there is acting tough, and there is being tough, but hey if he makes it through training, who am I to say. I've got huge respect for all our British military fighting forces.
So, when did you pass P Company?
The Red Devils
The British Paras do not use bayonets, in British Armed have Rifles and Swords, because a Muskets have Bayonets and the Baker Rifle of the 5/60th Foot and The 95th Rifles had a sword with rifles.
Come again?…::
Bayonets, The Rifles ( RGJ, LI and other LI regiments) refer to them as swords.
The Paras and every other Regiment and Corp call them bayonets.
Only the Rifles call their bayonets ‘swords’ now.
What the fuck are you babbling on about
It was always called a Bayonet when I served. A bayonet is on the end of a rifle barrel, a sword is down by your side. We were trained in fighting with a Bayonet, and in the Falklands in 1982 the Paras went hand to hand (Bayonet) with the Argentines.
P company if your face fits you will get in
Bullshit.
Hahahahahahah im guessing you failed
Like fuck
Bitter!
What a feed of shit, you were obviously binned and bottled it. your loss not the regiments. i was back squaded twice and not ashamed to admit it.
P company was a lot harder in the 80s you only had 1 chance at every thing 83,to 87,3 para .slr what a bit of kit proper rifle what ever you hit stayed down, who could do a bed block now ,cold and hungry days especially with the iclke 24hour ration box compared to what they get now .