Meet The 'Special Observers': Soldiers The Enemy Never See | Forces TV
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- Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2018
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The role of special observer is unique.
Their job is to march up to 100km ahead of the frontline - deep into enemy territory and in the dead of night construct observation posts in buildings, bushes or underground. Then they must watch and wait, silently logging the enemy’s every move and feeding it back to command. The information they send will be crucial.
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Must be awkward when you run into the oppositions special observer
Hi mate
lmaoooo
😂😂😂😂😂😂.
Loooooooooooooooooooool
You make it sound like a game 🤦♂️
Drill Sgt: I haven’t seen you in formation this morning soldier!
Soldier: thank you Sgt!
Lol
I always loved this joke
Reminds me of how I graduated Ninja school with a 0% attendance score.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Imagine being in Vietnam
Tree: *speaks vietnamese*
Bush: wtf
Haha nice :D
Overused
Clayton 25 LOTR, wthf!!
Terrorists gangsta until the bushes start speaking morse code
😂😂😂
These lads could probably build some of these in London, rent them out for £500 a month.
*Week
@Old Guard Well, maybe you should crawl back into your townhouse and let them find shelter where they can. God knows, even in the bush that poor family is still paying out the ears for rent.
More like £1000!
You think londons bad you should see australia
Pfft and the rest! You know the riddle! Your London rent seems fair that means there's certainly rats in there!
Quackers can you here me?
Yes sir
Josh Howard 😂😂
Quack2
I bet there's a load of Taliban walking around village bushes, AK at the ready shouting Quacker can you hear me. Waiting for his reply.
@@matthewralph7257that has made my day
Matthew Ralph 😂they’ll be waiting forever with their accent
Their mortal enemy, the comedic infantryman, dares to expose them with a single punchline.
When a squad member tells a joke and the bushes start laughing:
no
no
no
Never underestimate 4 blokes and a bush
Yeah, when my friends do that, I just show them my favorite porno video.
@@user-yq9vf2gx2s your mom?
Especially in Australia
Four blokes and a bush. I saw that one on the Playboy Channel
Krok Very poor choice of phrasing.
How to be a homeless person in the army.
Mahazama 🤣🤣🤣
Method by the Army for operational military in operation's.
Skills for when you get out :(
@@pinemartenemily9482 💖.
BigAngrySwan - don’t I know it.
An actual camper
With 0.0 k/d ratio
@@Lagmaster33 So far lol
@@Lagmaster33 Technically 1.0 actually
from experience the complainers use the term camping .....someone with knowledge knows theyre snipers with thermal lmgs in the water..
He said actual campers!!! Hahahahahahaha, so funny bro!
When you are your friend farqan muhamed saying jokes and 3 bushes laugh 😢💀
So that's the bush ghost im scared of as a child
Haraud and Kumar?
😂😂😂
Abu hajaar
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA.
01:59 " Quackers, can you hear me ?"
" Yes,sir."
Quackers can you here me
No sir i cant here you
“Cpl Smith, I didn’t see you at the camouflage lesson this morning!
Thank you Sir!
Cpl when did private jones go out on duty well Sarg my records say 1997
This dude just made *hide and seek* in a whole new level.
My dad's uncle was one of the last of the true mountain men. While others were using binoculars trying to find the German camoflaged gun emplacements, he just pointed to where they were. He explained that as soon as they cut off the branches to cover the guns, they started to change color.
And watch for birds
Fukkkn sheeet . Yoo thats knowledge
Looks better than my apartment
I wonder if they do silent but violent farts
Lol there are worse ways and tricks than that lol !
Wtf 😄😄😄
Silent but deadly
Haha...good one
The Geneva convention banned biological weapons though..
As an Arsenal fan, I too am used to sitting still for hours waiting for someone to pass
My ex tutor used to be a special observer, brilliant guy, helped me realise a lot of things. Main thing he told me was that if he ever fired his gun he'd failed at his job.
This kind of attention to detail and dedication to doing the job right is why the brits were the only foreign force I was ever happy to share a battlefield with.
what about the emus, they have a perfect record
@@aussiebinchicken3037 aussies and kiwis are basically brits when it comes to most things and especially the military
True statement. In the First Gulf War I was impressed by the British Army. Also the French Foreign Legion
@WhoDarestheMAN gamer
(questionably effective automatic gunfire intesifies)
@@nonyabeeznuss304 no one is happy to share the battleground with yanks. EVERYONE hides when they drop bombs.
Perfect military job for John Cena
😂😂😂😂😂xd.😆
When its time to ambush the enemy,
He jumps of out of the bushes(while the john cena music is playing)
😂 👋🏻👤 "You can't see me"
He doesn’t need the bush to not be seen tho..
took me a second. eyes moved on to next comment then started chuckling 😂
18C's used to have an exercise that they would Recon an objective that had index cards with numbers or letters on them as well. Along with your standard reconnaissance packet, you were required to find all of the Hidden index cards to ensure you didn't just watch the objective from one place. Lots a fun while in school.
It's all fun and games until someone sneezes.
or farts
Nose plugs
@@newton18311 butt plugs... 😂
We were having a time untill Alan Titmarsh turned up
Or hiccups
My ex teacher was an observer, he told us about 1 of their missions he was a commander at the time. The point he was observing from a tank almost ran them over the tank was 1 meter away from the hole and they somehow got out unseen.
SoulShard really?
@@veyolaski4324 Yep this is not a joke comment I swear XD
SoulShard he's teaching u how to stalk ur enemy
@@veyolaski4324 Not really mainly told us stories from his military carrier
SoulShard i know and it's cool to have that kind of teacher
"We want... *A SHRUBBERY!* "
Nee
They got it about 1200 years late, silly gits...
Ha!
Neep neep neep
Not too expensive. And with a white picket fence.
Forward observer/ fire support specialist/recon is the best job in the military. Miss the hell of them days, sneaking around and calling in artillery
😳? "Did you hear that" ?
"Hear what" ?
"The bush is snoring"
🤣🤣🤣🤣
interesting but should we be advertising these guys I never knew they existed should we be telling the enemy check the bushes ?
obviously they're not going to be hiding that obviously in the bush, probably a demo for the video team. Pretty sure most armies around the world have their own forward observers or scouts by most armies i mean countries like the USA, UK, Germany, France etc etc countries that are developed, think the US version is called the Calvary scout? not sure...
@@vinci658123011 cav scout is something completely different 😂🤣
@@franfountain7278 Oo...they aren't foward Scouts or smth? mah bad...not that well versed in other countries military
@@vinci658123011 Most countries use the term LRRP (Long-range reconnaissance patrol) or a derivative
The enemy dont have Internet
Did the job for ten years, total discipline required and a funny sense of humour.
Do you know the difference between this position and a special forces Sniper position?
@@zealandsword9557 same job, but one has a sniper, while the other has goggles and the ability to call in airstrikes
I had a friend who did that in the French 13th RDP. I got a glimpse of what their level of stealth was like, when he told me they were eating special biscuits that can be completely digested, reducing the volume of poo as much as possible.
Easier to just burry it lol..
@@jasonslovak4766 burying leaves traces of you. You want as little trace of you as possible
The highly dangerous role of a Peeping Tom.
Camouflage, cover and concealment. We had some real good training on the subjects. Once my class was led to an opening in the forest. A man was placed about 100 yards just inside the trees on one side of the clearing. We were asked to find him from the spot we were standing and yell out the range. Out of about 30 of us, no one found the man. He was signaled to step into the clearing from where he was standing. Unbelievable! The soldier had disappeared. Valuable lessons learned in camouflage. Concealment is another skill that requires careful execution. With camouflage you blend into the surrounding, with concealment you eliminate all the evidence you are there. No unnatural colors, shapes, movements, reflections, etc. Cover is what stops bullets.
Imagine you being a "special observer" that has a lot of allergies.
Athlon Yngente I guess hay fever is a no-no 😂😂😂 Imagine you built the most beautiful camouflaged shelter only to get caught because you sneeze 🤧
Years ago, I was told that in many so called third world nations where many people still live close to the land it was virtually impossible for these kinds of teams to operate in the hinterland undetected for long periods of time because no matter how careful they are people always leave sign of their passing.
100%
In the villages in Southern Africa you develop a sixth sense for things which are out of place. Therefore I cannot see this fooling the lovals
What an excellent insight into this highly specialised military role.
Patience, self discipline, spatial awareness and a commitment to the team and it's overall success make for a good starting point!
Not only a military role, UK Police as well. Specialist Officers known as CROPs.
then why did the Taliban won their country back ?
@@mannyechaluce3814 Simply because the US military ran away, and the Afghan military were wholly unfit for purpose!
Irrespective of how many trillions of dollars, training, equipment and weapons that were given to the Afghan military, they were always unfit for purpose.
Treacherous Afghan military personnel, illiterate, dumb, lazy applicants, they liked to pose with the US supplied weapons and equipment, but as for defending their country and its people, they were truly unfit for that purpose.
The evidence of that was how they all ran to the airport instead of taking on the approaching Taliban forces.
@@mannyechaluce3814 The Taliban were *given* back their country in a deal done by President Trump *WITHOUT* telling any of the allies. When Biden came into office the Taliban had already gone back in country (but not fighting) and waited for the handover. Unless the Allies wanted to put 10's of thousands of troops back into Afgan and start a hot war all over again there was nothing to be done. Biden negotiated an extension to get the allied people out. but some of the Taliban went off early and it escalated from there. Remember the Allies had not been doing the direct fignting for some years and it was 99% ANA who were on the ground. Also Trump had been trying to pull ALL US troops out of Afgan inthe December/January after he lost the election. He told the Taliban all the US would be out of Afghan by February. They acted on that.
@@paulbradford8240 You’re telling me there might be a copper sat in the bush I walk past on the way to work?
deep respect for the guys that can do this job
Bush campers
I'm pretty sure they are hardscopers to
That’s legendary 😂
The good thing about the British Army is that it has so many crown jewels. Keep up the good work lads.
Wow this brings back memories. But also it taught me how to live homeless. Now I’m married and well employed. I thank STA Platoon 2/3 and US Marine Corps.
Excellent comrades! I've served asan observer and squad leader in a german airborne recce unit. Been there, done that. Although i always hated stayin in a fu**** dirthole for days to finally see one vehicle come by ^^.
Keep it up and best greetings from germany !!!
..-.
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You sound like a pog. German Airborne Recce Lol. Are u qualified under water knife fighting as well?
@@chok447 i bet he's a designed UDT scout sniper as well. probably slayed more bodies than a whole inf company! but in all seriousness, do have in mind he's a foreigner. It's easy to sound like a POG when you're not American and speak English.
@@chok447 just google "Fernspäher" and you'll see
Definately one of the most thrilling jobs in FDF as well. As a recon forward observer my job is the same thing with special observers but the only difference is that in hot situations I get to call the big guns for help. And just for record I’m not a staff member, but a conscript so I don’t have any government secrets. OSINT is useless on me.
EDIT:
Turns out Special Observer and Recon Forward Observer are the same thing.
Thanks for helping in Croatia back in the 90s.
This is what Soldiering is all about. Salute
Much respect for the reconnaissance crew.
Imagine being in a branch of the military that doesn’t have a recon drone and you gotta go doodle pictures of what time the taliban eat soup
Hahahaa i get it "branch"
Didn't know the Taliban had a navy ;)
Drones are loud
10 days of stillness and silence?!? That sounds good to me!
Balls of steel to lay in a bush and let an enemy walk past you.
Wow actual bush wookies
Friendly in Cherno
Reminds me of when i was a kid wearing my dads camo sitting on rocks while my friends pass by...i was calling them but they dont know where i am...
My mate is a Royal Marine he joined at just 16 years old and got out at 26 then got on mobile crane's that I'd been on for about 18mths before him BUT I have to say WHAT A FRIEND TO HAVE. I only knew him 3 years until i got sick and out of 48 operator's HE was the ONLY 1 who would txt / EVERY SINGLE WEEK to ask how I was ,if anyone is bestowed the friendship with a Royal Marine cherishe it because you have a real friend FOR LIFE.
Parents: So..what's your job?
Son: I hide in a bush all day.
These dudes are already inside Iran Observing.
Or North Korea 👀
Arcane iconoclast where are they hiding? Under the sand?
@@UptoMePapiYongKukKuk nah! It was them who recorded the airplane get shot down by the Iranians from a bush hide out.
@@coolnormalandwelladjusted you must not travel much. FYI Iran has mountains and bushes.
Bro, there's spies that are born spies. Deep in the dark, dark world, babies are born and trained from birth to spy. Their mission is to be a spy. They don't exist, no names no family, no connections. They live a lovely paid for lifestyle, but spy, spy, spy.
I wouldn't be surprised if they had a very high up position in every countries intelligence agency.
Daddy, what did you do in the war?
I hid in a bush.
Hahahaaaaaaa
This job is pretty hard. Not only they should have excellent skills to hide and observe, they have to confident with their radio line
Man this brings back memories. This is exactly what I wanted to do a few years ago.
How can you have memories of something you haven't done ?
Pro tip: Stand so still that you become completely invisible to the enemy
Yeah Teemo's passive procs around 2,5 seconds, its really good :)
Imagine beeing 100km away from the rest of the army, on your own, deep behind enemy lines and the rifle they gave you is an SA80... those guys are absolute madlads
Semarox Germany they are absolute Walter mittys. They’re 5 reg RA and they’ve not used this capability ever. An infantry recce platoon can do I better job...fact.
@@ritchie9709 😂
@@ritchie9709 come off it 😆😆 most infantry recce lads can't get through the selection for sta
@@aidhanroberts9028 that’s your opinion. If the last 12 months has taught us anything, this role and light role recce are obsolete. A drone can do this and more.
@@ritchie9709 my only opinion is fact infantry recce blokes course isn't as hard as getting in sta patrols regardless of how you think either perform
Practice moving slowly at museums. Some museums use motion detectors, even when they’re open, the MDs are still operational. There’s a red led on the front that lights when it detects motion, if you move slowly enough, it won’t light.
Crappin' in a bin bag held by your buddy. Bonding at its best.
I would not pee on the bushes as casually anymore whenever I am in the forest🤔
Middle of the Forrest
Tree falls, no noice.
Bush: wtf
Tree: why is the tree talking wtf!
And another job I could never do and I very much respect those that could or even do
Patient & very disciplined !
Reminds me of when a friend had a pee out on the moors and she got a round of applause. 😂
Just a flush in the pan
"Out of sight, out of mind!"
One Team
Private Smith asnt been seen since 2007 if any one sees him can you tell him report back hes due some holidays oh and tell him his wife has just had her fourth child
I would be making noise out there lol imagine sleeping and cuddling with those bushes
My dream job. When I was a kid there was a creek in between the apartments I lived at and at night I'd dress up in my army surplus gear with various toys and sneak around the creek spying on people and taking notes. It was quite the thrill
You're a weirdo.
My grandad did this in Korea and china, he said he was one of the lucky ones that didn’t get sent to Burma.
My dad did this at RAF base he was at only trying get back base after a night out on cider yer hes was caught 2 weeks potato peel
What happens if they go to a country that don't have that kind of bushes?
@@leonquevauvilliers4195 but what happens if they are in deep pine tree woods or any other trees
They said that they are also trained in making sub-serface op so I would guess that
They would be trained in most environments. Anything from desert, to pine forest, to arctic environments.
@@24hourschallengechannel67
Dig a hole?
24 Hours Challenge Channel you would be the first one to carry the bush in an arctic environment 😂😂😂😂
Hello, yes I was there 50 years ago, lurps, commandos , special forces, the list goes on, I am still learning, ie; smell, taste, vision, hearing, nature of the area, wind direction, day, night, diseplin, common sense. Clothing smells, food smells, soap smells, sweat smells, cut vegetation changes color in a very short time... and then come the mind ? Mental state...
Good thing enemies can finally see them cuz of this.
This is the traditional role of the Australian SAS.
Dude you shouldn't tell us that, its supposed to be a secret
@@PaulEd999 no
I was wondering what happened to all my chickens?
RESPECT
Had a pal that was one of these...cracking bloke
That is a surprisingly comfortable looking shelter
Hmm I do this everyday to watch the neighborhood cutie , didn't knew till now it's something special 🤔
Sayak roy-choudhury Got any vid?
Awesome. This is seriously good training (not the level you see in the video for OPSEC I'm sure) and a ballsy job. But imagine doing that whilst an active enemy, maybe even mechanised or some form of armoured brigade is rolling around past you most of the time, they'll have FLIR and NV optics connected to coaxial machine guns, not to mention troops sweeping/beating the ground also.
One mistake and it's goodnight. Just a total guess but they must have some emergency radio call that tells artillery miles away to just fire everything on a predesignated spot to give them time to extract and get out of there. Otherwise these teams if compromised would get captured or killed quickly by a large enemy force which would be a total waste of life and expensive training. Not to mention all the kit that would fall into enemy hands.
This is exactly what their role was during the cold war, check out the unconventional soldier podcast if you wanna know more
@@Osama-Bon-Jovi-01 I'm already subscribed. Thanks 😎
Imaging forgetting where you are and you start singing Aqua - Barbie Girl out loud! :D
Imagine an enemy soldier in desperate need to pee, so he runs as far away as he can so one sees him and unloads on a bush like this.
gotta wonder what happens if they're in a barren rocky landscape with no plant life around? rely purely on satellite imaging? set them up further away with powerful binoculars?
SCOUTS, the eyes and ears of a military force, did it for 20 long years.
You re a goddamn GHOST .
FISTER
You blended in well with everyone in Malaga a passsed you three times in one day
I love how he says “his bfa needs to be camouflaged” as if he’s going to be shooting blanks in country
God bless those men
Sounds like LRSD, however the job is largely handled by UAVs now, to great effect.
True, however a human at eyelevel and close quarter to the enemy are able to gleam far more indepth information than any drone system currently. Morale, bearing, routine, ground conditions, water crossing depth, surface weight (can the ground be crossed by APC in the event of an attack. Plus a drone cant be on station 24/7 for 10 days.
"Looking at the bushes on my front garden with suspicion"
Jesus is that you? Wow.
And the neighbors. Very suspect.
Your next door nieghbour is selling photos on line
I once spent some training time with an ex army guy based in Ireland , he had to lay in watch for days in fields, he said sheep were particularly nosy , but cows not
I’ve just realised how many reconnaissance/surveillance teams we have 😂, such as 4/73 special observation post battery, SRS (30 commando), Pathfinders, SRR etc. etc.
Soldiers the enemy cannot see are
“Reconnaissance Team”
You might not realize this but, different countries call things by different names. Shocking i know.
American term
@@jonaspearson7435 Most countries call it recon.
Back on my block, we call them force recon.
@@jonaspearson7435 I thinks it's only Royal Artillery
This is nothing like what cPT price taught me.
Once you see a group of bushes in the middle of the dessert that's them..😅
True, you adapt your camo as you move along
Professional long range fort builders/hide and seekers.
Team deathmatch multiplayer, Camper waits and has comms to team.
All that and one dog could find you in a heartbeat.
That beats any blanket fort I've ever built😂😂😂😂
After the enemy watched this they will scan their grounds
Some stuff really shouldnt be shown to the public
That's what I'm saying.....
But this is as old as warfare really, its nothing new, so it tells the enemy nothing.
To late weve seen what your doing leave your missus alone
A military role not likely to be playable in any military first-person shooter anytime soon
Gotta love sentry duty
Soldier: You can't find me.
Corona: Peek-a-boo
Brother Jose and I were in ANGLICO together in 1980. Jose was in ANGLICO in Vietnam. He reenlisted as a Pvt to come back to ANGLICO .