A little tidbit about conscript soldiers, from a soldier that was deployed in bosnia UN force there. "The British general and UN commander in Bosnia Sir Michael Rose, former chief of 22 SAS Regiment (and previously one of the strongest critics towards the Swedish presence) later wants the Swedish battalion to be a part of a special rapid reaction unit to be deployed in special situations anywhere in Bosnia. The Swedish government declined. Sir Michael Rose later wrote a debate article back home in the UK where the Swedish soldiers are mentioned as a shining example of how a conscript based military system also can produce soldiers of the highest international ranking. One of the "suicidal" journalists on site in Vares was Anthony Lloyd, himself a former soldier in the British army and a Northern Ireland and Gulf War veteran. In his book "My war gone by, I miss it so" he mentions the Swedes in the following manner: "The men inside (the APC) might have been UN but they were playing by a completely different set of rules. They were Swedes; in terms of individual intelligence, integrity and single-mindedness I was to find them among the most impressive soldiers I had ever encountered. In Vares their moment had come."
Ulf Henricsson who was the Battalion commander was known as the Sheriff of Vares. I think he got that name after the massacare in Stupni do, if i remember correctly.
I don't think we're doing anything special, it's just that what other nations see is the people who WANTED to go and were CHOSEN to go. So what they see are the most motivated and best fitting people.
Fun thing about the ice bath that they do is that many schools in sweden has a gym day where you are supposed to learn how to get up from the ice. So when i was younger those who wanted could jump into the icy lake and climb out and get a day off from school as a reward :)
@@robinbergstrom9229 She got employed after the education as a Jägarsoldat, and had a adress in Karlsborg but she now lives in Arvidsjaur up in the north of Sweden. (Easy to look up people in Sweden... To easy!!) This is some time ago, the Jägarsoldat series is recorded back in 2017. But i don't know if she still work in the defense, i hope so 👍
The regular rangers like these guys to don't do the amphibious stuff, we have the coastal rangers for that. They specialise in warfare in the swedish archipelagos. 🙂
Winter training is usually quite chill in Sweden becausec you get plenty of rest and food. This is because you need to be alert and remember what you are being taught. The winter unit in Boden does most of the training with support from the visitin units regular officers.
Sweden has two Ranger regiments. K3 in the south and the one we get to follow in this series and their sister regiment K4 in the north, who are experts in artic warfare.
@@carl-johanoving5262 Yes, I was at K4 myself but much respect to Lapplandsjägarna. Unfortunately I22 was retracted in 2000 so there is no more Lapplandsjägare.
@@kimball144 Coast Rangers yes, para rangers train at K3 and there is no specific mountain rangers any more. Up until 2000 there was a regiment in Kiruna way up above the Polar Circle, called I22. They trained ranger soldiers called "Lapplandsjägare"= "Lapland Rangers". They were specially trained for warfare in harsh arctic/sub-arctic conditions, including mountain terrains. Nowadays all winter/mountain training is conducted through K4 in Arvidsjaur, formerly known as Norrlands Dragoon Regiment or more informal Norrlandsjägarna (Norrland Rangers).
I was thinking about your comment snow versus rain and rain and cold is worse - I did my service in the north of Sweden and the coldest we had was -43 degrees Celsius. Nothing beats snow and cold.
Not sure its been mentioned, but the translation is a bit dodgy. Every time something translates to "miles" its actually "mil", which is 10km. So if it says 10 miles, its not 16km, its 100km
these kids are soft, Back ib my dags Jägarutbildning was a little bit more hardcore i remeber us crawling in a 500 Meter pipe that was half frozen with Ice in the middle of the pipe half the platton got stuck under ice and water. ony with the head sticking oit to force panic.. but i suspect they will change some aspects of the trainig, becaus its clear we ae gong to war soon.
they dont tend to change since the doctrine before in sweden where not as effective as you think. Just because its more "hardcore" doesnt make it more efficient.
A little tidbit about conscript soldiers, from a soldier that was deployed in bosnia UN force there.
"The British general and UN commander in Bosnia Sir Michael Rose, former chief of 22 SAS Regiment (and previously one of the strongest critics towards the Swedish presence) later wants the Swedish battalion to be a part of a special rapid reaction unit to be deployed in special situations anywhere in Bosnia. The Swedish government declined. Sir Michael Rose later wrote a debate article back home in the UK where the Swedish soldiers are mentioned as a shining example of how a conscript based military system also can produce soldiers of the highest international ranking.
One of the "suicidal" journalists on site in Vares was Anthony Lloyd, himself a former soldier in the British army and a Northern Ireland and Gulf War veteran. In his book "My war gone by, I miss it so" he mentions the Swedes in the following manner:
"The men inside (the APC) might have been UN but they were playing by a completely different set of rules.
They were Swedes; in terms of individual intelligence, integrity and single-mindedness I was to find them among the most impressive soldiers I had ever encountered.
In Vares their moment had come."
Ulf Henricsson who was the Battalion commander was known as the Sheriff of Vares. I think he got that name after the massacare in Stupni do, if i remember correctly.
I don't think we're doing anything special, it's just that what other nations see is the people who WANTED to go and were CHOSEN to go. So what they see are the most motivated and best fitting people.
@@paaaatrika We are doing something special. Mission command. Look up Operation Bøllebank.
Fun thing about the ice bath that they do is that many schools in sweden has a gym day where you are supposed to learn how to get up from the ice. So when i was younger those who wanted could jump into the icy lake and climb out and get a day off from school as a reward :)
Impressive that the girl carry all that weight as good as the bigger boys do, she's pretty petite. Staying positive and never complaining 👍
Yeah, when she lifted the backpack almost as big as her I was really impressed 😆 She has my respect 👊
She is works as instructer at the army to day i think
@@robinbergstrom9229 She got employed after the education as a Jägarsoldat, and had a adress in Karlsborg but she now lives in Arvidsjaur up in the north of Sweden. (Easy to look up people in Sweden... To easy!!) This is some time ago, the Jägarsoldat series is recorded back in 2017. But i don't know if she still work in the defense, i hope so 👍
Oooh okej! 👍 yea idd 🫡🙌
Arvidsjaur nice then she works at Norrland Dragoon Regiment K4 almost were i live.
The regular rangers like these guys to don't do the amphibious stuff, we have the coastal rangers for that. They specialise in warfare in the swedish archipelagos. 🙂
15:13 in swedish schools everyone need to do it at some point where i live (uppland) you do it in 9 grade
Winter training is usually quite chill in Sweden becausec you get plenty of rest and food.
This is because you need to be alert and remember what you are being taught.
The winter unit in Boden does most of the training with support from the visitin units regular officers.
The reason for the strings on the gloves is to be able to jest throow your forarm so they fly off and you can grab your gun
I really enjoy this series and getting your input. Keep the content coming!
-20. We had -39 in 1985, Sangis by Finnish border. Field training on skies and platoon level in tents
I live watching southerners on skis :p
Did all of my service around there, winter for 7 months. Just -20C is quite nice ...
Sweden has two Ranger regiments. K3 in the south and the one we get to follow in this series and their sister regiment K4 in the north, who are experts in artic warfare.
Arvidsjaur 👍🏻
Kiruna I22 Lapplandsjägarregemente!
Had a good, but hard time there.
You have the Coast Rangers, the Paras and the mountain Rangers!
@@carl-johanoving5262 Yes, I was at K4 myself but much respect to Lapplandsjägarna. Unfortunately I22 was retracted in 2000 so there is no more Lapplandsjägare.
@@kimball144 Coast Rangers yes, para rangers train at K3 and there is no specific mountain rangers any more. Up until 2000 there was a regiment in Kiruna way up above the Polar Circle, called I22. They trained ranger soldiers called "Lapplandsjägare"= "Lapland Rangers". They were specially trained for warfare in harsh arctic/sub-arctic conditions, including mountain terrains. Nowadays all winter/mountain training is conducted through K4 in Arvidsjaur, formerly known as Norrlands Dragoon Regiment or more informal Norrlandsjägarna (Norrland Rangers).
Excited for this. Gonna prepare dinner and watch it while I enjoy the food. 😂
Haha nice one, thank you.
Nice, a double day!
Thank you for your videos, inspiring my life❤
I was thinking about your comment snow versus rain and rain and cold is worse - I did my service in the north of Sweden and the coldest we had was -43 degrees Celsius. Nothing beats snow and cold.
Same did my service at P5 (I 19/P 5) in early 90's we also had down to -43c on A exercise.
It's a lot easier to get warm than to get dry
We had to do 4 months of winter training at I19😅
I was a jäger soldier 1991 sweden i think it was harder back in the days 14 month. 😂
Not sure its been mentioned, but the translation is a bit dodgy. Every time something translates to "miles" its actually "mil", which is 10km. So if it says 10 miles, its not 16km, its 100km
Biggest problem with slepping in the snow was the boots. If they get wet and then freeze its going to be a big problem to get them on.
Yeah. I remember i had to unlace them completely just to get them on during our winter survival training
Gets much harder.
The skis are known as White Lightning.
i was a jägarsoldat...hard but a great journey
Ah nice one, yeah looks unreal but seriously tough
man mår inte dåligt längre.. allt kan klaffa!
these kids are soft, Back ib my dags Jägarutbildning was a little bit more hardcore i remeber us crawling in a 500 Meter pipe that was half frozen with Ice in the middle of the pipe half the platton got stuck under ice and water. ony with the head sticking oit to force panic.. but i suspect they will change some aspects of the trainig, becaus its clear we ae gong to war soon.
Man får tänka på att försvarsmakten tar med det som vill att vi ska se, asså de som får folk att vilja bli jägare.
they dont tend to change since the doctrine before in sweden where not as effective as you think. Just because its more "hardcore" doesnt make it more efficient.
I doubt there will be war. Ukraine conflict will end when Trump gets elected. The madness will end soon.
Yeah, it has gotten less intense without a doubt, but I think that's across the board not just for jägarna