I read some comments couple years ago, when someone asked US troops which country they wish to go into combat with and one US trooper said the UK Royal marines, because he served along side them in Afghanistan, and the royal marines fight like the "Gates of hell has just opened up! for me as a Brit civilian I was very proud to read that from another countries soldier. and shows how respected UK royal marines are around the world. he wasn't the only one, many more said British troops.
When I was on my second stint in Afghanistan in 2013, I was with quite an elite unit, no point naming it hear as I think it'll start a comments war on who's who of the elite world, but the rest of the British forces were trying to minimise their fighting time while pushing the Afghan security forces to do it themselves for our withdrawal from Helmand in just over a years time and we were one of the last British units still taking the fight to the enemy .. But anyway.. During an engagement with the taliban, we were getting hit from 3 sides.. A sniper weapon from our right, a grenade launcher from our left and a PKM machine gun from right up the middle.. And on it went, 1 hour, 2 hours more and more motorcycles turning up with more ammunition for them to plaster us and despite them surrounding us we fought them to a standstill... And I dunno if you know but we used to be able to hear their radio traffic on the ICOM radio.. And the commander of the Taliban unit surrounding us called over the radio "Be careful my brothers! These Americans are very good warriors! The best Warriors!" Now, putting aside the fact he thought we were Americans, that comment is probably the best compliment by any foreign force I can imagine! When not only another warrior but your enemy says you're good and one of the best.. That can't be beat.
Great video Joel. My son is serving in the British Army as a Royal Engineer, so this video was very personal to me and I thank you for showing it to us. Keep doing what you're doing Joel. Lyd x
Be very proud of your son Stew, I'm a former Royal Engineer, but of course "Once a Sapper - Always a Sapper.!" your son is serving in the finest of Units..
@@UnexpectedJourney59Engjust to let you know the royal engineers don't carry colours because they would need a sheet to put all their campaigns on . They were finally made a corps back in 1716. Just a side note the royal engineers invented the tank also the were the founding fathers of the RAF, which is the oldest flying unit in the world.
@@barbaradyson6951 Eh?! Why the history lesson aimed at me? I didn't mention colours or anything, I'm a Veteran Sapper (Royal Engineers!) I also commissioned The Sapper Bar and THE Royal Engineers History Prints! think I know my Corps history better than most...
I'm an old ex army wife. My husband used to go away on quite a few exercises every year, some lasting 6 weeks and this is the first time I've ever seen what they do. My husband used to really enjoy them.
When the soldiers are on exercise and they know it's an exercise that's what it's all about - boys with toys playing soldiers in the woods, pretending to shoot each other and doing action man stuff. Obviously there's a bit of risk they could trip over something and break their leg or fall into a hole etc and hurt themselves, but that's the thrill of the chase. When it's real, that's another matter entirely.
Hi Joel,Total and utter respect to the Royal Marines and all our other military. We have the best and I'm hugely grateful and proud of all of them,conflict should not happen but sadly it's the world we live in. Thank you does not cover how grateful I am to everyone,again another great video Joel thank you x
Good morning Joel. Woke up, staggered downstairs and found myself with the Royal Marines at War. Good wake up call! Definitely need a cup of tea to mull over just how great our Royal Marines are. We thank God for them, and all our armed services. Thanks for this one,
Great video, thank you! The UK, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Estonian, Latvia, Lithuania, French, Danish and the US Marines and other special forces have been training with the Finnish Military constantly over a year now. And all of them have only one common enemy in mind.....Thank you everybody for supporting Finland and Sweden joining NATO!!
Thanks for that, Joel - I for one had no real idea what kinds of things they did at all, although I knew that their training is probably the most gruelling of all. I have an acquaintance who used to be the in the Royal Marines Band - he's now a Salvation Army Officer, in fact - I believe their role on the battlefield is to be stretcher-bearers, which has got to be one of the most dangerous of all - dodging bullets to pick up casualties. Also, the son of a friend I used to have in England tragically died three months into his basic training at Lympstone Commando (which is in Devon, Southwest England). Apparently the exercise required them to dive - in full kit - and swim some distance underwater, alas he dropped his gun and was made to go back for it... Unfortunately - and it had nothing to do with the training as it eventually turned out; he suffered sudden heart failure during the return dive, and never came up again.
Sorry to hear about your friend's son. Royal Marine Bands marines are not commando trained as the actual infantry regiments are, instead these days they act as drivers and supply workers in the stores, as well as forming part of casualty handling teams as required.
The British have always had a strong tendency to understatement, going back centuries. Lord Uxbridge had his leg shattered by a cannonball at Waterloo and exclaimed to Wellington "By God, sir, I've lost my leg!" to which the reply was "By God, so you have!". You know it's been a bloody battle when it's been described as a trifle tricky or similar. We're more likely to joke rather than be gung ho. EG, I believe that some of the US army called Tora Bora 'The Caves of Death' whereas our lot referred to them as Tora Bora Tompkinson after a society girl called Tara Palmer-Tompkinson, a rough equivalent to Paris Hilton.
Good afternoon Joel. I have noticed that no one has translated the Royal Navy/Marine jargon yet. The language aboard a Royal Navy vessel is called JACK SPEAK. All Royal Marines and sailors (the narrator served on CHF so was a sailor) are taught this from the day they join the military. It overcame the problem of people with different accents across the UK, joining the forces and not understanding each other. Geordie is very different Glaswegian. In this video, he uses some you may not be sure on. SHUT-EYE - sleep OLD OPPOS - old friends SPUN SOME DITS - tell stories HAD SOME SCRAN - had something to eat I hope this helps
Interesting! Brave, disciplined and strong, and quirky poms too! Well done guys! War is ridiculous, but the mateship, fitness and personal achievement provided by any military training is definitely an asset to any young mans, or woman's, future life! 👍👏
@jenniferharrison8915 I agree with what you have said. In 1961 I left school and joined the Royal Marines. I was little bit shy and lacking in confidence. But as soon as I entered the service I came out of my shell and embraced the whole idea of being not just a soldier, but a Royal Marine who wears the coveted green beret upon completion of training. The Royal Marines are the Royal Navy's crack amphibious soldiers, who also specialise in helicopter assaults. The training is challenging, but all the effort that you have put in is worth it when you get presented with that green beret. I am now 78 years old and I often think about my 10 years service, and all the good times I had with my Marine mates. I am certain that my military service had the effect of setting me up for the rest of my life, and I am always grateful for that.
The Yellow attachments on the barrels of their guns are called BFA's (Blank Firing Attachment) - It allows the gases in the round to be kept in a barrel and reload automatically after firing a round off. They are NOT using live rounds, otherwise they wouldn't need the BFA.
The military do joke in intense situations as do most civilians. It sort of brushes away the anxiety of war/situation. It also helps you to focus when the situation changes and becomes local and intense. Was in the RN myself during the 80's [Falklands]. It's all good to say 'there should be no war' [which there shouldn't] but man cannot be trusted for that too happen, and where there are enemy regiemes in the world [china/nk/iran/russia etc.] one has to have a defence against them.
Si vis pacem, para bellum. Roman quotation meaning if you want peace, prepare for war. Aggressors pick peoples they think they can beat, not those who would put up a good fight. Russia underestimated the Ukraine and are paying for that right now!
This was a good "taster" look at what the Bootnecks do...! They have a reputation for being, let's say "light hearted " with their banter, but once things kick off it's a whole different story!!! The RM are in the top 5 toughest troops on the planet and are trained fight in terrain ranging from the Arctic to the Sahara desert. Oh, please don't go on a drinking session with them... it always gets messy and results in large gaps in your memory and wallet.... I never learn!!!
12:31 - the machine gun there which the Estonian Volunteers are firing is the German MG3, which is a version of the WW2 MG42 which has had it's rate of fire artificially limited from 1550 rounds per minute to about 800-950 rounds a minute. This prevents soldiers from burning through ammo as fast, which was the major downside of the German WW2 weapon. It's also been converted to fire 7.62x51mm NATO rounds rather than 7.92x57mm Mauser ammo. Otherwise it's the same MG42 the German soldiers of WW2 would have recognised, that's how good of a machine gun it is.
Hello Joel. I used to work with a couple of former Royal Marines. One looked like Rambo. The other was like a contestant in World's Stongest Man. The latter ignored police advice that roads were closed one bad winter, quoting his arctic training and drove round digging out all his company vehicles and getting staff to work. They are not easily stopped. Similar to the training with Estonian forces, the British army are training Ukrainian forces, here in Yorkshire.
@@RockyBobbieBuster I assume so. I once got told of needing to send someone to Catterick. I asked if it was near the airfield. "What airfield?" was the reply. It turned out they meant Rotherham. It is unlikely though that a whole load of Ukrainians are training there, without getting noticed.
Next stop, SAS, Special Air Service. (Special Boat Service is also an elite force). SAS was in the shadows until the Libyan Embassy hostage relief attack.
Those yellow things on the RM's weapon systems are BFA's (blank firing adaptors). Ruin many a good photo op :D The Estonians are using them too but they are not bright colour you can see the vented block at the end of the MG3's barrel, that would normally be a coned flash hider.
The defenders were Estonians and you could tell that by the machine gun being fired it was a machine gun first designed by the Germans in WWII and it’s still used today updated but still one of the best MGs today. They were firing blanks with a BFA (blank firing attachment) fitted to catch fired blank debris and if you looked you could see the gasses being vented to the sides. The Brit guns have all have yellow BFAs fitted which are obvious on purpose. Also on that last assault there was a guy standing there and he threw a white sheet of paper to the marine trying to run past, he was dead! NATO have official exercise’s on a regular basis during the year and are evaluated officially by NATO once a year, there is the MiniVal to start the years and learn then the MaxiVal to bring together all the training, then at the end of the year they have the official NATO TakiVal. These are or were the basic testing of your readiness for war checks every year. The situation now is the fact NATO is integrating with other NATO forces much more than was previous realising we are better together than individual country forces. That is what you were seeing, the Brits and Estonian forces testing each other with the referees with oversight (with the bits of paper telling you if your dead or just wounded). Cheers Aah Kid
They were using blank rounds still see muzzle flash guy on ground was acting as casualty, on an exercise if you are caught with live rounds. It go straight to Jail, unless it's a live fireing exercise, Aslo if you're caught messing around you will be in deep trouble.
Trust me, their attitude and messing around would be exactly the same if it was real. most of these people 'love it'. The end scene. the guy who looks injured is taking part in a casualty evacuation exercise.
For years we have been fighting and training for anti-insurgency warfare, ( Iraq and Afghanistan). We thought the cold war was over, However now with withdrawal from Iraq /afghan the the guys are returning to full on war fighting, Training like the old days 80/90's, Different conflicts different training methods, when I was serving I was based in Northern Germany (Heavy Tank Regiment), our job was to defend the northern plains and to slow the Soviet advance should they decide to invade.
I'm ex royal navy and have worked with royal marines most of my 8 years of service...we RN guys always liked to take the piss out of the marines whenever we could ( just joking about the macho life style kinda thing) but in the real world none of us would want any other regiment to be by our side....... they are the toughest guys you could ever imagine.... don't forget every single one has gone through hell and back during six months of the toughest training in the world and more people fall than receive the green beret...... I'm very proud to have served along side them( even if it was as just the delivery system 😂)
HI JOEL I AM A FAN FROM LIVERPOOL ENGLAND 🇬🇧 AND ENJOY YOUR POSTS OVER HER IN THE UK 🇬🇧!!! IF YOU WANT TO SEE HOW THE BRITISH MILITARY REALLY REACT IN COMBAT THEN WATCH THE ROYAL MARINES FIGHTING IN THE FALKLANDS 🇫🇰 WAR.
Anybody in their right mind does not want war, but the reality is, if a rogue country run by a dictatorship turns nasty, aka Putin, we need to be able to defend ourselves, otherwise, dictators like Putin see us as weak, and may be tempted to attack us or intimidate us. A strong military is a deterrent for a peaceful world!… That said, I just think, as citizens, it’s easy for us to say I’m against war, but until your country is attacked, like Ukraine, you realise the importance of having a strong military, and not taking that or our freedom for granted. The freedoms we have today, to be able to live our lives on a day to day basis, without having a dictatorship dictate our comings and going’s, is a privilege given to us by our armed forces, who sacrificed their lives in two world wars, and continue to this day to defend our countries and way of life. 🇺🇸🤝🇨🇦🤝🇬🇧🤝🇦🇺🤝🇳🇿
Thanks for sharing. These guys are part of the multinational NATO “Enhanced Forward Presence” in the Baltics & Poland. At the time of writing I believe the Brits are the “lead force” in Estonia, Canada does the same job in Latvia, Germany in Lithuania, and of course the US in Poland, with all these battle groups augmented by forces from other NATO member states & integrated with the host nation’s forces. I’m a Brit and I’ve spent a lot of time in the Baltics in a non military capacity; it’s a beautiful part of the world with vast fir forests and dotted with lakes, and generally very flat terrain. Winter must be harsh for the guys out there, -20C or less is pretty normal. The base in Estonia (Tapa) is to the north, a bit away from my usual beat but if I make it up there on my next trip I’ll be honoured to buy these guys a beer if they’re allowed to hang out in the local “baar.” Yes those look like live firing exercises, but I suspect the man down was part of the exercise (I sure hope so.) I have no doubt that Putin had his eyes on the Baltics before his invasion of Ukraine foundered, and it demonstrates how critical the Ukraine’s war effort is, that if Putin were to succeed, and was insane enough to attack NATO territory, this could well become the next front line.
That dude lying down is not dead he will be lying down for another reason. Note the yellow items on the end of the rifles, they are BFAs (Blank Firing Attachments) so real weapons but loaded with blank ammunition Although they both have marines in their name Royals should not be confused with the US marine corps. Royals are commandos so sort of between rangers and SEALs
Following Putin's illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, war games like this are unfortunately necessary. Estonia is on the front line with Russia and it's vital for the whole of Europe and the United States and Canada that NATO remains strong and ready. I'm against war too, but with likes of Adolf Putin in this world we need to be strong and vigilant.
Awesome. Life is life, not called fair. Ours to to do or die? God bless our army. My father fought in the tanks at Imphal. Gave him Eff all when he came home. What a beautiful man. Pacifist to the day he died. He did his duty. ( amends if the spellings wrong, fu*king predictive text whatever that's supposed to achieve? 💪🤠❤👍🙏
With all the money in the world and what each country provides for these horrible weapons there would be no hunger or strive anywhere. But we live in a world where most countries are suspicious of each other and who has the most destructive weapons man can come up with. We are a world that’s going to destroy itself somewhere down the line when we could actually live in harmony and no hunger . But I suppose I live in a twilight world!! 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
It's rarely, if ever, about "Land and money!" War from a dictatorship is about power and control, conquest and subjugation. Exercises such as these are very hard work, pushing the human body and mind to extremes, learning what is possible with determination. At the same time, it can be a lot of fun gaining the experience necessary, and coming out the other side of it knowing you have achieved something you never thought you had in you. The comradeship you earned is generally something that lasts a lifetime. It's not for wimps and softies, but even they can learn the benefits of such training. With the right mindset, you begin to understand nature in the raw as well as the mind of your enemy. You learn not to back down from the hardships and difficulties you face in such training, and it makes a man out of the boy. Even if you failed as a soldier, you would still come out with much more confidence than what you went in with, and a better ability to deal with the difficulties of civilian life. Why do you think people devoted to sports push themselves to their limits? One reason that the British armed forces have such a good reputation, is because every single recruit is a volunteer, for apart from a war footing such as the two world wars, there has never been a conscript military in the UK. We used to have National Service, when young men were "called-up" to serve two years, When their time was done they could either leave or continue as a "Regular" in his chosen service. Unfortunately, the cost of NS was too great in the years following WW2, and by the early 1960's it was brought to an end. The result since then has been more than two generations of teenagers who have little respect for themselves, let alone respect for anyone else. What a loss to the UK.
In case you haven't heard of the country where they where training Estonia is a north European country (and technically also east European country) after formally being under Russia's Soviet Union. Estonians are technically cousins of the Fins who are only roughly an hour south from them by sea (hence the Finnish capital Helsinki also showing on the map). Estonia has contributed the most of their GDP to Ukraine at 1.1% and their internet can be run even in the deepest arias of their forests. Estonia has also the main country responsable for the creation of Skype. Their flag is of 3 colours going from left to right with the top third being blue the middle third being black and the bottom third being white.
got a lot of family that served with the royal marines and was going to join myself, but then realised i wasnt a strong swimmer so went in the paras instead lol
There's this weird thing in the British Forces, that when you speak you can save time by missing out half the letters. That's why he says "mrun" rather than "marines", and "klomtas" rather than "kilometers". I've seen documentaries where they were actually trained to do it. Personally I prioritise clarity and the prudent choice of content.
Royal Marines are the dogs bollocks (or ‘the shit’ or something that means really good in American haha - don’t know if you’ve heard the expression the dogs bollocks!)
Hi Joel, as you have done a couple of Royal Marines videos, including the Band Service. Thought this video might interest you. It's the audition video of how you get into it the Royal Marines Band. m.ruclips.net/video/fsOkWUHQaCs/видео.html
But a spell in the Royal Marines might be the very thing needed to toughen and harden young Joel and the Marines would benefit from his intelligence and thoughtfulness. They need more than "grunts" to cope with the subtleties and nuances of modern war.
This film while displaying an insight to the tough soldiering skills of the RM. This film is not insane. Life as a Royal Marine is far from the definition of mental illness. Insanity and British military are words that should not be used in the same sentence. Go and check in a credible dictionary and nowhere will you find the definition of the word insane used as a superlative. As a retired Mental Health Nurse who saw daily real examples of insanity I hate the ridiculous use of the word by people who have no concept of it’s meaning.
If you want to see British Army humour at its best in a real war scenario (Afghanistan) this is how the Brits deal with shit: ruclips.net/video/5gtYNKvGvnM/видео.html
This was extremely boring. I am not in the least interested in military, naval, or air force activity. They are professionals, and get on with their jobs, no doubt effectively. However, as long as they do so,,, the details are of no interest to me. Nor do I afford anyone in the services any particular “respect”. It's a job, and they've all volunteered for it, because, presumably, they want to do it.
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I read some comments couple years ago, when someone asked US troops which country they wish to go into combat with and one US trooper said the UK Royal marines, because he served along side them in Afghanistan, and the royal marines fight like the "Gates of hell has just opened up! for me as a Brit civilian I was very proud to read that from another countries soldier. and shows how respected UK royal marines are around the world. he wasn't the only one, many more said British troops.
When I was on my second stint in Afghanistan in 2013, I was with quite an elite unit, no point naming it hear as I think it'll start a comments war on who's who of the elite world, but the rest of the British forces were trying to minimise their fighting time while pushing the Afghan security forces to do it themselves for our withdrawal from Helmand in just over a years time and we were one of the last British units still taking the fight to the enemy .. But anyway.. During an engagement with the taliban, we were getting hit from 3 sides.. A sniper weapon from our right, a grenade launcher from our left and a PKM machine gun from right up the middle.. And on it went, 1 hour, 2 hours more and more motorcycles turning up with more ammunition for them to plaster us and despite them surrounding us we fought them to a standstill... And I dunno if you know but we used to be able to hear their radio traffic on the ICOM radio.. And the commander of the Taliban unit surrounding us called over the radio "Be careful my brothers! These Americans are very good warriors! The best Warriors!"
Now, putting aside the fact he thought we were Americans, that comment is probably the best compliment by any foreign force I can imagine! When not only another warrior but your enemy says you're good and one of the best.. That can't be beat.
@@DaDaW9762 that's a amazing story over 2hrs of constant bombardment. that must have taken some grit. thank you for your service mate.
I served in 29 commando regiment for 20 years ..was with them in the 1982 Falkland war
Did you have to yomp from Goose Green to Stroud Hill?
@@citizenpb no from San Carlos to mount tumbledown
@@citizenpb, nice try 😉 but no cigar.
You mite know my father I'm 45 commando my father's first deployment was with 29 commando In the faulklands
@@welshman8954 what's his name
War is sadly a failing of the human animal , thank God we have these brilliant guys to help protect us .🇬🇧
Great video Joel. My son is serving in the British Army as a Royal Engineer, so this video was very personal to me and I thank you for showing it to us. Keep doing what you're doing Joel. Lyd x
Be very proud of your son Stew, I'm a former Royal Engineer, but of course "Once a Sapper - Always a Sapper.!" your son is serving in the finest of Units..
@@UnexpectedJourney59Engjust to let you know the royal engineers don't carry colours because they would need a sheet to put all their campaigns on . They were finally made a corps back in 1716.
Just a side note the royal engineers invented the tank also the were the founding fathers of the RAF, which is the oldest flying unit in the world.
@@barbaradyson6951 Eh?! Why the history lesson aimed at me? I didn't mention colours or anything, I'm a Veteran Sapper (Royal Engineers!) I also commissioned The Sapper Bar and THE Royal Engineers History Prints! think I know my Corps history better than most...
Full respect for all service personell.
I'm an old ex army wife. My husband used to go away on quite a few exercises every year, some lasting 6 weeks and this is the first time I've ever seen what they do. My husband used to really enjoy them.
When the soldiers are on exercise and they know it's an exercise that's what it's all about - boys with toys playing soldiers in the woods, pretending to shoot each other and doing action man stuff. Obviously there's a bit of risk they could trip over something and break their leg or fall into a hole etc and hurt themselves, but that's the thrill of the chase.
When it's real, that's another matter entirely.
@@lloydcollins6337, they also have live firing exercises where they run around playing at war but could be shot and killed.
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My late Dad did some in Germany and driving with no lights there was few casualties then.
@@paulvickers3800, every big ex in Germany, a soldier or 3 was killed by being run over by a tank while kipping in their green maggot at night. ☹️
Not many actually enjoy exercise haha your husband must have been disgustingly keen :D
Hi Joel,Total and utter respect to the Royal Marines and all our other military. We have the best and I'm hugely grateful and proud of all of them,conflict should not happen but sadly it's the world we live in. Thank you does not cover how grateful I am to everyone,again another great video Joel thank you x
As a former Royal Marine thank you for your respect 🇬🇧
Good morning Joel. Woke up, staggered downstairs and found myself with the Royal Marines at War. Good wake up call! Definitely need a cup of tea to mull over just how great our Royal Marines are. We thank God for them, and all our armed services. Thanks for this one,
Wow! That was an eye opener Joel! Thank goodness for these brave men.
Great video, thank you! The UK, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Estonian, Latvia, Lithuania, French, Danish and the US Marines and other special forces have been training with the Finnish Military constantly over a year now. And all of them have only one common enemy in mind.....Thank you everybody for supporting Finland and Sweden joining NATO!!
Thanks for that, Joel - I for one had no real idea what kinds of things they did at all, although I knew that their training is probably the most gruelling of all. I have an acquaintance who used to be the in the Royal Marines Band - he's now a Salvation Army Officer, in fact - I believe their role on the battlefield is to be stretcher-bearers, which has got to be one of the most dangerous of all - dodging bullets to pick up casualties. Also, the son of a friend I used to have in England tragically died three months into his basic training at Lympstone Commando (which is in Devon, Southwest England). Apparently the exercise required them to dive - in full kit - and swim some distance underwater, alas he dropped his gun and was made to go back for it... Unfortunately - and it had nothing to do with the training as it eventually turned out; he suffered sudden heart failure during the return dive, and never came up again.
Sorry to hear about your friend's son. Royal Marine Bands marines are not commando trained as the actual infantry regiments are, instead these days they act as drivers and supply workers in the stores, as well as forming part of casualty handling teams as required.
@@lloydcollins6337 Thanks. It must be a good 20 years ago now.
The British have always had a strong tendency to understatement, going back centuries. Lord Uxbridge had his leg shattered by a cannonball at Waterloo and exclaimed to Wellington "By God, sir, I've lost my leg!" to which the reply was "By God, so you have!". You know it's been a bloody battle when it's been described as a trifle tricky or similar. We're more likely to joke rather than be gung ho. EG, I believe that some of the US army called Tora Bora 'The Caves of Death' whereas our lot referred to them as Tora Bora Tompkinson after a society girl called Tara Palmer-Tompkinson, a rough equivalent to Paris Hilton.
I was In the Ulster Defence Regiment. Served along side 40 Cdo 42 Cdo 43 and 45 Cdo in different locations in Northern Ireland
Good afternoon Joel.
I have noticed that no one has translated the Royal Navy/Marine jargon yet.
The language aboard a Royal Navy vessel is called JACK SPEAK. All Royal Marines and sailors (the narrator served on CHF so was a sailor) are taught this from the day they join the military.
It overcame the problem of people with different accents across the UK, joining the forces and not understanding each other. Geordie is very different Glaswegian.
In this video, he uses some you may not be sure on.
SHUT-EYE - sleep
OLD OPPOS - old friends
SPUN SOME DITS - tell stories
HAD SOME SCRAN - had something to eat
I hope this helps
Some Royal Marines serve with the Commando Helicopter Force (not just sailors).
@@lestermay5878 He stated at the beginning that he was a sailor.
Rick Jolly wrote a great book on marine/naval speak.
Interesting! Brave, disciplined and strong, and quirky poms too! Well done guys! War is ridiculous, but the mateship, fitness and personal achievement provided by any military training is definitely an asset to any young mans, or woman's, future life! 👍👏
@jenniferharrison8915 I agree with what you have said.
In 1961 I left school and joined the Royal Marines. I was little bit shy and lacking in confidence. But as soon as I entered the service I came out of my shell and embraced the whole idea of being not just a soldier, but a Royal Marine who wears the coveted green beret upon completion of training.
The Royal Marines are the Royal Navy's crack amphibious soldiers, who also specialise in helicopter assaults.
The training is challenging, but all the effort that you have put in is worth it
when you get presented with that green beret.
I am now 78 years old and I often think about my 10 years service, and all the good times I had with my Marine mates.
I am certain that my military service had the effect of setting me up for the rest
of my life, and I am always grateful for that.
@@MajorRoadAhead 👍🤗
The Yellow attachments on the barrels of their guns are called BFA's (Blank Firing Attachment) - It allows the gases in the round to be kept in a barrel and reload automatically after firing a round off. They are NOT using live rounds, otherwise they wouldn't need the BFA.
Brilliant one this, Joel. You've surpassed yourself.
The military do joke in intense situations as do most civilians. It sort of brushes away the anxiety of war/situation. It also helps you to focus when the situation changes and becomes local and intense. Was in the RN myself during the 80's [Falklands].
It's all good to say 'there should be no war' [which there shouldn't] but man cannot be trusted for that too happen, and where there are enemy regiemes in the world [china/nk/iran/russia etc.] one has to have a defence against them.
Glad you made it back ok from the Falklands.
Si vis pacem, para bellum. Roman quotation meaning if you want peace, prepare for war. Aggressors pick peoples they think they can beat, not those who would put up a good fight. Russia underestimated the Ukraine and are paying for that right now!
What ship were you on in the FL war ?
My Father was a Royal Marine from 1939-1953, but he very rarely talked about it.
Anyone who has been at the "sharp end" will talk with his peers but others are unable to understand, although that is not the right word.
This was a good "taster" look at what the Bootnecks do...! They have a reputation for being, let's say "light hearted " with their banter, but once things kick off it's a whole different story!!! The RM are in the top 5 toughest troops on the planet and are trained fight in terrain ranging from the Arctic to the Sahara desert. Oh, please don't go on a drinking session with them... it always gets messy and results in large gaps in your memory and wallet.... I never learn!!!
please could you add links for the videos you review
Simply the finest people ! So proud !
12:31 - the machine gun there which the Estonian Volunteers are firing is the German MG3, which is a version of the WW2 MG42 which has had it's rate of fire artificially limited from 1550 rounds per minute to about 800-950 rounds a minute. This prevents soldiers from burning through ammo as fast, which was the major downside of the German WW2 weapon. It's also been converted to fire 7.62x51mm NATO rounds rather than 7.92x57mm Mauser ammo.
Otherwise it's the same MG42 the German soldiers of WW2 would have recognised, that's how good of a machine gun it is.
Now back to your gaming.
Hello Joel. I used to work with a couple of former Royal Marines. One looked like Rambo. The other was like a contestant in World's Stongest Man. The latter ignored police advice that roads were closed one bad winter, quoting his arctic training and drove round digging out all his company vehicles and getting staff to work. They are not easily stopped.
Similar to the training with Estonian forces, the British army are training Ukrainian forces, here in Yorkshire.
Catterick?
@@RockyBobbieBuster I assume so. I once got told of needing to send someone to Catterick. I asked if it was near the airfield. "What airfield?" was the reply. It turned out they meant Rotherham. It is unlikely though that a whole load of Ukrainians are training there, without getting noticed.
8:05 That could make a nice painting.
Next stop, SAS, Special Air Service. (Special Boat Service is also an elite force). SAS was in the shadows until the Libyan Embassy hostage relief attack.
sas and sbs are on par with each other mate
My driving instructor was an ex marine. His name was Nigel.. he wasn't a Nigel lol
Those yellow things on the RM's weapon systems are BFA's (blank firing adaptors). Ruin many a good photo op :D
The Estonians are using them too but they are not bright colour you can see the vented block at the end of the MG3's barrel, that would normally be a coned flash hider.
The defenders were Estonians and you could tell that by the machine gun being fired it was a machine gun first designed by the Germans in WWII and it’s still used today updated but still one of the best MGs today. They were firing blanks with a BFA (blank firing attachment) fitted to catch fired blank debris and if you looked you could see the gasses being vented to the sides. The Brit guns have all have yellow BFAs fitted which are obvious on purpose. Also on that last assault there was a guy standing there and he threw a white sheet of paper to the marine trying to run past, he was dead! NATO have official exercise’s on a regular basis during the year and are evaluated officially by NATO once a year, there is the MiniVal to start the years and learn then the MaxiVal to bring together all the training, then at the end of the year they have the official NATO TakiVal. These are or were the basic testing of your readiness for war checks every year. The situation now is the fact NATO is integrating with other NATO forces much more than was previous realising we are better together than individual country forces. That is what you were seeing, the Brits and Estonian forces testing each other with the referees with oversight (with the bits of paper telling you if your dead or just wounded).
Cheers Aah Kid
The BFA’s main purpose is to recycle the action, although it does catch most (but not all) of the bits.
Spent 18 years in 42 commando lots of deployments lots of combat good times
They were using blank bullets,just..makes a loud bang
if has a yellow clip on loud end it means it is firing blanks.
They were using blank rounds still see muzzle flash guy on ground was acting as casualty, on an exercise if you are caught with live rounds. It go straight to Jail, unless it's a live fireing exercise,
Aslo if you're caught messing around you will be in deep trouble.
Trust me, their attitude and messing around would be exactly the same if it was real. most of these people 'love it'.
The end scene. the guy who looks injured is taking part in a casualty evacuation exercise.
For years we have been fighting and training for anti-insurgency warfare, ( Iraq and Afghanistan). We thought the cold war was over, However now with withdrawal from Iraq /afghan the the guys are returning to full on war fighting, Training like the old days 80/90's, Different conflicts different training methods, when I was serving I was based in Northern Germany (Heavy Tank Regiment), our job was to defend the northern plains and to slow the Soviet advance should they decide to invade.
It was an exercise, the yellow attachments are indicative of blank firing.
Cheers, I must have missed ALL 20 references to it being an exercise.
@@johnnunn8688 No problem.
@@johnnunn8688 Welcome 👍
I'm ex royal navy and have worked with royal marines most of my 8 years of service...we RN guys always liked to take the piss out of the marines whenever we could ( just joking about the macho life style kinda thing) but in the real world none of us would want any other regiment to be by our side....... they are the toughest guys you could ever imagine.... don't forget every single one has gone through hell and back during six months of the toughest training in the world and more people fall than receive the green beret......
I'm very proud to have served along side them( even if it was as just the delivery system 😂)
Joel - Please react to something for me. Obi Wan Nairobi. How one SAS soldier went rogue.
HI JOEL I AM A FAN FROM LIVERPOOL ENGLAND 🇬🇧 AND ENJOY YOUR POSTS OVER HER IN THE UK 🇬🇧!!! IF YOU WANT TO SEE HOW THE BRITISH MILITARY REALLY REACT IN COMBAT THEN WATCH THE ROYAL MARINES FIGHTING IN THE FALKLANDS 🇫🇰 WAR.
Genuine Question - does anyone else have to turn their volume up really high to hear JPS's videos or is it just me?
A quiet Yank, who knew 🤣😂.
"They're messing around too much for it to be real"
You underestimate British forces 😂
The elite on the job.
Anybody in their right mind does not want war, but the reality is, if a rogue country run by a dictatorship turns nasty, aka Putin, we need to be able to defend ourselves, otherwise, dictators like Putin see us as weak, and may be tempted to attack us or intimidate us. A strong military is a deterrent for a peaceful world!… That said, I just think, as citizens, it’s easy for us to say I’m against war, but until your country is attacked, like Ukraine, you realise the importance of having a strong military, and not taking that or our freedom for granted. The freedoms we have today, to be able to live our lives on a day to day basis, without having a dictatorship dictate our comings and going’s, is a privilege given to us by our armed forces, who sacrificed their lives in two world wars, and continue to this day to defend our countries and way of life. 🇺🇸🤝🇨🇦🤝🇬🇧🤝🇦🇺🤝🇳🇿
They’re using BFA’s mate, they were using blanks on the one you commented on and some LF was happening on some other footage. 💂🏽♂️ 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
Should check out ocean warriors Royal marines..
Thanks for sharing. These guys are part of the multinational NATO “Enhanced Forward Presence” in the Baltics & Poland. At the time of writing I believe the Brits are the “lead force” in Estonia, Canada does the same job in Latvia, Germany in Lithuania, and of course the US in Poland, with all these battle groups augmented by forces from other NATO member states & integrated with the host nation’s forces. I’m a Brit and I’ve spent a lot of time in the Baltics in a non military capacity; it’s a beautiful part of the world with vast fir forests and dotted with lakes, and generally very flat terrain. Winter must be harsh for the guys out there, -20C or less is pretty normal. The base in Estonia (Tapa) is to the north, a bit away from my usual beat but if I make it up there on my next trip I’ll be honoured to buy these guys a beer if they’re allowed to hang out in the local “baar.” Yes those look like live firing exercises, but I suspect the man down was part of the exercise (I sure hope so.) I have no doubt that Putin had his eyes on the Baltics before his invasion of Ukraine foundered, and it demonstrates how critical the Ukraine’s war effort is, that if Putin were to succeed, and was insane enough to attack NATO territory, this could well become the next front line.
That dude lying down is not dead he will be lying down for another reason.
Note the yellow items on the end of the rifles, they are BFAs (Blank Firing Attachments) so real weapons but loaded with blank ammunition
Although they both have marines in their name Royals should not be confused with the US marine corps. Royals are commandos so sort of between rangers and SEALs
Following Putin's illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, war games like this are unfortunately necessary. Estonia is on the front line with Russia and it's vital for the whole of Europe and the United States and Canada that NATO remains strong and ready. I'm against war too, but with likes of Adolf Putin in this world we need to be strong and vigilant.
Awesome. Life is life, not called fair. Ours to to do or die? God bless our army. My father fought in the tanks at Imphal. Gave him Eff all when he came home. What a beautiful man. Pacifist to the day he died. He did his duty. ( amends if the spellings wrong, fu*king predictive text whatever that's supposed to achieve? 💪🤠❤👍🙏
With all the money in the world and what each country provides for these horrible weapons there would be no hunger or strive anywhere. But we live in a world where most countries are suspicious of each other and who has the most destructive weapons man can come up with. We are a world that’s going to destroy itself somewhere down the line when we could actually live in harmony and no hunger . But I suppose I live in a twilight world!! 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
It's rarely, if ever, about "Land and money!" War from a dictatorship is about power and control, conquest and subjugation. Exercises such as these are very hard work, pushing the human body and mind to extremes, learning what is possible with determination. At the same time, it can be a lot of fun gaining the experience necessary, and coming out the other side of it knowing you have achieved something you never thought you had in you. The comradeship you earned is generally something that lasts a lifetime. It's not for wimps and softies, but even they can learn the benefits of such training. With the right mindset, you begin to understand nature in the raw as well as the mind of your enemy. You learn not to back down from the hardships and difficulties you face in such training, and it makes a man out of the boy. Even if you failed as a soldier, you would still come out with much more confidence than what you went in with, and a better ability to deal with the difficulties of civilian life. Why do you think people devoted to sports push themselves to their limits?
One reason that the British armed forces have such a good reputation, is because every single recruit is a volunteer, for apart from a war footing such as the two world wars, there has never been a conscript military in the UK. We used to have National Service, when young men were "called-up" to serve two years, When their time was done they could either leave or continue as a "Regular" in his chosen service. Unfortunately, the cost of NS was too great in the years following WW2, and by the early 1960's it was brought to an end. The result since then has been more than two generations of teenagers who have little respect for themselves, let alone respect for anyone else. What a loss to the UK.
They are in Estonia a small democratic country on the border with Russia that's why they are there to prevent an attack from the russians.
In case you haven't heard of the country where they where training Estonia is a north European country (and technically also east European country) after formally being under Russia's Soviet Union. Estonians are technically cousins of the Fins who are only roughly an hour south from them by sea (hence the Finnish capital Helsinki also showing on the map).
Estonia has contributed the most of their GDP to Ukraine at 1.1% and their internet can be run even in the deepest arias of their forests. Estonia has also the main country responsable for the creation of Skype.
Their flag is of 3 colours going from left to right with the top third being blue the middle third being black and the bottom third being white.
I hope he was taking the piss when he said the gimpy was light.It’s not light after a few miles 😂
Where are the tea making facilities?
got a lot of family that served with the royal marines and was going to join myself, but then realised i wasnt a strong swimmer so went in the paras instead lol
Gotta be an ex-Bootneck speaking there 😂
that's was like an mg42 at the end wasn't it?!
They need more nets up because of drones.
There's this weird thing in the British Forces, that when you speak you can save time by missing out half the letters. That's why he says "mrun" rather than "marines", and "klomtas" rather than "kilometers". I've seen documentaries where they were actually trained to do it.
Personally I prioritise clarity and the prudent choice of content.
Your brain is broken.
Royal Marines are the dogs bollocks (or ‘the shit’ or something that means really good in American haha - don’t know if you’ve heard the expression the dogs bollocks!)
Not enough overhead cover ? Ref Drone threat . Ex Bootneck
God bless those who put their lives in danger to protect us🙏
Hi Joel, as you have done a couple of Royal Marines videos, including the Band Service. Thought this video might interest you. It's the audition video of how you get into it the Royal Marines Band. m.ruclips.net/video/fsOkWUHQaCs/видео.html
To state the bleedin' obvious, just on the other side of Estonia is Russia; that's what it's all about.
Better cam cream gen
Maybe you could do a video of you trying the Royal Marines fitness/swim tests?
So you fill up most of the screen ? wont be back.
Hi Joel would you join the marines just curious as not sure if this may be your thing..!??
Joel is too much of a softie to want to be a Marine ….lol
@@johnloony68 lol agree 👍
But a spell in the Royal Marines might be the very thing needed to toughen and harden young Joel and the Marines would benefit from his intelligence and thoughtfulness. They need more than "grunts" to cope with the subtleties and nuances of modern war.
@@rascalnz9983 not sure if Joel is that type ! .
I'm not betraying. I think they know that?
This film while displaying an insight to the tough soldiering skills of the RM. This film is not insane. Life as a Royal Marine is far from the definition of mental illness. Insanity and British military are words that should not be used in the same sentence. Go and check in a credible dictionary and nowhere will you find the definition of the word insane used as a superlative. As a retired Mental Health Nurse who saw daily real examples of insanity I hate the ridiculous use of the word by people who have no concept of it’s meaning.
Good video...good reaction....but the crap muzak!
thing is this is actual warfare so they need guns
If you want to see British Army humour at its best in a real war scenario (Afghanistan) this is how the Brits deal with shit:
ruclips.net/video/5gtYNKvGvnM/видео.html
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According to JPS they’ll be doing everything wrong anyway.
Deployment to Australia
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Putin should watch this, he would get a dry mouth...
Bit snarter then that.
This was extremely boring. I am not in the least interested in military, naval, or air force activity. They are professionals, and get on with their jobs, no doubt effectively. However, as long as they do so,,, the details are of no interest to me. Nor do I afford anyone in the services any particular “respect”. It's a job, and they've all volunteered for it, because, presumably, they want to do it.
But still you watched it? You must be some kind of masochist.
@@johnnunn8688 Stopped watching it when it became clear it was a tour of holes in the ground occupied by squaddies with firearms.
@@allenwilliams1306 doesn’t explain why you started watching? Ooh, I know, so you could comment unnecessarily.
@@johnnunn8688 One lives in hope.
Nah dude, that last footage. the yellow BFA on the rifle shows it was training blanks. no one was shot lol.