Im ex uk forces and found this extremely inspirational. Made me look at some things I need to address in myself....Just watched it yesterday and today I hear he's been hit by the cancel culture for offending a bunch of nasty so and so's who where breaking the law and being anti social...that's what happens when you let snow flakes run the world....Ant your a legend brother and this was a great show! Thanks!

@lizmccormac7308

3 жыл бұрын

😊👍🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮♥️

@TheLondonCyclist

3 жыл бұрын

Working in the kitchen isn't included, Ubi lol

@kevinworrall231

3 жыл бұрын

What happened??

@paulies5407

3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinworrall231 Called out BLM and the counter protesters as scum. He ain't wrong.

@kevinworrall231

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulies5407 I knew it would be something to do with so called free speech unless it offends the liberal posse we're all behind Ant he'll be back on TV he's to popular he has to be cheers Paul

channel 4 have just sacked him for his views i will never watch the show again without him on it

@jaytucker8834

3 жыл бұрын

Ditto for me. I think he's been treated abominably

@mattgosling2657

3 жыл бұрын

@@AD-kv9kj yeah you can't say anything these days without people twisting it, that SAS show was bullshit and nothing like real life selection anyway, I won't be watching it again.

@pauldirac808

3 жыл бұрын

Get woke go broke

@kevinworrall231

3 жыл бұрын

I'd be very surprised if we didn't see him on TV again soon he's a massive ratings pull and asset as well as legend

@ludaheracles7201

3 жыл бұрын

Damn woke fools

It was lovely to meet Ant at Pompey FC One dark tuesday night.I'm ex Navy with SF family and Ant is on the money. I was fired by the Military. No help, just "go. You are not fit to serve". Ant is growing like the rest of us... People will judge Ant... but he is totally honest. We all make mistakes.. loving his words .. My boss asked the team on a daily teams meeting what me and another 2 guys had done in the military.. have to say I did explain my week in Bosnia puttng women n children on trucks to go to Zenica refugee center. No men of fighting age.. was asked if I'd been shot at.. yes but they didn't really mean it... good to talk.. and Ant is so honest... emotions... thank you Ant! Fancy a wet sometime. A quiet one and a smile or two ?

Massive respect for Ant Middleton, one of the most inspiring interviews I've listened to in a long while. I feel like Ant is a very wise man who has cracked the code on life, this mindset is what sets him apart from many others. Smart questions too that really seemed to bring out his insight and lessons learned from past experiences. Kudos from Sweden!

Total respect to Ant and all our wonderful armed forces.

The mental power of Ant is just inspiring. Especially how he comes across so humble. That’s him learning and adapting and becoming something alien to himself. His psychology of himself and others around him in unreal 🤯

Respect to you man..it’s fckn difficult to adjust and play this act

@jibicusmaximus4827

3 жыл бұрын

I feel like that but never even served, society is fucked now, I keep myself to myself..nice to speak to a like minded person...

@jenniharley9665

3 жыл бұрын

The d

@Rorschach__NoCompromise

3 жыл бұрын

@@jibicusmaximus4827 keep your head up brother .. keep pushing

Ant and Colin were the best on the Show. They came across as the real deal.

@boxingno1239

3 жыл бұрын

They were all the real deal ya absolute tattie hahah

@YARROWS9

3 жыл бұрын

@@boxingno1239 Aye. Nae bother big/yin.

As Ant Middleton gets older he reminds me more and more of Brian Blessed

One of my favourite chats! Awesome podcast 👏🏽

I absolutely loved this interview I’ve seen a complete different side to Ant Middleton which I’d never seen before

Thank you so much for interviewing Ant in this respectful and open way. I am German and 20 yrs. older than Ant but I feel a lot of truth in what he says. I have just read his book „ the fear bubble“. Read it! It is a non professional but very intelligent approach to encounter difficulties in life general and under pressure . As a „side effect“ - i love the English language. It is direct and fits perfectly well with Ant ´s character.

@dontlaughtoomuch11

Жыл бұрын

No it's not!!! Too stupid to go to college so he decides to join the army! Omg!!! I have never seen such a character before?! You old people are so useless! Only good for wasting tax money! Fight a war ? Fine, but don't you DARE do it in MY name!

Real man Absolute legend

Ant is a very powerful communicator. Best of luck to him.

Good interviewers here, respectful with great questions

How wonderful to see tough masculine real men. Long may they prosper. Wonderful specimens of the males of this world. Better than any mamby pamby weak pathetic sad specimens that are around today. Go, real men. Love you all.

@rhona1323

3 жыл бұрын

AGREED

@BazIrvine

2 жыл бұрын

It that you Jacky?? What have I told you about hanging around the barracks..go on git.

What a legend ,The most Beautiful Thing About This Brave Man is His Humility ,OUTSTANDING.

I was UK forces for 9 years, similar background to Ant, and worked in an elite field as a submariner (Some may laugh but it is elite and we received special service pay just as the SAS/SBS). I dived and jumped from planes and often worked with SBS operatives and later SAS Operatives. Ant and his mates have my full respect and I wish I had taken his path and explored my full potential.

@dieselsubmariner1639

3 жыл бұрын

@@ms16648 1980s - 1991. Diesel electric submarines. I was a ships diver and often acted as safety diver when SBS were preparing to exit/enter the boat. I undertook my parachute training at JSPC Netheravon and was hoping to become a SPAG member but left the forces before being in a position to try. Much of our work was to pick up troops or deliver them to their area of operations. They used various methods to exit the boat, sometimes inflatable boats, canoes or diving (Float on float off). Most work was northern europe and the med area.

@DB-kq8kp

Жыл бұрын

SPAG ?

Listening to Ant talk he has leadership running all the way through him people would follow him to hell and back. Respect to all the armed forces too God bless them all

I love hearing him speak

Great interview, thanks very much

Great interview, I completely can relate being ex military. Perfect mindset he is in right now, it’s hard not to enjoy civi life when the struggles cannot compare to military. I think it’s the military struggles that make you appreciate the simple things in civi street. Also the fact in civi street the knowledge and the opportunity is endless, hence why I think we’re seeing this Ant. Great podcast guys thank you.

Great interview. Ant is very inspirational.

Brilliant interview and questions.

great guy. superb, level-headed, honest bloke.

Awesome interview, cheers Ant and interviewers did a great job

Really enjoyed this interview, good questions and some good positive feedback from Ant. Done me good 👍

Wow, I can relate, I have become so positive since the pandemic, for ten years I had a constant chronic pain condition too, like the man say, you HAVE to make yourself positive, I couldn't get it for decades, I was depressed, but like attracts like, you need shear bloody mindedness, no de respect to real soldiers but. I. Do that, I tell myself it's a test and I am a soldier everyday.

Absolutely brilliant 🤩

Ant I will die never shaking your hand , please accept my remark as my respect and handshake

@ewendonald8911

3 жыл бұрын

Well said JAG. Respect.

Awesome interview, awesome interviewee!

Those are the exact type of dreams that I have after 4 tours. I will be somehow transported back to a combat zone and my weapon won't work or I won't have ammo for it. Often I dream that my equipment is somewhere and I have to escape and evade to get to my equipment. I never find it, I never figure out why my weapons won't work, or all the magazines are empty. I don't get sweaty or wake up in terror or anything. I simply wake up and think "thank god it was just a dream" and then lay awake until the alarm goes off.

@manticore4952

2 жыл бұрын

You should practice lucid dreaming, then you can give yourself a weapon at any time.

@lynnm6413

Жыл бұрын

You’r mind has healed enough from the stress that your subconscious is now reintegrating non-processed fears and experiences to make you whole again….it takes some years. Once they are all worked through, you‘ll stop having them.

Top guy is Ant really positive person great interview guys...

@nicks3350

3 жыл бұрын

He’s a shill. No one who served with him likes him. Even Nims - the nicest bloke you’ll ever meet - won’t give him the time of day.

You expect the best because you are the best.

Profound, thank you.

Great interview , good questions really well done👍

Good luck to you Ant. Great interview 👍

Much respect!

What a lovely down to earth guy.

Great chap.

Love this guy. 🇬🇧

I could listen to Ant speak all day long and not feel a flicker of boredom, I'd love to share a pint and a natter with the Man, he's a legend. 🍻

Great interview love this bloke xden

Great interview good questions kept me captivated throughout I can't believe how few subscribers

@Iskedo

3 жыл бұрын

very few indeed, I think it's because they don't have mic stands 😂😂 making people hold mics for hours lol

This is really good

Great podcast. Any comes across as a great guy all round.

Ant i have been out now for 30yrs and listening to you today was like listening to my self but can never explain it to any one.16yrs 10 of which with SF and of always felt alone and find civie street so had i'm and old man now and still try to challenge myself to keep life interesting. i'm lucky to have had a great family and a good mate apart from him being a bootneck we help each othere. thank you my Brother.

@mcalax5901

3 жыл бұрын

Funny how many clowns claim to be SF in the KZread comments. Utter bollocks. You just wouldn’t.

so glad channel 4 doesn't want to work with him anymore. ant is free and I can't wait to see his next project. LONG LIVE THE UK ARMED FORCES 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

awesome understanding of ones self which would be so beneficial for someone suffering from how they fit back into society after they leave what they have experienced,you are a councillor,

Really enjoyable podcast. Great questions, Ant as expected was totally engaging and inspiring as usual. 👍🏻😊

Huge respect

Most of the men i worked with in my 9 years, Not one was over 5ft 11, only one he was 6ft 6 skinny inverted chest from bristol ,we called him garden rake .but he was so strong very good at what he did. Id have him with me any day . . im retired now .

Soooo great. I Love Ant talking. I totally understand when you know if you will live or die. What it means you can simplify life to black or white. On the 3 front lines in BiH vitez/travnik/Novi Travnik i understood that. Other nearby villages devoid of life e.g. Turbe

Ant is such a inspiration💪💪💪

Good podcast all good, been there for along time ,my testimony and many others way back in 1998-2001 enabled the courts to decide PDSD was in fact a serious condition. Ant was very lucky as in my day you could NOT speak of anything you did in ops ,after leaving ,good luck and be safe.

@equaliser2265

3 жыл бұрын

PTSD

It was a shock to me because my focus in the military was to please my boss yet in civilian life it's every man for himself

@judgedreadroberts9290

3 жыл бұрын

Military are robots, drilled and moulded to be a certain way

@Tommy2shoe811

3 жыл бұрын

Military is all about brainwashing if you dont become brainwashed they get rid of you or send you somewhere else.

@Familyman0838

3 жыл бұрын

The military is about respect and values and team work something most civvies know nothing about

@judgedreadroberts9290

3 жыл бұрын

@@Familyman0838 respect? Respect for what? The US doesn't have any of that

@carlosonliones202

3 жыл бұрын

@@judgedreadroberts9290 Respect for the gravy train it is.

He’s not SAS he’s bloody SBS it’s not hard to get it right

@alann996rs

3 жыл бұрын

THIS!!!

Ant you are the man period

I'm loving how Ant went up Everest and came down Brian Blessed!

The mans a legend and a hero' enough said''

@mcalax5901

3 жыл бұрын

He’s only a legend to people who’s reading level is FHM Magazine.

@davidfoster5146

3 жыл бұрын

@@mcalax5901 maybe you should.read it bell end

@mcalax5901

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidfoster5146 I don’t mix concrete with my hands for a living so I don’t have to. If by “Legend” and “hero” you mean a convicted criminal who served a prison term for assaulting a female, then okay. Keep it up wannabe special forces fanboy. You’re not very intelligent. Clearly.

@sk8ermGs

2 жыл бұрын

@@mcalax5901 you come out yet ?

Revisiting fearful situations is the key . So much easier said than done. I can think of a few. CBT.

@jackginder3313

3 жыл бұрын

Cock and balls torture?

@lumpygravy38

3 жыл бұрын

@@jackginder3313 Only at a discount. Never, pay premium. . .. .

Part of the dieing breed of real men. That have morals, are respectful and stand for something

Gona be there and feel it.

Hey Boris. Release the 'grooming gangs' report(un-redacted) NOW!!

@nickfarbman9610

3 жыл бұрын

*Boris reading this*: Dam, Alright

Great. Btw *soldier in opening captions.

Ant , i had a coffee with Jason Stathem in 2012 in a day center. He was making a film."Hummingbird" about a ex soldier that fell on hard times.He thought i was Special Forces. Just a regular Soldier. Veterans Aid put him on to me.

What a bloody good egg.

Good stuff, How do I apply for your course ? Anybody help 🙏👍🥊

Channel 4 said Ant was too full of testosterone in his conduct (whatever that's meant to mean 🤯)

@42:20 saying he’s in full control and ‘you can take whatever from me...and I’m fine’ contradicts what he said earlier.

11:30 Actually, in Full Metal Jacket, the quote is "The marine core does not want robots. The marine core wants killers. The marine core wants indestructable men; men without fear."

@lynnm6413

Жыл бұрын

Fear protects you, a man who has no fear will be a body very soon. It‘s a stupid line in a movie.

as a German ... this is about Complexity and fast Phase transitions. Even the best trained , best equipped Navy Seals fail in Action - as they are overwhelmed with fast changes. Excellent training , may paradoxxically fuel ignorance - as we assume - we can handle the situation... It is the constant reminder to STOP - as I may overlook an emerging situation. This is the Biology of “Honesty” - a Tool to survive sudden confrontations....

@lynnm6413

Жыл бұрын

Wonder why you had to put …as a German…..in front of your comment? Doesn‘t give it any more or less significance to proclaim your Nationality…so why do it?

@raginald7mars408

Жыл бұрын

@@lynnm6413 to make your pre Judices Easier and filter out the others

FAIR PLAY TO ANT MIDDLETON , RESPECT MAN . HARDER THAN A LEATHER BAEBERS STROP ,

" onward Christin Soldier's marching off to war 🙏 remind your children because children matter time to wake people 👊🙏

@Danechip

3 жыл бұрын

If we saw them for Christmas and birthdays...

A lot of ex forces used to be able to get in the Police , Fire Service or Prison Service because of the experiences and discipline , doesn’t seem to be the case now days, experience doesn’t seem to be taken in to account much these days, people with degrees seems to be favoured more so, What are your thoughts ?

@claverhouse1

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe they don't want people like Middleton who have been to prison for kicking the shit out of women and police officers?

@tomjones6478

3 жыл бұрын

They seemingly don’t want anyone competent in the police these days it’s all about diversity and box ticking

@TheLondonCyclist

3 жыл бұрын

If you're wearing a hijab, black or Asian, they'll take you. White English men need not apply.

@onlyfacts9969

3 жыл бұрын

@@claverhouse1 get your facts right 😂 he choke slammed a copper who pepper sprayed him unlawfully. Fair play to Ant

@mikesmith-tj5ts

3 жыл бұрын

diversity

16:50 good explanation

Ants got dior b22’s on and a dior T-shirt on this guy 🤣

Don't break glass only when war Sorry once you break the glass reap the whirlwind Total respect to Ant four two mighty munch

@vmax42dave

3 жыл бұрын

four two kilo :)

Ant what a question? They dont live in the real world.They see news and films. You. Were a trained soldier.

Holy days are coming

Ant would put a glass eye to sleep.

Civilian street. Ant you are doing good.write a book.The worlds your oyster. Never mind opinion. Just do your thing.You served Special Forces. Ive worked with Film star's and drank with them.Some had mental issues and hopefully gave good advice. Your a professional. Xx

Ant is good

Love the interview and a great in site into Ants views and thoughts, however, about the incident where he says he held off from taking the shot at a known combatant, he said I held off from pulling the trigger and saved they guys life. Quite commendable but how many lives may he have cost by not taking that shot? Did that guy go on to kill many more people?? Not really giving an opinion as I can see what he means but just a thought from my side 🤔

@lynnm6413

Жыл бұрын

If you put it into a civilian context that would mean the cops could just fire at will at established criminals, even though at that moment they might not be pointing their guns. That‘s not how it works, tho, is it? No many would have resisted taking that shot, to be sure, but I think killing needs to be in tune with ones own moral system….

@raptorone7327

Жыл бұрын

@@lynnm6413 yes but like I said it’s not really being detrimental about him not taking the shot just asking the question “what if”. Also not talking about civilian police as they are governed by different rules as in the UK they police by public consent don’t they and if they shot criminals out of hand, here they would lose that consent. As it is I understand that police in the UK would shoot a terrorist on sight as they could be suspected of carrying a bomb and would not enter into a should I shouldn’t I question that question would already have been answered back at the command base. And no one can possibly answer my question “how many others did he go on to kill?” Maybe none, maybe hundreds 🤷‍♂️

@lynnm6413

Жыл бұрын

@@raptorone7327 I am German, so I don't know much about UK police besides the fact that they are letting women get beaten and assaulted by TRA's. As a person whose job also includes killing I only follow my own assessment of whether or not I can stand behind the decision, I've certainly stepped back a few times even though I was ordered to do it.

@raptorone7327

Жыл бұрын

@@lynnm6413 ok! Well I don’t know which women are getting beaten or who the TRA’s are🤷‍♂️. If you are military or police you are luck to have such open minded superiors/colleagues who let you make up your own mind who you kill. It’s quite a progressive view point.

GONEGONEGONEGONEGONE...I DONT NEED TO WAIT

Ant Middleton is ex-SBS (Special Boat Service), not SAS.

@jeffreypalton74

2 жыл бұрын

They are both special forces units

Great interview, Terrible audio

I've heard on the grape vine that Ant Middleton was actually in the Scouts and not the military.

@seanbarker9272

3 жыл бұрын

Was he actually?

I've never faced that situation ... you're after a 'bad guy', who's been firing at you who then retreated into cover ... he comes out, weapon down, you've got a clear shot but don't take it ... he goes back into cover but then comes out firing ... maybe takes out one or more of your mates or maybe later takes the lives of others ... the morality of not taking a life just because you can is to be lauded ... but how do you deal with that ?

I think I know what your dream means: In the military you have been use to facing threats head on, picking up your weapon and defending or attacking, in civi street that is not an optio, this means your old way of thinking is no longer affective or accepted, you can't deal with the civilian life in the same way and these are your frustrations coming out. Sorry if you already new this.

This guy is certainly worth his weight. Nations are won and lost in battles fought by his type and his fellow soldiers. Many don’t know that, acknowledge it, and so can’t respect it. They think that we can all just play nice and sing Kym by ya and everything will be rosy with the world. That ignorance is the other tragedy of war.

Ant was in the sbs not the sas

Would be so good to see Ant with Jocko on his podcast. Thanks for your time Ant

ALL OF THEM MARK ALL OF THEM

Ant Middleton for PM. Go on Ant kick some political ass.

When someone feels the need to say: "I'm honest with myself, I'm completely honest with myself" lol lol

Ant - it's a shame Channel 4 have sacked you for saying something correct - bollocks to them.

@claverhouse1

3 жыл бұрын

He went to prison for losing control, he's losing control again, some people never readjust

@onlyfacts9969

3 жыл бұрын

Went to prison for choke slamming a copper who pepper sprayed him when he wasn't even being aggressive. Fair play to him

I wonder if he watched the rest of lone survivor

Miss Ant of SAS, loving the new set up also. Im sure iv heard the scittish guys voice somewhere ? 😡

Curve or curb way of thinking?