We trained hard-but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we were reorganized. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing, and what a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while actually producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization. Petronius Arbiter

@mruppity64

3 жыл бұрын

Politicians - They do the same to lots of organisations - Health, MoD - They want make their mark and get re-elected

@theofarmmanager267

3 жыл бұрын

There was another Roman who wrote back to his senator father (if memory serves me well). He said that the Roman army had suffered a defeat to the Germanic tribes - which resulted in the Roman generals re-organising. They then had another defeat and then followed another re-organisation. It then occurred to the troops that the issue was not the organisation of the troops but the caliber of their leadership. The lesson from that remains relevant for virtually every army that has been in combat since. I can’t help but think that internal armed forces politics has way too much to do with the formation of the UK Rangers. We have superb servicemen in the Paras and the Marines - already trained to a level which is very near the SAS and SBS. Why not save money and train those troops a bit further. Hold on, the Marines are Navy.......

@ggbwick8560

2 жыл бұрын

This is what happens when bureaucrats become the dog instead of the tail.

@scaleyback217

2 жыл бұрын

Agree and with the replies following also but for the first time the reason for re-orging has been as much about what we might face in the near and far future as opposed to just being an exercise in saving pennies in order to spend pounds having to put it right when the brown and smelly hits the air oscillation unit and we are caught, yet again, unprepared. Time will tell and I suspect the bean counters will do whatever they can to pare whatever the Gen and his tower dwellers have concocted down to the point of meaningless tick box blx n bs once more. Wait out!

@saltymonke3682

Жыл бұрын

@@theofarmmanager267 because role and task, each unit has their own. There's no unit is specialized enough for FID role. Then if they do train existing unit for FID, there will be lack of focus to the actual task and role of such unit. Since FID is waaayy..... different than conventional warfare or direct action or special reconnaissance or CT.

He's wearing an MTP doss bag tied with bailing string round his neck and just his pants. Go Go Power Rangers.

I recently left the infantry and most of the battalions are in a very poor state with low manpower, rock bottom morale and poor training. I think creating flashy Ranger units is polishing a turd at this point.

@bellumpraeparet

3 жыл бұрын

Better a polished turd than a turd.

@Leec_1972

3 жыл бұрын

@@bellumpraeparet Well considering that polishing a turd is a fools errand..

@ShiftJay08

3 жыл бұрын

Which regiment were you in?

@bellumpraeparet

3 жыл бұрын

@@Leec_1972 You'd know, I suppose.

@bellumpraeparet

3 жыл бұрын

Out of genuine interest ---- what has led to the deterioration you describe? Decreasing interest in army careers?

Be interesting to see how many 'Star' Officers in the three Services will go. We'll soon have a Bn of Rear Admirals, Brigadiers and Air Vice Marshals!

@1337flite

3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes well um, theres a reason for that. (not sure what it is, but I'm sure there's a reason - at least for PR purposes).

@scottiramage317

3 жыл бұрын

Great point

@1anre

3 жыл бұрын

All left to do the ground work themselves?

@andrewweninger1059

2 жыл бұрын

So, like Canada. We have 293 generals for an Army of just under 65k

Wasn’t ‘Army 2020’ his idea as well. How did that go?......

@Jon__

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I believe he had the “strike brigade” concept that was just cancelled on the IR before it even became a thing

Deffo got civvies on under there sir

@finchy77finch79

3 жыл бұрын

How does it feel that their special forces before you?

@jessewrites17792

3 жыл бұрын

@@finchy77finch79 elaborate please?.

@Nitro-ph2pe

3 жыл бұрын

@@finchy77finch79 mocking it 😭😭😭

@para7843

3 жыл бұрын

@@finchy77finch79 why do u want to know, not assed

@danielharrison1605

3 жыл бұрын

How do you see the future for The Parachute Regiment? The spotlight isn't really on them at the minute.

I feel the Army are trying to regain a sense of purpose as the Royal Marines are surging forward with a new focus and set-up and have a clear and crucial role in the kind of global operations we could face in the future.

@tonyjames5444

3 жыл бұрын

@TheGoat Agree I feel one problem with the Army is internal cap badge rivalry coupled with Victorian era attitudes of Horse Guards generals.

@hwntwww

3 жыл бұрын

yes, but only for a sub set of them- the majority are now surplus to requirements

@tonyjames5444

3 жыл бұрын

@@hwntwww Certain people said the same before WW2.

@lovablesnowman

3 жыл бұрын

@TheGoat you also have to remember the army being big is a historical aberration for us. We're an island nation. The navy should get more funding as it's beginning to.

@BarghestOne

9 ай бұрын

I love our military more then my own life. I would fight and die for this country an infinite amount of times. Yet everything is pitted against those like me. And it weakens the military and our nation and especially our people, It shows.

If you want to improve the reserve’s simply give them the tools to deploy independently ie give them their own combat vehicles ( reuse / redeploy Warriors/Bulldogs etc...) rather than scrapping

@bulletproofguy5112

3 жыл бұрын

Warriors makes sense.

@SuperParatech

3 жыл бұрын

Pay the reserves better and give them better protection to train, without threat to their jobs and include some benefits. Only the unemployed and students regularly volunteer for exercise because they need the cash

@boblong3838

3 жыл бұрын

You are never improving a bunch of civvies

@bambooshadow7015

3 жыл бұрын

You cannot make the reserves a stand alone unit as they don't have the intensity of training. Why should employers be punished by having staff absent for prolonged periods. If you want more involvement in the military, go full time.

@1anre

3 жыл бұрын

What about their training, is their one-might a week, one weekend a month training enough to be effective ?

You have highly trained Para's and Marines, so just make them bigger and train them more - would make much more sense.

@archiehendry3935

3 жыл бұрын

so true, the armies focus should be on the paras as they are already elite soldiers, just like the navy have funded the marines development

@nosamsemaj9150

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah but the point of the ranger regiment is to be a land-based fighting force who will go and fight in wars that we are not a part of, e.g. Ukraine-Russia conflict. Paras and 16 air assault brigade as a whole are specialised in air assault. This means they use helicopters and potentially parachutes to deploy on the battle field. Marines on the other hand are specialised in raiding or coastal operations/invasions and also act as maritime security for Navy vessels. They occupy a completely different role to that envisioned for the ranger regiment.

@esr243

3 жыл бұрын

@@nosamsemaj9150 when was the last time any significant UK unit was deployed by parachute?

@nosamsemaj9150

3 жыл бұрын

@@esr243 6 months ago paras and pathfinders dropped into Ukraine on a training exercise. What’s your point?

@drgnxence2596

3 жыл бұрын

@@nosamsemaj9150 key word; ‘training’. The last time they jumped into action was 1956. They operate the same as any other light inf battalion these days, only thing that sets them apart is a chippy 5 day phys course and an outdated brize Norton jump. Hardly ‘elite’ now is it😂

Well done Nick Carter - you will always be remembered as the CGS that destroyed the Army

@Arborist5851

3 жыл бұрын

How is he destroying the army?

@scottiramage317

3 жыл бұрын

@@Arborist5851 under his tenure the army has been reduced to a defence force without a whimper of dissent.. He lauds basically a cost cutting exercise to get rid of 4 infantry battalions and to create a ‘Ranger’ Regiment and then says anyone can join it.. We didn’t have enough troops back in the 2000’s to sustain a two fronted assault in Iraq and Afghanistan, hence our ignominious defeat in both conflicts. We now don’t have enough to sustain a full division of infantry in a war footing...

@bellumpraeparet

3 жыл бұрын

@@scottiramage317 Not enough quality material responding to recruitment drives?

@trident1314

3 жыл бұрын

@@scottiramage317 maybe so but like anyone in that post before and after him they do what their told... he'll be all critical once he's out like the former holders of that post have been

@gazza2933

3 жыл бұрын

He does what the MOD tells him.

Bolger also claimed that Carter refused to visit the front line and only visited safe positions by helicopter, while frequently refusing requests for aircraft and artillery support from troops under his command. Bolger further stated, "He's not the type of general I would put in charge of anything." There we go. Don’t have to say anymore

Combat jacket on for the interview in the office 🙄

@charifjock8179

3 жыл бұрын

That's all he got on thats why lol

Sounds like a total disaster in the making from the top down. Sadly the brown smelly stuff will hit the bottom first . The army is getting more dependent on things on paper that sound good rather than the mk1 eyeball . Its high Time a lot of the old crusty officers got the chop.

@ingurlund9657

3 жыл бұрын

It's the politicians who order it. The officers just have to carry it out. The Armed Forces will ultimately be a paramilitary with drones for controlling the British people. That's how our rulers want it.

@johnsharp6618

3 жыл бұрын

@@ingurlund9657 I'm aware of that but officers have become spinless goons saying yes to any rubbish no10 puts out to ensure they keep their comfortable life styles. So glad I left when I did.

@1anre

3 жыл бұрын

“Mk1 eyeball”?

@HolyFurryFish1998

3 жыл бұрын

@@1anre refers to the human eye; eyeball, the eye, and mk1 meaning it's the first and unchanged. Basically, refers to the idea of using plain ol' sense of sight.

@jamesm6256

3 жыл бұрын

@@ingurlund9657 officers are the new politicians

Will it mean disbanding the current battalions that make up the specialized infantry group or will they rejoin the conventional forces?

Totally agree with the general in terms of the British army being busy with the reserves stepping in and being an integral part of the army.

@emstirling-is4nu

3 ай бұрын

I believe they are and in the case of a war would be our land defence or home Guard as they used to call it. Many a reservist eventually will join the regular forces.

1:24 'US green berries' lol

@Osama-Bon-Jovi-01

3 жыл бұрын

Don't eat them, they're not ripe yet

@jakelovegrove8917

3 жыл бұрын

This explains there sour moods 😎

@sharkwolf7788

3 жыл бұрын

I eat green berries for breakfast. And right now I'm hungry

@misfit1978

3 жыл бұрын

@@sharkwolf7788 Well done. Very few will get that!

If they are struggling to get recruits for the regular army how on earth do they expect to man four battalions of rangers, somewhere between SAS, marines and paras. I really think they will struggle unless they are given a major pay rise for joining.

'Green Berets' then 'Rangers'. Green berets and Rangers perform entirely different roles. We have a ranger battalion (arguably three) with 1 PARA in UKSF, backed up by 2 and 3 PARA. Seems like some 'specialist' battalions being given roles assisting 'local' militias where they will need the real SF and Ranger battalions to come and rescue them... Can't wait.

@hwntwww

3 жыл бұрын

these training btns are really only cadres, not fighting units with mass

@robinloxley205

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly my own thoughts based on the experiences of Green Beret advisers in Vietnam who ended up as POW's. Unlike the current Green Berets we do not have the level of air power and support necessary to rescue such forces in theatre if they are spread all over the place in remote locations. Sounds like a disaster in the making.

@saltymonke3682

Жыл бұрын

because the Ranger regiment will be similar to both GB and SFAB, not just GB. US GB has limitation, artillery training, logistics, conventional warfare and light armored warfare. GB is good in raising initial guerilla warfare up to the formation of light infantry unit through FID. But as we know in Afghanistan, conventional training needs its own cadre and instructors. The over reliance on Ktah Khas by ANA because of their extensive training is one cause of the fall. Imagine, 90% of your military operation is conducted by just less than 10% of your entire army. Because your conventional forces aren't up to the job due to lack of training by proper cadre. That's why US created SFAB, UK can't afford to have both GB as a brigade and SFAB as a training cadre brigade like the US, so Ranger regiment is the compromise between the 2 similar roles but keeping SFAB as an operational fighting unit. Several conventional units cadre and instructors can be attached to it from the original SFAB to train conventional warfare FID. You can't ask GB to train Ukrainian mechanized infantry/heavy infantry, you need SFAB for that. Ranger regiment will fill both roles in a compromise because most of it are based on mechanized light infantry battalion.

@saltymonke3682

Жыл бұрын

and all UK Paras are equal to Ranger regiment. US paratroopers are conventional light infantry troops, while UK Paras are more of a shock troops special operation capable like 75th.

@bighands69

Жыл бұрын

UK Ranger regiments are going to be part of Army Special Operations Brigade which is going to use the budget of existing regiments to form. The only comparison with the US will be that it is similar to US Army Special forces that do have assault teams as well. US Army Rangers are a complete assault team so people need to stop with the comparisons.

The old "Look forward, not back". And Blair's 'going to War when we want to'. Afghanistan was "Pretty straight forward". If so "Straight forward", why did we have to leave, defeated again, with so many hard lost casualties? When we go up against our Peers next time we will need to out think, outgun and out fight them. We are in great danger of being Young and Contemptable when we are caught out again next time. Luckily there will be far fewer of us to take off the beaches this time!

@pipes9878

3 жыл бұрын

“Afghan was pretty straightforward” joke of the century 🤦‍♂️🤣😂 camel backs where a “luxury item” kit required nothing wrong with our black water bottles dating back to the Cold War, those lovely fetching black combat boots too... cooked ya feet beautifully oh and then the DPM not being readily available in desert colours. Then there’s the Iraq issue with the chally2’s turning up with the incorrect filters so couldn’t use them in the desert straight away PLUS the previously stated issues from 2001/2002 still be in an issue in 2003 🤦‍♂️so straightforward that they where I’ll prepared and incompetent for years, I suppose that was for “traditions sake” over anything else then 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

As I understand, a Ranger Regiment is just not an infantry battalion but a self contained independant unit comprising a wide range of battle support equipment and skills. Something regiments have craved for going back many years.,

@togawearer2799

8 ай бұрын

Have you seen the "rangers" demolition video on this channel? There was a female in the shot. How did she get there? What is the testing to qualify for "rangers"?

I like how he can forecast whats going to happen in the next couple of years, i bet that's what they said in 1913!!!!

@saltymonke3682

Жыл бұрын

well he's right on Ukraine and near peer threat. HIMARS, drone and lighter but faster armoured formation are making more impact on the ground than heavier armored column. Even better prediction with the SFAB and Ranger regiment training the Ukrainians.

A man in charge of half a dozen soldiers. Frontline troops reduced and internal trouble and strife left open . Unbelievable.

The only “Rangers” in the British army are The Royal Irish (Rangers) Regiment. Faugh a Ballagh.

@OrionPCs

3 жыл бұрын

Not any more lad!

@irish7460

3 жыл бұрын

FAB Alan!

@stiffchocolate7546

3 жыл бұрын

Do they have spud guns

@1anre

3 жыл бұрын

What’s their job description, Similar to this ?

@OrionPCs

3 жыл бұрын

@@1anre no they are line infantry

My moneys on him wearing his civvies under that combat jacket

@Cous1nJack

3 жыл бұрын

Nah he’s naked.

@alberto5770

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cous1nJack nah, his wife's pearls necklace and bra

The new Drawing Room Pattern camouflage needs some more work.

Just a general question, is there or has there been any ideas on a british version of the French legion where we take in anyone who wants to join the British army from any national background?

@enochgathiaka916

3 жыл бұрын

Yes they do recruit other nationalities but only from the commonwealth and they must meet immigration criteria

@johnmorgan9435

3 жыл бұрын

@@enochgathiaka916 Ireand is not in the Commonwealth yet there is a Guard and Irish Regiment, also Ireland has a world recognised Ranger Wing since 1980

@jesseblack5812

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnmorgan9435 That's because part of the Good Friday Agreement was freedom to live and work in the UK and Ireland for both citizens. This includes Irish people in the British Army and British people in the Irish army.

@stevebobhorace

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnmorgan9435 "Ireland not being in the Commonwealth" referred to the Republic. Whereas the Irish Guards and Royal Irish Regiment are from NI, they are UK citizens

@stevebobhorace

3 жыл бұрын

@@jesseblack5812 There was already that freedom since 1925 I think. The GFA does not provide it only a right to dual citizenship.

so whats the best to join for the coming years the army or the marines

Good video

Like Para and Marine training isn’t hard enough.. surely they will be recruiting from them as a natural progression and not straight from civvy street 😂

@nosamsemaj9150

3 жыл бұрын

You can’t go straight from civvy street to ranger battalion you’ll probably have to go through a selection process after so long of being in battalion.

@Gamer-bz2gl

3 жыл бұрын

BEFORE YOU WATCH. Everyone. All you civilians with ruffled feathers, bitter line infantry units wishing you had gone RM/Paras or even further or just anyone without an actual insight in to the military. I want you to know that this man here. Nick Carter. The head of it all is utterly clueless. Everyone with any knowledge on this specific matter knows so. If you disagree you don’t hold the insight and should refrain from commenting. UKSF title is currently held for those who have completed UKSF selection. Nobody else. Outside of that you have Para, RM and PF. These are conventionally used forces. High end conventional yes. However all are what you could consider special operations capable units. This is because they deliver infiltration capabilities not held by line infantry units. It’s also designated because these units hold a selection that has a 30% or less pass rate at which soldiers are selected for a specific arduous purpose of which not all soldiers are capable of. This is both a mental and physical selection process that allows the units to select the right people. However a definite special operations unit and the only real SOF title belongs to 1 Para and they are a decade plus in to holding both the skill set and ability, validated, tried and tested. They serve in the environment that suits the purpose. PF is still a conventional concept. This spec Inf concept much like the failed commando aspect where 1 rifles tried to become a commando unit yet couldn’t pass the courses is nothing but bottom of the barrel infantry being given political titles in which they can now pick up all the non kinetic unwanted and timely jobs currently given to UKSF. You cannot take under-performers and give them kit and equipment and change the core and heart of that soldier. Many of these Spec Inf soldiers would have failed Para or Commando courses, especially Para Depot whilst undergoing basic infantry training at Catterick. 50% of failures for The Paras are given to various line infantry units especially those serving within the now ‘Spec inf’ role. At the end of the day Nick Carter here is saying he is personally and not officially but his personal opinion is that Paras and RM who hold 30% pass rate or less are lesser forces than bottom of the barrel line infantry units that have a 97% pass rate or higher where they undergo no selection, only assessments in training. He is saying they are SF, a title used to describe soldiers who have completed 6-7 month UKSF selection and who have completed various tests in order to deem them suitable for the environment and task. This is little more than an absolute fail of an interview where the head of the army has displayed he has absolutely no knowledge of ground truth and currently fails to align the terminology he phrases. The whole interview was a n embarrassment. Sorry to all the line infantry units who suddenly thought you were getting a special status for doing nothing. The truth is these line infantry battalions won’t even be changing cap badge and will still retain all the underperforming it has done for decades. Bottom of the barrel line infantry.

@Gamer-bz2gl

3 жыл бұрын

@colussus steel It scares me you are probably non Para Reg using Para Reg terms. Scary delusional youth. Want everything for nothing. Fail Depot and go line infantry and suddenly call everyone hats because they couldn’t get a chance to do it for real.

@discipleaj

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gamer-bz2gl Well said 👍🏻

@mattersabo3117

3 жыл бұрын

@colussus steel are you

Royal Marines are borderline special forces as it is so it'll be interesting to see how this "army rangers" unit will go above beyond. If I'm honest it just sounds like a marketing plea to make them sound cooler and more useful.

@Dd-fb2tj

3 жыл бұрын

They are almost exclusively unconventional warfare, so a totally different skillset to the marines and paras..... And very likely wont need the same fitness requirements

@Gamer-bz2gl

3 жыл бұрын

BEFORE YOU WATCH. Everyone. All you civilians with ruffled feathers, bitter line infantry units wishing you had gone RM/Paras or even further or just anyone without an actual insight in to the military. I want you to know that this man here. Nick Carter. The head of it all is utterly clueless. Everyone with any knowledge on this specific matter knows so. If you disagree you don’t hold the insight and should refrain from commenting. UKSF title is currently held for those who have completed UKSF selection. Nobody else. Outside of that you have Para, RM and PF. These are conventionally used forces. High end conventional yes. However all are what you could consider special operations capable units. This is because they deliver infiltration capabilities not held by line infantry units. It’s also designated because these units hold a selection that has a 30% or less pass rate at which soldiers are selected for a specific arduous purpose of which not all soldiers are capable of. This is both a mental and physical selection process that allows the units to select the right people. However a definite special operations unit and the only real SOF title belongs to 1 Para and they are a decade plus in to holding both the skill set and ability, validated, tried and tested. They serve in the environment that suits the purpose. PF is still a conventional concept. This spec Inf concept much like the failed commando aspect where 1 rifles tried to become a commando unit yet couldn’t pass the courses is nothing but bottom of the barrel infantry being given political titles in which they can now pick up all the non kinetic unwanted and timely jobs currently given to UKSF. You cannot take under-performers and give them kit and equipment and change the core and heart of that soldier. Many of these Spec Inf soldiers would have failed Para or Commando courses, especially Para Depot whilst undergoing basic infantry training at Catterick. 50% of failures for The Paras are given to various line infantry units especially those serving within the now ‘Spec inf’ role. At the end of the day Nick Carter here is saying he is personally and not officially but his personal opinion is that Paras and RM who hold 30% pass rate or less are lesser forces than bottom of the barrel line infantry units that have a 97% pass rate or higher where they undergo no selection, only assessments in training. He is saying they are SF, a title used to describe soldiers who have completed 6-7 month UKSF selection and who have completed various tests in order to deem them suitable for the environment and task. This is little more than an absolute fail of an interview where the head of the army has displayed he has absolutely no knowledge of ground truth and currently fails to align the terminology he phrases. The whole interview was a n embarrassment. Sorry to all the line infantry units who suddenly thought you were getting a special status for doing nothing. The truth is these line infantry battalions won’t even be changing cap badge and will still retain all the underperforming it has done for decades. Bottom of the barrel line infantry.

@scottn3597

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gamer-bz2gl this comment should be the only comment you read about this ranger regiment drivel.

@scaleyback217

2 жыл бұрын

From what I've heard (and that's not much) they are not required to go above and beyond in the traditional RM or Para proficiences/demands. It may prove to be we cannot compare apples to apples because we have nothing in the British forces make up to compare them with. Training/leadership and unconventional warfare skills seem to be most important requirements. If they master what they are being asked to do they certainly will be more useful as it will offer options we now only have on a peicemeal basis. Cooler - difficult to see how with that capbadge, IMHO of course.

@SuperVesuvius

2 жыл бұрын

Spec ops don't mean physically fit to the extreme. That would only be suitable for one group of spec op. Spec ops is simply unconventional warfare. If we train pretty women as undercover spies, to seduce high ranking enemies, and infiltrate and gather actionable intelligence and data, that can be classed as a Spec op. It's not just about guns blazing and tabbing 50 miles in 20 hours. It's also about adaptability. Warfare is changing. What would a bayonet charge do in the face of a nuclear strike? As tech advances, warfare gets more "unconventional", and the skillset necessary differs. Each have their own roll to play. However, with that being said, do we really need a whole new regiment? As far as I'm concerned, sfsg can be beefed up a bit to fit. However It seems the rangers would be on long term operations, training and assisting foreign troops over a period of years, and sfsg would be needed for high readiness and cannot be stationed all over the world on a long term basis, since it's quick reaction and high readiness capabilities would not be usable if they're splintered all over the world. Excuse my long lecture here I'm just brainstorming trying to figure the reason for this brand new unit.

If it ain't broke, please, please, don't fix it.

@finchy77finch79

3 жыл бұрын

It’s so broke

@tobymcelhinney5354

3 жыл бұрын

The attitude of the Chinese military during the Opium War. Militaries need to continually evolve or they will lag behind the others.

@12dougreed

3 жыл бұрын

Correct, that makes the decision right. It is broken.

@underwaterdick

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, no need to look forward... Never change anything and wonder why we are not competitive or effective in any modern military engagement. The reason for change is that we won't be fit for purpose at all otherwise.

@boblong3838

3 жыл бұрын

The British army is finished

I watched 'Who Do You Think You Are' some years back and Chris Moyles described how his ancestor / relative was in the TA in the first world war, the Machine Gun Corps I believe and they were highly effective repelling the Germans. Admittedly we aren't going to have trench warfare again, but if it was me, I would have all T.A. units rolled as infantry. Just my view but the limited training time lends itself well to preparing for an infantry role. On a different note, I think there is still a bit of a mentality of keeping private soldiers in the dark, and I think that mindset should go, the population are more intelligent nowadays, so I would train all Reserve Soldiers in decent map reading / orienteering skills, every infantry soldier should receive training in using radio equipment and should have training in every (or the main weapons) browning, SA80, LMG GPMG 50 calibre. Looking back in history the number of missions that have been complete disasters because of bad radio equipment lack of operators etc. and they never seemed to learn from it. Perhaps the Army Reserve centres could still nominally retain their links to their former Corps by keeping their hand in with driving (logistics) medical etc and have shoulder flashes indicating this additional / past expertise, but for me, you would get better value for money training the reserves as combat infantry. In the past it was planned that they would fore-fill the role of Civil Contingency (as the Pioneers don't exist any more), which I thought was a really good idea, but this was changed and cancelled at the 11th hour and never came to fruition. But actually it was a really good idea and should be re-visited. Most civil disasters, no matter how varied, their net effect is the same, whether it is Tsunami, aerial bombing meteorite landing, flooding etc all have the same or similar outcome, power outages logistic issues, fire, and the need for manpower. having the Army Reserve undertake a Civil Contingency role would have been an efficient way to make use of a pre-existing resource. The TA centres themselves would have been well suited to that role as was demonstrated during the firefighters strike.

@hwntwww

3 жыл бұрын

too many Army specialisms for all this- gaps need filling. Reserves, inf anyway, shd be attached to the regular btns, not in reserve formations. A fixed term of service shd include a mandatory 6 month attachment

The return of 'C' Squadron... later the 'Scouts'. Love it... and the cap badge.

@alanbstard4

Жыл бұрын

long live Rhodesia

Did everyone know that I served with Eddy Murphy in the 14th Infantry Special Bus Brigade at DaNang Restaurant.

@mashbury

3 жыл бұрын

You don’t know man .. you where’nt there.. 😎

@timfronimos459

3 жыл бұрын

@@mashbury Also know as sarcasm. I was nine when the war in Vietnam ended. All my cousins who did serve were my heroes and and like all Vietnam veterans they're my heroes now

@mashbury

3 жыл бұрын

@@timfronimos459 I’m not ENTIRELY sure you fully understand that British squaddie sense of humour .. or perhaps you do.. 🤔.

@timfronimos459

3 жыл бұрын

@@mashbury Indeed I do! Been a fan of Monty Python, Sorry, Are You Being Served and Basil Fawlty since the 1970s. It has shaped my life😜

The UK needs more Apache gunships only got 42 we had 67 of them at one point.

@skylongskylong1982

3 жыл бұрын

The Government is purposely keeping this info from the public. In the same way the RAF bomb disposal team has been disbanded

@Dan-zc7ut

3 жыл бұрын

@@skylongskylong1982 because there are robots for that now, it’s a risky job but realistically it’s a boring one

@maxpowerii7368

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dan-zc7ut what robots? The wheelbarrow type ones? They are useful but bomb disposal are still trained to disarm explosives manually.

@bulletproofguy5112

3 жыл бұрын

50 new Apaches being purchased some already delivered.

@adamwoodford7629

3 жыл бұрын

And of those 42, maybe 10, at most, are fully serviceable at any one time..

What a load of rubbish, we already have SF. and highly trained Infantry Regiments, we need to raise the standards of existing front line troops because in recent years these basic standards have fallen. We shouldn’t be following the US by creating extra units just beef up the great Regiments we already have, Argentina will be watching these developments to snatch the Falklands especially if the Army is also committed elsewhere. We still need boots on the ground, do they never learn from history.

@Swift-mr5zi

3 жыл бұрын

Awwwh yes, another internet general...I'm sure you study and work on this stuff every day of your life and just have some deep knowledge that no one else who actually works in this world has...

@zacbell03

3 жыл бұрын

@@Swift-mr5zi alright mate, no need to be so sarcastic. I agree with what Alex says, these “rangers” seem to fill a slot that doesn’t need filling. Rather than slapping a plaster over the problem, the army should be doing a more permanent fix (I.e giving current regiments extra training and equipment to bring the army as a whole, to a higher level)

@gfield1607

3 жыл бұрын

The thing is war has changed. The past 20 years have shown that. We’re not going to be rolling around at Army strength across broader’s on mass. The government have said they don’t want that either so we instead need specialist, smaller hit hitting unit that allow us to be useful on the world stage without getting us bogged down somewhere.

@alexweatherburn4390

3 жыл бұрын

@@Swift-mr5zi I joined the British Army in the 60s and served in an Infantry Regiment and our basic training then was far tougher than it is today. Standards have been lowered in order to attract and maintain recruiting and the Army is definitely not the same one that I joined all those years ago.

@mattdavenport7596

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexweatherburn4390 here we go... another ‘back in my day’ story. Your not talking from experience, your guessing what it is like now.

Numbers matter, and a soldier with the best kit and best training cannot be in two places at once or on non-stop deployment. The government thinks good kit can fill the numbers gap. Britain will continue to lose influence if numbers continue to drop. Cuts in transport aircraft and the landing ship docks facing the axe will reduce deployability. I hope the service chiefs put pressure on the government and maybe start calling publically out its spin, lies and post-review cuts and stop parroting government spin/lies.

@1anre

3 жыл бұрын

And you think the chief of defense will keep his job should he go against his direct employers ?

@trident1314

3 жыл бұрын

But they couldn't even recruit their previous target never mind an increase

@bighands69

Жыл бұрын

UK is an island that projects power. The basis of that power today will be the Navy and Airforce.

@gkiiizy6068

Жыл бұрын

Dont u think that if the army gets abunch of specialist soldiers its better for us…we also have nato so numbers arnt a problem

What happens when you come up against a well organised and equipped super power, those number just won’t cut the mustard

@Max-lf3tx

3 жыл бұрын

Even worse than the numbers the equipment itself is also out of date and or undergunned.

This British Unit is basically a modified version of the American SF CIF/CRF Companies.. They will not only train and council local commando type forces, but will also perform the role of what the Yanks call “Triple A” - “advise, assist, accompany” .. What makes this change unique is not necessarily the Role itself, but the the fact that this is a job that historically was always a skill set of the 22 SAS and SBS.. By building a separate Unit to take on this role, it will free up the SAS and SBS to focus more on their unilateral/Hostage rescue role... This is also why the Brits raised the SFSG and SRR back in 2006... What makes this a Yank model, is that for decades, their Tier 1 SF like Delta Force and SEAL team 6 never had to worry or bother training local forces and advising, they always had the Green Berets to take over those jobs, allowing Delta and ST6 to master kinetic Unilateral roles. It’s a smart system IMO..In a lot of ways the SAS were almost being taken advantage of and over tasked with all these different roles and focuses. For how small in size the 22 Regiment is, its only logical that they only have a few roles to master and not hundreds.

@michaelmulligan0

9 ай бұрын

It is what conventional infantry battalions used to do

Goooood interview technique. Many opportunities for criticism but he handled it really rather well.

Iv met Mr Carter in Afghanistan in 2009 very intelligent man 👏 i think its about time we stopped cutting and started growing with the global threat around the world

Finally, a Green Beret's like Special Forces in the UK. Looking forward for this regiment

@danielfinch362

2 жыл бұрын

My friends Dad was a Army commando in WW2, don't understand why it was disbanded.

@saltymonke3682

Жыл бұрын

@@danielfinch362 demobilization

@alanbstard4

Жыл бұрын

@@danielfinch362 wasn't disbanded. Commandos transferred from army to royal marines. However I can see no reason why this "ranger " group could not be the return of army commando, and use that name

Guarantee they won't have to pass anything as arduous as p company or Commando course. Interesting he does refer to them as special forces though... Will they come under UKSF? Like the SAS, SBS, SFSG

@Dd-fb2tj

3 жыл бұрын

@TheGoatthere is no tier 2 in the UK military. If anything, paras and marines can be considered tier 2 and I believe given the specific nature of the rangers role and to encourage a more diverse range of applicants such fitness standards won't be required

@Dd-fb2tj

3 жыл бұрын

@TheGoat we have to disagree here. There are officially no tier 2 special forces in the UK. The SRR are a vital Component to UKsf. No less importamy than the SAS /SBS. Most standard Infantry Soldier will not pass the commando course or p company. There is a gulf in fitness standards between the paras/marines and standard Infantry owing to the jobs they do and their roles in the rapid reaction brigades. Even comparing initial joining entry standards will show you this. It takes months of build up from these units to attempt these courses that other units simply do not get.

@Dd-fb2tj

3 жыл бұрын

@TheGoat there is not enough reason to support it. The attrition rate would be enormous if every Infantry unit had the standards of the Royal marines and Paras I understand what you are saying but I'll have to respectfully disagree and say only a small percentile of standard Infantry would pass p company and the commando course.

@mattersabo3117

3 жыл бұрын

@TheGoat is that why that rifles battalion struggled to get more than a handfull of blokes through the aacc? You do realise there is a marked difference between all arms courses an the full wack from civvie street? I agree that any determined, fit infantry soldier that takes himself seriously should be capable of cracking cdo course or p company..... In reality... How many of those people actually exist. I havent met many.

@stephentaylor2119

2 жыл бұрын

@TheGoat Except they don't pass; something you tried and passed yourself was it?

So basically US green berets. Training and focussing on local forces as well as supporting tier 1 units

He thinks Britain is Sparta.

@luckycharms5677

3 жыл бұрын

😅

@donxz2555

3 жыл бұрын

In that the Army will consist of 300 men supported by 45000 IT support workers who you have to phone and find out you are number 105 in line to be answered to get a fix for the mini drone you were issued with but has never worked for more than ten minutes

@hamskyxxx

3 жыл бұрын

@@donxz2555 hahahaha!

@thedonmakaveli7546

3 жыл бұрын

It will literally be 300 men left by the time the cuts are finished 😂

@robinloxley205

3 жыл бұрын

Return home victorious or dead on your shield springs to mind, the Army would need to buy more body bags, the Green "berries" have lost a lot of advisers over the years, too many, and so have we had too many.

This sounds exciting, would love to sign up! Then I remember I'm 43, fat and grey and now in civvy street!

Will we still have SAS and SBS?

@oliverlumbard8325

3 жыл бұрын

@@christwrd Do you know how this fits with SFSG? Doesn't to a certain degree, this bleed into their role. 'Tiger teams' etc...

@pimhls

3 жыл бұрын

SAS is more of an inhouse & domnestic counter-terrorism organisations, with a flare of special 'n quick action operations, rather than full-on military operations, if you ask me.

@isaacpowers368

3 жыл бұрын

I believe SBS and SAS will still take on missions such as high value targets and special reconnaissance missions , what confuses me is that the sfsg in afghan had the role of training indigenous forces and accompanying them on missions , so what is different about the rangers ? Surely sfsg could fill this role or expand them and open them to rest of army ? Not sure though I don’t know enough

@gfield1607

3 жыл бұрын

The British rangers will do the same role as US special forces, which is foreign assistance and training not direct actions as the US Rangers bats are. That’s what he said on the vid. Our SFSG is more like the role of US Army Ranger Bats

@gfield1607

3 жыл бұрын

@@christwrd yep just like the green berets do, I think it’ll be a great thing just wish I was still in now.

Where are they going to find bods for this? Anyone who wants or can join SF or SFSG is there.

@broken1722

3 жыл бұрын

Me first sfsg after sf

@bellumpraeparet

3 жыл бұрын

I think he was saying that application is open to anyone. That's not the same as making the grade.

@1337flite

3 жыл бұрын

@@bellumpraeparet well as long as the candidates participate with all their heart.... ;-)

@stiffchocolate7546

3 жыл бұрын

@@broken1722 what donut

@stiffchocolate7546

3 жыл бұрын

The training must be easyer

Imagine First Blood happening in UK, John Rambo is a British Army Ranger.

@kolinmartz

3 жыл бұрын

You got a permit for those muscles?

@1anre

3 жыл бұрын

Who’d you like to direct the movie; Guy Ritchie? Who should play the lead SpecOps Operator- John Boyega?

@hellrazor117

3 жыл бұрын

Oi mate, yew got a loicense for that spoon?

@BenjaminWong

3 жыл бұрын

@@1anre Idris Elba man, washed out Ranger who developed a speech impediment, Micheal Caine as the colonel and Christian Bale as the Sheriff of Sherwood.

@1anre

3 жыл бұрын

@@BenjaminWong Ben that’s makes a lot of sense too. Let’s keep these suggestions rolling man.

Confusing again the US and UK. Very sad. Support better the Paras and Royal Marines.

What is the General doing about the Army’s poor retention of specialist personnel?

I love that he fully confirmed that marines and the paras are *NOT* Special Forces, just high end conventional, and they are taking low end conventional units and they *will* be SF. Who is making these decisions?

@jmcgaminghov9994

3 жыл бұрын

They're not just taking anyone 'low end' to form a regiment. Like all SF selection, it is open to anyone In the armed forces to attend. The theme of the 'high end' conventional regiments filling up many of the slots in SF regiments will probably continue but the SAS/SBS/SRR ect aren't an exclusive club of ex-paras and Marines

@goth_dude6874

3 жыл бұрын

There are high end troops in all battalions , what he means is high end troops as in the way they deploy , I've been on cadres with paras and marines they do the same courses / cadres and I've not seen anything that set them apart from the rest , oh and look at the Royal Hampshire regiment in the late 80s they won the northern European infantry competition causes the paras and marines to call for a recount as they simply would not believe they had been beaten even the US marines shook their hands and accepted it , the of nato provided a section of men on that competition and were beaten by standard rifle company guys 2 of which were straight out of training

@1anre

3 жыл бұрын

@@jmcgaminghov9994 exactly. OP is talking as if current UKSF boys were born that way, weren’t they draw up from regular low-end military units too?

@Dd-fb2tj

3 жыл бұрын

To begin with, it will be 'seeded' from the four current Specialised Infantry Battalions: 1 SCOTS, 2 PWRR, 2 LANCS, and 4 RIFLES While these battalions have nowhere near an arduous selection process or general fitness levels as the marines and paras, they have certain skillsets that transfer well to the unconventional warfare that these rangers are based on I imagine the role wont require the physical standard of the marines and paras which are tip of the spear assault units so it makes no sense to need troops to pass similar levels.

@goth_dude6874

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dd-fb2tj makes me laugh marines and paras assume they are fitter, I am an ex tiger I was a long distance runner for the battalion , the 5 paras I was on a COP cadre with didn't demonstrate any superhero fitness levels that are claimed , basically it was pretty standard

Couldn't they just allow anyone from 21 or 23 SAS with a decent reference deploy as Rangers?

@craigross341

3 жыл бұрын

@Andrew I said a good reference. My pal did 13 years in 22 SAS, but he was in A squadron in the then Port Glasgow 23 SAS before that. People from the TA/Army Reserve do pass regular selection, and are the only non-regulars allowed to attempt it. It might only be 20% of the unit strength, but there will be a load of people in 21/23 (especially, from what I've heard) A,B and C 23, who could very quickly fit in. 21 is stuffed full of people working in the professions in London and the South East. Bear Grylls isn't that unusual. For the quasi-training job they're talking about his type might be quite useful.

@diozlatan93

3 жыл бұрын

@Andrew i heard from former sas and sbs operators that reservist are actually good

@mattersabo3117

3 жыл бұрын

@Andrew what are you on about. Inf high standard hahahahahahahahahahahaha

To get anywhere near an elite you need about a 70% failure rate otherwise you might as well not bother. Back in the 90s all arms P company had about a 30% pass rate, it's now about 50%. A 50% pass rate is too high IMHO; too many chancers get through the net! I'll be interested to know what this ranger/green berets/army commando selection criteria will be.

@scaleyback217

2 жыл бұрын

I have heard it is going to be a 6 week selection process - not sure what that constitutes but as these will already be serving soldiers (mainly NCO's from what I've gleaned) that's not a million miles away from Pre Para 2 weeks then P Coy 4 weeks for all arms selection which was the norm in my day. Will hold off neg or pos comments on that one till I learn more.

Cyber and space don’t help you very much when there’s a bloke charging at you with a bayonet

@peterbowen8613

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know about that, an xBox or a telescope are pretty hefty blunt instruments. :-)

@robinloxley205

3 жыл бұрын

or worse still lots of nasty blokes doing so with bayonets and machetes, and you not even allowed a knife, since some RAF Police confiscated it every time you went home from deployment. You are 1000% correct

Can see an argument for an equivalent of the green berets for training and foreign internal defence....an elite ground unit isn't needed....SFSG wasn't a bad start...put together a company or battalion sized unit drawn from SRR Para Royals and the Gurkha's....job done

So we are looking at an army that could just about maintain the home defence if these islands with involvement of reserves. We are taking tentative steps on the robotic warfare stage and we would like to make some controlled effort in space survey and maybe interference. We will have a very small series of specialist units for training and experience in foreign locations but have no intention in being involved in a foreign war of major proportions as we do not have that capability and the treasury and politicians might talk big but the forces could not support their ambition. It all sounds like the condition of the army leading up to the Boer War!

I watched a televised discussion of members of the Defence Select Committee, I believe, talking to Sir Nick Carter and the thing that struck me was they didn't seem to have a clear view of what the primary threat to the UK was. For me it's clear, the future threat which we should prepare for is Russia and a conflict on European soil. There are two reasons for this, and I don't believe it is complicated. You prepare for the worst case scenario. If you prepare for the very worst thing you could face, then generally lesser threats can be dealt with (One strength the army has, is its ability to be flexible and to adapt). Secondly, again, it's not complicated or a mystery, you just need to analyse past behaviour, and Russia's past behaviour demonstrates concern. (lessons can be learnt from the second world war, you could see it coming; but apart from Churchill, all the obvious signs were repeatedly ignored). Finally with this approach, again applying basic logic, if I am incorrect nothing is lost and the Army is able to pivot to deal with a lesser threat. If however I am right, and my thinking is not followed, then we would be in big difficulty and no amount of adaptability and flexibility on the part of the Army would help. The focus therefor needs to be on a worst case scenario i.e. a conventional war on European soil. I heard some of the Defence Select Committee discussing whether China is the threat we should look at. As Sir Nick Carter said, with a small army you have to be clear what your focus is, if you are not clear and are facing multiple directions you can not properly be prepared. The comments from the Chairmen of the Defence Select Committee, who I believe was formally an army officer illustrates the problem I referred to in my comment below, namely officers from Sandhurst aren't great at thinking strategically. The chair of the Defence Select Committee discussed the issue of whether China is a threat, I have to say I see things clearly and I get frustrated when others do not see what seems obvious to me. Firstly you have to consider conduct, China is bullishly furthering its interests but does not have a history of invading its neighbours. America doesn't like it because it threatens its ECONOMIC interests, unfortunately all empires rise and fall and America is in decline, that is not the same as China being a threat to Britain's security, whether or not they are creating man made islands or establishing military ports in East Africa. Secondly even if I am wrong, which I don't believe I am, unless there is going to be a massive ballooning in defence expenditure whether China is or isn't a threat is irrelevant because as I have said unless our defence expenditure were to balloon, tinkering wouldn't make the blindest bit of difference to the question of China (Elephant v Mouse). The focus therefor needs to be that of what is the very worst case scenario i.e. a traditional conventional war on Europe's doorstep. No one wants a war with Russia and you have to be careful with that line of thinking that it doesn't become self-forfilling prophecy, but everything you need to know can be discerned from how people think (Putin) and past conduct. Russia will exploit weakness and you can only use politics and diplomacy from a position of strength. As well as establishing ourselves on an equal footing with Russia, we should try to build relations with them; improve trade relations work on space projects that foster better relations. I also have another theory, when a child is noisy you know what they are doing, when a child is silent and nothing is coming from them, that is more likely when they are up to mischief. Wild card considerations are Turkey, that adds an interesting dynamic and the Hungarian EU relationship.

@bellumpraeparet

3 жыл бұрын

""they didn't seem to have a clear view of what the primary threat to the UK was."" Would they spell it out publicly? I rather doubt it. You seem to be dismissing China as a threat. WW2 suggests that nations take advantage by mounting aggression on a second, distant front. In other words, since China and Russia are feigning friendship, could either be trusted if the other initiated conflict?

@whitesun264

3 жыл бұрын

@@bellumpraeparet There isn't much to gain from being secretive, its fairly apparent from information openly available. The Russians were trying to curry favour with the Chinese but Russia has been to war with China in the past. So my take is China is self assured enough to pursue its own interests / ambitions. Any one could form alliances with anyone else, so that doesn't move us much further forward, for me the main point is China simply hasn't been aggressively expansionist in the military sense. Its been quite sensible in building its strength economically, investng in Africa etc. That's not to say it hasn't pushed it's weight around in respect fishing rights etc. and it has had small flash confrontations on its border with India, but all these activities are on it's own turf so to speak.

@bellumpraeparet

3 жыл бұрын

@@whitesun264 You don't think the Defence Select Committee would hold anything back? I didn't watch the program, so, even though I wouldn't expect full transparency, I'll accept your opinion. I agree that alliances, particularly those between expansionist authoritarian states, aren't to be trusted. I also agree that China hasn't historically been militarily expansionist (accident of geography?) but that's no guarantee for the future, is it? Both Putin and Xi hate the USA, so they would see an advantage in an alliance. Also, the Chinese have a military base in Djibouti, and they aren't "helping" Africa to build (Chinese companies, aiui) transportation infrastructure out of humanitarian motives. It certainly appears that they plan to take Taiwan back. Merely stiff-necked pride or designs on access to the West Pacific? From a geographic standpoint, I'd agree that Russia is Europe's greater current threat, but I suspect that the MoD is growing increasingly alarmed about the strange bedfellows.

@robinloxley205

3 жыл бұрын

I disagree, Russia is acting defensively, but we do need to be as strong if not stronger. Russia does not have the manpower or resources or desire to invade any NATO region, it would prefer to trade and make connections with the west on a fair and equal basis for its own survival and development. It makes more sense for them and the west. We do not need another pointless Cold War Our enemy is amongst us and all over Europe, a silent invasion, and I am more concerned over Turkey and Erdogan than Putin, and possibly some of the middle eastern states. China and Pakistan are working together on Bio-Warfare agents and after the "test/experiment" with Covid-19 I am sure worse is to come. The rise of militants in Africa also has deeper connections and connotations, via the middle east and China. I can see your point of view.

@Mitch93

Жыл бұрын

@@robinloxley205 Russia isn't acting defensively, it's acting offensively. Russia absolutely does have the manpower to invade the baltic states, in fact they are part of what it deems to be in it's geo-political interests to do so. Watch Peter Zeihan and in particularl about how they have an obsession with controlling several key points of access to russia that lie outside of their hinterland. All of them are in areas like Poland, the Baltics, Romania and Ukraine is needed to gain the resources in order to do so. This has been Russian strategy for hundreds of years. You are just spouting propaganda without even thinking. If you are more concerned about Turkey why are you not concerned about their biggest ally, Russia?

What about reserves?

The key thing about the Green Berets is awesome medic skills. They influence through fixing people.

@bigg4089

3 жыл бұрын

Not only. Ability to embed for extended periods with indigenous population/ forces, train them and lead them in combat operations. That takes a more experienced soldier probably with enhanced language and medical skills, and perhaps also trained in small unit raiding and non conventional warfare. It's why selected them makes more sense than re-roleing an existing battalion.

@craigross341

3 жыл бұрын

@@bigg4089 Didn't the US have so called SF babes? Loads of college students recruited straight in. You've got some clever kid who learns quickly and enjoys sport, why wouldn't you?

@robinloxley205

3 жыл бұрын

Green Beret medical training is superb, but achievable for UK medics IF they have the right training and support. The other thing about the USASF is that they have massive support, something our own forces cannot achieve and even less so if we make more cuts. Technology still cannot compete with the Mk 1 eyeball, a thinking soldier and boots on the ground. If the UK adopted a training scheme as good as the 18D or 68W programs in the US our medics might be allowed to reach higher skill levels, but with the current state even after Afghanistan and it's necessary advances in medical care, I do not see us having multi skilled medical specialists who can even do veterinary care. The Army did "hearts and minds" with SAS medics in the 1960's and later as I recall, but not of the level as an 18D Medical Sergeant

"Era of constant competition" = a nice euphemism for increasingly-threatening autocratic opponents.

@Leec_1972

3 жыл бұрын

Like the Brit Government for instance.

what happens to sfsg then?

The way his smock is done up to the top, he’s obviously wearing his pyjamas for this interview and threw something on top.

Don’t the UKSF already have SFSG for the rangers job?

@hwntwww

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, but all para btns are very undermanned, so more bods needed

@EssTuey360

Жыл бұрын

@@hwntwww that’s where you’re wrong. Parachute Regiment is the only one that maintains its full capacity in recruiting and is 95% fully manned. New recruits have a backlog of 6 months to join depot.

Future politician talks the talk but he definitely can’t do the walk What the Army needs is a real leader ! A person with integrity and someone who can deliver Unfortunately they rarely get above the rank of Major

New wine in Vintage bottles

Green Berries are under ripe grapes -Green Berets.

New regiment, opportunity to try other new thinking. The British army has done things the same way forever and it's worked, but equally maybe there is a fear of trying new things at the risk of breaking what's working. But with a new regiment perhaps they can use it to trial new thinking. For example, trial moving away from Officers from Sandhurst (not completely) and trial more officers coming up from the ranks. Kids coming out of school are smarter than they've ever been. Perhaps try leadership courses which encourage soldiers to take on responsibility earlier. I think some of the recruiters at Sandhurst look to pick what they have in their minds eye rather than assessing with an open mind the material they have in front of them, which is why you get people with confidence and who have come from a comfortable background (however people from comfortable backgrounds will have that confidence and outward persona that the recruiters are look for inevitably) but such candidates often seem to lack strategic ability, and i think that is an inherent skill rather than a skill you can teach. Perhaps it could be said in the past the British Army were the best in the world, I think the Americans have now surpassed us. Other thoughts, I don't think we necessarily have to re-invent the wheel, most lessons can be learnt from looking back in history. The German military machine was probably the most efficient military machine in history (perhaps second only to the Romans) and as dispicable as they were, the SS cut through Europe like a hot knife through butter. so the answer would appear to be look at why the SS were so effective (leaving behind their hate filled ideology) and generally draw lessons from why the German military machine was so effective. Just hope that there is no detrimental impact on the Marines, that's one arm that seems more or less perfect.

@bellumpraeparet

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting. Will looking back work, though? After all, the Germans were effective because they moved forward in a strategic sense, whilst the French generals (other than de Gaulle, it seems) were tactically stuck in the trenches.

@davidhinde3229

3 жыл бұрын

They had good equipment, good morale, good soldiers and good officers

@bellumpraeparet

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidhinde3229 "They" being the Germans? Early successes would boost any soldier's morale. By WW2, they also had years of pre-military training in Hitlerjugend, and the Luftwaffe gained experience in '36 over Spain. Meanwhile, the French were throwing money at the (bypassed) Maginot Line, and the Brits had downsized.

@davidhinde3229

3 жыл бұрын

@@bellumpraeparet The maginot line has been a bit of a scapegoat, to make it seem like one terrible blunder rather than a result of armed forces rotten from the top down. Even the maginot line was the result of outdated thinking from dusty desk generals, who were appointed more for their political loyalties than their competence. It is forgotten that the French had nearly as many men, that they outnumbered and outclassed the Germans in armour and had simpler logistics fighting on their own soil. However, rotten leadership throughout the army, compared to the fantastic officers of the German army is one of the reasons for French defeat. It shows the importance of good officers. With regards to the German army gaining experience in the Spanish civil war. It was only really the luftwaffe whose pilots gained direct experience, and even then it was more technology and military doctrine which had been tested and honed in Spain. The army who attacked Poland was largely new to combat, and their good morale can be attributed to good training, leadership and confidence in the cause. It really boils down mainly to a competent officer corps, as the armoured tactics of Guderian and Rommel, as well as confident, brave and flexible leadership all the way down to junior command allowed the initiative of victory to be retained. Morale is also helped by confidence in leadership, and the vertical and horizontal leadership of the German army was pretty much what kept it in cohesion even in 45 when virtually all was lost.

@bellumpraeparet

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidhinde3229 Thanks for taking the time to clarify all that. I agree, particularly on the fact that good officers are vital. My point about the Maginot line was the folly of excessive confidence despite the weakness near the Ardennes --- as though trees and rough terrain would suffice. I think that your examples support the notion that military leaders must adjust in response to the opponent's shift.

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Served for 12 years from 86 and IMO the British military has never been so weak 😕

Ahh yes - the old getting stronger through "restructuring" line. This is always spouted when cuts are imminent. No senior officer in their right mind truly believes their armed forces become better by reducing man power.

I wonder how he squares the circle by saying that a reduction in manpower will make them better able to face competition?

@johnallen7807

3 жыл бұрын

@Athos Aramis You could be right, I have not seen a single one star or above resign over the relentless legal persecution of our troops from Northern Ireland to Irag or Afghanisatan while the IRA walk around laughing with Tony Blair's "safe conduct" in their pockets and bastards like Phil Shiner still hold their jobs!

@johnallen7807

3 жыл бұрын

@Aliaholic123 Pearson Even worse soldiers are being charged with murder for events for which they have already been exonerated, in several cases, at least twice. A complete disgrace that Blair allowed it to happen but I find it deeply depressing that no senior officer has resigned in protest!

Being ex 2 para.....I'm not sure why these will be needed ...Reg and Royal have been supporting SF for years and are both very versatile.....just take a REG battalion and a Rm battalion and slightly tweek the training bish bash bosh Rangers 👌

One thing I don’t understand about this all is that surely sfsg does the proposed job of this ranger regiment

Are they better than royal marines

Good effort it’s about time the military started letting tri-service qualify to work it specialist rolls it’s the best way to get the best people.

Seems like they are meant to be like our special operations 75th Ranger regiment more so then the Green berets

Da lep pozdrav iz Slovenije hellen lp Nick Carter

Less ceremonial functions to allow more pay war fighting

Pretty sure he has his pyjamas on under his smock. No one wears a smock zipped right up indoors 😉😂

Is there going to be a Celtic regiment? Asking for a Glaswegian friend.

@nosamsemaj9150

3 жыл бұрын

We already have the royal regiment of Scotland which has 4 active duty battalions which is much more than most regiments. You’ve also got the Scots Guards.

@Cous1nJack

3 жыл бұрын

Nae pal cannae be both

@willfoster2635

3 жыл бұрын

@@nosamsemaj9150 The Kiddies - Strike Not With Impunity

Just sounds like a more 'regimented' version of SFSG

sooooo, basically, it's a second round of options for change, more cutback's and amalgamations just given a flashy name.....

"Re-organizing to meet the challenges of the future". In other words completely cut the army in half. Lay-offs and lost livelyhoods. All in the name of "progress".

So all in the new Ranger Regiment will have completed SAS/SBS selection to be classed as ‘Special Forces’? With the current failure rate, raising a force of around 2,000 will take years.

@sauljahboi5965

3 жыл бұрын

It'll take decades, US Marines started their first official Special Ops unit in mid 2006. They only have roughly 850 Operators right now. In 2016, after a decade of operation they were at 625 Operators.

Why don't they use one of the old regiment names they disbanded.

But don't they think the our country defence is getting down and too small

@gfield1607

3 жыл бұрын

Depends what your defending it from.

@broken1722

3 жыл бұрын

@@gfield1607 yh but they're investing money in the military tech but what happened if they're was a hacker who hacked into British militay cyber security Den he's gone control all the armed drone and da 🤣

@gfield1607

3 жыл бұрын

@@broken1722 that threat has always been about since the military has had drones, computers and even radios, what’s your point?

@robinloxley205

3 жыл бұрын

Smaller defence forces, security and border security like a sieve, full of holes, with infiltrators every day, total insanity.

Sounds like OMLT with eggs on top.

Looks like CDS only has his central heating switched on 1st Oct to 1st April, just like in the block! Not institutionalised at all....

Great idea, introduce a unit that does somethng the that units in the major ally and anchor of the alliance do, but call them something else. That won't introduce confusion will it?. No one in the massive US forces will think that UK rangers have the same role as US rangers will they. And it's not like US Rangers have not been in the raiding/ambush/recon role since inception in WWII. Great thinkers. Admiteky these days the US Special Forces name is confusing, but it wasn't really when it was intorduced in the 60s. How about the UK ranger battallions use a name that describes what they do or is the same as other units in the alliance that do the same thing? The great thing about standards is there are so many of them....

@robinloxley205

3 жыл бұрын

The British Army had Rangers in the 1750's. It was the British Commandos who trained the original US Rangers as commando troops in ww2. The Ranger concept in the US was an on off thing over many years until the 75th was formed and continues. The US Special Forces concept stemmed from OSS, Jedburgh, etc roles in ww2 (OSS later CIA) much different roles and smaller, today it is so large it defeats the original ideas which are kept by the SAS, of small effective units. So technically and historically we have the right to use RANGER as a title, however I cannot how infantry would merit the title as special forces compared to our current special forces.

Hang on while i borrow a a cam jacket and have Rupert from the marketing team hrief me.

Basically the equivalent of the green berets

So we’re basically downsizing the military? Surely they’re the organisations that we don’t want downsizing in, the more trained soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines we have then we’ll have stronger and better forces.

Uhhhmmmmmmm...... I’m thinking that YOU REALLY NEED TO CHANGE THE TITLE OF THIS VIDEO!!! As a Former US Army Ranger, both “Short Tabbed and a Scroll”, you almost gave me a F’ing Stroke!!! “STOP DOING DAT!”

Let’s up the numbers. Get them well trained and the best kit… better pay.

Whatever new special forces are developed the Army as a whole needs to look at the salaries of the Army and compare it with civilians who don't put their life on the line and earn substantially more. It is the only way retention of fully trained Army staff will stay up. Pay the Army what they are worth. More!

Bagsie my nickname is Aragorn.

why is he wearing a combat jacket indoors😂

Remember him from the R G J us

maybe get some of them 10k troops that are facing the cut and move them to the ranger regiment :)