Danish Frogs - kzread.info/head/PLeU0ya-0QayQkYtpqCi5__OCkeU3zqfvo

@knigthsx2152

3 жыл бұрын

:v first

@duckpuppet5738

3 жыл бұрын

Jameson do more airsoft please

@officialrunecraft4985

3 жыл бұрын

Hey how about a video from Hungarian special forces? :) btw love your videos

@christianbach4986

3 жыл бұрын

Hi James I sent you a message on twitter, I have videos of Royal Danish Marines Bootcamp

@imrehorvath2727

3 жыл бұрын

Yea I'm Hungarian background that would be cool I second that they are tough sons o bitches the first to effectively shoot arrows from horse back made friends with gingus Khan and also took out ceasar and leveled the the Roman empire for good makes me proud not to mention attila the hun absoloutly barbaric and as historically bloody ruthless as it gets that guy was

when you're german, but read the english subtitles anyways

@nebra1211

3 жыл бұрын

Wenn du Franzose bist, und nicht die Untertiteln liest :)

@yournormalnothing5900

3 жыл бұрын

@@nebra1211 oooo

@juliettzeroone22

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahah fühl ich😂😂😂😂

@Kristoffceyssens

3 жыл бұрын

Were all living in america, ist wunderbar!

@hansdampf640

3 жыл бұрын

Lernen hört nie auf wenn man nicht will ;)

The KSK has not - REPEAT: HAS NOT - been disbanded. Only the second company has been disbanded due to right wing extremist activities/allegiations. The KSK as a force remains active.

@therealoldnewb1716

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info. I was wondering.

@shrimpup

3 жыл бұрын

I waited for this comment

@thomasc6412

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that I was just reading up on it out of curiosity

@jayanthony3006

3 жыл бұрын

I just posted a similiar comment! The KSK itself has not been disbandung, but there are serious allegations of right wing extremist activities within the second company. Therefore it has been been, until further notice, disbanded and a thourough investigation of the KSK and its recruiment policies is pending!

@Hordalending

3 жыл бұрын

The guy in the end of this video who passed the course was Black. Probably there are more Blacks in KSK, so how can the unit be labelled "right wing extremists"

"put some water on it. I'm sure that's a joke." I see you are not familiar with Germans.

@zavani2

2 жыл бұрын

"Put an aspirin in each boot" is another favourite punch line in some SFs.

Me, a german seeing this title: "interesting"

@ghstly8609

3 жыл бұрын

Ja Same Bro 😂

@fabianmehr4942

3 жыл бұрын

SAMEEEEE

@maxm.7669

3 жыл бұрын

Fühl ich😂

@EntityNTT

3 жыл бұрын

Zugriff

@kingkryson3812

3 жыл бұрын

Der Moment wenn man es hier halb auf englisch schaut statt direkt auf deutsch 😂😂🤣🤣

"im sure thats a joke", germans don't make jokes

@marcelramsden3082

3 жыл бұрын

As a German, I agree

@Manuel-oq4nq

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, the last time we had fun, was for somebody else not funny :(

@Panzerfaust9

3 жыл бұрын

How many Germans does it take to screw in a lightbulb? One! We are efficient and have no sense of humor. Now get back to work!

@intermilan9731

3 жыл бұрын

Got to be a Hollywood Jew who normalized this utterly opposite stereotype of German.

@noneofyourbusiness4294

3 жыл бұрын

We do. But france doesn't like them

They aren't disbanded, this is false. "Only" 1 out of 3 companies. Anything else would be stupid because requirements are high, recruiting and training are difficult and expensive as well as the gear. This unit is too expensive to dissolve. They will probably get reorganized.

@phiru522

3 жыл бұрын

True. I'm German and know a little bit of this topic. They will be reorganize.

@ALTINSEA1

3 жыл бұрын

@@phiru522 did they get reorganize because some cases of member showing extreme right wing view? I heard former member was planning of assasination plot of top political leader.

@phiru522

3 жыл бұрын

@@ALTINSEA1 wow XD no some of theme are "just only" right wing. Nothing is know with assassination or something.

@derkernspalter

3 жыл бұрын

The KSK never reached full combat strength in more than 20 years. Now that one of three companies is disbanded it cripples them for a very long time. The other KSK companies have been drawn from any active duty. When they complained about it, our stupid minister of defense (AKK) told them that if they don't like and want to see action they should join the French foreign Legion. You don't need to hear ans see more to know in what desolate state this country is.

@hoaiyannguyen3608

3 жыл бұрын

@@phiru522 Die hatten persönlichen Zugang zu militärischem Sprengstoff und Munition. Für was sollte das wohl benutzt werden? They had access to military grade explosives and ammo which they literally stored at home or some other private area. What was that for?

German Captain Price can't hurt you, he's not real German Captain Price : 16:34

@pzakp311

3 жыл бұрын

Brigadier General Hans-Christoph Ammon in reality. But the appeance is indeed stunning.

@wrgsf13

3 жыл бұрын

Even more with the cap on (07:29)

@janderfuchs3843

3 жыл бұрын

But he´s real instead of cpt price,

@TrianglePants

3 жыл бұрын

Shitty template.

@arminschmidt3888

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂👍🏻

I was on a task force years ago and I got to observe from afar how the KSK operates. These guys were more than impressive. They received a mission, planned it meticulously, trained to the mission, and executed it flawlessly all within one week. The best way to describe them is that they just simply take care of business.

@kenkashikovacs

5 ай бұрын

where did you served buddy?i want to join the Ksk!!!could you describe them to me please!!!

FYI: The KSK has NOT been disbanded. The second company in the SF Regiment has been split up among other units, but the bulk is still very much operational!

@thehighhegemon2199

3 жыл бұрын

Just one Company has been disbanded.

@mrhailstone1810

3 жыл бұрын

also they werent "right wing" the majority of those guys were straight up Nazis.

@juanzulu1318

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrhailstone1810 how do u know before the finalization of the investigations.?

@AntzolY111

3 жыл бұрын

So upsetting

@mangalores-x_x

3 жыл бұрын

The KSK command is threatened to get their act together or their units will be subordinated to the Paratroopers who are part of the special forces division but regular units. The main reason patience has run out is that KSK is not behaving like a normal unit even for an elite unit on a command and responsibility level, kind of wanting special status but fucking up politically every half a year. E.g. MPs get only informed of their missions in secret service briefings after the fact. Given parliament is the sole source of legitimacy for all political power pissing them off is not a good idea. Parliament is slow and has competing factions so once you have managed to piss of even CDU politicians you should realize you screwed up.

My neighbor told me about his time in the Bundeswehr in the late 90s/early 2000s. He talked about one operation where him and his men were pinned down in a village somewhere in Afghanistan for multiple hours. They called for backup and it came in form of a helicopter carrying a KSK unit. They landed, started advancing toward the enemy while firing and within 2 minutes there were no more enemies.

@djurofaca

3 жыл бұрын

Oof

@soulofcinder518

3 жыл бұрын

They went in and the enmies went to the afterlife

@Bumi-90

3 жыл бұрын

Every German is crying, that our standard rifle can't shoot a single bullet in a straight line, but the ksk trained with it until they can shoot around corners

@Bumi-90

3 жыл бұрын

@@einyoutubenutzer6897 The weapon was trash in its first design, the barrel wasn't able to withstand the heat and than bend downwards with every shot. They then ordered a new version, that got rid of the problem. The service rifle is really good, but the rifle used in training, still is the cheap version, that has to be repaired every other week. But in combat you get a good gun

@bobuscesar2534

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bumi-90 Have you even shot the G36 or any gun to begin with?!

He don't yells at him. He just look at him" Yeah because the officer gave an order and a order is a order in German: Befehl ist Befehl.

@MrCmon113

3 жыл бұрын

Nö. Gibt einen ganzen Zoo aus Befehlskategorien bei der Bundeswehr.

@Nurgedanken0801

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrCmon113 ehrlich? Hör ich zum ersten Mal.

@realomon

3 жыл бұрын

thats what germans have in common with russians

@realomon

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrCmon113 bei den Sanies vielleicht, oder Transportsoldaten :))))

That commander's mustache unlocks 15% more XP on new recruits.

@AbuHajarAlBugatti

2 жыл бұрын

+10 on Authority

The lack of yelling and harsh "encouragement" is very deliberate. Soldiers at this level must be able to motivate and push themselves all on their own, they can't rely on external motivation and would be useless if they did.

@krisfrederick5001

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting point

@MrFusselig

3 жыл бұрын

In total, there is less yelling in the German Military than in the US Military. I think the main difference is because of the "Befehlsarmee" vs "Auftragsarmee". The US military seems to be a strickt "follow the order" army, while the Bundeswehr is a "fulfill the mission" army. It is not about following orders blindly, but about doing the best for the mission. The yelling is done so the soldiers stop thinking for themselfs, and do what they are told. This isn´t wanted in the Bundeswehr, where the soldiers should do what he is supposed to do and maybe find a way on his own to accomplish the mission.

@LaPp0r1

3 жыл бұрын

correct!, the will of the people is in their mind. if they cant push themselfs than they cant be in this unit. if they are alone somewhere in the world behind enemy lines - there will be not a drill seargent to push this man, he have to fight the war with his self! KSK are maybe not the biggest or stongest SpecForces in the world but mentaly the most of them are mentaly in amazing condition... i know what iam talking about

@indeed8211

3 жыл бұрын

America is the only country to yell for no reason everywhere else they only yell if you fuck up there was a study done that showed if you yell at soldiers in training all the time they become desensitized to it and can't tell if they have genuinely done a shit job or they have done a good job but are being yelled at any way overall Americans are less trained and less disciplined than other western nations they have focused too much on heavy machinery vehicles and cyber space and have neglected to update their infantry for example the Australian army has their training designed by the SASR so a lot of their doctrine follows an SF doctrine (four man teams modular qualified on all weapons) and do combat shooting kenetic fighting advanced combat shooting unarmed cqb tactical driving etc meanwhile Americans are just kinda trained to sit there and face out

@conhoolio

3 жыл бұрын

just the second company will be disbanded.

Is nobody going to mention that the commander of the KSK looks and acts like a German captain Price?

@joshualittle877

3 жыл бұрын

I was in the US Army for 15 years and served in US Special Forces. I served along side the guy in this video your talking about and coincidentally when I transfered to Germany later we wound up being neighbors. I lived next door to him. I went to their reunion rally in Regansburg two years in a row lots of fun. As someone else mentioned its just one company of three that was temporarily disbanded and will be reconstituted with different people.

@cappuccinokripperinokriop7436

3 жыл бұрын

Except cpt. Price wasn't neo nazi degenerate

@mannfred1440

3 жыл бұрын

@@cappuccinokripperinokriop7436 hows he a neo-nazi and do you know cpt price isnt a real human?

@Yan-mr5pp

3 жыл бұрын

@@cappuccinokripperinokriop7436 Please tell us how is he a neo nazi?

@astrosherlock374

3 жыл бұрын

@@cappuccinokripperinokriop7436 u have become what u hated

Still love it that our highest Generals last name is Zorn (German word for wrath). Its sounds like a 80s Villain name xD

Egal welches Video man guckt sobald es um Deutsche geht ist der Kommentarbereich unser 😊😂😂

@ottersirotten4290

3 жыл бұрын

Lebens... ehm Kommentarraum^^

@shadowdctr

3 жыл бұрын

Wir haben in Europa auch Sprachlich die Oberhand ;) Jetzt wo die Briten weg sind müsste EU sprache eigentlich auf DE gewechselt werden :D

@SuperFlaten

3 жыл бұрын

ja und das ist einfach nur peinlich und traurig

@janniserosjannis1777

2 жыл бұрын

@@SuperFlaten wieso das?

@janniserosjannis1777

2 жыл бұрын

@@SuperFlaten ich glaube dass das so ist da, sich viele Deutsche für die Meinung oder Berichterstattung anderer Landsleute interessieren

wurde dieser kommentarbereich schon eingenommen?

@Lethandro1

3 жыл бұрын

Ausführen! 👊

@MrBald-gl9nm

3 жыл бұрын

Leider noch nicht

@legendarybeast9725

3 жыл бұрын

maggisoßenvergifter eher weniger

@yoloswaggins1579

3 жыл бұрын

Lustiger username.

@HerrTelef

3 жыл бұрын

Das ist so ein alter Gag, langweilig

I really like that at the end, the General talks to the soldier who passed the test with the informal "Du", which you only use when you know a person better or when the person is not adult yet. Normally, you talk to another person as "Sie". Both is translated as "you" in English but in German there´s a big difference. In the videos situation it really shows that the unit sees itself as a kind of familiy, when even the General talks to the new guy like this. And yes, I wanna see more about the German military.

@brendanquinn9696

3 жыл бұрын

That shit must give Germans anxiety. It's kind of like going out with a woman and thinking "shit, should I kiss her now", except for Germans it's more like "Sheisse, I've known this person for 2-3 months now (a friend of a friend let's say), can I say 'du'? Are we even close enough to be labelled as friends? FUCK!".

@davidsmart8594

3 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too. Very familiar...like brothers.

@monky7628

3 жыл бұрын

@@brendanquinn9696 It is not that problematic, because if you know someone for long you go mostly with "du" except for maybe work environment and/or People with higher positions than yourself, those are either addrest by lastname or "Sie".

@alien1051

3 жыл бұрын

Nice to know, its the same in Russian: Ты - Du Вы - Sie

@redorchestra30

3 жыл бұрын

@@brendanquinn9696 It's not really that hard, it's up to the person in senior standing to make the first move.

German at the border control. "Occupation?" "No, just travelling." ;)

@mikhail7863

3 жыл бұрын

A German pissing on the street Women nearby: "gross" German: "danke"

@oberfeldwebelhans7652

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikhail7863 wait a minute...

@algeria_online_fair

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikhail7863 Welle, that was a funny one I really laughed at it... But... that was hard for me to imagine a German pissing on the street

@GreenFart174

2 жыл бұрын

@@algeria_online_fair You don't seem to live in Germany.

@algeria_online_fair

2 жыл бұрын

@@GreenFart174 haha right

It is kinda funny how this training is the living hell and yet everybody is so friendly.

@jonnybeach4944

3 жыл бұрын

well they where not allowed to film the part where the captivity was simulated ....cause of dehumilation ..

@jesusmena3505

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonnybeach4944 that's the hardest part of special units like this, prisioners treatment is horrifying.

"Ausfälle" is better translated into "Drop-outs" then "casualties"

@obliking

3 жыл бұрын

In german military slang it is actually used for casualties.

@unnamed1613

3 жыл бұрын

@@obliking Ich weiß, aber in dem Zusammenhang passt Drop-out besser

@honkytonk4465

3 жыл бұрын

Übersetzungen gelten wohl als Mittel zur Selbstverwirklichung!Wie oft sieht man sogar sinnverdrehende Übersetzung.Die denken wohl alle Zuschauer seien verblödet.

@maireweber

3 жыл бұрын

And "senior" is mistranslated as well. The guy isn't 40 years older than the recruits, what it says is that he is over the age of 40 and as such considered an "elderly person, senior citizen" within active KSK. About being "too right wing": They weren't all conservative like Reagan Republicans, that's fine. The problem was that too many of them were secretly extremists. Not defenders of the democratic constition, but instead longing for Third Reich shit. We can't have a Nazi militia outside and within a military that is supposed to protect our civil rights. Never again!!

@noneofyourbusiness4294

3 жыл бұрын

@@maireweber don't forget, it's a translation. A "senior student" in the US may very well be 18 years old. Or to make it clear, even a 30 year old dude would be your senior, if you work under him.

"The hardest that can be allowed in a democracy" is a clumsy way of describing that the training is bordering on violating human rights, i guess. Just adding that I'm simply interpreting the statement. These soldiers join the unit voluntarily and get thoroughly briefed about what's ahead of them.

@scarzboy9324

3 жыл бұрын

probably, but I dont think any participant will throw a Tandrum about it

@Lachausis

3 жыл бұрын

Fick off about human rights. These lads are volunteers, not antifa fruitcakes.

@derwolf3006

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lachausis Yeah dont know which guys you are talking about, but I would really not recommend to say that in their proximity. Could piss them off a bit and they seem to not care that much about the law/jail.

@Lachausis

3 жыл бұрын

@@derwolf3006 whose proximity?

@aquila4460

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lachausis Awww, is someone triggered because people care about the Grundgesetzt? Poor poor rightwinger, sadly not everyone thinks that the basic laws of Germany are optional.

Thats another type of pressure if you aren't yelled at Because they won't yell at you, just observe and take notes You don't know what's going on in their head And you can't take their yelling as motivation

"If you want to see more German army"...I'm from Poland, we've seen enough :P

@GreenFart174

3 жыл бұрын

This also applies to the Russian.

@bodiesatva

3 жыл бұрын

I feel bad for laughing way to hard at this...

@accipiterus

3 жыл бұрын

historically we have been a big part of prussian army and even wehrmacht we even used german language and order in our own army at times

@claudiodominguez.

2 жыл бұрын

Poland's geographical position has made Poland a tough as nails country, Poland can laugh at Germany via Merkel. Poland doesn't put up with any of the migrant b.s. like Germany, France, England and many others. If the rest of Europe would adopt Poland's political policies they would not be in the mess they are in. Go Poland !

@Ugramosch

2 жыл бұрын

@@claudiodominguez. Then why Poland don´t leave the EU if they don´t want to fulfill the Treatys they have with the EU?

The NCO that was in charge of my group in the German military was also an older guy who had been to Afghanistan multiple times before he took on our training. He was a quiet guy and never screamed at us. When he told us to do something a certain way he also explained why it is done this way and it always made sense, so we knew that he was a guy who actually knows what hes doing from experience. He told us once that a capable and professional leader does not need to scream and shout at his subordinates.

@Deliz1

3 жыл бұрын

Ein deutscher Feldwebel schreit nicht, um seinen Anspruch auf Gehorsam durchzusetzen. So lernt man das ;-) Cheers.

@SGMTom122

3 жыл бұрын

Dem stimme ich zu 100% zu. Ein Fahrer von mir hat einmal gesagt: "Oberstabsfeldwebel, wenn sie lauter sind, dann ist alles im grünen Bereich, denn dann können wir alle mit lachen. Gefährlich ist es aber immer dann, wenn sie leise werden!" Das Erheben der Stimme ist nur zum Übertönen von Lärm oder zum Überbrücken von Distanzen notwendig, sonst nicht.

@MoonfaceMartin88

3 жыл бұрын

That's pretty much German military culture. Even as a private, you are expected to perform tasks of the level above you which means you have to know the sense and intent behind the orders you are given on a daily basis. You simply might be expected to give those orders yourself at the drop of a hat.

@ret7army

3 жыл бұрын

@Falkenauge .. Appreciate the comments in the thread from Deliz1, SGMTom122, and MoonfaceMartin88 as well as yours. I've seen, and been on the receiving and the occasional giving of the shouting in the US Army. But that is not how it always is, very often it is the quiet voice as our sergeants give the instruction.

@psychoaiko666

3 жыл бұрын

@@SGMTom122 it's exactly the same in the Dutch army. Is "educational" violence tolerated in the Bundeswehr? (Grabbing, pushing, trashing improper gear)

!Hardest that democracy allows" means the limits of the laws. In other words, no human rights violations or such.

@riccardopattarin

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah after WW2 German military corps look very closely to not go after that point

@KristalBlut

3 жыл бұрын

@@riccardopattarin sadly, since the military standards dropped after WW2 :/

@aquila4460

3 жыл бұрын

@@KristalBlut Not really. The military standards became more sensible since Germany isn't waging a war of extermination and as such has no need for people who's the only ability it is to shoot civilians for fun or to take inordinate amounts of drugs to keep going. While there are some problems in the German military they come mainly from two sources, people believing stuff like you do and trying to "revive" WW2 sentimentality. And politicians beings not quite sure what exactly to do with the bundeswehr. As you can see by the special forces who are well trained across the board and have distinguished themselves in quite a few operations.

@theinquiryplease4404

3 жыл бұрын

@@aquila4460 "war of extermination" Kind of like U.S soldiers starving German POWs in their camps, or the RAF pilots shooting mothers with their kids, or kids on their bikes? The best way to dodge war crime charges is to win the war.

@aquila4460

3 жыл бұрын

@@theinquiryplease4404 No not kind of like that. Because, for example the Deathrate of German POWs in America was 0.15%, while the death rate of American POW's in Germany was 1.19%. The Germans meanwhile where happily mistreating all their POWs with the Soviets suffering the worst at over 60% deathrate, though they ad the second worst deathrate of German POWs at 35%. Furthermore the difference here is, that while yes there are valid allied warcrimes they are usually at worst covered up by the government, while the German government was activly encouraging/ordering such warcrimes.

I know 2 guys who served in the KSK. Both of them are intelligent, smart and extremely friendly young men. Both of them are far away from any extremistic or racist attitude.

@Lycurgus1982

2 жыл бұрын

Neither was most of the Wehrmacht, beyond the social norms of the time.

@lucaxy96

2 жыл бұрын

When you're intelligent and smart than you have to be automatically non-extremistic and non-racist ;-)

@tomitiustritus6672

Жыл бұрын

Then they are likely not the same KSK-guys who stole 13.000 rounds AP ammo and 62 kg of "explosives" from the armory. Likely not the same guys that got involved with a paramilitary group that was making plans for... taking care of a list of names on "day x".

lmao the guy doing voice over usually narrates children audiobooks like Grimm brothers fairytales.

@Hubertoser

3 жыл бұрын

It is the German syncro voice of bruce willis.

@notonlysunandbeach2567

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hubertoser In german dubbed movies you hear always the same four voices. Can't watch for this reason!

Only one "company" of about 50 operators got disbanded. The rest of the KSK (around 400 operators and 600 support personnel) will remain intact. They were just removed from any foreign activity/missions for the duration of the investigation into the unit and organisational reform.

@qusouthaul7621

3 жыл бұрын

Evidently they were doing something that was not good for the country the military you can't have people running around on their own doing whatever they want a military have a job to do and is clear cut

@AndyWoohoo666

3 жыл бұрын

@Joachim Hans The whole staff of 2 company was removed and a few soldiers, the rest portioned out to the other 3 companies.

@brando8829

3 жыл бұрын

It's funny because the article posted made it sound like the whole unit would have been done away with. Big mistake if that's the case. I'm glad. We need these guys. Its rediculous and stupid to destroy the whole group for the sins of the few. To the fellow sof that keep the free world free, we thank you.

@Blueveteran342

3 жыл бұрын

@Joachim Hans WRONG, it did not lose 50% of it's fighting force. The whole KSK has about 1100 members of which a majority is support personnel. However they do have 500 actual operators of which a company of 50-70 operators got disbanded and not all of those 50 got fired, many got redistributed to other companies within the KSK. It lost about 10% of it's fighting force.

@AndyWoohoo666

3 жыл бұрын

@@nicholasq.9435 According to information I got about this the rest was divided between 3 companies not saying it's 3 in total.

As a German viewer and active member of the service, I suppose I am qualified to write on the question whether the Bundeswehr has an age limit or not. According to the fact that there are 2631 comments already, I am confident somebody more competent than I has already answered this, but I will do so regardless. I cannot speak on the specific case of SF though, but since they're bound by the same laws as other German soldiers, the age limit should be the same. Generally speaking, there is the age limit of around 62-65 years. According to my own personal experience, there is a reasonable amount of 40+ y.o. old servicemen and women around, and not just old high-ranking officers upwards of OF-4, but also sergeant ranks (mostly upwards of OR-7 (SFC), but it can also be as low as OR-4). *Warning: Only read this if you're interested in the German Military, for anyone else this WILL be pretty boring to read* To go further into detail, this is how it works with the military service in Germany. It's voluntary service over here, so the lads you've seen in the video are all in there because they chose to, and not because they got roped into something by the government. Just like in 'merica. That is - unless the video was made before 2010, as before that, there still was mandatory service. So: There are different...I guess kinds of military services, or statuses, in Germany, for lack of a better translation (which will continue to pose a problem as we go, so bear with me here): We have "FWDL" (= Freiwillig Wehrdienstleistender, or "Voluntary Serviceman", probably inaccurate translation but best I can can come up with right now), which is the shortest-lived kind of service. That one goes anywhere from a minimum of 6 months (basic in Germany goes 3 months, so it's 3 months of "real" service) up to 23 months, depending on the individual's choice. They get a few benefits compared to other kinds of soldiers, but far less pay. It is a little like bit an internship, and you are free to cancel it whenever you want. As another downside besides the pay, however, you will be denied specialized training required for the unit you are then assigned to, due to the fact that your service is too short-lived, and therefore you effectively cannot serve as a proper soldier with such a status. Next up is the "SaZ", (= "Soldat auf Zeit", or "Temporary Serviceman", which, again, sounds odd, I know). This service goes anywhere from the 23 months barrier the "FWDL" are subjected to, up to 25 years. This probably covers the bulk of active soldiers, and is obviously less flexible due to the much bigger commitment. Once you have made that decision, you cannot easily back out again (I suppose that is the case in America as well). However, you get that juicy full pay and you can serve as a proper soldier. This is basically the "classic" status and found from the lowest OR-1 up to OF ranks. You can start out with this status or as FWDL, depending on your choice. If you intend to join the Bundeswehr as an "SaZ", you will be subjected to a harsher selection process including a psychological analysis. This falls flat if you upgrade your status from FWDL to SaZ during your service time, which is definitely possible and even encouraged if you are a good lad. The final "major" status is that of a "Berufssoldat" (= Professional Soldier - yes, indeed, you are not a professional soldier until you have that status apparently. But this is a quite literal translation - Beruf = job, or, alternatively, profession and Soldat = well, Soldier). These guys are in it for the rest of their lives (which in Germany apparently ends with 62 or 65 years either by entirely voluntary self-termination or the decision to keep on living as a pensioner - I can't blame anyone for choosing the former). Whether it's 62 or 65 years depends on whether you were OR or OF. They are usually found pretty high up, thus carrying a whole lot of responsibility. But finding them there is not necessarily the case - even a Unteroffizier/Sergeant (OR-5) can become one as far as I know. This is still an application-based status and entirely voluntary, but you cannot start out as such. There is a selection process for this as well - whether you can become a Berufssoldat depends on years served, how well you served, mental and physical capacity and whether there is demand for them. There's a certain conference that is held each year that decides every application individually. Generally speaking, only proven SaZ are selected for it. Then there are Reservists, but that's an entirely different cup of tea. They are also subject to the same age limit though. Anyone from the German military or otherwise knowledgeable person on that topic reading this is encouraged to correct possible mistakes or inaccuracies on my part. So...TL;DR = Age limit - yes, 65 years at max.

@flipper-b8588

3 жыл бұрын

My goodness this was interesting to read... just one question. Does the Bundeswehr have a foreign legion?

@hunter_0221

3 жыл бұрын

@@flipper-b8588 They do not. We do have two major multinational units, and as is very common in Europe, there are frequent multinational exercises. There is the Eurocorps (where, at its core, sits the Franco-German Brigade, in which I have served for a time as part of its signal company), and then there is also the Dutch-German Corps.

@Ramsa903

3 жыл бұрын

the age limit for special forces is 29 - not for active SF but for those soldiers who want to join Mein Englisch ist nicht so gut wie deins aber soweit ich weiß sind KSK Fernspäher und co auf das 29. Lebensjahr limitiert wenn man zum Auswahlverfahren möchte

@hunter_0221

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ramsa903 Gute, ergänzende Antwort. Ebenfalls gutes Englisch - bin mir in jedem Falle sicher, die haben's verstanden. For the KSK as well as other specialized forces there is the age limit of 29 years for the selection. Can't be older than that if you want in. As soon as you've made it, the age limit is 65 years at absolute max, as mentioned. Concerning SF: In the Army, that would for example be the Fernspäher, or Special Reconnaissance, then there is the EGB (Kräfte mit Erweiterter GrundBefähigung, or translated: Specialized Army Forces With Expanded Capabilities For Special Operations - yes, we use the term "EGB" 101% of times). For the Navy there is the KSM, the navy equivalent to the KSK, as well as the Kampfschwimmer, the equivalent to the Navy Seals, the Minentaucher (Mine Clearance Divers) as well as certain other forces within the SeeBataillon, which comprises the rest of the Marine-Infanterie (the German equivalent of the Marines, but by far not as big. Yea, in the U.S. there is the Marine Corps, and we have the Marine Battalion...but hey, it's something).

@yanecp1358

3 жыл бұрын

Für diesen Roman muss ich mir Frei nehmen ^^

german officers that just stare at you are way more scary than screaming drill sergeants.

When I was serving in the German army, we had two NCOs who tried out for KSK, both got back injured, but were allowed to try out again after the doctors said they were fully recovered. One of them even injured himself again.

When I was stationed in Germany, I had an opportunity to have insight into how the KSK operated in real world ops. THEY WERE INCREDIBLY IMPRESSIVE. They definitely had their shit in one sock.

@AbuHajarAlBugatti

3 жыл бұрын

@Johnny Dong hundreds of head cam operational videos around the net

@dr.christianh.3331

3 жыл бұрын

@@AbuHajarAlBugatti You sound like a legit pro. Internet bit***

@AbuHajarAlBugatti

3 жыл бұрын

@@dr.christianh.3331 Oooooh the little mercenary baby feels hurt and lashes out like a 5 year old? Soooo unexpected

@dr.christianh.3331

3 жыл бұрын

@@AbuHajarAlBugatti Laptop-hero. Uhh, I saw some videos on youtube. Deal with German Fallschirmjaeger or Gebirgsjäger and you would be the first one bursting out in tears, just when they talk to you.

@hex2637

3 жыл бұрын

@@AbuHajarAlBugatti actual tier 1 and 2 operators aren't going to post their operational footage, especially if it's anything recent, on the internet.

"...in a democracy..." I interpreted as "you won't see a recruit actually die on camera".

@morthuras2291

3 жыл бұрын

It means more or less that everything more would be considered torture, witch is forbiden in modern democracys.

@dennismason3740

3 жыл бұрын

@@morthuras2291 - wow. Much to think about. Thank you.

@dennismason3740

3 жыл бұрын

@SSJ - the "Dark Docs" channel might find that quite interesting to report (he does excellent research) about. Thanks for the data.

@dennismason3740

3 жыл бұрын

@SSJ - dang that is brutal. Thank you for the history. Reminds me of Hollywood. Kidding - kind of.

I'm from Germany...and much respect goes out to my fellow soldiers. I don't think I would survive.

I like how calm every instructor is. If you cant motivate yourself and need to be screamed at by the instructors, you're probably not the right guy anyhow...

@vast634

2 жыл бұрын

They are all mature military guys way past the need for screaming at them. If they don't match the goal, they will be calmly kicked out.

8 kilos in a week, that is definitely over what's healthy. it is literally hell week.

@user-mv6he6gl8m

3 жыл бұрын

That is what you'll get in the ICU fighting Covid 19 for a week or more and these guys aren't exactly overweight to begin with either so I doubt that very much.

@HansTheGreatestApocPlayer

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-mv6he6gl8m the fact that they aren't overweight makes it worse. It means they are only losing muscle

@Narr1

3 жыл бұрын

I'd just die after a few moments....

@killian9314

3 жыл бұрын

@@Narr1 same

@forasago

3 жыл бұрын

@@HansTheGreatestApocPlayer No, they are mostly losing water. That's the only way you could lose 8 kg in one week. Professional fighters do this on purpose to be allowed to fight in the lowest weight class they can reach temporarily. These soldiers are constantly active and they get deprived of a healthy amount of sleep - they become dehydrated. Also the sustained activity is very much endurance based so there's plenty of opportunity for the body to burn fat as fuel. I won't dispute that they also break down some muscle for energy, just saying that that's not the main thing they lose.

17:00 yes, you just witnessed a Germing getting a warning for being funny for 2 seconds 😂 Rightfully so, of course. But imagine struggling for 100 hours, crack one joke during a short friendly conversation and the commanding officer from the conversation will write down date and time because you were funny. Now that's German style innit? Humor is inefficient. Love it 🇩🇪

@Yawnpawn1

3 жыл бұрын

Humility and cautiousness are absolutely important signs for psychologigal stability and the ability to assess potentially dangerous situations. This joking seems harmless, but it tells a lot. Those trainers know that there's no room for joking when being concentrated.

@Louderboy.

2 жыл бұрын

There is nothing wrong about it. The german captain price, just want this young fellow to know that he shouldn't praise the day before the evening. Its kinda arrogant, the silent professionel is the optimal KSK soldier

@ic100news

2 жыл бұрын

@@Louderboy. Your captain is a one star general :-)

Ruhige und zurückhaltende Kameraden, unverzichtbar in der Truppe! (stille Helden) jeder redet über sie und keiner weiß etwas (sehr altes Video)

"the hardest that can be asked of young men in a democracy" It simply means, "within the confines of the law" Some countries' SF selection processes are allowed to go a certain distance beyond the law (e.g. SAS) while some countries (ahem, Russia) pay the law no heed

@82MrKanister

3 жыл бұрын

In Russia Putin will tell you what the law is.

"The hardest that can be allowed in a democracy" simply referrs to the german understanding of democracy and the "Basic Law", which starts with "Human dignity shall be inviolable". Some Methods, even those of other democracies, violate that 1st Article in the eyes of that law. You cant "break" soldiers the way you see it in many movies, and they simply try to balance whats needed vs. whats allowed, and sometimes, lets be honest, push it over the line. But this has nothing to do with "democracy vs. non-democratic nations", it simply means pushing the limits of the german laws. What some people here say about the KSK being not disbanded is false, so is to say they are. In fact, their under supervision and get reorganised due to some other laws they pushed over the limit. Germany does not allow some gestures and signs, like the swastika, to be shown or used. Some, or lets say way too many, if not "with maybe a few exceptions", that Unit also seem to collect people with or tried to educate their soldier to the extreme right, which means that some of them started to plan terroristic activities and they organised themself in a way terrorists would do, including collecting weapons and other equipment, like explosives, from the german army. So they are currently reduced in numbers, some are under investigation or wait for their trial already. If the secretary of defense is not pleased with the attempt to get that unit back on track, following the german ethics and laws, it will be disbanded. Its doesnt matter how expensive their training was, cause in the end, if they get disbanded, its simply means germany trained potential right terrorists within their own army. This means they will do whats possible to avoid that, but they also have no option if they dont manage to get this unit "fixed".

@mangalores-x_x

3 жыл бұрын

arguably even a realization that other methods work even better. When it came out that the USA are torturing people they interviewed ex Stasi operators concerning coerced interrogation. The Stasi weren't nice people obeying to human rights but when asked about water boarding they were "Why would you need to physically torture someone?" Stasi excelled at coercion and interrogation procedures without ever physically touching anyone. In the same vein yelling at someone etc. is kinda outdated.

@lieschenmuller2391

3 жыл бұрын

@@mangalores-x_x I would not throw torture into that discussion. Dignity means a lot to germans, that forbids torture as well in any way. Indeed, yelling at people would not be in line with that, however, even german military-people are quite loud when giving commands, but there is a big difference, and also a fine line, between those. And yes, they had to find other ways in training and how to "sort out" the specialists. Unfortunately, at some time they forgot to sort out wrong mentality, which only can happen when the leaders share those thoughts. Being well resypected among other nations armies, the KSK has some other stories that youre not getting told in public, which, in my point of view, is a result of that problem why they are under investigation now. Ironically, those proud nationalists turned a onve very professional military unit into a national shame. Its obviously part of the Mindset to do stupid things in the field as well. Thank god its all "top secret" Oh, and BTW: That one thing why torture, besides all the ethic things, is a bad idea: You dont get anything usefull from someone who does not know anything. But you will get something, and that may make other usefull information quite often useless, cause they simply made it up to escape torture. What you get is not worth the crime you commit to get it.

@lieschenmuller2391

3 жыл бұрын

@@chozer1 Google the Swastika, and accept thats it is a forbidden symbol in germany. In any form.

@baniksagar

3 жыл бұрын

Ok man.. the swastika is an Indian cultural drawing not a sign of homicidal maniac and killer of mankind. So next time you mention swastika please know the context

@lieschenmuller2391

3 жыл бұрын

@@baniksagar I know the context, do you? Google knows the Symbol, and I am not talking about its roots. So in the context of this video, Nazi-Symbols and gestures as wells as far right extremism in the tradition of nazi-germany is what I was referring to. And the swastica, no matter what its roots are, is a forbidden symbol in germany, as well as in russia. There is no sense in discussing facts. And for sure there it does not work to talk this into a anything good. Whatever it was before the nazis used it, it is now the symbol of nazi-germany and the crimes of nazi-germany.

Something to notice: the Brigadier General adresses the applicant with "du". In German there are 2 ways to say "you": the formal "Sie" wich you use for anyone you adress with their last name and the informal "du" wich is normally reserved for kids and people you know.

With the log-carry, I love that they don't tell the applicants how long the course is.

KSK is partely Disbanded and that was only beginning test now there comes the training and they learn in every climate situation so have fun boys

For non-Germans: 16:50 + - the officer talking to the master sergeant is brigadier general .

one thing that helped me personally was the fact that every one who is giving you orders has done the same shit.. and they still overlived it

If i rememeber it right, the age limit for active service in KSK was 36 years old. But I guess one can still work as an instructor, after reaching that age.

I talked to a Green Beret back in 1996 about the KSK. I asked him what he thought of them. His answer, "They're some tough hombres."

In the Bundeswehr we say:" dont get shot becouse i dont want to carry you the whole Time! " If you did that one time, you know why... XD

From the couple of similar videos I like this KSK and SAS the most. Obviously it is edited and lots of details are missing, but the general impression is great. Greetings from Poland.

Thanks for your commentary

I used to play football/soccer with an ex-KSK guy the closest he came to dying was when he split from his wife and in a fit of anger decided to siphon the water out of their water bed. Forgetting it had been in there for a number of years he ended up with a really bad dose of bacterial 'food poisoning' Playing against him in training was like running into a concrete wall that had the steel bars poking out in random places.

if you place the log "lightly" on the ground you get a second chance, if you just throw the log on the ground you get disqualified

@JamesonsTravels

3 жыл бұрын

that was interesting. they said it and then he put it down nicely, second chance.

@itsbruce6305

3 жыл бұрын

@@JamesonsTravels It definitely makes since if you think logically. If you are throwing the log. You are showing anger, frustration, a sense of selfishness. If put down lightly, the thought process remains to be determined to continue forth. A small and only chance to make you do the best you can.

@mindbuzz4670

3 жыл бұрын

Impulsivity test

Correction the KSK as a whole was NOT disbanded. ONE COMPANY of the KSK got disbanded - the rest is still here and operational. Also the disbanded company is going through a "sorting out" process and after the problematic soldiers are singled out the rest will likely be reinstalled

@jigglediggle29

3 жыл бұрын

There are no problematic soldiers, only problematic politicians. Beta Males and Drama Queens.

@stiegelzeine2186

2 жыл бұрын

@@jigglediggle29 there are right extremists in one company just look at Daniel k. He threatened a Lieutenant colonel and there are also islamistic soldiers like ömer s

@jigglediggle29

2 жыл бұрын

@@stiegelzeine2186 OH NOOOO ... the End of the World is near, Armageddon!

@GGysar

Жыл бұрын

@@jigglediggle29 Americans might not see a problem with having KKK-members in their military, but Germans don't want that.

Whoever made the translations for the subtitles is a legend, couldn't get any better

@hw2508

2 жыл бұрын

Very funny, indeed.

Hey Jameson, I'm from Germany and went to the military for 1 year. The entire military in Germany is very focused on staying moderate politically. Because of the whole nazism business, the military is still seen in a bad spotlight in Germany. This year they found a KSK soldier with bombs, a whole bunch of rifles, including nazi propaganda like Because of this, the KSK has gotten restricted severely. The military in Germany gets very scrutinized. Every single move is checked and evaluated. Greetings from Berlin.

@bismillah498

3 жыл бұрын

How lame.

@kukublof5057

3 жыл бұрын

and rightfully so

@lucasgrey9794

3 жыл бұрын

@Tristan Mueller The Wehrmacht was NEUTRAL politically during WWII. The Waffen SS were the political ones. If it wasn't for the Waffen SS, the Cheka and the NKVD would have reached London.

@eliasredlich3425

3 жыл бұрын

@Xslypher because they thought that the soviet union was a bigger problem than Nazi Germany but that doesn't make these generals or commanders support Nazi Germany.

@ownSystem

3 жыл бұрын

Nazis were years ago. Doesn't Germany remember how great it was before WW1? Lol.

Im a simple human, I see a Jamesons Travels video, I click.

@0lito

3 жыл бұрын

Amen

@Vasectomy_fan

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, profile pic and username checks out.

@stevenwebb3634

3 жыл бұрын

Let's go.

@rumpleforeskin9543

3 жыл бұрын

Liar........it says your Irish?

@lachlanrose4348

3 жыл бұрын

@@rumpleforeskin9543 Yea, I'm not Irish lol, I'm actually Australian

The soldier evaluating the participants at the end is a general btw. So you can see there are not many soldiers who even make it to the final evaluation and they don't take this lightly.

i can say this: It can feel better to march in cold weather than in very hot, but it really aint better. I remember we marched with 20kg packs in 20 minus degrees for about 24 hours and it was all about not sweating. Once you sweat and stop it can become dangerous. So that is one major problem + the amount of extra energy usage when it is cold.

the "democracy bid" is referring to our history. The constitution reads "The dignity of man is unimpeachable." so it is a challenge for our special forces to put applicants through situations that will make them as battle ready as possible... It is supposed to hinder the german military to ever succumb to fascist tendencies and form a state within the state. That also plays into the current scandal within that unit. Greetings from Germany, Friedrich, naval reserve officer

@mangalores-x_x

3 жыл бұрын

@SSJ You lack professionalism to be a soldier if you cry about having to obey the rules of your nation, dear internet warrior. Never heard of rules of engagement have you? Usually are very restrictive in modern conflict, for any western soldier

@alexanderkanickelstall2060

3 жыл бұрын

SSJ Where does the hate come from? Our first article of the constitution which grants that human dignity was implemented after the Nazi terror over Europe (Vichy France collaborated by the way) and stands as a reminder against terror against human rights. Germany and France have been allies and good friends for decades now on political bases and have been holding the EU together. Sure things can improve here, in France also (no county is perfect). However I for my part see the French as European Brothers/Sisters that have been fighting together with us in Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Horn of Africa, Northern Irak/ Syria and Mali for example. Also neither France nor Germany could defend their countries completely on their own, that’s what alliances are for, to share the burden. Un grande salut de Allemagne.

@PumpKing96

3 жыл бұрын

@SSJ Wir müssen wohl mal wieder bis Paris vor rollen.

@teekydeeky

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know how anyone can think you can have dignity while bashing an enemy combatants skull in. Warfare is not dignified, it is dirty and horrible. Germany is ironically becoming more and more fascist as they try to fight it, and because they teach and push the idea Nazi's were full on Right-Wing, (In reality, it was a hybrid authoritarian state), no one sees the fall.

@alexanderkanickelstall2060

3 жыл бұрын

Ryan H hey man or women, I think you misunderstand that the circumstances of that term. Obviously there is no dignity in killing an enemy. The German military knows that, otherwise they would not be that active around the world. For examples our prison inmates don’t have to live live cattle and torture is forbidden, things like that. Now my question, in what way does Germany drift more to fascism? Because there is a clear definition for fascism. Here are the 4 principals of the fascist vision: 1. A national rebirth (the “natural” national identities and culture is supposed to be in danger of extinction, it must be reborn) 2. an alternative, Postliberal modern (the “original” national identity shall be combined with new technologies and advancements of the modern) 3. A new society ( Volksgemeinschaft, Meritocracy, and everything is political [totalitarism]) 4. The new human, who lives and dies for the nation.

Thats a normal thing in germany that people when they get old get to be the teachers for new ones coming. cuz they cant do the job anymore but they can transfer their experience well and know what you need for the job. its jsut a common thing over here.

15:25 Glasses, contact lenses or similar are generally not permitted at the KSK. Eye tests etc. are carried out during the examination

"The hardest that can be allowed in a democracy" flashlight with loud rock music , waterboarding and other stuff to stress people over hours ^^

@PornopietistgeilimBe

2 жыл бұрын

"other stuff to stress people over hours", you mean torture right?

The General, Golden Oakleaf 1 star talked with him, like an old friend.. He used "du" instead of "sie"

@chris4183

3 жыл бұрын

@Roger Rarebitand your mum was damn right 😂

@redorchestra30

3 жыл бұрын

@Roger Rarebit You deserved those Ohrenfeigen

@MrPeperoni79

3 жыл бұрын

@Roger Rarebit I am allowed to say "Du" to my mother. But I had to earn it.

@MrPeperoni79

3 жыл бұрын

@@redorchestra30 That is rather a case for "Backpfeifen" or "Kopfnüsse". "Ohrfeigen" are only intended for minor offenses.

Workout game: Everytime James tells you to put something in the comments you do 20 burpees

@thatoneguy1565

3 жыл бұрын

Good Corona workout

@Dethilion

3 жыл бұрын

Damn bruh..... Nah

@adamakbar7840

3 жыл бұрын

It only if you do not have a proper answer

@tundrabanks3647

3 жыл бұрын

you'd be shredded in months

@Hehe-xy5ew

3 жыл бұрын

Everytime he smiles, you do 100 burpees

Calling that superior "senior" is mistranslated. The guy isn't 40 years older than the recruits, what it says is that he is over the age of 40 and as such considered an "elderly person, senior citizen" within active KSK. About being "too right wing": If 100% of them were just conservative like Reagan Republicans, that's fine. The problem was that too many of them were secretly extremists. Not defenders of the democratic constition, but instead longing for Third Reich shit. The military must always be under civillian democratic control and defend the constitution and our civil rights. We can't have a Nazi militia semi-outside but infiltrating our military. Never again!!

@horstguntherludolf6357

3 жыл бұрын

some ksk-guys was also hording weapons, munitions and explosives for "day X" at home.

@stevemcdonald44

3 жыл бұрын

Letting a million foreign men march into your country is extreme...….strongly disagreeing with it is common sense.

@horstguntherludolf6357

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevemcdonald44 life means change. only the dumb dont get this.

@Jan-rq8mo

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevemcdonald44 Actually holding up treaties that you signed is indeed common sense. We have pledged to take in all people seeking refuge, just like many other nations have. The difference is that we actually stood to our word when push came to shove instead of hiding behind a wall of populism. If one day it is our people that are fleeing again then perhaps someone will remember what we have done and take us in.

@andreasiversen3440

3 жыл бұрын

@@horstguntherludolf6357 Change is not by deault a good thing. Only the dumb can't see that.

This was really cool to watch

To give meaning to the phrase used: "The hardest that can be allowed in a democracy." Even though the KSK selection process is designed to only allow a select few into the Corps, every method during the selection process MUST adhere to any individual's right pertaining to his physical or mental well-being. No trainee is to be made crazy or scarred for life, doesn't matter how much preparation the KSK wants to give its soldiers for an eventual conflict and the consequences of being captured. Upon being formally introduced into the KSK, in other words, AFTER a successful selection process, the KSK may devise training situations for its soldiers that go past the theoretical limit, to a point where neither mental nor physical well-being can be guaranteed(though medics are present at all times). Before these situations, a soldier has to be formally asked whether or not he agrees to being subjected to heavy torture, and the parliamentary commisionar of the forces has to be informed and agree to these being held as well. These go past "what is allowed for a democracy to do" [to its own citizens].

@eikhorn1177

3 жыл бұрын

Hast ne Quelle für die Aussage? Ist das erste Mal dass ich davon höre das die Folter "üben"

Please also do a reaction to the "Kampfschwimmer", our Navy Seals basically.

@mc_reeze6744

3 жыл бұрын

Yea pls do

@PeterNichtlustig0815

3 жыл бұрын

Which are older than the Seals.

@JK-dv3qe

3 жыл бұрын

i thought KSK was Kampfschwimmerkommando?

@foty8679

3 жыл бұрын

@@JK-dv3qe No. "Kommando Spezialkräfte" Command Special Forces

@JK-dv3qe

3 жыл бұрын

@@foty8679 aha thank you 👍

You have to leave the operational teams of most german sf groups at about 45 ... they do keep experienced guys around for selection and training purposes. Also you have to pass tests regarding your physical condition / tactics / shooting etc every year in order to stay with the team regardless of your age.

Dude i loved how he walked like a 80yo in the end of the video. This guy had a hard week some might say.

"They are not shouting at them like in the US" True, different mentality. Shouting like the US does and correcting can motivate or destroy you, but... it's not likely to happen in realistic scenarios. There will not be any instructor shouting you in warefare situations, you'll most probably be on your own or with mates fighting their own inner demons. Either you make it out of inner force, or you fail.

@Antares-rt5ub

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think you understand how the US military works or how the shouting works at all. The whole point of the shouting is to teach you discipline. Another reason is to keep calm in live fire situations. Often times they will yell at you while firing a weapon. This might be news to you but in battle there is often gunfire, shouting, screaming, and explosions happening at once. That shouting mentality is to prepare you for that.

@i.c.wiener2750

3 жыл бұрын

@@Antares-rt5ub then you don't understand what the hell week is for. It's not to teach discipline.

@Antares-rt5ub

3 жыл бұрын

I. C. Wiener Use proper grammar please

@maxcepec9886

3 жыл бұрын

@@Antares-rt5ub avoiding answer by pointing out grammar, are we? My, how original and utterly wasteful, you could have spent that comment on actually reacting to the other guy. And he is right you know, The soldiers are expected to show self restraint and discipline without outside influences. There will be no drill sergeant motivating and shouting at them in the middle of the war.

@Antares-rt5ub

3 жыл бұрын

max cepec I mean like I seriously don’t understand what he is talking about. Is he talking about “hell week” or something else I can’t tell. Also why the hostility? Someone having a bad day?

German KSK 🇩🇪 one the best Special Forces. Thanks for The reaction. 🇩🇪🇺🇸 Respect to merica

Having worked and trained with GSG9 I can only say the folks I played with were decent, good bunch with great skills.

Worked with them on tour a couple of times very professional bunch of lads.

I think what they mean with "The hardest that can be allowed in a democracy" is refereing to what you can do to people without breaking the law. (§ 1 of the german constitution: Human dignity shall be inviolable) About the Senior officers, there is a saying in germany "There is only one thing that can replace experiance: More experience." You just can't afford to lose those who have that much experience. "To far right wing" means, there were Nazi Cults emerging among the troops, people were building a SS like Warrior creed up, some very shady shit, which is something that can not be tolerated in the german Bundeswehr. In the KSK, they dont care about your view, if you can make it through the training with glasses with more then -6dpt, you are good. But many struggle, imagine the swimming part with glasses in that kind of weather. What i find extrodanary and most non german speaking folks here might not realize, he talked to him thhe personal "Du" form, very evenness anywhere else in the Army...

@user-ht1nf1ff4y

3 жыл бұрын

They also stole explosives and amo. That was more than just a playful kind of SS kult.

@HafdirTasare

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-ht1nf1ff4y yeah, no i meant nothing like playfull. As far as i know some of them were in a coup whatsapp group or something like that?

@user-ht1nf1ff4y

3 жыл бұрын

@@HafdirTasare indeed they were in such chat group. It happens all the time. Extremists try to get in key positions. Hope they get what they deserve.

@user-ht1nf1ff4y

3 жыл бұрын

I am in general not in favor of armed forces. I mean who chooses a job where he or she has to kill or get killed? In general not the smartest. At least in Germany. Before the pandamic we had basically no unemployment, exapt the ones who didn't want to work or were not able to work. Why should we arm and train such people?

@HafdirTasare

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-ht1nf1ff4y i can only hope that. It would be very conflicting if the whole unit would have been dispatched... because 1. We need those people 2. Can you imagine what they could do in the privat sector without supervision?

11:54 Translation problem: a classical german "Zentner" is 50kg (100 Pfund, 1Pfund = 500g) so Hundred-pound, NOT 100kg. That is a "Doppelzentner" or "Dezitonne".

@melaniealtevolmer8219

3 жыл бұрын

lol hamster

@PornopietistgeilimBe

2 жыл бұрын

Not quite a Zentner literally means 100 of one unit and nowadays does mean 100kg. The Zentner we all know comes from the German pound being 500g. Wheather barrel weighed 100kg or 50kg I cannot say though as you'Re right the association with 50kg is much more common.

saw your channel by accident and subscribed straight away after watching few videos. I am from Berlin and served in the military 3 years as a must at this time when I was young and we still had the “ anti fascist wall”. I like your commentaries and your experience. You are through and through a true soldier with a bright mind. To the video: germans are not people of many words. Thats why the instructor wasn’t yelling on the recruits. Germans say things one time if you adapt you are a good boy if not your problem. You can observe this everywhere in daily life. If you come late to work they warn you ones when you come late a second time you are fired.

These guys are of course the best of the best, but as a Finn born in cold weather it sometimes is funny how they do many things just the most difficult way. :)

I'd like to see more German military content

@PixelPusher1

3 жыл бұрын

I have friend in the German Army whose grandfather built the bombers that leveled my dad's home in the Belfast Blitz while he was deployed. He wasn't interested in post-war resentment, neither am I.

@motorrebell

3 жыл бұрын

@pierce sherry Theres a military history before & after WW2 too .

@Crackmonkey2110

3 жыл бұрын

there is an official youtube channel of the Bundeswehr

@scratchy996

3 жыл бұрын

Check out Prussia , basically Sparta with guns :)

KSK is made up of 4 companies. 2nd company was officially disbanded in August 1st but the internal process will require around half a year, while the whole KSK remains under observation, a probation period until autumn. The unencumbered soldiers of the approximately 70 men and women of the 2nd Company will be distributed to the remaining KSK units after a check. The attempt at reform is to be monitored and controlled centrally under the overall supervision of the Inspector General. Commander Markus Kreitmayr, who has headed the association since 2018. Members of the 2nd company, during a farewell party for a superior in 2017, played right-wing rock music, shown the Hitler salute and pigs' heads were thrown. Since the incident became known, the soldiers from the company concerned had apparently not contributed to the internal investigation of the scandal. The military counterintelligence service had previously made the KSK the focus of investigations and they knew knows 30 right-wing extremist. The final decisive factor for the radical cut in the elite unit was ultimately the discovery of weapons, ammunition and explosives at a member of the KSK in Saxony, the elite unit's inventory is also missing 48,000 rounds of ammunition and 62 kg of explosives. After this event the Federal Defense Minister has decided for a general reform of the KSK in order to reduce their autonomy and the possibility of extremist infiltration.

@Ben-Doverbich

3 жыл бұрын

Can we stop calling neo nazis "right wing" please ! the CDU is right wing, people that hail Hitler are Neo Nazis... and not simply "right wing" they are extremists

@icksv5529

3 жыл бұрын

CDU is center right wing, which is different from "right wing". Anyway the KSK members company involved were hailing with the Hitler salute.

@tylerkonrade4474

3 жыл бұрын

Thats called a classic political hit piece

@L0rd0fLight1

3 жыл бұрын

@blueboywhitie Nazis were Centrist authoritarians

@johnuferbach9166

3 жыл бұрын

@A C H They just don't like what the other people are saying...

great video! greedings from germany

Training, along with maneuver, etc. is a different animal. I'm from a cold place, and cold never bugged me too bad, but some guys from the South had a tough time the first week. The good thing was, they listened to our cold weather tips, and "got grim."

The old officer with the moustaches is actually a general and was the commander of the KSK.

@ctujack1968

3 жыл бұрын

No this is Hans Christian Ammon and he was Commander of the KSK from 2007 till 2010. This Video is about 10 Years Old

@smem7963

3 жыл бұрын

not anymore

@ownSystem

3 жыл бұрын

One hell of a fighter hope German army has men like him.

German camo always looks gorgeous to me. As for the lack of screaming, I always assumed it would be far worse for me. Then you have to motivate yourself at moments you barely can't. The screaming in your face surely gets the adrenaline up.

@Chris09978

3 жыл бұрын

Felktarn is the name of the camo and it’s my favorite number one camo out there

@HO-bndk

3 жыл бұрын

Flecktarn is astonishingly similar in design and concept to Second world war Waffen SS camouflage patterns.

@thodan467

3 жыл бұрын

A superior who screams fails

@Intrepid17011

3 жыл бұрын

@@HO-bndk Its more similar to russian camo, Wafffen SS Camouflage looks more like a washed out woodland vamo.

@violentscorl697

3 жыл бұрын

Harry Ford That’s because it is a descendant in spirit of that kind of camo.

In Germany it's not unusual to have -15 to -20 c° in some parts Believe me that's hell

@girlgirrl2462

3 жыл бұрын

In Bavaria i live there They are Not - 20° this was 2010 or sth but the last years it was only - 5

@derPetunientopf

3 жыл бұрын

I prefer the cold to the heat. In the cold you can turn the heating on or put on some more clothes. If the heat rises to much there is not much you can do. But i may say that as someone whos flats heats up way to easily. Cold Wind on the other side - that sucks.

Explains a lot about them today!

At 12:00 there is a wrong translation: "Sie wiegt einen Zentner und hat keine Griffe...", means "it weighs 50kg and has no handles", not 100kg... Also, as it was mentioned allready before: The General speaks in a way, which is almost family/fatherfigure like. He is using "du" and "dich", which is non-formal language between friends and family members. You would never expect from a general speaking to (or getting spoken at by) a lower rank in such a way. It is very exceptional among ranks.

@mosasako4679

3 жыл бұрын

Aber nurnoch nach 85‘. Ich kann dir sagen, die tonne da wiegt ehet 100 als 50kg. Ich denke das ist angesichts der vielen somdaten auch noch angebracht ist

I met some of those KSK Guys in my time in the military. Crazy guys for sure.

There was an error in the translation when they picked up the logs for each soldier. The backpack weight is 55 pounds, not the baggage weight. They carry way more than just their backpack, so the total amount of weight they are carrying without the log is already way beyond 55 pounds.

Thanks for the Video with your professionell opinions. I can see you know what you are talking about.

I'd definitely be interested in having more about the German Military and even the Japanese Military. They have had similar journeys since the war so it's an interesting pair of countries to look at.

@derwaldjunge

3 жыл бұрын

Mrsilence4444 So the Japanese had half of their country turned into a communist enemy that they were preparing to fight for decades?

Something I think is important to add, the KSK has one of the most modern training facilities/shooting houses in the world, the so called "Gebäude 8"/"Building 8", with an unprecedented arsenal of firearms from all over the world. During the investigations which led to the end of 2nd Command Company, the whereabouts of around 48000 rounds of ammunition and around 62kg of explosives remain unknown.

"exclude the rambo type", lol small coincidence in him mentioning that, just a little over an hour ago, I just finished watching the first two Rambo movies for the very first time, with some family.

i was a cavalry scout with the tenth mountain division and my first winter there my unit did a winter gunnery and it was 40 below zero. so cold pieces just sheered off one of our 50 calibers.

First of all, as a german soldier I loved watching you react to our military and I'm looking forward to more videos of you about our military. I always enjoy your commentary! So what has happend was that a few cases of problematic behavior were discovered inside the KSK. It started with a party in which a civilian guest reported right winged music being played and nazi salutes were shown. This guest was a female hooker, so I think her report is arguably. Also a soldier was reported having gathered a lot of ammunition and explosives in his garden, which is an issue in my opinion. Recently a german officer published a letter were he states that inside the KSK is a right winged mentality during training and in general, soldiers using nazi language as code names, and their mindset of holding together is described as 'SS' like (the SS was a nazi organization during the third reich). He mentioned that he failed multiple courses and had a secret relationship with a medical soldier there which his instructors didn't like, so since the letter was written anonymously I have the feeling he is just mad about failing multiple courses and tries to blame the KSK for his own failure. As a result the german MoD dissolved the second company of the KSK and announced that our special forces must be more transparent in training and duty, to get rid of that corps spirit mentality which becomes, in my opinion, naturally when you work in a small special forces unit where you depend on each other. Since there have been cases of soldiers with right winged mentality, I think its important to work against that, but in my opinion the MoD cripples our special forces with their actions. Bare in mind that the german MoD never served, and all of here military staff voted against such drastic actions.

@wisemankugelmemicus1701

3 жыл бұрын

@UCUYuw6UHP_6BDBx1Wro4jRQ While I understand why Germans should be suspicious of the Third Reich, personally I just don't like how it's taught with an air of shame. Nobody should be ashamed of their past. The past is a cautionary tale. If you're ashamed of it, you don't learn from it. This world would be a lot better if more people knew their history.

@wisemankugelmemicus1701

3 жыл бұрын

@@originofint_3058 Absolutely those people exist. But the thing with tourists is, well...they're not respected anywhere. And, that mindset that you have, I think is one of the German people's greatest character strengths. Most Germans I've met have been incredibly nice and humble.

@ls200076

3 жыл бұрын

@unitedkingdom offiveeyes Are you british or Scottish?

@kalapuikko666

3 жыл бұрын

KSK will be a joke in 5 years.

@thodan467

3 жыл бұрын

Why is her report arguably A member of the KSK criticized that event als harshly.

This makes my feet hurt watching this lol man you're right about the feet swelling up when you stop! Every 5k you stop your feet hurt worse and worse

KSK still alive! They decide it few days ago. Greetings from germany nice video sir

you can see Jameson is impressed