Canada never has enough soldiers but what they have are the best trained for sure.

@davidedwards3838

Жыл бұрын

I would agree that during peace time we never have enough. But when war comes. We come out in droves to volunteer.

@XMorbidReignX

Жыл бұрын

Quality over quantity

@d3m0n876

Жыл бұрын

yea people dont get that because our numbers aren't very high every soldier needs to know how to do everything

@bruce8321

Жыл бұрын

@@Jayess-c are you serious. That would be a reserve of about 20 million and make it the largest in the world. You need to read up

@d3m0n876

Жыл бұрын

@@bruce8321 thats false the reservists arent that high

In my services days... if you wanted to be the elite in the army, you applied for the Pathfinder course. They still play an important role. But all the glory goes to CANSOFCOM these days.

Served with many men that carry the torch. All good lads. AIRBORNE!!!!

In commonwealth countries, the Patrol Pathfinder units is a highly selected unit. Maybe even on par with the U.S 75th Rangers but with more of a long range reconnaissance role. The Canadian Patrol Pathfinder course is 3 months long while the U.S Pathfinder school is a 3 week course, and the U.S Ranger school is 2 months. The "Patrol" in Patrol Pathfinders reminds me of the U.S Long-range reconnaissance patrol units, LRRPs in Vietnam. I remember watching a old school documentary about this course and there was a U.S Ranger attending the course, likewise ours to their Ranger school.

@duanepigden1337

Жыл бұрын

USA rangers are great trained regular solders. Maybe like the PPCLI, not special forces.

@DirtyMikeandTheBoys69

Жыл бұрын

Not entirely sure where you got your information from, but it's a tad incorrect. For one, RASP (Ranger Assessment and Selection Program) is approximately 8 weeks. You then have the Army's Parachutist Course which is approximately 3 weeks if I recall correctly. You then have Jumpmaster, Sniper, SERE, Military Free-Fall, Combat Divers course, and Special Operations Combat Medic course. This doesn't include the "Big 5" training you will recieve IF you are selected for the 75th. The 5 includes marksmanship, physical training, medical training, small unit tactics, and mobility. Now keep in mind the 75th is part of USASOC (US Army Special Operations Command), so they're certainly trained to a much higher standard than your basic Pathfinder or Infanteer as you guys say in Canada. Don't even get me started on the Regimental Reconnaissance Company, who's selection is another month of top of the training they've already conducted, as well as a 42-week-long Operator Training Course, including free-fall training, computers, advanced communications, digital photography, photo editing, reconnaissance reporting formats, fieldcraft and stalks, infiltration and exfiltration methods, close-air support, CQB-techniques, unarmed hand-to-hand combat, advanced driving techniques, marksmanship, demolitions, tactical man-tracking and advanced medical techniques. Pathfinders are cool though, but certainly not 75th Ranger Regiment material.

@duanepigden1337

Жыл бұрын

@@DirtyMikeandTheBoys69 -- thank you.

@ChiefSuperior

Жыл бұрын

The Canadian Patrol Pathfinders are equivalent to MARSOC

@jjt1093

Жыл бұрын

To note this course in the CF is open to all candidates, if your SF you still will have to go to the course if the unit requires, So if you see a dude with a blured face its the sf side same with rank qualification courses, Our pathfinders are in the same roles as other pathfinders but with a spicy twist. Can do a lot more and its more like a ranger qualification for the 75th. Wish I had the opportunity back in the day but was only open to infantry then :(

Canada has some of the best terrain for training pathfinders. Full arctic, rain forest, jungle, desert and 3 ocean access, all in the same country. That means we have to know it all though

I find it really interesting that many of our units are trained for land, sea and air as well as diverse terrains and biomes. I can still see Pathfinders getting a lot of use for long term and long range recon. Deep in the sticks unit for sure.

Had an old NCO that was a pathfinder, he had some wild stories about night jumps, joint training ops with US groups and everything in between. It was ridiculous, buddy was trained as a combat diver, EOD, Airborne infantry, combat medic, radio communications field operator and god knows what else that he didn't disclose. I've never met someone as fast and quiet as this dude, if you didn't see him move you'd think he just appeared behind people. He had one night jump where one mates leg got tangled and essentially de-gloved a large portion of his leg from his ankle to the knee, right at the start of a 3 day mission. Buddy survived alright but I Can't imagine how brutal those 3 days would have been.

@halfred8011

Жыл бұрын

In BFC valcartier ?

@willtobias6524

Жыл бұрын

So sick this sounds like the dream position for me i mostly just want to get a broad array of skills out of the military.

@halfred8011

Жыл бұрын

@@willtobias6524 to go to PPF you need to do basic Recon and basic Para, if you start with this and are lucky enough to go on path selection, that should be a good indication. I wish u the best !

@chrisburke624

11 ай бұрын

​@willtobias6524 Someone else already gave you solid advice, beat me to the punch! To be a Patrol Pathfinder you should join the infantry, try to get into the recce section of your battalion, get recce qualified & parachute qualified

@kaboom-zf2bl

6 ай бұрын

@@willtobias6524 recall your basic training ... and multiply the intensity by 100 ... it IS 11 weeks of grueling HELL and that is an understatement ... but well worth toughing out IF you can hack it ... they dont fail you YOU fail you in that course ... by NOT finishing the tasks assigned in the area .... not just your own but ALL of them

Respect to anyone who completes this course. They earned it and deserve it. Thank you for your incredible service.

@kaboom-zf2bl

6 ай бұрын

Thanks ... btdt .... rtrd cpt 3RCR

As a former Canadian airborne regiment member I can safely comment that Airborne path finders original task was locating and preparing Drop Zones or DZ'S for airborne parachute and air drop operations . This roll expanded to include beach landings and insurgents as well as Air Landing Zones for helicopters or LZ. Assault river crosings and resonance and assistance in disarming bridges for capture. Bareing in mind this dates back to WW2 when beach landings where primarily a Navy concern and river crossings where an engineering operation .

@varindersidhu8420

Жыл бұрын

Were you really airborne regiment?

@jamesfillmore8902

Жыл бұрын

@@varindersidhu8420 yes I was 1976 to 1980

@varindersidhu8420

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesfillmore8902 it makes me sad that a few bad apples ruined for everyone! Thanks for your service!

@charleskelly5831

Жыл бұрын

Hey James, I'm 2 Commando, 2PPCLI, 1979-1994, in Barracks (Pet-Land) 1982-1984 Then off the Germany. That is very accurate. Thanks.

Pathfinder isn't a unit in Canada, it's a qualification. Very difficult course. Pathfinder qualified soldiers (commissioned and NCM) are intended to establish drop and landing zones for the main force.

@kaboom-zf2bl

6 ай бұрын

unlike the states ... we dont actually have specific units of this type or that type ... EVERY unit has those capabilities with some portion of the brigade ... usually 2/3rds of it ... and all are JTF2 qualified ... Americans have the airborne parchute boys ... Canadians have all the jump training MOS americans have sniper units we have the sniper MOS ... and so on ... (Military Operation Specialist) it is common for a soldier to have 6 to 8 MOS's n their training ... and the ones used for special operations have usually 8 to 10 MOS's

@honestreviewer3283

6 ай бұрын

@@kaboom-zf2bl Explain what you mean by "all are JTF2 qualified." Maybe I served in a different CAF than you did (if you served), but, yes, the CAF indeed does have "specific units of this type or that." JTF2 is a specific type of unit. CSOR is a specific type of unit (I was a captain with CSOR for four years). But it is true that Canadian soldiers, because their's is a smaller military, tend to have more courses and qualifications under their belts and are qualified to do more things than their typical American counterpart.

@kaboom-zf2bl

6 ай бұрын

@@honestreviewer3283 were do you think they come from ... they are chosen by their specialties ... the csor doesnt recruit OFF THE STREET and you know that it recruits from within ... and the pathfinder course is one certain need for them ... if you cant pass that you wont be part f the JTF cut ... ever didnt you take the history part of the course that actually teaches one about the unit from jtf1 onwards ...

@honestreviewer3283

6 ай бұрын

@@kaboom-zf2bl I have no idea what you're trying to say. Any occupation-qualified member of the CAF can apply for CSOR or JTF2. You don't need Pathfinder to serve in CSOR or JTF2; a lot of the guys who wind up in those units already have it because they're hard chargers, but it's not a prerequisite. I have friends who served in JTF2 who weren't even para qualified when they passed selection. I'm guessing you haven't actually served, or are so new you don't know much yet.

@kaboom-zf2bl

6 ай бұрын

@@honestreviewer3283 no you dont BUT it is a plus on your side ... you never paid attention to the skill set have you let me guess you are PPCLI ... I was RCR ...

And btw once they pass the course and earn that torch tab, they would just go to their Recce platoon but maybe form a section of the advanced recce guys. And those who pass would be reclaimed as commando gods at their home units. lol

@trident1314

Жыл бұрын

So in essence this is a course rather than a unit in its own right? From a UK perspective they kinda look like a combination of the pathfinders and brigade recce troop of the Royal Marines.

@KneeStrikes

Жыл бұрын

@@trident1314 Yes just the course itself, the Patrol Pathfinders used to have their own unit in the Canadian Airborne Regiment but the Regiment has been disbanded after some Paratroopers tortured and murdered a teenager insurgent in the Somalia conflict 1992. All that history gone.... we still have Paratroopers, but with a designated Parachute Company in each infantry Battalion. And yes good point, they are much like the UK Paras with a Reece troop role.

@sakaraist

Жыл бұрын

@@trident1314 Currently yes, There's been an active revitalization effort since 2011 or so where they've been increasing their numbers as well as their joint-training ops but they still don't have a designated unit. I've heard some murmurs since the ukraine situation took off that the CAF really wanted to look into specialized light units again but there's no way to tell if or when that'll happen. Currently they just return to their platoon but are fully trained and able to work independently, even when deployed with their unit.

@BouncingTribbles

Жыл бұрын

Combined arms for the win, scouts are needed everywhere

@Brecconable

Жыл бұрын

@@KneeStrikes That is what happens when lariam is issued and the Chain doesn't take the flak.

Hell ya love a good Canadian vid 🇨🇦🇨🇦

Awesome way to start off my Sunday with a Canadian reaction!!

There was a reservist from my old infantry regiment who completed the next serial course after this one and was the only reservist in 20 years to pass that gruelling course so BZ to him.

@kaboom-zf2bl

6 ай бұрын

that is a tough one to do ... I knew a guy who went reserves once his wife got pregnant (he was not reserve before he signed up for full service) ... he I would expect would have done this course ... as he heard me talking about my run through it at the time ...

@TheRealbboysplash

2 ай бұрын

Was he a reservist from the beginning or was he previously reg. Force?

The path Finder in the Thumb nail was my old Platoon Warrant in 2 RCR. unit of man, short but built like a shit brick house, Beauty of man! Pro Patria!

Looking forward to this one dude

@maxlamb7206

Жыл бұрын

You should react to it! I’d love to hear your insight. Also love your respect for Canadians

@123blakes8

Жыл бұрын

Ahaha I’m subscribed to both of your channels

@CombatArmsChannel

Жыл бұрын

This was a fun one. Pathfinder sounds like a tough job with little recognition

3:14 the heater in that guys lip goddamn!!!

@CombatArmsChannel. 😊I did the voiceover for this video. Aw man, did I sound like an AI voice? This was the direction I had with the director and we decided that a more montone, military narration style no over the top narration style was the best. Hugo Montpetit was the mastermind and he is a combat Photographer. His channel is kzread.info/dron/vhU_URngQj1HD8ylHexn9A.html He's a hell of a guy and I was honored to be the voice of this video. Canadian Patrol Pathfinders are badasses. 👍

@709mash

Жыл бұрын

You did a great job! Pathfinders are hard AF!

@charlesthevoice1064

Жыл бұрын

@@709mash Thank you Sir! Love your channel!

@ACS402010

Жыл бұрын

I was literally just saying to myself while watching this, the voice actor's voice is an incredible fit for this video, calm, resonant and autoritative. Awesome job.

Awesome video, the canadian landscape is so diverse for military training and for outdoor enthusiasts.

The average Canadian soldier has on average a better education and more training and cross training than the average soldier in some other nations. So it is not a shock to see the level of training this program of pathfinders has. We may not have a lot of soldiers or the nearest toys, but our guys are pretty tough and they are taught to be leaders

Everytime a footage made me go: gosh that looks so difficult, Theo went: that looks like a lot of fun!! 😂

Canaduan Patrol Pathfinders are part of what used to be airborne. Their original purpose was to go to where the airborne were going to land and ready the drop zone. They learn combat medic, parachute, navigation, reconnaissance. Here is a good video on them, first of two parts. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHWHlNKglNmrnco.html

@cthree87

Жыл бұрын

We need a reaction to the linked video

@MarcLombart

Жыл бұрын

@@cthree87 that would be cool

@NovaScotiaNewfie

Жыл бұрын

They are jump qualified but you don't have to be in a jump company. Reservists can do the course.

@marcpedneault3362

2 ай бұрын

Disbanded after the somalia scandal. Hid the nutbars in jtf2 and changed the operational names and disignations. A coverup lol

Love it when you show some interest in the cf. Good on ya In Canada the military gets no love anymore. They are just ignored by the people and the government. It's sad

@RPMZ11

Жыл бұрын

They were loved right up until you know what in 2015.

@gryph01

Жыл бұрын

It's been like that for a long time. I was in Artillery in the late 80's. We didn't get much live back then either. Politicians complained about the budget. Civilians often ridiculed us. It was only the vets that gave us respect.

@barbarae-b507

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think that you are unloved, I just think that you not talked about enough. I certainly love and respect all our varied forces.

@crewtheaftermath4105

Жыл бұрын

untrue. Beloved! and still doing our job. your reading troll post if you think we lost a step. Gop funding is down but we all know that is changing, we are as tough and dedicated to freedom more now than ever before, and in the before part we were bloody!. no freedoms will be encrouched upon.

Excellent video, I wish it had been longer, it was so interesting.

@KneeStrikes

Жыл бұрын

If you look up Truth Duty Valour on youtube, you can find the episode of the Canadian Patrol Pathfinders course. There's 2 episodes each 40 mins long. The series was made to showcase each unit in the Canadian Army but the the series itself was made in 2005-ish. So it might show it's age. But still informative!

@cheryla7480

Жыл бұрын

@@KneeStrikes Thanks for the info, I’ll be sure to check it out.

Hey, I think I shared the link with you a while ago, its cool to see more Canadian content!

Much respect 🇨🇦

UK Pathfinders are the recce element of 16 Air Assault Bde, the teeth of a UK deployment. Very much required.

Hi Ty for ur service. I’m from Canada 🇨🇦 myself ex army reservist too. Maybe contact the Canadian Armed Forces and see if u can talk to them about this course for more info. U never know what they will say if u do not ask. Right. Godbless u and ur family and all the U.S. military of all branches.

Sweet i love these videos

I think these were the guys training where I live in a rural mountain area in British Columbia.Black helicopters and vehicles and one heli was hovering in my friends yard low enough to be level with her second story bedroom window.😬👀

As a retired pathfinder I'm telling you ewe fight for Canada and we fight for the mission. That is all

Cannot tell you how many flights I took out of Trenton. I loved being an airforce brat, no better way to grow up

I believe I came across a series on this unit

Canadiens used to do everything because we short numbered '.'

Canadians kick ass in a fight. We got 2 world wars under our belt to proove it.. We don't stop til we get where we're goin. 👍✌🇨🇦

Froze my nuts off traversing a Glacial Runoff in Lake Louise, if you are a Canadian Pathfinder, you know exactly what I'm on about. (First In, Last Out)

@TheReal686

3 ай бұрын

Love forever brother

Awesome video man keep up the good work, but real quick though, how old are you? You seem pretty young to be a sergeant

those bags are heavy boys, heavvyyy

Love the Canadian army!

Looks good

hey man could u do more videos about polish military or special forces?

Dude, can you do one on UK Pathfinder Platoon if this has not been covered already.

Seems like they're arguably Canadian Seals of sorts

US marines came to Canada for war games back in the day with our reserve Force's and got their asses handed to them JS you don't see Canadian armed forces doing what this guy is doing because they have better things to do JS and not just this guy but many like him we don't have the money others have or get but we always get the job done! Peace

we dont have standing pathfinders its just a qualification and when needed they may form a unit but not a standing unit in its own right. all of these guys will eventually try out for csor or JTF2

You'd think most paths are found already.

@changefullstew3649

Жыл бұрын

lmfao

.....and you do all the fazes with 100 lbs of kit...swimming para and hikes

Try ➖️ 40 training

My warrant was a pathfinder. Tuff as nails.

Even chuck Norris is scared of a pathfinder.

If you would like specifics i can list missions and locations of pathfinder presence in Afghanistan

We start with 100 and 10% make the training less than 1 survive cimbat as we are distributed so loosely amongst ill trained marines

O7 Sisu!

2 of Canada's elite units Pathfinders and JTF. No disrespect to the Pats or the the Combat rescue divers.

@JT.Pilgrim

Жыл бұрын

There are a couple more units that are less known who are very specialized

@martyniner8893

Жыл бұрын

Pathfinders are not a unit but a qualification

@charleskelly5831

Жыл бұрын

No disrespect taken, most of us are Pickleys. And Clearance Divers should just drown already. KIDDING, big kisses to the Fish People.

canadian military channel filmed by cpl im not remember his name

Nice soldiers Ay?

@softskinned1829

Жыл бұрын

It's eh not ay lol

Here is a more in depth show on the course. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHWHlNKglNmrnco.html

Heres another unit kzread.info/head/PLdFFD0SPaXhY9VBw_5YNYKyQ64gyWHU1L

Check out some afghan combat videos they are pretty solid

I think Russia skipped all this stuff 😳

@unitedkingdomoffiveeyes9765

Жыл бұрын

Give em a tank, a gun and pumped up on drugs....proberbly.

Canadian military hasnt been able to figure out what branch they are since 68 when they combined the forces. Now they are gender confused. The vandoos 22 regiment was the best.

What is your name

U look like Alex Pereira

@steevemenard8108

4 ай бұрын

Not at all,Josh Thomson

I love it when others have an interest in our Cf. Sadly Canadians and the Canadian gov don't really care. 2nd biggest nation by land mass and we have one of the smallest poorly equipped militaries on the planet. What our strengths are is we do have one of the most professional and well trained militaries on the planet. I wish we would invest and grow the military. Sadly just like ww2 it'll take another world War for Canadians and canadian gov to care and invest.

@TheJimprez

Жыл бұрын

Dude. We have the 21st ranked military on the planet. We do NOT have anybody to defend against, either. So it's just a matter of getting what we need to fulfill our various Ally commitments better. After the US, China and Russia, every other military is small. You took the dishing on your own, a little too far into the bullshiat place.

@ACS402010

Жыл бұрын

Oh shut up with the lies. Just shut up.

Dude I would question you to play through another game I will quit seeing you in the game in your game section of your KZread channel Christian to play time for one's campaign/multiplayer to campaign

To all the comments about how Canadians volunteer in time of need by absolute thousands. That was the old Canada. i cant see many of these “im not sure what gender i am” kids volunteering …..

@tomryan914

Жыл бұрын

Too many spoiled kids of immigrants...

@tomryan914

Жыл бұрын

"I'm fluid...".

@rb239rtr

11 ай бұрын

@@tomryan914 Ryan sounds like an immigrant family to me. Oh yes, we are mostly immigrant stock,> One of the first canadians killed in Afghanistan was a Jamaican immigrant.

@steevemenard8108

4 ай бұрын

I Will prefer myself at 48 than the average kid this Days and Im Still in great shape

Damn Canada. Didn't even think you knew what a rifle was.

@NightWarp

Жыл бұрын

and that... is why you failed. Need to look at some history my man

@specialprojectsdevgroup

Жыл бұрын

@@NightWarp Take a joke pal.

@wombatwilly1002

Жыл бұрын

We only get ornary when we're carrying a rifle or hockey stick.

@specialprojectsdevgroup

Жыл бұрын

@@wombatwilly1002 Not when you're getting low on Poutine? I'm surprised.

@wombatwilly1002

Жыл бұрын

@@specialprojectsdevgroup Maybe when we run out of LABATT'S beer and have to drink that American water 😊