The name of the show is Bad Lads Army and it is a reality show. They are testing if modern kids could handle 1950s style National Service Basic Training. The first season, Lad's Army was focused on volenteers but in later seasons it was criminals - adding the "Bad Lads" into the mix. Series 1 (Lads Army) and Series 2 (Bad Lads Army) are the best ones. Officer Class lost its focus and Bad Lads Army Extreme sadly played up the dramatics. Do give the series a watch if you can find it; it is well worth your time - especially Series 1 & 2.
Judging by the amount of laughter and indiscipline in the background im going to say that no, no they cant handle it even in modern basic training that would be squashed and everyone would be in fear let alone 1950s where men where actually men
It's honestly one of the best series I've ever watched. As an NCO with the Air Cadets, it's funny to see the crossovers and lack of discipline. Wish we could scream at cadets like that!
0:48 How did the speccy bloke get away with chewing gum on parade, surely Corporal Murray noticed that?He bollocked him for calling him Sir but let him get away with chewing like a cow chewing the cud.
It is pretty clear that in the second clip where he points it out, he is having quite fun. Also note the Provost looking in to see if he is needed or not in the background :D
coledein on instagram it's not scripted it's reality TV. I used to go to school with one of the lads from a different series. He head-butted one of the other recruits and got kicked out.
@@SnakeFist150 I've had this happen. Rifle WHT, Lt walked up to him and handed him the rifle, he took it without telling him to do an NSP and he asked what platoon he was from. Guy kept responding with the platoon name but not Sir. He kept asking and he kept saying it louder and louder. Had to whisper sir to him so he'd get it.
i would laugh i did in school when they used to tell me off dont know if its out of nervousness or to try lighten the tension when im getting told off i laugh
you know whats funny.. Iraq's minister of defence watched this show and thought this was how we trained our armed forces so now if you go to Iraq you can watch them training thier soldiers like this. true story.
I read today that Sergeant Rae passed away very recently. May he rest in peace. I had to come back to rewatch bad lad's army, loved it when it was on originally, there aren't any shows like this any more.
Its too bad I did not have Officer Class Access when I made this video, or I would have a golden one from there. "Yo!" "YO! WHAT DO YOU MEAN YO! I AM NOT A YO YO!"
i do like the differences between Sgt. Rae's "Sarge" rant. If i remember correctly the second one in this video was a few weeks in to the training and he's still serious but slightly more light hearted because i think he'd developed some respect for the lads at that point. Really shows good leadership. When to get your point across with aggression and absolutism and when not to
On basic training, I remember going across the parade ground and saluting "Good morning, Sir". A booming voice (RSM) came across the parade ground: "Gunner, that is a Maam, not a Sir".
This is the transformation of civilians into a discipline soldier..... For you to survive the training you must have determination,strong will power, self discipline before being instilled the service discipline it takes heart
Would never happen again because of things for example like mental health laws, disability act, and religions would make it impossible. All of those are in british law its serious breaking any of them. But i would love to see it for prisoners etc. In us i read you lose all your rights once you enter a jail or the pen
Met Butler just the one, with Ellis in Hastings not long after the series finished. Both great guys and said what we seen on TV, was nothing like what happened. Quality TV viewing and the best series of the lot, its time this show was brought back. Ellis (Damien to give his first name), told me that night was the last he saw Butler.
i am in deutsch bundeswehr and one time my general told me to go relay a message to my sergeant and the message i was to relay was “Ich habe Befehle nicht befolgt und es ist alles deine Schuld, fick dich.” which in english translates to “i have not followed simple rules and it’s all your fault, fuck you” i had to do 150 pushups and plank for 30 minutes afterwards
I've spent a couple of years in the British Army cadets and can't take Rae seriously. He's just too old fashioned and a bit of a bumbler, no wonder these chavs are laughing. Now, I once had an NCO similar to Murray and you'd pretty much shit yourself in his presence.
I did national compulsory basic training when I was 18 in my country...trust me chris, if they bring back national service to your country...a 3/4 quarters of you would be demonstrating in the streets for it to stop after one day...its torture, its bullying, its getting beat up a lot, its basically a programme designed to make you suffer a nervous break down and reprogram you into a zombie. It doesn't make good men. It makes soldiers out of people and you don't want an entire population of soldiers.
Chris Holland Na national service would be disrespectful to the current serving soldiers. If we mixed in a load of idiots with our soldiers god help them
Ok. I was a street gangster in the 90’s but every person over 18 in the USA needs boot camp!!! I had to learn the hard way how the world worked and how to give respect to the ones in charge!!! I wish I would of had some hard core lessons. And yes at 42 I would go Thur this training because I would fit like a glove.
Ewalds Eiland It was a rehabilitation course for petty criminals and did a good job in a lot of cases - Some actually went on to sign up on the final day of the course or shortly afterwards and from what I've heard it had a positive effect on most.
Well then that is good, but the impression I get from watching this bit here on RU-vid is that the British Army is about yelling, wisecracking and childish jokes, instead of about doing tough manly things with that classy gentlemanly understatement, style and stiff upper lip that I as a Kraut have always admired the Brits for.
A lot like our boot camp. Ya hear the drill instructors shout out some of the strangest things at times. And if ya laugh... Incentive Training. IT sucks!!!
I remember getting on the bus outside York station to go with my training platoon to start my army career when the corporal called out my name he shouted Orr I replied that me mate never made the same mistake again mark my word ........Best Days of my life infantryman ⚔️🇬🇧
