CANADA’S SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES (EVERY UNIT EXPLAINED) 

We had a lot of fun making this video! What is your favorite CANSOFCOM unit?

Fun Fact that I recently found out. Most Special Ops Units are inherently modeled on the British SAS including the Canadian SF. The Motto for the British SAS is "Who Dares Wins". As a response to their motto, the Canadian SF motto is "We Dare". Just awesome.

Honourable mention to Canadian Pathfinders. They are paratroopers who go behind enemy lines to secure drop zones for more paratroopers, other soldiers (including special ops) and supplies.

You forgot to mention sniping. 3 of the top 5 longest sniper shots currently are held by Canadians, including the # 1 shot being held by a member of JTF2. The other two are held by snipers from the PPCLI - who may well have served as part of CANSOFCOM.

As a Canadian i say the "Do you even wanna be here eh?" was spot on 👌😂

Served 24 years! CSOR and JTF2 for most of my career other then recruit schools and MOS training!! “deeds not words”

My great respects too all of these units and every other member of our Forces. You make Canadian hearts glow.

We may not be a very big military but we take our training seriously

A great overview on the units of CANSOFCOM. Just one comment regarding the aviation side of the house. Although the squadron became a CANSOFCOM unit in 2006, in fact the squadrons “B” flight had been primarily tasked to conduct special operations support in 1996. And even at this time, the responsibilities were inherited from 450 sqn which had been running SOF support for both JTF2 and the RCMP SERT since 1990. So in some ways the air element existed prior to any of the other units.

For any French speaking folks out there, an amazing book is "nous etions invincible" by Denis Morisset, an ex JTF2. there is the early stage of that unit in detail and also a lot of detail about many mission you do not hear about in media. NOTE: It actually also exist in English, We were invincible.

Thanks for this. We are very underrated in our military prowess. Not a large military but we are exceptionally well trained and this video reflects that

Thanks for this is the most I have seen on Canadian Special forces and yes I am Canadian glad to see we our keeping our proud military history going with such capable teams

Never know Canada had that many special forces. I knew about JTF2 . And I am Canadian. Great video.

Another good Canadian book is "Unflinching: The Making of a Canadian Sniper" by Jody Mitic Also I read somewhere a few years ago that in Afghanistan the American General in charge of JSOC on several occasions picked JTF2 over American assets due to their effectiveness and efficiency. THAT'S impressive getting picked over American SF options

Really liked this video, always a fan of these non American unit videos, brings more variety to the channel!

I live 10 minutes away from Garrison Petawawa in Ontario. It is the home of CSOR and 427 SOAS. You see them flying around all the time in Chinooks and regular helicopters it's awesome

Excellent job!!! I am Canadian and I learned a lot! Thank you

Knew about CSOR, as it's an inheritor of the 1st SSF of WWII (as the Rangers should be and once were (the Force was a Ranger outfit, not an OSS one)), but the others are a revelation. Good work, guys.

I would love for you to do the Mountain Rescue Association, the Mounties, and the French Foreign Legion.

Hey General Discharge, Thank you for your time and passion for this video, as always, Stay hungry brothers, always looking forward to your next videos 🤝

Thanks for taking the time to research this

Hey! I think a video on the caribinieri or Arditi units in the Italian military would be dope! Keep killing it guys!!

Best video I could watch just before I go to CAF basic training in 4 days! Thanks for touching on us Canadians!

Thank you for making this! Very cool to see our boys highlighted in one of your videos. Cheers! 🇺🇸🇨🇦

As a Canadian I loved this thanks boys

I've been a part of the CAF for a while now, and I have to say the people who make it into our special forces are truly mentally tough and some of the nicest people at the same time.

Nice video. Forgot to mention that a JTF-2 sniper has the record for the longest confirmed kill.

I love how he is talking about JTF2 but showing CSOR doing drills in Africa near the start.

I believe someone in a previous video mentioned about the JTF2 as being the only foreign special operation unit to be conducted into American Tier 1 ranking along with Delta Force and Seal Team 6. This isn't like comparing the British SAS as a tier 1 unit, they are of course. But when it comes to conducting operations together, the US military regard the JTF2 just as capable as Delta Force and Seal Team 6 and because of this, they integrate JTF2 into their operations around the World. So when it comes to sending special operatives out or conducting joint operations, the US military will use the JTF2 in their planning as one of their own special operations units. All you have to do it look at Iraq. The record for long distance sniper confirmed kill was done by a JTF2 operator in 2017. Canada never took part in the invasion if Iraq, in fact Canada makes no mention of having troops in Iraq. So why does a JTF2 have a sniper record from Iraq? JTF2 are notorious for being shadows and not even showing up on news reports. But the record sniper shot got out and the Canadian Government said nothing about it. In fact no parties in the Government made any comment about it. What happens with the JTF2's stays classified in Canada. But through reports, we actually do know some of what they are tasked to do. And why they hook up with Delta Force and Seal Team 6 so often. And they do conduct joint operations with these two tier 1 outfits. One of the hallmarks of a JTF2 operator is that they don't use their own uniforms. They will embed with another unit and use their units insignia. This is very common with them and its how they operate with other tier 1 units together. They become part of the team they work with. So when Delta is in Iraq on an opt and they need reconnaissance, who do they send? They send the JTF2 who are already embedded with them. JTF2's are trained to spend weeks behind enemy lines to recon and stay hidden. If they have to they can even go into towns directly and integrate into the town and report what is happening inside. So what are JTF2's? They are force enablers for their cousins Delta Force and Seal Team 6. They provide recon, they provide support in other areas that they may be lacking. Like Sniper teams or scouts that can lay the ground work for a night time assault. This is why the US Military prize the JTF2's so highly and why they were conducted into the Tier 1 rankings for the US Military so they can include them in their operations. And in Canada's case, they simply turn a blind eye to what is happening.

Fun Fact: The movie Tears of the Sun is actually based on Canadian Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2). Not U.S. Navy SEALs. A true story that actually, the mission took place in Colombia.

Could you do Russian special forces? They're pretty interesting. Or Russia's OMON which is basically an elite swat team in a nutshell.

It’s time Canada’s elite warrior get more recognition. Love to all you guys are n general discharge and Canadian special ops.

You should cover Australian Navy Clearance Divers and the Australian SAS

I grew up by a jtf2 base for years. Some of my friends in school had parents in jtf2. There no joke.

I’m gonna show this with my family and friends to show how badass we truly are as a Nation ❤️

Met some CSOR guys on an ftx and they were the most chill dudes I've ever met.

I was RCN for 6 years, CanSOF recruited from my trade (boatswain) alot, you coveted all the basses and I'm pretty surprised at q few details you nailed.

As a Canadian, thanks for getting our most excellent but least known armed forces command some notoriety. God Save The Queen. 🇨🇦

You were showing CSOR footage when discussing JTF2.

Canada have great soldiers just like the rest of the allies. 👍

Once again great info guys. Are you going to make anything about Polish SF? Thank you.

It'd be cool if you could do South African Special Forces or Police Special Task Force.

Finally another foreign special forces units. Canada is a good ally of the US. 🇨🇦🇺🇲

May God bless all our women and men in uniform, specially those special forces members and their families.

This one was good. You should do RCMP next. Emergency Response Team is cool

You should do one on the correctional response teams They go by many names: SERT,SORT,SRT,CERT,ETC...

Would be cool if you could make a video on the British SRR, not many know about who they are

Canadian here. thanks for the positive review. Canada focuses on cross training more than anything. the idea of their motto breaking down to "If we have to, we'll improvise" is Canada in a nutshell.

My grandfather fought in WW 2 with 1st army. Canadian armored units kicked ass just after D day. Had more contact with German tank units than US forces did initially.We’re responsible for taking out a German ace tank commander

Minor correction: 427 Sqn operates CH146 Griffons only, they do not operate CH147 Chinooks, those belong to 450 Sqn, but they do work together.

Let’s gooo bro!! 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

If you want to do more Commonwealth SOF allies, 2 Commando Rgt. would be great.

Yay, I'm early to a General Discharge video

“We disguise our voices so you can get all the information without being detected” 🤝

Maybe a video on KSK , Germany Tier 1 unit

We need more elite police units! GSG9, EKO COBRA, RAID, etc

A group who deserve recognition, but aren't SF really, are the Canadian Militaries SARTECHs. Those guys are fucking badasses. Except they don't fight people, they fight storms. Where I live I've gotten to know and train with a few guys from their team, and you'd think they're all tier 1 operators because they are huge (like hollywood wants us to imagine a tier 1 guy). They are probably closest compared to american PJ's, having _extensive_ medical training, and being able to render aid in absolutely brutal conditions. I've heard stories of these guys hanging 40 feet below the Cormorant heli's at night in a hurricane 100's of miles off shore in the north Atlantic and being swallowed by 80 foot swells (on the way to a sinking boat), only to come out shouting like a madman to go lower. Heard a story once about a yacht going down with a bunch of drunk American rich kids on board and the kid who's father owned the boat was belligerent and wouldn't leave (wanted to go down with the ship or something) so they knocked him out and carried him off. Cool guys doing cool guy shit.

I only knew about CSOR and JTF2.. now i know just how much fun we can dish out

Proud Canadian 🤙🏻🇨🇦🤝🇺🇸

"DO YOU EVEN WANT TO BE HERE, EH??!?" Classic!!

Please do one on Mexican Special Forces 🇲🇽 I feel like they never do receive the recognition they deserve considering they’ve been in constant combat for the past 20+ years

We may not have the best gear and equipment, but we’re DAMN GOOD with what we’ve got!

Everyone posted to the units in CANSOFCOM are entitled to wear the tan beret and multicam uniform. Doesn't matter if you're an assaulter or an intelligence analyst, if you're part of CANSOFCOM, you get the beret. I'm not sure about JTF-2 but in CSOR, if you come from an infantry regiment, you get to keep your unit's cap badge instead of using CSOR's. Other trades like sigs, int, etc keep their trade badge.

You should do a video on NZSAS

Okay...I didn't like the "Do you even want to be here?", but you had me at "Eh?"! Any CANSOF Sigs is my favourite!

Could you guys do a video on Navy Divers please .Also Happy New Year

Before these bad asses smoke someone they say "hey buddy! you're not my fran guy!" Lol. Much love to them!

Proud to know these Special Ops are out there - from an Cdn Air Force Brat.

Love the video would love to see CCT vs PJ

You have to serve 3 to 4 years to be eligible for NTOG just incase anyone was wondering, you can't just join the Canadian navy and sign up.

Not neccessarily spec ops but you do a video on the French Foreign Legion or French military spec ops units? Thanks for covering Canada btw

Could you do sapper school next please. I’m trying to learn more about it before I head to that school

discharge can you please do a video on teh french foreign legion?

Great video been waiting a very long time for this💪💪🇨🇦🇨🇦

JTF2 dudes are straight Giga-Chads.

Thank you vary much for this detail of our special forces. I real didn't know we had that many of them. To the forces thank you.

as a basement-dwelling Canadian nerd, I just wanted to point out I think CSOR took over foreign internal defence from JTF2. Which kinda makes CSOR a mix of Rangers and Green Berets, while JTF2 is more of the DEVGRU/CAG side. granted JTF2 still does Foreign Internal defence it's just CSOR is more focused on it than JTF2. From what I know...

howse about the US Army 101st Airborne Divison cou please do a video on them?

Can you do a video on the Australian Special Forces, like SASR or the Commando Regiment

Thanks a lot you guys. I appreciate this video greatly.

What about the “Australia’s special operations forces” do they have different units???

Im a Canadian and my aunts and uncles worked for Pickering hydro for almost 30yrs and we were on lake ontario in her boat in oshawa and she took me near the plant.. she told me these markers are legit serious if you pass them the nuclear plants have their own jtf2 squads that will engage you faster than you could ever go near it... guess the lesson was fuck around and find out ..

The footage with troops on ski touring gear was refreshing to see. Despite the amount of mountainous & snowbound terrain in Canada we've never had a dedicated 'mountain' force as many other countries have. We still don't but at least we appear to be training in those conditions with modern equipment. ;-) There are several other Tactical Helicopter Squadrons that may also be called upon in support of special forces. 408 Sqn in Edmonton comes to mind. 427 Sqn being located in Ontario wouldn't be the best choice for an operation in western Canada on short notice. Aircrew & ground support personnel don't need a lot of extra training to support the mission, they simply need to be professional flyers & maintainers which they are. Tactical flying operations are practised in support of regular army units.

Always wondered what Devon got to do on the job

Could you do a TACP vs 13f in Regiment? Or even just a TACP vs 13f?

Units named are post disbanded of Airborne/Aeroporte in 1995. Special operations done pre disbanded by Airborne/Aeroporte.

Not sure if the scarcity of personnel in the RCAF as being the reason why there isn’t a separate selection training for all 427 SOAS personnel because there aren’t even many to recruit from anyways, and so as not to dissuade the ones that’re left, there’s no “Green Platoon” typa selection as of the 160th SOAR for this specialized Canadian Aviation Regiment’s candidates.

Great to see video that at least hints at the capabilities of the Canadian forces...I saw a comment by a US American SF guy acknowledging that Canada has some of the best snipers!

Canada may not be equipped like other nations, but they're definitely have more superior training. the tanks for instance, in the U.S. each crew member is only trained in their position. in Canada they're trained on all positions. i know a drill instructor that was "too" good at his job and wouldn't send him over seas for fear of death tolls too high. when they sent him to Briton for a mock training combat mission he single handedly took out 6 tanks with a RPG.

Another great informative video!!!! Can u guys do one on Australian spec ops tier structure/units? Would like to see other countries tip of the spear!

We also have numerous furthest sniper kills :) and still stand number 1 for the record

Good on Canada. I thought that I was aboot to see video on tactical geese and armored moose, aye.

Can you make a video on the Mexican Marines 🤔

Ayeeee, great to see a video that isn't "America best, Canada weak" like most of the military videos I've seen

Fun fact: The movie, Tears of the Sun, is based on a JTF2 mission.

You guys should do something on SOG (Särskilda Operations Gruppen) and Sweden’s ranger regiments

Can you do the SASR?

excellent gentlemen not surprised delighted actually thank you

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Swedish Special Operations Task Group would be amazing to see.