Naval Officer: Unassuming, respected and leads by example. Tank Commander: Literally safer to his own oppos he's locked in a tank with finite ordnance.
Michael Montgomery Thank you mate! Just want to say a personal thank you to you to all of the people in England and America who serve to protect its people and put their lives on the line for our freedom! I have nothing but respect for both of our soldiers anyone who disrespects them should be hung the wastes of space! We’ve fought against each other in the past but that’s the past now we’re brothers in arms! Glad to be allied with you my friend! 🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸
UK and US forces work hand in hand brilliantly they take orders from each other i love to watch our combined forces in Afghanistan they work so well together the US and UK and Canadian forces and Estonian as well as the EU forces most Europeans hate are close relationship with the US tough i say they are are cousins across the pond so get used to it Europe
@Giggle Lizard 😂 Ireland is free only because there are powerful Irish people in USA. USA armed the IRA after UK told them not to. UK has Islands all over the earth they don't need Ireland. And Scotland are below 20% of UK population but pay 20% of UK tax. England needs Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland more. England only become something after becoming UK.
That's the thing, this IS for recruiting. Just because it doesn't pander to anyone's ego ["YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOUUUUUUU!"], doesn't mean it's not meant to intrigue and interest you in a career within the MoD.
Looking at the latest army recruitment adverts, aparently every young British guy is an easily influenced insecure loner who desperately wants to be the cool guy with lots of friends, and the army is offering that to them.
MaSoNGaMeR115 I will be fighting for my country and fighting the ISIS forces and insurgents and forcing them out of there hide holes with a 120mm HE round straight in. I don’t care what people such as you think and I will not be deterred, I don’t see you being brave enough to put yourself on the line, you’re just a person behind a screen wielding your keyboard sword. Best of luck for your future.
I really wish I had the opportunity to train with more foreign forces. As an American I've only gotten to play with the ROK, African soldiers, Afghans, and French. Much love for you guys, keep up the good work
The UK's armed forces are highly professional but have been let down by successive governments including the Tories. More money needs to be spent to equip them properly and get the numbers up to where they ought to be.
@@electrobolt9962 Labour have new policies and pledges to increase spending on the military. It's in their manifesto. Unlike Conservatives who are about to make even more cuts.
@@electrobolt9962 dont blindly defend the conservatives when as a matter of fact Labour would be better for the military. Its written in the manifestos. Its not an opinion
I was born and live in Nottingham, my dad and brother worked on these tanks and their forerunners. So seeing a "NG" Number stamped on the end of that barrel always makes me smile.
Thank you so much for this production. As someone who wanted to serve but didnt get it together I'm so grateful that so many others stood in my place and continue to do so. Bless all those and theirs in their service including yourselves. G x PAX
Aaron Pitman well if the tanks and c17s are sat next to each other but they aren’t. They are at completely different bases and there is many factors that impact time of deployment
I'm from a military family, served myself, and am so proud of our history but i kind of think this is all becoming pointless when our government is letting in tens of thousands of ppl from alien cultures, that dispise our culture our history and our military. These ppl want to ban the poppy and are allowed to abuse serving soldiers marching through our streets. Please tell me why are our soldiers dying to defend this country when our politicians are letting in ppl that would quite happily see an end to our culture and our country....madness.
Where did you serve? If you ever saw Afghanistan or served in the middle east at all you'd have a little more respect and understanding. There are issues, don't get me wrong. But its purely a lack of integration. If everyone understood each other and were integrated together, the only people who would complain are the truly racist.
Absolutely excellent video, FTV. A lot of information a lot of people maybe don't know. I wish this could be seen by so many more people in this country to understand what the Armed Forces do for them and why their funding needs to be supported, especially as his was only the tip of the iceberg! Could do hours on the full list, including foreign air policing of the allies who stand first in the path protecting us with their own land, protection of the Falkland Islands and our fellow citizens out there, counter-piracy to protect the things we all buy, mine-hunting within crucial trade lanes in the Gulf that brings the fuel we all use, counter-terrorism to protect us on home lands and abroad, natural disaster ready units to counter storms and flooding on our shores and riverlines, Search and Rescue support in Cyprus and the Falklands, foreign training to our allies to better prepare them and strengthen our global presence by being amongst other prepared nations, defence industries bringing money and work to the nation, Red Arrows carrying the UK's image to the entire world, a nuclear deterrent that has stood in the way of any aggression for decades crewed by men and women who give up years of their lives to live in a small tube, support training with the police to help counter significant events from as malicious as intense looting to something as simple as helping staff the Olympics, Highland protection response to help out small communities if the winter cuts them off...
We need to be spending billions more on our armed forces,this video doesn’t mention the personnel shortages,old & outdated equipment & capability gaps. Could we retake the Falklands if it was invaded now? The answer is probably not. We need to have the ability to operate world wide independently & not be reliant on others for assistance.
wouldn't need to retake it, the Argies couldn't take in the first place, they've got fuck all amphibious capabilities and their troops r only really able to protect Argentina they aren't equipped for an invasion, we also have a much larger Royal Marine presence and constant naval patrols + a few fighters based on the island, i wouldn't worry especially when the carrier/carriers r equipped and in service
admiralpicard2010 so what capabilities do u think the uk has lost since 1982 that makes that statement true, we are still able to amass a force of that size the only difference is the capabilities now of these ships is greater obviously we would have to wait until PW is finished but I think the sortie rate on Queen Elizabeth is far higher than our 1982 pocket carriers so with just one it is more capable than the 2 we sent in 82
The argument is not if the UK could retake the Falklands, it's if Argentina could, which it can't... The Argies have, Most of their navy in port needing maintenance, No amphibious assault capability, A mostly grounded fighter/attack jet fleet made up of about 30 1970's aircaft, No much of a better economy then what they had in 1982, and more. On the Falklands alone right now the UK has, 1,200 Marines, Army engineers, and RAF pilots, as well as a few hundred Falklands Defence Force personnel (army trained citizen islanders) A dedicated 1,200 tonne patrol ship permanently based there, Regular visits from RN frigates, destroyers and ice breakers, with usually an SSN in the South Atlantic, 4 Typhoon jets, 2 transport helicopters and regular trips by C-130's and Voyagers, and more. I'd easily say that just 1 Type 45 with Aster 15/30 and Harpoon missiles, and a submerged SSN could take out the whole Argentina navy in a few days. The biggest problem would probably be having to locate the fleet and make sure the RN vessels have enough missiles and torpedo's on board! Argentina's 40 year old fleet of roughly 30 working turbo prop COIN jets are no match for even the 4 Typhoons on the Islands. This is Argentina's best jet: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FMA_IA_58_Pucar%C3%A1 This is their best naval ship class, lacking spare parts and with out of date ordinance: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almirante_Brown-class_destroyer
admiralpicard2010 seems the trend for most advanced militaries is troop number reduction. In 20 years we will be sending robots to fight. I just watched a robot do a back flip and parkour. We are going to have less troops, more technicians/engineers. Only way it can go. Money saved on wages would buys more hardware. Some nations are burdoned by troops salaries. Dont think we should sack soldiers though. Should be done naturally over time.
I was debating with myself whether to go army or Marines but have decided army. Will be enlisting in a couple of years. During this time I need to decide whether to be a Royal Anglian or PARA. My dad was an Anglian (Viking). He was training to deploy to the Gulf War but broke his arm and ended up going to Northern Ireland instead
I had the opportunity to meet British personnel in Malaysia, Korea, Germany and Sardinia. I now see them from time to time at Edwards AFB. God Save the Queen!
When you think about the size of a peace time army VS what we saw in WW2 on a total war footing it's crazy. The amount of people in the entire UK Armed Forces at the moment is but a tiny fraction of what it was at one point. It's insane to think of millions of people in uniform ready to go blow each other up. Hopefully we never have to find out what that's like again!!! I would love to go on a WW2 artifact digging vacation in Germany, France and Russia one day.
A K Funniest thing is that it is you that is too stupid to understand that my comment was actually a compliment and it is a amazing job. Didn’t you get the hint “what a job title”... in other words... “amazing job title”! Fact that you trying to be so aggressive with your comment I’m guessing your little insecure. Relax yourself!!
National Service isn't the answer. Ever work with a conscript army? You might end up with more troops but I wouldn't want to fight beside any of them, most of them just don't want to be there. Oh and that has a knock on effect, sprinkle miserable gits into a good body of troops and the misery spreads like a fucking yeast infection. The number of troops is entirely down to the government: 1. Making it hard to join. 2. Making a career in the military look like a non-starter. 3. Letting serving members down so they leave (lower retention = need to recruit more people). 4. Deliberately shrinking the size of the armed forces.
Switzerland is very much in it's own unique situation too though. Conscription for them does not mean military life as the country is small enough that people can commute to their bases. It is also a country that has not been to war for god knows how long, and it's army doesn't need to be put to the test. Also what the moral is like within Swiss units (or what their level of professionalism is like) is unkown to me, I do remember what people being drafted into the Bundeswehr where like though, one of my friends tried to fake mental issues to avoid having to go, trust me you do not want people with that attitude in your army if you can avoid it. "create regiments for them and transfer them to existing regiment*" again that would be poison. You know very well that people would be transferred based on checks in the box not on their personalities, and any CoC would be hopping to get rid of the people they don't want. And if you are going to have a conscript army that you don't use and a regular army that you do use... what's the point of the conscript army? Besides draining MOD finances that could be spend on the regular army. Nice to know that you are serving, you're not the only one ;)
But the central point was: National Service isn't what is needed, what is needed is a government that funds the armed forces properly and takes defence seriously.
First off I just want to say that I spent 11 yrs in the US army with 2 tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. I have served with a few British soldiers in Iraq and wanted to say that they are very professional and good soldiers. It just sucks that the British military is so badly funded and that the British military is so incredibly small. I didn't realize just how small the British military really was till I looked it up. As of right now the UK military only has a total of 146,000 thousand active duty soldiers!!! That is extremely small. The US Marine Corp, which is by far the smallest branch of the US military has around 220,000 thousand. The British army has 81,000 soldiers, the US army has close to a million if you count it's reserve components. The UK only has 227 MBTs (tanks), the US has over 8,000! If I was British I would be upset with the politicians because they have gutted the British military.
Has it ever occurred to you that A) the US is much larger than the UK and B) We don't even need to fight half the time, we just send the US in and clean up after them.
UK population - 66 million USA population - 327 million UK area - 242,495 Km(squared) USA area - 9.835 Million Km(squared) I was surprised at how dumb your comment was until i saw you'd been in the US military for so long.
200k is a very small military. How many are combat soldiers? But they are great soldiers well trained and can't be taken lightly. The best military in Europe easily
Now i want to join even more, lovely video. Thinking of the RAF, something about the thought of sawing through the sky and serving my beautiful country and the equally beautiful queen from the skies is just so appealing...
Make Britain Great again bring back those shipping and aircraft manufacturing companies bring back those great bombers like Vulcans, Valiants and Victors and battleships Vanguard, King George the fifth and Warspite armed with 15 inch Rail guns
Dreadnoughts make brilliant targets for a single fighter. Put all your guns in one raft and watch them go up. You know tactics have changed since WWII, right?
Yeah they would be an enormous waste of money for the capabilities they would offer, but it would still be interesting to see Vanguard upgraded like the Iowas were in the 80s...
@@bradmiller2329 I have not heard a single story of "Moslems" hacking guardsmen to death in the streets. There was the murder of Lee Rugby, who was a Fusilier, but the men who murdered him were definitely insane, religion not withstanding.
Always admire..men that serve..but more admire...men that fight for freedom...us..UK.. Commonwealth countries..spirit brothers..keep the faith..we are all brothers..slight differences that we have..but we keep each other's back..with pride committment And faith in each other.
The APFSDS of this tank is not that good. I heard other say the breech of the gun does allow a very long penetrator, so I wonder why can't they just extend the breech? Any can tell me why.
Yes , I confirm they definitely have 2 old Landies with guns...…... only to be used in a major crisis though ,as struggling to push out a leaky aircraft carrier we cant afford to run.
jaeger bomb - The rank of Lance Sergeant exists only in the Foot Guards. Queen Victoria decided that her protectors needed a bit more bling, and threw an extra stripe at her JNCO's. Hence that Guards Lance Corporals wear two stripes, and Corporals (Lance Sergeants) wear 3.
Put royal tank regiment on the Shetland islands. 100 soldiers. 50 royal Marines. 10 tanks Boxer Warrior Scimitar light recon tanks Scorpion tanks 1 patrol vessel. 3 attack helecopters
The army numbers don't worry me. Millions of British men walk the streets who would be ready to defend the island when called upon. Its the way we've been wired. Don't ask me why. Its in the ancestry. We resisted the vikings and normans until we couldn't. And since then we've not been touched because we don't allow it.
We do have a compliment of tanks to go overseas which is good. Unfortunately we are wide open for attack from any nation therefore we need plenty tanks and armaments to guard British isles
i think the chaps at RAF Fylingdales screen operators could make good use of headsets rather than their pictured handsets...Maybe they dont need two hands to operate..?
Shoulda have added Special Forces, Royal Marines/Parachure regiment, SAS/SBS etc, Also Army air corps 67 Apache Longbow Gunships etc and New HMS queen Elizabeth/HMS prince of wales Aircraft carriers and the new F-35's
jammer3618 but they sure as hell are better trained and equipped than armies that have larger forces,e.g china or India,as the budget is £55 billion per year,keep in mind all the gear a soldier is equipped with amounts to usually 20k worth,so 20,000xsay 150,000 fighting personnel is £3 billion pounds,end the billions in tanks,jets,ships alone and also research,so for 200k personnel,the military is well equipped.
@@aquillandscroll6428 I'm pro Brit. I served next to the "Army of Rhine" 1972 in Germany. If I recall that was two full divisions. USA had 4 full divsions I think. 2 armored and 2 mechanized infantry. We have all shrunk in size. But that 200k number for all forces hit me hard. I know Brits are well trained and will fight but at some point you need numbers. Goes for us as well.
