The eyes and ears of the UK's Commando Force 

Yes, particularly Lamp Swinging Troop !!

Of course you do; takes one to know one

Ex SCS myself. I’m still on disability pay for that paper cut. I have flash backs every know and then. Especially when people mention work. 😂

Special Chair Service? How insulting! I'm a member of the Royal College of Bystanders. Life membership I'll have you know!🤣

Well played

Make America Great Britain Again

@@docdildonica7515 😂👍🏼

@@mazenassad 🇬🇧💕🇺🇸

The army is in the middle of building its Army Special Operations brigades which will also have recon. Para have Pathfinder and the Navy also uses Marine Boat teams for recon as well.

@@bighands69mate, every combat battalion and brigade has Recce units.

These guys are nothing like the SRR. It's a totally different role.

@@MrOdsplut well they basically are the same, they both cover surveillance and reconnaissance but obviously the SRR are at a higher level.

@@G4x5da The UK has very few Battalion based special operation reconnaisse units. Scout base recon is not the same. SRR, Commando Patrol and Pathfinder are the height of UK special operations recon. Excluding any sorts of deep intelligence resources.

This right here is why I am applying in the next couple years. I could never not have the option to join and regret it.

90% will fail - Not everyone has what it takes ;)

@@kensimdall705 Great comment Ken, you’re the guy no one needs on a team👌 Good luck Ht, go get it! And if you struggle to find a reason to go on, do it out of spite!

@@filipvelkov6829 I played my part in the "Team" ... just some honest advice to prep well ;)

I wish I had never joined the armed forces now I know what I know. 2 decades of illegal invasions of other countries because of ADMITTED outright lies. The truth of the current one will come out eventually. And it will be regretted.

The best in the world

Where do you think the Americans and all western militaries get their SF foundation's? British and Canadian forces are unrivaled in our effectiveness. We chose to specialize our militaries and get alot more punch for what we whatbwe spend.

@@Jack-zf3rz Thank you for enlightening me as to these facts. I will add you to our monthly news letter which you'll receive twice yearly entitled ' Stupid people are everywhere' Stay safe, stay woke !

​@@kronos4136 uhhh how's that woke? Maybe it was stupid (I dont know enough to judge) but how was it woke? You want woke step into literature you'll get more woke than you can stomach. But it does seem true what you say: British is easily matched by several countries in effectiveness and are nothing compared to the US.

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@@kronos4136 Satire, bot or what? I forgot what this reply thread was about.

Typhoon

We can't even recruit enough soldiers and sailors, where do you think the "specialists" come from? The military is led by woke idiots and the politicians can't provide even basic leadership and direction.

Why? SRS has a very specific mission; they do ISTAR missions for 3 Cdo and they pretty much have that covered. It’s not like you need a battalion full of deep recce lads for a brigade.

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@@gay_commando1611 anti pop!

Except paid more.

They are not the same and have different roles.

Essentially yes, minus differing insertion methods.

Only better ;)

​@@JammyDodger45 Why are they paid more?

These guys are classed pretty much as special forces, most UK special forces use different weapons for different tasks they very rarely use SA80 usually USA M4 variants or Canadian Colt C8 variants.

Both because of early reliability issues and the ergonomics. L85 is a heavy rifle, so the accuracy isn't worth carrying an extra kilo

@@latch9781 yeah it also allows for much more configuration

Err no guys. 3 Commando Brigade ditched the SA80 2yrs ago.

@@JammyDodger45 These guys are still special forces regardless

Still running.

A lot of members of Recon patrol will have passed through Mountain training.

SRS is the modern day M&AWC

@@chadbootneck31 No its not. M & AW Cadre still going - MLs

Only much better

Ehh?

@@huwowen9722 200 % agree

The US sends in British SF and Canadians JTF2 and CSOR when they need elite operations specialists. The US is the ksrgest military in tbe world. But far from the most effective soldiers.

Wtf are they?

Interesting question. I think the war in Ukraine shows us what the impact is of small and cheap drones.

Why are people acting like air recon is a new thing? I suspect it is the advent of too much video game experience for many people.

@@bighands69 we don’t act like air recon is a new thing. I just ask something without any ego.

There is no doubt people working very hard right, date and night to create something simular to the NLAW or Javalin but obviously at much smaller scale to take down drones. Or an already known method but making it even more effective, signal jammers.

@@kasperk679 Drones are nothing new and are very similar to air recon that British Commandos would have faced from their creation. One small spotter aircraft and they could be pinpointed for artillery attacks or counter recon. If you are close enough to be spotted by a small personnel drone you could just as easily be spotted by a sniper in a tree or building.

dry suit, obv

Canadians definitely do beat SAS. CSIS is really no comparison to MI6 though. Canadian CSOR are on about equal footing with the SAS. JTF2 is the only SF team in the world to never suffer a casualty.

​@@Jack-zf3rz Given how much guard force they've been getting, they're less like the tip of the spear, and more like the shaft ...

According to Russia the CIA controls everything, so I'm not sure about that...

​@@Jack-zf3rz somebody watches the dallas Alexander's interview, now they think there the world's leading authority on special forces around the world....lol

Fact, the body, that beats our armed and special forces every time, are our lousy, useless politicians.

No. A step above.

@@JammyDodger45 could you elaborate?

@@JammyDodger45both organizations do very specialized recce for their respective brigade. You might argue PF has a more specialized role since they also have a technical roll in guiding aircraft. Also, PFers are all HALO/HAHO trained while SRS is not.

@@G4x5da - and yet MLs get paid a far higher RRP. I wonder why? Funny old world isn't it?

@@JammyDodger45 so? And you’ve got multiple levels of ML

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Practicing withdrawal during contact...

It’s for the television

@@patshiels5429 Exactly

You know how it is the looney toons (higher ups) get excited when cameras are around.

@@patshiels5429 it was said tongue in cheek 😉

Not really breaking news is it, they arnet special forces so the enemy can just find out how we do things anyway

The SAS can Fly

SAS: Direct action on land SBS: Direct action on and near water SRS: Direct bird watching ;)

SRS isn't classed as special forces, however the SRR is if i'm correct

A lot

Special Air Service are land, sea and air, their name is a legacy relic going back to the second world war. Special Boat Service are supposed to be primarily sea/amphibious but the 2 overlap on most things these days. SBS can and do run around the desert and jungle simply because of that 90% overlap and they're often available. Special Reconnaissance Regiment were "sort of" supposed to undertake a specialism that would free up the SAS for other mission profiles and whilst they have facilitated that quite considerably, all 3 still conduct reconnaissance anyway but the types and ratios have been tweaked if you will. As someone else has said SRS isn't 'special forces' but they're basically special in practical terms, the UK has a lot of teams and groups that are for all intents and purposes special forces but aren't technically defined as such on paper. Pathfinder Platoon is always a good example of this.

Yes

From the partly fiction book 'Bravo Two Zero', per chance?!

I never knew that. If that's true, that is astonishingly stupid and I can't believe they would make that oversight.

If only you were there to sort things out eh?

Speaking as someone who definitely hasn't passed selection.

Bravo two zero is fairy story.....

@Mr Righton They are ordinary soldiers. They breathe air, they have blood in those veins, they have to eat, sleep, rest, and go home like the rest of us. They are not bulletproof. When you say they are different, that means to me they are NOT human, that means they are made of STEEL, ELECTRONICS, POLYCARBONATE. So if they are NOT made of STEEL. Then, they are ALL the same like the rest of us.

@Mr Righton BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH, just move on. They are all the same, 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

​@@rogersmith8480 go and have a crack at commando training then report back to us big man

I don’t think they are proper commandos because none of them are wearing those little woolly hats commandos in war films wear! Neither did they have their daggers on their belts. So who are these masked men really? 🤔😉😆😆

@@stetomlinson3146 Maybe just taking a tour🤣👍🤣👍🤣👍🤣👍🤣

Tell me this comment is a bite….someone?

@@anecdotal_mattybs5435 I hope so

Nah mate it’s pronounced “thirty commando” or “forty commando” but all the other commando units are pronounced as you say

Which Commando unit were you in then?

@@Bootneck-RMC prmc by the sounds of things 😂

Just for the TV/Internet

they didn't go to the same space ninja training school as wot u did mate

​@@ROALD. 😂🤣👏

@@ROALD. I only did Phase 1 in Ninja Fighting Techniques. It covers only the noises and facial expressions.

@@ROALD. :)

Canadian propagandist right here.

Except that isn't any CANSOFCOM units motto 🤷🏻‍♂️

Hey jack your a real fanboy right? The things you say don't make any sense at all! And stop making things up!

​@@benlepoidevin7047 wtf. Brits and Canadians are allies. But just to be clear the Canadians. Sure did need our help in 1812 against the yanks,