British Couple Reacts to American Soldier (USA) vs British Soldier

British Couple Reacts to American Soldier (USA) vs British Soldier - Army/Military Comparison

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@ryanmeagher8308 Жыл бұрын

I'm a United States Marine. We fought side by side on our desert vacation. The British military was awesome to work with. Let me tell ya, alot, alot of American's love our British brothers and sisters.

@Hero_Of_Time94 Жыл бұрын

You know that if we are ever called in to protect britain from enemy attack on land we would go over there to fight and die for our British cousins. I am not serving yet but I want too soon.

@jeffro221 Жыл бұрын

Are you still on active duty?

@MsOpium Жыл бұрын

Desert vacation 💀 I bet that was a “blast”

@CDRhammond Жыл бұрын

I was happy to at times probably have been your air support at some point.

@adrianscorch 8 ай бұрын

Dude we were coming back from a patrol (Marine and Navy) in Afghanistan and a bunch of British Marines yell at us to come to their tent. We get in and people are cracking beer and watching UFC. England knows how to live.

@gwgux Жыл бұрын

As a civilian, all I know is that soldiers from both armies are trained, fight for their country, and deserve respect for putting their lives on the line so the rest of us don't have to and I'm very glad we are currently allies and not enemies.

@docmarty809 Жыл бұрын

As a old U.S. Army Veteran. It was never about the money. It was about serving my country with pride and honor.

@keepsitreal333 Жыл бұрын

True Patriot🇺🇸

@kimberlygabaldon3260 Жыл бұрын

Thank You For Your Service! 💕⚘🇺🇸⚘💕⚘🇺🇸⚘💕

@jtoland2333 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@vidicisgod Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir.

@Canthus13 Жыл бұрын

As an old US army vet, you most likely got a house at a much more reasonable price and got a better retirement (if you retired). My son is up for sgt. He lives in the barracks, doesn't really spend stupidly (for a 24 year old), and STILL barely makes ends meet between car payment, phone bill, gas, food (DFAC is never open when he can get to it), and misc expenses. It IS about pay. My dad was drafted for nam. got out after 2 years. Went back in because he couldn't make enough money to support us and living on base meant free rent and utilities. (Another issue... base housing has been sold off to private companies. Now they have to pay some, but since they're on base, they don't get BAH) Anyone who says they serve for 'pride and honor' is either a liar or delusional.

@bryondavis2173 Жыл бұрын

During Desert Storm I got to interact with some British soldiers and became good friends. They always found us and came by and chatted us up. We always played the hospitable host and I can't imagine 2 countries being more supportive of each other than the U.S. and G.B. I wish I could still contact those guys and chat them up again . I don't like comparing our Armed Forces with our allies because we are always standing side by side when it's needed. Same goes for Aus and Canada and the Kiwis...wherever one goes they all go.

@GUNNER67akaKelt Жыл бұрын

Amen.

@jamesgirard4463 Жыл бұрын

I was desert storm. Also, I encountered the French they were great. I trained with some British in Germany afterwards and that was a lot of fun.

@bigal2876 Жыл бұрын

That’s because they enjoyed American food! When my base in the UK closed, I had to eat at a pub for two weeks. Then the Brits moved in. Very bland food so they poured graviton everything!

@blackvulcan100 Ай бұрын

Well said.

@jacobmcleod288 29 күн бұрын

In Afghanistan and Iraq the British were arrogant prics

@christah4102 Жыл бұрын

The British are extended American family. So I don't think many Americans would ever agree to go to war against them.

@dullahan7677 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it would take an extremely horrific event to shift the US mindset of the UK being anything but allies.

@tc9459 Жыл бұрын

Americans would go to war with themselves before they would go to war with the UK.

@jewwinfrey6460 Жыл бұрын

@@dullahan7677we haven’t hated the British since the revolutionary war, I agree with you. It would take them trying to invade for us to hate them again. Or if they decided to invade Mexico or Canada too

@KevinS3928 Жыл бұрын

You mean again...

@GUNNER67akaKelt Жыл бұрын

@@KevinS3928 Yes, we mean again.

@choochoo9506 Жыл бұрын

As an American, I can speak to having heard only respect for our British brothers in arms.

@meltedplasticarmyguy Жыл бұрын

It is true, what he says about using alcohol as a coping mechanism, especially when we come home. For the longest time I lived in booze, trying to forget everything, but it never worked... never does. Only when I sought counseling and faced my trauma head on did I finally start to recover. What I had experienced will haunt me for the rest of my life, it does not have to control me. There are times I wish I could just give up and end all the pain, but I must endeavor to survive and not let the demons win. Living with this will never be easy, but each day it gets just a little easier.

@jeffjones6221 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your service and prayers for you on continued healing.

@sandraleigh4023 Жыл бұрын

It's a very common problem. I'm glad you got help - keep it up - WE APPRECIATE YOU!

@rararahmen8164 Жыл бұрын

How about "Canadia"

@davidmc1489 Жыл бұрын

Was close to 10 yrs after the fact that i got help....how bout you? I used to melt the sh!t outta some plastic army dudes.....my flame thrower guy was hella good.

@meltedplasticarmyguy Жыл бұрын

@@davidmc1489 A little over 5 years for me. My wake up call was a car accident, almost killed a friend. My name is in reference to when I was a army engineer. Back in '03, for 28 days in June -July, I fought a fire at an abandoned sulphur mine in Iraq.

@celestialknight1592 Жыл бұрын

Y’all Brits are like siblings to Americans. We give each other shit and make fun of each other all the time. But when shit hits the fan and someone messes with the other, we kick their shit in. Only we can bully each other. Much love! 🇺🇸🇬🇧

@SilvanaDil Жыл бұрын

American and British soldiers are the best trained and most experienced. The edge for Americans is quantity and quality of equipment/assets available.

@mistertwister2000 Жыл бұрын

“I don’t know why it’s a true statement, but I’ve heard it is.” “It is.” OOF

@davidbigd9047 Жыл бұрын

I’m an American veteran and, when you enlist, it’s more about the service to your country than the paycheck. If you join solely for the pay, your heart is not in it.

@BTinSF Жыл бұрын

Much of the first-time enlistments are high school grads from small towns and rural areas or inner cities who are either attracted by the benefits the military offers to pay for college or who cannot find an attractive job near home and like the fact the military gets them out of their unattractive surroundings and launches them into the world. In war time or after events like 9/11, many do join out of patriotism, but I think in more normal times there is some benefit that is personally attractive even if it's not the base pay.

@davidbigd9047 Жыл бұрын

@@BTinSF This is the reason I find it sad that many don’t join out of patriotism when it should be - wartime or not.

@keepsitreal333 Жыл бұрын

True Patriot 🇺🇸

@colonelfustercluck486 2 ай бұрын

yeah I get where you are coming from...... but as a professional, wouldn't you want to join an allied force with better pay and conditions. Anyway, the American pay and conditions / benefits seem to be pretty good. A lot of the 'allies' may have this and that and good money, but your retirement and educational opportunities are good too. Allied soldiers have their crappy little pensions and no educational benefits, so overall, the American military benefits looks pretty good overall.

@benx2230 Жыл бұрын

It's a flight of fantasy. I can't foresee the USA and UK ever losing their 'special relationship'.

@EloquentTroll 2 ай бұрын

Exactly, our relationship started out rocky, but being an AF veteran who's worked with our UK allies, and we'd bleed for each other.

@Snipergoat1 Ай бұрын

Well we had a good century where we where pretty much "Fuck those guys" towards each other. In far even after WWI we had more or less open concerns about each other including plans on how to fight each other. The post WW1 situation was thus. The UK had always depended on it's Navy to conduct warfare. The first thing they would do is cut off all sea access to their foe. The US was still happily trading with everyone. We freely traded to both sides for most of WW1. We were also getting rather um...assertive about people not letting us trade with who we wanted to trade with. They also noticed that we had a bit of a "thing" about people messing with our boats. A trait they share but are less famous for it (ask The Bismark about sinking their favorite battleship) The fear was that they would blockade some place. Some American would come along and try to either run it or just straight up ignore it. The UK would have to fire on it and then the US would do it's "muh boat!" thing. Remember that despite winding up on the same side in WW1, we had spent more time hostile, or at least antagonistic to each other than we had been getting along so fighting was not that remote a possibility. Naturally we had premade plans on how to deal with this possibility. The strategys of the early 1930's were thus US: Go whup Canada's ass. Use Navy to hold off their Navy(US and UK Navies were, by treaty, nearly identical in strength at the time.Canada was still part of UK back then) Canada: Run South really quick and Kick America in the shins to slow us down. The hole up and wait for the British. (Sounds good on paper, problem is they wouldn't have been able to hold their vulnerable southern ports long enough for help to arrive, which it wouldn't because...) UK: Wish Canada the best of luck and use the fleet to protect the home island (Not a bad strategy, unless you are Canada but still pretty smart. Even if they did manage to get reinforcements to Canada they would still be facing that huge hostile enemy to the south problem. Just not a winnable situation for them. All trying to defend Canada would wind up doing for them is potentially stretching their fleet out enough to leave the Home Islands vulnerable to a counter attack)

@Beans-1111 Жыл бұрын

I'm so happy that our 2 countries are both best friends.

@Sam62254 Жыл бұрын

Our War for Independence and the War of 1812 notwithstanding, I cannot imagine any modern scenario where the US and UK would not be allies, let alone be enemies. Our two countries share so much; language, culture, ideals. We are descended from Great Britain, particularly with regard to the 13 original Colonies. We settled our differences long ago.

@RicardoRamirez-us7hf Жыл бұрын

Should always look at how we complement each other especially against those who wish to do us harm. A side from that good video.

@paladin11C40 Жыл бұрын

When I was in Iraq in 2009, I was co-located with the British Army in Basra. A few of us made friends with some of the Soldiers from the Iron First Brigade. One of the guys, Mathew Ward, was a medic. We had some good times hanging out talking about things that are the same and different in the 2 countries. Unlike most Brits I have met, he loved coffee. We would get packages from home with pounds of Starbucks coffee, we gave him a bunch of it. Great times with them in a not so great place.

@troymartin7091 Жыл бұрын

Good people always make a bad situation a good one or at least a calm to the storm 🫡

@mjc1389 Жыл бұрын

I was in the US Navy from 1986 to 1992. I don’t remember exactly what my pay was then but here’s what it would have been today if I was enlisted, $52,344. This is basic pay for a single, E6 rank with 4 years of sea pay and sub pay. It’s just slightly below the median income in the US. The video you watched just listed a generic base pay. Like any other job your salary goes up with the more experience you accrue and the higher you get in rank. Most “jobs” in the military also come with some sort of additional pay in addition to basic pay. Mine for example was sea pay and sub pay and occasional hazardous duty pay depending on our mission. Another factor was expenses. The military covers a majority of major expenses. They provide health care, food, lodging and a variety of other things if you live on the base especially if your single. Even if your married you get extra pay for each dependent you have and you can live in base housing if you chose to and it is available. If enough housing isn’t available on base they will often provide assistance to live off base in the community. It’s actually a pretty good living money wise. A lot of the nicer expensive things I still have in my possession today were made possible by the large amount of extra cash I had laying around because I had no expenses. It also enabled me to put enough money away in savings so I had enough money to make a substantial down payment on my first house and have the Capital to do a renovation of the kitchen and bathrooms before I moved in. I think this was a Infographics video? If so, you’ll eventually see they play loose and fast with factual info on a lot of topics to create a narrative. There are so much better sources out there to make reaction videos on.

@Rosemari753 Жыл бұрын

I can attest to this. As a company-grade officer in the U.S. military my annual salary including allowances is $107,000. The pay is actually pretty competitive these days.

@TheBubbaClemson Жыл бұрын

Agreed as an Army E-6 I made about the same in 1993. Adjusted for inflation, a Walmart manager makes more. 😂 But they don't get housing allowance, health benefits etc.

@bigal2876 Жыл бұрын

When I joined the USAF in 72, pay was $288 a month…

@kimberlygabaldon3260 Жыл бұрын

Thank You All For Your Service! 💕⚘🇺🇸⚘💕⚘🇺🇸⚘💕

@briangulley6027 Жыл бұрын

@@bigal2876 True but as an E-1 you lived in the dorm and ate in the chow hall your only expense was pussy and beer. I joined in 77 E-1 pay was $397 and my expenses were the same as yours.

@glennallen239 Жыл бұрын

I Joined the North Carolina Amy National Guard on my 17th Birthday in 1981, My Mom had to sign Consent Forms. I was a Medic from 1981 to 1987!

@codygnar Жыл бұрын

the US army infantry basic/ OSUT ,one station unit training, is like 22 weeks now

@petertrabaris1629 Жыл бұрын

Thankfully, I can't think, or imagine us becoming enemies. Peace

@libertatumautmori4506 Жыл бұрын

I was an E5 when I got out. I had an extra $1,300 on top of my base pay from my BAQ and BAH. This gave me about $3,000 a month. I had free dental, healthcare, eyecare and free college on top of all this. Actually, I should still have my GI Bill after all these years if I wanted it but I didn't need the GI Bill. If you have any American Soldier, Marine, Airman or Sailor complain about pay it's probably because he blows it as soon as he gets it. Lastly, the US military branches DO NOT serve the govt. They serve the Constitution. We swear an oath on the Constitution of the United States.

@kimberlygabaldon3260 Жыл бұрын

Thank You For Your Service! 💕⚘🇺🇸⚘💕⚘🇺🇸⚘💕

@aaronburdon221 Жыл бұрын

If you don't use your GI bill for education you can pass it to your child if you have one. I read that somewhere. I just looked it up and you can pass up to 36 months of college benefits apparently.

@blake7587 Жыл бұрын

Delta Force wasn’t “Allegedly” inspired by the SAS. It’s a well known fact. The founder of Delta Force (Colonel Charles Beckwith) wrote an entire book about it. It’s called: “Inside Delta Force: The Story of America’s Elite Counter-terrorist Unit”.

@justinweatherford8129 Жыл бұрын

I don’t understand the comparison here. The British military and the Military of the United States work together so much that they might as well be considered a single military.

@Longhauler85 Жыл бұрын

Ummm, there is no "allegedly" about Delta Force being modeled after the British SAS. They were. Delta's founder, Charles Beckwith, served with the SAS during the Malaysian conflict and came back to the States recognizing the U.S. needed a unit just like the SAS. So yes, Delta is based off the SAS.

@richardrodriguez2120 Жыл бұрын

When I was stationed in Germany we got to train with both British and German soldiers. To say the least they were both well trained and fun to hang around with. We would trade pieces of uniforms or what not get drunk together at the local pub and sometimes get into a fight over something stupid but it was all good. Great memories of both sides

@ex89thmpbdecagekicker22 Жыл бұрын

with proper planning and depending on the situation you can save quite a bit of money in the military. Plus the benefits after service in my experience have been great

@TheEfvan Жыл бұрын

I've always heard that size and equipment notwithstanding, the UK military's training and professionalism is well-respected within the US military.

@davidrobinson8588 10 ай бұрын

I was an Exchange Officer with a British Sig Reg. From 1985-1987. The British military is a very professional, superbly trained and excellently conditioned military. I was very proud to have had my experience serving with them,,,we are Brothers in Arms.

@Revolations68 Ай бұрын

I always enjoyed fighting with the Brits, top notch war fighters. Good friends.

@CarlosRodriguez-kb9jc 2 ай бұрын

I too have worked with British Service Members. SAS & SBS mostly. They are a hard core bunch of professionals and they have my upmost respect.

@TheBubbaClemson Жыл бұрын

As a Army Green Beret, (Hon Discharged in 1994) the Brit SAS is the top of the class... Trained with them and have nothing but the highest respect for those guys, as well as the IDF batwings... HOOAH!

@kimberlygabaldon3260 Жыл бұрын

Thank You For Your Service! 💕⚘🇺🇸⚘💕⚘🇺🇸⚘💕

@tonym2513 Ай бұрын

L.O.omfg.L. !!🎉😂

@gailsprangers9388 Жыл бұрын

I haven't watched you two for a while. It was great seeing you both again.

@shadowangel3995 Жыл бұрын

I loved James saying,”Hopefully we remain friends because we like living.” at the end of the video. Also could you guys do similar videos on the Navys and Air Forces of both countries, please?

@gilbertspader7974 3 ай бұрын

I was stationed in Britain in the 80s for 4 years with the USAF. I also fought with them in the Gulf War. My respect is immense because of the size of the force so small and resources meager. We are always in the shit, only the depth varies was my favorite British expression. They had better access to alcohol in Saudi Arabia than we did and they saved me from dying of thirst God bless you all !!!!❤

@bunnyshredderrl8689 Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure I'd want to know what has happened in a world where the US and the UK are literally going to war with each other.

@genamayhew1961 Жыл бұрын

I haven't heard of any disputes or anger between America & England we've always been family & friends & has always been able to work anything out & we've always had each other's backs as Alies. I was an Air Force wife & wish my ex had made a decent wage & they still don't make enough to put their lives on the line & gone from their families & we have female fighter pilots & female warriors/soldiers.

@kimberlygabaldon3260 Жыл бұрын

Well, not since 1776, anyway. 🙄

@bigal2876 Жыл бұрын

There were 3 thing the Brits didn’t like about US military. Over payed, over sexed, and over there…

@guycobb3129 16 күн бұрын

I can say this it was a small pool. 4 experienced British SAS solders tried out the Delta Selection and non of them passed. But there was one time that out of 75 Special Forces troops trying for Delta, none passed. And selection is held only once a year.

@davedammitt7691 Жыл бұрын

The military pay thing is very deceptive. Yes the actual salary sounds kind of low, but they also get allowances for housing and clothing and food and education and medical care.

@frederickknapp5340 Жыл бұрын

A hard core believer of the US Military but the British SAS are some bad asses.

@sectech221 Жыл бұрын

I worked with some British soldiers in Iraq. Good dudes. We constantly picked on each other about who speaks proper English and over coffee and tea but it was in good fun. Lol.

@tonyrichardson2276 8 ай бұрын

On the point of coffee, during training we often had FTX (field training exercises) and had instant coffee packs in our MREs. Many of us would use the coffee grounds as dip to stay awake. When you're operating for a couple days with only a few hours of sleep, you get creative.

@williambranch4283 Жыл бұрын

Your lads are good in uniform ... you should make a few more.

@calmseas9263 10 ай бұрын

It literally hurts my feelings when you ask who would win an American or a British soldier? I can't imagine that. Or I don't want too.

@blackvulcan100 Ай бұрын

Totally agree !

@rapidresponseteam4452 Жыл бұрын

Always loved watching the royal Marine combat footage some tough military personnel

@Pewpew1789 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love you guys I enjoy watching your reactions. Can’t wait for the next one stay safe and have a great day

@adamyoung9132 Жыл бұрын

But do soldiers drink more or less than people in college? Remember that most are in the same age range.

@airmanma Ай бұрын

I served in Britain during the 90's. The people there are our best friends. There will always be our support and friendship with their great people. So much respect for the civilians I got to work with.

@rickspigot2205 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see a video of how we complement each other in the event of X or y or x and even z

@FUBAR1986 Жыл бұрын

British ingenuity in World War II was something that America quickly adopted and learned from and yes American special forces learned from Britain’s famed SAS troops… Britain developed radar and gave the technology to the US… this video is completely hypothetical because America considers Canada, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand as our true partners in the world…❤🇺🇸🇬🇧🇮🇴🇻🇬🇨🇦🇳🇿

@nilsbabcock7686 Жыл бұрын

That video doesn't include all of the special forces units that the U.S. Military has. Delta Force is only the first SF unit that we built. Then there are the Green Berets (Army), Force Recon (Marines), Seals (Navy), and Para-rescue & Air Combat Control (Air Force). Each focuses on different specialties.

@oldsarge7005 9 ай бұрын

I served with some Brits. They were always well-trained, motivated, and as dedicated to being good soldiers as the US soldiers.

@kolbyjohnson3999 8 күн бұрын

As an American how lived on MRE rations for many years as a wild-land fire fight I will just say this. The freeze dried coffee was always just chowed up and chased with a shot of water or Gatorade. Up at 05:00 and working by 06:00 you didn’t have time to waste.

@jameswells554 Жыл бұрын

I always enjoyed serving alongside my British Counterparts. I always found them to be tough, professional, and absolutely hilarious to hang out with.

@MrBlazinerday Ай бұрын

My brother was in the marines during the war on terror and he said when he came across British soldiers it was like running into cousins you haven’t seen in a long time. They traded the few things they had and had a good time for the brief time they were in the same place. There is a mutual respect between our countries that wont go away anytime soon

@kimberlygabaldon3260 Жыл бұрын

LOL You're thumbnail! No you're NOT f**ed! We are allies. Only our enemies are f**ed, (and even they have to really push us). 😂😂😂

@philcarbone3996 Жыл бұрын

No mention that the Royal Marines are sent to America to be trained by the American Marines.

@srsykes Жыл бұрын

I find your channel entertaining, thanks. My only complaint is that as a native-born American who has spoken American English all my life; I sometime have to turn on the captions to understand what is being said. The guy has a particularly difficult accent for me and he sometimes speaks very quickly. Side note, many years ago on a multi-country tour of Europe; the place I had the most difficulty understanding people's English, was in England...particularly if they were Scots.

@erinhardick4803 Жыл бұрын

My dad's side is Scottish and Christmas eve they would bring scotch. After a while my Uncle who came to the US when he was a young boy, I could not understand to save my life. I would just listen and nod or smile lolz

@colonelfustercluck486 2 ай бұрын

and the British have so many accents in a small area. They have their regional accents, and accents which determine your social status. It is very complex. I had to listen carefully too.....

@georgegalarza6278 Жыл бұрын

I joined the U.S. Navy at 16. It's allowed in the us if your parents sign off.

@patrioticz2858 Жыл бұрын

8:34 Ever US Army MRE has insta coffee. The MREs have different drinks too, some of them have Irish cream coffee which is good but all the drinks have ingredients to fight fatigue and replace electrolytes. US MREs are high in sodium and nutrition, one has enough to last you a day and one MRE is like 2k calories to help fuel the body. My favorite MRE is "Shredded Beff in BBQ sauce"

@busterandloulou Жыл бұрын

I don’t think that the citizens of the United States would support any military action against England. If the government or military were to take such action, it’s citizens would rebel. You are members of our family and friends.

@daisyhoney3088 2 ай бұрын

My ancestors were from Britain 🇬🇧 and i love my British brothers and sisters. My family was one of the first pilgrims to settle in America 🇺🇸 ❤ Although i do have Irish, dutch,and Indian and i don't know what

@JohnEvans-ix9nn Жыл бұрын

The US Army Rangers were formed in 1812. Making the Rangers the oldest Special Operations Group.

@Crabslammer Жыл бұрын

The video totally implies it, but it's an absurd situation. Both countries have designed their defense policies with the assumption we'll always be friendly. Might as well include Canada, Australia and NZ too.

@Stiffybeaver Ай бұрын

(from NY, was stationed in Germany) It's kind of cool to see something like this but I look at Britain as our brothers and sisters, even closer than Canada oddly enough. I love you guys! Got to play soccer with a couple British and German soldiers in Germany and had a blast!

@anthonyduffy5967 Жыл бұрын

Millie didn’t get the amount of likes she wanted from the Americans, so she started a huge war.

@CaddyJim Жыл бұрын

Technically this would be a rematch the US already defeated England for our Independence

@JoeKier7 Жыл бұрын

One of the tricks to the pay issue is that for the lower USA troops, if they are living on base they get free meals and free housing.

@joelsalazar2350 Жыл бұрын

“This isn’t a flashback, you’re losing again!” - Cotton Hill

@CDRhammond Жыл бұрын

I think it should be a requirement that to run for the office of POTUS a candidate must first have been a commissioned officer in one of the military branches.

@bulletproofpepper2 Жыл бұрын

I haven’t served in the military but worked as a bouncer at clubs and pubs. The British I have encountered are much friendlier until it’s time not to be. Americans love to fight. Thanks for sharing.

@alfrede.neuman1257 Жыл бұрын

I agree. I'm an American and I thought that was insulting to our British friends

@Oathswornn904 Жыл бұрын

As a United States Marine, some of the most skilled and humble troops I've served with were Royal Marines. They're a tough breed that definitely give us a run for our money. Our brothers and sisters in Britain are a force to be reckoned with, much respect to the Royal Military as well as my own brothers and sisters here in the US.

@jeffro221 Жыл бұрын

Still on acive duty?

@michaeldobson107 Жыл бұрын

So, comparing the numbers, the US is about 10x the size. lol. Still, Mom is British, so my heart lives there, though I am American. The US and the UK have always had good, close relations, and I really can't see that ever changing, as we both have a shared history, traditions and values, and we have both had each others backs for many decades.

@mushinbujin Жыл бұрын

I find it hysterical that military personnel could possibly ever care about seeing others in a state of undress. As an actor we had to do quick costume changes all the time. Sure, occasionally we would have dressing rooms or restrooms, but more often we would just change behind the stage. Nobody ever got weird about it. If somebody did, I think that would raise serious questions about their maturity and their basic ability to function in the presence of a member of the opposite sex.

@GUNNER67akaKelt Жыл бұрын

The first colonists in America were puritans so, yeah, we're generally not as cavalier about nudity as some other countries.

@frederickknapp5340 Жыл бұрын

While stationed in Sicily, I had the pleasure of drinking with some Brits. They out drank me which in those days was saying something.

@Uatu-the-Watcher Жыл бұрын

She looks at him,…her face turns an odd mixture of seriousness and compassion, and confirms for him “Yes. It is.” Almost as if to provide an ever-so-slight momentary offer of assurance. Unfortunately, her reassurance goes unnoticed and life moves on…

@gmansard641 Ай бұрын

I served with the Royal Navy for a year in the British Indian Ocean Territory. Inferior in numbers only, they are amongst the best trained and most professional soldiers and sailors in the world.

@wingandhog Жыл бұрын

USAF - 22 years. Spent three years at RAF Mildenhall. I always enjoyed working with my highly skilled and competent Brit counterparts. Not only in the UK but in other parts of the globe over the years.

@MAGAGANG-mn9of 26 күн бұрын

I'm from America I love are British brothers and sisters I would never change them for nothing and the world

@BullsMahunny Жыл бұрын

Correction in the video: The US Army serves the people. Their allegiance is to the people. By the nature of the government system, which is supposed to be made up of the people and not this political ruling class we have now, them. But they should not and really had better not, choose to serve and protect the government over the people when the end times scenario comes around. Yes, I know they can be called upon to restore order as they should which may mean defending the government which okay, fair enough. When the chips are down, they're supposed to be on our side.

@demjindajakerkenning1210 Ай бұрын

Age doesn’t matter in the military if anything younger is better I have met 17 year old recruits who are more prepared than 22 year old college kids with bachelor’s degrees. Audie Murphy who was the most decorated soldier in ww2 joined at 16 as a private and made it to lieutenant by the end of the war

@riftwake178 Жыл бұрын

That's just the base pay. You get a clothing allowance, a marriage bonus, a housing allowance, moving expenses, off base expenses, hazard pay, deployment pay, and I'm sure I'm missing a few. But if you live on base, you also get free meals daily... so you basically have zero expenses on top of all the other pay.

@RobertLesliePalmer Жыл бұрын

The pay comparison may be misleading. Part of the U.S. soldier’s pay is not subject to taxation, giving the soldier a higher “take-home” pay (i.e., a civilian with a higher salary may actually take home less of his pay).

@soonhohyun Жыл бұрын

The thing it didn't mentioned is when you train each private in boot camp it cost about $30,000 to $40,000 person soldier by US government on top of getting paid 2x times every month

@ws8061 Жыл бұрын

I was a Carrier Sailor and knew some guys that spent some pretty extensive time training British and French Sailors on Carrier ops and always heard nothing but good things

@CDRhammond Жыл бұрын

I always loved meeting my British naval officer counterparts. They are just brothers and sisters to me just like any of the US service members are.

@kennedymcgovern5413 Ай бұрын

As an American Veteran, I must throw the red challenge flag on one point, based on my experience. While I was home ported in Norfolk The Limeys sent a small battle group (or whatever they call theirs) on a port visit. Me and my buddies met up with a group of them from the HMS Intrepid at a bar. We started ordering pictures of beer together, and pounding beer for beer. That's the one area where we had no chance. Those boys drank us under the table. We tried to keep up, but if there's one thing the Brits will always be able to do and do well, it's drink. This story gets longer and funnier, but too long for these purposes in a comment under a random video. Let's just say that one of their guys asked one of our guys for a cigarette...anx the slang between our countries is different. The short version is that it led to a massive brawl, which ended in massive laughs, and us being invited back to the Intrepid to continue drinking (Yes, the Brits have bars on their ships). But on this one it's not even close. We cannot drink with them. There's no way.

@jimbrock8310 25 күн бұрын

I have trained brits and fought along side them! They are great soldiers!

@Volcano-Man Ай бұрын

There was an incident where US forces in Afghanistan were in trouble, needed evacuating and an RAF crew volunteered to go and bring them back. The RAF flew a zero feet in a blizzard, were fired up, located the US forces, and recovered them all whilst taking hits to the Chinook. Elsewhere on FB a US forces related the following about the British military: 'Them Brits sure are a weird bunch. In the middle of a fire fight, they'll suddenly make a brew of tea, and still shoot. Or roll a cigarette light it, push it to one side, drink their tea from the other side and keep on shooting. When all seems lost, they'll make a brew, light a rolly, grin at you and say 'OK you walker are you coming?' I'll have them on my side anytime!'

@hwwilliams3878 Ай бұрын

Interesting video. They did forget that besides the Delta Force, the U.S. also has Army Rangers, Marine Reconnaissance, Special Forces ( Green Berets), Navy Seals, and Air Force S.A.S.

@LegatusNavium Жыл бұрын

For the pay of the soldiers you have to take into account the free housing food and medical while in service so their pay is not as bad as the video makes out, and for the most part the average enlisted is 17 to 22 most do not have families so the pay is rather nice.

@RobertAWolf 25 күн бұрын

Such a silly comparison, as an American we cherish our Brit brothers. And we will always support each other no matter who has what at their disposal.

@paulbingaman5481 Жыл бұрын

Other than delta force. America has navy seals, army rangers, marine force recon, army green berets as top tier over regular military.

@subitman12 Жыл бұрын

Have you heard of MRE (Meals Ready to Eat)? They are full meals that can be heated up inside the pouch due to a chemicals inside the lining. MRE also include coffee. This minimize for a campfire or equipment on missions.

@-JA- Жыл бұрын

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@kensaunders6080 Жыл бұрын

I served 16 years in the British army & deployed on many occasions with Americans. Yes they have loads of equipment & have more spent on them, but we Brits can adapt & overcome our equipment shortcomings through better training. We did have the Jackal in Afghanistan but also had The Bison, similar to the American heavier armoured carriers. A lot of new armoured kit was developed to combat the IED threat & protect the troops inside. On one deployment to an exercise area inside the arctic circle in Norway, on American showed me a card they had been issued prior to them deploying. it said, " Do NOT drink with the Brits, Do NOT gamble with the Brits, & above all Do NOT fight with the Brits. YOU WILL LOSE!! I personally feel that we were better trained than the Americans. They relied too much on overwhelming manpower rather than small section sized units. The Kettle, ( Boiling Vessel) in British vehicles ( not only tanks have them),is also there to heat up the rations. Heat the food in boiling water then use the water to make a cuppa. They are a real god send.

@AndyTenney Жыл бұрын

I’m American and I love putting the kettle on for a good cup of tea! I also love good beer;)

@sandraleigh4023 Жыл бұрын

I think it's "cuppa tea". 😁

@adventureridergirl Жыл бұрын

You base pay in the US Army is only part of your compensation. As an E5 (the first rank of Sergeant) in the US Army (in 2006) my overall take home pay was around $60,000/year. That’s with base pay, per diem, housing allowance, hazardous duty pay, etc. combined. I was actually making really good money by the time I got out as an E6. When you first enlist, most of your clothing, food, housing, etc. are provided by the military so you have substantially fewer expenses than you would if you were just working a normal job. As you gain rank, get married, move out of the barracks, etc. your pay increases substantially.

@adventureridergirl Жыл бұрын

Also, any conflict between the US and the UK would likely be fought almost entirely by the US Navy and Marines and it would likely be over in short order because of the massive size of the US Navy. But, I doubt the US and UK would ever go to war again, we’re about as close as two allies could get with our shared culture and values and many of our citizens holding dual citizenship with the each other, or other European countries (I hold both US and Italian citizenship). Same goes for Canada, Australia, and the most of the EU.