29 Commando is an Army regiment

@@Swipey_BB . 29 Commando falls under the Royal Marines, also know as Army Commandos. They complete basic training and complete a short Commando Course. Are you from the UK?

@@jackwilliams121 the marines are part of the navy I think.

@@avb4348 yes you are correct. However soldiers in the British Army can attempt the All Arms Commando Course for non Royal Marines.

This is the army

@Documentary Detective III you probably enlist into a normal artillery regt first then after a spell ask your boss if you can teanfer n do the all arms commando bit

​@Documentary Detective III Easiest route is to join the Royal Artillery first, British Army. Then ask for a posting to 29, this is based on you volunteering to undertake the Commando Course, once this is passed, you'll return to one of the Battery's within the Regt. Normally do a couple of years min then apply to go to 148 bty if you so wish. You'll also see the Regt has Royal Marines, Navy and RAF personel, these all have quals that integrate within the strike element, like boat coxswains or TACP

​@documentarydetectiveiii5217you join by taking the all arms commando course for it

​@@markrunnalls7215you can do the all arms commando course from being a civvy so you can get into right away after you complete the course

Army video mate

@@jmf5687 Produced by the Royal Navy on behalf of 3 Cdo Bde. Because 29 Cdo is 3 Cdo Bde's organic artillery asset.

@J MF budget paid by Royal. You have to do p company/commando course to stop being hats, but ultimately still hats.....

@@jmf5687yes, but a army regiment.

You're right! Reminded me of that scene from the movie. Good spot.

Unfortunate that these are British army then

@@lachlanchester8142 still go through the rm commando training as apposed to any odd army barracks.

@Michael Tite yea I get that, but they still do the cdo training through the rm whether that be in lympstone or what not- as apposed to any army training area

@GeordieGuitarist what does the fact that they're Army have to do with anything? They're 3 Commando Brigade and arguably one of their biggest assets, providing information covertly behind enemy lines to the rest of the brigade. AACC still qualifies them just as much as any RM mate

@GeordieGuitarist You do know they're are RMs in 29 cdo right? Like quite literally one of the sergeants from 29 cdo who was speaking in the video is a RM

You'd need to join the badass Army, if you want to be RM Commando Royal Artillery (or Royal Engineers) Support Squadrons. You can be a badderass Diver if you join the Royal Engineers. Choose carefully.

@@cycleSCUBA Interesting... Unfortunately for me i tore my ACL/MCL 9 years ago (unrepaired), which from what i've read is an immediate fail on the medical exam.

@@harditsahota unlucky mate

29 commandos is army

@@NUFC975 😂😂 one of the soldiers literally said I’m a royal marine part of the 29 commandos

@@Rj-vq8sz 😂😂 if you go to army website then to royal artillery youl see 29 commando

@@Rj-vq8sz www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-artillery/29-commando-regiment-royal-artillery/

@Lee Loofer You can be a Royal Marine and be based at 29 Cdo. So he's not wrong.

Can you explain what the battery is? And why it’s hard to get into? Thanks mate

@@oscara1471 because of the selection process - it's tough. These are the elite soldier, next to the Special Boat Service. They're a scouting/mayhem force.

Haha I think everybody would prefer that Army 'recruiting' video never saw the light of day...most of all the US Army 😉

-raf reg

@@lachlanchester8142 good enough to work with the rm

RAF reg guys must get tons of stick !.

@@carlb4741 That just makes 'em even 'arder

@@swiftelbow2743 You can't remove them, who else can brave the dread... 5 miler of death!

Great name mate, classic film

Aha cheers. Can't beat Zulu a proper war film. @@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-

@@Azzi_0161 Don't tell them that in the army, they probably won't let you in.

Why? Who are the 24 commandoes?

@@oscara1471 It is a Royal Engineers Commando unit. Provides engineering support to the commando brigades.

@@oscara1471 dude, go on Wiki and read up on Royal Marine Commando.

@@jmf5687 what is the channel called and these are a 29 commando bot of navy bit of raf and Marines

as a regular or officer? also what are u studying?

@@klaudijussimaitis1404 regular, majoring in Mathematics

@Thiago Same I have just finished my first year at uni. What year are you in?

@@Thiago-im4ly dont do that you are smart enough to be an officer in another trade and get a job while in the military and then you can always get the course done. this will give you the commando patch and the green beret!! im not saying its wrong to join as a regular but there are way more options that will be open to you whilst at the same time allowing you to gain a trade that can be used in the wider world once you finish in the forces

Same here. Once I’m done w my degree, imma apply to be an Officer in the Royal Marines

@Michael Tite Yes, I would. Nobody had snappy recruiting like this. And while in the US Army during Vietnam, I was sent to Germany, which was a different kind of adventure. So, you obviously wouldn’t, but heh, it’s your projection, right?

@Michael Tite My complements to you, you are hard boiled. And how many go into the military for the “right” reasons? Pretty sure nothing has changed when it comes to avoiding a draft by instead selecting a service. Mine could’ve been the USMC- you’d find out after being drafted. Lousy job prospects and not an encouraging background? There’s another one. Bit of trouble on the outside? There’s another. No family? There’s another one. Great looking uniform (USMC dress blues), check! Our Special Forces recruit from within, same with Marine Recon, etc. While I was in, the largest drawdown in modern history occurred-so huge cuts were made. Our only son spent 7 combat tours as a Marine between Iraq and Afghanistan-going directly from one to the next without a break. So, there’s more to the selection process than they will challenge everything you take for granted. Congratulations Michael for being one of those special people. But I have friends who went into those for SF groups for the “wrong” reasons-and excelled. The ad is great recruiting material. How many will succeed? Not as many as would like to. Good on ya’.

They never gonna use it , jet pack is exposed to a fire and very vulnerable. It looks good but not very practical.

The jet packs are let down by the need to use both hands meaning there's no way to carry a weapon or other kit.

Callum Allsopp ... I remember you vaguely... Wasn't he 3 sections' section commander - along with Kelly, Hamilton and the Reme chap 🤣

They are not SF

@Awoke Awoke it's not US so irrelevant really

@@pauldavison7105 Delete SF insert Elite.

@@Steve-cc6xc 300 mile ski? Stretching it a bit there mate, it’s 200km. 4/73 is a Divisional asset not a Brigade asset. 148 is a Brigade asset that works with the Surveillance Reconnaissance Squadron. HALO/HAHO are insertion methods not roles (148 also uses the same chutes) and has also been used many times throughout its history as a strategic asset (scud hunting in Iraq) due to the UK’s jack of all trades master of none, to label units along the lines of US Tier systems doesn’t happen

@@Steve-cc6xc no unit is “close” to SF. You either are or you aren’t. The notion is laughable. What makes SF who they are is their position within the battle space and the the targets they’re given, that’s it. PF and 30 commando have the same role but attack from different angles, methods of insertion, once they’re in the ground the role is the same. 148 is an element of the surveillance and reconnaissance squadron of 30 commando, there are ML’s at 148

@@iceandale7621I thought 148, SRS etc. use static line rather than free fall. I could be wrong but the only ones who are actually trained in HALO/HAHO are SF, SFSG and pathfinders.

Meaning?

@@oscara1471 148 battery. I am surprised they haven't been merged/renamed/otherwise fiddled with. So many new and renamed units over the decades.

@@garthwick19 no I mean what is it? I am not military

@@oscara1471 148 Meiktila Battery is a small, elite and highly specialised forward observer unit that locates, studies and ultimately targets enemy assets. They are a small but highly professional unit that you would never know about really, unless you did a bit of digging. I think they are part of 3 Commando Brigade. Google is your friend for more info.

@@garthwick19 I see, it’s all so confusing. Does every royal marine platoon get assigned a random role? Like the first guys are dragoon’s and the second are welsh artillery😂😂it’s all so confusing to me.

Correct

Wigan

@@pafcsouthcoast didn’t have a pie in his hand, that’s what must’ve thrown me off ;)

He's from Wigan, but I know what you mean, we do share a bit of dialect with Burnley, strange as we're nowhere near each other lol

Hoofing.

My granda

Why?

@@oscara1471 because they've done the rest of the elements that are either part of or attached to 30 commando, so it's good to get the whole picture of the capabilities of the Brigade Reconnaissance Force. Also, engineering recce at the regimental level is fairly straightforward to understand, but when they're supporting the BRF of 3 Cdo Bgd, it gets a lot more interesting. Are they trained in all of the same insertion techniques that the BPT and these guys from 29 are? Do they do ML3 and or ML2? Will the rest of BRF take individual sappers on raids and/or can the whole troop conduct similar raids itself? What's the selection process for getting into the recce troop. It's a good explanation for anyone wanting to join the RE and 24.

Sam Hopkins and his ears 👂

@@diabeetus5052 Decent bit of PERSEC that

If it's regarding the video production then hit up Jamesclarkephoto on IG. He's ex bootneck now Navy phot.

Combined Operations patch. 148 is the only unit to continue wearing it from that period to the present day, because it’s alway been a Combined Operations (arms) unit

@@iceandale7621 I appreciate the info m8. Love the Brits.

@@andresmdc78 I seem to remember seeing US Marines wearing the exact same patch in WW2, one of the Windtalkers but it was yellow on a black background

The royal marines no longer field their own artillery. We rely on the army with soldiers going through a commando course to join '29 commando royal artillery'. That unit falls under the bigger 3 commando brigade. Which is predominantly royal marines.

you can also join from the royal marines and royal navy id imagine you can branch transfer from infantry to artillery and then go from there

​@@tombarham1386there's also a handful of RAF in 3 commando brigade but they're rare

148 have always worn it, it's used as their qualification badge, once you pass the course you're given the flashes.

only irish and english im irish :)

Yes! Its actually happened several times!

@@ib3scope were you a marine?

Yep, anyone from Ireland, the UK, or the commonwealth (of which Canada is a part)

@@charthulu7116 i like ireland

not my style but I thought yoiu mnight lkike this: It is the Soldier, not the minister Who has given us freedom of religion. It is the Soldier, not the reporter Who has given us freedom of press. It is the Soldier, not the poet Who has given us freedom of speech. It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer Who has given us freedom to protest. It is the Soldier, not the lawyer Who has given us the right to a fair trial. It is the Soldier, not the politician Who has given us the right to vote. It is the Soldier who salutes the flag, Who serves beneath the flag, And whose coffin is draped by the flag, Who allows the protester to burn the flag. Charles M. Province american obviously

Transferring over at the moment. Canadian C5 I believe.

Not an ar

@Grant - stop waffling.

Ain’t RM mate

How old are you it's never too late I'm considering it

You still have to deal with capita during the application, but only for the medical part, which isn't great but could be worse. Am at Lympstone now (but TMU'd :( )

Well 29 CDO is a Army unit

It gave him an excuse to go commando on the kids😂

JTACs (not operators) within 3 Commando Brigade are a mix of Royal Marines, Army and some RAF Regiment.

Not sure what to call JTAC people thanks

Think you mean the C8, the C7s haven't been seen in use for a good 10 plus years now. It depends on unit to unit from what I've seen. It looks like the entirity of 3cdo brigade including army, navy and air force attached personnel are switching over to the C8. Outside of that I think only UKSF, Special Observers, Pathfinder Platoon, SFSG and some VIP protection units get to use the C8.

@@LS-jv9hp respond when you see this.

@@cheekboy7247 Why?