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@hastiebar2 жыл бұрын
The hardest course in the British Army is the catering/cooks course. Judging by the state of the food no one has ever passed it.
@jayhorsley55652 жыл бұрын
Best reply on KZfaq ive ever seen quality 😂😂😂
@PaddyInf2 жыл бұрын
Mate that joke's been around since Pontius was a navigator 😁
@hastiebar2 жыл бұрын
@@PaddyInf sadly so have i.
@Vikingr4Jesus59192 жыл бұрын
And that's what they give their own troops. Don't even get started on how they treated the ANZACs
@14KShadow2 жыл бұрын
Gen this was the funniest thing I've read in a long time
@mikeoxlong35042 жыл бұрын
That interviewer is very very good. Asks pertinent and relevant questions, and doesn't interrupt the person speaking. Great interviewing mate, well done!
@JamesEnglish2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike
@jackmehoffe93722 жыл бұрын
His name is James mate
@studboy24562 жыл бұрын
Interviewer was sleeping the whole time
@Tomfromlondon2 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Cues him up and then let’s him speak uninterrupted.
@jaynewton52782 жыл бұрын
That interviewer is the one and only Mr English my brother. The man with a top laugh 😁👍
@chegeny4 ай бұрын
RIP Major Mike Sadler. Just saw he died last month, 4 January, at the age of 103. Navigator legend. He was the last original member of the SAS and last survivor of the LRDG. 🇬🇧
@desthomas8970 Жыл бұрын
A friend of mine failed the SAS selection course. He was so proud to have even attempted it.
@pmacc3557 Жыл бұрын
Yes be a gud challenge
@barrypoupard7009 Жыл бұрын
Did he tell you he failed on day 1 .....?
@desthomas8970 Жыл бұрын
No. He packed it in on the brecons but I don't know what that stage would be.@@barrypoupard7009
@mickydrippin3105 Жыл бұрын
First few weeks
@tyjax5119 Жыл бұрын
Still a brave and fucking badass warrior right there! To have the gull to even go through that level of dedication deserves the highest merit.
@jonathanlivingstonseagull3378 Жыл бұрын
''A week in the jungle would break a man''. This gives me chills as my father spent 18 months in the jungle against the Japanese, the canopy was so thick that the radios would not work so they used carrier pigeons. He once told me the nights were the worst thing in the jungle. Hearing this man say when the light goes down in the jungle is like being locked in a room without windows with a blanket over your head. Now I can understand why my father said that.
@rabarberellum1017 Жыл бұрын
And he didn’t even speak about the noise in the jungle. During the night the sound can be almost unbearable loud. It’ll wear you out.
@jonathanlivingstonseagull3378 Жыл бұрын
@@davidmitchell2926 Thanks for those kind words, David. All the best.
@jamesstammers6832 Жыл бұрын
I hear this. My grandad was a dispatch rider in Burma, crazy to think what they went through for such a prolonged time
@rhannay39 Жыл бұрын
A long time ago I worked with a man who had been RAF Regiment in Burma. He would not tolerate anything made in Japan in his house. Apart from that he would not speak of his experiences. Several years ago I met an older lady who was entitled to wear the Burma Star on her left chest. She declined to explain why. Massive respect to your father.
@Myviewoftheworldful11 ай бұрын
There’s no jungles in Japan you bell end
@ynwa34762 жыл бұрын
Don't let this man's polite and soft spoken manner fool you ! He is a highly trained survivor and killer who has skills we can only dream of having. This guy is the real deal.
@dwrabauke2 жыл бұрын
IKR. It gets you thinking. This is why it is wise not to start trouble, you never know who the other person is.
@ubt36062 жыл бұрын
I've noticed something eerily similar. Some of the portraits of ex deltas, spec ops look like these guys could easily pass for chemistry professors, or high school janitors. It's mad 😂
@davidharris40622 жыл бұрын
That’s the point, he could be anyone, he’s the grey man, not the loud muscle bound, look at me
@fieldagentryan Жыл бұрын
homicidal maniacal murder is that without trial ... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pcWEisipydKzo5c.html
@deanVodkahouse Жыл бұрын
@@davidharris4062 Exactly but still with knowing all this people would still perceive a guy who looks mean, is a big unit or someone just tall who has a big mouth ahead of someone who is friendly looking or softly spoken and mild mannered and not the biggest. Women are the same, they will often go for the bigger guys or the aggressive looking ones because it makes them feel safe while the grey men who just blend in and are in the special forces like this guy are the real tough ones
@howarddavies7822 жыл бұрын
One SAS candidate was laughed at by an older and younger woman because his todger had shrunk due to the cold. Who do you think you're going to please with that they asked. His reply was ME! Apparently he went on to pass the course. They know a sense of humour is very important.
@USNveteran Жыл бұрын
To me the SAS has always been the grand daddy of all special forces. SAS "who dares wins". Great interview. FLY NAVY!!!
@USNveteran Жыл бұрын
@A Volpe I'm assuming you are or were Special Boat Service. Thanks for your service. "By Strength and Guile". FLY NAVY!!!
@willis263112 жыл бұрын
Real Men there in the SAS. As an American, I'm grateful we are allies. God Bless America and Great Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Gurkhas, and all others supporting a just cause. War is evil, awful, and only rewards the greedy.
@terryadams26522 жыл бұрын
Y00're a f001. It's illegal for the US gov to spy on it's own citizens, BUT, they do it anyway (we've seen it with PRISM, exposed by Snowden). Besides PRISM, All the US gov does is get it's minions (UK, Canada, Aus, NZ) to spy on us American civilians, then those govs report to the Deep State. *The big picture exposes on who's side our government is on:* The American middle class has been shrinking steadily since 1978, BECAUSE (according to Professor Michael Hudson) the middle class is being strangled by the top 1% (the ruling class), and this class has bought off our politicians (D & R), not "China", as is their alabi. The point is that "our" gov doesn't work for us. Political system is a JOKE, it's designed to look like a system that is "by & for the people", but it ain't. The top 1% has bought off BOTH parties, AND, both parties use "election law" to keep any 3rd parties from emerging, so no non-bought off individual will ever enter power to make change. What would happen if an insider tried to do what's right? Here's an example: President JFK vowed that he would "shatter the CIA into a million pieces", and, as Vietnam Veteran Oliver Stone (and he was in the Vietnam war, btw) explained, it was the CIA who got rid of JFK. I don't expect y00 to care about any of this, since y00re government muscle.
@dancarter4822 жыл бұрын
Viva la LEGION!
@NossyDrelich2 жыл бұрын
I heard SAS will often launch from American ships
@SunofYork2 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't pass anyone who believed in pregnant married virgins riding donkeys at christmas
@fieldagentryan Жыл бұрын
ya need to research a bit more ... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pcWEisipydKzo5c.html
@williamwilliam7282 жыл бұрын
I love the incredible honesty of this mans describing what it takes to be a SAS. I was absolutely floored by his describing the guy who quit after the 3 day recce into the jungle. I did a trans Canada bicycle trip and during a horrible phase of everyday riding in the mountains with rain and snow, I was at my wit's end. I was trudging away up this mountain pass and I finally just said, "That's it I give up!" I threw my 60-kgs bike and gear into the ditch and just sat on the side of the road yelling at God! I was out in the middle of nowhere and after a while of sulking and feeling sorry for myself, I realized that if I was going to quit, I had to ride to wherever I needed to get to actually quit. I got back on my bike and finished the journey I'd set out to do. What I took from that trip was the most hellish times turned out to be the best and most memorable times. I doubt I could've completed the SAS training as I hate Spiders! haha Bravo, great interview!
@pmacc3557 Жыл бұрын
Yes im sure its a normal reaction. We've all been there. You made it through kid so good job
@Simon-nv5zj10 ай бұрын
IMAGINE COMAPRING A BIKE RIDE WITH SAS SELECTION..WTF ARE YOU EVEN COMMENTING FOR?
@williamwilliam72810 ай бұрын
@@Simon-nv5zj I was a soldier to dim wit and not all trials and tribulations in life are experienced strictly as a soldier. But you, being the SJW are the God of all Gods when it comes to lifetime experiences, apparently. LO$er!
@mpaddyuk702 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to be on the hunter force during escape and evasion phase of selection the SAS guys I worked with was so down to earth and humble I had a fantastic week and got to see things I will never forget .
@josibhoyoneil59582 жыл бұрын
Bro watched this and reminded me of doing hunter force..... Loved it and always wanted selection but life's twists took me elsewhere...... My only real regret in life was never going for selection......
@MichaelKingsfordGray2 жыл бұрын
It made you forget how to punctuate.
@jasoncole7672 жыл бұрын
@@MichaelKingsfordGray jealous much.
@jesseolson3142 Жыл бұрын
@@MichaelKingsfordGray Did you understand what he was saying? I think you did. So stfu.
@MichaelKingsfordGray Жыл бұрын
@@jesseolson3142 Foul-mouthed remarks do not change facts.
@kwacker452 жыл бұрын
I've met a few SAS lads, we did a lot of loans for them back when I was working. I can say that if you put them in a line up with several soldiers they would be the last you would pick! Nothing like the huge muscle bound giants you see in the movies!
@dancarter4822 жыл бұрын
Exactly - able to lie in a wet ditch for days and nights with no hot scoff observing then slink away undetected leaving no trace and give a detailed report from memory.
@barrypoupard7009 Жыл бұрын
Gray man isn't a myth ...
@chakko007 Жыл бұрын
If I had to guess, I'd say they're more like people who run marathons.
@Panzerbeast Жыл бұрын
Always play the grey man….
@orbytl2799 Жыл бұрын
muscle mass in not going to help you trecking through hot humid jungles etc with little food always makes me laugh when i see these hulking roided up blokes, they are pretty much good for nothing other than lifting weights its like modding a car to the point that it handles and drives like shit :)
@shawnweed265 Жыл бұрын
This was brilliant...Thanks for this. I worked with couple 22 SAS guys on a CTR-Terrorism gig and they were all Top Drawer. They would talk about the various training phases and it is cool to hear from the trainer what he put them through. The jungles of Brunei sound like a nightmare. The SAS are Legend status in my book.
@sassteve19712 жыл бұрын
SAS BEST IN THE WORLD….. Chris Ryan, the real deal , proud to be British! 👍👍
@samcoyne62842 жыл бұрын
I Agree 👍
@joshbarber39312 жыл бұрын
This has to be one of the best interviews I've seen in a while
@johnmason96552 жыл бұрын
Great interview. Fantastic listening to Chris. Amazing.
@thehop6392 жыл бұрын
Finally a match for Ronnie Pickering!
@johnwiddowson71522 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@Johnstone722 жыл бұрын
Who?
@budte2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant.
@12dougreed2 жыл бұрын
You mean the interviewer 👍
@paulgreen96182 жыл бұрын
"Do you know who I am?"🤣
@MrPoupard2 жыл бұрын
Like many here I've watched and heard many special forces people speak about their selection process. Hearing Chris talk about it from the point of view of assessing candidates is fascinating given pretty much all of them say they had no way of knowing how well/badly they were doing during selection . The fact that such a tiny % of those who start are accepted speaks volumes. Whether by nature or nurture these people have a degree of physical and mental resilience possessed by very, very few.
@117Industries2 жыл бұрын
Yeah this was really cool and helpful. It's useful to know what someone has to be prepared for if they ever have the opportunity to attempt the selection process.
@azhivago22962 жыл бұрын
I agree it's impressive but let's face it - there are many many elite professionals in different fields that require a rare set of skills and talents. Even those who go off to the most elite universities have to be extremely smart and focused and then go though a very difficult selection process against hundreds if not thousands of competing candidates. Most SAS soldiers wouldn't stand a chance in that context. Likewise for elite athletes, elite economists, elite engineers etc. They're all impressive and have almost superhuman strength in one way or another.
@pmacc3557 Жыл бұрын
And being a bit mad helps id say....
@pmacc3557 Жыл бұрын
@S̊яιʝιт S̊υяєи∂яαиαтн I got a great respect for them. A cold shower is as tough as I can master
@LMR72 Жыл бұрын
@𝕾𝖗𝖎𝖏𝖎𝖙 𝕾𝖚𝖗𝖊𝖓𝖉𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖆𝖙𝖍 You're under the impression that Norway is a former Soviet block state? That's a level of ignorance normally reserved for Americans... 🤣
@geoffgarland1602 жыл бұрын
Great interview with a top man !
@papalazarou78802 жыл бұрын
Loved that interview! Amazing. 🇬🇧
@albacan2 жыл бұрын
I never wanted to join the army. It had zero appeal to me, until an American acquaintance mentioned it changed his life. He described it as boot camp destroyed your personality and then rebuilt you but stronger. In his case they discovered he was mechanically minded and smart, so they sent him on a Mandarin immersion language course. He is an impressive character and he credits his military training for it all. When all the wars are done, the military should train civvies.
@bongeyedbill93552 жыл бұрын
That's why the SAS are second to none!! 👏👏👏
@Ultimagtr650Ай бұрын
Fascinating interview. I love the fact that Chris was able to put the DS side of the selection. First time I have seen both sides of this legendary selection process
@PBazBarrett2 жыл бұрын
Nice one James, Great intervice with one great guy,, for who I have massive respect and admiration as I do the rest. Thanks for sharing..
@xkeyscore11202 жыл бұрын
Nothing like that shite on TV. Love it
@GUNSHIPFLEX2 жыл бұрын
The whole interview was very entertaining. Well done lads
@JamesEnglish2 жыл бұрын
👍🏼
@jekopeveikoso5208 Жыл бұрын
Salute to all served Regiment Who Dares Win. I got family and friends who served and currently serving in MOD ... awesome video listening to this Gentleman.Godbless🇬🇧
@brucesguitardemos8197 Жыл бұрын
This is fantastic , thankyou for your service sir
@seumasreel49542 жыл бұрын
Class interview lad, kept your trap shut when he was talking the whole time and didn’t interrupt
@chrissilvester5663 Жыл бұрын
This was another cracking interview. Love seeing ex soldiers give their insight & knowledge as to what it's like to be a SAS soldier the training they have to go through. No wonder SAS selection is the most toughest most brutal demanding selection in the world. Chris Ryan made history back when he evaded & escaped capture back in Iraq crossing the desert on his own the amount of miles he covered completely battered
@josephcano836 Жыл бұрын
&😅
@nickstone7834 Жыл бұрын
to my knoweldge, Chris's march still stands as the regiments longest march..Love Chris's book and Andy's
@neobliviscarisa6506 ай бұрын
the original SBS selection process was actually harder than the joint SAS SBS course they do now.
@larrybaker99242 жыл бұрын
What great warriors. I salute you.
@WyeExplorer2 жыл бұрын
I used to hear stories of selection from my father Terry (Jickells). He and Lofty ran selection back in the 70's. Them instructors had their own time of it.
@robbiepayne35382 жыл бұрын
Total respect to Mr Ryan and all in the SAS , excellent interview .
@fieldagentryan Жыл бұрын
if he's off the island of ireland he aint a ryan ..kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pcWEisipydKzo5c.html
@fieldagentryan Жыл бұрын
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@fieldagentryan Жыл бұрын
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@McElhinney65 Жыл бұрын
I read about a Catering Corps private who worked at the barracks in Hereford. Some of the SAS lads were ribbing him about not being fit enough to pass selection so he began a training programme, took selection and passed!
@Love_Mel8 ай бұрын
BADASS!! Great interview. Very interesting Thankyou
@jeanbilly84662 жыл бұрын
I'm feeling it.omg what a great man.,💯
@michaelpfuntner81092 жыл бұрын
I was in the Marines infantry I can tell you the elements of the weather is the biggest thing to over come it really fucks with you
@GM-yc3rl2 жыл бұрын
My great-uncle Samuel was SBS 2 in WWII. Started out in the Royal Navy as a gunner aboard a destroyer fought in the Mediterranean, North Africa and ended up in the jungles of Burma towards the end. Having grown up in the states I wish I had spent more time around him.
@jasondylansargent2195 Жыл бұрын
The special boat service the navy's version of the sas cool stuff 🏴👍
@Mark.G475 Жыл бұрын
Great interview! Cheers to our cousins across the pond! 🇺🇲🇬🇧. From Milwaukee Wisconsin 🇺🇲🧀🍻
@edwardodonnell68577 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed all of the projects Chris has been involved with.Chris will forever be remembered for Bravo two zero but he was great in the worlds elite cops all these years on from leaving the regiment Chris can still soldier with the best of em.
@BellogsTheChicken2 жыл бұрын
Im 55 now i served in a British infantry regt in the 80s it was a hard slogg,I done an NCO cadre for 6 weeks it was headed up by a warrant officer who had served for 9 years in the regt,he based all our course on selection and was looking for potential candidates i passed the course and was promoted straight away,he got me and two others and said in a while i would like to see you all apply for selection,i said to myself imagine what selection is like ive just had six weeks of hell,total respect.
@billsamuls76202 жыл бұрын
id like to go on a sas cooking course il shore il get in one chop from me add your dead
@bronoun8884 Жыл бұрын
@@guy4469 wasn’t 1987 by any chance?
@kevinadamson57685 ай бұрын
There was a saying in the Scots guards, even the SAS would struggle on a Scots guards nco, s cadre. 6 weeks beasting with no sleep. 😂Hardest thing I ever did in the army.
@iCarryBoatsAndTheLogs Жыл бұрын
Thank you to all those who have served in any country to keep world peace. I have tremendous respect and love for you all
@jonathanpadgett82582 жыл бұрын
Amazing. Some boy Chris.. sas has always fascinated me
@Ash__72 жыл бұрын
Great interview!
@JamesEnglish2 жыл бұрын
👍🏼
@jeffadams98072 жыл бұрын
Remember These 3 Saying's: 1) The Only Easy Day, Was Yesterday... 2) Pain Is Just Weakness, Leaveing The Body... 3) Who Dare's, Win's...
@jrrussell90702 жыл бұрын
Respect To this man.
@philc45202 жыл бұрын
Awesome & interestingly insightful.
@Astronomical12 жыл бұрын
Good interview.! Top shelf
@dominicharvey15902 жыл бұрын
Love this Chris spent time with you in Belize in 1987? If I remember right. You looked right at home. I was with 264 and attached to B Squadron (B troop). Laughed when you also mentioned interrogation. Remember someone screaming in my interrogation and thinking it was false. Found out after it was someone cracking up. On a side note I was in chopwell woods recently…..😊
@davidgalton8847 Жыл бұрын
Small world mate, I was with D troop then finished up R Troop under Cleggy and Frank G?
@Wheresnorth4romhere2 жыл бұрын
This is so interesting!
@sirplumb2 жыл бұрын
This was a really good one
@richardcurb7870 Жыл бұрын
Awesome interview👍
@johnroberts79102 жыл бұрын
Awesome interview being an American 🇺🇸 we have the Navy Seals but personally I would request the SAS to get the job done..these guys are at a whole another level..
Your SEALs aren't even close to the SAS. Anyone can be a SEAL. The SAS requires 4 years military experience.
@bluecomet1109 Жыл бұрын
Agreed
@davidgalton8847 Жыл бұрын
The RT are the equivalent to Delta and the SC’s are the equivalent to Team 6. This notion that regular seal teams are the equivalent is not the case. If anything, they’re more alike certain units within 3 CDO brigade, like Recce Trp etc.
@flatleythebardflatleytheba55972 жыл бұрын
What makes it even harder is the stuff he isn#t telling us
@ant777live Жыл бұрын
Once I stayed awake for 4 days (living in Kyiv when Russia invaded), and on another occasion 7. After 6 of the 7 I was having audio and visual "hallucinations", though they didn't feel like hallucinations. The voices sounded like a group of people discussing my life and present movements, with threats of torture...and my senses were heightened and my brain seemed that it was working 100 times faster than it ever had before. I still can't really explain what I experienced and I'm still not certain what was "reality" and what was my "imagination"...but the SAS training must be mentally many times more hardcore than this.
@igorkozlovskiy359110 ай бұрын
During the invasion of Russia, he lived in Kiev. Really? Why didn't you sleep in Kiev? Russia did not invade Kiev.
@kamilashamuratova11599 ай бұрын
We wouldn’t know how hard SAS pushes the limits of human endurance but for sure you reached yours. I’m happy that you recovered and stayed sane. You made me recall a cruel soviet experiment that were tested if I remember on prisoners to figure out how long a human can survive without sleep. After 4 and 5 days of zero sleep or a nap majority died but before they had hallucinations and lost sense of reality. The remaining survivors turned insane. I have a good acquaintance of mine, a girl in her early twenties who also lives in Kyiv and her dirty blond hair gone fully grey in a span of just two weeks because of sleep deprivation and stress during the siege but it is nothing compared to what happened with her mental health😔 It even worsened when shaheds exploded close to her apartment building. I can’t imagine what you all are getting through. Stay strong, тримайтеся оскільки ви переможете, вітаю від қазақтар🇰🇿! 🇺🇦🌻🌻🌻
@igorkozlovskiy35919 ай бұрын
@@kamilashamuratova1159 Lie. Our troops do not shoot at residential areas and social objects. Ukrainian Nazis do this every day. You have problems in Kazakhstan.
@ant777live9 ай бұрын
@@kamilashamuratova1159 Wow I never knew you could die from not sleeping...maybe in the soviet experiment they were being put through more than just sleep deprivation. When I was awake for 7 days I never felt like I was close to dying, except feelings of confusion, extreme fear and loneliness. I'm not actually from Ukraine, I'm from England, though I was living in Kyiv when Russia started their attempted invasion...and stayed for a week before heading to Lviv, then being awake at the train station for about 26 hours as they were not allowing foreigners on the trains and there was nowhere to sleep or sit, and hotels were all closed...and it was dangerous to sleep anyway as there were lots and lots of foreign people and people who looked like gypsies everywhere. I wrote an article about my experience if you want to read ; ) I'm actually in Warsaw now, but I'm finding it difficult to find people here to relate to who were also in the invasion, so I'm thinking to probably go back to Kyiv soon. It's definitely dangerous a bit as Russia have more people and if Russia wanted to launch hypersonic missiles against Kyiv with aerial bombardments they could...though I feel like I can't live a normal life anymore around normal, happy people, who don't understand how being invaded feels...if your acquantance needs someone to talk with, she can message me.
@lozinja8 ай бұрын
Da, keep drinking the koolaid
@bigdaveo3972 жыл бұрын
I met Chris at a book signing for his book the one that got away. He did a talk on that mission to add some context to the book. Am I convinced that everything he wrote in that book is 100% correct, as it happened.? Hmm I think there may be some embellishment for the sake of the story. But there's no doubting the fact that he escaped and evaded on foot for what 150 miles? That's an incredible feat. Add that to the fact that he was a fully fledged and experienced, SAS Sergent of 8 years ish, and he is one hell of a bloke. Absolute legend
@MichaelKingsfordGray2 жыл бұрын
Coward.
@MichaelKingsfordGray2 жыл бұрын
@spinozasdreams Yet another coward making pronouncements on heroism. How utterly ironic. Garner sufficient heroism to be able to use your real name, before attempting to mingle with real adults.
@astrosherlock374 Жыл бұрын
"All good stories require some embellishment, you'll have a tale or two of ur own when you get back." "Can you promise me that I will come back?" "No, and you will not be the same if you do" ~ Gandalf & Bilbo
@MichaelKingsfordGray Жыл бұрын
@@astrosherlock374 Why do you cower behind an infantile fake name?
@astrosherlock374 Жыл бұрын
@@MichaelKingsfordGray Say what now?
@Kameleonic2 жыл бұрын
My hardest selection was me working class, meeting my wife's mother, upper-middle class, for the first time in a restaurant. I had huge sweat patches under my arms. Passed.
@andypeterson30702 жыл бұрын
LOL....Nice 1!!
@ronaldmarcks18422 жыл бұрын
So totally cool. This guy is why I love Halibut fish & chips. Because I love England. Thanks for your service, honestly amazed you're still alive.
@sirwalterkissmecrack9 ай бұрын
Excellent insight into the DS mindset.
@JIMJAMSC2 жыл бұрын
During Apache pilot officer training the capture/ interrogation, you had your arms tied behind your back, picked up and forced to balance on a pair of 2 by fours on their edge. Very painful. They collapse, you were instantly yelled at, picked up and back balancing on your knees. Collapse.. Repeat for hours. Meanwhile, another candidate was allowed special treatment, food and the team was told "he talked". Of course this was to break up the team and was very effective.
@andrewkowalski39762 жыл бұрын
When he mentioned about working undercover it reminded me I sensed someone following me today. Surely that’s confirmation🙏
@jaygrist165 Жыл бұрын
Hi, thankyou for this episode, I got lost on the sugar loaf on brecons many moons ago, was so glad to get back to civilization street and get hot food and drink in me, awesome area of welsh hills, 4 seasons in one day, mental, respect, peace and love J&HXx
@SpikeXtreme2 жыл бұрын
'The one that got away' was the best SAS book i read, second is Lofty Wiseman SAS Survival.
@fieldagentryan Жыл бұрын
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@DrewWithington2 жыл бұрын
I was in Brazilian rainforest 20 years ago on an Earthwatch ecological expedition. One day I was walking through the forest with a Brazilian ecology student called Alessandra. She pulled some bark off a rotten log and there was a 2 cm wide black spider underneath. We pushed the spider into a specimen bottle with a leaf, and screwed top on. Took it to the ecology professor. He looked at it and started laughing. Said that the nearest hospital was one hour away, and if that spider had bitten one of us we would have been dead before we got there. The rainforest is a hardcore place.
@BurritoSenor2 жыл бұрын
Wandering spider by the sounds of it
@dionlarman74892 жыл бұрын
Black wanderer
@shauncorless89652 жыл бұрын
Yeh there's a spider there ,that can kill a man ,just by looking at him 😳
@MichaelKingsfordGray2 жыл бұрын
Liar!
@Gollumfili2 жыл бұрын
Darwin awards all round.
@MJ-yu6ek2 жыл бұрын
5:03 landed at "Basra" then a two day road move to "up country Afghanistan"! Might want to do a check-nav there Chris? Great interview - i could listen to Chris Ryan for days
@stevewood5631Ай бұрын
I just commented the same as it's the first time I've heard the interview. Probably meant Bastion but hey don't argue. He is a celeb now.
@paulgoodwin812 жыл бұрын
I met 'Geordie' aka Chris Ryan at his book signing. Absolute top bloke.
@jasongeorgisdaniel2 жыл бұрын
Love this one...totally genuine man
@fieldagentryan Жыл бұрын
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@alexandersonceltic2 жыл бұрын
I was in the Territorial army and called it the SAS as it was Saturdays and Sundays.
@bluecomet1109 Жыл бұрын
Amazing interview
@Rockstarnic882 жыл бұрын
That was awesome 👏
@philcliffe69092 жыл бұрын
I did 15 years training with my ex girlfriend only to find I had not been selected... ruthless.
@garybrysonmagicianfx2 жыл бұрын
Great informative interview. The SAS or SBS Special forces regiments are always copied but will never been equalled by any other country SF’s. These are real tough Men, not like plastic gangsters fighting over drugs. Proud to be English and have these Men doing their clandestine black ops.
@vinceking78782 жыл бұрын
Plastic gangesters fighting over drugs. LMAO
@williammcilwraith93042 жыл бұрын
English? Most are from the rest of the United Kingdom!
@bigbrother11902 жыл бұрын
Got taken to task in NI never ventured into Ar 6
@HeavyJ3182 жыл бұрын
Australian and New Zealand SAS are considered equal. All three SAS have their own unique strengths.
@LPCLASSICAL2 жыл бұрын
@@williammcilwraith9304 He sounds like a Geordie. But yes to say English is wrong - the SAS are a UK wide force. I don't know what the split is between the 4 nations.
@79_air-arms-shooter292 жыл бұрын
What a great speech
@markdavids25112 жыл бұрын
If you need a drill instructor screaming at you, you’re not Tier1 material.
@stephen74342 жыл бұрын
This guy is 1000x harder and more dangerous than 10 of the gangster/drug dealers you have had on. I'm not saying this to belittle them but reality has just hit home the difference
@interestingvideos47282 жыл бұрын
I don't know about that. While tough, my hatred for people like him is that he would be the person murdering a British person on the orders of the government. He is a tool for the government, much like how a lower down villain is a tool for those higher up. Maybe we will have a big revolt one day of the government really tried stopping our lives if we fail to have every vaccine they bring out etc, this guy would be the one murdering you or your family. Some of us though have wanted a civil war for a long time, 80k poxy soldiers can't kill us all.
@rtorbs2 жыл бұрын
@@interestingvideos4728 What are you actually on ? Ultimately everyone answers to someone, at least these guys have disipline, fotitude, resilience etc......pretty sure the SAS arent hitmen for british citizens lol, unlike your bmx riding, mac 10 weilding, not yet shaving gangsters lol
@interestingvideos47282 жыл бұрын
@@rtorbs I did not say hitmen for British citizens, I said hitmen for the British government. As for 'not yet shaved gangsters', you also have 'not yet shaved soldiers'. Many are young and easy targets to brainwash and go fight unwinnable wars such as in Afghanistan. They get paid peanuts, come back with post traumatic stress and many are homeless and end up in prison. They get used. People at the top are the ones making the money, which is what these wars are about. Look at how many soldiers are left homeless while illegal immigrants are put up in hotels with tax payers money.
@rtorbs2 жыл бұрын
@@interestingvideos4728 My bad I meant of not for lol but the principal is still the same. Every country is the same mate, you have people that fight for the values they believe in but yes war is futile
@interestingvideos47282 жыл бұрын
@@rtorbs The vast majority of people who join the British army are not fighting for the values they are fighting for. What they are fighting for is big businesses profiting out or war, along with corrupt Politicians who do as well. The average soldier might say they are fighting for their country, then if you ask what that means, most will not have an answer. Many come from working class backgrounds and as said, are an easy target. Exactly the same with kids in gangs btw. The fact I dislike soldiers is largely because aside from murdering Muslims on a huge scale, and invading countries which were never a threat to us which is what they have been doing, is that they would also be the first to kill us the people if ordered to do so by the government. They 'just blindly follow orders'. The people who do fight for the values they believe in are groups like the Taliban or religious fundamentalists. That is why they won the wars. It was an honour for them to die. The Western soldiers must have asked themselves what on earth they were doing there and just wanted to go home!
@SnakePliskin7622 жыл бұрын
Very quiet,extremely disciplined and professional soldiers. Our regiment had a number go for it. At least 3 got through and a number failed,including an extremely cracking soldier who was flying it but had a ding dong with a para on his team on the jungle phase who's admin was in plod. Safe to say,a ds stepped out from nowhere and informed him he'd failed after he'd dropped the para. Shame but flew through the ranks on his return.
@SnakePliskin762 Жыл бұрын
@@lukewarm7744 ?
@SnakePliskin762 Жыл бұрын
@@lukewarm7744 i never mentioned the book
@SnakePliskin762 Жыл бұрын
@@lukewarm7744 No i was in the Army,we don't tend to read shit like that.I still don't understand the correlation between my post about my experience and his books,when i haven't mentioned him or McNab. They can write what pish they want.
@SnakePliskin762 Жыл бұрын
@@lukewarm7744 have you actually been in the forces?
@SnakePliskin762 Жыл бұрын
@@lukewarm7744 mmm🤔 wmh need to check you out. Still didn't answer why you think my opening post correlated to Ryan's books?
@markread33192 жыл бұрын
Very interesting insight.
@jonathanramos84149 ай бұрын
My deepest love and respect to the awesome sas, sbs, and our British military allies
@generalkrang71382 жыл бұрын
Chris is an absolute pro
@R_McGeddon1172 жыл бұрын
That's bugger all. See the interrogation I get from the missus on a Saturday night
@davidcullen19566 ай бұрын
We had an Aussie instructor, who was on R + R from Vietnam, and he said " you look through the trees and not at them", that advice served me well
@gordonsmith18452 жыл бұрын
Fascinating stuff
@edgleason89182 жыл бұрын
Do you have any idea how demanding the selection process is for a US Army clerk? These guys have to process redundant paperwork on only eight hours sleep, and sometimes the air conditioner goes out. They may have to endure paper cuts and maybe even scalded tongues from overheated coffee, and still continue the mission. That's dedication.
@chrisbaxter35972 жыл бұрын
They deserve a medal - I was a private in the catering corp - most kills in the regiment
@morgandeclercque46082 жыл бұрын
I was an MP. Two people we never fucked with: Cooks and Clerks. Both MOS could make your life a living Hell…..
@deusvult82512 жыл бұрын
Jokes are supposed to make people laugh
@edgleason89182 жыл бұрын
@@deusvult8251 You recognized my post as a joke. That's something.
@wickywills2 жыл бұрын
@@deusvult8251 Do you often find that people laugh at you, without provocation?
@gr4303 Жыл бұрын
Big regret of mine was not representing our armed forces. I will never say I could have achieved SAS status but its something I'd of wanted to aim for. I like to try and picture from their stories what they went through and they gave my appreciation and admiration. Got a feeling this ex Staff may no a guy called Des from the Steel city of Sheffield
@adamsadventures99192 жыл бұрын
that was great. “the shite on tv” lol made me think of the buds documentary…which I know isn’t shite, but seems much different than the sas process. I worked with a former sas guy in the corporate world and he made a joke about it being a breeze and referred to it as ‘saturdays and sundays’ he was a good dude…smart and very quick outta the box…plus witty af.
@MG-wk2eh10 ай бұрын
I think he's referring to those "SAS style" reality TV shows and Bear Grylls's survival stuff. Bear Grylls was in the SAS Reserve for 3 years, but the SAS Reserve is a totally different thing to to the regular SAS.
@roniel.casaljay4797 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting. Actually true. The most effective person is the person trained the right way. 👍👍
@jonnybegood9272 Жыл бұрын
Hardest man you’ve had on the pod by far
@dwrabauke2 жыл бұрын
Someone once said, if you can soldier in the jungle you can soldier in any environment.
@commandmastacheef4 ай бұрын
snow and desert can be just as rough
@owenbutcher19542 жыл бұрын
EXCELLENT 👌
@peterwood22462 жыл бұрын
Excellent 😁🏴
@contingency92 жыл бұрын
SAS soldiers are not supermen but they are the finest special forces in the world. I worked with them they are very hard tough men!
@kingrobert7246 Жыл бұрын
Most mentally strong people in the world
@echo532262 жыл бұрын
The SAS and SBS are tough mates!
@1337flite26 күн бұрын
I've never done special forces but I was briefly a regular soldier in a medium (armoured) reconaissance regiment. I don't understand people who go to special forces selection/then quit. Maybe you won't pass but all you have to do is put one foot in front of the other and go. That's literally all you need to do - when you think it's hard. Just take one more step. Whatever the task is just break it down to it's smallest most simple step and do that step. Then the next one. Then the next one. Each step is achievable, therefore the whole task is achievable as long as you don't run out of time or guts. You can't do anything about time, so if you fail because of time, so be it, you did your best. But guts is totally on you and if you fail because you decided not to go forward that is totally on you.
@1442GlennLane2 жыл бұрын
I did a couple of courses at Hereford 10yrs ago. The food at Creden Hill and Pontrilas is on another level. 👍
@jeffsanders663 Жыл бұрын
I spent a bit of time in a jungle and what he said about it is spot on. It's a great equalizer, the absolute BEST environment to survive in, but incredibly dangerous. The animals, reptiles, plants, insects, EVERY thing in the jungle is designed to kill.
@curtisevans8413 Жыл бұрын
@A Volpe He never said 'designed to kill humans.' With the exception of certain plants, everything kills something, that's the way of the world. Spiders kill smaller insects, which are toxic and/or consume plant matter.
@johnnydiamondsmusic16732 жыл бұрын
I know the SAS are working on another level. However a lot of what he says applied to a lot of what I did in the British Army re team work. Having said that what they go through is unbelievable.
@Rs500ybd2 жыл бұрын
it's a Mental Game You Either have it or you don't
@ABC-dw7pe2 жыл бұрын
Could listen to him all day
@avabyrne2202 жыл бұрын
Has yous all scammed Dick trust me yeah he was in SAS but liar
@DeanHynd Жыл бұрын
Class interview
@catlee80642 жыл бұрын
Notice how he said they dont scream and shout at the applicants....SEALs take note.
@BennyH112 жыл бұрын
SEALS are civilians when they start training. SAS selectees are high performing existing soldiers, usually marines or paratroopers. They're already elite so no need to scream and shout.
@TheRongy2 жыл бұрын
@@BennyH11 Many Seal applicants are trained US Navy sailors too?!
@slappymcgillicuddy75322 жыл бұрын
remember regular Navy SEALs are in some cases new sailors from the fleet, they are not prior special operations before they apply for the SEALs. Delta and DEVGRU (former SEAL Team 6) are the only thing comparable to SAS. Delta are usually Army Green Berets or Rangers, and DEVGRU are experienced SEALs with multiple deployments already. In Delta's case their training was based off the SAS training. If you read Eric Haney's book on his Delta selection he mentions his instructors never raised their voice.
@TheRongy2 жыл бұрын
@@slappymcgillicuddy7532 Thank you for your insight, much appreciated!
@12dougreed2 жыл бұрын
Seals always make a lot of noise when being fed
@jasonhiggins64312 жыл бұрын
SAS stands for super army soldiers
@12dougreed Жыл бұрын
No it doesn't
@jasonhiggins6431 Жыл бұрын
My mate Ross is in the SAS and he says it does ??
@WillHoward2002 Жыл бұрын
@@jasonhiggins6431 A simple google search proves that wrong. And obviously, you don't because you wouldn't publicly say it.
@jasonhiggins6431 Жыл бұрын
@@WillHoward2002 tit are you an American 🇺🇸 by any chance 😅😅