"Rambo Who?" American Reacts to SBS - Special Boat Service Selection and Training

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@patricktracey7424 11 ай бұрын

I was a member of the Royal marines SBS in 1974, it was then known as the Special Boat Squadron and was based at ATURM (Amphibious training Unit Royal Marines) Poole in Dorset, They only recruited from commandos who had at least 2 yrs service. They were a much smaller unit than the SAS ( only 60 strong) and were trained in much more skills, they worked in two and four man teams and were cross trained to be self sufficient. anyone in the army can apply to join the SAS but the marines only took commando trained soldiers. It was common for SBS operators to return to commando units to pass on their skills. They were and are an exceptional force of men.

@ChelseaPensioner-DJW 11 ай бұрын

My pal was in through the 80s, including the Falklands. When ever someone asked what he did he replied "logistics", which made a few of his true mates chuckle. Another pal of mine was in a branch of the Army and to raise his wages took specialist courses, when the Falklands kicked off he realised that he'd passed the Commando course as he got his deployment orders 😂🤣 he ended up guiding air strikes from the ground. The two of them actually met up at a cross roads each controlling a bunch of Argie prisoners. Two school pals meet up in the Falklands, you couldn't write it.

@davecoalwood9487 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for Your service Pal.

@u4ia_fubar_75 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service big man. We sleep better at night knowing that men and women of our armed forces are keeping us safe, as you did.🤟

@ziggyzagg561 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for keeping me and mine safe. God bless you and yours.

@anthonygoodwin4732 10 ай бұрын

I too served as a Canoe Pilot……Sgt. Tigga G……..the reply to the question’What did you do in ‘82?’ was often…Admin or logistics…..which is true 😅

@andrewwood8706 Жыл бұрын

this is why the british armed forces always hit way above its weight

@-Pol- 11 ай бұрын

@@nealerennie9912 The special forces guy I knew was short and lean and wiry and nothing like the huge, heroically ripped US marines I was stationed beside in the UK.

@printitpaintit.2436 9 ай бұрын

It's that ability to hit above there weight that built an empire and won wars rather than starting them then bugger off after a few years..😆🧑‍🦽

@TheJpf79 9 ай бұрын

@@printitpaintit.2436It was shooting cannons at people with spears that built an empire.

@lextex3280 Жыл бұрын

When the SBS and the SAS were first formed, My Xs grandad went into the SAS and his twin brother went into the SBS. It was an honour to have known them both.

@SimplySavageReactions Жыл бұрын

Wow, that would’ve made a killer book

@britishpatriot7386 8 ай бұрын

My respect for your grandfather and his brother is very high, thank them for me in your prayers please 🙏. My family also has a proud history during the war and I couldn't be more proud. We are ready for the next round of world war but lack numbers for now but our great training and attitudes etc makes up for being outnumbered etc as it always has done throughout history. Britian is a warrior nation fighting off the virus known as woke and race hustling etc at the moment but we have to be very gentle with them 😂

@tgsgardenmaintenance4627 10 ай бұрын

From what I can gather, SBS should stand for seriously badass soldiers! Soo proud, and glad they're ours! ❤️ From 🇬🇧

@Ajax93 10 ай бұрын

Also, SAS stands for Super Army Soldiers.

@seldom_bucket Ай бұрын

@@Ajax93that's actually true, I saw it in one of those Ross kemp documentaries

@cybertrophic Жыл бұрын

My grandfather was one of the first Commandos in WW2. My uncle was in the SBS after serving in the Navy, then joining the Marines. I've never met someone harder in my life - part of his selection was to paddle a FolBot (collapsible canoe) around the UK without being seen, which mean rowing at night. the SBS are something very special.

@raycope2086 11 ай бұрын

My heartfelt thanks to your grandfather and to your uncle. We owe them and their comrades so much, but we take our freedom for granted, until now.

@cacambo589 9 ай бұрын

Paddle around the UK!?! Very strange that a selection test would leave the candidate alone for three months completing a pointless exercise. Are you for real?!?

@cybertrophic 9 ай бұрын

@@cacambo589 They weren't alone - they were trying to navigate the coastline in FOLding BoaTs (FOLBOTs, or collapsible canoes) without being spotted by observers. I'm just going from what I was told by him and it tallies with things I've heard from others in what were the FOLBOT squadrons and later the SBS.

@leeholt1820 8 ай бұрын

Hello mate, out of curiosity how did you find out more about your grandad? Mine was also one of the first commandos in ww2 but unfortunately never really talked much about his service and died when I was very young. I have his flash as my uncle gave it to me when I joined the army but nobody seems to know anything other than he was hand picked and he has both the Egypt and Italy campaign medals. I'd genuinely love to know more about him but nobody seems to know where to look.

@cybertrophic 8 ай бұрын

@@leeholt1820 Honestly, my family remembered it, as my dad was one of 9 kids and he was born in 1941 and already had brothers and sisters older than him by 10 or so years. He got blown up by a grenade in Norway in the docks, got rescued by some locals and dragged to a small boat - that took him back to Scotland and he ended up deaf in one ear and with a plate in his head. After that, he didn't see active service and got tired of being sat in military hospital, so went AWOL to come home and see to his allotment. Some of my dad's earliest memories are of the MPs coming to get him and take him back...then him doing it again. And again. We think they got tired of it and just discharged him on medical grounds as he wasn't ever going to be combat-worthy again. He didn't mind the training or the early part of his war at all - but he just didn't see the point of hanging around for the sake of it when he knew he wasn't ever going to be a fighting soldier again. He spoke about it a fair bit, but then my Dad was a Royal Engineer, my uncle was SBS and we lived in an Army town with one of the WW2 RAF fighter bases about half a mile away - most of the people there we in the military or ex-military, so it was just them shooting the breeze, really.

@eleveneleven572 11 ай бұрын

In the 80's I was very fit, and in the Territorial Army. I was on a hill climbing weekend and going up the Brecon Beacons. I'd blown off the guys I was with and pretty pleased with myself....until a couple of SAS/SBS guys (I'll never know which) passed me by as if I was standing still. 😂

@mothmagic1 10 ай бұрын

That sounds about typical.

@liverpoolscottish6430 9 ай бұрын

A good mate of mine served in 23 SAS. He was involved with an exchange programme with US Delta Force lads who came over to the UK. My mate and another regt guy took a group of DF lads out on the hills in Brecon for 'a leg stretch.' They soon blew the American's off, and being Brits, they couldn't resist a piss taking ruse. They both had flasks of tea in their Bergen's, so what they did was set up their gas burner so it appeared to the Americans that they were so far behind, the SAS lads had sufficient time to brew up. The American's grew increasingly despondent as time went on and each time they caught up with the SAS lads, they saw the gas burner had been deployed and tea being drunk. In due course, the 'nice stroll' in the Welsh hills came to a finish. Nothing was said to the DF lads about the wind up. When the American's came to leave at the end of the exchange, my mate revealed the ruse to the Yanks. He asked the DF lads, "Hey lads, do you recall the mountain Ex when we were drinking brews all the time waiting for you to catch up? Do you know how we did it?" At that point, he pulled his flask out his kit. They saw the funny side and said, "YOU SNEAKY BRITS!" as they laughed about it.

@geraldfitzgibbon7428 9 ай бұрын

If ur not cheating ur not trying hard enuf

@daftgowk1 Жыл бұрын

I used to know an ex SBS and commando, good friend of my dad. He got attacked once while drunk, by 4 fairly tough dudes, he left them lying on the floor and walked away, with a chunk bitten out of his ear. Hard kicks, hard men, nuff said

@MGWA6891 10 ай бұрын

I know Ronnie Pickering too. Small world.

@markrunnalls7215 10 ай бұрын

Ha ha frigging great..

@al488j 9 ай бұрын

@@MGWA6891Who????😅

@stormywindmill 9 ай бұрын

@@al488j -------- Ronnie Pickering , Who ? RONNIE PICKERING, -----Never erd of yer

@liverpoolscottish6430 9 ай бұрын

He would no doubt have been very well trained in William E. Fairbairn's ruthless system of fighting, 'defendu,' as per WW2 Commando's. I knew an ex-Royal who had been on the RM unarmed combat demonstration team. He was absolutely nails and had unshakeable confidence in his ability to defeat *any* opponent. He's one of very individuals I've met in life that I wouldn't consider fighting with under any circumstances. I've boxed and I've always hammered my fitness, I wouldn't stand a chance against a Sykes-Fairbairn trained man- despite studying bits of the WW2 manual over the years. Paddy Ashdown took out a mugger in London who pulled a knife on him. Paddy disarmed him, and had him restrained- face against a door, with an arm lock on him in seconds. Over the years, there have been numerous stories in the UK media of WW2 vets being attacked by a much younger assailant, who they have given a good hiding too. I recall one story concerning a WW2 Para who was familiar with the teachings of Mr Fairbairn. A mugger stuck a knife in his face and demanded his wallet. The old boy gave it to him hard and fast- took control of the knife and used an arm lock to take his attacker to the floor. He promptly put the boot in, and for good measure- stuck the blade in his nutsack! That was around 1994/95 as I recall. Priceless.

@michaelallen8276 9 ай бұрын

We are lucky to have such dedicated professionals looking out for British interests

@The-Underbaker Жыл бұрын

The SAS are elite soldiers, arguably the best in the world at what they do. The SBS are the elite of the elite.

@MajorRoadAhead Жыл бұрын

I passed the Royal Marines commando course a few weeks after my 18th birthday, but after that I wouldn't have been interested in volunteering for this S.B.S. course. That would have been a step too far for me! Hats off to those guys who do it though.

@garyskinner2422 Жыл бұрын

You absolutely could do the course if indeed you truly wanted to, if you're a marine then you're a step above most people already. Keep pushing

@Simes158 Жыл бұрын

Bluddy hoofin' effort passing the RMC Course and getting your green lid. That would be more than enough for 99% of people's lifetimes!

@petersmith9470 11 ай бұрын

Enjoy your green lid

@garagenigel 11 ай бұрын

You would smash UK special forces! Don't believe the hype,it's not as hard as you are led to believe! If you can do the 30 miler you'll piss the hills phase!

@anecdotal_mattybs5435 11 ай бұрын

They did an experiment decades ago before sf started the combined courses where some of the fitter new recruits were put through the SBS selection course. They passed. And there are a few stories (maybe spread by the guys themselves) that when they joined the squadrons, they were blasting (*beasting) the other older members. The old selection was known as being a lot more physically arduous and difficult than todays. A few of the test subjects were old sweats still serving in the 2000’s and maybe beyond. Don’t believe the hype and don’t throw shade on your own abilities. You never know till you try.

@Mike-rw2nh Жыл бұрын

Thanks for being one of the few to cover the SBS. Paddy Ashdown MP started in the military, was selected for SBS, joined MI6, became a diplomat, before becoming a Member of Parliament. Thanks for reacting to the less well-trodden subjects.

@SimplySavageReactions Жыл бұрын

That sounds like it would be an amazing story. I wonder if there are any videos about him on KZfaq that I could check out.

@catherinewilkins2760 Жыл бұрын

@@SimplySavageReactions yes plenty of videos about him, had the privilege to meet him. He was called Paddy as from Northern Ireland, real name Jeremy. Brilliant man.

@Mike-rw2nh Жыл бұрын

@@catherinewilkins2760 This!☝️ 👍👍👍

@lorddaver5729 Жыл бұрын

You don't get selected for the SBS (or the SAS). You volunteer and then have to pass the special forces selection course. Subtle difference.

@Mike-rw2nh Жыл бұрын

@@lorddaver5729 Thanks for the nuance. I’m a civvy and it shows.

@lowfatmofat2152 10 ай бұрын

I was part of an elite 🇬🇧 SF unit in the mid to late 80s, hats off to anyone who passes any selection for any 🇬🇧 elite unit.

@robwilton9539 10 ай бұрын

Yes mate, there is one of you in every pub in Britain.

@wirralchap 10 ай бұрын

@@robwilton9539True 😂

@robwilton9539 10 ай бұрын

@@wirralchap Ask him to describe the standard working rig and he would not have a clue.

@wallbars8684 9 ай бұрын

So you missed out on the balcony job?

@taffbanjo 11 ай бұрын

British Special Forces take pride in their anonymity. Unlike their US equivalents, they don't get tattoos and they don't make a big deal about their places in their particular branch, whether SAS or SBS, even within the military. They are not especially forbidden - it's just not their style. They are the Tiptoe Boys - they arrive, they do the job and then they disappear. It's just the way they are. FWIW, British SF members never leave their parent Units and successful SAS Selection candidates are merely attached to the SAS "on temporary duty"(sometimes for the rest of their Army careers!).

@SuperOwls1867 11 ай бұрын

They don’t get tattoos ??? Jesus heard it all now

@taffbanjo 11 ай бұрын

@@SuperOwls1867 Not tattoos which identify them as SF! If a man has an "SAS" tattoo, say, it's more than likely that he tried Selection, but didn't make the grade.

@robertcottam8824 10 ай бұрын

@@SuperOwls1867 Poppet: Why would someone who may require a cover story want a big effin’ tattoo proclaiming himself to be a British serviceman? Do you reckon that’s what gave Robert Nairac away! 🫣

@taffbanjo 10 ай бұрын

@@robertcottam8824 Apparently, Robert Nairac wasn't SAS, he was Det (14 Intelligence Company) and was known for some very dodgy decisions, sometimes going rogue.

@robertcottam8824 10 ай бұрын

@@taffbanjo You might very well be correct. He got caught. Robert was tortured and killed. I, too, have heard that he made bad choices. Thing is: we don’t really know, do we? He kept his cover even when he knew he was dead. Bob Nairac was a good soldier.

@Sofasurfa 10 ай бұрын

To be fair to the SAS they didn’t exactly come out and say here we are, they were outed during the Embassy incident. Which of course meant that everyone wanted to know about them. It does a nation’s morale good to know there are men who sit quietly in the wings willing to do what it takes to take down the bad guys. It helps a nation to know that although our armed forces are small, they are a force to be reckoned with. And I mean all our forces. Well done we the public salute you.

@aaronshaw9982 10 ай бұрын

my fathers uncle was one of the original cockleshell crew in ww2, he had trained for the mission , but due to injury on the boat out to their drop point he was injured, but these were the forerunners to the S.B.S. and we only found this out a couple of yrs ago.

@adventussaxonum448 10 ай бұрын

That turned out to be a very lucky injury.

@paulwood5803 11 ай бұрын

Back in the 80's I was in the Royal Navy and Navigating Officer of one of our Offshore Patrol craft, we did a couple of exercises with the SBS which were to simulate them recapturing oil rigs that had been taken over by terrorists. The final phase of one of them was where we dropped them off 5 miles from the target at night, they then swam to the rig and scaled the legs of the rig to get onboard. Their radio operator arrived on board and set up his radio on the deck just outside the ship's bridge. He stayed there for 4 days straight, his food was brought to him and he pissed and shat directly over the side of the ship into the sea. As far as I know no-oner eve saw him sleep. I knew their officer with whom I had trained at the naval academy, he had gone on to join the Royal Marines but was subsequently kicked out of the Marines for being "too dangerous", he found his place in the SBS.

@williambelford9661 11 ай бұрын

Your full of bullshit you were never in the Royal Navy, Royal Naval Officers do not attend a Naval Academy (that an Americanism), back then ALL SBS Officers were Royal Marines Officers so you could not have attended any "Naval Academy" with an Officer who subsequently served in the SBS, and back in the 80's UK MCT (Maritime Counter Terrorism) was the responsibility of O Company Comacchio Group RM, who were based at RM Condor outside of Arbroath on the East Coast of Scotland. BTW in the 80s you had to be a serving RM to even volunteer for SBS selection, I served in the Corps throughout the 80s, it's a very small, close Corps, and can't recall any Officer being kicked out for being "too dangerous" SMFH .

@DaveHall-rh3fr 10 ай бұрын

Former RN here, can confirm the exercises above. I spent 2yrs on Lindisfarne 79-81 on Fisheries and Oil Rig protection. We did four exercises 2 x Purple Oysters & 2 x Pink Prawn. I had previously trained to be RM support and got to assist the SBS with minor jobs whilst on board along with being an occasional water taxi driver 👍😂. I gained a massive respect for these Royal Marines and the work they do also made some friends that I still keep in touch with.

@williambelford9661 10 ай бұрын

@@DaveHall-rh3fr 79 - 81 it was a rostered "Oilsafe" Troop from.45 Commando Gp that provided anti terrorist protection for North Sea oil installations.

@TheDavejhall 10 ай бұрын

@@williambelford9661 Thanks @williambelford9661; never had a great memory and its getting worse as I get older ... I remember we had two RMs in the spare bunks in our mess in '79 seem to recall they were from Comacchio Coy. Does this sound right or is my memory playing games again ?😁

@lynchetts 10 ай бұрын

Yep I spent many a night getting onto oil rigs and cross channel ferries in the 80s

@Chris66able 11 ай бұрын

Very good, but I was my Mum's Special Soldier.

@rtg0616 Жыл бұрын

One thing it didn't mention is that during selection they are expected to paddle a canoe for up to 18 to 20 hours a day. After selection it can be higher. A mate of mine told me of submarine extraction drills. Meeting up with a submarine in the middle of the sea, and the method of collecting canoes in one swoop is unbelievable. Scary as fook.

@johnnybeer3770 11 ай бұрын

I'm totally in awe of these guy , i wouldn't want to be a person that goes up against them , they're superb .🇬🇧

@brusselssprouts560 10 ай бұрын

We Brits are very proud of SBS and SAS troops, as well as Royal Marines, Paras, Guards, and let me say the whole of the British Army, as well as the Royal Navy and RAF.

@theSFCchannel 11 ай бұрын

My dad was SBS as Back then they ONLY recruited from The Royal Marines and such as a RM Commando (RM24656) served from HMS Fearless in Southhampton. We started life in Plymouth, then South Hampton, Pool In Dorset (if you get my drift) Yorkshire ,Belfast for a number of years (again if you gety my drift) and then finally back to Yorkshire. The stuff I can tell you, especially when my father used to come home (When we used to live at top of Shankill Road-Rosebank Estate Belfast-during the 70's) and tell us that they had caught and shot/arrested ANOTHER American trying to smuggle a boat load of arms to The IRA! The stories I can tell!

@ac1646 9 ай бұрын

Mm yes. I like the 'shot/arrested' bit

@urbanjungle9600 9 ай бұрын

Literally super humans walking amongst mere mortals. Thank you for everything that you do.

@SuperTyrannical1 Жыл бұрын

It's not the entire training, it's just the selection with some training in order to meet the minimum. They get extra training in regards to other things like arctic warfare. mechanics, languages, medical training (including working with paramedics on call for real life experience) and botany to identify plants correctly. For example what mushrooms might kill you if you have to survive of the land and what plants may have medicinal value etc. There's a good old 80's video that goes into some of these things with the SAS which is similar in the things they will learn.

@chrisholland7367 Жыл бұрын

The special boat service comes under the control of the Royal Navy. It will draw candidates from all branches of the UK military but traditionally the Royal Marines. So you have a trained soldier before they begin their selection process. By strength and Guile.

@williamwilkes9873 Жыл бұрын

My grandfather was slight & clever........he was thrown.out.of the marines, a.long time ago, when they sussed he was 14 years old.......he later rejoined, got blown up & survived Adolf..........moral somewhere?........0r simply luck?.......Luck, l reckon..........

@jameshogan5029 9 ай бұрын

Anyone from any service can do selection, so you could be an airframe specialist in the RAF, wake up next day and apply. As ling as you are good enough

@nickmaclachlan5178 10 ай бұрын

In short, you really, really, really have to want to be in the SBS, and even then they will weed you out if you are nothing short of exceptional in every required department. Had the pleasure of working alongside these absolute living weapons when I served in the Royal Navy, they are very modest and down to earth guys. You'd never pick them out in a crowd, but God help you if you have done something that makes you their target.

@danielbronks4234 Жыл бұрын

You would never even know if you met one of these guys, they dont brag, they dont need to. They aren't muscle bound giants, but there are no better killers.

@RichardWilliams-kf5vw 11 ай бұрын

No better ‘soldiers’, not ‘killers’. Soldiers are disciplined people who may have to kill in the service of their country. Killers are just people who kill, often for no good reason, and rarely make good soldiers. To refer to professional soldiers as ‘killers’ does them a disservice.

@SpookyFox1000 Жыл бұрын

The best of the best ! So proud !

@patricktracey7424 11 ай бұрын

one small part of the selection was that your canoed a two man klepper sea canoe for 18 hours in scotland then took it apart and carried it and your equipment overland for ten miles before putting it back together again and canoeing for ten more hours to your target.

@paulsaunders6536 11 ай бұрын

Haggis Leap?

@smooth_sundaes5172 11 ай бұрын

I have great respect for all our SF"s. I know former members of the SAS in my family including a life lost in service. SBS are on another level it seems to me. Webbed feet are a definite advantage. Gills even better.

@ChelseaPensioner-DJW 11 ай бұрын

A pal of mine is ex SBS, a quieter nicer bloke, you couldn't wish to meet. I was playing spoof with his oppos a few days before his wedding and realised that I was sat drinking with 5 men who each knew 101 ways to kill. No one else was any the wiser.

@leslewis73 10 ай бұрын

Remember the SBS is mainly drawn from Royal Marines who have already done 35 weeks training to get their green lid before compleating 2 years just to go through selection for the SBS, absolute nails the lot of them.

@craignhs5932 Жыл бұрын

I could do that but I'm far too busy drinking tea and eating biscuits

@davidharris4062 11 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@Sofasurfa 10 ай бұрын

Oh do be careful, you might burn your tongue or break a tooth 😂😂😂

@KnowPorcelain1 11 ай бұрын

If you stop learning or adapting, you go backwards, preparation, preparation preparation, if you do not train it, you will never over come it, 75% is mental, the rest is learning, that's why the UK military is so awesome, we never know we are defeated, even when to some its obvious, we find a way, because there is always, a way, if you stop looking, you will never find it.

@gurtsmunta1 11 ай бұрын

Sadley watching the SBS retake the tanker Nave Andromader off the Isle of Wight from pirates will not make a very long film it was all over in 7 minutes ,just as well it was chilly stood on the cliffs and I needed a cup of tea to warm up so well done lads.

@da90sReAlvloc Жыл бұрын

Great video sas and SBS and navy seals are hero's and have saved countless innocent lives , 👍 Great video mate stay safe

@neanderthaloutdoors9202 10 ай бұрын

I was on a 2 year secondment with the SBS in the early 80's when I was a R.M.C., back in the days when they only took on Commandos for their selection, I was mainly involved with piloting river craft in the Irish water way's dropping them off and picking them up, they made me part of the team and are extremely highly trained and competent soldier's of the highest order.

@jonathanphillips2388 6 ай бұрын

The amazing thing I find, is there are guys who pass ALL this as if it were a walk in the park!!!! Way beyond my capabilities!!! Bravo guys!!!

@FISHDINHO 10 ай бұрын

One of my best mates 20 year ago, dad was in the SBS. He was never home as far as I can remember. He never said much about it. He did say that half the guys in the SBS he knew were Scottish just like him though. He had a 7 inch long scar down the side of his face that looked like he had been hit with a machete. He probably had.

@tracydavison798 9 ай бұрын

I’m a proud Englishman and admire our special forces and out armed forces as a ruler , god keep everyone one of them safe

@mkdy218 10 ай бұрын

I've known a few of these guys and I can tell you they are exceptional !

@williambelford9661 11 ай бұрын

Back when I was in the Corps ONLY Royal Marines could join the SBS. Never forget that any Royal Marine joining the SBS will already have undergone the hardest and longest basic military training anywhere in the world (36 weeks).

@anecdotal_mattybs5435 11 ай бұрын

And at that time (in the 2000’s anyway) RM also contributed way more manpower than anyone else to all branches of SF.

@williambelford9661 11 ай бұрын

@@anecdotal_mattybs5435 I'm talking the 80s and at that time the only Royal Marine I knew of that managed to join the SAS was a Sgt who was on detachment to 14 Int in NI.

@anecdotal_mattybs5435 11 ай бұрын

@@williambelford9661 it probably increased when selection became a common course and SRR was formed / replaced 14 Int. I knew lads that did go to Hereford. And then others from other regiments started considering the SBS too. Either way, even with the special boat squadron/service entirely populated by RM’s till the 90’s, 00’s that’s a huge chunk of the SF community. 👍🏻

@jazzflute2465 11 ай бұрын

Correct, I'm an ex Bootneck and shakey boats was a RM specialist qualification back in the 80s.

@dendemano 10 ай бұрын

@@anecdotal_mattybs5435 There is very little cred given, or particularly sought from the Cadre. Consisting of and solely recruited from the ranks of RM's A unique Brigade asset during my years of service. Any Bootneck will confirm their acknowledgement as amongst the best conventional "bread & butter" long range patrol (arduous terrain specialists) in the world. Their role played in the recapturing of the Falklands is little known. The text book assault on "Top Malo House" is legendary. Their constant, continuous, and tireless patrolling of Argentinian enemy positions was paramount in breaking their resolve, as well as gathering essential Int. No nonsense frills or spills. Drier than dry sense of humour that is laced with sarcasm, and an unapologetic thread of sinister pragmatism. There are those who might not like them, but there aren't any who don't respect them.

@alexanderv7702 9 ай бұрын

One cannot imagine an SBS trooper taking a Vape with him!

@stueyboy2 10 ай бұрын

I learned my RYA motorised course at Ft Bovisand in Plymouth and the instructor was almost certainly ex-SBS. The list of his teaching qualifications took up both sides of his business card and included underwater welding, demolition and so may rebreather qual’s it was unbelievable.

@alanwareham7391 9 ай бұрын

And that’s what makes the combination of the SAS and SBS so deadly in that you can plan counter measures against tanks,warships ,aircraft etc but how can you do the same with an enemy that you can’t see or hear until it’s too late and they’ve moved in completed their mission and are well on their way home before you realise what’s happened, after all its hard to track a ghost

@OriginalOwner777 10 ай бұрын

Its more than that too. The CPS dive is a compass only dive in pitch black water so all you can see is the glow of the underwater compas when you stop to check it. You also have to hit underwater checkpoints.

@markziff7234 10 ай бұрын

Richard Marcinko said of all the special operators he'd trained with the SBS was by far the toughest he'd experienced.

@SpookyFox1000 9 ай бұрын

These guys are simply the best of the best !

@Shoomer1988 Жыл бұрын

9 mile march with canoe. That 14.4 Kilometre

@SimplySavageReactions Жыл бұрын

That is absolutely ridiculous man. These special forces guys are the closest any human will ever become to being super human.

@64nello Жыл бұрын

Great channel can please check out the selection process for the Gurkhas they are from Nepal and have been in The British Army for over 250 years they been deployed to virtually every British campaign from The Falklands to Afghanistan 🇳🇵🇬🇧🇳🇵

@garyskinner2422 Жыл бұрын

Arguably the most fearsome of all soldiers on earth.

@hedleylamarr7283 10 ай бұрын

Gurkhas are now also eligable to apply for the SAS😮

@HUTZELMUTZEL 10 ай бұрын

Klepper folding boat - detachable into boat skin and inner frame - but not only that has to be carried but also personal and combat equipment - more than 50 kg

@tam1381 10 ай бұрын

These solders are a completely different breed.

@evankaden657 11 ай бұрын

These guys are trained like modern day ninjas. Totally mind blowing. Some candidates probably die trying to get through, but those that make it are definitely not to be fucked with, ever!

@sidslick1 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, there are periodic fatalities on the SF selection courses. Most deaths happen on the Brecon Beacons usually because the individual is already exhausted and prone to heat or cold injury. In 2013 couple of lads (TA SAS, I think?) died of heat exhaustion and another four collapsed and were hospitalised. The others were instructed not to help because of the "mission comes first" mindset. At the inquest, there was quite a big argument over levels of realism in training leading to training deaths, although the final report was heavily redacted because of the SAS's training programme.

@mroctober3657 11 ай бұрын

There's a biographical book called First Into Action written by a former SBS operator that's quite good.

@keithrichardsom1898 11 ай бұрын

Great video yeah those boys of the SBS and SAS are supermen

@robwilton9539 10 ай бұрын

A word on training: Most SBS guys are Royal Marines so they have already been through the longest, toughest basic training in the world. The special forces' everyday work is training, training and some more training. It is this relentless pursuit of perfection that makes them the best soldiers in the world but it is not a job that too many can do for very long because it is so demanding physically and mentally to train every day. These guys only get a rest when they see action!

@m4rkscott 9 ай бұрын

You are right, I don't know what the Royal Marine basic training is now but it used to be 35 weeks for a junior and 28 for a senior (under and over 18) before any specialist training and it finished with the famous 30 miler run with a 40lb back pack, is that still the case.

@robwilton9539 9 ай бұрын

Yes the 30 miler is still ongoing. I think most would consider that easy compared to "bottom field" though.@@m4rkscott

@m4rkscott 9 ай бұрын

@@robwilton9539 Probably, I think it's the final week/ 10 days that makes it so daunting

@robwilton9539 9 ай бұрын

Well, the last 5 days are when all of the pass/fail tests are, or 7 days if you get a rescrub on a test. After that it is admin and ceremony for a week with a green lid on your head.@@m4rkscott

@asl7235 11 ай бұрын

Give me 4 well trained British soldier over 1000 Russian conscripts.

@milandjukic3589 10 ай бұрын

POW 💥 👊 our boys are so professional ❤🇬🇧🇬🇧

@jamesohara4295 Жыл бұрын

At a mixed SF party how do you tell the SBS from the SAS?, The one trying to sell you his latest book is the SAS :)

@SimplySavageReactions Жыл бұрын

Lmao that great!

@grumpygramps1451 11 ай бұрын

And the one eating crayons will be the SBS.

@jamesohara4295 11 ай бұрын

@@grumpygramps1451 With the obligatory lashings of gravy :)

@davidvickers-hm2xm 9 ай бұрын

Only the best of the best!!

@mathiasosiriswoodhal Жыл бұрын

got im knackered just watching that lol that would kill me lol

@Oi.... 11 ай бұрын

A nickname I heard about the SBS was "shhhh, you know who!" What we call in the U.K. "Double 'Ard Basterds"

@jewishmonarch6657 10 ай бұрын

My Dad was a scally back and one of our mates was a boaty (I have no military experience btw but he was a very close friend of me and my Dad), geezer was so quiet when he needed to be, he could just vanish it was mental. Saw someone try and nut him in the boozer once as well, quickest fight I've ever seen. Great men, they are undeniably, unstoppable.

@theotherside8258 8 ай бұрын

when you saw him needing to vanish, was his round? ☺

@-Pol- 11 ай бұрын

As I was walking with my girlfriend along the Thames Tow Path beside Kew Gardens, we came a upon an old man well into his 70,s maybe even 80s, beating his way towards the path and through the brambles with his stick. When I concernedly asked him if he needed any help, he cheerfully replied "No it's all right, I'm ex-special forces". Looking back the way he'd came, it became apparent he'd decided to leave the gardens by a 'shortcut'. He'd scaled the 5' high iron railings, to drop straight down into a 5' deep hawhaw (ditch) before scrambling up and out through a thick brier patch. However "Special" his forces background might be, he'd successfully negotiated an obstacle that would be no small challenge to any of us!

@hendek55clp 10 ай бұрын

That’s why they are the most feared operators ,

@RobertLewis-el9ub 11 ай бұрын

Most western militaries have very similar special forces initial training curriculums. Most range between 12-18 months depending on specific national requirements. Smaller countries tend to have longer training cycles because they have fewer specialist units so they need to be a 'jack-of-all-trades' (eg USA 6 x separate very large SF organizations, whereas NZ has only one small SAS unit). Many western countries also routinely post individuals to other nations SF units to share knowledge and grow international military to military relationships.

@poppaleggansquat3640 4 ай бұрын

Its important to take into account that everyone showing up at selection is already a fully trained and experienced soldier which makes the comments on the length of training even more significant given its not new, raw recruits from civvy street but already effective soldiers/ marines etc, who continue to hone skills and achieve things most of us would balk at.

@simonwinwood Жыл бұрын

The Gray Bearded Green Beret (KZfaqr on bushcraft and survival) said he spent 5 years of his 12 in special forces working in U.S. hospitals.

@Bosspigeon230 9 ай бұрын

The real stinger is that you can 'pass' and then get rejected simply because of your personality!

@ALANL4460 Жыл бұрын

While the SAS and Delta force are comparible so are the SBS with Seal team 6 British SF selection is thought to be 6 months long but then you'll be closely watched for 2 yeats

@Aindriuh 11 ай бұрын

Comparable? They knock Delta and Seal Team 6 out of the park.

@baldieman64 9 ай бұрын

The reason the SBS do so well is because the British employ these specially trained soldiers for amphibious operations. By contrast, the Americans get it all wrong by deploying Marines (water soldiers) in the desert.

@ianwalker5842 Жыл бұрын

Ollie Ollerton in the last video said they had to carry that canoe for 9 miles which is much, much further than 5 kilometers (3.1 miles)!

@SimplySavageReactions Жыл бұрын

oh shit, I misheard then. Holy Hell man, 9 fkn miles!

@marktahu2932 9 ай бұрын

What they don't tell you is that they actually run with the canoe, carrying it on their shoulders and loaded with all their gear - for those miles and many more, normally after an all-nighter.

@rock1320 11 ай бұрын

That is why they are the best.!!!

@peterhall8572 10 ай бұрын

You saw the SBS motto " BY Strength and Guile"

@mywestsussex5749 10 ай бұрын

I am a brit and so proud of these men

@jodu626 Жыл бұрын

getting through the door is the easy bit

@davidharris4062 11 ай бұрын

Also look at what was the Royal Marines Artic and Mountain Warfare Cadre, now known as Mountain Leader (ML’s) there is a BBC series made in the 80’s called Behind the Lines, my Nephew, currently serving RN Engineer told me his ship picked up 6 SBS guys who parachuted into the North Atlantic in December a few years ago, he said one of the guys was really small, his bergan was almost as big as him, scrounged a fag(cigarette for the septics) off him as soon as they got on board, my Nephew was impressed

@sidslick1 11 ай бұрын

Scrounging. It's a veritable art form in the services......

@Sofasurfa 10 ай бұрын

Good lord I haven’t heard an American referred to as a “septic” in yonks. You sure they will know who you mean?

@tonym480 9 ай бұрын

1:40, You ask about the blanked out faces in the photo and are they really that anonymous. True story. I was on an Osprey spotting boat trip in Poole Harbour which is very near a large Royal Marines base and where the SBS are based. During the trip we encountered a small group of young men in Kayaks who all turned their faces away from us, and the captain of the boat I was in asked us all not to take any photos, as these guys were members of the SBS and need to retain their anonymity.

@theotherside8258 8 ай бұрын

one way of attracting attention!

@58stoddart 10 ай бұрын

So imagine how funny Brits found it when the French fishermen tried to blockade the island of Jersey back in 2001. 😂😂😂

@pamelaanders5062 10 ай бұрын

Just listening to all that the training involves has made be quite exhausted and shaking my head!

@lorddaver5729 Жыл бұрын

You are wrong about the unit only being called the SBS from 1987. Prior to 1987 it was known as the Royal Marines Special Boat Squadron, the abbreviation of this being SBS. The unit's motto was " Not by strength, by guile." In 1987 the Royal Navy took on full responsibility for the unit. Its name was changed to The Special Boat Service (obviously, the abbreviation staying as "SBS") and its motto was changed to " By strength and guile".

@jimtriggs2869 11 ай бұрын

not strictly true, i was in the RN for all of the 90s. The SBS did come under naval control in 1987 and did change from Special Boat Squadron to Special boat service in 1987, but the motto "Not by strength but by guile" changed to "By strength and guiile" ....im going to say 1993, 94, maybe even later

@bigdaveo397 Жыл бұрын

Full SF selection takes approx 6 months. And you can fail and be binned off the course even upto the last day.

@leejones1041 10 ай бұрын

saw this on selection, a guy lied to a sergeant after a bergen was left at the roadside and was asked if he saw it there he said "no sarge". i saw him say "im not fucking carrying that", he made it there first and should have picked it up, i grabbed it and tabbed in double packing. last ten minutes of the course, the srgeant called him up, guy thinks he is going through, "you have been let go, get your pack and leave, for lying to me about not seeing the bergen, you were heard saying, im not carrying that". guy was extremely pissed off he let himself and everyone else down.

@kathnunan641 Жыл бұрын

The SBS are more secret than SAS but work very closely together both SF are1st to go in and last out

@rtg0616 Жыл бұрын

There is no difference in terms of secrecy. They are probably a smaller unit and therefore more anonymous these days.

@rtg0616 11 ай бұрын

@@FunnyVideoCollector That would depend on whether you know them or have worked with them. I have.

@flamingsmore5904 Жыл бұрын

Like was said on the video, the SAS is made up of mostly former parachute regiment members, while the SBS is made up of mostly former Royal marine’s. There is sometimes people from other groups, but the main bulk of both are made up from either ex-parachute regiment or ex-Royal marine’s.

@ALANL4460 Жыл бұрын

These days its mostly pathfinders and special forces support group of 1 para if you want the best chance of passing as they get to work constantly alongside the SAS unlike 2 and 3 Para

@jeanettegavin7349 11 ай бұрын

There are also members from the RAF Regt 🤘

@wingding028 11 ай бұрын

@@jeanettegavin7349 lol they make the tea

@philstothard8333 11 ай бұрын

@@wingding028 then itwill be bloody good tea.!

@wingding028 11 ай бұрын

@@philstothard8333 🤣

@1951woodygeo Жыл бұрын

They certainly are the best there is.

@TheCornishCockney Жыл бұрын

Best of the Best. Costs to train ONE SBS successful candidate to ops-ready status? £1.7million. Special indeed.

@SimplySavageReactions Жыл бұрын

WHAT??!!!!

@jamespugh9214 9 ай бұрын

That’s proper hardcore, just hearing that makes my body and mind go numb. No wonder we are the best! I don’t think the Seals come close, they might have better equipment but that’s it!

@jonathanhicks140 11 ай бұрын

And that is just to qualify, the real skills and ability development takes place within the squadrons afterwards.

@philbeattie1623 11 ай бұрын

Mate old selection, week of beastings , 10 , 20 , 30 mile yomps timed , but in between was phys and sleep dep and orienteering map Reading micro nav / then intro diving, air then onto rebreather in a pool, then old lake which they don’t do lol ,they do it horsey lake now days ! , late nights no sleep , The first two weeks course is a canoeing phase and there was 9 mile portage horrendous the paddle back to Poole , and again paddling 10 , 20 , 30 miles at sea , niddles back to Poole honking,,!

@1442GlennLane 9 ай бұрын

Wo & Sgt's mess dinners at Poole were the best I ever attended. 👍

@stevezodiac491 9 ай бұрын

Puffs, I can swim about 60 metres underwater and I am over 60, do it every time I go to the baths. Usually swim for 2 miles.

@jonathantrew8236 Жыл бұрын

Our sas are gods but the sbs rescue gods 👌💓

@michaellovell1368 11 ай бұрын

They ain't too shabby, are they ?? These boys are HARDER than nails.....

@sophieandwayne 11 ай бұрын

Every British soldier is taught in warfare in classes like universities. We don’t just send out after basic training they go through continuous testing, intelligence and have to keep their PT up at all times. They go to many different countries to train other nations and not necessarily in warfare times and they are always opportunities to progress in your chosen field. My son is in the royal British army and like all soldiers it’s a 24/7 mindset. But you gain so much (if you can hack it).

@theotherside8258 8 ай бұрын

I keep hearing they have to keep up with their PT yet when you see them marching there are always a few who look fairly tubby particularly officers and it seems to increase up the ranks. I'd just add the navy are even worse and the old guys that haunt the workings mens club that chain smoke outside the doors look in better shape.

@jackdominiak445 11 ай бұрын

SBS are very, very Special & very very deadly, no glamour and very, very secretive, if you're bad guys they're your worst nightmare !

@leejones1041 10 ай бұрын

i saw one drown three guys with a pint of beer.

@peterjones3557 Жыл бұрын

It's exhausting just listening to how much is expected of these blokes. Forget equality, no way could a woman do all this stuff!

@Davey-Boyd Жыл бұрын

Then you would be very surprised. Saying no woman could do this is totally wrong. Most couldn't (most men couldn't) but I'm sure some could. Stop being a dick.

@peterjones3557 Жыл бұрын

@@Davey-Boyd Ha-ha! You don't do irony, do you? You HAVE to be a 'dick 'to do the stuff SAS/SBS do.

@ianjardine7324 Жыл бұрын

You're not wrong though 99% of men couldn't either even trained soldiers.

@CymruEmergencyResponder Жыл бұрын

There are women who can.

@davidshattock9522 Жыл бұрын

No but could nag a man into doing it

@jamesmorgan4426 11 ай бұрын

A lad was doing some electrical work at my house ,him and his mate were ex military just back from Iraq, his words where the SAS will get the job done no doubt about it !! but in his opinion the real Black op guys were SBS ,i didnt ask what he meant by that !

@liamhennelly3961 9 ай бұрын

That's why they are the best of the best. Nobody really realises until they see wha they have to do to be in th SBS and SAS. Simply put they are the best soldiers on the planet ✌🏻

@dogwithwigwamz.7320 Жыл бұрын

I remember the negotiations to`ing and fro`ing between the British Government and the Terrorists that had seized control of the Iranian Mission Building to London in May 1980. The SAS were hoping that the negotiations would fail - reason being that they would get to practice that which they are trained for. And they did. They are second to no other Special Unit in the world. Some may be equal, such as the Australian SAS. But none superior.

@TheGiff7 11 ай бұрын

The Rhodesia SAS is up there as well.