Absolutely

Some are born to it but as one who is himself “not born to it” (my service, branch and discipline is different but I still volunteered to do it), whose achievement is the greater? The man who can do it standing on his head, practically without thinking or the man who has to work and master himself to that same standard?

Was he Scottish?

You wouldve already done your senior Brecon then and that's a hard bastard of a course! (Do booty's do senior Brecon?) I take it you were a booty snek?

Whats a whiteout? snow?

​@@AL-PAKA blizzard conditions

i watch it every year myself!

I’ve watched it on video with ones that were on the course while they were on the course 😂😂😂

@@mkrbrtsn1 it’s a bloody tough course

I'm on my 2nd viewing

only 10 Daniel? Shame on you!

I served with a Mick Boswell in 40 Commando in the 60s any relation?

@@yomperone No.

Yes their Dutch counterparts are immediately classed as Marines Special Operations (nlmarsof) upon completion of ML2 course.

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The description says it was first transmitted in 1985.

@@jakealcock5905 Lol yeah, well noticed. 1958 - what was I thinking??

SpidermansSymbiote with no ropes

Great comment

the ultimate softener?

I love this series, I really do. And it does make you have admiration for the men, and for the process. However, where you get this idea that courses like this aren't done elsewhere in the world is a little unclear. I don't understand the desire to see it as proof of our specialness. It's a matter of historical record that we played a role in the development of modern warfare, but the fact is there are units all over the world that develop super tough soldiers, etc. If you were Israeli, you'd be watching the equivalent vid thinking the same about Israelis. If you were Russian, South African, Pakistani, etc etc. If you were a little more objective, you'd see it was a human thing, not a British thing.

The jump is now taken out of the course. Reason being is it's on day one and it would injure about one in ten. However as a compromise you can now opt to do it on completion of the course. Most of not all want to do it, just for the shear history of it. The original commandos did it from day one, so it is a right of passage. But it is no longer in the official course.

@@StephenButlerOne Health and safety gone mad ! Next it will be nerf guns :-)

@@StephenButlerOne I think it was Baz Gray that took it out and put it at the end. First time he tried he broke his foot and he had to wait another year to become an ML. Makes sense I suppose....

@@StephenButlerOne Did that jump in the cadets when I was 16. Loved it!!!

@@Twirlyhead, I thought they were already banned on health and safety grounds. together with water pistols and pea-shooters! my FiL talked about going through this course during WW2 as a Royal Marine. he made it sound like a great laugh. then I watched this series with him. he kept pointing out the things that had changed since 1943. I just thought 'I'm scared of heights'!

Good luck with that young man, I hope it works out well for you!

I served with JulianThompson in 3rd Commando Brigade and did opps with him and 2 Israeli officers,he was just a Lieutenant then,he was a standup guy that went all the way to the top

Your right 3 Commando Brigade Stonehouse.

Bet he was popular when he went home!

I Chocked on my brew, sir.

Believe it or not but exactly the same thing happened when I did my Cliff climbing at Plymouth an Australian SAS was RTU as physically unfit

I don't doubt the Aussie fella is as fit as them, he may have got injured

@@XCILE625 agreed, he may have saw it as a jolly overseas and just didn't want to put the work in

climbing is a different kind of fitness to his sf selection im guessing. He didnt do the selection course so had no idea what he was walking into.

Special forces are still Human. The odd few Once they've passed selection for their unit, might think everything else will be a piece of cake. Thats when they get caught out.

(Combat) mountaineering requires a totally different kind of physical/mental fitness. He also did not attend the selection course.

I like you, you are a smart American.

harrythegreat310 Thank you Harry! You are The Great! Yes, I prefer England/Europe to here. It's much better. All Americans care about is money and greed. I try to live with it, but it's definitely NOT easy to live here!

Then leave. I agree than the United Kingdom is a lovely nation with a strong and proud military tradition. that being said if its so bad here in the United States then leave. Don't make grand statements about Americans being greedy. But you probably lack the intestinal fortitude to expatriate.

Thank you Benjamin, you will always be welcome in our 'green and pleasant land.' I can never understand why a fellow compatriot (skye cooper) in this case should be so hurt as to say what he did. You are both welcome, we value our relationship with our brothers and sisters States side. Let's face it without each other neither of our countries would exist as we know them today . The last time I looked at the declaration of independence 80% have English names and ancestors some like Robert Morris born in Liverpool and Button Gwinnett born in Gloucester, the rest have Scottish, Welsh and Irish names. Also without America's help in WW2 we would not be the free country we are today.

Benjamin Blake Mitchner the Royal Marines commandos where created by the Scotsmen of Scotland before the regiment before used to be called marine commandos you should go to Scotland as that’s where they were born

I saw Petra when I was in HMS CAMPBELTOWN and we stopped off in Aqaba. It was nice.

@@georgemorley1029 it's an amazing place

@@trumpstinyhands I’d like to go back there and also take longer look in Malta too. That was interesting. Lots of cultural influences. Just like Petra. Greek, Nabatean, Arabic, moorish, etc.

@@georgemorley1029 Malta is on my list. I did see Gibraltar with the Corp. First up is Reykjavik though, the blue lagoon and northern lights are calling me. I really enjoy iraq and Syria but haven't been able to go back for 18 months with rona doing the rounds

Any advice for someone looking to overcome a moderate fear of heights?

Make no mistake mountain leaders are top banana, SF like SAS or SBS are specialist roles, usually made from experienced soldiers with tested and tried mindsets. As for ML's, Mountain Leaders do the toughest course in the world bar none. The survival side alone is the pinnacle of human ability and resilience, a ML would have no bother doing any official SF courses in or outside the UK. For that matter an 'ordinary' British RM Commando would certainly be expected to perform very well in any SF role and we admire ML's because we know what they do. I'm a former RM but I ain't biased, there's only so much a human body and mind can handle and I've been at the edge of what I thought was possible that leaves me with a clear cut certainty.

Billy Beak i think it was in this episode that a marine officer from the SBS was part of the ML intake .

@@chrisholland7367 as an ex bootneck i can swear even though SF are totally respected the MLs are the best soldier's in the world

Royal Marine Mountain and Artic Warfare Cadre are Gods - They train SAS and other special forces.

And in overall charge of the All Arms course I did in 1991, although I only saw him a couple of times.

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Yes exactly. Then you are designated to either Brigade Patrol Troop, HMS Protector or Special Forces Support Group.

This is the ML2 course, recce tp do the ML3 course which is much shorter

no you dont. each unit does , or at least it used to have its own recce troop; the aptitude was held in house

It is on KZfaq actually

He is a Kings Badge man so he must have come through the ranks, from memory his name is Maj Lear.

Bert NL if you can share the link I’d owe you one...

@@markgilmour1169 how do you know he was a king badge awardee? Is it on his uniform? Thanks.

@@nathaniliescu4597 I'm nearly sure I saw him wearing one on his uniform in Lympstone

Thomas Edgerley It's probably due to cleanliness.

It's been coming back, along with old-school barbers and chest expanders.

What Utter Bollocks

Only benders and pilots sport the upper lip "knob brush".

Carl Nordgren 😂😂😂

SBS are also classed as Tier 1 Special Forces.

@@kevindevlin7025 So are the SRR.