Indeed. Look beneath all the PR talk and that’s what you get. They are trailing out how to work in 4 man teams and to be deployed on ships at platoon strength Not really sure what role they are going to serve in a few years other than as elite VBSS or CSAR crews.

Yep that’s my conclusion

@@abingdonboy Royal Marine Commandos were being used as a standard infantry at times in Iraq carrying out routine patrols of towns. With some technical training they could be doing the same job as US navy seals or Green Berets but instead are used in the most ridiculous ways. I also suspect they intend to use them like US Army Rangers to act as a rapid reaction shock troop that can be deployed in certain zones.

SuperVHSchannel military budget has consistently been cut for the last 20 years. Although you are right they could have stopped it. I think we are still very high on military spending globally tho. Think we are in top 5

More agile more lethal, yeah heard it before massive cuts to RM in exchange for a fancy new helmet.

lol fact

Oh yes

@Dave Digler or they could be turning them into a more special forces type role cause that’s where you see 4 man teams most the time so I fee there training will be scaled up along w the equipment it the numbers will be cut

Good point

The year 2054: "Alright Tom and Dan. Here's a rifle for each of you, 3 magazines of ammunition, two grenades, and a plane ticket to Oman. The embassy there is in a real tight pickle, so sort it out as best you can with the resources you have. We're expecting budget cuts next year, so you can probably only expect 2 magazines in the future."

@@USN1985dos 😂😂😂mate in the year 2054 you won’t be calling people by there names you’ll have to say gender neutral 1 and gender neutral 2

Someone should finish what Guy Fawkes started

Or better yet,the Queen should step in and dissolve the government and call a new election

@@Peoples_Republic_of_Devonshire We need new parties first, they're all bad. Although there is "For Britain" and "The Brexit party"

This is military content not political it's not a politician who decided on this gear its marines . You probably aren't even from the uk

@@jmakminhas but it is the politicians that decide how much money they'll get which dictates what kit can be bought

Your country will belong to immigrants soon enough boy😂. My god English won’t even be your official language soon

Ibrahima Diop Dream on!!

@@ibrahimadiop7074 Try it loser.

JGK29 not a dream... truth

Yung Sandwich no need. I’m American, and we’re better than you at everything

I want to join the Marines as it’s the most elite infantry unit I can join. But the Gurkhas are my second favourite infantry unit in the modern world. Thanks for your service to our country 🇬🇧🇳🇵

same here in 2 years !

Good luck m8 already applied for mine just waiting to do the fitness test now

2 and a half years here

I've got 3 years till I will try

Good luck my eyes was not good enough when I tried

British commandos are already are trained to operate as small teams hence why they are called Commandos. It was the SAS and SBS that copied the Commando structure.

@@oscarblurton837 u will when you're being protected by them

Oscar Blurton yea you still be protected by them sailor boy

“Don’t care” what a professional matelot. Good to see your living up to the stereotype mate 👍🏻

That’s literally my plan

@@WilkinsonYOU just shut up and leave them be

They’re getting the C8 as standard

@@tomstravels520 the sooner , the better

Thomas Mortimore C8 are even more antiquated.

airhab the C8 isn’t as old as the SA80. Yes it’s not the newest weapon but we already have them in service so why spend money on another new rifle and all the gear that comes with it when just order more of a weapon that we already have. The M4 is the same age as the C8 but the C8 is built to a higher quality and has ambidextrous controls

airhab doesn’t matter how old it is mate, the 1911 sidearm was US issue for 70 years. It’s about the l85 being garbage especially for the Royal Marines

They did say they was struggling to find people to fill the ships.

It was not their choice to be misused. UK needs to cut expenditure to the welfare state and increase military expenditure.

Yes you are right, this Will still be left to UKSF

There is a fleet service that specializes in that. The problem with the british armed services is it so poorly funded to begin with that Royal Marine Commando were being used as a traditional infantry unit and shock troop.

This one time on call of duty, I reload much faster than that marine.... I wonder what his kill perks are?😅

Don’t care

Good on you mate, I've still got a bit longer to wait

@@oscarblurton837 No cares that you do not care.

bighand69 no one cares that you don’t care🤣

@@oscarblurton837 bruh you comment this on most of the comments quite sad

Exactly what I was just thinking

good luck mate! I'm planning to join next year

@Rolf Harris having served it's the truth but you have to let them experience it to really understand

@rolf Harris I am something of a patriot who would gladly be thrown on the heap if it meant I could serve my country

It was, but over the years they have been used as a more conventional infantry to the point that the line between them and them and regular army infantry has become blured. This is new change is them going 'back to their roots' of them truly being the navy's elite amphibious infantry men. Baring in mind I just a civilian so feel free to ask an actual member of the military if you get the chance.

Like Wilson said, they were used more recently as a conventional fighting force because that is what was needed in places like Afghanistan. They were essentially super-fit infantry with a wider skill-set, and although they were sent on different and arguably harder missions they were basically being used as regular infantry. They are now trying to refocus on the Commando aspect of being a Royal Marine which is why their new Uniforms will pay tribute to the original Commandos from WWII.

@@l3gionmusic814 So they are essentially going to operate a bit more like Special Forces now?

@@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- Yeah I believe that is the idea. As some have said, it looks like it might be a cover up for them trying to save money, BUT it raises a very good point. Royal Marines will be conducting more raids behind enemy lines for example (if necessary) and conducting covert operations, things like that. The Royal Marines are also specialists in extreme conditions such as the extreme cold. It might be a bit vague bit think of them as the in-between from the infantry and Special Forces. Not quite special forces but so much more than regular infantry.

@@l3gionmusic814 Yeah even though they aren't special forces, they are commandos which are classed as elite anyway.

Earplugs are all you need to protect yourself from blanks.

@@065Tim Even earplugs are barely needed with blanks.

@Raj Maj They are blanks, the noise they make when shot isnt very loud, not like when you are shooting with live ammo.

@Raj Maj We use the EXACT same blanks in the Danish army where i am currently serving, and have the exact same rules about always wearing hearing protection when shooting them. But that doesnt change the fact that blank ammunition makes nowhere near the volume of noise as live ammunition does, even tho its intention is to imitate it as best as possible, if not exposed to the sounds of blanks being fired over a severely long period of time, and especcialy if one is an observer as force news is here, and not the person having their ears downright next to the rifle, one could most defently avoid having ear protection in and barely notice.

@Raj Maj I shoot and observe fellow soldiers shooting blanks all day long, and my hearing is fine as i wear my hearing protection when i myself am shooting, but as an observer the sound is barely noticeable standing behind whatever soldier is currently shooting, comparing the sound level of shooting a blank with shooting live munition is laughtable when you are regularly exposed to the sound of both on a next to daily basis.

It's not that difficult not to commit war crimes. If you do commit war crimes (like shooting unarmed civilians) then you should be punished.

Straight cut as that is it Liam? Good effort lad

@@mpb8921 If you don't like playing by the law, don't become a soldier. Nobody is forcing them, and most of them manage not to commit war crimes...

Liam What do you classify as a war crime.... Bit like cancel culture, what you do today can have consequences that are not even thought of in the heat of a Kinetic contact with an enemy..... Until it is laid at your feet retrospectively many years later....

@@IRISHSALTMINER61 It's literally defined in international law.

Who against whom?

@@element1111 the battle to save our culture

Likely some of the older Colt-Canada, Dimaco C8, Ar-Platform carbines from SFSG.

C8 will become the standard weapon

@@tomstravels520 Where is that been stated?

@@dazlow213 Just go onto to the royal msrines insta or any news about the changes theyre doing really

c8 but there will be other weapon oportunitys just the c8 is the standard

Because it sucks how many safety precautions you have to take before even touching one round of simmunition. The training area should be closed off 100% for public. Blanks are good enough for training maneuveres. Not even mentioning the costs.

Explain how is it more "effective".

The range on sim is only good for short distances.

@Akira Sharma-Barkess Akira. I'm interested. Do you have a link to this concept? Because as it is I agree with some of Pincer 88s post. There are worries the LPD's, 29 RA, the CLR, 24 RE, all being chopped, removing another deployable brigade from the ORBAT. I can appreciate and understand the desire for more smaller units to operate in the "grey zone" and they started this years back by removing 42 from conventional "green" ops. Problem is, those potential enemies operating in the grey zone are also building up their conventional forces at the same time, while we cut ours, continuing a process that has been going on for decades. Endless cuts. Of course the politicians spin it differently with the usual "modernising" statements. Old hat! They were saying the same in the defence reviews of 1995, 1997, 2004, 2010. If they are retaining the current mass as you say I'd be pleased. But how are they getting from ship to shore? In what craft? If the LPD's go that is the LCVP and LCU gone too, as a Bay can only carry the 1. LPD takes 4 of each. The current ORC/ RIBs or new? The CHF Merlins transferred to the RN from the RAF are limited in number. Ideally more are needed. Where is the plan for new increased firepower? More fast landing craft or FIC type vessels, maybe some more helicopters to operate from the LSS conceptual ships they had planned. Because as it is they seem to have new uniform, personal weapon and some small UAV.

My fear too Pincer. I do not think the CHF will be under threat, I'm more concerned that 3 Cdo is removed from the ORBAT as a deployable brigade, the Commando's reduced in size considerably, and 29RA, 24RE either cut or returned and absorbed into the army. And that does not amount to 5 billions, nowhere near that. I also highlight, like threats to 16AA, how these units contribute to the UKSF, and the knock on effect on that magnificent organisation.

@Akira Sharma-Barkess UK Armed services has terrible funding hence why they were using RMC for standard infantry roles.

@Akira Sharma-Barkess Hope so! Cheers.

Jeez you don’t ask for much do you. Do you think they have the money to suddenly dish out new clothing, kit and weapons within a few months?

Thomas Mortimore it’s was a question pipe down mate

jac con yeah but they’re expecting everything all this new uniform and weapons to arrive just a few months after it was revealed

It’s not been issued yet in the next few months pal

Probs won’t have it for years, maybe never. But they will put it on Instagram a lot.

More of a special forces, small teams on high Readiness that can be anywhere in the world in hours. They will be followed by larger number of troops if need be... but what’s the point, the future of warfare. Is millions of Swarming suicide drones. With Pilots 1,000km away from the battlefield. Imagine millions of them

@@mrwood4557 Future of warfare has nothing to do with the world right now or the next 10 years claiming that Bots are going to be the next big thing does not mean it is going to happen over night or in 2030. Royal Marine Commandos can already work in small teams to carry out Commando raids. When you do Commando training the emphasis on tactics and capability is to be able to work in small teams. Royal Marine Commandos can already operate as a forward raiding group for larger forces.

All officers are unelected bureaucrats. After the last elections you might think unelected is preferable.

No one is asking you to. You just live in your own little perfect world.

What’s next, paratroopers in airbases?

No not unless a conflict breaks out.

Join the army.

Nope the smaller teams will need more support.

@@gay_commando1611 totally agree small teams do need better support out and about. However budget cuts normally fallow a restructuring of staff. Agile team development in the IT industry was backwars speak for layoffs. I'm sure we will see the same here sadly.

@@SkiwiAS its not the it industry tho

@@gay_commando1611 no its not but business is business. The mod has checks and balances to make, still budgets to work towards. Sadly its been going down allot over the last couple decades.

new weapons and new doctrine and all sounds like t would need more money. and now after what russia did i'm not sure anyone is in favour of budget cuts

Because then they'd be C7s! 🤦🏼‍♂️

@@JammyDodger45 no C8’s use regular size barrels too, google a picture of any C8 rifle that isn’t cqc

So what do you mean by a longer barrel then? The SA80 and C7 both have 'full length' barrels at circa 20" the C8 is 16.5". So what are you suggesting it should be?

@@JammyDodger45 the C8 used by royal marine shave a barrel length of 10” being the compact version

@@wack3939 - no, that's only the boarding parties of 43 Cdo, the rest of the issued weapons are standard C8s.

Not for recruits.

Gay_ commando I they standard issue once troops join a unit?

@@Hartley69 some units have them already they others will at soon point.

No, this isnt the new virtus helmet, these are ops core ballistic high cuts. Different helmet

@Troy Robson brand new crye g4 and brand new C2R plate carriers (British company) are not american cast offs

Welll it's kinda not.

Well they are part of the army so its up to the army bosses.

Marines arent redundant whereas jumping out of planes hasn't been useful since ww2

@@apexstrategic6206 paratroopers arent just used for jumping out of planes. Imagine ww3 happened paratroopers would be the fastest way too insert troops

@@ancientmachine9070 With modern weapon systems transport planes can get shot down easily, look at the Russia vs Ukraine war. its still a good way to deploy small spec ops teams but probably not a whole company of Para’s, too risky.

@@Jake-pm3pz its a fair point but para regt get dropped far away in the distance then tab to the rv to avoid thag

@Angel Yerena By that logic Americans are trying to look German since they adopted the helmet shape idea from them and it wasn't theirs originally.

I know, but we learn from our enemies and there helmet design was better. But you got to admit they’re looking more American than British

That's because most US kit is superior to the kit our troops normally get issued with.

Gareth Hawcroft that’s why I said they look more American than British, because our kit and weapons are superior compared to British standard

@@angelyerena6773 Thats not such a bad thing though, better than looking like communists lol

No. They are going to be used somethings similar to US Army Rangers as an elite shock trop but their numbers will be reduce drastically.

No this will never happen

That's so beautifully ironic. If only you'd been clever enough to do it on purpose.

Birds with long legs.

This is the gift that keeps on giving. 🤦🏼‍♂️

@Joachim Hans Nah, they do the work of four superhumans with four superhumans.

No it just means there will be twice as many teams not half.

@@gay_commando1611 You keep telling yourself that. How long before we see complaints about lack of manpower for any task?

@@Cheezsoup OK.

How does this even remotely remind you of them?

No, their returning to their original Commando/spec ops role from WW2.

wuld you really want to make yourself worse for the sake of identity

@Myles Wheeler That helmet doesn't look like it would protect you from anything.

@Din Djarin 🤣

Well I'm sure the SAS, SBS, DEVGRU/SEALS, 75th Ranger regiment, and basically any high speed fighting force in the world that use OPS CORE helmets will appreciate your input on what they've obviously missed

@@gay_commando1611 how you doing, micky? How toxic is this comment section? 🤣

@@Majestic605 ots normally just keyboard worriers who have played too much COD. Haha