Good to hear your military stories and your insight to committing to achieving an innate goal which is aligned to your desired identity💯👊

Always been obessed with selection, since being a cadet and being told not to talk or give food to some guys being ragged up and down at Sennybridge. This unique and open perspective is entirely new. Especially from seeing the old channel 4 programes then more recently the TV show. This outlook is resfeshing, great work.

"Do something uncomfortable, feel really good afterwards" 100% this! Might be my new mantra!

Physical Fitness is just the starting point. The true test is of the mind.

Loving this channel more and more. Filming 100. Information 100. Insight 100. Love watching theses videos, keep it up!

These bits of content are pure gold Simon.

Hey Simon, just wanted to say that your quality has been amazing recently. It's sad to see that you aren't getting the attention you deserve but please know that you are making lifes better (and if it's only mine).

Simon to me is like the Thinking Soldier's Thinking Soldier. I always look forward to his content that are marked by Intelligence. Salute!!!

Great to have such good weather in Brecon!

The Talybont Valley is a lovey place - nice to start at the Lower Car Park and walk up past the waterfalls before getting out onto the hills.

What a spectacular location 😍! It was a pleasure to watch it. I couldn’t relate to the selection part but your anecdotes are fun to listen to. What I took from this video is that short-term sacrifices are required for the delayed gratification. 👍

Jacky boy. Great lads!

Great video and a great explanation of the hill phase. Thanks for your insight

Earning the plane ticket… nicely said, Royal. Bravo Zulu on the video, and the channel Simon. Stay great, mate Steve Mac.

Nice one Simon, keep em' coming!

Like the descriptions. Determination is not even the word. I found that when i was at my lowest and i thought i could go no lower. There was another level and then one after that and so on

Great video lads, nice one. I'm 50 and falling apart physically but "rucking" with 25lbs, 4 times a week is my main exercise nowadays and i love it! It's very effective too as you'll know. Thank you 👍👍💯

Anyone doing this kind of stuff has my respect

I enjoyed watching this, thanks for producing it. Is that path along the ridge what’s known as the knife’s edge? And what is the name of the car park at the very end we’re your stood next to the sign please?

Great video brother! 🐸🐸

I can appreciate what you speak of; levels of demand, fear and ownership of the self. My father Terry Jickells had this mind set - he was 22 years in the regiment and ran selection with Lofty. A good teacher. Mind you my identical twin brother and I discovered that there is natural selection out there that is hyper tough. It revolves around stereotypes, xenophobia and the dust of the rumor mill that's designed to prevent you from connecting with your community. It's ravenous this system of competition that seeks to erode your light in order to prevent your rise if naturally distinctive. People are very easily threatened. How you deal with the difficulty of being unable to integrate in your community is the test. You can only accept the self but the journey to that if people fear you in the community is arduous and thwart with mistakes. I grew up with the SAS and even headed that way myself but I have never experienced anything as tough as being perceived as some kind of Boo Radley just because I was an identical twin with a pretty special family in small town England namely Hereford. Yeah, envy is a killer and it won't stop until it's got all of you. I'm writing a book about my dear identical twin brother Paul and myself now - it's a deep dive into stereotypes and discrimination and the tough cosmic selection that it is. Thanks for the debate. I fine these things interesting. Mark

Love the videos! What watch do u use?

Hey Simon, any tips for Royal Marines and also UKSF selection? Maybe any bits of fitness you think are key and overlooked or skills that are also overlooked. Thanks mate and great content

Hi, am i right in thinking that ok you can be the fittest on selection and be in the right mindset but if you're not a team player meaning you won't fit into a team of people, would the selection process for that type of person still go ahead?

Don’t suppose you could list details of your route? Waterfalls look epic

Would you say the guys in SBSR are less capable because they have not done jungle? Or can they elect to do jungle too? Great video.

I know a individual who said had to take road or wouldve failed as he messed up went wrong way, made up for lost time and did not get caught somehow but atleast he admitted it.

What a day!!

I’m 52 years old now , old school , parachute regiment , selection 1996 , trained by Johnny Mac .. I watch these videos from time to time with tongue in cheek .. but I stayed with this video tonight watching listening .. you’ve got the understanding of what it’s like to be in the regiment .. maybe shut this down and stay the grey man the old school hate these videos .. I hate these videos it’s nice to hear the up and coming voices of warriors but I hate these videos

When I passed RMC in 2006 the one thing that I was told that got me through anything was “ if you’re nakard running just imagine you’re being chased by the enemy.

Basic training to get in combat squadron actually alot harder and longer. selection is just the beginning of the fun 😁

I've dived in Portland, Horsea, Devonport, Poole & Portsmouth. In January. Fecking freezing. Bizarrely no gloves either looking back. Our CPO Diver didn't believe in them for some reason 😅 Anyway I can vouch for not seeing $hit and for it not always being a good time.

Did p compony as guards para,PTI course selection in 74/5 being honest found it all hard. It's mind set still use it today both. 😊 knees replaced. Broke back in 76 can't do the mountain no more just help mental health groups to achieve their goals teaching them basic mountain skills as they bloody need it and cold water emersion. And still ice swim myself heart. In Af at the moment. 2 heart attacks in the last to months. 71 this year its surprising what you can do and a active. Remember MIND SET. AND LOOK AFTER YOUR SELF. STAY SAFE KIDS😅😂❤

We're in trouble. Well odd in the marines then

Need to tab a good pace and definitely which a lot of guys don’t mention is your map reading needs to be squared away

Someone said that the first to fall are those who all their lives have been the strongest, the best and those who have had to sacrifice the least to achieve their goals.

Hi, just wanted to ask whether military training, specifically selection, has taken any kind of negative toll on your physical health ie joints, back etc. Are there any preventative recommendations for those considering and would running with weight come with such side effects? Many thanks for your content.

Never considered it. Special Forces seem to give off an air of "you need to prove yourself to be here" but I found the special forces never gave me a reason to want to ever go for it. Legit when 2 of our guys passed selection and came back to the battalion to try and recruit, they got met with a room full of hands down when they asked "who is interested in finding out more? Personally the losing a year of my life to try and prove myself just seemed like a waste of time but respect to all those that ever have and did.

Agreed. Personably I found the hills a doddle. Very chilled 4 weeks with little typical military bs. I just could not understand how people could jack on the hills- ridiculous.

Is the other guy also ex UKSF?

1st phase is not hard!!!, bollocks mate. It's sorts the men from the boys. Gets rid of blokes that need to hold their mates hands. Gets rid of the wasters and UN prepared. What amazed me years ago and as DS. The type and number that could not hold up a wall on .TQ phase. Biggest most tattoo'd hardest looking crying!. Later on blokes that refused to jump if not already Para Trained. It takes all sorts. It's definately not easy at any stage and its not supposed to be. It's as hard as you make it for yourself. With a lot of luck on top. Injury wise. A lot more capable blokes from many Regiments could and should pass selection. Sad fact is most don't have balls to even try.

hahaha, dicky bow day almost ruined it for me

These guys are great but the guys they are fighting for are their greatest enemy.

When Biden decided to waste every inch of our efforts in Afghan, I decided to take myself up to the lake district and live in the mountains for a week! 😎👍 Loved every minute of it! Until I returned to my car and put the radio on! "Back to reality"! 🙄

It’s not hard it’s honking.

Super grasses