Angela Welch, you are a legend. The support you gave your son to help him through that difficult moment was incredible. You put your sons feelings before your own. As a former soldier I have nothing but respect for you. Thank you.

Young soldiers: 10 years on. 2020 Make it happen BBC

Many moons ago I was a young L/Cpl in 2 Para. I decided to leave after serving 4 years. One week before I was due to end my Military Career my Father passed away. I lasted two weeks in Civvy Street and went back in and served another 10. Spent the next 20 years as a Bobby. 68 now and still miss it.

I met Cavanah while working in a cinema in Leeds, since filming he joined the army again & ended up doing a tour of Afghanistan I believe he did two but not certain. Sound lad and was good to meet him.

They should do a up to date documentary

I live in American, I'm watching this because I'm curious about how the British army is. There good people out of that country. God bless queen and country.

wait till you have done a few years then have left, that's when it gets really hard lads, trust me as a veteran leaving is harder than joining, good luck to lose who are in or wanting to join

Fantastic show, I love it.. 36 yrs Irish army service here and I have the height of respect for the abilities of the British soldier, the best in the world IMO

Love our troops have so much respect for them. I'm currently at college and have been on two resedentials, I loved every part. The only thing putting me off joining when I'm 19 is home sick, but hopefully I can overcome it!🇬🇧🇬🇧

My dad served 20 years in the royal artillery as a sergeant and was released because of PTSD

If Meads stayed in, he easily would be at least Sergeant by now. He just gets it.

Respect to all who are serving and those who have paid the ultimate price... God bless you all.🌺 Darrens mum is amazing.

I’m from the Irish army and have respect for the danger these men put themselves in, mad respect to all soldiers across the world

£17,000 a year? For defending your country and people. Scandalous.

Nothing like a support of a mother 🙏

Mrs Welch, well done for the support and words you gave and spoke to your son. Parents today should watch and learn and maybe society would be a better place. Hero's each and every one of them, RESPECT.

To all British soldiers out there thank u all for ur service great job and the people who sadly passed there might be gone but not forgotten we all still massively respect them for there service 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

A friend of mine 'Chris Howard' is on this show.. poor bastard lost his leg over seas. But he never lost his smile.. humour.. top lad! Doing well now! Moved to away to set up business adventures! Top lad! But also Sad to see his brother drop out of training though.. especially after 6 Weeks.. did so well!! Then to suddenly quit? Understandable way of thinking though especially after what happened to his brother Chris.. totally understand his thought process! But come on lad!! You had a few jitters.. you would've over come that! And gone forward.. and completed your Operational Tours successfully.. proudly.. your a top lad like your Brother Chris! Such a shame you left.. but it was your decision to make. Best of luck to you lad.

Well I'm gonna be a ninja

I remember when MTP was being issued, it was crazy how smart we all thought it was ..... and I loved it, but there's something special about DPM

They should definitely do an update. I am good friends and sometimes work with Andrew forti. And watching his story has been fantastic

I have signed up for infantry the royal anglian regiment light gunner. My basic training date is 17th of March this year. I'm only 17 but watching this video has inspired me to do my absolute best and to never give up

What a brilliant mum! Ms Angela Welch - Ninja Mama Extraordinaire! 🥷💪🙏

Great video. I was a 17 year old in 1976.i had no one. So at 18 i decided go into the army. It was very hard at first. But i found that i had a family, which I never had, .we all helped each other..as I had no one wanting for me i put anything in to it 💯 It was the best thing I ever did, i did get deployed, i went from a no one to being. Useful.( Thanks to the British army )

I joined the royal green jackets in 72 the training was really hard the trainers were tough but fair on us all I can say is if you really want to get through training put your head down dnt give up because that's what it's all about never giving up no matter what good luck to all you who are about to join you will belong to an unique way of life cet et audaux

It's always a big decision deciding which battalion to go to, the thing is you don't always get what you want and usually get sent were your needed the most.

It's a horrible feeling when you're told "this is where you're going, and there's fuck all you can do about it". It does ease, you do crack on, but it's the initial gut-wrenching disappointment that gets you. If you can stick it out, you realise it gets better. Part of being in the military is being able to turn a shit situation into a positive one as quickly as you can. Hope all the lads are doing well

Bs man should get more then 17000 a year for what they do for Queen and country

All fun & games until you're told:- "get ready, you're off to fight a real war". Absolute respect to the lads & lasses serving & the lads that stayed in training knowing 100% they're going to fight at some point. When you do go for the first time all that training just kicks in & you totally forget your trepidation. It's their decision but they should have realised they were being trained by the absolute best, no stone is left unturned with regards to your training -- they've far more chance, given that training, surviving a confrontation than the enemy. 38:37 His mum's an absolute star.

If ur Scared of dying than dont join the Army ur just wasting there time . If u think about family that will make u weak so just think it's just u. Those who passed well done & congratulation to the New Family.

I think that people sometimes forgot that even though they dont get loads of money. Rent is cheap. They get medical, dental care. All this means it's easier to save money

There’s a hidden part of army life that’s rarely mentioned but is there behind closed doors, and it has ruined countless army careers, And that’s barrack room bullying, believe me it’s a living hell.

I’m watching this series from the Zaporizhzhia line In Ukraine. I screwed up my own army career with drugs before my first tour. I was in my late 20s before I forgave myself. Really glad I put that to bed years ago. I suspect there is a lot of that some of the foreigners who came here, most are gone now. No judgement…

These young lads make me so proud to be British!!👌👍❤💪🇬🇧

Great Mum. Well done!

Got my assessment in under 2 weeks, if I pass I'll start training in July can't wait to get started

Kavanaugh left to experience life and realised that you experience more in life as a squaddie than you ever could on civvy street, I hope he re-joined and followed his heart

i want to join and have applied really eager to get started

Can’t believe 6 more week till pass off

I have always wanted to join the army ever since I was 8 I'm joining 2019 and I can't wait!

Weird seeing the the Glosters Back badge on a Green cap

Don’t bother my friend gave his life for his country and they spelt his name wrong on the death letter sent to his family it’s disgusting the lack of respect for a brave young man’s sacrifice is unreal.

Fantastic!!

I'm a veteran of ten years. I did two tours of duty, which were the best times. Doing the job and treated with respect. Being home in barracks was just too much BS.

Still watching in 2022

Padre's always have Airborne wings. The Army's biggest mystery.

i want to be in the army when im older

Good lads and I have respect to all of them

Sevred with Daz in NI, he was the instructor who put them through Gas drills "Broomy"

I'm glad the funeral home is still doing well. It looks like the younger brother is running it now.

Ive just had my interveiw and waiting for a date for the assessment centre

Thank you to all our servicemen and women proud of you x

Don`t know when this was originaly aired, hope all this guys have come back home from Afgan deployments. From an former soldier.

I'm joining got my interview on 4th of July joining the paras can't wait

I'm gonna watch all of these

I'm signing up the end of the year and this show is really interesting for me!

I wonder how many of them are still alive

No money just respect and hard work

3 more years and I can join.

“It is now open” Hmmmm u don’t say

It would be interesting to know what these young men are doing now?

Im starting basic tomorrow. Cant wait

Definitely a tough choice Ashley I had the same choice although mine I was back in 1985 so different then, but Northern Ireland would have been with in a year You made the right choice. Plus your young enough to gain more experience in civilian life and then rejoin

Also respect to the parents

I'm a 14 year old girl and I'm joining the infantry in 2020 after GCSE results

It's these guys that inspire me to join the parachute regiment when I'm 19

His brother got blown to pieces for 17k a year. Why do we treat our soldiers like this???

Does any1 know if the main lad Darren still alive hope he is seem like a decent bloke

Going to Catterick on 2nd of July to start my phase 1 training! Really nervous but also super excited to start my career in the Army!

Quilts? What happened to bed blocks. Your a ninja, mums know. Love it.

I’m off on 13th October, Royal Artillery 💪

Kid is so cute though

Anyone got on to the long course at Harrogate starting September the 22nd?

They are so brave, they are so young and in war time its a massive desicion to make

joining in 2020

Real Men

That is the most adorable kid I have ever seen.

When I got out of training, in the US Army, I had 3 weeks, just 21 days before I was going to Iraq for, at the very least, a year. I WISH my deployments had only been 6 months

As a old soldier I see wat everyone’s meaning in my time it was the faulklands and Northern Ireland,finished my time in Belfast

Contrast to that Defending the Queen documentary where those new grenadiers were all desperate to deploy and none of these lads here really seem that up to deploying

I was thinking of joining when I was 18 then just didn't because I got learning disabilities and am a bit death in my right ear

34:38 What kind of bollocks is that? If he's good enough to do a tour of A'stan previously, why on earth is he having to do basic training to get into the Rifles? Wat utter bollocks If he's already good enough to do the job overseas, he should have been allowed to transfer directly into the Regs and join a battalion.

Any1 going catterick in January 2020?

You're joining just at the right time and we've got a fantastic job out there... says CO who'll be sitting at Bastion.

I’m joining the irish regiment

I want to join the army but I don't know how

Starting basic training 12th November at catterick, already watched this series 1 just a refresh watching it again

33 yrs ago i started my time.....18 yrs served....Bosnia, N Ireland, invasion of Kosovo and 4 tours of the middle east.....I wish i could do it again.

Starting my phase one training in January and this is just make me wish it would just get here now

When your Mum tells you that you're a Ninja. Fucking love that woman!

I’m going in a few days to phase 1 hopefully I smash it

If you can’t hack catterick then you’d have had no chance on Herrick.

Can’t wait to serve my country 🇬🇧

@39:00 What a star she is! Go Angela! Go Darren!

Currently in yr 11 when I finish college imma go to the army and then knave nd go university just so it looks good on my cv

As an ex service man(navy) 12 years i joined at an age where when you signed on the dotted line you were in for twelve years. Tbere was not a choice of backing out regardless of where you were sent, in fa t we were never given any choice of ship, you were sent there like it or not. I was extreemly surprise that tbere was a choice, after all youswore an oath to go where sent as an order, and i thing it was left to you to come to terms that if something happened, that was partof the life, and believe me, after there tours of active duty one became very much aware of what that statement ment to you as an individual. Looking at it from todays point of veiw i have to say that after such a short time in the service, going to fight a war in Afganistan is a folly of the government, after all this is neither a commonwealth country or one that holds any promise as a peacefull country, there have always been desputes about the place and i can see no sensable reason for British troops to go there, after all, there are troops across the glob who have been sent there but to date no really good reason for same, and with a past record of deaths and injury, not a healthy place to plant your feet. During my time in active service i have been shot at spat at and show every angle of total disrespect you can imaging, all of which at the time unbeknowns by myself, was being shown on U.K. T.V. I count myself lucky that despite being ambushed a few times, plus loosing a few good friends, i managed to stay in one bit. I do think that the forces are in basis a good personality building set that on takes by joining, possibly this could be described as a binding friendship that takes place from all being in thecsame boat( no pun intended) however i would say to anyone think long and hard about your choices in life, more than anything, start paying attention to the goings on in the world, and decide for yourself if you are just being sent to take part in something that common sence shou,d tell go is a worthwhile objective, or just somebody elses fight that they dont want to go for themselve, i.e. using somebody else as cannon fodder to bulster the ego.

But respect to our Troops 🇬🇧🇬🇧

Ahhh I remember watching this when I was 12 and wanting to join the Army, 9 years Later, I havent joined the Army but I have joined the RAF.

The officer opening the funeral business is not a Lt colonel but a full colonel.

that im aware of your not allowed to leave the army unless youve been discharged