32 nations take on Nato's world-renowned toughest patrolling exercise

A record 32 nations have taken part in this year's world-renowned patrolling exercise - Cambrian Patrol.
Taking place in the Brecon Beacons each year, it is a gruelling test of basic soldiering for the militaries of the world.
Despite it being in its 64th year, the exercise still remains key to operations today.
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[@k-studio8112]

Congratulations to our Philippine Army (PA) contingent for receiving a Silver Medal from the recently concluded Phase II of the Exercise Cambrian Patrol 2023 on October 7 to 9, 2023, in Wales, United Kingdom.

[@latch9781]

Impressive

[@R3TR0J4N]

W moment; props to their resilient, perseverance, and heart.

[@darkodonnie2729]

Indian Army won the Gold again, last year too indian army won Gold in Cambrian Patrol.

[@VideosfromaSailor]

Hell yeahh buddy. Love from india

[@R3TR0J4N]

@@darkodonnie2729 YO! props for india winning gold

[@FalconBusa]

Congratulations to the Chilean Army team that won a gold medal. Members of the VI Division “ Sentinels of the North” located in the Atacama Desert (the driest desert in the world). A nice accomplishment considering the weather difference. Well done Centinelas del Norte.🇺🇸👍

[@SimDeck]

I did the patrol in 1994 (RGJ British Army). The best part was meeting the other nations military. Met some great people who were just like me and we had a lot in common. Looking for the same thing in life.

[@jerrylourice2352]

I found it in orienteering. Lot of people who love a challenge

[@alexblue6991]

The British army can't even defend their own borders with thousands of illegal Immigrants getting into Britain in dinkys they have turned into the salvation army helping foreign countries giving them aid

[@amauryguerrero3523]

Free camping? 🤔

[@shashanktrivedi27]

Congratulations to 3/5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) for winning gold medal.

[@tim7052]

Other entrants also won gold medals, not just this team.

[@rohanpatil1473]

@@tim7052 of course, but only handfuls among hundreds of teams

[@eugeniorodriguezbalboa5414]

Chile also won gold medal a honor to be in the same lot as Gorkha

[@Rudraksh-ql4ce]

@@eugeniorodriguezbalboa5414 they're not British gorkhas , they're indian gorkhas

[@eugeniorodriguezbalboa5414]

@@Rudraksh-ql4ce right, indian gorkhas

[@lib556]

I retired approx 5 yrs ago from the Canadian army. I was so pleased to hear that my former reserve infantry unit's team received a silver medal! They told me that my old regular regt did well too. There may have been more but I'm only aware of the 2 western tms. Well done!

[@JammyDodger45]

Kudos to the Planning and Directing Staff. Year after year they create a Patrol Competition that challenges, tests and occasionally breaks high performing teams. It's no wonder it has such a global reputation.

[@trident1314]

Looking forward to seeing the final results there's always a few surprises.

[@frankrenda2519]

nato has become quite pathetic i have friends in ukraine telling me they cant even supply enough 556 ammo

[@kevinu.k.7042]

@@frankrenda2519 ?! Reasoning Fail.

[@0racle209]

@@frankrenda2519 0 relevance.

[@IO-zg8md]

@@frankrenda2519 try aimed shots?

[@seansimpson752]

Was part of this twice, firstly as a team member and then platoon commander in 1990 and 1991 with Cardiff University OTC. Great experience.

[@sebby324]

It’s great to see different countries working together

[@arbeworks]

Chile, my country, was one of the winners of the gold medal in this edition of the cambrian patrol The Patrol of the VI Army Division of the Chilean Army. Everyone should know that the patrol that represented us this year is located in the DESERT of Chile, a scenario diametrically opposite to that of Cambrian Patrol. Congratulations!!

[@R12gsa09]

I’ve trained at Brecon Beacon in the mid ‘90’s as part of my JSOC deployment in Europe, before we were involved in Op. Amber Star. And my goodness that country has parallel rain!! When it blows, everything flies flat. One of the toughest terrains I’ve encountered; makes the Appalachians seem like a weekend excursion. SSG ret.1996. Hooah!

[@MrSwccguy]

Lies

[@alynwilliams1548]

@@MrSwccguy He's not lying at all. when it's raining heavy and the wind is blowing it's like daggers hitting your skin up there. If you're going to call someone a liar at least back up your comment with an explanation on why you think that.

[@AC-wz9tx]

@@MrSwccguy Turd

[@gooner_duke2756]

@@MrSwccguy how much time have you spent at Beacon ? Nice and sunny, easy terrain was it ? I'm guessing zero time... if you've been there, you'd know.

[@operatori]

In the Finnish navy we crossed water by getting naked and by floating our kit in our rain coats. The water wasn't bad, 15C or so. It pays aferwards, as you don't have to spend energy drying.

[@lonpfrb]

Hyvää Suomi 🇫🇮 Welcome to NATO!

[@christopherjones6607]

All good as you have dry kit at the end of the crossing, but what happens on other side you get attacked , and you have no clothes on

[@operatori]

@@christopherjones6607 You fight naked, ofc.

[@geordiewishart1683]

I was attached to the Scots Guards during a Pond Jump West. We did a company competition not dissimilar to Cambrian Patrol and during the river crossing, we stripped off and wore our goretex waterproofs

[@christopherjones6607]

@@geordiewishart1683 good shout..least you got something on and waterproof I was coldstream guards

[@gautam951]

Congratulations to Indian Army for winning the gold

[@NosittapNomis]

Completed 1992 course.....truly one of the toughest race/patrol on the planet the Cambrian Hills are epic. 1batt R.i.R

[@richielee5398]

I came across this exercise a few years back whilst out on the off road motorbikes. Had a good natter with some of the staff that were there marking the teams going through.

[@georgegandara6054]

Chile won the gold medal!!!👍👍👍🇨🇱

[@recce8619]

Love the briefing map at the start of this. Such an important tool, worth the time to do it.

[@Hullj]

Thank you to every participant. You all made your country proud and the world is safer for your good work.

[@aswaltan8962]

I'm thinking the most no.1 can complete this tough task are army of gorkhali from nepali region mountain .

[@Ed-kx7jl]

People saying that a certain group or country worked that’s not how it works, every team can get gold if they are up to standards. Just because a team got gold doesn’t mean they won just means they did well

[@monkeeatsbanana7397]

@@darkodonnie2729 Yeah but the point it its not just India that got Gold as well

[@paulmcgee1867]

Don’t see the Foreign Legion in the results

[@noelht1]

0:50 My God this is the most Rupert looking Rupert I’ve ever seen in my entire life or career in the forces. Rupert will always find a way to be Rupert but my God look at this guy

[@CarlosRodriguez-dd4sb]

There were 19 teams that qualified for Gold Medals in the 2023 event. Congratulations to all teams that participated. You can find the team results by searching for the event.

[@player2-Red-]

I am so glad I got off this back in the day !

[@carlosspiceyweiner3305]

The US use to have the “Recondo” school in Nha Trang, the last week of the 3 week school was actually combat patrols. I’m not sure what they do now, but I hope it’s field craft intensive.

[@catlee8064]

Just looking at brecon makes my knees and back ache !!! Some hard training at the time, would go back in a second if i could.

[@colinjones7741]

Great exercise you learn a lot, i remember doing that course when i was in and the people you meet .

[@latch9781]

Went and saw that "Welsh farmer turned military enthusiast", had some interesting pieces. You could tell he was keen due to his favourite being a rare truck

[@slicklickky9725]

Did the cambrian patrol not so long ago ,what an amazing experience ,unfortunately towards the end the we had 3 casualties ,so our team had to be taken off the course ,but an experience i will never forget

[@andrewbantick6311]

A welsh farmer has more kit than the MOD

[@ARW.7]

😂

[@lonpfrb]

UK Armed Forces do have Aggressor units with various non-NATO kit so that exercises are as realistic as possible. Sustainable transport says that local supply is best since they don't need to be live firing Grad or T-54. We already know that NLAW would beat them.

[@veronicadredd22]

Nice seeing Ireland achieving Gold.

[@Rudraksh-ql4ce]

Indian army won it's 5th gold in cambrian patrol 2023

[@loki76]

The Swedish paratrooper test "Ornmarchen"(Eagle March, the Eagle is the emblem you earn for passing the test). Is 43 miles in one day I think. So 18 miles during the day and 18 miles during the night and 6 miles of "orientation with map and objectives" and there is a shooting test baked into it all as well. Of course with gear. It was at one point, if not still the world's most grueling test to pass to become an Elite Paratrooper-hunter soldier (Special forces) in the world. This looks to be very close to that but seemingly over 2 days. Impressive.

[@HENZI-cv7re]

That farmer who's a tank enthusiast loaning his tanks to the military for this exercise is next level! 😅👍

[@nainex52]

It's amazing the gold medal is Indian Gurkha Rifles and Silver goes to Pakistani Army. Their border conflict really makes them great at this,

[@kurugaligala2266]

Not competition. Philippines got silver also.

[@tim7052]

Problem with India and their Border War with Pakistan is that it's been going on for over 70 years now. If the Indian Army was that good, it would've won this war by now - but it hasn't!! 🙄

[@eye1158]

Seems like you are bad in international affairs.@@tim7052

[@Rudraksh-ql4ce]

@@tim7052 sorry to burst your bubble , but these weren't border wars, 2 of them were full scale mechanised wars with the indian army capturing 200,000 square kilometres of combined territory out of which 144,000 sq km was gifted to Bengalis for making Bangladesh. There were 4 wars, 2 were ended with decisive indian victories( 1971 and 1999) and the other 2 ended in cease-fire ( 1965 and 1947)with india having the upper hand. Ever heard of the nation called Bangladesh ? India created that nation by breaking Pakistan into pieces in 1971. 93,000 Pakistani soldiers surrendered Making it the largest surrender after ww2. If the British army was that good it wouldn't have lost in afghanistan

[@Rudraksh-ql4ce]

@@tim7052 which war has been going on for 70 years ? Are you dumb ? The last time india and Pakistan went to war was in 1999 which ended up with india kicking Pakistan out of kargil. Which weed have you been smoking. There has been no war since 1999, there has been relative peace since then

[@terrydeath3514]

Done this twice in my army career . Brilliant

[@ravenguard0098]

So a welsh farmer(turned tank curator? since enthusiast tends to someone who to be interested in a certain subject not a job) owned a Grad a Soviet-era tank(T-55?) and a Rapier curious now as to what his collection is if he got those.

[@terryevans2411]

Sons of Owen Glyndwr Armoured Division

[@tanishkramgol7879]

Indian army 3/5 gorkha rifles(frontier force) gold medalist

[@HetfieldJames90]

Those main packs are such a pain to get on and off by yourself. Technically you should have you battle buddy help out, but that’s not always possible. Tweaked my right elbow because of them.

[@kitcarsonventures2913]

At 3:09 you will see a Soldier dragging the carry strap of his chem detector. Then in the next frame, two soldiers are shown keeping the strap off the contaminated ground. The OCs are doing their jobs well on this training lane.

[@JosephStealin]

“But boss, how are all us meant to fit on the small bit of moss?” It’s a model Atkinson.

[@davidmcgrath5814]

And Ireland took home the gold, well done boys!

[@reggiesmith9456]

You achieved a gold standard along with quite a few other nations.

[@davidmcgrath5814]

Gold is gold & it was gold medals, outstanding. @@reggiesmith9456

[@swaythegod5812]

@@reggiesmith9456​​⁠Ireland had one of highist scores tho for a nation of 6 million people that's amazing Our people have long history of fighting in many different armys and in many different wars I'm just glad we showed the world once again Ireland is not all talk This makes me very proud because that Batalion was my fathers Batalion who were beating out all the major countries in nato

[@Mack_Dingo]

1:01 that guy looked like a straight killa

[@Matze239]

Looking at the teams that competed this year, most countries only participated with regular infantry or territorial defense units. For both the US and Germany it was only an academy that competed.

[@johnnunn8688]

@ 3:05, jeepers, they don’t stand out much! 😂🤣

[@nickward1366]

I was one of the opfor many years ago and it is brutal and I suspect still is.

[@vikingtrader1]

Did this exercise on two occasions. I remember the first one for the constant rain. I think it was 89.

[@whya2ndaccount]

I'm sure its a brilliant experience, but am thankful for my RAAC hat badge.

[@Mark-lj1dj]

4:18 type 2 fun 😂 I've never heard that one before (genuinely)

[@matejkotrba9757]

They say Italians at the chemical obstacle, but those are Czechs. Unless the Italians adopted the Vz. 95's and started learning Czech, those lads are ours;) Nice video and nice to see allied armies working together) cheers from CZ

[@thedestroyer8]

Congratulations Indian Army ❤

[@abhilashyadav2274]

They lost.

[@thedestroyer8]

​@@abhilashyadav2274Gorkha Rifles top the Cambridge Patrol & wins GOLD 🥇 medal there

[@Rudraksh-ql4ce]

@@abhilashyadav2274 you lost your brain in your mother's womb

[@LoveHammerMan]

Why are we letting you train with us lol? Your country actively wants to work against us militarily and loves Russia?

[@makesense2931]

@@LoveHammerManyeah cuz of your attitude like this. You letting us? 😂

[@LtActionCam]

2:05 “we are going to be fine 😅” hahaha

[@panama-canada]

Hiking and camping for the military lols.

[@anandakrishnan.s6557]

Since the video didn't tell who was the winner, it was Indian Army, 3/5 Gorkha Rifles !

[@khom3940]

It’s not a competition, any team can get gold, silver or bronze depending on their total points.

[@govardhanmore1819]

​@@khom3940 so that basically means it's a competition 😅

[@_Since-1994]

​@@khom3940so did you get it...the gold😅

[@khom3940]

@@govardhanmore1819 yes it’s just a grading gold, silver and bronze, many other units also received gold.

[@khom3940]

@@_Since-1994 I m not in service, many other team also received gold, that is all I m trying to say. Brigade of Gurkha alone sent more than seven team who all received gold except for one.

[@tylerbaldwin2029]

2003 I competed with my Armored Regt from Canada. What a slog! Pitch black, non stop rain in the bottom of a deep ravine carrying our rucks surrounded by the corpses of dead sheep....We weren't meant to be there! We didn't medal but we completed! It was a great test and adventure.

[@danielosullivan5216]

I was once part of the patrol but only as commander of a relay station 4 patrols to communicate to hq seeing this is good 🇬🇧👍

[@carasdawr4752]

Apparently the UK Army doesn't have enough combat-ready personnel to even fill Wembly stadium, I'd be interested to know if that's true.

[@kevindesilva8030]

Which is true as Wembley holds 90,000 and the regular British Army is 78,000 soon to be reduced to 72,000 , Plus reservists . Compared to 1982 when it was 160,000 with 55,000 permanently stationed in BAOR and 18,000 in Northern Ireland.

[@ImaSMACKHEAD982]

Is it that time of the year again

[@philldavies7940]

Done this over 30 years ago. It chucked it down continuously, horizontal rain, by the time we finished everybody had been soaked through for several days, officer had to casevaced due to exposure. Truly ruddy horrendous, and I live about 30 miles from Sennybridge, so pretty used to it, we trained up there all the time. I pity the teams that come from sunnier, drier , climes, they'd best train by walking up and down a steep hill for a few days, whilst being doused by a cold hosepipe and carrying a small donkey, prayer for dry weather (a miracle in Wales anytime between September and June). The things we do for fun when we're young..

[@cristianherrera1514]

Mayor mérito a la patrulla de Chile que son especialista en desierto y ganaron medalla de oro en un clima diferente 💪💪👍👍👍🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@darenjones6318]

Congratulations to Yorkshire Officer Training Regiment on getting a gold. Well done guys

[@bindasscomedy6000]

Haha what a joke 😂

[@mikeycraig8970]

​@@bindasscomedy6000 Why is it a joke?

[@garyhardison9265]

All units participating are winners, I always enjoyed joint training with other nations and learning new tactics and procedures to put in my tool box. I learned a lot from the British, Germans, and French as well as Belgium Soldiers. Congratulations to every one participating. I believe the US Army made a mistake getting rid of the LRSD/ LRSU Units, time will tell.

[@thischarmingman2990]

How’d we do? All absolutely warriors by the way. and full respect to countries taking part.

[@dragonstormdipro1013]

Which country you are from? Afaik India won Gold, Pakistan and Philippines won silver. There are other teams who won medals too.

[@dragonstormdipro1013]

Apparently Ireland also won gold

[@Tratios]

I did not know NATO had anything classified as tough

[@shootstackreload2823]

This is badass

[@tor6372]

Ehh.. maybe toughest patrol exercise in UK, but the patrols in Arctic winter was pretty tough, standard was week long missions. .

[@ce641]

couldn't they have used a big waterproof material map. It was like an art project

[@Theiliteritesbian]

War is like the tough mudder? Sign me up!

[@crezzwell]

I did this Cambrian Patrol twice. Very tough, physically and mentally. I was carrying just under 40KG of weight, which you start feeling after about 5 miles. Best soldiers I met doing this excercise were the Ghurkas, very professional, every one of them just got their head down and got stuck in. Put our regiment to shame.

[@MrDK0010]

Those weren't Italians lol, they're Czech.

[@friedchicken4326]

"jo jo, we should go back" - definitely czechs lol

[@BigM94sqd]

How refreshing to hear that the Brecon Beacons he still called the Brecon Beacons by his majesty's armed forces about the world also participates in this annual competition.

[@jamesdc9595]

NATO to Ariana and Atropia every time there’s a FTX: “How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?”

[@monoramabhowmick4699]

INDIAN TEAM WIN THE GOLD MEDAL 👍👍👍

[@stealmysunshine]

Allied includes Kazakhstan these days? Interesting and recent development there then. Ill admit i may have missed something though.

[@jonmce1]

They seem to want to separate themselves a bit from Russia.

[@stealmysunshine]

@@jonmce1 I believe you have it there. Politics is a fickle game and right now who can blame them?

[@AW-Services]

Brilliant efforts by all. That looks like a playground for the gurkha regiments. They'd sprint that blindfolded and win

[@midsue]

Cool 👍

[@marcelbeck6865]

Chile and Gurkas (India) get the gold medal

[@wor53lg50]

Nepalese actually, you call a Gurkha a Gupta youd be loosing your teeth..

[@marcelbeck6865]

@@wor53lg50 highly racist, so the indus are "guptas"...wow you will be reported as racist and as a promoter of violence

[@johnhall1050]

We used to go camping In the Black mountains, and run all over the Sennybridge ranges when we were kids.There were national service men hiding out all over the area.The farmers had sons doing NS .So the farmers wives used to ride around on a Sunday delivering hot meals to any squad hiding on their land.

[@qwerk707]

Kazakhstan. ???

[@mltsr]

Had to laugh at the Italians roaming around in the open wearing white covers, not exactly covert 😂

[@LeeRigby-ki1fd]

Legionnaires "Country, what country?" LPN.

[@erwinsegers3696]

Go Belgium!

[@CelticBodyHealth]

Delighted to see that Brazil is not there ;) Usually NATO asks for help when in trouble. And you know Brazil get it do " The Snake will Smoke "

[@user-ev5hy7ek5d]

Oʻzbekiston askarlari ikkinchi oʻrin oldi shuncha davlatlar ichida!!!! Olgʻa OʻZBEKISTON!!!!

[@amauryguerrero3523]

Look into the mexican soldier rucksack!!! That smiley face during a patrol exercise only means one thing…he has mom tacos and enchiladas 🤤 GET HIM!!! 😂

[@australiacomicsedge2697]

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the best close behind is bristish 3:25

[@mangosquirrel117]

In 2022 the gold recipients where almost all Gurkha's. Even their staff and support patrol.

[@ssemergencyworld7362]

Anybody know the final results?

[@patterdale4332]

1st North Korea 2nd Russia 3rd somalia

[@alwayslearning8792]

​@@patterdale4332🤣

[@kernowman2768]

As a former British Army NCO, I've never seen a para wearing a "flat cap",cap badge should be 1" above the left eye. Not half way around the head...

[@jarraandyftm]

😴

[@trident1314]

That's the style these days and it's not just PARAs either.

[@hgv1883]

As the guy talking is a colour sergeant

[@vicbalsdon3495]

It was the way cap badges were worn on berets during WW2. The style, fashion, rule, (call it what you want) changed to the "one inch above the left eye" in subsequent years. More recently, the method of wearing ones cap badge has reverted to wearing it over, or near the left ear. Foreign armed forces have been doing this for yonks e.g. French Foreign Legion.

[@OlleSavlind]

0:53 bella have leave me for another UUUUUU i going to cry cry ....

[@janprochazka9852]

2:07 Italians? Pretty sure, thats a Czech camo, no?

[@glennj6465]

Naaaaa if it isn’t Raining 🌧️ it’s not training and especially in Brecon 🤔🥴

[@WhoThisMonkey]

Aliens will think we are friendly.

[@paulmcmenamin205]

The old SA Special Forces would have made a massive impact.

[@jenniturtleburger3708]

Dang…that dude at 1:01 has a major scar in his face.

[@ThangTran-bj4we]

At the end, the Gurkha soldiers won the first place! Congratulations! Note to myself: Never try to go to war with the Gurkha.

[@cristianherrera1514]

Chile medalla de oro 👍👍👍🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱

[@a.g.4843]

She laughed about the FFL….dont know if that was so clever

[@alextop1850]

Didn't cover the winner s lol 🤣

[@michaelfoster5577]

Congrats to 30 Sigs who won this years event!

[@meme4one]

Seriously? Scalies got gold ? That's amazing!

[@SodaPrezsing]

You don’t “win” there’s a chance for every team to get a gold if they meet the standard. Multiple teams got gold

[@Osama-Bon-Jovi-01]

​@@SodaPrezsingtrue but obviously one team will score the highest

[@catlee8064]

@@meme4one Not heard the term scalies in decades.....🤣

[@SodaPrezsing]

@@Osama-Bon-Jovi-01 They don’t show the teams their marks, just medals

[@R1chmond123]

Looks out of date if drones are not involved?

[@LoveHammerMan]

Pretty good point actually

[@baginatora]

I wouldn’t want to mess with British farmers…

[@craww1990]

I wonder if they do much anti drone training now, not like the expensive military ones but the suicide drones and the commercial ones that can drop mortar shells, I was watching some livestream in Israel earlier and they all got hidden in a shelter when they seen one, also was some ineffective small arms fire, but I wonder if they are going to have squad level weapons that can counter this kinda attack? Birdshot? lol

[@johnnunn8688]

Signal jamming?

[@tregast8763]

They do not

[@offender0]

An interesting concept for sure and one that militaries are probably scrambling to figure out (if they haven't already) and they're unlikely to disclose their drone killing capabilities given their developing effectiveness as shown in Ukraine.

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

Very good point.