Americans React: Defending Britain | Who Keeps The UK Safe?

[@helfgott1]

Here in germany we frequently train with the the british and throughout the years british and german soldiers formed a strong bond

[@scientiautverum]

There was, at one time, a German Panzer battalion(?) Stationed in Wales, from just after WW2. I don't think they are there any more, sadly. They had a very good relationship with local civilians and were very highly regarded.

[@frankgunner8967]

Stronger together 🇬🇧🇩🇪

[@tacfoley4443]

@@scientiautverum Yup, Castlemartin NATO Tank gunnery Range. It was occupied from time to time by Bundeswehr tankies learning the ropes in the days when most of their home ranges were taken over by the British Army. As a result of their long-term presence, many married into the locals in Tenby, and a thriving German atmosphere pub culture was the result.

[@suehayward656]

The German Army spent years in West Wales and I remember they held, for want of a better word, a thank you to all the locals for their hospitality, when the German army were leaving the area.

[@angelabushby1891]

Suehayward656 yes, I remember a documentary on TV about that years ago,showed the German's trying to learn Welsh.

[@angelabushby1891]

OH MY GOODNESS THATS MY SON on this video where the Guards are marching without their red tunics you see a Warrant Officer in his best Blues and cap with a white band,that's my Adrian,gosh

[@adj0191]

That’s so cool you must be very proud

[@nigeldewallens1115]

Good for you and your son and thank you from me! My Grandfather was in the Army and my mum in the RAF, in WWII mum died in 2019 aged 95 and my uncles were in the Army and RAF in WWII

[@rheazeus123]

Liar .

[@angelabushby1891]

Excuse me,who are you calling a liar ?

[@rheazeus123]

@angelabushby1891 you.

[@petersmith4423]

I used to work on cross-channel ferries, when they were run by the railways. Our decks were strengthened for tanks. Every time the army got a newer and heavier tank, we got new ships.

[@LauraC-ek4wd]

Wow, never knew that.

[@w0033944]

Sealink?

[@reactingtomyroots]

Wow! That's pretty cool.

[@rheazeus123]

Bs..

[@smigunc3024]

the guy in the tank under the gun is the tank driver.

[@bobsteele9581]

My cousin's daughter drove a tank when she was in the army, so that would have been her position in the vehicle.

[@melbeasley9762]

One of my old jobs on Chieftain.

[@reactingtomyroots]

Never realized that's where they were driven from! Learn something new every day :)

[@bobsteele9581]

@@reactingtomyroots - I always new the driver was at the front, but never realized they were that close to the gun. The guy in the turret (on the top) is the tank commander btw.

[@Nickel1147]

​@@reactingtomyrootsSame position in WW2 tanks - my uncle was a tank driver in Normandy and throughout Europe

[@davepoul8483]

discipline... its all about discipline.... the shine on the boots. the polish of the brass. the cleaning of the gun.... discipline

[@bikerkermit]

Discipline and pride

[@LukeHolman-k3k]

SAS weren’t exactly disciplined as such. Hard as nails and mad as hell when they first started. Loving SAS rouge heroes on BBC IPlayer if anyone cares to watch based on actual events and a lot of it happened

[@johnritter6864]

@@LukeHolman-k3k But they come from regiments where such basic things are instilled into them early. They still need to maintain their weapons and equipment in top condition in all circumstances, so attention to detail in equipment is vital.

[@LukeHolman-k3k]

@@johnritter6864 yer I get that, can’t do the job without working equipment

[@carolwaller9605]

@@LukeHolman-k3kaye indeed, as the East leader found

[@2old4gamez]

06:00 - That's the lucky sod who gets to drive this beautiful beast. 20:40 - While on duty at one of our ammo depots I took the opportunity to 'wear the suit' and act as the target for a dog like Alan. High speed teeth charging at you is something you'll never forget, that and almost having my arm pulled off in the takedown. Brilliant, and a little bit scary despite being only a training session for the pupper.

[@lindadoswell9396]

Seeing the part of them cleaning their boots gave me a giggle I remember when my brother was in the army he was home on leave and asked me if I would like him to clean my shoes. He did and they shone like never before!!!!!

[@reactingtomyroots]

What a great brother! :)

[@markdevonshire6052]

Our military set the highest standards, shame the government has let them down.

[@reactingtomyroots]

Yeah, unfortunately that seems to be the case here as well.

[@susanashcroft2674]

So when you see those servicemen/women outside Buckingham Palace, on Horse Guards Parade, Windsor Castle they are not as some disrespectful people think they are there for decoration or are from a Disney set. So I am glad this video shows the other side of what they do. As for the fishing part of a the video, as an island if we allowed anyone to come and fish our waters and also those from our own country to take all they want the supply of fish I imagine would soon be depleted to the point of there being no or poor quality fish. Hence regulations which I believe include amount that can be caught, size and that you are legally allowed to be in our waters etc.

[@DavidJohnson-rj8zu]

@susanashcroft2674 Thank your for your explanation a perfect reply I couldn't have done better myself, as I am aware of what our wonderful British Service Personnel do for our country.🧐

[@AndySmith-bs2ig]

i was a queens guardsman for many years , and loads of people think its just for show

[@susanashcroft2674]

@@AndySmith-bs2ig Thank you for your service. It is so important for people to see all aspects IMO and be given the respect that is so deserved. All the best.

[@PaganPunk]

❤​@@AndySmith-bs2ig

[@reactingtomyroots]

Yeah, glad we saw this! It was very eye-opening :)

[@MattBirch1991]

The best in the world defend Britain. Simple as that.

[@cheryltotheg2880]

Unless you are working class underage girls. They’ll arrest the girl for being drunk and leave the perverted men who raped you alone .

[@danwillcox6569]

Behave, tiny and underfunded!

[@patrickomahony3120]

😂😂

[@scrappydoo7887]

​@@danwillcox6569 man for man they are still the best from top to bottom

[@bikerkermit]

@@danwillcox6569 well done for taking away from the personnel involved. Political will may be lacking but the spirit amongst our armed forces is not

[@suewilkinson993]

The guy you've never noticed before is the tank driver. Tanks and troops can be flown to the areas they are required. Its very rare that ,in an emergency, the British troops would travel on land across the continent.

[@bootstrapflyer]

First of all. Happy new year to you all. I have watched many videos of your reactions to many things UK and find it astonishing that people of the US, a nation of that size along with the tech that the US develops would find our country so fascinating. Thank you for your interest and respect for our small country and our traditions. Take care guys.

[@wayneGarratt-k5s]

The attack dog you watched was a Belgian Malinois.Also speaking of the robots that you mentioned,check out the military Robo war dogs.

[@TheLukeGeach]

Regarding Fishing you should look into the cod wars, my uncle was involved in the protection of fishing when in the navy, the hardest part was that no one really know what was going on back home

[@peterrussell3854]

Fylingdales early warning station used to look like giant golf balls but has been updated. Doesn't look as cool as the golf balls. It's only a few miles from Whitby, so it is worth a look when you visit.

[@AndrewHalliwell]

I remember the golf balls. Passed them on a school trip when i was in junior school.

[@66lesjo]

The guy low down in the tank is the driver. Peace from a very proud ex soldier. 🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@Andrew-j4r]

Also interesting is the work of the people keeping us safe, usually behind the scenes. Now divided into 4 main government agencies: Government Communications HQ (GCHQ); Security Service (MI5); Secret Intelligence Service (SIS or MI6); & Defence Intelligence (DI). There were other MI branches, but it's now just MI5 for UK & MI6 for overseas operations.

[@reactingtomyroots]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@stu1291]

They can transport the tanks by sea,train, plane and parachuting them in (Edit/Reply to comments. We don't just have one type of tank that's 36+ tones. There are all sorts of tanks and if you do just a little bit of research before letting your fingers talk you might learn something)

[@skipper409]

You can’t parachute a 68 ton Challenger 2 😮

[@TheMightyHams]

Some IFVs can be dropped via parachute, and I believe Russia has succeeded in dropping tanks by parachute before, but it's not practical for most cases. The suspension isn't strong enough to support the weight of the tank dropping from height, and the shift in the aircraft's centre of mass would be so significant that the aircraft would likely undergo a large uncontrolled change in attitude after releasing the tank. Considering the size of the aircraft needed to carry tanks, it's probably not ideal to be losing control at any point.

[@MichaelCoIIins]

No you can not fly main battle tanks in, or drop them on chutes. Biggest cargo plane, C17, loading cap 45t. Challenger 2, clean weight (so no armour packs etc) 64t

[@tonys1636]

Tanks especially the Challenger II can't be transported by train in the UK as exceed the loading gauge for width. WW I and II tanks could. The Channel Tunnel and the high speed line into St. Pancras was built to European loading gauge. Most of our rail network and infrastructure is 150+ years old so is height and width restricted. Freight trains are slow (50mph or lower) and can often only run at night on main lines with a 90mph or above line speed with limited night services. Large Tanks moved by road fall under Convoi Exceptionel regulations (STGO 90) and require a Roads Policing Escort to control traffic and Highways Agency one to remove and replace street signage and lampposts as required.

[@TheMightyHams]

@@MichaelCoIIins C-17 is used in the states to transport the Abrams. The US also has C-5s which definitely have that capacity.

[@Shoomer88]

You can get a main battle tank through the tunnel. Just last year they sent a bunch of Challenger 2's through. But it's not all that common, it's usually by sea or air.

[@grahamstubbs4962]

5:46 What is this guy doing? He's the driver.

[@AngelaVara-i4l]

Its like Al amurray said "American marines were sent to fight in the desert, England sent the Desert Rats". It's in the name.

[@Yesser-Thistle73]

The UK sent the desert Rats! My Dad fought through WW2, including the Normandy Invasion. He was born and brought up in Glasgow. His younger brother, also from Glasgow. He was a pilot in the Fleet Air Arm. Their Dad, not from Glasgow, but Fife, was in the Royal Navy in WWI, and was also at sea in WW2. It is so annoying to Scots, and I dare say, Welsh and Irish servicemen too, to have your service ignored or belittled by labelling all "English"!

[@scrappydoo7887]

@Yesser-Thistle73 it's a hard life. Calling English everything British is far more prevalent now and our contributions far outweigh those of Wales, Scotland and NI

[@LukeHolman-k3k]

@Yesser-Thistle73I’m English but, when it comes to war we go as the British and i think desert rats is a reference for the SAS and that is the British at their best man for man the best of the best no question in my mind! Without those boys we would have struggled. They were sent into Africa and helped win there and then Sicily and Italy ahead of the invasion to take out defences to limit casualties to our allied forces same in France

[@scrappydoo7887]

@LukeHolman-k3k no the desert rats isn't a reference to the SAS at all

[@vaudevillian7]

@@LukeHolman-k3kDesert Rats were the 7th Armoured Division

[@richt71]

The Flyindale early warning system featured on the North East of the UK is actually run as a joint venture by the RAF and US Air force. In case of an emergency they have a direct line to both the UK Prime ministers office and the US president.

[@angelahawman4263]

I remember driving past the giant "Golf Balls" the US had on the site before the Pyramid. Both obviously standout structures on the Yorkshire Moors! Some say they should have been Mickey Mouse shaped, just to let the USSR know for sure. A US base in Yorkshire. From Yorkshire.

[@claregale9011]

Appreciate all our men and women in the Armed forces . 😊

[@jeanlongsden1696]

the yellow thing on the ends of their rifles is a BFA (blank firing adaptor). this is because a blank round can still discharge anything from the barrel that could potentially harm someone. the nickname for the attack dogs is "land shark". the thing they didn't mention was "Trident" which is Britain's nuclear submarines.

[@WJS774]

I thought the BFA was so that the gun would cycle? Blanks not normally giving the same gas pressure as a live round would and all, which is something of an issue for gas operated rifles.

[@jeanlongsden1696]

@@WJS774 the rule on blanks is to not fire directly within 40ft of another human. that is what we got told when going on exercise.

[@wiretom]

*applicator

[@jeanlongsden1696]

@@wiretom ???

[@georgebarnes8163]

Trident is not Britains nuclear submarines, Trident is a US missile used by the British

[@dereknash3638]

My wife’s uncle in his twenties was in the bomb disposable unit and was killed whilst transporting a bomb on the back of a lorry during World War II in London, long before they had remote bomb disposable machinery. His father my wife’s grandad was a guardsman and received the MM ( military medal), later in his military career he took part in the keys ceremony at the Tower Of London.

[@reactingtomyroots]

That's awful! I'm sure back then it was much higher stakes than it is a lot of the time, now.

[@tonyrose754]

I served in the Coldstream Guards. In the summer, the bearskin cap can be uncomfortable. Very sweaty!

[@amajinjams6966]

That dog was not a German Shepard but a Belgian Malinois 😊

[@jamielee9350]

The original "Fur Missile" ...

[@lauraburnett9320]

We too have a Coastguard as well, some of whom are deployed picking up immigrants crossing the channel. I used to be a puppywalker for Guide Dogs and some of the puppies that don`t qualify do find a good home working in the forces as protection or sniffer dogs. Also now, there are many dogs being trained in the health service to detect different illnesses in humans , eg, cancer and diabetes. ...There is a you-tube channel over here that films the RAF taking off on `sorties' and training from their bases in Lincolnshire and Norfolk/Suffolk.The guy is called `Ted Coningsby'..he is based at RAF Coningsby.

[@lindsaydrewe8219]

Golden retrievers are usually too busy eating to join the forces🤣❤️🐾

[@CallumIsRaving]

In a similar vein to this video, could you please react to “Fly with RAFs Quick Reaction Alert Crews”? It’s 20 minutes long but has some really fascinating sections and a ridiculously cool demo at the end!

[@CallumIsRaving]

Oh mad, just seen there’s footage of that video towards the end of this one around 28:40

[@alchristie5112]

Well, the last question is always a difficult one to answer. But here goes at a top level… The British military is divided into three main branches, each with its own “departments” and units: ### British Army 1. **Infantry**: Includes regiments like the Grenadier Guards, Parachute Regiment, and Royal Gurkha Rifles. 2. **Armoured Corps**: Houses units such as the Royal Tank Regiment and the Household Cavalry. 3. **Artillery**: Comprises the Royal Regiment of Artillery. 4. **Engineers**: Includes the Corps of Royal Engineers. 5. **Signals**: Contains the Royal Corps of Signals. 6. **Logistics**: Encompasses the Royal Logistic Corps. 7. **Medical Services**: Includes the Royal Army Medical Corps. 8. **Intelligence**: Houses the Intelligence Corps. ### Royal Navy 1. **Surface Fleet**: Includes destroyers, frigates, and aircraft carriers. 2. **Submarine Service**: Comprises nuclear-powered submarines. 3. **Fleet Air Arm**: Contains naval aviation units. 4. **Royal Marines**: Elite amphibious infantry force. 5. **Naval Reserve**: Comprises part-time personnel. ### Royal Air Force (RAF) 1. **Air Command**: Oversees all RAF operations. 2. **Combat Air**: Includes fighter and bomber squadrons. 3. **Air Mobility**: Comprises transport and refueling aircraft. 4. **Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR)**: Houses reconnaissance and surveillance units. 5. **Support Services**: Includes logistics, medical, and engineering units. 6. **RAF Regiment**: Provides ground defense and force protection. Each branch has its own unique structure and specialized units to fulfill its operational roles. ### United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) an elite group within the British military, comprising several specialized units: 1. **Special Air Service (SAS)**: Known for counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, and special reconnaissance. 2. **Special Boat Service (SBS)**: Specializes in maritime counter-terrorism, amphibious operations, and reconnaissance. 3. **Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR)**: Focuses on surveillance and reconnaissance operations. 4. **Special Forces Support Group (SFSG)**: Provides support to the SAS and SBS, including direct action and close protection. 5. **Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing (JSFAW)**: Provides aviation support to UKSF operations.

[@daintydinah7648]

As a school girl in the late 60s in Newcastle-upon-Tyne I remember walking home along the main east west road through the city Suddenly there was a roar and 10 Chieftain tanks complete with an equal number of support lorries and Land Rovers passed The road literally vibrated as they passed and the soldiers waved to the local kids who were all very excited The local paper reported that they were on their way to Otterburn Ranges for exercises They still have exercises at Otterburn 60 years later 😊😊

[@Ayns.L14A]

that would have been when my Regiment received the freedom of the city, we were a locally recruited Regiment called.. 15th/19th, The Kings Royal Hussars, we amalgamated with the 13/18th hussars in 1991 and became, The Light Dragoons, our regimental museum, is in the discovery museum on St James boulevard Newcastle....it's free to enter if you want to learn more...

[@daintydinah7648]

@Ayns.L14A Thank you for that info about the museum I live in Northumberland now but often visit the museums in Newcastle that's a good day out for me 👉 I truly didn't think anyone would remember that it's so long ago but I remember the vibration like it was yesterday Old age I suppose 😁😁😁😁

[@Ayns.L14A]

@@daintydinah7648 I used to drive a Chieftain, the freedom was before my time I served late 80's through to early '00's but we did have paintings and photos in the mess's and I did serve with people who were there, Great times.

[@alexmonroe613]

For a deeper dive look for - "Fly With RAF's Quick Reaction Alert Crews!"

[@jakerobson6623]

Not just the Coldstream guard theirs 5 regiments of foot guards and don’t call them royal guards I get that they are but they go by foot guards and guardsmen

[@timglennon6814]

Those Bearskin Hat cost £2,040 (that’s $2,660 USD) to buy brand new. The Bearskin hats are designed to go slightly over the Guards eyes so they stay more upright.

[@reactingtomyroots]

Wow! Would have never guessed they were so costly. I'm assuming because it's real fur?

[@christophermoffatt5144]

In the UK the coastguard is an emergency service rather than a military branch, hence why the navy polices fisheries, the coastguard is more used for at sea rescue, often in tandem with the RAF rescue helicopters

[@blueduncan9522]

I used to burn the polish on the toe cap then use a silverete cloth to make the shine. Top tip

[@PLuMUK54]

My late friend's family lost their home and business in Cyprus because it was in the buffer zone. During the fighting, the family fled with nothing but what they could carry and his mother settled in Nicosia, living in relative poverty. You ought to check out Royal Wootton Bassett.

[@nettygallagher2724]

My brother was in air force and he did that and to shoot at plain that was in our air space. He never told us much as it's not spoken about what they do. He is no longer in air force but is still with curvilion air force job still with plains he has a big job he still keeps his air miles going to keep his license he takes his kids up in a plain they love it. Love from uk. Xx

[@nicksykes4575]

Brize Norton is a military airport so is guarded by RAF police, civilian airports are guarded by civilian police, The guy with his head stuck out underneath the tank gun is the driver, ever since the invention of the separate turret, the tank driver has been placed in the front of the hull. The reason you've never noticed him? his hatch is usually closed, and he sees by a small periscope, or more usually in more modern tanks by camera and monitor screen. If a tank needs transporting over-land, they will go by road, on special large trucks, known as tank-transporters. they are far too wide to travel by train, theyed be hitting all the track-side signals, trains coming the other way, etc.

[@WJS774]

I've seen tanks transported on a train once. I can certainly believe that there are things that restrict which tracks you can do that on though.

[@nicksykes4575]

@@WJS774 I've seen them on railway flat trucks too, during WW2, except later war German tanks that were already too big. You can also see "modern" Russian tanks on trains traveling to Ukraine to be scrapped. What you won't see is a NATO main battle tank like an Abrams, Leopard or Challenger on railway rolling stock.

[@calebhoulding]

​@@nicksykes4575 Loads of leopards have been transported on trains, photos are a google away. It''s how they get them across Europe and to Ukraine. They do have to take side skirts and other elements off though.

[@reactingtomyroots]

That makes more sense! Much safer that way, I'm sure 😅

[@peterfarrow6717]

Even now in Europe our tanks are transported on rail flat cars.

[@leoleeuk]

The guy under the gun turret of the tanks is the driver in the most comfortable and easier position they can have when they're safe but he can go into the tank to drive without been stuck up at front.

[@davebooth5655]

Good morning to both of you, it's a cold and frosty beautiful morning here in York, again thank you for taking the time to be interested in us ❤, my dog Patch a 13 Year old grumpy Yorkshire terrier will be taking a walk later on a street that is nearly 2000 years Old. Regards to you both🇺🇸🤝🇬🇧🍻

[@stephwaite]

I travel along part of Watling Street here in Tamworth. Which ancient road does your dog enjoy walking along?

[@davebooth5655]

Watling street, that's a good old road, been on parts of it a few times , we go on Germany Becky, though it has many new homes now. Ps he doesn't enjoy the walk 😂

[@davebooth5655]

Beck

[@reactingtomyroots]

Thanks Dave! Hope you both enjoyed your walk in the frosty chilly weather :)

[@davebooth5655]

@@reactingtomyroots Hey yes we did, My Yorkshire terrier Patch will be wearing a Star's and Stripes coat on Thursday, kind regards and thinking of you all on the funeral of President Carter, 🤧, the 39th president of our close friends and allies 🤝

[@sparkyprojects]

The guy down at the frontt is the driver, this is the case for all tanks, it wouldn't be good if the driver was being swung around in the turret The turret has the commander, loader and gunner The radar at Filingdales is probably a 'phase array' , it is electronically 'steerable' it scans very quickly and can simultaneously display multiple targets, potentially hundreds at the same time. There's an excellent sseries on Channel 4, "Top guns inside the RAF", each episode is abaout 1 hour

[@Cheezsoup]

Not always,some times the loader is eliminated and the tank uses an auto-loader system

[@markgreengrass9603]

I grew up on Salisbury plains and tanks were a common sight. You got used to hearing them firing and crossing paths with them (a little nerve wracking when you’re on a bicycle!)

[@jameslewis2635]

Unlike in the USA, the UK coast guard is solely a rescue service with all military and policing affairs being delegated to the Royal Navy.

[@graveperil2169]

no its not boarder force do the policing

[@andirutherford2615]

And there is Fishery Protection vessels

[@Great_Cthulhu]

If a tank gun goes off next to you, loud isn't the word. The shockwave can actually injure you.

[@peterfarrow6717]

Are you sure. The loader is standing right next to the gun inside the tank.

[@johnritter6864]

Remember watching a firepower demo at Salisbury plain in the 80's. You feel the shock of thos guns even when you are some distance away.

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

The main tank training area for both the UK and some other Commonwealth tank regiments is in Alberta, Canada. This may be something your incoming president needs to remember in his highly unpopular plans to try to annex Canada into the US. 😡🇨🇦

[@Shoomer88]

Don't forget he's going to buy the not for sale Greenland... again.

[@Inucroft]

They also forget that Canada & the UK have military treaties outside of NATO system. Meaning Article 8 is relevant too

[@MrCoxy38]

If you are Canadian, I would not panic about it as you are aware that you are part of the British Commonwealth of 56 countries with 2.5 billion people compared to America's 300 million . The Commonwealth military is larger than the entire American military. Additionally, you must consider the threat to invade a NATO country like Greenland, which would involve all NATO countries. America would be annihilated. I initially thought Trump would be beneficial for America, but I am quickly realizing he is an absolute raven nut job. The United States military is the world's third largest army in terms of manpower, with about 1.4 million active military personnel. Now let's look at some of the British Commonwealth armies and countries India. With strength of over 1.4 million active personnel 2024, the UK armed forces had a total of 148,230 personnel the Canadian Armed Forces is comprised of approximately 68,000 Regular Force and 27,000 Reserve Force members The Australian military 57,346 full-time active-duty personnel and 32,049 active reservists New Zealand has around 20,000 personnel Then you need to factor in nato excluding America is over 1.7 million troops not to mention the other 52 British Commonwealth countries And 31 nato countries excluding America

[@TwoEyedJack-b4q]

Exactly USA needs to stop threatening their allies. There will be no surrender.

[@TwoEyedJack-b4q]

@@MrCoxy38 No surrender. USA will have a fight on their hands.

[@musicferret1829]

A few years old this video the RAF no longer use the Tornado decommissioned.

[@AndyPipkinOfficial]

the guy in the tank below the gun is the driver the guy sticking out the top is spotter/mini gunner also the big fluffy black hats are made from bear skin so so you just treat it like hair with the washing ect

[@peckelhaze6934]

This shows our troops are not just for ceremonial purposes but are front line troops as well. Living in a military city in the UK I would often see the Bomb Disposal driving about on blue lights when the IRA were active. The Russians are regularly making a visit to us and Europe. Keeps us on our toes, which is a good thing. The many small branches from the main branches.

[@patriciacrangle8244]

They fly the tanks My grandson was a tank driver went to Afghanistan he is now in a different regiment bacause he went to Sandhurst Royal Military Academy to become a Commissioned Officer you cannot stay in the same regiment after commission 5 years later he is a Captain so proud of him

[@MichaelCoIIins]

How does that work, biggest plane they have is the C17 with a 45t payload cap, and the challenger comes in at 64t.

[@peterfarrow6717]

Not true. You can commission into the same regiment. Happens all the time.

[@juliedowning7782]

Fascinating to watch what goes on that most of us probably know little about. Thanks x

[@jarrodhofmann3219]

4:59 they air lift via the raf to keep the movements within the military

[@hattyburrow716]

You’ll be very welcome in the UK

[@TanyaRando]

My F-I-L was an army officer, and passed down the boot "bulling" technique. When my son joined up, he would bull the boots for people, then they'd do his ironing etc. Lots of trade offs lol. He joined up to be in bomb disposal, demolitions expert, my heart was in my mouth. I was never happier than when he left.

[@Yesser-Thistle73]

When I was in the Brownies and then the Guides as a child, my Dad (ex WW2 Royal Artillery), showed me how to police my badges and insignia the Army way. What a difference that made! They gleamed!

[@jacquieclapperton9758]

In New Entry I never did my boots as I could sew!

[@slytheringingerwitch]

Three regiments guard the King. Lifeguards (red), Blues and Royals and the Kings Guard. The ceremonial entrance at Buckingham Palace, Horse Guards has both foot soldiers and mounted guards on duty. That is certainly worth visiting if you get to London.

[@Cheezsoup]

What a load of crap. Yeah you can have "Life guards" and "Blues and Royals" but of foot guards (which I take it you mean by the "king's guard")there are five regiments Scots, Irish, Welsh,Coldstream and Grenadier guards. So that's seven . The gurkhas, the Royal navy and the RAF have also had a'shot' at guard duties.

[@slytheringingerwitch]

@@Cheezsoup I was talking about the guards at Horse Guards, thank you very much.

[@Cheezsoup]

@@slytheringingerwitch Still 'taking complete and utter pish , even the'Mounties' (RCMP) have had a shot though it is more usually The Lifeguards, The Blues and Royals or even the "King's troop" Royal Artillery

[@slytheringingerwitch]

@@Cheezsoup Well I know what I meant dude...so. We shall leave it there, have a great day.

[@paulwilson1750]

The guy in the front of the tank is the driver and us coast guard watches your fishery’s same our navy

[@wrennature5645]

I do hope at some point you decide to watch The 13 Hours that saved Britain video. It documents one day in The Battle of Britain in WW2 where the RAF fought off the German Luftwaffe. The documentary also interviews people who experienced the Battle of Britain both in the air and on the ground. Gripping stuff! It's about 1 hour long but well worth it.

[@reactingtomyroots]

It's on our list! Thank you for the reminder :)

[@luapnitsua5859]

I had to chuckle when Steve asked if we used the channel tunnel to put our tanks in main land Europe 😂😂😂.

[@Rocky-1957]

All of our military defends us

[@jamesthompson3674]

Regarding your comments "I bet those helmets are hot". These are the Foot Guards Bearskin Caps and they are relatively comfortable to wear. The fur is drawn over a bamboo cage/frame giving a reasonably large area for hot air/heat to rise into. I can assure you that some other British Army ceremonial head dress is much more uncomfortable to wear than these are.

[@helenbailey8419]

😊😊this was interesting.Wonderful to see your responses.

[@reactingtomyroots]

Thanks for hanging out with us, Helen :)

[@khollingsworth4554]

Definitely should check out the RAF Quick Reaction Alert.

[@juliedowning7782]

Hi guys…..tanks can be transported from Britain by air or sea 😊

[@Yandarval]

Just that flying is impractical. One tank, possibly two, per C5. Not many C5 Galaxies in the World.

[@MichaelCoIIins]

Biggest cargo plane GB has is C17, what ahs a 45t load cap.... a challenger clean comes in at 64t

[@heathereley9749]

When I was a child, my family, including me, took part in a training exercise with the local miliitary units. They were simulating a mass casualty event and we spent the day in a field. We were all given labels to pin on us that said what kind of person we were meant to be and what injuries we had. Can't remember what mine said, unfortunately. It was great, though.

[@waynefarmer6966]

I live in a village on Salisbury Plain and we have tank crossings on our roads so often see the tanks as they wait to cross.

[@dylanwilletts4191]

I used to be a warrior tank gunner in the 1st battalion Yorkshire regiment. The guy at the bottom is the driver then the gunner sits on the right hand side if looking from the front. The guy on the left is the commander who is normally a rank of corporal. The gunner and driver can be a rank of private and above. I now fight in Ukraine but lost my leg after being hit by an anti tank missile. So the remote drone warfare is something I'm well used to and it's what scares most of us over here instead of tanks and artillery.

[@outlawking4106]

18:42 a dogs sense of smell is unbelievable, I’ll give you 2 examples of one of my dogs…(1) about 12years ago when my dog was 16-18months every time I visited my mum he kept putting his head my my mums chest, she went to the doctors and sent to hospital a few months later, she had stage4 breast cancer…he saved her life. (2)my brother and his wife visited me 4weeks ago and my dog kept sitting in front and looking at his wife differently…yesterday they were here again and told me that they are having their first child

[@janemoney5144]

In the last months of her life my dog would suddenly start acting very strangely. Vets could find no reason. Two years to the day after she died, I received a kidney cancer diagnosis. The surgeon said the tumour would have been growing for 2 or 3 years. Sorry, Tabs.

[@outlawking4106]

@ sorry to hear of her passing ❤️ if you remember how your dog was with you and how she acted you might be able to pick up on it from other dogs your familiar with….if only this was common knowledge I think more people could be helped with illnesses and treatment much earlier. I hope you are clear and in the remission stage, blessings to you

[@winterguardmumma]

That happened to me too. My friends Rottie used to jump all over me. Then one day she sat at my feet and wouldn't move. A couple of days later I did a test and found out I was pregnant.-

[@R3ED3R]

my Golden retriever was the best dog I ever had. He lived till he was 14 and was the most friendly dog I have ever encountered. I still have pictures somewhere of my Cat sleeping on my golden retriever whilst he was laying on the floor (she got on his belly because he was warm) he just didn't care lol

[@MichaelCoIIins]

5:50 that’s the driver and dont worry, when that thing above him goes boom, his hatch will be closed.

[@angelabushby1891]

My youngest son's regiment Coldstream Guards joined at 16 following his Father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather,he retired 5 years ago as a Warrant Officer,my older son again at 16 joined the Para's

[@shipgeek3669]

In my day 60's the boots had pimples on, and you had to use a hot spoon to level them out, the literally spit and polish to get the end results

[@frankgardiner5002]

There are basically only 3 branches, Army, Navy and Air Force however within each of the 3 branches there are many varied jobs available to the members of the armed forces from dog handling to dentistry Commandos to farrier etc.

[@colinbirks5403]

Royal Navy is the Senior Service. Fisheries protection? Those are warships, being kept functional when not needed for war. Did you know, that during NATO exercises, a British Vulcan Bomber, twice got past all U.S. defenses during the exercise? So, we have the Navy, the Army, and the Air Force, BUT, the army has many sub divisions with specialties. i.e. The Marines, (Originally carried aboard ships, for ship to ship, or ship to land fighting, but are not Sailors. So ex Maritime, but now land forces.)

[@edtee8102]

British Army have there own military port at Marchwood, Southampton. During the Iraqi invasion everyone in Southampton knew that something fishy was going on as the military port was busy for days with trains shipping in equipment.

[@Zaephrax]

There are 3 branches of the British Armed Forces: (in order of seniority) the Royal Navy (RN), the Army, and the Royal Air Force (RAF). All three of them have their respective regular (full-time / "active duty") and reserve (part-time) components. The RN includes the Navy itself, the Royal Marine Commandos, and Royal Fleet Auxiliary (a non-combatant civilian arm of the Navy). The army is split into "regiments" which each fulfil a particular trade or role (our version of MOS), some more prevalent roles (like infantry) have region specific regiments. The RAF is split into the aircrew (pilots, technicians, engineers, etc...) and the RAF regiment (ground forces for security and operations around an airbase)

[@Britabroad877]

The airport where the military police and dogs were working is a military airport at Brize Norton.

[@Roz-y2d]

The ‘bearskin’ hats are no longer bearskin. They’re synthetic and can be easily washed. But I bet they’re really hot during the summer.

[@karenblackadder1183]

Not true. They tried fake fur but, as it absorbs rainwater rather than repelling it, they went back to real bearskin. They come from black bears which the Canadian Government is culling anyway and, with care, can last up to a century.

[@richardkent]

They are still real bearskin. The MOD looked at synthetic alternatives but found none were suitable.

[@scrappydoo7887]

My grandad was an RAF dog handler that used to sweep the prime ministers planes for bad things in the late 70s

[@HighRaptorjr]

My step dad was on exercise on the salisbury plains on night guard. Now theres plenty of roads and pullovers that cut through exercise areas and as my stepdad was scanning the area him and his buddy spotted some doggers in a layby. Needless too say that was a good stag

[@pauljackson7668]

The guy under the gun at the front is the driver, the guy sitting on top is usually the tank commander.

[@pipercharms7374]

There is a video from Girl Gone London, about our nuclear response if we were wiped out, if you’re interested, I personally find it very interesting!

[@francis_n]

Love that you guys remember the Alan reference 😂

[@stevencrouch6036]

Here in the UK we just have 3 armed forces branches; British Army, Royal Navy (RN) & Royal Air Force (RAF). Unlike in the US our Royal Marines are not considered a separate branch so fall under the Royal Navy & we don't have a space branch at least atm, space related stuff I believe is handled by the RAF & probably also the UK Space Agency. We also have a Coast Guard but they're not considered any part of the military & actually fall under the Department of Transport, they mostly do things like search & rescue, disaster relief, pollution control etc very different to the US Coast Guard who basically just seem like a cross between police & military.

[@irreverendian5581]

The Bearskin 'hats' are built from an internal framework of Somerset Willow, woven to a specified shape by a family owned and run company I know. Therefore each one, being hand-crafted is slightly different from each other. The framework, at least is therefore both lighter and stronger than you might guess. The finished hat though...

[@sueporter1834]

Good morning to both of you. I think you would enjoy watching the tv series 'bad lads army'. It was an experiment to see if modern day men who had been in trouble with the police (petty crimes) could cope with army training from the national service days after WW2

[@reactingtomyroots]

That does sound like something we'd enjoy! Thanks for the suggestion :)

[@ShropshirePastPresent]

Love your channel guys but from here in the UK I have to correct you about your comment on the US Tank size ---your tank divisions are huge in comparison to the UK.

[@R3ED3R]

There is a disabled tank rental place about a mile from my house lol... a load of my mates went to prom in it. (obviously the owner supplied the driver) he only had about 4 military vehicles maybe i should not say tank rental place lol. How fun is that turning up at your end of year school dance in a Tank XD

[@TarnishUK]

The US has loads of tanks! The British Army has less than 300 Challenger 2s in service and only 148 are to be upgraded to the Challenger 3 standard. The guy in the hull under the gun is the driver. The driver of the US M1 Abrams is in exactly the same position as are the drivers of most tanks.

[@lindakirk698]

Basically, Royal Navy, Air Force, Army. Each of these has their different areas of expertise. We dont have to know what or where. We just know they are doing their job! My husband served for 18 years in the Royal Navy in various locations doing various jobs. We now live just a few miles from an RAF base that often send jets up watching Russian infiltration planes. We know something is going on when we hear them go up. Great sounds knowing they are there.

[@Sneckster]

Anyone remember the good old days when the US were allies. We really need to up our defenses along with the rest of Europe. Sad times.

[@lovelybitofbugle219]

Now America are allies with china, Russia and North Korea

[@1justme]

Indeed. 😢

[@peterfarrow6717]

Think they are still allies!

[@WJS774]

What an idiotic thing to say.

[@lovelybitofbugle219]

@@WJS774 yeah good point. We we're never allies. Just business associates. We dont even like each other.

[@davidpollitt3846]

The guy under the turret / Gun is the tank driver

[@alanlacey1951]

The person seen in the tank hatch is the tank commander. He obviously wouldn’t sit in that position during combat.

[@jimharrison748]

Laughing at washing the bearskins right now, flicking and brushing upwards, only because thats how I used to wash and dry my long hair in the 70's when I had some!

[@mrjockt]

The Forces TV video must have been made a while ago, the RAF retired all its Tornado’s back in early 2019.

[@veronicawilliams7427]

The military transports tanks overseas by air, sea, train, or truck. The method used depends on the distance, cost, and other factors.

[@patrickdevine1085]

Hi guys, every country in the world has a fishery patrol force, many are part of that counties Navy

[@davidwatts-hw2dh]

The real Bear Skin hats once came from Canada. They are new synthetic made now.

[@fossy4321]

Bearskins are made from real fur from Canadian black bears. The British military uses bearskins for ceremonial occasions and guard duty. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is open to exploring faux fur alternatives, but says no alternative has met all the necessary safety and durability requirements.

[@richardkent]

The officers' are made from Canadian brown bears (dyed black) as they are bushier than the black bears.

[@Elistone]

when I visited the palace with my mother and step-father we went through that front gate on a little buggy, as my mother is in a wheelchair, lol. went into the courtyard inside that VIPs like the queen would have entered by. We passed a couple of well armed police officers, and it was pointed out where the queens apartment was.

[@sparenovations7176]

The tamks used to be kept in numerous places but i would imagine they are still shipped out from R N Docks in Marchwood nr Southampton. I occasionally delivered smaller vehicles from there 28 yrs ago