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[@dutchman7623]

HxC, you still have a lot to learn about Dutch humor, irony, sarcasm, and fooling around. When it is combined with Dutch directness, sometimes situations occur only the Dutch can interpret correctly. Reading your face, you are on an interesting journey...

[@snizzol]

Exactly 🙂 "can they speak full sentences" for instance... what he is meaning to say "May i real talk to them?" in a good way.

[@roy_for_real2674]

I mean, it's kind of an act he does. Distant, observing oversimplified, pigeonholding.

[@PapaVentrex]

This show is called “De Hokjesman” meaning he places people into boxes, without getting the true story off it. Some people places the military in the “dumb category” box. So that is why he asked if they speak in full sentences.

[@DenUitvreter]

I think he's more referring to the cliché of them shouting orders rather than speaking in sentences and 'with two words'. The Navy is seen as smarter than the army.

[@joep_7632]

The subtitels don’t do this video justice. The video mimicks old (1930-1980) kolonial anthapological videos and the choise of Words Plays with and mocks these old video by using aged Words and idiotic sentences which are lost in translation.

[@cfjooijevaar1]

The dancing musicians are no military personal! They are a civilian music band from Leiden, named Kunst & Genoegen or K&G (Art&Joy), that has a strong connection with the Marines Band; their instructors are members of the Marines Band. They were several times world champions of the World Music Concours in Kerkrade (by the way, also the town, where Emma Kok lives)

[@ronnyseffinga7950]

thx for your reaction, that guy who did the interviews is a very....uhhm special kind of human...... grts from a greybeard and oud marinier, now living in Germany..... grts to all mariniers who watch this...... Qua Patet Orbis.....

[@realityimaging8385]

My wife's, Dutch. Her families been guards in military guarding citizens in tunnels in maastricht. I'm a brit her I can say I'm proud of being here

[@TheFreshEC]

Military history is one of the most interesting things to read about. The Dutch had an important contribution to warfare in the 16th and 17th century. They pioneerd platoon fire and led the way to the big line battles we saw in the 18th century. Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus took lessons from the Dutch when he reformed his military and turn Sweden into a Great Power of Europe.

[@DenUitvreter]

Indeed, uniformation, of clothes, commands and weapons, keeping soldiers on and paid without a fight to drill them so they could reloud while the next in line stepped forward to shoot, all introduced by Maurits as commander of the States army in the 1590's. It's called the Dutch military revolution generally.

[@bertoverweel6588]

When I was in the army in 1973 we called the navy guys "Fish sticks " . Yes " de blauwe hap " we had that also on wednesday , was great .

[@DimVDKleijn]

Waar heb je het over, de blauwe hap is een indische maaltijd? En ik heb daar in mijn 3 dienstjaren nooit een visstick bij gehad.

[@bertoverweel6588]

@@DimVDKleijn 🤣🤣🤣 We noemden de marine mannen fish sticks . Staat er echt .

[@lucienhikingdroneflying2543]

Fish sticks hoorde ik ook pas. Ze gaan verhuizen naar Nieuw milligen. Die oude basis wordt afgebroken en komt marinierskazerne.

[@aorta538]

a marine base close by, only 3km... -Love from Noordwijk aan Zee ❤

[@farkstein1213]

"People get more interested in things after they're in things." -- Highly Combustible (2022)

[@viderethevaccinatorfromhol7536]

My dad was a proud marinier. He served in new Guinea

[@freudsigmund72]

even as a (useless) civilian I like to go to those important memorials for WW I and II, especially in Belgium and France. The most impressive I find is the last post, every night at 20:00 in Ypres (especially in the freezing cold in winter) and the Canadian memorial at the Somme. I always thank those who fought for freedom.

[@robertwemmers8562]

I am an old navy- marine man in the 50 -60. I was trained to be in the landings division. And after that i became a frogman ( diver ) and did a lot of training in that field.

[@corneliusantonius3108]

Nightwish Army invading this video 😁😁😁

[@starbase218]

The boy reminds me that it’s important to have some goal in life, and honestly, while never having served myself, I think I am starting to understand this particular goal. I guess it’s because of the stuff that’s happening in Ukraine.

[@Dasypodidae45]

Great reaction Highly! Really enjoyed it.

[@Oshidashi]

Wow, the way you describe the way the Americans have services for deceased marines sounds very powerful.

[@jackyfriedman1963]

My dad served as a U.S. Navy Seabee in wwii. He injured his back falling off the roof of a metal barracks putting it together in the rain in Guam. My brother served a soldier in the US Army in Vietnam. Server 20 years before retiring. J None. Former member of Voiceplay left them 2 years ago to serve in the US Navy Chorus. He recently song the National Anthem at a football game. I have the video in my playlist and it's on his channel.

[@bepvanberne8650]

My brother was a marine ,he survived also ad ARUBA ,I am from the Netherlands 🙏🏻❤🇳🇱

[@keycontroller]

The" hokjesman" is great😂

[@moncherry4372]

Oh man that is what I miss from the dutch navy…..the bleu meal(blauwe hap) Wednesday……that was soooooo good…..

[@kaydesign]

Your comments ar so on point. Interest in each other is best way to build a better world. Keep it up!

[@Mart687]

8:51 This is very true. Nothing ever comes close. If your life depends on others being fully committed, you're gonna do the same but that's hardcore infantry. And even when I don't know you, your unit patch on your shoulder, chest patch and beret emblem shows i can trust you. It's a family. So i got through the application tests for 11th Luchtmobiele brigade. And they said hey do you want to go to the marines? Same qualifying standards. Nope 11th for me. Training was crazy. New unit so my drill instructors were marines and green berets. In infantry there's even different levels. I got into recon and a recon platoon. You have to be invited cause you're very good. The level of trust, commitment and comradery is very high. And if you haven't served you don't understand. Trust me you don't. We didn't look down on others cause we all play a part and we need each other. But recon is the highest level and everyone knows it. These army days with civilians on the base were hilarious. We were having loads of fun with them. At our demo of the recon platoon, we had a guy in ghillie observing and hid him. To the civilians, here's binoculars, can you see him? And the spotter on the radio. I see a blond woman, age 35, white shirt, jeans, brown shoes. Kid age 12, baseball cap, shorts, nike's. Older dude, grey beard, blue shirt etc, etc. So he must be close right? Where is he? They couldn't see him, passed the binoculars around. They couldn't spot him. Spotter, can you stand up please? He was 15 meters away right in front of them and looked like a tiny bump in the grass. Wtf, so yea that's what we do in recon and we enjoy it. Screw loose, bit crazy, maybe but it's a mental challenge to get to his level and you learn who you really are when your pushing to the limit and beyond. We really didn't give sh*t. Walk up to an officer and tell him he's a piece shit. Court martial me, good luck looking for someone new with my skill level. 👍👍

[@Iflie]

Haha, that's interesting about the Indo's in the navy, my family is and my oldest uncle is indeed a navy engineer. Not a marine though. And he never spoke about his job or the food at his job. But indonesian food is popular all over the country and I can imagine the entire military having days like that and enjoying it.

[@ApPot]

Good one !!!

[@monicacarolina6480]

He does not mean bad "can they speak full sentences?" Because we know them as "YES SIR" and short phrases. It was a funny remark. Trust me, he respects them. We all do

[@roybuis7646]

The event you see in the beginning is called "The Fleet Days" in Den Helder if I'm not mistaken. It used to be a yearly event where all of the Dutch army divisions did showcase events, where you could see them train in action, where you could get up close to see all the machines in use, and a lot of activities planned for kids. You could also go to a flea market and buy basically dumpstore military items, like clothing and gas masks. I went there as a kid too, and wanted to join the Marine Corps, but as I grew older I realised I could never do that because my vision is terrible without glasses or contact lenses, and I developed a severe anxiety disorder.

[@monicacarolina6480]

I admire these people. I could not do it, only as my profession (specialized nurse) because I believe in defending our country, but I hate the wars we start allover the world. It never makes things better.

[@nikkialkema1032]

Admire the soldier not the general

[@jackyfriedman1963]

Sorry I haven't told you sooner but Thank you for your service Highly

[@McCorduRoy1972]

That Lynx helo sound is the best heard it for decades at the Naval base and airfield in Den helder the home of the Navy and Marines. Borned and raised there.

[@chuckhendriks7710]

Back in the sixties we lay in the water our self

[@lucienhikingdroneflying2543]

I often visit defense locations for my employer. airmobile brigade is one of them. definitely respect them. marines too. hard training makes them a formidable opponent in the special mission.

[@snizzol]

This is a great serie ! and there is more :-) i hope you will watch them all Highly.

[@kingknight100]

this one hit me kinda hard at home, i wanted to join the same Marines as the little boy at 4:19 ( video we arei looking) but sadly i took the wrong path and wasnt able to make it because of a criminal record still sad about it every day Loving the video's keep it up!

[@mazi2646]

I'm too short 🤣

[@kingknight100]

@@mazi2646 oef that's even worse mate, cus that's something out of your control

[@OsmosisHD]

For the second part of the video you're gonna make. It's not pronounced "V-PRO" but V.P.R.O

[@BenEFTMeijer]

6 of the 120.... pffff Respect.

[@FacelessJanus]

You say there is no body (yes with a space here) that uses as many acronyms as the army. I would say try the US government. If you will only look at the amount of acronyms for law enforcement agencies alone, not counting other branches I am sure they equal or I think even double that amount.

[@dannyvanstraelen3273]

Hey man, didn't know you served, thank you for your service👍 And I hear you say that you're a bit uncomfortable with that frase, but people should be aware that freedom is not something you get for granted, but is thanks to people who are prepared to give there lives, only that people can live there lives in freedom. And that's the reason why we say that frase, and you only should say that when you mean it with your full hart…

[@lordgandalf22]

the military is standard a world of jargon. And the clip has been scrutinized before he can show it.

[@HippoCookie]

the trust that you speak of, the comradery. I believe it to be close to the connections I got in my fulltime roup therapy that I was in for 15 months. Aquired in the same way, to live with eachother, to know everything of one another and just help them if you see them in need of it.

[@remcohoman1011]

9years ago my father died.. he was in Het Korps Mariniers in 1968... Sis, Brother and me thought he was just bragging, we knew he was aMarine

[@MiR72715]

damm my son hasn't been in the Marine Corps he just hates dust...so he is non marine maid...love it

[@dpt6849]

Good mindset being mentionned. Very interesting to hear those men say that in present day Netherlands. In lot of organisations the good ones are rejected. And mediocrisy remains. There is a big difference between generations. A lot of things shown were being thaught by former commandos and marines within the boyscouts.

[@Scar_tisseu-86]

My dream to become a marine was crushed by budgetcuts😢

[@DimVDKleijn]

Funny thing is that the VPRO is one of the most progresive public broadcasters next to bnn-vara.

[@Dasypodidae45]

Why is that a funny thing in this context?

[@PurpleSlurpy98]

10:40 Thats just Dutch bluntness. We would even say this to our King or Queen. Mutual respect to us means mutual humour and making fun of. Everyone is uncluded in jokes , so yes also The Marine Corps

[@yvonnesoethof3109]

Hi Highly, question... Did you serve the marine like in water or on land? I don't understand the differents in the USA as you say you're a marine.

[@johanruiter5848]

Go to defragged history on youtube. You'll find 12 parts serie about the 80 year war the dutch fought the spanish in the 16th and 17th century.

[@user-kr2mr7zs1e]

In UK the marines call the Dutch marines cloggies after the foot ware they used to use ..

[@joostprins3381]

Just to forget that they got their ass kicked in the raid on the medway in 1667, always funny to remember them with it.

[@fcassmann]

Qua patet Orbis.

[@lucienhikingdroneflying2543]

7:00 will the young man have followed his dream and joined the Marine Corps to work and serve?

[@AwoudeX]

'he might not like the militairy' maybe so, but this is also part of our culture, taking anything with authority and ridiculize it. Keeps things sane most of the times, though lately it's hard to ridiculize the ideologues

[@ddekruik]

Hello nice doc can you please take a look at coen verbaak about dutchbat 3 its a 3 doc about bosnia 1995

[@JHX1]

Nice, my 11 seconds of fame...

[@Dasypodidae45]

Where were you in the video?

[@JHX1]

@@Dasypodidae45 Texel deel, ook inkoop en vroeger. Niet persoonlijk. Kct?

[@Dasypodidae45]

@@JHX1 No, I'm not KCT, just a boring civilian 😉

[@JHX1]

@@Dasypodidae45aha ok, I also became a bored civilian a few years ago, after 20 years navy and marines and etc etc

[@blodekont5458]

7:24 YES prartly agree.. it can be gone in 1 mission, BUT... if the shit hits the fan, THEY are THERE!!! Me.. grew up just in time where draft was voted out..wanted to be in NavyI am not a Marine, but willing to do draught, was tested, positive for Navy, an d1 month later dropped.. no need for you.. Focuissed on job otherwise... Brother devastated, he wanted to be a Marine, Korps Marinier, but he got rejected, no need for you.. Three days ago ( typing this 10-04... Netherklands "surrendered"more troops and leads to Germany... Weird how we fought them 80 years ago, and now slowly but surely they gat the Third Reigh Map.. Look at Euro Countries and Nazi Germany Third Reich map... same.... it was planned all along...

[@corinedegroot1441]

One of my favorite YT channels is called SCHERPSCHUTTERS! If you want to see interesting intervieuws with people serving in different divisions of the army and police. I love it! Respect for all this people! I myself am a language teacher and started to teach French to different military people years ago. It sure gave me a different insight!

[@BabzV]

The one thing they can't train you for, is the trauma you take home.

[@ronaldderooij1774]

You must know that generally, militarism is frowned upon in the Netherlands. Servicemen are usually portraid as "legal murderers". Even when I went to work for the Ministry of Defence as a civilian and told my mum that I found a job at last, she commented "jikes, couldn't you find something else?". That is very typical in the Netherlands. It is also the country where the least percentage of the people would die for their country in the world.

[@starbase218]

Yeah, that may also be why we call our naval ships “frigates” even though they could also be classified as destroyers. But “destroyer” has a negative connotation. I do think things may be changing though. Because the truth is that freedom is not guaranteed. Everyone thought it was with soft-power, economic cooperation etc. But Putin is teaching us all a lesson. I really think this is the case. The truth is that only consequences can deter aggression. If you have a willingness to fight yourself, a bravery to do that, you can hope to maintain the peace. Balance of power is important. We are so often critical of the USA. And sometimes perhaps rightly so. But we still depend on them to keep us safe. And up until now they have been willing to do that, through NATO, for example. But we were almost panicking when Trump called NATO defunct. I think we should get to grips with militarism.

[@DenUitvreter]

Besides a healthy dislike of war, ostentatious militarism has long been asscoiated with Nazi's and later general military aggression. Most people understand the military is necessary, but want them as much a regular individual as possible.

[@starbase218]

@@DenUitvreter We all dislike war. What we have to be very careful about is that that dislike does not make us unprepared to defend ourselves in case it is needed. Several years ago I read that our armed forces were no longer capable of fulfilling this constitutional obligation.

[@DenUitvreter]

@@starbase218 I agree, but there's a conncection between the ostentatious militarism in the USA and the many wars they have been in too.

[@starbase218]

@@DenUitvreter Maybe. There’s certainly valid criticism on Iraq 2003 and perhaps Libya 2011. And in general about the naive thought that outside interference can create a democracy in a country that works very differently, and that it will be successful. At the same time it’s perhaps easy to have criticisms if you can watch things from the sidelines. But yes, I don’t envision US military spending to come down to 2% as a result of us increasing to 2%. Also because the US is not just involved with NATO, but also with Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Still, I think we should take a hard look at our own attitude towards militarism. I voted Party for the Animals in the last parliamentary election, but I don’t think I can afford voting that way again.

[@Martin120577]

Nukebu?

[@Arnaud58]

@29:38 😢

[@storyclips]

Qpo🙂

[@bepvanberne8650]

Sorry I ment surved

[@DeniatitadenCompostela]

Dutch joke, what do you call a German pilot. A 'luchtzak' if you translate it as air pocket it doesn't make sense.

[@lameaker]

Army slang? Just come home with a post traumatic stress disorder and listen to what psychiatry uses to put you in the right box and - if you're lucky - find help.

[@remcohoman1011]

11:04..It is called satire, and also the Dutch way of approach.. the obvious that no one dares or wants to speak out...YES ofcourse the first that comes to mind... dumb Neanderthals that say Yes Sir and uga uga uga..!! So, let's tick that box, there will be a turn around, but first all cliche's MUST be adressed...

[@missdark16]

can they speak full sentences is meant to be playfull, it's a joke it's why the lady laughs after he asked it. i've never wached this show but it feels like a silly kid friendly show with some silly jokes and playfulness to amuse the kids. the way the show starts kinda gives it away, going on safari in The Netherlands is ridiculous (the binoculars are part of the safari in The Netherlands joke). edit; i just looked it up it's an all ages show so...

[@blodekont5458]

10:59 he is from VPRO a LEFT Wing broadcastig service so to say...ridiculing himself to ridicule the Marines... show it is unneeded...

[@Milo19970]

I bet that Journalist won’t talk like that about our Marines just in case that small chance of world war 3 right now turns into a big chance. What a jerk!

[@Wolfe1966]

You completely missed the irony. This was a program about all kind of sub cultures in the Netherlands in a kind joking manner. And he never showed disrespect. Lot of the meaning of this show is lost in translation.

[@gillsejusbates6938]

we defeated the wrong enemy, just sayin