Australian Commandos Selection | Only the Strong (Marine Reacts)

[@dustyfarmer]

Most Australian's aren't scared of water....Most Australian's are scared of what's waiting for them in the water.

[@SamKunti]

Drop bears are the worst

[@vinorob]

LOL. So true mate

[@tropicsalt.]

I'm not from a city, but drop bears are the worst. LOL.

[@laxota72]

Yep, salt water crocs

[@dustyfarmer]

@@SamKunti Hoop snakes too, and if kangaroo's get in with your sheep and breed with them, you get woolly jumpers.

[@mdee8784]

First major skill Australian’s learn is how to swim.

[@aussiesimmo]

Swearing first, swimming second.

[@SirJohnKnight]

First thing someone from long island NY does is teach their kids to swim 😎

[@TheBrierose]

There's nothing like learning to swim in a country pool in summer. You come out of the water shivering and burn your feet on the concrete, fun times!

[@cera5456]

@@aussiesimmo swearing is learnt long before the military in primary or high school

[@Trucksofwar]

aussiesimmo well ya gotta be able to describe how cold the water is before you can swim gawd

[@moodyriver6673]

Hats off to Aussie veterans, no ANZAC day memorial parades this year through no fault of their own. You are the best of us and are always in our hearts.

[@nicculessman4069]

Toby Mansour ikr such idiots these protestors are. We live in the same building that my mum works in, and she’s worked in those 4 walls for 11 hours a day 7 days a week for over 20 years. These soft ass protestors spend a few months indoors and start losing their shit cos they can’t get drunk every weekend

[@matthewwright6285]

To be honest, I don't think (I could be mistaken) that in Australia there are all that many people, (who are born in Australia,) who would be afraid of water. Our Nation has all of its major cities built on the coast. Most of our population lives close to the coast. We have some of the best beaches, all around our coastline with beautiful sea water. It's normally hot as hell, so any opportunity to get into any type of water to cool off is always taken. (Dams, creeks, rivers, streams, ocean.) Hell we even have rivers that don't have any water in them for the majority of the year, and we hold boat races in them, by running and carrying the hand made "Boats". Beer is the typical prize. If you live too far from the coast in Australia then the local council will usually build a public pool. So no I don't think that we "Australians" are "afraid" to go into the water. What we are afraid of, is whats IN, the water. Crocodiles - Australian Saltwater crocodiles are the largest in the world, and will happily cruise up rivers inland, or miles out to sea to some of the distant islands. Sharks - Bull, Tiger, Great White and others. Bulls travel up the fresh water estuaries, rivers and canals, with attacks being recorded miles inland in total fresh water on animals and humans. Stingrays - Forget the exceptionally extraordinarily bad luck of Steve Irwin for a second, a stingray barb to your foot or lower leg is crippling, and necrotic. Stone Fish - Looks like a stone, can live out of water for the length of low tide, has dorsal spines that act like syringes that inject one of the most painful toxins into your foot even through beach footwear. Jelly fish - Box, Blue Bottle, Irukandji, Man o' War, the list goes on. We have the most venomous creature on the planet floating around our beaches. Box Jellyfish. When they turn up, we close the beach for the period of time that they are there. Octopus - Blue ringed. beautiful, small but lethal. Giant Queensland Grouper - This guy could and probably would try to swallow you whole, if angry or hungry enough. Snakes - Some land snakes will swim, but we also have venomous sea snakes. Yellow Bellied Sea Snake. Lizards - Water Monitors, Lace Monitors or Goannas, they are all slightly venomous and can be very aggressive and opportunistic. And strong swimmers. Crayfish - We have some very large fresh water crayfish in parts of Australia, some heavier than Sea Lobsters. Tasmanian Giant Fresh Water Crayfish anyone?. Shell Fish - Coneshell. Some of these bastards are venomous and lethal. Platypus - The only Venomous Mammal in the world. Has venomous spurs on their hind legs. Bloody cute tho. Starfish - Crown of thorns. Largest Starfish in the world. While not lethal, very painful and irritating. So by all means don't be afraid of the water, be afraid of what might be in the water with you. Then again. If the choice is between the snakes, spiders, birds, toads and other land based lethal critters on the land in Australia. I think I will choose the water based ones, at least I wont be hot in the water while I die.

[@TheKadaitchaMan]

No bunyip? Bunyip’ll get ya ...

[@vinorob]

Yeah. My Nephews in Queensland are taught in school, surf life saving and the dangers to look out for. It is very rare to find an Aussie that can not swim. I live in Europe now and have meet so many people over the years that can not swim or swim properly.

[@psquire45]

Were not big fans of rips but i guess were taught how to deal with them

[@lylejames965]

I’m a kiwi living in Aussie...I ain’t left the bloody city yet

[@Wokka88]

You'd be surprised. I went through Basic Training and IET's with guys who couldn't swim. A couple purely because they never had pools/creek/dams or anything around them growing up, so they just never learned how, and some were just petrified by the water. These were guys who could run 9 minute 2.4kms, yet they couldn't tread water in a pool for 10 minutes. I think there's probably more Aussies than you'd think who can't swim.

[@littlesimo_2514]

love seeing the aus content theres not enough for us

[@jacko0301]

I know right

[@jesadag1150]

These guys and the SASR lost a lot of men in Afghanistan fighting at the tip of the spear, taking the fight to the enemy and kicking arses! Mad respect to them!!

[@TheOppl]

Harold Hernandez lol get owned

[@crimzonrayz3274]

Harold Hernandez thats true

[@tastycookiechip]

@Harold Hernandez War is dirty. You civilians wouldn't understand

[@singtackout8035]

Civilians have no place commenting on Military affairs and what happens in War. Put up or STFU simple

[@antsatlas4855]

@Harold Hernandez Terrorists don’t play nice dude.

[@TheUnquietWriter]

I did commando selection in the early 2000s (it was 4 weeks back then) and also spent 5 years at Special Forces Training Centre, at Singleton NSW where this was filmed, running these. You’re spot on with your commentary.

[@jameslyddall]

STR1FE this is why I get pissed off when you get the “which special forces is the best” arguments. Anyone who passes this from any country gets a lot of respect.

[@calebspicer3818]

Thanks for your service mate.

[@theatacgroup]

Those that know....know.

[@julianraiders1112]

i thought you spent 7 years? liar.

[@Will-bk6jh]

I’m not necessarily accusing you of lying but mate if your posting apex legends videos I doubt you were part of the commandos

[@richardhutchings1980]

Do the series. The Australian content rocks.

[@JamesonsTravels]

Big fan of the Aussies. Love the hard attitude. Hopefully snow flake culture does not overtake you.

[@mattbehindthewheel6901]

@@JamesonsTravels unfortunately it's making progess. I live in the state of Victoria (essentially California on steroids) and I wanna get out of here ASAP and head off to the US. People here genuinely believe that socialism will work... my mother defected from the eastern bloc to Australia and I might do the same to the US.

[@lifesanabyss2727]

Mathew at least Qld and NT still have the “she’ll be right” Aussie attitude. Snowflakes melt in the heat

[@rodryan4459]

They trying hard to make that happen,

[@HawkFan30]

@@mattbehindthewheel6901 its sad but true. We are all walking around on egg shells in Melbourne

[@mobspeak]

"What do you guys think? Put it in the comments" should be a T-shirt.

[@drewnielson6472]

That would be awesome.

[@test101special7]

🔥🔥💯

[@tiniestmonkey5915]

you'd think living in Australia is training enough

[@1080sucks]

Everything bites, stings or is poison, Then it is hotter than hades. They do have beer however, cold like it supposed to be. Thats why the guys are suffering they have never drunk water before.

[@toad3222]

@Toby Mansour don't know where you live to have only found 1 in 40 years, ive seen 2 in the last month

[@FlaxeMusic]

@@1080sucks I lived in the bush for 20 years of my life and only had to decapitate one highly venomous snake (a king brown). Would've just moved him on but there were kids around and I wasn't taking the risk of not knowing where he was so I took his head off quick with a shovel. It's overblown how much you run into that shit for the most part, lot of spiders yeah but nobodies died from a spider in Australia since 1979.

[@super_3410]

No, it’s just like everywhere else in the world. Those are just insider jokes that we make to scare tourists and make them curious about our wildlife. I have only seen a single Red-backed spider and snake (King Brown, maybe an eastern brown) in my entire life. It’s pretty safe here if you don’t goof off and get bitten by a snake.

[@nicculessman4069]

The real training is trying to avoid the drunk fella walking down the street at 2 in the morning after having a few at the bottle o

[@frankmorris2603]

Respect to the many proud men and women of the served and serving military of the Australian, New Zealand and US. Allies in the pursuit of a safe and free world.

[@andrewsmith8729]

I served in the Australian Army Reserve back in the early 1980s then became a heavy industry construction worker in the mining, power and petroleum sectors where I have worked in some very hot places around Australia in different types of heat, dry heat,, radiated heat, and tropical heat. They all affect the body differently. We receive extensive training about hydration on every new project; it doesn't matter how many times you have been inducted, a new job and you sit through another 8-hour or 2-day induction before starting work. What happens is every time you drink water, the body takes about 1 hour to assimilate it and put it to use. If you drink icy-cold water, the body has to first heat it up before it can be assimilated and that takes the energy out of you, which is why you are better off drinking room temperature water. When you only stop every hour for a big drink of water, you are messing around with how your internal cooling system works - that big drink of water doesn't start working for an hour and in that time, your condition may further deteriorate 1. Drink cool or room temperature water and limit your intake of icy-cold water. 2. Drink 1/3 to 1/2 a coke can of water on very hot days at 15-minute intervals rather than working for an hour and stopping to have a big drink of water. 3. Most people that eat a healthy diet don't need electrolyte drinks or salt replacement. 4. Maybe 1/2 a glass of electrolytes once a day won't cause too much harm, but you don't really need it and you definitely don't need to take salt tablets, which is old thinking. 5. The key to remaining hydrated is small amounts of water 100 ml to 200 ml at regular intervals. 6. The moment you feel thirsty, you are already starting to become dehydrated. 7. Breathing through your mouth dehydrates you faster than breathing through your nose. 8. When you pee, it should look like a light straw colour; the darker it looks the more dehydrated you are. The early onset of heatstroke might not be noticeable at first - in dry heat you don't sweat as much. Then your mouth feels dry, you feel hot, your head feels hot and starts to feel like you are getting a slight headache. This is the time to stop and take immediate action, stop work, drink 100ml to 200ml of water every 10 minutes, move into the shade if possible, and put a wet towel or wet scrim scarf over your head. Severe heatstroke is where people start to feel like they have a bad headache, are disoriented and giddy, Some people feel their heart racing and start having difficulty breathing. This is where people need immediate medical attention, but the initial first-aid is still 100ml to 200 ml of water every 10 minutes, move person into the shade or air-conditioning, and put a wet towel or scrim net over their head and neck. The scrim net probably works the best because you get an evaporative cooling effect as the air moves through the netting. Take their boots and socks off to let trapped heat escape. Extreme Heat stroke is a major medical emergency. First aid is all the above plus getting the ambulance or paramedic to render assistance in quick time. In 1990, I saw a person collapse and die on the side of the road during the City to Surf run in Sydney (14 km). Once a person gets to this point, their muscles literally start turning to jelly and melting. This runner was so severely dehydrated that he collapsed and was gone within a few minutes. On a hot day at 200 ml every 15 minutes, a person will consume a minimum of 800 ml per hour, so approximately 4 litres every 5 hours. The main problem in Australia for hikers that suffer from dehydration, other than not drinking water the correct way ( small amounts, regular intervals) is they don't take enough water with them, or they put the water in one bottle and somehow manage to break it drop it. Always have at least two sources of water on you when going walkabout. These young soldiers collapsing from dehydration and heatstroke on a 20 km hike probably, ah most definitely, were not effectively managing their water intake. They are moving along, carrying 30kg and breathing through their mouths. It could be 25 degrees Celcius and they would still end up suffering from dehydration.

[@laughinggalah]

Nice one, thanks for the info. Very useful. Thanks for your service, considering joining the reserves myself having just moved to perth. Cheers, sam

[@dietrich-7]

When I was in infantry training in singleton nsw, in 2011, I didn't know at the time but one of our corporals had disappeared off our course as staff and had gone for selection which we didnt know he had done until 2 weeks left in our infantry course he turns up to tell us and the WO2 that he got selected for 2 Commando. We would be up and at the mess by 0600 and these mad cunts were in the pool and running 2.4km runs in webbing the back into the pool and this would go on for hours. absolute weapons of human beings and such awesome dudes to talk to.

[@foxhoundr3364]

Shut it lid lol. Jokes 😉

[@dietrich-7]

@@foxhoundr3364 hahahah Fucking pog lid! Hahahaha

[@stuartspencer2161]

Had a co-worker who was going for selection out of the reserves circa 2004. He'd often be coming to see me to use the scales, ensured his pack weighed in at 20kg, then would be off for a 5kg run during his lunch break. No idea if he ever made it through or not.

[@Daniel-ld7xs]

that's amazing!

[@he4vymeta1]

Luke Dietrich was the infantry training hard and do some females make it through? I’m wanting to do infantry, I’m currently in year 9

[@danbadd]

Australia is an island nation and 85% people live within 50km of the coastline so there are very few people here who are afraid of water.

[@JamesonsTravels]

make sense to me. Not swimming always surprises me in the states.

[@jonnythunder92]

Yes, please do the second part to this. As an Aussie, im proud to see our guys go for it. Awesome. True Aussie spirit.!!

[@ArcangelGamingEntertainment]

Big yes! Absolutely loved your SASR series! I would also love it if at the end of a series you gave your overall thoughts. Not even necessarily compare it them to anything. But just what you thought of the course. Keep up the good work!

[@JamesonsTravels]

I was thinking of the best way. Maybe a dedicated live steam. SASR series chat on. That would give broad selection of Q&A

[@aldisozols2522]

@@JamesonsTravels I'd love it if you posted some of those live streams on KZbin. I can't afford to subscribe to your Patreon. Sensible Aussies know that our security depends on our alliance with the US. We're glad to have you guys watching our backs.

[@kevintemple245]

The answer is that we always want more episodes. They might end up with 40-50 finishing demarcation.

[@JamesonsTravels]

The drops with that heat are tough. Happens with heat. Breaks people differently.

[@Xplicid]

This selection was half that.

[@Tomoslb1]

Even in Australian schools we do this I remember in Highschool we had a class on water safety, one of the tests was to swim the length of the pool wearing your uniform.

[@x3roxide]

yep, I think water safety and learning to swim was pretty standard part of school curriculum growing up in Melb

[@broccolisalad9556]

Yup, they made us tread water for 5 minutes in a heavy sweater and sweatpants. Mind you we were also all tiny 7 year olds. Thank god I grew up swimming so I didn’t drown lmao.

[@lonesoldier3921]

I would go days without eating because i grew up poor on good days i would eat bread and oatmeal for breakfast and dinner luckily in Jamaica there are lots of fruit trees so i would take an orange to school for lunch. But things did turn out well in the end that's how I'm able to tell you all this.

[@JamesonsTravels]

About the same here.

[@croausx2891]

Keep it up with the Australian content love watching it

[@simonleske6857]

In my early twenties i taught a Canadian mate how to swim. We lived st bondi beach and he was to scared to get his knees wet, so he asked. Heh heh. I got him to come out to about his chest and then the wave hit, the look of terror was awe inspiring, wave went over and hes flailing obout screaming of drowning i kept telling him to stand up when he did he had an awakening, it was only up to his balls. He was safe all the time , it was his head messing with him. By the end of the day had him body surfing. Best advice i can give, if your heads above water breathe if it isn't don't. Oh and never panic even when the odd shark brushes yor leg, feels like sandpaper. Ive taught a few mates from around to swim and its a bit different for each, but ultimately they need to overcome the fear and the best way to do thats to face it.

[@googleuser2609]

Very funny and interesting story!

[@calmac66]

Former Aussie Artilleryman here. Love your videos but especially love the Aussie ones. Australia has fought next to America in every major war since WW1.

[@DavidRodriguez-fw5ee]

I was part of ARMA 3 milsim clan for a while, and our commander was a Australian ex-commando. I remembered him being a really nice and down to earth guy, but very precise with how he went about things.

[@pjplayz1695]

What clan?

[@chrisalavi6083]

I want to see more of this Is very gud 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@liamvanderende8889]

Good to see more Oz content love it My brother was part of this course while they were filming.

[@OriginalOwner777]

Some people are just poorer so they have been used to missing meals sometimes even days of meals. In situations like this those people would have the sleep//food deprivation much easier.

[@johnholland67]

I had a friend that even though he was 5'8" a buck 30 at the most he was the toughest most fearless person I ever met it was like he wanted to die and I seen him destroy men that look like they could beat Mike Tyson he is in prison for the rest of his life now but I think if he went into the military he would have probably won the MOH he had the mentality for battle no fear of anything.

[@jamesmichalek2451]

Really enjoying these Aussie SAS and commando series keep them coming please cheers

[@thehoff1793]

Last time I was this early the Australian army was still using the lee enfield... 😅

[@TheKadaitchaMan]

And dropping bodies out to 600m and beyond if you’re half good...

[@ThaBoss3006]

boomerangs you mean

[@mr.niceguy777]

Love the Australians like always, the life story of Charles Keating IV is a great watch.

[@henryjacobsen6873]

C4!

[@foxhoundr3364]

Keep em coming mate! 👍🏼🇦🇺🇺🇸

[@Shilo-fc3xm]

Haha. Cool. Thanks. (edit) P.S. We're Australian. We are almost all natural swimmers from the cradle to the grave.

[@stuartspencer2161]

Yeah, pretty much every kid gets taught here, at least for pool safety. Also why shows like Bondi Rescue are 99% of the time showing the life savers pulling tourists out of the water.

[@tropicsalt.]

But don't forget the the guy's from inland, a dam's rip can be vicious at times.

[@lifeisgood1631]

You can definitely retrain people who are scared of water. Not saying I'm the best swimmer/diver, but I'm proof! Scared of water my whole life, finally learnt swimming when I was about to turn 20. Since then I've been practicing. At this point I'm much more comfortable than most people I know in the water. Last year I participated in a little internship that lasted a week with the german Kampfschwimmer (the german version of SEALs) if you think what the SEALs do in pool comp is crazy, you probably don't even want to know what the Kampfschwimmer do.

[@notverysur3rightnow145]

David Higgins was similar in that he struggled loads with water then he became a seal.*goggins

[@fireboigotti2647]

Nobody really knows what kinda training our seals do in water...hell we don’t really know what kinda training they do period...they train for 3whole years to be SEALs so we can’t compare the two because of the lack of knowledge we have on the subject.

[@jamesvella305]

"20km is not that far" :)

[@crazypete84]

Keep going please. Love your Aussie content!

[@FourHorsemen-k2y]

One of my Section commanders was X 2Commando when I was at 3rd Battalion, he didn’t like being a dirt dart after doing TAG ...

[@nathangelhaar5528]

Yep and I still pack march, as I get into my late forties and cramping is almost guaranteed in the tropics. Sucks, fit as but cramping.

[@JamesonsTravels]

The hamstring cramps are the worst.

[@nathangelhaar5528]

And if you keep walking you look like you're bunged up on hard rations😉. I've found that vitamin D and calcium tablet's help, but like hydration, you've got to do it prior to humping. I now work as first response for Police as a remote area search and rescue tracker, so I take yhem daily.

[@every1665]

@@JamesonsTravels Are you sure it's not sciatica? That can feel like an electric shock up the hamstring and can be alarmingly painful.

[@adolfoarancesjr9221]

Australian SF trained the Philippine SF in every aspect of warfare and in the end the Philippine SF train the Australian SF in jungle survival in the most inhospitable place, where GPS is not used only your wits and compass.

[@alberpajares4792]

Hey, marine selection isn’t easy neither,.. ‘born in 4th july’ reaction..,

[@JamesonsTravels]

Great movie.

[@papiescobar2023]

My dad helped with the SAS selection, he flew helicopters for them and he told me they played hide and seek with the sas guys have mirrors on there bags facing to the sky and they had to hide the mirror with something over it so my dad couldnt see them from his helicopter and it was a times March as well and if they got caught they failed

[@name5798]

Please keep doing more parts I love it!

[@upcommerbunny8588]

Sixth, react to Killer Bean pls.

[@a_s_h_a_z3861]

This mans a legend 👑 best Channel in yt for me I want to become a marine when I grow up rn I am just 13 😞

[@JamesonsTravels]

Keep after it young man. Stay active. Pick a sport. Does not matter if you are good or not. Keeps you in shape. Stay away from any mental health issues in your record. Going into the Marines start reading this amzn.to/3j0Fs8a. Don't need to study it but helps understanding land nav etc.

[@a_s_h_a_z3861]

Thank for the help 😃

[@philiplucky7170]

Yep more please Jameson, yeah its a tough ass course and the mental is what gets you and its all about resolve, your muscles start to fail, and then there is the water which we are surrounded by, but you need to be able to think through your fear worse its whats below you never see

[@JamesonsTravels]

Aussies are one of my new favorites.

[@scottb.0185]

When was the last time USMC or US Army, performed a 20 km run on operations? 2 Commando operate the same way as Rangers/Delta, along side our SASR in Australia.

[@joshuaosgood4870]

I had that problem (civilian) of the pain with over exertion with dehydration. Magnesium has been the problem with me, or too low level on it.

[@MrSanemon]

I think fears can be overcome with the right mindset, I'm sure there are people jumping out of planes that had a phobia of heights at one point. It's the willpower to overcome those sorts of fears that can't be trained I'd guess.

[@JasonBlack66]

Cramps? It is taught to victorian Surf Life Savers (I assume other states too) (It's literally a staple of surf lifesaving) So I am a little surprised these prospects are just trying to ride them out. there are literally tons of bodily and extremity flexes that can be performed to counter them. I find it a little odd this is not taught to new recruits let alone elite prospects. Maybe I missed something. Aussie Oi!

[@GoodwillWright]

As a kid growing up in Australia, we had something called VACSwim (or something like that). Had to tread water 5 minutes, full clothes plus jumper, shoes and socks and bag just to pass our grade. This isn't even getting into bronze medal stuff. It's really not that hard, just don't do unnecessary movements and keep calm. On the other hand, we just jumped into the pool and did it. We didn't have to bugger ourselves out first with exercise, sleep and food deprivation so it's a big difference compared to what these soldiers go through. As you pointed out throughout the video, they do the hardest tests when you are at your lowest of resources.

[@ozzygrunt4812]

We did a week of reverse cycle training I.e sleep during the day and work at night, then finished with a 24 hours in-defence exercise with no sleep. It stuffs you up, and burns you out, I think I slept for a week after that

[@davidsmart8594]

Excellent content. I was cured of my fear of water as a child, but heights... I was still terrified of heights when I joined the Army. Abseiling 90m cured that... A great experience.

[@JamesonsTravels]

I wonder if you don't cure the fear of water early, can it ever be done as an adult. Not just surviving but feeling comfortable. Surfing, diving and swimming since I remember.

[@jackturtle131]

Abseiling face forward is for more fun

[@davidsmart8594]

@@JamesonsTravels You might have a point there...I grew up in Australia: swimming was 'unavoidable'.

[@davidsmart8594]

@@jackturtle131 Yes! I tried that (only from 30m though). My training NCO did it in two bounds...I 'walked' down. Then, when I got to the bottom, I was about 5ft off the ground and I asked the instructor: "What do I do now...?" "Let go". Oh, the hilarity when I landed...

[@lordlurker5966]

Yeah mate I like your work. Love to here your thoughts on the emerging Australian amphibious infantry 2RAR. Maybe compare against USMC and UKRM. Where do we need to evolve in this space. Should Australia raise a dedicated Marine force outside Army? Thanks mate. Very entertaining in this COVID era. Armour does it better btw.

[@vinorob]

Do we still do the annual 'Kangaroo' exercises with the US Marine Corp at Shoalwater? I expect not but curious if anyone knows.

[@adambryson990]

@@vinorob Marine rotational force darwin is here 6 months of the year and they do multiple large scale exercises main one being talisman sabre every 2 years. Dont think kangaroo has been round since the early 90's

[@wattlebough]

vinorob I’m pretty sure the old K exercises are now Talisman Sabre every two years, and half the world participates. British have joined in, Japan, Indo, French from New Caledonia. Kiwis of course.

[@vinorob]

@@wattlebough Thanks mate. Been in Europe for thirty years and well out of the loop.

[@lonesoldier3921]

" put that in the comments"

[@bigmac5462]

Read that in his voice.

[@stevenwebb3634]

@@bigmac5462 me too

[@giusepperesponte8077]

The blood sugar issue is purely a discipline problem. People can function for weeks without food, 3 days is nothing when you’re talking about survival.

[@seppeopdenakker7749]

I was scared underwater,swimming was never a problem but the moment i put my head underwater panic took over.i trained over a year getting used to being underwater and even started freediving,reached my 10 meter goal december last year. Point is: you can overcome fear by facing it. But for a selection like this one you are just badly prepped if you still panic and lose control

[@simonnoble7589]

Yes I want more of this ! Your doing great work , thank you 😊. Greetings from England 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@BigCgull]

I had a kiwi friend almost get away with having a volleyball tucked inside his shirt on a swim test. He got busted and we all got destroyed, if it wasn't so funny I would have been annoyed. I would like to see part 2 of this please. Thanks for doing these videos.

[@psudoctor3336]

After my long rucks usually 15 miles or longer, I get muscle cramps from dehydration and muscle fatigue. This usually happens in the middle of the night after the ruck. Can be surprising when it wakes you up in the middle of the night.

[@bengquan78]

Proud of all our Defense Force men and women - but huge respect for our Aussie SF teams (Commandos, SASR, Clearance Divers etc)

[@kevinadamson7571]

When I served in Germany with the Scots Guards we did two weeks in barracks and two weeks on excercise, the training had to be as real to life as possible so it was done under battlefield conditions . The first couple of nights you might get 3 or 4 hours sleep but by the end of the fortnight you were lucky to get 1 or 2 hours and one night I remember we didn't get any . After endex and de kit we slept all weekend to catch up . Sleep depravation is the worst type of mental torture and I was a Scimitar driver and actually fell asleep driving many times , just as well it was on the training area and not the main roads .

[@4benz_829]

Ur my favourite KZbinr

[@troyerrington7890]

We build our boys tough down here...,..

[@unfitforpurpose6422]

Funny that people are afraid of water but if that pool was full of beer it would get emptied prety dam quick

[@thedreamtime3624]

@4:30 this man is a warrior and an amazing sgt. He saved my life..

[@slinky3123]

Was that REALLY you tho?

[@thedreamtime3624]

@@slinky3123 he was my sgt and yes he did save my life. The man is an absolute legend.

[@niceview2112]

Day 46. Still waiting Jameson to do a reaction video on finnish soldiers, especially the white dead aka best sniper in history and larry thorne/lauri törni aka soldier of 3 armies and one of the first green berets even tho he wasnt even american.

[@bigGaza1]

My mate was a Commando in late 90's early 2000s, he was always naturally super fit, when we were teens he found it easier to run 2kms to the shops than to walk. Commandos are apparently always on call even after they have left. I love your videos, please do a video on British SBS (Special Boat Service) as it seems little is known about them to general public.

[@spacemanapeinc7202]

SBS Selection is mostly same as the SAS, the only difference is that SBS candidates do an extended version of the SAS selection which is generally classified not available for the public due to secrets leaking out. After all most of the SAS Selection process is classified and the little we know about process is only about the hard long marches through the welsh countryside, jungle training, and the escape and evasion training. The tactical training and CQB Training we know nothing about.

[@lennoxlewerenz1366]

Ive been almost watching all of your videos. Would love to see you react to a video of GSG9 or KSK from Germany. Anyway keep it up love the videos. Cheers

[@EdItXTM94]

Do an episode of series Michael Israel defense forces.

[@indeed8211]

pack marches in Australia middle of summer 104f before 10am you're not needing to take a piss you'll be lucky if you need to piss by 6 pm the next day i know from experience in Australia it doesn't matter how much you drink its never enough

[@alexnguyen5563]

Thank you a lot for your analysis. Watching this myself won't give me as much info as I would have on how tough these exercises actually is since I haven't actually experience it yet.

[@easbreid9879]

Man Australia has some gnarly wild life, just about every terrain has a predator that wants to eat you lol

[@scrimmo]

If you can conquer height anxiety (and plenty of SF candidates have it), you can conquer water anxiety

[@ariellewest5024]

I had to tread water for 10 min for my open water certification. That was hell!

[@martintierney28]

Please keep em coming brother awesome video 🤙🇦🇺

[@ROLZILLA]

What did you watch this on mate?

[@ernestohemingway2308]

Commando school was the original Green Beret school in England. Commando is more like U.S Army Rangers. Darby's Rangers originally studied in England during WW2. The Commando course today evolved into a light infantry unit that goes behind enemy to accomplish a mission. Commando school is for the young and brave. Old soldiers are too mature to join a Commando Unit or go to a Ranger Battalion. The Commandos are the staple of modern warfare against secret military facilities inside enemy territory. Russian and Chinese special forces are more like Army Rangers. The Russians and the Chinese military want to outnumber the Commandos and Rangers by 20 to 1. The new war is fast moving to occupy an area like Crimea, Poland or South Korea.

[@Fishnekket]

Can you please do "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi" :)

[@budrobadre]

I think the whole 'being able to go without food for a long period' is partly genetics and partly what you're used to. When I was into powerlifting and trying to bulk up I would get lightheaded, nauseous and very irritated if I went without food for 4 or 5 hours. I had to quit due to Covid closing the gyms, and it took me a while to get my body used to eating normally again, like 2000 calories spread over 3 meals a day without issues. I guess it would be a good idea to get used to eating less in the months prior to selection.

[@puttyjoker1837]

Its a mental game if you really want it you will get it

[@JJ-yh1iw]

Dehydration is big and occurred alot when you not getting enough salt due to training past their normal requirement. Depending on diet choice or genetically were your from in the world, salt has a massive effect on your performance and with out alot of salt you want hold water and dehydration will occur fast

[@cavalier080854]

Last time I was this early, she complained. 🤣

[@rewild6134]

I remember during PRMC for the Royal Marines at CTCRM, they pulled the old "we finish at the trucks". Right at the end of the course, they had 3 trucks waiting and we'd been told that was the end, of course we got there and they told us there's another 5km to go. I reckon about 5/7 lads out of the 30 or so left on the course gave up and dropped out then. They only made us run about 200m round the corner too, it was purely psychological, to see who would keep going and who would throw in the towel.

[@LemmingFNSR]

Yes you can overcome fear of the water. If you can tap in to something that motivates you. It was an embarrassment growing up here in Oz with an abject terror of being in the water. Then I got the idea I wanted to learn to scuba dive.Forced myself to jump into a pool every day without fail and taught myself to “swim” (3 professional swimming instructors had given up). And then I started into the wonderful world of scuba.

[@TheMichaelStott]

During my 18 years in the Army I would say at the beginning I noticed very few weak swimmers, but as the years went by those numbers increased. The regular forces draw their recruits from civilians, the S.F groups draw theirs from the regular forces, so I have always been concerned when standards in regular training would be messed with.

[@hairybelly8650]

Oh, standards have always been different with employment category. And still are.

[@kungpochopedtuna]

Its weird with fears i remember my best friend being dragged down the edge of the pool in swimming lessons and he would just hold the stick with one hand while a teacher just dragged him up and down the pool 😂 always the opposite with me, im like a fish in water but i lose the ability to shift myself when im at height i just wanna lie down as close to the floor as possible 🤣 if only i had a DI to kick my ass about an beat it outta me eh? Haha

[@garethbertram3091]

I think sleep deprivation is the the worst feeling in the world. I have a young son with autism and it definitely messses with your head when you get to a certain level of tiredness everywhere aches and your brain doesn't respond to anything.

[@SamKunti]

Worst is your brain gets used to it and you can't sleep even if you want to

[@name5798]

Please do more parts i really enjoy this series and the Aussie content!

[@collguyjoe99]

I was in 2/3 Infantry , The Old Guard @ Ft Lewis - a Stryker Unit. The one day we get a new CSM, straight from 2nd Ranger Batt. One of the first things the new CSM did - made everyone in the batt go through Ranger water certification. Jumping into a deep ass pool with all your kit on, and rubber ducky was an eye opener.

[@elvinsmatthew]

yes definetly want the rest

[@فارسالجهني-ك1ط]

I love your content. Keep up the good work.

[@micko11154]

Another great reaction Jammo!! Love your work m8. More of the series PLEASE! :) Cheers!

[@thomasconc]

Those masks brought some memories back - MOPP training at Kanungra in mid-summer - highly unpleasant - the masks don't just steam up, the eyepieces fill up with enough sweat its like looking through a fish bowl... Nice to see that the guys weren't actually arguing with each other - just getting on with the job and doing their best.

[@dack4545]

All I know is my PTI instructor for both kapooka and singleton they've were both S.A.S.R pti ,this stuff in an out of the pool 10 push ups get back in the pool get off the pool doesn't exist any more ,unless your S.A.S.R

[@theamericanviking1835]

Hey I used to be terrified of water, when I was younger I almost drowned 🤕 but my older sister jumped in and saved me. She actually taught me how to swim a year later and now i love that shit man. You can deffenetly train someone to get over they're fear, the real question is, does that person have the resolve to break that fear?

[@lewishardiman7628]

One lad in my platoon was in med centre for 9 weeks for soft tissue damage. He fell over a cobblestone wall in the daylight.

[@kurtisbennett239]

Yes please keep these episodes coming. Refreshing to watch commentary from someone without a PC bone in their body.

[@BrotherRanceGwynne]

Love the work, keep these videos coming.

[@ginger0208]

This is cool and all but I'm waiting for parts 2 and 3 of South African Special Task First💯

[@name5798]

The person who replies below me thinks im cool

[@name5798]

i got u homie

[@dack4545]

20kms is short for Australian Troops, I was in the Australian regular Army ,we did a 56 + km forced march in 9 hrs ,Commandos are nothing