Behind The Scenes With The British Army in Kenya | ACCESS

We follow 2 Rifles, one of the British Army's light infantry regiments as they deploy on Exercise Askari Storm in Kenya. The focus of this video, will be an experimentation phase, in which 2 Rifles will be trialing civilian vehicles to see just how agile a modern infantry force can be.
As their training progresses, we hear from Riflemen, Platoon Commanders and the OC to determine how they are finding their new environment.
The training culminates in a Company level dawn raid on an enemy position.
Join Darren and Joe as they navigate 21st century soldiering in extreme heat, while getting all the best views thanks to the RAF and their trusty Puma helicopters.
In part 2, we follow the troops as they under go a SERE package - Survive, evade, resist and escape...
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[@kenricnarbrough8191]

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[@BFBSCreative]

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[@Barnes6083]

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[@si0054]

The Kenyan exercise package in my opinion was always the best. These videos are far better than any of the last 10 year recruitment attempts too. Which were complete gash.

[@somebawldy3789]

100% nothing like being on stag and being surrounded by a pack of lions thag aee 10 metres away Definition of going commando

[@liamh9814]

Another high quality video from BFBS. Whatever the merits of the methods employed, it’s nice to see thinking about different methods. Seems relevant given the current situation.

[@dragondynastywarrior506]

7:41 Lt. Keville has been deployed there for so long he's slowly turning into a Lion judging from his hair

[@BFBSCreative]

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[@Peskyjooba]

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[@fod1855]

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Aren’t the recruitment applications down on the website?

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Rip

[@fod1855]

@@matthewlong1718 rip?

[@HiighStreet]

What a brilliant insight into a world we would not otherwise be able to see! Great narration too, his voice fits perfectly with the video and adds to the excitement!

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I’m a 50 year old veteran of Milan platoon in Paderborn and SF still a badass however my wife thinks otherwise. Ex 3LI and 2LI loving the adrenaline and still living the dream hope to meet you guys in Ukraine soon. Mind over matter guys keep pushing and dig in. 💪🏼

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I have to say you make us proud to be British! Quality content my dear friends ☺️

[@catlee8064]

I look back at my time in the Army (18yrs) The training ive done, the places ive been, ppl ive served with and the experiences that made me, feels like a life time ago. You dont need super expensive training to get the job done, this simple use of the basic stuff really hits it out of the park.

[@BFBSCreative]

Where abouts has the Army taken you? ✈️

[@catlee8064]

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[@Grogritark]

Attended my local reserve unit for this first time this evening, very very keen to get out on some exercises like this in the future. Nothing but excitement.

[@somebawldy3789]

The excitment soon fades Especially when you get back to find your rooms been cleared out and all your shit is in the carpark

[@TCraig00]

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[@samg0529]

Producing better content than the official UK military channels. Keep it up

[@mjheal]

Great work on the video chaps. Looking forward to part 2!

[@petmister1]

Brings back memories when I was part of 2 rifles 😊🥲

[@noexit10]

I worked for the company the provided the TES kit for these boys, and spent time in country with them during Askari Storm 2021. Good times!

[@keekee6616]

Mr Ashurst was my old boss done force protection kenya back in 2015, hes a good bloke

[@RD-dn7yv]

Nanyuki changed a lot! Ex Grand Prix 1986.

[@malcolmcave1613]

Skills here are the same sort of contact drills that were taught part of the northern Ireland training. Skills that were lost with the newer generation that haven't deployed to the province. Skills that should be taught and practiced in phase 2 training making the British soldier more versatile in fighting. Not just infantry but all aspects of the military in my opinion.

[@sharkwolf7788]

Absolutely great video. Brought back some good memories.

[@GUSCi-BDE]

didnt know british army trains in my country that helicopter landing on that stone was like watchin a hollywood movie

[@Prometheus7272]

This is better than army adverts

[@fulcrumtrg8287]

The plateaus around Mt Kenya are at a decent altitude. Running with kit on would have been exhausting. You can see why the unacclimatised reporter was suffering.

[@jakealcock5905]

think this is clear evidence of how good the British military really is, that 2 Rifles, a normal (no disrespect) infantry regiment is able to seriously hold their own with Kenyan special forces. Kenyan special forces aren't amateurs either, they've had pretty extensive training by tier one SF units like the SAS/SBS. Even though the UK military is miserably underfunded, the training is still second to none.

[@grivasgeorgios7409]

Very good job man! Is it possible to have some info about the soundtrack?

[@bremnersghost948]

What an Amazing Country to have the Pleasure of Training in, As a Civilian all I can do is go green with envy :(

[@SwitchTF2]

Don’t envy them, they’re riflemen. There’s a lot of drill, cleaning, and PT that isn’t worth envy at all.

[@somebawldy3789]

@@SwitchTF2 Oh the trifles drill (Smacks head)

[@ronti2492]

Looks like good stuff for the troops and I assume they flogged the crap out of the hire vehicles ( as everyone does)...hope the hire company were planning to swap the cars out, otherwise I would say you might soon be able to pick up a bargain, ex-hire car in Nairobi, just that you might have to drop a new gear box or two into it! Keep it up, great channel!

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[@Callum679]

Awesome video!

[@charados_fiend6722]

Haha I went to air cadets with dom, good to see him doing well

[@Johnvalkyre]

Your army videos are the best. Please continue to make more if you get permission from your govt.

[@rezakhan3014]

Great video. First time seeing a British video of this kind and I must say it's quite different from the US vids of similar training exercises. Different military doctrines I suppose

[@SM-tu5fz]

Ours is a lot tougher though cos we are a lot lot smaller country so we make sure we have the best with tougher training regimes. Americans have always been focused on overloading their enemies while for us as a smaller army it’s abt tactics. They did a video similar to this where the US Marines and the Royal Marines (uk ones) and the Americans were struggling with just the training for Royal Marines Recruits.

[@JohnTimar-tw5pu]

Second home of British army after UK

[@riadulislam1816]

I feel bad for the civilian rented vehicles. These boys gave them a hell of a ride

[@BFBSCreative]

We can attest that they had seen a good life before they saw action with 2 RIFLES.

[@81hotboy8]

It’s all good till rounds start tearing through your vehicle. No armor is sketch. We lost 4 special forces in Niger when they’re vehicle was ambushed and there’s no cover

[@juliasranu2255]

The narrator said."it's time for gtfo which means it's time to get the f**k out..I like it 👍👍

[@mleinternationalW]

Top notch quality but makes me wonder who is gonna oversight what the British are doing in an isolated safari in Kenya.

[@BFBSCreative]

Hi - thanks for your comment. The British Forces are not isolated in any way. They are based within Kenyan military establishments and when deployed on this kind of exercise they are partnered with Kenyan Army and Special Forces. All training that takes places is under complete agreement with the Kenyan authorities. If you need any more info you will need to contact the MOD.

[@ThroatSore]

6 minutes in. Good to see the sense of humour. Fighting well. Laughing hard. 🙂🙂🙂

[@cooltools007]

Not really the correct weapons for a vehicle security detail, THE SA80 was clumsy enough let alone if you had a stoppage while debussing, that was half the problem with the British military, they favoured equipment suppliers regardless of any function issues or quality, and the release of funds was way too drawn out, I mean operations used UK special forces, but our force was limited due to a lack of night vision equipment,... pretty sad , I hope it got better since I tested the first version of the SA80 way back in 1985 that's showing how old that weapon is regardless of a HK revamp, best of luck guys

[@wor53lg50]

Great work their doing not only for the people but animals to, Kenya relies a big part on their tourism... One of the best and safest places of all africa to see magnificent wildlife and all the big five, id recommend camp safari to anyone, a bucket list in the top five....great name askari storm, askari are a warrior tribe who can actually steal a chunk of meat or haunch from a feeding lion, its a initiation for a young askari coming of age..and no the lion dosnt get injured and it or they dont loose their meal, they get frightened off, then can return when a piece of meat as been cut off..

[@b.bruster1462]

Good stuff. Suggestion - perhaps RR chat with Iraq contractors about vehicle drills. Consider ammo - 8+1 on you; 7 or 8 little backpacks in wagon with 10 + hand bangers Looking sharp. Bloody hot lol

[@blackw4t8r]

Ask us. We been doing light civvy vehicles in combat roles for years

[@somebawldy3789]

Ok im asking you

[@CheersDits2979]

Unfortunately when you use civilian vehicles and the enemy find this out then all civilian vehicles become a target and innocent people die. This is what is happening in Ukraine.

[@tomsoki5738]

If you were fighting a conventional military yes. But this kind of vehicle use would never happen in that situation, AFV’, APC’s and PMV’s would be used if a proper war was going on.

[@questionmaker5666]

The Russians would have attacked them anyway.

[@CheersDits2979]

@@tomsoki5738 cheers dits 🤙🏻

[@alasdairtrimmer4302]

Unbelievable video

[@rrshowtime3900]

War Games, Zero threat at all times.

[@Always-Hustle]

Where is part 2 ?? Been over 3 months.

[@gregoryemmanuel9168]

Just out of curiosity, what exactly is the environmental impact of the brit military doing all kinds of exercises in the middle of a National Park?

[@tomsoki5738]

Small, if not negligible

[@MrMaboboz]

They recently burned a forest down in Mt. Kenya, there have been military men bragging on social media about killing wild animals and yes even human beings. A British soldier for instance is currently being investigated for the murder of a young Kenyan girl, he slept with her, killed her then stuffed her body in a septic tank then proceeded to brag and joke about it to his colleagues.

[@leserimpapi4143]

Not a national park!, It's a conservacy meaning private land. Just a big ranch that comes with wildlife

[@somebawldy3789]

Gotta look after the lions and ivory Its just kiss arsing really

[@Nokloss]

Swiss live simulation equipment in Kenia. Wild.

[@Tim58167]

My Brother used to be in 2nd Battalion Light Infantry, is this the modern equivalent?.

[@Smash1989Cal]

2LI amalgamated into 3RIFLES. But there’s a lot of crossover, particularly now!

[@Tim58167]

@@Smash1989Cal Ah! ok thank you for your reply much appreciated.

[@JammyDodger45]

Still just as shit but wearing a different capbadge.

[@Mungo658]

I remember those American SF that got murdered by Jihad terrorists that one time because they has civilian vehicles.... video of it to around 2014-ish i think

[@TCraig00]

Late 2017 in Niger. They were ambushed by very large numbers and their local forces turned tail and ran.

[@LewiiiG]

What I always wondered was how the hell these boys smoke in the army man in 30 degree weather, yet still can run like champions haha.

[@somebawldy3789]

What you mean smoke? As in a bind or ciggie?

[@LewiiiG]

@@somebawldy3789 hahaha obviously not a bind lad a ciggie man

[@somebawldy3789]

@@LewiiiG it was bind in my day fella hahah still a ciggie either way hahahha

[@somebawldy3789]

@@LewiiiG I remember the first time i asked an officer for a ciggie on Ex He was like yeah no dramas My Plt Sgt ... well lets just say Full kit, stsnd by, go hahhaha

[@somebawldy3789]

@@LewiiiG irs because i was guards asking for a ciggie or bind resulted in aksing the queen for a blow job ..... How obserd !

[@pedroalmeida4335]

Where´s a land rover when you need? lol Seriously. They would be better off in the pick up version of the toyota´s in the hatch compartment.

[@s4mur41RPG]

No fires this year

[@billyvinilly8104]

Id be interested in finding out how these drills are inspired by contacts in Afghan against such vehicles

[@darrencoventry6788]

Drills haven’t changed much since the days in Northern Ireland. What is new is that these guys as Light Infantry are usually used to moving and fighting on foot.

[@billyvinilly8104]

@@darrencoventry6788 yeah mate, i understand that. Just waiting to see how long until they are cutting around with a .50cal in the tray of a Hilux

[@darrencoventry6788]

Gotcha. I thought you meant the contact drills. Yes the thought of using technical vehicles as a quick and cheap method of adding new capability has likely been inspired by what insurgents across the world have shown is possible.

[@OldhamSteve52]

Went to Kenya in 1980 with my old mob and just practiced our BAOR war role, digging trenches. One of the reasons I left.

[@somebawldy3789]

It didnt change up until about 5 years ago when the army went woke

[@solomonstemplers]

I was there in 1992 1st bn WG Proper sh*t hole Wildlife great though.

[@somebawldy3789]

Who was the naughty trifle that started that bush fire....... Oommmmmmmmmnnnnn naughty boys (and girls now aparently)

[@Didyeaye404]

Ye old hilux never fails

[@screenerlook]

WTF! Have I lost something important here? No night attack when you have NVG's on everyone? Please explaine!

[@carlosubakx379]

Nice 🙂🙂🙂

[@Longbyname]

As they’re training in that environment and we see them spaced out reacting to enemy fire - I can’t help but think about the risk of bumping into dangerous wildlife and what control measures are in place to prevent that happening.

[@BFBSCreative]

Hey 👋 Joe here. I did ask the OC about this as I was also curious. He told me the troops receive a mandatory briefing upon arrival in country detailing how to react to those exact situations. Teams are also sent out to clear areas before training takes place to minimise the risk of human/ wildlife conflict and a lot of time is spent picking up spent rounds or ‘brass’ at the end to minimise the footprint. Incidents do however still occur and there is definitely always a risk of walking up on a lion or other dangerous creature. Then I guess you just have to be faster than the slowest man 🏃‍♂️🦁

[@Longbyname]

@@BFBSCreative well thanks for getting back to me and clearing that up. Basically what you’re saying in a nutshell is; hope for the best but plan for the worst 😂 please keep content like this coming, it’s brilliant!

[@somebawldy3789]

Risk, try being on stag and your Plt Sgt tells you that your surrounded by a pride of lions..... then as you pull up your flashlight, you see 5 or 6 big eyes looking back at you from around 10 metres away

[@Longbyname]

@@somebawldy3789 I’d rather stag on in STANTA….

[@somebawldy3789]

@@BFBSCreative when i was out there i never seen lads going out shooting lions for fun ... if you bumped into the local populants you delt with it are any of your journos ex infantry or are you all office jockeys

[@IMHOGSLICE]

Bro I know one of the geezers

[@tdtvegas]

So the point of this exercise is deploy but take none of your kit..? Sounds like the MOD is trying to cheap out on training!

[@vickomen333]

The same regiment that burned hectares of natural forestland in Kenya and killed two women!

[@johnsabini2330]

They recruit in Liverpool so when they left all the civvy wagons were up on bricks 😎

[@geoffpriestley7310]

Grandson is out there now my other Grandson been there . I hope the y oesn't try these tack ticks in my citroen berlingo

[@yorkshirerose4225]

If the army want to recruit. Show them this lol

[@lukehornett8952]

That Keville needs a haircut

[@bigjohn697791]

To be honest if they just spoke to the UKSF guys they probably would have given them the correct steer and top tips etc.. (Seems very similar to what is going on in Ukraine in some footage I have seen)

[@MartinJHarris]

arm them with the Galil Ace Gen 2...

[@joe18425]

Is it only me or is it kinda stupid to have a base at the bottom of elevated positions like a big f**k off hill right behind you.

[@darrencoventry6788]

As long as you can secure the hill then you can secure the base. In this case though this is a temporary training camp. Almost completely dismantled at the end of the training. Many military bases rely some kind of elevated observation post like towers or even balloons with cameras like those seen in Afghanistan.

[@parasinthephilippines]

2 Rifles need a bloody haircut.

[@maquettemusic1623]

Haven't you got young Filipino girls to touch up?

[@parasinthephilippines]

@@maquettemusic1623 All Ex Airborne with filipina wives "Batangas Unit"

[@MrBraddatz]

Just ask the Taliban or any terr in Africa, or the SF units that swat them.

[@stevenbarclay8159]

Kind of useless ain't it really because you just need to shoot at the vehicle?, its not armored so wouldn't they all just be dead?

[@funnyman12731]

A small mind thinks small 🤣

[@brianjones1151]

Ditch the SA80's Boys !!

[@jesselombard5632]

Hand out the pockets mate

[@christopherhumphreys7052]

Preparing for Ukraine.....

[@bellicostevet1388]

Well first they need to get a proper rifle!

[@twistedleft1060]

Kenya! That's where Obama is from...

[@IndigoEagle78]

*His Dad

[@remonsedorov2192]

Felicidades, es un buen ejemplo. 176 sentadillas son unos QQGIRLS.Uno muchas y un buen ejercicio. Se deja ver que hay muy buenos resultados 😍👍 Saludos desde la Cd.. de world 🌹😉💖 los mortalesv abian apreciado tan hermosa mujer.k

[@somebawldy3789]

Take ten paces off the end of a cliff

[@tandemfandom1]

GTFO? This isn't a fortnite video

[@ksgrmdsdl2383]

All these trainings yet you cannot put a single UK soldier on the ground in active warzones like Ukraine. Lol!

[@danielgraham5199]

Are you 5?

[@ksgrmdsdl2383]

@@danielgraham5199 Are you 2?

[@Dangleeballs274]

Nice one mate, spoken like a true expert on the subject matter. 😂😂

[@Dangleeballs274]

@@danielgraham5199 well said

[@danielgraham5199]

@@ksgrmdsdl2383 no but I do have a clue what I’m on about.

[@pride37]

this was the worst attack I've ever seen man 2 rifles are dog shit, nothing like killing civvies on askari storm haha

[@wor53lg50]

What pride would that be? Gai or ⚧ or the other one thats getting boring!!! Like the boy who cried lion....

[@jdoe5242]

Smfh that British rifle so the worst rifle in the world. Every British soldier I’ve spoken to or seen videos of talking about it hates it!!! Bullpup rifles in the confines of a car seems like a nightmare and the UK government just keeps the same rifle with 98% of soldiers hating it

[@tomstravels520]

Have you ever fired it yourself? Have you spoken to every single person in the armed forces? I reckon that 98% was based on just a couple of people. A bull pup in a vehicle actually still works better than a car one because you retain the longer range than a carbine. Imagine if it was an M16 and how much of a struggle that would be. The rifle is extremely reliable and even more accurate in its A3 version. It’s only main disadvantage is the weight. Left handed people adapt quickly

[@jdoe5242]

@@tomstravels520 I’m speaking manly on the reload and the facts the actions need to reload effectively. The magazines position makes a problem. And yes I’ve fired one. It’s very on unintuitive in my opinion.

[@jdoe5242]

@@tomstravels520 the fact that with AR type platform doesn’t require me to drop my whole firing stance and grip to reload it in itself makes it superior to the bull pup style. You can’t reload a bull pup with out un shouldering it🤷🏻

[@wor53lg50]

@@tomstravels520 typical yank!!! Of coarse their gear always better, apparently they dont bust when falling off pedastools, he must be still living in the the late 90's when the SA80 was gash untill hekler and koch got there hands on em, anyway if MOD was to do re shuffle they should fit em out with 401's or the canuck version of M4 defo not money in their pockets for taking the piss and thinking they know everything..

[@wor53lg50]

Why dont they arm them puma's like the lebs or them dewn south, thered make one hell of a gunship...