RIDE ALONG Ep.2 - Armoured Recce

Follow Corporal Clarke as he practices his Gunnery skills on the TAP-V in our newest entry of the RIDE ALONG series!
Meet Corporal Elijah Clarke, a member of The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own). Ever since the third grade, Clarke has wanted to join the military - his mother claims it was the first thing he ever said he wanted to do when he grew up. Clarke was drawn towards the Armoured Reconnaissance trade because of the variety of work it entails. Armoured crewman drive armoured vehicles, operate vehicle weapons systems, take part in dismounted infantry work, perform vehicle maintenance, and, in the case of the British Columbia Regiment; practice IA (Influence Activities). Clarke’s advice to those who want to join Armoured Reconnaissance is to have an open mind and be ready to learn a lot of different skills. “As a crewman, you get to experience a lot of really cool moments as well as a lot of challenging moments, the important thing is to practice and continue to work hard.” Clarke is one of many reservists in the Canadian Army that train to augment, sustain and support deployed Regular Force members when needed.
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[@AtomicArcherGuy]

To the image techs who made this: hats off to you guys, this rocks. So much better than the ‘old days’ footage from 5 years ago, and the social media spot for this was right on queue for me. As a soldier, I don’t feel like cringing seeing this, and I’m shocked that it’s official Canadian Army video. Way to go!

[@Canuck037]

At 3:00 I hear a mcpl say "go grab your ammo I'll finish it off", that man speaking is corporal Zhou if I recall correctly,atleast he was a corporal when I knew him, he has a very distinct voice and I believe he mentioned he was an armored gunner at the time, he was one of my staff members when I did my bmq reserves course 0536 at PRTC in the summer of 2018 Edit- now that I've watched the entire video and have heard his voice more, I can 100% confirm thats him, small world lol

[@andytosso7460]

It is so bizarre to see troops in the same unit, same profession I was in years ago, using WAY different equipment, wearing different uniforms, and using the same language, behaving the same. It's like glimpsing an alternate dimension!

[@Cubcariboo]

Well, this certainly is an improvement on the 80's, laying in a field, trying to look fierce behind my C2, while making "Bang! Bang! Bang!" sounds because we couldn't even afford blanks. Cheers to this generation, their dedication and enthusiasm. Any of you "old guys" whining about the young folks not holding to the same values or work ethic. You are partly right. They don't and can't be the same as us. They have the potential to do better, smarter and faster than we did. Cuidich 'n Righ

[@stevestruthers6180]

About 40-odd years ago, I served in a reserve armoured recce unit, where our main vehicles were ancient M38CDN and then-relatively new M151 jeeps with a GPMG mounted on a pintle that was bolted into the side of the vehicle, next to the crew commander's position. If a vehicle like the TAP-V had been issued to us to replace the jeeps, everyone in my unit, me included, would have thought that we had died and gone to heaven.

[@anothernamlesscommenter352]

Hahaha lol, thank you for your service sir!😄🙏🎖💪🇨🇦🔥

[@0010eldar]

Got accepted into the Armored soldier position with the CAF just 3 days ago! I am beyond honored to be part of this countries great Armed Force!

[@MitchSprague]

These are extremely well done. If I was 40 years younger I'd be headed down to the local armoury to enlist.

[@roguetrooper70]

If your -65 you can for PRes. Ive heard in the news yrs a young lady +70 joined but i think as long as you can find a Unit that willing to take you but don't quote me on that thought. Ret 2015 at the ripe old age of 44 from to many boo-boos over the yrs. And i do it all over again.

[@Lieart_]

I love this ride alongs. As someone who loves the military and planning to sign up, this is amazing to watch. I hope to watch more of this and seeing day to day life’s of this amazing soldiers, weapons and trainings. It’s awesome and I’ve been looking for something like this for a while.

[@ThePhantom712]

Wow this is a Canadian Army video this is way better then 5 or 8 years ago. Great job.

[@its2point072]

No video has ever made me feel so cool even though I'm not in the armed forces. the team behind this video did an absolutely fantastic job!

[@syd6894]

We need more of these please :)

[@BushcraftQuebec]

Yeah to fight the nazi regime in Australia and to take our freedoms back from trudeau

[@Lieart_]

I gotta add this 😂 I was looking at the infantry and I have armoured soldier as second option but this is so cool. Now I have some decisions to make. Thanks for making this difficult for me guys😂🇨🇦

[@PabloRichardFernandez]

"just another day under the black beret..." I've spent decades in the armoured corps and it's been an absolute privilege.

[@Tsusday]

@@PabloRichardFernandez Yup infantry here and I regret not going armoured every day that passes. (4years in now)

[@PabloRichardFernandez]

@@Tsusday Never too late. Armour is my second trade...

[@tristenlittke7593]

Almost joined military but my grades weren't good enough plus a guy in military I ran into told me not to join infantry I could see in his eyes how tired sad and pissed he was I guess infantry can mentally and physically destroy you over any other position I also guess majority of homeless guys were former military, feel bad ppl serve this country to be screwed over by the government once kicked out of the force for being disabled 😢

[@Tsusday]

@@tristenlittke7593 Tbh being sad is part of the infantry, it's a suffering mentality. Our job doesn't have anything flashy, our courses are hard and painful. It's always the same routine. For the homeless part it's indeed pretty sad, it's less prevalent in Canada than the US. But it still happens nonetheless, one key factor is alcohol and drug abuses after release. Normally being medically discharged allocates you either a pension or a compensation deemed sufficient. The system for this is slow and ineffective. A buddy of mine has a had a pension for an elbow pain he barely feels anymore. But it was proven that it was duty related injury.

[@cortanatheai6103]

I really like the vlog-style of these videos. I know that there are alot of regulations (I'm a cadet correspondent, so I know some regulations regarding media, and I think it's safe to assume that these are even more regulated), but these still feel alot more authentic to the experience

[@MaxxPhillippeHollott]

Great piece of film. Keep up the great work.

[@davidmcrae4791]

i love seeing the awesome callouts in subtitles. Great for future learning too

[@raymtl8892]

Fantastic video! Up armoured!

[@justaguywithaturban6773]

More of these please 👍 Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

[@watermelonhead6525]

This is awesome! My application is in the final stages of the process so I cant wait to become an armoured crewman!!

[@davidmcrae4791]

theses Ride Along videos are awesome

[@chrisgale1084]

Very well done! Look forward to seeing more videos like this

[@SportoNorth]

Best recruiting video ever!!!! Well done and FKN GO RECCE!!

[@2dep4u]

wow the production value on this was great!

[@Goofygooberbitch]

More of these combat arms ride along please!

[@Goofygooberbitch]

finally an updated video!

[@duo666]

Good sab run my guy and great video all around . Form a cpl in the SALH up here in Edmonton

[@commanderxiiaresiix8826]

Great work everyone!

[@grantnorthcott5112]

Back in my day, we used the Lynx, Leopard C1, M113A1, Ferret scout car and the Cougar AVGP. Ok, I'm dating myself.. 1974 to 1998. The Cougar was the worst vehicle we ever had. I much prefer track.

[@che2602]

What was the ferret like in day to day use? Reliable?

[@tristenlittke7593]

My main question is how long you deployed? and how often to how long do you spend time with family and friends

[@rockqc91]

You totally sold me with this video! Question: are you often dismounted as a recce armoured soldier?

[@HighIQRetard]

Don't know about regs, but reserve not so much. And armoured recce is getting switched over to cavalry. If you want to do dismounted stuff, go infantry.

[@mateohunter9215]

Great stuff, we need more! Infantry please!

[@BushcraftQuebec]

The more tacticals you can get TRAINNING on the better you will become overall and not depend on other people skills

[@jjt1093]

Kit has sure changed in my day we used foot and iltis :) which is the vehicle I credit to learning manual :)

[@jacobclark9088]

Awesome video, it would be cool to see some similar stuff for other branches like maybe light infantry.

[@WaleedKhan-ms3qv]

And I as your glorious leader..wait that's not right hahah🤙🏻

[@marcdemmon471]

Do you guys still go to fort Lewis Washington militia co like we did in the 1979

[@vancouver4sure]

Up the Dukes!

[@Sprack]

Great video. Looks like rage 16

[@tgdemon228]

Well this should have fucking gone viral. What an awesome vlog, with actual people making actual mistakes and talking to the camera like humans. I wish I could be "as cool as Corporal Justin" too lol

[@PereiraPhotography]

:)

[@ericklafranchise1665]

TapV are meant to be our new MRAPs ? or they just replace the GWagons

[@lockedon8953]

So serious question. Are the rumors about these things being garbage true, is that just rumors?

[@breadtoasted2269]

That’s a lot of tech on that armoured vehicle, do they tip over easily?

[@Canuck037]

At 3:00 I hear a mcpl say "go grab your ammo I'll finish it off", that man speaking is corporal Zhou if I recall correctly,atleast he was a corporal when I knew him, he has a very distinct voice and I believe he mentioned he was an armored gunner at the time, he was one of my staff members when I did my bmq reserves course 0536 at PRTC in the summer of 2018 Edit- now that I've watched the entire video and have heard his voice more, I can 100% confirm thats him, small world lol

[@FriggOff]

C/S Target Minor

[@snakeplissken571]

Looks like the tapv needs some anti armor capability.This wasn't around when I was a death tech along time ago.I like the 40mm GMG replacing the ancient ma duce but it seems this can only be used against infantry.How does this compare to the lav? Cool show.

[@aakashalam6232]

I think the 40mm on the tapv has around 60mm of pen, so that means it should be able to fight bmps, it can't fight tanks though...

[@theangrycanuck8331]

"And we will expend all ammo at target" Me: "We call that mag dumping round these parts and that good sir, is a mighty fine mag dump indeed"

[@gilvangreig-clarke2106]

i cant join up yet but when i can i want to do this

[@DJSbros]

If armoured recce was advertised this well 4 years ago i may have considered staying in it longer.

[@rileylupky]

I think I know where my future is gonna land.

[@kanegorgeous3046]

Reserves can sign up full-time contracts.

[@user-xm2rf2qf8i]

Хорошо

[@Tango0214]

Awesome ride along! Any chance of a "ride along" with a infantry reserve unit?

[@92IsaacYun]

This definitely looks more spacious than the Coyote. Hopefully you guys got some leg room. Coyote was tight as shit. Literally slept standing because sitting just caused crazy cramps. But good times

[@tangosixzero1951]

I was on the Coyote test team, it was a close call if it would pass the testing, but it did. I also served on a Coyote in peacekeeping and war. The coyote was an excellent vehicle and it wasn't too difficult to sleep in the turret, if you were dog tired. Nature of the beast.

[@rustygrigg]

Yep show the world how your army does things

[@civ4823]

bad asss

[@christopher9000p]

7:15 That fire extinguisher looks to be in pretty dodgy shape.

[@roguetrooper70]

Whats it like being a PRes..lol its Go go go..then zzzzz go go go zzzz. Bag drive due to the limited time you get for Quality trg. Miss being RECCE but never regretted my time PRes before moving to the next adventure (Reg F 099)

[@kaijackson1430]

What’s with the fire?

[@benoitlaferriere5420]

Canada , True North Strong

[@user-xm2rf2qf8i]

Тайланд

[@yangjiao2057]

Now do one for the Infantry

[@Conn-gp5es]

*2 hour video of walking*

[@stellarsymphony7214]

@@Conn-gp5es in swamps

[@FoxyFilth]

COVERING! MOVING!

[@PabloRichardFernandez]

@@stellarsymphony7214 Carrying all your kit instead of your kit carrying you.

[@MattHGHFiverr]

2 hour video of making chiropractor appointments

[@nacholibre1962]

Then they get taken out with .50 cal AP from 1800m!

[@user-xm2rf2qf8i]

Испания

[@user-xm2rf2qf8i]

Эстония

[@user-xm2rf2qf8i]

Греция

[@user-xm2rf2qf8i]

Дания Швеция

[@Dermeister009]

I hear only bad things on this vehicle.. specially from the guys of the 12th... i hope they switch the recce back to LAV's maybe the lav 4's if they are lucky :)

[@couldntthinkofagoodname4384]

They're designed for different things, I believe.

[@Dermeister009]

@@couldntthinkofagoodname4384 Thet are but still the 12th Recce was using it because thats what they got and every 1 was bitching .. but i think they are switching to lav3's and 6's now.

[@user-xm2rf2qf8i]

Мама

[@gordonshrubb7155]

They don't seem to take them themselve seriously.

[@user-xm2rf2qf8i]

Игорь

[@user-xm2rf2qf8i]

Литва Латвия

[@user-xm2rf2qf8i]

Албания

[@user-xm2rf2qf8i]

Лаос

[@lukaswarnica9310]

lol they wearing cover masks. Definitely looks cooler in cadpat and on a soldiers face while he's got goggles.

[@marcdemmon471]

I Rember in 1979 using Korean war equipment. Old vehicles and equipment no combat no over seas much ecsept United Nations call. Out just sat around week end drinking beer not that professional like to days week end warriors no respect on til that reserve est got shot in Ottawa standing gard at cenathap

[@markuslebt]

its like call of duty with a joystick. til haji pops your tyres out. then you're a sitting duck for his RPG-7.

[@SC-ci2lr]

What?

[@jeffho1727]

Runflats...

[@bloq6758]

its not that easy to distory and apc its not like video games

[@SC-ci2lr]

@@bloq6758 RPG are more then capable of one shot one kill. If anything video games are super unrealistic in that it takes multiple hits to kill an armoured vehicle. An Armoured Personal Carrier is actually not all that armoured and is a very easy one hit one kill from an RPG. Even a tank will become a mobility kill if an RPG hits it in the right spot.

[@SC-ci2lr]

@@bloq6758 the tires thing is wrong though

[@user-xm2rf2qf8i]

Украина

[@RedShnow]

How do you watch this video and be impressed. The guy looks about as motivated as a fedex delivery driver. They're all wearing masks. And there's a girl screaming in her high pitched voice every few minutes. This looks more like a university course than the military.

[@TomHonk]

Protègerez-vous votre pays et ses citoyens ? Mettrez-vous hors d'état de nuire cette dictature ? Ferez-vous votre travail ? Y a-t-il des patriotes dans cette armée ? Quel monde voulez-vous laisser à vos enfants ? COUP D'ÉTAT ! COUP D'ÉTAT ! COUP D'ÉTAT ! Go l'armée !!!

[@haitianrefugee8454]

Russians watching this must be licking their chops at how easy it will be to invade Canadas arctic.

[@whomagoose6897]

There's too many Americans just south of Canada making sure that's not going to happen. You can bet good money America has Canada's six.

[@haitianrefugee8454]

Why should we have all the peril and none of the reward. We may as well take over Canada now. If we don't Russia will. We should go ahead & do it now because their leader is a loser who will be begging for our help after he has given Russia the northern territories. Biden is a loser too but he isn't in control of America.

[@whomagoose6897]

@@haitianrefugee8454 Biden will be a lame duck President after the mid term elections. A complete national embarrassment. Putin just laughs at Biden.

[@highlander6582]

why because of the sparse population in the north? russias north is not any different

[@DoctorNambu]

Yea, people are just rushing to live in the arctic! Why don't you run up there and defend it big guy!

[@michaeljoudrey5834]

No way to load from inside, no way to clear stoppages. low ammo upload. Terrible view, terrible armour. Dismounted infantry is more useful and an upgrade. A waste of taxpayers money.

[@laytonpomerleau]

wanted to watch this then i seen everyone wearing a mask in the video lol, sad. sign up for the army but you put a mask on for a common cold. sad.

[@LordBeauchamp1994]

It's federal regulations the military is a federal job moron

[@stevenblack7928]

anoying music, terrible edited, therefore thumbs down

[@Olivia-MaiSevigny]

Thank you for helping my Ukraine