Danish Elite Sirius Patrol New Man On The Coast Ep 1 Pt 2 British Soldier Reacts

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@jimmywayne983 5 ай бұрын

Basic training before going to North East Greenland is 9 months followed by 26 months active service in north east Greenland only broken up by a week on Iceland to attend mandatory dentist appointment and physical and mental evaluation. After the 26 months in north east Greenland, they return to Denmark to have 4 months vaction time, that has been saved up during the 26 months. Making it roughly 3 years in total if you pass the tests and get accepted into the Sirius Patrol. Its without any doubt the most demanding military service in the world, patroling the most hostile nature in the world. Blæsedalen - windy valley, is a very tricky area.. the wind there is horrible because its litterally funneled through the valley. Making -19c feel like -40c.

@TheAslakVind 5 ай бұрын

These guys are so next level, there is a reason why they are placed together with the other special forces teams iunder the same command n Denmark; the Frogmen and Hunter Force. And the two other corps have a huge respect for Sirius. Great video! Trivia: They always leave the matchsticks sticking out of the matchbox, if you have frostbite it is easier to grab onto, before you loose your fingers. And never leave your riffle on tghe sled, many a Sirus guy has found themselves with a icebear between them and the riffle.

@kristofferholst6053 5 ай бұрын

These guys are so impressive. This is captivating to watch.

@MacGregor3 5 ай бұрын

I went dogsledding in greenland when i was 13 as part of a confirmation present from my parents, I stayed there for a month (lived with former neighbours who moved there for work) and tried most aspects of dogsleeding I could've ever dreamed of. I think the only thing I could've wished to try was longer trips with more overnight stays in the wild, but I was well too young - my older brother walked across the ice around the same time tho, so I could live that dream vicariously through him. You mentioned in the last part that you feel like the dogs are "less trained" than you'd think, but sled dogs are of a more feral breed and design - and also the new guy - is, well, new so they would naturally be limit testing to see where he belongs in the hirarchy - and secondly, the dogs feel completely different when you have them in the pens compared to how they are once you saddle them up. I remember one time we hit a pretty powerful snowstorm / drifting snow (honestly the english language doesn't really have a proper translation (fygning)) - anyways, the temperature dropped from -19 with clear field of view and a mild wind, to heavy winds and -34 in what felt like a split second. That day was only supposed to be a short and sweet trip where we were training some fresh dogs - so not only was the dog pack not a tip top field and rank team, but I also only had regular hiking boots on rather than the full metal jacket long snowboots we used for longer trips/expected bad weather. The dog pack quickly lost their bearing and will to push, which could be fatal for me and my skipper, so he yelled at me to get behind the sled and stick both my heels in the snow - and to not stop doing it unless my legs fell off. He then proceeded to pull the line of the lead dog and pulled him up unto the sled - and then with the back of his whip he beat the dog over and over. This resulted in a quick reaction from all the dogs lower in the hiarachy and they pushed forward with life and limbs - both to get us out of the snowstorm and them out of danger of being next in line for a roadhouse beating on the sled. In the meantime, my heels were firmly planted in the snow, desperately trying to break the rapidly increasing pace of the sledge going faster and faster into no-where, because we still had no idea of where we were going, but atleast we were moving - which was all that mattered. I could feel my legs weaken, and had to fight the want to lock my knees to avoid sustaining any injuries. But when we finally made it out and on our way home, I realised that my feet where entirely numb - the combination of the wind drift and the breaking of the sledge had cooled my feet down to cold enough levels that my skipper, rudolf just grabbed me and carried me inside his house as he made a icebath for my feet to thaw in. I still remember that weird feeling of the cold water stinging my leg but not my feet. I suffered no injuries luckily but I couldn't walk properly for a week, my thigh muscles felt like acid and I never went dogsleeding without long sleeved boots again. I still have a minor frostbite mark on my cheeck from that day that goes a little red whenever its frost outside. If I didn't understand or respect the bond between man and dog, or the fact that they are working dogs and not pets, I certainly did after that. I don't think I truly understood what a insane present this was at the time, but I often think back on my experiences from greenland with a smile on my face. Thanks mom and dad.

@beepboop9848 2 ай бұрын

Absolut vild historie. Godt du kom hjem

@PalleRasmussen 5 ай бұрын

Notice the snow is so hard packed by the wind that an adult man can walk on it. That is Greenland; it gets hard as concrete.

@sael1337 5 ай бұрын

You asked in part one what the ropes are for, and i don't know if you caught it. but the ropes is for breaking the sledge, you see them do it around 8:05 in the video.

@mikeyb2932 5 ай бұрын

Just to clarify, I am sure you meant braking as in slowing down or stopping, and not breaking as in destroying or splitting something up.

@sael1337 5 ай бұрын

@@mikeyb2932 yes indeed. to slow down the speed of the sedge (to make it easier to handle around dangers) But they are also used to bring the sledge to a complete stop.

@TheAslakVind 5 ай бұрын

The long rope behind the sled, is to grap on to if you fall on your skis.

@EmilFoghVids 5 ай бұрын

I've realised, they never translate "Blæsedalen". Just for reference, it means "Windblowing valley" or "Gust valley".

@danishdefencedocumentaries3996 4 ай бұрын

Most of the smaller landmarks have Danish names on the English maps. You can find most of them on interactive maps of Northeast Greenland (which also helps a lot when making subtitles…)

@beepboop9848 2 ай бұрын

Id say Windy Valley

@michaelmailand 5 ай бұрын

Our King that is a Danish Frogman is also a soldier that have been in the Sirius. You should look it up.

@CombatReadyHQ 5 ай бұрын

That’s a great achievement for a king

@thereal3picanteater 5 ай бұрын

King Frederik hasnt been in the sirius patrole, its obviously way to dangerous for crownprince or a king

@aliasgus 5 ай бұрын

@@thereal3picanteater Naah he has. Look it up

@mikeyb2932 5 ай бұрын

@@thereal3picanteater You are correct that then Crown Prince Frederik wasn't a member of the Sirius Sled Patrol, but I just want to clarify for others that he was on an expedition with parts of the Sirius Sled Patrol. From a danish article: _"Var Kronprins Frederik i Slædepatruljen Sirius/Siriuspatruljen? "_ _"Nej. Kronprins Frederik har aldrig gjort tjeneste ved Slædepatruljen Sirius eller søgt om at gøre tjeneste. "_ _"I år 2000 var Kronprinsen på en civil hundeslædeekspedition, fra Qaanaaq i Nordvestgrønland, nord om Grønland og ned i Nordøstgrønland til Daneborg. Et for at opleve området, og to for at være med til at fejre Slædepatruljen Sirius 50-års jubilæum. Kronprinsen kørte sammen med en kameramand og fire gamle Siriusmænd, og ekspeditionen hed ”Expedition Sirius 2000”. "_ _"Der findes en bog og dokumentarfilm, om ekspeditionen. "_ Translation for non-danish speakers _"Was Crown Prince Frederik in the Sirius/Sirius Sled Patrol? "_ _"No. Crown Prince Frederik has never served in the Sirius Sled Patrol nor applied to serve. "_ _"In the year 2000, The Crown Prince was on a civilian dog sledding expedition, from Qaanaaq in Northwest Greenland, north of Greenland and down into Northeast Greenland to Daneborg. For one thing to experience the area, and secondly to help celebrate the Sirius Sled Patrol's 50th anniversary. The Crown Prince drove together with a cameraman and four old Sirius men, and the expedition was called "Expedition Sirius 2000". "_ _"There is a book and documentary film about the expedition. "_ Information from other articles leaves me to believe the expedition was about 4 months long.

@mikeyb2932 5 ай бұрын

@traver1965 5 ай бұрын

I wonder how many soldiers are put in circumstances like this? At least two years of duty in this invironment is crazy. And they are doing it to maintain NATO forces presence in the area. Hats off

@raunholt1234 5 ай бұрын

Only a handfull a year.

@shades2.183 4 ай бұрын

Not to represent nato, but to maintain Denmarks and Greenlaands sovereignty.

@NygaardBushcraft 5 ай бұрын

Seeing this made me realize that vikings didn't vanish.. they just evolved.

@Glaaki13 3 ай бұрын

do shut up as this is all inuit

@mazmeerkat 5 ай бұрын

love your channel will be joining your group

@doghousesongs 11 күн бұрын

Excellent!

@CombatReadyHQ 11 күн бұрын

Thank you

@emilenggaard6305 5 ай бұрын

on youtube, there is a docu/series on training danish frogmen. With english subtitles. i would love to see your reaction to that :)

@Ritokage 5 ай бұрын

It would be great fun to watch your reaction to the Korean Englishman's series that they are currently doing where they are throwing a couple of 20 year old lads in to the Korean navy bootcamp for a couple of days. Think you would enjoy it a lot as well and it would be fun to get your perspective on it.