First Fusiliers train to lead Nato battlegroup in Estonia

The First Fusiliers have been preparing to lead the Nato multinational battlegroup in Estonia for a second time.
Last in the Baltic State in 2020, the Wiltshire-based soldiers were testing themselves on the British Army's main German training area in Sennelager.
They will be back in the autumn on a mission to reassure the Estonian nation, once ruled by its Russian neighbours.
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[@DavidRJones82]

You never have to worry about the Brits. I love working with them. I have no doubt their MNBG will be top notch.

[@ahh980]

Our troops are on a different level.

[@kingofcelts]

Good English man..👍

[@thecurlew7403]

Yea low level down to 60 000 .

[@jjsmallpiece9234]

They are certainly on something illegal

[@fredsas12]

@CJJK Let's hope the Navy wasn't downsized even more than the Army then..

[@lovableulloriaqtomeetyu]

Next war they will fight with what 😂

[@polcurley8940]

Sennelager.... Possibly the worst lager in the world.

[@larrydickman5936]

Sennelager, don't do invasions, but if they did, it would probably be the best invasion in the world.....

[@polcurley8940]

@@larrydickman5936 The Germans haven't invaded anyone for at least 88 years.

[@MrBlaxjax]

Being Germany there probably is a local brewery. I wonder if it’s called sennelager lager?

[@jamjardj1974]

Best military joke ever😂

[@jamjardj1974]

@@larrydickman5936 And that one too😂

[@Pembroke.]

Sounds like everyone is having an amazing time.

[@augustkasemaa3290]

Looking forward to playing rugby with them. I've only had great experiences so far:)

[@cjmatulka8321]

Top line group.

[@roadhouse6999]

The level of violence of action that British infantry have is top notch.

[@leebennett7014]

I believe that there was UTube video going around showing a squad of UK soldiers attacking the Taliban whilst on patrol in Afghanistan everyone claimed it was the SAS But if I remember correctly it was the Fusiliers. That says something about their professionalism.

[@ericconnor8419]

I think the older style of DPM camouflage was better for forests like this, that is what I wear for hunting. The newer MTP style is too 'grey' it is good for Autumn and Winter but sticks out a bit at this time of year in Europe. If you are trying to train drivers to move obstacles they won't learn much by pushing over small piles of loose rotten wood. Wrap some cables, concrete and bits of steel into it so they have to actually get good. Cables and wires are the trickiest things to deal with on a dozer, if an operator is not experienced with them they can get into a real pickle very quickly. If I was putting up a barrier to stop a machine like this I would fell a load of trees over the road and then wrap steel cable and rebar through the entire mess, then cover with soil, with grenades in jam jars or mines in tricky spots. You can't push it out of the way unless you have a very large excavator it has to be dismantled, good luck using a chainsaw, you have to use a rescue chain and grinder, they are very slow. This is the method I use to stop travellers accessing land on farms it is very effective (not the grenades!).

[@heathcliff8624]

Is it hard being such a badass armchair warrior?

[@ReallyFarFarAway]

The British Army : * An unbelievable history .. * Impressive traditions .. * The very highest standards of Professionalism .. * Seriously good equipment .. * Top training .. ... however ... * The numbers, all categories are a total disaster !!!

[@Smokedouttasian]

Do u think The UK might ever adopt something like the foreign Legion

[@ReallyFarFarAway]

@@Smokedouttasian : The Bigade of Gurkhas !!!

[@stevebarlow3154]

@@Smokedouttasian There are quite a few Commonwealth soldiers, from places like Fiji.

[@History_Coffee]

I don't believe the L85a2 falls under good equipment but the rifle's quality is irrelevant if you have no troops to field it.

[@chimp_gaming.]

nice to see that SA80A3 in use

[@paulmorgan121]

It's time we put some major investment into the British armed forces and have at least 150,000 regular army

[@garrywynne1218]

It’s clear to me that Defence strategy and spending needs to be taken out of the control of Parliamentary rotations . The only think they should debate is policy and deployment. Parliament has shown that it cannot prioritise defence beyond the electoral cycle. Defence planning , resourcing and capabilities need a 15 year cycle not the latest manifesto pledge or electoral gimmick. 🤷🏻

[@josephleishman1982]

I sense there is a marvellous push for short-term strategic thinking. What would be the fall-out of this video evidence be in the long term?

[@drewwilliams6888]

What country is daft enough, to cut her troops during a conflict in Europe? What country is daft enough to retire her Hercules during a conflict in Europe?

[@garrywynne1218]

Unfortunately this is nothing new by the MOD and UK Government 🤷🏻

[@drewwilliams6888]

@@garrywynne1218 The most depressing part of your answer, is that British governments never, never learn.

[@garrywynne1218]

@@drewwilliams6888 never will

[@naincompetent4438]

Don’t you need a army for that ?

[@jackoneil3933]

"All the King's horses and all the King's Men..."

[@righteousbyfaithinChrist]

Depends...

[@jackoneil3933]

@@righteousbyfaithinChrist On what?

[@colinamwilliamson]

Why the high vis rifles?

[@ethanryan5299]

Its only for firing blanks.

[@kevinthorp1419]

There fitted with yellow BFA’s blank firing attachment. When firing blanks it allows the weapon to recycle. It also tells everyone else there firing blanks for safety

[@JSomerled]

Seems the world is getting ready to pull the trigger...

[@Pinky_Staines1947]

Fish and chips training

[@Desepted]

looks like estonia is a fan of poland..

[@mikechedzoy4866]

Why would Russia invade Estonia? What am I missing?

[@stevebarlow3154]

Read the history of the Baltic states like Estonia and its relationship with Russia it's not a happy one. Unfortunately Putin regards places like Estonia as Russian property.

[@mikechedzoy4866]

@@stevebarlow3154 Estonia hasn't violated ceasefire agreements like the 5000 violations, a week prior to the invasion.

[@Louis-ej1lx]

Go outside much?

[@mikechedzoy4866]

@@Louis-ej1lx Oh do the facts not fit your programmed narrative? Is the world not what they tell you, and it scares you? That or you are a bot.

[@maneshipocrates2264]

Hopefully the Germans will be always on the right side this time.

[@gazza2933]

Have they ever been on the Russian's side??

[@Ps5GamerUk]

Third times a charm

[@hottekarlson440]

They will !

[@TheIrishAce]

@@gazza2933 Yeah when they split Poland between themselves and the USSR. Look up the Molotov Ribbentrop Pact.

[@arthurrafferty4102]

Sad to see so much effort put into conflict.

[@johnbobson1557]

That if a push comes to a shove, I think we'd lose.

[@Louis-ej1lx]

@@johnbobson1557 You have to be joking. NATO would destroy Russia in days.

[@tomchapman8427]

We need more boots on the ground useless uk government

[@Capellix0001]

To be fair Russia isnt going to be attacking into NATO countries any time soon given their current performances in Ukraine and now Russia. Afterall its looking like Russia is the 2nd best army in Ukraine and Belgorod at the moment.

[@charliekilo8944]

@CJJK national service would disagree with you

[@charliekilo8944]

@CJJK shame really, society could really do with a return of it

[@charliekilo8944]

@CJJK if it were up to me national service would centre around non-combat jobs or crucial jobs that wouldn’t deploy in peacetime. Let the people who WANT to be there go out and fight

[@Louis-ej1lx]

@@charliekilo8944 It would take up thousands of soldiers to train and command these conscripts. You can't have conscripts commanded by conscripts so if there were 200,000 conscripts, then you'd need at least 40,000 non conscripts assigned to these units.

[@jackdransfield2230]

I don’t understand why we are the ones being lumped in Estonia. It’s like we are being placed as canon fodder.

[@peaceformula5830]

These soldiers are there to protect the status quo so the obscenely wealthy Globalist Banking Cabal can maintain control of the global economy. World War 3 being fought in Ukraine currently is about that issue ONLY. It appears to be about Ukraine Russia but it's not. The Globalist Banking Cabal want to keep access to their money printing monopoly so they can keep raping the world's resources and using these foolish soldiers to kill anyone who opposes the Globalist Banking Cabal.

[@peabase]

@Martin Klnp And that, my friends, is how you put trolls ⬆⬆in their place.

[@paulwilson-white6218]

not a good idea is it, but hey you can not help yourself s

[@disnacdisnac4215]

Against the war what so ever , ugliest war since Vietnam