What's It Like Serving In British Forces Gibraltar? | Forces TV

[@puma1304]

nice to hear about the Chilean Marines, our Armada was formed and follows the model of the Royal Navy since its beginnings more than 200 years ago, the UK has been our traditional ally since Lord Cochrane commanded the chilean liberation fleet during the Independence War against Spain... nowadays this friendship continues as new efforts have been made to assure a joint control of maritime and air space in the subantartic region (early warning systems) Greetings from wild, wet, windy and wonderful western Patagonia, Chile

[@abz939]

Any friend of the mad lord Cochrane, is a friend of mine !

[@siobhansworld7054]

Gibraltar is stunningly beautiful

[@GeneralThargor]

it appears that 8 spaniards have stumbled across this lovely little film.

[@rubenak1]

Gibraltar español!!! 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸

[@vipiccb6896]

@@rubenak1 again wrong, the simple fact is, Gibraltar is and always will be BRITISH

[@rubenak1]

@@vipiccb6896 no.

[@josephkony5473]

@@rubenak1 yes.

[@duo7809]

@@rubenak1 Try winning a war next time

[@zzirGrizz00l]

Absolutely love Gibraltar. Support from England 🇬🇧

[@halo3odst908]

Gibraltar is English 2

[@zzirGrizz00l]

@@halo3odst908 Gibraltar is UK not England

[@halo3odst908]

J it’s ruled by them so it’s kinda English 2 in a way it’s are colony

[@ferpinguG]

@@halo3odst908 In fact its a Colony (said by the UN)

[@andriandrason1318]

@@ferpinguG No they don't 🤣

[@martinhollandfilms4935]

I suffered a severe case of high velocity diarrhoea on the top of the rock & had to go in the bushes. Before it started I hadn’t seen a fly all day, but then hundreds turned up.

[@mike02439]

Spanish Fly ?

[@theomcg]

Thanks for always showing us stuff about the military

[@BelloBudo007]

This place is on my bucket list.

[@lachlanmcguire1019]

I drove around almost all of Spain and parts of Portugal in my camper and this was my favourite spot

[@eclipsegfxable]

It's beautiful mate

[@martinreynolds6027]

@@lachlanmcguire1019 Really? That doesn't say much for the other places you visited.

[@enricocarrara4741]

@@lachlanmcguire1019 not in spain or portugal

[@vipiccb6896]

@@lachlanmcguire1019 so you drove around, Spain, Portugal and British territory

[@oliversherman2414]

Gibraltar is very beautiful. I'm from the UK and I live in southern Spain, and I've visited Gibraltar more than a hundred times by now. It's definitely my favourite place locally

[@macsdaddy3383]

I did not know that there are some tensions between the UK and Spain over Gibraltar. I had always assumed as modern western nations in the EU (before/after Brexit or even before the formation of the EU way back when) that as NATO brother nations, both countries always got along with each other. Listening to the Forces folks speaking here, it sounds like that is not totally the case.

[@1chish]

No the Spanish just will not respect the Treaty of Utrecht that established Gibraltar as a British Overseas Territory and their Navy, fishermen and border patrols are forever sailing into UK waters there. Of course now we have left the EU we will take back control of our 12 mile and 200 mile waters (or median) which will upset the Spanish even more. You mention the EU as a reason for us to 'get along' You don't understand how it works then. Before the EU vote they were batting for the Spanish at every opportunity, during the withdrawal talks they used the Irish Border and Gib. as levers against us and that was while we were members and their 2nd largest contributor!. The EU has made regaining Gib. for the Spanish one of their objectives in the Trade talks. We will never let it happen as the people on Gib. wish to remain British. As for NATO all bar Estonia, Greece, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania do not fund their military as they should so that is 22 out of 27 and have been freeloading off the USA and the UK for 50 years.

[@macsdaddy3383]

@@1chish Thanks. Something I never knew. Cheers!

[@doug6500]

@@1chish Wouldn't you or I feel man-shamed if the Spanish owned the Isle of Wight or Newquay? They're super butthurt that an ethnic Iberian people wish to remain within the sphere of the UK. It's inconceivable. Really nothing else like it in the world.

[@lumpyfishgravy]

Spanish govt keep banging on about it in the hopes they can gain something in exchange for shutting up. It's attempted blackmail, basically.

[@vipiccb6896]

@@doug6500 the people of Gibraltar want to remain British

[@steveprentice4513]

The British are the best in every way.

[@Retsler54]

They are, man. ZX Spectrum and Rolls Royce engines! I agree as Swedish enjoying UK products and breakfasts (skip their tea though).

[@andriandrason1318]

@@Retsler54 I'm sure Sweden produces more stuff tho.

[@studas2011]

Great video, I plan to visit this year.

[@xanderanderson6673]

Have you gone yet

[@studas2011]

@@xanderanderson6673 Not yet, unfortunately.

[@AtheistOrphan]

Great memories of sitting on the top of the rock and watching the Nimrods take off below me.

[@Pardus_1970]

Was the anniversary of Operation Flavius this week, I imagine that was a good day to be serving on the Rock

[@EFChartley]

Faith in the spirit of UK 🇬🇧

[@realjoebiden2010]

When I was younger my dad was deployed here and my family got to go live there for about 2 years it was fun

[@deryckhampshire1608]

Remember in refit in 69 standing by to repel the Spanish. Woke up one morning to find harbour full of warships, Two carriers, one cruiser, plus me

[@enricocarrara4741]

The treaty of Utrecht ceaded Gibraltar to the British whereas Spain stole Ceuta, Melilla and the Canaries from Marocco

[@gordonjamieson861]

Hope that we have enough military people there to really defend the rock. I have heard that some in Spain’s military think that all they have to do is drive straight in and drop some troops from the air and then they have got it and there’s nothing that the U.K. can do

[@afcgeo882]

What medication should you be taking, but aren’t? It’s 2021.

[@bleep323]

I’m sure Spain could do it if they wanted to and I doubt if they did the U.K. would ever retaliate by helping Morocco kick Spain out of their North African territories 😉

[@afcgeo882]

@@bleep323 Given that Spain is a NATO member, it attacking another member would have it expelled, in which case NATO would have to attack it in protection of the UK and then the remaining Basques would take over the whole country or whatever would be left of it.

[@ferpinguG]

@@bleep323 Spain doesnt have Morocco therritories. Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish like any other part of Spain. It cant be compared with Gibraltar, which is recognised as a Colony

[@SuperLuckystrike1]

We Gibraltarians are not lambs, I for one will take then on until I am dead, it would not be easy for them.

[@oculosprudentium8486]

Im guessing that they have that place riddled with many tunnels and hidden caves and bunkers

[@debbiecraig4738]

Briliant

[@dun0790]

Act inappropriately? Haha yeah i can imagine British and Spanish sailors using a lot of hand signals

[@flagwanker6346]

Was in Gib Commcen’78-‘80. Commcen no longer exists and Gib has changed so much you hardly recognise it!

[@allybo1]

1:50 That is where a Landslide killed 100,s when making the Tunnels

[@georgea7022]

I had a look in the tunnels, they’re quite mad

[@davidstabler3671]

Two cranked out old boats but other than the little speed boats

[@arthurtwoshedsjackson6266]

1:50 Come on, spit it out lad !

[@ifflissendelmar3155]

Tic tac... Tic tac

[@Peter-ox7wh]

"Gibraltar territorial waters"?? I thought the treaty of Utrecht didn't mention territorial waters.

[@funni150]

The treaty ceased sovereignty. And Sovereignty under international law entails territorial waters

[@jaimethespaniard]

@@funni150 International Law of territorial waters is only applied when there is no treaty or agreement where both countries agree to distribute territorial waters in a certain way. The Treaty of Utrecht states that UK doesn't have sovereignty over the waters, meaning that the UN law of territorial waters isn't applied. Ignoring the conditions of the treaty means that the UK is occupying the colony illegally.

[@vipiccb6896]

@@jaimethespaniard another rant from the uneducated Spaniard "The Treaty of Utrecht states that UK doesn't have sovereignty over the waters" It literally does say we have sovereignty over the waters! It's sad how much you lie and can't accept facts "Ignoring the conditions of the treaty means that the UK is occupying the colony illegally." Again what "conditions" are you on about? Gibraltar is BRITISH and there is NO conditions! You keep proving why you lost Gibraltar in the first place, UNEDUCATED

[@henryvagincourt4502]

Anything that upsets the Spanish can't be bad.

[@sirtalkalotdoolittle]

Rule Britannia!

[@Tony-oc9it]

RGR, Moroccan drug runners lol.

[@DiabloOutdoors]

lol Brits can't even defend their own island, but yet want to control Gibraltar...

[@TheGoldcolor]

notice the "Templar" cross this is Templar territory and the are letting the rest know it

[@AtheistOrphan]

TheGoldcolor - Oh good grief! (Rolls eyes).

[@TheGoldcolor]

Of course you would say that without research on treaties territories and who owns what by what birth right lineage- research Pharoah worship by the Templars banking systems,

[@jameswood347]

Basically a holiday camp for R&R that's it.. nothing else goes on.. British flag is about the only thing British in Gibraltar.. its Spanish.. people.. first language.. a lot of Pedro's and Juan's goin around seems Spain took back Gibraltar unofficially a long time ago.. Worth a visit if only for the curiosity

[@danlugo4365]

A nice Spanish holiday!

[@vipiccb6896]

British holiday

[@danlugo4365]

@@vipiccb6896 Considering it on the southern Iberian Peninsula, Spain.

[@vipiccb6896]

@@danlugo4365 and it is British territory

[@danlugo4365]

@@vipiccb6896 Spanish/Irish/Argentine territory occupied by Britain is not British.

[@vipiccb6896]

@@danlugo4365 not the smartest are you? Nothing is "occupied" all owned by us Brits and the populations vote to be British! Gibraltar = British Northern Ireland = British (especially as I'm from NI and know more than you) Falkland's = British Keep crying

[@corruptrepublicph430]

Becoming a guard in gibraltar was like depending an evaded territory from its real owner

[@vipiccb6896]

not the best at English are you?

[@BOMBERORAFA]

Piratas

[@j.boylan3343]

Woman and children killers.

[@vipiccb6896]

Rafa Salas wha t you on about?

[@Manu-Official]

@@vipiccb6896 Piratas. For our British friends, it's ''pirates''.

[@vipiccb6896]

@@Manu-Official you even stalked me HER! How tragic are you....... STALKER

[@davidstabler3671]

It’s a base not a country simple

[@pedroperez6676]

Gibraltar español!!!!

[@zzirGrizz00l]

Wrong

[@Unknown-pi5ll]

you lost the war and you lost the referendum . The ethnic Gibraltarian people made it clear they don’t want to be part of Spain they prefer to stay under British sovereignty .

[@vipiccb6896]

Gibraltar is BRITISH, simple FACT

[@iceman7975]

Andalucia belongs to the moors.All the great buildings and traditions are moorish. And Gibraltar belongs to the Gibraltarians.

[@marcostation1000]

Lol who else but Brithis will defend colonialism in the year 2020.

[@j.boylan3343]

Spain France lots and lots of countrys

[@marcostation1000]

Noticias the argument pro colonialismo of the brinthis . Pro colonialismo in 2020... go figure that one out

[@j.boylan3343]

Ok baby killer.

[@afcgeo882]

Spain, Russia, China, etc

[@Tiger25149489]

Wow....... how boring

[@rubenak1]

Gibraltar it's a British COLONY in Spanish and European soil pending of DECOLONIZATION like UN say since 1967. For the ignorant people, Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish cities of plenum right in African soil, not Moroccan soil, Spain is a bicontinental country. Your welcome. Gibraltar español!!! 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸

[@Andar64]

No if spain can have a land in africa uk can have a iberia too. Yes todays modern morocco can be new but when the spaiard invade the africa they kill the local berber african people and invade the land thats the truth

[@rubenak1]

@@Andar64 it's not the same category, Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish cities of plenum right in African soil, not Moroccan soil. Gibraltar it's a British COLONY in Spanish and European soil pending of DECOLONIZATION like UN say since 1967!! 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@vipiccb6896]

@@rubenak1 "For the ignorant people" Yet YOU are the ignorant person! "Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish cities of plenum right in African soil, not Moroccan soil, Spain is a bicontinental country" So you claim you want "DECOLONIZATION like UN say since 1967" but want to keep cities in Africa you stole? We, the British, obtained Gibraltar through recognised means! It will and ALWAYS will be BRITISH "Gibraltar español!!! 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸" Keep crying

[@vipiccb6896]

@@rubenak1 "it's not the same category" It literally is! The UK was given Gibraltar and we will keep it! You stole 2 cities! You really are an uneducated hypocrite "Gibraltar it's a British COLONY in Spanish and European soil " Yet Gibraltar is NOT a British colony, it is part of the UK! It is NOT part of Spain and is NOT part of Europe "pending of DECOLONIZATION like UN say since 1967!! 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️" Who says it's "pending"? As we, the BRITISH who control it, say we're keeping, no matter what you say

[@rubenak1]

@@vipiccb6896 no.