In The Company of Men - The Commander (Part One)

Filmed in 1995 'In The Company of Men' was a documentary that followed the Prince of Wales Company, 1st battalion Welsh Guards on a tour of duty in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The first episode of three was 'The Commander', focused on the then Major Crispin Black,

[@JHamList]

Two genuine ruperts...

[@AnonAnonAnon]

I served 13 years in the Army, and the difference between my Corps and the Welsh Guards, the Guards officers all seem down to earth and approachable whereas in my Corps the officers were all career minded arselicking wankers who you couldn't talk to unless you sounded and acted like a robot. This is reinforced with this production. We had one attached Guards officer who was a really nice bloke. Very posh but would turn up on piss ups with the Toms.

[@phil-zz5hk]

not all ruperts are like that . we had an idiot called price back in the 70s in the welsh guards . i wouldnt let him guide me to the chippie .

[@kevinadamson5768]

Some guards officers were ok blokes and good officers

[@dbell2149]

Crispin is a legend - I think all the men genuinely liked him - "I'll back you to the shagging hilt"

[@davidcorbett8125]

The "locally raised militia" he refers too are no doubt in reference to the Ulster Defence Regt who had more experience, knew the area and terrorists far better than this officer. A somewhat derogatory statement of part time soldiers who hadn't the protection of reinforced concrete barracks and whose daily courage was finally rewarded by an award of a gallantry medal

[@roddymccloy6938]

i agree with david...........maybe Crispin should visit the graves of these mitilitiamen to see how untrustworthy they proved to be, I would trust them more than a toff like him

[@hrafnofthule5962]

Hahaha, you Brit boot lickers still looking for a pat on the head by your masters.

[@gazzanorth4373]

I've the utmost respect for the UDR. They put their lives on the line whether they were in or out of uniform. Many a good man was killed in the Fermanagh area. Look at the Graham brothers. Three UDR soldiers all murdered while off duty and going about their day jobs by IRA death squads. Never has there been a braver band of men.

[@barnabyg6808]

David Corbett I don’t think it’s that he dislikes them or is denying their experience or anything. I think it’s quite simply that he hasn’t met them, they are an unknown force and thus he is wary of them

[@allenomalley4014]

Perhaps he was actually referring to paramilitaries like UFF etc ? Rather than UDR

[@wor53lg50]

Wow, reminds of my middle teens watching the news at teatime, "good friday peace agreements, ceasefire been broken, 20 killed in blast, soldier shot dead by sniper and armalite recovered, weopons captured in shipment from libya, hellicopter hit by heavy duska fire, homemade mortar destroyed in controlled explosion, and homemade bazooka fired at RUC convoy"and to think that all this was normal back then is quite worrying......

[@RicArmstrong]

I remember as a kid here in America during the 80's watching what was going on in N.I. Respect 👍

[@monarchist1838]

I was at that rifle range at 4:04 about three weeks ago with the reserves. Exactly the same, I saw some of those same targets in the warehouse.

[@howiebouthat3435]

Well, they are legitimate targets😋

[@fluffyfour]

When this first came out, I had SUCH a crush on Crispin!

[@michaelmckernon4022]

top docu.. Crispin has me in stitches.. the boys are back in town..how are u sticky...if a morter lands now...we'd be fucked..brilliant😂😂

[@rosscopeeco69]

Crispin Black had an illustrious career, ended up in politics and is sadly no longer with us. Watching programs like this which seem of a time in recent past, of young men who are no old or are gone makes life seem so very short

[@jake82493]

He's still alive!

[@hellrazer7681]

He's still alive mate

[@slowdivebreeze1]

What made you think he was dead?

[@kevinadamson5768]

​@@slowdivebreeze1 I thought that , seen him on telly a few times.

[@sherman4970]

Remember this,was class. Shame not available on DVD..

[@slowdivebreeze1]

It is. It’s part of the Molly Dineen DVD

[@jpfarrell66]

The locally raised militia lost 197 men and women and countless other murder, injured after their service. They continued to loss men and women post 92. I wonder if Crispin Black would cringe if he listened to this today. The locally raised Regiment went on to be awarded the The CGC the second highest award this country has to offer no other regiment has been recognised in this manner. Not bad for a locally raised militia you don't trust Sir.

[@harryg18085]

Crispin and Matthew were good craic. Good memories! 🇬🇧

[@user-br3bw7wr2l]

Were you a Guardsman ?

[@alastairwest5200]

Crispin, at the age of 22, led a platoon in the Falklands - respect...

[@alisonhilll4317]

Do you remember what happened to the Welsh Guards in the Falkland's ? .

[@paulritchie5868]

Sorry,the NCOs lead the men,the officers ,mostly are a waste of space.

[@fod1855]

Paul Ritchie absolutely false. Ex nco?

[@9892andyc]

@@fod1855 Probably a WO2 that didn't get selected for LE

[@granitesevan6243]

​@@alisonhilll4317 yeah, their brigadier and his bumboys left them to get fucked out in the open in broad daylight. Criminal

[@Collateral0]

Strange how this commander acts, probably straight from Uni and no other experience. But most men had a lot of respect for the UDR, who by all means was a good unit. Most of the Men got decent briefings before deploying to Northern Ireland so its strange to see this officer acting so oblivious. Probably was too busy eating caviar to listen to the briefings given to the grunts.

[@hfitzy1303]

2:34 Isnt that the chap who was arrested for eating a succulent Chinese meal?

[@patrioticvolunteer9190]

How the Army has changed since then.

[@deanrobinson4129]

The locally raised militia he talks about would have had more local knowledge than he could ever hope to have

[@RicArmstrong]

Indeed.

[@EcnerwalEinwod]

Which I was a part of. How dare he say he didn't trust them. Typical officer, knows nothing.

[@fod1855]

@@EcnerwalEinwod If he's referring to the UDR, he's quite right. How Many of your guys were part of so called loyalist terror groups? SA80s were stolen on several occasions.

[@williamsteele1296]

it looks like a fucking monthy sketch at the start

[@harryg18085]

Ps. Anyone remember the wooden 50 cal hung out the sanger window? 😂

[@davidlittlewood8850]

He has just said too much 🌹

[@JohnMcMahon.]

Ahhhhh the Good Ole Days... 52p for a litre of petrol @14:00

[@EuropeanQoheleth]

10:24 That helicopter looks a lot like a frog opening its mouth.

[@jacobkeppler1984]

1st battalion princes Wales welsh guards 🇬🇧💂

[@jorgealdridge6665]

Where or how did you get emoji

[@triumphsteve]

56.3p per litre fuel at the garage.. must be a long while ago

[@Puppy-ew4be]

1994. Not that long ago.

[@Philo68]

14:45 nice bit of muzzle discipline there. Get a grip Harry!

[@anthonywalsh7613]

They took over from us on Londonderry 92

[@nightrunk]

Were??????

[@goth_dude6874]

You must be a kingo?

[@kevinpenneykevinpenney846]

Guards Officers Best of The Best In British Army; Remember well a Guards Officer created Special Air Service.

[@phil-zz5hk]

david stirling jock guard

[@phil-zz5hk]

and a bloody lunatic lol

[@stevenhenry7862]

Very true! 1941

[@paulritchie5868]

A Scots Guardsman.

[@scottjspence70]

Formed the sas while in the guards commandos

[@MyRammy1]

Prince Charles with medals on? Come on!

[@williamwallace2278]

More a sad clown

[@xys7536]

Mommas Medals😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😕😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😈

[@jamesurquhart1142]

Not much acknowledgement of the RUC and RUCR, backbone of the security forces.

[@JohnMcMahon.]

Why they disband them?

[@kevinadamson5768]

Did a few joint ops with the RUC mostly good blokes some ex army . Their patrolling skills were a bit slack though.

[@stuartb4525]

I was subject to a bombing on that police station in October 2003.

[@andy7270]

eachtrannach

[@JohnSmith-ui8rw]

08:29 does Crispin name the town Cookstown? Maybe Coagh?

[@coolmacatrain9434]

Cookstown

[@tonyjames5444]

Your typical Guards officer, (that's not a compliment).

[@filipinorutherford7818]

14:48 mins soldier lazing his mate.

[@lewisdean22]

Well done boys

[@phil-zz5hk]

600 men in the battallion ?. it was 1000 back in the 70s . chelsea, caterham and berlin . bloody cutbacks . cymru am byth boys

[@phil-zz5hk]

sas now (sunday afternoon soldiers )

[@goth_dude6874]

Lucky of you get 500

[@williamwalsh3565]

Speak your native tongue while wearing the uniform of a foreign queen...backwards or what

[@andreinarangel6227]

Major Black....elbows on the mess table during dinner? Really?

[@mactaz6275]

Thank fuck I was never in the Guards. Those accents would have gotten right on my tits !!

[@ukspartan2375]

is that Shackleton barracks in balley kelly please excuse my spelling

[@phil-zz5hk]

yep now a housing estate

[@geordiewishart1683]

No. Now offices for local government

[@xys7536]

Why do the officers travel in civies and alone why not the men

[@willlloyd-williams9709]

He's asking why dont the fly in with men

[@DK-cy5mt]

Aaah, posh officers. Tool.

[@edithdodds190]

is a good job the IRA didn't attack with those sa 80 a1s they probably would have gave up the ghost on return fire william

[@highchamp1]

There's plenty of women in the Infantry and Special Forces already. Still doesn't help much.

[@slowdivebreeze1]

Less than 5

[@alisonhilll4317]

Tim nice , but dim .