Rivalries renewed as UK, US and more battle for epic Sandhurst Cup at West Point

Forty-eight cadet teams from around the world have gone head to head for the epic Sandhurst Cup at US Military Academy West Point in New York State.
The gruelling two-day competition is not for the faint-hearted and, comprising 14 events over 48 hours, it is designed to test the basic skills needed to survive and thrive in a combat environment - from physical endurance to shooting to communications and combat medicine.
After fighting their way through the various obstacles and challenges while hauling a bag weighing a minimum of 15kg for approximately 30 miles, a team from the US won the overall event, with the UK's Blue team finishing 35th and the Red team finishing 14th.
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[@TheDinosaur82]

The Canadian cadets rocking the hockey hair is hilarious.

[@realalbertan]

Love it.

[@raymondacbot4007]

The most Canadian thing expected 😂

[@grahamstubbs4962]

'Are you from Norway?' 'No, Denmark.' Best opening to an interview ever. She carried on without skipping a beat.

[@TheNanable]

Fair Graham. I need to learn my flags to avoid causing offence in future!

[@carl5381]

cadet literally had the flag on his left shoulder of Finland and she stupidly asked Norway. Background research before conducting an interview isn't a requirement for idiot journalists these days. Just left wing activism.

[@gabem4208]

shoutout to the canadian cadet rocking the pitts and mullet. Glad to know theyre in good hands up there

[@luciusrex]

bruh everyone here (canada) wearing mullets lol well, mostly kids

[@jjj8317]

​@luciusrex no lol

[@patellis4748]

Very proud of my alma mater the Royal Military College of Canada 🇨🇦 finishing just short (by 3 pits) of the grand winner USMA West Point.

[@billbrockman779]

Fantastic to see these young college age women and men from around the Free World performing so well.

[@Omar-te6nm]

same free world that financed an armed an occupation to. kill 15 thousand babies in Gaza and didn't even condemn it. Free my ass. The founding fathers are turning in their graves.

[@TheFunkibunch]

Fantastic comaraderie shown throughout these challenges! Well done to all teams👏

[@agnesesuleski8305]

Thank you all the soldiers In the world❤

[@jakadajj]

Proud to have graduated from West Point. Although I never competed in Sandhurst, it was cool seeing all the teams work so hard to prepare for competition day. I even got a coin from the Japanese coach during my first year at the Academy for helping them set up one of the lanes.

[@chris-C8]

Please keep the long-form videos! Canada means business. We don't have the budget, but we have the heart.

[@angreygt3508]

She did a great job, but a clarification is in order. Until a few years ago, West Point would field teams from every cadet company (36, then reduced to 32). The Brits would bring 2 teams of their best from the entire pool of Sandhurst. It was rare for one of the cadet companies to beat the Brits. There was a lot of internal debate about fielding an academy-wide team vs the smaller pool of cadet companies. Many held that the internal company teams were better for the comraderie and leadership aspects of being part of the train up process. Eventually, USMA began fielding 2 teams that draw from the best cadets from the entire academy rather than limited to one small company. USMA still fields teams from each of the 32 companies but also have the Black and Gold teams which represent the entire academy (like every other competitor school). An analog would be if the Americans represented just their state in the Olympics instead of an entire pool across the Nation. USMA didn't "build" a team to best the Brits. They simply fielded teams composed of the best cadets across the entire academy rather than limited to small company teams (in essence what the Brits do).

[@scottbarry62]

I just explained it elsewhere as well because her opening lines were slanted to give the impression that the Brits bringing just one or two teams were better. You explained that much better. By spreading the talent over the 36 companies, the talent was diluted. Now we have two teams of the best from the corps of cadets and the Brits have never won it since. In fact in most cases, it's hard to find them on the finishing list.😅😅

[@DirtyMikeandTheBoys69]

This much British cope reminds me of exercise Green Dagger. British tabloids ran stories about the Royal Marinss smashing the Yank Marines and forcing them to reset or surrender. Only to find out none of that happened, the Royal Marines did absolutely nothing the entire exercise, and they were attached to US Marines and led by US Marines the entire time. We're dealing with a country whose population is absolutely brainwashed into believing everything they're told. They think they're super soldiers and it's comical.

[@DH-bg1qo]

Thanks for explaining! Makes sense considering it’s the biggest military participating

[@scottbarry62]

@@DH-bg1qo yes, back over the first 10 or 15 years it was just a training exercise for each of the cadet companies. And send her started sending a team over that wanted every time for a while so West Point decided to create their own two teams among the best of those from the companies. And they never lost to Sandhurst again. Plus it's been growing and growing to include all these ROTC and International Teams now. It's very cool.

[@wayneowen7213]

@@scottbarry62 Typical Yank, to beet the Brits you have to have a full time team, training day in and day out on the same course. Less arrogance, and I know this one is hard for you lot but more humility would make you look more professional

[@mike7002]

What a great event! Fab to see all the teams from around the world there - gives you faith that the ties that bind us together remain strong and getting stronger!

[@noelvalenzuela963]

Good to see allies playing and supporting each other’s

[@sjwilloughby-greene8214]

I watched the awards ceremony prior to watching this video. I am just so proud of you ALL. Bless you and thank you.✌️

[@chrishalstead4405]

Brilliant, just brilliant!

[@sidc5337]

Great job officer Eddy. We are so proud of you.

[@andrewwebb2866]

This channel is incredibly reassuring as a civvy in despair. This sort of stuff needs more air time in the mainstream.

[@khesehangchemjong7601]

Congratulations for the win 😎

[@MachivelianBear]

7:47 The Danish guy said “Skåne is Danish”. That was Basicly as close to declaring war on Sweden as possible XD. Imagine an Irish Soldier saying that Northern Ireland belongs to Rep. Ireland. That is about the equivalent to what just happend!😂 Also! How did the Scandinavian rivalries go? Who won the internal Scandinavian competition?!?

[@Defferleffer]

I only saw Sweden taking a massive L in the first ranking. Consider me satisfied.

[@Pete_Finch]

Damn, this is awesome

[@bennuredjedi]

Did all of the American Service Academies participate to include Citadel and VMI?

[@Paul-ie1xp]

Sandhurst's epic 44 week course is legendary. In the US it takes 4 years to train an officer, in France 3 yeara. British officer do it in a fraction of the time, and they don't even need a degree, they're that good.

[@jakemartinez6894]

Are you talking about the amount of time they spend in college... that's a little disingenuous...

[@arminallow8699]

If they did need a degree it would have taken them longer, just like West Point. Going to college takes a lot of time

[@mikemontagne2703]

🇨🇦 !

[@luciusrex]

I love the camaraderie 🍁🍁 meanwhile russia: Who Gets the Most Drunk on Vodka game

[@nigeh5326]

Meanwhile Russia Who can trick the most state money out of the Kremlin eg cardboard body armour, signing up non existent soldiers so you can take their pay etc.

[@Ollie-ef1zu]

imagine dedicating a whole team for this even specifically. lmao

[@johnperkins7401]

Great stuff I didn't quite understand who came First ?

[@_netscapenavigator]

RCMC OCdts all the way!!

[@Ozgrade3]

The media globaly like to paint a not so flatering picture of our young adults. But after watching these young future leaders from all the different countries - i think we are going to be ok. A seriously impressive group of individuals.

[@AXXeYY]

gooo sweden!!

[@raymondpoh]

how come no footage of either Japan or South Korea?

[@fsateo8226]

racism

[@GIR9595]

11:36 except the Brits do have both those weapon systems? Slightly different (L7A2 GMPG and L110A2 Minimi) but idk why he made such a point of that when they would be identical internally as far as I'm aware.

[@TopHatHat]

No more Minimi, haven't had that in service since 2019.

[@GIR9595]

@@TopHatHat oh that's right, forgot they did that. Still, seems like it's gotta be easier to find one in UK MoD storage and a GPMG than to go to a US airbase? Idk stuck out as strange to me

[@frank-ko6de]

You have nothing similar to m-4 carbine, let alone having to re assemble it blind folded, hence the gist of the commentator. Learn to listen instead of being so hystericaled and easily triggered by anything American. You nonsense island bound nonsense are just pathetic.

[@chigeryelam4061]

'Fitted for, but not with'.

[@taqiyasir8086]

A brilliant symbol of NATO cooperation!

[@elmeroamil6018]

I LOVE the COMRADESHIP and GREAT EFFORTS…

[@zer0sixx]

Why didnt they write and say sweden? You could see atleast 3 different swedish people in this video,.

[@Skeltvn]

14th and 35th sign of the times in the UK, be the best? Yeah right..

[@usi-tmwegd]

I didn't know Japan was participating.

[@sam-kx3ty]

cool!

[@Palm0vic]

Of course marines are organizators :D if they compete there is no competition :D btw those canadian mullets are sick :D :D :D

[@jean-philippedecarie2024]

6:43 Officer-Cadet Beaumont is the hero we need, but not the one we deserve right now.

[@mattwong7191]

What a great competition, very proud to see our (Canadian) cadets do so well. More importantly, awesome to see the collaboration between allies and friends. Russia or China could never match the strength of these allied nations.

[@johnan3398]

"feels like everyone is after us" *14th place*

[@truth9078]

saluta to da souljas cross the globe

[@rajivmurkejee7498]

I'd have thought Australia would have been invited

[@user-co5zk8wd1d]

This is grat eny way can we get the kid cadets on somthine like this

[@crossetix]

Go CANADA!

[@macking1330]

Maybe they should have invited Australian and New Zealand officers to there games as we are in. China's AO

[@nigeh5326]

Yep then they could have a competition to see who could throw the most shrimp on a barbie in a minute, who could throw a tin of Fosters the furthest and who could bowl a Kiwi the fastest. (Aussies and Kiwis I’m joking)

[@cryhavoc999]

They would have to introduce a drinking stage

[@peterfromgw4615]

@@nigeh5326 Not a joke, mate..... The lads and lasses from the Australian Defence Academy (university-stage for army, navy and air force officer cadets) would have done themselves proud!!!! Grüße aus Australien. Tschüss.

[@michaeldoolan7595]

Ruperts vs Ruperts. Handbagging instead of milling.

[@maccarr9923]

5:54 💀

[@1967hashem]

Where were the Aussies?

[@facelesscalvin1667]

America that, America this… this is a fun competition between friendly nations. Y’all think too hard about this. Relax.

[@frank-ko6de]

When you realize how Broke and I'll equipped you are, you can't help comparing yourself to and being triggered by the only superpower that's now your guvnor. Yeah, Broke Britain.

[@nigeh5326]

Same for all nations in competition. England v Australia in cricket for example.

[@justwhenithought]

They should mixed up the personnel from each country, rather than to compete as country teams. This way they get to work together across national boundaries and get to know one another.

[@zozita.]

👍❤

[@facts9538]

America having to make two special teams just for this to have a chance at winning when everyone else is just sending normal soldiers is so funny

[@WolfoftheWoodsAirsoft]

Says it all doesn't it ! Everyone else sends their regular OCS who do well but the Yanks need a special training unit just for the competition. Maybe we should send some Ghurkha Officer Cadets next year...those wee fellas should give the Yanks the willes

[@DirtyMikeandTheBoys69]

Good lord, if that isn't the biggest cope comment I've seen on here yet. A special team, you say? Do you mean the ROTC Cadets from several colleges? You know, students that aren't even in the military? You sent two teams, and both teams got beat by several college ROTCs, the Canadians, Norwegians, Mexico, Poland, etc. There was no "special team." And before you comment any further, your officer Corps spends all year training for this competition. 😂

[@1chish]

@@DirtyMikeandTheBoys69 You didn't watch the video then. becasue it was stated that after getting beat by the brits a few times the created special teams. Team Black and Team Gold. Go watch the video again dude ...

[@KyleKAP]

You guys can't stand to lose! Lol! Sandhurst is not normal, they are your best, and their leader said they trained up for the events. I liked serving with your troops in Iraq!

[@facts9538]

@@KyleKAP I think you don't understand what making special teams for this because you always lose means....

[@1mlister]

The USAFA were running at take off speed

[@cabraonropes5622]

Believe it or not but Finland came last from all the Nordic countries but still managed to beat the UK red team😂😂, also shout out to Norway and Poland finishing high for the Europeans!!!

[@lutontown5923]

Christian: a button in the bays is a bullet in the batttlefield. Sort your rig out son.

[@martinjones8220]

Can't stop a dinghy

[@nicholasblackley7591]

I dont know about others but as Ex British military who's with for SIG over Glock?

[@lieutenantkettch]

So who won the Nordic Cup within the competition? 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 🇸🇪 🇫🇮

[@paulmartens9084]

Norway in 7, Denmark 21, Sweden 24, Finland 33

[@assaultsquirrel]

Must have been embarrassing bringing those fishing tac-vests for the Canadians

[@relaxedmind01]

It's unfair game for us army to compete with militia

[@gamecubeforlife5285]

Would love to see a team from the British Navy with a few bootneck officers in there.

[@jtr549]

wtf 14th...

[@mrjarhead6173]

well the Glock does have a safety, clearly she was not paying attention

[@meme4one]

Well yes and no. She's right, the glock doesn't have a traditional safety catch. It's ready to fire from holster. It's got a safety mechanism though. But the point she made was correct.

[@mrjarhead6173]

@@meme4one yes in the fact that she said they use the holster safety but the glock does have a built in safety

[@SodaPrezsing]

She meant a manual safety not a safety mechanism come on man - Biden

[@GIR9595]

@@mrjarhead6173 Okay but does it have a manual safety like the M17 she was holding? Clearly that's what she's talking about. Impressive levels of pedantry here when you can obviously tell that she's not talking about the trigger or drop safeties of the L131A1 Glock 17 they use in the UK.

[@Osama-Bon-Jovi-01]

This is my safety ☝🏻

[@Blahblahblah69097]

*Texas A&M University won, not Air Force Academy.

[@brand8590]

Really Excellent. Brits usually win eh? Gonna have to give my brother in the US Army a kick up the ass. :P

[@scottbarry62]

No no no. She gave the wrong impression. The Brits haven't won it in decades. They won when they came over in 1993 and for a few years after because they were bringing the best of their best over to compete as one team while our talent was spread over 36 different company teams. We finally got sick of that and created two teams of the best of the best of West Point and they have never lost to the Brits since. In fact this year the Brits are so far back it's hard to find them on the finishing list. The West Point team has won almost every single year since they changed the format except for 1 time 3 years ago when they embarrassingly lost to the Air Force Academy. So no, you have nothing to tease your brother about.

[@brand8590]

@@scottbarry62 I wasn't that invested in it dude. I enjoyed seeing us and our allies having a little fun together. That was great. Thanks for the info tho.

[@RRaymer]

@@brand8590 Yeah, the Brits did dominate pretty much every competition, even the US only exercises about 20/30 years ago. In recent times, the Brits do not really take this seriously and only sent a team for formalities. The participation is so low for this they had to find an American exchange to captain their team as nobody in England wanted to go.

[@brand8590]

@@RRaymer Ya, that sounds about right. I've bumped into the Brit military a few times and they always seemed competent. they make the best of what they've got. Remember operation "rattlesnake", they are still the only foreign military to win it. Once. The commanding US general said "the British army are the masters of fundamentals. And fundamentals will save you." Besides, the Brits and the Aussies are still the best people to have a drink with. lol

[@Vinny6962]

The Canadian cadets look more American than the Americans

[@apy912]

lok apart from US no battle-hardened big army, yet so much hype.

[@Krytern]

Americans getting cocky saying they're going to win when VAST MAJORITY OF THE TEAMS ARE AMERICAN. Wtf? With those numbers it would be a surprise if they didn't.

[@Gravja]

Canada just got new Dress Policy which includes new hair standards. Well see what happens to the mullets. Mullet should still be reg but the phrase "Project a positive military appearance" might give some Seargent Majors some ideas.

[@guywarwick9060]

finishing second is your answer. The USMA teams draw from a field 7 times the size of RMC with substantially better training resources. When I shot against USMA they had an indoor pistol range that was nothing short of beautiful: a real pleasure to fire on.

[@raymondacbot4007]

@@guywarwick9060Just goes without saying, the old farts against new hair regs don’t know anything

[@mwrkhan]

Why the gratuitous inclusion of female cadets? At 9:37 she wasn't even carrying the boat.

[@user-pj7we7wd5t]

Oh my days, shut up already. We see female soldiers firing guns, climbing and other stuff. Chill out!

[@exsubmariner]

The Canadian men's hair is longer than the women's I find that a bit strange . Men's hair nets issued as standard kit ??

[@co8498]

no, its within dress regs

[@kcrafter101]

It's wild that people think hair length would affect them in any way. I think coming in second out of all of those teams speaks for itself. Also no, hair nets aren't issues to anyone in the CAF.

[@exsubmariner]

@@kcrafter101 I've operated with special forces and some operations have long hair That's usually because of the nature of the mission soldiers on parade and on public duty with long hair look like nothing more than an unkempt to scruffy rabble I take it you've never served in the armed forces

[@realalbertan]

Canada has unisex dress and grooming regs (same with RCMP)

[@realalbertan]

​@@exsubmarinernew grooming regs.

[@BrokenhornKT]

No Wonder an American team wins, they have the Odds in their Favor!!! they have more teams!! HUGE Advantage!!

[@USN1985dos]

Wow, a competition that began in America has more American teams. How crazy! /s

[@frank-ko6de]

What was the excuse for losing to the Canadians who came in second, hmmm? Ridiculous deluded whinging complaining nonsense. Yeah, Broke Britain.

[@DirtyMikeandTheBoys69]

1.) The vast majority of those teams are ROTC Cadets in college. 2 ) Canada only fielded two teams and got 2nd place, so what's your excuse? 3.) It's not about the odds. It's about the best overall team. Whether we submit 100 teams or 1 team, the fact remains that you got beat by the best overall team, which was from the USMA. Keep coping. It's no different than your Royal Sandhurst Academy competition. You field several teams each year. You don't hear anyone else crying about it.

[@frank-ko6de]

@@DirtyMikeandTheBoys69 Ridiculous nonsense running around in circles without answering a simple questions. Surely, if we're so bad, why couldnt you beat us, doesn't that say a lot about your ineptness and stagnant impotence? Ridiculous deluded triggered impotent nonsense.

[@BrokenhornKT]

@@DirtyMikeandTheBoys69 I'm sorry was not Crying just didn't understand how the teams are set up and I rewatched the vid, and know its an America Tradition. You didn't have to be insulting you could have Helped without the chip on your shoulder. Thanks. .

[@user-wp5gu2sy3f]

Mohammad Ghadaffi was educated there after he murdered the Lybian king.

[@miklmiklmtrcycl6009]

🥂🇨🇦❤️🫡

[@Osama-Bon-Jovi-01]

11:39 the m240b is our GPMG and the m249 is the LMG, so yes we do have them

[@heresytoburn3358]

M249 hasn't been in service for at least 5 years

[@nigeh5326]

The L7A2 is the current GPMG

[@RushRiverside]

So British Army finish 14th and 35th respectively. Pretty much says about the level of training happening in Sandhurst, UK.

[@chigeryelam4061]

From dominating the competition to 14th and 35th. I hope this isn't a sign of our military's abilities.

[@user-qx6gp9wt9w]

Why is the uk squad coached by an American where is the British coaches

[@user-qx6gp9wt9w]

@michaelpezzullo3591 England is free from America England must rise and remind them we are Great Britain

[@JamieHumeCreative]

🇨🇦❤️‍🔥😼💯🫶

[@canobird4875]

Wish we could have seen some Koreans or japanese

[@carl5381]

not only does this "journalist' not know the flags of foreign nations, she doesn't know how the NFL draft works.

[@vaterunser3879]

So it's like spring break for ppl who don't do drugs (in front of the camera)... Got it!

[@horsebattery9243]

British camo seems to be morphing back towards DPM...

[@skylongskylong1982]

Explain why ?

[@horsebattery9243]

@@skylongskylong1982 There were two or three examples there of a camo pattern based more on brushstrokes of colour like DPM than the dot based pattern of recent times. At 2:42, 4:55 and 10:43 .

[@rickace132]

US should invite China and Russia. I would like to see if they can beat them.

[@goelnuma6527]

Shameful result, need to win not just participate

[@pengseahang946]

USA/allies Military Champions League 👍❤😂

[@mmnm8540]

What..... no Ukraine?

[@jtr549]

That's not good enough tbh, 14th is a terrible result, nothing to be proud of with that.

[@user-df7dx3tm3w]

fafaharrtehe menbeh

[@lesrichardson1890]

Flag recognition…..

[@ash-pr7zj]

wow nato forces are teally a team!

[@user-df7dx3tm3w]

fafaharrtehe menbehe

[@MyScotty7]

Typical American have 2 groups who train for this all year around 😂 can we have royal marine and para officers doing it next time!

[@USN1985dos]

Funny how you ignore that none of the other American teams trained for this all year round, but that didn't stop the Air Force Academy, Texas A&M, West Point Alpha 3, Notre Dame, Minnesota, or Embry-Riddle from beating your best team, lol. And then the Virginia Military Institute, West Point Golf 3, Lehigh, West Point Fox 2, Arkansas, West Point Delta 4, West Point Echo 2, Liberty, the US Naval Academy, Oregon State, Central Florida, and Marquette beat your 2nd best team. Stop acting like 2 of West Point's specialist teams stopped you from winning. The simple reality is that Sandhurst was going to be abysmal this year one way or another.

[@frank-ko6de]

Yeah, you're welcome to start your own competition. Too bad you're too skint and irrelevant to do so, as you're a glorified third world country on a nonsense little irrelevant island archipelago. Yeah, Broke Britain.

[@DirtyMikeandTheBoys69]

Typical British, getting beat by ROTC Cadets and then blaming everything but their own performance....

[@strangeperson700]

Canadians always sound more American than people from the US. They all sound like surfer bros. Hehehe.

[@LePhil79]

The 3 Canadians that we can hear is this video are French-Canadians (you can see the names on their patches : Fortin, Beaumont and Bélisle ), so english is their second language.

[@jjj8317]

They are literally rednecks and their first language is French. Unless it is New Orleans in 1890, not really lol

[@rosaliehagart1888]

Braw

[@toby17fb]

How many American teams are there 😂😂 and they still can’t win

[@daffidkane8350]

Some of those cadets need a haircut! What has happened to standards?

[@scottbarry62]

For the Brits who are thinking they do so well, they took 14th and 35th among the teams this year. And no, the reporter is on drugs because West Point does not have two specialist teams that train year round. Completely false. They have a competition between the 36 company teams a few months prior to this and then they choose the best among those competitors to create the USMA Black and Gold teams. They then train for a couple of months before the competition just like all the other teams. And keep in mind that one of the reasons the Brits like to think they're so cool is because they are almost all former members of active duty units before they attend the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. That's why they have a tremendous advantage but they've lost it over the last 20 years. The West Point teams have won every single competition over the last 2 decades except one time when the Air Force Academy took it 3 years ago.

[@freddiehunt309]

Does your husband find you interesting at dinner?

[@scottbarry62]

​@freddiehunt309 you're not following this very well are you? I guess losers will be losers. Goodbye, loser

[@scottbarry62]

@@freddiehunt309 by the way, were you aware that last year the British army was re-categorized as a tier 2 fighting force? Ouch. Remember when you were great? Actually, all kidding aside, I am glad that some of your military leaders are trying to reinvest and bring the British Army back to where it belongs. I love the UK and I was very saddened to see that.

[@RRaymer]

You do realise the Brits do not orient teams for a competition like this. If they did like in the 90's, they would be dominating again. They just send an opt in team for formalities nowadays.

[@DirtyMikeandTheBoys69]

​@@RRaymerthey absolutely do orient their teams like this. Anyone that spoke to them at West Point knows they host their own competition, select the winners, and then send them to the Sandhurst comp. Everyone has been doing this for quite some time.

[@mootpoint895]

Russia not invited lolz

[@stuartnewman6968]

Not good really from the brits