Reaction To The Canadian Army Infantry Soldier

Reaction To The Canadian Army Infantry Soldier - What Makes Them Unique
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In this video I react to Canadian military by looking at the Canadian infantry soldier and what makes them great and unique.
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[@larrynelson4909]

Canadian military from the beginning has learned to do more with less. under manned and under equipped and punching above their weight.proud to be a Canadian veteran

[@michaelhamm6805]

I am a retired 30 year soldier...and a third generation soldier...my grandfather was killed in his tank during the Battle of Moerbrugge in WWII, his son (my father) was a Clearance Diver and was killed while serving in 1973. We may not be the best equipped military on the planet, but pound for pound, we are some of the very best soldiers in the world. We are fearless, we think on our feet, and if its too tough for you, its just right for me. Mission, Men, Me.

[@chrislupson217]

Thank you so much for you and your family’s service!

[@Hamsteak]

Same here but 36. Served in Kandahar back in 08

[@RockinMamaT]

Thank you for your service 🙏 My Grampa fought in WW2 and he lost his eye. He was humble and when we asked him about the war he just said be grateful for your freedom and I always have been. And now that I'm older I understand what he had to do was horrible and I know why he didn't tell us stories I think he suffered in silence 😢

[@LoveCats9220]

@michaelhamm6805 - when I hear W Churchill (or whomever quoted) saying if they had British officers, American equipment and Canadian soldiers… it kinda gets my back up. We seemed to do just fine without British officers and US equipment. Just saying

[@balghair1]

Cheers to that .. and may God bless too

[@_Matsimus_]

Thank you for giving credit to my video.

[@lifewuzonceezr]

❤

[@michaelbrisson1067]

Keep it up Matt 👍👍🇨🇦🇬🇧

[@shawnbouvier1]

Proud to see your video on here!

[@antoinecudmore2986]

Hey thank you for your service I just joined the Hasting and Prince Edward infantry regiment(Hasty P's) love your videos and totally agree with your opinion on how good our military can be, love your videos keep them up!

[@wolfecanada6726]

Was proud to have been an infantryman in the 90s. A Canadian soldier must take on a number of roles, whereas in larger forces if a soldier is trained as a truck driver, he's a truck driver.

[@Zlata1313]

Thank you for your service 👍🇨🇦

[@Trooper599]

Yeah, a whole lot of infantry with their 404's these days lol

[@michaelhamm6805]

@@Trooper599 Pretty sure you got that arse backwards...he was pointing out that unlike other military's that specialize, every trade in the Canadian Forces is a soldier first. At the root of it all, even the MSE OP is capable of operating as a rifleman in an infantry section if things fall to shit.

[@Trooper599]

@@michaelhamm6805 No, I got it exactly right. 404's = military drivers license. There were a lot of infantry guys doing the Driver Wheel courses when I was in, to get their 404's, so they can drive their patrol and support vehicles themselves, and not rely on support/service battalion guys for drivers. Hence, our infantrymen are often, also qualified drivers (he mentioned driving trucks). Did you even serve? It's been common for years now for Infantry regiments to get their members on driver wheel courses. The days of circus battalion guys being the majority on those courses is long over. Even officers are getting their 404's now lol

[@wolfecanada6726]

Took my Driver Wheeled at Dundurn in 95....Iltis, LSVW and MLVW.

[@canadianhienz57]

Proud of my infantry service in the Canadian Army. Progressed from dismounted, mechanized, to airborne infantry and back to dismounted (my last 4 years of service). I’ve found that Canadians often rate ourselves as ‘less-than’ our peers, however, when on tours, we’ve been wrong to sell ourselves short and fight as well and as hard (or harder) as those units we’ve idolized. DUCIMUS!

[@dougnoble1449]

I was a Canadian Army infantry soldier for 13 years . Served with great guys and we had great training . We could fight in any conditions and complete our mission . It was an honour to serve, and I'd do it again . Thanks for a good video

[@antoinecudmore2986]

thank you for your service, what regiment or unit did you serve with?

[@dougnoble1449]

@@antoinecudmore2986 mostly with the Royal Westminster regt. And had attachments with 3 PPCLI , way back in the 70s

[@thegirllou]

Thank you for all the nice words about our canadian army i served and i am a proud infantry woman, I served for the Royal Regina Riffles my whole family served except my brother. I love your show!

[@johnt8636]

I was Platoon WO for my regiment's first woman Pl. Cmd.

[@ywoulduchoosetousethis]

Of course u tell ur brother he is adopted, 😂😂😂😂

[@davidkillens8143]

I was in the air force but detached for four months with a unit of the PPCLI (Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) for a ceremonial performance. I lived with them 24/7and shared all of my time with them. There is one thing that shocked me but is a certainty. They would rather fight than f--k. That is one thing that must be understood with Canadian infantry. You do not need to find any motivation, in fact the big problem is holding them back from jumping into conflict.

[@adrianmcgrath1984]

Last year there was a UK TV show called "Alone" where contestants were put out in the north - might have been Canada, might have been Alaska - I can't remember, but think it was Northern Saskatchewan? It took a group of British outdoors types and with minimal equipment dropped them into the bush to survive. It was 6 episodes until they had all dropped out. - it's a last one standing type show. Then I discovered they do one for North America too, so I watched that to see the contrast. The first contrast in format is that the North American version is 11 episodes long (because they survive longer). And the most notable difference in contestants attitudes and abilities was that as they were dropped off at their individual camps, the British all wondered if they could protect themselves against bears, while everyone in the North American version got dropped off and started pinning ways to kill a bear for meat. The UK version lasted almost a month of filming before everyone had tapped out. The two last contestants in the North American version lasted 3 months - the second tapping out because he had fulfilled all his goals and was ready to go home, the winner was pulled out two days later, because he was the last one standing. In the American version there were 8 Americans and 2 Canadians, the two Canadians placing first and second. The shows are available on Daily Motion.

[@klondikechris]

Americans call it Survivor. Canadians call it camping!

[@diannaw3034]

Hahahaha... this does not surprise me one bit!!! Love it!!!

[@diannaw3034]

@@klondikechris Brilliant!!! 🤣

[@larrynelson4909]

There's a reason Canadian s aren't allowed on the show survivor

[@RandySchaff-mu5gq]

My grandfather shiipped out in 1917 on the first day of Vimy. He was a farm boy from So. Saskatchewan. He was 19 yrs. old Lewis gunner. Stuck it out right to the end. During WWll he was a prison camp guard in Med. Hat. Very proud of him!

[@carolmurphy7572]

Proud ... as you should be! Much respect and gratitude to him for his remarkable service and all he sacrificed!

[@eh2823]

People don’t realize the amount of pows that were in southern Alberta. After the war many of them didn’t want to leave Canada.

[@scottm893]

I was a weapons technician for 13 years in the reserves in the Canadian forces and one of the things they always trained us for was your soldier first and your trade is second, I agree with one of the previous comments where in larger militaries your specialty is your specialty whether it’s a truck driver a weapons technician whatever and you only do those jobs where in the Canadian forces you were cross trained to do multiple jobs. Everyone is trained to fight. Obviously infantry is the tip of the spear, but we are all trained in combat, and before you deploy somewhere like Afghanistan, you do section attacks you do pepper potting, live fire training everything in the extreme conditions survival, map, and compass. During my work up training -35 in the middle of Suffield, we set the range on fire because all the grass on the range was dead and we ended up walking 19 km putting out of fire with rakes and shovels. I did a winter tour in Afghanistan -10 in December and January in Kandahar and +45°C in the middle of March. We don’t have the tax base to buy the latest greatest shiniest equipment so we trained with what we have and we train hard. I was never the spear was never a door kicker any of those things. I have nothing but respect for my brothers and arms that are we work as a team. And we never give up.

[@danielpratt9510]

The American and Canadian armed forces have been giving each other a hard time since 1812. But even though there are cultural and doctrinal differences, one would be hard pressed to find any two militaries that can so seamlessly integrate with one another in the field.

[@SchnuffiJames]

As a Canadian cold war vet thanks for the video.

[@johnt8636]

Former Cdn. pongo here as well. Not all infanteers come from a rural background. I didn't. Here's what ya need to know about the infantry: “Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm. The role of the average artilleryman, for instance, is largely routine; the setting of a fuse, the loading of a gun, even the laying of it are processes which, once learnt, are mechanical. The infantryman has to use initiative and intelligence in almost every step he moves, every action he takes on the battle-field. We ought therefore to put our men of best intelligence and endurance into the Infantry.” -- Field Marshall Earl Wavell. 1945

[@RockinMamaT]

I can't stress enough to each of you who has served in the comments Thank you for your service and sacrifice for our beautiful country. My Grampa served WW2 and he never spoke of the war even when he was asked about it he would just say be grateful for your freedoms and never forget 🙏 I have never forgotten and wear a poppy every year. I now know being older the suffering that my Gramps must have gone through and the horrible things he saw and experienced and I now know that many of our Grampa's probably suffered in silence 😢 So since I can't thank him..I thank you and appreciate every one of you 🙏🇨🇦

[@yjwrangler7819]

I have very rarely heard an American soldier who has actually gone to war next to Canadians have anything but good things to say

[@carolmurphy7572]

Mert, are you aware of the recent repatriation and entombment of an Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial of Newfoundland on July 1, 2024? It is the last time the honour will be bestowed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The Royal Newfoundland Regiment had been petitioning the Commission to permit the establishment of an Unknown Soldier's Tomb in Newfoundland for decades, but the Commission had said that Canada already had an Unknown Soldier entombed at its National War Memorial in Ottawa. The Regiment argued that, when the Royal Newfoundland Regiment was formed and fought in World War I, they did not fight as Canadian soldiers, as Newfoundland was a separate country, a Dominion with the same status as a separate nation as were Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Those other Dominions had been granted permission to have an Unknown Soldier repatriated to their own National War Memorials, and Newfoundland's war heroes deserved the same honour. Newfoundland's National War Memorial was built and officially opened on July 1, 1924, which is our Memorial Day, the anniversary of the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel on the first day of the Battle of The Somme, when the (then) Newfoundland Regiment suffered catastrophic losses. (801 men were ordered directly into German machine gun fire; the next day, only 68 soldiers answered roll call.) July 1, 2024 being the 100-year anniversary of the National War Memorial, it was a particularly poignant time to bring an Unknown Soldier home to Newfoundland for repatriation. 🌺 #LestWeForget #WeWillRememberThem

[@michaeldowson6988]

The narrator goes by the handle of matsimus - check out his channel. He's a former UK REME mechanic, and likely spent time at the BATUS tank training ground, south of Medicine Hat at Base Suffield. I guess he fell in love with the place and emigrated to Canada and joined a reservist artillery Reg. in Alberta.

[@envirogeekyyc]

I did a number of exercises at Batus as part of civ population speaking French to give the troops another level of stress. Great experience. One of the things the video touches on is true, many of the Brits were 16-17 years old, straight into the Army from an urban environment.

[@ferociousfil5747]

He has a great channel worth watching, technical accurate, great “war” stories and got to love his narrative.

[@elvishemeon389]

Gotta give an opinion If I may. I would say that no matter where you're frm in Canada you probably fished, hunted, camped out, summer and winter, so a lot of the population is used to the outdoors and various types of nature. I've never been in the forces but it makes sense that Canadians have a different approach. Quick story. My nieces husband is a army medic and befor the Ukraine invasion he was stationed in Kiev with the Canadian forces training the Ukraine army on survival and head to head combat. Canada served them well and by the time they were shipped home he said the Ukraines were ready. Cudo's to our boys and gals ...

[@flyingbeaver57]

Mert, thanks for posting another good video about Canada's armed forces. I live in the northern part of western Canada, and I grew up with the brutal Prairie winters as well as spending thousands of hours at all time of the year traveling or exploring the nearby huge area of the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains (locally known as "the foothills"). Often when doing the latter, we would ravel along he "Forestry Trunk Roads, a network of tracks ha run (more or less) along the length of the Rockies, as well as through them (and many more on the British Columbia side of he Provincial border and National Parks boundaries. It was a normal activity to drive to a point on a Forestry road in the general area we waned o explore, and then walk into the bush or (in the winter) ski or snowshoe. Often, we would follow the valleys of creeks or small rivers, rather than thrashing mile afer mile through dense forest and bush - which is slow as well as exhausting. In the days before motorized "4-wheeler" off-road cycles, this was all normal. Occasionally we'd meet other people, but not often unless it was previously planned. The so-called "refugee immigrants" who are flooding into Canada, many from India, would not have the knowledge, skills, or familiarity to cope with either the terrain or the weather (and they don't want to). 4-wheel motorized cycles allow people to travel much larger distances in less time, but they are noisy, and sometimes the operators are not familiar with local terrain or conditions. If they've traveled 15 or 20 miles into the bush and then have a breakdown, they have a long walk back to anywhere there might be a road or track. So, with that kind of experience growing up, which many young people still do get, even if less often, it's not really surprising that they're already well acclimatized to various types of weather, and terrain. Also on keeping an eye open for wild animals - people do learn to keep eyes and ears open. This is all good background experience for anyone who joins the Infantry, and growing up with the kind of weather we get - especially in the west and north - means people are already well accustomed to weather, summer or winter. As you've seem in other videos, both cold and hot weather are part of day-to-day life, and people are mentally used to it, as well as being able to cope with it.

[@francisdoyle6394]

I recall being in NWT (now known as Nunavut) and the Americans were to join us in Artic War-Fare operations, but they ended up landing taking some Temperature readings and then leaving as it was "too cold". We ended up staying on the north side of Baffin Island in tents for roughly a month, this was in the 90s. I went on to be one of the 2 or 3 rounds drafts for what would become the JTF2, just after we took over from the RCMP sert-teams in the early 90s.

[@BenjaminBoudreau]

Absolutely,I couldn’t say it better than this, we grow up playing outside in giant forest,mountains, generations after generations, -40 to +35 and we just love it !! Yes it’s make it way more easy for us in the infantry as Canadian army 🇨🇦it’s emotional to hear a fellow soldier speaking so good about us thank you 🙏

[@arohk1579]

Former RCR Infantry, this is very accurate. As far as Americans, aa soldiers we have fun at each other's expense. From what I have heard American soldiers speak highly of our troops.

[@PatriceBoivin]

oh it's Matsimus. He makes good videos. I had a friend who owned a farm in Northern Ontario. For a while he lived in a house with no running water or toilet, the toilet was an outhouse outside. He fought off a black bear using a shovel. He also worked in mines for a while. Became a steel welder, moved to Halifax and worked here. I have never met someone with as many useful skills as he had. He even made a miniature trebuchet, could make knives, jewelry, had two forges, made a wooden canoe, could repair his vehicles and could repair apartment buildings. So a farming background, or mining, is useful. Both his sons joined the military. The Canadian Forces members I met all seem to be able to survive on their own, they all collect as many useful skills as possible as it makes them more effective in difficult situations.

[@lauriea2971]

I’m Canadian and was with the infantry and other country’s in the world would come to Canada for some of their training. I’m retired now

[@rileytruax766]

i almost joined the armour technician unite or something i forget the official name but basically a armored vehicle mechanic lol

[@jordandowling9365]

Was about to say we trained other countries militaries even in the US. My dad was in the Airborne Regiment and I remember he did a training bulkier in the US teaching them some stuff

[@jordandowling9365]

@@rileytruax766mechanic. That’s it, or Armoured Technition

[@rileytruax766]

@@jordandowling9365 it defiantly wasn't called a mechanic lol

[@edgarjhansen]

Royal 22nd, 3rd Battalion. 62 years old and not as tough anymore lol.

[@Dieselsdog3]

I call BS! You're just as tough, just more thoughtful. Thank you for what you did.

[@Stellarwiind]

Mastimus seems like a great guy, experience in the British Military and now a part of the Canadian Armed Forces. Myself as a Canadian civy, I can say that a large amount of Canadians are very into exploring our great outdoors. Hiking, Canoeing/Kayaking, Mountaineering, Hunting, Fishing and Sailing. All applicable learning experiences for the military. On the heat matter though ill take the -20C over the 32C (Feels like 40C with Humidity).

[@terryg4179]

I worked up north in the oil patch for 20 years. -10 to 15 was cond=sidered the perfect temp. The roads hard and clean(as in no mud) And easy to dress for. Excellent working weather.

[@lifewuzonceezr]

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[@chrislytle3531]

My dad was in the Canadian infantry during WWII. He was training Americans how to use their weapons. After the war he went to art school.

[@daveroberts936]

my father enlisted in the Lord Strathcona's Horse in 1941, when in England he was transfered and attached to the 8th Army in Africa and fought as infantry until the defeat of Rommel. Shortly after Operation Husky he was transfered to Cdn. 1st Div. Saskatoon Lights where he served in D Coy. tubes. He served in that capacaity until after the Gothic Line when the whole Div was transfered to Holland where fought through Holland and then into Germany until the conclusion of European hostilities at which time he voluntered for Japan. At 120 lbs he was assigned to carry the base plate for a 4.2 inch mortar. The plate weighed 100 lbs plus his own personal gear. I have the casualty list for the Sask Lights, and there were losses from strafing aircraft, coutner mortar fire, coutner artillery, and even long range machine guns. The 1st Div lost all their vehicles just before landing in Sicily and slogged all the way up the Italian boot mostly on foot in 100+ degree heat. He was twice hospitalized for malaria. 4.2s lobbed a 25 lb shell a couple of miles, so they were always right behind the intantry. Occasionly the company would use mules, and sometimes they had bren carriers. Often the bren carriers were useless because the terrain was so rough. They were constantly climbing mountains with all that gear. The Canadian Army was different from the British and Americans in that each regiment only had one battalion instead of the usual 3 in other armies, and they still had to do the same job, without vehicles and with 1/3 of the manpower. The men of the 1st Div were called the Red Patch Devils by the germans, and they were some of the toughest motherfuckers ever to put on a uniform bar none. I dont think military personal today could hold a candle to them!

[@markcosta4901]

Retired 3PPCLI

[@Kim-ro9bs]

In 1997 Manitoba had a massive flood. The Military was called in for more assistance, they were outstanding. I think it would have been worse if they hadn't been there. It was a beautiful thing to see, our Military helping our people. We still appreciate what you did for us. Thank you.

[@adolfmyman6739]

As a "Royal " RCR we are trained on many wepons like C6,C7,C9,9mm pistals,Karl G,Law rockets, claymores,granades all on DP1 infantry plus the 4 types of misson that Canada is known for . Youtude has a few of those course vids it is a good watch . Can't be 100% but I believe that 60% failure rate is the morn most of are from injurys

[@kurtford6935]

I was a proud Infantry soldier in the early 80s until the 90s and served in many areas we were always treated with respect if not after seeing us in action or trying to keep up with us changed their minds (ie Americans) VP

[@Bags103]

I was Canadian Infantry, now i am a proud Vetrean. We were strong proud with a warrior spirit we were prepard to fight and win in any weather any terrain any season any enviroment . It was more than just a job you knew you were making a difference;. I also did a tour in Haiti during the 90s we learned to do alot with very little. I will never forget my time in the Canadian forces you would put your life on the line for the soldier beside you and he would do the same for you .

[@1anre]

The Canadian NCM class are well regarded because despite being a renowned force in WW2, and having its funding, political will, and retention dwindle since the 60s, the men and women in the Infantry still punch well above their weight.

[@kevinanderson9492]

Mert, you've got to get yourself and your family over here for a vacation sometime in the future. I think you all would love it!

[@idcraw]

There you go Mert we would love a young Scotsman I did 36 years RCN and we have a bunk and a Duty watch for you laddie

[@JT.Pilgrim]

Absolutely fair observation. Pro Patria. 2 RCR.

[@falstaff59]

Pro Patria! 1st, London. Retired.

[@caker641]

3RCR 19yrs going Pro Patria

[@Saphyre73]

Canadian Reservist Infantry Corporal Veteran from Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada here. The Canadian military was my family when I needed them, I was a teenager on my own and could not go home. Had my own apartment, on student welfare, had adult status, served in the military and went to highschool full time. It was not easy and I would not have made it if not for my new military family.

[@josephthomas3895]

I tried to join the forces back in '08 but had my skull crushed. I do have 2 older brothers still serving who I am very proud of. I have seen many articles(mainly Canadian) chirping about our forces. Yet it seems to be very rare to hear the same from other nations who served alongside our fighting men and women. We may be small in numbers but very large in heart. Don't ever underestimate what Canadians can do

[@gogotrololo]

As a former Canadian infantry soldier myself, you can sum it up by saying the Canadian infantry perceive themselves as super soldiers, treat themselves as super soldiers, and perform better than super soldiers because we're just so humble about our abilities :) every other army sees their general infantry as mere soldiers, troops to man a front line or go on attack/patrol

[@SirJaymesDAudelée]

I haven’t been I the military. My Grandfather lost his leg fighting in Holland in WWII. And as his grandson, the RCL gave me a bursary to help with university. So I will forever support them. But as far as the lifestyle here, I was born and raised in the city, but since my father was from Northern Ontario, I was up there for most summers growing up. Algoma region. It’s one of the most beautiful places on earth. It also has some of the most difficult to traverse landscape too. The Canadian Shield is there-the Trans Canada highway blasted right though the rock in many locations so your driving right literally through the shield rock. There are mountainous, and undulating hills, super dense forest that takes an unfamiliar human an hour to get about 100 feet, too many lakes to count, rapids, and everything else you can think of. People who live up there are experts at traversing and existing within all that. So I can really understand what this guy is saying. Everyone has guns up there, and it’s just all part of the culture. I would describe those who live up there as being very tough, accept its sort of a thing that they themselves dont seem to realize, because its just who they are, and they are the nicest folks imaginable. I got stopped by a cop because I was on a quad (you need a quad up there) and the plate was on the front where he could not see it. Apparently you need to put it on the back, lol. Well, you know, that cop and myself had a 45 min conversation that meandered over many unrelated things. He was just that friendly. And so was everyone else. You will never see anything more breathtaking than the fall colours in ALgoma region northern Ontario. The winter is a real b*tch there, though, as it would be any rural area at that latitude. I mean -- I understand why Napoleon failed miserably in RUssia - type of b*tchy winter. Yet even the winter, if one is used to thriving in it, has a a beauty on the land that one would never imagine. In fact, I miss winter in northern Ontario most of all. There seems for me to be some sort of spiritual beauty about that I cannot explain, but that many Canadians can instantly relate to who have been in such places, and even in the arctic. But I digress. Sorry. But you know this guys video sort of makes me want to enlist. IM 48 right now and if I were American, there’s be no hope. But Ive learned our age limits are more relaxed. I’d like to contribute something at least, like my grandfather. Thanks or another fascinating video. Cheers.

[@rosolenn]

Totally agree. That's why some of the best Canadian scenic art (Group of 7 etc.) is based on the northern Ontario landscape.

[@genageeraert8039]

Canadians are tough in general. Thanks for showcasing all of our hardworking military.

[@ASTRAGEM]

hahahaha f...king joke

[@r80911030]

"Embrace the Suck"- Every Canadian Infrantry TSM ever. An excellent summary of the Canadian Infantry attitude.

[@acriticalvegan6164]

their are interviews with JFT2 soldiers here on youtube, your jaw will drop

[@Howwerelivingfishing]

I tried applying for the canadian military twice and was rejected both times. I applied for infantry, armored soldier, and howitzer operator (or whatever the proper term is). I would still to this day consider applying again, especially if my country is ever threatened by war and needs more people like me to join. Also yes I am very much into outdoors stuff.

[@cjamesk9584]

I was Canadian infantry and served in 3PPCLI for 9 years, i have always thought through my time working with other armies, is even if our equipment was not up to par with our allied armies, our training was always upto and if not past the standard. Not a dig at anyone at all, but im just proud of how we performed with less!

[@jug4209]

maybe this is a random take but i want to give a shout out to all the Ukrainians entering our beautiful country.. glad to have you here and exactly the type of hard working culture based people we need to grow this country even more.

[@fireball3421]

I was a corporal in the 5th Division 36th Brigade of the Canadian Army Infantry, I always said next to Canadas Special Forces our infantry was the toughest, we are the best trained in the world, we could go from a rifle, to a machine gun, to a Carl Gustav (anti tank weapon) we were cross trained unlike alot of militaries, as for the cold climate once you were in it for a day or two you got use to it, but then again my ancestors had viking blood,l. As the video said, younger British Troops complained alot, what I never realized is I don't remember when our troops complained if we did it didn't last long.

[@Lhenry-pf5zn]

I grew up in the. Canadian Military, uncles and dad fought in WW2. I was a gunner in the RCA in the 60s and 70s. The first thing that has set Canadian forces apart from other countries is the fact that we were always volunteer. Canadians are a rough lot, and our military trains us to a very high level. We are first to fight, first to win , and we don’t retreat.

[@user-hf5pm9ef3v]

I served with 2 RCR and I have to say we might not have had the best equipment but we did well with what we had, I would put a company of our infantry up against anyone, we would probably win, that is a fact.I was proud to have served in Canada and overseas, go Canada!!!

[@user-og1ux8nr3i]

I was infantry in the reserves but when I joined the CAF I joined as military police.

[@user-zh3wy3tl7f]

I am proud of our Canadian infantry men! They are badass!

[@cameroncurrie7208]

I was infantry in eastern Canada and most of our guys were from eastern Canada and tough as hell to begin with. A lot of Newfoundlanders.

[@user-ec7qi9ff1x]

I'm very proud of the Canadian armed forces.

[@DuaneSkaley-hn1sn]

A good video, I was eight years with the reserves and more importantly call outs where you fill in a position in the regular force. The reserve training is the same as the regular force so you go in and do the job. I spent six months in the Middle East as well. I had all the courses you could take and was a forward observation tech just like the maker of the video. I do not have the time and space to go into all but even the reserves are tough as can be. The weather means nothing cold or hot you get on with the job, The one thing no one mentioned is night fighting. There are many numbers of reports of our night fighting and no one ever says that anyone is better at it. By the way I have both Artillery and Infantry trades, that is not unusual to be double traded. In the artillery I was trained to do ever job from the Major on down to the basic artilleryman. Wish I could go into it more but there is no doubt that Canadians are one of the very best in the world. Who knows what it would be like if we actually had the proper modern equipment. All for now and because I can not get it changed you know my full real name. By the way I had a Sgt rank at 22 years old.

[@scotthodgins7975]

One of the things that I noticed in my brief stint in the Canadian Reserves is that Canadian soldiers could be described as 'McGyvers'. Simply because we may not have the absolute best equipment, but we have a knack of taking spit, chewing gum, and duct tape and rigging our equipment to perform better than whoever originally built it. There are stories that I heard in my service about how when we bought the F-18's from the US, we tinkered around with them and made them better. Another thing is, since we don't have the massive numbers that some armies have, our general soldiers are trained better than other countries (again this is a story I heard). Apparently (again something I heard while serving) is that most Canadian infantry can almost automatically qualify for sniper training in other countries. I have no idea if those stories are true, but it does kinda make some sense. I was trained on radios that came from the Korean war era (this was in 1990), and we were using them to transmit and receive messages halfway across Canada (1500km). Something that, according to the specs of the radio, was impossible.

[@theCANaDiAN1987]

I was a reservist weapons technician in Alberta for 6 years, and though not in the infantry, my bmq and sq was run by almost all infantry guys, and many of my follow on courses by ex infantry, and was always told that we are soldiers first. I learned so much from them, had a ton of respect for my comrades in the infantry, really tough guys. They drilled that warrior attitude right from the get go

[@gabriellebenard5254]

i am in the CAF i work for the air force has a loadmaster on the CC130J, i would not really know what it is like to be infantry, i am not. But i think Canadians overall are mostly outdoorsy people, like most of us like camping. I think has a Canadian soldier we are used to make do with what we have, which is not always the best equipment or the right equipment for the mission but that does not mean we won't do the mission. The US can talk all they want but when they come to train with us they might have better gear and all but if you strip them of said equipment ........ I mean we had training flights canceled because it was to cold, i digress.

[@nakmuay7705]

When he talks about the oil triggers being hardy....a lot of it is drugs...that's how they get through it.

[@tristint.4857]

please watch some videos on The Highway of Heroes. It is part Canadian military, part Canadian society

[@rogerbrassard]

I am a infantry veteran. Growing up in Canada I had to put up with a lot of mosquitoes and black flies, bears, moose, cougars and skunks. +40c “104f” degrees with 100% humidity and -40c + “-40f”. This is life growing up so you learn not to complain because everyone is suffering with you so you go on to do the job. In third grade I had to walk to school -40 or snow or high heat or rain that was life. So when I went infantry I did not complain but looked at humour to get through the day. I remember going to the range. There was no bus, we walked. At the range many times there was no buildings for us and in 20 years I do not remember range being cancelled due to weather. I also think that playing hockey gives Canadians a different mindset, most start at 6 years old and cold and snow we still played, as you got older body checks hurt more and there were fights. But after the game it was over and we would go eat or have a beer so our view on violence is different, not that a Canadian will walk away but fighting is not our first choice.

[@shorgoth]

(before watching) I think 2 factors helps our soldiers quality a lot 1: Our society is not oriented toward verticals of powers, but we have a strong communal perespective. People in their civilian lives are expected to have their say and have a degree of autonomy in their lives but also to give something to the community in group efforts (like let's say taxes to pay for health care). It gives our soldiers a natural inclination toward active participation, ownership of the task and flexibility yet retaining their esprit de corp. This is inherited from our collonial past, people were much more independent for a long time, freed from European Lord's control or Confucianism in East Asia where respecting authority even when they fuck up was the norm. (I think that's also why historically we had a lot of Brit commanders fragged for incompetence by their own men yet soldiers would rarely desert or outright strike) 2: We live in a hostile climate where we are perpetually adapting to the new season, to us acclimating is normal, we do it 2 times a year at least... it might not sound like much for most people, but this is a game changer to force project. It also gives us a wide range of live experiences for various ground conditions, from forests to mountains to naval to plain warefare, from dry winters to monsoon like conditions Canada has it all... often in the same week at the same place.

[@rick3461]

40 degrees in Kandahar was a mild day. It got up to 60 with the humidity in Arghandab district. Great video. Pro Patria.

[@EDWilrick]

proud to be canadian. Joining the CAF in 2 month

[@KozakDio]

I just joined the Canadian armed forces for infantry, waiting for basic training now

[@Zombified2012]

even in the east coast part of canada there is a ton of farmers, and living off the land is just a norm here as its so vast.

[@TyM1108]

What people don't know, and don't want to believe some times, is that the standard Canadian soldier is more widely trained than other countries' soldiers. I'm a combat engineer, and I and the rest of my engineer brethren are trained and capable of operating as infantry if we're needed to.

[@ChrisSprenger.]

You bet we are and thanks for uploading this …love from Canada ❤

[@retired3067]

To every single soldier now or before, thank you so much for your service and bravery.

[@MrChimo624]

Interesting note is there’s a large % of Canadians from the prairies that join the navy and likewise a large % of “maritimers” than are tired of living on the coast and end up joining the army but more specifically, infantry. This is not necessarily fact...merely a casual observation by a veteran of 20+ years in the Cdn Military (Engineers).

[@TheRealCenturion]

I joined the reserves during my last year in high-school and left due to covid policys close to 4 years later . Loved my time in the CAF. Hes definitely right about a certain "grit" thats for sure , and i can say myself joining i grew up on a farm and experienced firearms handling and hunting at an early age . Thats just usually the kind of people youll find there, except for certain city regiments of course lol. Great video

[@Starseed1101]

yes fair observations about the backgrounds, myself I came from a logging camp as youngster, walking around camp or the nearby forests with rifle was normal,

[@Starseed1101]

Sadly each year there seems to be less and less people attending the Remembrance Day events, as a Vet I find that a sad state of how vets from all wars are looked upon

[@asimoes1974]

We are a jack of all trades

[@ASTRAGEM]

more like jack@sses

[@Wishes890]

The people that I've worked with and have worked for me, the ones that grew up on a farm, 99/100 were the best workers, did the job, did it well and never complained and didn't call in sick every Friday,

[@MrTrws]

you learn to be tough when your young,bantam hockey 7+years old

[@mw-wl2hm]

I sent this to my dad.. he is the most patriotic person I know, a WW2 expert and armed forces buff.. he's seen the Devil's Brigade film numerous times and his response was: " Times have changed , the great Canadian army of the 2 WW does not exist. Today the Canadian army is a joke - old surface ships and 3 leaky submarines (in 1945 Canada had the 3rd largest navy in the world). Air force for flying planes older than the pilots. 76,000 personnel including civilian staff. "

[@dougdesrosiers4571]

To any and all who served, I would like to thank you.

[@garner2267]

I was told Canada spends 3X the amount to train one CAF member (doesn't matter what trade) as it does to train one US Marine. I believe it.

[@chrismair8161]

Strong like Bull! Armed from the 1980's.

[@THE_CDN]

We did ruck marches with a 75lb pack. That was normal. God help you if you had to be the radio guy or the LMG guy. II did both at the same time because a female candidate couldn't carry the weight. As an aside, I enjoyed training with the Americans. They had all the cool toys.

[@PopRivest]

Infantry Cdn Airborne Regiment and, mostly serving with the Royal 22e Regiment for 26 years. Served in Germany, France, Cda of course, Angola, Yougoslavia and Bosnia

[@chrismarsden8958]

I'm 52 and a third generation soldier!!! FACTS... Hitler was quoted saying if he could have the perfect military he would have British money, American weapons and Canadian soldiers!!! Quote unquote!!!!

[@michaeldowson6988]

Not Hitler, it was Churchill!

[@Go_for_it652]

Canadians invented the group tactics of 3 and 4 along with platoons.

[@johnnygood4831]

My best friend was Canadian Airborne. He was in Afghanistan and Desert Storm and a few other places I can't remember. He told me an American General once said to him, "I would rather have a Canadian platoon fighting for me than an entire American company."

[@srimpy123]

I am not in military but my cousin said she had some us soilders trains her and they wouldn't train her in the winter time cuz "its to damn cold out to teain "

[@andrewhull7296]

F'in right we're tuff! 😁

[@ScotianEh]

Completely ignored the Maritime provinces. Some of the toughest people I know. They not only know how to live off the land, they know how to live off the water. Our fisherman fought German subs in fishing boats and lived to tell about it.

[@chrisroutliffe2305]

You need to check out our Canadian Rangers , Canada's northern reserves .

[@ASTRAGEM]

similiar to amy and her 2 shemale moms

[@edwardharoldbutler6288]

That machine gun sounds just like a German MG42 and probably a grand son.

[@johnirvine9942]

We’re a tough, motivated, and proud people.

[@ASTRAGEM]

nazi supporters

[@ferociousfil5747]

As a veteran infantryman, this is true about many Canadian soldiers. But there is also a mentality in Canada about doing more with less. It’s in our nature(pardon the pun) . Look at different battles where the Canadian Army had success where others failed due to the way of approaching the problem as well as grit. Anyone that comes to Canada, has done so by taking risks and having determination and vision, even to this day.

[@robertkennith7866]

nothing can really compare training in the north here, where minus 35 Celsius is regular..

[@wocookie2277]

Want to know the tenacity of the Canadian infantry, learn about the Medak Pocket, 1993. Second battalion Princess Patricia’s. Ric A Dam Doo.

[@robdedrick2052]

A lot of the Canadians served United Nations Missions .

[@nojoy23]

I hate BC winters. -5⁰C with humidity chills you to the bone. I'll take my -30⁰C prairie winters every time over BC winters

[@user-ti6dh7id2c]

There are 2 series I really enjoyed about Canadian history you'll really like. One is a 3 part series called "The World Without Canada" and the other is a 10 episode series called "Canada: The Story of US". Both are on KZbin. Enjoy!

[@nshelitack]

As a small part of the CAF, in the Militia, we pretty much follow our commonwealth brothers. Just better. Nova Scotia Highlanders. And I am an law enforcement officer for the Nova Scotia government.

[@Shanksysworld]

Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, B Coy, here.