Royal Marines: Behind the Lines: Episode 5 - Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls

'Direct action' - break into a fort and plant high explosives on a radio mast.

[@alexwilliamson1486]

These were the lads that took the Falklands back in ‘82....tough bastards every one of them.

[@lukebell2683]

Alex Williamson the yomp on its own is legendary, let alone the battles

[@jackcloud4728]

My god he falls 80 ft and turns himself onto his side so the blood won’t fill both lungs. His moustache must have the power of the gods

[@keithpringle3940]

A moustache in the 80s was god's natural equivalent to steroids!

[@erwin4501]

Bloody brilliant

[@sunrayisdown1690]

Keith. In the 1980s all moustaches were issued from Pussers Stores.

[@RealmsOfThePossible]

I forgot about the great moustache outbreak in the 80s..thanks marines!

[@parsoniareigns]

Yeah for Queen and country. HRH QE2. Not Freddie Mercury!

[@climbtherainbow]

Yep, 6:17 is a fine example. Personally, I could never be bothered.

[@blacksheep5466]

these are awsome lol

[@gooner72]

It was standard issue when you receive your first stripe.....

[@nacholibre1962]

Russ Craig ended up as Regimental Sergeant Major of 45 Commando RM. He must have started shining to get there.

[@eclipse7436]

Sometimes guts is all you need

[@georgebuller1914]

As a nation, we should be grateful that we have so many young men willing to undergo conditions like those seen in this video. As a species, its a shame that we still feel the need for them to do so!...

[@mkrbrtsn1]

Great observation!

[@sharkwolf7788]

Well put

[@descattysBushcraftbydescattys]

Great series I remember watching it when I was an army cadet. Thank you 👍

[@James-C24]

"Delicate ladies may wish to close their ears" 😂😂😂😂

[@vitaliyvyntu4566]

Thank You so much

[@georgebuller1914]

21:38 - As a 'Wuss' who has had a fear of heights since I can't remember, this guy's attitude humbles me! It also makes me realise why so many serving/former military 'bods' regard us 'Civvies' as total w*nkers! ;-) Scared sh*tles or not - he faced his fear and got the job done!

[@seagullhoonbirdpersonpilot5511]

Good doco thanks, some tough lads.

[@georgebuller1914]

25:14-A VERY rough translation from the Norwegian: "And they say WE are odd!"...

[@HappyBear376]

I wish the army had your marketing guys.

[@deaghansionnach2936]

I will remember the ice breaking drills for the rest of my life,!

[@williamhicken1206]

I can well imagine!

[@pfl95]

18:00 good effort, lads

[@ramradar431]

great vids,a credit to the UK..

[@Paul45Commando]

Sgt George Matthews would later become a Captain and my OC in Zulu Coy. I think i saw him on tv a few years ago and he was a Brigadier.

[@bigsteve1664]

I'm sure LE officers can only reach Lt Col. Maybe he was commissioned before he got to warrant officer

[@SpookEOD]

Raj Maj Lt Col is as far as an LE can go without changing the terms of their commission. This has come from several LEs that I know that got to Lt Col.

[@georgemorley1029]

@@SpookEOD Thus, when the commission changes, the goalposts change too, hence "no limit" is correct in theory, as it is all dependent on the time available to show merit to reach the next higher rank. If you can get the time, you can make the miles. I know that in practice it doesn't often work out that way, but theoretically it can be done and has been demonstrated to be done. Raj Maj is correct. It's really one of my pet hates when ROs cop out of commenting on subject potential on OJARs and SJARs because they use the "no time" excuse - things could all change next week if a DIB or DIN got published and shifted the cadre's zones for promotion, but they're happy to shaft the subject at the board because they can't be bothered to write a report that answers the question - can they perform at the next higher rank? It's not "will they", it's "could they", and the question should be answered blind. The board will sift the eligibility at the time of asking. Sorry, I'm ranting, not aimed at you!

[@michaelamos4651]

@@bigsteve1664 sorry what does le stand for? Cheers

[@crabstick333]

I remember when George Matthews was first commissioned to 45 Cdo, sure he was in the impress. Think it was called SD back then, but could be wrong! Russ Craig is a top bloke, 1st met him when he was Sgt for the Support company section in South Armagh for Ireland tour. He was then the TQ at Y coy when I went there as a corporal. 👍👍

[@gooner72]

I used the SLR and SA-80 and to be honest, the SLR was a much better weapon but I never had the chance to have a go on an AR-15. I'd take the 7.62 round all day long over the smaller round but it all comes down to amount of rounds and you can carry a lot more 5.56 than it's bigger brother.

[@artfuldodger2740]

7.62 every time, also, we never had many rounds! so the SLR was essential, as the British army always seems to be low on ammo! speaking with my old red hat on ;)

[@Grogritark]

The newer L85A3 is a fantastic bit of kit, flaws ironed out and I'd honestly not want to use anything else as an infantryman. Short, accurate and lethal,

[@vitaliyvyntu4566]

Respect

[@sylviavinsant578]

Good job heros

[@exmoorfarmer4880]

These guys are absolute nails. MAW Cadre are more elite than any SF. As a recruit in training they scared the shit out of us. To be fair even when passed out and in a unit they had something of the night about them.

[@parsoniareigns]

yep hard as nails.

[@595goldy]

Agreed, every rank took a breath knowing an ML1 was about to enter the room. This is how wars are won, the missions nobody hears about carried out by real men. Always will remember and respect the M&AW Cadre.

[@AndiSinaga-k7t]

# ROYAL MARINE$ ! " COME AND MEET I AM ANDI $INAGA 9 NOW HERE TO ALL OF YOU BABY BR❤THER ROYAL MARINE$ " ! 😎

[@andrewnicholas4951]

Bravo boys top knotch 🎩 hats off Pats all round. Get strong brew on .. knackered just viewing. U.K. can sleep 😴 easy!!!

[@georgebuller1914]

5:37-As I understood it, although the round may well pass straight through the target's body, it was what it brought with it out of the other side that made it such a deadly weapon. I may, of course, be wrong and wish to apologise if I'm talking a load of sh*t! :-)

[@nacholibre1962]

The 55 grain (3.56 gram) 5.56mm bullet is travelling at around 3200 feet per second (975 meters per second 2181 MPH - or almost three times the speed of sound) at the muzzle, whereas the bigger/heavier 168 grain (10.88 gram) 7.62mm bullet with the bigger cartridge is travelling at around 2600 fps. Although slower, the bigger bullet imparts significantly more energy into the targt body. However, tests have nevertheless determined that the funnel-shaped wound channels of the 5.56mm are notably bigger than the 7.62 mm. As for the pass-through phenomenon. Both bullets will do that typically at common battle ranges. But it has been found that the 5.56mm left a much nastier exit wound. So the talk of the 5.56 round being a lesser being aginst human targets is rather unfair. Wheer the 5.56 does fall short behined the 7.62 mm is when shooting though walls. The .62 is much more capable of passing through a wall of brick or cinder block, etc., and kiling the bad guy on the other side. The 5.56mm is less-capable in that regard. Another advantage of the heavier 7.62 mm bullet is that it is not as subejet to the effects of wind as the lighter 5.56mm and therefore accuracy in windy conditions is greater than the 5.56mm. One last point: The AR 15 and its varients are signifcantly lighter weapns than the .62 mm varieties and so are more suited to the covert operations of recconnaisance, etc., where the aim is not to get into contact with the enemy. Of corse, all that is now moot with the common employment of the SA80.

[@georgebuller1914]

@@nacholibre1962 Many thanks for the thorough and interesting reply. 🙂

[@billybigtime2808]

Respect lads

[@fru8365]

Typical RM understatement... 'it will make your eyes water' these guys had something of the night about them.

[@jamesbradley7227]

I bet that Sgt Matthews went far

[@teddy1066]

Wouldn’t fancy grade V diff at night, especially when it’s wet.

[@cerambyx-8]

Outside of the military towns like Portsmouth, Gosport, Aldershot, Catterick, I think there is much less respect and support towards our servicemen and veterans, compared to the US. They volunteer to put their lives at risk for others, something that I don't think many could be able to do physically or even mentally.

[@sylviavinsant578]

God love his children's stay safe always in the water let's the worldwide come together as a big happy family in our worlds aman

[@williamwallace2278]

My brother did this course and earned his ML thingy and became part of the Artic Warfare Cadre and eventually served in the Falklands war

[@JustinSane50]

Thingy....

[@danielw5850]

Crikey, did he take part in the Battle for Top Malo House - M&AWC vs Argentina's equivalent; I think we know the rest ;)

[@countycricklewood]

@@danielw5850 He just played it down, as a bit of a little skirmish? In front of my mother who was on edge and was constantly worried at the time

[@danielw5850]

@@countycricklewood I did just the same, with my mother, several years later ;)

[@mikpopiel473]

5 months before first glimpse of snow. And still training. That’s 2 weeks shy of a RM recruit passing out- and these guys still aren’t MAW trained. Insane.

[@user-kb9xc3jr8v]

Wrong

[@amadigray4332]

Recruit training is 8 months

[@조금성-c8n]

장난도 좋은 약이지요. 하하.

[@shaneainsworth6644]

The man in the hospital bed looks like Bernard Hill from boys from the blackstuff

[@CraftyMagpie88]

Does anyone know where i can find the full lyrics to that running song @ 26:00 ? (Saturday night i went to town)

[@teddy1066]

CraftyMagpie88 DM me and I’ll write them up for you

[@737Adventures]

teddy1066 me too please

[@jasonprice1599]

Did we get the lyrics?

[@Smocktragatu]

@@teddy1066 think you can hit me with one of them DM's mate? Scoured all over couldn't find a hint of that song

[@Bgdknrg]

Me to

[@gissie391]

You could look at best cadence in smerican marines!shes got a voice!.definately british with them shorts ha ha .i remember listening to how to do snow bath on radio ooh !

[@edwardodonnell6857]

Remember in 1978 little army cadets we where doing feild craft excercises in wales walked into a SAS position by pure chance.I had a Bren gun over my shoulder lead scout.I jumped out my skin they appeared like ghosts he said what you doing here ya little Fuc.ers.They showed us their hideout it was awesome told us how to build one using turfs of grass.One of em shot a sheep with a machine gun a heckler and Koch mp5 I think they where really amused laughed their heads off.Stayed with me all my life.

[@mrfixit2788]

Tough men

[@J88D]

Whats the marching song at the end?

[@sylviavinsant578]

God is now on his why to check on your families and childrens

[@Timetraveller2208]

At 51 secs, is it possible to verify the ID of the Marine stood against the wall? He looks like one of the Royal Marine Training Team of our Troop (141) intake date 07/01/1980. His name was Corporal Wale, who I believe lived in Exmouth at that time.

[@berlinocelot]

0:51 That's Mac Mclean. He was my aunties's fella years back. Fantastic guy.

[@thiemtran3873]

Day la hinh anh anh ban trai cua toi xin hoi anh ban toi da khoi chan chua va con song hay da chet xin anh cho biet da ngan 5 thang nay toi khong co mot tin gi ve anh ban ay

[@sylviavinsant578]

Always keep our hands washed

[@stephenbelcher4376]

Aces Cardre

[@sylviavinsant578]

God said keep eyes on dead bodies to report

[@조금성-c8n]

기합 들었다. 추운 눈밭에서. 기합소리 크다. 하하.

[@Rs500ybd]

Stand By Your beds .!!!

[@Monsterreviewz]

epic

[@xusmico187]

Training with out risk is just playing

[@조금성-c8n]

하여간 훈련은 혹독하지요. 하하.

[@sylviavinsant578]

God said to let his heros know to watch out for snakes other killer animals in the deep waters

[@sylviavinsant578]

Eat good fruits & vegetables

[@rhondakennedy819]

Hello

[@thiemtran3873]

Quan doi my huan luyen qua kho ret dong bang tuyet ma coi het quan ao bang tuyet nhu the ma van song oi chua oi nieu phai anh yeu dang trong hoan canh huyen luyen kho nhu vay tuoi cao ruoi anh noi voi toi nam nay da54 tuoi ruoi ma suc khoe van tot chiu duoc ret the nay khong vet thuong tren chan da khoi chua ret nhu vay dau chiu sao noi da khoi vet thuong chua va bay gio toi khong biet anh con song hay chet da hon bon thang nay ruoi ke tu hom xay gia su co tai sao lai la toi chu toi han minh da ngu goc trong luc bi nhiem benh covi19 sot cao38c toi con dang me man vi sot cai dem dinh menh khon kiep do cua doi toi ma giam nhan loi yeu anh de bay gio lam do vo su nghiep ca doi anh va gia dinh da cop nhat bao nam gui biu pham ve cho vo la toi va theo chi ran cua nguoi van chuyen cua cong ty ma quy do thu duoc tien chuyen khoan cua vo chuen cho xong ho lay duoc tien ho quay dau khong tra ve nha cho vo anh nhung do anh gui cai cong ty chet tiet cong ty ma quy nao do ma anh cho la dang tin bay gio thi sao day do nghe binh nghiep cua anh chung cung cung gui tra tra cho toi dung noi toi thu khac va ho lua luon ca tien cuoc cua vo gui chuyen khoan xong ho quauy lung nuot loi cuop luon ca tien cuoc ma anh bao vo chuyen khoan oi chua oi nguoi cua cong ty do da lua ca vo lan chong ruoi qua man hinh youtube nay hoac tiktok em nhan gui thong bao nay cho anh biet em da bao phap luat viet nam ruoi khong biet ho da dieu tra duoc chua em chi vi em nhan loi yeu anh ma de anh phai kho em xin loi viec anh giao em da khong hoan thanh cho toi nay hon 4 thang ruoi em song khong bang chet vi lam do vo su nghiep va thuong anh len tiktok tim anh thi bi 12 nguoi mao danh la chong cu thay mat em lien tiktok la ho chui nhu dung ruoi va nay em cat luon dung facebook vadung ca tiktok khong dung nua de ho khong tim em tren man hinh ay nua nao ngo dung youtube cung van co nguoi theo doi em em bay gio bat luc bo tay nguoi cho anh tai que nha em cho den ngay anh cho ve tim em hoac khong thay anh ve thi chac em cu nghi ve su viec xay do ma chet dan chet mon anh oi anh ve ban chet em di chi vi em nhan loi trong luc dang bi sot la em sai lam anh kho ca doi ruoi

[@LogicalCaptainkirk]

Tough as fuk

[@mrcrazysnipez1]

Keeps mentioning special forces?

[@pp-bb6jj]

Back when England was English.

[@onajourney2072]

I'm sure there are enough footholds on that cliff, it's just that their boots are too bulky for the job.

[@geoffjones8725]

Converted Vegan does your name mean that you were once a vegan but have since been converted? Or that you are now a vegan because you were converted?

[@nathanwalker6360]

Now that's the question...

[@seagullhoonbirdpersonpilot5511]

Maby one of those pepole who think sentient beings should not be property, or have their breeding contolled for motives other than their wellbeing. but eats fresh roadkill and pest animals that are killed for environmental reasons?

[@Twirlyhead]

Their boots are not just for climbing in though are they.

[@SPiderman-rh2zk]

PETA - People Eating Tasty Animals. I'm a vegetable rights activist

[@HaoTran-ib5yj]

Trên không nói láo đại cho gia đình và bạn than

[@HaoTran-ib5yj]

Nội láo giùm ai cho một nghành thoi

[@sylviavinsant578]

Read write spell science history technoy goo technology

[@조금성-c8n]

마린이 해병대 같아요. 아마 섬나라라 이런 군이 강할것으로 알아요. 우리 해병대 기질은 강하고 지원병이라 생존능력도 대단해요. 심지어 6.25때는 중부전선까지 진출하고. 서울수복할 때. 국가를 중앙청에 올린 부대도 해병대. 전과도 좋아요. 단지 격어보다 바로는 거칠어요. 황군에서 이런 우리 해병을 잘 훈련하고 자신과 조국을 수호하는 첨병으로 키워주셨으면 좋겠어요. 심지어 장병이 적다고 장비마저 미린장비가 아니고 그저 육군 해군의 하찮은 장비로 유지중이에요. 장비 보강은 여기에서 해보지만 실전에 작동하는지가 걱정인 지경입니다. 도와주시면. 정말 감사하겠읍니다. 해병대는 그래도 군기는 있고 왜 하는지는 살아있읍니다. 얌체인 샛별이가. 하하.

[@조금성-c8n]

심지어 국군의 날 행진에서 참가를 못했을거에요. 아이고. 심지어 중부전선 탈환한 터에 뙈놈들을 위하여 파리로 이름을 바꾸는 현정부. 이 말을 하지만 참담합니다. 죄송합니다.

[@climbtherainbow]

5:04 - When you break the SLR in half to clean it you destroy the zeroing. Bullshit. The two sights (rear and front) were both on the one part of the rifle. Otherwise, you'd have to zero it EVERY time you cleaned it, clearly bullshit. At 5:43 you see the two rifles, and the SLR clearly breaks BEHIND the rear sight.

[@thomasbaird7004]

You know more than the marines?

[@unohoncho7727]

You are talking shit, you never break the weapon completely in half for field cleaning, the action is partially broken to extract the bolt carrier, disassembling the action completely by removing the pivot pin 'does' knock the zeroing out as the rear sight and the foresight are now completely separate rather than hinged as in the example shown by the PWI here

[@martincalderon1634]

You're wrong.

[@georgemorley1029]

Twat. Be right or shut up.

[@F00dTube]

This is typical bbc liberal lies!! /irony

[@Ratty98]

what lie?

[@vmax42dave]

@@Ratty98 Wateat a Growler xx