Special Forces Soldiers Tell It How It Is

[@palpafilms]

Great to see another video that’s longer!

[@thenaturaledge]

More to come!

[@bibekjung7404]

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[@SpookyFox1000]

My respect for these guys is absolute ! Just the best in the world ! I hope they’re as proud of their service as I am !

[@derekmcmullen]

"this week was shit, all the weeks before it were shit.. but next week is gonna be good" 🤣🤣🤣🤣. That was me !!

[@thenaturaledge]

Hahahaha I loved that summary!

[@Tomtek654]

That hour on the bike flew by! Good insight into failure as its not often you get to hear the real world examples of determination toward a goal.

[@robsymington1805]

Really enjoyed the conversation, lots of bits of advice and wisdom. Thank you

[@thenaturaledge]

Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers 🍻

[@Jackckm]

The longer form content is always appreciated 🤝🏻 been my running buddy last couple of days 😂

[@thenaturaledge]

Good to hear!

[@DordonTheGreat]

Great convo. More like this, please!

[@thenaturaledge]

Thank you mate.

[@KavanOBrien]

Great talk say it as it is or was , even now both of you have that inner strength of mind to walk your path of life knowing that nobody said life would be easy, head down and just get on we it, thank you gentlemen for your service, take care .

[@exmoorfarmer4880]

Great tip at 9 minutes 10 seconds summed up in a single line - Embrace the suck. Then, the more you do it, the more comfortable you get with it, and the more you can accept it and understand it, the more you can survive it.

[@thenaturaledge]

That it’s pal 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼

[@mediapartners9950]

Great video another absolute banger. Love hearing you guys just chatting. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@joshb5798]

There’s serious people on the world then there is people like these

[@buddhaweatherby368]

“Next week’s gonna be better.” 😏 As a military vet myself, that really hits. Spot on gents.

[@thenaturaledge]

🤣 so true ain’t it. Thanks for watching mate.

[@davidoldboy5425]

Thank you both for your service, I was in hospital with an ex marine so we had time to talk, I was amazed at how hard the training was and how brutal. The disgrace is how our government treat servicemen (deliberately non woke) when they leave.

[@thenaturaledge]

Thank you 👍

[@MichaelSmith-cq6tu]

Cheers chaps!!, great dits!! stay well

[@thenaturaledge]

👊

[@AirbornePirates]

Very underrated channel Simon, looking forward to more! #CheersRoyal

[@thenaturaledge]

Much appreciated buddy 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼

[@aj-tp2yh]

Thankyou Britain

[@christopherwfrancis]

Big fan of this, thanks guys.

[@thenaturaledge]

Cheers buddy!

[@matt-f1c]

What a Brilliant video and very humble opinions.

[@thenaturaledge]

Thank you 👍

[@garytazcarroll8623]

New subscriber and much respect for this man 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙🙏 GTC 👹💥💥

[@thenaturaledge]

Welcome to the channel 👍

[@leedalton656]

Top guys worked alongside on ct rotation, miss the scoff on chameleon lol

[@thenaturaledge]

😂👊

[@thejamboy3556]

Video hasn’t even started already liked

[@thenaturaledge]

👊

[@jon-kennethklemmetsmo2877]

Awesome Quality content. Keep it like this. Everything from everyday life. In No time you will have 500k subs

[@thenaturaledge]

Cheers mate!

[@papalazarou7880]

Great video, thanks both for your service! 🙌

[@NGaugeVideo]

Excellent interview Simon, I really enjoyed watching this. A great way to fill a rainy September Sunday afternoon. It was good to hear Richie's perspective on the military. I'd be very interested to see a follow up regarding more in depth how he got on upon leaving the SBS and starting the distillery from scratch. Overall top notch content and I think the sound and lighting for the video was very professional. Looking forward to future content. All the best mate👍

[@thenaturaledge]

Thank you mate, I appreciate you taking the time to send this feedback. Richie is a great guy and I'm sure we'll do another one of these.

[@edwardroycroft7413]

I did like how you got across the mental side of doing something. From my experience on a physical course the mental strength of someone is just as important if not more important then physical strength. I have seen fit strong guys not pass a course where I would say guys not as fit passing the course because they are mentally stronger, pushing themselves beyond what you would think is possible.

[@tomstockton6865]

Awesome stuff chaps

[@tomdavies9144]

Great video Simon 👍

[@thenaturaledge]

Cheers Tom.

[@mvptopshagg3r]

Love these mate! Going for marines when I can! 👍🏼

[@thenaturaledge]

Good luck mate 👍

[@adventure247]

Great video as always from TNE.

[@thenaturaledge]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@AndyPreston-kz5dq]

Unbelievable...it's crazy I love hearing about SF it's facinates me mind blowing stuff.. always wanted too go on selection but got medical discharged after Herrick 16

[@thenaturaledge]

Cheers for the feedback mate 👊

[@neil5006]

Nice one 👍

[@thenaturaledge]

Thanks for the visit

[@alexmondz3103]

Commenting for the algorithm 👍

[@thenaturaledge]

👌🏼

[@amielterence]

The algorithm picked this up and has now disregarded your comment 😂

[@LeDiamondDog]

Great episode👌

[@thenaturaledge]

Thank you 👍

[@Doubleoseven502]

You don’t really need authority in the forces. Self discipline is more effective rather than waiting to be told what to do. Living above the line, doing the right thing even when no one is watching you.

[@thenaturaledge]

In an ideal world that would be true, unfortuantely this would not work for a lot of those in the military (in my experience).

[@sharkwolf7788]

You do need authority unfortunately. Special Forces attract highly motivated individuals who want to do the job well. The green army has a lot of people who are good at what they do, they just need a little nudge in the right direction now and again. And a lot of idle fuckers who work well when supervised

[@altalt-o8r]

great

[@thenaturaledge]

Cheers

[@awlwayzl8]

Legend

[@thenaturaledge]

👍

[@RJC10101]

Nice work!

[@thenaturaledge]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@introfit99]

please activate the subtittle 🙏

[@thenaturaledge]

I'm not sure why this isn't working. trying to figure out the issue.

[@grahamobrienverynicex9804]

Yes the rotal narines is tough .but its after army .

[@thenaturaledge]

🤥

[@phililpb]

“Is that the military or is that just life” a problem for a lot of guys in the military is they join straight from school and have no experience if anything else. So you don’t have anything to judge it by

[@thenaturaledge]

Good question. I joined at 24 so had a bit more life experience when I joined.

[@chendy8674]

Problem with the video maybe? Can’t seem to get it to play? Will try later anyway 💪🏼

[@thenaturaledge]

Did it work?

[@phililpb]

works for me

[@chendy8674]

@@thenaturaledgeworking now mate yeah, was having problems earlier. Looking forward to this 👌🏼

[@Barrybud2816]

There's a common theme on all this interviews as to why these lads ended up on selection, not the same for all but there is a trend. The commando brigade being completely miss used in Afghanistan,not being deployed in a commando raiding capacity in order to plug "on the ground" man power gaps. It seems as if the RM would have been deployed in the manner in which they were intended ( more focused, intel led raids on targets with slightly less value than what uksf would go for) then these highly motivated lads would have been happy with that.

[@MichaelCoyne-ol8ec]

Completely. I went on selection and failed then left because I didnt want to be mine dancing on the next herricks. I was in 42. Which also started the DS ego trips on course. Where large amounts of manpower who passed the hills failed first day in the jungle under canopy. They just walked until people dropped. day 1 and day 2. All because the DS were trying to thin the ranks not by anything meaningful. Rather just pushing people to near death. Guys who went down massively on my course, returned next course and passed flying colours. No issued n the same phase. ALso mentioning how it was totally different. As the DS got a dressing down by the training officer for hereford. After that i never returned as I thought that was how they all were.

[@Barrybud2816]

@MichaelCoyne-ol8ec the UK has been fucked up for a while in how it uses units and Hereford is massively to blame for some it, with it's work hording. The US has got it right and delivers more value to the tax payer. Anyway, things seem to be changing with the corps taking on a special ops role (not SF) and being put under natos sof command. Hopefully will get used for what it always was meant for in the next conflicts.

[@MichaelCoyne-ol8ec]

​@@Barrybud2816 Difficult to not be a bit pissed off these days. With the, What if quezzies. Personally I think the corps supresses and doesnt nurture unique manpower. Or abilities. Which for me, was the absolutely wrong decision to join. Getting pinged and being the pressed man really is not good. Loads of blokes simply wanted to be General duties Marine. Even in SB, blokes leave because its turbo websters. I know loads of blokes who left because it was simply not like Hereford. The days of TF-42 stopped and then it went to a more shit 333 role of mentoring.

[@Barrybud2816]

@MichaelCoyne-ol8ec I think there's some moves to change this mate but it's not a quick fix. Fcf, there's a lot of moaning about because all the ultimate Bootneck warrior sprogs want everything right now so they moan and say it's not working, when in reality it only actually officially started in 2021 and was slated to take 10 years to get the corps where it wanted to be and even that time scale depends on funding so may take longer ! For all the lads moaning I know the same amount or more who are made up with fcf and the chances they're getting. The corps did sell it's self short for a while, why on god's earth it spent so long just doing what the infantry do I don't know, absolute waste and it's only changed the last 2 / 3 years (right when we are not at war!). With the current removal of standards on the infantry course the mod basically seems to be turning the paras, rangers and corps into the only real deployable options for real jobs that aren't for uksf, again, why wasn't it like this all along. Like I said, the US has it right in terms of using units and delivering service to tax payer, the UK has had it wrong until recently and needs to continue. Like you've pointed out though, this H having the monopoly on everything needs to stop, it's not good for anyone, not even them when they're fucking off because of being over worked !

[@Barrybud2816]

@@MichaelCoyne-ol8ec totally get that. They're trying to resolve it now with fcf. I know loads of lads are moaning about fcf as they want everything right now. But to be fair, it was getting spoken about in 2017 but only actually started in 2021 and was planned to take 10 years to get the corps to where it wanted to be (I think it will take longer for money reasons). For all the lads moaning I know an equal amount that are made up with the opportunity they're being afforded. The corps is going in the right direction, particularly given the downfall of expectations and standards within the infantry. There is now the biggest distinction there has ever been and always should have been, it needs to continue with this though. People with the power need to step in and remove some of the jobs from h, there's plenty that don't need a unit at Thier level to do and can be given to the corps, paras, rangers. It's not good for anyone the way they monopolise everything, it's not even good for them !

[@gootusfootus3229]

Honestly just embrace the suck no point moping around all day feeling sorry for yourself. Applies for everything in life.

[@thenaturaledge]

👊

[@svenski59]

Is it mandatory to do podcasts when leaving the UKSF?

[@thenaturaledge]

Yeah mate it’s part of the resettlement process. Thanks for watching

[@exiled2home]

@@thenaturaledgebut wasn’t there a time when talking about it all was frowned upon? I remember going to the funeral of a man called General Lewis. Knew him all my life and it was only at his funeral, when another veteran got up and spoke for him, that I learnt that he had been a chindit in Burma. What’s changed?

[@louissanderson719]

@@exiled2homethey’re not talking about anything that’ll compromise OPSEC. I don’t see the issue. These guys are role models.

[@thenaturaledge]

🫱🏻‍🫲🏼

[@reins981]

I wanted to join the Austrian Army a long time ago. Unfortunately I have chosen a different way in life if I think about it now. What do you think about the Austrian special forces? Are they known abroad?

[@lueyR]

The whole world knows the Australian SAS, especially after their bodycam footage went viral commiting war crimes and murdering unarmed people

[@reins981]

@@lueyR Austria my friend not Australia

[@lueyR]

@reins981 aaaaah my bad haha go austria 🤟

[@louissanderson719]

Do you guys have conscription?

[@hvk4985]

​@@reins981😂😂

[@ROALD.]

I'd love to know what make your watch is!

[@thenaturaledge]

G-Shock Rangeman

[@davidgivert1608]

If u Were in 964 troop, was that not the troop. That there was a documentary made about si?

[@andrewpickering8160]

Are we just mercenaries when we get down to it. I suspect so. There’s a place for a super elite , who serve humanity , and not arseholes . I live in hope 👊

[@prm-ke9kl]

Im looking to join the marines at 26 im worried that im gonna be too old and stand out, also SF is in the back of my mind and i worry im past it at this age too. Any advice?

[@thenaturaledge]

There’s plenty of people that join and are much older. You’ll have life experience and a good understanding of yourself that many won’t have. Good luck!

[@prm-ke9kl]

@@thenaturaledge is it too old to be thinking of SF?

[@thenaturaledge]

@@prm-ke9kl I know a guy who joined the marines at 29 and did selection at 32.

[@prm-ke9kl]

@thenaturaledge and he got through first time?? Also SAS or SBS for him?

[@Ry43deck]

​@@prm-ke9klmore than likely SBS he went

[@fredtheman211]

the audio isnt great on this

[@thenaturaledge]

Yeah, we had 3 mics fail on us that day. Bloody nightmare!

[@andytraill]

My daughter is getting about roughly. The best thing ever.

[@robmears6298]

🤣🤣 every special forces operator is now doing a pod cast this is just getting silly now

[@thenaturaledge]

Mate even builders and blokes from the pub are doing them. When is your coming out?

[@itskaptainmikey4399]

Sebsstian Vettel if he was in military SF, not F1 SF😂

[@thenaturaledge]

Hahahaha 👍

[@Momosblackdog]

I don't understand why these guys break their balls to get selected then leave after a few years. What, did you get bored? Also, isn't all this stuff secret? Why not tell the world? What harm could come of it!?

[@phililpb]

I guess it comes down to having that burning desire for something. I guess I have achieved everything I really gave a shit about.(to a satisfactory level) But if it is just a nice to have you are not going to put yourself through the grinder to get there

[@thenaturaledge]

Exactly this mate.

[@lesflynn4455]

The dude in the shorts is wearing an watch and a g shock. What is the point? The dude has no excuses for being late to anything. But I'll bet hes been late. "I'm So sorry sir. One watch fell in the water and the other one went flat. Not my fault sir. My wife said she would plug in the chargers."

[@thenaturaledge]

Hey Colombo. One is a Whoop.

[@GemIsHere]

To speak for others and say it’s not fun, isn’t fair, when others have different mindsets and have a complete different psychological perspective do think it’s fun while challenging their mental state to its maximum.

[@brocklanders6008]

Both of them Divs!! 😂

[@thenaturaledge]

Cheers for the comment mate.

[@brocklanders6008]

@thenaturaledge ...and of course the utmost of respect to you both 🙏

[@chalky89]

Most inconspicuous assassins 😂

[@thenaturaledge]

🤣

[@feolender2938]

Great, another SF podcast in an already saturated market. Give me carpentry videos any day over this boring tripe. Why doesn't anyone ever discuss the fact that these guys were killing goat herders in an illegal war at the behest of the military industrial complex. Now that's a podcast I'd pay to listen to

[@thenaturaledge]

Slow Saturday mate?

[@Nomadic4Runner]

“Authority”

[@GemIsHere]

To speak for others and say it’s not fun, isn’t fair, when others have different mindsets and have a complete different psychological perspective do think it’s fun while challenging their mental state to its maximum.

[@thenaturaledge]

Absolutely mate, everything is subjective.

[@amielterence]

I’ve been suicidal since I was a kid, about 9 I think. I’m 26 now and even though I’ve relentlessly pursued healing and professional help yet I still haven’t managed to shake it off. Every day I’m forced to grab my mind by the throat and tell it to feel/do what I tell it, just so I can be productive and do what I need to for the day. It’s built some considerable mental strength and discipline over the years, I’ve learned to love the fight and challenge my body/mind with things it thinks it doesn’t want to do. I’d be quite keen to see how I’d cope in this marine training and how far I’d be able to push myself.

[@Ry43deck]

​@@amielterenceapply then buddy, definitely go for it! Just as something to point out though, they are very strict when you get to the medical stage and if suicidal thoughts/counselling or whatever are littered through your record then you may me made instantly PMU (permanently medically unfit) just as a heads up if you do apply 👍🏻