Stirling Manipulates the Situation to His Advantage | SAS Rogue Heroes

[@klackon1]

My dad served as a SNCO in the middle east during WWII, and there is no way on earth that a soldier on guard duty would have been so slovenly: he would have saluted using his rifle and never dared speak to an officer in such a manner. As an ex squaddie in the British Army myself, I can categorically state: this scene is utter bollocks.

[@emameyer]

"It's Cairo... but we are British"

[@grantdixon230]

I served in the British army. No way a sentry would speak to an officer that way. Total BS.

[@mccleod6235]

He might really like latrine duty for a couple of years.

[@AP-ir1tb]

Any army I should think. I can't think of any situation where a lowly enlisted soldier can talk that kind of shit to an officer. Even an SGM adds sir after telling a Lt to piss off.

[@LC128]

Agree yes the LRDG was known for being mavericks but there was still stands

[@TheAKgunner]

A guard can tell an officer to fuck off. A Private standing guard outranks a Lieutenant Colonel without a pass.

[@grantdixon230]

@@TheAKgunner What rubbish!. Even in my time in service, during the sixties and seventies, (when discipline was not as severe as it was in the time of WW2) it was unthinkable that you would address even an NCO in that manner, let alone a commissioned officer. A guard/sentry has the duty to restrict access per the orders he has been given. He also has the obligation to be respectful to those of superior rank, and maintain good order and military discipline as laid out in the Kings Regulations.

[@oracleofvalerius]

it's probably not factually accurate but fun to watch

[@RoganBryan]

Was Sterling demoted to Lieutenant from Captain ? If not, why do his uniform epaulets have holes where a third pip has been removed ? Officers buy their own uniforms so Sterling’s tunic is unlikely to be a hand-me- down.

[@caffeineandcomplaints3677]

May not have been the case back then, but nowadays officers will purchase their No1 tunics but are issued No2 tunics, which will have often been issued to others before

[@matej2733]

WTF ... is this real soundtrack in there?

[@barnabasld9600]

yes

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

its a good soundtrack man

[@matej2733]

@@underarmbowlingincidentof1981 so its reall? I couldnt believe how how someone would fkp such good series topic ... ok than 😁

[@ianfisher7360]

Behaviour so far from reality it is comical. The sentry wouldn't speak or behave that way and if he did an officer would have had him detained immediately.

[@yes763]

Bet your fun at parties arent you...

[@RobinsWatching]

Get a life mate. It's a drama not a documentary. Wouldn't be much fun or show much character if we watched him wait around for permission would it?

[@ianfisher7360]

@@RobinsWatching The sentry is the character that is comically removed from any reality, drama or not.

[@rudolftrost3534]

I served as a sentry in a war posting. One rule was that you always outrank any rank that approached you. Another rule however was that you always have to be courteous and polite.

[@waltersergio2996]

What is the name of the film?

[@deepee6602]

It's a tv series SAS ROGUE HEROES

[@waltersergio2996]

They always change facts .The book is very precise.

[@waltersergio2996]

The book is true .SAS began with Stirling and Lewis.

[@brianfergus839]

You’d think they’d have given him the proper sized crutches. That’s painful to watch. 😳

[@rbgm01]

were can i see this in Mexico , no plataform has it

[@Huma270490]

Usa una VPN y de cabeza a Max (HBO). La tienes bajo el nombre de "Los hombres del SAS". En poco debería salir la segunda temporada.

[@BadgerUKvideo]

It's BBC so i'm guessing BBC America? No idea if you get that there.

[@stevedavy2878]

I thought that " do up your top button soldier" line became lame in 1960s War Movies. Seems they are still using it.

[@bobtudbury8505]

they more than likely think it's new

[@Wintermute909]

Maybe.... the producers thought that because this is set in 1942 it's earlier than 1960s war films, which would let them get away with it?

[@stevedavy2878]

@@Wintermute909 good point, I love the explosive action, but I think some of the acting is cartoonish. Very Jason Statham only with a posh patronising accent lol. I knew men who served in combat in WW2 ( Im old), they were hard as nails, and men of few words, Not the gobalots you see in Movies today.

[@johndmitrikozak2441]

A guard on duty can tell anyone without permission to enter the premises to f**k off. So funny comments to see all those that "served and this never happens".

[@oracleofvalerius]

yep. you may look the part but no pass no way.

[@russelllapua4904]

Look at all the Walter Mittys in the comments 😅. It's a book adaptation to the screen, it won't be like for like in the real world. Jesus, some of you are so beyond thick it's frightening.

[@stevedavy2878]

And some of you would watch any rubbish, its supposed to depict real events

[@bobtudbury8505]

yes woke shite

[@TheDeviantStrain]

oh shut up you weirdo​@@bobtudbury8505

[@cd5098]

A little nod to racial politics there. Wouldn't be the modern BBC without it.

[@Subcomandante73]

Whole series was total BS.

[@WihGlah]

Well, as it's based on a true story. Fact check : False.

[@Subcomandante73]

@@WihGlah LOL. 'Based on' and factual are very different things :) Go ahead and fact check how Stirling was captured (he was asleep at the time).

[@WihGlah]

@@Subcomandante73 It's not a documentary. Get a life

[@bettyswollocks4255]

Would you like to recommend the authors / literature that you have read to make the claim the whole series was BS. Artistic licence yes total BS is a bit OTT.

[@andreispurim]

@@bettyswollocks4255 the book SAS: Rogue Heroes (the supposed "basis" for the show) is the best source. And I do agree with the fellow. This series does some extreme disservice to history by debasing some real events for the sake of "drama". Paddy Mayne was turned into a violent drunken tug whose uneducated status was mocked by Stirling (he was, in fact, highly educated - although a little bit scary), and Stirling himself was turned into an arrogant clueless teenager (he was an rather humble but unorthodox leader who disliked pulling rank or class on people). Plus, there is the whole debacle with the raid in Torbruk being totally stupid in the show, instead of just following the damn book.

[@menace7172000]

The BBC should be banned from making historical dramas as they all end up as hysterical dramas , what a load of rubbish .,

[@bobtudbury8505]

all bh a sentry would not speak to an officer like that , the black girl on the stairs. this is updated woke garbage

[@christoffermonikander2200]

The girl is quite authentic actually. There were thousands of women from the Caribbean and the colonies the traveled to England to join the ATS, WAAF and WRENS. And the North African campaign was one of the first overseas posting for ATS and WAAFs. Not to mention that all of the women's organizations recruited locally. So I'm sorry if history and reality doesn't conform with your racist world view. But fortunately, the right side won the war.

[@bobtudbury8505]

@@christoffermonikander2200 what a drongo, racist where????? i like facts not bollox, like the original windrush all came here illegally ,None were invited.This is the real facts so sorry if my facts get in the way of your far left fascist drone views

[@christoffermonikander2200]

@@bobtudbury8505 Wow, It didn't take much to reveal your true opinions. But like I've always said whenever someone says woke, what they really say is "I'm a bigot".

[@bobtudbury8505]

@@christoffermonikander2200 and when i hear that, i see an unintelligent far left drone who only has a hate and bile input plug from far left control .too stupid to argue with

[@csjrogerson2377]

Must have been written by an indolent teenager. Like a bad wine, this series should be laid down and avoided at all costs. Utter garbage.

[@AP-ir1tb]

yeah clearly whoever wrote this leaned heavy on the 'cool' factor but really has no concept of day-to-day in the army.

[@fnusecurity5112]

@@AP-ir1tb I don't think it was meant to be taken serious. Maybe on certain parts. You watch any military show and they never get it right.

[@ronanmcn4967]

Its based on a non fiction book by Ben Macintyre but the director does take a high level of creative leeway with the actual story, but the very core facts remain the same

[@neilhayz1555]

I think the series puts the ethos of the SAS over well, contrasting it with the regular army. They’ve played things for entertainment though.