U S Marines combat training in Sweden with Swedish Armed Forces British Army Vet Reacts

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@w0t3rdog 10 ай бұрын

I remember an exercise from some years back. Some Americans came to practice with us in northern Sweden. Most militaries have checklists when they go abroad, like "we are going to country A, they have B conditions, we need to bring C equipment, and want the host to provide D equipment on site." Well, in their checklists for Sweden, they clearly saw there was Murder Snails in Sweden, so they requested Murder Snail repellant to be provided so they could protect their stuff and not bring our snails back home. It didnt matter how many times we tried to explain that there wasnt any Murder Snails that far north in Sweden. They still wanted their repellant. So they got it. And applied it generously around all their stuff. Like lots of big white rings of suspicious powder. That was the "crack camp" as a result 😂

@KamiRecca 10 ай бұрын

When Fear and Ignorance masquerades as Competence. But thats probably unfair of me, and i certainly do not specificly mean the officers making the requests, they sure got their orders from somewhere else. From Sweden with Love - Kami P.S Btw, the troops should have gotten the real swedish snail repellant: Siccors and salt. "Thats right, Soldier, this is what we use. Now patrol around the camp and make examples of the enemy. These are not protected by any laws or rules for conduct."

@w0t3rdog 10 ай бұрын

@@KamiRecca the Canadians pop out of the bushes, with big grins on their faces, and starts to unfold their Geneva Checklists.

@KamiRecca 10 ай бұрын

@@w0t3rdog "First point of order. The term "Murder Snail" is highly derogatory, and constitutes a crime against Arion vulgaris, also known as the Spanish Slug. Second point of order, it is clearly described in these articles that to inflict Needless pain is a clear violation, and hence a crime against Arion vulgaris, also known as the Spanish Slug, mate. So what is the salt for?"

@petter5721 11 ай бұрын

Did my service in a subarctic brigade in Sweden. Temperature at -35C is no joke. You need proper training and materiel designed for these conditions. But we can do this kind of warfare. Most nations have no winter capability besides a few special forces. Semper miles 🇸🇪

@BerraLJ 11 ай бұрын

Yeah you could suffer injuries or death fast at that temperature, add wind chill and things could go horribly wrong fast.

@sinisterplank3113 10 ай бұрын

My worst night in 1st Amfibie was a -36 nighton Utö in Stockholm. It's hard to describe what it's like to be in the field in those conditions.

@BerraLJ 10 ай бұрын

@@sinisterplank3113 Yeah that sounds nasty, i was in Luleå from September to like april, warmest winter in 400 years according to a local, but the morning we had outside activity cleaning the 40mm bofors guns we had -24C waking up, heading outside in the thin indoor clothing going outside was bit of a shock for sure :)

@stiglarsson8405 11 ай бұрын

Yup, there have been several exercises even in sweden.. one was when US Marine landed on and liberated Gotland! But I think that the moste importante ones was up in the north, Norway, Sweden and Finland.. harsh climate, in the winter!

@combatreadyhq 11 ай бұрын

Nice, yes very harsh environment but great training environments for the military

@stiglarsson8405 11 ай бұрын

@@combatreadyhq Mm, if you think about get in to the Army again, try to avoid "Northen exercises", becuse, even with all saefty rules.. there is always casulties, in a good one for the moste froste bites! In any second one there is airplanes/helicopters crashes in to mountaines, rangers/jägare that get hit by avalances, or friendly forces that get run ower friendly forces.. "Hey, it looks that our weichles stand on some tents here"! All this things have happen on Northen excersises!

@KamiRecca 10 ай бұрын

@@stiglarsson8405 Despite being a satire, there is one thing, or statement, in Starship Troopers i like: Training cant be 100% safe. The military NEEDS to have casualties during it. Thats the one thing out of control during a very controlled event that makes everything in it "Real". Yes, its highly dramatic, we are training for war, big concept, defence, abstract combat, supplies, concepts that despite being deep in it, are very far off from the Normal, the Real. But if we hear that Axel got shot during an exercise because some idiot didnt handle their rifle with respect, well then all those words said about weapon safety realy slams home. And since its military training and that knowledge is heavily connected to other knowledges the rest of the training starts to slam home as a result. And we dont even Need to hear about Alex. Its enough to know that such things DO happen in training to cement it as Real in the mind. From Sweden with Love - Kami TLDR: Military is a dangerous life, and needs to be dangerous even in training for its own good.

@ROBBER011 9 ай бұрын

@@stiglarsson8405 Why do u think the Fins and all the Swedish people won over the Russians.. in an hour if u mess up and get wet or get lost ur dead even how hard you are.

@Supersupra87 11 ай бұрын

12:03 They dont have weapons on them while setting up the bridge. But they probably have a 360 close protection unit that only focus on nearby threats and keeps an eye open any dangers. But by rule, the weapon must be within reach at any moment. Or maybe this is just a demonstration of some kind..

@DanielKling 10 ай бұрын

We usually stacked the weapons on the shore, with someone on guard. It's hard enough work bulding a bridge or a pontoon without dragging a weapon around as well.

@Jonsson474 11 ай бұрын

Vehicles (helicopters etc), officers and engineers are Swedish.

@najroe 11 ай бұрын

those maos used by Swedish is printed on fairly waterproof material, not unlike lint paper , lint paoer is what paper money is/was made out of, had a map do an accidental trip in washingmachine, it was certainly not pristine, but not impossible to use or ruined.

@Notleon335 11 ай бұрын

Look the content just starting basic this Sunday can’t wait

@Notleon335 11 ай бұрын

Love the content*

@combatreadyhq 11 ай бұрын

Thank you, best of luck and keep us posted with how you get on

@DanielKling 10 ай бұрын

I was a field engineer in the army during my 7,5 months of conscription in Sweden and we didn't carry weapons while building pontoons or bridges. Not even helmets or splinter vests normally. The idea was we'd likely not be right on the front lines normally, and it was more important to get the crossing build fast and efficiently so the people doing the fighting could get where they needed to be. Not to mention, if you were to fall into the water, you'd sink straight to the bottom.

@bunnyfufu9933 11 ай бұрын

US can learn a few things about winter warfare from the Swedish 🇸🇪❤🇺🇸

@scarymonsterrs 11 ай бұрын

Finns too.

@Tove_Ishockey 11 ай бұрын

they really could, you should se a video about the army in north of Sweden called låset i norr obviously with English texting @@ThinGibbons

@VersatileWarrior 11 ай бұрын

Agreed

@johankaewberg8162 11 ай бұрын

@@ThinGibbonsPoints go to the player that does *not* need to prove themself.

@Timbothruster-fh3cw 11 ай бұрын

@@ThinGibbonsThe Jab?😂

@usmc24thmeu36 11 ай бұрын

the marines mainly use the hk 416 ( M27 ) with the acog LPVO 1- 8

@andersholmstrom3571 11 ай бұрын

Try carry that strecher in deep snow. I did my military srvice more than 40 years ago. In my time at least we were always required to carro helmet, gun and gasmask at all times.

@petter5721 11 ай бұрын

No, you use a “Pulka” 👍🏻

@Roger_Gustafsson 11 ай бұрын

All I can think about is the highly annoying deer flys creeping around in your hair if you'd ever take off your headwear. Huuuhhhhhh😢😂

@gustavbjorkman2600 11 ай бұрын

Fortunately there were close to no flies during that excise. Maybe I was just too tired to notice them though😅

@jesperwall839 11 ай бұрын

That helicopter landing at 7:12 😅😂

@Greymarshes 10 ай бұрын

You had my attention until I noticed you used milk to your coffe/thé :D

@88Spint 10 ай бұрын

I always wish we had some better video content about our military. So much is unknown to most of us.

@magnuspersson1829 11 ай бұрын

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@SN-uv4mh 11 ай бұрын

Yeah They train To prepare to become a new member of NATO. Finally that day has arrived. Welcome Sweden to the NATO family.😊

@robbiepemberton 11 ай бұрын

I love the M90 camo

@combatreadyhq 11 ай бұрын

Yeah it’s decent camouflage in woodland

@kingwacky184 11 ай бұрын

@@combatreadyhqIt is more than decent. I was on an open day at the military base where i live in Sweden a few years ago and they had a group of us walk up to the edge of the forest and look out and say what we see. Nobody could really make out anything then on cue 5 men popped up about 10-15 meters away in the M90 and had covered themselves in branches on the helmets and stuff. We could not see them and we could almost reach out and touch them they were that close.

@usmc24thmeu36 11 ай бұрын

we call the laser gear the miles gear.

@piraten70 2 ай бұрын

Har du laget en av Telemarks bataljon fra Norge. De er de beste i verden 🎉

@dennisgustafsson9826 10 ай бұрын

däcksbro 200 the brigde on the river. i think the US has some miles of that system

@morris89swe 11 ай бұрын

I thought the solider was updating his instagram or something haha

@Jay-og6pn 11 ай бұрын

Not sure why but seeing some of the leaders use their firing hand to give out signals when moving from a position made me cringe as i was always taught when i was in the US Army as an 11B (Infantryman) we used our non firing hand. But other than a few things that made me cringe and/or raise an eyebrow great content.

@combatreadyhq 11 ай бұрын

Great point, right hand stays on weapon system and use opposite hand for hand signals