US Marine reacts to the Canadian Infantry

[@danielhall680]

You being American and talking highly of us Canadians is really cool to see

[@mattgosling2657]

Yeah mate, he's a good guy and talks very respectful about all the different countries forces, same goes for me too, Canadian soldiers look very good at their jobs, ive watched quite a few videos of them in Afghanistan and they have awesome snipers.

[@randommadness1021]

Agree mate, you guys are hardcore and so glad to have you on our side. Really hope CANZUK gets going ASAP. Especially after Brexit. Obviously we will also have the backing of the US and the best of NATO as an alliance. No one would be stupid enough to have a go with any of our brothers and sisters. Strongest alliance in the world by far. Here's to a few decades of peace on our mainland's and a huge pat on the back to those who fight in the distance to allow us to be free at home 💪🤝🤜🏼🤛🏿👊✊✊🏿👍♥️🙂

[@gertoise]

we are the closest allies. Literally.

[@randommadness1021]

@@gertoise yeah, yous guys have a country sandwiched between theirs lol.

[@JoEnUtZ23]

@@randommadness1021 Alaska isn’t much of a front though lol

[@dionwalsh1089]

I’m. A retired Warrant officer of the Canadian army and served with your brothers and sisters in arms in Kuwait Iraq and Afghanistan thank you for your positive commentary on our forces

[@dieselr6611]

Thank you 😊

[@zain-elabideen2689]

What was the ultimate point/reasoning of those occupations... This was around my time, I remember just perpetual wars on TV, what was the overall mission? What was the result? Curious if anyone can shed light on that in simple Canadian English ;) Thanks.

[@dannygelbart6827]

@@zain-elabideen2689 Occupation? Funny man.

[@zain-elabideen2689]

​@@dannygelbart6827 The funny part is I proposed this question to see if the average person involved (wearing the uniform) or interested (the army buffs) could actually provide an answer... i used the term 'occupation' very loosely, you can substitute that word with whatever word you prefer... 'invasion'...'occupation'...'terrorism'... 'political overthrow'... 'economic embargo'... I'm sure the term is dependent on the situation or the term is based on the phase of the stratagem execution. The original question still remains - I just see a man who is excited about shooting guns at this point, ready to shoot whoever he is told to shoot without knowing why he was there...

[@mbsosa3986]

@@zain-elabideen2689 akhi relax 🤣🤣

[@jamesocean9947]

The few. The proud. The drastically underfunded.

[@uchia4206]

It wi chainge the under Carbone

[@91lilfrozone23]

*cries in assault riffle*

[@a.m.1298]

NO THIS IS OFFENSIVE DEFUND EVERYTHING

[@yimango3002]

The few who do the impossible with the outdated

[@jamesocean9947]

@Mr.Gator87mobile It is famously underfunded and nowhere near 2% of GDP. When I was in the CF some of our training rifles had hockey tape on the handgrips and we had 1980's webbing haha.

[@legomyeggo5775]

HEY ALL MY CANADIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS, WHERE YOU AT,

[@kathleenstinkcunt6559]

M.b

[@travisbakerr7715]

Berta boy right here

[@MercPunisher]

Okanagan

[@elitejeffrey3719]

I was beaten half to death by police for being a stormtrooper, jk that was the girl in Lethbridge

[@bluegalaxy3466]

Right here bro

[@ryanspring6036]

This was not what I was expecting. As a Canadian, I was expecting a different reaction from him based on Americans' image on social media worldwide. He seems like a wholesome dude.

[@dwvw]

American media seems to portray the Canadian military as a joke. American military members seem to know that's not true.

[@ferox965]

I think the American Military knows to respect the military of an ally.

[@Rambootan31]

Shouldn't you be watching "how to wear a military helmet" on KZbin instead.

[@porter7045]

@@Rambootan31 whoaaa small world

[@jacksonmeads1161]

@@dwvw the media does but the citizens don’t. we know that canada is not to be fucked with. y’all cool af

[@belovedhearts]

As a Canadian whose brother is a member of the CAF and is currently deployed overseas, not able to connect with anyone for 4-5 months, hearing you talk highly and your respect for our heroes - I applaud you. Canadians are always there to help. Pro Patria 🙏 Edit: We also allow beards and tattoos 😂

[@vladmirepoutine545]

First name starts with a D ends with a Y? I know him well, great soldier. Pro Patria

[@belovedhearts]

@@vladmirepoutine545 He sure is, hella proud of him. Thank you for saying that 🙏 miss him.

[@belovedhearts]

@Lt AsiaMontana if you’re not in Canada, gimme your address I’ll expedite it to you. Because nobody else knows how to actually make a proper poutine mmmmmm

[@belovedhearts]

@Danny Horworth Damn, b'y! Best come to the East Coast - if the country ever opens again xD Lobster Poutine? Come to PEI. We're nice and have the best food (*biased but also true*).

[@belovedhearts]

P.S. PEI is also home of the best potatoes in the world because of our iron-rich soil ;)

[@Hoscitt]

I have no idea how KZbin brought me to you, I'm British and not particularly into military stuff.... BUT I'm working my way through your vids as you seem to be a super grounded, respectful and good guy. So best wishes, and keep it up! 👍

[@CombatArmsChannel]

Haha awesome. Glad it worked out then 😅

[@hasondawn2423]

impart British

[@JuanMartinez-st2tg]

There's alot of Afghanistan footage revolving the Canadians, mostly their firefights. You should react to "Dawn raid on Taliban". Short clips but highly worth the watch, you could always watch a couple in a row to make a full video? Canadian combat footage is where its at 🤙

[@firebombspam2604]

I have seen that clip so many times Idk why it’s just crazy to watch

[@mikegyver6265]

Another good watch is Clearing the Way. It's a movie produced to tell the story of 23 Fd Sqn during Op Medusa.

[@ericsteinberg9101]

Bravo Company brought the hurt! If I recal, alpha company engaged at a distance and ordered bravo to envelope right with Alpha laying suppressive fire, with armored LAV support. Bravo moved right and got pinned down by an enemy machine gun, alpha ordered the LAV's to support bravo who eliminated the enemy machine gun, than moved into the village and brought the hurt close quarters using the LAV's as cover. Anvil and hammer!!!

[@mikegyver6265]

I'm not sure which Companies were involved, but clearing the way focuses on the contribution of the combat engineers during the Op. The movie is all battlefield footage and interviews of those involved. I believe the go fund me is still open. It was produced as a non profit and you get a digital copy when you donate $20 to help pay for the production.

[@johndicksonkaraoke2554]

Recommended book 📖 to read THE TALIBAN DON’T WAVE by ROBERT SEMRAU Former Canadian Infantry Officer.

[@OldWolflad]

Total respect to the Canadians from Britain. Always superb soldiers. God bless!

[@stephenkiraly9942]

Dude! I am so stoked that you are reacting to more Canadian stuff... I still think that you should react to the Crazy 8's platoon documentary.

[@tribesmenfilms7626]

Yes pleaseeee do that or desert lions both are really good documentaries

[@fox224]

Crazy 8s? Medusa? I was Charles coy as well.

[@mariobrissette]

I love your reaction video. Done with respect. As a Canadian, I am proud of what our military has accomplished in the past. I have a lot of family members who have served and I am proud of them. Thank you to everyone who served and who still serve. We need to respect that.

[@Lieart_]

All I saw was Canadian and I clicked like my life depends on it😂😂 I’m joining the infantry later this year. I’m happy you did a reaction to our military

[@oluwaboriogunafolabi3997]

Unfortunately Canada is being run into the ground by a Commie Turd.

[@mouthbreather280]

Oluwaboriogun Afolabi his latest decree was to push an airsoft ban.

[@oluwaboriogunafolabi3997]

@@mouthbreather280 I know it’s rather silly. Unfortunately for law abiding owners, the bullying for political points in Toronto and Montreal continues. Hang on to your property folks.

[@mouthbreather280]

Oluwaboriogun Afolabi yup. That’s how they can throw everyone else under the bus, while they score their wins in those strategic metropolitan areas. That’s all they need for a majority, the rest of the populations concerns don’t matter.

[@saucybaka4439]

@@oluwaboriogunafolabi3997 agreed. The fact our country is being run into the ground is what prevents me from signing the dotted line...

[@Crazy__Canuck]

My best friend, Corporal Christopher Butler, served in the Canadian Infantry and had a tour in Afghanistan. Thanks for the shout out to our soldiers.

[@RyanForrest1664]

Dope setup bro!!!

[@parkerbelleville3343]

Gen dit, Combat arm Crossover episode when?

[@Lieart_]

Fancy seeing you here Gen dit

[@CombatArmsChannel]

Thanks dude. Just gotta settle the reverb issue lol

[@yjwrangler7819]

Ehhh I follow you too!

[@DJSbros]

The Canadian Forces is extremely British in culture (for obvious historical purposes). Ifanteer is one example of an old school British term. Some other example are in the armored corp specifically where terminology like "mounting and dismounting vehicles" and privates being known as "Troopers".

[@chrisbarratt4417]

Also, the British pronunciation of the French word "lieutenant" (as "lef-tenant") is the official pronunciation as used by the Canadian Armed Forces as opposed to the American pronunciation of "loo-tenant" (which is closer to the original French pronunciation)

[@Mr.McWatson]

Yep armoured corps evolved straight out of cavalry, armoured recon out of dragoon cavalry which makes a lot of sense

[@NovaScotiaNewfie]

Like all commonwealth nations our military doctrine is based on the British military.

[@jasonbraida3223]

We have females in all of our combat arms so we can't really say infantryman. We say infanteer in the same way that we also say firefighter as opposed to fireman.

[@devilin100]

@@NovaScotiaNewfie We ran fireteams, Assault Groups, decades before the British adopted equal teams based around an automatic weapon. The closest the British got was when the Royal marines ran one maneuver group with a L4 bren gun while the other had the gpmg and a couple lads from the rife team during the conflict in the Falklands.

[@B1CxR3FLEX]

love you supporting us Canadians mad respect to you man happy to see the appreciation!

[@Eremon1]

Our military might not be portrayed well in movies and media a lot of the time, but our men and women that serve in our armed forces kick ass in my book. Much respect to those that serve.

[@brettbainbridge3154]

Here's what I love, man - professional respect among allies. You do a great job, without blowing smoke.

[@CDNCenturion]

"Infanteer" is basically the British English word for infantryman. Canadian English is closer,, in some aspects to British English than American English. Even some spelling i.e. Canadian: colour, U.S.: color.

[@Bangpath247]

its also an old catch all for all types of light ground forces Fusilier Grenadier Musketeer etc.

[@randommadness1021]

Cause theres loads of Scots in Canada.

[@DJones476]

@smudge2003: Not out here in B.C., my friend. 'Color' 'Z' ('Zee')

[@randommadness1021]

@@DJones476 Colour. Z (Zed) 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[@DJones476]

@@randommadness1021 Rock on, Barry!

[@Coolkid21834]

I am Canadian and I found this on my recommended

[@mikecarty4320]

It’s probably too long for a reaction video being almost an hour long, but you’d probably enjoy the Canadian Black Watch Snipers of WW2, with interviews with survivors of this recon group

[@larryclarke2872]

Much respect for all service men in the US and Canada .. Brothers In Arms

[@randymanmaximus8419]

Glad to see a positive and honest video from one military to another.

[@lisecd1]

Former CAF Recce soldier here. Love seeing reaction vids to the CAF. Theres no life like it

[@wakebacon8301]

Growing up in a Military household I had the benefit of reading a lot about my nations contributions to many conflicts. My Gramps and some great Uncles were in WW2, a great great uncle who never came home from France in WW1. My favorite story about our Military is about the taking of Vimy Ridge. Canadian warriors charged the ridge line with bayonets fixed. Our boys took the ridge and got a foothold on it allowing other Allied Forces to also move up to the ridge. I never served myself, I do however appreciate and have the highest regard for the Warrior class. Especially Devil Dogs!

[@kunfang5604]

Haha, looks like you found my upload! Awesome video man!

[@maxlamb7206]

Nice way to start off the day! New background looks awesome!!

[@casualtrucker]

The jungle training was done with the French Foreign Legion in French Guyana.

[@Bluejay14217]

The facial hair is a recent development. The CF has lightened up on uniforms too. There used to be a multitude of standard issue uniforms and they cut it back to basically combats and dress uniform, one of winter and one for summer.

[@gavinwilliams808]

Dont forget garrison dress, I gather it was the most comfortable but god awful looking uniform

[@KartyMcFarty]

If your interested in more videos like this you can search up "Canadian DP1" or something similar, and get a bunch of people that filmed their infantry training phase 1. Some of them are edited pretty well. Thanks for doing Canadian videos!

[@razor6888]

We may lack the best equipment.. even back in the day when I wore a uniform. And we are not many in numbers... the US does not have a better friend and ally. I have worked with US service personnel many times. And I can say with pride that the general reaction from the USA service branches is this.., We are glad you stand with us. And I was proud to do so. PPCLI First in the field.

[@s1avetoreality]

C Coy 1VP did a sovereignty OP including a cross country trek from Inuvik to Tuktoyuktuk bombing through -60 on bombardier sleds that were older than I was at the time. We spent days riding on top of gear, fuel, tents and rations. 2 on the sled 6 on the trailer one machine per section. Wearing shitter bags over your muk luk liners did help cut the wind out a bit. Wiggle those fingers and toes.

[@ivanbrewer4467]

Thank you for serving.

[@heatherchurch9297]

Based on how much you accomplish for us, is it frustrating to think of all the potential you would have if we actually funded our military functionally?

[@krisvdovich6308]

Thanks for your service brother. I was Armoured Recce for 20 years in the PRes

[@shawnjdm7064]

Thank you for your service. I have 2 cousins that served in the CAF. 🇨🇦🇺🇸 Allies forever

[@thenobleandmightybeaver4411]

The Canadian Armed Forces have always used the term Infanteer.

[@zacherykeane9314]

No, the term infanteer has only come into use in the last 5 or so years. Prior to that it was "Infantryman".

[@TheMedievalman9]

@@zacherykeane9314 I joined in 1986. We were infanteers then, too. The other term we used was "rifleman," which might be what you're thinking of, but for the most part we called ourselves infanteers.

[@zacherykeane9314]

@@TheMedievalman9 Cool, from 2000 - 2015 we used infantryman.

[@bobbylewisfdl1166]

Great job bro and thanks for the respect you have shown us in your segment. We Canadians and Americans always have each other’s backs. I am proud to say that as a Canadian we love our American neighbours.

[@shawnjdm7064]

Could not have said it better. 👍👌

[@nickderd976]

What are u talking about lmao this is my first time hearing that and I’m 20 years old n born here

[@bobbylewisfdl1166]

@@nickderd976 I am not understanding what your talking about bro. What do you mean by your comment?

[@nickderd976]

Personally I think we’re brothers in arms but sadly a lot don’t agree

[@bobbylewisfdl1166]

I agree Nick, well said

[@mspicer3262]

Infanteer is a very old word, deriving from the Middle French word 'infanterie'. The term 'infantryman' was coined in 1837, learned that in Battle School. Prior to that, the British had numbered regiments, with "of Foot", to divide them from other types of formations, like cavalry, dragoons and artillery. The Canadian Forces have 3 regular infantry regiments, each with 3 regular battalions and 1 militia battalion. That would be about 3k full-time and 1k part-time infanteers. I was 1RCR (1st Bn Royal Canadian Regiment) from 1988 to 1990. We went to CFB Gagetown to exercise with Marines from Cali (don't worry, it was during the brief Canadian summer), they were some tough troops. Right after that, we were loaded on planes and flown across the country to CFB Wainwright, to play OP-FOR (opposing force) for a British armoured unit. The Americans thought we were FUN, the Brits thought we were unstable.

[@josipcro]

Love your stuff and exposing Canadian military for what it is👍

[@schen8129]

Ex Canadian tanker ( leopard 1 and 2 qualified loader and gunner), I deployed in 2010 to southern Afghanistan apart of task force 1-10. I can attest that during the 213 days I was deployed I endured some of the hardest days in my life. 2010 was busy. Fan of the channel keep it up.

[@NovaScotiaNewfie]

How did you find the transition to the Leo II?

[@schen8129]

@@NovaScotiaNewfie it was more seem less then one would expect. After some classes and study it was mainly just getting up to speed with the capability’s of the system, velocity of the rounds and shot profile, as well as learning button placement and switch actions. After the 3 week conversion course I was shooting at about the same accuracy and skill as I was in the Leo 1 with note that gunning on the Leo 2 in comparison was easier. My biggest note is that the fire control system was amazing :)

[@schen8129]

@@NovaScotiaNewfie lastly the Leo 2 is a phenomenal piece of kit, I was very fortunate to have trained and utilized it :)

[@mufferm5980]

Maybe possibly move the microphone to the centre of you if you can, doesn’t sound like it’s being utilised enough 🇬🇧👍🏻

[@OhhDannyBoyyyyy2112]

I was able to work with the royals recce platoon (despite my father who’s a Patricia disowning me) a few years ago. some of the most switched on, hilarious, down to earth guys I’ve ever met. But Fair warning, they will drink you under the table

[@derekbowbrick6233]

M.I.C.... K.E.Y. P.P.C.L.I. That was the cadence I learned whilst parading around the quad. Our Sergeant had a slight distaste for the Pats.

[@apa1967]

I thought the real man’s regiment was the RCR.

[@TRDoutdoors]

Well done and thank you for appreciating our armed forces. Much respect!

[@johnsamurphy]

Not the first time I've seen this guy talk about Canadian Army. Rock on.

[@beverleybazinet551]

Really appreciate your respect to other military units,it’s so refreshing to hear someone talk and not belittle. Please keep up the excellent video’s. Thank you

[@krumble104]

Glad to see you’re no longer in the janitor’s closet! (From a Brit trying his best U.S. English!)

[@randommadness1021]

English translation: the Janny's room.

[@socialreject1131]

Take out janitor, and you have a wonderful comment

[@christurkenkopf2009]

I fucking love this channel, keep up the good work brother. Respect from Canada

[@JoshBortolotti]

Sgt. Girard was an amazing instructor I had last summer. We nicknamed him "The Big Dipper" because he was always packing a lip.

[@Bluejay14217]

That gagetown mention. The yanks used to come up in huge numbers during the summer to train there in the nineties. Was wicked cool seeing all the hummers. Back then we had that shitty ass iltis. What an embarrassment next to the hummer.

[@airborne63]

All those Iltis' were reconditioned, and wound up painted blue....in places like Angola, shipped up from South Africa. ;D

[@Bluejay14217]

@@airborne63 one of my neighbour bought two. I’ve considered taking one for a joyride with a Bic pen to bypass that seamless security system. 🤪😁

[@NightWarp]

As a Canadian, love this video!! And it's actually a nice one, some of our promotional footage is... not great, this one was solid. To answer your question of size... according to Wikipedia.. "Size 42,000 (23,000 Active Personnel, 19,000 Reserve Personnel of which 5,300 are Canadian Rangers) " the Rangers in this case are artic fighters in the northern regions of Canada. Your youtube setup is great! i definitely, miss Grogu and that sweet 501 helmet though ;)

[@duanepigden1337]

The PPCLI where given American unit awards during the Korean War and during Afghanistan five snipers were put up for the silver star.

[@normanwiebe762]

I believe that it was only 2nd Battalion that got the Presidents citation. First time I saw one of those blue patches, I was curious and was educated by that soldier.

[@duanepigden1337]

@@normanwiebe762 -- thank you.

[@cookilumsden]

@@normanwiebe762 Yup, 2PPCLI has a presidential unit citation for the battle of Kap Yong during the Korea conflict.

[@Murty-e4s]

Led lights on will make the room even more better

[@CombatArmsChannel]

I have some but I couldn't get them in the shot haha

[@NeonZX4]

Excellent video. Thanks from Canada 🇨🇦

[@NainGeantMiniature]

Fun fact: our minister of defence in Canada (equivalent to secretary of defence) invented and patented a beard friendly gas mask when he was serving. This was to allow him, as a Sikh, to not have to shave his beard. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harjit_Sajjan#Military_and_police_career

[@roderickcampbell2105]

That's awesome. I had no idea. I rate that as more than a "fun fact". Thanks for the post, information and link. Regards.

[@Christopherjamesmurphy21]

I had no idea. That man impresses me more and more every day.

[@chriserickson6081]

Don't forget that he was also the "architect of Operation Medusa".....(or at least lied about being)....

[@chriserickson6081]

@Karl Marx I think that what he meant was to LIE and take credit for someone else's accomplishments in the belief that the Canadian public would be too stupid to call him out on his bullshit; frankly, considering that the Canadian public voted for both him and the rest of the liberal government, he had a pretty good chance that the Canadian public is indeed, just that stupid.....

[@chriserickson6081]

@Karl Marx I'm sorry my friend but that's just not a "mistake" that one makes. Not anymore than "mistakenly" saying that you wrote a report that a colleague wrote, "mistakenly" claiming that you invented something that someone else invented, or "mistakenly" claiming that you planned a battle that was clearly planned by someone else. Have you ever "mistakenly" claimed credit for someone else's work? The willingness of Canadian voters to "forget" such lies, scandals, and transgressions by (mostly) liberal politicians is a main reason of why Canada is in the state that it is in.

[@PeBoVision]

Dude! I've watched a few of your videos now, and just wanted to give you props for the respect you show to Canadian police and military...means a lot coming from a US Marine. I don't serve, but have great respect for my fellow Canadians who do. Nice hearing the sentiments mirrored back by our friends to the south. And welcome back from Korea!!

[@wouterv3l]

there's a serie about the Dutch military where untrained people join diffrent branches of the dutch military. Its called untrained: on an mission. people join in with special forces and other branches, and it also gives a good view of the gear they use, and their trainings etc. Every video is around 20 minutes. most of the vids have subtitles.

[@DougsterCanada1]

Canadian here. Huge respect for the US military (all branches). Proud to be your neighbor, friends and allies.

[@billyb7119]

This brought back some memories. Recognized a lot of those training sites. Although admittedly they look a lot different without constant rain.

[@macthemec]

Thanks for the shout out, i’d like to think we do a pretty good job, and likewise to you 🫡

[@danielbeaumier1000]

Just a heads up the "SAW" is a C9

[@SirHuddy]

SAW is a general term for Squad Automatic Weapon which were designed to be able to put the fire down range of the equivalent of having 15 rifleman.Yea it’s designation is not called the C9 SAW whwre as US uses the M249 SAW but most troops just call it a SAW.

[@kellysavalas5937]

You have so much respect for Canads and your US. God bless you man. You are also super polite. I'll bet you can end a war just talking as polite as you do.

[@sirdavidoftor3413]

Thanks for the video and the Canadian content. The anniversary of the battle of vimy ridge is coming up( April 9th). Perhaps do a video on that. Canadian generals, invented tactics that are still used today. Also, the monument there was the only one not destroyed by the Germans during WW2, as per Hitler’s request. Stay safe, stay sane, be well

[@ralphvelthuis2359]

It was the only one that didnt celebrate the defeat of Germany during the great war, but instead mourned the death and destruction of war. Plus, given Canadian reputations during the first world war, he was afraid to piss them off. So much so that he had a crack SS squad guard it during the war.

[@foamer443]

@@ralphvelthuis2359 Interesting.

[@kevinsword671]

Thank you for that..........I did not know. Best wishes from Canada.

[@belovedhearts]

Normandy. Liberation of the Dutch. There are reasons why Canadians are welcomed into the homes of strangers in a lot of countries, when they find out or see they are Canadian. Love this content, and thank you for your service as well.

[@crhu319]

@@ralphvelthuis2359 that almost worked. But SS and Canadians were refusing to take each other as prisoners in Normandy. A lot of Canadians are German descended so maybe that was his reason.

[@Waaagghhh]

Great video - you're a proper gentleman - and a credit to your Country - and even though I am not an American I do want to thank you for your service - anyone that takes that ultimate step and sacrifices their own freedom to fight for the freedom of others is a truly inspirational person - keep up the great work! Video has been liked, and I've subbed!

[@mccaffrey334]

Man I'm a Canadian and I love and appreciate my american brothers and sisters ! Thank you for your service and protecting what our countries have built

[@MsDom420]

I was at this training base this morning for a small visit, the soldiers there are awesome and love being there.

[@Ammoniummetavanadate]

Flag day? I have only ever heard it called family day here. Also great video man!

[@chrisgraham2904]

Canadians wanted a holiday in February. Flag Day was tossed around as a possible reason for it, but it gave way to Family Day. There is no Flag Day.

[@gregcushing1716]

No Flag Day ,Only Canada Day [July 1st]👍🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@user-ve5ln5le9y]

There is a Flag Day (Feb 15), it’s just not a stat/bank holiday. Family Day is a provincial stat holiday in some provinces and is the 3rd Monday in Feb. It just coincided with Flag Day in 2021. We dont have a natural holiday between New Years and Good Friday and that’s a long stretch without a break during the coldest darkest time of year, so the Ontario govt instituted Family Day in the late 2000s

[@25inspector]

Thanks for feauturing our Canadian Infantry on your channel. Considering how small we are compared to the USA.... Current authorized strength of our whole force is 71,500 Regular Force members and 30,000 Reserve Force members. As a former member of the Canadian Army, I always admired the Infantry I was supporting.

[@10bighikes58]

When I was in the Forces, I wasn't allowed a beard, noticeable tattoos etc. Within a few years after I released, they started allowing it all... I feel cheated lol.

[@s1avetoreality]

We were all envious of the Portuguese troops in Bosnia rocking goatees back in the day. They had to keep them clean and trim. Dudes these days are showing up to remembrance day parades looking like they just rolled out of bed.

[@ttvforest3835]

@@s1avetoreality times be a’ changing. As long as the beard is within CF Regs it’s allowed.

[@makesime3330]

noticable tatoo or hate tatoo are still not allowed... but there a tolerance mindset for visible tatoo at some infantry unit

[@stoneykeppelson1150]

If you were in a pioneer platoon you could have a beard back in the day. I noticed their room clearing was very shoddy but hey I am an ex-section commander what do I know lol. I served from 83 to 95 and most of us had tats, hazing rituals for newbs to the battalion it was tough as shit. After they disbanded the airborne regiment (the Somalia incident) the forces went into a downhill slide. For us old guard we are tight and are calmly standing to, awaiting go time. This PM is gutting our country and military traditions we are not happy.

[@ronweber1402]

Would the change to allow beards have anything to do with gaining respect from Afghanis? I would imagine any man without a beard would look like a boy to them. Same as how our troops often carried tactical tomahawks as the Afghans respected bladed weapons more than rifles.

[@strawberryrhubarbtarot]

Thank you for highlighting our Canadian Infanteers. My son-in-law is a Major in the Cdn. Air Force. We may be small but we are mighty!!

[@dm4024]

The Canadian military has made us proud since WWI and actually got us recognized by other countries as a separate country from the British. They have been recognized as you said as fierce and effective. They are necessary to our country's defense, so it is shameful (criminal) that they are so underfunded. To steal a little from Churchill: Never before in the field of human conflict have so few defended so many with so little.

[@sdpofjcoismzfljj]

I really liked your video. I appreciate the fact that you are still very respectful. I used to be in infantry so I know about it. Good video bro.

[@liamcage7208]

Infanteer is old, old. It is British English with its roots in ancient Greece and Rome.

[@randomdude1053]

Thank you!

[@warrior921994]

I love the N64 Golden Eye in the background 😅 man i loved that game

[@Brigitte_Cantin]

Love the room. Thank you for your service. Canadian here 🇨🇦😁

[@bedtimestories4927]

Very cool studio set up. Angle and all looks good, love the patch wall. Yodas missing but I guess hes in transit. A little echo compared to the barracks tho. By the way, I think the infantier is probably just from the French since we did see a Quebec unit. Just a guess, sounds French.

[@CombatArmsChannel]

Thanks and yeah audio is a bit scuffed at the moment. I need some sound blankets. And could be haha

[@lances6512]

You could use some fabric in that room to deaden the echo. Visually it was good. Keep the fun content coming.

[@Billeh556]

I have a few friends that were PPCLI. Solid fkn boys they are!

[@razor6888]

They shall always be PPCLI. And to my last breath I shall be. :-) thank you for your comment.

[@Billeh556]

@@razor6888 thank you sir for your service. Thank you and much respect.

[@jeffm5991]

PPCLIs are much less dumb than RCRs.

[@laflechelabs3458]

I'm ex-Canadian Infantry; thanks for this shout-out. Nice vid; better than a lot of them I've seen when I was in. We weren't allowed to sport an awsome Canadian-lumberjack beard like that back when I was in; that's newer but it's very decent. We were always under orders to shave tight due to CBRN op potentials. We were allowed certain styles of mustaches though. We are definitely the 'Jacks of all trades'.... true true; good overview for a taste of the variety we do in Canadian Infantry. I can attest, we did and were expected to be always ready for all those things you see in this video (and then some). Being a smaller force than some, we were expected to have a very broad training base and some specializations do exist, but we all get to train in most of it. Thanks and nice to hear from a fellow Combat-in-Arms from our neighbors. Do the Deed.

[@kingstarscream3807]

I met the Canadian infantry once. He seemed like a pretty nice guy.

[@66Womp]

Man don,t be ridiculous,your completly respectful bro, carry on

[@Douginont]

Gagetown with a beard, he's a Pioneer.

[@erwalkerca]

Apparently beards have been allowed for all CF members since Sep 2018, subject to restrictions imposed by COs and task force commanders for safety and operational requirements. Not like it used to be where only Navy personnel, pioneers, people with medical chits for skin conditions, and a few others were allowed to have them.

[@r031button]

Nah all beards are allowed now.

[@Camothor10]

It’s nice to see other return the niceties to us Canadians thanks and bless you 😁

[@marktonylindo4627]

THEY look like a very good outfit 👍 PS love the office very cool 🇬🇧

[@spongehero2819]

I honestly appreciate the respect you showcase just in general not just in regard to Military forces. Great video.

[@ComboBreakerHD]

"I don't know what he's doing with a Carl Gustav.." Have you not played Battlefield?

[@less9759]

It is indeed our good fortune to have such great guys like you and the whole American military which is one of the most powerful in the world, as our neighbour. I spent 5 years in the military in the Arctic in the '70's and I know how dedicated the guys who enlist are. As fighting men, there are no better. However, our shameful governments have starved the forces in this country for decades for arms, mechanization and airforce. Please keep up the great videos and my hats off to you.

[@jakobmeathead]

I fucking love my country, God bless Canada

[@stubones]

Your PM is a total potato though.

[@Hamsteak]

He'll ya 🤟

[@dabsafe]

@@stubones compared to Donald Chump anyone except Putin is wonderful

[@Jeffplsgo]

@@dabsafe he’s not president anymore get over it. Trudeaus worse than trump

[@falconeaterf15]

@@Jeffplsgo Trumps not the problem. It’s the 74 million who voted for him that are the problem.

[@kpshanahan]

My son went Infantry and would have settled for nothing else - PPCLI. After two years qualified for Recce - damn hard 2 months training in wilderness, mountains and sea. Including a final eight days of reconnaissance on the West coast with a total of four hours sleep. The final three days an exfil from mountain to ocean while being chased by reservists, tracking dogs and police helicopters - make it to a rib boat they hid coming in, out to a war ship just off the coast. Thanks for doing this reaction.

[@MarcLombart]

I'm Canadian. in the 80's I was an artilleryman. Maybe it's a new term, but I never heard the word "infanteer" until I watched this video. Also, I call bull shit on that Sgt. it was only recently that the Canadian Forces started to authorize regular army to wear beards.

[@normanwiebe762]

@@stucnd714 I was a Rad Op, so technically still a combat trade, but not Infantry. I know what you mean, but we're all on the same team working toward the same goals. Everyone's a real soldier who signs on the line; we just respect the Infantry because they take on the worst of it.

[@weirdbeard4182]

Gagetown is an awesome base. I live 45mins away from there hahaha

[@RJosh-ly5sx]

When I was starting my application for Canadian forces few months ago I was panicking that I coudnt find infantry on the job list, then I decided to check out infanteer and I was like, oh hey.

[@johndicksonkaraoke2554]

I highly recommend watching CBC Fifth Estate Broken honour: Sexual misconduct in the military. Recommended book 📖 to read THE TALIBAN DON’T WAVE by ROBERT SEMRAU Former Canadian Infantry Officer.

[@tombonin8880]

First off thx you for your service. Iam Canadian and I appreciate the video I also commend all Canadian and American military services for keeping us safe and keeping us doing what we do. Play safe out there🤙🏼

[@paulahillier1390]

Canadians are polite, except in battle, and on the ice. You want to be on our side. 😊🇨🇦❤🇺🇲

[@elitejeffrey3719]

Everything up here is ice

[@cujoxxx3849]

Some of these guys look pretty savage. Great show

[@lisecd1]

Being a former CF recce soldier, glad to see a reaction video to the CF. Theres no life like it!

[@user-tw8ov]

Wtf are you

[@depow5217]

Lise is a warrior. WTF are you John?

[@roba4295]

The new studio looks cool. By the way, thank you for covering the Canadian military. Much appreciated. Suggestion: You should do a video on the different ways the US and Canadian militaries have worked together since World War Two. The cooperation between our two countries would surprise a lot of people.

[@avroarchitect1793]

most of that is still covered in black ink

[@robearney5372]

It used to piss me off when some Civis would say "Oh you're just Infantry." They obviously didn't understand the difference between what we did and everyone else (Special Forces excluded)

[@Gantzz321]

just and FYI, the base CFBC Gagetown where the main guy is located is a training base that is 1,100 square km training area, 1,500 km of roads, 900 km of tracks and 740 buildings

[@jamiebarrett3814]

Only in Canada do we give each other hugs when they do a good job 😝

[@shanehutchison6791]

No apologies necessary young man. Just very nice of you to think of us. Nice new set-up. Cheers. 🇨🇦

[@johnt8636]

Time for you to check out Leo Major. If you haven't already.

[@jakestoko2544]

When I first read about him it sounded like a script for an 80’s arnold movie

[@nickvandergragt653]

@@jakestoko2544 Leo makes Rambo look like a school boy. Why isn't there a major motion picture about him?

[@NBeaver-bx4yl]

The Canadian Armed forces are currently sitting at around 100 000 personel. Around 70 000 active and the rest is reserve

[@henerymag]

I'm Canadian but 1st time I've heard the word 'infanteer'.

[@vixenator7657]

Was in fairly common use when I was in the PPCLI 20-40 years ago.