World's toughest female soldiers? BBC News

[@Axemantitan]

1:40 Being able to drag a wounded man is actually vitally important.

[@joseph291]

Even some men cant drag big dudes out

[@connoradkins4973]

joseph291 if a man can’t they can’t be sf

[@swim2kill]

@@joseph291 if a man can't drag another man they get weeded out of sf selection

[@abede3772]

she pissed me off real bad

[@sugoi9680]

@@swim2kill Don't they get weeded out of basic training?

[@FridgeOper8tor]

The Danish program is much more sensible: make strict physical standards for specific combat roles - regardless of gender, if you pass, you pass. As long as they don't lower the standard, I don't care if a few physically gifted women get in.

[@aachen800]

All-male units have much more cohesion than mixed units. It's silly that women don't have there own units.

[@feonor26]

The physical standards for the SF in Norway are the same for men and women too. If you see the extended documentary about this all girls platoon you'll see many of them being kicked out during training as they fail to meet the physical standards. In the end it's just a small handful left.

[@srfsk6129]

Lol that’s not a positive thinf

[@hyperwerk7032]

This applies to the SF in Norway as well. The reasoning for a dedicated female group was easier access in some cases. Cultural reasons etc.

[@deadmanlyndon]

Well said, same physical test for everyone, cause in the field they need actual stuff. so no lowering of test, also, it's quite possible that there are women that are more than capable. but uhhhhh, ah well.

[@jonny2954]

19 years old and "SF"? Most SF are 30+ and have combat experience, hence atleast expierience in the normal infantry.

[@kiDkiDkiD12]

Ya there special forces only on paper

[@jonny2954]

That's some feminism bullshit i suppose. Come on norway, you can do better than that!

[@jonny2954]

I totally agree on your opinion, but 19 years and SF? Has nothing to do with gender. This is a bit overexaggerated. Somehow i have the feeling that there is no male-only unit for a 19 year old male soldier. These may be as + kiDkiDkiD12 mentioned some "paper" SF to represent the armys openness for female soldiers. Nothing wrong on that, just saying...

[@FearDBro]

+Jonny i know right. most sf are recruited after a certain time in field experience. you cant be a civ directly to sf just by training. lul. i wish they bring full squads of these ladies to real war and lets see what happens

[@Proskater134]

they dont do the hard work. only recon and such. They will almost never see combat. Just BBC making fake news again. I can confirm this because i am norwegian and its been all over the news etc.

[@farr0nann132]

"We can't always drag the man out if they're hurt". Tell me that's passable standards for combat, and I'll show you mass casualties that could have been avoided.

[@isam5574]

they are speacil force in paper they havnt ever been deploy and the speacial force is 30+ and with a experience in firefight in the frontlines and that havnt happend

[@latsnojokelee6434]

They aren’t trained as door kickers. They are used more for reconnaissance and intel gathering.

[@feonor26]

Well if that's the case they should only be deployed alongside other women who they are able to carry out.

[@scratchy996]

They are special forces, mostly used in covert operations, infiltrations, etc. where they don't wear uniforms. They are also used in areas of the world where local women are not allowed to talk to, or be touched by foreign men, so special forces need a woman to gather intel, without angering the local population. Edit: Even if the Norwegians have never used theirs, the KSK have deployed women in many operations.

[@jackholman5008]

@@latsnojokelee6434 their still shit for that

[@riley7152]

“Protected identities” “could go undercover” Shows their eyes without sunglasses and first names.

[@serene_actual]

Probably not their real names.

[@Justin-gb2qq]

If they got captured. I cant imagine the hell they will have to live through...

[@boulderthefat154]

Same thing that happens to male soldiers captured in the Middle East dude.

[@t.k.326]

Boulder The Fat No , not that kind of hell. I mean sex slave hell

[@bosssmartssmv4586]

@@boulderthefat154 you don't know that.

[@SD-kb1vl]

same for anyone who gets caught. 3rd degree torture

[@waterproof_teabags3592]

They are just recon. They won't get close to much fighting they arnt anything like other proper special forces

[@wyattdubielak4119]

“No women have yet been deployed with the special forces” yeah well if my troop was clearing a fence like this 1:54 then yeah I understand why

[@thinkaboutit8760]

She's teasing you 😅

[@wyattdubielak4119]

Think about it she’s embarrassing herself, like get a man to do that and he can clear that fence in 1/4 that time

[@thinkaboutit8760]

@@wyattdubielak4119 😅

[@focusonneed]

world toughest :D

[@wyattdubielak4119]

Amar Rai like really this is why women aren’t as common in the military it’s not because the recruiters are sexist it’s just most women can’t clear A 4 FOOT TALL FENCE

[@markusdeep42]

I wouldn't imagine what enemies do to one of those women soldiers if caught during the war.

[@karim140995]

Good, gives them one more reason to fight to death.

[@markusdeep42]

***** Are you joking? Do you really think that if these motherfuckers ISIS capture one of these ladies they will end up giving her a glass of beer?

[@Steven84629]

*choo choo* Ya hear that ladies?

[@raumsogg]

Yeah, well, what do you think they do to male soldiers, share a cup of tea?

[@miajones2731]

I'd kill myself before those shittums do anything to me hahaha. I don't want crazy humans touching my body.

[@imFruzzy]

LOL. The toughest female soldiers in the world are Kurdish.

[@jobsmandem2314]

? No...

[@MrRamazanLale2]

Lol. Kurds get help from other countries. If help would stop. You would would be begging for your lives.

[@kuratilakoy3761]

@@MrRamazanLale2 no Kurds don't ever get help from noone, but get weapons from USA then they also sell weapons to iraq Turkey, the Kurdish men and women are fealess warriors 💪💪

[@mohammedtalha9693]

Hahahahaha

[@nsodin1818]

No lol

[@themirsopse5012]

They got their asses kicked by finnish conscripts in recent military exercises

[@miguellopes2452]

I wonder why, have you seen their minimal requirements?! They are lower than the normal soldiers of my country

[@deBrawnyo]

@@miguellopes2452 they are pushing this social equality agenda in military and putting the safety in danger. This is honestly pathetic, these women don't even hold up to the standards of normal army. Special forces my ass

[@atletix_603]

Miguel Lopes They are girls though. They cant have the same as men.

[@Beesa10]

@@atletix_603 Common sense dictates that SF training and minimum requirements must be the same regardless of gender, otherwise the military capability of SF units will be diminished.

[@ricardo3760]

@@Beesa10 The requierments can't be the same as men, because no men are allowed in this unit, and i'm pretty sure they got their own "special forces" unit just because no female has ever met the requirments to join our actual special forces

[@ScottishAtheist]

As long as standards aren't lowered then it's all fine, good on them!

[@glennaberg]

Standards are low compared to their male counterparts sadly that is a fact all over the Norwegian army

[@Wickwire86]

Then you don't have a problem with it. They have the same physical standards as their male counterparts.

[@nor-tv6705]

@@Wickwire86 Why are you spreading lies? Dummeste jeg har hørt på lenge.

[@Wickwire86]

@@nor-tv6705 Then why don't you enlighten us? It's true that the females in Jegertroppen have a lower physical requirements early in the course, but they also have a higher requirement for physical progression then their male counterparts in Fallskjermjegertroppen. When they reach the static line course in november the requirements are the same for both males and females. The equipment they use, and carry, is the same as their male counterparts and the course as a whole is very similar, but where the females in Jegertroppen have a higher focus on Special Reconnaissance. (SR is one of the main reasons why Jegertroppen was established in the first place.) Can also note that the females have a higher requirement on their psychological evaluation test, compared to their male counterparts.

[@uporabn1k]

You heard at the beginning. It is "all female" special forces group. If they had to compete with males for spots in mixed SF group there would be far less of them if any that would make the cut.

[@shekharshekhar8096]

Every thing is fine but I died seeing those pushups 😂😂 at 00:59

[@shekharshekhar8096]

@Zachary Thomas Wooow mate.she was struggling to climb fence.😂😂

[@mw-cf5dr]

@@moelester2797 Aren't they special forces? Exceptional level fitness is expected/demanded? They should keep a standard of good form whilst doing physical exercise or they could injure themselves...

[@kegan-leighjones3548]

@@mw-cf5dr says the pot bellied 13 year old. You go join the force then tell us how easy it is

[@mw-cf5dr]

@@kegan-leighjones3548 I never said it was easy, but it isn't any good damaging your shoulder ligaments or injuring your rotator cuffs. Form>Repetitions. Also, personal insults? Try to be more impartial or it undermines your arguement.

[@venujafernando6236]

Its cute how they fight hehehhe

[@lukasbarnes]

“Maybe we can’t drag the men out if they are hurt”😂🤦‍♂️ imagine being a man shot in the leg and your just staring at a bunch of teenage girls who can’t actually help you😂

[@Sebastian1998844]

Hahahaha genius

[@olengagallardo8551]

That means these "commandos" would simply leave wounded comrades behind,i wonder if any of them can even survive boot in a real army!LOL

[@olengagallardo8551]

I certainly wouldnt want to be out there on the lines,or worse behind them if they'll just leave me if i get shot!

[@0vermars520]

I can imagine Bill Paxton's character from Aliens, "It's GAMEOVER man!" 😂

[@Only_God_Is_Allah_SWT]

Can you drag out wounded 100kg man out of combat zone, carrying him for 3,5 km?

[@dons634]

1:53 tough female soldier struggling to climb a waist high fence. Comedy.

[@adiintel1]

women always miss the door - chief wigum

[@kheidal]

Comedy? Would love to see you do it perfectly and effortlessly after 10 hours with little food, running 30+ km and doing other various things. Comedy is your comment imo, since you pick on it with little to no knowledge what these women actually goes through. Trust me, this clip shows fuck all ^^ Comedy would be seeing you try doing the same training as these women..

[@sreach]

These young female soldiers are training to be special forces that's a touch area to get into it's different from the Marine corps you train all day and no rest until your brain tells you your at your limits and that the human body needs rest but you refuse to stop

[@rothsshvili5125]

Maybe those ladies are TO BE CAPTURED and convert Muslims via some decent rounds of good sex lol

[@theopinionchannelforyou7739]

With all that weight it isnt so easy

[@osamabinfaqn6726]

Their hand to hand looks on par with a fight on the 5th grade play ground.

[@mmm81m6]

I bet they would knock you out without much trouble. Show us your hand to hand and then we can judge who is most fit for a 5th grade playground fight Osama.

[@serene_actual]

They did CQC training with Male Instructors and went through same tests as the male counterparts.

[@dukenukem69]

​@@serene_actualno they didn't

[@keksmonster2182]

1:20 jeez im scared now

[@bujaraw745]

Keks Monster LOL

[@trifulquita15]

are you Van Damme?

[@majorevangelism]

@Kuldeep Hazarika I've seen plenty of trained female fighters easily defeat guys twice their size. Winning in a fight isn't solely about brute strength and the person who underestimates their enemy is often bound to lose.

[@MrLockdownbg]

@@majorevangelism The Marine Corpse already tested women and they performed worse than men in dozens of varied tasks, with the strongest women as strong as the weakest men in the tests. Not only that, but their fragile bodies got injured far too often, several times the male rate.

[@drivernephi170]

MajorEvan Dude it’s easy asf to beat a trained woman when you outweigh them by 70 pounds and have training

[@Spruce-Bug]

0:07 You're going to have to drop faster than that. Maybe this special forces group is the other kind of special.

[@SA-yn6pg]

National Socialist too late, they already are. Nazi.

[@lewis1912]

If these were men you wouldn’t be saying that. It’s not even a joke, you literally wouldn’t

[@Spruce-Bug]

@@lewis1912 Men get told this all the time in basic. Woke folks like yourself literally cannot comprehend that there are hard truths in life and gender has nothing to do with it.

[@eliasziad7864]

Special for women only.

[@eimerhegel427]

​@@lewis1912Yeah, because it is easy to use your weight to drop down a snowy land.

[@alexeverson2015]

Lmao, their uniform really blends in with the snow😂😂

[@Trooper-tr6zi]

thatsLITfam 22 that's not the point it's just a shooting test and some other stuff, all so the u.s has solders not waring winter camo, but yeay lol true

[@erikahl7934]

thatsLITfam 22 they have white full body suits they pull over the ordinary gear and backpacks but on this day an ordinary uniform will do

[@WolfHowl-TheLab]

They use white suits for working in winter conditions

[@ericwong5207]

Still better than old US digital camo

[@thatnorwegianguy1986]

We like most armies used white camo smocks like the US, BRITAIN, GERMANY well most of the armies who have to fight in winter conditions.

[@davidwelsh5014]

“Maybe we can’t always drag the men out if they are hurt” I’m not going into whether women belong in combat or not but that one certainly doesn’t.

[@Hellboy-bk6nm]

Never seen the BBC saying anything good about their own soldiers (even the SAS) but glad to see they can still respect some soldiers.

[@lmc5955]

They only respect them because they’re female

[@PrimetimeNut]

1:53 I don’t need to say anything more

[@jericbugnalen9945]

its how your daughter chases you when you go to work.. how cute

[@justicewarrior9187]

HOLLY SHIT!!! These ones actually train like men in the army!! Carrying their own weight on an 8 hour march for 40km?? FREAKING RESPECT!!!

[@Shee2goth4me]

And they cant do basic push ups

[@Itsmeyourdad666]

I'm all for badass females in special forces, but come on, those push-ups? For real? The head cadre for our SF academy team would NEVER let that fly. She was harder on the females than the males during PT

[@Masquelle]

Wait for real?

[@kuratilakoy3761]

Kurdish women have been fighting alongside Kurdish men since forever

[@kushalaimashkha]

@Hassan Abdulsalam i'm from israel. we support u. hope u get a state.

[@Ninjaananas]

They always fought for their land. Wait, they have none.

[@Jay-ro2vn]

But there not SF mate 😂

[@myskijn]

Umm, so have the Norwegian women, at least since the Viking era..

[@luvsilly60]

Special Forces- not regular military

[@stefanconradsson]

Check out Petra Malm, the first female special forces operator who did 8 tours in Afghanistan. She did 7 years in the army and then 10 years as a SF operator.

[@johnbuggy9121]

Just checked her out. When operations did the Swedish army carry out in Afghanistan? Did they fight in the front lines?

[@stefanconradsson]

@@johnbuggy9121 Actually don't know, it is all classified she says. Even the causalities are classified. According to what little she does say it was a great deal of "winning hearts and minds". Plus training Afghan forces. Whatever that means. Apparently she has also been to North Africa on missions. If I were to guess, I'd say that her being female might make her very well suited to to interrogations and strip searches of captured wife's of Taliban/IS leaders during operations. More like intelligence gathering than fighting, but who knows. Swedish SF forces have never been deployed to Irak, but are apparently deployed in Syria. Don't ask why the one and not the other, because I have no idea. Politics one assumes. They have also been in Bosnia/Jugoslavia in the 90s. All of this is done under the "EU/NATO-flag" of course. All allied countries have lost SF personnel there but I assume most of the direct fighting was done by Seals/SAS/Rangers/Marines (something like that). One would, however, imagine that assets like female SF operators with that *special* skill would be very protected. She says she misses it and has apparently lost colleagues there. I think we are going to see more women in these special circumstances in the future. They may not be as physically strong but can be mentally brutal. As we all know, difficult tasks are more about the mental part than the physical. From what I can tell she is a serious bad-ass. Cheers!

[@johnbuggy9121]

@@stefanconradsson Hi Peter. Thanks for the response. She doesn't look battle hardened to me. Sorry, but I suspect that most of her duties were done in an air conditioned room with all mod cons.

[@johnbuggy9121]

@@stefanconradsson I thought Sweden was neutral? Why on earth have they got SF operatives in Syria?

[@stefanconradsson]

@@johnbuggy9121 Sweden is a weird country, though officially Neutral, they are a member of the EU and as such has military obligations towards the union. At the same time, most of the members of the EU are longstanding NATO members. Swedish armed forces regularly performs combat training with NATO units. It also has a several hundred years old unresolved fear of Russia (the last country it ever went to war with, and *lost* btw.), so there is no doubt on what side they are on. Their neutrality is a mirage. Didn't join the WWII since many of them were probably secretly Nazis. As for Syria .. just rumors .. nothing confirmed. My guess is that there are several hundred Swedish nationals that have joined the IS and that SF forces are there to gather intelligence and possibly take care of the problem there rather than in their home country. As for PAM .. well she certainly does not look battle hardened .. no thousand yard stare that you sometimes find in veterans. She has spoken vaguely about being part of raids to capture Taliban leaders where wives were present .. wives that sometimes wore suicide bombs/belts or weapons or intelligence under that quite extensive garment. (Locals wouldn't take kindly to white men strip searching their females) But who knows .. it is all classified. The only other Swedish SF operator that has given glimpses into that strange world of being Neutral, yet involved in conflicts overseas, is Erik Lewin who retired years ago and has worked for one of the numerous "security firms" (like Blackwater that hire former SF operators). He has never spoken about PAM though. As far as I can tell the Swedish SF operators have close ties with the British SAS and their Nordic counterparts (Danish and Norwegian SF operators). Perhaps they have joint missions in the middle east and north Africa to protect Europe. But this is pure speculation on my part. As I said earlier .. I think having women part of the military is clever, and for the very few that have the will-power to do it .. even in SF forces. It will never ever be a 50/50 split, not even remotely close .. but the few extraordinary women that can .. *should*. They add an extra tool to the force. It is a smart move. They usually have superior social skills, are excellent at languages and might have better tactical skills. PAM is the Swedish equivalent of a woman from Alaska (no not Sara Palin). She was born in the northern wilderness, loves the outdoors, climbing, skiing .. ice-bathing. Has been in the Army plus the Swedish equivalent of Airborne Rangers (??), then went to officers academy and then joined the Special Forces unit SIG which then was transmogrified in to the SOG (Special Operations Group). She is the actual thing. Cheers 🍺

[@kushalaimashkha]

"My men have become women, and my women have become men" - Xerxes

[@atanbochzeliang7442]

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[@atanbochzeliang7442]

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[@Rojoyerf]

Tbh females might actually be quite good for light infantry roles. Female muscles naturaly cannot produce as much force at a given time as a male's, however they are far more durable and recover faster which could be ideal for a lot of footwork.

[@arandommasochist196]

Cap men are more durable and heal faster

[@Rosie333Sophia]

@@arandommasochist196that’s actually not true . Women are for some reason.

[@arandommasochist196]

@@Rosie333Sophia actually men more durable and heal faster

[@Rosie333Sophia]

@@arandommasochist196 oh ok sorry . I meant women on average have stronger immunity . It is true men on average heal faster physically .

[@tolor8180]

@@arandommasochist196 “Female sex hormones appear to give women better resiliency to extreme injury, while male sex hormones seem to worsen their survival after severe trauma” says Adil H. Haider, M.D., M.P.H., an assistant professor of surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the study's leader.

[@Tluanga__]

when they're angry at the enemy, they'll just ignore and stop talking to them...imagine just how the enemy would feel! they'll scream what did we do?! from the other side...

[@m.mayahi3759]

Underrated comment...brilliant 😂

[@wwehulk8798]

@@m.mayahi3759 comments don't have rates shutup bot

[@puje]

As other have stated, they are SF on paper only. They are conscripts, and they are trained in a SF style course. But they are not deplorable as a unit, and when their conscription is done, they are not staying with the unit, they either go someplace else, or quit the army. I'm sure the course produces some good female soldiers, but it is still a training unit.

[@KRaikkonenSF]

It's a good marketing campaign IMO

[@mvpjordan7584]

Everyone’s tough till you look at their push-ups, fighting technique and the way they climb over a fence...

[@juandavidnustesgutierrez9796]

1 kurdish women will beat the entire jegertroppen

[@jackyoung9691]

Logan *Uknown* yes sure bullshit it’s not about body power

[@-chairs-9541]

@@jackyoung9691 the women in this video look as if theyve never been to war. No offence or anything to anyone

[@juandavidnustesgutierrez9796]

@@-chairs-9541 they haven't been in war, Most of them are like this girls in HS that thinks that they're better than everyone else bc they practice 1 or more sports, meanwhile remember that weird kid that everyone bullied? He's a SFOD-D CAG now

Woman*

[@chungtakhongthocveynnhau9889]

Kurdish women would break like a cinnamon stick against any conventional military

[@hoverbasic9674]

1:18 Lol with this fighting skills , they will die first in a war. 😂

[@Yzzo1]

That's Ju-Jitsu idiot

[@osvaldomorinigo]

You don't know nothing about fights right?

[@osvaldomorinigo]

You will die even trying to breath in a war if you think that

[@pavansavana7425]

Haha 😂😂

[@leweee]

Josue Yanez shut up you fool that's not jui jitsu, don't speak on matters that you are uneducated on

[@piotrekkrolikowski344]

Imagine your life being in the hands of these people XD

[@alamo0243]

I don’t want to think about it 🙁

[@jompi5703]

If i get MJK or the Telemarksbatalion i am good but this shit hell nah

[@KevinDiazx11]

What the difference you can still die at the hands of a male soldier trying to safe you

[@jompi5703]

@@KevinDiazx11 thats not why he said it, he says it cause the quality in jegertroppen is really bad. And they dont get close to enough training

[@Leegendari]

There are lots of very capable and strong women in the military. Women and men are equal

[@TheSeanoops]

I’d be interested to see what happened if they where put up against all male special forces units or all male regular army units. I think we know what the outcome would be, sexual dimorphism and our physiology being what it is, but it would be interesting.

[@jasonfields7058]

They already did that. A few years ago they did two separate studies testing dismounted squads that were single gender and mixed in a number is scenarios. All CQC stuff. The results? The all male squad out performed the all female and mixed gender squad to such an extent, they blew then out of the water. The mixed gender group? Not even close and the all female squad was even worse. They even had an CNBC or ABC segment where a female marine was speaking on it and she said straight up female soldiers cannot compete on the same level as the males and cannot handle that life style. It was that bad. And that was just regular soldiers . Even in the regular military, there are female soldiers that can out run some males and do more push up cause they are just that fit. They can keep up in "A train" but when it comes to the real work. Combat, aggressiveness, force of action, etc, they are to soft, weak, and indecisive. It's that simple.

[@cynoodle6615]

@@jasonfields7058 source?

[@jasonfields7058]

@@cynoodle6615 There is a youtube video on it that wasnt to long ago. Look up marine mixed gender study or something.

[@kalaidoscopez5388]

@@jasonfields7058 yeah, I saw that as well

[@MilkANDMagic]

@@jasonfields7058 bruh just seeing the hand to hand combat here alone makes you know that they shouldnt be out there in the field hahah.

[@coddiwomple9510]

Women should not be soldiers for the same reason women should not be firefighters. They cannot do it physically. Anyone can lie down, hide, and shoot a gun. Therefore anyone can be a sniper. But a soldier is mentally, physically, and emotionally reliable. Women struggle with all three of these things.

[@Greenmilklovr]

Okay bud, you have your opinions

[@Jayden-xn9xo]

Good in them! As long as standards aren’t lowered. Here in New Zealand women can serve and some have died in combat. My fathers mate is a Combat Veteran who served along side females and said that they received the same tests and training and the females were just as good!

[@jesuslovesgunviolencejesus3769]

Lol

[@cynoodle6615]

@@jesuslovesgunviolencejesus3769 ?

[@feonor26]

The standards of the special forces in Norway are absolute, the same for men and women. As an officer said in the extended documentary about them, the gear won't get lighter just because you're a girl.

[@mattydudak5250]

@@jesuslovesgunviolencejesus3769 ur laugh is funny since those women can fight in a war that could kill them any second while ur typing in ur phone or computer cowards are just using mouth or being a troll.

[@jackjohnson6230]

@@feonor26 bs the standards are always lowered for woman

[@dreamhunter8716]

"It was ahead of most western countries " Why you are ignoring the Soviet army females and their bravery?

[@ladythalia227]

To be fair, Russia and the USSR had never been considered a western country

[@feonor26]

Yeah but I don't think you'll find any females in Spetsnaz.

[@goofyahhmcburb]

spetznaz is an umbrella term alfa vymel and 4th guards brigade etc yall should say instead but yeah there isnt cus women are WEAK@@feonor26

[@KrayzKloverz]

Near perfect "push-up" form @ 00:59, 1:16. Also the hand to hand combat @ 1:19 was truly "special".These women are clearly battle hardened G.I. Janes! One thing though.... what happens when their periods align during a combat mission? So much blood even Rambo would blush!

[@giridharanip2981]

We need peace..but if we need to fight .we will do it for the country.. Well said the Soldier...

[@PpAirO5]

Why are you all being so disrespectful towards these women, and this program ? Why shouldn't it be allowed for women to be a special forces soldier ?

[@westsun3181]

They will never be as tough as men...

[@noname-bt9ky]

@cookie monster Pigeon could never win eagle.

[@Kreia.]

@cookie monster you should study biology.

[@ifpcacspl7809]

Seeing those pushups actually killed me, the women in the Indian army are more tougher despite of the fact that they are short.

[@luiscartagena497]

if I get shot and they are saving me, I’ll be better off by myself.

[@oneproudpeacock6901]

Wtf are you saying? That you'd be less of a man if a woman saved you. It sounds like a stench of pathetic alpha-male pride

[@oneproudpeacock6901]

@The Meek ok then: PIGGISH pride. Get it now simpleton?

[@noname-bt9ky]

@@oneproudpeacock6901 Sometimes I wish we could go back to Stone Age for god’s sake

[@devamjani8041]

Bbc filmed them at the beginning of the training program when they have just started. They should have instead filmed those who have already finished training. They are total badass and do better than most men in military. You can check that on a documentary about them which is available on KZbin .

[@zandrasaintry]

what's the title of thi video?

[@DarkFrostX5]

​@@zandrasaintry It's called "shit I made up"

[@PBI45]

"Women can't be in the military that's dumb" Russia: *Laughs in WWI Women's Battalion of death*

[@NomaDI0I]

People were different back then, now the world is full of weak man especially in westerners countries.

[@anopirsten7565]

mfw you go into the military, get hurt, and then die because your female soldiers can't drag or carry you out of there

[@predator1409]

The Female Battalion of Death never saw frontline combat, were disbanded quickly after WW1 and was used as a propaganda machine. Female in the Soviet Army (both in WW1 and WW2) were purposely recruited by Russian military authorities who were waiting to see how female fared in battle and whether they would have a positive effect on male soldiers.

[@PBI45]

@@predator1409 source?

[@predator1409]

@@PBI45 MAIN SOURCES: De Groot; Peniston-Bird 2000, p. 78-79 Stoff 2006, p. 215-216, 23-52, 61, 69 SUB SOURCES: Yashka: My Life as a Peasant, Exile and Soldier by Stites, Richard. Stockdale, Melissa K. (February 2004). "'My Death for the Motherland is Happiness': Women, Patriotism, and Soldiering in Russia's Great War, 1914-1917 De Groot, Gerard J.; Peniston-Bird C. M. (2000). A Soldier and a Woman: Sexual Integration in the Military (Women and Men in History) Stoff, Laurie (2006). They Fought for the Motherland: Russia's Women Soldiers in World War I and the Revolution. I may have missed some source material, but these are all.

[@maxt7666]

I was actually scared for a minute...until I saw those push ups LOL

[@isasharman4163]

i haven't seen one comment that isn't sexist.

[@Hooga89]

It's pretty dumb because this is just a very brief video of the recruitment phase, the reality is that the requirements were so high that only 7 women out of 250 passed , which is actually exactly the same amount of men that pass too.

[@iilxpamvs]

It's not sexist at all

[@iilxpamvs]

@@Hooga89 military requirements for women are much lower than men requirements

[@Hooga89]

@@iilxpamvs Military requirements for women are lower, but not in this in this special forces troop. I literally watched the documentary and only 7 people passed because they couldn't make the requirements.

[@iilxpamvs]

@@Hooga89 stop saying lies bro just look at the video it's embarrassing special forces and they can't jump a small fence or fight decently when she was sparring she was just pushing her weight on her opponent which isn't much.

[@jonleonard4031]

Yep the toughest troops in the world. The meanest, the hardest.... give them every epithet you feel the urge to. They will be the magazine superstars. But god help them if real shit comes knocking.

[@Alex.af.Nordheim]

I have ZERO problems with females in the military, provided that they can reach the same standard as their male counterparts. I'm glad these brave women are standing up and protecting their country.

[@sidsinghal7382]

i prefer a common security gaurd over these teenage girls😂😂😂

[@realtruth4945]

0:55 These are toughest female soldiers. They carry their own weight and backpack. 😂

[@Fraekdreng12]

They carry their own weight in the backpack... If she weighs 50kg she has 50kg in the backpack

[@realtruth4945]

@@Fraekdreng12 Own weight and backpack and equipment.

[@vpn2830]

@@Fraekdreng12 I seriously doubt any of them can move around with a "50 Kg" bag-pack

[@mitzinicoleritter211]

Always an obvious reaction behind an insecure man. Lol

[@realtruth4945]

@@mitzinicoleritter211 Yeah. After being protected by these soldiers I am most insecure man. 😂

[@sushants983]

They don't even come close to Israel female soldiers

[@owens8486]

The toughest female soldiers are found in Syria and Iraq fighting ISIS. No doubt

[@mtf_nine_tailed_fox385]

A 19 year old in the special forces?! Mate, most of us are working in macca's at that age

[@palacio802]

This must be a f*cking joke. They would last two minutes in a real fight.

[@palacio802]

@Air Pair as a helicopter pilot I guess my role is not fighting. You never risk a high value asset.

[@summushieremiasclarkson4700]

What metric was used to declare them as the toughest in the world, if they were never deployed?

[@TheBoogeyMan002]

Half of the people saying about them not doing push-ups proper, when was the last time half of you done push-ups 😂 props to the women for signing up and doing good for their country

[@summushieremiasclarkson4700]

Thrice a week, for the last 2 months? I'm not saying they are easy, especially once you've done at least 50, but I should be a pathetic weakling compared to a special forces soldier, male or female. And that isn't the case here.

[@bademoxy]

an infantry unit can only move as fast as it's slowest members AND the members who cannot carry as much ammo while doing it shouldn't be there taking up the space of a recruit who CAN not only scrape by , but EXCEED the minimum required performance. warfare is a life and death competition -not a laboratory for social engineering programs

[@derdittrich]

If you get to close, you can't fight them anymore - you fall in love.

[@ms.annthrope415]

I'd be waving a bouquet 💐 of roses as I surrender to them. I'd give them my name, rank, and tell them I love them.

[@bobbyrobby3600]

What the hell are these women doing? The toughest women soldiers fall way behind men. Get them out.

[@Manoooolo]

Special Forces my ass, I can only see little girls with weapons and that's dangerous...

[@sasmac1829]

Does anybody honestly believe that SAS guys would approve this

[@razerfish]

I remember testing for special forces. Not one of these broads would have passed.

[@user-rh8tf5ms5w]

As a guy I’m pretty impressed a lot of men think women are weak but a women in the military has the mindset as a guy

[@kas7344]

Only criticism found in the comment section...these gals got more balls than most of you !

[@pyrrosdimas5798]

It's clear that they are trying to make them look stronger than they really are.

[@gabrielvikestadolsen5231]

CJ The Pimp . Everybody wants to promote their army.... including the army of your country....

[@UnOeufff]

Nordic woman are a different breed tho

[@red.s1k]

0:58 look at those pushups, one of those forms I have never even seen someone do before

[@spartanwarrior1]

No way . This project is doomed. She will never be able to carry a wounded 220 lbs fellow soldier. Keep dreaming.

[@dastemplar9681]

All I can say is if they can carry 250-300 lbs wounded man including his combat gear, then they are good in my book.

[@GraysonMiller69420]

1:54, pretty athletic move.

[@ridds777]

This is nonsense. Put them up against a male and game over.

[@Lusityz]

1:18 “Special Forces”

[@maplejaeger1285]

I died trying to take it seriously, if that so called 19 year old SF were to fight a male jihad fighter in the Middle East/ Africa she'd be just cannon fodder

[@noobf8783]

Imagine if she got sent to ww2 lol i bet she would die fast

[@Tattletale97]

I was a mercenary, and my squad had a petite woman by the name of Sarah, she is one hell of a marksman and always reliable when in combat, the way I see it, they can be men, woman or Apache helicopter or whatever, all I care is if they got my back, battlefield does not give two fuck about your gender, or physical strength, only your competency and tenacity.

[@moves2008]

These are not soldiers these are babies. LOL

[@reneroux2391]

1:40 what? 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@noobf8783]

Dragging casualties

[@arthurwellesley5350]

Taliban would be laughing at these so called SF's 😉

[@erikahl7934]

If they do as good a job It does not matter

[@jacobmoore7635]

They clearly aren’t doing a good job if they can’t pull a fully geared comrade out of a firefight if there hit tho r they

[@norwayoverated6552]

There is no female tough soldiers.

[@priyankarmajumder4152]

Those who disliked it are definitely jealous men.

[@tjfree04]

1:19 give me a break 😂

[@kristianbrandt3012]

Right can I just assure everyone who finds this laughable, that these women are special forces, this isn't just a PR stunt for the sake of political correctness. They're based on the Norwegian and Danish Huntsman Corps, which is basically the same as the US Rangers. There are of course certain requirements which women cannot meet, but these are the only aspects of the training which are altered. They run as far and are as sleepdeprived as the huntsmen during training, and they go through the infamous hell week. Trust me lads, these women could easily kill us.

[@gorillaguerillaDK]

True! But you know, people who usually has absolutely no military experience or comprehension about the various roles there is to fulfill, both in combat and SF operations in general, is suddenly experts in how women can't be soldiers and especially not SOF.... It's usually the same idiots who can't comprehend why feminists talks about the patriarchy still being a factor in this day and age! Luckily, most of these self appointed "badass experts" almost never have what it takes to serve their country - so we just have to live with them bashing things on Social Media that they don't understand, (and probably feels a bit threathened by - i get it must be hard for them seeing that those who has served their country has immensely more respect for these women than we have for those "keyboard warriors")

[@joedong3134]

We’re trapped in a world of ignorance

[@Foolishdog5888]

Before I finally got my 214 I served along side 19K operators or tank ops that were women n they were always faithful something that’s it’s easier said then done tho

[@kristianbrandt3012]

@@Foolishdog5888 I think it's important you take notice and address the standards required for the soldier before you address the gender. For instance the Danish army does not keep female soldiers from serving in infantry, but they also don't go easy on them by lowering requirements. If a female soldier wants to serve in active war she must be able to deadlift 80kgs in full gear, because that's how much a dead or wounded soldier weighs. If she can do this, and meet all other requirements which are the same as those of the men, then I really don't see how you can argue she's worth less or contributes less than a man.

[@Foolishdog5888]

Kristian Brandt the standards required in the USA are the same for men n women bro n yes gender matters in 0311 infantry lol accommodations in health and basic women needs are met it works with cohesion witch can make n break a unit in Ranger School they were saying women were allowed to retake courses with additional training at fort Bragg if that’s true it’s not ok the goal is to incorporate women without lowering requirements

[@sir_jerhyn]

I love a woman who can fight.

[@rodrigogonzalez7858]

They’re more badass and more dangerous than modern Disney warrior/princesses

[@rodan9773]

Don't know Merida is bloody lethal.

[@EpochDocs]

To be honest, they are shaking while doing push-ups, one of them has trouble going over a half meter fence, they run around as if they're not confident in their steps and seem disoriented. Far from what SF are. This seems more like a kindergarden program for making 10 women feel special and probably keep them away from real special forces so that men can do their jobs.

[@Greenmilklovr]

What’s ur problem lol

[@papastalin1543]

It is technically impossible for a 19 year old to be a part of special forces. News channel nowdays are jokes

[@cheekboy7247]

No it is not. Some sf you can join as a teen

[@papastalin1543]

@@cheekboy7247 you will pass the age of 20 when you compelete your training

[@michaelohehir3779]

For sure I think women can fight just as good as men in certain conditions, not so sure about special forces, carrying large amounts of kit over a large area

[@rustyworld2365]

Not necessarily, there are stronger than average women and being lighter on average isn't exactly a bad thing if you are traveling long distances while carrying stuff.

[@rustyworld2365]

@O R it's not 0%. If we're talking about strength in terms of lifting heavy things and putting them down again then you'd be right in most cases. But women who invest time into exercise can generally have far better endurance when it comes to body weight manoeuvres or constant strain because their mass to strength ratio is better. Women can get stronger without getting heavier, the same can't be said for men. This is what was told by a man who served in the military and runs PT on a regular basis.

[@rustyworld2365]

@O R if you're talking about untrained people then you're right. I'm talking about people who train, there is a difference. My point is the extra 26lbs of skeletal mass that men have doesn't matter when power lifting because it's so fast but if it was a constant thing what could be five reps in ten seconds might become four and the gap increases as time goes on. This doesn't matter so much for stuff like pushups where men out perform women on average because of the strength they have as a default setting (its different for people with proper training) but in a situp test (which should be higher for women trying to join than men because that's where most of thier control comes from, if they're so hell bent on playing with the requirements to start with) women constantly outperform men because the upper body is small and women can go longer without fatiguing, same applies with body or low-middle weight squats because that's we're most of the lean muscle is. journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Fulltext/2016/11000/The_Relevance_of_Sex_Differences_in_Performance.23.aspx This explains it better than I can. Not that this should really be an argument, individuals are individuals not products of thier gender and nothing else. Some men can't build muscle for the life of them and some women can get swole, averages don't account for everyone. I would like to add that your comment about the man who took PT for a mixed gender cadet unit that I used to be in was extremely presumptuous and doesn't reflect well on your attitude towards others. Also if you want to sleep better at night ukdefencejournal.org.uk/army-details-new-gender-free-physical-fitness-standards-for-combat-roles/

[@rustyworld2365]

@O R I wasn't claiming that they are superior. Trained men exel in explosive strength and average Joe's normally exel at all tests with the expeption of situp tests. However, the last part of what your saying is just incorrect. I work in a bar for people who are or used to be in the forces and I go to the gym with many of them, the women can outperform some of the men, not the magority but a significant number. There were 6 women who trekked across Antarctica (1,700km) with 80kg sledge, women like Katie sandwina who could lift a man with one arm before steroids, female martial artists like Christina Bannon-Rodrigues who makes up for reduced muscle mass through endurance and full body control and ended up winning three gold medals. Now I don't know what drugs you have to be on to think you could do these things but let me be the one to tell you that you can't. I'm not claiming averages are wrong but some methodologies and the refusal of some people to acknowledge exceptions is annoying at best.

[@rustyworld2365]

@O R And I've seen it with my own eyes, I go to gym with these people, I was in a cadet unit and I stay in touch with many active service members both male and female. Reassess what you choose to look at. First you say 5-8%, then 0%, then 0.00000001%, the 10%. Make up your mind. If you want this conversation to be over you can end it, I will continue to reply for as long as you continue to be an ass.

[@randominus2641]

I guarantee you that an army cheff alone could take down this whole 'SF' unit...lmao

[@michaeljauernig4170]

the minimum physical standards are: one pull-up; 20 push-ups; 35 sit-ups in two minutes or less; 20 back extensions; swim 200 metres (660 ft), with no underwater phobia; and perform a 7-kilometre (4.3 mi) road run carrying 22 kilograms (49 lb) in 59 minutes. In addition there are required tests in 10 kilograms (22 lb) medicine ball throw, standing long jump, and 3000-meter run which will not disqualify, but do count towards selection. (wikipedia) For SF, these minimum physical standards are really low.

[@josephhenley6926]

Why can't they make British army women like this?

[@Nyckaka]

Viking women has fought along side men since ages.

[@pratik1568]

Thats fake news dont believe what u see in the vikings tv show

[@Sinerbeiermann]

@@pratik1568 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birka_female_Viking_warrior

[@Sinerbeiermann]

@Shred-sag en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birka_female_Viking_warrior

[@rileybruskotter3077]

@@Sinerbeiermann literally bone example lol

[@weltraumprasidentsuperstar5871]

Why aren‘t their hair in a bun? Ponytails are a safety hazard

[@noobf8783]

Fashion

[@logosknight54]

1:20 Me and my dad laughed so hard at this

[@cav1r229]

If the women want to be patriotic they should be mothers, not fighting on the battlefield... what is wrong with this world

[@kierenlewin1510]

The only issue i have that really bothers me is they are training at 19yo, way to young to have the experience, we get young men now and then in Australia but they rarely last the distance, most are in their 30's

[@maryshaffer8474]

Train your country women to stand up to immigrants.

[@shamanplaysgames1793]

I'm seeing a lot of playstation veterans commenting and critiqueing here. As a male 10 year senior specialist combat medic veteran of the Norwegian Armed Forces and ISAF, allow me to clarify some things for you COD heroes, mysoginist grandpa's, and others who thinks knowing about SOF's are cool, but are apparantly scared of cooties. I was paired for 3 years of my service with a female 2nd Medic in my team, and as such she was my battlebuddy, and we relied on eachother. My consistent weight of 95 Kgs (approx 120kg with gear), she could lift and carry no problem, and she did so routinely in training. I do not need to defend her honor, as she would very easily disarm you, kick your ass, and restrain you all on her own. You guys comment a lot about the soldier's comment about "might not be able to drag the men out". Let me put this into the same context as its commonly understood by our female soldiers. They KNOW that their bodies are physically weaker than mens bodies on average. They know what muscles are weaker, what their limitations are, and they train extra to make up for it. She follows with "But if we are taken in at(if we pass) the same tests as the men, then they shouldnt have any issues." These tests she's referring to include things like fighting their way out of a car, beating up 2 hand to hand combat instructors assistants, wrestling a third one to the ground and restraining them, then picking up a minimum 80kg man in combat gear,carrying them 70m to cover, then completing CQC firing and reload maneuvers on primary and secondary weapons within a time limit that is the same standard for men and women. There's also some mockery in comments about clearing fences and speed of combat manouvers. I was at this exact range many many times through my career, and many of them in winter. You are NOT allowed to sprint and dive like it's a paintballgame at this range during poor weather and winter during live fire exercises. This is because this is a 3d urban combat simulation range where they practice complicated fire drills, and move ahead and paralell to eachother, clear houses, cross roads and more all while firing live rounds. During live rounds drills, NOBODY goes John Wick, you will get stomped and sent off the range if you do. The full speed movement drills which these soldiers also do, are done with simulation rounds/blanks, as is standard for both men and women. The footage you see from the hand-to-hand combat training is from selection, and the soldiers performing are within their first month of service. Now that this has been said, you're all welcome to return to COD:Black Ops with no excuse for your ignorance and misogyny, and know that I as a veteran think you're a bratty little f.

[@zarahandrahilde9554]

Someone who knows their stuff finally.

[@thelonelypilot]

Most of you are bashing these women. I can (as someone who has gone through boot camp as a male) that almost none of you can pass or do the same things they are doing. Being a male doesn't make you Captain America. It just makes the more physical parts easier.

[@SkipperAmss]

Thank you

[@royhsieh4307]

plot twist: killing any of them in real battle instantly gives you PTSD

[@Tariqhasssan29]

Extraordinary beautiful women can bear hundreds of extraordinary Soldiers instead of abusing in battlefields