New subscriber to your channel Darth, enjoying the Brit videos so far! Ex-Royal Irish Regiment, 1 PARA then Pathfinder, then back to R IRISH to finish out my time. I spent the vast majority in 16 Air Assault units. The beret shaping is like a competition to see who can shape the tightest 'ally' shape moulded to our heads. I saw the Royal Logistics Corps buy's beret from a previous video, and it looked daft, but not uncommon. He did his All Arms P Company to get his maroon beret, but he's not Parachute Regiment. He's RLC and likely posted to Pirbright to get a tick in the box on the way to Senior NCO/Sgt.
A good wee video of previous live firing training etc from the R IRISH here if you want to see an AA unit in training – /watch?v=d6WyBXWDYSU
By the way, the new weapon you mentioned at 5:27 is the L129A1 Sharpshooter rifle. Was brought in a few years back to augment Section firepower. It's a 7.62 with an x6 ACOG.
Just to clarify about your questions at around 14:00 The vid transitioned from Battalion to ITC Catterick's PARA trainee soldiers (we weren't allowed to call them recruits any more lol, which is why they aren't great). PARA trainee soldiers are also known as 'Joes', if you ever hear that term.
1) You can apply to join the Parachute Regiment directly as a civvi. You then do the separate Parachute Regiment Pre-Selection and training which is segregated from other Infantry basic, in ITC Catterick. It's still the same syllabus, you just get beasted harder afaik and is longer. You then have to do Pegasus Company (aka P COY), which is the test week. That's when you earn your maroon beret with the PARA badge. You then pass out, then do your Jump Course, where you earn your jump wings (on their arm).
2) There's also an All-Arms course to earn a maroon beret, but you don't get the PARA cap-badge. You keep your Parent Regiment's cap badge. This is the one where you do normal training, then if you excel, you get offered AA P COY. This is what I did, but was able to transfer to PARA after good CRs. Usually that's only open to folks in Air Assault units, which I was. You get your wings then all good, and was able to apply for Pathfinder Platoon Selection. The fellas tend to stop calling you a 'crap hat' (non-PARA badge) after you pass that.
Sorry, I have a terrible habit of replying to videos as points come up!
EDIT: 'Milling' at 22:00 it's 2 trainees. It's about teaching controlled aggression and taking the hits. 'Skins' (no shirt) vs Shirt is just how the OC (the judge) calls a winner.
The fighting or as they call it the "milling" it is a test of controlled agression. As you know a soldier must be able to turn that on or off in a second. The stretcher carry is to test mental fortitude, I think it weighs over one hundred pounds.
As mentioned the recruits for the Paras are direct entries right off the street. The Brits are similar to the CAF but have a completely different attitude. They are much more agressive and still beast the troops, at least I think that is the case in the Infantry regiments.
When I joined 2 RCR in Gagetown I had to adjust the way I treated the troops because I was a little out there as you might say.
You need borderline psychopaths in the army to win wars, you would call them mavericks they usually join the SAS or Commandos, Pathfinders,Long-range reconnaissance patrol, or even Snipers.
Don’t know what happened to my comment but … the 17y/o you are talking about was explained in video number 1, the video you are currently reviewing is video #3. Video #1 shows him and where he comes from etc etc and his backstory, and others back story.
The other part of the video when you asked about the fence. It was explained the sgt lived in the married quarters right off base. So I’m assuming it was easier to have it troop meet him at the fence closest to his house rather than the sgt getting in him car on a Saturday night and driving around a mile or two to get on base to do a “bag drag”
All it is, is do you have the aggression you need
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New subscriber to your channel Darth, enjoying the Brit videos so far! Ex-Royal Irish Regiment, 1 PARA then Pathfinder, then back to R IRISH to finish out my time. I spent the vast majority in 16 Air Assault units. The beret shaping is like a competition to see who can shape the tightest 'ally' shape moulded to our heads. I saw the Royal Logistics Corps buy's beret from a previous video, and it looked daft, but not uncommon. He did his All Arms P Company to get his maroon beret, but he's not Parachute Regiment. He's RLC and likely posted to Pirbright to get a tick in the box on the way to Senior NCO/Sgt.
A good wee video of previous live firing training etc from the R IRISH here if you want to see an AA unit in training – /watch?v=d6WyBXWDYSU
By the way, the new weapon you mentioned at 5:27 is the L129A1 Sharpshooter rifle. Was brought in a few years back to augment Section firepower. It's a 7.62 with an x6 ACOG.
Just to clarify about your questions at around 14:00 The vid transitioned from Battalion to ITC Catterick's PARA trainee soldiers (we weren't allowed to call them recruits any more lol, which is why they aren't great). PARA trainee soldiers are also known as 'Joes', if you ever hear that term.
1) You can apply to join the Parachute Regiment directly as a civvi. You then do the separate Parachute Regiment Pre-Selection and training which is segregated from other Infantry basic, in ITC Catterick. It's still the same syllabus, you just get beasted harder afaik and is longer. You then have to do Pegasus Company (aka P COY), which is the test week. That's when you earn your maroon beret with the PARA badge. You then pass out, then do your Jump Course, where you earn your jump wings (on their arm).
2) There's also an All-Arms course to earn a maroon beret, but you don't get the PARA cap-badge. You keep your Parent Regiment's cap badge. This is the one where you do normal training, then if you excel, you get offered AA P COY. This is what I did, but was able to transfer to PARA after good CRs. Usually that's only open to folks in Air Assault units, which I was. You get your wings then all good, and was able to apply for Pathfinder Platoon Selection. The fellas tend to stop calling you a 'crap hat' (non-PARA badge) after you pass that.
Sorry, I have a terrible habit of replying to videos as points come up!
EDIT: 'Milling' at 22:00 it's 2 trainees. It's about teaching controlled aggression and taking the hits. 'Skins' (no shirt) vs Shirt is just how the OC (the judge) calls a winner.
regarding the shaving aspect its all about discipline if there's no discipline the whole unit can break down
The fighting or as they call it the "milling" it is a test of controlled agression. As you know a soldier must be able to turn that on or off in a second. The stretcher carry is to test mental fortitude, I think it weighs over one hundred pounds.
As mentioned the recruits for the Paras are direct entries right off the street. The Brits are similar to the CAF but have a completely different attitude. They are much more agressive and still beast the troops, at least I think that is the case in the Infantry regiments.
When I joined 2 RCR in Gagetown I had to adjust the way I treated the troops because I was a little out there as you might say.
Cpl Denikiewitcz needs to sort his Beret out, never mind championing kit inspections.
You need borderline psychopaths in the army to win wars, you would call them mavericks they usually join the SAS or Commandos, Pathfinders,Long-range reconnaissance patrol, or even Snipers.
Good content BUT YOU TALK TO MUCH just as it's getting Good!
New to channel noticed you not covered the Gurkhas yet well worth reacting too
You should react to Royal Marines Arctic commandos. it’s an awesome video on the Royal Marines channel
Don’t know what happened to my comment but … the 17y/o you are talking about was explained in video number 1, the video you are currently reviewing is video #3. Video #1 shows him and where he comes from etc etc and his backstory, and others back story.
The other part of the video when you asked about the fence. It was explained the sgt lived in the married quarters right off base. So I’m assuming it was easier to have it troop meet him at the fence closest to his house rather than the sgt getting in him car on a Saturday night and driving around a mile or two to get on base to do a “bag drag”