I was a stormam at the British army's operational mobilisation centre, and use to issue UN specific equipment to troops going on related operations. In the British army at least we issued official un pieces but not the quota or in the packs that you described. Each individual recieved one beret, a cap badge and two shoulder patches. These where all separate. We never had the brassards, scarfs or baseball caps. Although I know the caps where sometimes obtained in theatre.
In East Timor we received the blue baseball cap, beret and brassard with helmet covers and the cravat being there but not issued. We always wore the baseball cap all the time with brassards while in DPCU in public.
Minster of External Affairs in the Canadian govt is co-credited as being the 'father of peacekeeping. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for his involvement in resolving the Suez Crises. In my 35 yrs in the army, I deployed on 2 UN missions and instructed on the international UN Mil Observers' Crse. Host nations should keep their own uniforms, IMO. I nearly choked the first time I was issued a UN beret and metal cap badge. The beret was an enormous pizza and the badge felt like it weighed a pound. I was able to buy a half decent beret from Pakistan but was stuck with the 'rodeo belt buckle' metal badge. By the time of my next deployment, we had established a PK Trg Sp Centre that was on a base with a good kit shop. I bought a new beret and one of the smaller cloth/bullion UN badges and had the base tailor sew it on. Also on that tour we were issued blue cloth helmet covers and the unique Canadian wide-brim Tilley hat in UN blue. In 7 months I never wore the helmet and the Tilley hat - just once. I never, ever wore a silly scarf and the issued brassards were crap. We just had the badge sewn directly onto all our uniforms. While spooling up for a third deployment, I purchased a fresh beret and badge. However, that deployment was cancelled. I had many friends deploy to Croatia/Bosnia in the early 90s. They were passed on used, crappy painted helmets where most of the paint was worn off. The Remfs in the support unit started getting cloth covers on or about 93 but not the grunts. Unfortunately, the UN is bloated, bureaucratic and inefficient. On missions, it is the military people that make it work.
@@Metroskajai think i can translate, basically OP is posting a "conspiracy theory" (dunno if it's a joke or not) about corn syrup being a govt conspiracy for mind control or whatever, someone that is a paranoid schizophrenic may believe due to their mental illness
I have two Canadian fabric blue helmet covers. One is for the PASGT helmet, used from the mid 90s onwards, primarily in the former Yugoslavia. The other is a more current one meant for the CG634. Prior to that we painted our helmets, so I don't believe there was a fabric cover for the M1 in Canadian use.
A retired Canadian officer came to our school years ago for Remembrance Day and he showed a bunch of his gear from his career spanning from 1993 to 2014. He was in Rwanda, Afghanistan, and other places. I’m pretty sure I saw he had a cloth UN cover on an M1.
I've always imagined a standing UN Peace Keeping Corps having a solid colour uniform, specifically one that's in the colour range of a light tan/beige, like eggshell to herringbone. I remember watching a movie about the Yugoslav war as a child where I think I saw French PKs in such uniforms with powder/sky blue helmets and a stark white APC. They had a really surreal look about them, compared to the solid forest green uniforms of the serbs, or the motley assortment the bosniaks pulled together.
But realistically a UN military unit would be wearing camo pattern uniforms on a modern battlefield as national militaries and NATO task forces do maybe using blue markings while actual peacekeepers will definitely keep wearing blue light body armor or just vests and blue helmets either of a U.S. or more generic style or national (Germany, France, China). I’d imagine the shade of blue would get darker as the unit is denoted as more offensive with armor also getting thicker not that thick. The deepest blue would be like a NATO specific uniform rather than a peacekeeper uniform mixed with other such camouflage and solid colors in specific environments or as the situation warrants for ID or presenting a more benign presence. I’m gonna copy this actually.
Camouflage Centre Europe began to be issued in 1991, but French peacekeepers in the Yugoslav wars in the 90's still used the previous olive green uniforms, except for Kosovo in '99 when by then the new CCE was used. And I remember that movie No Man's Land had French soldiers in it wearing green uniforms and blue helmets so it's likely to be this one.
Try a independent contractor in WW2 German and English kit packing a FN 49 in 1972 , with a bag full of rusty mixed ammo , US G.I. WW 2 'C" rations , but as time go forward , you didnt puke that much green liquids.
@@Russianpaintrainrandom but that reminds me of a friend in Afghanistan. He came across some crazy "Khyber pass copies" (local reproductions) and antiques. WW2 surplus, leftover WW1 era surplus, and even some "Civil War looking crap" from the 1800s. They even came across black powder guns, like muskets or early rifles.
@Uniform History I hadn't actually thought specifically about psychological attributes of the color 'Blue' as used by UN Peacekeeping Forces until you mentioned it in the video. I was reminded of a pamphlet or handout that I received in Law School that discussed choosing the right necktie to wear based on what you were doing that day, your social position or standing as it relates to the goal to be achieved, and the overall impression you want to present. For example, as a community leader meeting with contractors to discuss their lagging progress on a project for the city's infrastructure, a thick, silk tie in a middle to dark shade of red, with no other colors present, is good choice to convey that you are confident with powerful leadership qualities. Each primary color and its several shades have many different 'meanings'. As you stated for U.N. Blue, it does convey a feeling of peace but more specifically of Peaceful Authority & Trust. Whereas, midnight blue conveys a feeling closer to Absolute Authority.
I think the whole psychology of dressing with certain colors works best as more of a subtle strategy istead of as a main focus. Because what good is an impression with no actions to back it up. An impression can enhance actions, but they are not as important/necessary as the actions.
@@CarrotConsumersomewhat makes sense, especially from a digital arts perspective too. Colors are wonky and have numerous factors playing into phycology but it isn’t necessarily wrong either.
My dad was Australian Army ‘74-‘98 during the big peace between Vietnam Timor and the Iraq/GWOT. The only trips going were UN MFO of exchange. In 92 he was able to get a posting to the UN in Pakistan where they were training Afghani refugees in mine clearance after the Russian war. He wore the tan brassards with a mixture of Australian army flags and patches. UN insignia and Operation Salam patches. Than a tan safari suit. A family friend was in Rwanda and wore the blue beret and scarf another in Timor wore blue had and patches but Auscam helmet when patrolling.
This is probably one of my most favorite videos you’ve done so far mostly because there’s very little information about UN peacekeepers out there in general so it’s really nice to get some new information on their equipment and uniform items that they use if you’re really cool if you could do another video on the UN if possible
I like the topic of deciding the UN uniform. It doesn't have to be camo, nor does it have to be made solely for war. With the blue helmet and gear, any camo sort of clashes, whilst also opening up colours less seen on the battlefield. I like the idea similar to the US blueberry camo for their navy, in the sense of choose a scheme that'll hide dirt and wear common in their duties, whilst also stepping away from the classic military colours. A more workwear design to it would also probably be a good step, such as the oversized hanging pockets you see on tradesmen trousers would give a nice practical boost while being uncommon for war
IMO UN peacekeeping uniform would be fine like that, but if it descended into a war/ conflict, Camo is still better. In that case, something like the UKR conflict would be better... It's still a lot more visible but still a lot more subdued than the full blue helmet cover. A band of blue around doesn't destroy the camo too much.
Personally i think the U.N should adopt a permanent primarily Blue, but also gray, white and black uniform.Think the Europeans from that End War game from 15 years ago.
That would be cool to look at the uniforms and equipment for the ICCS (international control commission and supervision) for the Vietnam War. It was activated twice, once in 1954 with three different nations of different alliances and another in 1973. It’s created in Geneva to supervise the cease fire over the 17th parallel, but I believe it’s under the UN despite the USSR and US not recognizing the two different Vietnams
The early UN forces used blue Canadian styled field caps and Commonwealth styled bush jackets or shirts that you'll see in the Congo War by the Irish and a lot of the UN forces in the Sinai.
I just don’t get why the UN once issued blue plastic helmet liners. It’s completely useless in preventing head injuries. That very issue was pointed out in the movie “siege of jadotville” during the Irish army’s turn for UN peacekeeping
It was stated that the shortage of berets prompted the issue of blue helmet liners. They were worn for identification only. In basic training, back in 1984, we wore helmet liners except when on the firing range. It identified us as recruits, we all hated them, the humbling feeling was probably intentional. I never wore the liner by itself after basic training and within a year we were issued kevlar helmets.
The USA pays for 38% of the UN, making it the largest single contributor at $15 billion a year. That's a Ford Class aircraft carrier ($13 billion) each and every year.
I love the idea of UN peacekeepers, but it’s a shame that there’s too much bureaucracy to make them viable, and countries that can actually do the job their tasked with like the US try to avoid being involved. (Respect to Kenya though, they are a good contributor)
The majority of them are viable, I just think we have let the flaws and few failures of peacekeeping keep us from seeing their actual utility. I mean, not that it isn't without merit since those failures point out the glaring problems with Peacekeeping doctrine of the time. However, I think you, like many others, have a vision of Peacekeeping that, if put into practice, would only serve to escalate conflicts rather than resolve them which kinda defeats the entire point of Peacekeeping. I think we all have the idealized vision in our minds of Peacekeepers being sent in and shooting up both sides of a war to get them to back down. Like, I think we all want them to be like an additional player in a war that fights all sides. Generally doesn't, and shouldn't, work that way. Romeo Dallaire put it best, the UN Peacekeepers are supposed to be referees, not coaches or players. The UN tried it that way being a player in Somalia and actually went to war with the SNA (The prelude and context to Black Hawk Down), and that did diddly squat. There are times when that is necessary, such as in Somalia, but it should not be default doctrine. Now, this doesn't mean that the opposite should be true and the UN just observe, like they were forced to do in Rwanda or Bosnia, because we all know how that turned out. But, it's a balance between getting involved to keep the peace and promote international stability but not in a way that'll make it look like you're just getting involved in the war. Being a peacekeeper is among the toughest military jobs on Earth because that balance is hard to weigh. Though, again, this doesn't mean that Peacekeepers should not be allowed to shoot, even offensively in some instances, nor does it mean they do not at all. They actually do a lot, both back during the time of the self defense doctrine and today, and they are valiant soldiers. It's just that a strict ROE is necessary in order to be a peacekeeper. Sorry for the yapping, just really passionate about the topic and have a lot to say.
Much the same as when British Armed Forces personnel aid us civvies, they simply add a cheap hi-viz vest to their kit. It depends on supply chain costs and what each individual peacekeeper is used to. If serviceman/woman habitually keeps certain bits of kit in certain pockets or is used to, and tweaked their kit to make life easier for them whilst on active duty then keep that uniform and just add the cheap UN identifiers.
I have some of the gear, as i inherited it from an uncle that served in UN for canada. However, i acquired the blue body armor carrier with the armor. I canbe sure that its UN issue, but it is the light blue color, with no markings. My uncle served in Beirut and cypress.
Really? Not sure how old you are but I can remember in the 90s seeing US soldiers in UN blue on the news constantly in Somalia, Syria, Kosovo, Africa, and Bosnia
The idea of UN peacekeepers wearing camouflage is really a bit agains the purpose. Ideally just the presence of UN peacekeepers should be what stops conflict, so making them as visible as possible furthers that goal, but on the other hand that does also put them in a tough spot when they do have to fight and could benefit from being able to hide, after all even police forces expecting to benefit from camouflage will still use it. The only way to get the best of both worlds would be something like a reversible uniform like you saw on older Finnish and Belgian uniforms, but with a peacekeeper/combat set rather than the woodland/snow and woodland/desert sets of the Finnish and Belgian uniforms.
If you cover more peacekeeping forces, please talk about African Union uniforms! They were an early fascination of mine and I'd be very interested to learn more.
Yo, listen up here's a story About a little guy That lives in a blue world And all day and all night And everything he sees is just blue Like him inside and outside
There are several helmets available that are able to stop .30 caliber rifle rounds such as the Highcom RCH/Striker, the Avon/Ceradyne L110 Combat 2, and the ArmorSource AS-600 EX
Portuguese soldiers under the UN dont use blue helmets, instead they just use a blue patch with the UN letters, i wonder why they are allowed to do it but no one else is?
Recently got back from a UN deployment. Our peaked caps were different again from the two variants shown, were made to wear our berets all the time, and were only given 3 patches
Well here's my World peace strategy I feel like I think it should work. Here's how, In order to bring peace and prevent anymore conflict and war, every world nations especially including every super-powers must abandoned all military powers and Nuclear weapons. After that start more focus on speak of trades, economy, technology, Space travel, and such. Have United Nations Peacekeeper as the only military power, but only they will act when the majority of UN Councils for favor of such.
My father was very proud of his Peacekeeping duties, and was with the Canadian contingent at The Battle of Medak Pocket in UNPROFOR. After that battle and seeing the aftermath, all he wanted to do was put that blue helmet away and put his green one back on so that those who perpetrated those atrocities could be brought to justice.
PLEASE DO THE SPACE FORCE UNIFORMS FROM STEVE Carell’s Netflix show space force I think it’s soo much cooler then the multi cam that our real world space force got
back in the wild Reagan 80's i was in the Corps and when my unit deployed to beirut lebanon , they wanted the units that deployed to go under UN command and where UN blue helmets and commandant Kelly was like f%$ks NO and that's why none of the MAU's =the 32'nd , the 24'th and the 22'nd didn't where UN blue
Likewise! People only care about military successes (disregarding the fact that the vast majority of peacekeeping missions are successful) and fall asleep as soon as you mention that the UN feeds, shelters, medicates, and saves hundreds of millions of lives every year.
the uniform shouldnt be blue camo though since a lot of marine and naval units use that pattern. should be plain white and pantone blue or some unique design.
@@SwedishAnubisHow about I paint you Red from the inside And see how YOU like it? I wouldn't say this if you didn't have the Russian federation flag and anti-UN ideas. Because believe me. I'd choose UN, USA, NATO, EU, ANY other than, instead of supporting the damn Russian government. F#ck their government, f#ck Putin, and f#ck the Oligarchs, f#ck their aggressive approach of unity that they tried on us Eastern Europeans and Central Europeans since 1945.
*Realistically a UN military unit would be wearing camo pattern uniforms on a modern battlefield as national militaries and NATO task forces do maybe using blue markings while actual peacekeepers will definitely keep wearing blue light body armor or just vests and blue helmets either of a U.S. or more generic style or national (Germany, France, China). I’d imagine the shade of blue would get darker as the unit is denoted as more offensive with armor also getting thicker not that thick. The deepest blue would be like a NATO specific uniform rather than a peacekeeper uniform mixed with other such camouflage and solid colors in specific environments or as the situation warrants for ID or presenting a more benign presence inside or outside with or without a standing UN/NATO army. *self copied
I wonder if a standing army based purely in defensive posture would have been good... maybe even pseudo regional armies for certain regions (tho EU area would pretty much be just NATO...) In conflict, the uniform would prob be like those of UKR, but with blue tapes or blue cloth stripe. If it has gone into that situation, claiming ya “blue helmet” is a bit too late. tho unless you are purely part of the UNFOR, your own uniform would be more appropriate...
If I was to choose the un solid colour uniform, it would be od green bdus or jungle fatigues as they are tried and true cuts an un forces still do get involved in combat from time to time, besides, it looks cooler then light blue solid colour
Great video but you keep refering to the ball cap as a peaked cap. A peaked cap is a dress uniform component. I believe most militaries just call it a Ball Cap.
Not gonna die, those blue accessories are one of few things that go hard about UN Peacekeepers...if only they didn't feel so damn useless as a force smh (not really their fault per say but i digress)
But they aren't useless. Most operations are successful. It's just this weird psyop lie that's been regurgitated god knows how long for no reason; it has zero bearing in reality.
India's rapid action force is not a part of Indian army and their own color is blue , You showed a pic of them with wearing helmets which denote RAF. Or rapid action force , and not only in Kashmir , in any other part of India when raf ( a police force ) is deployed they use blue color similar to UN. So that example of yours was nonsensical.
My first Wife , Sergeant ( E-5P) Robin Lynn Rodriguez nee Remter, then - Specialist ( E-4) , was in Haiti for Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti in 1994, with Alpha Company, 125th Signal Battalion, 25th Infantry ( Light). She stayed with Soldiers from 1-21 Infantry, and She and They wore UN Blue 🔵 Hemet Covers for PASGT Helmets and the United Nations 🇺🇳 Patch as well as the 🇺🇸 on the Woodland M81 BDU Camouflage Pattern Uniform. GOD ( Father,Son, Holy Spirit) Rest Her Soul( 1971-2013). 😢
@@leonel9683 The very idea of an institution with global authority is contemptible to me because, when it eventually becomes oppressive (as all systems of authority inevitably do), there is nowhere to run. At least when a national government becomes tyrannical, you can escape to another country. What do you do when it encompasses the world?
@@possumpatrol45 Your theory of statecraft is deeply flawed. A great deal of autocracies have in fact reformed their way out of autocracy completely naturally. Besides, the UN has nowhere near enough power (and likely never will) to actually control any of its larger, more powerful member-states-- it was designed that way. Better to appreciate what they *can* do, which is save hundreds of millions of lives every year and preserve peace treaties (since a majority of peacekeeping operations are in fact successful).
I was a stormam at the British army's operational mobilisation centre, and use to issue UN specific equipment to troops going on related operations. In the British army at least we issued official un pieces but not the quota or in the packs that you described. Each individual recieved one beret, a cap badge and two shoulder patches. These where all separate. We never had the brassards, scarfs or baseball caps. Although I know the caps where sometimes obtained in theatre.
In East Timor we received the blue baseball cap, beret and brassard with helmet covers and the cravat being there but not issued. We always wore the baseball cap all the time with brassards while in DPCU in public.
@@davidharvey8179bet you helped the Indonesians with the genocide or stood by and watched "because you weren't authorised to intervene"
@@SwedishAnubis are you really that stupid?
@@SwedishAnubis you are making this stupid comment from what experience exactly?
@@davidharvey8179 that peacekeepers are more useless than diet water, never done anything to protect others, just stand there and look pretty
Minster of External Affairs in the Canadian govt is co-credited as being the 'father of peacekeeping. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for his involvement in resolving the Suez Crises.
In my 35 yrs in the army, I deployed on 2 UN missions and instructed on the international UN Mil Observers' Crse. Host nations should keep their own uniforms, IMO. I nearly choked the first time I was issued a UN beret and metal cap badge. The beret was an enormous pizza and the badge felt like it weighed a pound. I was able to buy a half decent beret from Pakistan but was stuck with the 'rodeo belt buckle' metal badge. By the time of my next deployment, we had established a PK Trg Sp Centre that was on a base with a good kit shop. I bought a new beret and one of the smaller cloth/bullion UN badges and had the base tailor sew it on. Also on that tour we were issued blue cloth helmet covers and the unique Canadian wide-brim Tilley hat in UN blue. In 7 months I never wore the helmet and the Tilley hat - just once. I never, ever wore a silly scarf and the issued brassards were crap. We just had the badge sewn directly onto all our uniforms. While spooling up for a third deployment, I purchased a fresh beret and badge. However, that deployment was cancelled.
I had many friends deploy to Croatia/Bosnia in the early 90s. They were passed on used, crappy painted helmets where most of the paint was worn off. The Remfs in the support unit started getting cloth covers on or about 93 but not the grunts.
Unfortunately, the UN is bloated, bureaucratic and inefficient. On missions, it is the military people that make it work.
Fucking preach, peace keeping without the peace keeping most the time.
“We’ve got you surrounded come drink your corn syrup” “I hate the Antichrist, I hate the Antichrist”
Skitzo seed oil posting, based.
@@Metroskajai think i can translate, basically OP is posting a "conspiracy theory" (dunno if it's a joke or not) about corn syrup being a govt conspiracy for mind control or whatever, someone that is a paranoid schizophrenic may believe due to their mental illness
@@Metroskajablue helmet detected
I will not drink the syruP! I Will not eat ze bugz! TESLA COILS ENGAGE!
I have two Canadian fabric blue helmet covers. One is for the PASGT helmet, used from the mid 90s onwards, primarily in the former Yugoslavia. The other is a more current one meant for the CG634. Prior to that we painted our helmets, so I don't believe there was a fabric cover for the M1 in Canadian use.
We always painted the steel helmets.
@@lib556thanks, that's what I thought. Even the PASGT helmets were painted early on until the fabric cover came out around 94-95.
A retired Canadian officer came to our school years ago for Remembrance Day and he showed a bunch of his gear from his career spanning from 1993 to 2014. He was in Rwanda, Afghanistan, and other places. I’m pretty sure I saw he had a cloth UN cover on an M1.
They should amend the specifications to require the IR signature be as flashy as the blue is under white light.
Thank you, that will make targeting so much easier.
Can't wait to collect blue helmets someday
the rest of the world: good identification
us americans: amazing targets yall have became 😏
@@nathan-ls8yw Seems ironic the americans seem to fear a massive intergovernment coalition coming to invade and occupy their lands...
I've always imagined a standing UN Peace Keeping Corps having a solid colour uniform, specifically one that's in the colour range of a light tan/beige, like eggshell to herringbone.
I remember watching a movie about the Yugoslav war as a child where I think I saw French PKs in such uniforms with powder/sky blue helmets and a stark white APC.
They had a really surreal look about them, compared to the solid forest green uniforms of the serbs, or the motley assortment the bosniaks pulled together.
Is that movie called No Man's Land by any chance? I agree, would be a good look for a standing UN Peacekeeping force
@@qthedisaster1730 I'm not sure, I was young then, I only remember bits and pieces. But I do remember that it wasn't in English.
But realistically a UN military unit would be wearing camo pattern uniforms on a modern battlefield as national militaries and NATO task forces do maybe using blue markings while actual peacekeepers will definitely keep wearing blue light body armor or just vests and blue helmets either of a U.S. or more generic style or national (Germany, France, China). I’d imagine the shade of blue would get darker as the unit is denoted as more offensive with armor also getting thicker not that thick. The deepest blue would be like a NATO specific uniform rather than a peacekeeper uniform mixed with other such camouflage and solid colors in specific environments or as the situation warrants for ID or presenting a more benign presence.
I’m gonna copy this actually.
Camouflage Centre Europe began to be issued in 1991, but French peacekeepers in the Yugoslav wars in the 90's still used the previous olive green uniforms, except for Kosovo in '99 when by then the new CCE was used.
And I remember that movie No Man's Land had French soldiers in it wearing green uniforms and blue helmets so it's likely to be this one.
@@the_Kutonarch judging by your description it probably is
I like the Dutch UN helmet covers. There's a whole rubber frame at the bottom that fits it tight flush against the helmet
10:12 a U.S. soldier in the 2000s carrying a M16A1 is fucking wild to me.
Try a independent contractor in WW2 German and English kit packing a FN 49 in 1972 , with a bag full of rusty mixed ammo , US G.I. WW 2 'C" rations , but as time go forward , you didnt puke that much green liquids.
@@Russianpaintrainrandom but that reminds me of a friend in Afghanistan. He came across some crazy "Khyber pass copies" (local reproductions) and antiques. WW2 surplus, leftover WW1 era surplus, and even some "Civil War looking crap" from the 1800s. They even came across black powder guns, like muskets or early rifles.
@Uniform History I hadn't actually thought specifically about psychological attributes of the color 'Blue' as used by UN Peacekeeping Forces until you mentioned it in the video. I was reminded of a pamphlet or handout that I received in Law School that discussed choosing the right necktie to wear based on what you were doing that day, your social position or standing as it relates to the goal to be achieved, and the overall impression you want to present. For example, as a community leader meeting with contractors to discuss their lagging progress on a project for the city's infrastructure, a thick, silk tie in a middle to dark shade of red, with no other colors present, is good choice to convey that you are confident with powerful leadership qualities. Each primary color and its several shades have many different 'meanings'. As you stated for U.N. Blue, it does convey a feeling of peace but more specifically of Peaceful Authority & Trust. Whereas, midnight blue conveys a feeling closer to Absolute Authority.
What a load of nonsense, lol.
I think the whole psychology of dressing with certain colors works best as more of a subtle strategy istead of as a main focus. Because what good is an impression with no actions to back it up.
An impression can enhance actions, but they are not as important/necessary as the actions.
@@CarrotConsumersomewhat makes sense, especially from a digital arts perspective too. Colors are wonky and have numerous factors playing into phycology but it isn’t necessarily wrong either.
My dad was Australian Army ‘74-‘98 during the big peace between Vietnam Timor and the Iraq/GWOT. The only trips going were UN MFO of exchange. In 92 he was able to get a posting to the UN in Pakistan where they were training Afghani refugees in mine clearance after the Russian war. He wore the tan brassards with a mixture of Australian army flags and patches. UN insignia and Operation Salam patches. Than a tan safari suit. A family friend was in Rwanda and wore the blue beret and scarf another in Timor wore blue had and patches but Auscam helmet when patrolling.
This is probably one of my most favorite videos you’ve done so far mostly because there’s very little information about UN peacekeepers out there in general so it’s really nice to get some new information on their equipment and uniform items that they use if you’re really cool if you could do another video on the UN if possible
Tfw somehow you saw this video when It wasnt listed.
Gotta love the new intro style
I like the topic of deciding the UN uniform. It doesn't have to be camo, nor does it have to be made solely for war.
With the blue helmet and gear, any camo sort of clashes, whilst also opening up colours less seen on the battlefield.
I like the idea similar to the US blueberry camo for their navy, in the sense of choose a scheme that'll hide dirt and wear common in their duties, whilst also stepping away from the classic military colours.
A more workwear design to it would also probably be a good step, such as the oversized hanging pockets you see on tradesmen trousers would give a nice practical boost while being uncommon for war
That blue camo was ugly and flammable I’m glad we don’t use it anymore
IMO UN peacekeeping uniform would be fine like that, but if it descended into a war/ conflict, Camo is still better. In that case, something like the UKR conflict would be better...
It's still a lot more visible but still a lot more subdued than the full blue helmet cover. A band of blue around doesn't destroy the camo too much.
Finnish peacekeepers in some missions seem to have had green commonwealth style fatigue uniforms. One example I have seen was made in Hong Kong
And with M1 helmets, PASGT gear and Alice stuff, even though those have neer been used by the FDF.
Finnish "peacekeepers" 🤣🤣🤣 they stand by and watch genocides happen
@@SwedishAnubis I guess the ROE watched it happened
@@PrograError guess so yeah
I’ve waited for a video like this.
I was able to snatch some UN gear that fell of the back of a truck.
How many kia?
Personally i think the U.N should adopt a permanent primarily Blue, but also gray, white and black uniform.Think the Europeans from that End War game from 15 years ago.
That would be cool to look at the uniforms and equipment for the ICCS (international control commission and supervision) for the Vietnam War. It was activated twice, once in 1954 with three different nations of different alliances and another in 1973. It’s created in Geneva to supervise the cease fire over the 17th parallel, but I believe it’s under the UN despite the USSR and US not recognizing the two different Vietnams
UN blue looks so good.
Through an optical scope.
@@Willy_Tepescan we get a fbi agent to spy on this guy
I think it needs just a splash of red myself
Man why does everyone here want to kill the peace keepers?
What did the bros do?
@@jacksonlee6760 Nothing. That's the joke (the UN).
If the UN were to adopt their own uniform I would say either a solid solid gray or khaki uniform.
I recommend US Surplus Uniforms such as Green Jungle Camo, US NAVY blueberries, Desert Sheild/Storm TriColor Camo...Maybe a polymer safety helmet...
How about rainbow? Thats color is so suit with u.n.
@@user-SaputroYono then everyone will shout the fruits are invading.
Yesss I missed the longer uniform history videos regarding specific camo or factions. Exciting.
Some good information here. Very…. Interesting.
The early UN forces used blue Canadian styled field caps and Commonwealth styled bush jackets or shirts that you'll see in the Congo War by the Irish and a lot of the UN forces in the Sinai.
I loved the way the UN uniforms looked in the first Mercenaries video game.
I loved those games
I just don’t get why the UN once issued blue plastic helmet liners. It’s completely useless in preventing head injuries. That very issue was pointed out in the movie “siege of jadotville” during the Irish army’s turn for UN peacekeeping
It was stated that the shortage of berets prompted the issue of blue helmet liners. They were worn for identification only.
In basic training, back in 1984, we wore helmet liners except when on the firing range. It identified us as recruits, we all hated them, the humbling feeling was probably intentional. I never wore the liner by itself after basic training and within a year we were issued kevlar helmets.
Most injuries are the physical training from running for third world/2nd world recruits. I would suggest head protection....
Conspiracy theorists: *heavy breathing at all the blue helmet info*
I HATE THE ANTI CHRIST
I HATE THE ANTI CHRIST
I HATE THE ANTI CHRIST
They’re in the comments!!!
I HATE THE ANTICHRIST I HATE THE ANTICHRIST I HATE THE ANTICHRIST
Don't worry. The blue helmets just like to watch. Not afraid.
Can confirm
The USA pays for 38% of the UN, making it the largest single contributor at $15 billion a year. That's a Ford Class aircraft carrier ($13 billion) each and every year.
Well, their employer should pay them ;)
They don't do shit for anyone else.
Doesn’t India provide the most troops
@@Seth9809 Seems like I always see Pakistan troops on TV..
Americans pay for most of it, then the UN ends up doing Chyna's bidding.
@Seth9809 Those troops get paid by the UN which is funded by America.
Will there be history of hunting camouflage pattern type era etc
I love the idea of UN peacekeepers, but it’s a shame that there’s too much bureaucracy to make them viable, and countries that can actually do the job their tasked with like the US try to avoid being involved. (Respect to Kenya though, they are a good contributor)
But they *are* viable. The majority of operations are successful in ending or reducing tensions.
@@gloriouseagle433lol
The majority of them are viable, I just think we have let the flaws and few failures of peacekeeping keep us from seeing their actual utility. I mean, not that it isn't without merit since those failures point out the glaring problems with Peacekeeping doctrine of the time. However, I think you, like many others, have a vision of Peacekeeping that, if put into practice, would only serve to escalate conflicts rather than resolve them which kinda defeats the entire point of Peacekeeping. I think we all have the idealized vision in our minds of Peacekeepers being sent in and shooting up both sides of a war to get them to back down. Like, I think we all want them to be like an additional player in a war that fights all sides. Generally doesn't, and shouldn't, work that way. Romeo Dallaire put it best, the UN Peacekeepers are supposed to be referees, not coaches or players. The UN tried it that way being a player in Somalia and actually went to war with the SNA (The prelude and context to Black Hawk Down), and that did diddly squat. There are times when that is necessary, such as in Somalia, but it should not be default doctrine. Now, this doesn't mean that the opposite should be true and the UN just observe, like they were forced to do in Rwanda or Bosnia, because we all know how that turned out. But, it's a balance between getting involved to keep the peace and promote international stability but not in a way that'll make it look like you're just getting involved in the war. Being a peacekeeper is among the toughest military jobs on Earth because that balance is hard to weigh. Though, again, this doesn't mean that Peacekeepers should not be allowed to shoot, even offensively in some instances, nor does it mean they do not at all. They actually do a lot, both back during the time of the self defense doctrine and today, and they are valiant soldiers. It's just that a strict ROE is necessary in order to be a peacekeeper.
Sorry for the yapping, just really passionate about the topic and have a lot to say.
Can you make a video on NGO (Non Governmental Organizations) like the Red Cross and so on
Much the same as when British Armed Forces personnel aid us civvies, they simply add a cheap hi-viz vest to their kit. It depends on supply chain costs and what each individual peacekeeper is used to. If serviceman/woman habitually keeps certain bits of kit in certain pockets or is used to, and tweaked their kit to make life easier for them whilst on active duty then keep that uniform and just add the cheap UN identifiers.
That’s what we do here in the US well whenever the national guard is called up for natural disasters.
You should’ve also added “completely useless when witnessing genocide”
hey they didn't just sit around doing nothing. they also forced sex acts on young children.
They kinda implied it with the “bureaucratic nonsense”
Insurgencies don't count as genocide
@@thelegendaryt-rex4763 pea brain comment
@@thelegendaryt-rex4763Rwandan genocide?
Colonel Gyle from Street Fighter wore a light blue beret. (Ha ha). Seriously though... This was very informative.
I have some of the gear, as i inherited it from an uncle that served in UN for canada. However, i acquired the blue body armor carrier with the armor. I canbe sure that its UN issue, but it is the light blue color, with no markings. My uncle served in Beirut and cypress.
Hi
Should do a video on the difference between the U.N. And N.A.T.O forces and their rolls. Lots of love from Canada 🇨🇦
I had never seen US troops using blue helmets until I saw this video
Really? Not sure how old you are but I can remember in the 90s seeing US soldiers in UN blue on the news constantly in Somalia, Syria, Kosovo, Africa, and Bosnia
The idea of UN peacekeepers wearing camouflage is really a bit agains the purpose. Ideally just the presence of UN peacekeepers should be what stops conflict, so making them as visible as possible furthers that goal, but on the other hand that does also put them in a tough spot when they do have to fight and could benefit from being able to hide, after all even police forces expecting to benefit from camouflage will still use it.
The only way to get the best of both worlds would be something like a reversible uniform like you saw on older Finnish and Belgian uniforms, but with a peacekeeper/combat set rather than the woodland/snow and woodland/desert sets of the Finnish and Belgian uniforms.
Can you do cobra soldiers from gi. joe retaliation
A hard, thankless, and incredibly frustrating job. Sometimes looking good while doing it.
A useless force led by a corrupt organization, who's job it is to make sure the oppressor does not meet resistance.
Doing what? Sex trafficking?
Wow, they have retroactive censorship now? Really scrubbing the web these days, lol.
In Haiti Brazilian special forces wore camouflaged covers over the blue helmet sometimes, I don't know if you can call it controversial
The next uniform you can cover is the Irish uniforms from the siege of jadotville, such a rarity and would be interesting in what you can cover
Make a video civil protection uniform from half life 2 and the epsodes thank you
If you cover more peacekeeping forces, please talk about African Union uniforms! They were an early fascination of mine and I'd be very interested to learn more.
Really interesting video, thanks for making it!
Yo, listen up here's a story
About a little guy
That lives in a blue world
And all day and all night
And everything he sees is just blue
Like him inside and outside
The kevlar is weak below the neck and beneath the arm
No helmet stops rifle rounds, keep that in mind too
@@Signal_Flare he's making a Lord of the Rings reference
@@Signal_Flare also they do make helmets to stop AK and AR rounds. Lead core that is
There are several helmets available that are able to stop .30 caliber rifle rounds such as the Highcom RCH/Striker, the Avon/Ceradyne L110 Combat 2, and the ArmorSource AS-600 EX
Portuguese soldiers under the UN dont use blue helmets, instead they just use a blue patch with the UN letters, i wonder why they are allowed to do it but no one else is?
Recently got back from a UN deployment. Our peaked caps were different again from the two variants shown, were made to wear our berets all the time, and were only given 3 patches
These helmets are great! Especially with the added drainage. They make very good flower pots!
Dark joke?
Yes @@Seth9809
@@Seth9809 Truth, to be seen in the future.
Other Blue uniform includes Soviet Lizard camo reversed designed to use for paramilitaries. Or for naval uniforms of certain nations.
The VDV also wears blue barrettes.
You forgot to mention that many UN personal gave their live in this uniform for this ideal.
Well here's my World peace strategy I feel like I think it should work. Here's how, In order to bring peace and prevent anymore conflict and war, every world nations especially including every super-powers must abandoned all military powers and Nuclear weapons. After that start more focus on speak of trades, economy, technology, Space travel, and such. Have United Nations Peacekeeper as the only military power, but only they will act when the majority of UN Councils for favor of such.
I WONT DRINK MY CORN SYRUP
(((THEY’RE))) FORCE-FEEDING ME CORN SYRUP LACED WITH ZRIL
I HATE THE ANTICHRIST I HATE THE ANTICHRIST
It's also has to inspire confidence for the dudes wearing it, just like "mess with me and I'll bring EVERYONE down on you"
@@skillgap1678 nuh uh
@KGr.HGr-Abteilungen lol this wasn't even supposed to be a reply to you.
How about for Uniforms of the screen episode, you could cover the uniforms used in the 1998 Godzilla film??
9:41 Malaysian Armed Force. The soldier at the background (not wearing helmet) wearing the old uniform pattern.
Can y’all do a video on the High Table forces as they are seen in John Wick 3 and 4? That would be awesome if you broke down those uniforms.
If you could do a video on the uniform of the Movie Behind Enemy Lines with Owen Wilson, I'd appreciate it.
Now we know how to properly identify blues
Gotta make sure we loot the right blue after all
Didn't know Nick Digiovanni was apart of the UN
My father was very proud of his Peacekeeping duties, and was with the Canadian contingent at The Battle of Medak Pocket in UNPROFOR. After that battle and seeing the aftermath, all he wanted to do was put that blue helmet away and put his green one back on so that those who perpetrated those atrocities could be brought to justice.
Could you do a video on the new Dutch nfp camo?
PLEASE DO THE SPACE FORCE UNIFORMS FROM STEVE Carell’s Netflix show space force I think it’s soo much cooler then the multi cam that our real world space force got
Can you make a video about the evolution of south Korea military uniform and equipment
back in the wild Reagan 80's i was in the Corps and when my unit deployed to beirut
lebanon , they wanted the units that deployed to go under UN command and where UN blue helmets and commandant Kelly was like f%$ks NO and that's why none of the MAU's =the 32'nd , the 24'th and the 22'nd didn't where UN blue
And now, we'll take a look at the uniformed kids PJs my auntie gave me and my cousins at a christmas party, circa 1998.
bros be completing the smurf quest for peacekeeper
didn't know we made UN scarves!
I’m like one of the 4 people actually happy to see US soldiers wearing UN blue lol
I am also one of the 4
Likewise! People only care about military successes (disregarding the fact that the vast majority of peacekeeping missions are successful) and fall asleep as soon as you mention that the UN feeds, shelters, medicates, and saves hundreds of millions of lives every year.
Gross
When i see the Blue helmet i think poor SOBs got their hands tired if they are attacked.
Plz also make a video on history of indian camoflauges
the uniform shouldnt be blue camo though since a lot of marine and naval units use that pattern. should be plain white and pantone blue or some unique design.
Interesting topic 👍
For some reason, I’ve been painting my steel targets blue for years, weird..
Mind of I join you?
@@SwedishAnubisHow about I paint you Red from the inside And see how YOU like it?
I wouldn't say this if you didn't have the Russian federation flag and anti-UN ideas.
Because believe me. I'd choose UN, USA, NATO, EU, ANY other than, instead of supporting the damn Russian government.
F#ck their government, f#ck Putin, and f#ck the Oligarchs, f#ck their aggressive approach of unity that they tried on us Eastern Europeans and Central Europeans since 1945.
Can you make a Brazilian army or armed forces video?😅
Video on indonesian military/police camo?
Blue is good target?
Highlighted for your convenience
*Realistically a UN military unit would be wearing camo pattern uniforms on a modern battlefield as national militaries and NATO task forces do maybe using blue markings while actual peacekeepers will definitely keep wearing blue light body armor or just vests and blue helmets either of a U.S. or more generic style or national (Germany, France, China). I’d imagine the shade of blue would get darker as the unit is denoted as more offensive with armor also getting thicker not that thick. The deepest blue would be like a NATO specific uniform rather than a peacekeeper uniform mixed with other such camouflage and solid colors in specific environments or as the situation warrants for ID or presenting a more benign presence inside or outside with or without a standing UN/NATO army.
*self copied
I wonder if a standing army based purely in defensive posture would have been good... maybe even pseudo regional armies for certain regions (tho EU area would pretty much be just NATO...)
In conflict, the uniform would prob be like those of UKR, but with blue tapes or blue cloth stripe. If it has gone into that situation, claiming ya “blue helmet” is a bit too late. tho unless you are purely part of the UNFOR, your own uniform would be more appropriate...
If I was to choose the un solid colour uniform, it would be od green bdus or jungle fatigues as they are tried and true cuts an un forces still do get involved in combat from time to time, besides, it looks cooler then light blue solid colour
Let’s be real they’d wear multicam like everyone else
“We’ve got you surrounded! Come drink your corn syrup!”
I HATE THE ANTICHRIST
As if you guys don’t willingly drink your corn syrup.
If it wasn’t in every single food, probably not
feds rubbing their hands watching me watching this
I did not like deploying on UN Missions.
I hear you.
I don’t think anyone likes getting involved in Satan’s affairs
You were working for the Antichrist. It makes sense that you wouldn't like working for them.
Great video but you keep refering to the ball cap as a peaked cap. A peaked cap is a dress uniform component. I believe most militaries just call it a Ball Cap.
Not gonna die, those blue accessories are one of few things that go hard about UN Peacekeepers...if only they didn't feel so damn useless as a force smh (not really their fault per say but i digress)
Hey. Let's make appreciate the fact they at least do not fight for an extremely corrupted and violent regime
@@yeboxxx_channel_2505I mean a lot of them do, just not when they’re acting as peacekeepers
But they aren't useless. Most operations are successful. It's just this weird psyop lie that's been regurgitated god knows how long for no reason; it has zero bearing in reality.
When i see blue helmets or vests.... mostly the vests i think of freshies leaving the coast line 😂
at this point I don't know if the people here are just joking or are serious
Never assume its a joke after 2016...
They’re serious. They only say their bullshit is ironic or a joke when they’re called out for it.
India's rapid action force is not a part of Indian army and their own color is blue ,
You showed a pic of them with wearing helmets which denote RAF.
Or rapid action force , and not only in Kashmir , in any other part of India when raf ( a police force ) is deployed they use blue color similar to UN.
So that example of yours was nonsensical.
Watch it again. One of the soldiers in the photo has a blue UN-marked riot shield.
Dude with the Tap Out gloves 💀
im sure someone here has an incredible collection of blue helmets that they found on the ground)
My first Wife , Sergeant ( E-5P) Robin Lynn Rodriguez nee Remter, then - Specialist ( E-4) , was in Haiti for Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti in 1994, with Alpha Company, 125th Signal Battalion, 25th Infantry ( Light). She stayed with Soldiers from 1-21 Infantry, and She and They wore UN Blue 🔵 Hemet Covers for PASGT Helmets and the United Nations 🇺🇳 Patch as well as the 🇺🇸 on the Woodland M81 BDU Camouflage Pattern Uniform. GOD ( Father,Son, Holy Spirit) Rest Her Soul( 1971-2013). 😢
Even though i hate the un, i find everything police and military related about them, extremely fascinating
Why do you hate the UN? I'm genuinely interested. The only reason I can think of is their lack of reaction.
@@leonel9683they're utterly useless at everything they pretend to care about
@@leonel9683 The very idea of an institution with global authority is contemptible to me because, when it eventually becomes oppressive (as all systems of authority inevitably do), there is nowhere to run. At least when a national government becomes tyrannical, you can escape to another country. What do you do when it encompasses the world?
@@possumpatrol45 Your theory of statecraft is deeply flawed. A great deal of autocracies have in fact reformed their way out of autocracy completely naturally. Besides, the UN has nowhere near enough power (and likely never will) to actually control any of its larger, more powerful member-states-- it was designed that way. Better to appreciate what they *can* do, which is save hundreds of millions of lives every year and preserve peace treaties (since a majority of peacekeeping operations are in fact successful).
@@gloriouseagle433 Ok. Globalists need a good old-fashioned necktie party.
Do an scp cb nine tailed fox uniforms of the screen
I met a old PDF soldier who was part of the blue helmets in Namibia in 1988,it was quite the experience
Самая лучшая броня.
Даже самый последний террорист не будет в вас стрелять.
Ведь одетый в эту броню настолько бесполезен, что жалко тратить патроны.
They ain't wearing blue during Korean War, why is that?
It wasn't really a peacekeeping operation, just a war under the nominal supervision of the UN. Plus it was before the Suez Crisis if I'm not mistaken.
4:00 But the OSCE observes.
I'd be interested if you did a uniform history for the IRA, particularly because they've been so long running and have had no real standard.
But un forces was sent first in Korean War
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