I hope so because their baby is stuck in the bath. Sxx bravo Juliett j9f experimentation of astrophysics computing quantum and the art's 1960s mk no flipping strings in a bit of a fix sxx bravo Juliett
For anyone who is interested in the selection process for the Royal Marines Mountain Leaders (Arctic Warfare SF) there's a superb documentary on TH-cam called 'Behind the Lines'.
impressive operator, great interview techniques. Respect to Pasha and kudos to the two people conducting this interview. Thank you for your service Pasha ...
My chemistry teacher at school was in the SBS and served in the Falklands. I remember my mind being blown when he told me about this because he was just such an ordinary, boring (to me at the time anyway, being a teenager) middle-aged guy and he was such a badass. Taught me something important about the humanity of soldiers which has stuck with me ever since.
I remember a teacher who was ex-Paras. You could tell, though. Carried himself really well and had highly polished shoes, unlike the rest of the scruffs that passed as teachers. Mr Ash, his name was.
I worked with a guy for 3 years, and one night on a drive back from Devenport, I was talking about SF, he said very humbly, “I did a bit of that, back in the day”, Turned out he was ex RM, and then SAS until an injury cut short his career.. These guys are always humble, non assuming types, they know what they’ve done, and don’t need to shout about it. Unfortunately though the millennials coming through the SF ranks now, do seem to like to let everyone know what they’ve done.. I guess the human psyche is very different now to generations past?
This has been the most interesting programme I have ever watched a top man and a credit to his family and country I wish him well for the future one of our true heroes
“MCT” has to be the hardest SF role going.The water is a cruel mistress & very unforgiving.I served in the RN for 28 years & 18 as a Mine Clearance diver with 6 years attached to the SBS in a combat diver/ IEDD role.very hard training & dangerous.We supported the Poole lads in all MCT ops & we were very proficient in all insertion methods from para to long swims & ladder climbs to underways from fast ribs to get on target….scary shit but awesome experience & very much missed…..Our team ( FDU-1) very rarely gets mentioned .🐸
What’s the line in Apocalypse Now when reviewing the Colonel’s military record - “this training almost killed me when I was 20 and he volunteered at 30…”. Something along those lines…
An amazing achivement, people dont relise you are already a 1%er by being in the Royal Marines to take the next steps and go SF is just another level In the mind set. When I did my All Arms Commando course(AACC) for 29CDO R.A you do the full Royal Marines training condensed into 13 week with roughly 2/4 weeks beat-up training we had in house at the regiment, for me 2 weeks at the Citadel in pylmouth home of 29cdo and i was on the winter course at (CTCRM), Lympstone. On our course even the slightest bit of attitude and you was gone off the course plenty more where that came from. i was only 18 and the youngest with zero tours under my belt when I did my course, 127 started and only 26 of us finished. From our Army Commando unit we have 148 Battery (NGSFO), specialist Naval Gunfire Support Forward Observation based with the BSB in Pool. Mind set, stay wavey brothers 🤙
Im surprised they let him in at that weight knowing how much weight you lose in training! Lad must have been shuffling around lympstone looking on deaths door
Pash is a legend, and even at 50, he’s fit as a fiddle! I never made it to SB, despite dreaming of it from the age of 6, after watching Cockleshell Heroes, and the later reading books on Roger Courtney and Blondie Hasler.. I take my hat off to anyone who makes the grade, and have been lucky as a MoD contractor, to have worked with some of these most humble of men!
When I joined in 77,I was 8st 11lbs lol. So many SF lads came from broken homes and rough towns. You should try and get Cmdr Howard Leedham RN on the show. He was a SF officer led a covert unit on the Afghan border for the U.S. government.
Pash Diamond 💎 GEEZER Was a great Ride with you mate 91, 630 Troop. You short ass Cheeky little man. Ha Ha blooming takes me back to the point. Good Man.
I had the same experience in boot camp. I showed up as an 18 year old in great shape at 175 pounds. 8 weeks later I weighed 150 pounds and felt very weak. Lack of food is rough.
Mountain leaders course would have helped him suceed for selection both mentally and skills. At 33 , mature, with solid background in the marines, he be perfect for SF.
Pasha being a mountain leader and even an instructor the SBS would of wanted his skills, so that is likely why the SBS gave him a 3rd go at selection. I believe it is the ML that actually train the SBS on their mountain skills. Good on him for being necky and asking to go go again!!
It's good to know Pasha is from a town I know well, although im from Glasgow, and he's from Lincolnshire in the central eastern part of England in the U.K.🇬🇧
Pasha talking about being on the other side chasing you guys made me laugh! We also measure height in Imperial units here in the UK 😅 He’s a credit to my country 🇬🇧
4:40 the real football (not the yank one😃) . BTW It's great to hear that a Northerner made it into the SBS, I was expecting southern public school boys (more or less posh private schools here in the UK) or Scottish psychos (no disrespect meant but you know what I mean) - thanks for the upload, subbed.
It would be nice to hear in future interviews on how Spec Ops operators reintegrate into society and if they have challenges doing so, especially from all the different nationalities being interviewed.
Most I frantrymen are from rough council estates from rough towns and cities. It's no wonder they do well in SF because they have had to fight for everything in their lives from day one, not had it handed on a plate like the officer class. Hardship is nothing new to them.
Two classic examples are Phil Campion and Colin McLaughlin, both ex-SAS, the latter had just about the worst childhood you can imagine (and talks about it now publicly). The NSPCC looked after him when he needed it most and he went on to become one of the most highly decorated boys in the regiment, which is precisely why donate to them every Christmas. He said the abuse he got through as a young lad helped him to be the ‘gatekeeper of his own emotions’ and equipped him to keep his head and get him and another more junior guy through their brief stint as hostages where they nearly got bumped of on camera in Iraq
I thought it was well known, that British special forces deliberately keep an eye out for recruits that come from broken homes, or who have had a very tough childhood. Why? It's very physiological. Without doubt, they want an individual, that has been mentality scared from the childhood trauma of NOT having a mum or dad, NOT having dinner on the table, NOT having anyone to talk to, or love them, etc. One of the many things they are looking for is for a volunteer, that throughout their life has ALWAYS (& themselves) looking for to be loved/a family unit. Well guess what????? We (as in the SAS/SBS) can be & if you're good enough will be your family. That's one of the main physiological aspects of selection they're looking for. In turn, that individual/volunteer that does come from that kind of background is always going to go that extra mile for.them, will be extra loyal to them, will fight to the death for them etc. Though, it is a classless brotherhood, if an individual is telling them that they come from an unloved environment/broken home(s), that's when SAS/SBS start getting excited about YOU. Hence why it is not a coincidence why so many people in British SF's come from that type of background.
@@vedantmehra6970 so you know all the SAS guys from that era? Cool. You should historically document that. I don't know anyone that knows all the SAS guys that served during the Malayan Emergency, but I know one that served there, and I grew up with him
@@craigcrawford6749SBS and SAS, never use to get along SAS use to get all the ops and they also did different selections go listen to Duncan falcon on Chris thrall’s podcast.
Everyone over the age of 40 in the UK uses inches for height and stones for weight. Military guys and young people are likely to also/instead know cm and kg for weight.
I think the guys interviewing him might think that the Royal Marines are like the USMC where the USMC are basically there own army and u can join as a cook or a driver etc the Royal Marines are more like a army battalion where everyone is a infantryman and u then get given specialist roles like mortars or MG platoon but it is strange to go from basic to mortars normally u go to a rifle platoon for a couple of years first
Theres a new documentary called commando: Britains ocean warriors on bbc iplayer. Episode 2 is all about ml2 course (mountain leader). I know loads of lads in the marines, theres loads of courses that are mega hard snipes and PTI come to mind, but the ML2 course is different gravy from what I understand. Just the selection week to get on the course is insane. As Pasha said, the ML2 course was actually more difficult than selection and from what ive been told ML's are basically special forces anyway so might be worth getting a mountain leader on here. The selection culminates with a 10 day field exercise in Norway in -25 degrees, its for the mental lads!
I wonder with this dudes ethnicity and body type if the SBS ever used him for more low viz work or close target surveillance? If you ran into this guy wearing local clothing in North Africa, the Middle East or Central/South Asia, you wouldn’t even notice him.
Of course they would have used that to gain the upper hand just like they would with a white team member in a country like Romania or Latvia. Great question tho…
They do that a lot from what I’ve heard. They train a lot of personnel surveillance and undercover during selection at the end I think. There’s many people in tier 1 militaries like DEVGRU, CAG, SBS etc. that are from different backgrounds that do a lot of that work. I’ve watched the show Seal team and although it’s obviously just TV it showed a lot of that undercover work with agencies.
@@dylanjohns8409 Or they’re training and using host nation folks to do the actual surveillance. You can’t beat a local that speaks the language and knows the community or area. That’s what US and UK SOF did with the Mohawk program in Iraq and Syria and later the Omega program in Afghanistan/Pakistan as well as North Africa.
As long as he hadn't destroyed his body in his twenties he'd be more than capable. In your thirties you also have way more experience that counts for a lot.
I can’t understand how people say 30+ is like old .. I mean as a younger guy you might have „the power „ but no experience or knowledge about some certain things it’s more the brain then the muscles … 30-35 is prime
UK OPSEC means we aren’t getting sh*t for missions. Good for them, bad for TH-cam. TeamHouse Podcast on the losing end of this one unfortunately. I was looking for some SBS good stuff and was disappointed.
Pasha looks like he would have been quite an asset in Afghanistan during the years the UK was operating there. I have no idea what his language skills are, but he looks the part for a few of the ethnic groups.
Let's not forget British Special Forces is the longest serving special forces in the world, started with the British Army Commandos during WW2 , then SAS & SBS etc , The US Army Rangers where the first US Special Forces who where actually trained by the instructors at the Commando Schoool in Ayrshire Scotland. My late Grandfather was in First Special Service Brigade SOE Commando they later became 1 Commando. All Commando and Special Forces around the world can trace there roots back to the British Commandos of WW2 what a legacy those Brave Commandos have left the World. RIPGrandfather and to all Commandos and Special Forces who have passed away.
Yeah the navy seal's have there own separate boat crews as well, "SWCC" they all go through BUD's but like pasha said the seal's get to decide weather you want seal infantry or boat crew
What Pasha said about going straight into mortars from basic training isn't normal, I did the same thing in the Scots guards in the 80,s. Straight from the depot weekend leave then flown straight to Northern Ireland to join mortar platoon. You usually had to do a couple of years in a rifle company before being selected for support company but because it was short manned at the time I was sent straight there.
It's very normal in the RM. From Lympstone straight to a unit and the draft could be Mortars/Anti-Tank, MT, or a GD Marine. Very normal. Loads of mates who did that (i'm a former Bootneck)
Proper professional, skirting around the actual training and contact specifics whilst giving enough for us. I heard SBS stands for slightly better soldier whilst SAS stands for slightly average soldier 😂
These lovely Americans don’t get Pashas humour, it’s a good watch…great watch guys, keep up the good work, total REspect…you probably wouldn’t get that too but thank you for your content💯😉👍🏻🇬🇧
It’s very hard to be kicked out the British military but like he said if u really go to town on some civilian u might but one thing in the military that will get u thrown out is by stealing that shit they won’t put up with at all and I can agree with the interviewer in that in mortars u have to carry a lot of heavy shit (I was mortars I carried the barrel)
Reference the point of not wearing Uniform in Public. British Forces would quite often wear Uniform going on Leave on trains etc fairly common until the 70s. Then what we call "The troubles" occurred in Northern Ireland a Terrorist Campaign involving the IRA. As a result of the capture and Murder of a Off duty Soldier and other events the order was given no more wearing Uniforms in Public in the UK. To put this in context for younger readers here such things as planting bombs under Prison officers cars Police and Military were common. We had attacks including blowing up a Hotel in England at a Political conference narrowly missing the Prime Minister. Soldiers on Parade with horses blown up etc. So in England not even Northern Ireland you were a target. Now regarding the SAS and SBS i don't have definitive knowledge but I think it's always been the case of being very low key and secretive not wearing Uniform off camp since their inception in WW2. They touch on differences here in culture I served in a Ordinary Unit nothing Special however we had one guy go for SAS selection word got back that he passed but no one saw him again. I did serve in a Conflict anti Terrorist situation in a defence capacity. I saw the SAS go out by Helicopter do their thing and come back. I occasionally saw guys on camp who you guessed were but never any Uniform . Like the guy said they all do the same job but just differences. It's worth noting that from inception during WW2 our SAS and SBS were constantly somewhere around mostly covert dealing with terrorists and being involved in the last I call it Colonial Countries. This gentleman was a Royal Marine Commando before SBS most applicants are ex Marines all Marines are Commandos.The training for them is 9 months to get there Green beret before specialist training so I think all capable of going forward to volunteer for SBS if they wish. Respect to these guys I did my bit but just basic soldering but to do what they do it's got to be a full mental will and commitment. Cheers 🇬🇧
I was Airman Master Sergeant First Class Loadmasting Enlisted Subsea Brigadier 3 Star Special Operating Sniper Scuba Battle Surgeon Piloting the YH6 on special Presidential Five Eyes Ghost Detachment under Rubicon 6 Clearance while on detachment to the Majestic 13 Nuclear Lunar Cave Security Forces disguised as an African peasant speaking 13 separate dialects of ancient Sanskrit during the unofficial campaign around the Ring of Uranus hunting the intergalactic Bigfoot set free by the Grey Alien Nation. So I too can confirm he is a soldier.
British military were targeted in the UK as he mentioned. Terrorism in UK was a thing. Certain parts of central London had bins removed as the IRA used them to plant bombs. Pubs frequented by military were bombed. The Marines band were blown up. More recent years have seen religious extremists taking knives out to kill people- most famously Lee Rigby was killed because he was a squaddie. So Brit military tend to be a little more cautious and were banned from travelling in uniform on public transport at one stage. Pash answered all questions but didn’t elaborate on stories probably cos 12 years SBS trained him to be a little more tight lipped.
There are literally thousands of very advanced Rebreather divers world wide but cold water separates them ….doing a 100 mtr dive in Caribbean water is totally different to doing it in a 3 knot current up the sound of mull in Scotland …hands numb with cold …Viz down to 3 mtrs …lions mane jellyfish everywhere and still another hour of deco to do ……
Wow, the SBS likes to keep it secret, imagine that! How about we learn something from the Brits! Keep our mouths shut and practice silent professionalism!
LOL Some of the 1st modern SF books and bios to hit the public came from Andy McNab, Duncan Falcnor, Peter de la BILLIERE and John "Lofty" Wiseman lol Iv seen pics of Uk and Canadian SOF with their NVGs blurred out on their helmets because their governments didn’t want them seen… LOL those particular NVGs like the L3s and AN/PVS-21s are damn near 20 years old and completely outdated in terms of what’s available today. Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan had on Canadian JTF-2 operator Dallas Alexander on his podcast not long ago, and the Canadian government demanded the episode be pulled over pics of gear being shown.. All gear the US has had for decades lol… Shawn said later “that it’s kinda pathetic”
@@QueenJerhonda … Which tactics did the Americans talk about again? Please share LOL.. Who are the ones bragging about inventing CQB, the Flash bang, the kill house, hostage rescue and sniper tactics?
@@ScrubbersGhost .. Is that why US JSOC has killed/captured more HVT leadership within Al Qaeda and ISIS, and rescued more hostages over the past 20 years then Uk, Aussie, NZ or Canada (combined?) Name one HVT in the same leadership tier as Saddam, Bin Laden, Abu Musab Al Zaraqawi, Abu Sayef, Al Bagdadi, Anwar Alliwaki or Qasem Soleimani that UK SF or intelligence have take off the battlefield since 9/11? 😂😂
Pash top bloke. Really good boxer he used to train me on pads and bag at 42 in the early 2000’s.
Are you on the forum ARRSE, please?
Nice.
Pash, what a character. Good to see he has not changed. Top lad.
Served with Pash, awesome guy who lights up the room, all the best mate MMM.
Man I just respect the humilty of this guy. Thank you.
The British SBS and SAS are some hard core players.. Thank you for your service Pash.
Paste you are an inspiration, and come across as really good bloke. Thank you for your military service.
I hope so because their baby is stuck in the bath. Sxx bravo Juliett j9f experimentation of astrophysics computing quantum and the art's 1960s mk no flipping strings in a bit of a fix sxx bravo Juliett
@@sharonwickens6921 WTF are you on about?
For anyone who is interested in the selection process for the Royal Marines Mountain Leaders (Arctic Warfare SF) there's a superb documentary on TH-cam called 'Behind the Lines'.
Thanks Brother I’ll check it out 👍🏻🇦🇺
Yep watched it over the last few days very impressed tbh .. tough training tough bunch of lads
Top bloke, very down to earth and a cracking record.
impressive operator, great interview techniques. Respect to Pasha and kudos to the two people conducting this interview. Thank you for your service Pasha ...
My chemistry teacher at school was in the SBS and served in the Falklands. I remember my mind being blown when he told me about this because he was just such an ordinary, boring (to me at the time anyway, being a teenager) middle-aged guy and he was such a badass. Taught me something important about the humanity of soldiers which has stuck with me ever since.
I remember a teacher who was ex-Paras. You could tell, though. Carried himself really well and had highly polished shoes, unlike the rest of the scruffs that passed as teachers. Mr Ash, his name was.
I worked with a guy for 3 years, and one night on a drive back from Devenport, I was talking about SF, he said very humbly, “I did a bit of that, back in the day”, Turned out he was ex RM, and then SAS until an injury cut short his career..
These guys are always humble, non assuming types, they know what they’ve done, and don’t need to shout about it. Unfortunately though the millennials coming through the SF ranks now, do seem to like to let everyone know what they’ve done.. I guess the human psyche is very different now to generations past?
@@brashers759 Most are still like that. I've met four or five over the years and all were really nice blokes.
Never judge a book by its cover
This has been the most interesting programme I have ever watched a top man and a credit to his family and country I wish him well for the future one of our true heroes
"If he got me over there I could've been on the wrong side, in flip-flops chasing you guys" 😂😂😂 brilliant humour. Brilliant watch, brilliant man🇬🇧👊🏻
That bit made me laugh too! Ex British Army here, so I appreciate the humour.
Brit humour, love it.
Pasha ,solid humble guy ..
“MCT” has to be the hardest SF role going.The water is a cruel mistress & very unforgiving.I served in the RN for 28 years & 18 as a Mine Clearance diver with 6 years attached to the SBS in a combat diver/ IEDD role.very hard training & dangerous.We supported the Poole lads in all MCT ops & we were very proficient in all insertion methods from para to long swims & ladder climbs to underways from fast ribs to get on target….scary shit but awesome experience & very much missed…..Our team ( FDU-1) very rarely gets mentioned .🐸
Proper!
@@lto5270 👊🏼
I did think you lads were going to get a mention at one point when they were talking about the diving aspects but not to be 😢
Brave dudes dealing with the sea . !!!!
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Top lad! Proud to call him a friend.
Absolutely brilliant, such wisdom for life. Thank you Pasha❤💚🙏💫💫
I love his honesty about himself
What’s the line in Apocalypse Now when reviewing the Colonel’s military record - “this training almost killed me when I was 20 and he volunteered at 30…”. Something along those lines…
Total respect pasha great interview with a great fella thanks for your service a true gentleman.
An amazing achivement, people dont relise you are already a 1%er by being in the Royal Marines to take the next steps and go SF is just another level In the mind set. When I did my All Arms Commando course(AACC) for 29CDO R.A you do the full Royal Marines training condensed into 13 week with roughly 2/4 weeks beat-up training we had in house at the regiment, for me 2 weeks at the Citadel in pylmouth home of 29cdo and i was on the winter course at (CTCRM), Lympstone. On our course even the slightest bit of attitude and you was gone off the course plenty more where that came from. i was only 18 and the youngest with zero tours under my belt when I did my course, 127 started and only 26 of us finished. From our Army Commando unit we have 148 Battery (NGSFO), specialist Naval Gunfire Support Forward Observation based with the BSB in Pool.
Mind set, stay wavey brothers 🤙
Typically very humble guy. Obviously tough as woodpecker lips. To stick at it and accomplish so much for a slight frame. ❤
Joining the Royal Marines at 52 kilos is a bloody brilliant achievement in itself.
Absolutely. I was 55kg when I joined the reserve infantry and they had a huge problem with it even in the TA
@@stunitech I have the same surname as a prominent bad guy. It took me months to get clearence
The thing is back in the 90's things like steroids, testosterone etc weren't available to us.
Im surprised they let him in at that weight knowing how much weight you lose in training! Lad must have been shuffling around lympstone looking on deaths door
you have to be at least 65kg now
Awesome interview my Brothers in arms 👍🏻🇦🇺
Pash is a legend, and even at 50, he’s fit as a fiddle! I never made it to SB, despite dreaming of it from the age of 6, after watching Cockleshell Heroes, and the later reading books on Roger Courtney and Blondie Hasler.. I take my hat off to anyone who makes the grade, and have been lucky as a MoD contractor, to have worked with some of these most humble of men!
He still looks fit alright for 50. Be interested to know some of his fitness standards are now?? For example his 2 mile run time? 10k tab time??
Sbs. Elite british special forces. Pasha, what a guy. Respect
When I joined in 77,I was 8st 11lbs lol. So many SF lads came from broken homes and rough towns. You should try and get Cmdr Howard Leedham RN on the show. He was a SF officer led a covert unit on the Afghan border for the U.S. government.
Pash Diamond 💎 GEEZER Was a great Ride with you mate 91, 630 Troop. You short ass Cheeky little man. Ha Ha blooming takes me back to the point. Good Man.
I had the same experience in boot camp. I showed up as an 18 year old in great shape at 175 pounds. 8 weeks later I weighed 150 pounds and felt very weak. Lack of food is rough.
What a nice bloke, a credit
Served with Pash he’s a gent and a top guy also. Great to see him doing well. Have a funny story with him and Vinny Manley on a certain border 😅
So are you SBS also
@@Mabolz.ritchieRM dufus
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You're full of it
Mountain leaders course would have helped him suceed for selection both mentally and skills. At 33 , mature, with solid background in the marines, he be perfect for SF.
He seems so freaking nice.
Pasha being a mountain leader and even an instructor the SBS would of wanted his skills, so that is likely why the SBS gave him a 3rd go at selection. I believe it is the ML that actually train the SBS on their mountain skills. Good on him for being necky and asking to go go again!!
It's good to know Pasha is from a town I know well, although im from Glasgow, and he's from Lincolnshire in the central eastern part of England in the U.K.🇬🇧
What a lovely bloke and hopefully a role model to other immigrants to do their bit. A real hero.
He’s a U.K. national. Born the U.K.
Yes… “You are trying to blend in” - apart from the out-of-place sun-tan in Poole (or Hereford) in the British winter :)
A great down to Earth video...
Very interesting interview. Within the r.m the ml branch is held in very high esteem .
Pasha talking about being on the other side chasing you guys made me laugh!
We also measure height in Imperial units here in the UK 😅
He’s a credit to my country 🇬🇧
4:40 the real football (not the yank one😃) . BTW It's great to hear that a Northerner made it into the SBS, I was expecting southern public school boys (more or less posh private schools here in the UK) or Scottish psychos (no disrespect meant but you know what I mean) - thanks for the upload, subbed.
You realise most southerners are not posh?
@@skepticalbadger said 'posh public school boys' - been north much? Not so many up here.
@@skepticalbadger I imagine to go to a southern public school in the UK you've gotta have pretty well off parents, maybe I'm wrong.
Pash epitomises what's great about UKSF; quietly spoken but hard as nails.
thanks to all how serve to keep the rest of us safe much respect
It would be nice to hear in future interviews on how Spec Ops operators reintegrate into society and if they have challenges doing so, especially from all the different nationalities being interviewed.
Isn't that covered in every podcast lately?
Great episode!
It's amazing that many of the SAS / SBS members had a tough childhood.
Not that amazing. It makes sense. We don't have the same sense of serving our country as you do so the motivations to become a warrior are different.
Most I frantrymen are from rough council estates from rough towns and cities. It's no wonder they do well in SF because they have had to fight for everything in their lives from day one, not had it handed on a plate like the officer class. Hardship is nothing new to them.
Two classic examples are Phil Campion and Colin McLaughlin, both ex-SAS, the latter had just about the worst childhood you can imagine (and talks about it now publicly). The NSPCC looked after him when he needed it most and he went on to become one of the most highly decorated boys in the regiment, which is precisely why donate to them every Christmas. He said the abuse he got through as a young lad helped him to be the ‘gatekeeper of his own emotions’ and equipped him to keep his head and get him and another more junior guy through their brief stint as hostages where they nearly got bumped of on camera in Iraq
I thought it was well known, that British special forces deliberately keep an eye out for recruits that come from broken homes, or who have had a very tough childhood.
Why? It's very physiological. Without doubt, they want an individual, that has been mentality scared from the childhood trauma of NOT having a mum or dad, NOT having dinner on the table, NOT having anyone to talk to, or love them, etc. One of the many things they are looking for is for a volunteer, that throughout their life has ALWAYS (& themselves) looking for to be loved/a family unit. Well guess what????? We (as in the SAS/SBS) can be & if you're good enough will be your family.
That's one of the main physiological aspects of selection they're looking for. In turn, that individual/volunteer that does come from that kind of background is always going to go that extra mile for.them, will be extra loyal to them, will fight to the death for them etc.
Though, it is a classless brotherhood, if an individual is telling them that they come from an unloved environment/broken home(s), that's when SAS/SBS start getting excited about YOU.
Hence why it is not a coincidence why so many people in British SF's come from that type of background.
My dad was Gordon Highlander, served in Malaya. Talked about the SBS guys a lot. Heard some good stories growing up
No SAS guy from that era says anything good about the SBS...this is strange
@@vedantmehra6970 so you know all the SAS guys from that era? Cool. You should historically document that. I don't know anyone that knows all the SAS guys that served during the Malayan Emergency, but I know one that served there, and I grew up with him
@@vedantmehra6970I’m not sure what your point is? The OP said that his father was a Gordon Highlander, not SAS.
@@craigcrawford6749SBS and SAS, never use to get along SAS use to get all the ops and they also did different selections go listen to Duncan falcon on Chris thrall’s podcast.
just like a top athlete peak at the end ,bloody fantastic advice sir
Give this guy a medal for saying as it were in every single sentence
He literally said it as i read your comment 😂 Top Bloke though.
aim high and never give up ,too true ,well done
I know him from a civilian point of view and he’s a great guy
Everyone over the age of 40 in the UK uses inches for height and stones for weight. Military guys and young people are likely to also/instead know cm and kg for weight.
Top guy.
I think the guys interviewing him might think that the Royal Marines are like the USMC where the USMC are basically there own army and u can join as a cook or a driver etc the Royal Marines are more like a army battalion where everyone is a infantryman and u then get given specialist roles like mortars or MG platoon but it is strange to go from basic to mortars normally u go to a rifle platoon for a couple of years first
Theres a new documentary called commando: Britains ocean warriors on bbc iplayer. Episode 2 is all about ml2 course (mountain leader). I know loads of lads in the marines, theres loads of courses that are mega hard snipes and PTI come to mind, but the ML2 course is different gravy from what I understand. Just the selection week to get on the course is insane. As Pasha said, the ML2 course was actually more difficult than selection and from what ive been told ML's are basically special forces anyway so might be worth getting a mountain leader on here. The selection culminates with a 10 day field exercise in Norway in -25 degrees, its for the mental lads!
Wow, ML and SBS, courses in thebstates and 12 years RM. Mans active lol. Bravo
RM ML . Absolute quality.
I wonder with this dudes ethnicity and body type if the SBS ever used him for more low viz work or close target surveillance? If you ran into this guy wearing local clothing in North Africa, the Middle East or Central/South Asia, you wouldn’t even notice him.
Oh yes.. There, were a number of Gurkas in the SAS SBS running round in Afghanistan, as they could speak Urdu 👍😉
Of course they would have used that to gain the upper hand just like they would with a white team member in a country like Romania or Latvia. Great question tho…
You wouldnt ,they might
They do that a lot from what I’ve heard. They train a lot of personnel surveillance and undercover during selection at the end I think. There’s many people in tier 1 militaries like DEVGRU, CAG, SBS etc. that are from different backgrounds that do a lot of that work. I’ve watched the show Seal team and although it’s obviously just TV it showed a lot of that undercover work with agencies.
@@dylanjohns8409 Or they’re training and using host nation folks to do the actual surveillance. You can’t beat a local that speaks the language and knows the community or area. That’s what US and UK SOF did with the Mohawk program in Iraq and Syria and later the Omega program in Afghanistan/Pakistan as well as North Africa.
Good program.
Amazing that he did selection at 33 years old, as his body would have been slower to recover from the exercises, than if he had been younger.
Lot of guys do JSOC selection in their 30s. Its most peoples prime. 27-33
As long as he hadn't destroyed his body in his twenties he'd be more than capable. In your thirties you also have way more experience that counts for a lot.
I can’t understand how people say 30+ is like old .. I mean as a younger guy you might have „the power „ but no experience or knowledge about some certain things it’s more the brain then the muscles … 30-35 is prime
UK OPSEC means we aren’t getting sh*t for missions. Good for them, bad for TH-cam. TeamHouse Podcast on the losing end of this one unfortunately. I was looking for some SBS good stuff and was disappointed.
30s is prime if you take care of yourself
Pasha looks like he would have been quite an asset in Afghanistan during the years the UK was operating there. I have no idea what his language skills are, but he looks the part for a few of the ethnic groups.
SBU! This was great. Best one yet!
Let's not forget British Special Forces is the longest serving special forces in the world, started with the British Army Commandos during WW2 , then SAS & SBS etc , The US Army Rangers where the first US Special Forces who where actually trained by the instructors at the Commando Schoool in Ayrshire Scotland. My late Grandfather was in First Special Service Brigade SOE Commando they later became 1 Commando. All Commando and Special Forces around the world can trace there roots back to the British Commandos of WW2 what a legacy those Brave Commandos have left the World. RIPGrandfather and to all Commandos and Special Forces who have passed away.
IF we speak about underwater specialwarfare i would mention italian frogmen sank Austrohungarian battleship „Viribus Unitis” in WW1
Yeah the navy seal's have there own separate boat crews as well, "SWCC" they all go through BUD's but like pasha said the seal's get to decide weather you want seal infantry or boat crew
Swcc does not go through BUDS
What Pasha said about going straight into mortars from basic training isn't normal, I did the same thing in the Scots guards in the 80,s. Straight from the depot weekend leave then flown straight to Northern Ireland to join mortar platoon. You usually had to do a couple of years in a rifle company before being selected for support company but because it was short manned at the time I was sent straight there.
It's very normal in the RM. From Lympstone straight to a unit and the draft could be Mortars/Anti-Tank, MT, or a GD Marine. Very normal. Loads of mates who did that (i'm a former Bootneck)
@@MarkLofthouse-ro7ec it's quite rare in infantry or guards battalions though unless a load of lads got out at the same time in support company.
Good interview... any work in West Wales, mate?!
Proper professional, skirting around the actual training and contact specifics whilst giving enough for us. I heard SBS stands for slightly better soldier whilst SAS stands for slightly average soldier 😂
Slightly bitter soldier more like😂
Less is more. By strength & guile.
Pasha keeps his cards close to his chest. 😂
0:16 respect❤️🇬🇧💯 0:24
These lovely Americans don’t get Pashas humour, it’s a good watch…great watch guys, keep up the good work, total REspect…you probably wouldn’t get that too but thank you for your content💯😉👍🏻🇬🇧
Pash...hoofing bloke ❤
It’s very hard to be kicked out the British military but like he said if u really go to town on some civilian u might but one thing in the military that will get u thrown out is by stealing that shit they won’t put up with at all and I can agree with the interviewer in that in mortars u have to carry a lot of heavy shit (I was mortars I carried the barrel)
Yes your right Royal Marines do have the longest basic training in the world.
A great guy- yea, they always give you the piss😆👊🏼
‘Take the piss’ get it right mate! 😉
Worked at Brinks Mat,Loads of these Guys came on board.
How did he qualify when he failed twice and tried again when he was too old?✌️❤️🇬🇧
In Ukraine we have the SJS - the "Special Jetski Service" !🙃
Hey pash do u remember jonny beaver from sunny scuny and the leeds lads that used to come over
Get Jason Fox on next.
I’m not sure what defence cuts the person asking the question is on about the military has seen a defence increase not cut ?
Humble guy. But he has nothing too prove
Reference the point of not wearing Uniform in Public. British Forces would quite often wear Uniform going on Leave on trains etc fairly common until the 70s. Then what we call "The troubles" occurred in Northern Ireland a Terrorist Campaign involving the IRA. As a result of the capture and Murder of a Off duty Soldier and other events the order was given no more wearing Uniforms in Public in the UK. To put this in context for younger readers here such things as planting bombs under Prison officers cars Police and Military were common. We had attacks including blowing up a Hotel in England at a Political conference narrowly missing the Prime Minister. Soldiers on Parade with horses blown up etc. So in England not even Northern Ireland you were a target. Now regarding the SAS and SBS i don't have definitive knowledge but I think it's always been the case of being very low key and secretive not wearing Uniform off camp since their inception in WW2. They touch on differences here in culture I served in a Ordinary Unit nothing Special however we had one guy go for SAS selection word got back that he passed but no one saw him again. I did serve in a Conflict anti Terrorist situation in a defence capacity. I saw the SAS go out by Helicopter do their thing and come back. I occasionally saw guys on camp who you guessed were but never any Uniform . Like the guy said they all do the same job but just differences. It's worth noting that from inception during WW2 our SAS and SBS were constantly somewhere around mostly covert dealing with terrorists and being involved in the last I call it Colonial Countries. This gentleman was a Royal Marine Commando before SBS most applicants are ex Marines all Marines are Commandos.The training for them is 9 months to get there Green beret before specialist training so I think all capable of going forward to volunteer for SBS if they wish. Respect to these guys I did my bit but just basic soldering but to do what they do it's got to be a full mental will and commitment. Cheers 🇬🇧
Please tell me your not drinking Wolfburn Whisky with ice?
Uhhhh, we weren’t? Lol. We ruin everything.
Did you *intentionally* get the fish tank for when you interviewed an SBS man?? lol
A guy named rob I worked with sbs, rob hope ur well, demo worker he was
Kind of guy you would want as a neighbour👍👍💯
😊 😊😊
What a guy
Jeez they all doing videos now
41:10 - "If Your Ship Doesn't Come in Swim Out To It" (Jonathan Winters)
I was Airman Master Sergeant First Class Loadmasting Enlisted Subsea Brigadier 3 Star Special Operating Sniper Scuba Battle Surgeon Piloting the YH6 on special Presidential Five Eyes Ghost Detachment under Rubicon 6 Clearance while on detachment to the Majestic 13 Nuclear Lunar Cave Security Forces disguised as an African peasant speaking 13 separate dialects of ancient Sanskrit during the unofficial campaign around the Ring of Uranus hunting the intergalactic Bigfoot set free by the Grey Alien Nation.
So I too can confirm he is a soldier.
Thank you for your service 😂
The Gray Man!!! You'll never know. So overt, he is covert.
Where was his dad from Pakistan or Afghanistan i missed that?
Neither.. Bangladesh
A Good man & good luck with black box global✌
is that Adam Jensen i spot on your shelf
110:30 😅💪🍻❤
RIP Doggo 🐶🫡🙏
British military were targeted in the UK as he mentioned. Terrorism in UK was a thing. Certain parts of central London had bins removed as the IRA used them to plant bombs. Pubs frequented by military were bombed. The Marines band were blown up. More recent years have seen religious extremists taking knives out to kill people- most famously Lee Rigby was killed because he was a squaddie. So Brit military tend to be a little more cautious and were banned from travelling in uniform on public transport at one stage. Pash answered all questions but didn’t elaborate on stories probably cos 12 years SBS trained him to be a little more tight lipped.
Ah man. I laughed so hard at 3:08
“I could’ve been in me flip flops chasing you guys…” 😂 🤣
Had me in stitches also 😅
Looking at those ears, I knew there was a martial arts connection there. (Not mentioning trunks hanging in the background)
There are literally thousands of very advanced Rebreather divers world wide but cold water separates them ….doing a 100 mtr dive in Caribbean water is totally different to doing it in a 3 knot current up the sound of mull in Scotland …hands numb with cold …Viz down to 3 mtrs …lions mane jellyfish everywhere and still another hour of deco to do ……
Wow, the SBS likes to keep it secret, imagine that! How about we learn something from the Brits! Keep our mouths shut and practice silent professionalism!
bruh american sof guys get out and spill the beans on all of their tactics for a few bucks online LOL
LOL Some of the 1st modern SF books and bios to hit the public came from Andy McNab, Duncan Falcnor, Peter de la BILLIERE and John "Lofty" Wiseman lol
Iv seen pics of Uk and Canadian SOF with their NVGs blurred out on their helmets because their governments didn’t want them seen… LOL those particular NVGs like the L3s and AN/PVS-21s are damn near 20 years old and completely outdated in terms of what’s available today. Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan had on Canadian JTF-2 operator Dallas Alexander on his podcast not long ago, and the Canadian government demanded the episode be pulled over pics of gear being shown.. All gear the US has had for decades lol… Shawn said later “that it’s kinda pathetic”
@@QueenJerhonda … Which tactics did the Americans talk about again? Please share LOL.. Who are the ones bragging about inventing CQB, the Flash bang, the kill house, hostage rescue and sniper tactics?
@@joesgotya9930 all the gear and no fucking idea comes to mind.....
@@ScrubbersGhost .. Is that why US JSOC has killed/captured more HVT leadership within Al Qaeda and ISIS, and rescued more hostages over the past 20 years then Uk, Aussie, NZ or Canada (combined?)
Name one HVT in the same leadership tier as Saddam, Bin Laden, Abu Musab Al Zaraqawi, Abu Sayef, Al Bagdadi, Anwar Alliwaki or Qasem Soleimani that UK SF or intelligence have take off the battlefield since 9/11? 😂😂
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