Young soldiers 2 - Should I stay or should I go?
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- The first five weeks of basic training is comple and the recruits return to Catterick to complete the rest of the course: hand-to-hand combat with their bayonet knife, how to shoot live ammunition, and how their bodies react to exposure to CS gas.
With hundreds of British soldiers killed fighting in Afghanistan, why do young men want to join the army?
Shown in September 2011: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b014w57r
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Angela Welch, you are a legend. The support you gave your son to help him through that difficult moment was incredible. You put your sons feelings before your own. As a former soldier I have nothing but respect for you. Thank you.
It was inspiring.
Came to the comments immediately after that moment hoping others appreciated it as much… Proper “Mum” material right there
Young soldiers: 10 years on.
2020
Make it happen BBC
Kyle Pugh wouldn’t that be 2026?
No as this was shown back in 2010
Most likely with PTSD, injured or homelesss. Been used and then discarded.
@low7782 his comment isnt slightly funny, the army provide support to their personnel. You laughing at such a harsh reality is disgusting
@low7783
Many moons ago I was a young L/Cpl in 2 Para. I decided to leave after serving 4 years. One week before I was due to end my Military Career my Father passed away. I lasted two weeks in Civvy Street and went back in and served another 10. Spent the next 20 years as a Bobby. 68 now and still miss it.
Similar story. I was actually still on pre-release leave. My mum died early of cancer. I rang the battalion asking to come back. 6 weeks later I walked back into the Corporals Mess. I’ve never felt more at home. Good luck mate.
If you don't mind answering, what are job prospects like after serving in the infantry?
@@leonrussell9607 If that’s to me, I served 78-90. 4 Banner tours. I enjoyed it. But could not adjust to civvy st. Two pre-release courses were offered: brick laying abs driver ! I can’t speak for the modern generation. In France, ICYI, infantry soldiers are prepared during their careers for life after service. They do the equivalent of A-Levels. My advice for a young man thinking infantry is plan big; make it a full career; do All Arms Commando and/or P Coy. Think of those as real qualifications. I learned in my regiment if you give 100% you get the jackpot if you put in 99% you get absolutely nothing. For me the infantry is a one way ticket. I loved serving in Northern Ireland. I suffered. Lost friends. Friends lost bits. But strangely I loved it. Few share those experiences. And that’s why, whatever the army can give you to prepare for civvy st, there’ll always be a hole.
@@leonrussell9607probably depends on what you did there.
Any advice for me, I’m going into para training in 6 days, it would be greatly appriciated
I met Cavanah while working in a cinema in Leeds, since filming he joined the army again & ended up doing a tour of Afghanistan I believe he did two but not certain. Sound lad and was good to meet him.
Evan McLean good man
I've always wondered thankyou for up date
No he hasn’t you fucking idiot
Jack Ohara and you know this how
Callum Fleming because I’m friends with him
If Meads stayed in, he easily would be at least Sergeant by now. He just gets it.
I live in American, I'm watching this because I'm curious about how the British army is. There good people out of that country. God bless queen and country.
@Khusro Murza I you saying you don't like great Britain? I don't get what you are trying say.
@Khusro Murza what country are you from?
Khusro Murza shut up
Khusro Murza shut up
They should do a up to date documentary
Agreed
MAYBACH MUSIC when was this first released?
@@buster117 All the details and dates in the notes.
@@freemanoYT Wow I cant beilve I didnt check the description for detailes XD anyways thanks
I think the newest one is squaddies raw recruits at 16
£17,000 a year? For defending your country and people. Scandalous.
Back in 2010 that wasn't too bad
They cant afford to pay that much.
It’s more now just for training phase one it’s 15k
Exactly. And Wayne Rooney got 300k a week to kick a ball about. Let that sink in
@Charlie Bank 100 grand a month are u kidding me, they get far far far more than that
Well I'm gonna be a ninja
Nothing like a support of a mother 🙏
wait till you have done a few years then have left, that's when it gets really hard lads, trust me as a veteran leaving is harder than joining, good luck to lose who are in or wanting to join
Well said mate!! I left in 2009 and there's not a day goes past I wish I hadn't!! I got out at my 12 year point thinking the grass was greener and it certainly isn't!! Sadly I'm 36 now and I'm to old to re enlist, best time of my life, served in 1RGBW and then we became 1 RIFLES, becoming 1 Rifles destroyed our batallion, one of the reasons I left.
Alex Dunn You can join the reserves, but I think you preferred your own reg.
I'm 14 year old girl and i want to join the infantry and I want to make my family proud and to serve and protect my country. Thank you for your service sir I respect what you have done for us.
Farmer corby 82 Females will be able to join the infantry soon so that’s good. But just saying you don’t have to join the infantry to make your country and people proud. Joining the army itself is a proud moment.
+CALSW0RLD yea in 2019 and I know but I've always wanted to join and I've grown up around guns and big machines (I live on a farm) and I love it! It is a proud moment and I do want to do it and thank you :)
Respect to all who are serving and those who have paid the ultimate price... God bless you all.🌺
Darrens mum is amazing.
I remember when MTP was being issued, it was crazy how smart we all thought it was ..... and I loved it, but there's something special about DPM
Love our troops have so much respect for them. I'm currently at college and have been on two resedentials, I loved every part. The only thing putting me off joining when I'm 19 is home sick, but hopefully I can overcome it!🇬🇧🇬🇧
BoxingGB all respect towards you and all the other soldiers risking there life's everyday
BoxingGB what regiment are you going into, I'm joining the Queen's Regiment or the Paratroopers
I'm going to 4 Scots
BoxingGB just a suggestion but I think the army reserves would be right for you, and you could've of joined at 16 but I guess like you said you feel home sick.
BoxingGB Did you overcome it and join the army?
To all British soldiers out there thank u all for ur service great job and the people who sadly passed there might be gone but not forgotten we all still massively respect them for there service 🏴🏴
Fantastic show, I love it.. 36 yrs Irish army service here and I have the height of respect for the abilities of the British soldier, the best in the world IMO
Judo, respect back mate. The Irish lads do pretty good too.
@@buonafortuna8928 cheers, pity some of us can’t see beyond the past. Be good man
Would you consider it to be a better choice to join the British army than to join oglaigh nah heirann
@@shibeposting1661 I made the right choice, the army has been very good to me and my family
My dad served 20 years in the royal artillery as a sergeant and was released because of PTSD
I hope he is okay
We thank him for his service
Respect to your dad thank you sir
Henry Christian mad respect to ur dad ✊🏼
My Dad is a commando brigadier in the army
What a brilliant mum! Ms Angela Welch - Ninja Mama Extraordinaire! 🥷💪🙏
Mrs Welch, well done for the support and words you gave and spoke to your son. Parents today should watch and learn and maybe society would be a better place. Hero's each and every one of them, RESPECT.
Society would be much better if UK and USA stopped invading countries
I’m from the Irish army and have respect for the danger these men put themselves in, mad respect to all soldiers across the world
Irish Army? What, the army of leprechauns?
There’s no such thing you tit.
Yes there is mate, look up the Irish defense force home page if you don't believe this man who is a part of the Irish army or me
MCALAX u are some dope lad if u don’t think Ireland has an army
Aaron Kelly I acknowledge the existence of the Irish Army of Leprechauns.
blödmann 262 I just searched the Irish Defence Force 😂 and it brought up an over 60’s paintball team from Cork?
They should definitely do an update. I am good friends and sometimes work with Andrew forti. And watching his story has been fantastic
How is he? did he do any more tours?
These young lads make me so proud to be British!!👌👍❤💪🇬🇧
It's a horrible feeling when you're told "this is where you're going, and there's fuck all you can do about it". It does ease, you do crack on, but it's the initial gut-wrenching disappointment that gets you. If you can stick it out, you realise it gets better. Part of being in the military is being able to turn a shit situation into a positive one as quickly as you can.
Hope all the lads are doing well
Love this
Great Post. Brother.
A friend of mine 'Chris Howard' is on this show.. poor bastard lost his leg over seas. But he never lost his smile.. humour.. top lad! Doing well now! Moved to away to set up business adventures! Top lad! But also Sad to see his brother drop out of training though.. especially after 6 Weeks.. did so well!! Then to suddenly quit? Understandable way of thinking though especially after what happened to his brother Chris.. totally understand his thought process! But come on lad!! You had a few jitters.. you would've over come that! And gone forward.. and completed your Operational Tours successfully.. proudly.. your a top lad like your Brother Chris! Such a shame you left.. but it was your decision to make. Best of luck to you lad.
Great video. I was a 17 year old in 1976.i had no one. So at 18 i decided go into the army.
It was very hard at first. But i found that i had a family, which I never had, .we all helped each other..as I had no one wanting for me i put anything in to it 💯
It was the best thing I ever did, i did get deployed, i went from a no one to being.
Useful.( Thanks to the British army )
All fun & games until you're told:- "get ready, you're off to fight a real war".
Absolute respect to the lads & lasses serving & the lads that stayed in training knowing 100% they're going to fight at some point.
When you do go for the first time all that training just kicks in & you totally forget your trepidation. It's their decision but they should have realised they were being trained by the absolute best, no stone is left unturned with regards to your training -- they've far more chance, given that training, surviving a confrontation than the enemy.
38:37 His mum's an absolute star.
It's always a big decision deciding which battalion to go to, the thing is you don't always get what you want and usually get sent were your needed the most.
Good lads and I have respect to all of them
Kavanaugh left to experience life and realised that you experience more in life as a squaddie than you ever could on civvy street, I hope he re-joined and followed his heart
Fantastic!!
I’m watching this series from the Zaporizhzhia line In Ukraine. I screwed up my own army career with drugs before my first tour. I was in my late 20s before I forgave myself. Really glad I put that to bed years ago. I suspect there is a lot of that some of the foreigners who came here, most are gone now. No judgement…
Hope you’re still alive mate
I think that people sometimes forgot that even though they dont get loads of money. Rent is cheap. They get medical, dental care. All this means it's easier to save money
Still not the point though. When you have a possibility to die and get your legs blown off they should be paid alot more than they are. Look and Boris Johnson, he's a right knobhead and he gets paid thousands and he can't do f*ck all right. Obviously I get that he's the pm but they should get their pay cut and give some to the soldiers.
I have signed up for infantry the royal anglian regiment light gunner. My basic training date is 17th of March this year. I'm only 17 but watching this video has inspired me to do my absolute best and to never give up
Hay Marley, its 14-06-19... How did you get on?
The royal anglians are a great bunch of men,proud to of served with them.
Hope it all has gone well for you matey, a military career is certainly something to be proud of.
I'm gonna watch all of these
I joined the royal green jackets in 72 the training was really hard the trainers were tough but fair on us all I can say is if you really want to get through training put your head down dnt give up because that's what it's all about never giving up no matter what good luck to all you who are about to join you will belong to an unique way of life cet et audaux
2rgj?
@@hollow1834 no bud 3rgj then 1rgj
@@swifty8538 pissed my dad was in 2rgj went belfast and south armagh in the 80s
Great Mum. Well done!
If ur Scared of dying than dont join the Army ur just wasting there time .
If u think about family that will make u weak so just think it's just u. Those who passed well done & congratulation to the New Family.
You are very correct
The army isn't looking for robots who are not scared of dying, It's only natural to be scared of death. What the army want are people who show bravery and loyalty, people to do orders without hesitation, those type are people are what the army want, who show that they are fighting the fear and carrying on in the battle when times are tough. Being scared of death doesn't make you weak, It's what you do about it that makes you strong.
You used the wrong their
@@mr457 Smh, ask any British Soldier and they'll tell you that being scared of death is only natural in a warzone, It's just getting on with it and doing the job that makes it seem like that, even being a police officer, It's a dangerous job especially with knife crime on a horrific rise, get it right.
@@mr457 If you're military personnel then you're very deluded or very ignorant for a soldier, your perception is so distorted.
Can’t believe 6 more week till pass off
Bs man should get more then 17000 a year for what they do for Queen and country
REDRUM FUN That’s just the wage for straight out of basic, if you progress higher (which pretty much everyone does) you earn a decent wage
@@bingus6050 how much do you earn?
Declan Ferguson Depends on what role you apply as, it’ll most like go up by ~10k?? Not totally sure on that
@@bingus6050 eesh.
@@JohnSmith-ki3li in 10 years you can realistically be on 35k plus extra for tours.
Padre's always have Airborne wings. The Army's biggest mystery.
Padres (plural) never have apostrophes. One of the mysteries of the English language.
The padre at 42NW was a recce in South Africa back in the days. Certainly got some wings on him
Got my assessment in under 2 weeks, if I pass I'll start training in July can't wait to get started
How did it go
hoping to apply near the end of the year love this it really puts it all into perspective
Have you done it yet?
No money just respect and hard work
Thank you to all our servicemen and women proud of you x
Don’t bother my friend gave his life for his country and they spelt his name wrong on the death letter sent to his family it’s disgusting the lack of respect for a brave young man’s sacrifice is unreal.
Quilts? What happened to bed blocks.
Your a ninja, mums know. Love it.
Thankyou for your service 🙏🙏🙏
Xxxxxxx
Sevred with Daz in NI, he was the instructor who put them through Gas drills "Broomy"
Respect to you all thanks
Still watching in 2022
That is the most adorable kid I have ever seen.
There’s a hidden part of army life that’s rarely mentioned but is there behind closed doors, and it has ruined countless army careers, And that’s barrack room bullying, believe me it’s a living hell.
Define “bullying” in this day and age…
@@EddieAFC if you can work out what bullying is in your own mind then your thick.
@@robh4671 well what’s bullying and what’s banter. The military was built on banter. Some melt might class a nickname as bullying when it’s just banter…
Weird seeing the the Glosters Back badge on a Green cap
I'm glad the funeral home is still doing well. It looks like the younger brother is running it now.
I have always wanted to join the army ever since I was 8 I'm joining 2019 and I can't wait!
Arrogant Tuber same 2019 going afc Harrogate
Arrogant Tuber u joining at 16 years old
Arrogant Tuber see you there bruv
Joining in 2019 to mate been thinking about it for a while and it’s not long now good luck to you bruv!
Arrogant Tuber same as i am from one of the commonwealth countries in the Caribbean Saint Vincent and the grenadine's my name is lamar browne by the way
Very proud
As a old soldier I see wat everyone’s meaning in my time it was the faulklands and Northern Ireland,finished my time in Belfast
Don`t know when this was originaly aired, hope all this guys have come back home from Afgan deployments. From an former soldier.
All the details and dates in the notes.
@@freemanoYT where can I find these notes 😃
great this thank you x
Also respect to the parents
You're joining just at the right time and we've got a fantastic job out there... says CO who'll be sitting at Bastion.
Currently in yr 11 when I finish college imma go to the army and then knave nd go university just so it looks good on my cv
Ive just had my interveiw and waiting for a date for the assessment centre
hey did you get a date for the assessment centre? also how long did you medical take?
How’s it going
Good lads
Applying to going back I September, granted medication free until then, then my application can be considered to go back.
It would be interesting to know what these young men are doing now?
I'm signing up the end of the year and this show is really interesting for me!
SBSoapy what regiment you looking on joining ?
SBSoapy stay safe bro
Signing up next summer, it is indeed very useful!
Have you got your dates for catterick?
James Hunter got my dates mate, 12th November
Kid is so cute though
Definitely a tough choice
Ashley
I had the same choice although mine I was back in 1985 so different then, but Northern Ireland would have been with in a year
You made the right choice. Plus your young enough to gain more experience in civilian life and then rejoin
@39:00 What a star she is! Go Angela! Go Darren!
The officer opening the funeral business is not a Lt colonel but a full colonel.
i want to join and have applied really eager to get started
dareal ToAsT how's it going?
Update?
Update?
Update?
Update
I'm joining got my interview on 4th of July joining the paras can't wait
Have you got your dates for catterick mate?
They are so brave, they are so young and in war time its a massive desicion to make
Question ? What ever happened to the 26 Mile battle run as in Ex - Final Fling ?
Im starting basic tomorrow. Cant wait
How’s it going
It's these guys that inspire me to join the parachute regiment when I'm 19
His brother got blown to pieces for 17k a year. Why do we treat our soldiers like this???
Because they are stupid enough to join?
Real Men
When your Mum tells you that you're a Ninja. Fucking love that woman!
“It is now open”
Hmmmm u don’t say
Contrast to that Defending the Queen documentary where those new grenadiers were all desperate to deploy and none of these lads here really seem that up to deploying
Cos guardsmen are brainwashed into thinking they are invincible, I should know I was one.
But respect to our Troops 🇬🇧🇬🇧
Going to Catterick on 2nd of July to start my phase 1 training! Really nervous but also super excited to start my career in the Army!
good luck
I start Pirbright in september Good luck mate
J-bard did u choose when to go or did the army give you the date? what regiment u going into
Pan Cruz I got a strong B grade so they offered my one in June. I went for September to give me more time to prepare. I'm joining royal artillery.
You choose the date. if it's inconvenient for you then just ask for a different one
J-bard oh nice. I've passed my selection too but my medical is delaying my phase 1 right now. I'm going for royal engineers at Pirbright. Good luck on ur phase 1 mate
3 more years and I can join.
Microsoft123 jack same as me
+EAMESEY 1260 what role
Microsoft123 jack rifles
+EAMESEY 1260 yea
+EAMESEY 1260 same
If I go there will be trouble, but if I stay.........
i want to be in the army when im older
Anthony Ward I'm joining In 2019
Myst Aqua I'm joining in December
Gemma Fleming same I'm so focused on it
FlipAndRun when u trying
FlipAndRun I'm trying next year, good luck
I'm a 14 year old girl and I'm joining the infantry in 2020 after GCSE results
Good on you I'm joining marines as an officer in 2021 when I finish a levels
Chris Hansen likes boys if ANYONE can meet the standards they should be able to join any role
Ground sheet
Im joining in 2021
drop im joint in 2022
live fire advance to contact...what fun !
Can’t wait to serve my country 🇬🇧
When I got out of training, in the US Army, I had 3 weeks, just 21 days before I was going to Iraq for, at the very least, a year.
I WISH my deployments had only been 6 months
At the start of the video what’s the name of the background music
33 yrs ago i started my time.....18 yrs served....Bosnia, N Ireland, invasion of Kosovo and 4 tours of the middle east.....I wish i could do it again.
that im aware of your not allowed to leave the army unless youve been discharged
Applying next november, buzzing
Dion Pritchard we might be doing training at the same time then lmao
I am wanting to join the yorks 2nd battalion. I have just passes my assessment at glen course.
Anyone got on to the long course at Harrogate starting September the 22nd?
i want to join bro im from the caribbean and the wed site dont work
Yeppp
Starting basic training 12th November at catterick, already watched this series 1 just a refresh watching it again
hows it going?
gyjmg thh I’m loving it mate, long days and nights a lot of shit for the first couple of weeks but it gets easier once you’re in a routine
Levi Baster what regiment you joining?
You serve 4 years levi?
@@daveUK1066 yeah mate, 4 and 7 months
Ahhh I remember watching this when I was 12 and wanting to join the Army, 9 years Later, I havent joined the Army but I have joined the RAF.
start in march! cant wait!
Stephanie Fishwick good look mate and have a good one
thank you!
which regiment ?
AFC Harrogate?