Meet The 'Special Observers': Soldiers The Enemy Never See | Forces TV

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  • @smartieclock450
    @smartieclock450 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1118

    Must be awkward when you run into the oppositions special observer

    • @jtcruz125
      @jtcruz125 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Hi mate

    • @pafif2598
      @pafif2598 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      lmaoooo

    • @jakejameson5318
      @jakejameson5318 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      😂😂😂😂😂😂.

    • @larsonimort6735
      @larsonimort6735 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Loooooooooooooooooooool

    • @DCO-3447
      @DCO-3447 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You make it sound like a game 🤦‍♂️

  • @Deiwos0
    @Deiwos0 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2086

    These lads could probably build some of these in London, rent them out for £500 a month.

    • @nicolaslauria6405
      @nicolaslauria6405 6 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      *Week

    • @Deiwos0
      @Deiwos0 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @Old Guard Well, maybe you should crawl back into your townhouse and let them find shelter where they can. God knows, even in the bush that poor family is still paying out the ears for rent.

    • @happyguy5025
      @happyguy5025 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      More like £1000!

    • @mbalfour
      @mbalfour 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You think londons bad you should see australia

    • @benhaley9811
      @benhaley9811 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pfft and the rest! You know the riddle! Your London rent seems fair that means there's certainly rats in there!

  • @oshiinature3034
    @oshiinature3034 4 ปีที่แล้ว +931

    Drill Sgt: I haven’t seen you in formation this morning soldier!
    Soldier: thank you Sgt!

    • @Ty-vj4wg
      @Ty-vj4wg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Lol

    • @alwaysarmed88
      @alwaysarmed88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I always loved this joke

    • @nobodynoone2500
      @nobodynoone2500 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Reminds me of how I graduated Ninja school with a 0% attendance score.

    • @khalilhosein2936
      @khalilhosein2936 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @clayton2595
    @clayton2595 4 ปีที่แล้ว +684

    Imagine being in Vietnam
    Tree: *speaks vietnamese*
    Bush: wtf

  • @giannmikhael5939
    @giannmikhael5939 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1170

    An actual camper

    • @Lagmaster33
      @Lagmaster33 5 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      With 0.0 k/d ratio

    • @levikim8194
      @levikim8194 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Lagmaster33 So far lol

    • @aliasofanalias7448
      @aliasofanalias7448 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@Lagmaster33 Technically 1.0 actually

    • @nunyabiz9418
      @nunyabiz9418 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      from experience the complainers use the term camping .....someone with knowledge knows theyre snipers with thermal lmgs in the water..

    • @MrMagnificent1ne
      @MrMagnificent1ne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He said actual campers!!! Hahahahahahaha, so funny bro!

  • @joshhoward6878
    @joshhoward6878 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1755

    Quackers can you here me?
    Yes sir

    • @JustinSane50
      @JustinSane50 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Josh Howard 😂😂

    • @jasonlim7427
      @jasonlim7427 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Quack2

    • @matthewralph7257
      @matthewralph7257 5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      I bet there's a load of Taliban walking around village bushes, AK at the ready shouting Quacker can you hear me. Waiting for his reply.

    • @joshhoward6878
      @joshhoward6878 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@matthewralph7257that has made my day

    • @lordoffrog2354
      @lordoffrog2354 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Matthew Ralph 😂they’ll be waiting forever with their accent

  • @KrokLP
    @KrokLP 6 ปีที่แล้ว +740

    Never underestimate 4 blokes and a bush

    • @user-yq9vf2gx2s
      @user-yq9vf2gx2s 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yeah, when my friends do that, I just show them my favorite porno video.

    • @thehamburglar9mm
      @thehamburglar9mm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@user-yq9vf2gx2s your mom?

    • @samuelli-a-sam
      @samuelli-a-sam 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Especially in Australia

    • @timfronimos459
      @timfronimos459 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Four blokes and a bush. I saw that one on the Playboy Channel

    • @mrloner8558
      @mrloner8558 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Krok Very poor choice of phrasing.

  • @Th3Nigma
    @Th3Nigma 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4335

    How to be a homeless person in the army.

    • @joe7d321
      @joe7d321 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Mahazama 🤣🤣🤣

    • @richardgoode5314
      @richardgoode5314 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Method by the Army for operational military in operation's.

    • @pinemartenemily9482
      @pinemartenemily9482 6 ปีที่แล้ว +258

      Skills for when you get out :(

    • @richardgoode5314
      @richardgoode5314 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@pinemartenemily9482 💖.

    • @deanburgess8989
      @deanburgess8989 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      BigAngrySwan - don’t I know it.

  • @blckmesa5319
    @blckmesa5319 4 ปีที่แล้ว +274

    Terrorists gangsta until the bushes start speaking morse code

    • @zach4936
      @zach4936 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      😂😂😂

  • @timearly5226
    @timearly5226 5 ปีที่แล้ว +235

    My dad's uncle was one of the last of the true mountain men. While others were using binoculars trying to find the German camoflaged gun emplacements, he just pointed to where they were. He explained that as soon as they cut off the branches to cover the guns, they started to change color.

    • @jackelracer593
      @jackelracer593 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      And watch for birds

    • @alwaysgabriel
      @alwaysgabriel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fukkkn sheeet . Yoo thats knowledge

  • @notundermywatch3163
    @notundermywatch3163 6 ปีที่แล้ว +641

    01:59 " Quackers, can you hear me ?"
    " Yes,sir."

    • @davidbarber4709
      @davidbarber4709 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Quackers can you here me
      No sir i cant here you

  • @kingmars8817
    @kingmars8817 5 ปีที่แล้ว +622

    When you are your friend farqan muhamed saying jokes and 3 bushes laugh 😢💀

  • @IanDocherty335
    @IanDocherty335 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    “Cpl Smith, I didn’t see you at the camouflage lesson this morning!
    Thank you Sir!

    • @davidbarber4709
      @davidbarber4709 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cpl when did private jones go out on duty well Sarg my records say 1997

  • @oidaz8402
    @oidaz8402 5 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    Their mortal enemy, the comedic infantryman, dares to expose them with a single punchline.

  • @XionGaming2912
    @XionGaming2912 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    My ex tutor used to be a special observer, brilliant guy, helped me realise a lot of things. Main thing he told me was that if he ever fired his gun he'd failed at his job.

  • @Sda-vh1or
    @Sda-vh1or 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1433

    I wonder if they do silent but violent farts

    • @24719083060667
      @24719083060667 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Lol there are worse ways and tricks than that lol !

    • @akenihiyama1236
      @akenihiyama1236 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wtf 😄😄😄

    • @vortexgamer1693
      @vortexgamer1693 6 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Silent but deadly

    • @reubengangte1350
      @reubengangte1350 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha...good one

    • @rusher2937
      @rusher2937 6 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      The Geneva convention banned biological weapons though..

  • @andyj4754
    @andyj4754 6 ปีที่แล้ว +318

    Looks better than my apartment

  • @nonyabeeznuss304
    @nonyabeeznuss304 6 ปีที่แล้ว +263

    This kind of attention to detail and dedication to doing the job right is why the brits were the only foreign force I was ever happy to share a battlefield with.

    • @aussiebinchicken3037
      @aussiebinchicken3037 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      what about the emus, they have a perfect record

    • @whyshouldwecare3267
      @whyshouldwecare3267 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@aussiebinchicken3037 aussies and kiwis are basically brits when it comes to most things and especially the military

    • @mikepazzree1340
      @mikepazzree1340 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      True statement. In the First Gulf War I was impressed by the British Army. Also the French Foreign Legion

    • @nonyabeeznuss304
      @nonyabeeznuss304 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @WhoDarestheMAN gamer
      (questionably effective automatic gunfire intesifies)

    • @mark-ish
      @mark-ish 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@nonyabeeznuss304 no one is happy to share the battleground with yanks. EVERYONE hides when they drop bombs.

  • @dantheslayer1023
    @dantheslayer1023 6 ปีที่แล้ว +710

    Perfect military job for John Cena

    • @VIPINSAINI_20
      @VIPINSAINI_20 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😂😂😂😂😂xd.😆

    • @akshayxyz5726
      @akshayxyz5726 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      When its time to ambush the enemy,
      He jumps of out of the bushes(while the john cena music is playing)

    • @PpAirO5
      @PpAirO5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      😂 👋🏻👤 "You can't see me"

    • @Kaster654
      @Kaster654 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He doesn’t need the bush to not be seen tho..

    • @tgeo2880
      @tgeo2880 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      took me a second. eyes moved on to next comment then started chuckling 😂

  • @Xcrelay
    @Xcrelay 4 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    When a squad member tells a joke and the bushes start laughing:

  • @aleks456
    @aleks456 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    This dude just made *hide and seek* in a whole new level.

  • @soulshard6622
    @soulshard6622 6 ปีที่แล้ว +390

    My ex teacher was an observer, he told us about 1 of their missions he was a commander at the time. The point he was observing from a tank almost ran them over the tank was 1 meter away from the hole and they somehow got out unseen.

    • @veyolaski4324
      @veyolaski4324 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      SoulShard really?

    • @soulshard6622
      @soulshard6622 6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@veyolaski4324 Yep this is not a joke comment I swear XD

    • @veyolaski4324
      @veyolaski4324 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      SoulShard he's teaching u how to stalk ur enemy

    • @soulshard6622
      @soulshard6622 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@veyolaski4324 Not really mainly told us stories from his military carrier

    • @veyolaski4324
      @veyolaski4324 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      SoulShard i know and it's cool to have that kind of teacher

  • @jackcloud4728
    @jackcloud4728 6 ปีที่แล้ว +749

    interesting but should we be advertising these guys I never knew they existed should we be telling the enemy check the bushes ?

    • @vinci658123011
      @vinci658123011 6 ปีที่แล้ว +140

      obviously they're not going to be hiding that obviously in the bush, probably a demo for the video team. Pretty sure most armies around the world have their own forward observers or scouts by most armies i mean countries like the USA, UK, Germany, France etc etc countries that are developed, think the US version is called the Calvary scout? not sure...

    • @franfountain7278
      @franfountain7278 6 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@vinci658123011 cav scout is something completely different 😂🤣

    • @vinci658123011
      @vinci658123011 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@franfountain7278 Oo...they aren't foward Scouts or smth? mah bad...not that well versed in other countries military

    • @ilboche
      @ilboche 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@vinci658123011 Most countries use the term LRRP (Long-range reconnaissance patrol) or a derivative

    • @pauloketch4635
      @pauloketch4635 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      The enemy dont have Internet

  • @billybobkingston5604
    @billybobkingston5604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    As an Arsenal fan, I too am used to sitting still for hours waiting for someone to pass

  • @ryateo1
    @ryateo1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    18C's used to have an exercise that they would Recon an objective that had index cards with numbers or letters on them as well. Along with your standard reconnaissance packet, you were required to find all of the Hidden index cards to ensure you didn't just watch the objective from one place. Lots a fun while in school.

  • @felixcat9318
    @felixcat9318 5 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    What an excellent insight into this highly specialised military role.
    Patience, self discipline, spatial awareness and a commitment to the team and it's overall success make for a good starting point!

    • @paulbradford8240
      @paulbradford8240 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not only a military role, UK Police as well. Specialist Officers known as CROPs.

    • @mannyechaluce3814
      @mannyechaluce3814 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      then why did the Taliban won their country back ?

    • @felixcat9318
      @felixcat9318 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mannyechaluce3814 Simply because the US military ran away, and the Afghan military were wholly unfit for purpose!
      Irrespective of how many trillions of dollars, training, equipment and weapons that were given to the Afghan military, they were always unfit for purpose.
      Treacherous Afghan military personnel, illiterate, dumb, lazy applicants, they liked to pose with the US supplied weapons and equipment, but as for defending their country and its people, they were truly unfit for that purpose.
      The evidence of that was how they all ran to the airport instead of taking on the approaching Taliban forces.

    • @JAmediaUK
      @JAmediaUK 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mannyechaluce3814 The Taliban were *given* back their country in a deal done by President Trump *WITHOUT* telling any of the allies. When Biden came into office the Taliban had already gone back in country (but not fighting) and waited for the handover. Unless the Allies wanted to put 10's of thousands of troops back into Afgan and start a hot war all over again there was nothing to be done. Biden negotiated an extension to get the allied people out. but some of the Taliban went off early and it escalated from there. Remember the Allies had not been doing the direct fignting for some years and it was 99% ANA who were on the ground. Also Trump had been trying to pull ALL US troops out of Afgan inthe December/January after he lost the election. He told the Taliban all the US would be out of Afghan by February. They acted on that.

    • @bankmanager
      @bankmanager ปีที่แล้ว

      @@paulbradford8240 You’re telling me there might be a copper sat in the bush I walk past on the way to work?

  • @scottbeaulieu13
    @scottbeaulieu13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Forward observer/ fire support specialist/recon is the best job in the military. Miss the hell of them days, sneaking around and calling in artillery

  • @Greenkyle25
    @Greenkyle25 5 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    It's all fun and games until someone sneezes.

    • @newton18311
      @newton18311 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      or farts

    • @Ben-qm9zq
      @Ben-qm9zq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nose plugs

    • @Ben-qm9zq
      @Ben-qm9zq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@newton18311 butt plugs... 😂

    • @davidbarber4709
      @davidbarber4709 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We were having a time untill Alan Titmarsh turned up

    • @alwaysarmed88
      @alwaysarmed88 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or hiccups

  • @Rocketman88002
    @Rocketman88002 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Camouflage, cover and concealment. We had some real good training on the subjects. Once my class was led to an opening in the forest. A man was placed about 100 yards just inside the trees on one side of the clearing. We were asked to find him from the spot we were standing and yell out the range. Out of about 30 of us, no one found the man. He was signaled to step into the clearing from where he was standing. Unbelievable! The soldier had disappeared. Valuable lessons learned in camouflage. Concealment is another skill that requires careful execution. With camouflage you blend into the surrounding, with concealment you eliminate all the evidence you are there. No unnatural colors, shapes, movements, reflections, etc. Cover is what stops bullets.

  • @0peanutman0
    @0peanutman0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    "We want... *A SHRUBBERY!* "

    • @multitruth372
      @multitruth372 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Nee

    • @Robert_Douglass
      @Robert_Douglass 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They got it about 1200 years late, silly gits...

    • @argument1582
      @argument1582 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ha!

    • @mrpusser0348
      @mrpusser0348 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Neep neep neep

    • @carlsmith8850
      @carlsmith8850 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Not too expensive. And with a white picket fence.

  • @colly1964
    @colly1964 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Did the job for ten years, total discipline required and a funny sense of humour.

    • @zealandsword9557
      @zealandsword9557 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do you know the difference between this position and a special forces Sniper position?

    • @thelaundryman9287
      @thelaundryman9287 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@zealandsword9557 same job, but one has a sniper, while the other has goggles and the ability to call in airstrikes

  • @williamastley9304
    @williamastley9304 6 ปีที่แล้ว +418

    Bush campers

    • @LondonBikerReal
      @LondonBikerReal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I'm pretty sure they are hardscopers to

    • @aperson602
      @aperson602 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s legendary 😂

  • @khatarshab2214
    @khatarshab2214 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    deep respect for the guys that can do this job

  • @wildandbarefoot
    @wildandbarefoot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Crappin' in a bin bag held by your buddy. Bonding at its best.

  • @9_fleming_yngente524
    @9_fleming_yngente524 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Imagine you being a "special observer" that has a lot of allergies.

    • @mathildewesendonck7225
      @mathildewesendonck7225 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Athlon Yngente I guess hay fever is a no-no 😂😂😂 Imagine you built the most beautiful camouflaged shelter only to get caught because you sneeze 🤧

  • @kartofff
    @kartofff 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I had a friend who did that in the French 13th RDP. I got a glimpse of what their level of stealth was like, when he told me they were eating special biscuits that can be completely digested, reducing the volume of poo as much as possible.

    • @jasonslovak4766
      @jasonslovak4766 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Easier to just burry it lol..

    • @_wayward_494
      @_wayward_494 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jasonslovak4766 burying leaves traces of you. You want as little trace of you as possible

  • @JohnMcMahon.
    @JohnMcMahon. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    The highly dangerous role of a Peeping Tom.

  • @dpeasehead
    @dpeasehead 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Years ago, I was told that in many so called third world nations where many people still live close to the land it was virtually impossible for these kinds of teams to operate in the hinterland undetected for long periods of time because no matter how careful they are people always leave sign of their passing.

    • @southernafricanboy4148
      @southernafricanboy4148 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      100%
      In the villages in Southern Africa you develop a sixth sense for things which are out of place. Therefore I cannot see this fooling the lovals

  • @garynelson9538
    @garynelson9538 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow this brings back memories. But also it taught me how to live homeless. Now I’m married and well employed. I thank STA Platoon 2/3 and US Marine Corps.

  • @PpAirO5
    @PpAirO5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    😳? "Did you hear that" ?
    "Hear what" ?
    "The bush is snoring"

  • @gb1178
    @gb1178 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The good thing about the British Army is that it has so many crown jewels. Keep up the good work lads.

  • @BDOT310
    @BDOT310 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Parents: So..what's your job?
    Son: I hide in a bush all day.

  • @davebrown4733
    @davebrown4733 6 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Excellent comrades! I've served asan observer and squad leader in a german airborne recce unit. Been there, done that. Although i always hated stayin in a fu**** dirthole for days to finally see one vehicle come by ^^.
    Keep it up and best greetings from germany !!!

    • @easygroove
      @easygroove 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      ..-.

    • @buckplug2423
      @buckplug2423 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ф

    • @chok447
      @chok447 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You sound like a pog. German Airborne Recce Lol. Are u qualified under water knife fighting as well?

    • @buckplug2423
      @buckplug2423 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chok447 i bet he's a designed UDT scout sniper as well. probably slayed more bodies than a whole inf company! but in all seriousness, do have in mind he's a foreigner. It's easy to sound like a POG when you're not American and speak English.

    • @RapidSanta
      @RapidSanta 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@chok447 just google "Fernspäher" and you'll see

  • @greendiesel33
    @greendiesel33 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is what Soldiering is all about. Salute

  • @DaLizMs
    @DaLizMs 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for helping in Croatia back in the 90s.

  • @arcaneiconoclast319
    @arcaneiconoclast319 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    These dudes are already inside Iran Observing.

    • @Kuckerkarlson
      @Kuckerkarlson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Or North Korea 👀

    • @coolnormalandwelladjusted
      @coolnormalandwelladjusted 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Arcane iconoclast where are they hiding? Under the sand?

    • @arcaneiconoclast319
      @arcaneiconoclast319 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@UptoMePapiYongKukKuk nah! It was them who recorded the airplane get shot down by the Iranians from a bush hide out.

    • @arcaneiconoclast319
      @arcaneiconoclast319 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@coolnormalandwelladjusted you must not travel much. FYI Iran has mountains and bushes.

    • @TheLondonCyclist
      @TheLondonCyclist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Bro, there's spies that are born spies. Deep in the dark, dark world, babies are born and trained from birth to spy. Their mission is to be a spy. They don't exist, no names no family, no connections. They live a lovely paid for lifestyle, but spy, spy, spy.
      I wouldn't be surprised if they had a very high up position in every countries intelligence agency.

  • @chasingsunset9801
    @chasingsunset9801 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Reminds me of when i was a kid wearing my dads camo sitting on rocks while my friends pass by...i was calling them but they dont know where i am...

  • @xZeFxx
    @xZeFxx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    Imagine being in a branch of the military that doesn’t have a recon drone and you gotta go doodle pictures of what time the taliban eat soup

    • @jesusflores9191
      @jesusflores9191 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Hahahaa i get it "branch"

    • @Bunoshi_16
      @Bunoshi_16 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Didn't know the Taliban had a navy ;)

    • @dick-parker
      @dick-parker 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Drones are loud

  • @dylanjohns8409
    @dylanjohns8409 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve just realised how many reconnaissance/surveillance teams we have 😂, such as 4/73 special observation post battery, SRS (30 commando), Pathfinders, SRR etc. etc.

  • @AlexA-wb9pr
    @AlexA-wb9pr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    second best job for a man after professionally digging a pointless hole on the beach

  • @TheAir2142
    @TheAir2142 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Wow actual bush wookies
    Friendly in Cherno

  • @benjaminjernfors
    @benjaminjernfors 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Definately one of the most thrilling jobs in FDF as well. As a recon forward observer my job is the same thing with special observers but the only difference is that in hot situations I get to call the big guns for help. And just for record I’m not a staff member, but a conscript so I don’t have any government secrets. OSINT is useless on me.
    EDIT:
    Turns out Special Observer and Recon Forward Observer are the same thing.

  • @hansOrf
    @hansOrf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Much respect for the reconnaissance crew.

  • @kerryc.7438
    @kerryc.7438 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    10 days of stillness and silence?!? That sounds good to me!

  • @zero11010
    @zero11010 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jeez. Between camera improvements in satellites and drones …. This is like being a horse coach driver as cars are coming out.

  • @hopefuldavid3320
    @hopefuldavid3320 4 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    This is homeless training for when they come home

  • @MrJoeRiley
    @MrJoeRiley 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My grandad did this in Korea and china, he said he was one of the lucky ones that didn’t get sent to Burma.

    • @davidbarber4709
      @davidbarber4709 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      My dad did this at RAF base he was at only trying get back base after a night out on cider yer hes was caught 2 weeks potato peel

  • @semarox1105
    @semarox1105 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Imagine beeing 100km away from the rest of the army, on your own, deep behind enemy lines and the rifle they gave you is an SA80... those guys are absolute madlads

    • @ritchie9709
      @ritchie9709 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Semarox Germany they are absolute Walter mittys. They’re 5 reg RA and they’ve not used this capability ever. An infantry recce platoon can do I better job...fact.

    • @SnakePliskin762
      @SnakePliskin762 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ritchie9709 😂

    • @aidhanroberts9028
      @aidhanroberts9028 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ritchie9709 come off it 😆😆 most infantry recce lads can't get through the selection for sta

    • @ritchie9709
      @ritchie9709 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aidhanroberts9028 that’s your opinion. If the last 12 months has taught us anything, this role and light role recce are obsolete. A drone can do this and more.

    • @aidhanroberts9028
      @aidhanroberts9028 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ritchie9709 my only opinion is fact infantry recce blokes course isn't as hard as getting in sta patrols regardless of how you think either perform

  • @leeedwards7721
    @leeedwards7721 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My mate is a Royal Marine he joined at just 16 years old and got out at 26 then got on mobile crane's that I'd been on for about 18mths before him BUT I have to say WHAT A FRIEND TO HAVE. I only knew him 3 years until i got sick and out of 48 operator's HE was the ONLY 1 who would txt / EVERY SINGLE WEEK to ask how I was ,if anyone is bestowed the friendship with a Royal Marine cherishe it because you have a real friend FOR LIFE.

  • @Retroscoop
    @Retroscoop ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They might not be visible, but what about guard dogs. I mean, sitting there for a few days, that must cause "a certain" smell... If I understand it correctly, those who don't want to be sure should aim at the places which are the least likely to conceal observers. So, every unit should have with them someone who has been an observer and thinks like an observer to spot potential enemy observers. And every now and then use teargas, just to be sure ? I mean, if there are airplanes, one can be sure there are anti-aircraft tactics. If there are observers, I assume special anti-observer tactics too have been developed ?

  • @luigidisanpietro3720
    @luigidisanpietro3720 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I would not pee on the bushes as casually anymore whenever I am in the forest🤔

  • @christopherfisher843
    @christopherfisher843 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Best soldiers in the world fair play to the Brits

  • @denniscamacho7990
    @denniscamacho7990 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Middle of the Forrest
    Tree falls, no noice.
    Bush: wtf
    Tree: why is the tree talking wtf!

  • @christopherbeattie3126
    @christopherbeattie3126 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Balls of steel to lay in a bush and let an enemy walk past you.

  • @latest152
    @latest152 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good thing enemies can finally see them cuz of this.

  • @smilingbuddha
    @smilingbuddha 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Pro tip: Stand so still that you become completely invisible to the enemy

    • @kissanruokaa
      @kissanruokaa 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah Teemo's passive procs around 2,5 seconds, its really good :)

  • @lukasbauer586
    @lukasbauer586 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Soldiers the enemy cannot see are
    “Reconnaissance Team”

    • @jonaspearson7435
      @jonaspearson7435 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      You might not realize this but, different countries call things by different names. Shocking i know.

    • @ericcrazycarper8955
      @ericcrazycarper8955 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      American term

    • @kidsinafrica3080
      @kidsinafrica3080 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jonaspearson7435 Most countries call it recon.

    • @timothycontreras8424
      @timothycontreras8424 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Back on my block, we call them force recon.

    • @non-masturbatingtyrannosau3476
      @non-masturbatingtyrannosau3476 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jonaspearson7435 I thinks it's only Royal Artillery

  • @JorgeMartinez-cn5os
    @JorgeMartinez-cn5os 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    SCOUTS, the eyes and ears of a military force, did it for 20 long years.

    • @syahmi518
      @syahmi518 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You re a goddamn GHOST .

    • @visible2anyoneonyoutube
      @visible2anyoneonyoutube 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      FISTER

    • @davidbarber4709
      @davidbarber4709 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You blended in well with everyone in Malaga a passsed you three times in one day

  • @sgsggsgsshshs8900
    @sgsggsgsshshs8900 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This job is pretty hard. Not only they should have excellent skills to hide and observe, they have to confident with their radio line

  • @juliosolis5152
    @juliosolis5152 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello, yes I was there 50 years ago, lurps, commandos , special forces, the list goes on, I am still learning, ie; smell, taste, vision, hearing, nature of the area, wind direction, day, night, diseplin, common sense. Clothing smells, food smells, soap smells, sweat smells, cut vegetation changes color in a very short time... and then come the mind ? Mental state...

  • @user-kn5wh5cg2g
    @user-kn5wh5cg2g 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is the traditional role of the Australian SAS.

    • @PaulEd999
      @PaulEd999 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dude you shouldn't tell us that, its supposed to be a secret

    • @cheekboy7247
      @cheekboy7247 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PaulEd999 no

    • @gregtink4742
      @gregtink4742 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was wondering what happened to all my chickens?

  • @jdrseven
    @jdrseven 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Daddy, what did you do in the war?
    I hid in a bush.

    • @asl3151
      @asl3151 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahahaaaaaaa

  • @Necrodermis
    @Necrodermis 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    gotta wonder what happens if they're in a barren rocky landscape with no plant life around? rely purely on satellite imaging? set them up further away with powerful binoculars?

  • @manus.P118.8
    @manus.P118.8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why does forces TV have so many adverts ..obcenely long ads!!!!

  • @randomplayerxd6898
    @randomplayerxd6898 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yea well done you just showed the entire world they're job and how they are doing it

    • @mattconklin4026
      @mattconklin4026 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ah only showing us what they want to, could only imagine what really goes on with this job

    • @randomplayerxd6898
      @randomplayerxd6898 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mattconklin4026 have no idea i was sarcastic but still its a very important job

    • @mattconklin4026
      @mattconklin4026 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😒, im still learning how to read cues over text. I'll get it right next time i promise

    • @randomplayerxd6898
      @randomplayerxd6898 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mattconklin4026 no worries mate have a nice day or night idk when you will see this

    • @randomplayerxd6898
      @randomplayerxd6898 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mattconklin4026 hey man can't see your reply but i can see the notification weird right ? Anyways im in Scotland its 02.26 night time i should go to bed

  • @Mugofbrown
    @Mugofbrown 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Reminds me of when a friend had a pee out on the moors and she got a round of applause. 😂

  • @bodyboardingchronicles602
    @bodyboardingchronicles602 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "Out of sight, out of mind!"
    One Team

    • @davidbarber4709
      @davidbarber4709 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Private Smith asnt been seen since 2007 if any one sees him can you tell him report back hes due some holidays oh and tell him his wife has just had her fourth child

  • @NoobSoldier2006
    @NoobSoldier2006 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is nothing like what cPT price taught me.

  • @darthsk8ter480
    @darthsk8ter480 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I used to live like that in Colorado

  • @straightfaceguy7966
    @straightfaceguy7966 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    untill a random tank comes rolling through the bush...

  • @MechanicalDoll
    @MechanicalDoll 6 ปีที่แล้ว +168

    Fortnite Bush Camper Training Video
    (2018, colorized)

    • @onevaux3995
      @onevaux3995 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Working man it’s a meme

    • @francisjohnoca5710
      @francisjohnoca5710 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@onevaux3995 meme gone wrong compilation.

  • @discipleaj
    @discipleaj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Awesome. This is seriously good training (not the level you see in the video for OPSEC I'm sure) and a ballsy job. But imagine doing that whilst an active enemy, maybe even mechanised or some form of armoured brigade is rolling around past you most of the time, they'll have FLIR and NV optics connected to coaxial machine guns, not to mention troops sweeping/beating the ground also.
    One mistake and it's goodnight. Just a total guess but they must have some emergency radio call that tells artillery miles away to just fire everything on a predesignated spot to give them time to extract and get out of there. Otherwise these teams if compromised would get captured or killed quickly by a large enemy force which would be a total waste of life and expensive training. Not to mention all the kit that would fall into enemy hands.

    • @Osama-Bon-Jovi-01
      @Osama-Bon-Jovi-01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is exactly what their role was during the cold war, check out the unconventional soldier podcast if you wanna know more

    • @discipleaj
      @discipleaj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Osama-Bon-Jovi-01 I'm already subscribed. Thanks 😎

  • @sabertooth207
    @sabertooth207 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hmm I do this everyday to watch the neighborhood cutie , didn't knew till now it's something special 🤔

  • @boots484
    @boots484 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    And another job I could never do and I very much respect those that could or even do

  • @DGFishRfine1
    @DGFishRfine1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is a surprisingly comfortable looking shelter

  • @grendelprime
    @grendelprime 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sounds like LRSD, however the job is largely handled by UAVs now, to great effect.

    • @ianbloomfield7179
      @ianbloomfield7179 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True, however a human at eyelevel and close quarter to the enemy are able to gleam far more indepth information than any drone system currently. Morale, bearing, routine, ground conditions, water crossing depth, surface weight (can the ground be crossed by APC in the event of an attack. Plus a drone cant be on station 24/7 for 10 days.

  • @rfj1156
    @rfj1156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    *In Vietnam*
    Tree: **Speaks Vietnamese**
    Bush: **Laughs in tea drinker**
    Tree: 😳😳

  • @jdoe3006
    @jdoe3006 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Special Observers? I thought it meant the Russians

  • @garyowen9044
    @garyowen9044 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Practice moving slowly at museums. Some museums use motion detectors, even when they’re open, the MDs are still operational. There’s a red led on the front that lights when it detects motion, if you move slowly enough, it won’t light.

  • @SabersRanch
    @SabersRanch 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video! Reminds me of what we did in US Army as a Cavalry Scout.

  • @CIMAmotor
    @CIMAmotor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "Perkins, I didn't see you at camoflage training today!" "Thank you sergeant!"

    • @davidbarber4709
      @davidbarber4709 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sarg Alan Titmarsh has just turned up shall a make him a brew

  • @Sii6X
    @Sii6X 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    "Looking at the bushes on my front garden with suspicion"

  • @janusperseus5354
    @janusperseus5354 6 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Gotta love it how many boys you see here in the comments, whose expertise of the subject at hand comes from playing call of duty on Xbox or some such.
    Cringe lvl over 5000 XD

    • @johngrealey1894
      @johngrealey1894 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Janus Perseus arm chair warriors don't you just love there Expert opinions .

    • @NightmareTrash88
      @NightmareTrash88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Janus Perseus your last sentence is pretty cringe too.

    • @Mr7Melon
      @Mr7Melon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My cringe lvl jumped up to 5000 because you use XD

    • @jerome3989
      @jerome3989 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      What rhymes with Janus?

  • @TheManLab7
    @TheManLab7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love the British special forces as they are the best in the world.

  • @majackson14
    @majackson14 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Had a pal that was one of these...cracking bloke

  • @FailedPoet444
    @FailedPoet444 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    A military role not likely to be playable in any military first-person shooter anytime soon

    • @sabertooth207
      @sabertooth207 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gotta love sentry duty

  • @Stop_Elitists_Wars
    @Stop_Elitists_Wars 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Team deathmatch multiplayer, Camper waits and has comms to team.

  • @doughroasterbushcraftandsu3947
    @doughroasterbushcraftandsu3947 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Hessian will not conceal a persons heat signature from thermal imaging

    • @the.parks.of.no.return
      @the.parks.of.no.return 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Theres a special material that masks that signature.

    • @doughroasterbushcraftandsu3947
      @doughroasterbushcraftandsu3947 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Guy Reece I know

    • @detailingdiaries6562
      @detailingdiaries6562 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It's the chicken wire that hides it

    • @BipoIarbear
      @BipoIarbear 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Doughroaster Bushcraft And Survival that and the bush will conceal most of thermal imaging

    • @doughroasterbushcraftandsu3947
      @doughroasterbushcraftandsu3947 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Detailing Diaries The chicken wire is just a framework for attaching foliage and hessian too it will not stop their heat signature I’ve known people hide under corrugated iron and a police helicopters thermal imager detected them

  • @troybradshaw8781
    @troybradshaw8781 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Logged 8 yrs. It was the ultimate challenge. PMC and only reported to 1 handler, never meet with anyone else period. And never said a word until after his death out of respect for him.

  • @Beanie-Sandals
    @Beanie-Sandals 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My dream job. When I was a kid there was a creek in between the apartments I lived at and at night I'd dress up in my army surplus gear with various toys and sneak around the creek spying on people and taking notes. It was quite the thrill