Yes they are a hard group. Because these guys have already been active in service. Already fully trained combat soldiers. No lame ducks or new guys sent on the course. Only top soldiers get sent. They are not a unit but are trained to specialize in these matters for their units.
You might be interested in watching and learning about the Canadian Rangers. The Rangers are a volunteer unit made up of Inuit and Dene (pronounced de nay) in the high Arctic. They watch for Russian subs, do search and rescue and teach members of the Canadian Military how to survive in extreme cold weather.
Thank you for another great episode about our military! Canadians don’t like to “brag” about our accomplishments, or anything else, for that matter! So, it’s appreciated when others recognize our contribution. All branches of military deserve our RESPECT…but…those in the Pathfinders and Special Forces have to endure weeks/months of exhaustion, malnourishment (and lack of calories as they burn so many), sleep deprivation, extreme cold, continually wet and soaked to the bone…all of which makes mere walking a miserable, exhausting task…then add to this maintaining one’s mental acuity…quite the challenge. It’s easy to drown or have an accident under such stresses and extremes! This is why these soldiers are exceptional athletes, and are often extremely smart individuals, as reconnaissance and tech are part of the demand in Pathfinders. Cheers!🇨🇦
Have to say this is a unit with very very little public awareness. Even some SOF units have more and in a way it's sort of hard to say they aren't a SOF, just extremely specialized. It would be interesting to know what our Allies think of them. On another note looking at 2:59, the aircraft in the background, rather looks like a C-119 Flying Boxcar. I'm probably wrong, but thoughts. I'm sure any who have taken this course, even those that failed to complete, would be highly desired as a Toronto Gridlock Navigator.
The pathfinder course would have killed me if I had ever decided to take it. I only knew of one guy I served with who succeeded and became a pathfinder.
Failure rate on Canadian Army courses is a common occurrence. There are training failures, where candidates do not pass knowledge or skill tests, but there are also injuries or things like family emergencies causing candidates to drop out. Candidates can be "re-coursed" or put on a future version of the course and try again.
But I hear the failure rate is now lower than when I went through in the late 70's. And of course I heard the same from those before me. That would be the courses of Basic & Basic Infantry. (about 6 months?). Candidates for the Pathfinders course have done that plus a lot more.
Hey! I just came from your history of Canada video and you mentioned you were curious about the First Nations side of Canadian history which was really exciting for me to hear as a Native Canadian!! I thought I’d scrounge up some videos for you to possibly check out, doesn’t even have to be for a video lol I’m just happy that you’re interested. I should mention the last two video’s I’ve linked are pretty heavy and possibly upsetting so tread carefully! I wanted to add stuff about the residential schools as I feel it’s important but don’t intend it as a way to bring the Canada love down, just give a more rounded perspective! I love how diverse my home is and adore the connection we share with Britain currently! I personally don’t hold anything that’s happened against modern day Europe as that would spread unnecessary hate 🤎Haida: Indigenous Vikings of Canada th-cam.com/video/M_PlDkvh_-g/w-d-xo.htmlsi=EXqVOc8GXXxE7_Uu 🧡Indigenous Canada- The Truth Of History Explained th-cam.com/video/62ll9_PZp5A/w-d-xo.htmlsi=gzvx2VSG8FlJQnKe 🤎Native Americans in WW 2 | Code Talkers documentary th-cam.com/video/Vt2xb6f07jI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=CDwwocE9pXUfbKRT 🤎Hear The Untold Story Of A Canadian Code Talker from WW2 th-cam.com/video/VzkEsMYxhFM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Aw4rw_wBTd1ECUdk 🧡A Perspective on Canadian History That You Might Not Know th-cam.com/video/ghxevR78_fU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=WPSOSe2RF3XiqO_l 🧡Canadas Dark Secret | Featured Documentaries th-cam.com/video/peLd_jtMdrc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=71hTi7ZL971TgzNc Outside of the TH-cam videos other things I’d recommend when looking into Native culture (both US and Canada) are: Sugarcane Film (a documentary which is actually about the place I grew up! Not online until Dec 11th- gets heavy, tread carefully) Reservation Dogs (comedy series) Bones of Crows (movie/series stretches from ww2 to modern day- main actress is my cousin 💪 it gets super dark though, again, be careful.) Alaska Daily (drama series) Smoke Signals (comedy/drama) Indian Horse (drama, also gets heavy) Blood Quantim (Horror/action Zombie movie) Prey (action/sic-fi, prequel of Predator series) Regardless if you end up checking any of this out, I’m excited to watch u learn more about Canada :))
Failure rate in this day and age will vary now from course to course, sometimes you might have 2 failures sometimes more. In todays military most candidates will come from CSOR. Back in the day all candidates were from the Airborne regiment, most if not all were very fit and new what the course content was, most failures were due to injuries. Most were already well versed in land nav and humping a heavy ruck was 2nd nature. Lack of sleep, food and foul weather was not a big deal for any Airborne soldier. The pathfinder unit in the airborne regiment wasn't a big unit and fell under the 1commando umbrella as a support unit. The pathfinder course didn't need a lot of personnel so courses were limited to a certain number of candidates. The attrition rate came from releases or being posted back to your battalion as most members were limited to there time in the regiment ,while some were very lucky and stayed for many years....Not sure how this works today as CSOR has basically filled the Airborne Regiments role.
Please look into Gord Downie and The Tragically Hip,our alltime favorite Canadian band,Gord passed from brain cancer but managed to give Canada a final tour before he passed.Canada cried when Gordie died'❤❤
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The Pathfinders course is the hardest non SOF course in the army. Those dudes are hard.
Yes they are a hard group. Because these guys have already been active in service. Already fully trained combat soldiers. No lame ducks or new guys sent on the course. Only top soldiers get sent. They are not a unit but are trained to specialize in these matters for their units.
JTF2 green phase is basically the PathFinder course.
You might be interested in watching and learning about the Canadian Rangers. The Rangers are a volunteer unit made up of Inuit and Dene (pronounced de nay) in the high Arctic. They watch for Russian subs, do search and rescue and teach members of the Canadian Military how to survive in extreme cold weather.
There are also Rangers in other parts of the country. They are an amazing support unit. Definitely worth the highlight.
I didn’t know that, thanks for the info.
Thank you for another great episode about our military! Canadians don’t like to “brag” about our accomplishments, or anything else, for that matter! So, it’s appreciated when others recognize our contribution.
All branches of military deserve our RESPECT…but…those in the Pathfinders and Special Forces have to endure weeks/months of exhaustion, malnourishment (and lack of calories as they burn so many), sleep deprivation, extreme cold, continually wet and soaked to the bone…all of which makes mere walking a miserable, exhausting task…then add to this maintaining one’s mental acuity…quite the challenge. It’s easy to drown or have an accident under such stresses and extremes! This is why these soldiers are exceptional athletes, and are often extremely smart individuals, as reconnaissance and tech are part of the demand in Pathfinders.
Cheers!🇨🇦
You should check out some of the DP1 Infantry course vids
They have a 60% failure rate on average
Have to say this is a unit with very very little public awareness. Even some SOF units have more and in a way it's sort of hard to say they aren't a SOF, just extremely specialized. It would be interesting to know what our Allies think of them.
On another note looking at 2:59, the aircraft in the background, rather looks like a C-119 Flying Boxcar. I'm probably wrong, but thoughts.
I'm sure any who have taken this course, even those that failed to complete, would be highly desired as a Toronto Gridlock Navigator.
The pathfinder course would have killed me if I had ever decided to take it. I only knew of one guy I served with who succeeded and became a pathfinder.
Canadian Rangers is what you should watch!
Pathfinders are the best in the world…
You need to report on how the American hostages in Iran escaped. Thank you Canada!
You remember! ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉
Failure rate on Canadian Army courses is a common occurrence. There are training failures, where candidates do not pass knowledge or skill tests, but there are also injuries or things like family emergencies causing candidates to drop out.
Candidates can be "re-coursed" or put on a future version of the course and try again.
But I hear the failure rate is now lower than when I went through in the late 70's. And of course I heard the same from those before me. That would be the courses of Basic & Basic Infantry. (about 6 months?). Candidates for the Pathfinders course have done that plus a lot more.
Check out the Kangaroos which were major in liberating the Nietherlands my grandfather was a Kangaroo
Hey! I just came from your history of Canada video and you mentioned you were curious about the First Nations side of Canadian history which was really exciting for me to hear as a Native Canadian!! I thought I’d scrounge up some videos for you to possibly check out, doesn’t even have to be for a video lol I’m just happy that you’re interested.
I should mention the last two video’s I’ve linked are pretty heavy and possibly upsetting so tread carefully! I wanted to add stuff about the residential schools as I feel it’s important but don’t intend it as a way to bring the Canada love down, just give a more rounded perspective! I love how diverse my home is and adore the connection we share with Britain currently! I personally don’t hold anything that’s happened against modern day Europe as that would spread unnecessary hate
🤎Haida: Indigenous Vikings of Canada
th-cam.com/video/M_PlDkvh_-g/w-d-xo.htmlsi=EXqVOc8GXXxE7_Uu
🧡Indigenous Canada- The Truth Of History Explained
th-cam.com/video/62ll9_PZp5A/w-d-xo.htmlsi=gzvx2VSG8FlJQnKe
🤎Native Americans in WW 2 | Code Talkers documentary
th-cam.com/video/Vt2xb6f07jI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=CDwwocE9pXUfbKRT
🤎Hear The Untold Story Of A Canadian Code Talker from WW2
th-cam.com/video/VzkEsMYxhFM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Aw4rw_wBTd1ECUdk
🧡A Perspective on Canadian History That You Might Not Know
th-cam.com/video/ghxevR78_fU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=WPSOSe2RF3XiqO_l
🧡Canadas Dark Secret | Featured Documentaries
th-cam.com/video/peLd_jtMdrc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=71hTi7ZL971TgzNc
Outside of the TH-cam videos other things I’d recommend when looking into Native culture (both US and Canada) are:
Sugarcane Film (a documentary which is actually about the place I grew up! Not online until Dec 11th- gets heavy, tread carefully)
Reservation Dogs (comedy series)
Bones of Crows (movie/series stretches from ww2 to modern day- main actress is my cousin 💪 it gets super dark though, again, be careful.)
Alaska Daily (drama series)
Smoke Signals (comedy/drama)
Indian Horse (drama, also gets heavy)
Blood Quantim (Horror/action Zombie movie)
Prey (action/sic-fi, prequel of Predator series)
Regardless if you end up checking any of this out, I’m excited to watch u learn more about Canada :))
Failure rate in this day and age will vary now from course to course, sometimes you might have 2 failures sometimes more. In todays military most candidates will come from CSOR. Back in the day all candidates were from the Airborne regiment, most if not all were very fit and new what the course content was, most failures were due to injuries. Most were already well versed in land nav and humping a heavy ruck was 2nd nature. Lack of sleep, food and foul weather was not a big deal for any Airborne soldier. The pathfinder unit in the airborne regiment wasn't a big unit and fell under the 1commando umbrella as a support unit. The pathfinder course didn't need a lot of personnel so courses were limited to a certain number of candidates. The attrition rate came from releases or being posted back to your battalion as most members were limited to there time in the regiment ,while some were very lucky and stayed for many years....Not sure how this works today as CSOR has basically filled the Airborne Regiments role.
Big ass ruck packs
It’s a course not a unit
Please look into Gord Downie and The Tragically Hip,our alltime favorite Canadian band,Gord passed from brain cancer but managed to give Canada a final tour before he passed.Canada cried when Gordie died'❤❤
LOL.
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