Foreign Special Forces Units: Who’s the BEST and the WORST | Green Beret

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  • My rankings of the best and worst foreign SOF units that I have worked with throughout my career
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Komentáře • 438

  • @kevmoful
    @kevmoful Před měsícem +95

    Never was special anything just a navy mechanic. Singapore was probably the worst group we ever had to work with . The French navy was always a pleasure to work with and they had beer on their boat. Only 1 a day but it was nice .

    • @lychvy8023
      @lychvy8023 Před měsícem +5

      Ah man, sorry to hear that you had a bad time working with my country's navy... I'm curious to know the reason why though!

    • @DirtyMikeandTheBoys69
      @DirtyMikeandTheBoys69 Před měsícem +5

      ​@@lychvy8023 probably just ran into a bad unit. Every military has them. I've heard nothing but good things about Singapore, personally!

  • @Gearparadummies
    @Gearparadummies Před měsícem +43

    The Filipino SF follow the famous Recondo School type of training, dating back to the Vietnam War. Back then, the graduation consisted in a week-long Recon Patrol behind Enemy Lines. You survive, you graduate. Crazy shit.

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem +6

      I’ve heard about that. Pretty wild stuff.

    • @radaraacf
      @radaraacf Před 5 dny

      Didn’t the Philippine government recently offer the Moro to have a say in governance and they accept? So the live action recon wouldn’t happen now or is it still on like kong?

    • @Leec_1972
      @Leec_1972 Před 2 dny

      Was thinking the exact same thing based on all of the Vietnam era LRRP/LRP books that I've read.

    • @scaucymancannotdiebaby7034
      @scaucymancannotdiebaby7034 Před 18 hodinami

      @@radaraacf yea but alot of dissidents rebels didnt like that and split off, now you got folks like ISIS and other armed groups roaming around.

  • @meanjune
    @meanjune Před měsícem +67

    ROK Marine here.
    Spot on about the ROK side.
    We hate it too, it's so suffocating LOL. Just the entire culture in general is like that. The strict East Asian culture where discipline and power hierarchies are on steroids. It's a big reason why our SOF community and the military retention rate as a whole are dying.
    (I have heard about how the ROKA SWC is a bit over the top with appealing to their COC, compared to ROK NSW/ROKMC Force Recon and etc. It's even a known thing among the ROKs.)
    Yup, combat experience is rare.
    Most combat experience our guys have are border skirmishes, anti-piracy OPs, artillery exchanges,/IDF, and mine incidents that happen occasionally.
    (We get shit on by the ROK 'Nam/DMZ[when the DMZ was actually fucking active and crazy] vets all the time for it 😂)
    But hey, thankfully it's been getting better nowadays. LMFAO.
    Been enjoying your videos, keep up the good shit man.

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem +17

      Cool to hear perspective from your side, I’d imagine it would be frustrating to deal with.

    • @AlwaysFknSalty
      @AlwaysFknSalty Před měsícem +5

      I was US Army at the JSA on camp Bonifas in 2015. While I wasn't SF or working with SF, the JSA ROK infantry guys are supposed to be at least a little bit better than the rest, and I can say for them, they were pretty bad in terms of just complaining, tired, unmotivated...
      You nailed it with the hiarcy thing and I can attest to that as I've been back and forth to Korea for the last 8 years, because I have a Korean wife and three half Korean kids who go to Korean school. Military hiarcy mixed with Korean culture is a toxic combo for sure.. I don't even want my son's to go to the Korean army to maintain citizenship anymore, it's disgusting.

    • @meanjune
      @meanjune Před měsícem +5

      @@AlwaysFknSalty Makes sense. They were forced into it.
      That's a big reason why the people who do join the ROKMC do so. It's the only volunteer branch. Everyone's here because they want to be.

    • @AlwaysFknSalty
      @AlwaysFknSalty Před měsícem +2

      @@meanjune Ah so ROK Marines are volunteer. Interesting. Is the budget any better there?

    • @meanjune
      @meanjune Před měsícem +4

      @@AlwaysFknSalty Nope, same as the US. Dept. of the Navy. We're the most broke. Hand me downs.

  • @nickbryan217
    @nickbryan217 Před měsícem +35

    Which Polish SF did you work with? They have 5 or 6 groups within their SF. I think GROM is supposed to be their most elite.

  • @williebarreto3248
    @williebarreto3248 Před měsícem +8

    Brother thank you for sharing your experience. And thank you for serving our country.

  • @cej3940
    @cej3940 Před měsícem +32

    Happy to hear CSOR and CANSOF got ranked so high
    As pissed as I am about how the CAF is being manhandled, I hope that CANSOF will find ways to keep quality persons despite the cuts

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem +17

      Same shit happening int the US, both countries need a leadership change direly.

    • @1anre
      @1anre Před měsícem +4

      The solution is clear, the minister of defense needs to act ASAP

  • @gc4th
    @gc4th Před měsícem +8

    Thank you for sharing your thought.
    For Canadian 🇨🇦 SF, I am assuming you mean CSOR (Tier 2) and not JTF2 (Tier 1)? Because your list had a mixture of the two tiers.

  • @kentpaper958
    @kentpaper958 Před 14 dny +10

    As a Korean, very embarrassed that the Korean special forces were in a low rank,
    than completely convinced when I heard that the training was all a play lol
    I only served for a short period of time as a conscript, but the vertical culture of the Korean military, closed communication, training that had nothing to do with actual combat, inefficient customs, etc. were really annoying things during my service.
    I think the Korean military is particularly severe, although it may be a thing of every military.
    Many young officers try to solve this, but most of them leave the army before long.
    As the population decreases, the number of conscripts is also decreasing, and the application rate for officers and NCO is gradually decreasing, and the rate of early discharge is increasing.
    I'm really worried!
    Thanks for your video. Well observed.

    • @mattwarner5742
      @mattwarner5742 Před 8 dny

      I would’ve expected the Koreans to be higher. Japanese SF I could’ve guessed

    • @lt.z2392
      @lt.z2392 Před 6 dny

      ​@@mattwarner5742 Absolutely agree

  • @apexsentinel4926
    @apexsentinel4926 Před měsícem +1

    Hey man, this was awesome. Thank you for sharing your experiences. I know it's a long shot due to the controversial aspect, but you should do one where you share your opinion on all of the American SOF units you worked with.

  • @kevinmurphy65
    @kevinmurphy65 Před 20 dny

    Always enjoy these!

  • @paulkazmierczak131
    @paulkazmierczak131 Před měsícem +4

    Eventhough iam a little bit butt hurt about the polish sf unit that u worked with being ranked so low, I still appreciate your honesty brother. Thank you for your service

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem +3

      In fairness they were probably the unit I worked with the least out of everyone on the list so it’s somewhat biased in that regard.

  • @KINGRODP
    @KINGRODP Před měsícem +9

    What happened to those Afghan Special Forces guys that were trained by Green Berets? Imprisoned? Or did they escape?

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem +14

      They’ve still got a resistance force. A lot have been killed though.

  • @jamesk270
    @jamesk270 Před měsícem +7

    I've seen a few clips of joint exercises between green berets and indian para sf. Whats your opinion on them or know any colleagues who have worked with them?

    • @JellyBean-vk3sn
      @JellyBean-vk3sn Před dnem

      Last time i heard about indian para sf they are struggling to deal with so calked terrorists in indian kashmir…they suck just like indian air crash

  • @patwxdaddy
    @patwxdaddy Před 29 dny +5

    This is my thired video watching you and seems always balanced.
    2002 and 2003 I was a ex LRS turned SOWT attached to 3rd, 7th, 20th Groups and TF-160 in Kandahar with SEALs & STS. We had CANSOF TF-2, GERSOF KSK, NORSOF SF/SEALs, DANESOF SF, NZ SAS with us and some LITHSOF interactions. What I learned is all Tier One units work together. Each develops their own culture, Canada TF-2 being the newest kid on the block was able to take from each equally and benefited. They even wrote some SOPs that Delta adapted but not sure if much happened after that, as you point out its your time on target that keeps a unit current not talking about it in training.
    I knew some Legionnaires in contracting, surprisingly enough there is a little know SOF within the Legion that go to the GIGN course. My buddy showed me their web page and there were as full tilt as anything I had ever seen.
    As far as spooks go there was an Agency called Defense HUMIT Service that were fantastic guys, I was not a fan of the CIA guys.
    I worked contracting with South African 32 Battalion guys, there is a wild story never told.

    • @baracus1884
      @baracus1884 Před 16 dny +1

      Are you talking about the Legions 2e rep GCP or a different Unit in the Legion? If it is another could you send me their Name or that web page if it still exists?

    • @christopherhazell420
      @christopherhazell420 Před 7 dny

      Patwxdaddy, did you switch to SR? Or rerire before the conversion.

    • @kenkashikovacs
      @kenkashikovacs Před 22 hodinami

      what do you think of the geman special forces?did you work with them!ksk and ksm?

  • @cm-pr2ys
    @cm-pr2ys Před měsícem +4

    What's the general consensus on South African SF? Do Green Beret's (3rd Group) often get to work with them?

    • @adamroper1197
      @adamroper1197 Před 22 dny +3

      I'm Australian and would often bump in to ex recces in Iraq that were doing PMC work, they seemed ok. They had a good reputation pre '94.

  • @CTDucu
    @CTDucu Před 19 dny

    Cheers, did you manage to work with the romanian SOF? I heard they operated with the american SOF community but i have never heard any feedback besides the diplomatic stuff ..
    Thank you!

  • @SodaPrezsing
    @SodaPrezsing Před měsícem +4

    Also how well equipped were the Mongolians? Were they just really good from a mountaineering/ physical standpoint but underfunded? Were they better than you guys at Mountain ops? I imagine they had horses ha

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem +10

      They were definitely better than us at rock climbing, not necessarily operations. And they had actually just stood the unit up recently so not that high level of equipment at that time.

  • @dreday77764
    @dreday77764 Před měsícem +25

    Great to hear you have the Aussies up the top! I must also mention that our brother across the ditch, the New Zealand SAS are also up there with the best..

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem +17

      They got a health boost to the top from also being the most fun dudes I worked with by a large margin.

    • @LongShadong
      @LongShadong Před měsícem +7

      What a Ozzie saying something good about the kiwis

    • @dreday77764
      @dreday77764 Před měsícem +8

      @LongShadong Haha when it comes to sports yeah we like to bash each other and talk shit but when it comes to war we will always have each others backs ANZAC

    • @slayerdeth0705
      @slayerdeth0705 Před měsícem +5

      @@LongShadong You cant spell anzac without New Zealand.

    • @LongShadong
      @LongShadong Před měsícem +4

      @@dreday77764 nothing better than a bit of banter

  • @nyesz9360
    @nyesz9360 Před 29 dny +1

    Did you ever had any exposure to Philippines Light reaction regiment? if so how good are they?

  • @jon-michaelm.9259
    @jon-michaelm.9259 Před měsícem +4

    Im a follower of your channel, and that was a great video.
    Question for you, if you can reply:
    -If one has passed SFAS and getting ready for SFQC, what manuals do you recommend studying for tactics?
    -Ranger Handbook
    -Inf Squad/Platoon ATP 3-21.8
    -Small Unit Tactics Handbook by Paul LeFavor

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem +4

      Ranger handbook is a standard, it will help you immensely in SUT. Small unit tactics handbook is also very good. Those two is probably All you need to be honest.

    • @jon-michaelm.9259
      @jon-michaelm.9259 Před měsícem +1

      @@ValhallaVFT Thanks for your response - time to dig in then!

  • @dorsia6938
    @dorsia6938 Před měsícem +5

    My family member is in the Aussie military, they work in a support role, nothing combat related. However, they told me drop out rate for just the regular infantry is pretty high. It's one of the most coveted roles in the Army but lots of people get injured, are not conditioned enough and so on and they need to transfer to other roles. This is just their anecdotal experience from talking to other service members who gave it a shot. I always though it wouldn't be 'that hard', in the sense that an average fit person could keep up but apprently that's not the case. As a non military person, hearing that put things into perspective for me, more than any documentary or whatever, how tough the SF standards must be to meet.

    • @vinceversinceAU
      @vinceversinceAU Před měsícem

      I'm aiming for the RAR and then eventually SF but, shit the infantry is tough enough in Australia hey.. I'm 15 but have plenty of time to prep thankfully

    • @adamroper1197
      @adamroper1197 Před 22 dny

      @@vinceversinceAU Good on ya mate, I was like that when I was 15 too. I joined when I 18 and was in 2RAR. I went all around the world on deployments. It's the best job in the world, probably even better than you imagine it to be.

    • @user-er4vn2kr2t
      @user-er4vn2kr2t Před 11 dny

      Great point, I've been of the school of thinking that the average quality matter more than the elite quality.

  • @rudrakshamukherjee8318
    @rudrakshamukherjee8318 Před měsícem +2

    could you tells us about indian sof units cause honestly most of the indian sof units have constantly been battle tested since 65 - current but we dont know much about them and indian sources tend to hype their millitary's capability so honestly im not sure of what to make of them

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem +4

      Never worked with any so I don’t have any real information to give, sorry.

  • @adisura9904
    @adisura9904 Před měsícem +3

    Was solidly hoping to see if you trained with the Indian Para SF, not many stories about Indo-US sf training out there. Would love to hear an outside perspective

    • @samrester6254
      @samrester6254 Před 18 dny +2

      A large part of that reason is that India does tend to hang out under the Moscow umbrella of influence, more than most.
      India is actually in multiple joint research projects with Russia. Also have some mutual defense agreements.
      So of course the U.S. will not be interacting militarily with Indian military all that often. But hey, you get Russian military tech on the cheap. LOL

    • @DumbGrunt.0311
      @DumbGrunt.0311 Před 16 dny +2

      No question about it India would be at the bottom of the list lol

  • @declandeasey8772
    @declandeasey8772 Před 11 hodinami

    Nice vid man. keep it up.

  • @LiquidArmored
    @LiquidArmored Před měsícem

    If you have the time and willingness, I would like to suggest a future video. In which you discuss more in depth about the issues you had with some units. For example, Japan, Korea or any others.
    I understand you mentioned "optics". Meaning, of course, the "theatrics" regarding how a said unit performs in front of the chain of command.
    Again, "the culture" being a significant reason behind such mentalities. Naturally, a unit doesn't improve when they don't learn to adapt in such a potentially high-risk situation.
    From what you mentioned, it seems like they wanted to practice a specific situation in a well-rehearsed-controlled environment and with a predictable outcome. So, as to appear to operate as what is expected of a top Tier 1 unit to the chain of command. Which is not necessarily reflective of what they may or may not be capable of realistically? Because such situations are anything but predictable.
    The idea of such training, I imagine, is to find weaknesses and hone and develop skills that allow operatives/teams to adapt to high risk situations and complete the task/mission to the very best they can ideally achieve.

  • @1a1717
    @1a1717 Před měsícem

    any experience or info on Norwegian special operations?
    great vid
    😃

    • @patwxdaddy
      @patwxdaddy Před 29 dny +2

      Wild guys, I seen one juggle an ax and a camel leg at a party once. I was friends with their supply guy, his actual name was Thor.

  • @barryb5155
    @barryb5155 Před 26 dny +5

    Good video mate and nice to hear you hold British SAS in high regard

  • @TenantRepGuru
    @TenantRepGuru Před 22 dny +1

    Love the channel.

  • @monkeychief-nk7se
    @monkeychief-nk7se Před 4 dny

    salute sir, did you ever worked with Tunisians ? ( they won Leapfest 1994, Tunisian Airborn Regiment)

  • @barca8341
    @barca8341 Před měsícem +2

    Have you ever worked with the Turkish SOF? If so what's your opinion on them?

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem +1

      Wasn’t in 5th group so I didn’t work with any Middle East units outside of Afghanistan/Iraq.

    • @barca8341
      @barca8341 Před měsícem

      @@ValhallaVFT thanks

    • @Dave.Thatcher1
      @Dave.Thatcher1 Před 19 dny +2

      Apparently they are a "delight" to work with!

  • @stellarmella9557
    @stellarmella9557 Před měsícem +1

    Do you have experience working (training) with the Indonesian SOF? Are they competent enough?

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem

      I personally never worked in Indonesia so I can’t really comment on that unfortunately.

    • @adamroper1197
      @adamroper1197 Před 22 dny

      I know SASR sometimes train with The Kopassus, however the general consensus from ADF members is neutral, meaning I've never heard our guys talking bad about them.

  • @rosskennedy
    @rosskennedy Před 22 dny +5

    Back in 70/71 in Vietnam while doing recon in bush,could always know when a US marine unit was close,could smell the distinct camel/Winston cigarettes smell,was dead give away,some weed also,we never compromise our position just let ramble by,ex Aussie sas 68 to 76.

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před 21 dnem +4

      My dad was a green beret same time period. He’s told me that exact same thing.

    • @rosskennedy
      @rosskennedy Před 21 dnem +1

      @@ValhallaVFTthe green beret were way in front of grunts, they probably keep there distance same as we did.

  • @BeckiMuttley
    @BeckiMuttley Před 27 dny +12

    Former British soldier here. I was watching the video, obviously hoping that our SF would be at the top but I definitely cant argue about the skill and likeability of the ‘strailians. My best mate was an Aussie commando and that man can brighten up the most dismal f*cking nasty, rainy cold shit day and turn it into a laugh. 🍻
    Great vid. 🙂

  • @steve29879
    @steve29879 Před měsícem +1

    What do you think about the Hungarian Special Forces(HUNSOF)?

    • @mannyhernandez6507
      @mannyhernandez6507 Před měsícem

      Worked with the 34th in Afghanistan. Recon unit mostly.

    • @steve29879
      @steve29879 Před měsícem

      @@mannyhernandez6507 What was your overall experience working with them?

  • @O.V.Cinvesting
    @O.V.Cinvesting Před měsícem +1

    Thanks man

  • @samadhistrength
    @samadhistrength Před měsícem +1

    Cool vid!!!

  • @lauriea2971
    @lauriea2971 Před 4 dny +1

    Tysvm on ur service in the USA military. I’m from Canada and retired from the Canadian CF Myself. God bless u and ur family and the other NATO members that’s still serving.

  • @shrapmagnet
    @shrapmagnet Před 18 dny

    What about us 1st special forces group? They any good? Asking cause I heard some things.

  • @muazazman3999
    @muazazman3999 Před měsícem

    Hey man. Do you have any experience working with the Malaysian Army Special Forces? Not trying to thump my chest. Just wanna know your input about our guys. Are they shit or squared away?

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem +5

      The only time my unit was doing something with Malaysia I was recovering from a shoulder surgery, so unfortunately I haven’t.

    • @jamiewright68
      @jamiewright68 Před 16 dny +1

      The Gherak Khas look pretty badass on that new Netflix show.

    • @topendgold9284
      @topendgold9284 Před 11 dny +1

      I worked with Malays. I don't rate their infantry very highly, but their SF were very good from what I saw at Pulada.

    • @muazazman3999
      @muazazman3999 Před 11 dny

      @@topendgold9284 in what way were the grunts awful? Mindset? Capability? Equipment?

    • @topendgold9284
      @topendgold9284 Před 10 dny

      @muazazman3999 , probably more mind set. I saw them on one exercise, when the company were doing a company attack. They did not have bfa,s and had to re cock each shot. They did not perform any fire and movement, did not look for cover or decent firing positions, and most did not even aim in the direction of the Attack.
      I did see thir SF carry out some demonstrations and they were good, also their survival guys did some work with us, and again were very good. Their equipment was not bad, they were using Styer Aug, and their MREs were better than ours. We were very very good at counter insurgency, and worked in 9 man sections. Every one of us was a good navigator, and could problem solve, we were flexible. In my time 80s to mid 90s, I think in that role we were as good as any unit that I came accross, probably better than most. I trained with UK, US Army and Marines, NZ Infantry,and Malay. Came accross others as well, but did not train directly with them. I stress, I am only saying we were better at counter insurgency, in a bush scenario. In full on war, I would NOT want to be up against any US force, as their logistics and fire power is second to none, and it does not matter how skilled small units are when an A10, or 155mm regt is on to you, followed by a large body of grunts.

  • @Worldofme123
    @Worldofme123 Před 27 dny

    Ever worked with dutch SOF? And thoughts?

  • @92IsaacYun
    @92IsaacYun Před měsícem +2

    CANSOF
    JTF2 (tier 1 unit, It is notable that JTF2 remains the only foreign (from the American point of view) special operation unit to be conducted into American JSOC Tier 1 ranking (Along with Delta and Seal Team 6).
    CSOR (tier 2, which is probably the one he is referencing, since green beret is a tier 2 unit)
    Correct me if I am wrong sir.

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem +3

      Tiers don’t mean anything outside of funding.

    • @jaypee389
      @jaypee389 Před měsícem

      Delta and ST6 doesn't work with U.S. Special Forces. 😁

    • @jaypee389
      @jaypee389 Před 19 dny

      @@JoshuaFlashman-oc3wm
      Super Kuiu.
      #ericcsrtman

  • @stitchup5637
    @stitchup5637 Před 19 hodinami

    Only caveat I would add mate is that there are pretty high level legislative authorisations around 2 Cdo Regt doing domestic ops. It basically has to be a pretty fucked situation for the boys to be recalled to assist.

  • @billlawrence8520
    @billlawrence8520 Před 24 dny

    I don’t know if this unit still exists: Lanceros? Colombia. They also had actual combat CT ops as a Graduation exercise.

  • @giorgi5410
    @giorgi5410 Před měsícem

    Anyone worked with Georgian special forces? If yes, were they any good?

  • @YARROWS9
    @YARROWS9 Před 13 dny +1

    Although not technically Special forces, Whats your view on the Royal Marine Commandos Nathan?

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před 13 dny +1

      Haven’t ever work with them so my opinion isn’t worth much on that front.

    • @atae7185
      @atae7185 Před 11 dny +1

      For such a small corps, around six to seven thousand, they provide a huge percentage of all UK SF.

    • @jasoncornthwaite8387
      @jasoncornthwaite8387 Před 8 dny

      lol
      @@ValhallaVFT

    • @inquisitorsneed2
      @inquisitorsneed2 Před 5 dny

      Same level as seals

    • @atae7185
      @atae7185 Před 5 dny +1

      @@inquisitorsneed2 yes, except for team 6.

  • @nootnoot.572
    @nootnoot.572 Před měsícem +1

    Can you do a similar vid but us sof units instead of foreign?

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem +1

      We all have different mission sets, capabilities and roles, so honestly it would just be comparing apples to oranges and wouldn’t really hold any weight.

  • @hannesthorsson4745
    @hannesthorsson4745 Před 19 dny

    Swede here, wondering if you or anyone you know has worked with the Swedish SOG and what you/they thought of them.

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před 19 dny +2

      I don’t, too bad too, that’s where my family is from. Would have been cool to work with them.

    • @hannesthorsson4745
      @hannesthorsson4745 Před 19 dny

      @@ValhallaVFT I understand. The SOG have been my dream/obsession for about the last two years so I want to get my hands on as much info as I can.

  • @Daniel-iz7iz
    @Daniel-iz7iz Před 4 dny +1

    Depends on the day!

  • @beliveau4943
    @beliveau4943 Před 21 dnem +2

    Did you ever work with the french? Heard aome good things about GIGN

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před 21 dnem +2

      Nope, never worked with any French unit.

    • @beliveau4943
      @beliveau4943 Před 19 dny +1

      @@JoshuaFlashman-oc3wm I've heard the same, it's baller as fuck

    • @monkeychief-nk7se
      @monkeychief-nk7se Před 4 dny

      point man use .357 or .44 because of stopping power​@@JoshuaFlashman-oc3wm

    • @monkeychief-nk7se
      @monkeychief-nk7se Před 4 dny +1

      @@JoshuaFlashman-oc3wm in an airplane ? or train ? or boat ? plus revolver never fails, first shot first kill. so the tools chosen depends on critirea.

    • @DavidLLambertmobile
      @DavidLLambertmobile Před 3 dny +1

      ​@@JoshuaFlashman-oc3wm .357magnum DA revolvers. Leroy Thompson wrote articles about GIGN. He trained with SAS, Met, Special Branch, GSG9 🇩🇪 ....

  • @robbas_krk1510
    @robbas_krk1510 Před 19 dny +1

    Poland doesn’t have one universal SOF unit. They have three strike units (plus some supporting ones): (a) GROM - which is considered Tier 1 SMU & equivalent to Delta and SAS (in fact, they both built GROM in the 1990s); (b) Commandos - equivalent to Green Berets; and (c) Formoza - equivalent to U.S. Navy SEALs. So which one are you referring to?

  • @ewsdneax61eaxe10
    @ewsdneax61eaxe10 Před měsícem +2

    The PNP SAF you mentioned was police unit. You should have worked with the AFP units like the Light Reaction Regiment, NAVSOG, Scout Ranger and the SF those were really on par with western special units, highly skilled and experienced in a subpar equipment.

    • @marchmondaze07266
      @marchmondaze07266 Před měsícem +1

      overproud afp check 🤣 tingin mo dyan hindi nakipag trained sa ibang unit ng AFP ? USSF green beret yan engot 🤣 tuturuan mo pa yung instructor 🤣 nanunuod ka na nga hindi mo pa naintindihan sinasabi 🤣 pilit mo pa yung SR na mga hilaw 🤣

    • @liriko6310
      @liriko6310 Před 18 dny +1

      He knows who's the best in the Philippines. he actually worked on AFP Sof unit but he didn't like em

    • @scaucymancannotdiebaby7034
      @scaucymancannotdiebaby7034 Před 18 hodinami

      @@marchmondaze07266 lol ok instik bodyguard.

    • @scaucymancannotdiebaby7034
      @scaucymancannotdiebaby7034 Před 18 hodinami

      @@liriko6310 no

  • @TimboSliceeee
    @TimboSliceeee Před měsícem

    What would you say the best conventional unit you’ve worked with is?

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem

      Conventional U.S. unit or foreign? We don’t typically work with conventional units for the most part.

    • @TimboSliceeee
      @TimboSliceeee Před měsícem

      @@ValhallaVFT either one but mainly us like 82nd or 101st, wanting to go sof but my running is no where near where it needs to be and am looking for a stepping stone

    • @user-op7nb5pb7k
      @user-op7nb5pb7k Před měsícem

      1st ID deployed to Afghanistan in 2011 to integrate with ODAs and MARSOC and help with VSO. We were relieved by 82nd. I'm not aware of any other conventional units that worked SOF missions.

  • @demonblackfire1210
    @demonblackfire1210 Před 25 dny

    Any idea where the Dutch commando's and the NLmarsof rank compared to other special forces? Never heard anyone outside of my country talk about them

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před 24 dny +1

      Haven’t heard anything about them and haven’t worked with them so I don’t know.

    • @danstoye3902
      @danstoye3902 Před 2 dny +1

      Retired 18Z here, 5th & 10th Gp. I worked with the Commandos years ago, after the train hijacking. They were really nice guys, and of course, like most Dutch, spoke excellent English. This was years before 9/11. My recollections are hazy, but I remember them putting us through CQB, and they had some great tactics. Sorry, I can't remember more. By the way before SF, when I was a paratrooper with the 509th Abn out of Vicenza, Italy, I did the Nijmegen marches 3 times. We did 1 25miler in 5hrs 11mins. Love the Dutch people!

    • @demonblackfire1210
      @demonblackfire1210 Před 2 dny

      @@danstoye3902 I salute you my Italian brother. Thanks for sharing this information with me. I've been in the army for a year now as a CBRN operator but hadn't got the chance to talk with a commando yet since I rarely see them. Definitely planning on partaking in the Nijmegen marches next year tho

  • @francosamuel4028
    @francosamuel4028 Před 28 dny

    any opinion on argentine commando´s

  • @janeskii
    @janeskii Před měsícem

    did you train with Finnish sof? if so what was ur impression

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem

      Nope, no Scandinavian countries, sadly as that’s my ethnic background.

  • @Dimitrioswtf
    @Dimitrioswtf Před měsícem

    Real question is what would you rate our SF teams? Is there other countries that are better than us?

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem +9

      No, USSOF is well beyond anyone else, we have 10x the combat experience.

  • @rymoe6299
    @rymoe6299 Před 23 dny +12

    We had Aussies on exchange at our UK unit for a year! Beer monsters!! Shamed our whole regiment and most of the local civ pop in a steel working town 😂 that’s the convic moon shine upbringing 🇦🇺 🇬🇧😂

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před 23 dny +4

      Those dudes are out of fucking control, the most fun to work with by far.

    • @rymoe6299
      @rymoe6299 Před 23 dny +3

      @@ValhallaVFT we had COs Pt organised for last day before summer leave. We had 3 Aussies still drinking beer at 7am whilst everyone was getting ready for parade 😂 then an 8mile Tab 🫣 they still managed it 👊🏻🇦🇺

    • @declanshanahan3888
      @declanshanahan3888 Před 16 hodinami +1

      Walter who was that then? Beer monsters? No Brit would call an Aussie a Beer monster. So who you with?

  • @asnpirantjedi5015
    @asnpirantjedi5015 Před měsícem +1

    Any experience with Italian SF?

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem +1

      Nope not personally, I know some guys who have but I have no first hand experience.

  • @user-op7nb5pb7k
    @user-op7nb5pb7k Před měsícem +3

    Not nearly as much experience, working with far fewer units. But I agree. ANA Commandos were scary and dangerous to work with. I worked with an Afghan SF medic and didn't realize he wasn't one of our guys at first. He was awesome to work with. I didn't work closely with the Brits, but we never had to worry about them and their AO. I also had the chance to work with UAE guys, and we enjoyed working with them. There are a lot of great Special Operations units from all over the world, and it was a privilege to work with a couple of them (not the Commandos).

  • @zombiedestruction
    @zombiedestruction Před měsícem +1

    I suppose you know this already but to for anyone else, pnpsaf is a police unit. Closest equivalent would probably FBI HRT but not super specialized. Theyre military trained police.
    I would love for you to do one about PH rangers and SF. And LRR which is our delta, trained by the US. Takes recruits from SF and Rangers. Im sure some US SF wpuld have stories

    • @liriko6310
      @liriko6310 Před 18 dny

      the last you mention is not really expose in actual combat. SAF is the everyday terrorist hunter in Mindanao

  • @davidpalmer4184
    @davidpalmer4184 Před 11 dny +4

    You forgot to mention how much the Aussie soldiers drink. I am retired and in my sixties, my wife still complains about it!

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před 11 dny +2

      Partying with the Aussies is part of what they got rated so high brother.

  • @kirkanos3454
    @kirkanos3454 Před měsícem +4

    Aren’t Japanese SF super secret like Delta?, also what you think of Mexican SOF/SMUs?

  • @alamsucksemirisbetter2329
    @alamsucksemirisbetter2329 Před měsícem +3

    Awesome nate❤

  • @Krakatawa84
    @Krakatawa84 Před měsícem

    Not gonna deny that on the part of the PNP SAF and other filipino units, their tactics are somehow outdated but they are effective

  • @craigwillinks6781
    @craigwillinks6781 Před měsícem

    did you ever work with Pakistani SF they must have experience fighting the pakistani taliban too i guess ,also how are the indian para sf guys they also have been fighting insurgencies in india both there armies are amongst the best in the world with nuclear arsenals i bet there special forces would be pretty amazing too

  • @somemilsimnerd
    @somemilsimnerd Před měsícem

    How long do you have to be in the team to be become 18Z?

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem

      Team time isn’t necessarily a factor, but you have to be an E-8, so obviously it’s very senior level position, probably 13+ years on the military at a minimum.

  • @sebastianurdaneta4558
    @sebastianurdaneta4558 Před měsícem +2

    Talk about army rangers and if you trained with them

    • @ViktoriousDead
      @ViktoriousDead Před měsícem +1

      We worked with SF overseas and had a exchange program where they sent us an SF team sergeant and we sent them a Ranger SL.

  • @babatundeagamole3922
    @babatundeagamole3922 Před měsícem

    Wonder if you can ask any of your buddies from 10th gropup if they have worked with croatian sof and if they did what is their opinion on them?

  • @xxEternalLifexx94
    @xxEternalLifexx94 Před měsícem

    What's your opinion on mexican special forces

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem

      Wasn’t in 7th group so I didnt work with any central or South American countries.

  • @critiquemytechnique2.0
    @critiquemytechnique2.0 Před 14 dny +3

    For what Filipinos lack in tactics, they make up for with heart

  • @supermarkmoo
    @supermarkmoo Před měsícem

    Have you ever worked with or trained with the irish army rangers (A.R.W) before?

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem +1

      Nope can’t comment on them didn’t ever work with Ireland at all.

    • @ln5747
      @ln5747 Před 20 dny +2

      Lol nobodies.

    • @Frostfrostyy
      @Frostfrostyy Před 5 dny

      @@ln5747wouldn’t call them nobodies if you do your research there selection rate is one of the toughest in the world 1-2 people out of 100 make it every year it has a 1-3% pass rate most years they are just underfunded and Ireland is neutral so they don’t go blowing into other countries they have the exact same training as sbs maritime and conventional warfare so they have a wide skillset they typically only do hostage rescue or espionage they were in Mali Afghanistan and sudan and Lebanon most recently

    • @inquisitorsneed2
      @inquisitorsneed2 Před 5 dny

      ​@@Frostfrostyyyeah but they don't see any real action, great training though because they use the British training

    • @Frostfrostyy
      @Frostfrostyy Před 5 dny

      @@inquisitorsneed2 they use mixture of British sbs/sas training and navy seal training their trained in everything so and no one has combat experience rlly anymore there hasn’t been many wars and there’s new soldiers coming in every year for selection so they’re of course new to it all too and well yeah they don’t fight in pointless oil wars or stupid things like that they just defend the country itself and go on rescue operations for Irish citizens or visa holders trapped in war torn countries they deploy more frequently than a lot other countries but your right they don’t kill rlly as Ireland is neutral but they have to operate with low funding which means they are even better for putting up with lack of transport(the Irish air corp is trash and seriously underfunded they always need to ask the French for a lift) they just have stricter rules of engagement and lack of funding on the air corp side is all and there’s only like 100-150 arw members so they lack on numbers too but training is 1-3 pass rate most years so it’s incredibly tough and lower than nearly all countries and they are tier 1 with a skillset in everything they don’t need proper combat experience in the same way most sof do as Ireland is neutral they are still trained in it so I wouldn’t doubt they would be bad in them situations any sof unit is still incredibly tough and skilled

  • @philll9868
    @philll9868 Před měsícem

    ODA 1116 HALO Okinawa 2019? Got your patch brother Phill from NZ

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem +1

      Haha ya that’s my old ODA. I went out to Oki in 2020 though so must have just missed that trip.

  • @somemilsimnerd
    @somemilsimnerd Před měsícem

    How does exchange program work in SOF?

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem

      What do you mean?

    • @somemilsimnerd
      @somemilsimnerd Před měsícem

      @@ValhallaVFT Exchange program within other countries' SOF. Like exchange with Japanese SF, Australian SF etc..

  • @lychvy8023
    @lychvy8023 Před měsícem

    Have you had the opportunity to train with Singaporean Commandos? Our guys aren't battle tested but they do alot of cross-training with US SF units, often sending guys over to attend Q Course, BUD/S, US Ranger School etc.

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem +2

      Probably the one Asian country I haven’t worked with to be honest.

    • @lychvy8023
      @lychvy8023 Před měsícem

      @@ValhallaVFT ah, I see. I suppose that's because there isn't a Command, like SOCKOR, that is dedicated to training with our forces, and so our SOF units don't train as often with you guys compared to the Koreans.
      That said, I have heard from some of my friends who were conscript Commandos that they would sometimes see Americans or some other western foreign forces in the canteen interacting with our high ranking officers. Perhaps most of the training is just undisclosed information.

  • @jerryj3047
    @jerryj3047 Před měsícem

    I have a lot of green beret friends easy to work with

  • @usmc9512
    @usmc9512 Před měsícem

    What about KAIBILES a lot ppl talk about those guys!

  • @1anre
    @1anre Před měsícem

    Never worked with Nigerian Navy SBS or South African Recce?

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem +1

      Nah, that’s all 3rd group. I spent zero time in Africa.

    • @1anre
      @1anre Před měsícem

      @ValhallaFirearmsTraining right got it.
      During GWOT. I thought geolocation of certain groups didn't matter and 7th group guys from south America 1st group from Asia and even 10th Group from europe all fought in the middle east.
      Is it like that rotation of all groups to flash points has now stopped and they've been restricted back to their default co-location spot now?

  • @Eirikhauge91
    @Eirikhauge91 Před 10 dny

    Mjk - fsk?

  • @mileskendziorski8000
    @mileskendziorski8000 Před měsícem

    Would be interesting to see how you would rate the Gurkhas which are under British command, they don’t pick those guys cause they pass the course, but they pick them based on wether they are in the top percent of candidates who pass the course.

    • @nickjohnson710
      @nickjohnson710 Před měsícem

      How could he rate the gurkhas if he'd never worked with them? .....Correct me if I'm wrong, but this list is of people and units he'd worked with.....maybe you need to watch this show from the beginning......

    • @nickjohnson710
      @nickjohnson710 Před měsícem

      " I WORKED WITH," he said it at the beginning.......* note to self I must pay more attention when watching videos before commenting.......just a suggestion for you......

    • @mileskendziorski8000
      @mileskendziorski8000 Před měsícem

      It’s actually pretty simple, maybe he’s got some pals who have a good amount of knowledge and experience about them, and then he can relay that message back to everyone else, it’s all about utilizing your resources.

    • @nickjohnson710
      @nickjohnson710 Před měsícem

      @mileskendziorski8000 Then we are listening to a story from someone else?! Ha ha.......You want to find out about the gurkhas ? ..... Go watch a video about them......Now, that's pretty simple !

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem

      Correct, this list is exclusively units I have worked with personally.

  • @iuliuscaesar111
    @iuliuscaesar111 Před měsícem

    What you think about italian sf?

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem +1

      I personally haven’t worked them, but one of our companies ODAs in Afghanistan in 2018 and said they were terrible. So take that for what it is I guess.

    • @kenkashikovacs
      @kenkashikovacs Před 22 hodinami

      @@ValhallaVFTdid you work with the german special forces?ksk and ksm(frogman)!the german frogman helped to build seal team 6 back in the days with the gsg9!did you work with the germans special forces?

  • @deuxalex562
    @deuxalex562 Před 23 dny

    How about the French special forces? Are always involved in missions, what do you think of them?

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před 23 dny

      Haven’t worked with them, really have no personal input on them.

    • @deuxalex562
      @deuxalex562 Před 23 dny

      @@ValhallaVFT aaa ok I understood, I was curious, good luck 😏

  • @omarshreim6983
    @omarshreim6983 Před měsícem

    What's the word on the Jordanian special forces as well?

  • @JSmitty_710
    @JSmitty_710 Před 13 dny

    Hey man! If you were to compare Russian Spetsnaz to a US special forces unit, what would you compare them to? (Given the fact you haven't trained with russian spetsnaz Lol)

    • @TheRst2001
      @TheRst2001 Před 7 dny

      I'm no expert, but I did read during the Syrian war , when the russians got involved even though they had spetznaz they realised they had no special forces tier 1 unit organisation structure like western sas , delta force units . They also did not have the kit , so they created a unit and purchased hi tec western kit from abroad . They performed well

    • @fridrekr7510
      @fridrekr7510 Před 5 dny +2

      You’re asking about a vague term that could include anything from a local SWAT team to Delta, there is no unit nor type of unit simply classified as “Spetsnaz”.

  • @pincermovement72
    @pincermovement72 Před 21 dnem +3

    Sounds more like who made you laugh most got the top spots

  • @daveboon5992
    @daveboon5992 Před 15 dny +1

    Good job it Just Your opinion low rating of the SBS is way off 😳😳😳

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před 15 dny +1

      Except my opinion is infinitely more informed than yours so we’re gona say mine is right and yours is wrong. 👍

    • @jasoncornthwaite8387
      @jasoncornthwaite8387 Před 8 dny

      @@ValhallaVFT social media gobshite with a rich history of warriors lol,,, but your dad was a green beret in vietnam,,

  • @davidjohns4745
    @davidjohns4745 Před 12 dny

    You forgot the foreign forces like the American navy seals and Delta force.

  • @powtmow
    @powtmow Před 15 dny +1

    What about jtf2?

    • @DavidLLambertmobile
      @DavidLLambertmobile Před 3 dny

      They have the standing combat sniper record, SW Asia 🥇 . Iraq, rifle- .50BMG custom. The older sniper record was a UK 🇬🇧 army sniper .338 Lapua.

  • @kasprzykmichal7
    @kasprzykmichal7 Před měsícem +1

    You had Polish SF in the middle? SMU GROM is compared to CAG.

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem +6

      Ya, lots of foreign tier 1 units like to claim they’re comparible to CAG. None of them are.

    • @kasprzykmichal7
      @kasprzykmichal7 Před měsícem +1

      @@ValhallaVFT I never said that "THEY" themselves compared to CAG. I heard it directly from the UNIT guys.

  • @seanfallo592
    @seanfallo592 Před měsícem +2

    Afghani Commandos sound a lot like the Iraqi Police

  • @liriko6310
    @liriko6310 Před 18 dny

    Actually SAF unit in the Philippines have more combat experience than any other SOF unit in the Philippines. They take down and hunt high value targets in Mindanao that was actually insane. They work together with Light Reaction Regiment from AFP.. Actually SAF and LRR is the best unit in the Philippines especially the Marawi Siege they are tandem.

  • @Michael-eh9hy
    @Michael-eh9hy Před měsícem +4

    Imagine how good Ukrainian and Russian special forces are now with shit ton of experiences in modern high intensity conflict

    • @neillgowans4350
      @neillgowans4350 Před 25 dny +1

      Russian SF were half decimated at the beginning of the war as they were used as basic infantry and got whacked in conventional exchanges. Very doubtful they’ll back to any reasonable levels for a decade if that.

    • @matovicmmilan
      @matovicmmilan Před 11 dny

      ​@@neillgowans4350
      Western media claimed at the time that 90% of the Russian Spetznatz and Airborne were KIA. It turned out that less than 10% were actually deployed to action and that it was a very limited operation (180.000 soldiers), nowhere near a "full-blown invasion" as the western media called it until not long ago.

    • @mattfransen1551
      @mattfransen1551 Před 11 dny +3

      @@neillgowans4350 That’s the biggest load of horse crap I’ve ever heard lol. Pure propaganda. Russian SF is arguably the most combat experienced/effective in the world at the moment.

    • @Bigman-fh1fz
      @Bigman-fh1fz Před 6 dny

      @@neillgowans4350negative. They never lost that many. You can find countless videos of them conducting ops rn

    • @Elzimbabwe.
      @Elzimbabwe. Před 6 dny

      @@neillgowans4350 lol, keep dreaming

  • @JellyBean-vk3sn
    @JellyBean-vk3sn Před dnem

    Have you worked with Special Services Group (SSG) of pakistan? I heard they are pretty good.

  • @conantheseptuagenarian3824

    what's the real story with the war in Ukraine? i was under the impression that the Russian's were handing them their asses and it was basically over.

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před 24 dny +3

      The real story is it’s a huge money laundering operation. Don’t over complicate it.

  • @chubs5313
    @chubs5313 Před měsícem +2

    Bro nice fuckin hat hahahaha love it

  • @KC-UT4rmAZ
    @KC-UT4rmAZ Před 9 dny

    Never heard a mention of the SBS, or are those lumped in with the SAS?

    • @Ry43deck
      @Ry43deck Před 5 dny

      Nope completely different unit, but he likely didn't work with them

    • @DavidLLambertmobile
      @DavidLLambertmobile Před 3 dny

      ​@Ry43deck SBS is Special 🚤 Squadron. This is a SEAL/SWCC type unit ⚓️. Not SF.

    • @markrunnalls7215
      @markrunnalls7215 Před 2 dny

      Complere n utter load of fucking cack ​SBS are a tier one unit together with the SAS only yanks dont and will not fully admit just how good they are cos America thinks its best at everything but its not ..@@DavidLLambertmobile

  • @sirsaltytampon4379
    @sirsaltytampon4379 Před měsícem +2

    Who trained Ukrainian sf?

    • @ValhallaVFT
      @ValhallaVFT  Před měsícem +5

      10th group.

    • @ln5747
      @ln5747 Před 20 dny +2

      ​@@ValhallaVFT who is mostly doing it now? Not US, not Aus.. Congress has had far more limititations than Parliament.

    • @ssgtomen621
      @ssgtomen621 Před 10 dny +3

      @@ln5747 Dude, UK taking all the credit per usual. How about you stop watching Forces TV, and realize that there is alot going out outside Congress. GSMG, for example, is just one of the many many ex US SOF groups making meaningful contributions to the conflict. Not to mention the actual black programs being run by US IC.

    • @ln5747
      @ln5747 Před 10 dny +1

      @@ssgtomen621 watch Forces TV 😂 i don't watch that shit on Ukraine as it's propaganda. Secondly, they don't discuss military personnel in Ukraine.
      As for The UK taking all the credit, you can't be serious 😂. Almost every Hollywood war movie ever made is about Murica taking the credit for saving the day 😂.
      As for what I say reference UK assistance, I am still correct.

    • @ssgtomen621
      @ssgtomen621 Před 10 dny +1

      @@ln5747 Seriously? Movies are movies mate. When your newspapers dog on about TF Slack saving the day- or even outright lying about 'rescuing CIA agents because Delta didn't have any experience', or 'outnumbered Royal Marines defeating a Marine Div in an exercise', its whole different level. Ill give you that. UK is playing a role in this war, but they are not the only ones. Congrats, you have posted something that actually tracks, albeit partially.

  • @slayerdeth0705
    @slayerdeth0705 Před měsícem +2

    'Straya.

  • @dancoursey5447
    @dancoursey5447 Před měsícem +2

    Honest opinion on Russian units?

  • @zaynevanday142
    @zaynevanday142 Před 21 dnem +2

    This is just stupid there is no Special Forces Olympics 😂😂😂

  • @matovicmmilan
    @matovicmmilan Před 11 dny

    I assume you modestly place your own or another American sf unit on top of all, as an epitome of what the best of the best should look like?