He did outstanding. The process to become a green beret is 2 years long. Imagine what it takes to make it all the way not just the first 3 days. Seals, green berets, marsoc, rangers, sbs/sas. It takes a special mental toughness
Just ask Roy Benavidez what this entails. Take a look at the *bleep* he did that qualified him for the Green Berets! He's a perfect definition of what a Green Beret should be!
Women tend to do have better endurance, while men do better at bursts of strength. That's why men are faster sprinters, but women are so good at cross-country running. They lug less mass around.
You are not considering how much hotter and more humid it is over there than in the UK man. The difference between 95 degrees and 95% humidity and 75 degrees and 60% humidity is almost double the toll on the body. The humidity in this region is next level.
Ryan, in a hot climate the quickest way of cooling the body is to expose the glabrous regions of the body to cold or icy water. In this case the palms of the hands & the upper part of the face, areas where hair follicles don't grow. Andrew Huberman has done a fair amount of work with US SF on this.
The Belgian paratroopers used to do their obstacle courses in full gear. No point in overcoming obstacles if you’ve got no gear to fight at the other end. No idea if they still train that way.
This was fun. My son came and showed me this asking how much worse it gets. Oh, son, this is just a taste. Cool to see another countries soldier react to it. But there is soo much more.
Itd be fantastic to see you take this on Ryan. Austin has a great channel aswell hes always doing physical challnge content. Hes a good guy. Hopefully youll be able to do something together. Its a top idea brother!!
Just a guess but I'm thinking the ice water is to help prevent heat stress by cooling the blood down via their arms rather than shocking their core body temp.
Robin Moore completed Green Beret training as a civilian during Vietnam under approval of President Kennedy. Upon completion he bought commercial airline passage to Vietnam and was welcomed by his alum and embedded with them.
A childhood friend of mine was in Ranger Regiment for 6 years, then went into SF. He said the Ranger Indoctrination Program (RIP) was much more physically difficult than SFAS.
If it’s anything like in the foreign legion, the training towards the SF is less focused on physical capabilities as that’s been assessed before you can even apply. The focus is on mental strength, mental endurance, adaptability.
It’s not about the physical aspect in regards to selection, it’s about thinking in your feet and making decisions on the fly stark contrast between group and and ranger regiment .
Her being shorter means she will inherently be bearing more weight if the ammo can is centered. Personally; I would have chosen to bear the weight on my shoulder rather than relying on my grip strength to carry that much weight for an unknown distance.
It's the long arms. The strength required is greater than for someone with short arms. That's why so many NBA players look skinny. Steph Curry benches 315lbs, but on TV he looks like a string bean.
Hi Ryan, I have no idea how much you read but Tom Clancy wrote a book about becoming a green beret but I had a very close friend that was a retired green beret. He pass away a few years ago. Find that book and read it, the book will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.
9:20 Ryan was once small?!?! That's hard to imagine, considering dude looks like he could put his fist thru a cinder block! Seeing you comment and compare the training styles is awesome, those type of reaction videos are just cool (though the others are nice too!) Keep up the great videos, they add excitement whenever we see a new one has posted! Give a thums up to the video if you agree, that way there can be more done!
When I graduated high school in 1988 I was 5' 7" 120 lbs and ran 3 miles in 18min 20sec after jump school in 1989; I was 135 lbs and best 2 mile in the Army was 12min 34sec. I now weigh 230 and doubt I could run 1/2 mile due to my knees and back being shot causing me to be a lot less active. I can still walk a long distance but running is out of the question. My room mate in the Army was 6-2 135. Due to same body parts wearing out from being Paratroopers he now weighs 330.
Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen aka SWCC aka the boat guys. Naval Special Warfare Center is a YT channel that has a 3 episode series called SWCC: Making An Operator
How come everytime they called out time or how many reps accomplished, they only mentioned the guy's score and never even mentioned any metrics for the girl??? Like if you had to do 20 pull ups in 2 minutes to either pass or fail, do both men and women have to achieve the same or is it lowered substantially for women? If the latter is true, how does this translate to the battefield? If each soldier needs to carry their own rucksacks and potentially need to rescue/save other teammates, wouldnt they need to be able to succesfully be able to manage that? What Im saying is that standards are set for a reason, and I really hope they arent lowered just to "try" to acommodate "fairness". Not sure if this is true, but somewhere I heard that in bootcamp, guys need to be able to do 6+ pull ups (or maybe more) and women just need to do 3... and if they cant do that, they just need to hang on the pull up bar to pass. If this has even an ounce of merit to it, makes me wonder what the whole point is. Hopefully someone understands my ranting here. Cheers!
Lol the woman is airborne trained so knots should be easy for her. Back then (and countries that lack technology still) when asia couldnt use wheels to transport things they use these long wooden poles to transport over their shoulders and back. However with this metal pole it my break your shoulders and back
Oh, it really sucks the big one. I went from the 75th Ranger regt to 1st SFOD, then to 5th Special Forces Group. Those selections are brutal... I fractured both of my feet at the end of the SF selection team week, then walked the 24 mile ruck march at the end of the selection with those 2 fractured feet. This may sound stupid, but I had already decided that I would die before I would quit. I would have crawled it if that was what it would have taken to finish. YOU NEVER, EVER QUIT. That's NEVER an option. Spending several years in Army Special Operations, I got to train and go to combat with the Brits many times. Trained with 1 and 2 Para along with their Gurkhas at Aldershot and the Kildershire forest up north... froze my ass off. I became a cold and wet weathered pu**y after that. Also, got to jump from their air balloon with their jump masters over in Aldershot. I served with the Australian and New Zealand SAS during Desert Fox and Desert Thunder back in the 90s. Then, with the British SAS in Afghanistan. They were all good chaps. One of my favorite things that I swapped with a foreign soldier, was our berets. I gave him my green Beret, and he gave me his tan with black flash SAS beret. I don't think many American soldiers have one of those. I also got a maroon one from 2 Para back in 92. I wished that I could have trained with the Royal Maines. I heard they were studs. One thing that I do know, is all of those Brits are some drinking machines. I really love watching your podcast. You actually say it like it is. The SAS is where Delta got much of it's selection course and training from. It's brutal. To be the best, you train, learn, and emulate the very best. Then, take that training and modify it to how it fits to what you're METL is.
Fucking savages. I graduated in 2003 and I was all gung ho to enlist and make special forces like my stepfather who was in 10th mountain in the 80s and 90s. I told him I wanted to do that, and he's like, ''No you don't!'' Join the Air Force and be smart. I told him no so said ''Let me tell you story...'' and he said that he got food poisoning from a bad MRE and they were in the Alps training . He said he was in so much pain that he found a place in his mind that was shutting the pain off, then he started shitting himself until he started shitting water and he was blacking out and falling down and his buddies were dragging him up steep grades and vertical faces, then through 5 feet of snow. They understood that it was not his fault he got a bad MRE, as it could have been anyone that got stuck with it and there's no way to know it's bad. They were giving him salt tablets and he stuck an IV with electrolytes in his own arm while being dragged from the pack straps up an incline for almost 24 hours. He refused to call for a medic and told them only to call for it if he passed out and became unconscious. They had French Legionnaires with them as well, and the Legionnaires took turns dragging him as well, no questions asked. That was all it took to change my mind lol. You sound just like him. I knew I didn't have it in me. I'm not very familiar with the training in the 75th but I know you went through a living hell. For that I thank you for serving our country, and what you endured to wear that patch is out of my reality. Thank you.
SF was not copied from british, they have an arrowhead for a reason. they use tactics (or was founded for the tactics) that indians used like the apache and comanche, pawnee, crow, Kiowa, Cheyenne, Sioux, and lakota also they used to have their selection process based from the bible how GOD instructed gideon.
the so called civilian is a recently retired Navy Veteran.. operating small gunboats that protect the harbors. soo he is not just some civilian.. he has a background and that is why he is allowed to get on base.. .his navy retired id card...
Austen Alexander was in the U.S. Navy he was a Master at Arms (Security).
He did outstanding. The process to become a green beret is 2 years long. Imagine what it takes to make it all the way not just the first 3 days. Seals, green berets, marsoc, rangers, sbs/sas. It takes a special mental toughness
My brother went through and graduated the SF course at Ft Bragg. I was lucky enough to attend his graduation and witness him getting his green beret.
That’s fantastic bro
Just ask Roy Benavidez what this entails. Take a look at the *bleep* he did that qualified him for the Green Berets! He's a perfect definition of what a Green Beret should be!
I agree female and male anatomy makes a difference and holds different strength
Women tend to do have better endurance, while men do better at bursts of strength. That's why men are faster sprinters, but women are so good at cross-country running. They lug less mass around.
You are not considering how much hotter and more humid it is over there than in the UK man. The difference between 95 degrees and 95% humidity and 75 degrees and 60% humidity is almost double the toll on the body. The humidity in this region is next level.
I wasn't a green berets or anything but I went through Marine Corps recruit training in the summer of 2008 and that was brutal!
Ryan, in a hot climate the quickest way of cooling the body is to expose the glabrous regions of the body to cold or icy water. In this case the palms of the hands & the upper part of the face, areas where hair follicles don't grow. Andrew Huberman has done a fair amount of work with US SF on this.
A journey of 1000 miles begins with 1 step at a time.
Ice waters to prevent heat stroke. Wrist in the ice water drops body temp.
The Belgian paratroopers used to do their obstacle courses in full gear. No point in overcoming obstacles if you’ve got no gear to fight at the other end. No idea if they still train that way.
Man I miss that place!! The Nasty Nick is the real deal. I loved it.
This was fun. My son came and showed me this asking how much worse it gets. Oh, son, this is just a taste. Cool to see another countries soldier react to it. But there is soo much more.
Itd be fantastic to see you take this on Ryan. Austin has a great channel aswell hes always doing physical challnge content. Hes a good guy. Hopefully youll be able to do something together. Its a top idea brother!!
Just a guess but I'm thinking the ice water is to help prevent heat stress by cooling the blood down via their arms rather than shocking their core body temp.
Really good vid Ryan do more of these
The ice water on the arms is help them cool off a bit from the body heat of the workout they have just done.
Its ok to say we copied the SAS cause we did and for good reason. SAS sets the standard for special operators.
The US Army Special Forces have actually taken aspects of several different elite unit training from around the world and added some of their own.
Robin Moore completed Green Beret training as a civilian during Vietnam under approval of President Kennedy. Upon completion he bought commercial airline passage to Vietnam and was welcomed by his alum and embedded with them.
Check out the Bataan Memorial Death March in New Mexico.
Great channel Ryan.
A childhood friend of mine was in Ranger Regiment for 6 years, then went into SF. He said the Ranger Indoctrination Program (RIP) was much more physically difficult than SFAS.
If it’s anything like in the foreign legion, the training towards the SF is less focused on physical capabilities as that’s been assessed before you can even apply. The focus is on mental strength, mental endurance, adaptability.
It’s not about the physical aspect in regards to selection, it’s about thinking in your feet and making decisions on the fly stark contrast between group and and ranger regiment .
If a guy reported to selection with her strength/endurance, he wouldn’t be allowed to participate. JS.
Her being shorter means she will inherently be bearing more weight if the ammo can is centered. Personally; I would have chosen to bear the weight on my shoulder rather than relying on my grip strength to carry that much weight for an unknown distance.
pull ups are forsure hard if you’re very tall.
It's the long arms. The strength required is greater than for someone with short arms. That's why so many NBA players look skinny. Steph Curry benches 315lbs, but on TV he looks like a string bean.
Austen Alexander use to be in the navy. He left to pursue youtube. His channel is pretty awesome!
Ryan, airborne is where it starts.
Hi Ryan, I have no idea how much you read but Tom Clancy wrote a book about becoming a green beret but I had a very close friend that was a retired green beret. He pass away a few years ago. Find that book and read it, the book will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.
My uncle was a seal in veitnam in his bunk he has I picture of himself holding his hole body straight out from the bunkbed THAT'S core strength!
Love your content, Sir. As a Military enthusiast I appreciate your insight amd dedication to our Heroes.
Thank you for your service.
Look at her performance throughout it too...
9:20 Ryan was once small?!?! That's hard to imagine, considering dude looks like he could put his fist thru a cinder block!
Seeing you comment and compare the training styles is awesome, those type of reaction videos are just cool (though the others are nice too!)
Keep up the great videos, they add excitement whenever we see a new one has posted!
Give a thums up to the video if you agree, that way there can be more done!
When I graduated high school in 1988 I was 5' 7" 120 lbs and ran 3 miles in 18min 20sec after jump school in 1989; I was 135 lbs and best 2 mile in the Army was 12min 34sec. I now weigh 230 and doubt I could run 1/2 mile due to my knees and back being shot causing me to be a lot less active. I can still walk a long distance but running is out of the question.
My room mate in the Army was 6-2 135. Due to same body parts wearing out from being Paratroopers he now weighs 330.
MRE's are designed to give the soldier the calories they need to keep going in the field.
Yes, and so are British Army rations, whilst offering meals.
Sit-ups are getting phased out because they're bad for your back, and contrary to old beliefs, aren't very good at increasing core strength.
The one person he can rely on is a small woman .... in SF I wouldn't be happy. Sure you have to work with it but I wouldn't be happy .
What a great video too class
The military calls it ice bather use it to chill our whole body fast so no heat cat
I'd love to see that and get your thoughts
Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen aka SWCC aka the boat guys.
Naval Special Warfare Center is a YT channel that has a 3 episode series called
SWCC: Making An Operator
I never really thought about times for short guys or women in runs. But those little bitty legs, she ran 3 miles to his 2 😅.
When will you do the second episode for the South African special task force
How come everytime they called out time or how many reps accomplished, they only mentioned the guy's score and never even mentioned any metrics for the girl??? Like if you had to do 20 pull ups in 2 minutes to either pass or fail, do both men and women have to achieve the same or is it lowered substantially for women? If the latter is true, how does this translate to the battefield? If each soldier needs to carry their own rucksacks and potentially need to rescue/save other teammates, wouldnt they need to be able to succesfully be able to manage that? What Im saying is that standards are set for a reason, and I really hope they arent lowered just to "try" to acommodate "fairness". Not sure if this is true, but somewhere I heard that in bootcamp, guys need to be able to do 6+ pull ups (or maybe more) and women just need to do 3... and if they cant do that, they just need to hang on the pull up bar to pass. If this has even an ounce of merit to it, makes me wonder what the whole point is. Hopefully someone understands my ranting here. Cheers!
They don't sat her results bc it would just prove that women don't belong in combat units
Lol the woman is airborne trained so knots should be easy for her.
Back then (and countries that lack technology still) when asia couldnt use wheels to transport things they use these long wooden poles to transport over their shoulders and back. However with this metal pole it my break your shoulders and back
Yeah, this will just be one small part of a physical test. Still, you need to be in shape to deal with it for sure.
the ice is so they don't die and get sued. they ain't in the real army
100% The SAS made US special forces.
Looks like a weekend in Para rescue training
Austin was in the Navy.
Oh, it really sucks the big one. I went from the 75th Ranger regt to 1st SFOD, then to 5th Special Forces Group. Those selections are brutal... I fractured both of my feet at the end of the SF selection team week, then walked the 24 mile ruck march at the end of the selection with those 2 fractured feet. This may sound stupid, but I had already decided that I would die before I would quit. I would have crawled it if that was what it would have taken to finish.
YOU NEVER, EVER QUIT. That's NEVER an option.
Spending several years in Army Special Operations, I got to train and go to combat with the Brits many times. Trained with 1 and 2 Para along with their Gurkhas at Aldershot and the Kildershire forest up north... froze my ass off. I became a cold and wet weathered pu**y after that. Also, got to jump from their air balloon with their jump masters over in Aldershot.
I served with the Australian and New Zealand SAS during Desert Fox and Desert Thunder back in the 90s. Then, with the British SAS in Afghanistan. They were all good chaps. One of my favorite things that I swapped with a foreign soldier, was our berets. I gave him my green Beret, and he gave me his tan with black flash SAS beret. I don't think many American soldiers have one of those. I also got a maroon one from 2 Para back in 92. I wished that I could have trained with the Royal Maines. I heard they were studs. One thing that I do know, is all of those Brits are some drinking machines.
I really love watching your podcast. You actually say it like it is. The SAS is where Delta got much of it's selection course and training from. It's brutal. To be the best, you train, learn, and emulate the very best. Then, take that training and modify it to how it fits to what you're METL is.
Fucking savages. I graduated in 2003 and I was all gung ho to enlist and make special forces like my stepfather who was in 10th mountain in the 80s and 90s. I told him I wanted to do that, and he's like, ''No you don't!'' Join the Air Force and be smart. I told him no so said ''Let me tell you story...'' and he said that he got food poisoning from a bad MRE and they were in the Alps training . He said he was in so much pain that he found a place in his mind that was shutting the pain off, then he started shitting himself until he started shitting water and he was blacking out and falling down and his buddies were dragging him up steep grades and vertical faces, then through 5 feet of snow. They understood that it was not his fault he got a bad MRE, as it could have been anyone that got stuck with it and there's no way to know it's bad. They were giving him salt tablets and he stuck an IV with electrolytes in his own arm while being dragged from the pack straps up an incline for almost 24 hours. He refused to call for a medic and told them only to call for it if he passed out and became unconscious. They had French Legionnaires with them as well, and the Legionnaires took turns dragging him as well, no questions asked. That was all it took to change my mind lol. You sound just like him. I knew I didn't have it in me. I'm not very familiar with the training in the 75th but I know you went through a living hell. For that I thank you for serving our country, and what you endured to wear that patch is out of my reality. Thank you.
spec ops training isnt 3 days long at all
Yeah im sure but you got to remember the heat and humidity it'll wipe you out quick too. Come on people you should be smarter then that.
Sf… a 2mile run for special forces selection lol…basic Brit army is 3 mile run
This is extremely watered down Hollywood version 😂
hes former navy not former marines
Austin was a Sailor. Not a Marine.
delta is the best no disrespect to green Berea
Of course there's no disrespect. Many Delta Force members are in fact Green berets. Delta pulls from all branches of the service
What is this? There's no women in SF. You should do a Podcast with Matt Tardio. He was even one of the 1st trainers in 2014 Ukraine!
RANGERS!!! Hes navy
In females it's height and not knowing leverage
The American's took the knowledge from British training...and made it better. Americans are the best trained.
2 claims, can you substantiate them?
SF was not copied from british, they have an arrowhead for a reason. they use tactics (or was founded for the tactics) that indians used like the apache and comanche, pawnee, crow, Kiowa, Cheyenne, Sioux, and lakota
also they used to have their selection process based from the bible how GOD instructed gideon.
At least they dropped the mythology.
@@Dr.Ian-Plect why? Thats what makes it unique
@@burnttoaster6313 Because religion is vile.
@@burnttoaster6313 Because religion is vile.
NO WOMEN in SPECIAL FORCES!!!
the so called civilian is a recently retired Navy Veteran.. operating small gunboats that protect the harbors. soo he is not just some civilian.. he has a background and that is why he is allowed to get on base.. .his navy retired id card...
Chill out bro it’s all good
@@RyanForrest1664yea but it doesn't count unless you are a SEAL, SWCC, NAVY EOD, or FMF Corpsman attached to atleat an infantry unit
The British military has become obsolete. You downsized so much and got rid of all your equipment. The UK is weak now.
Pre-WW3 army propaganda. No more woke adverts! Just white guys
Black Lives Splatter😂❤😂
Just white guys? You must be 60 years too late. Being a green beret has nothing to do with what color skin you have.