Commando ITV

Again the MOD has imposed its regime on something it knows nothing about, and the serving Officer Class genuflect to their stupidity. Once before they GAVE the green beret to a 'celeb', Jimmy Saville, and the whole episode back fired on them.
I give one graphic example.Chris Terrill is with his camera crew and come under fire with whatever unit they are recording. Not only are they shouted at to get their arses down, they have no idea that they are easy 'target indicators' for the enemy.
The whole series indicates the new system is wrong. 18 week at Deal used to get the marine prepare for the vigor's of Lypmstone, get them ready to switch off when needed, to switch on when required. The Lympstone episode gives the marine the absolute basics for soldiering, and not the complete answer. When I joined 42 Commando in Borneo as a ripe 17 year old I was told by a two badger to keep my head down, my mouth shut for the first 18 months and probably I might learn something. How right he was.
That clip convinces me that the MOD is more interested in propaganda than reflecting the true nature of war. It is the soldiers job to kill the enemy, to destroy it, to completely remove the threat. They are not policemen, as used in Ulster; firemen, as used at home. They are killing machines with a certain mentality, and that has to be remembered first, second and last. Those out there are magnificent young people and deserve all the accolades a nation can bestow. It also deserves a Nation that respects their sacrifices. BLESS YOU ALL. Pongo, Bootneck, them grey jobs up in the sky