Our war bbc 3

[matt_vtr_15a]

Anybody watching this?

This episode follows a regiment which a few friends are in from my village.

Jack unfortunately is involved in an accident, not sure if it's covered in this episode or not!

Worth a watch!

[AXracing]

I seen a few of the original series and it is incredible to see the hardship and bravery of out troops. They do the hardest job on the planet yet get next to no recognition.

[hard_corejoeboy]

Its actually one of the easiest jobs: just do what you are told and thats that.

Besides i spent most of my time playing xbox and only had to endure about 2 years of hardship in 5 years and had loads of leave etc etc etc

Its not so bad.

[matt_vtr_15a]

I wouldn't associate losing both your legs or waist down with an easy job...

Depends on what you do, a lad i know has it pretty easy but he's not on the front line like some of the others who have had it very hard!

[AXracing]

Its actually one of the easiest jobs: just do what you are told and thats that.

Besides i spent most of my time playing xbox and only had to endure about 2 years of hardship in 5 years and had loads of leave etc etc etc

Its not so bad.

You are one of the very lucky ones then. Don't believe you have it so easy.

[hard_corejoeboy]

Do something long enough and it becomes easy.

Ive had some very near misses and lost plenty of colleagues.

Im one of the lucky ones. Of the few people i know that were in roughly same time of me. Out of 3 afghan tours not many have come out without a least a minor wound

[admad]

Legendary series! Makes me even more excited for the 13th September so I can join them :y:

[hard_corejoeboy]

Didnt watch this but Ross Kemp in afghanistan is brilliant.

The first dvd is anyway but i would sayvthat ;)

2007 ftw!

[Mochachino]

Its actually one of the easiest jobs: just do what you are told and thats that.

Besides i spent most of my time playing xbox and only had to endure about 2 years of hardship in 5 years and had loads of leave etc etc etc

Its not so bad.



Ive had some very near misses and lost plenty of colleagues.

Im one of the lucky ones.

so in actual fact is isnt one of the easiest jobs. Its not an easy job. You just had it easy playing the xbox all the time, others dont have it as easy and im sure they would be fucked off if they know you said their job was easy. Just because you did doesn't mean other did.

[SaxoVTR2008]

Didnt watch this but Ross Kemp in afghanistan is brilliant.

The first dvd is anyway but i would sayvthat ;)

2007 ftw!

HAT :clapping:

[hard_corejoeboy]

so in actual fact is isnt one of the easiest jobs. Its not an easy job. You just had it easy playing the xbox all the time, others dont have it as easy and im sure they would be fucked off if they know you said their job was easy. Just because you did doesn't mean other did.

They won't be fucked off as they would agree. I did the 'hardest' job of pure infantry soldiering. The fact we had a lot of downtime didnt make us anything special and most units had the same amount of free time.

But trust me doing a 25km patrol through the middle of the night in 30 degree heat then carrying on all through the day in 50 degree heat whilst carrying 90pounds of equipment whilst walking through dirty irrigation ditches much of the day whilst getting shot at gets easier the more you do it lol!

Plus its their job. Plenty of people (not so much in this country but still) have much harder jobs.

To me a 12 hours shift at somewhere like McDonalds would be waaay harder than going on patrol in Afghan. Its all relative

[MikeyW]

HAT :clapping:

Atleast wait until you're out of CTC before slating... :clapping:

[SaxoVTR2008]

Atleast wait until you're out of CTC before slating... :clapping:
I've just done my tests just before summer leave, cause they know we will slack after leave.. so i've got my lid :homme: Just 2 weeks of field firing, which was meant to be before test week.. and passout left..

[beanhead]

Fighting in one of the poorest countries in the world with air support, tanks and the latest weapons, aginst a afghan farmer with a AK-47, yes they have it easy imo.

[Jay_]

Watching it now. Watched it last time it was on. Very good watching IMO.

[Mochachino]

Watching it now. Watched it last time it was on. Very good watching IMO.

When you say watching it last time it was on, do you mean the particular episode as in its new or watching it last time as if its repeated?

[mangojace]

Its actually one of the easiest jobs: just do what you are told and thats that.

Besides i spent most of my time playing xbox and only had to endure about 2 years of hardship in 5 years and had loads of leave etc etc etc

Its not so bad.

Bit of a retarded comment. Not all soldiers are playing the x box. And as for having it easy, when you lose close friends in battle, i wouldn't say that is easy nor is some of the shit they go through, would you say a office job sat on your arse all day is harder then lol?

[Mochachino]

Bit of a retarded comment. Not all soldiers are playing the x box. And as for having it easy, when you lose close friends in battle, i wouldn't say that is easy nor is some of the shit they go through, would you say a office job sat on your arse all day is harder then lol?

Exactly. I know quite a few people that have been to afghan and they have nightmares and flashbacks of seeing a bridge blowing up with his mate on etc. I wouldn't say losing your best mate etc seeing them blowing up dieing in your arms etc easy.

If only the government knew that for the past 8 years or whatever the Army have actually been playing on the xbox.

[Jay_]

When you say watching it last time it was on, do you mean the particular episode as in its new or watching it last time as if its repeated?

The series was on ages ago wasn't it? They are just repeating the whole series I thought? Looks the same as the last one I watched... :geek:

[Mochachino]

The series was on ages ago wasn't it? They are just repeating the whole series I thought? Looks the same as the last one I watched... :geek:

Ohh I see! I havent seen it and didnt know if it was a new series or not. I downloaded the last lot. Was good,first one in the series was the best.

[hard_corejoeboy]

Exactly. I know quite a few people that have been to afghan and they have nightmares and flashbacks of seeing a bridge blowing up with his mate on etc. I wouldn't say losing your best mate etc seeing them blowing up dieing in your arms etc easy.

If only the government knew that for the past 8 years or whatever the Army have actually been playing on the xbox.

I've seen LOADS of shit and i MEAN loads!

Im exactly 100% fine and unaffected by it all.

I cba to explain everything as i'll be here forever. I think after 5 years i know a bit more than a civvy lol

Speak to anyone in the army and ask what they do in England in barracks and you'll get that exact answer. Obviously i don't mean i sat and played xbox all day as that would be ridiculous but a good few hours? Well yes lol

[MikeyW]

I've seen LOADS of shit and i MEAN loads!

Im exactly 100% fine and unaffected by it all.

I cba to explain everything as i'll be here forever. I think after 5 years i know a bit more than a civvy lol

Speak to anyone in the army and ask what they do in England in barracks and you'll get that exact answer. Obviously i don't mean i sat and played xbox all day as that would be ridiculous but a good few hours? Well yes lol

I was trying not to get involved too much in this thread as its deviated a bit.

But yes, 100% haha, as infantry it's either phys, excercise, range, sleep or xbox lol.

[hard_corejoeboy]

Haha! See!

[Mochachino]

Didnt even know they had xbox tbf, they said they hardly ever had a shower lol and only drink when their piss is yellow, let alone play the xbox haha

[MikeyW]

Didnt even know they had xbox tbf, they said they hardly ever had a shower lol and only drink when their piss is yellow, let alone play the xbox haha

We're talking about back in barracks in the UK dude.

On ops/ex is a completely different story.

[Mochachino]

We're talking about back in barracks in the UK dude.

On ops/ex is a completely different story.

Ahh im talking about what the guys do in the program this thread is about. Worst thing not having a shwoer tbh and camel spiders.

[VTR-Chris]

saxovtr2008 u cant call anyone ur still in trainin haha.. REDARSE

and joeboy.. take it u left as a private lol.. just "do as your told"

ive just done junior brecon... hardly a piece of piss and no "doing as your told"

bein a commander is a dif kettle of fish ;)

[hard_corejoeboy]

I've never only drank when my piss was yellow on tour as that would mean i was dehydrated. Went for a piss every 5 mins it felt like the amount of water we had to drink!

[MikeyW]

Ahh im talking about what the guys do in the program this thread is about. Worst thing not having a shwoer tbh and camel spiders.

Yeah water conservation is a killer. Wore the same pair of boxers for 6 weeks. They were a little ripe.

[hard_corejoeboy]

saxovtr2008 u cant call anyone ur still in trainin haha.. REDARSE

and joeboy.. take it u left as a private lol.. just "do as your told"

ive just done junior brecon... hardly a piece of piss and no "doing as your told"

bein a commander is a dif kettle of fish ;)

I left as a LCpl in Afghan i was doing the job of a section commander something i was awesome at and enjoyed more than anything!

You always 'do what your told' in the army! Well apart from the Queen who is the head honcho lol

[Mochachino]

I've never only drank when my piss was yellow on tour as that would mean i was dehydrated. Went for a piss every 5 mins it felt like the amount of water we had to drink!

Yeh thats what they said, they only drink when they're dehydrated!

[MikeyW]

saxovtr2008 u cant call anyone ur still in trainin haha.. REDARSE

and joeboy.. take it u left as a private lol.. just "do as your told"

ive just done junior brecon... hardly a piece of piss and no "doing as your told"

bein a commander is a dif kettle of fish ;)

Chris you still at Tidworth ? I'm in Bulford now

[mangojace]

I've seen LOADS of shit and i MEAN loads!

Im exactly 100% fine and unaffected by it all.

I cba to explain everything as i'll be here forever. I think after 5 years i know a bit more than a civvy lol

Speak to anyone in the army and ask what they do in England in barracks and you'll get that exact answer. Obviously i don't mean i sat and played xbox all day as that would be ridiculous but a good few hours? Well yes lol

Being back at the barracks in the uk and being on tour in afghan are two completeley different things. Soldiers dont go to afghan just to play xbox. You sure you have actually been to Afghan or was you just playing COD on xbox?

[matt_vtr_15a]

We're talking about back in barracks in the UK dude.

On ops/ex is a completely different story.

you was... but hardcorewhatshisname wasn't

he mentioned how easy it was on tour also...well it came across that way...

My mates love it at barracks etc but I was focussing mainly on tour when some of their closest mates came home injured or dead...

it definately didn't come across as an 'easy' job for them, some have lost girlfriends/friends etc because of their jobs fucking them up mentally from what they have experienced and can't re-adjust to civilian life..

[VTR-Chris]

Chris you still at Tidworth ? I'm in Bulford now

i am indeed mate

tidbiza aka shitworth lol

on leave at the minute though.. rest of battalion out on the plain on exercise :drink:

[VTR-Chris]

I left as a LCpl in Afghan i was doing the job of a section commander something i was awesome at and enjoyed more than anything!

You always 'do what your told' in the army! Well apart from the Queen who is the head honcho lol

haha well on juniors mate its not quite as easy as that!

[MikeyW]

i am indeed mate

tidbiza aka shitworth lol

on leave at the minute though.. rest of battalion out on the plain on exercise :drink:

Came back yesterday, almost died getting up this morning ha.
How'd juniors go ? Any idea when you'll be made up ?

[VTR-Chris]

also the hardest thing about afghan is the livin conditions!

its not all out fightin all day everyday like the telly perceives!

especially at night.. fook all happens


i was in iraq in summer 2007 and it was by far 100 x worse! constant fightin all day/night everytime u left the wire... and to top it off mortar and rocket attacks about 15 times a day

use to av bad flashbacks when i got back from iraq of mortared but not had any for a few yrs touch wood!

[VTR-Chris]

Came back yesterday, almost died getting up this morning ha.
How'd juniors go ? Any idea when you'll be made up ?

skill at arms is a bit of a headfuck like... i bingo'd a few lessons though haha :y:

tactics u get treated like a bit of a cunt but not all that it gets made out to be

fan dance is cheeky though

should get made up xmas

[Mochachino]

Yeh thats another thing, they could be on tour and just have contact once, depending where they are right?

[VTR-Chris]

you will deffo have more than one contact in 6/7 months lol

cant really say how many really.. depends on time of year and where u are really

can go quiet for ages then just suddenly kick off

mostly ied's anyway nowadays..

[matt_vtr_15a]

that's what I mean, I could handle a bit of action I'm quite sure with the necessary training etc.

But my mate was saying sometimes they where on patrol and he would be sat in the back of a patrol vehicle with a few other lads cramped up for hours and hours on end...

I couldn't hack that, no matter what training i had...

I picked up a mate on return from Afghan...

Words can not describe what he smelt like, you guys would be used to it I guess, but he left a stink in my car for a good few days!!

[VTR-Chris]

must of been a rat then mate lol

you have a few days in bastion before you fly home... plenty of showers etc there lol

i still managed to have a shower everyday even in my patrol base!

was with water from a well and a solar shower bag !

[matt_vtr_15a]

must of been a rat then mate lol

you have a few days in bastion before you fly home... plenty of showers etc there lol

i still managed to have a shower everyday even in my patrol base!

was with water from a well and a solar shower bag !

He showered as often as he could, he stll fuckin hummed though!!

He came home in all his gear though, not sure if that's normal...

[VTR-Chris]

yeah you fly there in uniform with helmet and body armour for when u land/take off in afghan

i flew to dubai on a civvy airliner then to bastion on a C17

then on RnR i flew on a shitty RAF tristar that was from the 60s lol straight from brize norton to kandahar which is a mental place lol..

[Mochachino]

Ahh so it is a new series!

Torrent here for the first episode:

http://torrentz.eu/849c5b51b4025db39667d304c98a6295052e810f

[hard_corejoeboy]

also the hardest thing about afghan is the livin conditions!

its not all out fightin all day everyday like the telly perceives!

especially at night.. fook all happens


i was in iraq in summer 2007 and it was by far 100 x worse! constant fightin all day/night everytime u left the wire... and to top it off mortar and rocket attacks about 15 times a day

use to av bad flashbacks when i got back from iraq of mortared but not had any for a few yrs touch wood!

Ive been mortared by the yanks more than the taliban lol

[Jay_]

Ahh so it is a new series!

Torrent here for the first episode:

http://torrentz.eu/849c5b51b4025db39667d304c98a6295052e810f

My mistake :homme:
Thought it was just a repeat of the last one!

[Mochachino]

My mistake :homme:
Thought it was just a repeat of the last one!

Yeh haha I just saw someones status on facebook saying 'return to death valley' so guessed it must be a new series!