and many of the conscripts like mine. that's all. you see you're one of us now. dress right. dress right attention. and hand combat maneuvers on my count by division. one. three. for my new regiment another receive heavily focused on combat training and every day we're out on the square learning or on fighting drills at the moment we work individually but it won't be too long before we're facing off against each other. it's the elite. station

a real man has to be ahead of everyone to be the best or the one i think that the paratroopers of the greatest. just like him to love everyone is assigned various responsibilities each day i'm back on going to see although this time i'm at the front of the base rather than in the barracks. was because you god for the control points reason for your visit returning to base your documents. security is paramount every vehicle that drives up has to be thoroughly checked even our own trucks nobody takes any chances here it's only us we've looked into every nook and cranny that they're allowed on the base. i'm not sure whether it's the benefit of experience but everyone seems more confident here and it's a good thing because a live fire exercises are about to be ramped up it's

a tough job for the man in charge. and sometimes i get tired of ordering people it happens from time to time the guys don't obey me but i was given the task of commanding the company and i have to do it well so in any case i'll remember this time with a smile it was tough sometimes but everything will be fine i'm sure we'll do our military duty. today the war games really got started we were assaulting the hill with full armor support. with a good machine gun it goes first second is private brown private brown after him the squad leader your next and you bring up the rear beside the vehicle but everyone mind your distance to look around to check your comrades and remember you're using live ammunition so you. life depends on following the safety

procedures for the land you have to come back safe and sound up any questions no sir. i was crouched in the bottom of the boiling hot tank there's barely room to breathe let alone move. and then just like that you're out running. all six months called spread out and headed to our places. we were moving in a race of. crouch and fall but you've got to make sure the right person is in your sights stop.

these i mean right in front of you and you got too close to each other to shoot when you're behind someone number one goal. heading downhill it's a nightmare just staying on your feet. when the tank in the grenade launcher open up alongside you it does tend to push you forward. by the time we hit the boat some my legs were in agony so i tumbled into my foxhole i don't think i could have taken another step. we get around each day to ourselves and at least there's a t.v. room where we can chill out most of the time i just use it to recover or to write to you of course but there's always someone new to chat with. stupid what was the hardest moment for you is this here in the army. probably all the for. training

apart from some drills like marching drills jumping isn't easy either. for the army have you decided what you want to do yet no i'm studying at university and want to find a good job and be the best in my field of logistics if possible i'd like to stay in the army as a contractor because they pay well now and allow you to do external studies. life in the dormitory is like being in a five star hotel you sleep so much better when you only have to deal with two other people snoring. and good are you going to special. i'm going to need all the energy i can get. we've been building up to. most of the time we're working on shadow boxing and invasive maneuvers.

with a straight. attention to get ready. to pick up. scrapping. because eventually you're going to have to put on the gloves and the headgear and try not the hell out of each other. i've got. to. defend defend. just missed my last to see about twenty years ago i'm going to have to remember.

in the mean time i was taking on one of the mountain regiments toughest challenges . the whole thing is a hellish. jumping. and shooting with no chance of a break. the idea is to train you to overcome extreme conditions whether you're walking along ledges. james move mud or the ways are gone. faster than leaping down canyons you want your friends by can clear out any oncoming enemies. of this paratroopers obstacle course must be crossed by a division as a whole it means that the success of the filling tasks doesn't depend on

a single soldier but on cooperation between soldiers of this division. cover h.r. until it comes. with a shot but each soldier publishes the skills he had acquired before coming here from their own units so we improve what they had already learned before. you can see soldiers manage this obstacle course well. does the divisions work and coordination is. if the kids. move. it's things like this that make you realize just how fit

a paratrooper needs to be go to the club you will have nothing left to give. you a look you're grabbing at wrong. take it like that there's a hole if you see your fingers like that push closer to the rock feel it lie on. your right leg there. stand up and straighten it and you know the council c'mon come on try harder to the end. the blue hold come on. discuss. it's too hot. i can't have no more strength so. more almost a goal of course ends here with this climbing wall if you fail to do your task here you let the whole group down his life and his life depend on you you must cooperate

if one of you fails it means all of you fail. right use your head you have to think right now is the time when you think hire fire. go there e r. keep going excellent. that's it was. great. grab the load to come on. that is one for a little for one here there's always someone there to help you get through. there's not much left. to come on come on do it yourself. come on well done stuff. well done. let's just go joyously.

but you've got a satisfactory result i'm pleased with here the task is complete you've done well i've got nothing to say excellent well. give me five you want me up as a ship is vital in the army we try to build a good team spirit make a friendly atmosphere help you today tomorrow you help me and if you couldn't get through the fence today and you got stuck i helped tomorrow i could fail to when god forbid injured myself and you'll help me that's what's important to be army friendship and a close knit team in situations like this real team spirit reveals itself you can see straight away who's your friend who's not.

training in the really prepare you for an actual fight. true to the bigger they are the heart of. the headgear ok and i grab again you know here's to the growing. best nothing will if anything happens. break off immediately. begin. james miley right. and nobody. nobody. you would know reading.

i'm talking about obviously about edward snowden and you know that some americans believe he is a hero i'll just believe he is a criminal why do you stand i believe he's a hero i'm i believe he's coming directly from his heart that he feels some goodness that he wants to be truthful to the american people that he believes in and loves his country america so strong with and i wish that somebody five in the same situation i hope that i have the courage to do the same thing. it looked. like you know that you know the price is the only industry specifically mention in the constitution and. that's because a free and open press is critical to our democracy correct albums. in fact the single biggest threat facing our nation today is the corporate takeover of

our government and i was proud to stand a girl we've been hijacked like handful of trans national corporations that will profit by destroying what our founding fathers one. i'm tom are in on this show we reveal the big picture of what's actually going on in the world we go beyond identifying the problem trucks rational debate and a real discussion critical issues facing up to five ever go ready to join the movement then walk a little bit right. now on james. foster. the.

people. but. not so look at a soldier who has never faults never met his enemy face to face or never felt the strength of his enemy is not ready psychologically or physically to fight but that is why the most important and the only possible way to overcome those fears is to practice and to spark. one thing you do in the paratroopers though is persistence if you get knocked down you go to get back up again. everybody oh i don't i don't want.

to go but stop. you. there you go. this is well done. that was a good lesson while you're ok. motoko feel a bit sick of course. of course time to combat is a last resort ideally heavy artillery should make sure the enemy never gets that close. in on time drills where patrolling the hills almost every day. bloody on salt is a double edged sword you spread the intense heat from inside but you have to hang on for dear life you managed to inhale some air among the clouds of dust but tanks and their stories sleep temperamental and maintaining them is a full time job. on

the chart first we all have girlfriends we call them and feel happy and each then in three or four sometimes even five months it's like what's wrong with i've broken up with my girlfriend why she cheated on me how do you know my friends told me it happened to me too everything seemed to be fine and i colts on her cell phone was off. anyway she's not the only one. apparently the army gives you women trouble. don't forget it's not too long to learn coming home. we've been moved into a field camp so sadly my days of comfortable living are over there are about thirty of a searing a tent and most of our chores involved digging out the ground for the new ones to be put up i'm spending a lot of time with my tank persued apparently they've got something special in

store for me i'm not sure whether to be a warrior or not. james now we're going to drive a tank of your. courage and resolve that brace yourself you've got ready ready. to get into position here to. head forward and tuck your gun and. lead in the right direction of the tank. keep your elbows close the closer you keep them below you'll be ready. let's go.

congratulations your training has been a success. there were you done it. and the more you train your soldiers the more you learn about that was. see what they can do and how they can do it you become confident in them and of yourself as well. if anything were to happen you'll shore up the bus and they'll do everything well. there's but the unit is capable of performing any time because of this training. the enemy has been identified most of the group is going to lie in ambush with the objective of capturing one of the captains offices or sergeants one chapter of the group. on this side so there's a clear yes. understood team. get

into position private brown smoke will signal the attack you take the left flank i'll take the right. i just get used to having the tanks on my side now we have to learn how to ambush one.

of the ridge across the. fifteen vehicles. they haven't taught us interrogation techniques yet i think that must be an advanced cool. one of the regular favorites here is but we eat with a chunk of can beef. but it's calories and we all empty almes tents. despite the fact that we're living in a muddy fields we still have to keep ourselves clean and tidy and there are a few tricks of been able to pick up. ok how do you feel all together which i mean at the beginning was essential initially we didn't understand each other at all of course because we were all from different cultures with different approaches to life but first there were conflicts but in two or three weeks we got

used to each other and became friends. everything's been fine since you learned to get on with people who are it's essential here. like your tunic is almost ready we only have to dry it when it's dry it'll look fine with just stamp it a bit more here so that it won't rip. off nights out lights out out lights. tomorrow i get a chance of redemption. all the training. all the pain i'm about to find out if it's been worth it. one thing's for sure it's going to be terrifying. a couple of weeks ago if you told me i'd be sitting on the tarmac waiting to jump out of an airplane loft. my last training session on the

practice tower was a disaster i couldn't go through with it. that was only forty metres i'm about to try it on. jumping from an illusion is worse than from an answer of some of us where the answer now fits like jumping off a stool you just drop nothing to be afraid of but here a strong gust catches you and it's just amazing you think you're ready. for let's see hope so. we're waiting for what seems like hours eventually we get the all clear good weather's to you on the horizon perfect jumping conditions. there's no backing out this time. i'm going to have people in front of me i'm behind if i don't go no one else can it's not an option.

the equipment checked one last time and we're ready to fly. everyone's handling it in a different way. there are guys here who jump three or four times and this has never done it before. on trying to think about anything roll them what's about to happen as the plane takes off. i hope i'm in for a soft landing. first the tank goes out the back and then it's off. this is what makes the bit of a unique. guy say it's better when you can see the ground. help the right.

the moment you realize your shoes are actually open must be the great speed in the world. blissful relief. with the wind direction. it's easy to lose your concentration but you still have to think about landing the wrong position could mean a broken leg or worse. take the harness off. and actually made it for that brief moment i felt like a power trip. well

probably brown now your more than just a parachute jumper you're a real paratrooper thank you very much congratulations now into position for the initiation into position for the initiation. let's do it. three. to four hundred one five hundred two five hundred three pool five hundred four father and five can't be. nobody but us. way of life and no task is impossible we can make it all happen. we doesn't matter what kind of situation it is. we have to be there first and fulfill the task to make our government proud of

us and this is our motto for life it's how we live. look. right often don't forget to take a. break my hand. i can see why everyone says they're different men off to the army it's some sacrifice these young soldiers have to make for me it was exhilarating agonizing heartbreaking and amazing but i won't lie i'm relieved i'm coming home. salo song. titles little rights.

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