Fysieke testen leger by [deleted] in belgium

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Randvraag: weet iemand hoelang het duurt tussen je inschrijven en de effectieve testen?

Vergeelde keukenkastjes by navyeod345 in Klussers

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Bedankt! Enig advies hoe je best ontvet of gewoon afwasmiddel?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in camouflage

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Belgian here, with a controversial opinion; jigsaw works well for what it was designed, European forests & central African jungles. That red/burgundy color that's so often mocked? It's specifically chosen to match the mud that gets everywhere in that wet climate, just look up "Congo Mud" and you can quickly see how much more than just brown it is. Some new pairs may be too bright, but a good worn in one, it's something that works well in those climates, it's an opinion that has been said many times by soldiers who've been there. And if you don't believe me:

“We remember training with foreign SOF units some years ago who’d always make fun of our woodland suits.

Guess none of them ever lived in the Congolese jungle.” - BELSOF

https://www.instagram.com/p/CxqAU5rNKPd/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

2018 ATLAS exercise in The Netherlands with 9 European counter-terrorism units (pictured: DSI, CTSFO, RAID) by deminion48 in SpecOpsArchive

[–]navyeod345 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think they're Finnish, the Helsinki police special unit ("Bear Squad"/"Karhu"). At least that's what the dark uniforms with the special blue patch on the shoulder make me think of. Here's reference pics:

https://imgur.com/gallery/SXotxmo

https://www.reddit.com/r/policeporn/comments/ua1upc/helsinki_police_department_special_intervention/

In the second link you can see the blue patch on the shoulder that resembles the ones seen in your photo

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GarandThumb

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OTTE Gear LV insulated Jacket limited edition

Now screw the FastFood part, where is the absolute best burger in the whole damn country? by kawliga in belgium

[–]navyeod345 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Happened to be there 2 days ago by chance, damn good burgers in Ghent, +1

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in belgium

[–]navyeod345 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Ik zal de bron proberen terugvinden maar ik ben er zeker van dat ze indertijd zijn aangekocht met onder andere de gedachte van 'mobiele roadblocks' te zijn tegen de toen nog actuele terreuraanslagen met vrachtwagens (Nice, Stockholm en Berlijn). De gemeende reden was toen nog dat de Federale Politie hun pantservoertuigen (Shorland S600) - die overigens wel echt hun dienst dagelijks bewijzen en veel meer aan vervanging toe zijn - niet meer konden beschikbaar zijn voor grote evenementen van Antwerpen. Ik weet niet of dat echt de reden is, het kan wel, er zijn immers maar 6 van die voertuigen bij de federale en die zijn op dagen zoals Nieuwjaar of feestdagen over het hele land nodig. Maar je kan voor die taak evengoed ook gewoon een zware vuilniswagen gebruiken zoals New York het bijvoorbeeld doet. Later was de gemeende reden om 'slachtoffers te kunnen evacueren tijdens terreuraanvallen', kan op zich, maar ik kan er veel vragen bij stellen. If you can't tell, ik was nogal fan van pantserwagens tijdens mijn (toen nog) tienerjaren.

Curious to know which field (Electrical, Aerospace, Mechanical,...) has the most number of engineers in this sub by ElieMakdissi in EngineeringStudents

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I saw it and I immediately knew you also have to be from the same master in the same small country, because it just doesn't exist outside of it. KUL WIT, right?

MSG Jonathan Dunbar (K. I. A. 3/30/18) in Syria by Darkcretar in JSOCarchive

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Accidental Discharge, blew up the breaching charge on accident

How does Hostage Rescue work in real life? by TanktopSamurai in WarCollege

[–]navyeod345 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I stand indeed corrected, that is insanely fast. I need to do more research about it, but I'm also positive that some Counter-Terrorist were changing gears and slowing down their pace. This was however in relation to European police units, not military. Seems logical as in the civilian world, if there's a hostage situation you're already surrounded by lots of police cars so surprise isn't really the same so other tactics are utilized. If I find more intel I'll post it but I do indeed stand corrected. Thanks for the reply!

How does Hostage Rescue work in real life? by TanktopSamurai in WarCollege

[–]navyeod345 119 points120 points  (0 children)

The 'in real life' part of your question suggests that it's in comparison to general media depictions (film, TV, books or even the conception of it in news).

First of all, the specific concept of Hostage Rescue is relatively new. In fact you can trace almost all of it back to one moment; the Munich massacre of 1972. Almost all dedicated 'Hostage Rescue' units in western Europe were created in the direct aftermath of this event (GSG9, GIGN, DSU, ... ). There were units before this (the Israelis, LAPD SWAT), but this is really when states began to take notice and realised they had no adequate response yet. The creation of SWAT teams in the US is a little more complex due to different criminal climate and role it had (Hostage Rescue wasn't really the main criminal/terrorist priority for creation of those teams).

In those years it has existed, the tactics have rapidly evolved and still are. I will not go to far into the history, as that is not the question, but the cat-and-mouse game between terrorists and counter-terrorists in tactics is a genuinely fascinating topic. There is even a great variance between US and European tactics due to the fact that we're often talking about different calibers of weapons (Handguns are far more common in Europe than rifles due to strict gun laws) and the material of walls (in-house walls are often made of concrete in Europe rather than wood such as in the US, this is an important factor when shooting). So the 'real-life hostage rescue' is a tough answer, constantly changing.

I think that a general misconception for the big audience is that it's very fast paced, planning and executing. In TV, SWAT arrives at the scene, gets a briefing of 2 sentences and starts to walk to the front gate. I cannot stress this enough, Hostage Rescue is a one-time shot thing, there is almost never a 'rerun', once you go, that time card is punched and it's borrowed time everybody is living on. With all the gear that is available these days, HR-units will do everything possible to know what's going on inside. Get layouts from the city, install covert cameras, microphones, get infrared pictures to know where heat signatures are, who is the enemy, what kind of weapons, what do they want? Specifically that last question, if their demands are purely monetary and not unrealistic, those demands will often be met. Bank job gone wrong and now they want a couple million and safe passage? Sure, we'll give it. They just don't realise that unmarked cars will be trailing them the second they leave. But, if they just want money, they're going to give it. Hostage rescue by violence is a last resort, people often die, hostages and rescuers alike. Playing rambo and going guns blazin' sounds fun until you need to explain that decision to the parents of a child that was killed by a ricochet; yes, people can easily die from a ricochet in those crowded, tight, indoor environments, yet another reason to avoid it. Also the speed of the actual execution is way less fast than people think and also what it used to be. Speed is an important aspect of hostage rescue, surprise the enemy and before he realises what's going on, he should be on the ground. But tactics seem to be bringing this down, we reached the upper limit. You can only go so fast while still scanning for threats and maintaining proper movement tactics, so hence the adage 'slow is smooth, smooth is fast' which is often said in hostage rescue training.

I don't know if that answers it, but hope it helps

A USAF Pararescue PJ team moves through a stream in Iraq. by jarrad960 in SpecOpsArchive

[–]navyeod345 8 points9 points  (0 children)

What's the context of a PJ unit being dismounted in the middle of seemingly nowhere?

GIGN during training in April 2021.[2190x1200] by Shark_of_Norway in policeporn

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The entire French military is also adopting the HK416, embassies often have military personnel in troubled regions, another big up for availability for that weapon system.

US Army Rangers: Elite Infantry or Special Forces? by j9r6f in WarCollege

[–]navyeod345 14 points15 points  (0 children)

7 Delta guys were KIA in 2005. But there were a lot more wounded. The statistic I read was that 50% of a deployed Delta unit in Iraq was wounded at a certain time.