Royal engineers

[geomitch77]

Did 6 years, mostly in 28 Eng Reg, happy days.

[lostlaces]

good lads um going royal marines but brill lads

[useruser606]

THUMBS UP 4 AMERICA fuck ya!!!

[cristo976]

3 people are obviously in the taliban..

[sickcath93]

this is wat im training for

[1tealove]

I want to be in the Engineers.

[TheWattsie1]

I was 21 engineer regt 96/99 then 28 engineer regt 99/02 the best years of my life...we are we are we are we are the ROYAL ENGINEERS!!

[cottybeanz2010]

@TheWattsie1 my dad was in 21 reg staff cottrell. Im following his path start basic training for royal engineers in september.

[TheCelticmaori]

@cottybeanz2010 good luck mate, my dad was in the royal engineers but i'm plannin to join the QARANC.

[asters129]

Thats how we earn a living boys , Hurrah for the CRE! Not sure i would have mentioned the dropshorts in this action, more than likely they missed anyway. btw i always hated ramping and decking MGB why not show chin strapped sappers lifting top panels. much more heroic . . . . . . . . . . .

[GraaY94]

That's what I'm wanting to do

[eliteSam100]

@wayneellins I am currently in the royal engineers, as a Lt. Were you in afghan?

[RoyalEngineersUK]

UBIQUE !!

[philcoool]

Take a look on Philcoool plenty of old army boxing Royal engineers, i am Ex 59 videos.Join my group.Nechells group Birmingham plenty of pictures.I am Phillip Cameron the creater and i will add you.

[cplbaltzer1]

my grandfather was a conscript royal egineer posted to germany fo 3 years after the war because he took to much leave from the merchant navy when my dad was born

[denholm10]

i'm joinin next year

[Panjaquomi]

Real men walk away from explosions. 2:27

[pallyparkregi08]

i cant wait to go been waiting 2months now and its doing my tits in just waiting on selection en another fcking wait man 

[bobobano]

An Artsman and an Engineer once found a gallon can,

Said the Artsman, "Match me drink for drink as long as you can stand."

They drank three drinks, the Artsman fell, his face was turning green.

But the Engineer drank on and said; "It's only gasoline."

[Spraycando]

Cast Iron Brigade. UBIQUE.

[Mackemsley08]

Just done all my trainin in th re.. fokin mint good luck to all who are join the reg.. off to 26 Engineer Regt then afgan sept.. good times!!

[soldierside365]

got my BARB next thursday for R.E., cannot feckin wait!!

[MrWhitelight111]

Pizza anyone?

[tackleberry1974]

was RE during 1st Gulf war aged 18 good times!

[1mushroomhead1]

Lol i hate the MGB especially at night would be even worse over there good work boys

[spike227]

im in the royal engineers regular serving sapper lol and 20 is young enuff lads going through training 17-32

[srgkane]

yh im in north east sector army cadet force royal engineers its gd man

[srgkane]

im in the army cadet force royal engineers

[MrConnorStu]

They do a Royal Engineers in the ACF?

Im init to, Never knew this, or do you mean as in the Unit (E.G. im a Tanky)

[kinghulu]

i realy want to join im 20 am i too old to join the Royal engineers reg or would i have too join teri pls someone reply any way im off to the advise office friday morning and will no for sure then but would like to no sooner and i have 3 GNVQ in auto electics

[theking2shaeable]

your not to old look it up

[kinghulu]

@theking2shaeable yes i did do and all tests and interviews permitting i am in and i did look it up on army jobs site but it made no sence it said 16 to 17 reg and 17 to 36 reg and teri and for some reason it made no sence maybe i shuold have read everthing lol

[theking2shaeable]

lol yeah i was fooled myself, and good luck i hope to be joining the royal engineers too

[kinghulu]

ye good luck to you too mate

[1838george]

20's young its fine!!

[mattmicp]

@kinghulu im 23 mate and im about to finish my combat engineer course at gibraltar barracks in surrey, what i will say though is the engineers as a corp is very full might be limited to jobs on offer.

[kinghulu]

So dont you think i will get a place as a combat engineer

[shaqandlouis]

@kinghulu mate Combat Engineering is something that all engineers do, its a basic course they do, but after phrase 2 you can specialise into something I.E. Para Engineer.

[Allyness92]

you need a C in maths and a B english.

[adssm]

i thinking of going wlebeck sixth form n being enginer officor, but think i wana be in infantry instead

[wayneellins]

did 11 years in the engineer and loved it all

[robinson6119]

@wayneellins did you ever see combat in your service in the engineers

[kidfos]

@robinson6119 Just a bit.....................

[XxROBERTSONx]

@wayneellins hey i really wanna join the infantry to go frontline but i hate heights like on assalte courses and see if i was to join engineers will i need to do the assault courses aswell and go to frontline?

[Spraycando]

@XxROBERTSONx Shut yer mouth and get on with it you knob. Has anyone ever told you that you're a weak willed waste o time?

[XxROBERTSONx]

@Spraycando shut up eh im still doin it fuck i got my barb test in a few days

[tomf1234567]

@XxROBERTSONx Barb is easy, just do the book they give you and do few mock ones on the website, i have my pre selection coming up, good luck :)

[XxROBERTSONx]

@tomf1234567 thanks man yeah the barb was really easy i got a score of 67

[DipDop99]

@wayneellins

I have applied to be a Royal Engineer, and I want to maybe go on to be a Pilot. Do you know if I need any special grades to be accepted on the Pilot course?

[Tommyfungun]

@DipDop99 No you don't need any special grades, but to have served four years and to just pass the initial test to see if you are made out to be a pilot. But there is limited places and it is a very sought after position and competition is fierce. Good luck with your career and I wish you all the best for the future.

[horseIOW]

I built was one of the engineers that built this bridge :) it's fucked my back for ever though....not so nice. Any of you thinking of joining up, don't do it! Not worth risking your life for.....this is like the tamest thing I ever did in Afghan!! Op Chakush was far more extreme! Not good times!!!

[klsniper564]

you dont need any gcse's i recently joied the R.E , and my school grades are shit i got no GCSE's they help you get all the grades they want you to have in phase 1 and 2 training :)

[hurricane2oo5]

Bet your trade is driver. if you get good gades you can get good grades . i was surveyor for 6 years

[klsniper564]

ner , my trade is C3S & EOD

i got no gcse's at school because all i did was piss about , they tested me in phase 1 and i got level 2 english and mathmatics ,

[Mackemsley08]

you dnt need hight grades to be in the engineers.. i got a d in english and in the engineers 23 air assault..

[rikwatson200]

REME = Royal Engineers Minus Education hahah

[1V4Victory1]

REME= Royal Engineers Made Easy

[soldierside365]

I wanna join the sappers soon (im 16) but im half way through A levels and cant be arsed with them tbh. just wanna get out there as soon as possible and do something productive other than read and learn boring shit lol

[hotdogs4all]

Do yourself a favor, finish your (g)A(y) levels (:P). You've got your whole life to make a career in the armed forces / anything else you want, and you'll have a much better chance of getting a decent job afterwards anyway. Plus, if you get A levels you are more likely to be accepted for Officer training if you decide to join. Don't worry about it all being over by then, it won't be. You've already done have of the course, you might as well finish it.

[soldierside365]

funny u should comment on this day because i just got emails from my teachers DURING THE SUMMER FUCKING HOLIDAY about unfinished work.

Seriously, i really cant be fucked with it anymore. its more of a school issue, but its too late to go anywhere else now.

[hotdogs4all]

Oh fucking tell me about it lol, had exactly the same. I've just got my results at A level. Couldn't have come quicker. Don't get my wrong, I loved being there, just the lessons were pretty bollocks most of the time. I only went in the first place because I didn't want to start work sooner and wanted to stay with my friends :P I've got the results I need now to be a pilot in the RAF though, something I've wanted to do since ever. It all ties together at the end, just hand in there mate :)

[soldierside365]

thats just the thing though, i hate my school. if i could carry on a levels somewhere else i would, but i go back on thursday :(

already, ive had a phone call from my teachers about work i didnt hand in LAST YEAR. that really takes the piss. the year hasnt begun and im already getting harrassed..

ill hang in there, but i dont think for that long lol

[davidgbill]

If you go to Afghan as a Sapper in a field unit you will be embedded with the infantry. On tour there is little difference between Cdo or Para badged engineers.

[30740088]

stevethomo u don't need a degree for REME.i only have GCSEs & am goin in as a vehicle mechanic in 6days

[stevethomo]

i mean to join as an officer

[soldierside365]

apparently you dont either. i know the RSM of REME in Arborfield, and he says it obviously would help, but its not neccessary. ;)

[stevethomo]

according to the army website and my dad who has been in the army 25 years for REME you do but for Royal Engineers you dont

who cares any way

Royal

Engineers

Made

Easy

;)

[soldierside365]

ha fair enough but RSM also said that they will still teach you anyway ;)

btw

Royal

Engineers

Made

Easy

=

HA!!

[stevethomo]

oh right then

i know its great innit beacause my mate is joining up in RLC this year and my mates whoes dad is in REME always goes

Reme's

Last

Chance

so by this it goes

RE

REME

RLC

XD

[soldierside365]

HA!!

so true....

[blacklaster]

it would be funny if you had one of those radio athena's s poking ur nostrils lol

[GizzmoPlanet]

lmfao! your a fucking weirdo! / funny / wtf?

[LoyalUlster84]

UBIQUE

[woodchopper111]

fuck ur self u cunt! and if ur in UK get the fuck out, NOW

[elldella88]

who ever said engineers dont fight or get attacked believe me u do.. engineers are even goin out on patrols now because there arnt enough infantry men

[elldella88]

ud most prob be offered to go in as an officer finaxx

[infrared567]

Why is it all officers in the army sound the same?

[quarryMTB]

Ive just signed up as an Engineer, if all goes to plan i will have started training in september, and person below me, engineers have less than a 10% chance of having to fight, they only need to if the infantry soldiers are really in trouble.

[MaxPayne72]

You are a soldier first, engineer second. What if you are ambushed on a job?

[quarryMTB]

then you fight.

[MaxPayne72]

Exactly. I've heard lots of stories that if you join a certain trade that you won't see action. Take it as it comes I guess, because you never know.

[kevsuch]

Sappers are always first in and last out. So consequently they are well on the front line, so if a fire fight starts then you have to react accordingly. however if you go Airborne or Commando you are inbedded with the infantry. And basically do what they do but provide RE support when required rather than being En-masse so to speak.

[woodchopper111]

most trades dont see action. its all infantry, and those who are always exposed to the outdoor environments. including reme and re

[ferrit22]

could anybody tell me do the engineers fight the taliban at all ???soz im bit nieve but dont know much bout the army?????

[infrared567]

If it is needed, but essentialy no they do not, as someone mentioned earlier, if you are building a bridge and you are ambushed, then they have no choice but to fight. Remember, everyone in the Army are soldiers first and tradesman second

[davidhayden82]

was in the MGOB team in my old unit only achieved it in 8 mins 24 seconds not bad seing as the world record then was 8 min 19 secs

but then i trained as a tanky...revs buttons 1..2..3 26 metre bridge 5 mins done go on the armoured engineers

35 engineers 29 armd engr sqn

[stevethomo]

im hopefully joining after going uni and getting a Civ Eng degree

does anyone else think the

Lieutenant Colonel looks like gordon ramsey?

[Rovdyret89]

serius he looks just like him:D its pretty wierd to see a tv cook in afganistan as soldier:D ( you know waht i mean) :D

[stevethomo]

haha

yeah

i would love to see ramsey go there and et shot at

i would pay good money for that

what a tosser lol

[woodchopper111]

steve, u ave any idea what u can do after ur time as an officer? cos im thinking the same, mine is a bsc construcyion management

[stevethomo]

mate you can do loads

if you have an engineering degree

they can make you a fully qualified engineer

so like yeah construction management i think would come under that

[xoxfinaxox]

I want to join da army after ive done mi a levels and a degree in engineering

wat jobs wud i b offerd if all goes as planed

[stevethomo]

with an engineering degree you would probably be offered Royal Engineers or REME you dont need an engineering degree to get into RE but you do for REME im looking at doing a law degree then hopefully getting into RE lol all depends how many places there are mate

[packtim]

I'd probably try and get a GCSE in english first before attempting an engineering degree.

[xoxfinaxox]

i got an A in english literature and a B in English Language

i onli writ dis wai coz itz easir :b

[Aza912]

doin basic trainng in month then goin for royal engineers for phase 2

[kevsuch]

Theres no unit in the armies of the world like the RE. We stop the enemy moving and keep ours on the move. So anything and everything that that entails is down to the RE. Once a Sapper ALWAYS a Sapper. MGB.Bloody hard work BUT!!! the looks on French, American, German and Dutch soldiers faces watching one of the Field Troops i served with while we put an MGB in is brilliant. French Colonel said to my (then) CO Quote " where can i get a troop of British Sappers?"

[steiveboy]

good morning mr stevens and windy notchy night, hurrah for the CRE :D c3s comms

[jakeh118]

whats the best thing for someone to do in the royal engineers

[soldierside365]

We have the Royal Engineers take us for cadets (how laim considering everyone else commenting are actually sappers lol!) and we do all this sort of stuff so i know how hard all this actually is.

thanks a bunch for doing what you guys are doing. (and those who left :)

[jakeh118]

whats the best thing for someone to do in the royal engineers

[soldierside365]

in my experience, explosives training is the most fun, main reason being that not many people apart from R.E. and other military forces can say 'I've used Plastic Explosives!!' that was a lot of fun to do aswell.

that was most fun for me, but im sure there are plenty of other things that make you feel good. i.e. clearing a minefield, or bridging.

its all very rewarding :)

[Sharky756]

Go British troops! Kick some taliban arse and come home safe! going to basic for royal enginers at end of October can't wait man!

[markeyballs]

whats it like? Im going for basic around march time at bassingbourne :D

[Sharky756]

The basic isn't THAT bad but then again i'm quite lucky i've got pretty sound corporals and PTI, Some of them are right arseholes, But if it's what you want to do mate you#ll hack it!

[markeyballs]

I can't wait. Thanks for the reply and best of luck with your training.

[tigertank29]

do u guys no a guy called major wood hes a freind of mine and he realy inspired me to join im only 14 but cant wait to join the great royal engineers

[madwaa20]

follow the sapper

[piggletakadan]

Good morning Mr Stevens windy notchy night !

[royalengineerdiver]

I had the whole 5 bay bridge minus ramps/decking drop on my foot....the ETP to be precise, man was that painfull and split my boot and broke most of the bones in my left foot! It was an inter troop race for beers.......got me beers after coming back from hospital though :-)

[althursby]

fuck MGB, get the chunkies out the way and bring in the armoured gods - 3 mins

[truegooner14]

quality video cant wait to be doing this type of thing!!!

[stupidsquaddie]

we are we are we are we are the royal engineers

[northernmonkey59]

Does anyone remember the big black US Engineer who used to lift the bankseat beam on his own? I was pissed a lot in them days so I could have imagined it. Do they still have the Corps games?

[STOODUP1]

ROYAL ENGINEER FOR LIFE

[davidhayden82]

mgb team 35 engr regt back in the day whats the record nowadays sub 8 mins??????

[re840]

good bridge to build. but not in the heat and not when your opo is shit scared that he might fall in the gap thus breaking his ribs on the sway braces .i think our fallsrews said that it :was caracter building and fuckin get on with it before i drop ya u village:

[sscciippiioo]

Is this particular bridge standard issue of the RE? because we have exactly the same bridge in swiss engineer formation, we call it the "Feste Brücke 69", which means solid bridge.

Lt Brand, sapper platoon leader in the Swiss army

[davidhayden82]

MGB medium girder bridge (overbridge) the basic bridge you get taught in training phase 2 amongst a lot more have you ever been on the SRC do they still do it????

[dizzee367]

Sapper is a rank by the way.

[infrared567]

What is a Royal Engineer SAPPER?

[dizzee367]

A Sapper is basically the RE equivelant of a Private.

[infrared567]

what is RE?

[dizzee367]

Royal Engineers...

[infrared567]

ok so they basically watch out for the engineers when they are carrying out tasks.

[dizzee367]

No, When you first join the RE your a Sapper, After 3 years or so, You can be promoted to Lance Corporal, Then after another 3 years or so, You can be Promoted to Corporal and so on...

[dizzee367]

Sapper is a rank by the way if anyone is confused, Its the equivelant of a Private like I said earlier.

[infrared567]

ok i understand, but what are thire tsaks?

[dizzee367]

Every Royal Engineer is 3 things in one, A soldier, A combat engineer and a tradesman.

Soldier - Obvious what that is.

Combat Engineer - Building/Destroying bridges, Mine clearance, Clearing out routes and many other jobs, They're trained to use explosives.

Tradesman - Depending on what trade you pick, U can be an electrician, plumber, carpenter and many other trades. You could be in a warzone building houses, clearing mines, building a bridge etc, So a pretty exciting job.

[dizzee367]

Every Royal Engineer is 3 things in one, A soldier, A combat engineer and a tradesman.

Soldier - Obvious what that is.

Combat Engineer - Building/Destroying bridges, Mine clearance, Clearing out routes and many other jobs, They're trained to use explosives.

Tradesman - Depending on what trade you pick, U can be an electrician, plumber, carpenter and many other trades. You could be in a warzone building houses, clearing mines, building a bridge etc, So a pretty exciting job.

[davehhhhh]

the old bailey bridge,,cannae beat it

[betyerdid]

To all Royal Engineers. Keep up the good work fellas. And on behalf of me Dad: The Cast Iron Brigade never give in.

[yamabushi170]

Ah, the joys of Medium Girder Bridge!

[commiekid16]

Hmm, interesting.

[Plat1numKill3r]

My brother and his regiment or squad or something had to make a bridge at night near the taliban base to cross the water or something without alerting the taliban first time it had ever been done.

[Plat1numKill3r]

Rly good video man nice !