RAF AFGHAN DIARIES: SPECIAL FEATURE: PATROL

SPECIAL FEATURE: Last week a 48-hour patrol took Paul to villages around the base that had never been visited by the current coalition forces. Long patrols in hostile territory are tough for the flight teams and the troops need to utilise many of the survival skills they've learnt in training.


The RAF has given Paul Goodfellow a handheld video and a small 'lipstick' camera to create his films; he has no previous experience as a cameraman. His videos are checked in Kandahar to ensure they don't include any sensitive data, then sent to London and posted online.

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[SACPGOODFELLOW]

The videos are not meant to reflect what other units such as the Para Regt.

I film for the RAF REGT and what we do, if people dont like it, dont watch it!

Goody

[Ipytown1]

think you'll your the moron!! you've just judged them on 5mins of video! i'm happy for my taxes to pay anyone willing to lay their life down for this country, just a shame they are also doing it to protect you.

[Stew131293]

What I don't get is how many sad fucks watch this just to complain and bitch about the RAF regiment, I mean if you done like it then don't watch it, it's as simple as that. Me on the otherhand liked the video and am hoping to join the regiment sometime this year, all because of these videos

[TheMortonnn]

@No3MadMax well Raf Regt are usualy in Kandahar and just to the left of that is the biiger and most dangerous spot Helmand so they are just inside helmand

[stefanmcfc]

dont judge the raf regt on this one mans experience there are other squadrons other than the one this guy is in.

[yamyambadboy]

God bless them the perimeter fence round Kaf is safe once again!! feckin crabs

[ElliottBrit]

he sounds quite surprised or unexpected that he had to do "real soldiering"

[goneindaed]

when i was in the army cadets in germany i went 48 hours slept under my basher, right through a storm.

[jimmybboi101]

So you basically just lied in your last comment?

[jimmybboi101]

lol probably cos you just a scabby fucker

[jimmybboi101]

The RAf reg also patrol the surrounding areas of the bases to scout out any threats.

[maccad2009]

not really, 48-hr exercise and i had a wash in my harbour area every time i had chance, inbetween cleaning my LSW, as i had to wash and re-apply camcream