Comments by "Jammy Dodger" (@JammyDodger45) on "The tactical art behind a British Army jungle river crossing" video.

  1. The number of Irish citizens in the British military is greater than the size of the entire Irish Defence Force ... so not all Mick's are afraid of crocodiles!
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  2. I think you'll find that there were more French fighting against Britain at Yorktown than there were Americans. If you needed to rely on the 🐸 it rather undermines you're point.
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  3.  @stephenoneill2844  - you're absolutely right, I wasn't being 100% literal it was more a dig at the crocodile statement! My bad. A handful of years ago I was in a Manpower position in the MoD and we had +/-1000 Irish born members of the British military, I don't suppose it's changed much in the intervening decade.
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  4.  @stephenoneill2844 - come for a look, many Corp/Regiments will sponsor visits. You'll find us very welcoming 😁
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  5. 🤔 I know for a fact that the US 82nd Airborne crossing of the river Waal during Operation Market Garden was held up whilst they waited for life jackets. Given that the assault was initially tried without them and lots of troops were lost as a result of that decision it doesn't seem so mad to use them in a peacetime training exercise. Every time I parachuted into or over water I wore a life preserver, by some of the logic on here I shouldn't have bothered!
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