MM Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 And what a guy :good: The old man type, yet he always told me he was a miltary diver. Just got out from his duaghter that he was SBS. She didnt even know what that meant, but that was her dads job. He did mention that his bosses didnt like them tesiting their own .243 rounds in work time. He had no reason to tell me anything, and i left their non the wiser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendersons Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 As a boy I was a marine cadet and we had a old colour sergeant as one of our instructors. He was a brilliant and inspirational guy and I still live by some of the rules that he taught us especially when it comes to self discipline. I knew him for years before I found out he was in the sbs and that was only because somebody else let it slip so I asked him. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted July 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 this guy was about 60 years old. we chatted about the trouble in the middle east, and his view was "dont fight the battle you cant win". What a real nice guy though. Could have chatted with him all night. He never mentioned once he was in the military. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nial Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 And what a guy :good: The old man type, yet he always told me he was a miltary diver. Just got out from his duaghter that he was SBS. She didnt even know what that meant, but that was her dads job. He did mention that his bosses didnt like them tesiting their own .243 rounds in work time. He had no reason to tell me anything, and i left their non the wiser. Two, within 4 minutes of each other! What are the odds on that?] Nial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 (edited) I know one quit well. Been round and seen all his souvenirs and photos. Ever seen the film ''We were soldiers'' staring Mel Gibson? he was out there when that event actually happened. Apparently the Col actually said ''I will be the first man to step foot on the battle field and I will be the last to leave'' and as in the film, he was true to his word All the SBS blokes fell about laughing when he said it The pictures are something else :blink: Edited July 17, 2011 by chrispti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper3 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 We were running a kayak fishing comp at poole harbour in aid of H4H this lad cam over and started talking, he then went off and came back with a bottle of Rum stamped with thier Badge for the raffle we had a feeling he was SBS ..really nice guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artschool Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 I know one quit well. Been round and seen all his souvenirs and photos. Ever seen the film ''We were soldiers'' staring Mel Gibson? he was out there when that event actually happened. Apparently the Col actually said ''I will be the first man to step foot on the battle field and I will be the last to leave'' and as in the film, he was true to his word All the SBS blokes fell about laughing when he said it The pictures are something else :blink: did he get to actually meet mr Gibson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 whats SBS ? :look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 did he get to actually meet mr Gibson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liamp79 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Special Boat Service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSPUK Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 (edited) Side by side !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Think you will find it's Special Boat Service. --- water borne SAS - Think they teach the Yanks how to do it for real. . Dave Damn Liamp you bet me to button Edited July 17, 2011 by DSPUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 (edited) We have now and then a SBS guy who stays with us, he is a friend of a mate who lives in Poole (home of the SBS). For his little 2 or 3 day break he goes for a run with a heavy pack, don't know how far but he is normaly gone 3 or 4 hours. Gets gets back has a shower and some lunch then goes off on his bike for the afternoon often to Lands End and back about 80 miles round trip and then a sea swim of a few miles. All before heading to the pub for a good few pints. I have never felt so safe as when on the beer with him His work is never mentioned, he may say he is away for the next few months so we will catch up when he gets back. He is a very nice quite guy. Edited July 17, 2011 by rimfire4969 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sodit Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 We have now and then a SBS guy who stays with us, he is a friend of a mate who lives in Poole (home of the SBS). For his little 2 or 3 break he goes for a run with a heavy pack, don't know how far but he is normaly gone 3 or 4 hours. Gets gets back has a shower and some lunch then goes off on his bike for the afternoon often to Lands End and back about 80 miles round trip and then a sea swim of a few miles. All before heading to the pub for a good few pints. I have never felt so safe as when on the beer with him His work is never mentioned, he may say he is away for the next few months so we will catch up when he gets back. He is a very nice quite guy. I was on submarines for a lot of my time in the navy and now and then we would carry SBS for excercises. Well you dont have a lot of fitness gear on a boat but we did have a excercise bike. Until one of the SBS guys came back aft and proceded to in about 15 minutes wipe out the friction pads to the extent they were smoking!! These guys are fit and in the whole fairly unassuming they have been there done it and have nothing to prove to the world. And as above great fun on a psisup. Sodit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 I have a mate who is an SBS Medic-what,s all the fuss about? :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 I spent a day with a guy that was ex SAS a while ago. He was interesting to say the least and was very open. All he said to us when we querstioned him was "there are things I've done that I'll never tell anyone about but most of the time we were just out there doing the same job as all the other guys". He was a really decent chap. One thing that did make me giggle though is when he told me I was being too hard on the Landy around the off road track. He showed me "how it should be done" and got stuck. I laughed so hard I was crying and luckily for me he took it ok! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 We had the SBS onboard ship when we were travelling down to the South Atlantic in 1982 and they were onboard us for a specific purpose. "We" were a type 42 destroyer and the Argentines had them as well (2, 3 or 4, can`t remember :blink: ) they were checking the physical layout of the ship and doing timed runs through her as they were going to canoe up to one and take it over and return to the fleet with it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They were always allowed to the front of the NAAFI queue, as they were visitors of course, nothing to do with being SBS. One guy was rooting around in the workshop when I was there and asked for some brass fobs to be made as he had found the tool that we use to lock the nuts on the RR gas turbines with. Basically it is a locking pair of pliers which spin the stainless steel wire and so lock the nuts so they don`t come undone. He wanted them to make garrottes with the ss wire and the weighted brass fobs were to swing round the neck of the unfortunate victim and provide a grip. Fortunately for the Argy Navy, they didn`t come out to play after the Belgrano incident. Genuinely nice guys...............unless you are the enemy of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted July 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 I have a mate who is an SBS Medic-what,s all the fuss about? :unsure: It was just nice to meet someone who has done the stuff for real. To have gone through the training and made it a job must be a great feeling. Me being me, i never put two and two together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northeastshooter Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 im acivi contractor and do alot of work for the military often down with sas and sbs and others we arnt aloud to known you'l never meet more helpful genuine people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 a good guy helps out picking up hear well he was at the head mans house last night he is ex-sas but you wouldent think it at all he was in africa and is in the book (unscathed) was one of the first crews in the far east, a we story he told us not to long back about two guys knicking stuff off the estate next door. their was two guys witha crow bar trying to get in to a old chicken house/pen that is just a mass of brambles and **** in a wood,when he was out walking the dogs. not takeing them by suprise he says "would you like a hand with that lads?" so they say "yeh ok" and give him the crow bar. he just looks at them and says so whats gonn happen now then? well one took off never to been seen again and the other (quite a big guy/fat ******) had a go at getting the bar off him bit of a mistake me thinks he got downed and told next time he fances trying that he best bring a better freind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrelsniffer Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 There just like you "Human" but military who have gone on that bit extra and passed the selection course which then badges them SBS or SAS or the new SRR "special reconnaisance regiment" Not all what you expect/imagine unless you cross them...otherwise keep them selves to themselves...but you do get a lot of what we call "Walts" waltermittys who say they are/have when they havent even been in the boys scouts. Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 I have a mate who is an SBS Medic-what,s all the fuss about? :unsure: No fuss, just talking of our experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy518 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 I was at work one evening and a Bloke assaults another in the street then runs. We catch him after a bit,(Difficult to outrun a Ford Focus and Merc Sprinter) and he puts up a fight and gets gassed. Finally cuffed , he lays there saying that he is SBS and complains about not being able to see and is claustrophobic. We extract the urine, after all how can you claim to be SBS and be claustrophobic? As far as I know wetsuits and Scuba gear are all fairly restrictive. We all think the geezers nothing but a Walt. Take him to custody centre where he maintains his SBS story. A quick call to Poole, and his story was actually confirmed!! However they did say that he was "A Throbber" and was trouble. Last I heard he got booted out the SBS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LikeitLARGE Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 (edited) Loaded plenty of there boats on hercs over the year very Gucci bit of kit. Cheers Edited July 17, 2011 by LikeitLARGE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berties Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 we often watch training exercises in swanage bay with under slung ribs and night jumps,you can always spot sbs in poole harbour as they can exceed the speed limit and always do,they can be the only small craft off shore in the winter months continuously practising coming along side drills for hours on end , a guy who worked for me a few years ago dad trained them,and when he left does marine security for for the stars,they all live very fast lifes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 There just like you "Human" but military who have gone on that bit extra and passed the selection course which then badges them SBS or SAS or the new SRR "special reconnaisance regiment" Not all what you expect/imagine unless you cross them...otherwise keep them selves to themselves...but you do get a lot of what we call "Walts" waltermittys who say they are/have when they havent even been in the boys scouts. Mick Agreed. The few special forces I've met are very unassuming, quite serious minded guys (but who know how to have a laugh) and are specialists in their field and are highly trained for specific jobs. None of the he-man Hollywood BS. They are often compact, not pumped (but very fit) blokes who are highly unlikely to brag about their 'exploits.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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