Extreme Survival Military Survival 2 of 4

June 29th, 2010 | by admin |


Ray Mears tests his own courage as he takes part in the RAF’s three-week survival course in Cornwall. He joins a team of 20 jet pilots, navigators and helicopter crew as they learn to survive at sea and on land. RAF aircrew can find themselves in action almost anywhere in the world, flying over desert, sea, jungle, woodland or the Arctic. If they are shot down behind enemy lines, they have to be able to survive in every environment. “In a few seconds, a fighter pilot can be catapulted from their jet worth millions of pounds into a Stone Age situation where they’re surviving hand to mouth,” says Ray. From learning to survive on water, the course moves to Dartmoor where Ray spends a week living rough in shelters, learning how to trap squirrels and birds, light fires and cook what he catches. It’s wet and cold. When they go on the run for three days and nights, a hunter force is let loose to capture them. — Ray Mears (born 1964) is a British author and TV presenter on the subject of bushcraft and survival techniques. He grew up in Southern England, and started tracking foxes at a young age. It was his Judo teacher who gave him the idea to learn survival skills. He has been teaching survival skills since 1983, when he founded the “Woodlore” School of Wilderness Bushcraft. His Outdoor Survival Handbook was published in 1990, and his first TV appearance was in 1993 in the BBC2 series Tracks. His presentation style is often praised as authoritative but relaxed and friendly …

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  1. 25 Responses to “Extreme Survival Military Survival 2 of 4”

  2. By Millla75 on Jun 29, 2010 | Reply

    @jake4569 you are not allowed to fart in the wild you know and big scorpionmonsters will atack your dick and eat it if you dont but it in your mouth!!!!!!!!! BE AWARE

  3. By MirageScience on Jun 29, 2010 | Reply

    2nd only to air if not under extreme weather conditions

  4. By 666BLKdmn on Jun 29, 2010 | Reply

    in russia 9 of ten boys knows much more about surviving in a wild forest

  5. By boazandjiacinth on Jun 29, 2010 | Reply

    @shshshsht i was thinking the same thing, imagine being in the 10 man raft, and 4 of you need to drop the kids off, i reckon that could sink the morale of a spec. ops team…

  6. By shshshsht on Jun 29, 2010 | Reply

    The importance of being able to wipe your ass cant be under estimated……..

  7. By Armando2012102 on Jun 29, 2010 | Reply

    I wanna see a Ray Mears video on how to fight off wild animals such as bears, wolves, and jaguars.

  8. By maulex18 on Jun 29, 2010 | Reply

    have british soliders no knife ?

  9. By outdoorliberty on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    check out my channel!

  10. By HushemFlupskluk on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    lol extreem huttenbouwen ja

  11. By ohnoesftw1 on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    Just look at the mentality of the lad standing behind ray and the other guy at 4.23, drops what hes doing to see how its done, many people would just keep on doing it their way.

  12. By lasse88 on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    @DeathToISLAM666 really… he would pull of your whole arm by accident.

  13. By DUFFYXX on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    Hi overthere. Would you mind to give me some good brands or european dealers for a goretex bivy ? Many thx because quite hard to find good stuff cheaper around France

  14. By DeathToISLAM666 on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    i would love to shake Ray Mears hand

  15. By multigunlover on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    @m419s ray mears should learn to sync the audio with the video properly

  16. By m419s on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    ray mears shud teach the army

  17. By TheDiscoveryNetworks on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    i wanna learn how to survive in the wilderness with a knife,axe,flint and cooking items

  18. By shiitedude on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    what is kaibil..? i assume its a survival course run by the guatemalan military?

  19. By maxestuardo on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    heeey to survive in the wild with nothing you have to go to Guatemala and take kaibil, the best! makest rambo look like a pussy

  20. By TeamOrz on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    LOL

  21. By lettumz on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    animals will smell the urine and leave. I’ve used it in a battle with the neighbor’s cat. He doesn’t come around when I piss in the flowerbed.

  22. By pahwraith on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    It’s possible, but thats not how we evolved. We have always lived in small groups or tribes, so they shared the work and tasks.

  23. By AdamCursedUsFirst on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    Most animals want to come check it out when they smell urine, so “marking your territory” probably isn’t the best idea. Fire’s good though.

  24. By umairrrr on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    Me too, but it’s impossible with nothing. At the very least you need a knife. ANY other material would be incredibly helpful.

  25. By Aqualiteking on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    It’s much better to make a debris shelter thatn a A frame shelter. A debris shelter is better because it wouldn’t stand out as much, there is smaller air space so you don’t waste your body heat warming up your shelter and it easier to make so you don’t waste as many calories.

  26. By ts3mentalraver on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    the ration tin is filled up with salt water then heated over a fire the steam then travels down the tube in witch it condenses and fills the other tin up with pure water

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