Extreme Survival Military Survival 3 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 3 of 4”

  2. By PaulUmbarger on Jun 29, 2010 | Reply

    DON’T TRY ANY OF THIS STUFF UNLESS YOU HAVE MORE TRAINING THAN WATCHING A TV SHOW! Some of those plants look a lot like other kinds than can kill you in hours.

  3. By TheWaggaBloke on Jun 29, 2010 | Reply

    so what if it’s magots??? cook’em or wipe them out the meat mostly is still ok smell it and see if you dont know how to tell if mears of start talkinf to your Butcher… or better still talk to a Meat inspector… at a abbatior…

  4. By crappymeal on Jun 29, 2010 | Reply

    1 blunt shit axe lol

  5. By boazandjiacinth on Jun 29, 2010 | Reply

    @daddad77 damn right, pyschological shock is actually addressed in most spec. ops. that i know of, even involving drugs some times, to deal with the first 8/12 hrs, the MOST crucial time in a situation like they are discussing

  6. By boazandjiacinth on Jun 29, 2010 | Reply

    @TheScorpion615 exactly, i think any repulsion would have evaporated by the time got uot of the chute, or realised that behind enemy lines means exactly that, this is training, not theatre of war, any detractors, i would like to see how you would go..

  7. By Dukeyboy on Jun 29, 2010 | Reply

    Done this exact course, and I can assure you, that look was weariness, not repulsion! lol Just shows what a powerful tool the editor’s razor can be!

  8. By TheSinginggod on Jun 29, 2010 | Reply

    @multigunlover i totally understand. when i think of special forces personel, i think of hard asses. not pussies who will die before they kill an animal to live. its really sad.

  9. By cassiusclaynyc on Jun 29, 2010 | Reply

    Excellent information here. Very impressed.

  10. By LeighAndrew on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    @Thecoldwaterfall hunting is not widespread in the UK so most people arnt used to doing this kinda thing as civilians, how do you think you would look if you did that kinda thing for the 1st time?

  11. By LOLDISNEYLAND on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    these people are friggin wimps!! I’m only 27 and I used to be in the Air Corps or air cadets, a kids air force basically. We caught a pidgin and ate it when we ran out of food during a bivouac exam that lasted a whole week. We didn’t wanna look like pussies by calling back to base camp, so we trapped a pidgin, killed it, placed it on the fire and then dared each other to eat a bit. The person that did the honors said it tasted really nice. So we all tried it. The next day we looked for more lol

  12. By LOLDISNEYLAND on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    hahaha the squirrel got hanged. Cute squirrel with its tasty goodness.

  13. By Thecoldwaterfall on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    Hell it is damn good meat!! These people are supposed to be tough… they are simply wimps…

  14. By TheScorpion615 on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    well most people cant deal with it because they have never been forced to deal with it.

  15. By gustaf2adolf on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    Think it´s the airforce. :P

  16. By Thecoldwaterfall on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    Cant belive military were making faces while the guy was cleaning the squarll thats kinda sad really.

  17. By 56REME on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    Gotcha.
    Tah Bri !.

  18. By bricardiff1969 on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    try the sas ventile smock.most army and surplus stores sell them hope this helps

  19. By 56REME on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    Being the Ministry of Defence ”Pattern’ [Type designation].Not to be confused with the camouflage DPM [Disruptive Pattern Material] jackets that the instructors and Ray Mears are wearing.

  20. By 56REME on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    @bricardiff1969
    Like i said…
    The GREEN,HOODED ones the students are wearing.

  21. By bricardiff1969 on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    brit army dpm,

  22. By 56REME on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    Can anyone tell me what pattern, the green hooded jackets the students are using ?.

  23. By multigunlover on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    @encudmore OMG someone understands!
    My point , i said the same thing when i saw the beggie food rashens for the first time

  24. By encudmore on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    If you get repulsed by the idea of gutting an animal or killing something, you probably shouldn’t be in the military.

  25. By josephgelb on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    Wow

  26. By m419s on Jun 30, 2010 | Reply

    ray mears is way too clever

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