Extreme Survival Military Survival 4 of 4

July 1st, 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 4 of 4”

  2. By joukebmw on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    ray talks seriously but alsow boring

  3. By Inszz on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    “Knowledge is the key to survival, the real beauty of that is that it doesn’t weigh anything.”

  4. By cphdotdk on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    Must be pretty stressful having Hunter Force on your ass for a few days, trying to hunt you down.
    Would love to try that.
    Great vid!
    Ray rocks!

  5. By crappymeal on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    lol at the sinister music

  6. By Fewsandpiper on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    @D0g63rt no shit thats why he said it

  7. By boazandjiacinth on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    @ChudFapper murder, is that like killing people, and arson, thats like burning things etc, gee, not in war?? really????

  8. By boazandjiacinth on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    @ChudFapper not in a theatre of war, and NO, please dont bother arguing about it, my Brother is in the SASR, Australias sas, man, it is not a conventional situation they are learning about, behind enemy lines, a lot of the rules of engagement are no longer applicable, and who is gonna “dob on you” ???? your enemy who ,if they are kind will kill you straight away, instead of torture you for info.. get real

  9. By Armando2012102 on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    @ChudFapper: According to you, IN AN ACTUAL WAR, a secret agent (spy, sniper, etc.) on a life-or-death mission to save his country, WILL NOT whack a nosy security guard or set a warehouse on fire, for fear of a court martial.
    Okaaay. If you want to live in La-La Land, that’s fine by me. BTW, I forgot to include CANNIBALISM in my list of extreme survival tools. I hope it doesn’t offend your delicate sensibility.

  10. By ChudFapper on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    @Armando2012102
    That’s horseshit. Murder and arson would get you court-martialed

  11. By mmmmmarcus on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    I noticed some of the soldiers were looking at Ray with skepticism. Those are the soldiers that die first.

  12. By bricardiff1969 on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    @00Avenger17 nice one

  13. By 00Avenger17 on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    i know something which would find them pretty dam quick… thermal imagining system? lol

  14. By 00Avenger17 on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    @bricardiff1969 me too =D

  15. By Armando2012102 on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    When in enemy territory, “classified techniques” means “gloves off’, meaning any and all means are justified: theft, hi-jacking, kidnap, arson, murdering civilians, etc. Hey, it ain’t personal, it’s called “war”.

  16. By cassiusclaynyc on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    1 week in the field and they’re complaining? SOFT.

  17. By ALAPINO on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    Why is that Canadian Forces Airman sulking @ 3:26… We live in Igloos and rough it in the bush daily. ;P

  18. By sepiasilence on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    @Thecoldwaterfall the raf is for “panseys”

  19. By reinder666 on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    Probably so yes:P. But knowing what beacon it is could perhaps make locating easier for potential enemy’s?

  20. By TheScorpion615 on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    im working on doing the same.

  21. By unclepeter99 on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    Surely for these people they want to be as uncomfortable as possible. Otherwise if they are in this situation for real they cannot say “I want to go home now” They can’t get Ray Mears to help them with the fire then!!

  22. By dreamthinker79 on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    I could be wrong, but couldn’t “secret procedures:, simply be, they turn on there beacon

  23. By Kalimata101 on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    For a grunt, this is a weekend off…

  24. By Thecoldwaterfall on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    Maybe these guys in the vid shouldnt be in the RAF lol panseys
    Ya I think the boy/girl scouts would show these guys and gals who the real adults were lol

  25. By target741 on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    @n1ck3o7
    ive pretty much taught myself everything scouts can.

    from what i heard from some friends scouts is pretty bad now.

  26. By n1ck3o7 on Jul 1, 2010 | Reply

    that looks like so much fun!!! i thin that the MOD should put “must have watched every ray mears video ever”, and “have been a scout” in the entry criteria for joining the RAF!!!

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