The Royal Gurkha Rifles is a rifle regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. Unlike other regiments in the British Army, RGR soldiers are recruited from Nepal, which is neither a dependent territory of the United Kingdom nor a member of the Commonwealth.
The Coldstream Guards is the oldest continuously serving regiment in the Army, with origins that date back to the English Civil War.
Today, the descendants of these first regiments - the 181st Infantry, the 182nd Infantry, the 101st Field Artillery, and the 101st Engineer Battalion of the Massachusetts Army National Guard – share the distinction of being the oldest units in the U.S. military.
Once a Grenadier, always a Grenadier. The Grenadier Guards is one of the oldest and most iconic regiments in the British Army. Whether they are fighting on the front line or guarding a Royal Palace, members of the Regiment are renowned for their determination, loyalty and grit.
The Gurkhas are a unique unit in the Army with a reputation of being amongst the finest and most feared soldiers in the world.
Our Role. The Royal Welsh is Wales' oldest and most decorated regiment. As the Army's most experienced armoured infantry unit, The Royal Welsh are a key part of the only warfighting division at continual operational readiness in the UK; ready to protect the UK and project its influence across the globe.
The one regiment, in all the Union Armies, which sustained the greatest loss in battle, during the American Civil War, was the Fifth New Hampshire Infantry. It lost 295 men, killed or mortally wounded in action, during its four years of service, from 1861 to 1865.
The Special Forces currently consist of the Special Air Service (SAS), Special Boat Service (SBS), Special Reconnaissance Regiment and 18 (UKSF) Signals Regiment.
The SAS recruits from across the United Kingdom's armed forces, though mainly from the army and principally from the Parachute Regiment.
The Parachute Regiment prides itself on having the toughest selection process in the British Army. Soldiers must complete an initial 28 week period of training designed to transforms raw recruits into elite soldiers trained to kill.
The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC) is a Canadian Army Primary Reserve Royal Canadian Armoured Corps regiment based in Toronto and Aurora. The regiment is part of 4th Canadian Division's 32 Canadian Brigade Group.
The Royal Navy is traditionally the oldest part of the British armed forces, founded during the reign of Henry VIII, and so is known as the 'Senior Service'.
This Scottish infantry regiment was raised in 1633, making it the oldest in British Army history. After 373 years of distinguished service, it was amalgamated into The Royal Regiment of Scotland in 2006.
The London Scottish was a reserve infantry regiment then a company of the British Army. In its final incarnation it was A (The London Scottish) Company, the London Regiment until, on 1 April 2022, soldiers in the company transferred to foot guards regiments and the company became G (Messines) Company, Scots Guards.
The Royal Lancers are an armoured cavalry regiment in 1 Armoured Infantry Brigade. Its famous skull and crossbones cap badge, referred to as The Motto, is one of the most recognisable in the British Army and represents its motto: 'Death or Glory'.
The Royal Marines have a well earned reputation for being among the best sniper units in the world. Royal Marine snipers may be found in the recce troops of 40, 42 and 45 Commando. Each recce troop includes a sniper section which fields 4-5 2-man sniper teams.
Billy is TV's most experienced, highest ranking and most decorated SAS leader and SAS instructor. He is Chief Instructor on Channel 4's hit show SAS: Who Dares Wins, alongside DS Rudy Reyes, Jason Fox and Chris Oliver.
Its members often do not tell anyone except close family that they are in it. The British Ministry of Defence (MOD) rarely speaks of the SAS and mission details are never released until much later. The badge of the organisation is a winged sword of Damocles. It shows the motto: Who Dares Wins.
Blind veteran Mike, now 103, is the last surviving founder member of the SAS. The BBC One drama – SAS Rogue Heroes – features the real-life character of Mike Sadler. As well as being the last surviving founder member of the Special Air Service (SAS), Mike is also a blind veteran and has received our support since 2017.
The Special Boat Service (SBS) is the special forces unit of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. The SBS can trace its origins back to the Second World War when the Army Special Boat Section was formed in 1940.
The US Army's Delta Force was modeled after the SAS, and the units share a close relationship.
Five members of the Royal Norfolks, the highest number of any British Army regiment during the Second World War, were awarded the Victoria Cross: David Auldjo Jamieson. John Niel Randle.
To gain a competitive advantage over near peer threats, the Army designated the Spartans to become the 15th Armored Brigade Combat Team. As the Army's most lethal and fit ABCT we will fight and destroy the America's adversaries with overwhelming combat power.