Nice catch mate!! Now NDTV have made 2 documentaries on the Garuds and 1 on PARA (SF) next is MARCOs (we can only hope!).
@boris hey man! Great to hear from you on DFI! Yes I agree MARCOs are only going to let you see a operational demo not much more ie you won't get the same kind of access as seen here with the Garuds, you wouldn't be able to see operators without their identities obscured. It is also true that all the Indian SOFs have yet to reveal their selection or training process in an in-depth manner that we have seen with the SAS, US SF (SEALS/Green Berets). We have heard the selection criteria is x amount of this and y amount of that but have not seen the details and ins and outs of it ie with the SEALS there is the iconic "hell week" that has been covered intensively just like with the SAS there is a gruelling multi-day trek over the Welsh highlands. The Indian SOFs are very secretive when they want to be and even when we see shows like NDTV's one on the PARA (SF) we are only shown a very brief and superficial glance at their world, when you actually think about it we learn very little about their training or tactics, same goes for the Garuds.
That's not the point. There is a difference between covering faces and protecting identities. The MARCOs may not cover their faces in certain demos but does that mean their identities are comprimsed? Not at all. Doing a demo to some bystanders in front of a local tv crew is hardly a threat to their endevour to protect their identities- just because you see someone's face doesn't mean you know who they are. You can bet that the MARCOs will never wear their name tags unless on base. Why do you think during 26/11 the MARCOs operators covered their faces? Or during the PR event which saw them take down an oil rig in 2010 they covered their faces? It is about threat perceptions in these cases the audience was much larger than this local event and hence the chances of their identities being compromised was much higher. From this grainy vid do you think the MARCOs operators are comprimised?I would say that their ultra secretive approach has gone away.
We have many pics of MARCOs operators in the public without covered faces. They even trained infront of a crowd of bystanders together with some PARA SFs, so I wouldnt say that we wont be able to see a NDTV coverage of them. Anyways keep your fingers crossed
Here the video;
Agreed, the helmets they are wearing in the vid are only useful in protecting against head injuruies, they provide 0 protection from projectiles or bullets and the ones they are currently using look pretty bulky. I belive the Garuds also use the "BMX helmets" as used by Delta force in Black Hawk Down but again these offer 0 ballisitc protection.
Agreed, the helmets they are wearing in the vid are only useful in protecting against head injuruies, they provide 0 protection from projectiles or bullets and the ones they are currently using look pretty bulky. I belive the Garuds also use the "BMX helmets" as used by Delta force in Black Hawk Down but again these offer 0 ballisitc protection.
I wouldn't mind seeing these on their heads:
A Sikh in the Indian military???!!! What next an Indian cricket fan?!!
Joke mate! Just thought it was a humerus comment by @Shaitan . I mean Sikhs aren't exactly rare in the Indian military, are they?
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