Bear Grylls injured

[saddle_tramp]

Raise £X thousand for charity and gain a military rank, very dubious... so why haven't we got a General Richard Branson ?

I believe bransons quite content with his knighthood

Im out of here too, til next time lol

 

[xylaria]

When my kids go out and about, and do the stupid and a bit dangerous stuff that kids do, like rolling down the highest dune in europe, or cycling down stream (?). The one who is not been stupid calls the offender Bear Grylls. It beats getting het up about him if he just enters common usage as a term for moronic showing off. Like gary glitter being rhyming slang.

 

[HillBill]

Curiouser and curiouser... his wiki entry states:

'Grylls first entered the record books in 1997 by being the youngest Briton to summit Ama Dablam in the Himalayas'

but earlier states:

'His military service ended in 1997 due to a parachuting accident he suffered the previous year ... Grylls spent the next 18 months in rehabilitation at Headley Court'

That must mean that:

a. The wiki entries may not be correct with the dates.

or

b. His rehabilitation included an ascent of Ama Dablam?!!!

Or he injured himself in early 96 by late 97 his his rehabilitation had ended and he went and climbed. Maybe just badly worded?

 

[He' s left the building]

It says he was injured late '96.

There are lots that don't add up about his military 'pedigree' and the nature and extent of his parachuting injury, I don't dispute that he was a member of the TA's 21st Regiment, nor that he sustained injury, but I think it has all been greatly embellished.

This opinion is based on my own limited knowledge of how long it takes to gain certain qualifications and skills and recover from serious injury; and I find it very hard (impossible) to believe that he did all that in two years reserve service all before the age of twenty-two?

This has been queried before by serving squaddies and no doubt is still the subject of many 'heated discussions' in various Squadron/Mess bars up and down the country!

 

[saddle_tramp]

looks good on your CV tho dont it I wonder how many young 2nd lieutenants in the royal marines are thinking about long military careers? or just thinking about a quick adventure, and something to put on thier CV between oxford and a career in the city?

 

[merecat79]

http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/manvswild/blog/blog.html

this is bears accident blog

 

[merecat79]

Bear was voted in the Top 100 sexiest men alive - http://www.beargrylls.com/press/People Sexiest Man Alive Issue - Bear Grylls - 12-1-08.pdf

 

[firecrest]

Yes but the list is a load of pap - its got gordon ramsay on it - a man who if he wasnt a chef and on tv, nobody would look at twice, he has a face like he has been growing his carrots in chernobyl.
Besides nobody asked my opinion so that automatically invalidates it.

On saying that, I do admit, Bear is teh sexy.

 

[MartinK9]

http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/manvswild/blog/blog.html

this is bears accident blog

I did mine like that playing Rugby - hurt like B%$&*ry

 

[Armleywhite]

I dont know nothing about reserve/TA but i would have assumed that they utilize civilian skills, rather than train specialist roles from scratch. . . but i would also imagine that the time comittments in 21/23 SAS are somewhat greater than conventional TA units

TA special forces are trained EXACTLY the same as regular forces. The only difference is that Regulars specialise, TA don't.

 

[He' s left the building]

TA don't specialise??? But Bear was a specialist Survival Instructor and Medic???! He wouldn't have been fibbing about that would he???!

 

[Wayland]

When I was in the TA I was called a radio specialist.

That meant I'd taken a course that lasted a whole two days.

 

[firecrest]

well those of us who went to the midlands meet for 2 days must be experts and specialists in marine camping now!

 

[Armleywhite]

By special forces specialist i'm talking about such things as anti terror, siege scenario etc, not medical, fire drill and the like. TA Special forces are the sort that take gun positions when no one else can, or are dropped many miles behind enemy line to recon etc. The ones in the sort of scenario to Bravo two zero mission.

Edit to add that a lot of the present regualr special forces are recruited from the TA arm of said forces. Chris Ryan being one!

 

[Armleywhite]

TA don't specialise??? But Bear was a specialist Survival Instructor and Medic???! He wouldn't have been fibbing about that would he???!

Oh to be the pedant!! See my last post.

 

[Nagual]

As far as I recall the T.A. do receive the same training, however they do not receive the same amount of training. Regulars have the luxury of not having anything better to do.. thus the army, to keep them from being bored to tears all the time, makes them do silly things like run about in woods and play with tanks etc. T.A. by their very nature have much less time to spare. Of course there are a few T.A. members who contribute a lot more time, but those who can donate several months full time to train, much less participate are few and far between.


Nag.

 

[wicca]

"Run about in the woods and play with tanks and things"..
Excellent, made my day... Nag, the RSM wants a word with you...:yikes:

 

[Humpback]

well those of us who went to the midlands meet for 2 days must be experts and specialists in marine camping now!

Yes, but you didn't crawl inside the pig did you?

 

[hammock monkey]

(sings)
"the shoulder bone's connected to the...er...fresh air"
"oh hear the word of the lord!"

get well soon mr grylls

 

[Carcajou Garou]

Bear has done a lot to promote.... Search and Rescue units.....we have already to many emulating his techniques and getting themselves in trouble... tying up valuable time and assets for people in need.

Too bad he is hurt, maybe started to believe his own hype

I wish him a speedy and complete recovery.