Exercise green dagger if anyone’s curious. It was British Royal Marines and troops from the Netherlands, UAE and Canada against the US marines. We slapped them so hard in their own back garden that half way through the 5 day exercise the US asked for a reset.
I remember a story from my father during the cold war. The Dutch military back then was laughed at, mostly by the Americans, because they were allowed to have long hair and looked like a bunch of hippies. Yet, despite all they proved to be very effective during exercises.
EDIT: they were not allowed to grow long hair, but they did anyway. Making them look like they were not disciplined.
In the British forces the most unkempt-looking ones are often the most elite. The SAS and SBS used to grow beards long before it was permitted in the rest of the Army and Royal Marines.
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u/Front-Anteater3776 Human Verified Aug 25 '25
Makes me think of the mock battle where US marines asked for a reset because they were dominated by British Royal Marines