How tough are British soldiers?

The world has changed and with it the enemies we come up against are no longer identifiable by uniforms and a code of honour. That makes the fighting much tougher and the strain on the individual within a unit almost unbearable. If British forces were not tough then the fighting units would not be as successful as they are. read more

There are some ridiculous answers on here. British soldiers are no more tough than anyone else. The only thing that perhaps gives that impression is the ‘no drama’ mindset. Showing emotion (good, bad or otherwise) is seen as a negative thing. read more

The soldiers trained in every possible condition up to 18 hours a day and when they graduated they were tough men. The sergeants got the equivalent training of Lieutenants in the US Army: the officers were required to bunk, eat and stay with their men and fight from the front. read more

A redcoat soldier in the British Army during the 18th century would have faced war in a number of theatres throughout the European continent, the Americas and the colonies of the British Empire; the Jacobite rising of 1745, the Seven Years' War between 1756–63, the American War of Independence between 1775–83, and the French Revolutionary Wars between 1792–1802. read more