Which Country Has The Best Trained Military Forces In The World?

Devil Dog '73

As an entire armed force, the U.S., hands down, partially for the sheer amount of resources. We spend more money on training than any other country, and have more trained personnel than any other country. Possible exception to this is the Chinese Army, but that's simply conjecture, because we have practically no hard intel in that area.

Staying in the realm of regular forces, the U.S. Marine Corps is high on the list, probably top three, but I'd have to give the top spot to the Israeli Army.

In the area of special forces, that's not a question that can really be answered, because all special forces have their own special tasks. In their area of expertise (naval based operations & demolitions), SEALs are supreme. Anywhere it's cold & wet, the SEALs will have the upper hand. But in a desert environment, their training is not as elite. So, the answer really depends on the arena of operations.

DD '73

chrisbowe82

I think we in the UK would be hard to beat with the SAS, but the spetsnaz(russian special forces) are extremely well trained

lancs lad

The British Armed Forces. The British Army is the best trained army on earth. Regiments include, The Parachute Regiment ( part of the Special Forces Support Group ), The Guards Regiment ( including, Scots, Irish, Welsh, Coldstream and Grenedier. Highly trained soldiers with immense disciplin. You have seen them outside Buckingham Palace and the Tower of London standing perfectly still. ) The SAS ( the most dangerous, effective and superior army regiment on earth. Make the entire US army look like toy soldiers. Then the Gurkas. OK, about these guys............unbelievable about sums them up.

The Royal Navy is the worlds best trained navy due to its long history. It is also the last major navy to participate in a ship to ship battle. No US soldier has done that since WW2. Units include the Royal Marines and Im sorry America but your bog standard basic marines unit is nothing compared to the elite specialised force known as the Royal Marines. ( Also part of the Special Forces Support Group )The SBS. Ok US Navy Seals seem to get a good standing on these message boards but as with Royal Marines and USMC there is no comparrison. The SBS are many times more better trained than the Seals. The force is very small but very effective. The worlds best at marine warfare.

The Royal Air Force. Small and deemed pretty uneccessary it still includes some of the worlds best fighter pilots. They may not be the best but with the world best ground support and airfield capture troops it is arguably in the top 3. The RAF Regiment are the world best Airforce soldiers. They are also part of the Special Forces Support Group. Also the RAF has the most successful air to air combat record on earth. The battle of Britain was against the best airfoce on earth at the time and since no body has fought a battle anywhere near the scale. The US fights againsts planes that would struggle against a Bi-plane.

To conclude, the US has all the cash but when a toilent seat costs $10000 you can see why. Everything is stupidly overpriced in the US army so the money is not a true reflection. The training is poor compared to the training of others. The UK, Germany, France Isreal, Australians, Canadians and Kiwis are all better trained than the US. They are less equiped so therefore they train there soldiers to cope. The US thinks, well we have loads of stuff so lets only do a half ar$ed job with the training. Technology rules. Only thing is, soldiers win wars not machines.

MICK B

The British army is the best trained. Our marines, SAS and SBS are feared the world over. But also woefully poorly equipped.
The yanks are the opposite. 'All the gear no idea'

shaun w

after working with alot of different nationalities from serving in most the hotspots of the world and able to comment.

previous answers-

the us navy seals (tought by the sas/sbs in a lot of areas and tactics)
the us marines not a chance
isreal no numbers(are you mad its still the biggest airforce in the world with more technology than usa)

if i had to stick my neck out i would say the best quality is in the uk with the sas and more importantly the sbs. parachute regiment to the army, marines to the navy, raf regiment to the raf and of course the gurkhas who as a unit are by far better than anything the us can offer.

money wise and resources i would say usa/isreal but cant forget russia/china

and i hate to say it but if you think about it the taliban army must be good you have all the resources in the world fighting them and they still have never been beaten (not yet anyway) russia couldnt do it remember

quasar

still the British, end of discussion USA get over it

supremecritic

The British army, certainly

vdv_desantnik

The British military used to be well trained but now this 'be politically-correct and go easy on the recruits because theyre a different generation and we dont want them getting stressed out even though were training them to fight and win a war' attitude has taken over standards have slid.

The US military places far, far too much reliance on technology and keeping soldiers comfortable in the combat zone. If you place so much emphasis on comfort does that mean the soldiers wont fight if they cant be comfortable, because they will always be someone who will fight in uncomfortable conditions. A little more training in distinguishing between friendly and enemy forces wouldnt go amiss either!!

The German Bundeswehr are well trained and good soldiers, but are hampered by an ethnic German trait of not wanting to take final responsibility for anything

The Israeli armed forces are well trained and well motivated soldiers but tend to be a little bit trigger happy.

The Chinese military are well trained and can tolerate almost any conditions but tend to be poorly led

The Russian armed forces are well trained and can endure any conditions but these days tend to be hampered by budget problems!

The Swiss military are well trained but have no combat experienced men to draw on

No other armed forces stand out

david g

Best trained UK, then the USA

284561

Bulgaria or maybe Mozambique..or who cares same question over and over again..Why not go mad and think of something original...

Ian69

In specialist units - certainly the USA. They have a massive training budget.

Overall, maybe UK or Australia.

Israel used to be tops but has spent too long as a quasi police force to be a proper army.

HHH

It's the British SAS and SBS and it's been proven.

Snapper

Chuck Norris is the best trained army in the world!
And yes, Chuck Norris is a country, the chief export of Chuck Norris is PAIN!

Martin

Well since the question is which country has the best trained military in the world it is without doubt the British. However due to spending cuts theyre not very well equiped and they have a nowhere near the technology or the numbers of the USA.

just the facts

Some of the answers that you got are certainly in a category of stupid on to one of being biased. Any one with any common sense will be able to pick them out. THE FRENCH? How dare anyone even mention them in a discussion of this type!!! Proverbs 21-31 says it best, "The horse is made ready for the day of battle but victory belongs to the Lord".

frankturk50

I agree with pinkie this is the same question over and over again.Most of the forces mentioned are highly trained except the Swiss Guard?.The French are wasting money on training as their main tactics seem to be either to surrender or change sides.

Mark N

.The best training and preparation is the Israeli forces. The numbers are small although

Aussie1

I would have to say, the first Special Forces units sent into Iraq 6 months before the invasion started.

The Australia Special Forces.

Still to date, not one of them have lost their Life

sylvie c

The UK....................of course

K. Marx iii

Hezbollah

h&pm

The British Armed Forces are, without a shadow of a doubt, the best trained in the World.

All the money and gear in the Universe does not necessarily make a well trained military force-and well trained goes beyond discipline alone.

THE Negative Character

its sad but seems like every muslim country has there men best trained " they blow themselves up with 10 of the enemy forces guys"
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Jacqueline M

to be honest I would say Israel as they have been at war since they state of israel came into existance. followed very closely by the British. The american I wouldn`t rate as they seem to be more inclined to kill they`re own allies ,( the canadians in afghanistan and the brits in iraq)
As the Brits would say `We`d rather have the yanks in front rather than fighting at our side`

Sibbs

I can't say that the US are very good at all. Just look at the news in the uK at the moment. it is all about US forces killing their allies in friendly fire. To me that is not very good training.

bazza2000

in my eyes the sas have the best training in the world and they can tackel anything and they can walk away with no mess

Voice of Reason

Iceland

rowdy

If you're talking quality, not quantity, which I think you are, then it's the UK, no question.

It's not just the SAS, Paras, SBS, RAF Regiment, Royal Marines, etc, but even the "crap-hats" receive the best basic military training, and they have the best record of doing the business when they're up against it.

To be sure, other countries have good units. The French Foreign Legion, the SEALs, and a few others spring to mind, but taken in its entirety the UK armed forces are the best.

wayne A

It's definately not the US ! MOST PEOPLE KNOW THAT ! Although their Marine Force Recon are certainly up there ! The Brittish SAS Regiment are by far superior, by all measures - too much to go into detail here. I'm not Brittish i'm Australian and still realise that ! I could include the Australian SAS Regiment here as well, especially if looking at covering vast distances overland in rugged inhospitible terrain.

One Question though for toughness alone what about the French Foreign Legion, Their not Frenchmen which is a plus !!! and really do have nothing to lose ! Their largely ex-pats & foreigners that are considered expendible.

oddball

it would be the UK.

bert

United Kingdom of course!

Cons

UK, certainly. Canada (Yay :D) and US perhaps second.

ktissari

There is no point arguing about UK and the US having the BEST TRAINED MILITARY'S when all you have are the biggest military's, in fact the only reason your so well defended is the hundreds of warheads pointed in every direction. Canada is the leader in War games all over the world, you can't ignore they are one of the best, if not the best, military in the world.

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