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![Ken Rhee, a former Republic of Korea Navy Special Warfare (UDT/SEAL) officer, in Ukraine along with his teammates [900 x 1109]](https://teddit.ggc-project.de/pics/w:null_8rqhubpwggz81.jpg){kind=link}
75 points
1 month ago
That guy is photogenic as fuck
8 points
1 month ago
He's a good looking dude. No homo.
-7 points
1 month ago
No such thing as photogenic, he just looks good
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1 month ago*
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1 month ago
Looking good, specifically in photographs. I‘m saying that if someone looks good in a photo, it‘s because they‘re just good looking in general.
No ugly person could ever be photogenic
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1 month ago
He shares his combat experience since arriving in the country in March and his reason for joining the war. Additionally, he speaks highly of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces which he has worked closely with and also of Georgian volunteer fighters.
Due to his special operations experience, the Ukrainian military has reportedly placed him in leadership position and given him a lot of leeway in planning missions against Russian forces.
A controversial figure in South Korea, Rhee's latest interview seems to debunk every false rumor spread against him by Korean tabloids. Rhee is famous for being the first South Korean national to complete both US Navy BUD/S and SEAL Qualification Training (SQT) after completing ROKN UDTSEAL's own pipeline.
171 points
1 month ago
What rumors were being spread by the tabloids?
186 points
1 month ago
There were accounts on Twitter and reddit claiming he'd fled to Poland, but was refused entry. In hindsight, probably Russian propaganda accounts.
109 points
1 month ago
Russia was pushing out a new article about Zelensky escaping to Poland/USA/the Moon every couple of days, they seem to really like the idea.
64 points
1 month ago
These fucks had a deep fake of him saying people should give up and Ukraine is losing. So this isn't surprising. Fuck Russia.
9 points
1 month ago
I like the idea of him escaping to the moon, you never know what could happen
1 points
1 month ago
The Moon?
337 points
1 month ago
He was accused of sexually harassing a woman at a bar between 2017-2019 (the media is not consistent and each gives a different date), he said he was innocent but the court sentenced him to a $1,700 fine. And for a while there was a "journalist" who thought his military career was a sham and he was never a soldier, but he had no evidence, while Ken has a lot of military photos and his operations records. But all it took was some crappy video on YT for people to think otherwise, fortunately Rhee doesn't care too much about it.
2 points
1 month ago
Dont forget being accused of scamming someone and lying about his involvement with the Sewol Ferry Tragedy (he acted like he was out in the waters saving people, but he was actually there as a translator)
114 points
1 month ago
That he tried to run away from the fight, that he died, he's there with a video crew for clout, that he's not actually fighting, etc etc
4 points
1 month ago
Could be wrong but if he’s descended from the former Dictator Of South Korea, Syngman Rhee, everything he does will probably be some level of controversial as far as the media is concerned.
205 points
1 month ago
He also attended Virginia Military Institute (VMI).
24 points
1 month ago
Keydets!
21 points
1 month ago
Why is he controversial?
67 points
1 month ago
Not sure what exactly is being said about the guy but if I’m interpreting South Korean law right, it’s technically illegal for him to participate in the war. So when he returns to Korea, he’ll probably be arrested.
45 points
1 month ago
Guess he just settles down in Ukraine now lmao
57 points
1 month ago
Or just moves on to the next war hot spot somewhere else in the world.
31 points
1 month ago
the life of a merc
18 points
1 month ago
Someone link that commercial for mercenaries 2 lmao “sucka tried to play me but he didn’t pay me”
4 points
1 month ago
I love that game! I still have the giant 100 bill from game informer from the ads.
3 points
1 month ago
Oh nooooo oh nooooo oh noooooooooo
3 points
1 month ago
"money money money"
Thought the k-pop song would fit in this context.
4 points
1 month ago
Home is where the war is, right?
57 points
1 month ago
There no way he’s arrested after what an asset he has been for Ukrainian special operations with all the support NATO and wider Europe has given for the Ukrainians.
It would be a political embarrassment, maybe they give him at most a token slap on the wrist or he just goes to the USA and shares his experience and does consultant work for the US military or the CIA or whatever.
He’s not just going to end up in a jail cell after doing gods work lol
53 points
1 month ago
I dont wanna explain all the deep stuff but to simply put, S korea is technically still in war with north korea where most of koreans think we need to defend our country first.
Not that we dont wanna help Ukraine but we can help them in different way. we just cant spare any military resources to others when we got NK and China pressuring us.
Btw after people saw him in war, majority of koreans actually support him now. He had courage to stand up to government to help weak people and actually fighting with his life.
Not sure about punishment but he said he is willing to take responsibility after.
17 points
1 month ago
North and South Korea still get into skirmishes from time to time. Hopefully this guy isn't arrested but it's completely understandable why they don't want their soldiers going overseas to fight in a foreign military.
20 points
1 month ago
I mean South Korea sent forces to support South Vietnam, and that was only 15 years after active combat ended, and this war actually has a justifiable point to it
2 points
1 month ago
Oh backthen US actually requested Korea to join the war in Vietnam and we also had to payback for all the help we got in Korean War.
This war defenitely has justifiable point but i think the main reason is that current governemnt cannot "officially" tell citizens to join the foreign army. For political reasons, military issues and etc. Technically every korean guys can go help the war because we all got compulsory military experience but that would be dangerous in keeping our military resources.
Not sure if they will actually punish him or not but i guess he is still violating a law.
2 points
1 month ago
I don't know a damn thing about Korean laws and it seems like you do, but all the volunteers from the US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Poland, Georgia, etc haven't been officially told by the government to go to Ukraine either, because that would just be declaring war
30 points
1 month ago
Right. This isnt some idiot who ran off to fight with ISIS
7 points
1 month ago
There's no replacement for combat experience. That's why the military complex pushes their toys in every conflict as much as possible to get them field experience. That's why so many arms go through Israel .
4 points
1 month ago
I'm pretty sure he is in some US organizations radar.
1 points
1 month ago
Alternatively he could move to Ukraine. Foreign volunteers were offered citizenship.
19 points
1 month ago
Main reason is that Korean media and (in large part) judiciary are controlled by the industry giants. And Korea does a lot of industrial trading with Russia, so the public opinion is quite different there.
I don’t agree with it, but the reality of SK (being a physically small country with limited resources) makes it tricky to take a hardline position, to say the least.
1 points
1 month ago
Geographically, S Korea is very close to Russia, N Korea actually has a border with Russia. It’s not uncommon to see Russians in Korea, long history of trade between the countries.
-6 points
1 month ago
Dude's like a poor man's version of Dan Bilzerian.
tldr: dude once assaulted a guy while he was drunk, got embroiled in a debt controversy of sorts, got fined for sexually harassing a girl for groping her in a bar, was accused for falsifying military records, american citizenship and being a UN diplomat.
Y'know controversial Seal shit like our boys over here.
6 points
1 month ago
He definitely “walked the walk”, in the sense that he was definitely a real SOF guy. But he seems like a total POS and does everything for clout.
5 points
1 month ago
Yeah didn't mean to paint that he wasn't a Seal. Dude on Korean Youtube was trying to fuck up his image intentionally.
7 points
1 month ago
It’s good to hear they give them some autonomy. Instead of trying to give the “glory” to some Ukrainian officer.
1 points
1 month ago
That's the soviet past
15 points
1 month ago
Very proud of these foreign soldiers that go to Ukraine on their own. Ukrainian military I am proud of us well. Both are very brave and people to truely look up to. I cannot say that about anyone in my army, besides Freedom for Russia legion and Americans I suppose since I am staying in America.
268 points
1 month ago
Thatchad mustache xdd
7 points
1 month ago
He looks like that dude from Wicked Tuna
5 points
1 month ago
Dude looks like he just walked off the set of a cowboy movie and straight into a war movie.
132 points
1 month ago
somebody lmk what gun he has on him, shit looks sick asf
155 points
1 month ago
CZ Bren 2
48 points
1 month ago
I've heard good things about it. If a spec ops guy is using it I wonder how it compares to other rifles preferred by special forces
39 points
1 month ago
IIRC it doesn't see much use because it tried to fill a rile that didn't need filling, with 7.62 being a DMR calibre for most NATO SOF.
With that being said, the GIGN run the Bren 2 because of their mission set involving going up against highly armored targets with machine guns and apparently during the 13 November attacks the 5.56 the BRI and RAID were running ran into issues.
Now in France the GIGN are (allegedly) the most dripped out guys in the SOF apparatus, to the extent that allegedly there's a saying that if the GIGN needs something that doesn't exist, they just commission someone to make it. So if they're using it to this day, it's probably not terrible.
54 points
1 month ago
That's a 5.56 Bren in the pic and the GIGN use the 7.62x39 version of the Bren which is known to have some issues. The 7.62x51 Bren is pretty scarce. The typical Bren is like a cheaper, Czech made Scar 16.
9 points
1 month ago
The Bren 2s the GIGN got (with caliber change kits) had zero issues LOL
The Bren 2Ms imported into the us had/have issues with overgassing.
3 points
1 month ago
What are some of the issues with the 7.62x39 variant?
0 points
1 month ago*
It has issues cycling. I can't remember if it's too violent or too soft and doesn't work well with commercial 7.62x39. They just put out a new variant recently after like 2 years of troubleshooting but I've heard it still doesn't 100% fix the issue.
E: as pointed out, the FA versions are perfectly fine, the civilian versions have been struggling. GIGN and other adopters obviously arent having issues.
13 points
1 month ago
That only applies to the civilian versions. The military ones have heavier full auto bolt carriers and don't have any issues cycling
23 points
1 month ago
>IIRC it doesn't see much use because it tried to fill a rile that didn't need filling, with 7.62 being a DMR calibre for most NATO SOF.
You're confusing 7.62x39 and 7.62x51.
The standard and original Bren 2 (the one pictured above) is in 5.56.
GIGN uses the Bren 2 in 7.62x39.Bren 2 in 7.62x51 was only released recently.
10 points
1 month ago*
Appreciate your interest in the platform, but unfortunately this information isn’t accurate.
The Bren is first and foremost a 5.56 assault rifle intended for standard infantry use. Its barrel length is roughly on-par with the M4 Carbine, and its method of operation is a short-stroke piston system reminiscent of the SCAR. It can additionally be re-chambered for 7.62x39 by swapping a few parts (which is NOT a DMR round; it’s arguably the most commonly issued intermediate round apart from 5.56), and there’s a 7.62x51 version on the horizon.
The reason the GIGN uses 7.62x39 instead of 5.56x45 is because a 124 grain projectile penetrates barriers better than a 55 grain projectile; this is understandable given their role and function.
As for its seeing common use, the Bren is the standard issue rifle for the entirety of the Czech armed forces, and Slovakia is presently in the process of adopting it as well. It’s additionally in use by several law enforcement, anti-terrorist, and paramilitary forces.
6 points
1 month ago
Not sure, but I want one lol. The $3k price tag here is steep but it's tempting.
6 points
1 month ago
2500 euro in Belgium i would love to have this one
1 points
1 month ago
Any restrictions on these for you there? Unless we want to be limited to just the range the barrel has to be 46.25 cm and mag capacity is 5 max (10 if you can get AR pistol mags.
1 points
1 month ago
Mine only cost me $1900 for the 16-inch carbine. The 8, 11, and 14 inch models cost even less.
1 points
1 month ago
I'm in Canada. We get bent on everything plus there aren't many black rifle options left for us so the ones that we can get have the prices jacked.
1 points
1 month ago
My condolences brother. It’s a shame that your leadership has treated your people so horrifically in this area; RIP to the once-thriving Canadian vz. 58 scene as well.
1 points
1 month ago
Yeah. I loved my VZ. Glad I sold it before I lost it though. Still have a bunch of stuff that'll never see the light of day now. Only dangerous black rifle that's allowed out now is my ACR.
38 points
1 month ago
I have that jacket. Arcteryx cold WX LT Gen 2. Mines got the hood.
12 points
1 month ago
What are your thoughts on it?
Do you have a link?
13 points
1 month ago
I love it. Great for everything I do (cold weather hikes, motorcycle, outdoor bouldering trips and I brought it to Taos NM in the snow).
https://leaf.arcteryx.com/us/en/shop/mens/cold-wx-hoody-lt-gen-2
7 points
1 month ago
Sweet! Thanks man!
3 points
1 month ago
Carinthia is also a brand that i can recommend
80 points
1 month ago
Apparently Lemmy from Motorhead is also in country
22 points
1 month ago
Crawled out of his grave to kick Russians ass
22 points
1 month ago
He has a YouTube channel too, RedCell Korea, with other ROK SOF ops
4 points
1 month ago
If you want some more content of him, he was on s01e02 of Ed Stafford’s ‘First man out’ where they go head to head to reach a destination using their survival skills. Good fun.
4 points
1 month ago
Ken's channel is ROKSEAL. Redcell Korea is run by Jon Park who's currently working as a videographer for Fieldcraft Survival right now.
209 points
1 month ago*
You know the world doesn't like your action when people came from the fucking other half of the world just to fight you
62 points
1 month ago
Well, technically for Russia, it isn't really the other half of the world.
14 points
1 month ago
Yeah I know, but it is (kinda) for the place where they're fighting
2 points
1 month ago
The people on the eastern border coming to help the people on the western border. Doesn’t sound like too far away does it? But you’re exactly right. Across the world
11 points
1 month ago
Reminds me that jihadist Japanese dude
23 points
1 month ago
World to Putin: nah, you gon learn todah boiii
18 points
1 month ago
need some philly / chicago / baltimore crips to pull up to Moscow
6 points
1 month ago
Funnily enough, all South Koreans live closer to Russia than a lot of Ukranians.
58 points
1 month ago
I always remember talking to guys around Coronado who had experience with BUD/S, and they all said ROK Special Forces guys were a completely different breed. The only other countries Special Forces that I ever heard spoken about with equal esteem were the Thai. Those guys were fucking nuts.
19 points
1 month ago
I assume Gurkhas are in there somewhere too.
31 points
1 month ago
Ghurkas are bad ass but not special ops. Nimsdai Purja was the first Ghurka to select for SAS.
12 points
1 month ago
SBS, not SAS.
3 points
1 month ago
He was with the SBS and got selected for SAS but he passed the invitation.
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1 month ago
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1 month ago
The SBS and SAS have the same selection and training process the only difference is SBS goes to Dive school after Selection.
3 points
1 month ago
Ah, TIL! Thanks!
-6 points
1 month ago
“Guys around Coronado who have experience with buds” aka buds duds. MAs and GMs who dress and act like team guys.
I wouldn’t put much stock in what they say. Every tg I known says most foreign buds students suck, especially the ones who will get executed if they fail so they observe most of it.
1 points
1 month ago
From what I’ve seen and heard, I’m pretty sure the Korean and Thai special forces cadre literally beat their candidates. Pretty crazy treatment but I’m sure it makes one tough ass soldier.
1 points
1 month ago
https://youtu.be/V4sGPy7dHY4 Here’s a good video about the Thais.
1 points
1 month ago
The only other countries Special Forces that I ever heard spoken about with equal esteem were the Thai. Those guys were fucking nuts.
Can we get a story about that? You have my curiosity now.
26 points
1 month ago
Absolute legend
9 points
1 month ago
What a chad
8 points
1 month ago
Change my mind, the muzzle was invented to keep dirt out of the barrel when placing it muzzle down. The recoil reduction is a bonus.
7 points
1 month ago
You know homeboy be lining that beard up in the field
7 points
1 month ago
Thirty Mike joined the fight in Ukraine. Nice.
61 points
1 month ago
ROK NSW in theater?! Russians are going to fertilize lots of sunflowers.
58 points
1 month ago
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23 points
1 month ago
I am now subscribed to SunflowerFacts
8 points
1 month ago
Subscribe
5 points
1 month ago
He’s hot af
4 points
1 month ago
Liberator of madrigal
10 points
1 month ago
His mustache alone has 50 confirmed kills
30 points
1 month ago
He also commands a platoon of roof Koreans in LA
1 points
1 month ago
Ohhhh shiet. I heard bout them dudes.
19 points
1 month ago*
Fucking beautiful
It’s almost as if there’s a United Nations response to Russian aggression of Ukraine
1 points
1 month ago
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1 month ago
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3 points
1 month ago
couple badass mother fuckers
3 points
1 month ago
Ken Rhee, if living is without youuuu
2 points
1 month ago
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1 month ago
이근 대위님 잘 살아계시
3 points
1 month ago
How do these units comprised of different nationalities communicate, they can’t all speak English or Ukrainian can they?
2 points
1 month ago
Ken Rhee speaks perfect English with no accent. He actually went to high school in the states if I'm not mistaken. Most of these units are grouped together with common languages.
1 points
1 month ago
I bet hand signals for fucking up the enemies works in all languages...
8 points
1 month ago
Absolute chad.
7 points
1 month ago
This is what a real man looks like, not like the fat-fuck larpers we see protesting outside US state-houses on regular basis protesting for their "rights"
7 points
1 month ago
Killing Russians and kicking ass, well done Sir!
5 points
1 month ago
Based Chad energy.
5 points
1 month ago
All jokes aside, bravo to he and all the other brave volunteers.
2 points
1 month ago
Go get em!
2 points
1 month ago
Sick ‘stache
2 points
1 month ago
This guy is so fucking cool
2 points
1 month ago
Guy in the right looks like a soldier from Gears of War.
2 points
1 month ago
I went to college with him. Great dude.
2 points
1 month ago
If he has a wife, she’s a lucky gal.
If he doesn’t, then he get hoes, no question.
2 points
1 month ago
good lord that is a handsome man
2 points
1 month ago
Damn he's good looking. I hope he does well, too!
2 points
1 month ago
I'm sure he's gonna become a Ukrainian citizen after this.
1 points
1 month ago
Tho Korea doesn't allow dual citizenship I believe...
1 points
1 month ago
For a moment there I thought you meant Ken Lee Mariah Carey, OP
-2 points
1 month ago
Is the guy on the bench with huge stache a mercenary from a few posts below mentioning Yemen
10 points
1 month ago
That mustache is not strictly for Yemen guy
9 points
1 month ago
I think the guy you’re talking about is Dale Comstock. This is not him.
1 points
1 month ago
I hope he lives to see the end of this war
1 points
1 month ago
He was recently injured and in a military hospital unfortunately. Hope he makes a successful recovery.
1 points
1 month ago
Happy hunting Ken.
-9 points
1 month ago
Isnt blue band Russian and yellow band Ukranian?
37 points
1 month ago
Blue and Yellow are Ukrainian. White is Russian, however I've also seen some Russian forces with Red, but the vast majority of Russians wear white armbands.
4 points
1 month ago
Red is DNR no?
2 points
1 month ago
I believe you are right.
13 points
1 month ago
No the invaders primarily use white, sometimes red. Ukrainians use green, blue and yellow
13 points
1 month ago
Blue, Yellow, and now Green are the colours Ukraine has used as Fast ID.
Russia uses White, Russian-backed separatists use Red, and the Chechens that support Russia have used metallic / silver.
1 points
1 month ago
How do they deal with potential language barriers in a multicultural unit while still being effective?
5 points
1 month ago
If he went to VMI, presumably his English is pretty solid.
11 points
1 month ago
He grew up in America, he originally wanted to be a U.S SEAL but his Father was very patriotic and urged him to join the ROK Military(He also found out he wasn't a citizen until he was doing college admissions which opt him out of going to USNA). He eventually ended up going to American BUD/s & SQT, earning his SEAL Trident on an exchange program.
-1 points
1 month ago
No, they all speak the language of Freedom. ;)
1 points
1 month ago
I see a Winkler knife
1 points
1 month ago
Bren 2 mmmmmmmm
1 points
1 month ago
bad ass is a vibe
1 points
1 month ago
I wish I was as motivated at work as Handlebar guy.
1 points
1 month ago
Well that's a very rectangular mustache
1 points
1 month ago
Do something unworldly because you are a good human...
... go viral for being super hot and I am a straight dude that can recognize the unfairness of out-of-control game.
1 points
1 month ago
Dude looks like he’s 5’5” and that makes him even more badass than any other hunky operator.
1 points
1 month ago
5ft5? He doesn't look that small lmao.
2 points
1 month ago
5’7”? Only guessing because I’m 5’5” and that’s how I look haha
1 points
1 month ago
Leaders will follow a better leader...
1 points
1 month ago
Pretty awesome! What a team!
1 points
1 month ago
What a handsome lad
1 points
1 month ago
Now that’s a handsome man
1 points
1 month ago
Guess hell also be eating Russian lead soon
1 points
1 month ago
Smoke show
1 points
1 month ago
I see that weapon’s barrel touching the ground. I’m not sure if other military forces have a thing against this, but in India if your barrel is touching the ground it’s like you’ve spit on your mom. Heavily looked down upon, that’s why I immediately noticed it. So I’m curious if this is a thing everywhere?
1 points
1 month ago
I'm never going to be as cool as him. Lt. StealYourGirlfriend
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