British-Special-Air-Service an elite military force.
The Special Air Service (SAS) is the special forces unit of the British Army founded in 1941 as a regiment, and later reconstituted as a corps in 1950. They are considered an elite military force.
The corps presently comprises 22 Special Air Service Regiment, the regular component, under the operational command of United Kingdom Special Forces, and 21 (Artists) Special Air Service Regiment and 23 Special Air Service Regiment, which are reserve units under the operational command of 1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade
Selection
Serving as a model for special forces around the world, the unit undertakes a number of roles including covert reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, direct action and human intelligence gathering.
All members of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces can be considered for special forces selection, but historically the majority of candidates have an airborne forces background. All instructors are full members of the Special Air Service. Selections are held twice yearly, in summer and winter, in Sennybridge in the Brecon Beacons. Selection lasts for five weeks and normally starts with about 200 potential candidates.
On arrival candidates first complete a Personal Fitness Test (PFT) and an Annual Fitness Test (AFT).They then march cross country against the clock, increasing the distances covered each day, culminating in what is known as Endurance: a 40 miles (64 km) march with full equipment scaling and descending Pen y Fan in 20 hours.
By the end of the hill phase candidates must be able to run 4 miles (6.4 km) in 30 minutes and swim two miles (3.2 km) in 90 minutes.
Following the hill phase is the jungle phase, taking place in Belize, Brunei, or Malaysia.Candidates are taught navigation, patrol formation and movement, and jungle survival skills. Candidates returning to Hereford finish training in battle plans and foreign weapons and take part in combat survival exercises,the final one being the week-long escape and evasion.
Candidates are formed into patrols and, carrying nothing more than a tin can filled with survival equipment, are dressed in old Second World War uniforms and told to head for a point by first light. The final selection test is arguably the most grueling: resistance to interrogation (RTI), lasting for 36 hours.
Typically, 15–20% of candidates make it through the hill phase selection process. From the approximately 200 candidates, most will drop out within the first few days, and by the end about 30 will remain. Those who complete all phases of selection are rewarded with a transfer to an operational squadron.
Tactical Operations, Survival, Escape and Evasion
See video: SAS – Survival Secrets: Behind Enemy Lines Scenario 1 [Full Episode]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRCBzsii4Uk
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