The SAS, or Special Air Service, is under the spotlight again as politicians discuss its role in Afghanistan. Emerging from the Long-Range Desert Group of the second world war, it is an elite of about 240 extraordinarily fit, resourceful, specialist soldiers whose skills range from speaking local dialects to explosives to midwifery. Recruits are drawn from other army units, but only one applicant in 20 passes the gruelling four-week selection process. Pay Continue reading…
Source : theguardian.com
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