BOO!
Happy Halloween!
They are “the Best of the Best of the Best”…this is how we talk about our elite special ops troopers.
Visit exotic lands meet interesting people and kill them…..a great enlistment slogan…..
The beginning of our special ops was copied by the SAS in WW2……these were elite troops that did a marvelous job during war…..so when I read an article about the special ops troopers in the UK I was surprised….
Faced with a recruitment crisis, the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) have been forced to put up advertisements to attract fresh blood into their elite ranks.
Posted in the British Army magazine Soldier, the advertisement is specifically geared toward the Special Forces Communicator (SFC) career field.
The advertisement states that “The Special Forces Communicator is [sic] selected for their technical acumen, tactical abilities and physical robustness to deliver and enable Special Forces information whenever needed.”
The career field was activated in April and falls under the Royal Signals (R Signals), which is one of the British Army’s combat support branches. Upon completion of a physically and intellectually arduous six-month selection and training pipeline, SFC operators are assigned to the 18 (UKSF) Signals Regiment. The Special Forces Communicator’s Course is comprised of six phases:
Warriors needed: Recruitment crisis forces UK SOF to put up advertisements
I ask my UK readers to let me know how accurate this article is…..
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I think they are over-subscribed for the SAS and Commandos. But the technical units that accompany them on operations, like Signals and Logistics (Bomb Disposal), don’t have the same ‘panache’ as the daredevil hand to hand fighters. I suspect that’s why they are trying to recruit for those specialities, chuq.
Then there is the recent spate of deaths during training for the elite units. Quite a few soldiers have died during forced marches, and long-exposure endurance exercises.
Best wishes, Pete.
We have had similar deaths most from exposure and dehydration…..chuq