What it Takes to Become an SAS Soldier.

The hardest course in the British Army is the catering/cooks course. Judging by the state of the food no one has ever passed it.

Don't let this man's polite and soft spoken manner fool you ! He is a highly trained survivor and killer who has skills we can only dream of having. This guy is the real deal.

That interviewer is very very good. Asks pertinent and relevant questions, and doesn't interrupt the person speaking. Great interviewing mate, well done!

A friend of mine failed the SAS selection course. He was so proud to have even attempted it.

''A week in the jungle would break a man''. This gives me chills as my father spent 18 months in the jungle against the Japanese, the canopy was so thick that the radios would not work so they used carrier pigeons. He once told me the nights were the worst thing in the jungle. Hearing this man say when the light goes down in the jungle is like being locked in a room without windows with a blanket over your head. Now I can understand why my father said that.

RIP Major Mike Sadler. Just saw he died last month, 4 January, at the age of 103. Navigator legend. He was the last original member of the SAS and last survivor of the LRDG. 🇬🇧

I never wanted to join the army. It had zero appeal to me, until an American acquaintance mentioned it changed his life. He described it as boot camp destroyed your personality and then rebuilt you but stronger. In his case they discovered he was mechanically minded and smart, so they sent him on a Mandarin immersion language course. He is an impressive character and he credits his military training for it all. When all the wars are done, the military should train civvies.

I love the incredible honesty of this mans describing what it takes to be a SAS. I was absolutely floored by his describing the guy who quit after the 3 day recce into the jungle. I did a trans Canada bicycle trip and during a horrible phase of everyday riding in the mountains with rain and snow, I was at my wit's end. I was trudging away up this mountain pass and I finally just said, "That's it I give up!" I threw my 60-kgs bike and gear into the ditch and just sat on the side of the road yelling at God! I was out in the middle of nowhere and after a while of sulking and feeling sorry for myself, I realized that if I was going to quit, I had to ride to wherever I needed to get to actually quit. I got back on my bike and finished the journey I'd set out to do. What I took from that trip was the most hellish times turned out to be the best and most memorable times. I doubt I could've completed the SAS training as I hate Spiders! haha Bravo, great interview!

Real Men there in the SAS. As an American, I'm grateful we are allies. God Bless America and Great Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Gurkhas, and all others supporting a just cause. War is evil, awful, and only rewards the greedy.

One SAS candidate was laughed at by an older and younger woman because his todger had shrunk due to the cold. Who do you think you're going to please with that they asked. His reply was ME! Apparently he went on to pass the course. They know a sense of humour is very important.

I was lucky enough to be on the hunter force during escape and evasion phase of selection the SAS guys I worked with was so down to earth and humble I had a fantastic week and got to see things I will never forget .

I've met a few SAS lads, we did a lot of loans for them back when I was working. I can say that if you put them in a line up with several soldiers they would be the last you would pick! Nothing like the huge muscle bound giants you see in the movies!

This was brilliant...Thanks for this. I worked with couple 22 SAS guys on a CTR-Terrorism gig and they were all Top Drawer. They would talk about the various training phases and it is cool to hear from the trainer what he put them through. The jungles of Brunei sound like a nightmare. The SAS are Legend status in my book.

To me the SAS has always been the grand daddy of all special forces. SAS "who dares wins". Great interview. FLY NAVY!!!

Great interview. Fantastic listening to Chris. Amazing.

Nice one James, Great intervice with one great guy,, for who I have massive respect and admiration as I do the rest. Thanks for sharing..

Great interview with a top man !

Like many here I've watched and heard many special forces people speak about their selection process. Hearing Chris talk about it from the point of view of assessing candidates is fascinating given pretty much all of them say they had no way of knowing how well/badly they were doing during selection . The fact that such a tiny % of those who start are accepted speaks volumes. Whether by nature or nurture these people have a degree of physical and mental resilience possessed by very, very few.

Loved that interview! Amazing. 🇬🇧

This has to be one of the best interviews I've seen in a while