MILITARY QUOTES

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During selection I was given a hard time by a group of paras because I was a Royal Engineer. One day I saw one of them ahead of me struggling up a hill. I powered past him up to the top of the hill, stopped, turned round and waved at the cunt. I never saw him again, he was binned at the end of the day. Whenever I thought I could go no further, I would remember them and think to myself, fuck you, I will pass.

Soldier X

If you can put your mind in neutral and not actually think about what you are doing that is half the battle won. It is like most of the army training switch off brain and go on automatic, section attacks, weapon stoppages and parachute jumps etc, all is drummed in so much you carry out the drills without even thinking. Scary isn't it. Then they release you to meet the general public and wonder why it all goes wrong when some mouthy shit get his head kicked in and who gets the blame, not the little shit ; but the squady and it makes better reading if "ex SAS / Marine / Para / Infantry / Signals".

Ex Paratrooper MIND AND BODY

If you really aren't positive enough then no amount of mind power will work on its own. You really do need to be behind the thought all the way. Look at it as a support, or a strengthening of your will. It ain't magic. You got 20k`s to go, you have nothing left, not defeated, just nothing left, you know you can do it, but a little help wouldn't go astray. That's where it comes in. Not a crutch. See it as, believing in a God type of thing. Only in my case, separating mind from body.

Ex Paratrooper MIND AND BODY

I was exhausted, every part of my body hurt. I had given everything I had to give, but it was not good enough. My world had collapsed, everything I had worked for over the past 12 months was for nothing. My dream was over, my life was over.

Soldier X after failing selection first time.

The time for the fann dance really depends on the weather conditions and also your map reading, as every time that I have done it has been pissing with rain. My best time was 4 1/2 hours with full kit and that was when I was following one of the guys who used to do fell running who did it for fun. I can still see his arse today if I close my eyes and think " not a pretty thought ".

Ex HM forces member

I looked at the DS as they watched me get off the back of the truck. They had broken me, but I vowed I would try again.

Soldier X after failing selection first time.

The SAS is an exclusive club. Every soldier wants to join but only a few are privileged to do so. Once you are in you think yes, I am special.

Archer, ex-22 SAS.

I remember that when we went on a night fight and one of the new guys left his magazine on the bed. When we got back and we were attacked he couldn’t do anything – and also when we got back to base he had no rounds to give and I had a lot. My reasoning is that if that fucker can leave his rounds in the block how is guy going to save me ? In the end nothing was said. You have to be switched on.

Ex UKSF member

My unit were very supportive, they even allowed my time off for extra training and allowed me to train with other units that were doing a jungle exercise etc. The bottom line is that its all up to you do try it, if you succeed, you'll enter into another world, I have heard that other friends have come back to their old units to have their old buddies give 'em shit for failing but they are all TOSSERS......Bunch of wankers....people that sit on the fence and criticise are TWATTS.

Ex regular forces person

As for selection it damned near killed me but somehow I survived, it also made me realise just how far, or how much punishment the body can take.

Ex UKSF member

As I entered the room it was a typical scene from a military lecture room. Squadies talking, messing about waiting for the lecturer to appear. Within seconds there was silence, everyone sat neatly to attention in their seats, all eyes firmly fixed on my beige beret. That was when I realised just how special the Regiment is.

Soldier X

It is true that the majority of hooligans from Hereford are made up of other “special forces units” However it is by no means a significant majority and the marines and paras have no monopoly on entrance passes ! The hooligans are made up of cooks, bottle washers, clerks, engineers, medics, signalers etc.

Ex paratrooper

To be a member of the best regiment in the world is the ultimate, but it has it effects. The novelty of wearing the beret, blue stable belt and SAS wings soon wears off, only when you see other units looking at you and then looking away quick, does it send it home to you that you special.

Ex SF member