Spirited discussion it is
whats most elite anyways?.
hardest selection /highest drop out rate during selection and training?
actual combat time/terms under fire ?
( some units here see little combat ,some alot )
succesful mission ratio ?
Just asking .In some caces Special Forces just means the above average trained guys you send out whithout qualms about casualties to get the job done.In other cases they are educated to an extreme level in several fields.
I have a suggestion for "other " -Brazillian Military Police Special operations units . ( B.O.P.E) .
A movie was made about them ( tropa de elite -cracking good btw ),their training and their operations.Constant policing action/counterinsurgency operations in the Favelas.The enemy were teens with automatic weapons operating like a guerilla army to protect drug turf.
All Special forces units tend to claim they are the best - or they wouldnt be very special would they ? But I have noticed a tendency to lok to the SAS when tactics and techniques are being developed.
Question for you Anglos/Commonwealthers out there: the AUS/NZ SAS and the GBR SAS - same training etc ? Can Commonwealthers serve in eachothers armies etc ?
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