I read in an Andy McNab book (or Chris Ryan, one or the other) that it takes something like £5,000-£10,000 (could of been £50,000) to train a single SAS Trooper. Why create all these regiments, make regular's redundant and spend all this money on SAS troopers that are just training all day and not m...

A big one for carrying all that equipment.

I thought it was if you passed out as an officer you were promoted to Captain or you had to be Captain+ already because Special Forces platoons require a more senior commander due to the nature of their role. Honestly I wouldn't mind passing out as a trooper if I went in an Officer i've honestly alw...