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commandocrazy wrote: You only get two attempts. how did they pass on there THIRD
Could you tell us all how they got a third chance as I'm sure others will want to know like I would.

You can get your head down. I'm not going to explain for obvious reasons.

commandocrazy wrote:Apologies to topper_harley. Since were on the subject of SF I have a question that Ive been thinking of for a while now. If someone was to pass the SBS route and eventually got into a SBS unit could you decide if you'd like C, X, Z, or M squadron you'd like to go to?

And The Same for SAS? With Mobility, Air, Mountain, or boat??

You don't choose to stay with one for the rest of your career.

Apparently the soldiers rotate around the jobs. So they are experienced and ready for any situation.

Well, that's at least what I've heard.

Ribakop wrote:

commandocrazy wrote:Apologies to topper_harley. Since were on the subject of SF I have a question that Ive been thinking of for a while now. If someone was to pass the SBS route and eventually got into a SBS unit could you decide if you'd like C, X, Z, or M squadron you'd like to go to?

And The Same for SAS? With Mobility, Air, Mountain, or boat??

You don't choose to stay with one for the rest of your career.

Apparently the soldiers rotate around the jobs. So they are experienced and ready for any situation.

Well, that's at least what I've heard.

I've heard that to, also they can choose to go into the anti-terrorism unit for 9 months.

?Who Shot Terry Taliban? wrote:also they can choose to go into the anti-terrorism unit for 9 months.

The general consensus in most books seems to be that the anti-terrorist role is rotated between the different Squadrons rather than a separate unit in itself.

The structure above is confused as well, as Boat, Mobility etc are troops, which are part of a sqn. In answer to the actual question, I don't know, but it wouldn't make any difference as all squadrons will rotate through all roles over a period. You can find all the info on this kind of thing you want reading a few books and piecing the bits together (although it wouldn't surprise me to find a complete unit structure on the web either).

Ribakop wrote:
And Artist. What kind of injuries earn you another chance? Like one did your mate? Broken bones?

First of he broke his ankle, then his collar bone. Then he went down with some form of "Dreaded Lurgi" later sussed out as Pneumonia. This was over a period of seven years.

But Eeijut being an determined Eeijut refused pointblank to give in and finally hacked the course.

Another mate of mine was RAOC attached to the RM's. It took him three goes an all to hack SAS selection. He had done the AACC and P coy. One tough Cookie.....R.I.P. Vince.

Artist