SAS Officer

[lewdog]

Hi, If you were an officer in your previous regiment, do you remain an officer after passing selection in the SAS. or are SAS officer's selected seperately. thanx

[MrC]

Hi, welcome to the forum..

Taken from this thread written by a person with experience - http://www.mfat.co.uk/forums/viewtopic. ... as+officer

Service in the SAS is voluntary and is in three year engagements as an other rank, up to RSM theses are back to back and continuous

Regular Officers do three year contracts as well usually 2/LT or LT on joining and then made up to Captain for three years, then volunteer and may be taken on as Squadron Major then may be asked to come back as LT.Col in charge o fa Regiment.


This has been the Case ever since the SAS Selection was developed and will continue. So why anyone thought it had changed is beyond me, I left in 1983 and believe that not a single officer passed selection in '83,'84 or '85,

Remember rank awarded in the SAS is only any good while serving in the SAS

Regular Officers have 'career' structure and serving in 22 is only part of a life in th Army.

A SNCO in 22 who is RTU'd forcibly or voluntarily reverts to his original rank which could be L/Cpl or however

So I believe the answer to your question is yes, you do remain an officer after selection, but any promotions gained in the SAS are only valid in the SAS..