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Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2018, 16:36
Replies: 104
Views: 27,558
Posted By Pontius Navigator

It is a shame there are no women on the programme...

It is a shame there are no women on the programme in series 3. I know it is a show. I know it lasts only 8 days, but there is no reason to think the real deal does not pose similar physical and...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2018, 16:28
Replies: 104
Views: 27,558
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Providing a gun they can handle is common sense...

Providing a gun they can handle is common sense rather than one size fits all. Wearing body armour OTOH seems perfectly sensible provided it fits!
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2018, 19:33
Replies: 104
Views: 27,558
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Hero's, as I related elsewhere, my brother in law...

Hero's, as I related elsewhere, my brother in law says they had an Army PUT on their team. She could beat many of the men so the men could nit complain as too hard.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2018, 18:34
Replies: 104
Views: 27,558
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Let us suppose the standard is reduced so that...

Let us suppose the standard is reduced so that more women can pass selection with the expectation that 50% of the force will be female. Now the force has a requirement for 48 dog handlers. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2018, 16:46
Replies: 104
Views: 27,558
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Basil, but running endurance and ability to carry...

Basil, but running endurance and ability to carry your dog were the criteria.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2018, 15:46
Replies: 104
Views: 27,558
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Talking to BiL, a retired dog handler from Avon...

Talking to BiL, a retired dog handler from Avon and Somerset, one problem was carrying a strange dog. All DH had to repeat the test at the annual refresher. They carried their own dog but new...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2018, 20:35
Replies: 104
Views: 27,558
Posted By Pontius Navigator

As it happens series 3 began tonight. 24 men and...

As it happens series 3 began tonight. 24 men and 3 dropped out on first day. Couldn't take the psychological pressure.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Dec 2017, 10:41
Replies: 104
Views: 27,558
Posted By Pontius Navigator

NL, if that was a man pissing about he would have...

NL, if that was a man pissing about he would have been arrested.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2017, 13:51
Replies: 104
Views: 27,558
Posted By Pontius Navigator

SAS:Who Dares Wins is run over 8 days. Clearly...

SAS:Who Dares Wins is run over 8 days. Clearly this is just a very small part of the real deal but it still separates winners and losers.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2017, 08:06
Replies: 104
Views: 27,558
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Crab, got it in one. That is what I alluded to...

Crab, got it in one. That is what I alluded to at the beginning. Until we see the official line then it ius possible that The Times merely assumed that women in SF meant women in SAS/SBS.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2017, 07:00
Replies: 104
Views: 27,558
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Gsa, my SiL, after one appointment at a London...

Gsa, my SiL, after one appointment at a London address, was presented with a montage of flashes and badges. I only recognised two of them and had heard of a third, there were quite a few more.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2017, 06:39
Replies: 104
Views: 27,558
Posted By Pontius Navigator

I am with Brat. Yes of course WC we see only...

I am with Brat. Yes of course WC we see only what the producers want us to see and only observe one participant for a few minutes rather than weeks at a time. However having been an 'assessor' for...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2017, 20:25
Replies: 104
Views: 27,558
Posted By Pontius Navigator

West Coast, in a word, yes. All the male...

West Coast, in a word, yes.

All the male wannabe would have been in the 92% that washed out.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2017, 15:53
Replies: 104
Views: 27,558
Posted By Pontius Navigator

We have had a couple of SAS Selection games...

We have had a couple of SAS Selection games shows. They were run by ex-SAS and included many of the features that we as outsiders were aware of. The first was set in UK and they had to use replica...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2017, 19:13
Replies: 104
Views: 27,558
Posted By Pontius Navigator

While the article is probably correct saying...

While the article is probably correct saying British SF are considering . . . it then goes on to say 'understood SAS and SBS . . . '

Is that true or an assumption by the journos? SF is not only...
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