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Subject: from the horse's mouth
bob the brit    1/3/2007 12:37:49 AM
alright this should these numerous pecker competitions. Fact: every spec operator, upon entry, is informed that they are now a member of the finest fighting unit in the world (as i noted in a previous thread, it wouldn't be too good for troop morale if you were told otherwise) Fact: you are NOT told that you are the best at everything militarily, just what your skill is, either specialised or standard. Fact (well sensible opinion lets say): there is no such thing as one unit teaching every other spec unit in the world to do something, it's more a reciprocal SWAP!!! of information (eg. SBS showcases their proven way of successfully exfil'ing a sub-launched underwater delivery vessel and reconning & securing a beach to the SEALs and the SEALs showcase their method. what then often happens is a new method is created taking the finer points of each units' method. (NOTE: this is just an example, don't argue over it, that would be silly). Fact: when in the company of another spec unit, operators don't usually boast about being better than the other, if they do, they're f**king around and having a laugh (suprisingly on a much more mature level than many of the pecker contest threads on this site) allied special forces respect one another, if they didn't they likely would have been weeded out during the first week or so of selection/training. special forces don't need gung ho james bond types, you wouldn't believe how many turn up at the breacons in wales (which takes me to my next point)... you cannot say one selection process is harder than another by using initial numbers compared to final acceptance... why? because there is never any telling how many silly little maggots want to join a spec unit because they saw the embassy seige on BBC and think they're the next james bond. secondly, saying things like "SAS selection is tougher than BUD/S" is childish no matter how hard your mate Dave said the Pen Y Fan was. BUD/S and SAS selc' are too different in so many ways. I likely would have failed BUD/S all the underwater training would have done me right in (i have a minute fear of water) however, swimming lengths in BT, then swimming rivers in wales, and a small amount of underwater testing was my cup of tea, i handled it fine. so don't bicker about which selections are tougher, 'cause unless you try them all, you don't have a f**king clue. Fact (don't take this as a spark for arguement): for just about all of the major counter terrorist ops atleast one SAS operator has been present, but here's the real truth, they haven't told the spec unit involved how to run things, they've advised or absorbed (they see how the operation runs, take the info back to HQ, look at the pros and cons, discect the details and outcome... why? to learn from it), the Reg' will be one of the first spec units you'll find saying there are always things they can improve on and they always look for better ways of doing things.. i'm quite positive that all spec units have this attitude. p.s. too all of you in specific who say that the SAS is the best and better than any other unit in the world, you know who you are, STOP IT, A.) it's not appreciated, B.) if you're british, then it is very un-british of you, and C.) you don't have a bloody clue and you don't know what the SAS is all about p.s.s. to all those who read my dribble to the end, thank you, i hope (if you are not already mature enough to find these pecker comp's silly) you have absorbed a bit of what i have said.
 
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Yimmy       1/10/2007 7:54:57 PM

..BTW, just like the Iranian embassy balcony, there were 5000 guys there who did it.


Nah, there were four of us.  Me, Rod, Dick and Harry.

 
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GOP       1/10/2007 10:16:45 PM

so is it usual policy to out your "brother in law" as a shaky boat on a website?........or were you just feeling silly today?....BTW, just like the Iranian embassy balcony, there were 5000 guys there who did it.


So you think he lying or do you think the SBS bro in law sucks (shaky boat), or what?
 
 
 
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gf0012-aust       1/11/2007 12:23:46 AM



so is it usual policy to out your "brother in law" as a shaky boat on a website?........or were you just feeling silly today?....BTW, just like the Iranian embassy balcony, there were 5000 guys there who did it.



So you think he lying or do you think the SBS bro in law sucks (shaky boat), or what?

 
if someone is active, then discussing what they do in even the vaguest of terms on an open site is the height of stupidity.
its grossly negligent.
 
 
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mough       1/11/2007 11:02:34 AM



so is it usual policy to out your "brother in law" as a shaky boat on a website?........or were you just feeling silly today?....BTW, just like the Iranian embassy balcony, there were 5000 guys there who did it.



So you think he lying or do you think the SBS bro in law sucks (shaky boat), or what?

 

 

I don't know if his "BIL" was there, but if and it's a big if, he was, he shouldn't have said it on here, theres one thing talking about guys who left service  20 years ago, it's another talking about guys still on the payroll


BTW, GOP, shaky boat is not an insult, it's the SBS's nickname, like calling someone a D-boy or a blade....10 points if you tell me who the blades are kid?

 
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GOP       1/11/2007 1:18:44 PM







so is it usual policy to out your "brother in law" as a shaky boat on a website?........or were you just feeling silly today?....BTW, just like the Iranian embassy balcony, there were 5000 guys there who did it.





So you think he lying or do you think the SBS bro in law sucks (shaky boat), or what?



 



 



I don't know if his "BIL" was there, but if and it's a big if, he was, he shouldn't have said it on here, theres one thing talking about guys who left service  20 years ago, it's another talking about guys still on the payroll


BTW, GOP, shaky boat is not an insult, it's the SBS's nickname, like calling someone a D-boy or a blade....10 points if you tell me who the blades are kid?



Yeah, I completely understand that. That's one of the reasons I don't even like hearing guys names thrown out who were in service 20 years ago (which is OK in reality, but I just think their identities shouldn't be disclosed on this website). I'd never do that to anyone, especially my bro-in-law (that could even in danger my sister).
 
Blade...hmmm....well, the Ghurkas have those big knive things going for them, so my guess is a blade is a Ghurka?
 
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Yimmy       1/11/2007 2:09:46 PM
I thought Blade was that black bloke with the katana who went around slotting vampires?

I know we are talking special forces, but sheesh, thats a bit of a stretch isn't it?


 
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GOP       1/11/2007 2:15:45 PM

I thought Blade was that black bloke with the katana who went around slotting vampires?

I know we are talking special forces, but sheesh, thats a bit of a stretch isn't it?




Maybe some kind of helo troop like the 101st?
 
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bob the brit       1/19/2007 11:14:07 AM







so is it usual policy to out your "brother in law" as a shaky boat on a website?........or were you just feeling silly today?....BTW, just like the Iranian embassy balcony, there were 5000 guys there who did it.





So you think he lying or do you think the SBS bro in law sucks (shaky boat), or what?



 



 



I don't know if his "BIL" was there, but if and it's a big if, he was, he shouldn't have said it on here, theres one thing talking about guys who left service  20 years ago, it's another talking about guys still on the payroll


BTW, GOP, shaky boat is not an insult, it's the SBS's nickname, like calling someone a D-boy or a blade....10 points if you tell me who the blades are kid?


bloody 'ell mough, you'd think they could put 2 an 2 together... ere's a clue, i'm a "blunt" one

 
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GOP       1/19/2007 4:42:26 PM
Blade is active duty SAS?
 
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Ehran       1/20/2007 4:30:18 PM

Blade is active duty SAS?


refining that a bit a member actually assigned to one of the squadrons ie potentially out at the pointy end of things?
 
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