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Post by Gargleblaster on Jan 28, 2019 14:33:34 GMT
Does anyone else watch this programme on Channel 4 on Sunday evenings?
For the first time the SAS has admitted women with no concessions made to them, men and women are treated equally.
I think that last night's episode was the fourth. Some have already dropped out or been ejected by the SAS crew. Al of those taking part have put up a good fight but some just not good enough. Interestingly some of the women are outperforming their male "oppos" (the person they have been paired with). I was a little suprised last night to see the big, heavily built gym owner incapapble of getting across the pool of admittedly freezing mountain water. Then there was the painter decorator who gave up and handed in his arm band allowing his female "oppo" to continue without him. Just shows that you can't judge a person by his/her physical build
All of this is taking place in the Andes mountains of Chile and the conditions are pretty extreme and the thinness of the air doesn't help.
I really admire these people for putting themselves through these very real conditions. None of them can be ashamed if they didn't make it because they've achieved a tremendous amount more than normal human beings.
Interesting also that the SAS crew are delving into the psychology of the participants in an effort to try to find out what makes them tick and what motivates them.
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Post by Miranda on Jan 28, 2019 14:38:05 GMT
Ahh, I didn't know this was on. And didn't know that the SAS had admitted women. Be interesting to see how many women go up for it from the armed services.
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Post by Gargleblaster on Jan 29, 2019 7:40:52 GMT
Ahh, I didn't know this was on. And didn't know that the SAS had admitted women. Be interesting to see how many women go up for it from the armed services. There is only one woman in the group who has military service. She is the Swede and she's a Mole. The rest of the women come from very varied backgrounds ranging from a hairdresser to a doctor. |
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Post by Miranda on Jan 29, 2019 12:02:53 GMT
I thought to be in the SAS you had to be part of the British Army. Isn't it a referral system?
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Post by Gargleblaster on Jan 29, 2019 13:11:29 GMT
I thought to be in the SAS you had to be part of the British Army. Isn't it a referral system? This is not an official British Army recruitment exercise, it's a reality TV programme run by ex-SAS operatives.
Incidentally, I have just realise the irony of the title. In spite of the fact that they have admitted women the title still remains "He who dares, wins". They could at least have used the more neutral "Those who dare, win".
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Post by Miranda on Jan 29, 2019 13:16:15 GMT
Oh! From the title I thought it was a genuine thing.
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Post by Gargleblaster on Jan 29, 2019 13:56:44 GMT
Oh! From the title I thought it was a genuine thing. The training methods are exactly the same with no holds barred. |
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Post by Miranda on Jan 29, 2019 14:22:02 GMT
I expect so. But your OP was still misleading.
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Post by Gargleblaster on Feb 3, 2019 18:47:17 GMT
Bump. Next episode on tonight if anyone's interested.
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Post by undertheparapet on Feb 4, 2019 21:29:27 GMT
I enjoyed the 2018? reality programme based on the selection and training of SOE agents in WWII. I can’t remember what it was called, but it was much more serious and less silly than a lot of reality shows. Both genders were recruited and underwent the same training and faced the same risks from the enemy. As we know this happened, the show was most realistic and the results were surprising, in that physical size and stamina emerged as far less important than guile, courage and cool heads.
The SAS has always employed psychological selection methods but has had no history thus far of training women soldiers, but I can’t see why it should cause a problem anymore than it did 75 years ago or as part of the security or secret intelligence services.
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Post by Gargleblaster on Feb 5, 2019 12:55:03 GMT
I enjoyed the 2018? reality programme based on the selection and training of SOE agents in WWII. I can’t remember what it was called, but it was much more serious and less silly than a lot of reality shows. Both genders were recruited and underwent the same training and faced the same risks from the enemy. As we know this happened, the show was most realistic and the results were surprising, in that physical size and stamina emerged as far less important than guile, courage and cool heads.
The SAS has always employed psychological selection methods but has had no history thus far of training women soldiers, but I can’t see why it should cause a problem anymore than it did 75 years ago or as part of the security or secret intelligence services. Physical size and muscularity had precious little to do with the last episode when the "recruits" were marched across a frozen lake to where three holes had been cut in the ice. They had to step in to the first hole and then duck under the water. On coming up they were asked a question (to make sure that their brains were still working) before being told to go under the water again and swim to the next hole. The same procedure again; a question before they had to duck for the last time and swim to the last hole. Fortunately there was a tent nearby where they were able to change from their wet clothes before hypothermia set in.
All of the recruits managed to task.
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Post by undertheparapet on Feb 5, 2019 14:11:41 GMT
I wish you hadn’t told me that GB.....I’m not actually watching this series. Did they have any safety equipment to smash the ice if they’d got disorientated? They must have, but did you see it?  |
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Post by Gargleblaster on Feb 5, 2019 17:44:30 GMT
I wish you hadn’t told me that GB.....I’m not actually watching this series. Did they have any safety equipment to smash the ice if they’d got disorientated? They must have, but did you see it? There was a guide rope connecting all three holes. The recruits weren't actually tied to them as far as I could see but I doubt very much that the producers of the programme would have put those taking part in any sort of danger. |
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Post by cali4ster on Feb 6, 2019 12:38:53 GMT
I thought to be in the SAS you had to be part of the British Army. Isn't it a referral system? This is not an official British Army recruitment exercise, it's a reality TV programme run by ex-SAS operatives. Incidentally, I have just realise the irony of the title. In spite of the fact that they have admitted women the title still remains "He who dares, wins". They could at least have used the more neutral "Those who dare, win".
It isn't "SAS: He Who Dares Wins". Never has been. Just "SAS: Who Dares Wins". Even in the Ant Middleton link you provided, and here |
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Anymore to come?
