Reaction To Australian Special Forces 

As an American, I can say with certainty that Australia is a more capable and dependable ally than Canada.

Far from special forces but I am an active serving member of the Australian Army. While our special forces (particularly the SASR) do not have the greatest reputation following the war on terror, I have had the opportunity to participate in training exercises with 2CDO and SOER. Those lads are incredibly professional, and very good at what they do. It takes an incredible amount of physical and mental toughness to make it through selection and the training cycle to become a qualified SF member. For the 41 soldiers that Australia lost in Afghanistan (a large number of which were special operations), your sacrifice will never be forgotten. And a special tribute to LCPL Jack Fitzgibbon (2CDO) who we recently lost in a parachuting incident. They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

Fun fact: we Aussies were the first to defeat Germany and Japan land forces in WWII in battles. We turned Rommel around in El Alamein and Japan in Milne Bay. Of course we were allied with the mighty Kiwi, British, and US fighting forces, but we were there both times at the front of the fight.

A mates dad died a few years ago so he contacted the RSL for info on his dads military service for his eulogy...He found out his father was a member of Z special forces during ww2 he had no idea his father never told him about anything he just said he was in the army RIP Frank A Girdwood

My grandfather was a member of Australia's Zed Force in WW2. Zed Force was the original Aus commando Special force.

Our military is very small, but our alliance with USA, UK, EU etc, makes us just as strong as the collective group. AUS has fought along side USA in every international conflict. The only other country to do so I think.

SASR were inserted by road vehicle from Jordan and US helicopters and captured the Al Asad airbase in Western Iraq in 2003. They have worked alongside allied Special Forces, including the British SAS. My old man was attaché to the US MACV-SOG and coordinated between US Command and SASR. The Viet Cong called them "Ma Rung"..."Phantoms of the Jungle". These chaps do not muck about.

The Australian and New Zealand military may be small in regard to other countries, but our guys and girls are extremely skilled and are borne in a land where everything either wants to eat or kill and then eat you so they are fearless or be born from a family of warriors. We do not scare easily and the colors of our flag and animals on our crest do not run nor step backwards. Aussies and Kiwi's pick on each other freely for jokes because we know we have spilled the same blood in the same mud and have respect for one another, but at the same time neither of us will ever let someone bully our neighbors and friends as we see this as a highly personal attack on all of us. We may be separated by sea but we are the same, so do not take our quiet nature and welcoming smiles as a sign of weakness or it will be the last smile you ever see! Anzac pride for all our elders. For what it is worth anyone who has seen either a proper Mouri or Aussie on a pub fight will know the truth....and fear of what one man can do, now imagine what a bunch of them can do with more hate and weapons!!

Australians & New Zealanders were part of the Long Range Desert Patrol Group in WW2 that eventually became part of the SAS. An Australian branch of the SOE was set up in parallel with & with the assistance of the British SOE, forming Z & M force & later the AIB.

Stand strong and proud Aus and UK, Islaamists are trying to make us feel ashamed of our strength when in unity and disgrace our hero’s. Never be ashamed 🇦🇺 from an Aussie/Aboriginal

These members of Commando are the bravest fighters in our ADF alongside the SAS We are proud of them all

Unfortunately, we’ve had a number of politicians who despise them.

Watching this on ANZAC day here in Australia. Great video and a new sub. Cheers.

The MRH-90 Taipan helicopter was withdrawn from service by Navy in 2022 and Army in 2023 and into this year due to safety issues. They were due to be in service until 2037. They're being replaced with the latest Blackhawk variants. The Australian government tried to sell them off but there were no takers which speaks volumes. Their development was a joint operation so probably a case of "too many chefs", much like the "Joint Stike Fighter". Norway has also withdrawn the Taipan from service.

there is a video on RU-vid by 'the Natasha and Debbie show' reacting to Australia's Z special unit explained that you might enjoy which explains some of the most noteworthy accomplishments of that unit that includes 1 member surviving against 1,000 enemy.

A chosen family member, SASR, someone I love so very dearly, survived the Townsville Black Hawk disaster in 1996. He is missing some body parts thanks to the crash but fark me, he's a still deadset legend. I could not have more respect and admiration for these blokes. Most of us wouldn't survive the first 5 minutes of training, much less a deployment somewhere..... 🙏🏻🥰🩷

3:00 note the trooper second from the left. He is carrying (resting on) a modified L1A2 fully automatic, heavy barrelled version of the 7.662mm FN-FAL. The forward wood furniture has been removed and replaced with a grenade launcher and pistol grip. The flash suppressor has been removed (with a hacksaw). This modified weapon was one of just a few L1A2s modified in this manner and they were passed from one squadron to the next as they rotated through theatre. They were affectionately nick-named 'The Bitch'.

Successive Australian governments are guilty of overusing special forces units in Afghanistan. The number of tours those men undertook, relative to the overall size of Australia's special forces, is unconscionable. The burden on these men, especially their mental, health will long be felt. Decisions by the gutless politicians to keep committing special forces rather than regular army units to Afghanistan were based on their hope that the elite and highly trained capabilities of the special forces would mean less boys coming home in body bags. It wouldn't have 'looked good' for the governments of the day if the casualty rate was too high. 41 made the ultimate sacrifice. Lest We Forget 🌺😪

As an Aussie Vet, we do our job and we do it well. Regardless of how people feel about what is published, one day they will need to beg us to come back. The Aus armys biggest issue is retention

The dilemma is that our SF guys have been active all over the world either directly or as part of an embedded element within allied forces and various global organisations, since Timorese independence. This is not the case with the big green. SF meet so much of the political requirements eg small in size, capable in terms of skills, deniability and much smaller logistics element to plug into joint ops.

It’s a pity that the narrator failed to mention the two Victoria Crosses awarded to SASR members during the Afghanistan war. He also skipped over the fact that no SAS member has/was found guilty in a criminal court of law of murder or unlawful killing.

Rifleman here, worked with 2nd commando and the regiment but was never a member of the unit

It could be argued that the commando operations go back to Z-force, a small group, primarily Australian, but including British, New Zealand, Indonesian, Timorese, and Dutch members. They most famously sailed a small fishing boat (captured from the Japanese by the Americans) from Australia to Singapore, pretending to be native fishermen, sinking several Japanese ships in Singapore harbor using limpet mines. Japan never learned the source of the attack until after the war and at the time blamed local partisans. That early force established the British commando connection, working with local forces and allies, and demonstrated the value of specialist forces operating deep in enemy territory in covert operations. It is believed that some of their most covert operations are never revealed to the public as they may be in countries we are not officially at war with. In Iraq it was both Australian and British special forces that were sent into Iraq 6 months before the war, primarily to find and sabotage Saddam Hussein's mobile scud missile launchers in the desert. This was not known to the public at the time, but was part of the behind the scenes deal to keep Israel out of the war by neutralizing Iraq's ability to strike Israel. The decline in Iraqi missile launches suggests this operation was largely successful.

They aren’t just accusations of unlawful killings. The only person to be jailed in Australia for war crimes was actually the whistleblower who told on the Australian soldiers who committed them.

Mate you need to check out the Fuzzy-wuzzys. To be quite honest a lost of soldiers wouldnt have made it without the natives of new Guinea a lot of soldiers would've died in the dence landscape. Its honestly such a good story and as Australians we should be doing more for new Guinea especially after how much they helped the Aussies through their lands

Thank you for making this video my brother served in the army here in Western Australia.

my own personal experience and opinion, as an average australian, that plays a lot of military simulator video games. and is an enthusiast for military technology and equipment. i can say that the australian special forces are indeed one of the worlds most intimidating. throughout our military history, the engagements we have been put into have been some of the hairyest and toughest battles on the planet. and we have solidified ourselfs as a small, yet very heavyweight combat force. just of the top of my head. a great example was in vietnam. in the "battle of long tan" outnumbered 10-1 we held ground against an insurmountable force. the vietcong had many names for the australians. many of them representing a force not to be underestimated. going back to ww1 what was then the ottoman empire. and now the turkish. the turkish to this very day. have storys of the australian forces they faced. to sum this comment up without taking up too much. we are some of the bravest and most hardwilled people out there. the storys from Iraq where australian "commandos" where dropped in to do covert hit and run attacks on enemy positions are haunting. if you need a big job done by only a few men, and done well. you ask the australians. if you need to put men into a position that would make most men s**t themselves, you ask the australians.

Our military as a whole punches well above its weight on a global scale and our SASR are among the best and well trained in the world .

My father who would be 103 if he was alive, was enlisted as a trooper as he was a jackaroo with horse skills. Long story short as there was no cavalry they are were formed into Idecpendant Companys (Commandos). My father was at Kokoda, Salamau and Lae in the 2/3 Independant Company holding the line waiting for the Choco is arrive. Dad served his entire life after WW2 Korea Kapyong (wounded), Malaya Confrontation Sarawak, Viet Nam several tours, Then PNG for the devolution. He never spoke much about his exploits rarely went to ANZAC Parades. However he was President of the Australia Commando Assocition at one time. I remember he had 12 gongs. Gees I miss him what a man.

I used to work with a whole bunch of ex SAS guys. Incredibly smart, resourceful, and driven. The selection and training are a kind of brain washing, and I think whatever is done, there will always be a risk of something going wrong in the culture on longer deployments. They're charged with doing things that are beyond anything that we can image, and the kinds of ethical decisions they have to make every day are completely outside the parameters of anything any normal person outside the military would ever face. I think it's inevitable that there are risks, but we send teenagers overseas with weapons, so there are all sorts of risks of bad behaviour and tragic accidents in our overseas deployments. The abilities of our SAS, and their competence and focus inevitably leads to a saving of lives amongst civilians and others in achieving strategic goals on the battlefield. Even just the fact they're much better shots reduces collateral deaths. I'm sure even they realise they're a necessary evil, and we should all be proud of the jobs they do - outside of any incidents of killing or torturing the unarmed on purpose.

I am coming out with government info. There is one regiment not listed which is the scss standing for spider cavalry special services unit

Some issues with that video. No criminal case has been opened, no referrals to the Hague and so far there is an ongoing deformation case into the matter and allegations. Entry level into the SAS is extremely high and almost as for commando. Both regiments were set up with guidance of their UK ancestor regiments and training courses are similar, but adapted to Australia's mixed terrain and climates.

Glad it didn't hide the recent problems.

They are trained to kill....then, those who sit in high places, well away from any action nor have ever seen action...judge these brave young men!!!! Ben Robert Smith, I thank you for your service Sir. LEST WE FORGET

They are all Bloody Legends!

Australia dont post much Military stuff for the public eyes. Thats why our SAS and Military is so Great. Never rell the left hand what the right hand is about to do. Oldie but true as the air in our lungs.❤

Phantoms of the Jungle - Book on SAS in Vietnam. My Grandfather was a WO2 and served 22yrs in the SAS and was awarded The Bronze Soldier Statue. Who Dares Wins.

Fun fact: David McBride, whistleblower within the military exposed the "accused" Afghan war crimes to the Australian media when the higher ups in the military and the government wouldn't listen to him when he was trying to simply do his job. Now he's been sentenced and is in jail for being a good human being.

By putting training together it reduces the arrogance between them as they know their training was equal, this they are equal. Also allows better friendships to firm thus teducing the risk of arrogance breding

As the son of a Ex marine my dad told me many time Australian soliders saved his ass, god bless USA, God bless Australia 🇺🇸🇦🇺✝️

i accidently met the head of special forces on a AAFC GST and then i got awarded by him for kindness and leadership xd

The Australian special forces (sas) was responsible for the killing fields where a soldier known as Oliver Schulz killed an unarmed Afghan man, there was also other incidents where an Australian soldier marched a captured soldier from Taliban out in a field with a waka or something like that can’t remember(Afghan soldier) and gave the signal to the Afghan to execute the captured soldier. You can watch the videos of Australian Sasr and a medic explaining the trauma him and others went through because of the war crimes. Killing fields on prime video for anyone curious

When I did a course in security, the teacher was ex-Australian Defence Force; he told us about when serving in Afghanistan some of the "locals" they were training to defend against the Taliban actually turned the gun/s on Aussie soldiers and shot as many as they could before fleeing into the hills. The camp then sent out a regiment of SASR to capture them and, well, the Afghans did return to face justice - quite a bit worse for wear I might add 😅. Our Special Forces are right up there with the best training & equipment.

1:32 there was a clip going around where a soldier killed an Afghani civilian for no reason. His reasoning was "he was reaching for something" or something like that

cheers to our long history together and lets hope for many many more years. U.S, Canada, New Zealand and all the other allies. Much love and Respect

To the best of my ability I am writing this. Unfortunately, it came to light that a few personnel in the SASR supposedly broke the ROE and murdered Afghans. Ben Roberts-Smith VC recipient (big deal) was outed as one of the persons responsible. There is not enough evidence to prove this is the case. Although there is secrecy to the silent professionals as such, it was stated that personnel in the units also reported ROE being broken. For what I know SAS in England and SASR in Australia all operators deserve the highest respect for what they go through In saying this, the operators in Aus who stood up for what is right deserve the highest respect and honours. To all the English and Australian Military personal and operators thankyou for your service.

Joint training is a good idea as the basics are pretty much the same for both and it would reinforce Cooperation between the 2 departments

The reason they combined the training for commandos and SASR was to avoid competition/ego between the two units. As a generalisation, Australian special forces are known for modesty, however I think it is still a smart change.

There's a multiple part series here on yt showing training involved to join the SASR or Commandos.

Hypohysterical history is a great channel - excellent source material mate!

SASR is a scalpel and 2Commando is a hammer.

Not sure if you saw that last photo in the story but if you look at the chest of medals on that SASR solder, he was awarded the VC in Afghanistan along with three other special forces members we are very proud of these Australians.

We (Australia) have a major problem within the ADF and it's direction, the way it treats our soldiers and returned servicemen as well as over rotation of special forces. I stand with BRS.

Angus Campbell, the last photo seen on this Doco, was the recipient of a Victoria cross seen on his chest. He seems very young for a General, but for his age, he has a lot of experience. So proud of him and all of the special services guys!!

Look up "The Last Commando" one of our best Warriors Cameron Baird VC. My old School mate was Merv MacDonald who was KIA in a helicopter crash in Afganistan he was in the same unit 2CDO and a friend of Cameron Baird VC.

The main base for the SASR is just up the road from me, they're very noisy at times when they train with all their weapons and their Blackhawks but they're big part of the community here. I did my highschool exams in their main hall on the base. You often see the guys going for runs in the suburb. I still remember when two SASR soldiers in full gear, one carrying an AusSteyer and the other a minimi machine gun came into my art studio many years ago because one of my fellow artists was painting a commemorative portrat for them of their time in east Timor.

Read about Australia's W.W.2. Independent Forces who, half way through that war were re-designated as the Australian Commando Squadron. Also interesting follow up is .. "Secret Armies" by James Adams.

Here's the crazy thing, the whistleblower that revealed the information relating to Australia's Afghanistan war crimes is the ONLY PERSON WHO WENT TO JAIL FOR ANYTHING RELATED TO THE WAR CRIMES. Australia's military might be great, but the government and laws surrounding whistleblowers is far from great.

Heard many stories from Older ex military people & sons of , talk about just how Elite / Insane our Aussie special forces are. they all mentioned we had to have the best because we lack in Numbers which actually makes sense. No one needs the Australian Army to help them win a war but Any country would bend over backwards to have our special forces on their side. I guess that’s our bargaining chip. No point having a tiny army and being fodder on the frontline for Allies when you could be a total Asset to Allies & in turn their Army will protect you.

no hate or anything but the 'ou' in some words almost made me laugh

Since its formation, the SASR has lost more men in training than in combat, due to the nature of the training regime. That shows the level of training.

Regarding the "unlawful killings" comment. There was a massive uproar when one (maybe more) of our ADF special forces were found to have committed war crimes in the middle east. I don't know the full story but the dude never faced repercussions as far as I'm aware. EDIT: I recommend reading the story of "The Rats Of Tobruk" one of my favourite WWII stories save for the ANZAC story.

If your looking for more info about what you were asking in the beginning was referring to Ben Roberts-Smith who was a special forces soldier accused of illegal killings.

I often wonder what would happen if the British, Australian and Kiwi SAS teamed up for a mission. Each has their own specialties, but all are highly efficient in what they do.

I think my take on 11:14 is that they will just be trained in every single aspect of special forces training, advantage, they will hopefully become friends and take that onto the battlefield with them. Dis advantage? it could spark fights in training breaks about superiority etc.

As an Aussie, check out the Australian diggers in Vanuatu, training their army.

SASr and SASnz where originally trained by SAS, most of what they know is SAS.

Is British origins in all Australian military but British sometimes learn tactics off Aussies since Boer war and WW1 and WW2 also. Special Z Force was started by British and so was Sparrow. Aussies would just add tactics to the base models, hard to say as Aussies came form British also lol. SASR is based on British SAS and why has same motto and name, but as some Brits lie that we completely followed their SAS is a false history. I once found a story while researching WW2 and it mentioned the founder of British SAS came to Australia and studied Australia Sparrow Force tactics and used some in British SAS.. i can not find it now or if fully tue.. everyone studies one another tactics and why our countries all train together. SASR are more elite at long recon and jungle guerilla warfare, Never really done much hostage rescue but train for it, Think if Aussie SASR were based off SAS, in Vietnam SASR made their own name and came up with their own tactics and styles of warfare. Was a US seals unit took over from SASR in Tarin Kot Afghanistan and were amazed at the level of recon and information gathered and how detailed it all was. Even Australian regular army are trained in special forces tactics, is funny as many complain they are regular army and should be doing normal army training and not special forces tactics. Australian SASR are also based off Special Z Force WW2 the most successful special forces of WW2, then is Sparrow Force WW2 the most successful longest behind enemy lines of WW2. guerilla warfare in Timor against Japanese with barely any resupply they had to live off the land. 1 mission they sat watching Japanese cook a meal before going and wiping them out then eating their food. Still SASR are taught to survive long durations behind enemy lines living off the land and reason became one of most successful and most feared in Vietnam war. Vietnamese nicknamed them Phantoms of the jungles or Ma Rung in their language. Was a VC saying if your friends were dying or dissapearing silently around you then it was the Phantom Aussies. Phantoms of the Jungles is a book about the start of the SASR and told of stories of Borneo and Vietnam history of SASR and how was based off British SAS but even British SAS studied the Aussie tactics in Vietnam and changed their tactics after leaving 1 SASR member behind in Borneo Malaya emergency conflict. Phantoms of the jungles book tells of a few missions were you understand were the most feared. SASR even taught famous MACV SOG and were members of them in Vietnam also. Also a good interview with US Navy Seal Rodger Hayden known as baddest navy seal during Vietnam and how spent 10 days on mission with SASR and his whole career in to 1980's, he said no other special Forces including British SAS had the trade craft those Aussies did, interview is on JOKOWILINK youtube channel podcast 37 and 77. SASR were inside Iraq 2003 2 days before invasion March 18th and only made public around 5 years ago. They called in airstrikes and hit targets and did recon behind enemy lines, looking for WMD also and said to be the closest units to Baghdad during the whole invasion doing recon and calling in air strikes.. Afghanistan Operation Anaconda SASR were highly awarded for their part, where Devgru unit and a KSK German SF failed in similar missions SASR excelled and even saved Navy seal's after a helicopter crash. 2 SASR imbedded with US Marines in Operation Anaconda in Hell's Halfpipe also highly awarded by US for saving many Marines They say SASR trained for the mission using VR Virtual reality programme to help prepare for low visibility and bad weather and this was reason for their high success where other SF failed. And first time ever used in a training scenario. Australian SASR are very under rated at around 9th place in the world and are equal to USA and British tier 1 operators. Then there now is Aus 2nd Commando unit special forces, a member used to have world no 2 longest sniper shot but now number 3. Also founder Sgt Paul Cale nicknamed Killer Commando because of a mission in Afghanistan, He now teaches Devgru and other top world special forces CQB - CQC, close quarters combat as after mission where got his nickname realised CQB being taught was useless. during mission he lost his weapons and had to strangle a enemy with his bare hands. Devgru commander said Paul Cale is years ahead of anyone in CQC tactics. SASR also hold record for longest out on patrol mission during Afghanistan of 50 days straight of not returning to base. they are one of most elite in long recon units in the world. War crimes of SASR are giving them a bad name but British SAS are acused of even more then the Aussies, US, Canada and almost every allie did crimes, so no one should single them out. Australia press and a defamation court case made SASR war crimes world wide news and a lot of blind even from Britain acusing Australia like their countries are saints. Australia is acused of 35 crimes and 18 members of doing these. Britain is accused of over 600 crimes and show Australia is small if comparing. If read 18 Hours a SAS story of Afghanistan Operation Anaconda a story about Martin Jock Wallace SASR signals, who was inbedded with the Marines in Hell's half pipe after Operation Anaconda the American General also said SASR were again the Phantoms, referencing the Vietnamese Nickname. There is also a rumour that Taliban feared the men with the red beards the most in Afghanistan and is reference to the Aussies or mainly the SASR.. not sure if exageration or truth.

You need to look into the battle of Brisbane

SASR entry course which takes about 6 weeks has a pass rate of less than 5%.

I have watched a few shared videos made as experienced military personnel volunteered for Commando Selection! The psychological and physical intensity and the daily brutal tasks were real, and soul destroying in most cases! Only the toughest get through, and yes, each human being has a breaking point! 🧐👍

During 1956-57, the Australian army was tasked to take over the English run Malaysian army bases. My father served in Malaysia in 1957-58. I would suggest that the English also trained the first troops, of what would be the SAS. Dad never spoke much about his service time. Only recently on his passing, I learned that he was in one the jungle patrols as a sniper. Small groups of men would go on jungle patrol a week at a time. Sounds pretty similar to what today's SAS patrols do.

I think the good think about the Australian military is they are really well trained and skilled.

The regular army call them the SNEAKY PEEKIES

You should check out "The Battle of Beersheba; the Light Horsemen's daring WWI cavalry charge" . The victory marked the beginning of the fall of the Ottoman Empire. My grandfather was 10th Light Horse.

There is a series on RU-vid that closely follows the applicants to the SASR and what they undergo for selection. It is an extremely arduous and debilitating process which see's around only 10% of all hopeful applicants making it all the way through. And only 5% making it into the regiment.

I like that the only points out the bad thing 🙃1:17

I'm not sure about outside of Australia but in Aussie we hear more about other special forces than our own, (apart from when they don't quite get the rules of engagement right) they appear to be a lot more secretive than others. One example I've heard of was that all Z force operational action reports were burned after WW2 by Blamey, I believe to protect individuals from war crime charges, though I'm wouldn't know how true that was. You do get snippets of information like from the first Iraq war. Some Australian radio journalists were in Bagdad while the main battle was moving across the country and was getting close to Bagdad. They decided it was the time to leave and headed out in the opposite direction to the fighting. They came across a road block hundreds of kilometers behind the front lines, and started to record sound. You can hear them apprehensively discussing the approach of an unidentified soldier, then the unmistakable Australian accent asking "who are you". They replied, "Australian media", to which it can be assumed some signal was given to other soldiers further down the line which prompted the following conversation, with Aussie accents of course. Distant voice "who are they", voice of soldier at car "Australian media", distant voice "get them the f#@k out of here" with the intimation that they were the last people, including opposing combatants, they wanted any exposure to.

There is a documentary about the selection process for the sasr called "sasr: search for warriors" its a 4 part series that shows what it takes just to "maybe" be selected, training comes after if they are selected.

As far as I know the SAS started as the LRDG (Long Range Desert Group} in north Africa during WW2, it included elements of UK, NZ and Aust troops doing shifty stuff behind the German Lines, very successfully.

Our Special forces also include 1CDO and 2CDO also known as Commandos.

If you're interested to see the selection process for the SASR, their is a mini series on it here on RU-vid. (Jamesons Travels)

With our smaller population, Australia concentrates on quality over quantity in all our defence forces. The SASR is, as the video stated, the tip of the spear, the best of the best of an already high-quality army. Did things go bad with a few? I think they did but I wasn't there so I'm just going on the information we have from reports, investigations and even the the Ben Roberts Smith reporting and subsequent defamation case that is still running after years. While I don't condone it, I can maybe understand that when you are put in situations like the SASR were in Afghanistan it might be easy to start making morally questionable decisions. I think it does highlight that at least it came out and wasn't totally hushed up.

Im joining the Australian special forces

There are videos on both sasr and commando selection courses where real soldiers try out for it, you should give them a watch.

Im an Aussie Aussie Army great and since they have UK and America on Our side its very powerful

There was a documentary showing the entry process of the SASR with real life entrants. It was as honest as it could be without giving away security secrets. Quite eye opening and I'm sure you could find it with some looking.

My dream job is the SASR currently I’m 12 and this has been my dream job since I was 10 but don’t know if I can join since it is extremely hard to join.

I think, as the original SAS was developed in North Africa, Australian service soldiers and officers were close to that process and even participated. The very early history of the SAS is available for research of course. Once the officers and soldiers came home naturally they would of reported on the benefits of creating such a division (or what it may be called). It goes to show just how visionary it was of Colonel David Stirling to create this force to undertake small-scale raids behind enemy lines. All gratz to the Aus military to quickly take up the idea, and perhaps take it to the next level.

We’re not your allies, we’re your subjects. Australia’s still commonwealth.

My grandad was in the Blackwatch during the WW2

I can't imagine how hard it is for these guys to be dropped into somewhere like Afghanistan to fight an enemy who don't play by any rules and have to justify every action they take in minute detail. It must be like fighting with one hand behind your back.

I won't go into much detail for obvious reasons but an 'elite' soldier was transferred to my unit and whilst I was in awe of them at the start and during our deployments he would tell me extravagent war stories that often shocked me ... years later when I heard the stories in the media, some of the stories I heard were consistent with the stories I had heard but I just assumed were embelished to make the soldier appear more experienced and dominant. I was heavily indoctrinated at the time and I fear what would have happened if I was ever to become 'elite' however in saying that, the majority of soldiers I served with all around the world were very professional and true leaders and I was proud to have served with the people I knew and we served with honour.

New Zealand also have a S.A.S Squadron. And so did Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).

General Angus Campbell should be thrown out for what he has done to our armed forces. After ww2 the highest commanding officer takes responsibility for any and all charges brought while he is in charge. He must face the same punishment as his men. Campbell and the other generals giving orders stripped the medals from the sas but gave themselves medals for the same operation. He is also responsible for introducing diversity, inclusion and equity. Men have trouble getting into the forces and it’s being packed with women and trans. He forced other groups to remove “scary” badges and insignias so they wouldn’t scare children. He’s a joke and needs to be sacked and stripped of everything.

A mate I used to work with was a medic in the army and did a quick stint in Afghanistan. Apparently one of the medics in his team loved the SASR and saw them coming back in from a "patrol" as they called it. The medic ran up and asked them "how many tallies did you get?". He was handed a bag full of watches and was told "Those were just the ones who could afford a rolex". Idk if its a true story but its definitely a cool one if nothing else. Also in regards to the relation between the British SAS and our SASR. We modelled the SASR off of the SAS. Some SAS guys were brought in to help set everything up and train SASR so we took the motto to show the history. Also SAS and SASR work together a fair amount so it helps to build that relationship a bit.

I've heard that the Australian SAS used the British SAS as a template.

they do long range and also building busting.

The Five Eyes ranked: USA (#1), UK (Top 10); Australia (Top 20); Canada (#27); NZ (well, it's small) How embarrassing for Canada to be weaker than Australia.

Look out though, we may be allies but weve not forgotten Gallipoli.