This is why other countries, including the US, ask to borrow the SAS when they want something done properly.

SAS stands for Special Air Service and is part of the British Army. The Royal Navy have something similar called the SBS, the Special Boat Service. Both are part of the UK’s special forces, though the SAS is probably the best known bit thanks in part to its very public successful hostage rescue / terrorist takedown operation at the Iranian Embassy in London in 1980.

It blows my mind that you haven't heard of the SAS, I didn't think there was anyone worldwide who didn't know that name

The SAS aren't comparable to the Navy Seals though, not entirely. The SAS are a Tier 1 unit whereas the majority of Navy Seals are Tier 2. You could compare them more specifically to DEVGRU/SEAL Team 6, but not the Navy SEALs in general. Really, the SAS are the equivalent to America's Delta Force (or rather, Delta are the equivalent to the SAS as Delta was structured specifically on the SAS) and the SBS are more like DEVGRU.

Hi, Theres a tv show here in the UK , called Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins, which puts mostly minor celebrities through a watered down, shorter version of some of the training that the SAS go through. Men and women are treated equally. It’s harsh ( but not as harsh as our SAS really go through) . If they don’t get kicked out by the real SAS instructors, a lot of the celebrities are injured in the process. In recent years the instructors have included ex American navy seals. You may want to google it.

The people from Infographics are from the US, and generally so are their sources. While their material is interesting, it should generally be taken with generous amounts of salt. In this case they couldn't even get correctly what does SAS stand for...

There is a big difference between running 1.5 miles in full kit (uniform, boots, rifle, pack, etc) and running 1.5 miles in gym gear. In my basic training in my early 20s, I did a 1.5 miles in less than 10.5 minutes in shorts, t-shirt, and basketball court style shoes (what they issued us with) and was suffering from a mild case of pneumonia at the time.

Lol. Literally the first sentence and this commentator is wrong, the SAS is the Special Air Service, there is no such thing as a Special air force in the UK unless you mean the RAF which are actually pretty special.

There is a saying in the SAS the bad guys start it and they finish it.

There's a BBC drama series called Rogue Heroes which is the story of the formation of the SAS in WWII. Their exploits were legendary. Worth checking out.

There is the SAS and SBS (Special boat Service) . Elite forces.

The guys from the Special Air Service are as tough as they come, even though they dont talk much about it. The closest comparison is probably a bunch of Ninjas. I once met a SAS guy, a captain, and you would have never guessed what he was. A totally nice and polite person. And yet he knows 5 different ways to kill someone with his bare hands.

But you need to run 1.5miles ungeared in under 9mins to join the Paras.... Just the run. The british army doesn't mess about.

The think about SAS training is there is no shouting or bulling from the trainers. You can drop out anytime you wish. It’s about mental strength and physical fitness

basically every western special ops base themselves on the SAS, and are trained by them. they really are the best

Special Air Force. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 It’s Special Air Service.

You should watch a video of the SAS storming the Iranian embassy.... The whole of the UK watched ..

SAS = Special Air Service. Part of the ARMY. The Navy Seal mile is NOT fully kitted. There is a Celebrity SAS show on British TV.

America has got soldiers here in Australia doing training exercises with our Aussie soldiers at the moment, during our winter. They would probably struggle in summer up here in far North Queensland. We have Australian soldiers in the SAS, the training here in Australia is horrendous.

My friend is a Royal Marine Commando. He tells a story about Navy Seals coming over for some training British style. They thought they would 'show' the Brits and went out early to use the assault course and break a few "records" However they struggled really badly and praised the RMCs on how hard the course was. The RMCs pissed themselves silly and explained the course had been built for the local teenage Navy Cadets to use. Needless to say the Yanks couldn't get through RMC training.

Like Dasyrid said, below, only I can add that there is a neat little history of the unit's WWII origins in Ben Macintyre's book, "SAS: Rogue Heroes." Good luck with your videos.

Try watching "Obi Wan Nairobi"2019. 2000 - Operation Barras - Sierra Leone When British soldiers are held hostage, the SAS lead a daring rescue mission into the heart of the African jungle. 2005 - Basra Rescue The SAS rescue 2 of their own held captive in Basra. Lots of other missions these are a few more recent ones that we got to know about.

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I`ve only known one single chap that trained in the British Army and then ended up in the SAS. He was an quite extraordinary chap - in the sense of being a "weirdo." He`d come home to his parents house on leave from the Army and choose to sleep in the hedges and fields surrounding the town he and I grew up in. I remember one Bonfire Night in about 1971 : Us kids came about with fireworks whilst he ( Mick ) came out with a grappling hook - showing us how to scale the buildings around us whilst under fire..... He climbed cliffs as if they were rabbit hutches. Yep - Weirdo. `Though the last time I saw him he`d become a settled older citizen, poor Mick. I liked him. The SAS aren`t going to lose a Mission to anyone. They`ll get what`s coming and take what`s coming. That`s the way they like it !

I was heavily into sports and, err, shall we say football related martial arts 😂 back in the 70's. I was very fit, quite strong and could already look after myself BEFORE I even started my Royal Navy basic training in 81. By the time I completed that along with additional Boxing training in the evenings, I was as fit as I've ever been and thought that I could do pretty much anything. Met a bloke a year or so later who'd failed SBS training, and I realised I still wasn't much more than a boy in uniform, very humbling. I think its fair to say at my absolute peak I'd have been lucky to survive more than a day or two of SAS or SBS training! Tbf though I think the same would have been true of US special forces training. Bloody glad they're all on our side! 🇬🇧🇺🇸

I'm twitching at the ostensibly British cartoon soldiers at 2:16 saluting as if they're either Americans or in the Royal Navy. The British Army and the RAF salute palms forward, not palms down.

The SAS helped to create US special forces in '62 after being invited by a legendary US Colonel (Charlie Beckwith) who actually served with the SAS for a while on secondment. I guess he was impressed ;)

Ummmm... you mixed up the drunk driving part hon. The guy got drunk and died crashing his car. Nobody hit him. The training drove him to drinking. Oh... and most mothers would pass either British or American test easily: being sleep deprived for YEARS on end, carrying heavy kids/equipment/groceries/laundry for YEARS on end whilst living on table scraps wolfed down quickly before navigating complicated, poorly given directions to countless soccer/football/hockey/competition events while suffering ear-splitting music/sibling- rivalry noise.... makes us more than capable to excel in these macho tests of will and strength. But we're just too smart to try. I mean seriously...who wants to live on military food and have to wear those crappy colored uniforms after all that effort?😁

The fully geared part is very important...i did at 15years old 3km in terrain in about 11-12 minutes...but when in my full combat gear during my military training it easy put another 4-5 min on the same length.

To date there isn’t a single female that has passed UKSF selection in regards to SAS/SBS Further more the BFT hasn’t been a part of UKSF selection since the early 2000’s so this video is already well outdated

Im pretty sure i remember being told the original training for the SAS back in ww2 included being thrown out of a moving car in the desert for something to do with parachute training 😂

the SEALs run is not kitted. The SAS run is carrying 40lb backpack, plus weapon and other kit

A family friend was in the SAS and served in both the Gulf War and Iraqi War. He recounted to me how they arrived in the middle of nowhere wearing olive drab uniforms, which made them stand out in the sandy desert 'like rose bushes'. To remedy this, one night they 'borrowed' more suitable uniforms from a nearby US equipment and logistics depot, along with enough equipment to start WW3. He was shot in both wars. The second time, he was transported more than 200 miles overland, across the desert, in a stolen pickup truck by his comrades, dodging Iraqi positions and ultimately leaving Iraq for Jordan. He was immediately operated on and airlifted back to the UK, where he spent just 2 weeks recovering before returning to his base - on crutches.

🤣Walk to the nearest bus stop, get on the bus, ride to somewhere where you can buy a 12 pack of beer in bottles, then return home via the same route to prepare! LMAO

One thing i like about the SAS is they respect those who help them. A good friend of my stepdad died a couple of years ago. He served in Vietnam on hueys in the 9th RAAF squadron, his role was winchman and was the guy who would be lowered into the jungle to pick up the SAS squads at the end of a patrol. For his wake they allowed the mourners access to the SAS mess at Swanbourne barracks some thing that never happens but because of what he did even though he wasn't SAS the respect he earned doing that job meant that it was the last and greatest honor they could give him for his contribution in saving SAS lives.

When based in Hong Kong we had a master sergeant from the USA based in Korea to teach our troops which where being deployed for ceremonial duties for honour Guard in Korea as part of induction he had participate in our physical fitness training he turned up for a Combat fitness test in trainers as he said thats normal in the USA army as for our British troops we do all our combat fitness test in boots apart from gymnasium test i say no more

The US was offered the SAS to ‘resolve the Iran Embassy’ issue in 79, the US said their guys were good enough - look what happened

If you want to see sort of a "stripped down" version of what the SAS soldiers go through in training, you should go watch the show "Who dares wins" (it's here on KZfaq). 👍🙂

I don’t know if you can read, but you could look up Special Air Service.

15 min 1.5mile run might be slow if you are track running or running in a neighbourhood but these guys are doing it cross country, whilst wearing basic kit.

We have a SBS too [Special Boat Service] - a part of the Royal Navy. The SAS [Special Air Service] is mainly from the British Army [not Air Force].

if you're interested in the SAS training, there was a cool show about it. called "SAS: Are you tough enough" with some rather famous SAS members (and one who will most likely be recognized by his looks)

The Infographics Show can often be wildly innacurate. Check out the Gritty Soldier doing the "Fan Dance" around the Brecon Beacons. Great video of an older chap, ex US Ranger, doing one of the challenges Brit SF forces go through. You may be in pain doing it, but the views are awesome!

There was a tv show in the uk called SAS who dares wins. Watch that and you'll see. It wasn't the entire SAS programme, but the people went through hell. No wonder there's only a select few that actually make it.

Check out the SAS ending the Iranian Embassy siege.

As a former us soldier, being fully kitted during a run/march is different from special forces. An average military service member may have a certain standard, but af standards are so much higher.

How is it even possible to not know what the SAS is? :)

Navy seal Ryan I right you sure Ryan? really 😊 yea tough guys eh hope it brings success too them both have a good weekend mr Ryan cheers 🍻 as allways enjoyed and like the light hearted attitude cheers

You make a good observation, but they picked the "Special Air Service" because they have heard of it. A more accurate comparison would have been with the SBS (Special Boat Service), who are the elite few selected from the Royal Marines of the Navy. This is why I don't rate those vids as the narrator doesn't know what thy are talking about.

Special Air Service. The SBS the Special Boat Service deals with seaborne attacks etc

They got it wrong about the first woman ever to join the SAS she was badged and it was in the early 1990's. However not long after being badged she quit after a tour in ireland.

Have lived in Senegal and worked at a off grid campsite/bar/restaurant/motel. Every other mo the or so the frebch foreign legion would come by which was always amazing. One day I was told that the next month h they would come with Americans that came over to do some training with them. They would stay 3 week. There where American legionnaires also, you could always picked them out even before they had said a word in French. A month later they called, saying that the Americans wouldn't come with them. I asked why and the guy laughed, saying it was too hard on them and they had keft after a week. Turned out they weren't as fit and well trained as they thought. Oh, and a group of C.I.A. Would come now and then. That was a shocker... Never seen so many complete morons. Loud, obnoxious, rude etc. We started to help them more reluctant and slow. Finally they gave up, complain to the wrong people and never came back..

Bad comparison, would have been better if it was Delta Force, DEVGRU (SEAL Team 6), 24th Special Tactics Squadron or the Army Ranger Regimental Recon Company. possibly compared the US Navy SEALs (not DEVGRU) vs Royal Marine Commandos.

The SAS are one of the last prides of Britain, they are the most professional fighting force on the planet

Fun fact: if you fail selection for the SBS you can apply for the SAS but if you fail selection for the SAS the SBS wont accept your application. Also the screening process, 1.5 Mile's in 11 minutes etc... Will come after about 2 hrs sleep and spending most of the day doing hard work.

The fact that this video got the SAS's name wrong in the very first sentence should tell you all you need to know.

The RAF requirement for 17-29 (males) also requires a 1.5 mile run in under 11 minutes

If you’re into special forces, look up Dutch marine corps / special forces, might be a fun watch and possibly some nice world history knowledge….

Recruits have died during long marches across Dartmoor in England…it’s the fog that suddenly appears so getting lost & being a victim of exposure is easy..I COMPLETED the Commando Course when I completed my Royal Marines Boot Camp training back in 1964..did my 9 years voluntary service ,mostly with 42 Commando after which I joined the UK Police…after a few years I emigrated to be a cop in Canada…great times…the secret is to make training FUN! Train HARD so we can FIGHT easy!

Navy seals/rangers are more comparative to the British Royal marines. Not the SAS. The SAS are the best in the world.

SAS is Special Air Service SBS was the Special Boat Service RMC are the Royal Marine Commandos

With he seals, they don't need to run 1 and a half miles with kit on

Americans have a long and storied history of using shotguns. The Germans protested their use and tried to label it as a war crime. But for trench warfare or combat in enclosed environments a short range directional area affect weapon is pretty handy. No need to stick your head around a corner and get it blown off just point the old war crime stick around an make everybody round there take cover or have a bad day.

SEALs were basically created as a carbon copy of the British SBS, the 'naval" component of the SAS. the Army's Green Beret special forces are modeled after the SAS.

we have the s.a.s special air service and s.b.s special boat service one group would be operating from boats/submarines/shipping/piracy/canoes/scuba the other would operate in regards to air incidents T- threats or airport retakes and parachutes with a bit of cross over but more secrecy in the sbs

Special Air Service "SAS" (are SOLDIERS from the ARMY) the air bit just denotes that they first formed as a parachute regiment, with behind the lines capabilities. Today, they insert by land, sea and air (but they are all BRITISH ARMY...Not Royal Navy, and Not Airforce)

You should consider the Special Boat Squadron

These guys are the human type that everyone knows as the terminators

The SBS and SAS have the same training. It’s utter and complete hell .

My Dad (ex-RAF finds it funny that when the SAS took over the base where he did basic training, it had to be refitted to be more comfortable for them.

there's a dramatized film from about a decade ago called "I am soldier" which shows the SAS training of recruits, and the high drop-out rate...

SAS is special air service

The SAS are the poster boy special forces. You want the SBS for the navy equivalent.

SAS special air services and well SAS is ranked first in the world of spec ops i believe but honestly every country has a specialist in one way

A mile in under five mins is like Olympic standard pal

This is why at any given time, there are ~200-250 members of the SAS, vs ~2K Delta Force, and ~2.5k SEALs.

No, the Tier 1 Soldiers work together very closely and respect each other. They always have each other's backs and pool as joint Ops on many occasions.

"Who are these?" THEYRE THE BEST! SAS!

from what i know the term sas (special air service ) was devised during the second world war to confuse the enemy as it did you ..into thinking they were royal air force not army the germans had very good radio spies

The Special Air Service (SAS) and Special.Boat Service (SBS) are seen as equals as they do.thw same training. The only difference is SBS include maritime warfare and SAS doesn't. If a mission is mainly at sea then the SBS goes in and vice versa

Learning from mistakes that's what majestic the best.

A shotgun is very useful for destroying up close threats and restrictions. Flesh or structure will be blown away if needed!

As we heard, most people fail at the running in the beginning, just go out running and don't stop until you fall to the ground, because your legs can't do it anymore - it'd be the same thing...

It's pronounced Special Air Service. The video commentator screwed it up. They are a T1 Unit. Not navy seal like for like.

The SAS is the equivalent to Delta Force and the SBS is he equivalent to SEAL Team 6. The Battle Fitness Test info is wrong. Soldiers used to run 1.5 miles as a squad in 15 minutes and then you have to run back the same 1.5 miles best effort. Depending on your job in the military depends on what your pass mark is. it used to be 11 minutes 30 for non combat troops. 10:30 for infantry and under 9:30 for airborne troops. SAS was also sub 9:30 to qualify. The run is completed in a tshirt, combat trousers and combat boots.

Seals have 1 week of hell. SAS has 6 weeks of hell before for the final part. that's why SAS is the best

I think the running part seems fast (especially, if with equipment and swimming). Others seems easy.

Was known as special air squadron until the 1980s i think around 83. Then became special air service also there is an sbs know special boat service. Who Dares Wins motto for SAS. Liveth for evermore motto for SBS.

it's not a 10 minute mile since they run a mile and a half a 10 minute mile would get you disqualified

Special Air Service.SAS. Women worked in Northern Ireland as covert operatives gathering intelligence on known IRA players This was as part of 14 sqn(detached) SAS.

The US Navy Seals and other American special forces were trained by the SAS. My uncle and his troop was part of David Stirling's original force in WW2 and he and his troop were murdered by the Gestapo on the orders of Hitler.

Trench warfare for shotguns, right? be a b*stard to carry all that stuff though 😅

You don't get screamed at in selection. They leave it all in your hands.

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Most people couldn't survive the training for the Royal Marines, let alone the SAS and SBS!

Delta is probably even more elite than Seal Team Six/Devgru.

SEAL's running 1.5km in 11 minutes are without any kit, so it isn't faster at all. Plus, kit (especially boots etc) isn't exactly designed for sprinting or running those kinds of distances. If you want another comparison: most US Marines or Rangers cannot complete standard UK army assault courses, cos it's too hard for them.

Special Air Service. Early film - Who Dares Wins

SAS and SBS are the worlds elite SF

The seal run is in PE kit. The SAS don't ban women because any woman capable of doing the course would be an absolute monster.