I cannot explain how hard the jungle is physically.

If you imagine being at your absolute limit every single day,

carrying on most days Bergen's that are 120, 140 pounds,

it feels like your shoulders are getting ripped off.

That's heavy. And that is, and you're

patrolling in that heat, in the humidity. The jungle is probably the most taxing environment I've ever

soldiered in. You have to remember everyone that starts in that first day of selection are already

Royal Marines Commandos, Parachute Regiment. Everyone at the beginning physically is capable of passing that course.

So it then comes down to mindset and skills.

If you are not good at your admin, you will degrade so quickly that you just won't function.

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After eight years and free tours as a special forces soldier, Simon Jeffries bagged himself a well-paid job in the city.

It's seemingly made the transition from battlefield to bordering very successfully.

But he felt trapped in this new life cycle and wanted to break out the comfort zone.

Simon shares his stories of the grueling special forces selection,

his life at war and finding a new purpose in coaching others. This is the eventful life of Mr Simon Jeffries. Jeffers, welcome to the show, mate. Thanks for having me on.

Yeah, very much, I'm intrigued about this one, your journey and your path that you've been on.

So what I'm going to do, I'm going to roll all those back. Where did you grow up and how

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