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Episode 476: Phil Campion on SAS selection, EDC options in the UK, and firearm training in Europe

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🗓️ 23 August 2019

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Hosting this show is Phil Campion, a veteran of m…

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The Brute force. If it doesn't work, you're just not using enough. You're listening to

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software at radio. Special operations enough. You're listening to Soft Reb Radio, Special Operations Military News, and

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straight talk with the guys in the community. Oh, I, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, I,

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I, uh,

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a, uh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,

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I'm, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,

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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, Welcome to Soft Rep Radio, on time, on target.

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This Big Phil Campion, former D Squadron, 22-S-AS.

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I'm doing a bit of a standing job, and I've got three subjects that you might be interested in.

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UK SAS what it takes to become a trooper how do you pass selection UK EDC we can't

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carry too much gear over here so have a look at what we can do to make ourselves as safe as possible on our streets.

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And finally, a trip around the Rangers in Europe. Where can I actually use a gun and where can't I? Here in the UK we like to think

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our Special Forces selection is the toughest in the world. Now I know there's a few of

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you over to Bond will probably disagree with that slightly, but I've got to tell you it was our idea.

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David Sterling 1940 odd, he came up with a special forces concept and the selection process has been more and less the same ever since.

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With an average turnout that play 300 people, the pass rate is as low as 5, 6 and possibly

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up as many as 10. It's not the easiest

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cause in the world. Special Forces selection processes are based on what

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we do. First thing David Sterling did when he wanted to identify what sort of soldiers he

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needed for this elite regiment was right in ethos. There's four parts of the ethos and

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I'm going to go through them with you now. Number one, an unrelented pursuit of excellence.

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Each man needs to strive to attain the best levels in everything he does all the time.

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