Whist it is true that these soldiers have to undergo rigorous training in all sorts of conditions (weather and terrain), the demands placed on them during these exercises may not reflect 'real world' decisions/situations.
Jack
/// the demands placed on them during these exercises may not reflect 'real world' decisions/situations///.
Do you not remember the marines 'yomping' across the Falkland Islands.
danny13
I have the iconic picture of the yomp with a line of R.M. on way to Stanley with the signalsman having a massive union flag on his clansman radio antenna.
Yes......but they aren't likely to be moving during the hottest part of the day whilst carrying full Bergens. They will (within reasonable limits) be able to choose their own approach and time-table; they will not be under the 'stop-watch' of Selection Officers....
Jack
Soldiers on active service do not have the luxury of being able to pick and choose when they have to move or indeed fight the enemy.Bottom line i9s they can be sent to any part of the world hot or cold.
I am aware of that, danny.
This is a 'Selection Course' not a bog-standard 'Training Course'. And once the candidates have been 'selected', operational demands are dealt with accordingly.
Why should one applicant have to put up with extreme weather when another one on another day doesn't?
Surely when weather is at its most extreme the selection process could be postponed.
The fact that some applicants have died shows just how determined they are to get through the process. A bit of commonsense is called for by the top brass.