Time But I’m Joining The Army And Want A Bit Of Advice I’m Hopefully Going To Be Joining Horrogate Next Year Witch Is A Military College But I Don’t Know What Regiment Or Corp I Want To Join However My Dream Is To Be In T

[HarRyY]

Sorry if this is wasting anyone’s time but I’m joining the army and I don’t know what regiment or corp I want to join however my dream is to be in the SAS and I want to know what would be the best thing to join to kind of set me up for that thanks to anyone who helps

[Tilly2]

Perhaps you could take some advice from the recruitment staff.

[Mozz71]

I'm guessing you don't have to pass a basic English test to sign up then?

[DTCwordfan]

send a message to Prince Harry and he will advise you......

[10ClarionSt]

I know two people who were in the SAS. At that time, the SAS would recruit only from other regiments, such as the Paras. That might have changed now. But the training is very, very tough and highly demanding. The vast majority of trainees never get through the course. One exercise involved a start point at the Cairngorms. Recruits were stripped naked, with no supplies, left in a field and told to make their way back to headquarters (Hereford Barracks at the time) within 7 days. I don't know how many started, but only two did it within the time. That is only one small aspect. There are many, many more. remember those soldiers who died in the Brecon Beacons a few years ago in a heat wave? I wouldn't mind betting they were SAS recruits. I also wouldn't mind betting that despite all the outcry at the time, nothing will have changed as far as training goes. But I have to say I'm only guessing on that bit.

[Tilly2]

Mozz!

[10ClarionSt]

Mozz, being good at grammar and spelling is hardly a major requirement to stealthily break someones' neck. And other stuff.

[Tilly2]

Actually I'm with Mozz but didn't dare say. :-)

[davebro]

https://www.wikihow.com/Join-the-SAS#:~:text=Become%20a%20member%20of%20Her%20Majesty's%20Armed%20Forces.&text=To%20be%20eligible%20to%20join,or%20the%20Royal%20Air%20Force.

[JimF]

"to stealthily break someones' neck"

To boldly split infinitives where none has been splut before.

[davebro]

PS - If you can't google "how can I join the SAS" you might be too thick!

[Buenchico]

The SAS is (perhaps somewhat surprisingly to many people) a Reservist unit, not a regular Army one. So, to get in, you either need never to join the Regular Army at all or to serve out your period of enlistment with the Regulars and then join the SAS afterwards. (In practice enlisted regular soldiers can commence the transition to the SAS within 6 months of the end of their regular service).

If you're already in the Reserves, or completing your period of enlistment, you can only join the SAS at the age of 34. If you've never served with either the Regulars or Reservists at all, you can apply for direct entry at any time between the ages of 18 and 32. Either way, if you get in, you can't serve in the SAS beyond the age of 42.

So, given that you can get into the SAS without any previous military experience anyway, it might not really matter that much which unit you serve with in the Regulars. What those in charge of the selection process will be looking for will be both physical prowess and, importantly, brain power. The nature of SAS operations means that members of the unit are often required to make rapid decisions themselves, in high pressure situations, without any direct command. For that reason, the selection process includes an IQ test, with only the brightest of candidates getting through successfully.

See here
https://www.how2become.com/blog/sas-eligibility-criteria/

and here

[davebro]

A mate of mine joined the SBS in the 80s. Dunno how he got through the selection process though. Last I heard he was yomping full pack in 100 degrees somewhere in the Caribbean.

[Buenchico]

PS: What others appear to hinting at above is that, while perfect English obviously isn't a requirement for joining the SAS, miss-spelling 'Harrogate' and 'which' (together with the total absence of punctuation in your post), suggests that you might struggle with the IQ test. (There's most definitely nothing wrong with that at all. We can't all be Einstein! However if a unit such as the SAS requires soldiers with excellent thinking skills, they'll probably be looking for candidates who did well in academic subjects at school).

I'm genuinely not seeking to criticise you here. I'm simply trying to inject an element of realism into your hopes and dreams. (I'm impressed with your good manners though; I wish everyone who posted here would do so as politely as you've done!).

[10ClarionSt]

Or hair-splutting, Jim.

[Mozz71]

Sorry Tilly, it was a cheap shot, but I stand by it. ☺

[237SJ]

I can never understand why people ask serious questions on here. All they get are idiotic answers from people who are trying to be funny. It's a shame really and a complete waste of time. Maybe they think that when they google Answerbank, they will actually get answers (from informed people) but that is not the case. All they get are people taking the ***.

[davebro]

PPS. My SBS mate was 20 & I was 40. He could almost keep up with me on a hill walk!
We had an E European guy come out with us a few times on walking/climbing trips. His final comment was "Spetsnaz do not train this hard!".

[davebro]

237sj - I think the OP got some reasonable pointers? A little lightness doesn't go amiss.

[237SJ]

The reasonable pointers were in the minority (which is par for the course)

[gness]

Agree with you at 21.03, 237. Thankfully we have Chris to temper the comments that some think are clever.....though why they think that god only knows.