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a b Drape, Julian; Cathy Alexander (16 January 2009). "I'm no hero says Aussie soldier with VC". The Age . Retrieved 12 November 2009. It was one trauma too many, one life lost too many. It had been weighing heavily on him. He wanted somebody to say, ‘You did everything you could.” The first phase of selection, aptitude phase, lasts 4 weeks and takes place in the Brecon Beacons. [159] This phase also involves training in Sennybridge, and normally starts with approximately 200 potential candidates. [151] Candidates complete a Personal Fitness Test (PFT) upon arrival, which consists of at least 50 sit-ups in two minutes, 60 press-ups in two minutes, and a 1.5-mile (2.4km) run in 10 minutes and 30 seconds. They then complete an Annual Fitness Test (AFT), which consists of marching 8 miles (13km) in two hours while carrying 25lb (11kg) of equipment. [160] The Regiment are masters at close protection duties (CP) - body guarding to the layman - having developed many of the protocols themselves. VIP protection is the responsibility of the Counter Revolutionary War (CWR) wing. Nowadays much of UK Military CP work is being done by specialised military police units. Victoria Cross winner Mark Donaldson promoted to corporal". The Australian. Australian Associated Press. 29 June 2010 . Retrieved 29 June 2010.

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In 1998, when Donaldson was 19 and attending art college in Sydney, his mother disappeared. She is presumed murdered and an investigation into the disappearance is ongoing. [4] Donaldson left full-time education and took a variety of physically demanding jobs in Australia and overseas. [4] Military career [ edit ] 2002–2008 [ edit ] The Special Air Service regiment began its life in World War 2, carrying out daring sabotage missions behind German lines, first in North Africa and then in the European theatre. The modern day S.A.S. keeps up the tradition and are experts at infiltration deep into enemy territory, destroying fuel dumps, communication lines, bridges and railway lines. Close Protection B Sqn 23 SAS". Reserve forces and cadets association. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010 . Retrieved 18 March 2010.

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Obituary: Major Roy Farran". The Times. London. 6 June 2006. Archived from the original on 31 May 2010 . Retrieved 28 March 2010. In 1950, a 21 SAS squadron was raised to fight in the Korean War. After three months of training in Britain, it was informed that the squadron would no longer be required in Korea and so it instead volunteered to fight in the Malayan Emergency. [29] Upon arrival in Malaya, it came under the command of "Mad Mike" [30] Mike Calvert who was forming a new unit called the Malayan Scouts (SAS). [29] Calvert had already formed one squadron from 100 volunteers in the Far East, which became A Squadron; the 21 SAS squadron then became B Squadron; and after a recruitment visit to Rhodesia by Calvert, C Squadron was formed from 100 Rhodesian volunteers. [31] The Rhodesians returned home after three years' service and were replaced by a New Zealand squadron. [32] By this time the need for a regular army SAS regiment had been recognised; the 22 SAS Regiment was formally added to the army list in 1952 and has been based at Hereford since 1960. [8] In 1959 the third regiment, the 23 SAS Regiment, was formed by renaming the Reserve Reconnaissance Unit, which had succeeded MI9 and whose members were experts in escape and evasion. [33] 22 SAS Regiment [ edit ] Badge Notes" (PDF). 1 February 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2022 . Retrieved 2 April 2022. Armed Forces:officers". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010 . Retrieved 27 March 2010. SAS: Who Dares Wins – a reality quasi-military training television programme which pits contestants against harsh environments in a two-week-long training course that is designed to replicate Special Air Service selection [188]