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Samizdata quote of the day ..members of the elite Special Air Service (SAS) were exposed to lead, teargas and explosions in training, and experienced high levels of physical trauma and stress.
– An Australian government report investigating the training of the SAS regiment, as reported in an Australian newspaper. (Well done to the guys who figured that out. Who could possibly have imagined that being in the SAS would involve stress and danger?)
(link via Geoff Honnor).
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Yeah, it would have been so much better just to train them with a PC-based combat simulator…
Can they not outsource delivery of special forces services to somewhere like India where the Health & Safety rules are a bit laxer and cheaper too?
Actually, Patrick W, that’s not a bad idea. The Indian military is damned good and they are very brave fighters. Or, if they’re otherwise engaged, we could just subcontract out to the heroic Gurkhas.
Coming soon: health, sanitation and wildlife preservation legislation to be implemented in heavily forested areas, as we have established that bears really do shit in the woods.
Newsflash!
The Pope….. Is…. A CATHOLIC!!!!
How long before some fat guy sues the government for discrimination because the SAS didn’t take him ?
If only there were a less aggressive way to teach men to kill with their bare hands! Next some weird politico will push to have the SAS use pictures of robots for target practice instead of people… why? Because dehumanizing people you intend on shooting to death is bad, and sends the wrong message to British troops. Whereas it’s ok to kill fascist robots that merely look like people!!!
Being exposed to lead in training is no big deal. It’s when you’re exposed to lead in the workplace that things get dangerous…