Anyone here know anything about the NZSAS?

**saltydog** · 15th May 2009, 09:30

Had this fella visit my uncles farm many a moon ago (old mate or something). He was ex-weapons specialist from the UK version of the SAS.
So it was decided we would venture out to the back paddocks and bowl some geese over with a open sight 22. Old gun.
He took one shot a a fence post back at the house, maybe 70-80m away. walked up and checked out the hole.
We arrive in the back paddock, heaps of geese, he lays down takes aim from about the same distance, if not more, and with one shot takes out a goose with a shot to the head.
Ok, said Uncle. Wow said boy.

**DougieNZ** · 15th May 2009, 09:35

Yep, these guys are the best of the best.. the elite...

And that's why not many make it. Less than 10% usually pass selection. I cna remember seeing the signal that is dispatched to all units "inviting" people of all forces to apply for selection.

There is a good DVD out which you can buy at http://www.gpstore.co.nz

This shows part of selection - but only part!

The SAS also have a specialist CT team now that specialises in CT (counter terrorist) work. They pass a lesser form of selection and are engaged fixed term.

If I was interested in joining I would join the regular force Army and get as much fitness and nav training in as I possibly could..

**Laxi** · 15th May 2009, 10:22

Originally Posted by wbks

Jesus fucking christ, I wasn't asking about current deployment details, I was asking if anyone knows anything about it. I was going to ask things along the lines of "would you be better off being a rifleman or an officer if you were to join the army with the goal of getting into the SAS

mate if your going to join the army without even knowing whether you want to be a grunt or brass yet alone what corp (never mind the fact that s.a.s are made up from the 3 forces) and making that decission on what will get you into the s.a.s, then no offence but you will probably never make selection yet alone pass grading, dont think you've put much thought into this, you do realise they wont even let you apply for the s.a.s until youve been sighned up for 6 years?

**HenryDorsetCase** · 15th May 2009, 10:26

I've often thought that in another life I would like to make a lot of money then recruit ex-SAS guys for my private elite CFU (Counter-fuckwit Unit) of the SPCA: I could then pay people to get medieval on people who are cruel to animals.

Sadly, it will have to wait till I am reincarnated because the "make a lot of money" part got all fucked up in this life.

Still, a boy can dream, can't he?

**Laxi** · 15th May 2009, 10:40

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

I've often thought that in another life I would like to make a lot of money then recruit ex-SAS guys for my private elite CFU (Counter-fuckwit Unit) of the SPCA: I could then pay people to get medieval on people who are cruel to animals.

kind of like blackwater (sorry, Xe as they call themselves now) for animals rights? have you seen what these guys get up to? the're more likely to be the guys doing the animal cruelty

**slydesigns** · 15th May 2009, 18:06

If you really WANT to be in the SAS your not the guy they want. You wont pass the psych test. If you cant decide between RF NCO or Officer as your career path you REALLY aren't ready to be thinking about SAS.

An Officer is a manager, he or she mostly - not always - but mostly directs and never actually gets the HANDS ON knowledge and experience with the units equipment whether it be support weapons, working with a field kitchen or over hauling a LAV engine in the workshops.

The OR's are the "hands on" workers that get intimate with thier kit. So if you cant decide how you wish to work in life and choose the Officer/OR path, then how do you know you'd like to be dropped into the middle of no where at oh-dark hundred on a rainy windy night with little info, no direct support, a shit load of gear and a clock thats been running down for a few hours already to do a job thats either boring as sin observation work or possibly messy as hell and not for the dinner table conversation?

They dont take heros, they dont take loners, they dont take the most popular or the fittest sportmad person the army has. They take the ones who are quiet achievers, focused, driven, intelligent, self sufficient etc.

I was in the Army IEDD team and that was hard enough to get into and, more importantly, maintain the required standards to stay in. And those tests were NOTHING even remotely close to SAS selection. CTAG is a little easier but its like claiming being dragged over a bed of nails behind a car is easier to being dragged over a bed of hypodermic needles...

Join the Army... survive basic training.
From their, survive corp training.
From there survive your first year at your unit.
From their, survive your trade/corp band training.
From there survive the JNCO's cse.
From there... perhaps, if your doing everything mostly right fopr the last 3 or 4 years, get promoted to your first stripe and THEN after trying it on for size for a year of 2 look at training for selection... not applying, just training to see if it will kill you or not. If it doesn't, talk to your unit commander and RSM and arrange to see the psych, then you'll know if you should step up to the line or not.

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 15th May 2009, 21:44

Yah could buy the book... http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-sto...sas-published/

**Manxman** · 15th May 2009, 23:10

Originally Posted by Bow-Down

If your planning on being SAS then your chances if you're a officer are a lot higher than a rifleman. I'm going to be doing the Kippenberger Scheme which is for officers after I finish Cambridge A2 exams. You get your uni fees, accommodation, food, car (motorbike) all paid for plus a salary while you complete the course.
But don't plan on staying in the nz army long term.

Why not? Good career isn't it?

**Fatt Max** · 16th May 2009, 09:01

I was in the scouts......I went on the SAS selection course and did really well, I got down to the last 450,000.

It appears that they are not looking for people who can tie knots, get things out of horses hooves and able to help elderly ladies across the road.

The bastards didnt even like my volcano project

**Solly** · 16th May 2009, 09:51

Originally Posted by wbks

Jesus fucking christ, ...........

Temper, temper........now that's just what the SAS are looking for...[insert Tui advertisment here]

**Boob Johnson** · 16th May 2009, 10:52

Originally Posted by cave weta

Go find that guy 'Horse' who was in those crap reality TV shows a couple of years ago.. wasnt he ex SAS? or was it the Sallies.....

Ha ha, na John is for real. A family friend of ours from way back. He used to come round our house after being away on missions when I was a kid. Mum used to calm him down. He would never say anything of what had gone down but was clearly "moved", shall we say...."the thousand yard steer"

I remember seeing a photo he sent us, they were on a training mission on a mountain side somewhere, they had parachuted onto a snow laden slope with M60 style machine guns in hand, very very cool pic.

As for info on the SAS, good luck finding any, you'll need it.