Anyone here know anything about the NZSAS?

[boomer]

Best advice so far. Join the Army as a rifleman either TF or RF. You need solid infantry skills before you will even get nominated for pre-selection. You also need to be a competent soldier otherwise your application won't even make it past the OC's desk. The best infantry soldiers end up in recon platoon of whom a majority are SAS selection aspirees or washouts. Recon also perform a lot of the green role tasks that SAS do so you'll get a taste of it. Engineers is another option - they are superfit for some reason and do well too.

Joining as TF or RF both have their pros and cons. If I was dead serious I'd join as RF to get the most training and then change to TF leading up to selection so I could fully focus on preparing for it. All going well you could be ready for selection in 2-3 years.

A lot of my mates have failed selection, most of them top soldiers in their prime. Others have made it through when I wouldn't have even given them an outside chance. Of those that had the fitness and endurance, Nav was their undoing.

I was a sapper back in the 90's; thread is hilarious...

[Mumbles]

Dont ask how, but i came accross one of these by chance and it has some answers to your questions from the army news
I found a link to the mag here http://army.mil.nz/at-a-glance/news/...97/default.htm hope its some help
Look up
The edge of endurance, and Dare to challenge should be a real help

[Headbanger]

This thread remind me of the time I spent in the army.

Well, Not in the army as such.

Sort of on any Army base,

Where I was wandering around taking photo's.

Bully-boys acted all staunch when they came tearing over and wanted to know who the hell I was and what the hell I was doing.

FFS, if they didn't want people wandering in they should have shut the damn gate.

[cs363]

This thread remind me of the time I spent in the army.

Well, Not in the army as such.

Band camp?






Couldn't resist!

[NZ CBR]

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"... Things along those lines, even just from someone who is maybe just in touch with how things go in the army. But yes, I can't see any harm in a helpfull "go *this way* or *that way*", so maybe they would post it as it's a lot less than what has been screened on TV and shown on the internet

If you were thinking of joining any armed forces, try it out..then think about sas if your still keen. its a huge feet to even try out, not for everyone. you may not even like being a rifleman. if you have more Q's about it pm me.

[Macontour]

A lot of the recent more detailed advice is pretty good. Join the RF, preferably Infantry, spend a few years honing your skills, especially Nav and weapons and then apply. The Pre-selection and Selection courses are well adverised Services wide(Army News for example). Put your App in and wait.

Of course it is tough, it needs to be but the Trainers and Psychs are looking at mental toughness, drive and attitude probably more so than physical skills. Physical skills can be taught, attitude is differenA number of my mates have tried and not got past the Selection phase, guys who I would have thought would be well suited but let down by Nav or something else.

Ensure that you have valid reasons for even considering it, not just so you have bragging rights in the pub, it doesn't work that way.

Onward!!

[awayatc]

huge feet to even try out

Get huge boots then I would say.....

Tensjun!!!!!



at ease

[Pixie]

I could tell you ... but then I would have to kill you...

It is very rear that some in SAS will tell you they are in SAS or have been in SAS...

very rear????!!!!!
Are they sodomites or something?

[Pixie]

If you were thinking of joining any armed forces, try it out..then think about sas if your still keen. its a huge feet to even try out, not for everyone. you may not even like being a rifleman. if you have more Q's about it pm me.

its a huge feet

Should be foot