User blog comment:USMCxRECON96/USMC Force Recon vs British SAS/@comment-72.240.129.81-20140625032626

The USMC has been around since 1775 so that may give them an edge for experience. The SAS has a more brutal training. 32 weeks with the last 36 hours in a type of interrogation, where drill instructors basically will do anything to see if the recruit will break. The Marine Force Recon is more physical than mental, so the enviorment does not matter at all. In a straight hand to hand combat situation, a Marine will overcome by just using his basic recruit training with martial arts and taking different routes or objects to eliminate the opposition.