Special Air Service

The Special Air Service was a specialized regiment in the British Army. The SAS is a part of the United Kingdom Special Forces and has served as a universal model for other special forces groups in the world. Formed by David Stirling in 1941, the Special Air Service acted as commandos going behind enemy lines during the North African Campaign. Since then, SAS has engaged in global conflicts including: the Malayan Emergency, The Troubles, the Falklands War, the War in Afghanistan, and countless others. In order to join, recruits must undergo the United Kingdom Special Forces Selection program. It consists extreme conditioning, special weapons handling, demolitions, and SERE (Survive, Evade, Resist, Extract).