Commandos Marine

The French Naval Commandos are the special forces division of the French Navy. Comprised of 500 members, the group is stationed across the coasts of France. Membership is very limiting and training is considered the hardest in the world. One requirement is that a recruit must server a minimum of 9 months of service in the Troupes de marine. After, their service in the French Marine Corps. recruits go through 20 weeks of evaluation and commando training. Recruits are only given two hours of sleep and are awoken daily by the sound of grenades, simulating warfare and artillery fire. Failures are high and the number equivalent to the drop-out rate for US Navy Seals and Special Boat Service training.