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07-19-2014, 04:04 AM
Tyroc
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that's true of the UKSF, Paras, Pathfinders and Royal Marines. If you get through whatver variation of Selection they throw at you, (All Arms Commando course for RMC, P Company for Paras, different versions of 'Selection' for UKSF and PF) they'll let you in. Engineers, tank drivers, signallers, whatever.
Captain David Blakely talks about PF selection in his books 'Pathfinder' and 'Maverick One' and says about engineer guys being in PF already and being part of the staff, and doing it when he did. PF like engineers, cuz they're usually able to do vehicle repairs and PF use 'Pinky' Land Rovers a lot - handy to have a mechanic in the patrol when the Pinky breaks down 200 miles behind enemy lines in the Iraqi desert or something.
Funny you mention it, I'm reading his book 'Pathfinder' at the moment. Very good read. I'm up to the bit where they're in Iraq way past the furtherest front line and have just been spotted by an Iraqi taxi driver who looks like legendary p*rn star Ron Jeremy.
I love the way he describes how the 3 man attached Engineering Recce team were completely stumped as to how to repair the Pinkies flat tire...hilarious.
I read 'Immediate Action' by Duncan Falconer recently. It's about his time in the Royal Marines, Special Boat Service and 14th Intelligence Detachment aka 'The Det" (which would morph into the Special Reconnaissance Regiment, the UKSG equivalent of the Intelligence Support Activity). He wrote of how it was easier to get a guy to be fit and shoot than it was to get a shooter to be a linguist, electronics expert, boat mechanic etc. It's a very good read and I can also recommend his fiction books too.
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