Ok so why is SAS the best?
So this is because of this evolution we can talk about:
1. The SAS test a person both individually (hills phase), and ability to work in teams despite tough conditions and being able to make up for resources and equipment (jungle phase)…..
2. The British Military is small, so they had to rely on Special Operations, compare this to the US who would invade a country with it's full force. The situation happening in Grenada and Panama were similar to what happened in Oman in 1970s and the SAS were sent in.
3. The SAS keep evolving in new theaters very rapidly. They went to Northern Ireland and their out of the box thinking help them develop counter terrorist drills, VIP protection drills, surveillance, CQB, evasive driving etc.
4. Varied Experience from their sisters in arms. They went to Malaya previously, many who served in the Rhodesian SAS had experience of jungle warfare over in Africa and many who served in NZ and Aussie SAS had experience in Vietnam and they eventually came to the British SAS. (Officers and troopers from NZ, Rhodesian and Australian SAS could transfer to 22 SAS).
5. The four tenets of SAS, established by David Sterling himself
a.) The unrelenting pursuit of excellence.
b.) Maintaining the highest standards of discipline in all aspects of the daily life of the SAS soldier
c.) The SAS brooks no sense of class and, particularly, not among the wives.
d.) Humility and humor: both these virtues are indispensable in the everyday life of officers and men
6. The SAS learn very quickly. Be it WW2, Jungles, Urban areas like Northern Ireland, working with the American Task Units in Iraq, the SAS were able to learn, adapt and overcome
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