Borderline Illegal: The Story Behind the UK’s Most Secretive SOF Unit
The secretive SOF unit’s arsenal contained every weapon imaginable. But the unit was too irregular and unmanageable.
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How to train for covert ops: Behind the scenes with Britain’s most secretive SOF unit
This is a series. Read part one and two here. Camp Two was a different pudding. Not to say that the physical or mental pressure eased. But now it was selection by training as opposed to Camp One’s selection by torture. Nestled in rural Wales, Camp Two resembled an operational Detachment base. There was a bar, […]
A mix of SAS and James Bond: The selection process for Britain’s most secretive SOF unit
You can read part one here. “From time to time, there is a requirement for men and women to volunteer to undertake special duties of a hazardous nature in Northern Ireland. Selection and training for the special duties is both rigorous and arduous. For further details, see defense council instructions…” Divine words for anyone stranded […]
The 14 Intelligence Company Part III (Training)
Camp Two was a different pudding. Not to say that the physical or mental pressure eased. But now it was selection by training as opposed to Camp One’s selection by torture. Nestled in rural Wales, Camp Two resembled an operational Detachment base. There was a bar, a TV room, lecture rooms, ranges, etc. Women and […]
The 14 Intelligence Company (Part 2): Only few made it through Selection
Read Part I here. “From time to time, there is a requirement for men and women to volunteer to undertake special duties of a hazardous nature in Northern Ireland. Selection and training for the special duties is both rigorous and arduous. For further details, see defense council instructions…” Divine words for anyone stranded in a […]
The 14 Intelligence Company: Covert surveillance in Northern Ireland (Intro)
You’ve heard about the Special Air Service (SAS). Perhaps you’ve heard about their maritime brethren, the Special Boat Service (SBS). Chances are, however, you haven’t heard about their youngest sibling, the Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR). And for a good reason. Created in 2005, this shadowy unit is the equivalent of America’s Intelligence Support Activity (ISA), […]
