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KellyC · 07-25-2011, 02:07 AM

I forgot how the discussion started, but a friend and I had a talk about military training and how tough they are. I don't know much about this so I mentioned up the fact that the Navy SEAL are the hardest men in the world and their training is the toughest in the world based on the documentary I watched about them a few years back. He quickly said that the SEALs are overrated and that the SASR in his home country Australia train harder. He gave me a few links to read, a two-part documentary on their training, and brought up the fact that more men died in training than in actual combat. This piqued my curiosity so I spent the past couple of days Googling which military training is the toughest in the world. One source gave me a list of the top 10 most badass group in the world and SEALs came in second, the first was the British SAS. I looked up the SAS and their training is pretty insane as well. Another source on Yahoo Answer says it's like comparing apples and oranges as the different groups, while elite, train differently for different operational purposes. Yet another says it's the Russians, who are literally brutal to their recruits because they'll actually beat them. Some say it's the French Legion, the Israelis...it's hard to figure all of this out.

I realize that asking for a definitive answer might be impossible to achieve, so I won't ask that. Since I know some people in this forum have served in the military, and some are history/military buffs that can give me an "expert opinion" about this.

07-25-2011, 02:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
KellyC Comment or else!! Location: Home sweet home	Toughest military training in the world? I forgot how the discussion started, but a friend and I had a talk about military training and how tough they are. I don't know much about this so I mentioned up the fact that the Navy SEAL are the hardest men in the world and their training is the toughest in the world based on the documentary I watched about them a few years back. He quickly said that the SEALs are overrated and that the SASR in his home country Australia train harder. He gave me a few links to read, a two-part documentary on their training, and brought up the fact that more men died in training than in actual combat. This piqued my curiosity so I spent the past couple of days Googling which military training is the toughest in the world. One source gave me a list of the top 10 most badass group in the world and SEALs came in second, the first was the British SAS. I looked up the SAS and their training is pretty insane as well. Another source on Yahoo Answer says it's like comparing apples and oranges as the different groups, while elite, train differently for different operational purposes. Yet another says it's the Russians, who are literally brutal to their recruits because they'll actually beat them. Some say it's the French Legion, the Israelis...it's hard to figure all of this out. I realize that asking for a definitive answer might be impossible to achieve, so I won't ask that. Since I know some people in this forum have served in the military, and some are history/military buffs that can give me an "expert opinion" about this. __________________ Him: Ok, I have to ask, what do you believe? Me: Shit happens.