What is the british SAS
They are Special Air Service an elite unit of the British Army first formed in WWII they are employed in special operations worldwide and in UK a large part of their work is fighting and ops. behind enemy lines and counter terrorism.You have to be serving in another regiment before you can apply for a transfer to SAS and the selection procedures are extremely tough with a large failure rate.
“The Special Air Service is the United Kingdom’s elite Special Forces Battalion (1), formed in 1941 it is a part of the United Kingdoms Special Forces Group (2) (UKSF) which consists of the Special Air Service, Special Boat Service (3) and the new Special Reconnaissance Regiment (4), as well as support units, the newly created Special Forces Support Group (5), UKSF signals and air units supplied by 8th Flight of the Army Air Corps. The Special Air Service is made up of three regiments; the 21st, 22nd and 23rd regiments, the 21st and 23rd regiments are territorial (reserve) regiments made up of part-time soldiers sometimes known as the SAS(R). The 22nd Special Air Service is the full time regiment, based at Credenhill in Hereford, England they are the main focus of this website. Members of the 22nd Special Air Service are selected from branches of the British Army; the exact numbers of the Battalion are not known but are believed to be around four-hundred including auxiliary staff. The
The answer is too comprehensive for this forum. However, in a nutshell, the SAS or Special Air Service was set up in the second world war by David Stirling as a small and effective group who could easily go behind enemy lines to disrupt enemy activity. The modern day counterparts use similar techniques to do the same things but are now much more advanced, trained and better equipped. They are also called upon to deal with terrorist situations and would probably have recently been on ‘standby’ to go to Mumbai if necessary. As for joining, its the only UK Army regiment that you can’t join directly. You have to go from another unit through a process known as selection where you are tested for various skills before you are ‘badged’ as a member, or trooper as they are known, if you pass selection. What I’ve written comes from reading lots and my own knowledge (and no, I was never a member!). I would suggest that same question in the military section of answer for a more comprehensive answer
