1 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:05,735 This program me contains strong language from the start and throughout 2 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:08,295 and scenes that some viewers may find upsetting. 3 00:00:12,120 --> 00:00:15,335 We're looking for those rare people 4 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:18,375 who, no matter how hard life gets, 5 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:22,415 will have the will and strength to succeed in the face 6 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:24,775 of extreme adversity. 7 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:25,975 Walk. 8 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:31,455 Let's keep it moving! 9 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:35,895 In this series, an elite team of Ex-Special Forces soldiers... 10 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:37,615 Right, let's go! 11 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:41,375 ...are putting 20 civilians through the toughest stage 12 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:42,975 of SAS selection. 13 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:44,255 Go on! 14 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:47,735 The Vietnamese jungle isn't some gap year holiday destination. 15 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:52,615 It will kill you if you underestimate it. 16 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:55,575 These recruits are in for a baptism of fire. 17 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:56,935 Fight! 18 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:59,335 Get into him! Knock him down! 19 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:00,855 Get at it! 20 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:04,695 Operating in one of the most unforgiving environments on Earth... 21 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:06,095 Keep pushing! 22 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:09,135 The jungle phase of selection was the hardest part 23 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:11,615 of my military career. I can't X this any more. 24 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:15,975 I've never felt so relieved for something to be over. 25 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:17,255 Let's go! 26 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:20,815 ...each task based on a real process... 27 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:23,135 Over it - now! 28 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:25,615 ...the recruits must go beyond the physical... 29 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:26,775 Keep coming! Let's go! 30 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:28,135 SHE GROANS 31 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:31,575 ...to come face to face with their true character. 32 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:33,815 Come on! Go, go, go! 33 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,575 If I tell you one more time, I'll take that armband off you. 34 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:41,655 No other test asks as much... 35 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,295 Believe in yourself. Try and start my best. 36 00:01:44,320 --> 00:01:47,215 ...or means as much... 37 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:50,215 ...to the few who make it through. 38 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:51,615 Pays to be a winner! 39 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:11,295 Vietnam is really like my birthplace because both my fathers fought 40 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,455 there as United States Marines. 41 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:18,135 My biological father fell apart, and although he returned home, 42 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:19,415 he was never home. 43 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:24,055 The other father had PTSD and rage 44 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:27,295 that I understand, because I have it, too. 45 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:30,135 The very nature of the jungle is predatory. 46 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:32,095 The jungle will kill you itself. 47 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:34,975 Scorpions, cobras, vipers everywhere. 48 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:37,775 The terrain... Even the plants are deadly. 49 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:40,855 We have one weapon. 50 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:44,215 It is the mind that controls everything. 51 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:52,055 Let's go! 52 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:54,575 In the remote Vietnamese jungle, 53 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:59,055 19 civilian recruits are attempting an SAS insertion technique 54 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:03,455 where they must descend a 215ft waterfall... 55 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:04,655 ...in under four minutes. 56 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:09,775 Oi! Stop panicking! 57 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:12,175 Number Six. Look at me! 58 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:13,295 Stop panicking. 59 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:18,215 I want to take the course on because I want to push boundaries. 60 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:20,535 I want to test myself. 61 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:23,095 Stand up. Stop floundering! It's like 62 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:25,455 you've got roller boats on. Keep going. 63 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:29,815 When I was with the WWE and I got released from that, I think 64 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:30,855 that hurt me a lot. 65 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:34,095 And that wasn't good tor my confidence. 66 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:35,615 Keep going! 67 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:40,975 Stand up! 68 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:42,655 Stop floundering! 69 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:47,335 Help. 70 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:48,975 Stop panicking! 71 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:51,295 Recruit Number Six, Stevie, 72 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:55,175 is stuck in the powerful white water and struggling to breathe. 73 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:56,975 Number Six is having a nightmare. 74 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:04,015 Keep going! 75 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:05,615 Push back! 76 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:07,895 Whoa! Shit. Look at him. Go on, Steven. 77 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:14,255 Let's go! That way! 78 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:15,695 Keep coming! Keep coming! 79 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,495 We've made a meal again today, I'll tell you. 80 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,015 Hello. 81 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:25,575 Go! Control yourself! To me! 82 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:26,975 Control yourself. 83 00:04:28,840 --> 00:04:30,415 Keep going! 84 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:32,095 Push yourself to me! 85 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:37,175 All right. You need to pay attention. 86 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:41,615 Shit myself. 87 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:45,775 Take your helmet off. Take your gloves off. 88 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:48,135 It was one of the ugliest abseils ever. 89 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:50,855 It's good to see that you're alive. 90 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,535 Did you think you were going to drown at one point? Yeah. 91 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:55,175 It wasn't a success. 92 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:01,135 Next in line for the waterfall descent is one of the quietest 93 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:02,855 recruits on the course, 94 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:05,935 Number Three, Joshua. 95 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:09,655 Do you find it easy making conversation or...? No, no, no. 96 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:12,055 One of them things I'm just going to have to work on, innit? 97 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:13,975 Well, only if you want to. 98 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:15,615 If you're quite happy doing what you do. 99 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:18,055 Yeah, only if you want. Yeah. 100 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:20,855 Like, who writes a rule book? There isn't a rule book, is there? 101 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:22,415 You're right. 102 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:25,495 I might come across to new people as shy or whatever, 103 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:27,175 even though I'm not shy. 104 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:29,535 I hate that that holds me back sometimes, 105 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:32,335 when I shouldn't be like that, I should just be open. 106 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:34,735 Ancl I think that's from past experience. 107 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:36,255 Come to me, Number Three. 108 00:05:36,280 --> 00:05:38,615 One of the most extreme situations I've been in is 109 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:40,615 when I've had a knife pulled out on me. 110 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:42,295 I've had to operate around that. 111 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:44,775 How are you feeling? Are you stable? 112 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:47,135 Speak to me. Are you stable? Yes. 113 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:49,975 Abseiled before? No, Staff. You've never abseiled before? 114 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:51,535 No, Staff. 115 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:53,895 OK. So the main thing is - stay calm. 116 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:57,215 I will never in my wildest dreams want my kids to experience 117 00:05:57,240 --> 00:05:58,495 what I experienced. 118 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:00,775 I want better for my family. 119 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:02,735 Good position, Number Three. 120 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:03,975 Look up! 121 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:12,855 That's it. You've got it now. 122 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:15,335 Move your feet. Legs are straight. 123 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:16,735 Keep going! 124 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:21,815 That's it! 125 00:06:21,840 --> 00:06:23,135 Keep coming! 126 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:26,975 That's it. 127 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:31,615 Number Three completes the descent under the target time of 128 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:34,735 four minutes, passing the task. 129 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:36,975 Not too bad an effort at all. 130 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:45,975 Whoa! 131 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,975 That was probably up there with the best ones I've seen today. 132 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:53,095 Thank you, Staff. 133 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:54,295 What's the matter? 134 00:06:55,840 --> 00:06:57,015 Cheer up! 135 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:02,615 Get your Bergen. 136 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:04,575 Take yourself over there. Take your helmet off. 137 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:06,215 Quick as you can. Go. 138 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,215 Near the top of the waterfall, 139 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:19,255 the remaining recruits wait to tackle the 215ft descent. 140 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:23,615 When you're operating in the jungle, the humidity, the temperature, 141 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:25,935 the constantly being wet 142 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:29,175 is probably going to be the most difficult thing 143 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:31,495 the recruit has clone in their life. 144 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:34,295 Ancl it's scary to think about. They're going to end 145 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:37,775 up in a world of hurt and realise quite quickly that they either 146 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:42,095 need to get on board with the course, or they need to fuck off. 147 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:55,135 Have a word with yourself, Number 15. 148 00:07:57,600 --> 00:07:59,935 I'm scared of heights - I realised yesterday - 149 00:07:59,960 --> 00:08:02,735 but I'm going to give it a go. Don't worry about heights. Yeah. 150 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:04,415 Worry more about the water. 151 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:08,015 Doing something like a waterfall abseil, 152 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:10,535 you've got to be quick. You've got to know what you're doing. 153 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:13,855 You've got to be professional. Wide stance! Wide stance! 154 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:16,135 That's it. That's it. 155 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:17,415 That's it. 156 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:20,815 I've abseiled down waterfalls operationally to get to target. 157 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:25,175 If you get caught up in the wash of a waterfall... 158 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:26,695 ...you are literally drowning. 159 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:30,255 It's probably one of the worst places you'll ever want to be. 160 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:31,935 There you go! Good! 161 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:33,895 Look up! Ah! 162 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:35,455 Got it. 163 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:37,335 That's good. 164 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:40,255 The realities of failure and death are real. 165 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:43,055 Stop panicking! 166 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:46,335 Two of my troop were tied together. One fell. 167 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:49,415 The second one went with him, straight to their death. 168 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:51,015 It happens. 169 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:52,775 Stop lying down! Let's go! 170 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:56,455 Let's go! 171 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:59,015 Fix your problem! Get out of there! 172 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:02,455 Keep going! 173 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:08,695 Fuck me, that's a bit powerful, isn't it? It is. 174 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:16,095 Last to face the waterfall is Number 18, Levi. 175 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:17,935 OK, come to me. 176 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:22,295 My friends and family would describe me as very kind, very loving. 177 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:25,935 I have a very big heart. Away you go. 178 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:28,255 OK. Let's make this the best one yet. 179 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:29,255 Let's go. 180 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:32,215 The reason I want to do this course, first of all, I've got two younger 181 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:34,655 siblings, and I want them to see that you can achieve 182 00:09:34,680 --> 00:09:37,535 anything you want. Good position. 183 00:09:37,560 --> 00:09:38,895 Well done, 18. 184 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,855 I want to prove to my family that I've come far. 185 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:44,135 And for them to be proud. 186 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:45,695 Keep coming! 187 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:49,775 Fucking hell! He's all right for a big unit. 188 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:54,255 Control yourself, 18. 189 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:56,695 Look at Levi, mate. He's throwing it. 190 00:09:58,480 --> 00:09:59,775 Watch yourself. 191 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:04,535 Focus. Keep your bearings. 192 00:10:06,560 --> 00:10:08,815 That's it! That's it! 193 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:11,095 Down and dirty! 194 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:14,215 Warrior mind-set. Good. 195 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:19,175 Number 18 completes the descent in two minutes and 16 seconds, 196 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:20,895 passing the task. 197 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:23,855 Right, take your helmet off. 198 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,415 Without giving me chapter and verse, 199 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:29,175 how was it? Amazing. Proud of myself. 200 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:31,775 I don't want to know your fucking emotional experience of it. 201 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:34,935 How do you think it went? I think it went really well. 202 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:36,455 Proud of myself. 203 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:39,175 Fucking gobshite. 204 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:44,935 All recruits have now completed the descent, 205 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:48,335 with 12 passing and seven failing the task. 206 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:53,975 Well done, handsome. Well done, mate. Very impressed. 207 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,735 I'm glad all you were down here so I could give you a show. 208 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:59,175 LAUGHTER 209 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:04,055 But the DS have noticed a lack of correct mind-set amongst the group. 210 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:09,215 You could charge for these. 211 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:11,535 You could get yourself some extra glasses 212 00:11:11,560 --> 00:11:13,335 or some electrolytes. 213 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:15,135 SHE LAUGHS 214 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:16,375 Fucking hell. 215 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:19,295 I'm getting fucking tired of them getting too complacent. Yeah. 216 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:26,895 Right, listen in! I air your feet. 217 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:31,935 Don't fucking lay your tops out and start sunning, and don't walk 218 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:35,255 across ground that you ain't got a fucking Scooby 219 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:37,735 what is on it in bare feet. 220 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:40,735 Because you'll trash yourself, and then we'll fuck you off. 221 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:43,215 Is that clear? Yes, Staff! 222 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:45,215 Stand up, bergens on. 223 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:49,935 Two ranks facing me. 224 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:52,255 Fuck's sake. 225 00:11:56,560 --> 00:11:58,615 This is now clay three. 226 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:01,815 You should be fucking switched on now. 227 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:03,735 You chose to come here. 228 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:06,055 Show us that you still want to be here. 229 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:07,495 Yeah? ALL: Yes, Staff! 230 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:18,975 Let's go! 231 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,655 The 19 remaining recruits are on their third day 232 00:12:21,680 --> 00:12:23,295 of SAS training... 233 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:27,815 Welcome home. 234 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:32,375 ...and beginning to feel the full harshness of the jungle. 235 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:35,215 Well, the athlete's foot modelling company is going to want me. 236 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:36,975 LAUGHTER 237 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:41,575 His feet are so bad! I shouldn't laugh, because it's so bad. 238 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:44,055 Ancl they must fucking hurt. 239 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:45,215 Look! 240 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:47,895 Your poor wife. 241 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:49,775 SHE LAUGHS 242 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:52,095 The hardest thing that these recruits will have to deal 243 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:53,415 with is jungle rot. 244 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:57,935 You have to have really good admin in the jungle. 245 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,295 You've got to look after all the bits of your body, 246 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,615 especially your feet, because that is the only way 247 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:04,255 you're getting around. 248 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:05,775 If they go down, you're fucked, 249 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:08,575 you're no good to anyone, and you will probably die. 250 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:09,815 It's that simple. 251 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:13,455 Do they hurt? Oh, they're in fucking agony. 252 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:15,895 Are they? Oh, yeah. SHE LAUGHS 253 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:18,655 After today's poor performance... 254 00:13:18,680 --> 00:13:23,095 ...the DS meet to decide who deserves to remain on the course. 255 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:30,495 Right, the waterfall abseil. 256 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:32,775 There were varying performances. 257 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:35,975 Floundering, absolutely petrified. 258 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:38,655 So, did not have the right mind-set. 259 00:13:38,680 --> 00:13:41,375 Ancl had no composure at all. 260 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:44,175 Sort of fucking starting to piss me off, if I'm honest. 261 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:46,015 Let's get rid of these fuckers. 262 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:48,055 People that highlighted themselves. 263 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:49,615 Six was terrible. 264 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:52,175 He literally went down on his arse. Yeah. 265 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:54,775 Anybody else? 18. 266 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:58,335 As much as it pains me to say it was good. It was good. 267 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:00,695 He kept that position all the way down. 268 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:02,335 He was the only one that did it. 269 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:03,855 Number Three. 270 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:08,215 Very composed and very good control on the way down. 271 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:09,975 He's totally motionless. 272 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:12,335 Trying to have a little bit of banter with him, 273 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:14,895 sort of open him up a bit, and he's just dry as a bone. 274 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:17,255 He was just, like, staring straight through me. 275 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:20,375 He don't really engage. He's one of these, yes, no, yes, no. 276 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:21,575 He's hard to open up. 277 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:23,935 Ultimately, it boils down to one question. 278 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:26,295 Would we have him next to us in a battlefield 279 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:30,655 and if he can't break down that barrier so we get to know him, 280 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:31,735 the answer's no. 281 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:33,375 OK, let's get him in. 282 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:37,975 Because this stuff is really hard. 283 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,335 It's not...fuck it...this ain't. It's crazy. 284 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:42,655 Just keep doing your best. 285 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:45,415 Well, what's your name? Your name's not Daniel, you're not coming in. 286 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:46,455 SHE LAUGHS 287 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:48,055 Number Three. 288 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:50,495 Number Three. Recruit Number Three. 289 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:51,735 Coming, Staff. 290 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:52,735 Quick as you can. 291 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:58,975 Stand here with your arms against the fence. 292 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:14,335 This way. 293 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:31,455 You all right? 294 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:34,335 How are you feeling? 295 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:35,455 Good, Staff. 296 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:37,455 Good. Yeah. 297 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:41,055 Are you enjoying your time here? 298 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:42,295 Yeah. 299 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:46,335 You are nailing tasks. 300 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:47,335 You're good. 301 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:49,695 Thank you, Staff. 302 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,735 Fucking hell. You're a right fucking bundle of laughs, 303 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:54,775 you are, aren't you? 304 00:15:57,520 --> 00:15:59,095 I'm just, erm... 305 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:00,095 ...reserved... 306 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:02,855 ...around unfamiliar people. 307 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:07,575 Where did you grow up? 308 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:12,375 How was family life, growing up? 309 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:16,495 Erm, I grew up with my mum... 310 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,775 ...my older, two older brothers and sister. 311 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:25,335 Number Three, just before we go any further... 312 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:28,055 ...we're not here to judge you. 313 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:30,975 We're trying to find out who you are. 314 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:39,135 This is all a bit, like, flipping...like a police... 315 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:41,495 ...police interview. It's not a police interview, 316 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:42,935 because we're not fucking police, are we? 317 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:49,295 Listen, coming into the SAS world, you have to rely on people 318 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:50,455 next to you. 319 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:51,895 So we need to know who you are. 320 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:55,095 Yeah, I just find it hard to, like, open up. 321 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:56,215 I'm sure you do. 322 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:57,695 Then that's a barrier we'll smash. 323 00:16:57,720 --> 00:16:59,095 Let's get it down. 324 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:01,775 So let's go back. So, childhood. 325 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:04,615 Would you say really it was good? You were happy? 326 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:07,575 It was all right. But just messing around, getting into the wrong group 327 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:09,815 of friends, getting arrested. 328 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:12,295 What were you doing? 329 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:16,415 I've been arrested for, erm... 330 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:18,455 ...offensive weapons. 331 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:20,055 Using them or carrying them? 332 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:21,055 Carrying them. 333 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:24,215 I don't know, man. It's a bit cliche, isn't it? 334 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:27,055 It was a typical council estate childhood. 335 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:31,495 I was brought up on a council estate. At the age of 11 336 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:33,895 I was in juvenile court. At the age of 13, 337 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:35,055 I got thrown out of school. 338 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:37,495 At the age of 15, I got fucking stabbed and nearly cited. 339 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:39,135 Ancl that was a turning point in my life 340 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:41,015 where I thought I'd better grow up. OK. 341 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:45,215 So where's your world right now? 342 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:47,055 I've got a missus and two kids. 343 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:48,055 OK. 344 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:51,375 What do you want to get out of this course? 345 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:57,335 I feel like it would just be a rock solid mind-set moving forward. 346 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:01,015 I'm just building a better family for my kids. 347 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:05,895 You've got to clear the debris out of your mind in order to get 348 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:09,655 that... Yeah. ..to get to that goal you want to get to. 349 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:14,015 You do have the potential, physically anyway, to probably get 350 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:15,215 to the end of this. 351 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:16,575 But it's not just physical. 352 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:17,575 It's mental. 353 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:21,495 Be somebody that people can turn to and ask for advice. 354 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:25,775 Enjoy it. Mix. Talk to people. 355 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:27,135 Don't be afraid of it. 356 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:31,735 Guard. 357 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:54,255 Well, experience as a kid definitely gave me a negative emotions 358 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:56,095 and trauma. 359 00:18:57,280 --> 00:18:59,215 Good effort, Number Three. Thanks, Staff. 360 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:04,775 There's a lot of feelings and emotions. 361 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:06,935 But... 362 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:09,895 ...| don't know how to get my words out sometimes, 363 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:11,055 so I just leave it. 364 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:14,655 You good, bro. Yeah, I'm sweet, man. 365 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:16,895 Yeah? Yeah, man. Good. 366 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:21,535 Just know that we look at you as one of the strongest here, brother. 367 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:23,095 You get me? I'm definitely not, man. 368 00:19:23,120 --> 00:19:26,015 Nah! You are! You are, bro. Trust me. 369 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:27,855 Just got to try and chill out. 370 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:29,775 You get me? 371 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:30,975 Just show. 372 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:34,295 HE SIGHS 373 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:46,135 On selection, there's always those little demons in the back of 374 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:48,415 your head telling you you don't have to be there. 375 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:55,095 At some point, you as an individual have to dig deep 376 00:19:55,120 --> 00:19:57,375 and have the will to keep going. 377 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:01,575 It is a true test of character to see if you've got that ability 378 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:03,135 to fucking stay there. 379 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:07,335 What's going on? 380 00:20:07,360 --> 00:20:09,655 Struggling with his mind-set, 381 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:12,935 Number Three seeks advice from DS Foxy. 382 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:14,935 What's the problem? 383 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:18,975 I don't want to be feeling sorry for myself. 384 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:22,095 If you're feeling a certain way, there's obviously a reason for it. 385 00:20:22,120 --> 00:20:23,975 I don't know, man. People like Number 18, 386 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:25,495 I admire how open he is. 387 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:28,455 I wish I could be like that, but I don't think I could ever 388 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:31,535 get to that. We're not asking you to do that. 389 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:32,895 All... 390 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:34,455 I just don't feel like, erm, 391 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:35,855 I just don't feel like... 392 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:41,255 ...I'm even meant to be here. Why? 393 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:43,655 I don't know, man. I just listen to people throughout the day, 394 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:45,495 and it's just... 395 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:47,215 ...I'm just completely different. 396 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:49,655 Yeah. We're all fucking completely different. 397 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:54,815 So you do belong here, and there's a lot more for you to give, 398 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:57,335 but you've just got to fucking come out of yourself a little bit. 399 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:01,575 I actually don't know how to, sir. 400 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:04,895 Well, then, just stay here and see if you can find out. 401 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:09,215 I'll be disappointed if you go. 402 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:12,455 Yeah? 403 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:14,735 All right. Yes, sir. Come on. 404 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:16,055 Pick your chin up. 405 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:29,415 Whose crispy pair of pants and socks are these that are on the line? 406 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:31,695 No way. Not mine, mate. 407 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:33,135 Ain't it your pants drying? 408 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:36,175 You wear pants, no? 409 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:38,495 I wear pants, but they're not mine. 410 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:40,135 I don't think they're his, they're large. 411 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:41,735 Harsh. 412 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:43,535 Why is that harsh? 413 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:45,415 I don't mean he's not well-endowed. 414 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,495 Everybody back on the square now! 415 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:51,575 NOW! 416 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:56,975 Water bottles. Still disappointed by the recruits' performance 417 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:00,775 in today's task... Run! Let's go, come on. 418 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:03,015 ...the DS have a surprise in store. 419 00:22:12,360 --> 00:22:16,695 When the recruits disrespect the course, they're normally punished 420 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:18,335 right there on the spot. 421 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:21,415 However, sometimes we wait. 422 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:25,455 But that punishment is always coming. 423 00:22:26,360 --> 00:22:30,015 When their guard is down and they least suspect it, we smash them. 424 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:33,495 What I want you to do, 425 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:35,815 take out your water bottles. Open them up. 426 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:36,815 Hold out in front. 427 00:22:43,440 --> 00:22:44,735 Pour over your head. 428 00:22:45,920 --> 00:22:49,095 Water bottle inspections are all about not allowing 429 00:22:49,120 --> 00:22:50,815 complacency to set in. 430 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:51,935 Pour it over your head. 431 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:55,415 Because complacency is what kills people on the battlefield. 432 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:57,095 To the brim, I said. 433 00:22:57,120 --> 00:23:00,175 Are you fucking people taking the piss? 434 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:06,575 We will not tolerate any more basic mistakes. 435 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:08,655 You will pay. 436 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:12,335 When I say go, sprint across to that corner. 437 00:23:12,360 --> 00:23:13,495 Go! 438 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:20,375 The DS will now beast the recruits by making them complete continuous 439 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:24,735 laps of the parade square whilst performing punishing exercises. 440 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:26,575 Go! Arses down. 441 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:32,055 The be a sting will continue until two of them withdraw from the course. 442 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:34,815 What's important is that the recruits, 443 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:37,095 one, respect the process... 444 00:23:37,120 --> 00:23:37,975 Bend. 445 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:40,895 ...two, to have respect for us as a DS. Stretch. 446 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:42,015 Bend. 447 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:45,495 You do it, Number Six. Bend. 448 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:46,615 Go! 449 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:49,975 If you turn up with the wrong mental attitude, 450 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:52,375 then we're going to lose our shit, basically. 451 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:58,695 Cross your legs. Get your arms into the position. 452 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:00,055 Keep them straight! 453 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:03,175 It's going to end in them either VW-ing 454 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:06,175 or they'll get their armbands taken off them. 455 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:09,695 Number Three, Joshua, is struggling at the back, 456 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:13,735 along with Number Six, Stevie, who failed the waterfall descent. 457 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:17,775 I want to find out my mental toughness. 458 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:19,455 I don't think I give up easily. 459 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:22,175 Come on, hurry up in the rear! But while Number Three 460 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:24,735 finds the determination to push forward... 461 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:27,335 That's it, let's go! Down, you know what to do. 462 00:24:27,360 --> 00:24:29,895 ...Number Six falls further behind. 463 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:31,695 Fucking start bunny hopping now. 464 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:33,135 Let's go, Six. 465 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:34,655 LOUD PANTING 466 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:35,775 Stop the fucking noise! 467 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:36,855 We're not making love. 468 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:41,735 Towards the front of the pack is Number 18, Levi. 469 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:44,855 We've all got something different that drives us to get 470 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:46,575 the last bit out of us. 471 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:50,135 Remember, course, you can leave at any time. 472 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:54,135 I went for a rocky patch that destroyed my relationships 473 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,015 and I just didn't like the person I become. 474 00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:57,175 Catch it up, 18. 475 00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:59,175 I've got a lot to prove. 476 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:00,855 I want to see hearts popping! 477 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:04,415 Next DS. Crawl all the way to... Up the valley, low crawl! 478 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:06,375 Number 6, get to the fucking front. 479 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:08,735 Get your ass down, left right. Arses down. 480 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:13,175 The recruits have no idea how long the be a sting will last. 481 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:16,495 Selection's designed to challenge you physically 482 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:19,695 more and more as you are more exhausted. 483 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:22,335 Which one wants to hand me your armband? 484 00:25:22,360 --> 00:25:24,615 Find out who you really are. 485 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:26,615 Are you a winner? 486 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:27,655 Are you a survivor? 487 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:30,415 Will you fight to the end? 488 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:33,015 Or do you just not have what it takes to be one of us? 489 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:35,815 Go and catch out Number Six. 490 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:39,175 Look like a fucking beached whale. 491 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:44,015 30 minutes into the be a sting... 492 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:47,695 Fuck off up to your accommodation. 493 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:51,295 ...Number Six Stevie becomes the second victim of 494 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:53,255 the unforgiving jungle course. 495 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:55,095 Keep moving, 14. 496 00:25:55,120 --> 00:25:57,335 OK? Move it! 497 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:00,815 Let's go, problem child. 498 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:05,935 The DS will continue the be a sting until one more recruit withdraws. 499 00:26:07,360 --> 00:26:08,535 Let's go! 500 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:09,975 Get it above your fucking head. 501 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:13,615 One, 15, everyone's pulling ahead of you. 502 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:17,615 I do always have this voice in my head just saying, 503 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:19,255 don't let yourself down, Amelia. 504 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:21,975 Hips off the deck. 505 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:25,175 If I'm really tired and I'm getting emotional, I'm finding 506 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:26,335 it really hard... 507 00:26:26,360 --> 00:26:28,215 SHE WHIMPERS 508 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:30,015 ...there'll be that temptation to give up. 509 00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:32,335 But I'm hoping I can push through it. 510 00:26:32,360 --> 00:26:33,695 That's all right. Cry it out. 511 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:36,215 Just don't stop moving that sandbag. 512 00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:38,215 What are you doing, 11? 513 00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:39,535 What are you doing? 514 00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:44,415 Do not disrespect the DS. 515 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:47,135 You stop one more time, we're taking you off them. 516 00:26:54,360 --> 00:26:55,575 Come on, fucking speed it up. 517 00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:57,655 Fucking bored. Let's go. 518 00:26:57,680 --> 00:27:00,615 As punishment for showing poor mind-set, 519 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:02,935 the DS are be a sting the recruits... 520 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:04,695 Place it above your head now. Take it. 521 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:06,495 Take it. Go! 522 00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:10,815 ...which will continue until one more withdraws from the course. 523 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:14,375 In the Special Forces community, 524 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:17,615 the beastings must be brutal so that the recruit never 525 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:19,695 forgets their mistake. 526 00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:23,655 Get going, 14. You're earning your fucking armband. 527 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:27,455 These things are also a way to see who's got what it takes 528 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:29,735 to go the distance. 529 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:31,615 Ancl getting rid of those that don't. 530 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:34,175 You want to be here? Stay in the fight. 531 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:36,535 Something you want to tell me, Number 11? Absolutely not. 532 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:38,295 Get the fucking arse down and get on with it. 533 00:27:38,320 --> 00:27:39,975 Let's go! Keep crushing. 534 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:42,295 Tell the DS you want to be here. 535 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:46,695 Struggling to keep going is Number One, Amelia. 536 00:27:46,720 --> 00:27:48,975 Let's go, One. You've got more in the tank. 537 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:53,615 SHE WHIMPERS 538 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:55,135 Go a little further! 539 00:27:56,720 --> 00:27:58,655 Go a little further! 540 00:27:58,680 --> 00:28:02,295 If you stop one more time, we're taking the armband. 541 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:03,855 It's disrespecting this course 542 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:05,815 and every other freaking recruit on here. 543 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:07,055 Putting out 100%. 544 00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:13,055 Time to go. 545 00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:14,135 Get up. 546 00:28:18,680 --> 00:28:21,975 After 45 minutes of relentless punishment, 547 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:25,615 Number One, Amelia, becomes the second casualty of the night... 548 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:28,575 On your feet. Up. Stand up. 549 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:31,095 ...bringing the be a sting to a close. 550 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:36,255 Sprint into the square and stand behind your burgens. 551 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:37,735 GO- 90, 90, 90! I Said, Sprint! 552 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:38,855 Get there, 14. 553 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:41,175 Stand behind your burgens. 554 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:42,295 WHISPER: There you go. 555 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:49,375 Stand up, stand proud. 556 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:52,095 Does anybody want a VW? 557 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:54,015 ALL: No, Staff. 558 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:55,655 When you leave this square, 559 00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:58,015 you get up there and you get yourself fucking sorted 560 00:28:58,040 --> 00:28:59,415 ready to go again, do you understand? 561 00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:00,455 ALL: Yes, Staff. 562 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:04,615 Go! Let's go. Come on. Go! 563 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:08,095 Upstairs, quick. 564 00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:15,695 Where's Amelia? 565 00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:18,975 Gone. She VW-ed. Steve as well. 566 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:20,055 Really? 567 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:24,335 OK...lay down. Lay down for a minute. 568 00:29:24,360 --> 00:29:27,335 Someone needs to help her. I'm just going to move her up to her pillow. 569 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:30,735 Yeah. Call DS, quickly. 570 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:34,335 Staff, now, now, now. Go, go, go, go, go, go. 571 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:36,935 I think she's having a seizure. Staff! 572 00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:38,095 We need medical help! 573 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:44,175 Number 12, Aliyah, appears to be having a seizure. 574 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:45,575 She's there, sir. Get out of the way. 575 00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:50,215 The DS call for urgent medical attention. 576 00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:56,535 Hey, Aliyah. SHE EXCLAIMS 577 00:29:56,560 --> 00:29:59,335 OK, relax. Relax, it's Dr Raj here, OK? 578 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:01,735 Do you have any pain anywhere? 579 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:04,415 Do you have any pain? 580 00:30:06,680 --> 00:30:08,495 You have any pain? 581 00:30:08,520 --> 00:30:12,455 Get the paramedics. Ask them for an ambulance too. Aliyah? 582 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:14,255 Talk to me. Talk to me. 583 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:16,615 SHE GROANS Talk to me. 584 00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:18,975 Clear the dorm out. Foxy, clear the dorm out. 585 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:20,495 SHE SOBS 586 00:30:20,520 --> 00:30:22,055 Oi, 15. Come on, guys, everyone out. 587 00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:23,375 Get out. Get out. 588 00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:25,615 Run! Run! Come on. Out! 589 00:30:30,160 --> 00:30:33,095 SOBBING BREATHS 590 00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:34,095 just relax. 591 00:30:36,360 --> 00:30:38,975 Yeah. Yeah, no, I appreciate that. 592 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:40,415 Oh, fuck, man. 593 00:30:45,560 --> 00:30:49,175 Witnessing Number 12's distress has triggered strong 594 00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:52,575 emotions for Number 18, Levi. 595 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:54,175 All good, bro. We got you. 596 00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:57,775 We've got you, mate. Fuck me, man, you're going to set me off, bruv. 597 00:30:57,800 --> 00:31:01,495 Feet down first. Number 12, Aliyah, 598 00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:06,055 has stabilised, but having suffered extreme exhaustion, 599 00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:08,375 she needs hospital treatment. 600 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:12,735 So Dr Raj medically withdraws her from the course. 601 00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:15,815 LEVI SOBS Nah, man. 602 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:31,935 Back up in the room. Let's go! 603 00:31:39,320 --> 00:31:42,495 18 is very, very fragile. 604 00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:45,055 We should have a look at him. Yeah, let's get him in. 605 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:48,255 Number 18! 606 00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:51,255 18.18.18? 607 00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:56,575 To dig deeper into Number 18 Levi's state of mind, 608 00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:58,415 he is summoned by the DS. 609 00:32:00,960 --> 00:32:04,095 Seeing your team-mates injured or dead is a reality 610 00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:05,855 on the battlefield. 611 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:08,535 Our training is so realistic that you will find these things 612 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:09,775 in training as well. 613 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:13,335 Stand here, Number 18. Take that cap off, put it in your pocket. 614 00:32:13,360 --> 00:32:17,015 You cannot let it affect you emotionally. 615 00:32:17,040 --> 00:32:19,975 If you are crying about somebody hurt or killed, 616 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:21,655 you're jeopardising that mission. 617 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:27,655 So you need to suck it up and you drive on, do as you're told, 618 00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:29,415 and complete the mission. 619 00:32:58,080 --> 00:33:00,695 How would you think you're doing so far? 620 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:02,375 Erm... 621 00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:04,295 I think I'm trying. 622 00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:07,135 I think I feel like I've put in a good effort. 623 00:33:07,160 --> 00:33:09,455 Is it what you expected? 624 00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:12,735 It's a lot more than I expected. 625 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:15,055 Definitely a lot more than I expected. 626 00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:16,655 H OW? 627 00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:21,215 Harder, more intense...in every way. 628 00:33:22,480 --> 00:33:24,855 I don't feel like you can prepare yourself for 629 00:33:24,880 --> 00:33:28,335 what's been thrown at us, you know? 630 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:33,935 What happened? 631 00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:39,615 Errn, it was just, it was very emotional. 632 00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:42,855 I had a bit of a tragedy in 2013, 633 00:33:42,880 --> 00:33:47,295 and I've been trying to rebuild myself back since then. 634 00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:52,055 Do you mind, do you mind talking about the tragedy? 635 00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:56,095 Errn, so I had an elder brother called Joshua. 636 00:33:56,120 --> 00:33:59,335 Errn, you know, really close. 637 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:04,975 Just one day, suddenly, got a phone call from my dad, saying 638 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:07,415 how you need to get home quickly. 639 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:11,255 So I started running, seen an ambulance outside, and I've gone 640 00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:14,695 up and they were doing CPR. I'm like, "What's happening?" 641 00:34:14,720 --> 00:34:16,455 Then, like, his heart stopped. 642 00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:21,495 That morning, I left him and he was fine. 643 00:34:21,520 --> 00:34:23,815 You know, he was a healthy lad. 644 00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:27,055 And, you know, when somebody like that passes, I think, where I lost 645 00:34:27,080 --> 00:34:31,455 myself, because I didn't have any footsteps to follow any more. 646 00:34:31,480 --> 00:34:33,815 I was 23 at the time. 647 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:36,415 I didn't really care about myself any more. 648 00:34:36,440 --> 00:34:39,215 Became alcoholic. Used to wake up, 649 00:34:39,240 --> 00:34:42,095 sort of shaking for a drink, you know? 650 00:34:43,160 --> 00:34:46,815 I nearly lost my own life, to be honest, through the drink. 651 00:34:48,360 --> 00:34:52,295 And I'm just, literally, I'm clawing back a part of me. 652 00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:56,735 And being here was me doing something for myself. 653 00:34:58,840 --> 00:35:01,175 The past is something that's had a massive impact on you, 654 00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:05,575 but it's what you do now going forward because ultimately, 655 00:35:05,600 --> 00:35:08,615 the shit that's happened, you ain't changing. 656 00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:10,975 You can get overwhelmed with emotion. 657 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:13,775 And I try not to let that take over me fully. 658 00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:18,975 I wear my heart on my sleeve. I'm still getting back to myself. 659 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:20,535 This is Operation Rebuild. 660 00:35:20,560 --> 00:35:22,055 Yes. Yeah? 661 00:35:22,080 --> 00:35:24,375 You're in the right place for that. Yeah. 662 00:35:24,400 --> 00:35:26,615 But this is going to be difficult. 663 00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:28,975 Just stick with it. 664 00:35:30,320 --> 00:35:31,735 Guard! 665 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:44,615 Walk. 666 00:35:44,640 --> 00:35:47,415 We was inseparable, me and my brother. 667 00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:48,855 He was the man. 668 00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:50,455 He's the champ. 669 00:35:50,480 --> 00:35:51,855 I didn't have that flair. 670 00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:54,215 I didn't really know how to communicate with people as such. 671 00:35:54,240 --> 00:35:57,735 I was always quiet, quite reserved, quite shy. 672 00:35:57,760 --> 00:35:59,695 That's why I followed in his footsteps. 673 00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:05,695 Everybody loved him and, erm... 674 00:36:05,720 --> 00:36:08,855 Yeah. 675 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:11,695 You know, and erm... 676 00:36:14,320 --> 00:36:15,815 He's still guiding me. 677 00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:18,455 He's still giving me strength to push harder, 678 00:36:18,480 --> 00:36:19,455 push further. 679 00:36:39,040 --> 00:36:41,335 Weird, innit, what the jungle does to you? 680 00:36:41,360 --> 00:36:42,895 It really does eat you up. 681 00:36:44,040 --> 00:36:47,135 You good? Yeah, I'm all right. 682 00:36:47,160 --> 00:36:50,215 Just soldiering on as we all are, ain't we? 683 00:36:50,240 --> 00:36:51,415 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 684 00:36:53,680 --> 00:36:57,175 The jungle is an enemy in itself. 685 00:36:58,760 --> 00:37:01,575 It's the toughest enemy you'll come up against, 686 00:37:01,600 --> 00:37:05,535 because it fucks with your head, it fucks with your mind. 687 00:37:05,560 --> 00:37:07,855 You have got to want to be there. 688 00:37:09,080 --> 00:37:13,015 If you have any element of doubt in your mind, you will break down, 689 00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:15,735 you will fail and you will be going home pretty quickly. 690 00:37:19,080 --> 00:37:21,495 Right. Day four. 691 00:37:21,520 --> 00:37:24,095 Chris, do you want to do the hon ours, mate? 692 00:37:24,120 --> 00:37:26,895 After a punishing 20-hour day, 693 00:37:26,920 --> 00:37:31,655 harsh realities have set in and two more recruits have voluntarily 694 00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:33,535 withdrawn from the course. 695 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:37,135 OK. And the numbers get fewer. 696 00:37:38,680 --> 00:37:42,335 But one recruit is starting to grow in confidence. 697 00:37:54,840 --> 00:37:56,615 So you're starting a new life where you are now. 698 00:37:58,720 --> 00:38:01,735 Then, you just have to stay where you are then. 699 00:38:10,160 --> 00:38:14,495 Like, my bum was like fucking... Clenched. Get on the bridge! 700 00:38:14,520 --> 00:38:16,135 Shit! 701 00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:18,415 Quick, quick! Come on, guys. Let's go. 702 00:38:19,480 --> 00:38:23,015 Despite the increasing body count... Go, go, go! 703 00:38:23,040 --> 00:38:27,335 ...the DS are cranking up the pressure even further. 704 00:38:28,520 --> 00:38:33,935 In selection, the learning curve in aggression goes up. 705 00:38:33,960 --> 00:38:37,735 So we want more and more out of you when you think 706 00:38:37,760 --> 00:38:39,455 you have less and less to give. 707 00:38:41,040 --> 00:38:44,935 On operations we'll be living together and fighting together, 708 00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:46,935 so we must know who you are. 709 00:38:49,240 --> 00:38:52,255 The DS will now pit the 14 remaining recruits 710 00:38:52,280 --> 00:38:57,255 against each other in an unforgiving test of combat mind-set. 711 00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:02,975 What we do in the Special Forces always culminates 712 00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:05,775 in the application of violence. 713 00:39:05,800 --> 00:39:09,015 Ancl what you're about to do now is called milling. 714 00:39:09,040 --> 00:39:11,455 It's about controlled aggression. 715 00:39:11,480 --> 00:39:15,855 It is stood toe-to-toe with an opponent in combat, 716 00:39:15,880 --> 00:39:17,695 punching the living fuck out of them. 717 00:39:19,080 --> 00:39:21,775 Is that clear? RECRUITS: Yes, Staff. 718 00:39:21,800 --> 00:39:23,135 Right. Stand by. 719 00:39:24,480 --> 00:39:25,655 Number 18. 720 00:39:27,600 --> 00:39:29,015 You know what you need to do? Yes, Staff. 721 00:39:29,040 --> 00:39:31,455 Chin down. Swing up the middle. 722 00:39:31,480 --> 00:39:35,815 Paired up to fight by the DS is HGV driver, 723 00:39:35,840 --> 00:39:37,095 Number 18, Levi... 724 00:39:37,120 --> 00:39:41,455 Right. Number 3. ..against professional boxer, 725 00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:42,895 Number 3, Joshua. 726 00:39:42,920 --> 00:39:46,415 A minute of madness, yeah? Controlled aggression. 727 00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:49,895 With milling, what we try to do is partner up 728 00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:51,735 the person you're going to fight against 729 00:39:51,760 --> 00:39:54,575 with someone that you've created a bond with. 730 00:39:54,600 --> 00:39:56,935 You don't get a chance to choose your enemy in war. 731 00:39:56,960 --> 00:39:59,935 You have to fight what is in front of you. 732 00:39:59,960 --> 00:40:01,655 Void of emotion. 733 00:40:01,680 --> 00:40:06,735 After that milling, the bond, believe it or not, becomes stronger. 734 00:40:06,760 --> 00:40:07,735 Stand by. 735 00:40:08,840 --> 00:40:09,815 Fight! 736 00:40:11,800 --> 00:40:14,135 That's it! Let's go! Go on, 3! 737 00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:16,015 Keep at it, 18! 738 00:40:16,040 --> 00:40:20,375 Number 18, Levi, uses his three and a half stone weight 739 00:40:20,400 --> 00:40:22,215 advantage to match 740 00:40:22,240 --> 00:40:25,055 Number 3, Joshua, punch for punch. 741 00:40:26,160 --> 00:40:29,815 Keep at it, 18! Head up, 18! Swing 'em! 742 00:40:29,840 --> 00:40:34,215 Keep your arms going and fucking swing! Let's go! Let's go, 18! 743 00:40:34,240 --> 00:40:37,095 Keep going! But as the fight progresses, 744 00:40:37,120 --> 00:40:42,335 Number 3joshua's boxing experience begins to tell. 745 00:40:42,360 --> 00:40:44,855 That's it! Good work, Number 3. 746 00:40:46,480 --> 00:40:48,695 Let's go, 18! Swing! 747 00:40:51,840 --> 00:40:52,855 Stop! 748 00:40:52,880 --> 00:40:54,855 Stop. 749 00:40:54,880 --> 00:40:57,655 Come over here. Good work, 3. 750 00:40:57,680 --> 00:41:01,615 Stand up, 18. Get up! 18, stand up. Yes, Staff! 751 00:41:01,640 --> 00:41:03,215 Get over here. 752 00:41:04,640 --> 00:41:07,015 Right. Get over there, winners enclosure. 753 00:41:07,040 --> 00:41:09,295 You get over there. 754 00:41:09,320 --> 00:41:11,095 Make sure you deglove. 755 00:41:11,120 --> 00:41:12,095 Good effort. 756 00:41:15,640 --> 00:41:17,975 Right. Next ones to glove up, Number 5. 757 00:41:18,000 --> 00:41:19,575 Go on, Number 5, get over here. 758 00:41:19,600 --> 00:41:21,855 Number 8. 759 00:41:21,880 --> 00:41:22,775 Fight! 760 00:41:22,800 --> 00:41:25,295 That's it! 761 00:41:25,320 --> 00:41:28,295 Milling, it's the rawest form of combat really. 762 00:41:28,320 --> 00:41:30,895 Fight! Go! Go! 763 00:41:30,920 --> 00:41:32,175 Take him out! 764 00:41:34,080 --> 00:41:37,575 It's not nice. No-one likes getting punched in the face. 765 00:41:37,600 --> 00:41:40,575 It's about how you respond to that punch in the face that's key. 766 00:41:40,600 --> 00:41:41,815 Swing! 767 00:41:43,120 --> 00:41:44,815 Swing! Fight! 768 00:41:44,840 --> 00:41:47,095 Come on, 16. 769 00:41:47,120 --> 00:41:49,375 Let's go, 16! Come on then, fight! 770 00:41:49,400 --> 00:41:52,215 Yes! Take him out! 771 00:41:52,240 --> 00:41:55,415 This isn't boxing! 772 00:41:55,440 --> 00:41:56,535 Stop! 773 00:41:59,160 --> 00:42:02,015 Oi! Calm down, fucking idiot. 774 00:42:02,040 --> 00:42:03,655 You ain't fucking Rocky Balboa. 775 00:42:03,680 --> 00:42:06,135 Controlled aggression. 776 00:42:06,160 --> 00:42:07,575 You know what that means? Yes, Staff. 777 00:42:07,600 --> 00:42:09,495 Or do you need me to fucking teach you? No, Staff. 778 00:42:09,520 --> 00:42:10,575 Get over there. 779 00:42:13,440 --> 00:42:16,335 Next to fight is Number 14, Ross, 780 00:42:16,360 --> 00:42:19,175 weighing in at 14st and 5lb. 781 00:42:19,200 --> 00:42:21,495 You're going to need the fuckers, aren't you? 782 00:42:21,520 --> 00:42:22,495 Cos you've got a big head. 783 00:42:22,520 --> 00:42:25,015 The DS have matched him against the biggest 784 00:42:25,040 --> 00:42:26,975 recruit on the course, 785 00:42:27,000 --> 00:42:33,375 former bouncer, Number 13, Pete, weighing 18st and 12lb. 786 00:42:33,400 --> 00:42:35,175 Stand by. 787 00:42:35,200 --> 00:42:36,775 Fight! 788 00:42:36,800 --> 00:42:38,375 Go, go, go! 789 00:42:39,760 --> 00:42:42,255 Punches! Punches! Come on, then! 790 00:42:42,280 --> 00:42:44,535 Punches! Start fucking punching! 791 00:42:44,560 --> 00:42:46,255 14, stand up. 792 00:42:46,280 --> 00:42:49,335 Come on, then. Now start fighting, punching. 793 00:42:49,360 --> 00:42:51,135 Oh! 794 00:42:53,440 --> 00:42:56,775 Get up, 13! Get up! Stop! Stop. Stop. 795 00:42:56,800 --> 00:42:59,055 Stand up. Stand up. 796 00:42:59,080 --> 00:43:00,055 Stand up. 797 00:43:02,320 --> 00:43:04,615 What's the matter? My knee, Staff. 798 00:43:04,640 --> 00:43:07,135 What's happened? I don't know, Staff. 799 00:43:09,520 --> 00:43:13,175 Number 14, Ross, wins the fight by default. 800 00:43:14,240 --> 00:43:18,655 Number 13, Pete, will have his injury seen to by the medic. 801 00:43:24,400 --> 00:43:25,855 WHISPERS: We need to see him fight. 802 00:43:25,880 --> 00:43:28,575 He didn't have a fight, he had a fucking wrestle, unfortunately. 803 00:43:31,640 --> 00:43:34,655 Right. 14, you haven't been tested yet. 804 00:43:34,680 --> 00:43:38,455 Go and get gloved up. Due to Number 13's injury, 805 00:43:38,480 --> 00:43:40,255 kick-boxing black belt, 806 00:43:40,280 --> 00:43:43,695 Number 14, Ross, will face a new opponent. 807 00:43:46,920 --> 00:43:49,655 Number 18, go and get gloved up. 808 00:43:49,680 --> 00:43:51,975 After losing his first bout, 809 00:43:52,000 --> 00:43:56,895 Number 18, Levi, has another chance to prove his combat mentality. 810 00:43:58,120 --> 00:43:59,975 This is just like a real freaking war. 811 00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:03,615 Your opponent's fresh, you're tired, all right? Now it begins. 812 00:44:06,320 --> 00:44:08,535 After my brother passed, I was lost. 813 00:44:09,440 --> 00:44:13,735 It's sad, really, those years that I lost. 814 00:44:14,840 --> 00:44:17,495 But I do believe in second chances. 815 00:44:17,520 --> 00:44:21,055 Now, I'm here for my brother, so I don't give up. 816 00:44:21,080 --> 00:44:23,335 I never will. 817 00:44:23,360 --> 00:44:24,895 Stand by. 818 00:44:24,920 --> 00:44:26,295 Hands up. Fight! 819 00:44:28,000 --> 00:44:29,415 Go on, then, let's keep going. 820 00:44:29,440 --> 00:44:31,415 That's it, 14! Come on, 14! 821 00:44:31,440 --> 00:44:32,935 Oh, 18! 822 00:44:32,960 --> 00:44:37,335 Despite his opponent's martial arts background... That's it! 823 00:44:37,360 --> 00:44:41,015 ...Number 18, Levi, takes control of the fight. 824 00:44:41,040 --> 00:44:43,415 Keep going, 18! Take him to the cleaners! 825 00:44:43,440 --> 00:44:46,095 Take him out, 18! Come on, fucking take him. 826 00:44:46,120 --> 00:44:49,415 Take him down! Fucking take him! Come on! 827 00:44:49,440 --> 00:44:52,735 Don't turn back, 18! Stop! 828 00:44:52,760 --> 00:44:54,335 Stand up. 14, stand up. 829 00:44:55,760 --> 00:44:57,375 After less than a minute 830 00:44:57,400 --> 00:44:59,175 of relentless punishment, 831 00:44:59,200 --> 00:45:01,775 Number 18 is declared the winner. 832 00:45:01,800 --> 00:45:04,775 Number 18, winners' enclosure. 833 00:45:04,800 --> 00:45:06,455 Fucking redeemed yourself. 834 00:45:10,120 --> 00:45:12,175 Right. The task was simple. 835 00:45:12,200 --> 00:45:14,615 It was about standing there and fighting for as long 836 00:45:14,640 --> 00:45:16,655 as you possibly can without losing your shit. 837 00:45:16,680 --> 00:45:19,255 Because when you lose your shit, that's when everything else falls 838 00:45:19,280 --> 00:45:20,655 apart and you end up dead. 839 00:45:20,680 --> 00:45:22,975 Understood? RECRUITS: Yes, Staff. 840 00:45:23,000 --> 00:45:27,975 Go! 841 00:45:39,000 --> 00:45:44,375 Number 13, Pete, has been medically withdrawn with an injured knee, 842 00:45:44,400 --> 00:45:48,735 which means the jungle course has claimed six victims 843 00:45:48,760 --> 00:45:50,135 in this phase alone. 844 00:45:52,400 --> 00:45:56,255 Now only 13 recruits remain. 845 00:45:56,280 --> 00:45:58,735 I felt like I got hit by a car 50 times. 846 00:46:00,560 --> 00:46:02,335 What I'm saying is, your blows, 847 00:46:02,360 --> 00:46:05,015 it was like the 73 bus come lick, man - bang! 848 00:46:05,040 --> 00:46:07,415 Then the 106 come down, it's like, bang! 849 00:46:07,440 --> 00:46:08,735 Good experience, though, man. 850 00:46:08,760 --> 00:46:11,215 Yeah, appreciate that though. My guy, bro. 851 00:46:16,760 --> 00:46:18,375 COME ON! 852 00:46:18,400 --> 00:46:20,255 Get the fucking ball! 853 00:46:20,280 --> 00:46:21,695 In the Special Forces, 854 00:46:21,720 --> 00:46:26,415 half the time your life is just fucking madness. 855 00:46:26,440 --> 00:46:29,415 SCREAMS Get control of it! Relax! 856 00:46:29,440 --> 00:46:31,055 If you don't keep your composure, 857 00:46:31,080 --> 00:46:33,335 nine times out of ten, that'll get you killed. 858 00:46:38,000 --> 00:46:39,455 Go to... 859 00:46:48,160 --> 00:46:51,055 Subtitles by Red Bee Media