Recces - South Africa Special Forces - Ultimate Hell Week


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Here, under the scorching African sun...

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GUNFIRE AND SCREAMS

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..we have created the ultimate military boot camp...

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Oh, my God.

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..with veterans of six of the world's fiercest Special Forces units.

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22 of Britain's toughest civilians are about to enter

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a fortnight of hell.

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-Get it up!

-I'm trying...

-Get it up!

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WOMAN SCREAMS

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Each and every one of them believes they have

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what it takes to make it to the end.

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I've never quit anything in my life.

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-I'm ready for it.

-Do I have what it takes to win the show?

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Hell, yeah, I do.

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And standing in their way are former operatives

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from the South Korean Special Forces...

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What is going on here?

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-Get up! You want to quit?

-MAN GROANS

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..the US Army's Green Berets...

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If you throw up, stick it in your pocket and keep going!

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SHOUTING

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..GROM from Poland...

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Do not move. Do not talk.

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Two minutes, prepare your baggage.

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..the South African Special Forces...

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Get up! Get up!

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I want it done now!

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..the Australian SAS...

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GUNFIRE

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Yes, yes, yes, come on. Come on, run.

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..and GIGN from France.

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-Fighting stance!

-THEY SHOUT

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Living under a strict military regime,

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our recruits will experience the unique selection methods

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to understand the characteristics and skills required

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to become a member of one of these elite units.

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-Down!

-SHE VOMITS

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What's happening?

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Who has the inner strength to make it to the end...

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We are not going to stop until somebody quits!

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..and to win Special Forces - Ultimate Hell Week?

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From this point on, you are in my world!

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Each of these individuals have been put through a rigorous

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cross-examination and their physical,

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mental and emotional toughness is about to be put to the test.

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We are the best. We are the UK's finest and fittest.

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Stepping into the unknown, you don't know what's happening.

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I want to make it to the end for all the older guys out there.

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It's just about keeping a positive mind-set.

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I don't know what's going to be around the corner.

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So, our recruits have just arrived in South Africa.

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They think that they're on their way to base camp, but,

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they have no idea what's in store for them.

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Africa is full of deadly and scary things, including me.

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I've had 22 years of active service in the South African Special Forces,

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affectionately known as the Recces.

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These recruits should be ready for a baptism of fire.

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I'm roasting, man!

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It'll be the worst 48 hours of their lives.

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Formed during apartheid in 1972, the Recces,

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abbreviated from the 1st Reconnaissance Commandos,

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have always been comprised of both black and white operatives.

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Deployed in the South African border war,

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and the Rhodesian bush conflict during the '70s,

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their selection takes place over 57 weeks,

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making it one of the longest special forces

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recruitment processes in the world.

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GUNFIRE AND SCREAMING

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Get out. Let's go, let's get a move on, yeah?

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The training Clinton is overseeing is based on elements

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of the real Recce recruitment process.

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Get up! Come on, get up!

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On your face now, get down!

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Down!

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Motivating and monitoring the candidates,

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alongside every special forces veteran they're set to encounter,

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will be our military trained directing staff, known simply as DS.

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Welcome to my country.

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These are my rules, my playground.

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You do as I tell you to do, you do it the way I tell you to do it.

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When I say "up", get up. Get up!

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(There's a few shellshocked faces in there already.)

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My name is Lieutenant Colonel Clinton Agnew.

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From this point on, you will call me Colonel.

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And I will call you anything I like.

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I'm one of the best ironmen triathletes in Wales,

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nationally ranked.

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People say, "What is your greatest achievement?"

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Whether it's ironman or sailing the Atlantic single-handed.

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Obviously, not many people have done that.

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My mind-set is, if I wasn't good at it, I wouldn't do it.

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I need the pressure and the social accolade of my peers.

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Quitting just wouldn't be an option with other people around.

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For the next 48 hours, you are under my command.

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Being a driving instructor, I feel that I'm very patient,

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I can take a lot of stick.

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When I think of special forces, I just think of the best of the best.

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I would love to be part of the special forces.

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I don't really see that many Muslim men or women doing these sorts of

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things so, for me, it's just to break the ice and say, you know,

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we can do these sorts of things.

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I want you to be motivated, I want you to be disciplined.

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I want you to be obedient.

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-Yes?

-ALL: Yes, Colonel.

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-MOCKINGLY:

-Yes, Colonel.

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Let me try that again. Yes?

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ALL: Yes, Colonel!

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What's driven me to be here - stereotypes.

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It drives me round the bend.

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Just because I like to have my nails done, I like to do my hair,

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people automatically think either bimbo, or she can't lift weights.

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I lift heavier weights than I would say 90%

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of the men who go to my cross fit gym.

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When I say go, left around the dead wood.

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Then you fall back into your positions.

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First exercises are to assess their physical ability.

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Secondly, with that I want to assess their ability to switch on

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and perform under duress.

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Ready, move!

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This is completely new terrain.

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They are under physical strain, the weather is beating down on them,

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and I want to see who is actually going to be alert.

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Left, left, left.

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Left by the tree!

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-Left!

-Did he say left by the tree?

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I think some of them are a little confused

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as to what their right and left actually are.

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Oh, bollocks!

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Three, two, one.

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Obviously, some of us don't understand the meaning of left.

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Some of you don't understand the meaning of run.

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When I was a kid, I always wanted to join the TA and because I was deaf,

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I just couldn't do it.

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I think this is probably my opportunity to try

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something very similar.

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Some of my friends call me nutter, because I don't stop.

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I'm always on the move.

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You all good?

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-Are we all good?

-ALL:

-Yes, Colonel.

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I was a ladies' hairdresser for 25 years.

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I was a hovercraft pilot for the Ministry of Defence.

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Now I'm a prison officer. You know, you can have people in your face,

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shouting, screaming, spitting on you, all sorts.

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Physically, I train all the time.

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I can push myself till I'm sick, I can push myself till I pass out.

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I was made for this programme.

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This time, we have 25 seconds.

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Move!

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Right side, right side.

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We've already got one recruit that is limping.

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-Five, four, three.

-He can't have hurt himself already, surely?

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Pick your heads up. Face the morning sun.

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You, in the pink shirt, come here.

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So what's the matter with your leg?

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-I just pulled my hamstring.

-Do you want keep going?

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-Yes, Colonel.

-If I see you lagging, you'll be gone.

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-Yes?

-Yes, Colonel.

-You understand?

-Yes, Colonel.

-Go!

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Come on, Stevie!

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Five, four, three, two, one.

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Yeah, come here.

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We've just started.

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We have a long way to go. It's going to get worse from here.

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Pack your bags and get out of here.

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Off you go. Go on.

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That way. Go.

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Go on. Make it snappy.

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Nine minutes in and 51-year-old prison officer

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Sommerville is the first recruit to exit.

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Push up position! Down!

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Go!

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-What happened to your leg?

-Sitting in the lorry, then jumping off

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and running hard just popped my hamstring.

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But, it really just needed stretching.

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-Yeah.

-I'm probably one of the fittest people here.

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I was the person that can win this.

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I have the mental strength way above and beyond.

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Jack-knife position, down!

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Go!

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That's your feet. Go!

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Go! When I say go, left around the tree.

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-I'm done.

-You're done?

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-Yep.

-Excuse me, no, no, no.

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Come here, come here. It's not how these things work.

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Are you quitting? And don't fall over on me.

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Don't fall over on me. Stand still. Are you done? Look at me.

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-I'm done.

-You quit?

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Off you go. Pack your bag.

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Electrician and ironman enthusiast Francis withdraws

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from the competition after just 14 minutes.

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And we're down two in the first few minutes.

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Next, come on, right around the tree.

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You fall in in position from first to last.

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Go!

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Sort of keep this covering your head, OK?

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-Just cool down.

-Listen, cool down.

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Dehydration has clearly taken its toll.

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At home, you know, he completes ironmans, but he's just not keeping up.

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There are some incredibly fit people here and, well, if you ask me,

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he's just not up to the pace of it.

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-Recce!

-First man here, first man here!

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Three, two...

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THEY SHOUT

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Done and dusted. Look at me.

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You, you. Hey, you, you, and you.

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Stay behind. The rest of you, get your uniform on.

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Dismissed!

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That's not fast enough.

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Get a move on!

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You keep quiet and you get dressed.

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Those held back our recruit Sparks, Downham, Donoghue, Nawaz and Blowes.

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You are struggling physically already.

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Yeah? So you're in the bottom five.

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Yes? Do you understand what I'm saying to you?

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ALL: Yes, Colonel.

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If you want to stay here, pick it up.

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Dismissed.

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I know I'm not the fastest runner in the world, but, yeah,

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I've got a lot more to give, so I've just got to prove it to him.

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I thought he was going to boot me out, to be honest with you.

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But he stared at me and he just went, "Go and get your kit on.

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"Move it. Buck your ideas up."

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We've lost two people ready. Did you think that would happen this quickly?

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Yeah, I did. Obviously, you come in, you're a little arrogant,

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you think this is a walk in the park.

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If you're not prepared, it's going to bite you in the ass.

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So what can you actually tell me about the South African Special Forces? The Recces.

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The rest of the world is a different environment,

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so this is ours. We work in very hot temperatures, we walk long distances.

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We carry heavy kit and we are masters at reconnaissance

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and offensive operations.

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Let's go, let's go, let's go!

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It's less than one hour since our South African Special Forces veteran

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has taken charge.

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With their 12kg backpacks on,

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the 20 remaining recruits are led to the next stage.

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The South African bush is where

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the real Recces selection process is based.

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Candidates undergo a six-and-a-half day week,

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training up to 20 hours a day,

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and must endure increasingly long route marches between each exercise.

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I'm back in the car on the dirt track trying to find our recruits,

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because, apparently, we've lost someone.

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It's definitely difficult walking in this heat with one of those massive

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bergens on your back, let alone running.

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-Recruit Isrolia is the man down.

-Are you feeling nauseous?

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-Yeah.

-OK.

-It's the heat. I'll wait for the medics.

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Make sure all of you have water.

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At 36 Celsius,

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exercising in extreme temperatures can lead to heat stroke -

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a deadly condition if not identified quickly.

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Isrolia, what's going on?

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I was pushing beyond my limits.

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What is it you're finding so difficult at the moment?

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It's the heat.

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Everything's good. Yeah. Heart rate's come down quite nicely.

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It's up to you as to whether you want to push yourself.

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-What are you going to do?

-I'm good to go.

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-You sure you want to get back in there?

-Yeah, definitely.

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-You're sure?

-Definitely.

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Growing up on the streets of Hackney, life was pretty rough.

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I was doing bad stuff, basically.

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I'd hang around with my friends and then I had a change of heart.

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I've learned to channel all my negative energy into my training

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and, ever since then, I work full time, I help people get fit.

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Isrolia, there's a gap right there. Fill it.

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-Now you stick next to your man on your left-hand side, have you got it? Say something!

-Yes, sir.

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Let's go, let's go.

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All right, so here we are, back again.

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-How was the run-up here?

-ALL: Good, Colonel.

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-Any issues?

-No, Colonel.

-Liars.

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Who had the issue with the run?

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Me, Colonel.

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So when I asked if somebody had an issue, you didn't put your hand up.

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-Are you trying to piss me off?

-No, Colonel.

-No, you must be.

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Because it must be a special kind of stupid for you to do this.

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Right, next exercise.

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Stewart.

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-Sir.

-Logan.

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You are the team leaders for this next challenge.

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Get yourself to this rock.

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Right, Stewart, starting with you, make your first pick.

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Blowes.

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Logan.

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LOGAN MUMBLES

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-Speak up, man.

-Sorry, Staff Sergeant.

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Staff Sergeant? This morning I said that I am a Lieutenant Colonel

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and you address me as Colonel. Yeah?

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-Sorry, Colonel.

-Come on, Logan, you don't get his name wrong.

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Ferguson.

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Fox.

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The recruits are divided into a yellow and orange team.

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Here's the rules. You have two drums per team.

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That has to be carried by poles.

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The drums may not be separated from each other.

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Using a map and compass, they must navigate the 4.8km course,

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passing through two checkpoints before they reach the finish line.

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Both teams stand by. Go!

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-Go, go, go!

-Let's go, let's go.

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TEAMS SHOUT

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For the yellows, gym fanatic Logan

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makes his voice heard immediately.

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We could have two people... One person that side, one person there.

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One person here. One person there.

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-Two carrying it.

-One can sit in there, one can sit in there.

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And then we can do the same rope at the front.

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We're going to put two barrels there, two people at the front,

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two people at the back. It's not hard.

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I do a lot of gym, twice a day.

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Before work, six in the morning, after work.

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Constantly lifting engines.

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I do two three-mile runs every day.

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I am physically fit. I can do it.

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I didn't come 6,000 miles, left my missus at home, left work, to quit.

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I'm telling you now, I will win it.

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On the orange team, their leader Stewart is subdued.

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We need to get the barrels on to measure how far they are apart

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and then get these ones as close...

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-Are they full?

-Yes.

-Right.

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When I'm in a group, I'm always quite the loud voice,

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even in the dental practice, people said they hear me three surgeries

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down. I've never really done any team sports.

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Like, everything I've done has been really solo endurance events.

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And I'm quite a competitive person by nature,

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as well, so I do like to be the best at everything I do.

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OK, we're going to walk on the bearing, OK?

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We're going to walk on a bearing.

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Logan has assigned navigating duties to recruits Mark, Flynn and Birch.

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We're going to go towards the middle of them two buildings.

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-Let's roll.

-We're staying behind you.

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And it's the yellows who are the first to depart.

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-All together.

-One, two, three.

-Lift!

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Belted. Where's a navigator in front of us?

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Designed to test the recruits' teamwork,

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their structure weighs a total of 260 kg.

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Get the march on. Left! Left.

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Each 40 gallon drum is half full of water,

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making it unstable and therefore harder to carry across the terrain.

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Just take your time, take your time.

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Lack of a clear strategy by Stewart is costing his team valuable time.

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Stewart, are we any closer to getting going?

0:18:120:18:14

We'll be good to go in a couple of minutes, sir.

0:18:140:18:17

-Then get going.

-On three. Right, one, two, three, up.

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OK. This way. 261.

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We're going this way. All right.

0:18:240:18:26

Team Stewart have finally got their barrels all together.

0:18:260:18:29

Meanwhile, Logan's team are way over there.

0:18:290:18:32

In a combat situation,

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the Recces are often required to carry supplies behind enemy lines.

0:18:350:18:39

Soldiers need to pull their weight,

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as failure can ultimately put lives at risk.

0:18:420:18:45

-Just how difficult is it?

-It is difficult.

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Because somebody's going to bear more weight than others.

0:18:480:18:51

People are going to be passengers a little.

0:18:510:18:53

A good leader would have stood back,

0:18:530:18:54

assessed the situation to get the job done properly.

0:18:540:18:57

So, does Logan have what it takes to be a leader?

0:18:570:18:59

I picked him this morning because he seemed to be very on top of the game

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in terms of obeying commands.

0:19:030:19:05

-And how about Stewart?

-Yes, Stewart,

0:19:050:19:07

I thought there was a quiet confidence about him that I spotted.

0:19:070:19:10

I thought I'd like to give him an opportunity to see if he could do

0:19:100:19:13

something worthwhile as a leader.

0:19:130:19:15

Listen up, Stewart, we're bang on 261 direction here, OK?

0:19:150:19:19

But it's GP and mountain rescue medic Allan

0:19:190:19:22

who seizes the opportunity to take control on the orange team.

0:19:220:19:25

Listen up, we've got 400 metres, OK?

0:19:270:19:30

We need to be that way, where that track is over there.

0:19:300:19:33

My first love is probably fell running.

0:19:350:19:38

Now I've moved over to ultra marathons.

0:19:380:19:40

This is my time out, as it were, from the family,

0:19:400:19:43

and they support this, because they know I need my kind of medicine.

0:19:430:19:48

I'm bloody-minded and stubborn, which,

0:19:480:19:50

in my daily work can be not the best thing in the world.

0:19:500:19:54

But I'm hoping for this it'll be the right thing.

0:19:540:19:57

Stewart! Stewart, listen up!

0:19:570:19:59

It's 640 metres, OK?

0:20:010:20:03

It's due North... 640 metres, guys.

0:20:030:20:07

Stewart, take control, mate.

0:20:070:20:09

-Go on, let's do it.

-Stewart, are you in charge or not?

0:20:090:20:12

-I am in charge.

-So why is everybody speaking

0:20:120:20:14

and you not saying anything?

0:20:140:20:16

I'm sorry.

0:20:160:20:17

Can you jog? Can you jog?

0:20:190:20:22

After 2km, the yellows reach the first checkpoint.

0:20:240:20:28

-Right, let's move fast. Let's move fast.

-Two orange ones.

0:20:290:20:32

-Two, three, up.

-Up!

-Shoulders.

0:20:320:20:35

Soon after, team leader Logan has a cause for concern.

0:20:350:20:40

Ah, my groin, my groin, my groin.

0:20:400:20:42

Oh! Oh!

0:20:420:20:44

My groins are finished. They're just locking up,

0:20:470:20:50

bro, I swear to God.

0:20:500:20:51

With the yellow team at a standstill,

0:20:510:20:54

the orange team have the perfect opportunity to make up ground.

0:20:540:20:58

Got it.

0:21:000:21:01

Oh, man!

0:21:010:21:03

-Are you fine?

-I'm fine, I'm absolutely fine.

0:21:030:21:07

Clinton, the orange team has broken their equipment.

0:21:070:21:11

They've got to reassemble it all.

0:21:110:21:13

They couldn't get moving as quick as possible.

0:21:130:21:15

All right, just watch it unfold, don't interfere.

0:21:150:21:18

-Get it on, yeah?

-In the middle, in the middle.

0:21:180:21:21

Come on! So the yellow team have made it out in front

0:21:210:21:24

and they're right by the finish line.

0:21:240:21:26

Guys, hydrate, hydrate, rapid.

0:21:260:21:28

They complete the course in a time of one hour and two minutes.

0:21:280:21:33

No way.

0:21:330:21:34

They're breaking. Breaking up and slapping up and that,

0:21:340:21:37

but we can do this, man, we can do this.

0:21:370:21:39

I was in the bottom five so I felt I had a lot to prove in this

0:21:390:21:41

exercise and I think I'm quite good when it comes to team building,

0:21:410:21:44

so I was helpful when it came to build our contraption.

0:21:440:21:48

I ended up in the bottom five.

0:21:480:21:49

I did feel as if I had something to prove.

0:21:490:21:51

I wanted to show them that, you know, I had strengths,

0:21:510:21:54

that I'm strong,

0:21:540:21:56

and that I'm able in other ways.

0:21:560:21:58

14 minutes later, and the orange team finally make it to the end.

0:22:000:22:04

Right, team, that's it.

0:22:050:22:07

End of the exercise. Put the drums down, you're finished.

0:22:070:22:10

-Three, two, one down!

-I did find it very challenging.

0:22:100:22:12

Everybody ended up with quite a few viewpoints.

0:22:120:22:15

Allan is quite a vocal leader.

0:22:150:22:16

Maybe I should have been a bit of a grey man, kept my mouth shut, but...

0:22:160:22:20

I thought I needed to take over.

0:22:210:22:23

Yeah.

0:22:240:22:26

Let me congratulate the yellow team

0:22:370:22:39

on finishing first.

0:22:390:22:42

So, Logan, how do you think your team fared on this task?

0:22:420:22:46

Got very strong members, Colonel, and very good navigators.

0:22:460:22:49

Right, select here from the team.

0:22:490:22:51

What did you think of him?

0:22:510:22:53

-Isrolia?

-Our leader did well, he's a good communicator.

0:22:530:22:56

He motivated us well.

0:22:560:22:57

Three quarters through he did get a little injury in his groin.

0:22:570:23:01

-Yeah.

-But he did his best.

0:23:010:23:03

-Stewart.

-Colonel.

-Let me hear your version.

0:23:060:23:09

It wasn't one of my best days, Colonel.

0:23:090:23:11

What did you do wrong, do you think?

0:23:110:23:13

I didn't manage the team individually

0:23:130:23:15

as well as I could have done.

0:23:150:23:17

Just so you know, for both teams, leadership plays

0:23:200:23:23

a very important role, so does teamwork.

0:23:230:23:26

You've got to think on that, work on that.

0:23:260:23:29

Next challenge, your DS will follow you into the field.

0:23:310:23:34

Run down there, pick up your concrete block and I'll see you at the finishing line. On my mark, go!

0:23:340:23:39

Part two of the carry challenge is a 1.5km run in possession of a

0:23:450:23:50

17kg concrete block and their 12kg bergen.

0:23:500:23:55

So, Clinton, what is this task actually all about?

0:23:550:23:58

In the South African Special Forces, we use the carry challenge

0:23:580:24:01

in order to assess teamwork and mental toughness.

0:24:010:24:03

I want them to start understanding that although

0:24:030:24:06

it's individual, they are part of a bigger team,

0:24:060:24:08

and they need to start looking out for one another.

0:24:080:24:10

So let's see how it goes.

0:24:100:24:11

Follow me. Go.

0:24:110:24:14

Keep following the road, keep following the road.

0:24:140:24:16

Come on, let's go, let's go, guys. Let's go!

0:24:180:24:20

And original Recce training drill,

0:24:200:24:23

real troops run this with a 35kg block.

0:24:230:24:27

As the temperature hits 39 degrees,

0:24:280:24:31

this exercise will require strength and stamina.

0:24:310:24:34

This heat being oppressive, and this temperature, is normal,

0:24:360:24:40

this is we operate in.

0:24:400:24:41

These young recruits, coming from another country where

0:24:410:24:44

the temperatures are a lot lower, this is really a killer.

0:24:440:24:46

And they will have to really dig deep.

0:24:460:24:49

-Come on!

-After only 300 metres,

0:24:490:24:52

Nawaz is the first to show signs of fatigue.

0:24:520:24:55

Go, Nawaz, go, Nawaz.

0:24:550:24:57

Come on, mate, let's go, let's go, let's go.

0:24:570:25:00

Quickly followed by Isrolia.

0:25:000:25:02

Just don't pass out again. Let's go, let's go, let's go.

0:25:020:25:06

Up at the front, Stewart, Durance,

0:25:090:25:12

Blowes and Allan are gunning for individual glory.

0:25:120:25:16

Come on, you brick.

0:25:160:25:17

Whilst Donohue and Palomar are working together as a team.

0:25:190:25:22

-Come on, Donohue.

-I'm coming.

0:25:220:25:25

Stay on me. Relax your fingers.

0:25:250:25:27

-Get your hand inside it.

-Got it.

0:25:270:25:30

As are Downham and Flynn from the yellows.

0:25:300:25:33

Focus, keep it high, come on.

0:25:330:25:35

But disaster strikes for Isrolia.

0:25:350:25:37

He breaks his block.

0:25:400:25:42

Oi.

0:25:430:25:45

It's the last time that thing drops.

0:25:450:25:47

You heard what I said?

0:25:470:25:49

Approaching the finish, from the orange team, it's marathon enthusiast Blowes,

0:25:510:25:55

who earlier was in Clinton's weakest five.

0:25:550:25:59

So here comes Blowes with that breeze block and that's impressive.

0:25:590:26:02

This will definitely put him on all of the right radars.

0:26:020:26:06

He's first to complete the run, in nine minutes and five seconds.

0:26:060:26:11

All right, Blowes, slow down.

0:26:110:26:13

Put your block down, put it down.

0:26:130:26:15

First one in. Well done, Blowes, how are you?

0:26:150:26:18

-Yeah, good, mate.

-You are literally dripping right now.

0:26:180:26:21

-That's not water, is it? That's completely sweat.

-Sweat, yeah.

0:26:210:26:24

Always dreamed of being in the army when I was a kid.

0:26:250:26:28

And it was like posters on the wall.

0:26:280:26:30

I think I've got what it takes physically

0:26:300:26:32

to get through this because I'm an endurance athlete.

0:26:320:26:35

I've been running competitively for the last ten, 11 years.

0:26:350:26:39

My wife always says if I was to put as much effort into work as I do

0:26:390:26:43

training, we'd probably be a lot richer than we are.

0:26:430:26:45

You've been pretty quiet all day.

0:26:450:26:47

Have you been deliberately playing the background?

0:26:470:26:49

No. I've been... I got bollocked this morning.

0:26:490:26:52

I just thought sod it, I'm a runner, that's what I do.

0:26:520:26:56

Step up.

0:26:560:26:59

Orange team member Durant is second.

0:27:020:27:05

Sparks from the yellows is third.

0:27:050:27:08

And Thomson from the orange team is the first girl in.

0:27:080:27:12

Third row that way. Get in there and go rest, yeah?

0:27:120:27:15

-How hard was it?

-It's pretty hard, actually,

0:27:150:27:18

to have weight on your back and weight on your front as well.

0:27:180:27:20

It's really difficult to regulate your breathing,

0:27:200:27:22

but it's just keeping a steady pace and cracking on, I think.

0:27:220:27:25

Nawaz, who was in Clinton's bottom five earlier,

0:27:250:27:28

is the final orange team member over the line.

0:27:280:27:31

Right, Nawaz, put your block down.

0:27:310:27:33

No, Nawaz, I said put the block down,

0:27:330:27:36

not chuck the fricking thing down.

0:27:360:27:38

I'm really starting to feel it, really, in terms of

0:27:400:27:43

physical ability, but mentally, I'm still there.

0:27:430:27:46

Yellow team member Isrolia is the penultimate recruit

0:27:470:27:50

to finish and who, so far in the competition,

0:27:500:27:53

has drawn attention to himself for all the wrong reasons.

0:27:530:27:56

How come you're the only individual now that has an incomplete block?

0:27:590:28:02

How is it that you managed to screw this up, really?

0:28:020:28:05

-It fell on a stone.

-It fell on a stone?

0:28:050:28:08

No, it didn't fall on the stone.

0:28:080:28:09

-I dropped it on a stone.

-Oh, you dropped it on the stone.

0:28:090:28:11

You see, now there were getting to something,

0:28:110:28:13

because things just don't fall, yeah?

0:28:130:28:15

You have no idea.

0:28:150:28:17

So Isrolia had a terrible time getting in and he got in trouble

0:28:180:28:21

for breaking that breeze block.

0:28:210:28:23

But, you may have noticed that we are missing one more recruit.

0:28:230:28:26

Isrolia wasn't the last.

0:28:260:28:28

Big Logan is with the medics.

0:28:280:28:30

Yellow team leader Logan has suffered a recurrence of his groin problem.

0:28:360:28:40

I just don't want to fail.

0:28:400:28:42

OK.

0:28:420:28:43

I just want to keep up with everybody. I don't want to fail.

0:28:430:28:46

Things aren't going well because he's taken absolutely ages to come here.

0:28:480:28:52

But, to be fair to him, he's kept going.

0:28:550:28:58

Right, Logan, so you're substantially late

0:29:080:29:10

after everybody else.

0:29:100:29:12

-What's going on?

-My hamstrings, Colonel.

-Your hamstring?

0:29:120:29:15

-Are you going to quit?

-No, Colonel.

-Are you sure?

-Yes, Colonel.

0:29:150:29:19

Take your stuff away.

0:29:190:29:20

You had, was it an injury?

0:29:220:29:24

-What happened on the way?

-Taped them up because we were just running,

0:29:240:29:27

-they just locked up on me.

-Yeah.

-You know what it is,

0:29:270:29:29

it's just different terrain with the boots and...

0:29:290:29:32

So do you think you've got what it takes to keep going?

0:29:320:29:34

Yeah, I'm going to keep going today until I can't move no more.

0:29:340:29:36

-Stand up, stand up!

-Go.

0:29:400:29:42

-Stand to attention. Let's go.

-Stand to attention.

0:29:420:29:45

You've completed this task and, interestingly enough,

0:29:520:29:55

just prior to this I'd been speaking to you about the value of teamwork.

0:29:550:29:59

It's about teamwork. It's not about you as an individual,

0:30:020:30:05

it's about the team.

0:30:050:30:06

Some of you need to understand that.

0:30:080:30:10

If you just picked up and looked after yourself,

0:30:100:30:13

yet I just said teamwork to you.

0:30:130:30:16

So the winning team was defined by the last person

0:30:160:30:19

of that team to cross the finish line.

0:30:190:30:21

And that team happened to be Team Orange.

0:30:230:30:27

The losing team is obviously then Team Yellow.

0:30:270:30:31

And there are going to be consequences to this.

0:30:340:30:37

All right. For tonight, this will be your camp and I will be

0:30:420:30:46

very generous and I will bring you some dinner.

0:30:460:30:48

-Yeah? Sounds like a good plan?

-ALL: Yes, Colonel.

0:30:480:30:51

Off the back of that, I'm pretty sure Logan feels awful.

0:30:540:30:58

And everyone is wondering what on earth is that punishment.

0:30:580:31:02

It's my fault completely and the team shouldn't have to pay.

0:31:020:31:06

I should have to pay for it. We should have won it.

0:31:060:31:08

I'm glad we passed the line first on that task.

0:31:080:31:10

The girls, we all started slowing down, so we kind of teamed together,

0:31:100:31:14

got morale up and thought, you know,

0:31:140:31:15

if we can do it together we can get through the end of it.

0:31:150:31:19

You referred to dinner and I come and find you here

0:31:220:31:26

stood above this carcass.

0:31:260:31:27

Can you please explain to me what on earth is going on?

0:31:270:31:29

In a survival situation,

0:31:290:31:31

when you've been compromised and you have to run away from the enemy,

0:31:310:31:33

you have to look after yourself. You won't have much with you,

0:31:330:31:36

and so what you do is you have the nearest thing possible.

0:31:360:31:38

So, when you shoot an animal

0:31:380:31:40

there's a lot of things that you can actually use on it.

0:31:400:31:42

Grab a leg there, Reg...

0:31:420:31:43

-Oh, my God, you want me to grab hold?

-Yeah. It's kicking a little, don't worry.

0:31:430:31:46

It still moving. Why is it still moving?

0:31:460:31:48

-Just the nerves.

-Just the nerves.

0:31:480:31:50

It is ten hours since our recruits have been under the command

0:31:560:31:59

of Clinton and this is their first meal.

0:31:590:32:02

You can all have a look.

0:32:070:32:09

You're pretending it's not here, but it is.

0:32:090:32:12

Dinner.

0:32:150:32:17

Yeah? Good, eh?

0:32:170:32:19

-ALL: Yes, Colonel.

-Yeah, good stuff.

0:32:190:32:21

This is part of special forces training.

0:32:210:32:23

You're taught to survive in the wild.

0:32:230:32:25

The first thing you do, you need to gut the animal.

0:32:250:32:29

There is a mental barrier that must be passed by killing,

0:32:300:32:33

skinning and preparing an animal for consumption on a combat mission.

0:32:330:32:38

Well this is nice and warm still. Man!

0:32:380:32:40

Lighting a fire to cook is not an option when behind enemy lines,

0:32:420:32:46

as flames or smoke will give your location away.

0:32:460:32:49

I'm trying to find the liver for you.

0:32:490:32:51

There it is. Beautiful.

0:32:540:32:56

Look at that.

0:32:560:32:58

HE GAGS

0:32:580:33:00

All right. There we have the liver.

0:33:000:33:02

During military training, recruits burn an average

0:33:020:33:05

of 4,500 calories a day.

0:33:050:33:08

Help yourself. It's...hors d'oeuvres.

0:33:080:33:12

No, you want me to cook it for you with onions?

0:33:120:33:15

-Not at all, Colonel.

-Off you go.

0:33:150:33:17

Highly nutritious, yet also the most perishable organ,

0:33:190:33:22

raw liver is abundant in both protein and vitamins.

0:33:220:33:25

Logan, I hear this is good for hamstrings.

0:33:270:33:30

-Yeah.

-Mr Nawaz, can I tempt you to an hors d'oeuvre?

0:33:300:33:33

-No, thank you, Colonel.

-Are you sure?

0:33:330:33:35

-I'm very sure, Colonel.

-And why aren't you going to eat any of this?

0:33:350:33:38

Unfortunately, it's not been sacrificed in the correct way, Colonel.

0:33:380:33:41

All right, OK.

0:33:410:33:43

Next up it's liquid refreshment.

0:33:430:33:46

All right, here we have the stomach.

0:33:480:33:51

There is a lot of moisture in the stomach.

0:33:510:33:54

Replenishing fluid loss is vital

0:33:560:33:59

to preventing dehydration in extreme heat.

0:33:590:34:02

This is very hydrating and very nutritious.

0:34:040:34:07

Squeeze all of it in there.

0:34:070:34:09

Nectar of the gods, I'm telling you.

0:34:090:34:12

-Sparks, off you go, lad.

-Thank you, Colonel.

0:34:140:34:17

No, thank you, Colonel.

0:34:200:34:22

And why ever not, Mr Isrolia?

0:34:220:34:25

-I don't drink

-BLEEP,

-Colonel.

0:34:250:34:26

But you talk a lot of it. You're going to wimp out on this one, too?

0:34:260:34:31

All right.

0:34:310:34:32

Come on, Donoghue.

0:34:320:34:35

-Thanks, Colonel.

-Drink up.

0:34:350:34:36

-Breathe in, breathe in!

-Go on.

0:34:380:34:40

Thank you, Colonel.

0:34:430:34:45

-I'm good.

-Yeah, yeah, I can see that.

0:34:470:34:51

Have some stuff.

0:34:510:34:53

-Should I hold on to you?

-No, thanks, Sir.

0:34:570:34:59

-No, thanks, please.

-I haven't even got to you.

0:34:590:35:03

-No, thanks.

-At least you could have a smell of this.

0:35:030:35:06

-No, thank you.

-Are you sure?

-Sure.

-Come on. Just a little one.

0:35:060:35:09

I'm going to give you a whiff.

0:35:090:35:10

Refreshing.

0:35:190:35:21

FERGUSON GAGS

0:35:210:35:23

All right. So, there you have it.

0:35:240:35:26

Losing team, yellow, you're at that end of the camp.

0:35:270:35:31

Orange team, you're at that end of the camp,

0:35:310:35:33

and that's where you stay for tonight.

0:35:330:35:35

All you've got with you is that which you have -

0:35:350:35:38

your bergens and everything in it.

0:35:380:35:40

-Understood?

-ALL:

-Yes, Colonel.

0:35:400:35:42

Go.

0:35:420:35:44

The smell's the most repulsive thing

0:35:500:35:53

I've ever smelt in my life, man.

0:35:530:35:54

Just horrendous smell.

0:35:540:35:57

Even if someone pays me 3,000 quid,

0:35:570:36:00

I'm not going to drink that.

0:36:000:36:02

'In the bottom five after the first exercise of the day,

0:36:030:36:06

'recruit Donoghue has redeemed herself.'

0:36:060:36:09

I kind of conquered something there, eating that and drinking that.

0:36:090:36:13

It was a bit of a moment in my life.

0:36:130:36:16

SHE LAUGHS

0:36:160:36:17

As night falls, the two teams bed down in the bush.

0:36:220:36:25

Are we sleeping in a circle?

0:36:270:36:29

You know what we can do - head to toe.

0:36:290:36:31

Spooning - let's do a giant spoon.

0:36:310:36:33

Mate, I'm not spooning nobody on here.

0:36:330:36:36

So, Stewart and Logan, they were our team leaders today.

0:36:390:36:42

How do you think they fared?

0:36:420:36:43

I think Logan,

0:36:430:36:45

I don't think he put in his fair effort in the drum carry.

0:36:450:36:48

Communication was a little rough in the beginning,

0:36:480:36:50

-but I think he picked it up and that was nice.

-And how about Stewart?

0:36:500:36:53

I noticed there was definitely some issues

0:36:530:36:55

between him and Allan at one point earlier.

0:36:550:36:56

Stewart completely lost the plot and, yeah, fell to pieces.

0:36:560:37:00

I mean, on a scale of one to zero, he was zero.

0:37:000:37:03

Logan kept getting your name wrong all day

0:37:030:37:05

and he is the captain of the losing team tonight,

0:37:050:37:08

do you think there is going to be any repercussions?

0:37:080:37:11

Yeah, I have said they're going to pay the price,

0:37:110:37:13

and they will pay the price.

0:37:130:37:14

I think all of these people don't seem to understand that

0:37:140:37:17

professional soldiering is a matter of life and death -

0:37:170:37:20

you screw up, people are going to die, including yourself.

0:37:200:37:22

SNORING

0:37:300:37:34

I can see a shooting star.

0:37:340:37:35

-Look up, look!

-That's lucky.

0:37:350:37:37

-Do you see it?

-No.

0:37:370:37:38

-Move!

-Up, get up.

0:37:480:37:50

Get! Get up!

0:37:500:37:53

Up, up, up.

0:37:530:37:55

Over the shoulder. Quickly, move it.

0:37:550:37:57

Approaching 1am in the morning, the yellow team are rudely awoken.

0:37:570:38:01

Come on, sunshine.

0:38:010:38:03

Today, recruit, today. I want it done now.

0:38:030:38:06

Heads down.

0:38:060:38:08

Marched out of camp, they have no idea where they are heading.

0:38:080:38:12

17 hours into their Recces training,

0:38:210:38:23

and the yellow team are about to endure their punishment

0:38:230:38:26

for losing the previous challenge.

0:38:260:38:28

We're putting the recruits through the capture phase.

0:38:280:38:30

It puts them under mental pressure.

0:38:300:38:32

We deprive them of some of their senses.

0:38:320:38:34

Subjected to sensory deprivation, the recruits are hooded,

0:38:360:38:40

their hands are tied...

0:38:400:38:42

..and they are regularly manoeuvred into stress positions.

0:38:440:38:47

It's sore, it's uncomfortable,

0:38:470:38:49

but it helps you prepare

0:38:490:38:51

for what you're going to face in the real world.

0:38:510:38:53

Ah.

0:38:580:38:59

The purpose of this phase is to simulate

0:38:590:39:01

the most extreme physical and mentally stressful conditions

0:39:010:39:05

that could be experienced operationally.

0:39:050:39:07

What don't you understand about sitting still in this position?

0:39:090:39:12

This is done to ensure recruits tap into their strength of mind,

0:39:120:39:16

as opposed to merely physical attributes.

0:39:160:39:18

The recruits are routinely kept moving

0:39:260:39:28

in order to deprive them of any rest whatsoever.

0:39:280:39:31

Psychologically, their sense of reality and time has been broken.

0:39:320:39:38

RECRUIT COUGHS

0:39:380:39:41

DS staff are walking around and monitoring all of the recruits

0:39:410:39:44

because the minute they get tired,

0:39:440:39:46

we start to see them rock and nearly fall over.

0:39:460:39:49

In the cold, if their body temperature goes below 32 degrees,

0:39:530:39:57

hypothermia is a real threat.

0:39:570:40:00

After four and a half hours of sleep deprivation,

0:40:060:40:09

it's time for one last ploy to break the recruits.

0:40:090:40:12

Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!

0:40:150:40:18

Ah!

0:40:180:40:20

Ah! Ah!

0:40:200:40:22

Urgh!

0:40:250:40:26

Well, if they were falling asleep, they definitely aren't any more.

0:40:270:40:30

Isrolia... Isrolia's getting the worst of it.

0:40:300:40:33

But it's Logan who's first to succumb to the elements.

0:40:340:40:37

Sit up straight. Bend your elbows.

0:40:380:40:41

Logan has just been taken away by the medical staff

0:40:410:40:44

because, apparently, he's having his vitals checked.

0:40:440:40:46

I feel like I'm going to pass out.

0:40:520:40:54

My body started getting weak.

0:40:540:40:56

I'm not used to the cold like this, man.

0:40:560:40:58

Because it's so cold, your body's been trying to generate heat,

0:41:000:41:03

so you've been shivering, burning up energy,

0:41:030:41:05

energy you don't have, you guys haven't eaten.

0:41:050:41:08

Just minutes later, the medical team attend to recruit Okafor.

0:41:080:41:13

With the cold conditions, she's become first stage hypothermic.

0:41:130:41:17

Just busy reheating her, just warming her up

0:41:170:41:19

and we'll take it from there.

0:41:190:41:21

It's sunrise on day two,

0:41:270:41:29

and the yellow team's ordeal is finally over.

0:41:290:41:32

I can't breathe or talk.

0:41:340:41:36

I can't breathe!

0:41:360:41:38

Isrolia is the first to be walked out and he's...

0:41:380:41:41

he's clearly struggling.

0:41:410:41:42

Loosen up the mask.

0:41:420:41:44

-I can't breathe!

-HE PANTS

0:41:440:41:46

Isrolia, can you hear me?

0:41:460:41:48

-Yes, sir.

-Do you recognise my voice?

0:41:480:41:50

-Yes, Colonel.

-All right.

0:41:500:41:52

Look at me. Look at me.

0:41:530:41:55

-Are you OK?

-Yeah.

-Answer me.

-Yes, Colonel.

0:41:550:41:58

-Are you sure?

-Yes, Colonel.

-Can I cut you loose?

0:41:580:42:01

Sorry, yes, Colonel.

0:42:010:42:02

What kept you out here? Why did you stick it out?

0:42:050:42:07

I really don't know myself.

0:42:070:42:10

-The thought of...

-HE SHIVERS

0:42:100:42:11

The thought of quitting came into my mind a lot of times,

0:42:110:42:14

but I don't know.

0:42:140:42:16

-I'm good to take your hood off?

-Yes, Colonel, thank you.

0:42:190:42:21

OK, look at me.

0:42:210:42:23

Look at me.

0:42:230:42:24

Can I cut you loose?

0:42:240:42:25

Yes, Colonel. Please.

0:42:250:42:27

Is that the longest that you ever had?

0:42:290:42:31

Just give me a minute.

0:42:310:42:33

Pull it together, mate, you've got it.

0:42:330:42:35

You all right?

0:42:350:42:37

Probably the most raw emotion

0:42:370:42:39

that I felt ever

0:42:390:42:42

going through my body, through my soul.

0:42:420:42:44

I just couldn't control it any more.

0:42:440:42:46

I was so deeply cold.

0:42:460:42:48

I have never felt that cold before in my life.

0:42:480:42:51

What an absolute punishment.

0:42:510:42:53

I've never been through anything like that ever before.

0:42:530:42:57

I saw at one point they took you away.

0:42:570:42:59

My whole body shut down, bro.

0:42:590:43:00

-Yeah?

-Shut down.

0:43:000:43:02

What do you think's brought that on?

0:43:020:43:03

It's the lack of food, sugar.

0:43:030:43:06

-It was ice cold through the night.

-Yeah.

0:43:060:43:10

-But I ain't giving up.

-Yeah.

0:43:100:43:11

I've still got a bit more left in me.

0:43:110:43:13

Back in the South African bush,

0:43:170:43:19

it's breakfast time for the orange team.

0:43:190:43:21

LAUGHTER

0:43:210:43:24

Oh, I'm so happy.

0:43:240:43:26

Just take the one.

0:43:260:43:27

The yellows return having had virtually no sleep for 26 hours.

0:43:280:43:33

I tell you what, mate, I was close to pulling the plug last night.

0:43:330:43:36

I'm not even joking.

0:43:360:43:38

Fair play to them. We were just lying here and we were cold,

0:43:380:43:41

and they're telling us they had cold water dousing them,

0:43:410:43:44

stress positions.

0:43:440:43:46

Yeah.

0:43:460:43:47

Yeah, so good luck to them, eh?

0:43:470:43:49

Now only one challenge stands between the recruits

0:43:520:43:55

and the final parade,

0:43:550:43:57

where anyone can be sent home.

0:43:570:43:59

It's time for the last drill

0:43:590:44:01

under their South African special force veteran.

0:44:010:44:03

In front of you,

0:44:090:44:10

you have an original piece of special forces kit.

0:44:100:44:13

This drill is an exercise straight from Recce selection.

0:44:130:44:17

Weighing a total of 75kg,

0:44:170:44:19

the octopus has five balls connected by a metre long chain.

0:44:190:44:23

It must be carried 800 metres up an incline

0:44:230:44:27

and it's a race to the finish.

0:44:270:44:29

There will be four people on a ball.

0:44:290:44:32

The fifth ball will be suspended by the rest of the team.

0:44:320:44:35

The team will be penalised with 20 push-ups

0:44:350:44:37

every time the ball touches the ground.

0:44:370:44:40

Is that clear?

0:44:400:44:42

-ALL:

-Yes, Colonel.

0:44:420:44:43

Today is a chance for the team leaders, Logan and Stewart,

0:44:430:44:49

to fix your cock-ups from yesterday.

0:44:490:44:51

-Is that clear?

-LOGAN AND STEWART:

-Yes, Colonel.

0:44:510:44:53

There will be a staggered start.

0:44:530:44:55

When I say go, orange team, you get going,

0:44:550:44:58

yellow team, follow the DS.

0:44:580:45:00

Go.

0:45:020:45:03

Led by Stewart, the Orange team split into two groups of five.

0:45:060:45:10

Once that goes up in the air, it can't touch the ground again, guys.

0:45:110:45:15

Not just a trial of strength, strategy is key,

0:45:150:45:19

as the loose ball hangs awkwardly, upsetting the balance of the group.

0:45:190:45:22

The chances of them stopping and having to do those 20 push-ups,

0:45:230:45:27

it looks like it's already about to happen.

0:45:270:45:29

20 push-ups. Not touching the chain. Let's go.

0:45:290:45:33

-One.

-ALL:

-One.

0:45:330:45:35

-Two.

-Two.

0:45:350:45:36

-Three.

-Three.

0:45:360:45:38

I take it that this is something that is very specific to the Recces?

0:45:380:45:42

Yeah, I had to go through that myself.

0:45:420:45:43

Manhandling a heavy piece of equipment that's lashed with chains

0:45:430:45:46

so there's no stability to it,

0:45:460:45:48

so that means you're forced, as an individual,

0:45:480:45:51

to actually pull your weight and contribute to the team.

0:45:510:45:54

This last challenge is going to really be a test to them

0:45:540:45:57

and it would be nice to kind of confirm things

0:45:570:45:59

-that I know and maybe bring up stuff that I don't know, so...

-Right.

0:45:590:46:02

After losing the previous challenge,

0:46:040:46:06

the pressure is on for the yellows.

0:46:060:46:08

This is their final chance to impress Clinton.

0:46:080:46:12

Team, you had no sleep last night, but you have the advantage

0:46:120:46:14

cos you can see what's happening up the hill.

0:46:140:46:16

Make it count. On my command, go.

0:46:160:46:18

Logan. Logan.

0:46:180:46:20

Come on, guys, let's go.

0:46:220:46:23

Logan's team have just set off

0:46:230:46:24

and they're trying to get their technique right.

0:46:240:46:26

It already looks like they've got

0:46:260:46:28

more of an idea of what they need to do,

0:46:280:46:30

in terms of keeping that ball away from the floor,

0:46:300:46:32

than the other team.

0:46:320:46:33

Right, come on, strong now, strong.

0:46:360:46:37

How are you doing, team two? Are you all right? Keep moving.

0:46:370:46:41

Battling the heat and short of sleep,

0:46:420:46:45

the yellows soon falter.

0:46:450:46:46

My hands are too sweaty to keep a grip on it.

0:46:460:46:49

-I can't...

-DS:

-Team one is losing it, put it down, everybody.

0:46:490:46:52

Down. Stop, stop.

0:46:520:46:54

Everybody, all down.

0:46:540:46:56

Push-up position. Ready.

0:46:560:46:58

-ALL:

-One. Two.

0:46:580:47:01

Meanwhile, the orange team have passed the halfway stage

0:47:030:47:07

and Stewart is under pressure from the DS.

0:47:070:47:09

-DS:

-The other team is catching up.

0:47:090:47:11

-Can you hear them, Stewart?

-I can hear them.

-Can you hear them?

0:47:110:47:14

We're still in front, guys. Keep going.

0:47:140:47:15

Don't worry about the team behind, we're doing fine.

0:47:150:47:18

-Can you hear them?

-They're far enough away.

0:47:180:47:20

They're not far enough.

0:47:200:47:21

We're far enough ahead for my liking.

0:47:210:47:23

You like back-chatting, eh?

0:47:230:47:25

I just like having a bit of a laugh, Staff.

0:47:250:47:26

Oh, you've got time to laugh. This is a joke?

0:47:260:47:29

-You cannot deal with that

-BLEEP,

-Stewart.

0:47:290:47:32

Back on track, the yellows begin to feel the strain.

0:47:340:47:38

I can't see,

0:47:380:47:39

I've got so much sweat in my eyes.

0:47:390:47:41

This is tough.

0:47:440:47:46

Their leader, Logan, is struggling with the same injury from yesterday.

0:47:460:47:50

Come on, Logan. Come on, you've got this.

0:47:500:47:54

It's my legs.

0:47:540:47:56

-You see me yesterday? I had to stop.

-I know, but...

0:47:560:47:58

I'm just causing injury to myself if I can't...

0:47:580:48:00

-Quitting's not an option.

-I'm not quitting.

0:48:000:48:02

-I know.

-I've got an injury.

-I know.

-What is the hardest thing?

0:48:020:48:04

It's the backpack,

0:48:040:48:06

as well as this weight, as well as going up.

0:48:060:48:09

I think they're leaving the girls to do the heavy lifting,

0:48:100:48:13

in all honesty, Reggie, mate.

0:48:130:48:14

Is it an unfair switch, do you think?

0:48:140:48:16

-Team Parrott and Downham.

-PARROTT LAUGHS

0:48:160:48:18

What's happening, Downham, are the boys not pulling their weight?

0:48:180:48:21

Er... Nah, they are, it's just me and Parrott are stronger, you know?

0:48:210:48:25

On the orange team, every aching muscle is put to the test.

0:48:280:48:32

Right, guys, push them up!

0:48:320:48:34

Quick, quick, quick.

0:48:340:48:35

Wait, wait, wait. It's not on the floor yet.

0:48:350:48:38

And Nawaz is suffering the most.

0:48:380:48:41

Nawaz needs help.

0:48:410:48:43

Nawaz, I'll get that off you. We need you at the front.

0:48:430:48:45

All right, I'm good, I'm good. I'm OK, man. I'm OK.

0:48:450:48:48

I don't think you're capable of going on, Nawaz.

0:48:480:48:50

I would seek medical attention if you can.

0:48:500:48:51

I'm OK, man, I'm OK.

0:48:510:48:53

Under intense scrutiny,

0:48:540:48:56

both teams know this is their last chance to prove themselves.

0:48:560:49:00

Come on, boys. Grit your teeth, dig in.

0:49:000:49:02

Come on, team two.

0:49:040:49:06

The orange team give it one final push...

0:49:070:49:09

-Lift it up!

-Keep walking, keep walking.

0:49:090:49:13

Blowes' guide is good.

0:49:130:49:14

Help me. Help me. Pull me.

0:49:150:49:17

Keep the tension on that chain.

0:49:170:49:20

..and under the watchful eye of Clinton make it to the end.

0:49:200:49:24

One, two.

0:49:240:49:26

And three!

0:49:260:49:28

Take it down. Take it down.

0:49:280:49:29

You're absolutely dripping at the moment with sweat,

0:49:290:49:31

but you managed to get through it.

0:49:310:49:33

Was anybody in particular struggling on your team?

0:49:330:49:35

Nawaz was struggling a wee bit towards the end there.

0:49:350:49:37

I think the water's getting the better of him,

0:49:370:49:39

the heat's bringing him down, but we got him through.

0:49:390:49:41

He's going to make it to the end.

0:49:410:49:42

That was the hardest thing I've ever done, ever.

0:49:440:49:46

It was horrific.

0:49:460:49:47

In sight of the finish line,

0:49:490:49:50

Logan's seeking urgent medical attention.

0:49:500:49:53

Again.

0:49:530:49:55

Keep going.

0:49:550:49:56

Yeah.

0:49:560:49:57

In doing so, he's compromised the yellow team's progress.

0:49:570:50:01

Ah!

0:50:010:50:02

Your team's right by the finish line.

0:50:040:50:06

-I know.

-How desperate to get back are you?

0:50:060:50:08

-As fast she does this.

-Yeah?

0:50:080:50:10

Ah!

0:50:100:50:11

Let's go, guys. Watch this rock here.

0:50:110:50:14

With Logan absent,

0:50:140:50:15

the yellows stumble within touching distance of the finish.

0:50:150:50:18

-DC:

-Brace up, let's go. Brace up, let's go.

0:50:200:50:22

Brace up.

0:50:220:50:23

-ALL:

-One.

0:50:230:50:24

Two.

0:50:240:50:26

Three.

0:50:260:50:27

Four.

0:50:270:50:29

Five.

0:50:290:50:30

Six.

0:50:300:50:32

Seven.

0:50:320:50:33

Eight.

0:50:330:50:34

Nine.

0:50:340:50:35

Ten.

0:50:350:50:37

And after serving their punishment, complete the course.

0:50:370:50:40

So, Logan's team in the yellow have had Logan rejoin them now.

0:50:430:50:46

They just got beasted all of 20 metres away from finishing,

0:50:460:50:51

which has definitely affected their time.

0:50:510:50:53

The hardest thing I've ever done.

0:50:550:50:58

Easily. There's just...

0:50:580:51:00

..no break at all.

0:51:010:51:03

I do feel bad, cos I got, like, literally 30 seconds,

0:51:040:51:07

40 seconds from the end,

0:51:070:51:09

and I should have been holding the ball at the end,

0:51:090:51:11

but my legs gave in.

0:51:110:51:13

All right, people, the next time I see you will be on the parade.

0:51:130:51:18

DS, take over.

0:51:180:51:19

The recruits have survived two days of hell

0:51:240:51:27

at the hands of the South African special forces veteran.

0:51:270:51:30

It's now time for them to head to base camp.

0:51:300:51:33

This is where they'll be housed, in military designed quarters,

0:51:350:51:39

for the remainder of their training.

0:51:390:51:41

But first, they must line up on parade

0:51:410:51:44

to face Clinton and find out who will be sent home.

0:51:440:51:47

Now, seeing our recruits at this stage of their training,

0:51:490:51:52

does it take you back to being a Recce yourself,

0:51:520:51:54

-when you started out?

-Yeah, pretty much.

0:51:540:51:56

You think about what we went through, you know,

0:51:560:51:58

and how you kind of experienced the same things,

0:51:580:52:00

and how you were feeling, so I know exactly what it is,

0:52:000:52:02

-I know what it's like to be there.

-Who stands out for you?

0:52:020:52:04

So, Blowes, he's been quiet,

0:52:040:52:06

but he's really stood out for me.

0:52:060:52:07

I think Downham, Donoghue, Parrot, they're strong candidates for me.

0:52:070:52:12

The top four for me are really digging in

0:52:120:52:15

and are actually volunteering to do all the hard work.

0:52:150:52:17

So how close to knowing for sure who you want to see go are you?

0:52:170:52:20

I've got about a 90% chance at this stage that I know exactly who it is.

0:52:200:52:24

Today, I think I sort of redeemed myself to a degree,

0:52:280:52:30

but then with the backchat

0:52:300:52:31

and various other discrepancies up the hill,

0:52:310:52:34

I think I've sort of brought myself back down a peg or two again,

0:52:340:52:36

so I still think I'm definitely in the firing line.

0:52:360:52:39

The Colonel's going to shout at me, probably.

0:52:400:52:42

Again.

0:52:420:52:44

I don't know after that. I could do with some sleep, though.

0:52:440:52:47

I think we all could, cos my team has had it bad.

0:52:470:52:51

Yeah, definitely, I think I'm in the firing line.

0:52:550:52:57

He don't like me for some reason.

0:52:570:53:00

Yeah, so...

0:53:000:53:02

I reckon he might call my name out.

0:53:020:53:03

The results of the last challenge are in.

0:53:190:53:22

The winners of that are the orange team.

0:53:220:53:24

The losers are the yellow team.

0:53:260:53:29

But today you're not being assessed in your team formations,

0:53:310:53:35

you're being assessed as individuals.

0:53:350:53:37

So while you're standing there,

0:53:370:53:39

take off your armbands and keep it in your right hand.

0:53:390:53:42

Take them off.

0:53:420:53:43

The race to finish last amongst this group has been hard fought,

0:53:500:53:54

and there are a number of candidates that vied for that position.

0:53:540:53:57

Isrolia, I've called you out a number of times

0:54:050:54:09

about your dishonesty.

0:54:090:54:11

You're weak physically,

0:54:120:54:15

you're not adding a lot of value to your team and to this group.

0:54:150:54:19

Mentally, you're not as strong as you should be.

0:54:190:54:21

Logan...

0:54:250:54:27

..your leadership skills are mediocre.

0:54:290:54:31

You have failed three challenges physically in the last 48 hours.

0:54:320:54:37

Stewart, your leadership skills are nonexistent,

0:54:410:54:45

and getting worse by the moment.

0:54:450:54:48

Your contribution to your team has been dismal.

0:54:480:54:51

Nawaz, you are physically weak.

0:54:540:54:57

You're a liability, and I think you're getting worse.

0:54:590:55:02

Logan...

0:55:130:55:14

You are no longer part of this process.

0:55:150:55:17

Please exit off my parade now.

0:55:170:55:19

There are some of you in this group that are heading for the same way.

0:55:330:55:37

It's been tough.

0:55:370:55:39

It's going to get tougher.

0:55:410:55:42

Good luck.

0:55:450:55:46

He called out four people and you're one of the four.

0:55:510:55:55

-Do you think that you're the weakest out of that four?

-No.

0:55:550:55:57

Obviously my legs are seizing up,

0:55:570:55:59

and I've actually done damage to my legs,

0:55:590:56:01

because my legs are taped up.

0:56:010:56:03

But I don't know, it's the Colonel's decision, isn't it?

0:56:030:56:06

-Yeah.

-What can I say? That's how it is, isn't it, bro?

0:56:060:56:09

I'm really gutted for Logan.

0:56:170:56:19

Best of luck to him.

0:56:190:56:20

And he is a top lad,

0:56:200:56:21

so it was really great to sort of share those couple of days with him

0:56:210:56:24

and gutted to see him go.

0:56:240:56:26

I wasn't expecting still to be here.

0:56:270:56:29

It's a bit of a shock, to be honest.

0:56:290:56:31

A good shock?

0:56:310:56:32

Er, I'm not sure, cos I'm pretty tired, at the minute.

0:56:320:56:35

I think most people are just happy still to be in the game.

0:56:350:56:39

On the left, quick march.

0:56:390:56:40

The recruits are led inside our specially-made base.

0:56:420:56:46

OK, find your bed space.

0:56:460:56:47

Bergens off.

0:56:470:56:48

Stick your bergens under the bed right out of the way.

0:56:480:56:51

Run by directing staff,

0:56:510:56:53

they must adhere to a strict military code.

0:56:530:56:57

Always follow instructions from the DS staff.

0:56:570:57:00

-We all happy with that one?

-ALL:

-Yes, sir.

0:57:000:57:02

Good.

0:57:020:57:03

After familiarising themselves with their new lodging...

0:57:040:57:08

..our physically shattered recruits are granted some downtime.

0:57:090:57:13

Quite the five-star accommodation, isn't it?

0:57:130:57:16

But Isrolia cannot rest.

0:57:190:57:22

Yeah, so basically, I've made my mind up,

0:57:220:57:24

and I'm making a decision that I'm going to throw the towel in.

0:57:240:57:28

So why have you definitely decided to go?

0:57:330:57:35

Why are you so sure this is the right thing for you?

0:57:350:57:37

I'm not feeling motivated.

0:57:370:57:38

I don't get along with authority too well.

0:57:380:57:40

Yeah, it's a bit too much, to be honest.

0:57:400:57:42

-Mate, it was a pleasure meeting you.

-Thank you very much.

0:57:420:57:44

Listen, look after yourself. All right, take care, man.

0:57:440:57:47

See you in London.

0:57:470:57:48

He is the fourth civilian to exit the process.

0:57:500:57:53

Now, 18 recruits remain.

0:57:530:57:54

Next time...

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HORN BLARES

0:58:030:58:05

Full speed!

0:58:050:58:06

Our recruits face a torturous 48 hours

0:58:060:58:08

under the direction of a former operator

0:58:080:58:11

from the Polish special forces.

0:58:110:58:13

Do not move and do not talk.

0:58:130:58:15

The pressure rises.

0:58:150:58:17

What are you doing?

0:58:170:58:19

Physical strain begins to show.

0:58:190:58:21

And respect must be earned.

0:58:240:58:26

I dismiss you from the group.

0:58:260:58:28

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