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What is the timing for that 160km march?
In Bravo Two Zero, Andy McNab tells of their section‘s escape and evasion which took them from Western Iraq and into Syria. Equivalent to more than 3 marathons, the escape took several days, they suffered the worsst weather in that part of the world in decades, with freezing temperatures, blowing snow, and of course, enemy trackers looking for them. They ran out of food, water and ammunition (as they had to dump their 208-lb rucks) and several times had to shoot it out with Iraqi troops.
After reading the book, I see now why infantry - and special forces in particular - need to maintain a high level of fitness.
It is one thing to be able to hump your ruck and weapon over dozens of kilometres of rough terrain. But to do that and still be expected to fight and win is extremely difficult.
As they say, when the bell rings, you‘ve got to be there. Not thirty second later.
In Bravo Two Zero, Andy McNab tells of their section‘s escape and evasion which took them from Western Iraq and into Syria. Equivalent to more than 3 marathons, the escape took several days, they suffered the worsst weather in that part of the world in decades, with freezing temperatures, blowing snow, and of course, enemy trackers looking for them. They ran out of food, water and ammunition (as they had to dump their 208-lb rucks) and several times had to shoot it out with Iraqi troops.
After reading the book, I see now why infantry - and special forces in particular - need to maintain a high level of fitness.
It is one thing to be able to hump your ruck and weapon over dozens of kilometres of rough terrain. But to do that and still be expected to fight and win is extremely difficult.
As they say, when the bell rings, you‘ve got to be there. Not thirty second later.