British SBS - Special Boat Service Rare Footage - UKSF
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The Special Boat Service are the naval special forces of the
United Kingdom and the sister unit of the
SAS. The operational capabilities of both units are broadly similar, however, the SBS being the principal
Royal Navy contribution to
UKSF have the additional training and equipment to lead in the maritime, amphibious and riverine environments. Both units come under the operational command of HQ
Directorate of Special Forces (
DSF) and undergo an identical selection process, enjoy significant interoperability in training and on operations.
In times of armed conflict and war the Special Boat Service (SBS) and
22 Special Air Service Regiment (22 SAS) are required to operate in small parties in enemy controlled territory. Operations of this nature require men of courage and high morale who are self-disciplined, intelligent, reliable, determined and physically fit, and who possess mental, moral and physical stamina.
Principle roles of the SBS are
Surveillance Reconnaissance (SR), including information reporting and target acquisition;
Offensive Action (OA), including direction of air, artillery and naval gunfire, designation for precision guided munitions, use of integral weapons and demolitions; and
Support and
Influence (SI), including overseas training tasks.the SBS also provide immediate response
Military Counter Terrorism (CT) and
Maritime Counter Terrorism (
MCT) teams.
UKSF Selection Course
Special Forces Briefing
Course - 1 week SAS. 2 weeks SBS
SBS
SFBC consists of
Basic combat fitness tests. Basic swim test. 23 mile canoe in 8 hours open sea anda
6.4 portage run (55 Kg). and dive tests
Aptitude
Phase (hill phase) - 4 weeks
Aptitude Phase. The Aptitude Phase is designed to select those individuals who are suitable for SF training. The initial three weeks are devoted to gradual physical training and progressive exercises designed to develop physical and navigational ability.
Volunteers will be expected to complete the Basic
Combat Fitness Test (
Infantry) on the first day of the course.
Exercise HIGH
WALK will take place on
Day 6 and takes the form of an escorted hill march over approximately 23 KM. as with all assessment marches, additional time may be added for inclement weather conditions. Exercise HIGH WALK identifies those individuals that are not adequately prepared to continue on the course. All other training during this initial period is directed at preparing volunteers for "
Test Week" which is the fourth and final week of Aptitude. "Test Week" consists of 5 timed marches of between 23-28 km conducted on consecutive days followed by a final
Endurance march of 64 kms; this must be completed within 20 hours.
Bergan weights carried during "Test Week" increase from 40 lbs (1B.2 kgs) to 55lbs (25 kgs) for the Endurance march; in addition a rifle is carried on all marches. Volunteers are also required to pass the UKSF swimming test that consists of; high water entry - 3m, treading water for 9 minutes followed immediately by a swim of
500 metres wearing combat 95. The test finishes with an underwater swim of lOm including a retrieval of a small weight
Continuation training which consists of
SOP and
Tactical training in temperate and jungle environments. - 9 weeks
Those who pass the Aptitude Phase will undertake an intensive
period of instruction and assessment of SF
Tactics,
Techniques and Procedures ('TTPs), including SF weapons and SOPs. The majority of this period is spent in the jungle, an environment that is suitable for SF training and ideal to achieve the purpose of this phase. Much of the training is aimed at discovering an individual's qualities.
Employment Training -14
Weeks
Employment Training consists of surveillance and reconnaissance training (2 weeks), army combat survival (2 weeks), SF parachute training (4 weeks),
Counter terrorist course (
3 weeks), signals training (1 week), patrol training and squadron induction training (2 weeks). and 1 week officers week for potential officers.
Resistance to
Interrogation Training - 4 weeks
After this the respective SAS trooper is placed on 1 year probation.
the
SBS Marine is sent to undertake the
SC3 course. On completion of this course he is the placed on 1 year probation.
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