She who dares wins
SAS begins recruiting women for elite force
THE SAS has begun recruiting women for the elite special force.
The move finally brings to an end the Who Dares Wins regiment’s all-male macho reputation.
It comes after rules were changed allowing women to serve in “closeground combat” roles.
But the real SAS will be a lot tougher than Channel 4’s SAS: Who Dares Wins – the show on which Aberdeen surgeon Louise McCullough, 40, last year became the first female winner.
A source said: “This is nothing like the TV programme. This is real deal.
“Instead of eight days in front of a camera this is eight months of secret training.” An advert listing job opportunities in
TRIUMPH Louise was first woman to complete TV trial
TOUGH Louise is put through paces on C4
the SAS Reserve has appeared on the Army’s website and courses start in June.
It says women volunteers between 17 and 42 must be prepared “to commit to intense and extended train
THESE twins are just tutu cute in their outfits – and tomorrow is a special date for them as they turn two on 02.02.2020.
Boudica and Delilah Bunting will celebrate with dad Lee, mum MaeMae and four-year-old brother Solomon.
Their parents only realised the significance of the date when they started preparing for a tutu-themed party for the girls – as 02.02.2020 is a palindrom, which reads the same backwards as forwards.
Meter fitter Lee, 43, of Ravenstone, Leics, said: “We will be doing two of everything. Two sandwiches, two bits of cake, stuff like that.
“The theme is twos. Even two party bags each. We might even ask Archbishop Tutu to see if he can come.”
The date is extra special for MaeMae, 38, who is originally from Indonesia, where the numbers signify good luck and fortune.
She said: “I’m going all out on the decorations, I’ve made the tutus and everything. It’s a once in a lifetime event.
“The girls are too young to understand, they are just looking forward to the party.”
They look like a proper double act... ing demands”. Rookies face arduous weekend marches against the clock with a final endurance test.
Those who make the grade will have six months’ instruction before a twoweek assessment.
Only then will successful candidates be awarded the prized beige beret.
After being “badged” SAS they will then be trained in escape, evasion, use of parachutes, specialist communications and weapons.
Reservists, who get £110 a day plus a tax-free bonus, serve with regular colleagues and were deployed in Helmand to train Afghan Special Forces.
The source said: “This will be the first time female recruits have been allowed to volunteer for the course and we know there are some strong women out there waiting to step forward.”
In 2008 three SAS reservists died when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.