Surviving a Firefight | No Man Left Behind

one thing you have to understand about

one thing you have to understand about an SAS soldier you know during them six

an SAS soldier you know during them six

an SAS soldier you know during them six months of selection what we do is knock

months of selection what we do is knock

months of selection what we do is knock them soldiers down physically mentally

them soldiers down physically mentally

them soldiers down physically mentally everything can they get back up and they

everything can they get back up and they

everything can they get back up and they keep moving on and you just keep getting

keep moving on and you just keep getting

keep moving on and you just keep getting over each hurdle fear is it’s a good

over each hurdle fear is it’s a good

over each hurdle fear is it’s a good emotion to feel and it keeps you alive

emotion to feel and it keeps you alive

emotion to feel and it keeps you alive but it’s knowing how to control that

but it’s knowing how to control that

but it’s knowing how to control that fear and operate it under arduous

fear and operate it under arduous

fear and operate it under arduous conditions you know certainly when

conditions you know certainly when

conditions you know certainly when you’re being shot at or when you’re in a

you’re being shot at or when you’re in a

you’re being shot at or when you’re in a contact you have to control that fear

contact you have to control that fear

contact you have to control that fear and let that come out at another time

and let that come out at another time

and let that come out at another time and you get on with the job if you allow

and you get on with the job if you allow

and you get on with the job if you allow fear to overwhelm you you will be taken

being in the Special Air Service you

being in the Special Air Service you you’re with your training you know how

you’re with your training you know how

you’re with your training you know how to manage fear and where to put it and

to manage fear and where to put it and

to manage fear and where to put it and just took that away

just took that away

just took that away firefight only lasts a few minutes maybe

firefight only lasts a few minutes maybe

firefight only lasts a few minutes maybe five 10 minutes and then you know you’re

five 10 minutes and then you know you’re

five 10 minutes and then you know you’re on to something else but it’s containing

on to something else but it’s containing

on to something else but it’s containing that and directing the aggression in the

that and directing the aggression in the

that and directing the aggression in the in the right in the right direction a

in the right in the right direction a

in the right in the right direction a well-aimed shot from a stable platform

well-aimed shot from a stable platform

well-aimed shot from a stable platform you will knock anybody down who’s

you will knock anybody down who’s

you will knock anybody down who’s running around like a headless chicken

running around like a headless chicken

running around like a headless chicken who basically is just squeezing off

who basically is just squeezing off

who basically is just squeezing off rounds and not aiming it takes a lot of

rounds and not aiming it takes a lot of

rounds and not aiming it takes a lot of balls for somebody to stand up and hold

balls for somebody to stand up and hold

balls for somebody to stand up and hold a position and hip hold an am shot to

a position and hip hold an am shot to

a position and hip hold an am shot to put one it onto target

put one it onto target

put one it onto target there’s none of this automatic burst

there’s none of this automatic burst

there’s none of this automatic burst because again you’ll waste a lot of

because again you’ll waste a lot of

because again you’ll waste a lot of rounds and none of the rounds will

rounds and none of the rounds will

rounds and none of the rounds will actually land on target in terms of

actually land on target in terms of

actually land on target in terms of feelings its trainings kicked in there’s

feelings its trainings kicked in there’s

feelings its trainings kicked in there’s too much going on actually to to worry

too much going on actually to to worry

too much going on actually to to worry about your feelings that always happens

about your feelings that always happens

about your feelings that always happens no matter what type of conflict you’re

no matter what type of conflict you’re

no matter what type of conflict you’re in you want to get safely home and then

in you want to get safely home and then

in you want to get safely home and then you you you know you mull over what

you you you know you mull over what

you you you know you mull over what you’ve done and what’s happened and

you’ve done and what’s happened and

you’ve done and what’s happened and everything else but during that thing

everything else but during that thing

everything else but during that thing everything’s happening that fast you

everything’s happening that fast you

everything’s happening that fast you just react and in training takes over