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Stand still.
Move across.
Stand still.
Sit.
When your back's against the wall,
we have to see who is willing to go to the edge.
Do you have what it takes to be one of us?
Tighten it up. Suffer in silence.
In this series, an elite team of ex-special forces soldiers...
Keep pushing. Let's go.
..from the UK and USA...Go! ..have combined their skills...
Line it up.
..to create the toughest course yet.
Watch the light. Get in there now!
Let's go.
Bringing together the most gruelling elements
of special forces selection...
Come on.
..from both sides of the Atlantic.
America's bringing something to the table.
This is a combination of the best fighting forces in the world.
Yes. I'm going to Vegas, baby.
Collaboration with our brothers in arms has gone on for years.
We've got incoming. Get out, get out.
The American process is based on ours.
But it's even more brutal.
I want the recruits to learn through pain.
This is a warm-up. Now we're going to get to the real game.
Let's go, mountain goats.
Each recruit must go beyond the physical...
Get the tyre.
..to come face to face with their true character.
You buffoon. WHISPERED:I am sorry.
You better not stop and get on dropping your ass.
No other test asks as much...
Keep working, keep working, do not give up.
..or means as much.
Be proud of yourself. Own it. Good man.
Proud of you, give me some. Thank you.
To the few that make it through...
Good job, both of you.
Welcome to the slaughterhouse, little lambs.
I wouldn't recommend going in that one. It's literally, like, evil.
But the thing is, is your poop here really thick?
No. Is yours? Yeah.
It's the start of the fourth phase of selection.
This morning, number four, Abigail,
voluntarily withdrew from the course.
Now just ten recruits remain.
There's nowt better than putting wet pants on every morning.
Yeah, horrible. Yeah.
Soul destroying. It's, like, amazing,
I might start doing it at home, you know.
In two minutes be on the square. OK.
Leave your bergens, just dressed as you are.
Come on, just as you are. Forget your bergens, come on.
Do your laces. Come on, Reece.
Hurry up.
Do you not want your number, number two?
Band. Oh, fuck it, sorry.
I can't believe we're at this stage
and we're still not looking out for each other.
You recruits think he's a piece of shit
and you just want me to freakin' take his number,
is that what we're doing here? No, staff.
I watch my oppo's back, he watches mine
and we need to see that happening with this class.
Number one, right here.
Turn around.
Number one, who of the recruits do you trust the least?
Honest answer.
Number 18, Staff.
Number 18. Did I hear you correctly? Yes, Staff.
Six, you know the deal. Who do you trust least?
Number 18, Staff.
Front and centre, 19.
Number 18, Staff.
Let's go. Right here 13.
Number 18, Staff.
Who would you leave behind, number three?
18, Staff.
Even if you don't like each other, even if you don't know each other,
on the battlefield you have to rely completely on each other.
Am I understood? Yes, Staff.
Back to your accommodations.
18, come over here.
What's wrong with you?
I don't know, Staff.
You want to quit? No, Staff.
You want to let your emotions get the best of you? No.
It's OK, take your time.
I always knew that if I was at this stage,
that I'd probably be the one who would be most,
the least trust...
..trusted.
It doesn't matter what people think about you.
Fuck sake.
I can't.
Get this under control. Yes, Staff.
Stop worrying about what other people think
cos it's going to destroy you.
Yes, Staff.
You can walk away when you're ready. OK, thank you.
I'm not the best at expressing my emotions
if I'm not comfortable around certain people.
I'm very within myself,
so within big groups I'm quite shy and unconfident.
Let me give you a hug. All right?
I feel bad cos first spoke properly today but...
It's OK, honestly.
I've always felt a bit different.
To be honest, it's nothing to do with trust in that sense.
It's just where no-one has spoken to you as much. That is the only reason, all right?
Recruits, get your kit,
cover down in your vehicles and load up.
Mate, all together, now. All together, yeah. Not in dribs and drabs.
Gum shields included.
You're not an individual in the Special Forces.
You're part of a team. You have to trust people.
You don't have to like everyone,
you just have to know that they can do a job
and that you can trust them to do that job.
Stay together!
Move forward at that pace, stay at that pace.
For the next 48 hours,
the recruits will be working in teams of two.
Move down so it is enough room for one straight line.
Take your bergens off.
The first task to test each pair's relationship
is the most confrontational on the course.
Milling.
As Special Forces operators,
everything we do culminates in extreme violence.
In a minute, you are going to engage in hand-to-hand combat.
The rawest of what we do.
You'll get gloved up, helmeted up,
you will stand toe to toe and you will punch each other.
If someone drops to the floor you will keep fighting.
The only time you'll stop fighting is when I shout stop. Is that clear?
ALL:Yes, Staff.
It's all about controlling emotion
because emotion will lead to bad decisions.
Right two, get over there. Number one, get over there.
Paired up is number one, Jamie...
Speed and aggression will win you the day.
..and number two, Dylan.
You know what you got to do, right? I can't punch with my right, Staff.
Just use the left, yeah? Is that OK? Yeah.
I had an industrial accident when I was 20 years of age.
Fixing the machines, spanner got caught,
dragged by hand in and started crunching away at my wrist.
And now I can't make a fist with my right hand.
But I won't let things beat me.
I don't like being told I can't do something.
Fight!
Take him two! Head up two! Look at him!
Keep your head up. Keep moving forward. Keep moving forward.
Get your head up, two! Get in there now!
Get your head up!
Get your... Good. Move forward, finish him off.
Ten seconds into the fight...
..number one, Jamie, knocks down number two, Dylan.
Stop!
Stop! Stand up over here.
Over here, come on.
Stand by. Fight!
Head up, number two!
Well done, you've got him! Get back and hit him!
Keep moving forward. Take him out! Take him out!
Don't stop! Get on your feet.
Get off your fucking feet boy! You are fucking giving up!
Take him, number two! Stop!
All right, unglove. Unglove. Number one, stand up.
After two equally matched bouts, the fight ends in a draw.
Both of you dropped one another.
You still got up.
Very good. You should be proud of yourselves.
Well done, mate.
I fucking hated doing that.
You all right, mate? Yeah. You sure?
Get the medic.
Let's see an application of violence.
Stand by. Fight!
Come on 16!
Keep your head up, keep looking forward 13!
Go on 16. Keep going. Keep going.
It is uncomfortable being asked to fight someone
that you've just been asked to be mates with.
Stay on your feet. Keep moving forward. Well done.
You have to adapt.
It's putting your emotions to one side
and just getting the job done.
Come on number ten.
Take him down. Keep going.
Take him out!
Another point of milling is once you've engaged
in combat with each other, you do have a deeper respect.
Stop! Right, go over there, unglove.
Sorry. No, no, it's fine. You didn't hurt me.
You fucking killed me.
Mouth guards in.
The next pair to fight is number three, Claire,
and number 18, Shylla,
who was voted least trustworthy at the beginning of the phase.
Forget what's in front of you, go for it, go for it.
Do not stop punching until you are told to stop, all right?
I've always had a temper but I've never actually been violent with anyone.
But people often jump to conclusions
and just assume I'm an aggressive person
or have an attitude problem.
Number three, over here.
Face that way.
I genuinely believe I am fucking strong, mentally and physically.
Come on then number 18, get up here.
Show some fucking intent.
Put me in a ring and I'm an animal.
I've done boxing, I've had four boxing fights, four wins.
Wrestling. I actually used to get paid to wrestle men.
I used to batter the shit out of them.
Right, get your fucking fists up.
When I'm in that ring and I'm fighting,
I'm in my element, I'm absolutely in my bubble.
Absolutely bloody love it.
Go. Fight!
Go on 18. Go on 18.
Keep your head up, look straight. Keep going.
Good girl. Go for it.
Well done 18, great punches. Let go of her. Let go of her. Punch.
Good girl. Go for it.
Despite having no boxing experience,
number 18, Shylla takes an early advantage
over seasoned fighter, number three, Claire.
Well done 18. Keep them arms going straight.
Straight punches. Straight.
After struggling at the start,
number three, Claire, gains control of the fight.
Keep them arms going straight. Straight punches.
Go forward. Forward.
Go on 18. Keep going.
Stop!
Evenly matched punch for punch, the fight is declared a draw.
Over there, unglove, unglove.
Come here 18. Good effort.
All right? Well done. Proud of you.
How you feeling? Fine, Staff.
Good. Thank you.
We have been beasting you through this course.
This was a lesson in the beast inside of you.
I saw extreme violence of action, but controlled violence,
and that was the purpose of this task.
It's about relying on yourself, each other,
and believing in yourself.
Go ahead and fall into columns of two's, on Remi.
Paige hit me a few times in the head and all I could see was stars.
That's your second one. We'll do a scoop each and then see what's left, yeah?
You can have two scoops of beans though, there's plenty here. Yeah. Thank you.
Let's do it.
Billy, why don't you jump in there for the milling.?
OK. Milling, we had five fights.
To be fair, I mean overall, everybody went at it.
I was expecting number one with his injury to back off.
From what I could see, he didn't.
He didn't, he got the first knock down.
He knocked down number two first. Yeah.
You know, when I brought them back into the recovery area,
they sat down like a couple of old blokes
that just had a freakin' back yard brawl, arms on each other.
And I said that's what this builds, this builds brotherhood. Yeah.
Number three and 18.
I can't help but love number 3's effort
because she was just so much smaller.
I swear she was punching up like this.
But they were listening to instruction. Billy, you were a great coach out there.
I'll be honest, I was expecting 18
to probably try not to do it or shy out of it.
She actually didn't, she did the opposite. She embraced it.
And 18 went at it.
And it seemed that 18 was getting out some demons too on her fight.
And the other recruits said number 18 was the least trustworthy.
I don't think she's really breaking out of her shell.
Yeah. She ain't doing nothing wrong. I just want to see if we can take her to another level.
Let's get in 18 and see if we can give her a pep talk.
Let's just do it like this. Get in her head and see if she can perform.
Number 18. What number? 18.
18. Let's go!
Hurry up. Stand there, put your hands on that wall.
Are you OK? Yes, Staff.
Downward step.
Walk forward.
Sit.
How did you feel today when you were voted the way you were voted?
Erm...
I think part of me thinks I'm just so misunderstood by people.
Sorry. Like, I struggle to start conversations.
I've always been that person who only speaks when spoken to.
OK, OK. Let's go back to the beginning.
So, I'm assuming it came from somewhere in your past.
What was your childhood like?
When I was really, really young I suffered, like, selective mutism,
so I didn't really talk.
Only talked to people close to me
and as I didn't know what it was as a kid,
I didn't deal with it which grew into more social anxiety.
So being in big groups, I find it easy to fade into the background
and just be the quiet one.
Would you say that your social anxiety
has really affected your life?
Yes.
In line with that, just growing up as a black girl,
I used to get stereotyped as the angry black girl.
And I've always been made to feel bad for having emotions,
so I just found it easier to not express myself,
just gradually just be quiet and not react to things,
because whenever I react to something,
someone would tell me calm down before I even said two words.
I'm the ugly black girl as such.
And just never having any confidence in myself.
Put your arm out. What do you see?
The same colour. Same colour.
I go into stores sometimes, and guess what?
I still get looked at like I'm going to rob the store.
Do I let that affect me? Maybe in the moment.
But at the end of the day, that's something that they have to deal with themselves.
And the last thing I'm going to do is allow that to affect the rest of my day
because when I do that, I've allowed racism to win.
You understand that?
Yeah, no, I really do.
Here, it's not about race.
It's not about gender.
It's about performance.
And you have performed top-notch.
We see an amazing person.
I don't care what other people have said about you.
All that shit is a lie.
And you need to refuse to believe the lie.
What we need from you is to apply your physical strengths,
the mental grit and the intelligence that you have,
to apply it with more leadership.
And really step into your own light. It needs to happen.
Yeah, all right, I understand.
Hold your head up high. Now.
Put your arms back. That's how I want you to be.
Not just in this course, but for the rest of your damn life.
Do you understand?
Yes, staff.
Guard!
Up.
Put your hands together. Walk.
Step up.
I want to stop letting fear control me.
Hands against the wall.
Keep going. Head straight for there. Thank you.
And to let go of the inner thoughts of people judging me
and perceiving me in a certain way.
I want to be more confident within myself
and to push past the things what previously
would've stopped me from doing things in life.
Recruits, let's go.
Shoelaces, hats on, hats on, hats on.
Yeah, hats on. OK, you don't have one...
No slime! No slime!
Let's go.
The desert is a totally unforgiving terrain.
As a Special Forces operator,
one of the biggest challenges you'll get in this environment
is moving equipment.
That is where you really will be tested.
Tighten it up! Tighten it up!
And we will use whatever method we need to use.
Sometimes it's unconventional,
sometimes we have to go back to basics - and we often do.
OK. We've been using pack animals since way before World War I
and the reason we'll use it is for two reasons.
One - in an environment like this, you can't get vehicles up there.
Two - they're low-maintenance.
They don't need a lot of water, they don't need a lot of food
and they don't VW.
Understand? ALL:Yes, Staff.
In a test of teamwork designed to strengthen their bonds,
the pairs have just three hours
to transport 70 lb of equipment to the 4,000-foot summit.
I'm going to show you now how to pack it
so the animal doesn't have to suffer.
You have two pieces of string,
you have a short piece and a long piece.
The short piece is used to secure
the two ammunition boxes.
On top of that goes the fuel
because that's the first thing we're going to fucking ditch
when we get into a firefight, if we have to.
Let's do it.
In each pair, one recruit must lead the way
while the other handles the mule.
Keep your nose down. Get to your mule, don't spook it.
Good girl. There's a good girl.
Calm down, calm down. DONKEY BRAYS
Calm down. Calm, calm.
Got it?
Of all the situations I've been in - I've been shot at,
I've been bombed, I've been shelled at -
but dealing with mules really is a fucking nightmare.
Hold it, hold it, hold it.
They're like officers - they're thick as fuck.
Come on, let's go again.
They will do what they want to do and when they want to do it.
In the searing heat,
the first pair to successfully pack their mule
and embark on the ascent are number eight, Paige, and number six, Flo.
I feel like I'm quite a determined person.
When I'm given a task or
I have something to complete,
I'll really try my best to complete it.
That's it, wait, wait. Yeah.
Let's do it. Come on, Rockie.
You know what to do. Come on, Rockie. Come on.
Just three minutes behind the leading pair...
All right, lead the way, Jame.
..number two, Dylan, has taken the role of handler
while his partner, number one, Jamie, leads the way.
Straight through the middle. It's like a staircase.
I'm shit scared of failure.
Staircase.
My kids now, they look at me and I'm their hero.
I don't want them when they start
understanding my injury
to think that I'm not Superman any more.
It's part of the reason for going on the course -
to show my kids different doesn't necessarily mean weaker.
Come on. Come on.
Trailing ten minutes behind the leaders,
number three Claire and number 18 Shylla
are struggling to work together and guide their mule.
Keep control. Get close to it's face and walk in front of it.
I'm trying.
Hold it tight.
MULE BRAYS
Right, calm it down. Don't move till it's calmed down.
Walk down into the lower ground. That's it.
Now walk the route.
Go steady. Get it tight by its face.
Calm.
I can't go in front of her cos she runs.
SHE STRAINS Calm the fuck down.
There's very few times when I go, "I can't do IT,
"I just can't do it no more, I'm done,
"I've had enough."
But it's very few times.
It takes a lot for me to get there. It takes a lot.
I should've took some lessons off my daughter with horses.
Bringing up my daughter on my own, you have to be Mum and Dad,
so I like to be in control of a situation,
yeah, cos my whole life is very controlled.
Yeah...
I think you need a chill pill.
I personally have prepared and trained with mules
for an operation in the Middle East.
Come down this path.
Helicopters was not a choice cos of compromise
and the sensitivity of where we were.
CONTAINER CLATTERS Stop.
Mules was our option.
They will go where they need to go as long as you treat them correctly
and you know what you're doing with it.
It's the saddle off again.
Oh, fuck.
At the two-hour mark,
number 18 Shylla is now leading the way for her partner,
number three Claire.
And the pair are making progress.
I'm not always someone who will take the lead, but I'm trying to get
my input out there and get it across to help the team.
That should be like a slip knot,
so you should be able to just pull it towards...
Pull it towards the long bit.
I'm currently 33-years-old
and I've never really had, like, a serious relationship with anyone.
If I can't like myself, how can I expect someone else to like me?
So, I want to put myself out there and be the best version of me.
Right, for the rest of the route,
we're going to load on foot without these.
And we're going to carry everything
that is actually essential for you to survive.
We don't need the ammo, we don't need the fuel.
We're just going to move out of here on foot. All right, let's go.
Upon reaching the final, gruelling climb,
the DS instruct the pairs to complete the mission
without the mules.
Go!
Carrying 35 lb on their backs,
they have just half an hour to race to the top of
the mountain, still 300 feet above them.
We ain't got time to be hanging around. Let's go!
Let's go!
Number three Claire and number 18 Shylla take an early lead.
Go! Go! Go! Let's make it happen.
Number one Jamie is at the back.
Get the fuck up there.
It's a long way to go, let's go.
Get up here, Three. You're at the front.
Stop, stop. Sorry.
Don't say sorry - just get the job done.
Six, where you at? Keep going.
With just ten minutes left, number two Dylan takes the lead.
Let's go. All the way up. Go.
Number 18 Shylla is 12 seconds behind him.
18, you better not stop again, or I'm dropping your ass.
Falling to the back, number six Flo
has lost seven minutes on the leader.
Is the end line, or no?
SHE BREATHES DEEPLY
I'll keep trying, staff. Then get the fuck up there.
Six, get up here now.
With her pace slowing, number six Flo
is now too far from the summit to complete the task on time.
I can't. I can't do this, staff.
Get up here.
Is this it? Yes, staff. I...
Hand me your number.
I'm not cut out for this. Sorry, staff.
Give me your number.
Take a breath. I know you gave it your all.
We all do. It's OK. You kicked ass, all right?
You left it all on the field. You left it all on the field.
I'm proud of you. Give me some. Thank you.
Give me some. Thank you.
Number six Flo is the eleventh recruit to leave the course.
The remaining nine now have just four minutes
to complete the climb if they are to pass the task.
Everybody's hurting. Everybody's hurting.
I didn't say stop, Three.
Pick your head up and get up there, now.
SHE GROANS Come on. Come on.
Keep going.
Come on, number two.
The first recruit to reach the summit is number two Dylan.
Stand there. Keep your bergen on.
Take control of yourself.
Closely followed by number 19 Tom.
Tough, that, innit? Yeah.
Number 18 Shylla completes 40 seconds later,
with number one Jamie close behind.
Let's go. Last effort, ten yards!
Ten yards, go! You're doing it! Go!
Having previously led, number three Claire
is now struggling to finish on time.
All the way in. SHE GROANS
Stand up, be quiet.
The exercise we just did, is a realistic exercise. OK?
The important kit has to get to a point at a particular time,
and as I've told you from the word go, we don't get a lot of time.
If it means unpacking the animal and fucking move,
that's what we do.
So, take a breath, get your head up.
Behind me.
Cover down in your vehicles, raise your file.
Honestly, I never want to see a donkey in my life.
I feel battered. I've got nothing else.
My quads just feel like I've beasted leg day every day.
This is, like, back, neck, shoulders. Feel my legs.
They just feel...fucking solid. Yeah.
It's day eight,
and of the 20 recruits who started the course...
HE GROANS ..just nine remain.
The first task of mule packing. Yeah. Six gassed, for sure.
I mean, she was done. Yeah. She was done. She weren't alone.
There was a bad vibe going from there last night. Was there?
You could tell it by this morning.
Well, there's been a fucking sorry faces this morning.
Oh, yeah.
Number three, she's burning faster than she wants to.
Yeah, when I was tracking behind her on that last part on her hike,
she was... I thought she was going to VW.
She had that look in her eyes, yeah, like she hit a wall. Yeah.
All right, let's bring in number three.
See what happens next.
Good to go.
Number three!
Hat, throw me my hat.
Let's go!
Good catch.
Good hustle. Meet me at the door.
Having once been a frontrunner,
the DS are concerned by number three Claire's performance
on the last task and call her in.
One step down.
Sit.
How's your body holding up?
It's still here. It's still pushing.
But my mind is pushing further than my body at the moment.
What's wrong? Uh...
Think I just let my emotions overtake my mind more than anything.
Hence why I couldn't get my mind on the task at hand.
Is this something you do regularly?
No. No?
Normally with me, I can keep all my emotion in.
But I'm trying to do a lot of self-reflection with things.
In what way?
Everything in my life I've done myself with no help, no support.
I've just kind of... My whole life has been a fight.
Moved out at 17, fell pregnant with my daughter at 20,
and everyone always says, "You're so strong, you're strong,"
but I put on this strong.
So, whenever I've got a problem,
I don't normally tell anyone anything ever in my life.
Sorry.
So, my point is... I'm always this strong person
and strong for everyone else.
Inside your head, you have an image of who you want to be, right?
And what you want to be.
So, what is it you really want to get from being here?
Because we will peel you back
to whatever these issues are to your foundation, bang, go.
That depends how long you stay here, of course.
So, what do you really want to get from this?
I just... I want to find out the real me.
Get rid of this exterior that I seem to have.
And do you think you're doing that?
I think I'm starting to.
Dial it back. Calm down. Focus. Remember why you're here.
So that you can be a guiding light for your daughter.
We're all parents here and I know for me as a father, all I want for
my kids is for them to be ten times better than I could ever be. Yes.
Well, you have a chance right now to find what that standard is
so that you can set that example for her so she can be
a greater woman than you could ever be. Yep.
Believe in yourself. Give it your best shot.
OK.
Guard.
Stand up.
I think everything I've been through and everything that I've done,
it will always affect me in some way, shape or form.
It's my daughter's birthday on Friday... Oh...
..so it resonated. Oh, that's wonderful.
So that's why I want to be... Yeah, yeah.
Thank you, staff. Drive on. Thank you.
Throughout my whole life,
I've always just dealt with everything by myself.
And I'm strong, I'm a strong character, I've got a strong shell.
Everything OK? Yeah, hooded me.
But I do know that I need to be open a little bit more.
I'd like to learn a little bit more trust. But it's hard.
Oh, I can't wait to have a nice warm shower,
take three hours to get all the sand out of my ears
and eyes, nose, bottom.
Bottom!
Every nook, crook and cranny.
Places that you didn't know existed.
Recruits!
It never stops until the mission is complete.
Let's go. Quickly. Move.
Get your gear on, make sure it's secured.
Go, go, go, go!
Through Special Forces selection,
everything about you will be exposed.
An operator must be willing to lean on the person
next to them.
To know each other's capabilities
and limitations.
To trust one another implicitly.
Column, column! Stay together!
For the final task of the phase,
the DS have brought the recruits to the port of Aqaba in
the south of Jordan
to test their trust in each other from the top of a 260-foot tower.
Right, you will be moving to the top of this tower.
And you will do it as fast as humanly possible.
Once you arrive at the top, you will have to use the fastest form
of extraction, which in this case means you will rappel down as such.
Billy, Foxy!
Let's go.
To test their teamwork under extreme pressure...
Watch the feet. Watch this next level.
..the recruits must stay in constant communication throughout the descent
and land at the same time.
This is something SF has to do in training
and on the battlefield.
Now, in order for you to be successful,
you will have to work together.
Any questions? ALL:No, staff.
Would anyone like to VW right now? No, staff.
Start getting your harnesses on.
Get your gloves out your bergens as well.
You're in unknown territory and environments
that you're not used to navigating.
It's stressful,
So this is why it's so important to stick to the basics.
Check your kit, check your buddy, check each other, stay together.
Right leg's tight. Good to go?
Just stay calm, collected. If one of us is struggling, remember
it's teamwork, so we just help each other and say, "Come on," you know.
Do you know what I mean? Yeah.
Let's go.
Keep moving. Get up here.
Before attempting the descent,
the DS push the pairs to their physical limits
by forcing them to sprint to the top of 150 stairs
with over 30 lb on their backs.
Run, fuckers. Let's go. Get your asses up here.
You all right? Yep. Nervous?
Yeah, I'm scared of heights, so, yeah, a little nervous.
Good. It'll only last about a second
and you'll hit the floor anyway if you get it wrong.
Right to the edge, have a look over.
Holy shit.
Your right hand is what controls you.
When you want to move, you pull it out to the side like so.
OK, get right to the edge.
Right to the edge, have a look over.
Holy shit.
That's nasty, innit? Yeah.
That would be nasty if it went wrong, wouldn't it? Yes, staff.
Let's try and get it right then. OK...
To pass the task,
the pairs must descend the 260-foot drop in tandem.
You must lean back now otherwise you're going to scrape your face
all down the front of it.
OK, away you go, away you go.
OK, you OK?
OK. Are you all right, Tom?
Yeah, I'm OK, I'm OK.
All right, Tom? I'm OK. You good, yeah? Yep. You good?
All right, let's go. Let's speed up a bit, get it together.
Get down with him, Ten, get down level with him, Ten.
Let's go, let's go.
Get your arm out to the right. I am.
You're like a fucking baby on a bungee cord.
Punch that right hand at three o'clock!
Just push it out there!
Having descended at different speeds...
Sorry, staff, it was twisted.
Fuck, clunky as fuck.
..Number 19 Tom and number ten Reece fail the task.
You happy?
Yep, pull it up, untangle.
Next up is number two Dylan and number one Jamie.
From the experience I'm hoping to bury a few scars mentally.
Keep your feet where they were. Lean back. Look where you're going.
Where I come from, deep in the Valleys, rugby was my life.
I've gone from playing with all my friends
to being stood on the side and watching.
And that was one of the most difficult parts - being told
I'd never play again.
Move your feet back a bit. Feet back a bit.
There you go. Let's go. Talk to each other.
All right, let's go at the same time.
Legs together!
It was seven operations altogether on the hand, four years of physio.
But having the knock-backs I've had over the years
pushes you on to do bigger and better things.
Relax the left arm, number one. Get your left arm up.
Now go.
Wait for him, number two.
Hold up, wait for your partner!
Control yourself.
Let's go!
Ah... Stuck, sir. Fix your problem!
Push of like that. Yeah, good man.
Yeah. Good lad.
Two down. OK, relax.
That was the ugliest rappel I've ever seen in my life.
But you fixed your problem and you got down safely.
Thanks, staff.
Lean back, lean back. Walk down. Walk down.
Once you start to go, feed it out a bit.
Now feed out, feed out. Relax that left hand, number 16.
There you go, look at each other.
Combat insertion in pairs must be perfectly timed, simultaneous.
Come on, 16, keep with her.
You don't want to be smashing through a window
while your partner's halfway up a building.
This is why your buddy is your life-line.
That's better.
It's knowing that someone's got your side,
got your front, got your back.
Yeah, yeah, are you good?
It's paramount for every operation that you go into,
you need that person.
You OK? Yeah, I'm with ya.
Good effort.
Good work.
Good to go.
Is that tight enough? Yeah. Sure? Yeah.
Is mine on? Yeah.
Next is number three Claire and number 18 Shylla.
Oh, man.
I don't always trust people,
but it's time I stopped being scared
and afraid to step out of my comfort zone...
Hurry up.
..and trust people.
You both have to keep up. You understand? Yes, staff.
All right.
It's time to be more confident within myself.
Relax. Left hand goes up here.
All that does is keep your balance.
You can actually take it off if you want,
but it's nice to keep it balanced, you got that? Yeah.
This right hand is your controlling hand. Yeah.
Important that hand stays out the way
otherwise you'll feed it into there,
then you'll have a real fucking problem. OK.
The things that normally scare me are just things in my head
and I'm actually more capable than I actually give myself credit for.
Right, number 18, get your feet together shoulder width apart.
Lean back, she's waiting for you.
Come on. Feed it with your right hand. Feed it out.
Get your...! Lock your legs out!
Legs straight, legs straight. Lean back, lean back, a bit more.
Keep calm. Keep calm. OK, get ready. Get ready. Go.
Off you go, together. It's all right.
Ready? Let's go. Relax the left hand, number 18.
Relax the left hand. Go together. Together, yeah? You OK?
Yeah. You sure? Yeah.
That's it. Together. Keep it together.
Together. Keep going.
Feet together, feet together. Catch up, number three.
You with me? Yeah.
Yeah, let's go, let's go, let's go. We got this, we got this.
Hands up the rope. Together, yeah? Yeah.
Ready? You got it? Bend the legs, bend the legs.
Push off the wall! There you go.
That's good, that was really good.
Negotiate the obstacle!
Pff! Done.
You OK? Yeah, good. How's that? That was fine. Was you all right?
Yeah, once I got started I felt good.
You stayed really calm, well done. Yeah, thank you.
We might just make a soldier out of you yet. Very good job.
Shylla, considering she hates heights,
she's smashed all the heights.
She has, to be fair.
Do you feel all right? Yeah. Once I got off that top bit.
That was the tricky bit, weren't it? Felt good.
I'm proud of you. Thank you.
You smashed that. Thank you.
Harnesses off.
Make sure your gear is accountable. Do it now.
You've literally smashed every challenge that you thought
you couldn't do, you've done, and that mind of yours...
Even though I struggled up the stairs, I was like I need to get to
the top cos I need to get over that edge
and see if I can actually do it. Yeah, yeah.
When we first met you, you were so timid and shy.
I literally feel like this has completely transformed you.
Yeah, that's the reason I came for, to become this version of myself
and actually prove to myself that I can do anything that my mind tries
to tell me I can't, but I can do it.
Be proud of yourself. Yeah. I am.
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