Krishna Thapa is a former Special Air Service troop leader, Gurkha, and record-breaking mountaineer.

In order to thin out the herd, the SAS holds one of the most arduous and rigorous selection and training programs in the modern special operations community.

The changes that are beginning now have led to resentment among some Special Forces that the brass wants to make it easier to pass the qualification course as a way ...

You don’t have to look like a Marvel superhero to make it—just show up, shut up, carry your ruck, and don’t quit, no matter how much the suck tries to make you tap out.

An analysis of candidates training for elite units could be used in future research aimed at predicting the career success of ...

All together, the Special Forces Selection course, the Qualification Course, language school, and survival school is a nearly two-year intense training session just to achieve the minimum level of ...

Army or Marine Corps boot camps already do a great job preparing you for special operations programs, but additional training is always worthwhile.

The Selection: Special Operations Experiment is a new unscripted series from History that will see 30 civilians put through their paces by six Special Ops vets. These civilians walk straight into ...

This time around, the recruits will be training in Wales, the home of British Special Forces Selection, and will endure the harsh reality of ocean warfare.

The U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School is prepared to incorporate military free-fall training into the Special Forces Qualification Course. This initiative will increase ...

Special Forces: World's Toughest Test puts celebrities and athletes through rigorous training, and here is who passed in season 3.