It’s usually the best at what it does because our servicemen try their best, but at particular times even average is difficult to achieve.
The changes in operational structure, timing, and outlook brought in by new models or methods can throw even experienced people off balance and into the fray without their prior skills in toe.
This happened to the SAS in an explosive way due to infiltration attempts that were sporadic, repetitive, and intrusive.
It was possible at first to see it happen.
Our soldiers were targeted with perception distortion tactics to infiltrate their thinking with an aim to throw them off course.
The eventual aim of this duo who led the operation was to secretly replace all our personnel with their own, to continue operations on a loose arrangement with the state, and to overstate the usefulness of the SAS to win more contracts.
This would have destabilised the military and possibly the nation itself.
It didn’t because the SAS fought back.
It found the strength to regain its footing, but it was a difficult task as the enemy didn’t come from without but was already inside the country.
