I'm about to show you the world's most elite special forces unit. No joke, what they can do will blow your mind. In this video, you're going to see why 99% of soldiers don't make the cut.
From the deadliest training exercise on Earth to literally being buried alive and everything in between, all the way down to North Korea's 11th Storm Corps at level one. Yeah, cuz as one of the country's most elite special forces units, watching these guys train looks [music] less like military drills and more like a tam martial arts halftime show. I mean, you've got dudes fly kicking teacups off each other's heads, finger blasting light bulbs and uh whatever the hell this is.
But that's far from the weirdest training exercise these guys put themselves through. cuz to impress their supreme leader, they're out here taking boulders to the chest, getting whacked with wooden poles, and oh yeah, but let's be real, as crazy as this all looks, none of this is stopping an actual bullet. But this was only level one.
If you don't want to see the most elite special forces, stop watching. But if you do, then we got to talk about Cambodia's SF 911. See, these guys aren't out here wasting time breaking bricks, or themselves for that matter.
Cuz here, drill instructors would rather break you. Holy crap, bro. Just served up a knuckle sandwich.
I mean, they're dishing out rib checks, gut punches, open hand smackdowns, and if you're really unlucky, you'll get the Spartan special. [laughter] So, yeah, maybe there's a method to the madness, but I'm still not seeing how this plays out on the battlefield. Level 20.
But look, if pain's not enough, this next unit brings something even scarier to the table. Cuz the Vietnamese commandos don't just adapt to their environment, they turn it into a damn weapon. Let me explain.
You see that pole over there? I know it might not look like much, but out there in the jungle, that thing's basically a cheat code. Yeah, these dudes really turned a stick into a goddamn ladder.
Ridiculous. And speaking of ridiculous, what if I told you some soldiers test their reflexes by playing catch with a live grenade. Yeah, meet China's Snow Leopard Commandos, where Hot Potato isn't just a kids game, it's survival training.
What the? But as reckless as all this looks, these guys aren't just messing around, cuz they're China's elite counterterrorism force, trained to shut down threats in seconds. You see, drills like these aren't just about fast hands.
They're about training soldiers to stay ice cold under pressure. Even if that means passing around a literal time bomb. Yeah.
So, when training looks like this, suddenly disarming bombs doesn't seem so scary anymore. Damn, these guys are built different. But that's nothing compared to what we got coming up.
Cuz things are about to get way more out of hand. I'm talking about soldiers using their bodies as target practice, getting buried alive, and a drill so dangerous. I can't believe it's even legal.
Level 40. But first, we got to talk about the training program with the highest dropout rate on the planet. Cuz to even get a shot at joining the Philippine Scout Rangers, you got to survive the infamous tobac tab.
And this thing isn't just hard, it's damn near impossible. I'm talking 6 months of pure hell built to break you. I mean, it's so brutal.
Eight out of 10 recruits don't even make it to the end. And test number one involves uh yeah, instructors literally hold soldiers underwater until they're seconds from blacking out. And immediately after, they're given giant spoonfuls of chili peppers before their fear of heights is put to the ultimate test.
Apparently, even a split second of hesitation here means you're dropped from the program. In fact, by week seven, over 50 candidates have already been booted. But this is where things turn deadly.
Cuz right when you think you've made it to the end in one piece, they hit you with the final test. Strapped with an M16, you're lining up shots at water bags that your own teammates are holding. Yeah, no thanks.
But if you think 6 months of torture sounds rough, try cramming that pain into just seven days. Yeah. You see, Taiwan's version of hell week is so extreme, the finish line's literally called the road to heaven.
And it [clears throat] all kicks off at 3:00 a. m. with the rudest damn wakeup call of your life.
Jesus Christ, that wasn't very nice at all. Especially considering the fact that these guys are just running on 5 minutes of sleep every 6 hours. And what's even worse is that this is only the beginning.
I'm talking a 25 km run in full combat gear, night swims in pitch black water, 6 m weighted dimes, and last but not least, getting teargassed. Jesus, are these guys training for war or the damn apocalypse? And yet, for the few still standing, there's still one final nightmare remaining that only 30% of people pass.
And honestly, I'm surprised that the success rate isn't even lower. You see, once you've made it to the road to heaven, you're crawling across razor sharp coral with every handicap you can imagine stacked against you. Like they can't use their arms.
They're not allowed to stop. And if they slip up even once, they got to do the whole thing all over again. >> He has to rely on his determination to get this badge.
>> It's one final test to prove they will do anything to join the frog. Damn, these guys were lucky to make it out alive. That's crazy.
Level 60. But some special forces take crazy to a dangerous level. See, South Korea's Black Beret's idea of training means going toe-to-toe in a knife fight against some of the deadliest people on the planet.
But here's the thing. Before they can even step into the arena, soldiers are forced to starve. These guys go days without proper food.
And the only way to eat is by banging out an insane amount of pull-ups and subscribing to the channel. Yeah, that's right. I got the power to make that happen.
So, what are you doing? Subscribe. But, uh, it's downright disrespectful is what I would have said before I saw them practically trying to kill each other.
I mean, to give you an idea, out of half a million soldiers, only 5,000 earn Black Beret status. And look, trying to stab your own teammate is one level of crazy, but it gets way more twisted than that. Cuz at least those guys give the enemy a chance to react.
By the time you spot the 707th special mission group, it's already too late. You see, these guys are South Korea's silent death squad, and they're modeled directly after Delta Force in the British SAS. I mean, they could breach anything in complete silence, clear buildings with surgical precision, and even storm hijacked vehicles.
But the craziest part is how they repel upside down through windows, blow through walls with controlled explosives. And not to mention, every operator is a deadly sniper and martial arts expert. Yeah, these dudes are dangerous with or without weapons.
And if you ask me, busting through roofs is already badass enough. But what if I told you that making it to South Africa's top ranks means literally being buried alive? Yeah, this is the Wreckies.
A deadly force train [music] for any kind of unconventional warfare. Without going into too much detail, let's just say getting tossed [music] into the deep end is something these guys know all too well. But let's be real, nobody's getting buried in the middle of battle.
So, how the hell does this make anyone a better soldier? Well, according to them, it's not about the burial. It's about everything that leads up to it.
Cuz these dudes have to go through hostage simulations, grueling hikes, weighted walks, and even simulated captures that can last as long as 20 freaking hours. So when you've been put through the ringer for days on end, your survival instincts take over. And that's when they hit you with the final test, the ultimate measure of human endurance, even if it means being buried alive.
>> What do you want in your grave, Papa? What do you want in your gravestone? Yeah.
Give me a few words. Papa say you die tonight. >> That's just wild.
But this next training exercise should be illegal. See, in Indonesia, safety doesn't mean the same thing it does here. Cuz Kopasu soldiers are forced to participate in one of the sickest, most messed up rituals I've ever seen.
The dopper exercise. [music] Yeah. Turns out if they want to secure their spot in the unit, they've got to crawl through kneedeep mud with limited vision, all while dodging a goddamn bullet storm.
And if that wasn't twisted enough, they've got to run it back multiple times. Jesus, what's wrong with these people? Well, apparently it's designed to kill the fear of death by teaching them to react under real fire.
But I got to be honest, that's a no for me, man. I'd already be trying not to die on the battlefield, let alone during some damn drills. Level 100.
But one thing you'd never catch me doing is taking a bullet for the team. This is the GIGN, France's elite counterterrorism unit, where every single operator is trained to be a walking sharpshooter. Yeah.
So, at least you'd think that they, I don't know, do practice shots on dummies. No, instead they're out there firing live rounds at targets literally inches from their teammates head. What the hell?
Jesus. Realistically though, it's not like they're actually shooting at each other. I mean, these guys are the elite.
But this is where things get freaky, is after training with literal near head shot, the next move is uh aiming directly at them. Yeah. Equipped with the fattest ballistic vest money can buy, the only thing you can do now is to put your life in your teammate's hands and brace for impact.
Cuz in a unit built on trust, nothing hits harder than scaring down a barrel and taking a bullet straight to the body. Thankfully, there's never been a single recorded incident. But when you realize only 7% of applicants even make it this far, I guess it kind of checks out.
But hey, at least these guys know what they signed up for. Some people get tossed in the deep end just for using a TAM slide. Like one slide was shut down within hours of opening while another literally killed someone.
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