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Secrets of the SAS on Netflix is surprisingly good. I expected a whitewashed motofest, having grown up on Discovery channel military documentaries from either side of 9/11. But this is the BBC, and they don't gently caress around. Not only do they allow them to swear, and being they're career military men it would be odd for them not to do so basically all the time, they're extremely candid about everything that isn't classified or illegal. They all say point blank that combat is scary, but also kind of fun in a way. They say point blank, that if a woman or child is pointing a gun at them, they're absolutely going to shoot them, and that's that. They say point blank, that they will brew tea basically anywhere given half a second's chance. That's weird to hear in a documentary, as like I said, I'm used to watered down American documentaries, which are in no small portion meant to be for recruitment. They also focus heavily on the men themselves, and not so much the tactics or equipment. There's 4 episodes. One of them is specifically about PTSD, which again, is refreshing to see. It's not often that special forces operators will go on camera and present themselves as that vulnerable.
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