The Selection: Special Operations Experiment

The Selection: Special Operations Experiment

2016
The Selection: Special Operations Experiment
The Selection: Special Operations Experiment

The Selection: Special Operations Experiment

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Pushing themselves to the limit, 30 civilians undergo extreme training and assessment exercises.

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EP8  March of Tears
Jan. 26,2017
March of Tears

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EP7  Humility
Jan. 19,2017
Humility

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EP6  Seed of Doubt
Jan. 12,2017
Seed of Doubt

The remaining candidates are forced onto an eight mile timed ruck march while carrying 50 lbs. on their back. Poor performance by one candidate attracts special attention, while another candidate reaches his mental breaking point.

EP5  Pass, Quit, or Drown
Jan. 05,2017
Pass, Quit, or Drown

Instructor Bowen leads the group in a class on hand to hand combat training before all of the candidates must face off against each other. The group is then led to a swimming pool where the Navy SEALs put the remaining candidates through the most dangerous exercise yet–drown proofing.

EP4  Weeding Out the Weak
Dec. 29,2016
Weeding Out the Weak

In a stealth and concealment exercise, the participants go out on the ultimate game of hide and seek, where they are tasked with camouflaging themselves in a hide-site to evade detection by the instructors. If “captured,” they will suffer unimaginable consequences as they experience the mental rigors of SERE training.

EP3  Man In The Arena
Dec. 22,2016
Man In The Arena

The Instructors send the remaining 15 participants to rescue a “downed pilot,” an exercise designed to test the teamwork of the group as well as the leadership of a select few. The group also attempts to keep up with Instructor Haggerty as he leads the team on an unbelievable physical feat.

EP2  Hell & High Water
Dec. 15,2016
Hell & High Water

Participants undergo Navy SEAL training in the Pacific Ocean, where they perform exercises in surf immersion, land portage and exposure to extreme cold.

EP1  Dip in the Fire
Dec. 08,2016
Dip in the Fire

Series premiere of a reality-competition series in which 30 civilians are put through intense training by six Special Operations veterans.

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theinsanenutcase The Selection is the American version of a very popular show shown in the UK - SAS: Who Dares Wins. Each show is filled with challenges, physical and emotional challenges that the recruits must complete or risk being withdrawn from the course. Interspersed are interviews with the Tier One operators who share their experiences. The format of the show is the exact carbon copy of the UK version, with the challenges, the interrogations and the operators sharing their stories copied from the UK show.
Arijeet Bhakat After seeing the participants going through the different evolutions you will get to learn a lot. The Instructors (they all belong from elite special forces ) share their experiences and they also mention the important takeaways from the evolutions and at the same time you can see how different participants react to the evolutions . We all have weaknesses and strong points too,seeing the participants making their way through the evolutions gives you a hell lot of inspiration."ITS A MUST WATCH"it will help you in evaluating yourself about how hard are you working in your domains are you extending your limits ? and then the most important thing "HOW YOU WOULD HAVE REACTED IN THESE CONDITIONS ?" and then observing others and learning from them.
jrneptune The opening of the show explains the show best. It is taking non-military civilians that volunteer to undergo a brief sampling of what U.S. Special Operations Forces go through for their training.It is not meant to be the real training nor is it to the same exacting standards. People can stop and quit when they want. The instructors can also medically disqualify a person if a medical issue arises that will threaten their life later or if it will keep them from completing later stages of the training.The tasks folks are exposed to are very realistic. Someone pointed out that having women also on the show is unrealistic and I can say from personal experience that some women can handle it for sure but that does not mean they would be able to handle the real thing when you have to have on not 35 pounds of gear but 200 pounds and up of equipment.I know of one woman that tried in real life and she didn't get past the 1st phase of selection; but, that like I said was in real life. This is a show with a different purpose and the women on it are doing as good a job as the men.What I am loving about the show is that it does show how important the mental side is as well as your physical health. Much like an Olympic athlete 90% of it mental.It is worth the watch if you are interested in Special Operation Forces training or what they may have gone through for training.