Are UK special forces the best in the world?

Are UK special forces the best in the world?

Andy McNab (Author/Special Forces Expert) gives expert video advice on: Are UK special forces the best in the world?; Why do you describe joining the SAS as your greatest achievement?; Were you ever asked to assassinate Saddam Hussain? and more...

Without a doubt. Obviously, everybody says they're the best, but that's all to do with getting pride. But it's actually a fact. The UK special forces are the best in the world, and you can talk to anybody else, in any other special forces, and they've actually modeled themselves on us. And the reason is, is the coterie -- we've always had to do everything, from maybe fighting in the desert to a jungle, then coming back and doing counter-terrorism work, or undercover work, where you learn surveillance skills, technical surveillance skills. And then all of a sudden, you're in the middle of a Tora Bora, running around in Afghanistan. Whereas a lot of special forces, foreign special forces, they're dedicated troops. It would be hostage rescue, or it would be their forward reconnaissance troops. Because we do everything, what happens is there's lots of stuff we might learn in one theater of war, that we can transfer, so we're looking out that way, instead of very narrow. And the system works. It works.