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Old 06-04-2015, 23:05   #10
Guymullins
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Originally Posted by WarriorDiplomat View Post
Just finished another David Scott Donelan tracking course heard his stories of his days in the Selous Scouts and later SAS and how tracking skills were key to tracking down and killing the communist terrorists sponsored groups crossing into Rhodesia. He says he knows all these guys from his days and said he even taught some of them. Love it damn in a few years when I retire maybe I will contact STTEP and work for them if they would have me, they fight war the way it should be fought.

Just curious if you knew or had worked with any of these guys since you guys are from the same area?
I don't know David Scott Donelan but I do know two of the chaps who were with STTEP in Nigeria. On an ex-Pathfinder from my unit and another an ex-Recce.
The physical conditioning before and during the operations was immense. The Pathfinder, a regular marathon runner said it was the most brutal physical training he had ever encountered by far. The climate didn't help matters either, but when it came to operations and chasing Boko down, the STTEp fellows had the edge.
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