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Perhaps, perhaps not...
The study compared SF Soldiers against other soldiers in SERE, including Rangers, aviators, etc.
The question is, were the SF guys some how conditioned to better handle the stress through training or were they biologically superior, as the article suggests.
Perhaps the "stress inoculation" we used throughout our training (crawl, walk, run methodology) better prepared them for what to expect and/or how to handle stress - just as a runner can condition himself to handle longer distances at a faster pace and recover from them quicker.
Somehow, I suspect it's a combination of the two...conditioning (training) and biology. Biologically, as we are drawn to this type of environment/work. Someone naturally adverse to risk (a librarian?) would take much longer to build up to that level, just as a couch potato would take much longer to get into shape.
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