FRIDAY FOTO Extra (Sept. 20, 2013)
September 20, 2013 at 2:22 pm Leave a comment
Commando School, French Style
Photo by R. Connan, copyright French Defense Ministry
During their initial training, cadets from France’s elite Saint-Cyr Special Military School undergo a four-week training session at Les Saint-Cyrien au Centre national d’entrainement commando (CNEC) — National Commando Training Centre. There they can earn the designation “monitor commando.”
Training ranges from alpine climbing and rapeling to martial arts and aquatic skills as we see here. After jumping from a motorboat going full speed, these cadets have to swim to zodiac boats and clamber aboard.
To see a slide show of all the tricks of the trade that must be mastered, click here on the French Defense Ministry website. Caution, it’s all in French.
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