Summary of Ollie Ollerton's Break Point: SAS

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#1 I was a rebel. I couldn’t be doing with people telling me to do things I didn’t want to do. I wanted to be a soldier, and I was there in spirit. I could already see myself dressed in green with a gun over my shoulder.

#2 I was 18 when I went on the Potential Royal Marines Course. I was fit as a flea, and I smashed the three-day course out of the water. I was accepted on 29 May 1989, a date that is etched on my mind.

#3 I was always questioning authority, which some people may find strange. I didn’t join the Marines to iron shirts, but I understood that all that shaving and polishing was a metaphor for operating in a warzone: sloppiness becomes habitual, and your life and your mates’ lives are dependent on the minutest of details.

#4 I grew both physically and mentally stronger as training progressed. I was also given my first leadership role as a section commander. I was over the moon. This man had told everyone he had passed and was going to be on my training team, but it turned out he had been back-squaded and was on his way out.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Mar 29, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669377849

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 22

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was a rebel. I couldn’t be doing with people telling me to do things I didn’t want to do. I wanted to be a soldier, and I was there in spirit. I could already see myself dressed in green with a gun over my shoulder.

#2

I was 18 when I went on the Potential Royal Marines Course. I was fit as a flea, and I smashed the three-day course out of the water. I was accepted on 29 May 1989, a date that is etched on my mind.

#3

I was always questioning authority, which some people may find strange. I didn’t join the Marines to iron shirts, but I understood that all that shaving and polishing was a metaphor for operating in a warzone: sloppiness becomes habitual, and your life and your mates’ lives are dependent on the minutest of details.

#4

I grew both physically and mentally stronger as training progressed. I was also given my first leadership role as a section commander. I was over the moon. This man had told everyone he had passed and was going to be on my training team, but it turned out he