Pakistan's Special Operations Forces: SSG | SSGN | SSW | SOW | SOG

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Sajjad Shah and Faiz Shah, Musa Company pioneers, BUDS/ SEAL/ UDT qual.....
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Those sailor caps reminded me of my (late) dads pics from his training in the US circa 1952

 

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Old and new. Gloves are worn as and when needed it seems. Fast roping, definitely yes, others, left to the individuals to decide on their own.

 

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From a US perspective narrated to me by a beret- one of the toughest Tier 1 operators 80s to 2000s with experience (and nearly 100 kills) was a gentleman who looked like IT support or your parking lot dad.

The quality that was most common among all SF was composure, performance under pressure and mental endurance to overcome the body’s limitations - they have explosions, bullets flying by them , and they can chat about planning their kids birthday party while still landing accurate hits on enemy from cover.

The whole gym bro perspective came in to enable these already toughened individuals to extend their body capabilities to meet where their minds are already at.

I would rather see someone who maintains composure and gets the job done instead of a proverbial greek god who freezes and pisses his pants at the first mortar strike at their position

Mike Vining is the best example. He looks like a nerd down the street, but he’s one of the most influential figures in special forces development in the West.

 

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Old and new. Gloves are worn as and when needed it seems. Fast roping, definitely yes, others, left to the individuals to decide on their own.

I never understood why the SSG doesn’t wear gloves. One of the few special forces that don’t wear gloves as a standard practice. Even in glacial conditions, they don’t wear them.

 

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I never understood why the SSG doesn’t wear gloves. One of the few special forces that don’t wear gloves as a standard practice. Even in glacial conditions, they don’t wear them.

I think it just depends. Just like our troops don't really like eating MREs and prefer fresh food,, they may or may not want to wear the gloves either. Pakistan has a decent local industry for leather/gloves manufacturing but people are not accustomed to getting trained with gloves on.

Although it seems some do wear them.

 

[Oscar]

Practicality over aesthetics, try working with gloves in hot sweltering weather

Sweat absorbs is available in gloves but in general it’s also another item you have to keep track of in your kit(and are responsible for) - there is one thing people tend to hate most is inspections.

 

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Sweat absorbs is available in gloves but in general it’s also another item you have to keep track of in your kit(and are responsible for) - there is one thing people tend to hate most is inspections.

When it is part of the kit then do or die, you have to account for it. If gloves have been issued, gloves have to be accounted for.

I believe SSG issues gloves but not everyone wears them. In addition, officers also have the option to enhance their kit by buying items directly given the ease with which internet commerce provides access now + chachay/mamay connections overseas.

Speaking of kit, even in the olden days, a lucky few used to have foreign equipment. My father had American combat boots for part of his service in the SSG. He used to speak volumes about the quality of those. I remember him telling me that when he did his first day time para-jump in the SSG, the officers and jawans had Pakistani made "Servis" boots. On hitting the ground, he and many others had their Servis boot heels come apart!

The above story reminds me of a common adage in military procurement which is that "the cheapest bidder always gets the orders!"

 

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Lt Col Khalid Hussain FC Balochistan embraced Shahadat after a courageous two-month battle with injuries sustained during an IBO in Zhob, Balochistan.
He was the very picture of a soldier, firm and fearless on the front lines.

 

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Captain Bilal (SSG) who got injured while Fiercely fighting against Fitna Khawarij .

 

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Pak Military Things ·​

9th May

Immortals of Malakand

Today is 17th shahadat anniversary of Capt Junaid Ayaz Khan Shaheed 110L/C ex 47BR/6CDO Bn SSG, Capt Raja Najam Riaz Shaheed 108L/C ex 1BR/6CDO Bn SSG, LNK Shakeel Shaheed & NK Shahid Rasool Shaheed

Captain Junaid's company was deployed in Kashmir but he has volunteered to take part in the operation Raah-e-Raast.

In 2009, Capt. Junaid and his senior Captain Najam Riaz and two soldiers, Naik Shahid Rasool and Lance Naik Shakeel ( all from S.S.G) were on a reconnaissance mission to collect information about extremists operating in Khwazakhela area of Swat. (Malakand district)
Taliban captured them, and they remained under the custody for 22 Days.

Those commandos had broken the necks of eight taliban in the room where they were kept after they realized that they were about to be beheaded. They fought like real heroes, but two guards standing outside the room had sprayed bullets on them, which led to their martyrdom

 

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Passu 1984