The army command offered too little by way of integration of SASR and 2 Commando with other units. This likely desensitised, then dehumanised, some of the soldiers. Meanwhile, SASR and 2 Commando returned again and again to combat. Other Australian service personnel were constrained by strict rules of engagement in projects ranging from school construction to counter-intelligence operations to building trust with local warlords. The reputation of Australia’s special forces is beyond repair - it's time for them to be disbanded Special forces saw the very worst of their enemy, and eventually of each other. They fought with the constant reality of potential death or maiming through close-quarter combat, IEDs and “ green on blue” attacks by Afghan allies. Selected through recruitment courses to stand out and stand alone, the SASR distinguished itself – even from the commandos who shared the burden of Australia’s war-fighting missions.ĭrawing on a few hundred soldiers and two units from an army of tens of thousands, only a small body of troops was selected for relentless “kill and capture” missions of Taliban militants. In Afghanistan, special forces soldiers were fighting a war within a war. Selected for relentless ‘kill and capture’ missions Importantly, the SASR badly needs to examine how it relates to the Australian Army, of which it is a part.
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