Bayonne, first RPIMa,
a regiment of 1300 men exclusively reserved for
special forces missions. That morning, 62 young soldiers
are preparing to face the last test which will perhaps allow them
to join this elite corps. - I want reliable people because when
we are in operation on the other side of the world, your teammate needs reliability,
to be sure of yourself, to count on you. And it is only on this that we will
judge. You are 62 today. I wish 62 on release,
but I know there won't be 62. So maybe 40 or 30,
it's not serious. I want 30 profiles
identical psychological, reliable. The special forces total 3000 men
suitable for the most sensitive operations of the French army. Anti-terrorism, release of hostages,
fight against drug trafficking, arrests of war criminals. They can be projected in a few hours
around the world. Last known mission,
exfiltration in 2008 United States ambassadors
and from Germany in N'Djamena, Chad and the liberation of
hostages from Ponant, Carré d'As and Tanit. 3 ships stormed by pirates
off the coast of Somalia. It has now been 2 months since these young people
soldiers from all regions undergo an intense upgrade
physical. 62 candidates at the start and already 14 abandonments.
However, the hardest part is yet to come. And only the best will make it to the end
of the 3 weeks of the formidable commando training course. - I did not hear anything. How are you ?
- Yes sir. It's the first day of the internship
and the pressure is immediate. - We attack hard from the start. You have to jump straight into the bath,
otherwise, we are dead. Miloa is 22 years old. Originally from the Paris region
after his baccalaureate, he joined the army, for 3 years, he has been
in a regiment of Alpine hunters. - Okay, guys, you're seriously making me
fear. For what ? Because when we got you back
upon exit, your previous supervision widely praised to us
your physical qualities. - It's all or nothing. If we fail,
we go home and then there it is, it stops there.
A great story for nothing. Cédric, 24 years old, originally from Jura. After 2 years of university, he wanted
exercise a profession with action, he will be served. - The best of you
turn the track in 7 minutes. The problem is that this morning,
this same guy does not install the gutter. - This is what I always wanted to do.
I think that I didn't do the wrong thing,
I made the right choice. Louis, 25 years old, originally from Réunion. He left his family 3 years ago to
join the army. If he came to the commando course,
it’s to prove to himself that he can do it. What will it be like when you do this?
same track at 3 a.m. with the FAMAS, the bag, the helmet, without having eaten for 48 hours
previous ones, we lose half the guys. Something will have to be done soon.
It's understood ? - We like it, we are, we feel in it,
we say to ourselves damn that's it, I'm there, I touch with my finger,
that's what I'm looking for. It's good ! - It's more of a passion than a job.
And I know I like it. Loïc, 26 years old, soldier for 4 years,
he has an extraordinary will. Wear the famous red beret
is obvious to him. The instructors who supervise them are all operational members
special forces. With years of experience
in the field, like Lieutenant Bennet. - We're not going to spend 3 hours there,
then, there are 2 meters left. You put your feet flat and walk them up. And Staff Sergeant Mike. - Come on, with your arms,
shoot it now. That's it, it's weird,
I have arms. That's what it's for. It is these instructors who will choose
those who stay and those who leave. - We cannot afford to fail. The courses are timed
for those who would not pass these obstacles successfully,
these are points less and the guarantee of elimination
at the end of the internship. - We have not yet touched the particularity,
we are, in the basic and in the common
for any soldier in the army. - Place your foot flat.
What are you doing here ? You took a free trip to
caving failure? Come on, it's no use,
you will not go up. Come on, old man! Come on. On the third day, our trainees
found in the bay of Saint Jean de Luz for a nautical journey of a kind
particular. The water is 12 degrees. No combination
diving for trainees, just their trellis. And the instructors
have an unpleasant surprise in store for them. - Ok for the desalting boat. Thermal shock guaranteed with this exercise
which consists of exhausting them from the outset. From the start, the tone is set.
The cold of permanently damp clothes, will experience them physically
and psychologically during the 3 weeks of the commando course. It's a surefire way
to test their resistance. - There are only 3 of you or are the others?
- They arrive. Go under the boat. And at this temperature,
the risks of hypothermia are inevitable, gradually
as the minutes tick by. - Damn, are you waking up or what? Do you want me to come and shake you?
And underneath there they have air, but for a limited time.
So be it, you wake up, Either I will come and wake you up.
No, that's not going to work. You hurry to get the tip out. You panic, you wake up.
You stimulate your neurons a little. You can pull like a mule, there.
So it's no use. Go down into the water. What number are you?
Number 25? Something that should take 5 minutes?
With you, it could last half an hour. - Come on, let's go back! - We are all used to being on earth,
not everyone has sea legs, and when we are wet, we are not
in our best element. So it puts a strain on people
and that pushes them to their limits. And that's where we see the value
morals of our staff. An instructor enters the water first
to lead by example. And here we go again for a second round. A quarter of an hour of forced swimming,
just to stretch your muscles. Swimming is not the strong point
of certain trainees, but to integrate the special forces,
they do not have the right to show weak points. - Not everyone is born with fins
on the feet, that’s clear. There are some who are more comfortable than others
in the water, as we can see. - What's the hardest part?
- Cold. More, more the cold than anything else.
To do static. We no longer feel our limbs,
we no longer feel anything. We don't feel our toes anymore. Together, they learn a form of
collective breathing. They are cold, but during the day
is far from over. Swimming in mesh and rangers,
it's already a test in itself. But evolving in icy water
with numb muscles can quickly become very complicated. Cédric has just made a mistake.
The sanction is immediate 40 push-ups. - Come on, get up. Go back to the others.
Next time, you listen. OK ? - I came home, I went too fast
on the zodiac. The boss didn't like it. Normal sanction.
You get used to it quickly and it warms you up. After only 3 days, the first
signs of fatigue are felt. - What is happening ?
- It's a cramp. - When did it take you?
- On the way back. - No, it's just a cramp.
- Due to what? - I think muscle fatigue. All these apprentice commandos know it well. To succeed, they have no other choice
than to overcome their fatigue. And that's just the beginning. The only solution to warm up a little,
stand against each other. After the effort, comfort. Did you pass
a good day ? - Yes.
- Are you hungry ? Little hesitation before answering.
- Yes sir. - I didn't understand.
- Yes sir. - We call the waiter.
- Server. - Thank you waiter.
How generous he is! What did he bring?
What is that ? - Sardines, Chief!
- Damn, that looks really good! A sardine, where does it start?
By the head? That's good. Get in a row. You all get a sardine,
but you don't eat it yet. In survival training.
When you're hungry, anything is good to eat. We must be exemplary.
We must set an example, to demonstrate because otherwise
we are not credible. We start with the head. We attack. We say “it’s good”. We don't spit. We enjoy. It's good ?
- Yes sir. Ok, that makes me happy.
Remember to brush your teeth tonight. - That's not really good. The next morning it was 10 degrees. Our young trainees search in vain
a restful sleep in a humid forest. During 3 weeks,
they will never have the opportunity to recover. The only way to test their resistance. - If we don't cover ourselves with the cold. - Did you still try to sleep? - It was the cold that woke me up. Yeah, that's why. I take out the sleeping bag then
we'll see what happens. For half an hour,
It's worth it to be warm. Too late for him, Bennett
is already on a war footing. The sound of the radio takes them out
quickly from their lethargy. - Current position? - In the Caspian forest. - Well received. It's 6:34 a.m.
at 6:40 a.m. you are in front of my office. The alert is given. - We are alert,
we need to come together. A new day begins. - Here we go again. - That we let you go and that you know
that you have 3 hours left to sleep. That's not 3 hours of sleep.
This is because during the 3 hours, you know you have a shift
and you know there is the enemy nearby, who can jump on us at any time. You have to be ready in 5 minutes,
the bags packed, the tarpaulin folded, ready to go.
We don't sleep soundly. - It's up to them to organize and recover
during the different phases, for example in trucks,
during the driving phases, during the short waiting phases,
discreetly, there is always a way to recover. He decides to put his wet fatigues back on
from the day before to dry it on him. - It's a little cold,
but then I will have my trellis dry. He knows he will wait for me later.
- It's still hard to wake up. - That's what we came for. Hard training, easy war. - It's important to see people
under conditions such that they didn't sleep much
and it is important for us to see if however they remain lucid
and especially if they manage to restore what they were taught in a state of fatigue. Because obviously,
following an infiltration they will be rinsed,
but the action begins at this moment. Then there is exfiltration.
We cannot afford to have people tired from
first 10 kilometers. - I know it's just the beginning
and it's already hard. Either way, it's the hardest beginning.
you have to hang on. I think it will do it. Last little advice for good
start the day. - You sit down, you leave sitting,
this will prevent you from getting hit at the level of the arms. You have to take care of them
your little arms and take care of your little mouth. You are so cute,
It would be a shame to leave a nose up there. - Do you know why you are here?
- Yes sir. Despite the lack of sleep,
despite the lack of food, the obstacles keep coming,
the timer is ticking. One more exercise for some,
an insurmountable wall for others. - You put your hand in or hurry up! Don't put your arm behind,
You're going to blow it! Come on, this is your last try.
I tell him to send you caving failure. To the left to the right. Those who kept their trellis damp
on them like Milloy, made a wise choice. On the other hand, for those who thought
to be able to warm up putting on their dry fatigues,
bad surprise. - He told me to jump in
and I threw myself into it. We're all soaked, but that's what,
That's the point. It doesn't matter if I
I am happy. 10 to 12 degrees, You don't get used to it.
We don't think about anything at all. It's just overcoming all the obstacles. I think that before long,
I will know my limits. All of this has a purpose. To hope to become
a special forces commando. Sixth day. Part of the group is late. They didn't have time
to put on their equipment. - You have enough for us
delayed, To boost you a little more
while you equip yourself, your comrades will pump
and maybe we will save time if that's all you understand.
Get into position. They don't seem too
to hurry anyway. Come on stand up ! It's weird how we
saves a lot of time. We're going to do this every time. - We are one per beam,
so it's not I'm getting to the top and you're still down,
we totally agree ? So we left. - How are you ?
- Yes sir. - It's called life experience. You'll do it again. The next time,
because you will remember it. Often. That's how it comes in.
- Yes sir. We're feeling a little tired,
but hey, that's not an excuse. I should have concentrated. I rushed, I didn't think.
I wanted to go quickly. I went quickly.
This is a security error. Fortunately, I didn't see anything,
it could have been more serious. - Did you still hurt yourself?
- A little shock, it's okay. - What do you have to tell about your life?
- Now that you know them better,
do we also start a little to get a little attached to them?
- Yeah, totally. We like them and they earn well,
it’s all the more satisfying. We want all the more
to get attached to them. We get attached to it. I'm a bit like their dad. For what ?
Because they are our sons, they are our boys. We yell at them, we are happy,
we pamper them a little. We put ourselves in their place.
We've been there. We see them suffer, we say,
we too would feel bad in their place. - We really learn to go
to the end of oneself. There are times when we say to ourselves,
I'm about to break down. But no, in fact, it's just a passage,
it's a gear that jumps, let's move on to something else.
That's how it happens. These are steps that are difficult.
It goes up, it's flat, it goes up, it's flat, It’s really a step up. But not everyone passes them.
At the end of this obstacle course, 3 trainees abandon the training.
- Knee. I've been shooting at it for a month and a half
and then at some point, it lets go. Finally, it's on the point. - Is it very hard physically?
- For me yes, there, at knee level, when we rest, we go walking,
it won't hurt, but as soon as we start running,
Let's go. There, it screamed. The knee was screaming
There’s no point in me continuing. What am I going to continue?
One more week ? And then finished. - Is this a failure for you?
- A little. Everyone returns to their original regiment. For them, the special forces,
It's over. Seventh day. Today's test takes place
on the banks of the Adour and once again, the trainees ignore the fate
that the instructors have in store for them. - We don't know what we're going to do.
We know we're going to flounder, but we don't know what we're going to do.
You don't have to anticipate. Because otherwise you wanted to anticipate?
We are going to do exactly the opposite. - Did you see that the weather is nice?
- Yes sir. - Do you want to swim?
- Yes sir. - It is a pleasure.
- I did not do such an activity, so I can't wait. - I don't see anyone getting tired
or who lets himself die. It's understood ?
- Yes sir. - Commando, it's scary.
Future commando. The exercise consists of passing
under the bridge and then walk along a ledge
more than 10 meters high. - How are you ?
- Not too comfortable at altitude. - That's what I like about it.
It's the adrenaline and all that. So what interests me. You have to lock the brain.
Trying to go through the steps and as it should be. - Whore ! It's not at all my element,
but then really not at all. - But at the same time,
You don't seem too freaked out, it's okay. Are you hiding your fear a little?
- No choice. Some can't hide it,
like this intern who cannot hide his dizziness. - Look straight ahead. Don't lean forward
look straight ahead. When you want to. Hurry up, there's a tree trunk. - The first week was really endless.
It was physical effort. They wore us down, pushed us to the limit. It was really physical and moral. They really wanted to push the little ones
physical to come out. The guys who were limited,
who had small injuries, the guys who had low morale
and the guys who weren't cut out for it. End of the first week, the bodies
are suffering and are at the end of their strength that the trainees will face
a formidable ordeal during which each
will have to prove whether or not he has the right stuff
of an elite fighter. - They will have to return
what they learned in combat sport. There, they are tired, so we risk
to have quite surprising results. Some should stand out
because they have experience sports, combat and then others,
It's going to be completely pitiful. To increase their stress,
they are tossed from one place to another. Purpose of the exercise,
make them lose all bearings. The instructors seek to exhaust them
to see those who, at the end of their strength, will know how to awaken their warlike instincts. - Come on, knock.
Give everything you have. Come on ! Give more than that! Struck ! Come on hurry up ! Put on the gloves. You have to see what they have in their stomachs. If it's speeds.
And then indeed, if they are still able
intellectually to restore things. From time to time,
there are some good potatoes passing by. They don't use
than with their fists then that they can use their legs.
If they used their legs, they would keep me at a distance,
I couldn't get near them. Others, like Loïc,
manage to tap into their ultimates resources to demonstrate
that they are still there. - That's good, you're the best
that I have had so far. - As soon as I saw that
it wasn't for fun, I got into my head
that it was him or me. Of course, it was training,
but I think I was more in training.
Above all, I didn't want to let him get up. - He was good. - I know, I saw. - He stuck 2 in my ribs
and one in the back, in the spine. - It was pure and hard fighting,
and I liked it. I took a beating,
but I learned some good lessons. It was good. - He's the first one to put it on me
mouth full. He gave me a good look, the bastard.
That's good, that's what we want to see. - We are here to educate them.
So it's up to us to be better than them. Then at some point, it gets stuck.
So it's up to us to retrain, to leave again and always be in front of them.
- Did he give you difficulty? - Yes, strong. A big guy,
it was my obsession. - That's to say.
- Given the size, what I could see of it already on the ground, it's a good one. But there are those who already feel beaten. - Stop suffering, you're just suffering. And for them, just entering
in the ring is an ordeal. - There are some nice attitudes
which prove to us that somewhere, some are warriors at heart.
Because they go all the way. They go to the point of total exhaustion,
but they give 300%. This is what we are looking for
as behavior. They fought together and through these
tests, group cohesion was formed. - There are no predestined people
to be a special force. It's just a state of mind
that must be acquired. - Who ran into Chief Mike?
He hits hard! - We're getting a kick out of it.
We arrive in the ring, We already almost don't know where we live anymore.
Then arrived in the ring, it’s safe who can what.
It's about trying to take as few hits as possible. Then we go anyway.
You have to show a little aggression. - But to get there,
it's the jungle. - He dismantled my mouth
the guys who make me run, crawl, sitting, standing, lying down.
We arrive in the ring, we have more juice. - I don't know how long
I stayed, but it was endless. I had my royal face picked up. - But hey, who dares wins. Who dares wins the motto of the first RPIMa. 11th day of training, we are in the
Caylus training village, 250 kilometers from Bayonne. They have been there for 3 days
and for 3 days it has been raining. - I wring out my socks
which are wet. They've been wet all the time since
that we have arrived. It's not waterproof, put them away already.
So there I have more. Despite wet clothes,
the top priority is weapons. The trainees strive
to maintain them as much as possible. - It's the priority, it comes before us.
The majority of guys their feet are rotten,
they're all rubbing their weapons if the weapon no longer works, even with feet
rotten, we can still walk. Very quickly, these future commandos
discover the city fights. Today, the majority of operations
special events take place in an urban environment. Mike passes on his knowledge and experience
experienced in this type of setting. - You never look back. You are aware that you are closest to
action there? Because look, turn around,
you turn around and there you are, finished. Kick in the face,
or grenades and I'm gone. The door is open,
you don't know what's going to come out. For those who will go all the way,
it will take many more years rehearsals or training
like this one before going on operation. - It consumes a lot of energy.
Local combat is super intensive. Nervously, it's super hard.
You have to analyze everything at Mach 12. Because there, the Pentiums, the high school graduates.
It's time to wake up the neuron that is doing well, the living memory.
And there we go! If this is not the case, you
do like me, you work. - Local combat is very dangerous.
This is the fight where there are the most deaths. It takes a lot of training. - The principle of local combat,
This is very close range combat. Look, a house is windows,
there are holes everywhere, it's wall corners, blind corners,
it could be traps, it could be anything.
- Things you've experienced? - Yes, houses, mechtas, things.
Yes, it has already been seen - Where ? Come on. After 48 hours
in the forest to walk in the pouring rain,
they return to the camp of Caylus, hoping for some comfort
and a hot meal. - There are some who are at the end of their rope. They
are starting to be physically attacked. - There are some who are very tired.
To see if there are real injuries or fatigue injuries.
- What allows us to hold on, it's the friend next door, it's the guy who,
we see it, who is there, who breaks morale, who eats, who laughs, who has the potato.
Why wouldn't I have the potato? It's in there, it's friends. - Afterwards, you have to know what you want too.
We must not say to ourselves as soon as we start to struggle,
as soon as we get wet, as soon as we start to tremble,
I'm going to stop, it's not for me. It's not that.
We know what awaits us and ahead. - You dry your things,
your socks, your feet especially, ok? - Yes sir.
- You will die. - No Chief!
- It looks good though. If you are cold,
it means you are alive. So consider yourself happy.
Come on, action! - We got caught in the rain.
It was raining, it was raining, it was raining and it didn't stop.
So it was tiring because the rain, everyone was all wet.
The weight of the trellis, the wind. A little breeze of fresh air
who come to hit the body. In rangers, moreover, with wet feet,
there is the skin which is starting to take a little. I think everyone is tired.
A bit much even, I would say. - We can't be at the first RPIMa
by snapping his fingers. You have to let him sweat a little
and morale, blood perhaps on the feet,
blisters and then it will follow. I think the reward
is at the end of the effort. A roof, a fire, but nothing to eat. So a small group decides to leave
on neighboring farms to find something to eat.
It's not really forbidden, but it's better not to
get caught. - There, we're going to look for a farm
to ask them for food. We do it as quickly as possible
because we don't have time. - For what ?
- Because we can come together at any time. So, let's hurry.
What are you going to do on a farm? - Collect a little something to eat.
- What are you risking? - We risk collecting all night. - Come on, let's go to the farm
and turn off the spotlight. The farm is inhabited. It is with diplomacy and without scaring them
that our 3 interns will try to convince the owners
to give them something. - Hello, excuse us for disturbing you.
In fact, we're doing an internship here, we don't have much to eat
- Come in, I'll make you some tea. - THANKS. From there, we have more time to waste.
No room for error. Frankly, you're sure.
On the other hand, we are speed. - Say what you want.
- What you have, what you can offer us.
- Do you have any tips for heating? - We have stoves.
- Do you have stoves? - I will offer you 1 or 2 boxes
stuff I have. - It's cool. You don't have any cakes
or something like that? Cakes, cheese,
stuff like that. - A box of cassoulet,
it's good for morale. OK, thanks a lot. - It is often that the military
come near you like that? - No. - No, but I was kidding guys,
It’s okay, you’re not going to clean up. - It's very rare.
- But it happened? - Long time ago,
at the time of Mitterrand. - Thank you so much.
- My pleasure. - Thank you and good evening.
- You're welcome, have a good evening - What did they give you?
- Cakes, boxes of cassoulet. - How are you going to do this?
hide this? - Don't worry, not the problem. - What will it be used for? For who ? - We're going to do this discreetly and
then, we will each distribute a little something. It's always a pleasure,
even if it's not much. Back near the fire to share
their meager loot. There we all meet together
around a fire. Those are nice little moments.
- Does that mean you have to suffer? - You have to suffer to realize it.
That contributes to it. After the comfort, we really appreciate it. We are there, like that, on the ground for
2 or 3 weeks, a month. And when we arrive home,
the smallest comfort we appreciate it twice as much as someone else who stays at home all day. - Your friends realize
what are you experiencing here? - No, they are on their sofa,
watching TV. And for them, it's normal.
Us on a sofa is happiness. - A commando on a mission, lives like a beast.
It's not he can live, he lives like a beast.
To blend into nature. If in his head, he's thinking about his shower.
"I have to wash, I’m going to order myself a McDonald’s.” No, you have to live like an animal.
Yes, you have to be in it. - It was a bit of a mess.
- You look tired tonight. - My back hurts too much. We are allowed to sleep until 7 a.m.
I think I'm going to enjoy it. I won't take long to go to bed. - You plan to dry your pants
how long ? - A half hour. Not just the pants,
I have the whole trellis. Afterwards, I'll put him in the sleeping bag. It will dry in the duvet afterwards,
with the heat of my body. - Don't you want to go to bed? - Yes, but tomorrow, I want to get up
with a fairly dry trellis. I don't want him
be all wet in the morning. To endure in the morning. I want to
to start a good day. - I feel very thin.
I feel dirty too. And then, I don't want to stop. I do not know why,
but I don't want to. I want to continue until the end. Finally a few hours of rest,
well deserved, but short-lived. 3 hours later, the instructor wakes them up. - Do you know why we are gathered?
It's 5 a.m. - Your comrade, yesterday morning, asked regulatory breakfast. So now you will have
every morning the regulatory breakfast. There you go, this is a claim from your friend,
so, we will accept it. And so it's time for ?
- Breakfast. - There you go, so you're going to come, You're going to get here, dry and warm. Well yes, you have your bag, your stove and everything. Let's go. Come on, make yourself some breakfast. Hurry up,
because it will last longer. In an arc in front of me, here we go! Come on, get into position! For the first push-ups,
we will say thank you Vin. The lesson of the day, no demands. The cohesion of the commando is at this price. And that morning, one of the interns broke down. It's too much for him, he gives up. Last night when I said to myself, It's okay Now, I can't take it anymore.
It's been a week and a half where we've been accumulating, and then after a while,
I ended up breaking down. - Are you disappointed?
- Disappointed ? No, because here it is, I gave everything I could. I really gave it my all.
I got involved in this internship. Afterwards, physically,
it could still go, even if I'm really starting here
to feel the wounds. I don't have the mental strength
what is needed for that. Of the 62 initial candidates,
there are only 44 left. But the internship continues and
training resumes. - Who can do more, can do less.
These are rotten sentences, but they have meaning. They are only on the first
level of these combat mechanics. But already the gestures are more precise.
Trainees acquire automatisms. - Come on, it's debriefing. At the end of the exercise, Mike notices the
small drop in speed of one of the trainees. - You were fine at first, so stay
as you were. You're almost at the end.
Now is not the time to give up. So if you're tired and in pain.
Same, I see that you limp, your feet are rotten.
When you have 10 minutes, you have done your feet. 10 minutes of foot drying,
it's 10 minutes of drying your feet. It would be stupid to almost reach the end
and stopped because the feet are moldy or tired, everyone is tired
and everyone keeps their spirits up. Come on, run away, walk! He's a good guy, and then we see that
for 2 or 3 days, he has been somewhere else, so it's to reboost it
a little bit. - Do you think he can leave?
- No, he's hooked. But it's to show him that casually,
we're not just there either to bark at them.
It’s part of the principle of cohesion. We boost the guys’ morale. - You should never be alone in an internship.
The guy who is alone is dead. The guy who can't get
an affinity with someone, it's over, he can't hold on,
It is not possible. The next night, Mike approaches
discreetly from his students, equipped with a night vision scope. Everyone is sleeping
and no one monitors the equipment. The transmissions, he left them
at the exit of his grove. Transmissions are also important
than weaponry. - So what ?
- So she disappeared. - Where is she ?
- Store warm. - Did you steal from him? - No, I picked up what was lying around.
It is not the same. - I didn't steal. She's there,
she hangs around like that. Tomorrow he will understand
that it must be put away. It just should have been. Instead of putting it before his feet,
he put her at his head. It was perfect. The intern who stands guard
discovers the intrusion, but a little late. I have nothing on me, I didn't steal anything. - He pointed out to me
that he was leaving with nothing on him. I hope we won't have any surprises.
- For what ? - I don't know. Bad intuitions. Usually when he says things like
That's not trivial. I feel like something is missing.
So, I hope everyone has their gun. All those who sleep. - He can only steal the weapons?
- But not after that. When there is a partner sleeping,
if the guys are really tired, let them sleep soundly,
you can steal anything from them. - What is the important material
not to lose? - First, it's the armament,
transmissions and after. Everything is important for the commando. There are guys there, they no longer have
pairs of socks. It's super important,
I still have a pair of clean ones left. And it would piss me off if someone stole it from me. Everything is important. Result of the operation, Mike recovered
a radio and 5 machine guns. The next morning. - Gathering area.
And what are you doing there? And you're not supposed to
be a tactical bivouac? Oh, what is that?
Magnify yourself! Who is responsible?
who was designated there? Where are the others ?
Gatherings away. - Did he surprise you?
- We saw it coming. - Yes, but did you hear it there?
When he whistled. - We saw him before he whistled.
- And not the others? - The others, apparently, had not seen him.
They were surprised. He seems angry today. - Silence. Who do you think you are?
And where do you think you are? Are you on commando training?
- Yes sir ! What the hell were you doing in the middle,
there in bulk? What were the orders?
I don't work with amateurs. So, we're going back to the farm,
column by a quiet one. And yellow, you will all go to committee,
because I don't work with wankers. Because you're wankers, right?
- No, boss! - You had your feet in the air,
there was no one standing guard. We went back to 2,
we passed barbed wire and arrived. And we looked at you.
The guard ? When we are on the ground, he's not the security guard at Leclerc.
There is no one who should come see me this morning? Why did you have to come see me? - I got caught
the radio tonight. - Did you have your radio taken?
- Yes sir. - But your radio, do you know where it was?
- At my feet, boss. - Yes, at your feet, wider open.
No leader to order you, you do anything.
It's an internship where we try to make you aware
on responsibility. I don't know if you noticed.
But there, you clearly demonstrated to me that you are not responsible.
None of you stood out. It would have been nice if there was a leader
who gets up “Guys, it’s not good”. What do you believe? I'm lazy
to the point of calling on the radio. You have no doubt that I will
come and test yourself to see how you are
installed to rate you? I've been lecturing you for an hour when we should
be working there. - We didn't think too much this morning
and we let ourselves die a little because of fatigue, hunger,
a bit of all that. So, we did a little
anything this morning. The 6 trainees who lost their equipment,
will have to take responsibility for their negligence. The sanction falls. Carry a log
during many days. - I left my gun outside
my duvet, so it's a procedural error. I have a little extra gift to bring,
in a few days. Mike and Bennett bring all the students together
upstairs of this farm. The pretext, a session
muscle strengthening. In reality, they will be taken hostage. All the commandos who form
supervision of the internship come discreetly into place. It's the moment that everyone fears
trainees. He is called the Wise Rooster. They don't know it yet, but in a few
seconds, they will be disarmed, searched and tied up. - Don't move. All against the ground. Drop your weapon.
Hand on the back of the neck. Hand on the back of the neck. I told you.
Hey, you. Not moving. You have just been taken prisoner. It is a mandatory passage
and the trainees know it. The Wise Rooster has existed for generations
commando. Among the special forces,
the possibility of being captured is a possibility to which
these men must be prepared. Of course, that has nothing to do with
with reality. But for physically exhausted trainees
and psychologically, the stress is real. As with any prisoner,
their watches and their shoelaces are taken away. And face down,
we deprive them of any reference. To avoid revealing to future candidates
the details of this exercise. The rest remains secret. But after another sleepless night,
they will discover that the wise rooster is only a condition
for the most difficult test who will reveal those who really have the right stuff
of a fighter. - You have been captured.
You just escaped. It's early morning. The border is barely a kilometer away.
You will follow me. You are in hostile territory.
You don't just move around. You have nothing left, you have no more weapons.
You have nothing at all. You pay attention to your movements.
You settle down whenever you can. You check to see if there are any enemies. There will be workshops.
The goal for you is to arrive to cross a border
and steal a car. All right ? To cross the border, you will have
need identity papers. Are you integrating? Come on, we're off. First to pass Nicolas,
accompanied by Bennett, his instructor, who will follow him throughout the journey. - It's okay, we're leaving. Then it's Miloua's turn,
accompanied by Mike. - Don't come any closer, sir. - Come on, Miloua, attack!
You are a lion Miloua. Grab it, it will raise the alarm otherwise. - How is he ?
- He's aggressive. That's what we want.
It's good. The possibility of finding yourself alone
in enemy territory is a reality among special forces. Our candidates must demonstrate
all their combativeness and their aggressiveness to survive. Perhaps one day they will be brought
to experience these situations, and on that day they will not have
second chance. Cédric draws on his reserves
to find the energy to fight. He scores points. But for other candidates,
This is one test too many. As for this intern completely
disoriented. - Standing. What did you lose ?
What did you lose? Hurry! We find Nicolas. From now on,
all you can salvage, you recover. Come on, we're gone,
we go along to the left. And soon these young soldiers
find themselves faced with a choice to which nothing can prepare them to go. A choice that transforms
a soldier as a warrior. Whether or not to kill an enemy to neutralize it. - In reality, we cannot know
the reaction we will see. It is not possible. It turns out,
I'm not going to be able to do it. It turns out, it will be my friend
behind who will do it. It turns out, I'm going to enjoy it.
It turns out, I don't know. I don't know my reaction. I don't even want to know. Faced with an armed man,
Cédric doesn’t ask any questions. When we ask them if they have
no choice and their lives are at stake, their answer is quite different. - Kill ? No, I don't think about it.
What I want is the guy in front of me who falls before me. It's not me who's going to fall. For me, it's clear and clear.
It is he who will fall. - Do not move ! Drop your weapon. Get on your knees. - If it's my life that's at stake,
I will not let go of the matter. Anything I could do to him,
I will do it without restraint. I can poke his eyes out.
If it's him or me. I didn't come to
special forces to die. Nicolas did not keep his knife and
finds himself unable to be able to master this sentinel. Bennett calls him to order. - And you no longer have a knife?
What are you doing ? - I kill him.
- How do you kill him? - With my hands. - You have sticks. Use it!
- You will catch stones. You take a stone. You crack his skull.
You do what you can. To approach this sentinel, each
adopts a very personal technique. To exhaust Miloua a little more
Mike and his 100 kilos, play the injured man. - Come on, let's go.
It's better. THANKS. I limped, but we'll get there. And he starts again a little further still. Miloua has reached her limits. - You have to help me.
You have to carry me. I can't run anymore. Come on ! Just go ! We arrived,
it's on the other side of the woods. You have to help me.
You can't leave me here. We're almost there. It's good. It's better.
That's an old injury. - Not moving. Stand back there.
Raise your hands! Get on your knees. - Down. On your knees. Hands on head. Maybe you should have taken
the handcuffs. They had handcuffs in their pocket. Just before crossing the border. One last obstacle, a peasant. - Raise your hands. - I live right back there.
- It's okay, you can go. - He's a peasant, wait,
you are 200 meters from the border. You have to make a decision. Alone facing himself,
Nicolas doesn't know what to do anymore. Should he neutralize this civilian? Either, you trust him,
either, no. Sometimes you have to make difficult choices. - If you can go. Bad choice.
- Alert. - Yes, you raise the alarm, is that for
do well, do you have to kill yourself? - We don't kill civilians, he should tell me
tie me up, gag me so I don't speak. He throws me into a corner.
We don't kill civilians. To succeed in his escape. - Steal the car. Nicolas must now steal this car. - Get out of the vehicle!
- No, it's my vehicle, I'm not going out. - It sucks. - What the hell is so bad?
- I don't know, I messed up. - Where did you go wrong?
And why ? - I don't know.
Not lucid enough. - I think you realized
of your mistakes. Globally,
There are still some pretty good things. Don't forget that you have passed since
the capture and since the escape in survival mode.
There, it is animal instinct that takes precedence. We are no longer here to create feelings.
You are in enemy territory, you no longer have any friends, you no longer have anything.
You no longer have to eat or drink. You have a border at 700 meters.
This is your only chance to pass it. You must not let go of anything.
We are aggressive and we go there. You have to give what you have.
You have to give what's left. You have no choice, animal instinct. You made mistakes,
but at least you won't reproduce them again. Come on, come here. - It feels good.
- How did you behave towards the peasant? - I wanted to play the card
of the guy who just wants to pass, avoid sounding an alarm
2 fingers from the border. -And what should you have done? - I should have robbed.
Sequester his papers, play the bandit and cut myself.
He could have sounded the alarm, I did not care.
It was just to pass. Bout de force is totally out of phase.
Most candidates lost between 6 and 12 kilos since the start of the course. - I draw on vital reserves
of my body. Just now,
I hope we can eat, well, rest. Above all, eat what. There, I'm too hungry,
I can not stand it anymore. I'm too hungry. Yesterday we didn't sleep. The wise rooster, I didn't understand anything. It was
too cold, my forehead was on the ground. When I left, I was unphased. But hey, I can't wait to have a meal. At least one normal meal,
a ration, anything. He abandoned the day before,
but he was ordered to stay put
until the end of the internship. - I was in so much pain at the time,
physically, morally, that I only had one desire,
it was for it to stop. I was crying inside so much
I was sick. I wanted to stay humble with myself
and tell me it wasn't for me. But when we see our comrades
pissing off like that, we want to have fun with them.
But there, the difference has been made
in the moment. And I wasn't strong enough there
where I should have made the difference, I believed it. I think that physically,
I would have been able to go all the way. Where things got stuck was at the morale level.
that quite simply, maybe I am not cut out to be a commando
special forces. Small debriefing with the instructors. - To put yourself in the match,
we put together a little scenario, It's worth what it's worth. But it was completely on your level,
no more no less. So what is surprising,
it's only in 3 minutes, there are still guys
who throw everything at us, who throw down his comrades,
who balance their heads, who swing his regiment,
who balances his mission, without saying anything. Hi what's you'r name ?
My name is So-and-so. What are you doing ?
I'm a commando in Bayonne. The killer course,
there is some very good, there is some good, and above all there is pitifulness.
So, there are people on whom we made a bet at the start of the course. Because
that they had shown good qualities, they had a good state of mind. And then, this morning,
They did some shit to us. There are others who are progressing
and then there are some who regress. There, if I had to give you the patents,
Today, there are 3 which are failures,
there are 3 which go to committee and then of course,
there will be 5 or 6 that will be put, highlighted and put forward,
because there are always leaders. After the cold, a little heatstroke. - You know you will surely
you escape. If I know I'm going to escape, That's the dry stuff I have left and I'm in trouble. Like that,
if I sweat, if I have to run, by the time I stop for 10 minutes,
I have something dry on my back. Didn't you take that into account?
And especially when we run When it's hot, what do we do?
Heat stroke. Go sit in the shade. - Are you Hot ?
- No. - I don't know.
- Why did you sit down? I am not well. You are near a border post,
you are progressing. There's a guy coming. He's an enemy.
Because the guy is “Starsky and Hutch.” Police, don't move. No, you are soldiers.
You have the firecracker in your hand. I'm sure that those, in your games,
you would have been hit by touching right click, I take the knife, I take the M60.
You think about it in your games, but you don't think about it in reality.
It’s still strong. So stop thinking that video games
it is reality. And because you are good
in your stupid games, that on the ground you are good,
because that’s not the case. - What will happen now?
Despite the few bad apples who shows us nothing, we're going anyway
put you back in condition. Then there is a little Didier gift.
Do you see the tag there? Small logistical problem.
You should have killed her to eat her tonight and then for veterinary reasons
and obvious sanitary conditions. Besides, you see her limping, that's why
that it was given to us for free. We can't kill her
and not eat it. So if we don't eat it,
We're not going to kill her for free. On the other hand, Miloua and Michael
were coming out of the ranks. Unless you kill it and eat it. You will now have to ensure
the close security of Biquette SAS. It's his nickname. So, do you see his ears?
The 2 small yellow labels, these are your 2 patents
of the first commando level. So if she leaves,
She's leaving your patents behind. Did you understand me correctly?
- Yes lieutenant. - We'll get it back for you tomorrow.
- So, take advantage of the time we offer you to get you back in shape.
Is this understood? - I was asked to act as close guard
of biquette, Biquette S.A.S. I do not know why.
Don't touch her! - Are you going to eat it?
- No, because if I eat it. I won't have my internship. - So far the hardest, I think this is the first time
I had never been so hungry in my life. It's true that we were,
we were quite limited in food and it's true that we sometimes have
reactions quite different from natural. When we are hungry,
we are really very hungry. I didn't see myself hiding food,
but to say no to friends, because for me,
they had the same thing as me, we were all on the same level
and I found myself becoming selfish. Well-deserved moment of relaxation. The tension falls and our apprentice commandos
take advantage of these rare minutes to eat and especially to sleep. - Rest, old man.
You have set up your system, you sleep.
You ate, you slept. - There are guys who have good feet
dressed, - That's why,
you shouldn't piss them off too much. They are recovering
in condition with the panards. Mike and Bennett give them a little more
time to treat their ailments. - It's calming down. - And the other foot.
- The other foot is the same. - Watch. No, don't put it off. You're still under attack.
- Honestly, It’s really not much. - Your feet are rotten there, if ever you
came to get your feet wet again, that just started the mycosis,
you couldn't walk at all. Because afterward, what will it do? Unbearable pain.
Feet, I told you at the beginning. Dry your feet quickly
and always keep a whore pair of dry socks. - It hurts.
- Yeah, it hurts when I walk. But it feels good, it calms down quite quickly.
- You are fed ? - Feet yes! - How are you ? - Everything is fine, the two of us are keeping warm. At the end of the day, a short lesson for
learn to survive in enemy territory. Miloua returns with his goat. - We'll show you anyway how does it happen when
we need to eat. I will show you tips when
we hunt, when we have to steal game, and when we skin an animal. The students listen diligently to their
teacher. - Are you afraid I'll kill her?
Were you afraid I would kill her? You are sensitive. Questions ? Bad news for Miloua. - Come on Miloua. You can kill her if you want.
- No. Go.
- I don't want to kill her! What are we going to eat this evening? Come on, hey, he cuts this one. Taken aback, Miloua understands
that it is not a game, but he really has to do it.
A commando is not allowed to attach himself. - I had it with me all day.
I protected her, I walked with her, I caressed her, I gave her water
and in the evening, I am told that I must slit his throat. It's true that this is a little pinching
in the heart, but there you go. It must be said that in recent days,
we didn't eat too much. I'm not a monster, but hey,
I'll actually be happy to eat it. A new day begins.
The end of the course is near. - I gave a lot of myself,
I got really high, I hurt my foot especially. I hope I hope all the sacrifices
that we did for 3 weeks, whether for me or for my comrades,
I hope we all have our internship. Everything can stop overnight,
it's obvious. To choose between winning or losing,
it's better to win. There's no way I'm going to miss my
internship, that’s clear. - Are you afraid?
not to have your patent? - Yes ! Honestly, I'm really scared.
This is why we try to apply ourselves. Because having spent 3 weeks like that,
intensive and at the end tell me If we don't have it, that would be a real shame. I'm not afraid to fail because
I gave my all from the beginning to the end
if there is one. So there is no reason
that I'm afraid of anything. It's natural selection
special forces. We are made for this or not. Final mission, they will have to return everything they learned
these last 3 months. One mistake could be fatal
to obtain their commando certificate. - An error in reality, we lose our lives
of his comrades in danger, more his life than his personal life in danger
and we put the mission in danger. It's 2 a.m. They will have to invest this house
to make an arrest. But the house is under good protection. - We're going to move. Go through a culvert
which will take us across the road. And once we're on the other side,
we will go and invest the house. There would be a sentry 2 meters away.
You have to be very discreet. After discreetly infiltrating,
he attacks. The alert is given and quickly a truck
approach with reinforcements. Part of the group remaining upstream
will try to intercept it. In the house, the prisoner is restrained. Exfiltration can then begin. The objective is achieved, but for the group,
First impressions are mixed. They could have done better. - 3 months of training is not enough. It's not sufficient
and we don't know each other. We do not work,
we are not coordinated enough. And the departure briefing
wasn't picky enough. We made mistakes. - For example ?
- Like for example knowing who had to wear
and who should extradite. Arriving at the stretcher, the sticks
already ready to make a stretcher to be able to extradite quickly. It's their last night of training, but they
will still spend it outside and walking. The next morning,
trucks take them back to Bayonne. This is the big day,
that of the granting of patents. They think they're done, but that's fine
not knowing the instructors well. - Go! Go! Go ! Go! Go! Go! - Quickly ! Last surprise for the road,
trucks drop them off at more than 8 kilometers from the citadel of Bayonne
and they will have to go get their patent while running.
- Well, the commandos, it smells like the end. We never revealed to you
the schedule, but finally there, we'll tell you, the commando course,
it ends in exactly 1 hour 13 minutes. So here, we are going to fit into 2 columns
commando version in the regiment so that the head of the corps
gives you the patents. Finally, those who will have the internship that the
committee still hasn't finished as of 5 p.m. It's not about arriving at 5 p.m.
and keep the leaders waiting. So at 4:45 p.m., that is to say in 1 hour,
we are in the regiment. It's understood ? So there, those who have a little pain in their
feet, it happens in the head. So the guy with a light bulb
or who has an old yeast infection, that’s where it’s happening.
And that’s the 45-minute story. Understood ?
- Yes, lieutenant. You form 2 columns, you mix.
Here we go. NOW. Whoever wants to stop,
he takes a step aside and leaves. Come on. It's good. - Come on, get over me! - We will get there.
Come on guys. - I'll pull you. Don't worry,
I won't let you go. - Come on guys, motivate. Until the end. Go! I have the impression that you are tired.
- No, boss! If you are tired, then why are you
don't move forward? - Shut up.
- I don't prefer to hear anything, than hearing shit.
You stand together or you shut up. - Do not work.
- You can stop, you have the right. You stand aside,
the truck will pick you up. Mike calls the last 3 interns. They went all the way,
but they made too many mistakes. They will not have their certificate.
The disappointment is visible on their faces. Diplomatically, he explains to them that they
do not have the required physical level to stay with the special forces. - Executive and intern. First commando level
2009 mustered out, Lieutenant Colonel. - THANKS.
Some of you have succeeded, others failed
and will have to leave us. For those who stay. And who have obtained commando level.
You come back in a week to start the Cte rapace. The Cte rapace will complete your training initial and general at the first RPIMA. There you go, we are going to proceed with the delivery of
patents. - Until the end, you will go.
- THANKS. - Congratulations. - Hallelujah! - I wish you good luck.
I'm glad to have worked with you. And that's it, it will end there.
But we'll see each other again. At the end of the 9 months of internship,
out of the 62 initial candidates, there are only 18 left.
A ruthless selection. But it is at this price that the forces
specials have acquired their reputation. Those who succeeded will not leave
in operations only after several years of training.
