Craig roberts, from penrhyn bay near llandudno, signed up as a reservist at university. He wanted to join the reserve sas. Its not what we wanted to hear but he was passionate and said he wanted to be the best soldier that he could be and they were the best of the best. We were worried about what he could be asked to do if he was deployed but the thought of training did not occur to us at all. Craig and two other reservists died while attempting a special forces selection test in the Brecon Beacons in 2013. An inquest found that the exercise was run by people who had not been trained properly and planning was poor. Things went terribly wrong up there. We should not be talking about failures or deaths within Training Exercises when theres things in place that could prevent it. To stay safe on the battlefield, tough training is essential. This is where some of the most extreme tests take place including for the sas. Just three years after Craig Roberts died here in the Brecon Beacons cam
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