What is the SAS?
Q: What is the SAS?
A: The SAS stands for Special Air Service and it is a Special Operations Organisation of the British Army.
Q: When was the SAS founded?
A: The SAS was founded in 1941 during World War II to attack behind the German line of defence in North Africa.
Q: How many active members are there in the SAS?
A: There are about 500 active members in the SAS.
Q: What is the badge of the organisation?
A: The badge of the organisation is a flaming excalibur with its motto “Who Dares Wins”.
Q: What roles does the SAS perform?
A: The roles performed by the SAS include gathering intelligence behind enemy lines, destroying targets far behind enemy lines, protecting important government members and royal family, training special forces of other nations and performing counter-terrorism operations.
Q: Why is it respected worldwide?
A: The SAS is respected worldwide because of their intense training which includes interrogation (questioning while under torture).
Q: Are there any units modelled after them?
A: Yes, several special operations units are modelled after them such as U.S. Army's Delta Force which was founded due to Charles Beckwith who served as an exchange officer with the SAS and felt that U.S Army was vulnerable without having a unit comparable to them.
