SAS Australia

The fatigued recruits drop from a helicopter into 4°C water carrying 20kg backpacks, before making their way to shore as a group then racing to the top of a mountain.

Armed with rifles, recruits are tasked with a hostage rescue mission, before taking on their most dangerous task yet in near freezing water.

Recruits are brutally awoken by the sound of gun fire and a botched rescue attempt unfolds. Messages from home test the recruits’ emotional resolve while a relentless pack march takes its toll.