Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
They call the last valley on SAS selection VW Valley. Voluntary Withdrawal Valley. Three in the morning, 60 kilometers in, deep snow, feet bleeding. That's where people quit. I was close. My fire was nearly out. Trucker my buddy was beside me, and I heard him quietly quoting scripture to himself. "Those that hope on the Lord will rise on wings like eagles." I tucked into his slipstream and kept moving. The instructors at the start of the course had told us not to stay close to each other because it would be unlikely we’d both pass with such a high the attrition rate. But we stuck together anyway. And we both made it. Because real friendships don't cost you. They save you.
They call the last valley on SAS selection VW Valley. Voluntary Withdrawal Valley. Three in the morning, 60 kilometers in, deep snow, feet bleeding. That's where people quit. I was close. My fire was nearly out. Trucker my buddy was beside me, and I heard him quietly quoting scripture to himself. "Those that hope on the Lord will rise on wings like eagles." I tucked into his slipstream and kept moving. The instructors at the start of the course had told us not to stay close to each other because it would be unlikely we’d both pass with such a high the attrition rate. But we stuck together anyway. And we both made it. Because real friendships don't cost you. They save you.
