One of those friends once asked me to sum up the qualities needed for life in the SAS. I would say that what matters is the following: to be self-motivated and resilient; to be calm, yet have the ability to smile when it is grim. To be unflappable, able to react fast, and to have an “improvise-adapt-and-overcome” mentality. Oh, and good tunnel vision when it comes to crunch time.
