A grandad has rejoined the SAS at the age of 51. He became the Who Dares Wins regiment’s oldest serving member after top brass appealed for ex-soldiers to rejoin.
The UK Special Forces group - which is composed of the SAS, the SBS and the Special Forces Support Group - is facing a manpower crisis with more troops leaving than joining.
But to boost numbers former members of the SAS - including those in their 40s and 50s - are being urged to rejoin a special unit called L-Det - for L-detachment.
The unit is unique within the British Army and is a specialist reservist unit composed of former full-time members of the SAS.
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