Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Winter Military Training For South Korean Special Forces










Soldiers In South Korea Get Half-Naked In Sub-Zero Endurance Test -- The Telegraph

230 half-naked South Korean soldiers brave freezing conditions in a numbing and bizarre army endurance excercise in the country's Pyeongchang province.

The military drill is part of South Korea's army winter training session in which troops shower each other in snow, plunge into deep icy water and patrol through snow on skis.

Despite the bitterly cold temperatures of minus 20 degrees most soldiers appeared to enjoy the experience, laughing, smiling and screaming as they undertook the gruelling training session.

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More News On South Korean Special Forces Training In Winter

Half-naked South Korean soldiers train for winter war -- Reuters
S. Korean Special Forces Train in Harsh Winter Conditions -- Arirang
Military training for South Korean special forces -- Euro News
Macho soldiers of the South Korean Special Warfare Forces undergo torture training -- Herald Sun
South Korea Soldiers Brave The Snow Shirtless For Weather Training (VIDEO) -- Huffington Post
Photo Gallery: Cold weather warfare drill in S. Korea -- Ottawa Citizen

My Comment: What caught my eye in this video were the female soldiers training with the men.

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