the SAS is already Understrength to recruits of the SAS is facing a crisis of recruitment because have no time to train soldiers for demanding selection tests, has warned the head of the infantry.Brigadier General Richard Dennis, said that there are better quality candidates, in a letter to the Daily Telegraph leaked needed.
But Brig said Dennis high tempo and "relentlessly demanding" Afghan operations, have been combined to mitigate"" against special forces recruitment.
The Ministry of defence said that it not special forces questions to comment.
"Lasting quality"Brig Dennis said the SAS was losing his unique status among the services because "Interesting operations no longer the preserve of special forces are seen".
Read the main story that special air fall service in December 1941 during the second world war troops by parachute behind enemy LinesIts created the first successful RAID was that the SAS in Northern Ireland destroyed 61 aircraft at two airfields in North AfricaMore recently, and during the Falkland WarThe SAS operation to the Iranian embassy siege by storm London was used next you 1980 was famous captured live on TelevisionThe SAS cap badge is a winged dagger, but King Arthur one sword Excalibur with FlamesIn letter to the head of the army, Gen Sir Peter wall, he said he had deep concerns about the "challenge of complete occupation of the SAS" and urgent action was to improve "depth and quality" of potential recruits.He cited the Commander who gave 22 special air service Regiment there a "understandable need for young people, quality voluntary".
Brig Dennis said: "I am satisfied, regardless of any complacency avoid the the infantry community sufficient officer and soldier sent volunteers to selection."
"I am less confident about how we ensure better depth of quality, choice to increase prices pass."
"In fact, for each measure, to succeed you should that army action is necessary, if we choose success and the lasting quality of our community SF [special forces] to increase."
Defence cutsAre the BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Beale saying there are concerns about the future of SAS way will already be Understrength.
They ensure through cuts in the army, as also the other services, announced in the Government defence review, be tightened up, our correspondent says.
This means that the SAS is to recruit a smaller pool of soldiers from the.
Former soldier in the SAS, which, the Robin Horsfall the BBC join the elite service no longer said, had the same appeal.
He said: "soldiers are see active service, they will see all active duty for long protracted periods of time."
"It was on the Battlefront is less tempting for them to take more dangerous situations with special forces, because they know, which battle is really want to."
Conservative MP Patrick Mercer said: "with the introduction of special ballistics system Regiment there are now more people fishing from the same pool."
He suggested, was one that could improve the quality of the special forces an increase in the numbers.
Mr Mercer, a former infantry officer, said it would be a "dire blow", if the quality of the British special forces damaged autumn and its reputation to be.
A spokesman for the Defense Ministry said: "we normally not on special forces Affairs commenting and we see no reason, change this policy on this occasion."
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