Until recently, the SBS recruited exclusively from the Royal Marines, while the SAS was almost entirely composed of soldiers, approximately 50 percent of whom were from the Parachute Regiment.

Royal Navy sailors have always been allowed to wear “full set” beards, but are barred from keeping moustaches. Soldiers in the special service units – the SBS and SAS – have always been ...

which allows Special Forces – such as the Royal Marine Commandos or Royal Navy Special Boat Service (SBS) operators – to deploy whilst the submarine is submerged.

Royal Navy sailors have never been banned from growing “full set” beards but they are barred from growing moustaches. The SAS and SBS have always been allowed to grow beards. Under the Army ...

The untold story of the members of the Women's Royal Naval Service, whose brilliant tactics defeat a massive convoy of German U-boats in WWII. When WWII breaks out between Britain and Germany, the ...