Here's the No. 1 Reason Why People Fail Special Ops Training

Operators tend not to be musclebound hulks, but rather thinkers and preparers -- work smarter not harder. Plan to win, prepare to win, expect to win!

Had a buddy made it the second time through. He said the first time he was not fit enough to overcome his mental mistakes on the timed land nav course. He was better prepared both ways when he went back.

The body can be pushed beyond what the mind thinks it can do. The mental aspect of the training is where people fail. A person has to have the right mental focus to overcome the physical pain that the body is telling them to quit.