“It has made planning difficult“, said one source last night. “You could start raining with 60 men, and end up with just ten getting through. Meanwhile those in Hunter Troop are released back into training when they're deemed match fit, leading at times to an unexpected glut of recruits joining an already tightly bounded, homogenous unit.” This, coupled with the new demands of the green beret’s new ‘Future Commando Force’ format - and the knock-on effect which Covid-19 has had on training - led senior officers to launch an investigation into what could be done to enhance a recruits’ ability while maintaining the same exacting high standards of physical training expected from one of the world’s most elite corps.