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BY SGT WAYNE FITZGERALD MAIN IMAGE: ARMN ADAM MURPHY RET'D
PHOTOS COURTESY OF RTÉ/MOTIVE TELEVISION
Now that we have looked at the physical and mental training and
commitment it takes to become an Army Ranger Wing (ARW) As-
sault Team Operator in the previous article – imagine developing
that training and condensing it into an 8-day selection course that
would seek out 24 of Ireland's fittest candidates for a brand-new
factual format TV programme?
That's what the Motive Television producers of Special Forces –
Ultimate Hell Week, which aired in April, and May on RTÉ 2 put to
four former ARW Assault Team Operators. Motive is an IFTA Award
winning television company specialising in producing factual
entertainment shows and documentaries like The Notorious: The
Series (RTÉ 2), and Toughest Place To Be (RTÉ 1). Motive's Hell Week
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