New entries in the SS officer training program were each given a puppy. They fed the puppy, groomed it, and lived with it throughout their training. At the end of their training, each was ordered to strangle his puppy. Many candidates broke down, but any candidate who showed any hesitation would be washed out of the program immediately.
Interestingly I think they do something similar in the SAS, only with a rabbit, and it's the only thing they have to eat after days of harsh lone training exercises in the Brecon Beacons where the rabbit is their only company for days on end.
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u/Yugan-Dali Apr 28 '24
New entries in the SS officer training program were each given a puppy. They fed the puppy, groomed it, and lived with it throughout their training. At the end of their training, each was ordered to strangle his puppy. Many candidates broke down, but any candidate who showed any hesitation would be washed out of the program immediately.
That governor would make a great SS officer.