As BTS’s V applied for the Special Duty Team in the military, he will have to experience an extremely harsh training regime
It was previously reported that for his mandatory military enlistment, BTS’s V applied for the anti-terrorism “special duty team” (SDT), a special unit directly under the Blue House. This team is responsible for anti-terrorism operations, such as combating terrorists, guarding important figures, saving hostages, relief activities, and many more.
As a result, the SDT is known to have an extremely strict application process as well as a harsh training regime.
According to a former member of the SDT, the harsh training regime that BTS’s V will undergo includes:
- Marksmanship
- Rapid bullet shooting
- Helicopter rappelling
- Building rappelling
- Close combat for subdue and arrests of violent incidents
- Wearing black uniforms with equipment weighing 20kg, even during summer
In addition, the basic physical test for this unit is said to require participants to run 3km in 12 minutes and 30 seconds, doing at least 14 pull-ups in a row, doing 72 push-ups in 2 minutes, doing 86 crunches in 2 minutes, and so on.
Source: theqoo, News1, K Crush
