Special Boat Service
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Navy SEALs or Britain’s Special Boat Service, is not for the faint of heart.
From Reuters • Jan. 13, 2022
Ashdown saw active service in Borneo and the Persian Gulf before joining the elite Special Boat Service, the seagoing equivalent of the SAS.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2018
After stepping down as leader in 1999, Ashdown – who served in the Special Boat Service during his time in the forces – was knighted and then made a peer as Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon.
From The Guardian • Dec. 22, 2018
He joined the Royal Marines in his teens and served in the Special Boat Service.
From Fox News • Dec. 22, 2018
As the Guardian noted, many of the detainees were brought to the facility by snatch squads formed from British Special Air Service and Special Boat Service squadrons.
From Salon • Apr. 2, 2013
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