What exactly were they going for here?
This show tries to fool viewers and it just... Doesn't work. We all know its not legit SF training. First of all- no one goes directly into special forces training raw. You go to regular boot camp FIRST. Meaning by the time you get to SF training you already have some significant physical and mental strengthening. You already know how to regulate water intake. You're in shape. You are used to carrying packs and running in boots. Etc. Kicking out Dr. Drew because he was dehydrated when they never taught the group how to properly hydrate is just dumb.
Then you've got how they treated Jamie Spears. Her reaction to the fall CLEARLY indicated a PTSD response. They're military- they certainly know this. They know how to coach someone through those moments and how to give them the tools to overcome monetary PTSD reactions and develop internal contractions to triggering situations. Instead their response is entirely insulting to anyone and everyone who has PTSD: "Get over it- its in the past and you're not dead." This is beyond a disgusting response. Its not how its handled in the actual SF either- which made it that much more dumb. This could have been a really strong moment. It could have been an incredible opportunity to address PTSD. They completely missed it.
It really just seems like they were so dedicated to filming this quickly and in reality tv fashion that they skipped really necessary things that would make the show believable. Instead it ends up feeling extraordinarily phoney. A bunch of out of shape people declaring how real this is and how this is actual training is just insulting.
This show tries to fool viewers and it just... Doesn't work. We all know its not legit SF training. First of all- no one goes directly into special forces training raw. You go to regular boot camp FIRST. Meaning by the time you get to SF training you already have some significant physical and mental strengthening. You already know how to regulate water intake. You're in shape. You are used to carrying packs and running in boots. Etc. Kicking out Dr. Drew because he was dehydrated when they never taught the group how to properly hydrate is just dumb.
Then you've got how they treated Jamie Spears. Her reaction to the fall CLEARLY indicated a PTSD response. They're military- they certainly know this. They know how to coach someone through those moments and how to give them the tools to overcome monetary PTSD reactions and develop internal contractions to triggering situations. Instead their response is entirely insulting to anyone and everyone who has PTSD: "Get over it- its in the past and you're not dead." This is beyond a disgusting response. Its not how its handled in the actual SF either- which made it that much more dumb. This could have been a really strong moment. It could have been an incredible opportunity to address PTSD. They completely missed it.
It really just seems like they were so dedicated to filming this quickly and in reality tv fashion that they skipped really necessary things that would make the show believable. Instead it ends up feeling extraordinarily phoney. A bunch of out of shape people declaring how real this is and how this is actual training is just insulting.