Surviving the Cut

Surviving the Cut
TV Show · Reality

Ever wonder how the best become the best? For the men and women looking for a place in the coveted elite units of the U.S. military, it begins in the hellish world of special forces training. Using unprecedented access, `Surviving the Cut' showcases the extreme physical and mental strength required of candidates committed to making it as a special forces diver, a Marine sniper, an Army Ranger, an Air Force pararescue member or a bomb specialist, among other units.

2010 · 43m
Starring William Sadler

Season 1

  • Ranger School
    EPISODE 1
    Ranger School
    For sixty-one days and nights, this extreme training replicates the nonstop stress of warfare. Soldiers sleep an average of three hours a night and receive just one meal per day. They train continuously, running missions 20 hours straight in mountains, swamps and dense woodlands. Most lose 20 or more pounds before it's over, and many quit or fail the course along the way. Only one in three make it though.
    43 min
  • US Air Force Pararescue
    EPISODE 2
    US Air Force Pararescue
    To become Air Force Pararescue men, students must survive one notoriously difficult milestone called `Extended Training Day'. Only 10 percent survive the cut.
    43 min
  • US Marine Recon
    EPISODE 3
    US Marine Recon
    Marines are pushed to the point of unconsciousness in the pool and they wrestle 90-pound packs in the pounding surf of the Pacific. One in three doesn't make the cut.
    43 min
  • Special Forces Diver
    EPISODE 4
    Special Forces Diver
    The US Army's Special Forces Combat Dive Course takes only the best soldiers. Students are tested in severe underwater conditions to prove they have what it takes.
    42 min
  • Navy EOD Final Certification
    EPISODE 5
    Navy EOD Final Certification
    Navy EOD's embark on a five-day, non-stop series of high stress missions. Make the wrong move, allow fatigue or distraction to take over and the entire team fails.
    43 min
  • Us Marine Sniper
    EPISODE 6
    Us Marine Sniper
    Waiting hours in the worst possible conditions only to get a few seconds to make the right shot; marine snipers are legendary for being the best.
    43 min

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Cast & Crew

  • William Sadler
    Self
  • B‌W
    Bobby Williams
    Producer
  • A‌E
    Al Edgington
    Producer
  • C‌D
    Christo Doyle
    Producer

About

Surviving the Cut

Reality

Ever wonder how the best become the best? For the men and women looking for a place in the coveted elite units of the U.S. military, it begins in the hellish world of special forces training. Using unprecedented access, `Surviving the Cut' showcases the extreme physical and mental strength required of candidates committed to making it as a special forces diver, a Marine sniper, an Army Ranger, an Air Force pararescue member or a bomb specialist, among other units.

Information

Studio
Discovery
Released
2010
Rated
Caution
Region of Origin
United States
© 2010 Discovery Communications Inc.

Languages

Original Audio
English (United States)
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

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