A recollection attributes an unusual selection rule to a British special-forces unit in the Second World War. The unit's identity is uncertain, with the Boom Patrol offered only as a possibility. Candidates supposedly needed experience of owning and losing a pet. The stated reasoning was that a small, closely bonded unit needed people who could continue functioning after the death of a best friend.
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A recollection of bereavement in special-forces selection
A tentatively identified British special-forces unit is recalled as asking recruits about losing a pet to assess coping with a close companion's death.