Jamie Pennell: former NZSAS commander on his new tell-all memoir Serviceman J

A highly-decorated former NZSAS commander has opened up about the Kiwi unit's military operations in a new memoir. Serviceman J details Jamie Pennell's recruitment story and training journey - and lifts the lid on the NZSAS's Afghanistan operations, including the deadly Kabul hotel siege. Pennell says the selection process to join the unit was a difficult one - mentally, physically and spiritually.  "It's very brutal - and that's by design. Operations are quite difficult, so we have to replicate that in our selection process." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.