Taiwan's Elite Warriors: ARP Frogmen|台湾菁英战士：陆战蛙人

Taiwan's Elite Warriors: ARP Frogmen

by Marcus Maurice

Taiwan's version of the Navy SEALs is the ARP Frogmen.

　　On January 8, 2008, two women made history when they completed nine weeks of hardcore training to become the first-ever frogwomen in Taiwan's military. Cheng Chih-ya and Hsu Yu-ting survived the brutal course that is loaded with mental and physical punishment as well as many endurance tests. At the beginning, there were 118 recruits, but at the end, only 44 made it through. Cheng and Hsu were treated just like any of the other soldiers and earned the right to be frogwomen, who, like their male counterparts, are very highly trained soldiers in Taiwan's military.

　　This month, National Geographic Channel's (NGC) cameras are allowed into this secret world in Taiwan's Elite Warriors: ARP Frogmen. Viewers will get to see what makes these men and women want to take the challenge of getting into the toughest special forces in Taiwan's military. The candidates need to be strong because they will be taking a lot of orders from harsh instructors. The candidates are pushed to the brink many times and still have to be able to make proper decisions. As a matter of fact, there is one test, called Hell Week, when no one sleeps for 132 hours straight. If that wasn't enough stress, a typhoon hits Taiwan at this time, which makes everything even more intense.

　　The final and most rigorous test is called the Road to Heaven. The candidates that are left are forced to exercise and use their bodies to crawl 50 meters over rugged rocks and jagged coral. This test simulates an assault on a rocky beach. Only the strong survive to become Taiwan's Elite Warriors: ARP Frogmen.

 

台湾菁英战士：陆战蛙人

台湾版的海豹部队就是两栖蛙人。

　　2008 年一月八日，两名女性创造了历史，她们完成了为期九周的硬汉训练而成为台湾军方有史以来的首批女蛙人。郑之雅和徐郁婷在充满着精神和肉体上严苛对待的无情课程，以及许多耐力测试中幸存了下来。一开始，有一百一十八名新兵，但最终只有四十四位通过考验。郑之雅和徐郁婷所受到的对待和其他军人一样，她们也获得成为女蛙人的权利，而女蛙人和男蛙人一样都是台湾军方训练相当有素的军人。

　　本月国家地理频道的摄影团队在《台湾菁英战士：陆战蛙人》节目中获准进入这个神祕的世界。观众将会看到是什么力量让这些男人和女人想要挑战进入台湾军方最精实的特种部队。学员们必须很坚强，因为他们将会接受多位严酷教官所下的众多指令。学员们很多时候会被逼到濒临崩溃，但还是必须能够做出适当的决定。事实上，还有一项称为『地狱周』的考验，在这段期间连续一百三十二小时都不能睡觉。如果那样的压力还不够的话，此时又有台风侵袭台湾，这会让一切的情况变得更加剧烈。

　　最后一项也是最严格的考验称为『天堂路』。留下来的学员被迫练习运用自己的身体，在崎岖不平的岩石和尖锐的珊瑚上爬行五十公尺。这项考验是在模拟在岩岸沙滩上的攻击行动。只有强者才能生存下来，成为《台湾菁英战士：陆战蛙人》。