These pictures from Taiwan navy's brutal training camp will send shivers down your spine! - ARP trainees battle the waves

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ARP trainees battle the waves while completing training exercises during the last week of a ten week program to become members of the Taiwan navy's elite Amphibious Reconnaissance and Patrol unit, at Zuoying navy base, Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan.

In This Pic : Training Camp

Pic Courtesy : Reuters

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Ma Shuo-Fu, an ARP trainee, is encouraged to stay on the program by his fellow trainees during the last week of a ten week program to become a member of the Taiwan navy's elite Amphibious Reconnaissance and Patrol unit, at Zuoying navy base, Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan.

In This Pic : Training Camp

Pic Courtesy : Reuters

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Wu Yu-wei, 26, drinks an energy drink in front of his friends after completing the "road to heaven" and becoming a member of the Taiwan navy's elite Amphibious Reconnaissance and Patrol unit, at Zuoying navy base, Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan.

In This Pic : Training Camp

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ARP trainees create a "sand storm" as the morning training concludes during the last week of a ten week program to become members of the Taiwan navy's elite Amphibious Reconnaissance and Patrol unit, at Zuoying navy base, Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan.

In This Pic : Training Camp

Pic Courtesy : Reuters

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Ou Zhi-Xuan, 25, cries in pain as a fellow trainee is helping him stretch during the last week of a ten week program to become a member of the Taiwan navy's elite Amphibious Reconnaissance and Patrol unit, at Zuoying navy base, Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan.

In This Pic : Training Camp

Pic Courtesy : Reuters