Betrayal of footsoldiers, page-263

An ordinary Corporal in the Australian Army can earn $95k PA. No idea exactly what the SAS pays, can't find it online, but at least $200k would be very likely.

The reported deaths of SAS soldiers in Afghanistan over the course of the war is 4. You wonder if road accidents have killed more of them in Australia.

Plenty of people I know on building sites work harder and just as many seem to be killed.

Tough life!