sorry I have not read any further than this, so apologise if it's been said elsewhere, but the reason they all had troubled upbringings is the fact that most of the original sas were former borstal boys, i was taught this in borstal myself, it was one of there claims to fame and something they were quite rightly proud of, and having served a few years at, Portland and guys marsh, borstal,s I can confirm that shooting women and kids would not raise the heart beat of most inmates, it was a very strict regime based on military discipline,s were they would basically break your sole and spirit, the