What is the development process of South Korean police special forces?

The South Korean Police Special Force was established in 1983, which was the preparatory stage of the Seoul Olympic Games in 1988, and it was under the Ministry of Public Security of the Republic of Korea. South Korea's police special forces include KNP special forces in Seoul and local police special forces in Daegu, Daejeon, Gwangju and Busan. They modeled themselves on the German anti-terrorist unit GSG9. At present, it has developed into a world-class special police force with unique Korean style.

Composition and tasks

KNP868 combat unit is generally composed of three 7-person teams and 1 reserve players ***22 players. Under the command of the commander, he carries out various tasks such as sniper, guarding, fighting and rescuing hostages. In addition to combat troops, there are explosive ordnance disposal teams and teaching teams. The explosive disposal team is mainly responsible for the inspection and disposal of explosives, as well as action support tasks; The latter is responsible for guiding new players, including comprehensive education of various tactics and operations.

At the beginning of its establishment, KNP868, headquartered in Seoul, was affiliated to the Korean National Police Headquarters. After 1992, KNP868 was taken over by the Seoul Police Department because of the reorganization of the Korean National Police Headquarters, but it is still the secret spy department of the national anti-terrorism force and even the Korean National Intelligence Agency. South Korea's presidential security department can order it to perform the task of defending the president's security. At present, KNP868*** has 200 players, which are divided into combat team, teaching team and explosive ordnance disposal team. In the past, KNP868 only recruited male players. In 2000, South Korea's police headquarters ordered the recruitment of female players and asked them to perform special combat tasks, sometimes as bodyguards for senior female officials. Therefore, KNP868 is also one of the few special police units with female members in the world today.

Harsh training standards

KNP868 has a strong military brand. Volunteers who apply to join KNP868 must serve in the Korean military special forces for two years. You don't need physical examination, interview or psychological test when you are selected. The entrance examination is mainly completed through introductory training. It stands to reason that the volunteers are all members of the special forces, and their military quality and combat skills are very good. However, KNP868 believes that military special forces and police special forces have different tasks and different training contents and intensities. In addition to comprehensive training, they should also carry out skills training related to anti-terrorism operations.

During the six-month training, the team members should learn various skills such as shooting, obstacle crossing, high-altitude gliding, skydiving and removing or installing explosion-proof devices. However, it is worth mentioning that the passing standards of some subjects are almost harsh. For example, players are required to complete the three actions of drawing, loading and firing within 5 seconds, and can accurately hit 5 eggs within the distance of 15 meters; 10 second, adopt three postures: standing, squatting and leaning back, and each person must knock off five human head targets within a distance of 20 meters before passing. Among them, the time for players to enter the stadium and load magazines is also counted. Players should get at least two black belts in karate, judo or taekwondo. In terms of learning, players are required to pass more than 80% of written subjects; Intelligence test questions are all kinds of strange, long and long. It is very difficult to pass the intelligence test because of inflexible mind, slow response and poor knowledge. 1999, more than 260 special forces participated in the selection test of KNP868 special police team, and only 7 of them were lucky enough to pass the test.

-Movement of special combat equipment

KNP868 is equipped with the most advanced weapons and equipment in the world, not only the most advanced light weapons, but also special equipment suitable for surprise attack operations. According to the figure characteristics of orientals, KNP868 is equipped with KIA 1 automatic rifle with short gun body, strong penetration, convenient operation and high hit rate, German HKMP5 submachine gun, HKPTM 13 pistol, and K 15.56 mm carbine produced by Daewoo Precision Industry Co., Ltd., and equipped with SD muffler, laser sight and tactics. Sniper weapons are PSG 1 and MSG907.62 mm sniper rifles of HK company, and other sniper rifles. KNP868 is also equipped with a special Bell 2 14 helicopter, a rubber speedboat and a "Dodge" bulletproof car made by Ford Motor Company of the United States, which is the favorite of the players.

After the establishment of KNP868, after years of practice and tempering, it has accumulated rich practical experience. In an apartment kidnapping in 1994, only 1 dye bullets were used, and the emergency was successfully solved within 1 minute. 1995, 1997, a tea shop kidnapping incident and a bus kidnapping incident, the suspects were subdued without using bullets. They also have a glorious history of protecting the president. I believe that as long as KNP868 exists, South Korea's anti-terrorism activities will be guaranteed.

A class of Korean local police special forces consists of 30 members. Different from KNP868, the members of these local police special forces are specially selected from the ordinary police of local police stations, which is very similar to the police special forces in the United States. Therefore, many members of the local police special forces are not members of the military special forces. However, we should not underestimate these players because they have no experience in serving in the military special forces. The training of local police special forces is even more difficult than that of the army. They are all proficient in all kinds of stunt tactics. In the Busan police special forces, many members come from the 27th Army, which is known as the most capable special forces in the army. In addition, some members come from the navy special investigation and search team and are called "elite group" among the local police special forces.