History TrainingFromHell / RealLife

* English Longbowmen had to be taught from birth constantly, moving up bows with higher and higher draw weights, up until 120 pounds. Keep in mind most people can't pull back a bow with 40 pound draw weight, and skeletons of the bowmen universally have bone issues in their draw arms, huge calluses on the bones of their drawing fingers, and ''permanently'' curved spines. All these hellish disciplines allowed them to shoot and kill foes at a distance of ''hundreds'' of meters with no chance of retalation.

* English Longbowmen had to be taught from birth constantly, moving up bows with higher and higher draw weights, up until 120 pounds. Keep in mind most people can't pull back a bow with 40 pound draw weight, and skeletons of the bowmen universally have bone issues in their draw arms, huge calluses on the bones of their drawing fingers, and ''permanently'' curved spines.
** Legends say that English Longbowmen could draw 200 pounds. These legends appear to have very large grains of truth, as there are people who can use Bows that have draw weights of 180 pounds. There is also a saying about them: To train a longbowman, start with his ''grandfather''.

* Indidividual introductory university courses such as calculus and organic chemistry have the academic reputation as ThatOneLevel for would-be STEM and pre-med majors, with a large amounr of rigor and a tendency to flunk a lot of students.

** For example, consider how Creator/GordonRamsay built a reputation as a tough taskmaster with high and stringent standards, as exemplified in series like ''Boiling Point'' and ''Series/HellsKitchen''. But in the professional culinary world, everyone says that he's a teddy bear and nothing compared to his brutal mentor Marco Pierre White. Because of the stress that comes with the culinary industry, it has some of the highest rates of alcohol and substance abuse in the world.

* Culinary training is both physically and mentally stressful, especially in traditional fine dining restaurants. Apprentice chefs have to be able to handle floods of orders while handling delicate and expensive ingredients in an environment where flames and sharp objects are flying everywhere. And they have to do this for incredibly long and odd hours while being disciplined and berated by everyone senior to them. For example, just ask Creator/GordonRamsay. He is a tough dictator in the professional kitchen and as exemplified in series like ''Boiling Point'' and ''Series/HellsKitchen'', but in the Michelin Star World, and after reading his biography, you realise that Ramsay is actually quite ''soft, meek and humble,'' nothing compared to his brutal mentor Marco Pierre White. Because of the stress that comes with the culinary industry, it has some of the highest rates of alcohol and substance abuse in the world.
** The above is without even getting into the fact that there isn't just a danger to the staff if something goes wrong, but to the customers. Broken equipment, strands of hair, mixing in ingredients that ''a customer may be allergic to,'' cross contamination, and even improper storage of food aren't just mentally stressful, but '''deadly''' under a lot of circumstances. Rotting food can make staff and diners sick, allergies can kill, and a simple incident that may be only rough under some circumstances can become life threatening in kitchen conditions.
* Actors who perform physically demanding roles often have to go through something like this. An example would be with ''Creator/MargotRobbie'' in ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'', she had to learn extensive boxing, gymnastics, acrobatics[[note]]aerial silk[[/note]], and martial arts[[note]]Jiu-Jitsu[[/note]] training, as well as being able to hold her breath for ''six minutes''. She also wore CombatStilettos in most of her scenes, which were apparently downright painful, [[TheDeterminator not that that stopped her any.]]

* Air Force Pararescue is two straight years of Training From Hell, going through every course on diver training, parachuting, recovery training and survival training on top of qualifying as a paramedic and maintaining the proper licenses. The school has a drop-out rate of approximately ''90%'', this is out of a class as large as 100 Airmen. Their Motto "That Others May Live" is exemplified in that, of the 24 Air Force Cross' that have been awarded to enlisted personnel since the inception of the Air Force, 12 of them have gone to [=PJs=]. Note that this team actually rescues other special forces units occasionally and often acts as [[CombatMedic medics for those teams]].

** Deconstructed in recent years; with the normal oversight (consisting of civilian SEAL veterans) completely removed for instructors, Hell Week became so dangerous that it went beyond regular training standards, with many recruits sent to hospital, forced to quit the course for a single injury, turning to illegal drugs to avoid dropping out, and even one death that resulted in the Navy having to launch a formal investigation. Graduation rates had plummeted because the hellish training was already becoming ''too'' tough for even hardened football stars to handle, and instructors refused to implement any changes that might make the course 'easier'. The rate of failure was ''too high'' by military standards, including the rest of the special forces. Illegal drug usage such as steroids and performance enhancers was so widespread that the course ended up graduating dopers and not hard workers who went in clean, and in turn doping was popular because of the overly punishing work environment and the desperation of candidates to succeed, who risked being sent to undignified menial jobs if they dropped out of Hell Week.

* Cracked.com's [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19413_6-military-units-whose-training-would-traumatize-rambo.html 6 Military Units Whose Training Would Traumatize Rambo]].

* Actors who perform physically demanding roles often have to go through something like this. An example would be with ''Creator/MargotRobbie'' in ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'', she had to learn extensive boxing, acrobatics, and martial arts training, as well as being able to hold her breath for ''six minutes''. She also wore CombatStilettos in most of her scenes, which were apparently downright painful, [[TheDeterminator not that that stopped her any.]]

** Deconstructed in recent years; with little oversight, Hell Week became so dangerous that it went beyond regular training standards, with many recruits sent to hospital, forced to quit the course for a single injury, turning to illegal drugs to avoid dropping out, and even one death that resulted in the Navy having to launch a formal investigation. Graduation rates had plummeted because the hellish training was already becoming ''too'' tough for even hardened football stars to handle, and instructors refused to implement any changes that might make the course 'easier'. The rate of failure was ''too high'' by military standards, including the rest of the special forces. Illegal drug usage such as steroids and performance enhancers was so widespread that the course ended up graduating dopers and not hard workers who went in clean, and in turn doping was popular because of the overly punishing work environment and the desperation of candidates to succeed, who risked being sent to undignified menial jobs if they dropped out of Hell Week.

** Deconstructed in recent years; with little oversight, Hell Week became so dangerous that it went beyond regular training standards, with many recruits sent to hospital, forced to quit the course for a single injury, turning to illegal drugs to avoid dropping out, and even one death that resulted in the Navy having to launch a formal investigation. Graduation rates had plummeted because the hellish training was already becoming ''too'' tough for even hardened football stars to handle, and instructors refused to implement any changes that might make the course 'easier'. The rate of failure was ''too high'' by military standards, including the rest of the special forces. Illegal drug usage such as steroids and performance enhancers was so widespread that the course ended up graduating cheaters and not hard workers who went in clean.

** Deconstructed in recent years; with little oversight, Hell Week became so dangerous that it went beyond regular training standards, with many recruits sent to hospital, turning to illegal drugs to avoid dropping out, and even one death that resulted in the Navy having to launch a formal investigation. Graduation rates had plummeted because the hellish training was already becoming ''too'' tough for even hardened football stars to handle. The rate of failure was ''too high'' by military standards, including the rest of the special forces. Illegal drug usage such as steroids and performance enhancers was so widespread that the course ended up graduating cheaters and not hard workers who went in clean.