Editing Brecon Beacons (section)

==Military training==
[[File:Brecon Beacons UKSF.jpg|thumb|A soldier training in the Brecon Beacons above Llyn y Fan Fawr.]]

The Brecon Beacons are used for training members of the UK armed forces and [[Reservist|military reservists]]. The [[British Army|Army]]'s [[Infantry Battle School]] is located at Brecon,<ref name=telegraphheatdeaths>{{cite news |author=Farmer, Ben |title=Two soldiers die in heat while training in Brecon Beacons |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/10178631/Two-soldiers-die-in-heat-while-training-in-Brecon-Beacons.html |work=The Telegraph |date=14 July 2013 |access-date=14 January 2015 |archive-date=14 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114142753/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/10178631/Two-soldiers-die-in-heat-while-training-in-Brecon-Beacons.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[Special Air Service]] (SAS) and [[Special Boat Service]] use the area to test the fitness of applicants.<ref name=telegraphnocharge>{{cite news |author=Farmer, Ben |title=No SAS manslaughter charges over Brecon Beacons deaths |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/10940508/No-SAS-manslaughter-charges-over-Brecon-Beacons-deaths.html |work=The Telegraph |date=2 July 2014 |access-date=14 January 2015 |archive-date=14 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114141242/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/10940508/No-SAS-manslaughter-charges-over-Brecon-Beacons-deaths.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SBS - Selection |url=https://www.eliteukforces.info/special-boat-service/selection/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=www.eliteukforces.info}}</ref> An exercise unique to the area is the '[[Fan dance (exercise)|Fan dance]]', which takes place on Pen y Fan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Gone to Earth, 1. The Fan Dance |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b048n3fb |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> In July 2013 three soldiers died from overheating or [[heatstroke]] on an SAS selection exercise. An army captain had been found dead on [[Corn Du]] earlier in the year after training in freezing weather for the SAS.<ref name=telegraphheatdeaths />