<p><span><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/56be44346e97c622048b7074-1200-934/in-some-ways-the-training-simulates-a-landing-on-a-rocky-beach-but-it-appears-to-mainly-function-as-a-test-of-the-fortitude-and-determination-of-the-young-men.jpg" alt="Taiwan road to heaven marines" data-mce-source="Nicky Loh / Reuters"><p class="source"><span>Nicky Loh / Reuters</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><span>Taiwan's m<span>arine corps'&#xa0;</span>"Road to Heaven," is the final stage of a grueling 10-week a<span>mphibious training program. In order to become "frogmen," candidates must </span></span><span>crawl 164 feet&#xa0;over jagged, porous, coral rocks in a pair of shorts.</span></span></p><p><span>In the slides below, see what these recruits&#xa0;go through to earn their place among Taiwan's elite troops.</span></p>

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The 'Road to Heaven,' one of Taiwan's most brutal military training events

Nicky Loh / ReutersTaiwan's marine corps'&#xa0;"Road to Heaven," is the final stage of a grueling 10-week amphibious training program. In order to become "frogmen," candidates must crawl 164 feet&#xa0;over jagged, porous, coral rocks in a pair of shorts.In the slides below, see what these recruits&#xa0;go through to earn their place among Taiwan's elite troops.

Nicky Loh / ReutersTaiwan's marine corps'&#xa0;"Road to Heaven," is the final stage of a grueling 10-week amphibious training program. In order to become "frogmen," candidates must crawl 164 feet&#xa0;over jagged, porous, coral rocks in a pair of shorts.

The 'Road to Heaven,' one of Taiwan's most brutal military training events

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