Panther Commando, referred to as RAID (abbreviated as Recherche Assistance Intervention Disruption in French), belongs to the French Ministry of the Interior. The unit was established on1October 23rd, 1985, and its headquarters is in Paris, France. Panther Commando is composed of nearly 120 policemen, all selected from French national police, with an average age of 35. This is elite force from the French police.

The main task of Panther Commando is to carry out high-risk and complicated law enforcement actions, including hostage rescue and major crime strikes. They have received strict training and have a high degree of professionalism and combat capability. Panthers commandos play an important role in dealing with crises and protecting public safety. The members of the unit have undergone strict selection and training, and have a variety of professional skills, including shooting, blasting and tactical manipulation. They are equipped with advanced weapons and equipment to deal with all kinds of complicated situations and threats.

Selection and daily evaluation requirements of Panthers Commandos;

To become a member of RAID, candidates need to have more than 5 years of police work experience, be over 25 years old and have excellent work performance. Although there is no upper age limit, there are still police officers over 50 who actively participate in the raid.

The selection of RAID players mainly examines physical fitness (swimming, running, fitness) and fighting (judo, boxing, etc.). ), climbing, shooting, tactics, coordination ability. In addition, RAID will conduct more than one comprehensive assessment project every year, and those who fail to meet the standards will be eliminated. Usually, the ratio of tasks to training time of RAID players is about 60% to 40%, and sometimes even 80% to 20%. This shows that the task of RAID players is heavy.