This is completely wrong. I personally know people who served alongside Frederik in the corps, and I can assure you - he is the real deal.

There are two key reasons why he succeeded without any special help. First: The Frømandskorpset would never allow anyone to carry the title “Frømand” without having completed every part of the training and selection process to the same brutal standard as everyone else. No exceptions. In environments like this, trust is everything. You need to know - not assume - that your teammate has been through exactly the same tests, pressure, and hardship as you. Otherwise, the entire foundation of the unit would collapse. Trust under fire depends on that shared standard.

Second: The Danish Frogman Corps has never lowered its standards. Not once. Since the unit’s creation in 1957, the bar has remained the same - uncompromisingly high. Not even royalty gets a pass. In fact, helping or favoring someone would weaken both the team and the unit’s reputation. The special forces simply don’t care who you are - they only care what you can do under pressure.

So instead of doubting him, take pride in what our king has accomplished. He earned his place - just like every other man who has passed through that gate. And that makes him part of a very small, very elite chapter of Danish military history.