A 'disappointed' Jana Pittman is sent home during the SAS Australia

Jana Pittman was eliminated during Tuesday’s highly anticipated SAS Australia finale.

The 38-year-old professional athlete-turned-doctor was sent home after struggling with a simulated military mission.

‘Some of you will not be coming forward,’ chief instructor Ant Middleton told the show’s remaining recruits. 

Disappointed: Jana Pittman was eliminated during Tuesday’s highly anticipated SAS Australia finale. The 38-year-old was sent home after struggling with a simulated military mission

After progressing Sam Burgess, John Steffensen and Mark Philippoussis to the final stage of the course, Ant, 41, told Jana that her time had come to an end.

‘Unfortunately for you, number four, the war is over. Take your bergen off, give me your number, please,’ Ant told a disappointed Jana. 

Ant praised Jana’s ‘outstanding effort’ throughout the gruelling course, but acknowledged that she had run simply out of steam towards the end.

Out: After progressing Sam Burgess, John Steffensen and Mark Philippoussis to the final stage of the course, chief instructor Ant Middleton told Jana that her time had come to an end

‘Unfortunately for you, number four, the war is over. Take your bergen off, give me your number, please,’ Ant told a disappointed Jana

‘We’re all super proud of you, and we would have loved to have brought you forward, but your reserve is empty,’ he told her. 

‘That one per cent that you lacked is over there. But, outstanding effort,’ he added, before pulling her in for a hug.

Jana later admitted she was ‘disappointed’, having hoped to complete the course and ultimately pass selection.

‘We’re all super proud of you, and we would have loved to have brought you forward, but your reserve is empty,’ Ant told her

‘Naturally, I’m disappointed. It would’ve been amazing to have passed the SAS selection. But I gave everything I had and I’ve learnt so much on the course,’ she said.

‘It’s been an extraordinary journey, and I tried as hard as I could to match it with the boys. I was the last woman standing for a while, so just trying to show other women how confident you can be and overcoming fears if you just let yourself go and give it a real crack.

‘So, really proud of all the things I’ve achieved, it was pretty amazing, and I don’t think I left anything on the ground.’  

‘Naturally, I’m disappointed. It would’ve been amazing to have passed the SAS selection. But I gave everything I had and I’ve learnt so much on the course,’ she said