PARACHUTING
Company
The aim of Pre Parachute Selection (PPS) or P Company is:
To test physical fitness, determination and mental robustness, under conditions of stress, to determine whether an individual has the self discipline and motivation required for service with Airborne Forces.
The course lasts one week and consists of eight events:
- The Steeplechase
A 1.7 mile course with 25 obstacles to be completed in under 19 minutes. This is an individual event that requires good cardio-vascular fitness.
- The Trainasium
Ariel confidence course.
- The Log Race
A team race of 8 men per team carrying a log around a 1.8 mile course.
- Stretcher Race
Team event of 16 men carrying a stretcher over a 5 mile course.
- Milling
A one minute bout of sparring.
- 10 Mile March
Carrying 35lbs bergen and individual weapon. To be completed in 1 hour and 50 minutes.
- 20 Mile Endurance March
Carrying 35lbs bergen and individual weapon. To be completed in 5 hours.
All Arms Parachute Course
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 Upon completion of their phase 2 training the recruits then proceed onto the basic parachute course, run by the RAF at Brize Norton near Oxford.
The soldiers learn all aspects of military parachuting. They conduct 8 jumps in all, progressing from a Skyvan jump, to 7 from a C-130 Hercules aircraft. The jumps graduate from those without equipment, to a night jump carrying equipment. On completion of the ‘jumps’ course the soldiers earn their ‘wings’ and their pay increases by £3.56 a day, with "para pay". |
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