Just wondering
How much do paras get paid ?

This is just a tpoic for those who just wana talk about the paras, what makes the elite and so forth.
So just chat away

yeahh i should of seen that coming

Hello all.

I was just wondering to myself and thought maybe somebody on here could help.

If you was to serve in the paracute regiment what doors does that open for you? I mean as in later on in life

If im nto clear just tell me and i will try and put what i mean into other words

Ahhh yeah i can see where your going with it

Urm im not sure i think il just do my training if i get in and then take it from there

Are you able to so a sniper course once you are in the paras?

Some guys were telling me you cant untill you have served 4 years or something

Good luck friend

Show them what you are made of!

Oh right, well i have 2 years before i sign up so i will be doing plenty of cardio training. Every week or two il increase the length of my run

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I would contact your Army careers officer, he would be able to tell you all you need to know.
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Yeah hes making a fully recovery. But he had serious blood lose and alot of flesh wounds from shrapnel. Hes out of hospital now but had to have hours of surgery :cry:
Thanks though :)

Okay well il do both then, my mate wants to join aswell so we both will do it and get our times down.

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Ahhh okay well il do more running then. If i start at 4 miles. And work it up from there. Should i keep the press ups ect or just forget about it and do miles?


Ahh hes in 2 para. Involed with the Apache incident

Hello all,
I am 16 and ive wanted to join the Paratroopers for a while now. Ive decided to start up my training. Can you please let me know if this is okay and if you have any ideas as what i could do also? I'm going to an Insight weekend in Jan. Im quite fit at the moment but i wish to push my ...