4 PARA

[Gunn]

Im interested in 4 PARA and was wondering if there is a selection you have to attend and if so what are the requirements?

What scores do you have to reach for annual BFT once a trained soldier out of curiousity?

[Chappy]

Occupation: Future Marine?


Dont fancy it anymore mate?


Theres an RMR in Geordieland!

[Gunn]

Well mate I dont want to go full time marine now, i would go to RMR Tyne but because of transport i cant get there well. I live in Hebburn where there is a 4 Para. I could travel by metro if i wasnt banned from it .

[rabby]

I could travel by metro if i wasnt banned from it

Ooooooh, tell us more...

[Chappy]

Didnt know you were from Hebburn, Gunn. No one from there is allowed on incase they try to joyride the train Rabby

[Gunn]

Well i got drunk in the town and i got done for drunk and dissorderly and a bit of vandelism. It was a while ago, i could probably get away with going on the metro now but dont want to risk it incase it leads to further police matter and gets me barred from the forces. Hey KlinkKlank a mate told me he likes the new sunderland line, they lock the doors and travel straight through to south hilton, apparently you get some good tourist shots of the ghetto and bumsville

"On your left you will see the classic 1980's Mazda on bricks as it has no wheels, and on your right you will notice 3 youths mugging an elderly woman for her socks, shoes and fish supper."

[Daveb]

I asked my friend who did this (as someone in my office wanted to know this too) and he sent me the following reply -

8 weekends first of all (every other weekend), and you get binned if you don't complete each one. The runs get longer, with more weight as the weeks go on. Obviously you have classroom lessons over the weeks, teaching you basic field skills, weapon handling etc. Weekend 8 of the 8 is a test weekend where you do all the main P Coy tests over 1 weekend (the stretcher race, 10 miler) Finally, if you survive the eight weekends, it's onto P Company for two weeks at Catterick in Yorkshire. The first week is used for preparation and the second week is where the work begins! Thats basically where they do all the P Company tests. It's not all arms P Company though, infact it's alot easier than that. You dont do a 20 miler, and there's another one you don't do aswell but I can't remember atm.

On the last day, if you've passed, they reward you with your beret although you dont get your wings until you've actually completed the 2 week jump course at RAF Brize Norton (oxford).

[Chappy]

We aint got a Metro mate, we cant find a Geordie brave enough to have a job for a day and drive it here.

[TA_soldier_abernethy]

Your a wrong un mate.

The TA are strict on a criminal record

[Gunn]

Oh right, so the royal marines will let me in but its a no no to the TA

[rabby]

TA_soldier_abernethy,

How the heck did Mat (Cannon_fodder) get in then!?

[TA_soldier_abernethy]

He got done whilst in TA, and never told anyone.

Do you know how he is doing, he wrote to me, well i say wrote. he drew a picture of a cock and said 'couldn't think what else to write, Love Mat'

I ent heard from him recently tho

[4of10]

Your a wrong un mate.

The TA are strict on a criminal record

Who's going to tell Michael Jackson that he's blown his chances of ever joining the TA?

[chris78290]

whos going to tell Michael Jackson that he's blown his chances of ever joining the TA?

I think Mr. Jackson has blown enough "things" for one lifetime, thats why hes in trouble

[ARnY]

Finally, if you survive the eight weekends, it's onto P Company for two weeks at Catterick in Yorkshire. The first week is used for preparation and the second week is where the work begins!

i wasa told that at catterick you do p-coy on the first 4 days and once u passed you spend the other days doing CIC dont know if there is any truth in that since a lad who did p-coy told me when i was doing RT with 4 paras