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Posted: **Sat 29 Dec, 2007 6:51 pm**

See attached link

http://www.eliteukforces.info/sfsg/

Posted: **Sat 29 Dec, 2007 7:34 pm**

It says that soldiers in 2 and 3 Para have to serve atleast 2 years before they can apply for 1 Para, which is not the case. I knew someone who went to 1 Para after being in 3 Para less than 6 months.

Posted: **Sun 30 Dec, 2007 3:18 am**

Some lads are going to 1 Para straight from basic training now too.

Posted: **Sun 30 Dec, 2007 4:55 am**

Just an opinion of a civie, but maybe it's to get it up to strength then when thats stabilised, bring in some form of "selection/assesment period", the Aussies did that with their Commando Battalion back in the 90's.

Posted: **Sun 06 Jan, 2008 8:17 pm**

Yea it seemed first they could go when 1 Para became part of the SFSG, then they couldn't, then a select few could. At least thats what seemed to happen while I was at Depot before being RTU'd to civvie street. I heard most of the people who transfered were new blokes, I guess it's like James was saying about how the blokes have their family and friends in Colly now and dont fancy the move.

Cheers

Skeav

Posted: **Sun 06 Jan, 2008 11:18 pm**

When I was with 1 Para last year I met a couple lads who had come straight in from AFD. Mind you like every one there the training is extensive and continuous

Posted: **Mon 07 Jan, 2008 11:18 am**

Noob question, but is it true you only get to go to the SFSG for a while (year or 2) then back to your original unit?

Posted: **Mon 07 Jan, 2008 4:13 pm**

Most of the Para's there belong to 1 Para there fore stay there

Posted: **Tue 08 Jan, 2008 11:25 am**

Thanks Tab, appriciate the answear.

Posted: **Wed 09 Jan, 2008 2:22 pm**

Alfa wrote:Some lads are going to 1 Para straight from basic training now too.

And 4 Para(V)

Posted: **Wed 09 Jan, 2008 3:20 pm**

What sort of skills do the SFSG have that the other battalions don't? Do they have to go through extra training?

Posted: **Wed 09 Jan, 2008 4:45 pm**

Of course not, silly

Simply wanting to volunteer for SFSG is more than enough.
It`s dead easy to get in

Posted: **Wed 09 Jan, 2008 5:08 pm**

harry hackedoff wrote:Of course not, silly
Simply wanting to volunteer for SFSG is more than enough.
It`s dead easy to get in

Yes, their easier to get into then the boy scout's, or so my local priest say's.

Posted: **Wed 09 Jan, 2008 10:18 pm**

And we all know about Priests and Boy Scouts

Posted: **Wed 09 Jan, 2008 10:47 pm**

mutter1 wrote:
harry hackedoff wrote:Of course not, silly
Simply wanting to volunteer for SFSG is more than enough.
It`s dead easy to get in
Yes, their easier to get into then the boy scout's, or so my local priest say's.

Tab wrote:And we all know about Priests and Boy Scouts

Yeh Priests find it quite easy to get into the boy scouts.