JB, are you not confusing the earning of Para wings through P Coy with those of an honorary nature? IIRC Prince Charles did the full 8 jumps, and I did hear that he did P Coy? No MOD secret when you have a full course of Para's and attached ranks on the course. My Great uncle didn't do P Coy or 8 j...

This is final. All the controversy about who should wear para wings and who should not is evaporated in this summary. By law, the law of precedence applies throughout and depicts courts decisions based on the basic law. All such decisions are binding. In the case of Princes Charles and Prince Andrew...

My OP has been interestingly hijacked somewhat towards the two Princes para exploits and senior officers. It is an aspect of British para wings awards that is confusing in respect of the original criteria laid down for awarding this insignia. After my extensive researching of the web, plus personal ...

Officers in the Parachute Regiment also have to do the P Course, after there stint with the Regiment they move on and up wards and over the years reach the highest ranks, but it still means that they have done both the P Course and the Jumps. The Regiment is now 72 years old so there are going to b...

MAROON beret!!!!! Quite correct Eddie, but the beret is as you know, widely called "The Red Beret" and the Regiment "The Red Devils", a respectful name given to the para`s in WW2 by our dear friends - the German`s - "Die Roten Teufel" not the "Maroon Devils"....

I thank you for the reply. Thsi business of wings and red berets is highly confused and often masked in intentional misinformation. This is fact :- P-Company and the following 7/8 mandatory jumps is designed to produce hard arsed grunts. Sandhurst is designed to produce officers and future commander...

My experience goes back to the 1960`s and I am not aware of current practise. Please can anybody with accurate knowledge of this matter either confirm or correct the following. The earning and award of para wings seems to be unclear, which is why I am asking this question. Standards may have dropped...