2 Para and 3 Para

[MH1982]

whats the difference between the 2 battalions. Or is there not any?

[Airborne Legend]

No real difference. They have slightly different company set ups (D Company 2 Para is a rifle Company, whereas D Coy 3 Para is Patrols ), but that's it. I'd say 3 Para were more 'ally' but all that stuff depends on what's allowed by head shed. They do they same job.

[Tab]

Two Para has a blue flash and three para has a green one

[Airborne Legend]

Cheers for that Tab

[HCR]

3 PARA have more Gays in there ranks

[Paratrooper01]

3 PARA have more Gays in there ranks

Of course they do... Coming from someone who has never done a days work in 3 Para.

Sporty 1
Bullshitty 2
Gungy 3.

Speaks for itself.

3 Para are the allyest battalion though by far. 1 Para....cheers easy!

[Airborne Legend]

I'll give you old school ally, but we're on a new level of ally as yet unquantifiable by man!

[Lonnie B55]

3 PARA have more Gays in there ranks

Only in Mortars though, freckle sandwiches in the NAAFI springs to mind in the days of old when knights were bold and apples were a pound pairs.

Having spent three years in Para Regt (408 Plt) then transferring to REME and spending many more years in the Airborne FRT role there isn't any difference between the Bn's. Having spent some years with various hat Inf, Log and Cav units (some very good, some woefuly bad) there is a major difference in attitude between AB and Hats towards getting the job done, the strongest case for the statement "work hard play hard" that I ever experienced.


I exercised only once with 1 Para (Italy 79) a couple of times with 3 Para but mainly with 2 Para (Kenya 81 being one of the funniest episodes in my whole career), everything remained constant, attitude, drive, and a professionalism second to none. As Para trained REME deployed with them I was still a hat but to anyone outside the Para Bde I was AB same as them. I meet up with a lot of ex AB regularly, some in there 70's still tabbing along, stiil the same drive, the fitness might not be as good but the mind and spirit are still as keen as ever.

[LAMacfarlane]

so if i do make the paras im to stear clear of this minor problem lol thanks for the heads up

[Wholley]

I'd spend a little more time on your spelling and punctuation.
A"Stear"Is a large bovine and knock it off with the"lol"Thing.Text speak is for your Nokia,not for a military forum.If you had read the terms and conditions you would be aware that we have standards,just as the military.

[sky ninja steve]

3 PARA have more Gays in there ranks

whats wrong with gays?? u a homophobe? tut tut not nice in this day and age

[MSI64]

I'd spend a little more time on your spelling and punctuation.
A"Stear"Is a large bovine and knock it off with the"lol"Thing.Text speak is for your Nokia,not for a military forum.If you had read the terms and conditions you would be aware that we have standards,just as the military.

Think you mean Steer is a large Bovine mate!!

[got1]

[quote="MSI64"][quote="Wholley"]I'd spend a little more time on your spelling and punctuation.
A"Stear"Is a large bovine and knock it off with the"lol"Thing.Text speak is for your Nokia,not for a military forum.If you had read the terms and conditions you would be aware that we have standards,just as the military.[/quote]

Think you mean Steer is a large Bovine mate!![/quote]
Maybe it's stear in the USA. Steer also means to guide.

[MSI64]

I'd spend a little more time on your spelling and punctuation.
A"Stear"Is a large bovine and knock it off with the"lol"Thing.Text speak is for your Nokia,not for a military forum.If you had read the terms and conditions you would be aware that we have standards,just as the military.

Think you mean Steer is a large Bovine mate!!

Maybe it's stear in the USA. Steer also means to guide.

Nope its Steer in the US too!