Para Regt. Specializations

[MisterB]

As a Para can you specialize in a trade, such as bomb disposal or driving or is that left to the RE?

[Airborne Legend]

Pretty much left to other regiments. But you can do these trades and be Parachutist qualified.

[Tab]

I think you will find the dealing with UXD then that will come under the Logistic Corps

[just_me]

According to the Para Reg Info pack Specialist roles are:
- Sniper
- Mortar Crewman
- Machine Gunner
- Anti-Tank Missile Man
- Reconnaissance Platoon
- Assault Engineers
- Signaller
- Combat Medical Technician
- Regimental Policeman
- Storeman
- Intelligence Section
- Driver
- Other (Red Devils, SFSG, Para PTI etc)

To what extent you will be doing these jobs I can't say so perhaps a serving Para can tell you in his experience what the jobs are like etc.

[Tab]

Many of the above roles are taken up by those who have spent a bit of time as a rifleman. You need to settle into the Regiment first of all before you start getting many of these other jobs

[Greenronnie]

Many of the above roles are taken up by those who have spent a bit of time as a rifleman. You need to settle into the Regiment first of all before you start getting many of these other jobs

Spot on. If not all, in fact. A lot of those jobs are more cushy posts that guys do after grafting for a few years as a rifleman. Everyone is a rifleman first anyway.

[sky ninja steve]

on the patrols and sniper cadre at the mo all i can say is "fookin lick"

[Scouse_liam]

Does that mean good haha sorry??

[sky ninja steve]

good but hard