Para test week video

[FuturePara]

The US doesn't have that kind of training in the BAC course. The obstacle course is a lot like the "Darby Queen" at Ranger School. This looks like SFAS which is the Pre-selection for the Special Forces Qualification Course. I don't think that all of that is necessary to weed people out of becoming parachute qualified.

this is the reason the uk forces are the best, the training is thorough and you need to be really fit to even apply the sucess rate for marines here is 20%....

wasnt it the u.s army which coined the term 'friendly fire'? as you were the first to have that problem dispite being the most technically advanced force on theplanet?

Does it really matter if the US has a problem with friendly fire, they are still a superpower and still have an army which is capable of all sorts. They might not have the experience of us British soldiers or they might not be as well trained but they are still our greatest ally and they can even so wipe Britain out if they REALLY wanted to. Look you got me going on like an old man. By the way it's not the uk forces it is the British forces it has never been called 'uk'.

[Fusilier]

Does it really matter if the US has a problem with friendly fire, they are still a superpower and still have an army which is capable of all sorts. They might not have the experience of us British soldiers or they might not be as well trained but they are still our greatest ally and they can even so wipe Britain out if they REALLY wanted to. Look you got me going on like an old man. By the way it's not the uk forces it is the British forces it has never been called 'uk'.

They have got plenty of experience.

Overview
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2.1 Colonial wars (1620–1774)
2.2 War of Independence (1775–1783)
2.3 Early national period (1783–1815)
2.4 Continental expansion (1816–1860)
2.5 American Civil War (1861–1865)
2.6 Post-Civil War era (1865–1917)
2.6.1 Indian Wars (1865–1870)
2.6.2 Spanish-American War (1898)
2.6.3 Philippine-American War (1899-1913)
2.6.4 Banana Wars (1898-1935)
2.6.5 The Boxer Rebellion
2.7 World War I (1917–1918)
2.7.1 Russian Revolution
2.7.2 Neutrality Acts
2.8 World War II (1939–1945)
2.9 Cold War (1945–1991)
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2.9.7 Grenada
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2.10.1 Gulf War
2.10.2 Somalia
2.10.3 Yugoslavia
2.11 War on Terrorism (2001–present)
2.11.1 Afghanistan
2.11.2 Philippines
2.11.3 Liberia
2.11.4 Iraq

[penguin_army]

Colmurph, I was referring to mass drops, SF drops in small teams are a different kettle of fish, and a tactic which I believe we still use when required.

I'm surprised by the drop into Iraq, as I said I don't see the need for it in that climate; however, I'm no 5-start general As GPW points out, there hasn't been a British operational jump for a long while. However, I agree with Dixie's sentiments; it's not about the parachuting, it's about the course. It's similar for us; although we do do some amphibious or Commandoey stuff still, the vast majority of work is conventional - the Commando Course is about the end product. I think your summary is correct - your Airborne troops are not the equivalent of our Parachute Regiment, and that is where your original point - of 'all that' not being required for airborne troops - falls down.

On our wings parade OC PTS said that the British have never dropped a nuke, but we still have them. Same with the Airborne. It gives you a warm fuzzy feeling knowing they are there.