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[Scouse_liam]

Am flaping a bit about me interveiw. Were are 1,2,3 and 4 para based?? What are the majot battle honours, What is 16 air assault? What other major points do a need to know. Sorry for bein a pain pesttt

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[Alfa]

1 Para are based at RAF St Athan as part of Special Forces Support Group.

2 & 3 Para are based in Colchester and form the permanent core of 16 Air Assault Brigade which, as part of the Join Rapid Reaction Force, is able to be deployed quickly to anywhere in the world at short notice. (Look at Sierra Leone as a good example of this)

4 Para have various Company detachments based around the country. These are:

10 Coy based in London.

12 Coy based in Leeds, St Helens (which is your local det obviously) & Newcastle.

15 Coy based in Edinburgh & Glasgow.

Battle Honours are as follows:

Bruneval, Oudna, Tamera, Primosole Bridge, Normandy, Breville, Arnhem, Rhine, Southern France, Athens, Falklands & Iraq.

[Scouse_liam]

Thanks mate. is colchester brand new and every man have there own room with en suite

[bpt]

All you need to know is there based in colchester, part of 16 air assault brigade, how many battalions there are and recent deployments.