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Does 4 PARA have a company in the Midlands?

On the website it says that it recruits nationally but it only has companies in the south & the north.

Are there any guys from the Midlands that travel to one of the other companies i.e London?

Im affraid there is no 4 Para companys located up in the middlands mate, Ive heard of people traveling though to and from the one in leeds. But in the end its up to you if you want to have to travel everytime you go.

Edited to make more sense.

Edited: Double Post.

Thanks for the reply.

There is an RMR & 23 SAS in Birmingham as well as the usual TA regiments.

The local TA Infantry regiment is the West Midlands Regiment....but I've been told by a few people that its not the best unit in the world!

Theres a 131 Independent Commando Sq RE detachment at the same TA centre which I've been told is top notch.

Someone told me there was a 63 SAS Signals det in Birmingham also but I don't know if thats true.

If there is a 63 detachment in Birmingham I guess you would do para training with them.

Would you be able to do para training with 131 or even the RMR maybe?

I guess most people would just join the RMR rather than travel to 4 PARA.

If you go for 23 (possibly 63 too) or 21 instead, you'll still have to travel up to Leeds, as both those units now send potentials to 4 PARA for basic training and to pass CiC / P-Coy before they even get a look in at selection.


Reckon Leeds is your best bet to be honest. Know a fair few blokes in from 10 coy (London) who lived far out, they only travelled in for the weekends and missed drill nights, you may well be able to do the same up at Pudsey.

Does anybody know what the fitness requirements are for weekend 1?

The next weekend 1 is the beginning of December so I've only got a few months to train for it. My fitness isn't great at the moment because of a sports injury.

Sarastro wrote:If you go for 23 (possibly 63 too) or 21 instead, you'll still have to travel up to Leeds, as both those units now send potentials to 4 PARA for basic training and to pass CiC / P-Coy before they even get a look in at selection.

Sounds like a sensible idea, is that a recent innovation?

I phoned 23 about joining without any previous service. They said that you have to have passed CIC before attempting selection. They normally arrange it with 4 PARA.

Does anyone know if you do P Company also?

Tartan_Terrier wrote:Sounds like a sensible idea, is that a recent innovation?

Think so, our cadre beginning 2007 were the first to mix 23 & 4 PARA recruits as far as I'm aware. I've been wrong about these things before

I used to make a 135 mile round trip every Tuesday and every other weekend to 10 Coy. I also know a lad who travels 3hrs each way and another who comes in from Bristol.

mickeysays wrote:Does anybody know what the fitness requirements are for weekend 1?

The next weekend 1 is the beginning of December so I've only got a few months to train for it. My fitness isn't great at the moment because of a sports injury.

From what I remember it's a basic PFT. 60 press ups, 70 sit ups and 1.5mile in 9.30 mins.

I've just done the 4 para insight w/e.

Requirements are

60 press ups 2 mins
60 sit ups 2 mins
1.5mile 9:30

If you are pretty close you will be fine.