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Hi, im a current serving RAF Regt gunner been in nearly 2 years now and completed a tour of iraq and was wondering if its possible to transfer from my current job to the para's as i would be intrested to do a more of a demanding offensive infatry job than what i am at the minute however ive been told by some of the lads on my sqn that ill never be able to transfer and it would be easier to leave and then re join the army
furthermore i was wondering if i was fit enough i can currently manage the following :-
Upper body
58 press ups in one minute
70 sit ups in one minute
Cardiovascular
1.5 mile run (clean fatique flat ground) 6-7 mins
3.5 mile speed march carrying 55-60lb in 38 minutes
Any info from nay one specially serving paras would be great ty

Why don't you just try and get posted to the SFSG?

Lol too diffcult to get a posting on there its manly all of 2 sqn so yh plus the job out on operations with the raf regt is not what i expected thats manly my reason for transfering

I haven't got a clue about all the transfering milarky as im still a civvie, but you could ask a few questions to a careers adviser online and they might no.

http://www.armyonline.mod.uk/ It looks like its closed today for bank holiday though.

mmmmmmmmmm i call a wah

I hope it is, he makes me feel really inadequate!

If you do wish to transfer to the Para Reg you will still have do the P Course

yh definattly but just wondering how i would go about doing it etc

I would think that you would make a formal request through the Officer in charge of your unit

RRG wrote: 1.5 mile run (clean fatique flat ground) 6-7 mins