How to Join the Parachute Regiment (Paras) | Selection and Training - UK Elite Airborne Infantry
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- The parachute regiment are the specialists airborne soldiers of the British Army and this video details how you can join them.
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I have always admired soldiers wearing the para wings. Not because of the jumping, but because they survived the grueling physical training courses shown here.
Look - if you are cut out for this lark you have nothing on this earth to worry about. Well... it's not easy - it's irksome, exhausting at times but mostly a doddle - until it comes to jumping then it's a test of nerve. If you can't handle this - it is definitely not for you. For some the whole course is easy - these are the ones that the Para Reg want. It's as simple as that. I watched my buddies fail - not make it - sad - but you have to recognise - it is for the good that only the cream make it. I reckon that 95% of the ones who pass through to be a Para didn't find it overly gruelling - and that's the guys that they want. Please don't think I'm being phony or anything - I was young 17-1/2 and I didn't find anything too difficult. Worrying about the course is a non starter - just be yourself - you've either got it or you haven't. oh - and good luck! (I served 9 years in 2 Para).
Appreciated
Totally agree, I did 8 years in the REME and thought about doing P company until I went training with some guys who'd passed it. You either have the natural fitness levels or you don't. I'm genetically predisposed to burst strength with shite stamina so couldn't get my fitness anywhere near.
just a quick question m8 is the 2nd Para the only battalion on constant readiness or is the 3rd battalion too?
@@ys27gaming91 all of them are
Its like being paid to go to the gym and do all those expensive classes (no ladies to watch tho) and you get fed!! So if you love phys, then enjoy it. Its like selection, i grew up carrying a bergen over dartmoor, love the hills and so not too much of a problem!
This is how my dad joined according to my mum. Much of what I know was related to me by her because dad only told me the lighter stuff. In 42 dad was an apprentice copper smith (protected war trade) working in a grimsby area dockyard but he wanted to be an air gunner; a “brylcreem boy”. So he left without permission (18 years old) but the RAF had a long waiting list for air gunners (probably 50% chance of death). Got hauled into court and judge gave him 2 weeks to join up or get convicted for leaving a work trade without permission. So he joined the army. While at depot, different army branches held “trade fair” recruitment drives and when he saw the Paras he was sold. D Day at 19 (9 Para) volunteered to join MarketGarden (156 Para ) original unit but broke leg on jump just before Arnhem, back to9 Para and Ardennes counter attack, Rhine Crossing then dash to Baltic to block Soviet westward drive to Denmark. Advance party to India for jungle warfare training for invasion of Japan. Fortunately the A-bomb stopped that. Then Palestine, I was born in Aldershot followed by Suez. Mum had had enough and we came to Canada. When he arrived he joined up and became a Princess Patricia (they had an parachute role). Dad passed away in 2010. Like most children of the greatest generation, I regret not learning more about my incredible father. My namesake is Lt Ian MacDonald 7 Para KIA 29/6/44.
YOUR DAD ..IS ONE OF MANY LEGENDS....ITS VERY TOUGH😮❤
May he rest in absolute peace and comfort in the work he did for those before and after him ❤️
4:12 Didn't realise Freddie Mercury served in the Paras.
He joined in 1980 with the rest of us , growing it really long on Op Banner so it was just right on Op Corporate and flourishing - for the survivors - throughout Op Granville.
@SuperVHSchannel Hahaha.
haha that almost killed me.
Apparently he just wanted to break free.....
My little Granny was an RSM of 1 Para.
Yeah im going for it. Training doesn't seem as bad as i first thought.
Nice vid 👌, SAS Reserves would be a good one
The SAS reserves video will be up in 2 weeks :)
SAS Reserves? Just go into the army. Not the reserves
@@spusho nope you can join straight into the same reserves they have a arc in Birmingham
@@danjones4432 im saying not to waste your time with reserves.
@@spusho reserves are a great choice for people who can't make the full time commitments who still want to serve.
Got my PRAC in March so appreciate this, glad UA-cam finally recommend me something worth while
+Joshua Turner good luck with it :)
@@tom-gb5ld the first steeple Chase is a slow run around and they stop often to practice the obstacle each time
Joshua Turner good luck boys. Passed a couple months back. Any questions you have I’ll try help you out?
Yeh I'm on the 16th bud, email me iggfrancis@gmail.com and I'll add text you
@@namechange399 On the event list is says for the 4 mile run 0830/0900 as per route/time card, is that the amount of time allowed per mile depending on the route/terrain?
If you're slim built and not overweight - you'll find you have a leading edge on your contemporaries - you'll find it a lot easier than some. Forget about the advice I see in this blog about building your body muscles up and all that jazz - you don't need to be Charles Atlas! (famous body builder). Just keep yourself in a fit shape (without going over the top). Rippling Arnold Schwarzenegger muscles aren't necessarily going to cut it in Para Reg - there's a lot more involved. Your trainers will use simple psychology and study if you're the right temperament, attitude etc.
Much more difficult for a sniper to hit as well - Slim.
Be slim untill it comes to jump weight lolol
Damn so these guys really are the closest analog to the US Army Rangers rather than to US Army paratroopers.
Our paratroopers are significantly easier to get into. It’s just a matter of having the motivation to do the parachute training and be in an environment where everyone in your unit genuinely wants to be there rather than just having become an infantryman by circumstance or for the college money.
They put all of us paratroopers in Afghanistan in the mountains on the Pakistan border, so it was generally heavier fighting than guys from mechanized or Stryker units experienced. But still conventional troops doing conventional missions.
Much respect to the paras.
I saw someone else’s explanation I agree with wholeheartedly, which said, “ Due to the UK having a significantly less budget compared to US forces, the British troops need to be fine tuned to almost perfection to make up for the lack of numbers”
We did all our training stuff in Aldershot and did our first 4 jumps from tethered balloon. 2 Para 71-78 👍
Wouldn't know a thing about it!
-11b4p 82nd Abn. Div. 1/504 back in '74
Any combat experience?.
Para depot isn’t for the feint hearted from a serving paratrooper
I'm joining paras mate need advice like I'm fit enough for prac just looking for training advice for actual training
Meat Head Honestly mate just run along with your body weight exercises, don’t worry about running with weight or tabbing (they will build you up in catterick for that) you will just get injured if you don’t know what you’re doing. So best advice is just do a lot of running and you can’t go wrong.
@@tom3para973 okay cheers how much is a good amount to run a week I don't wanna over do it at the minute I Box Monday Wednesday and Friday and Run every other day normally run about 5 miles or so or a Quick 3 mile 1.5 warm up 1.5 best effort my dad told me I need to be running like 8 miles a day I can run 8 miles just never tried daily
Meat Head honestly mate stick at what you’re doing, just get used to hill sprints because you’ll be doing a lot of that in catterick
Late father served in 1 Para based at Arnhem barracks,Aldershot 1963-1974 & he echoed the same words !!!!
He earned his beret and wings late 1962......MURDER he said !!!!!!
Any memories dad of P-Company....."Yes, the opening bell of the milling against a Rupert and I plastered him !!!!".
I’ve always wanted to be a para ever since I was young and no matter what I do they’re always times when I think I’m not cut out for it but I am determined to one day be able to walk up to my dad and tell him I’ve followed in his footsteps
You may want to update this video. It's no longer a distance run but it's a multi stage fitness test (bleep test) must score 11.06
I’m mid way joining the paras I’ve just passed my acc and scored above and behond for paras so can’t wait it will be hard but worth it in the end especially due to me being 18 I’ll be going places and seeing things that a civi could only dream off
Get amongst it joe
I’ve been to the careers office and I’ve chose the paras as my first option love the regiment and everything they do definitely the job for me!
I friend. Best of luck. But be as fit and mentaly balanced as possible.
It's requires a very high level of commitment to one's fitness. I tried my arse off to get in the reserves. I was well over 30 at the time. But illness forced me to stop trying. But my dad and cousins were Paras for years. They did it when in late teens. As I should have. Still. Prepare well.
Richie Y-W cheers for the advice mate been going to the gym and getting out running a lot recently my best time for the 2km is 7:51, got my assessment centre in March can’t wait then after that its PRAC cheers for the advice pal 👍🏼🇬🇧
@@tylercheetham2405 hey bro where are you going for the assessment? I'm in the Midlands also going for an assessment but the coronavirus fucked it up. Also nice on the 7:50 for 1.2 miles, I can only do 8:30
Jupi cheers mate I’m down to 7:37 at the moment aha and I’m going to Lichfield I think I’m in wales so I’ve got a long trip 😂👍🏼 8:30 is a good time mate keep it up and you’ll get that 8:15!
You in?
You should do a video on the 1st battalion.
0:34 Canterbury Army Careers Office - both myself and my son signed up there.
Hi guys, I know that commando training starts each 2 weeks, does anyone have any idea how often para training is?
Also every 2 weeks. All adult entry to the British Army is every 2 weeks except Harrogate which has 2 intakes a year.
Freddie Mercury in the thumbnail 😂
Hi i see you have done a few new videos for reserve .. will you do a parachute regiment reserve joining video?
All i know is that you have to pass P company same as regulars.
Can I join from overseas? Or would I need to move back to England to join? My Royal Marine application has taken over a year and I've still not gotten anywhere or heard anything about my medical examination or my interview, so I might be looking into something different and the Paras look perfect for me. But can't seem to find anything about joining from overseas etc. Great vid btw
If you have a british Citizenship you should be good to go iirc. Although you should always look into it through contacting a recruitment office!
@@weird_fishes He can also apply if he's from a Commonwealth country
Slip a tenner into the instructors hand, youre in.
Do you have to pass all the physical tests at Prac?
Never had that Malarky in 1969, was sign here....sorted 😅
Milling...'who are you, Muhammad Ali's girlfriend?....cut that shit out or you're off the course!' 😅😅
Could you do one with more detail on phase 1 and phase 2 infantry training if possible? Thanks
They are all different. I'm on the end of phase 1 and our phys in 4 para is harder than other infantry units so I'm told
@@bigphil9714 what T.A para I doubt it pal..
@@duncankent1330 ok mate
@@duncankent1330 4 para pt will be harder than any other reserve infantry but its no way near as close to a regular infantry course
im 35 years old and applied for the paras.started running 2 months ago and so far iv failed the 2km run twice getting a time off 8.30 and 8.36. i have 1 more attempt in a month and a half so time to beast the runs in. but i will say at this age 8.15 is solid!
I wish you luck man!
I failed the 1.5 mile twice aswell now 2 years later passed pcoy and now serving. It was a mental challenge for me I just flapped during the run
@@LM-dl7do yeh I think I am the same. I'm hitting 8 mins with my own route at home but when I do the run for real i flap a bit. Maybe it being the last chance iv got will give me a kick up the arse. But that's good you got it and passed!. Well done mate!
@@Foobsey Everything you do in depot and Beatup/PCOY will make the 1.5 or 1.2 w.e it is now look miniscule. Its 100% mental "Don't think just do JOE"
@@LM-dl7do I will definitely do it this time.im not letting this chance of getting in get spoiled by 1.2 miles for a third time!. Cheers mate!!
It’s not impossible. If your good with fitness and strong minded then you should be fine
I want to join but I’m too unfit and have work life to worry about but I have been trying to get fit enough to join for a term as my whole family’s served and I just like the army but that run times insane that fit just to join the guys in must be incredible
No one is too unfit. Start training, stay consistent. If you REALLY want it, you will stay consistent until you reach your goal. And well, if you don’t stay consistent, then you never REALLY wanted to do it! Don’t doubt yourself and chase ur goal mate
If ur applying as a junior soldier at Harrogate do u still have to do prac?
Yes but i believe its for less time at Catterick
No you don't do prac, you just carry on to phase 2 training
I failed, 20 years ago. Remember they make you do the run twice, first as a fast March warm up...and its up hill. I remember a tiny Asian fella doing a billion pull ups, made us all look crap.
I joined in 78 to 88 para reg i feel the problems in my lower body lower back knees ankles toes 😅
Please excuse this ignorant (uneducated) Yank, but at 3:19 in the video it discusses the “20 mile” foot movement in 4 hours and 10 minutes or less. I could be terribly naive but shouldn’t the narrator have said “20 kilometers....”. The stride in the video there does NOT look like a 12.5 mile per minute pace to me. The US Army “Expert Infantryman Badge” (EIB) requires passing a number of events and the foot march is done as “12 miles in 3 hours or less” with “light kit” but it can be accomplished as an individual. The US Army Special Forces phase 1 (of 3) foot march is 12 miles in 3 hours but done as a group and with “moderate kit” (27.2 Kg on the back at the finish line, plus other gear and rifle), to say “20 miles in 4 hours 10 minutes “ seems pretty “ambitious.” No offense intended if I am wrong. ....from a retired US Army paratrooper who earned his wings in 1977 and has deep respect for the Paras.🇺🇸🇬🇧
No mate, MILES. Also our 10 miler is done in 1hr 40 mins carrying 45 pounds with weapon and helmet.. Things will have changed a bit as I served in 74 to 97 man service.
South Africans can still apply right?
Yes
@@oiajz-bk1ch thank you for the help 👍🏻
Anyone from the British commonwealth can join bud!
@@borninthewoods4482 thanks, just didn't know if South Africa is still commonwealth 😅
I'm sitting in the fence weather I should join the paras or royal marines
same
they've dropped the run. Now its a 20 metre bleep test. 11.6 for paras, 8.7 for rest of infantry
appreciate this comment last bleep test i did i got 12 so i should be fine
Sad to say it’s a lot easier now !!! 1 para 1971 ,Utrinque Paratus.
How to join? Exactly the same process as any other Regiment you want to join! They may jump out of planes on exercise but they're no different to any infantry unit, they're just put on a pedestal because of days gone by!
No different, just 100x better than the other crap hats
Score 45 I’d like to know where u got that from as it’s a mystery beyond mystery an is not just based on score. Make it snd easy to pass just get 45 an then ure good to go.
Your picture on the link and at 4:14 isn't the Parachute regiment its attached airborne regiments.
Rufus Chucklebutty he’s reg it’s the tourniquet that looks like the RLC flash
PLEASE could somebody tell me how long does it take to get from civilian to start your Phase 1? (From applying online or go to the recruiter office)
The time varies but 6 months plus is a good estimate. You need to pass medical, fitness and blood sickle cell if required. It's more a case of how quickly can you pass the entry requirements as doing the bleep test (as it is now and not a distance run of 1.2 miles like the video says) at 11.06 requires a high level of fitness. Then there's the assessment centre visit and if you pass you then get to go to catterick to do your training. Could talk a year and a half to complete realistically. If you break a bone this will put you on medical deference too which would be another year.
Is it not a waste of time. They do not use parachute regiment now in battle?
What if you don’t like the colour maroon?
Easy to join the paras..just fail the exam for the Guards.🏴💂♀️
Gee in flatout getting off the couch and making a cup of tea and sandwiches....might in another life join the navy, regards Australia.
Happy days 81
Dam that last photo looked the Freddy Mercury
I was royal armoured corps for quite a few years..but what happens to the guys that fail?? Do they get transfered to other infantry regiments??
Yeah, they don’t allow good canon fodder to leave mate.
Yep, they get a chance to transfer to another unit. I joined Junior Para in 72 as a 15 yr old. Did just over a year in JPC then went through Depot Para in 402 platoon and Joined 2 Para.. A lad I joined up with in 72 was called Dave Prestige. He accompanied me through JPC, then Depot Para passing it all. He did his two balloon jumps no problem but on our first aircraft jump, he was nowhere to be seen after we landed. We were all a bit confused. By the time we got back to Lyneham, his locker was empty and he was never seen again. Turns out he refused to jump in the aircraft. Such a bloody waste of a good soldier. We never found out if he transferred to another unit or went back to civvy street.
Shelley Derbyshire of Bury St Edmunds. here on someone else's youtube. . I know way to old and no where near fit enough or strong enough to be a para.
But, two years ago I killed four gunmen who had taken staff hostage with a kettle ( it was the only thing heavy enough I could find after U had broken into the locked room), it's all on cctv, just ask Suffolk Police for the video. So after watching the video, would you please allow me to join even if I would look like Joanna Lumley in AdFab on the training course? Please please
Join the Bootnecks instead... if im correct the Parachute regiment hasnt jumped into battle since 1956 should be called "Repelling out of a Helicopter Regiment"
Im only joking guys gotta love yhe banter
Can anyone who's taken these tests tell me which is harder and why, the stretcher or log race. Thank you
Log
Your joking of course.
I did not know freddie mercury was a paratrooper
Shit Regiment! My unit , 5 Pioneer Corps (TA) C company ( Bedding and pillows Sect ) Are up there with Seal Team 6 I would say .
I hate you fuckers. Someone sent me to one of your blanket stacker stores. I was told to ask for a 'long stand' and I got one!
In this regiment can out country people can also be join this force
You need to work on your English literature pal you r sentence is all over the place and back to front soz but it is
@@duncankent1330 soz what its mean
Bad Boy if you’re a commonwealth citizen then yes. But if not you need to be a citizen first
No head are gum shields in the 70s
I’ve wanted to be in the army for a while now I’m only 12 but I’ve had athsma I’ve had it for ten years I hope I grow out of it so I can join to be in the parachute regiment
I have a friend who has asthma who is looking to join the army. Over the years his asthma has been getting better. Hopefully by the time you reach age, yours will be gone. Good luck and keep going👍
I used to have asthma and for me it's completely gone, just stay fit as possible
Freddy Mercury joined the Para regiment..
Is it true that you get taught how to knife fight underwater and become expert in nunchukkas?
cause my m8 well not my mate it was like my second cousins ex boyfriend joined the oryal moreines last week and he already saiod he knows BJJ but i think it might be a typo and now he knows how to give BJs ill have to ask him but i seen a few paRA reg blokes on the piss in my local pub an they were all suckin each other off and thought 100% i wanna be in the parachutists regimant becaose they do it less gay than the oryal moarines.
How can one join the parachute regiment as an officer?
i spoke to them earlier and they said dont worry they dont want you
@@ryankent6457 😭😭😭
Did not know Freddy M was a marine
Blocking and dodging gets points deducted, this is gonna suck xD
Haha, when I did it (1981) we never used facial protection nor gumshields.
@@aussiepilgrim8620 Crikey what did your face look like after one minute? To quote Mike Tyson 'Everyone has a plan till they get punched in the face'
Me neither in 1974 plus, the old trainaisium that I had to do didnt have safety nets. If you fell, you either hit the scaffolding or hit the ground...@@aussiepilgrim8620
P Company has got a lot easier. Our death march was in full kit, including battle bowlers immediately after three days in the field on exercise and being deprived sleep. Log run the next day. People dropped like flies.
Boring. "It was harder in my day".
@@iamtomwood when i did it we had to cover thousand miles over a day, with full kit and respirator on, after jumping in from 250 feet from a herc, and that after 10 pints at the traf, lol
Utter bullshit. Everyone does some form of sleep deprevation whilst serving but NOT on P Coy. 2 Para 74 to 97 including JPC.
I am indian and I complete 1.2 mile in just 6:30 mins 🙂
Wow how did you do it?
I can do it in 6m 20s
...and dumb enough to jump out a perfectly good aircraft.....at 800ft....and try no to land on a fence like i did!
Females passing this course now !! Gone proper soft in military now !! All cuddles & comfy beds !!
cunners 195
Yep !
female*
@@ryankent6457 he said it right
I've just read that females are passing the course now. Is it the same? I can't imagine milling. What woman is going to be punched in the face for one minute? I'm female but seriously? Is it a soft version of the course?
I only 1 woman has passed, but she's not in the parachute regiment she just did P company the week of tests. She did do the milling otherwise she would have failed. She's a Para Engineer I believe, but not a Paratrooper.
Would the Paras be for me?
Depends on how determined you are mate
no.
I’m not being funny but your a girl and only 5 women have ever made it I think
RAF REG - "STAND TOE TO TOE WITH THE REST"
Where's that then. The entry barrier to an Airbase. 🤣
Walking the Station Dogs….Who most wouldn’t even look at let alone wine and dine.
How to join???grow a mint tash
Operation Barras
Pity I’m too old at 56 , maybe in my next life
Is this the regiment that your fellow Indians copied lol btw nice berets
YOU MAKE IT ...SOUND EASY...OH GOD...NO ITS NOT....😅
I think u r living in cloud COOKO LAND .u might of cleaned the toilets out 4 the parachute regiment on community service .
If a Marine fails the Commando tests, he becomes a para!
😉
Ancient Mariner I think it’s the other way round
Roughley
Ha ha. A dozen or so years ago I took my family to a country show. Amongst the many displays was an army air Corp Apache. The rock apes also were there, so out of sheer devilment, I asked a young chap "what happened to you then - failed the Royal Marines?" he then looked around both sides quickly then earnestly into my eyes...." Well I was a Marine recruit but I sprained my ankle and back trooped. My ankle wouldn't heal right so I had to leave ...." OH NOOOOOO! Thought I, that wasn't the intended response! Not sure who was more embarrassed!
Commandos are more bothered about teaching you how to iron a sheet and wash your bollocks, paras are the real deal and don't get enough credit.
i heard the moarines were loike well hard? is this true? cos i was walkinb my dog the other day in my local park and seen bout 6 of them sucking each other off an one of them sed im well hard.
I heard from a Para NCO (back in the early 1980s) that guys who failed Para recruit training succeeded in passing Royal Marines training and failed RM recruits made it through Para training.
Outdated info
Royal Marine selection is 100 times harder
LOL😂
Oh gimme a break ...these paras are just like big gay babies....they are so tough Freddie Mercury became their leader
Failed para crap hat
@@johnwinter5597 je suis Français.....je suis Français par le sang versé.....now get back back to me if you understand this....I have 20 years service with la légion étrangère 15 with 2nd REP et 5 with the 13th Demi Brigade....Brit Para's are soft and a lot can't hack our training when they sign up here....
As an ex Para and SAS trooper I would recommend you "do not join the British Army". Used, abused and no human rights! Get yourself a trade in civilian life and then you have something to fall back on. Travel the world backpacking and working to find how to respect other people and their culture. Do not listen to this advertising to get you into the Army, bullshit baffles brains and that is your future in the army. A traffic warden in London makes more money.
hmmm I think you are lying sir, SAS trooper? Only place you served was McDonalds.
@@nosamsemaj9150 I have found men do appologise to me when they find I tell the truth. First open this BBC story about me www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-47881119 and then you can watch my videos on UA-cam SAS/Para Rebel
@@nosamsemaj9150 www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-47881119 Do you believe the BBC that I am not lying?
@@truthmediarebel5816 Fair enough.But does the Army not give any appealing benefits?Should I find that they don't have a GI bill for university studies,for example,I might begin to reconsider.Please tell me if there's any such support or not after one leaves the Army.
@@haristheconqueror Just look at the amount of lads committing suicide and unable to adjust to civilian life. I spent 300 pounds buying myself out and that was the best investment I made in my life. I met my ex Staff Sgt (MM) 2 Para working as a school janitor. I had my own Company doing damp proofing and cavity wall insulation and six houses.
I don't think a single person in England has the intellectual capacity to understand that Scotland and Ireland will never be English. Scotland will play their part in taking the UK down whether you Brits like it or not. And Scotland and Ireland are going to love every second of it.😘🍺👍✌👍