What is P Company course?

What is P Company course?

P Coy run the ‘Pre-Parachute Selection’ courses for Parachute Regiment recruits and regular and reserve personnel from across the UK armed forces who volunteer to serve in a parachute role within 16 Air Assault Brigade. …

How long is P Company course?

P Company delivers a condensed 4-day PPS course tailored to the requirements of the 4th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (4 PARA) and other Reserve airborne units.

Can Royal Marines do P company?

Marines complete this training at RAF Brize Norton but are not required to undergo Pre-Parachute Selection Course (P-Company) training due to the arduous nature of the commando course they have already completed.

How many events are there in P company?

Seven events are scored, one (the Trainasium) is a straight pass or fail. Each event is designed to assess a candidates physical fitness, mental robustness and determination. A candidate who fails to display the appropriate level of self discipline and motivation throughout Test Week will fail the course.

How hard is para training?

Yes, it is extremely challenging, both mentally and physically. To become a qualified Paratrooper you have to be able to demonstrate you have the determination, resilience, confidence and courage to meet the demands of the role.

How do you get into 1 Para?

To be selected for the 1st Battalion, Paras first have to have served two years with the 2nd or 3rd Battalions. Once selected, they receive further training on additional weapons, communications equipment and specialist assault skills. All men within the Parachute Regiment can expect to serve with the SFSG on rotation.

What is milling in the Paras?

Milling is a training activity used to assess candidates from age 17 for the elite Parachute Regiment of the British Army. It is one of eight physically-demanding assessment events carried out over four days.

How do you become a 1 Para?

What do 3 para do?

The 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (3 PARA), is a battalion sized formation of the British Army’s Parachute Regiment and is a subordinate unit within 16 Air Assault Brigade. Roled as an Airborne light infantry unit, the battalion is capable of a wide range of operational taskings.

What do 1 para do?

Personnel regularly deploy outside the United Kingdom on operations and training, 1 PARA is part of Special Forces Support Group and regarded as the elite of the Parachute Regiment deployed to assist United Kingdom Special Forces in a supporting role as well as being the main part of the hunter force on SF selection.

What is training at P Coy?

Training at P Coy culminates in a series of eight tests undertaken over a 5-day period (starting on a Wednesday and finishing on a Tuesday, with the weekend off).

What is a P Company in the Army?

P company. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Pegasus Company (also known as P Coy) is a training and selection organisation of the British Armed Forces based at the Infantry Training Centre, Catterick, North Yorkshire.

What skills do you need to be a P company officer?

Candidates require: A good level of stamina (preferably built over a period of time); Determination (mental fortitude to keep going despite being cold and fatigued); Excellent admin (personal administration in the field and in barracks); and A sense of humour is the key to P Company.

How old do you have to be to join P Company?

All officers and other ranks over the age of 18 who have completed Phase 2 training are eligible to apply for P Company. For serving members of the Regular Army, Royal Navy, Royal Marines and RAF there is no upper age limit for applying for P Company, subject to the medical and fitness criteria.