Step 1
You start Basic Training, this consists of two main courses and some online training packages. You can book on the courses to fit around your daily life, so it could take you several months to finish your basic training.
Module 1: Foundation Training. 5 alternate residential weekends Fri - Sun at an Army training centre.
Module 2: Battlecamp. A further 6 alternative weekends at an Army training establishment. You will learn fieldcraft, Skill at Arms, fitness training, qualities of a soldier, military knowledge, Battlefield casualty drills, individual health and education. This will culminate with a Passing Off Parade which your family and friends can attend to celebrate your success.
Step 2
You will attend a two-week Combat Infantryman’s Course in Catterick, North Yorkshire, where you will be assessed by Regular Parachute Regiment P Company Staff.
Step 3
You will attend five weekends of Pre-Parachute Selection training and 11 training evenings in your local Army Reserve Centre before you attempt to pass the Parachute Regiment Selection tests and earn the right to wear the coveted maroon beret of a Parachute Regiment Soldier.
Step 4
You will attend a Basic Parachute Course at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, where you will earn the right to wear the famous British Army Parachute Wings on your shoulder. You will now start to enhance the many and varied skills required to be an Airborne Infantry Soldier.
4 PARA recruits nationwide with locations in Glasgow & Edinburgh (A Company), White City London, Croydon & Romford (B Company), Pudsey & Hebburn (C Company) and Nottingham & Newport (D Company).
