Op Herrick XIII. Soldiers from 3 PARA await their next duties, Kandahar Stadium, Afghanistan, June 2008. Find out … The 3rd Battalion , The Parachute Regiment drop into Suez, 5 November 1956. Day 10 (Monday) and Day 11 (Tuesday) consist of introductions to the log and the stretcher, which play a key part in test week. NIBAT 3                          May-Sep 04           4 Months Paras Mingins, Stafford and Wiceman. Members of 3 PARA's Anti-Tank Platoon and Machine Guns move off Mount Longdon, 14 June 1982. 16 Air Assault Brigade’s core role is to provide the Air Assault Task Force (AATF) and as such is the British Army’s rapid reaction force. Two members of 3 PARA, Finiston School, Northern Ireland, 1974. Description of the capture of El Gamil airfield by 3rd Parachute Battalion. Pegasus Journal (published three times a year, two journals and one yearbook). But even then, the challenge will be only just be beginning. This week, 13 Signal Regiment reformed as the Army’s first defensive cyber regiment, with a small parade at Blandford Camp where personnel from 259 Signals Squadron have been presented with their new 1 Signal Brigade badge. Norman completed the Reserve version of the course, the Reserve Forces Commando Course. Op BANNER (URB)          Jul 97-Jan 98          6 Months RN (Royal Navy) (2014) Royal Navy Submarine Service: Your Career Guide. 6 Platoon Jan-Feb taken in 1964 just before leaving for to Aden then into Radfan. Despite a lack of experience and equipment, a small band of resourceful men began at once to create this new force. It must be noted that the RAFPPS course is not the same as the PPS courses delivered by the Parachute Regiment. Other internal security duties followed in 1965 when the Battalion flew to British Guiana to assist in preparing for Independence in February 1966. Service of Remembrance, Mount Longdon, 11 June 2012. 3 PARA at Shandur camp near Fayid, Canal Zone 1951. Programme for the Presentation of Colours at Aldershot, 1998. Signed print of 1950 Colours presentation. 'Geordie' B McHugh cleaning his Enfield rifle, 3 PARA, Canal Zone, 1952. This article provides the basic information to allow individuals to make an informed judgement before applying for P Company. BR3 states that badges for additional qualifications and special skills are not worn by Officers/Warrant Officers and are worn on the right cuff by other ratings. Colchester based soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment have put their new interactive training facility to the test. they have completed all the training required to to be trained and are ready now to move on to their specific training courses. The Royal Navy’s Subsunk (or Submarine) Parachute Assistance Group (SPAG), led by a Lieutenant Commander (OF-3), are a specialist airborne unit providing round-the-clock rescue cover for major incidents at sea involving submarines or surface ships of any nation (RN, 2014). Op BANNER (ETB)           Dec 99-Jun 2000    6 Months Report on 3 PARA action at Wadi Taym, Radfan 1964. The I Section take it easy, 3 PARA, Shandur Camp, Canal Zone, 31/12/51. Ex Anakonda: General Sir Houghton with a member of 3 PARA, 2 October 2014. Presentation of colours by King George VI to 1, 2 and 3 PARA, Aldershot 1950. The Officers' Mess, 3rd Parachute Battalion, Spalding, Lincolnshire, 1944. The argument being that there is no point in suffering doubts at 0300 hours, in the silence of a tactical operation, after a helicopter or transport plane has dropped you off in or around enemy lines. A Company 3 PARA on patrol in the local village of Chah-e Anjir alongside the Afghan National Army. Spearhead                      Mar-Jun 92             3 Months The Passing Out Parade at the end of the course is often one of the proudest moments in a soldier's life. 3 PARA soldier on patrol in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 2008, 3 PARA sniper moving forward to a new firing position, Afghanistan, 2008. Recruits to the 4th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment and the Honourable Artillery Company complete their equivalent of CMS(R) within their own units. Pegasus Company is located at the Infantry Training Centre in Catterick, North Yorkshire and is staffed by serving members of The Parachute Regiment and 16 Air Assault Brigade providing courses for both Regular and Reserve personnel. Booklet for the presentation of the Colours by HM King George VI, 19 July 1950. What is the Occupational Physical Assessment Test (OPAT)? Follow Us. In 1992, Dodger was given his official parade name of Falkland. In February 2020, British Army Officer Captain Rosie Wild (above), aged 28, became the first woman to successfully graduate from P Company (Beale, 2020) – the first since they were first able to apply in the 1990’s. Like most training courses in the UK military, P Company has a policy of ‘train in’ rather than ‘select out’. [Accessed: 08 September, 2014]. JSP 754 – Tri-Service Regulations for Pay and Charges (latest edition). January 5/6, 1943. Screening day comprises: To earn a P Company number (worn on clothing for the duration of the AAPPS) aspirants must pass Screening (Sapper, 2015). General discussions on joining & training in The Parachute Regiment. 1962-5            Lt Col AH Farrar-Hockley, DSO, MBE, MC At the same time Corporal Beth Boyden (of the Royal Army Medical Corps) writing in Soldier (magazine of the British Army) (2014, p.63) stated “it really bothers me that there are no female soldiers wearing parachute wings. The afternoon involves first aid lessons, kit checks and navigation theory. Members C Coy, 3 PARA waiting to be collected by a Chinook, Afghanistan, 2011. Military police ready for global operations, Pte AD Greenwood's name on National Memorial Alboretum, Field graves of members of 3rd Parachute Battalion Cork Wood, Tunisia, 1943. Contemporary feature about the Suez invasion in Illustrated magazine. Recruits who complete their initial training normally take part in a graduation parade (also called passing-out or marching-out). Members of A Coy 3 PARA, Ex Anakonda, 2 October 2014. An officer of 3 PARA in Suez (Philip Butterworth?) Recommended For Air Force Academy – AFCAT Score 192 Marks. From mid 1951 to 1954 it saw active service in Cyprus, the Canal Zone in Egypt and during counter-terrorist operations against EOKA in Cyprus in 1956. 3rd Para Bn, Op Musketeer, Suez, 5 November 1956. Although passing P Company is the goal of all candidates, how each candidate trains to achieve this goal will be different. She will serve in 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery which is attached to 16 Air Assault Brigade, the Army’s rapid reaction force. Units that typically deliver the above training packages include: Due to the demand for vacancies by Regular Army parachute units it can be difficult for Regular Army (and more so Reserve forces) personnel not normally associated with airborne forces to be allocated a vacancy on a Pre-Parachute Selection course. In the afternoon there is Battle PT, an introduction to the assault course and some casualty carries.