Michael, plenty of people pass the course at that age. Are you interested in Parachute Regiment or as an attached soldier (completing All Arms P-Company)? Obviously there are massive differences between the two. Either way you decide you will be given all of the pre-requisite training to best enable you to be successful on the course. It is a challenging course and you must prepare properly for it but it is definitely achievable.

06 July, 2020 13:53

Thank you so much for your speedy replay. If I’m honest I really don’t know the differences between the two, is it ok if I embarrass myself completely by asking what the difference is?

I want to thank you again for taking the time out to answer my questions. I’m no longer concerned, and am definitely eager for the challenge.

07 July, 2020 14:12

Michael,
The Parachute Regiment are the infantry soldiers that serve 16 Air Assault Brigade, essentially the fighting element. They complete a rigorous basic training as infantry soldiers and during this period will complete P-Company which is a pre-requisite for parachute training. The All Arms P-Company is completed by those soldiers who are not Parachute Regiment but serve within 16 Brigade in various roles (I'm a mechanic by trade for example). By qualifying the support elements of Bde (medics, mechanics, artillery etc) it enables the brigade to have a capability to deploy all elements by parachute on operations to support the Parachute Regiment if necessary. A lot of information is available online via the following link: https://apply.army.mod.uk/roles

07 July, 2020 14:39