To qualify, a trainee paratrooper must complete six drops at the Parachute Training School followed by two drops with his unit before being able to sew the famous wings
Time was when all eight jumps were at PTS, with presentation of wings at Brize on completion.
I understand that there have been numerous conversations about privatising PTS, or parts of it. Is this article part of the warm-up for privatisation?
As an aside I could never understand why, at the time I went though, regs spent 4 weeks at PTS and TA/RMR only two weeks. Suggestion to PTS - reduce all courses to 2 weeks
