Originally Posted by airborne_artist
Relatively speaking the para courses were not seen as hard work. I never saw anyone fail one, put it that way. 273 people started the Selection I passed. 12 finished.
AA,
Genuine question...
When SAS troopers gained their parachute wings, were they not simply doing the same course that a Para would have to complete? I was under the impression that the (sceptre?) wings were different only to distinguish the fact that the bearer was SAS.
I appreciate that P company is less challenging (although still bloody tough) than selection however, in order to gain your wings I thought you simply needed to get the required number of jumps under your belt.
Standing by to be corrected & then slotted!
