CM - It used to be the case that passing P-Coy was a prerequisite of being able to wear the maroon beret but that went years ago, shortly before they started to dish them out to anyone posted to 16 Air Assault Brigade. I know of a gym-shy RAF MT Sgt who was posted onto 16 Air Assault's strength and took particularly delight in the fact he was now to wear the previously coveted maroon beret.
Perhaps this is where AA should be directing his poorly aimed venom rather than the apparent issue he has with parachute qualification badges which, as already well covered, has (and never has had) nothing to do with a perceived requirement to attend pre-para/p-coy.
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