barnstormer 1968, there is no such thing as the "5 miles of death" it was just the distance from where the trainees on one Field Gunner course were dropped off to the start line of a field firing exercise, FS Taylor was just trying to gee the men up before a hard day. The RAF Regiment have to do the same 8 mile CFT with the same weight and timings as Army infantry units. 2 Sqn complete the Pre Para selection course before parachute training, this course is broadly similar to Army P Coy and people who have done both say they are equally as hard.