Well, how to respond to that? In 29 years in the RAF Regt I've never heard anyone mention the "big 3" it's something that's been picked up by arrse and carried on. Factually, you are incorrect about the CFT (at least it was when I was attached to the Army a couple of years ago) there are 3 different weights for the trades, a AGC clerk doesn't carry as much as a Gunner. I would like to ask about your experience that says a RAF Regiment Gunner is not the equal of an average infantryman, during my time as a JTAC I worked with plenty of infantry regiments so I've seen both sides. Not for one minute am I suggesting that as a regiment we are the equals of the Paras, but 2 Sqn can certainly hold their own against them. I'll ask about your P Coy/Pre Para/Selection query.