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[Sabru Foxtrot]

Comments on India's Paratroopers - Earning The Badge

 

[Anikastha]

Comments on India's Paratroopers - Earning The Badge

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[Badsah]

Hi All I had one question in my mind while watching documentary on Discovery, once they earn the badge complete all mandatory training and deployed to fields, how they keep up the strength and honing their skills?, for example in selection time they have to complete 100 KM race, physical torture do they same thing after 3-4 years ? or it reduces to 50 KM or more

 

[Sabru Foxtrot]

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[Bornubus]

Hi All I had one question in my mind while watching documentary on Discovery, once they earn the badge complete all mandatory training and deployed to fields, how they keep up the strength and honing their skills?, for example in selection time they have to complete 100 KM race, physical torture do they same thing after 3-4 years ? or it reduces to 50 KM or more

There is regular BPT for Para which is different from Infantry BPT, there is no such torture as far as i know, plus there are xcountry running.

However they continue to hone their skills as Divers, marksman etc, the difference is when they are recruit the diver training held at RTC but once they earned the badge they train at any Water body in the AO.


PS - The producer of this documentary is the Son in Law of 5th Para Officer.

 

[Badsah]

There is regular BPT for Para which is different from Infantry BPT, there is no such torture as far as i know, plus there are xcountry running.

However they continue to hone their skills as Divers, marksman etc, the difference is when they are recruit the diver training held at RTC but once they earned the badge they train at any Water body in the AO.


PS - The producer of this documentary is the Son in Law of 5th Para Officer.

Thanks @Bornubus for sharing information ....

 

[Bornubus]

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New trend in Para SF, attend the NSG course and add another badge on uniform

From Para they came and -

to Para they shall return one day

 

[abingdonboy]

 

[rishivashista13]

[emoji2] Thanks a lot bro .......
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I was eagerly waiting for this .

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[Bornubus]

Para SF

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[Chinmoy]

Did watched the prog on Independence day. Was dreaming and placing myself in their boots the whole time . But the very last shot of them chewing the glass shuddered me like anything.

 

[armyofhind]

One thing I noticed was that the entire process was done with all the probies wearing their plate carriers and ammo harness at all times.
Fucking Badass.

 

[LastProphet]

Para SF


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Looking at the picture the words of Col. Rai ( Khalubar guy ) immediately flashed in my mind " In army there are only two sizes of uniforms, either too big or too small..."

 

[WARREN SS]

This Nothing Compared To Advance course of Seven Months That is Real Deal Guys

 

[delta]

bhai mazaa aa gaya dekh ke! fucking badass that selection procedure!

would the govt also spend more on their equipment, these guys would be total annihilation. hopefully that too, has started.

thanks @abingdonboy for this. and @WARREN SS could you provide some more detail on the seven month course?

 

[WARREN SS]

bhai mazaa aa gaya dekh ke! fucking badass that selection procedure!

would the govt also spend more on their equipment, these guys would be total annihilation. hopefully that too, has started.

thanks @abingdonboy for this. and @WARREN SS could you provide some more detail on the seven month course?

All Indian paratroopers are volunteers. Some enter the Para regiments fresh from recruitment, while others transfer in from regular army units.They are put through a probationary period / selection process of three months for Paratroopers (Airborne) Battalions (5,6,7) and seven months for Para (Special Forces) battalions (1,2,3,4,9,10,11,12,21 PARA), in order to be a Para (Special Forces) all personnel are first required to qualify as Paratroopers; once selected the candidates may choose to advance to the SF selection, which takes place twice a year in the spring and the autumn term. It is one of the longest and toughest phases in world where the applicant is exposed to sleep deprivation, humiliation, exhaustion, mental and physical torture. The selection has reported deaths in the process itself. The attrition rate is very high and is in between 90-95 percent.

The initial training to be a special forces operator is 3.5 years, the longest anywhere but the training is also a continuous process, in the special forces, the members are imparted both basic and advance training. They are taught specialised mode of infiltration and exfiltration, either by air (combat free fall) or sea (combat diving). Some trainees return to PTS to undergo the free-fall course, which requires at least 50 jumps from altitudes up to 33,500 feet to pass. Both HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) and HAHO(High Altitude High Opening) techniques are learned. The ability to use the HAHO method and specially designed maneuverable parachutes called HAPPS (High Altitude Parachute Penetration System)/AMX-310 to conduct stealth insertions over distances up to 50 km is also perfected.

For combat diving training, the commandos are sent to the Naval Diving School, Kochi.Like other special forces, these para commandos are trained for land, air and water.

Daily routine begins with a 20 km morning run. Infiltration, exfiltration, assault, room and building intervention,intelligence gathering, patrolling, ambush tactics, counter-ambush tactis,counter insurgency, counter-terrorism, unconventional warfare, guerilla warfare, asymmetric warfare, raids & sabotage, martial arts training, tactical shooting, stress firing, reflex shooting, buddy system drills, close quarter battle, tactical driving, advance weapon courses & handling, sniping, demolition training, survival skills, linguistic training, logistic training, trade-craft training is imparted by the intelligence agencies. The training drills involve live ammunition at all times which has also become a reason for fatal accidents at times leading to death.

Night and weapons training and field craft involving 20 km treks with 60 kg (132 lb) loads and live ammunition are conducted. Weekly forced marches with 65 kg combat loads with distances over 50 to 80 miles and quarterly night drops with full combat loads are also conducted. In addition to this in-house training, the commandos also attend a number of schools run by the Army that specialize in terrain and environment warfare.

These include the Junior Leaders' Commando Training Camp in Belgaum, Karnataka, the Parvat Ghatak School (for high altitude mountain warfare) in Tawang Arunachal Pradesh, Desert warfare school in Rajasthan, the High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) in Sonamarg, Kashmir and the Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School(CIJWS) in Vairengte, Mizoram,Indian Special Forces Training School (SFTS)
in Nahan, Himachal Pradesh. These schools are among the finest of their kind anywhere and routinely host students from other countries.

 

[Bahamut]

Sir do you any reason why we donot use the 4 man team

 

[abingdonboy]

Sir do you any reason why we donot use the 4 man team

Most SF units in the world operate in 6-8 man squads/fireteams. 6 operatros allows for a broad skill set to be contained within each squad and also allows them to have maximum redundancy built in ( with secondary and tertiary specialisations).

 

[abingdonboy]

One thing I noticed was that the entire process was done with all the probies wearing their plate carriers and ammo harness at all times.
Fucking Badass.

Of course! This isn't a sports team they are trying out for bro, their weapon and gear has to become their second skin and extra limbs.

 

[abingdonboy]

thanks @abingdonboy for this. and @WARREN SS could you provide some more detail on the seven month course?

No idea bro but considering this is only their SELECTION process and the sheer number of skill and mission sets the PARA (SF) are trained in (language, medical, demo, nav, weapons, HALO/HAHO, maritime ops, hostage rescue, direct action, jungle warefare, mountain warfare, desert warfare, counter terror ops etc etc).

One can only imagine it is HELL and I know for a fact that many more "probies" drop out during this stage too.