Parachutist wings from cadets on my PRes or RegF uniform

[greeves]

Seeing as only 40-50 cadets per year (there‘s only one cadet serial a year) get on Basic Para...and these candidates have all been in cadets for 5-6 years already and been near or at the top of any courses they‘ve taken - I‘d say your chances are better in the reserves.

 

[Redeye]

The best shot of getting one‘s jump course in the PRes is to be a member of either the QOR, the Lincoln & Welland Regiment, or the Hastings & Prince Edward Regiment, all of which have jump companies now. Of course, you have to be in excellent shape as well. Other units do get guys onto courses, mainly highly motivated individuals that have earned it - it‘s not impossible.

 

[Excolis]

I am a cic officer, and i hope to get on the Basic Para course this year with the cadets. i have been training for some time now, and i was just wondering what other exercises i can do to help me do better while i am on course? i am sure htere are plenty of airborne out there. please help me out if you could.

P.S. and just to let you know my name should be spelled Ex Coelis. but it was already taken...

 

[Gunnar]

Chin ups. Lots of chin-ups. Do them two handed, one handed, in the middle, reversed grip, etc. From what I am told it is a repeat of basic in a way, except that instead of running everywhere, you do chin-ups everywhere.

Your arms need to be strong to handle the shroud lines.

 

[GhostRecce]

yeah i met a guy in the summer who took it when he was a cadet. he said it was ALOT of chin ups.

 

[Excolis]

sounds good, thanks for the input... anyone else have any pointers?

 

[Gunnar]

There‘s another exercise I recall hearing about in connection with the paras...lie on your back, and lift your feet and head off the floor at the same time, with your arms at your sides. Hold it.

I‘m not sure what this is, I think it has something to do with some of the positions you get into when you land.

Then do more chin-ups.

...and remember, I‘m a civvy, so I‘ve never done it.

 

[Doug VT]

The position that you‘re describing is called the "5th point of flight procedure", it‘s a good one!
Excolis, I think you should change your name. While it is nice that you like it, you‘re not entitled to use it, ever. Also it confuses you with the other Ex Coelis, who I know has earned it‘s use as a title. As an "officer" you should know better, sort it out.


AIRBORNE!

 

[Excolis]

i just think it is a good motto. i don‘t want to offend anyone. can anyone tell me how to chang my log in name.

 

[Pikache]

Click on profile near top right to go through options and stuff.

Your log on name would still be ‘excolis‘ but your screen name can be changed to whatever.

 

[Excolis]

thank you lots...i got it under control now

 

[Excolis]

so, i was wondering if there were any army cadets out there who have done the basic para course. just curious about what goes on and what type of drills you do (pt,class) i am trying to get loaded on as the escort officer this year, and am curious as how to train better. hopefully someone out there has some pointers for me.

 

[MikeM]

Theres a cadet on cadetworld.com forums who has done it, try asking over there you might get a better response

 

[leopard11]

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[Excolis]

thanks guys, i also downloaded the joining instructions off the net. but i wanted an inside to the drills they do when you are there. do they make you do the airborne swim. ect.. **** like that

 

[FriarVic]

Could you post a link to the joining instructions for the para course. Interested in the requirements as well.

 

[Scratch]

The Cadet para course is extremly hard it has the highest drop out percentage of all the courses and has strict tests

 

[MikeM]

Thanks tips, we knew that already lol.

 

[Excolis]

I know it is difficult, i was more on the lines of wondering what drills i could do to improve training.

 

[MikeM]

Well sir, unless you have parachute training equipment in your house, I don‘t really think there is much you can train for. I have been told by people from the course to just work on physical fitness and running as much as possible to get prepared for it.