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How2 Join the Parachute Regiment: The Insider s Guide is the ULTIMATE guide for anyone who is serious about joining this elite fighting force. It contains insider tips and advice on how to pass the tough selection process including advice on how to prepare for the tough fitness tests and Recruit Selection Centre (RSC). The Parachute Regiment are one of the most feared fighting units in the world. Only the best get through selection and this guide will help you to pass. This comprehensive guide includes: - Making your application - Preparing for the BARB test - Sample BARB test questions - Preparing for the RSC - How you will be assessed during the RSC - Sample interview questions and responses - A Paratrooper fitness guide

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Publié par	How2become
Date de parution	22 novembre 2010
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781909229327
Langue	English

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How to Join the Parachute Regiment
The Insider’s Guide

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ISBN: 9781907558054
First published 2010
Copyright © 2010 Richard McMunn
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INTRODUCTION
Dear Sir,
Thank you for purchasing your new guide, How to Join the Parachute Regiment: The Insider’s Guide.
As you are probably already aware, Paratroopers are a unique breed of people who are both professional and extremely skilled in everything they do. They have deservedly earned the reputation for being a formidable fighting force and are very well respected by other Armed Forces around the globe. The Parachute Regiment, known generally as the Paras, is one of the most famous elite regiments of the British Army. The members of the Paras are regarded as some of the most highly trained soldiers in the army. Obviously not everyone can become a Paratrooper, but this guide will give you an idea of what it takes to join one of the world’s most prestigious regiments. One thing is for certain - you will have to work harder than you ever imagined and have the determination, grit and courage to succeed. Only the elite few become a Paratrooper.
The selection process for becoming a Para is extremely tough. There is a very good reason why the Regiment uses the moto “’Utrinque Paratus’. It means ‘Ready for Anything’. If you want to be successful during the selection process then you will need to have this motto at the forefront of your mind. Being a Para is about having the right attitude, the right level of professionalism and also the right level of physical and mental fitness.
The purpose of this guide is to prepare you for every element of selection, from interview skills to BARB test through to ADSC preparation. Read the guide carefully and follow the tips that have been provided by the author. During the selection process, focus on the word ‘perseverance’. Always look to improve your weaker areas and use an action plan that is focused on improving your abilities. Aim for 100% at all times.
Best wishes,

The How2become team

PREFACE BY AUTHOR RICHARD MCMUNN
Over the years I have known and worked with a number of ex Paras. I have never met one who was unprofessional, disorganised or unfit. They are, in my opinion, an unbelievable type of person.
The first time I came into contact with a Para was during my career in the Fire Service. I joined Kent Fire Brigade at the age of 21 after serving four years in the Royal Navy. I soon rose quickly through the ranks and at the age of 25 I was a lead instructor on a recruit course, teaching new recruits how to become firefighters. The majority of people who came on the course would struggle to get through the 16 weeks hard basic training. However, I remember on one particular course there was a lad who had just left 1 Para in order to join the Fire Service. As an Officer in the Fire Service I always believed that you should never ask your firefighters to do anything that you wouldn’t/couldn’t do yourself. So, during the first day of a recruit course, which the ex Para formed a part of, I challenged all 14 new recruits to the bleep test. After level 13 all expect one of them (the ex Para) had dropped out. It was now down to me and the ex Para to battle it out. You can probably imagine what happened next. I dropped out at level 14; yet he continued up to level 15.6 - very impressive!
Paratroopers are a different breed to your average soldier. They are extremely highly trained. 60% of the soldiers whom form part of the Special Air Service come from 1 Para. So, what does this all mean for you? Well, you don’t need to be the finished article when you attend the Parachute Regiment Aptitude Course (PRAC), but you do need to have the right mental attitude and physical fitness. I’ve designed this guide so that it will give you every chance of success. Keep it by your side whilst you are going through selection and take onboard the tips and advice that are most applicable to your circumstances.
Finally, remember that you are trying to join something extraordinary. Paras are different from your average person. They have a unique state of mind that allows them to achieve anything. Work on your mindset as much as you do your fitness and your chances of success will increase greatly.

Richard McMunn

CHAPTER 1 THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT STATE OF MIND

THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT STATE OF MIND
The ‘state of mind’ is the first thing I’m going to help you to develop. Before I even begin to talk about the selection process, the interview or even the PRAC, you must learn how important it is to adopt the correct state of mind. If you have it, then you are far more likely to succeed and pass the selection process for becoming a Paratrooper.
Picture the scene, you are at the PRAC and you are taking part in the assault course. You are totally shattered and your body wants to stop. You’ve simply had enough and you’re not sure that your body can take any more. The majority of other candidates have already stopped and you are desperate to give in. What do you do?
The problem with this kind of scenario is that it is new to you. Not many of us find ourselves in these kinds of situations ever in our lifetime. Therefore, our minds are not tuned to cope with it and the natural reaction is to quit. Your muscles are telling your mind that they can’t take any more and they send a signal to your brain basically saying enough’s enough! It’s at this point that you’re going to be different. This is the difference between your average person and a Para. Regardless of how much you ache, or regardless of how much your body is telling you to quit, your mind will be telling you something completely different. To put it simply, you never give in, even if your body can’t move any further along that assault course, you just don’t give in.
During my career I’ve been in this type of situation on numerous occasions. Some of them have been life or death situations. One in particular was whilst serving as a firefighter on White Watch at Maidstone Fire Station. It was approximately 1745 hours on a cold winter’s afternoon and I was due to go off shift at 1800 hours. It was a Friday and I was looking forward to going out on the town with my mates. All of a sudden, the bells went down and we were turned out to a fire in a furniture store located in the town centre. When we arrived, black smoke was billowing out of the front entrance door and windows, and a rather stressful shop owner was urging us to get a move
on. As you can imagine, his shop was in serious danger of burning to the ground. I’d not long been out of my recruit training and I had not experienced that many ‘severe’ fires yet. It was my turn to wear breathing apparatus so I quickly got rigged up, went under air, and then followed the more senior firefighter into the building. What was about to happen was one of the most frightening experiences I have ever encountered in my life. I was about to be tested to the limit.
As we entered the building I could sense something wasn’t quite right. The smoke was becoming thicker and blacker by the second and the temperature was rising quickly. The signs of flashover and backdraught were relatively new to the Fire Service at the time, so we weren’t fully aware of the dangerous situation we were entering into. We made our way up to the third floor quickly, taking a hose with us so that we could tackle the fire, and also retrace our steps on the way out. We had been told that the fire was probably in a room on the upper floors of the building, so we started to search for the fire in line with our training and procedures.
After approximately ten minutes the heat inside the building became unbearable, and I couldn’t see my hand in front of my face due to the thick, black acrid smoke. I concentrated on my training, took deep breaths and checked my air regularly. I was very fit at the time and hadn’t used that much air from my cylinder. My colleague shouted in my ear that he couldn’t see the fire anywhere and that maybe we should start thinking about evacuating the building due to the intensity of the heat. I think his words were something more along the lines of “let’s get the f#ck out of here, the heat’s starting to burn my shoulders!”
Just as we started to retrace our steps we heard a noise that was every firefighter’s worst nightmare. Outside, the fire had become so intense that the officer in charge had decided it was time to get us out. Basically, he had initiated the evacuation procedure, which was short blasts of an acme thunderer whistle. All we could hear from inside the building was whistles being blown - we knew we were in trouble. Even though it was a long time ago now, the thought of it still makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck. I’d heard of incidents where firefighters had lost their lives in fires, and I thought that it might