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How/Does Paratrooper training differ from Infantry at Catterick? Excluding PRAC, P-Company and the 3 week jump course

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As during my Assessment Centre a member of staff from the Infantry told me that excluding PRAC, P-Company and the 3 week jump course Paratrooper and Infantry training is no different. I had assumed there would be a greater emphasises on fitness in comparison to the Infantry, which is one of the factors that interested me, as well as being drawn to the regiments reputation and history.

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    Paratrooper R. Paratrooper

    Parachute Regiment training is no different to infantry training, apart from we have greater emphasises on fitness and that's to get the recruits ready for P-company. So recruits going through Para training, will find their time at Catterick more physically demanding.