User:Sgt Lammie

Vasbyt? Is the motivation to get the task done. What does it take to be a paratrooper? Only God has the true answer, will tell you God Loves paratroopers. Vasbyt is a paratrooper's best friend, paratroopers are not special, the Gift paratroopers have from God is special, and they are ordinary men doing extraordinary tasks. We all have Gifts from God, each and every one of us; we have pray to God to find our God given Gifts. Are you prepared to die what you believe in? How do you know if you have the gifts required to be a paratrooper? The following gifts are required by all paratroopers, Extreme mental, physical and spiritual fitness, your fitness plan and health plan must both be extremely high. Your motivation is key; your motivation must be positive motivation that grows with in you. This is what the selection process determines. The three months basics is a stock standard infantry basics the only difference is you run twice a day every day, morning and night, while the other units are sleeping you are running before breakfast and after supper. Post basics training the five weeks hanger course, two weeks of physical training and three of parachute training. The two weeks physical training tests are the final motivation test to see if this is what you need and if you are what the Para selectors want. The instructors are the gate keepers to the paratrooper brotherhood. If your needs meets their wants you stand a very good chance of making selection. The needs of the many is more important the needs of the few. Drop out rate is high, at least 40% who show up do not make the 12 months training that is required to be a qualified paratrooper. The parachute battalion is a 100% volunteer unit, once you are in the army you can then volunteer to be a paratrooper. A basic physical test has to be completed and an interview after which you are sent to for infinitely basics at the parachute battalion. Once you have completed the three months infantry basics with physical training twice a day every day, you then do the two week physical training parachute selection course, after which you then do three weeks of basic parachute training, after 10 jumps you earn your basic parachute wings, you even at this stage are no means a paratrooper. You are a junior. After a year of learning how to be an airborne soldier you will then become a senior, after whom you will be sent on operational duty, then you can call yourself a paratrooper. At this stage in your hart, mind and soul you will be an airborne brother at arms.