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I'm privately educated and want to join paras

I am 16 i go to boarding school and i want to join the paras after GCSE. What do u think...

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What is the 'paras' :confused:
Reply 2
I go to a boarding school and i am 16 and i want to
join the paras at 16. Thoughts on this is this uncommon considering
my educational back ground.
Reply 3
The British army basically
Reply 4
It is an elite airborne regiment in the British army
Original post by rosy_posy
What is the 'paras' :confused:

The parachute regiment, probably one of the most elite non-SF military divisions in the UK alongside the Royal Marines.
Original post by MB55
It is an elite airborne regiment in the British army

Do what you want, it doesn't matter if you went to private school.
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Original post by mnot
The parachute regiment, probably one of the most elite non-SF military divisions in the UK alongside the Royal Marines.

Whats ur view
Original post by MB55
I go to a boarding school and i am 16 and i want to
join the paras at 16. Thoughts on this is this uncommon considering
my educational back ground.

Why do you have 2 threads about the same topic?
Original post by MB55
Whats ur view

Do what you want, it’s your life.

If you’re on the fence at all then id wait till your 18, and IF you go for it you probably should spend a year or two training yourself physically anyway.
Is there a cadets regiment for that?
Reply 11
Original post by mnot
Do what you want, it’s your life.

If you’re on the fence at all then id wait till your 18, and IF you go for it you probably should spend a year or two training yourself physically anyway.

If you join at 16 you spend a year in basic training which is called Army foundation college.
https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/our-schools-and-colleges/afc-harrogate/
Reply 12
Original post by flamingolover
Why do you have 2 threads about the same topic?

accident
Reply 13
Original post by rosy_posy
Is there a cadets regiment for that?

If you join at 16 you spend a year in basic training before you join your regiment which is called Army foundation college.

https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/o...afc-harrogate/
Original post by hungrysalamander
Your grammar is quite atrocious for a privately educated student. Please elaborate on what "paras" is.

The Parachute Regiment....

It's not ungrammatical its the shortened nickname that the regiment goes by.

OP I have moved your thread to the armed forces forum
Original post by MB55
If you join at 16 you spend a year in basic training before you join your regiment which is called Army foundation college.

https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/o...afc-harrogate/

If you haven't already, it's a good idea to ask someone involved what it's like :smile: it will be a major life decision for you if you decide to join the training.
Original post by CoolCavy
The Parachute Regiment....

It's not ungrammatical its the shortened nickname that the regiment goes by.

OP I have moved your thread to the armed forces forum

The title and rest of the post are.
Original post by MB55
I am 16 i go to boarding school and i want to join the paras after GCSE. What do u think...


If you get accepted, then there won't be any issue. So long as you don't start every conversation with 'When I was at Eton..". But first off, you need to read the Army website and speak to the AFCO about ages, routes, qualifications etc.
Original post by MB55
I am 16 i go to boarding school and i want to join the paras after GCSE. What do u think...

Think carefully about it.

Best to go to uni and join the army afterwards.
Qualifications: No formal qualifications needed.
https://apply.army.mod.uk/roles/infantry/paratrooper?cid=refe6599327715

Therefore my "thoughts" are you've chosen to put privately educated in your thread title but it's not clear why.

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