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Instead of rotating our jump company throughout the battalion why not set up a permanent jump company. I know our para capability is just in maintenance phase, but there's no reason to not keep training "paras". However not all of the people who qualify are really a para capable person. They might be able to land safely but I have seen some people not really bring the professionalism to table that I think is required of these soldiers. And it hinders a units ability to operate as effective as possible. I don't have all the finer details on how to do this. Just an idea that I'm sure has been proposed just wondering why it hasn't been set up this way. They might be more of shock troops than paras. And have it opened to the entire regiment, maybe something to strive for other than sf.
Proposed Requirements
Para Qualified
at least 1 year in Bn
Coopers test gold standard
A 20km ruck march at bft weight but faster (Again finer details to be sorted out) with a shooting test at the end
-maybe higher shooting scores required
-maybe a mental endurance test of some sort, Eg log carry similar to brits
Pros
You would have soldiers that are more efficient in a role (that Canada may never use again). But you could push them much harder.
They would tend to be some of the more motivated soldiers, so you could wage an effective battle on "white space". Thus they would be much better trained.
-they would be more ready to do dry drills on section attacks, c-can village, comms, c-ied, etc
They would be much fitter and therefore more capable of some of the more difficult light infantry tasks
For the same amount of money now you could have better results.
Cons
Sf would tend to dry out a jump company
Other companies will be drained of quality leadership. You could counteract this with installing a two year limit on Mcpls and up subject to review of what the battalions need
I would have thought about it more seriously before posting if I thought it was a possibility. But first I would like to see what sorts of other views people would have (of significant rank or better yet ex-airborne), especially on the cons.
Proposed Requirements
Para Qualified
at least 1 year in Bn
Coopers test gold standard
A 20km ruck march at bft weight but faster (Again finer details to be sorted out) with a shooting test at the end
-maybe higher shooting scores required
-maybe a mental endurance test of some sort, Eg log carry similar to brits
Pros
You would have soldiers that are more efficient in a role (that Canada may never use again). But you could push them much harder.
They would tend to be some of the more motivated soldiers, so you could wage an effective battle on "white space". Thus they would be much better trained.
-they would be more ready to do dry drills on section attacks, c-can village, comms, c-ied, etc
They would be much fitter and therefore more capable of some of the more difficult light infantry tasks
For the same amount of money now you could have better results.
Cons
Sf would tend to dry out a jump company
Other companies will be drained of quality leadership. You could counteract this with installing a two year limit on Mcpls and up subject to review of what the battalions need
I would have thought about it more seriously before posting if I thought it was a possibility. But first I would like to see what sorts of other views people would have (of significant rank or better yet ex-airborne), especially on the cons.