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"What manner of men are these who wear the red beret? They are firstly, all volunteers and are then toughened by hard physical training.  As a result they have that infectious optimism and that offensive eagerness which comes from physical well being.  They have jumped from the air and by doing so have conquered fear. Their duty lies in the van of battle; they are proud of their honour and have never failed in any task.  They have the highest standards in all things whether it be skills in battle or smartness in execution of all peacetime duties. They have shown themselves to be as tenacious and determined in defence as they are courageous in attack.  They are in fact, men apart. Every Man an Emperor Field Marshall the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein.    The Parachute Regiment is the Airborne Infantry element of the British Army. Its role requires its soldiers to operate with minimal or no support behind enemy lines and against numerically superior forces. It forms the Airborne Infantry element of 16 Air Assault Brigade. The Parachute Regiment is formed of three regular battalions and one reserve battalion: 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA) (Special Forces Support Group) 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) 4th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (4 PARA) All Parachute Regiment recruit training and the Pre Parachute Course, (P Company) is undertaken at the Infantry Training Centre, Catterick.

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