TA Airborne Induction Training

All recruits at 144 PARA Med Sqn undertake the TA Airborne Induction Training course (TAABIT). The course is designed to test the physical condition and suitability of all recruits for attending Pegasus Company (P Coy) and attempting the famous Pre-Parachute Selection Course (PPS).

PPS is one of the toughest military selection courses in the world and is the benchmark of all Airborne soldiers who will serve with the Parachute Regiment and support arms of 16 Air Assault Brigade. All soldiers at 144 must first pass TAABIT before being sent up to Catterick to attend P Coy.

The course is designed to introduce recruits to the 7 events that they will have to attempt at P Coy and assess their level of physical and mental toughness, both of which are required to pass Selection Course.

TAABIT Gallery

144 PARA Med Sqn-Cardiff Det, line up prior to conducting a TAABIT. Maroon t-shirts and berets have to be earned in 144 PARA (177.78kb)
Recruiting Sgt conducts the weigh-in. Bergens must weigh 35lbs without water, helmet or weapons. (163.88kb)
Recruiting Sgt decides the recruits need warming up with a few press-ups - just before starting the log race. (182.16kb)
PTI and Airborne DS encourage the recruits in the early stages of the log race. (192.89kb)
A couple of miles in, the pace and weight of the log soon starts to tell on the faces of the recruits. (192.30kb)
A recruit overcomes the shock of his first 10 mile speed march, to complete the course, encouraged through to the finish line by Cardiff Det OC. (161.56kb)
Bandaged but unbowed, a fall in the log race does not deter this recruit from achieving a good time in the 10 miler. (162.57kb)
The DS have some lunch in the field and discuss progress of the recruits so far. (180.26kb)
The recruits get their first feel of the weight of the stretcher. A specially build 90kg metal frame that is carried alternately by the squad, at the quickest speed possible. (200.24kb)
The recruits must keep going through to the end of each event - PTI encourages some clearly fatigued recruits. (186.13kb)

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