One observation - when the soldier ran stopped and laid down to shoot - you never get up in the same position and move forward - you roll left or right and then get up - the enemy have seen where you went down and have their weapons on that location - make it difficult for them
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Also it's a fitness test not fire and manoeuvre drills.
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I was until I knackered my knees - in the Army. We used to have to carry our oppo. I was 5'7", 10 1/2 stone in my boots. My oppo was 6' 2" and 16 stone, he couldn't understand why I found it so difficult!
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Thank you for sharing
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Um. No.
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They want you children.
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About time. Well thought out, relevant tests that all, regardless of gender, have to pass.
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@luce_ebbs 11/10 aye we are
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Never understood the PFA. Press ups, sit ups and 1.5 miles in trainers, like all good battles.
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Isn't it just one method of measuring candidates well being for now and the future. A physically fit soldier is statistically likely to be less ill, suffer less injuries and have a longer active service making them more worthy of investing in?
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Out of interest, were you in the Army at all?
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Won't be long before you will see women in the paras.


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No chance.Just wouldn’t work.
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All billets will soon be open to women. If they can pass the Para test then why not.
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The old BFT was just a basic test to see that you met the MINIMUM needs and was never a test to represent actual combat scenarios. Now most means of getting around is in MRAP vehicles.
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Maybe if you were American you'd use an MRAP.
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British Army - Foxhound 4X4 MRAP Vehicle [1080p] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwnAUmlOMNY … United Kingdom - Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi-bin/client/modele.pl?prod=93140&session=dae.35643278.1207829337.rpyN038AAAEAAA1NfxgAAAAv&modele=release … United Kingdom – Mastiff/Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/united-kingdom-mastiffmine-resistant-ambush-protected-mrap-vehicles …
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Yeah the foxhound and mastiff. We don't call them MRAPs. Also it's not the most common form of transport. We still have light role infantry who conduct most operations on foot. My medic in Afghanistan was female and she was undoubtedly one of the best soldiers I've come across
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