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Paratroop P Company, Catterick, North Yorkshire
P Company is the basic training stage for would-be paratroopers and consists of a series of gruelling set tests. Paratroopers are traditionally the elite to which other soldiers aspire, with a reputation for aggression. They are the heroes of legendary conflicts from Arnhem to Suez.
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