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Parachute Training School (Pakistan Army)

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Country
  
Pakistan

Type
  
Training unit

Garrison/HQ
  
Peshawar

Branch
  
Pakistan Army

Part of
  
SSG Division

Nickname(s)
  
PTS

The Parachute Training School (PTS) is Pakistan Army's training formation imparting basic and advance airborne skills to all ranks. PTS located at Peshawar was established in 1964 with the help of US Army's 10th Special Forces Group as a wing and was later raised as a school on 22 March 1981.

Contents

Courses

It conducts five parachuting courses:

  • Basic Airborne Course
  • Jumpmaster and Airborne Operation Course
  • High Altitude and Low Opening Course
  • Pathfinder Course
  • Parachute Packing and Maintenance Course

    • Aircraft used in Training

  • C-130 Hercules
  • CASA CN-235
  • Mil Mi-17

    • References

    Parachute Training School (Pakistan Army) Wikipedia
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