Here are the 8 things about Para commandos you probably didn’t know 2018.

Balidan is given to only Paratroopers.

1).in order to be a Para (Special Forces), all personal are first required to qualify has paratrooper: once selected the candidates may chosen to advance to the SF selection.

2).All Indian Paratroopers is volunteers where only the serving army personal can opt for Para no one else.

3).Those who passed the Para test are sent to PTS (Paratroopers training school) at Agra, UP. Where 5 jumps including 1 at night, entitle the trainee to wear the wings and the maroon beret (cap).After this, those who had opted for Para (SF) undergo more specialized training of 3 more months to suit them for their role. In all, SF has 6 months probationary period.

4).It is one of the longest and toughest phases in world where the applicant is exposed to sleep deprivation, humiliation, exhaustion, mental and physical torture. The selection has reported deaths in the process itself. The attrition rate is very high and closer to 80%

5).5, 6, 7 and 8 Para are airborne units, not specialized in any particular warfare.

6).The 9 Para (SF) is trained extensively in mountain welfare and cross trained in urban jungle and desert warfare.

7).Firing while rolling and snaking their way through an actual mimed path, are some of the day to day training exercises for Para soldiers.

8).The 10 Para (SF), a residue from the 9 Para (SF) is the toughest battalion in Para, trained for desert warfare and cross trained in all other warfare.