Parachute Training School (Pakistan Army)

Parachute Training School
Country	Pakistan
Branch	Pakistan Army
Type	Training unit
Part of	SSG Division
Garrison/HQ	Peshawar
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^[1]^[2] 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.^[3] ^[4]

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

References

↑ Singh, RSN (2009). The Military Factor in Pakistan. Lancer Publishers. p. 398. ISBN 978-0-9815378-9-4.
↑ Singh, RSN (2008). Asian Strategic and Military Perspective. Lancer Publishers. p. 264. ISBN 978-81-7062-245-1.
↑ Conboy, Kenneth (1992). Elite Forces of India and Pakistan. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85532-209-7.
↑ "Parachute Training School". Pakistan Army Training Institution. Pakistan Army. Retrieved 7 March 2012.

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Parachute Training School (Pakistan Army)

Courses

Aircraft used in Training

See also

References