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Parachute Training School
Badge of Pakistan Army
Active1964; 60 years ago (1964)
CountryPakistan Pakistan
Branch Pakistan Army
TypeTraining formation
Garrison/HQPeshawar Cantt, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan.
Nickname(s)PTS

The Parachute Training School (reporting name: PTS) is a training formation of the Pakistan Army that provides the imparting basic and advance airborne skills to all levels of its command structure.[1]

The Parachute Training School is located and headquartered in Peshawar Cantt, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan.[1]

Training overview

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The Parachute Training School (PTS) was established in Peshawar Cantt, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in 1964.[1][2] The Parachute Training School was established with the crucial help from the United States Army's 10th Special Forces Group as a small military section on basic parachuting but its training scope was increased and further expanded into full-fledged airborne training formation on 22 March 1981.[3][4]

Courses

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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

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See also

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References

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


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