The first female soldier has passed the British Army’s demanding course to prove that personnel have the physical and mental robustness needed to serve in Airborne Forces.
In a news release, the British Army say that Private (Pte) Addy Carter, of 16 Medical Regiment, was presented with a maroon beret after completing All Arms Pre Parachute Selection (AAPPS) – known as P Company. The three-and-a-half-week course at Catterick, add the Army, culminates in the gruelling eight events of Test Week, including loaded marches, log and stretcher races, and an aerial confidence course.
Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families, Sarah Atherton, was quoted as saying:
“I am immensely proud of Addy and her achievements in passing such a demanding course. She has set a high standard for all our serving personnel, both men and women, and this is a clear example of what can be accomplished through hard work and determination. I wish her all the best in her future endeavours with the Army.”
Pte Carter was quoted as saying:
“I heard about P Coy during basic training, it sounded really tough, but I just wanted to give it a go and prove to myself that I could do it. Physically I found it very challenging, but it’s about showing that you can deliver when things get hard – I just kept telling myself that every step was a step closer to the end. As a woman, I wasn’t treated any differently by the instructors, nor did I expect or want to be. I hope that I’ve shown to other female soldiers that it’s achievable. Coming back to my unit, there are other women who’ve said that they’re now more confident to give it a go.”
Major Chris Braithwaite, Officer Commanding Pegasus Company, was quoted as saying:
“Pegasus Company is designed to test an individual’s physical fitness, determination and mental robustness under stress, to ensure they have the self-discipline and motivation for service in Airborne Forces. There is a set standard that anyone who attempts the course must achieve and these are rigidly enforced by my team – of 98 candidates who started this course, 59 were successful.
I hope that Private Carter’s success on All Arms Pre-Parachute Selection encourages others to attempt the course. I would like to congratulate all who passed and wish them the best for their future service within Airborne Forces.”
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Congratulations to her, and all who have passed this course recently. 👏 🇬🇧
Absolutely.
Congratulations Pte Carter, utmost respect for your achievement.
To all our forces personnel, male or female; thankyou for your service and stay as safe as you can.
Way to go 🙂
Hope she didn’t jump out oh the Dak🙄 Well done young lady.
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Excellent and timely (for the armed forces facing sex abuse allegations). Women were crucial to our war effort in the last century. Well done Carter!
Now all she has to do is jump out of a perfectly serviceable aeroplane 8? times! 😄(well done)
Absolutely, The All Arms P Coy is no easy ride. The number of guys that used to drop out when we were in Aldershot was quite high and the mental side of getting beasted for 3 weeks shows she has what it takes. Good luck to her on her jumps course.
Congratulations Pte Carter, this is how it should be, a candidate has gone in for it and passed.
Showing that she is up to the job and able to perform along side others equally.
Good on ya, I wish you all the best for the future 👍👏👏
Great achievement.
Worth also remembering that Capt Rosie Wild was the first female officer to pass P Company in Feb 2020.
TBF it’s not the gruelling Parachute Regiment test! It’s the same test week yes, for the All arms course (and Parachute Regiment officers) but the lads for Battalion are tested throughout the whole of Basic, mentality and physically. Anyway, that said, no issues from me, meet the standards pass the tests. However as an attached arm she will need to keep proving herself time and again, whether she likes it or not! The attached arms get a hard time (I used to give it out like a good un until I grew up, gained promotion and understood the bigger picture)… Read more »
Has any woman ever attempted for the Battalions proper? That is Para Reg and not attached arms as you point out?
Since the rules have changed to allow females in combat arms, the simple answer is no! A female did make big licks about going for it, in the usual tabloids a few years back, but nothing happened mate. I’m sure a female will go for it, and with the same grit, determination, fitness and controlled aggression, will pass. And good for her/them. If standards are maintained then I have no issues whatsoever. In my time I’ve served with a few females, medics, int corp, a few others over in NI etc and many have been outstanding at their job, with… Read more »
Interesting what you said about the creeping excellence, of trainers pushing standards up and up.
The best 7 years of my army career was in Aldershot, even if I was a craphat.
Aldershot, amazing place with its own time zone, universe and strange population! 👍😂
I lived in Aldershot for a couple of years, preferred Farnborough to be honest.
Farnborough nice place 👍
My Regt was at the far end of Aldershot in North Camp. The pubs in Aldershot were pretty much out of bounds to us even for those guys that were para trained unless you wanted a quick visit to CMH. Farnborough (Tumble Down Dicks) and Frimley (White Hart) were our watering holes. Both places very nice.
The tumble down, spent a good few evenings there in my early 20s. Not al bad town all in all.
Lille Barracks? so, your waterhole could have been the North Camp pub? I was at Browning and my younger Bro was at Lille.
Yes, the 2 pubs there being the North Camp and the Elephant and Castle. I did work for a couple of years at Montgomery Lines along with the RAP medics from 2 and 3 Para, great bunch of guys and top medics. My ex father in law was also 1 Para, joined at 15 and finished at 55. The fitest guy I’ve ever met but unfortunately he died about 18 months after coming out, such a shame.
That is not difficult to do! I live in Surrey so know all these areas well.
“and strange population!”
Hmmm…..!
Absolutely fantastic 👏 well done stay safe and stay strong 💪
Well done, a brilliant acheivement.
Well done you’ll go far as an ex medic myself 23years service. And no I didn’t go for it in the corpe
GO! GO! GO! That lass.