Parachute Training School (Pakistan Army)

Parachute Training School
Parachute Training School
	Badge of Pakistan Army
Active	1964; 60 years ago
Country	Pakistan
Branch	Pakistan Army
Type	Training formation
Garrison/HQ	Peshawar 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

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

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

^ ^a ^b ^c 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.

[RSN_Singh-1] Singh, RSN (2009). The Military Factor in Pakistan. Lancer Publishers. p. 398. ISBN 978-0-9815378-9-4.

[Lancer-2] Singh, RSN (2008). Asian Strategic and Military Perspective. Lancer Publishers. p. 264. ISBN 978-81-7062-245-1.

[Conboy-3] Conboy, Kenneth (1992). Elite Forces of India and Pakistan. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85532-209-7.

[Pak_Army_Site-4] "Parachute Training School". Pakistan Army Training Institution. Pakistan Army. Retrieved 7 March 2012.

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Parachute Training School
Badge of Pakistan Army
Active	1964; 60 years ago (1964)
Country	Pakistan
Branch	Pakistan Army
Type	Training formation
Garrison/HQ	Peshawar Cantt, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan.
Nickname(s)	PTS

Parachute Training School (Pakistan Army)

Training overview

Courses

Aircraft used in training

See also

References