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Parachute Training School (Pakistan Army)
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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]
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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]
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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
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References
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