Car Tyre as ball Callisthenic Exercises Qualification Tests (60% must be attained after the 2 weeks Parachute Selection) with full kit in 18 minutes 40 Shuttle Runs in 90 seconds fireman's lift with full kit Climb a 6-metre rope Climb over a 2-metre wall with full kit 50 pushups without resting 67 sit-ups in 2 minutes 120 squat kicks without resting Parachute training – 3 weeks following successful parachute selection Ground training in hangar Jumping from "aapkas" (Outdoor exit trainer) Jumping from Dakota Aircraft Jumping from C130 / C160 Transall Aircraft Jumping includes day and night jumps, with and without kit using standard and steerable parachutes A total of 8 jumps must be completed before the sought after paratrooper wings are awarded Current Day Selection and Training for the Physical portion of the Parachute Course Until 1991 the physical portion of the Parachute Qualifying course was 2 weeks, but due to national service being shortened to one year, the army had a need to change and make the training more compact and fast-paced. However some of the 'older' paratroops still do physical training courses to ensure that standards do not drop. Individual training – 8 weeks Platoon Weapons Battle Craft Specialist Training (in one of the following mustering) Section Leaders Rifleman Mortar man Anti-Tank Gunner Machine Gunner Signaler Intelligence NCO Medical Orderly Driver Clerk Parachute Packer Store man Conventional warfare training – 10 weeks Advance Defence Withdrawal Cooperation with Armoured, Artillery, Air Force etc. Airborne Operations including Air Assault battle handling on sub-unit level Counter-insurgency (COIN) training – 9 weeks Bush Warfare Techniques Reaction Force Operations Specialized Air Operations Airborne Raids Active operational duty Once a paratroop is fully trained, he takes part in the normal operational and training activities of the unit. Other Training Specialist Parachute and other Training Courses include: Pathfinder Training Basic fast-roping/rappelling skills Fast-roping/rappelling dispatchers Fast-roping/rappelling instructors Static Line dispatchers course Basic Parachute instructors course Advance static line jump course Basic Free Fall Course Free fall dispatchers course Free fall instructors course Advanced free fall course Advanced free fall instructors course Drop zone safety officers course Parachute Packing and checking course Tandem parachuting Leadership Insignia Previous Dress Insignia Battle Honours Notes References Infantry battalions of South Africa Military units and formations in Bloemfontein Airborne units and formations of South Africa Military units and formations established in 1961 Military units and formations of South Africa in the