Scaling a cliff. Shooting down a rapid. Launching yourself from an aeroplane. There's no doubt about it - putting your courage and fitness to the test outdoors is great fun. But it has a serious purpose too, helping you develop personal qualities like leadership and teamwork, as well as physically preparing you for the rigours of Army life. Your training will take you to some of the most beautiful and rugged parts of the world, from Kenya, to Iceland, Canada and beyond. Get ready for adventure.
Adventurous training
Some of the training activities available include:
Abseiling
Mountaineering
White-water rafting
Hang Gliding and Paragliding
Kayaking
Caving
Ice-climbing
Sub Aqua Diving
Free Fall Parachuting
Army superheroes
Sir Ranulph Fiennes BT OBE
Described in 1984 as the "World's Greatest Living Explorer" by the Guinness Book of Records, Sir Fiennes served with the Royal Scots and the SAS before going on to lead some of the world's most celebrated polar and desert expeditions ever accomplished by man.
Jackie Young
A real high flyer, Jackie Young (formerly Jackie Smith) was to find her true life's passion through the Army - jumping out of planes. The only person ever to achieve ten dead centres, Jackie has won 37 gold medals, 9 silvers and the 1978 World Championship. Now 58, she plans to jump again this year with the famous Parachute Regiment Freefall Team, the Red Devils.
Brigadier John Hunt
Officer of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, chief instructor at the Commando Mountain and Snow Warfare school and, under the British Army in 1953, expedition leader of man's first successful ascent of Mt Everest.