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I know that 1 Para became a special operations combat support unit, similar in function to a ranger battalion in the U.S. Army. But are they still properly titled First Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, or were they re-named something else?
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| They are still called the 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment. Here's the straight dope from the British Army's own web site: 1st BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT On completion of your first 2 years in 2 or 3 PARA you may be selected for a tour with 1 PARA who form the Special Forces Support Group (SFSG). The SFSG provides specialist infantry support to Special Forces, such as the SAS, anywhere in the world. The basic skills required to serve in 1 PARA are those you will have gained in your training and during your time in 2 or 3 PARA. You will receive further training on additional weapons, communications equipment and specialist assault skills. Soldiers within the Parachute Regiment will rotate through the SFSG during their careers to ensure that advanced military skills, found nowhere else in the infantry, are maintained throughout the 3 Battalions. More information may be found at http://www.army.mod.uk/unitsandorgs/regiments_battalions.htm 
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