The Fatatatutian military has no central training command. Specialized training is organized by the appropriate branch and overseen by the Council of Generals or the Council of Admirals.
Parachute School
The Parachute School, also known as Jump School, is operated by the Parachute Army which currently constitutes more than thirty parachute regiments. It accepts trainees with basic training, though it has also been known to run occasional civilian courses as well.
Ground School includes safety training and parachute rigging. All trainees learn to pack their own parachutes, though in regular service parachutes are usually packed by specialized riggers. Ground School also has several advanced courses in airborne warfare tactics for squad leaders and officers.
Tower jumps are also considered part of Ground School.
To qualify as a Parachutist, a trainee must complete a number of "standard jumps" - i.e. low-altitude static-line jumps - first without equipment and then with full infantry equipment. The Parachutist qualification badge consists of a pair of wings suspended from a parachute.
Qualified Parachutists may take additional courses to become a Master Parachutist. Requirements include high-altitude jumps, free fall, night jumps and water jumps. Commandos often take several of these advanced courses but do not necessarily fully qualify as Master Parachutists. The Master Parachutist badge is the same as the Parachutist badge with a star at the top.
Master Parachutists can go on to train as Jump Masters. The C-130 Hercules transport can drop parachutists in several configurations: via the port and/or starboard doors and/or via the rear ramp. Since the C-130 can carry two platoons, it is possible to drop them simultaneously or separately, depending on conditions in the drop zone. The Jump Masters job is to coordinate the jump from inside the aircraft, in cooperation with the platoon commander(s). Jump Masters do not jump themselves. The Jump Master badge is the same as the basic Parachutist badge with two stars at the top.
The Parachute School, currently located at the headquarters of the 365th Parachute Division (the fabled Tuesday Division), is a live-in facility with dormitory and mess facilities so that the trainees can devote their full time to training instead of housekeeping.
Graduates of the Parachute School are entitled to call themselves "parachutists". "Paratroopers" is used less often, though the standard term of address is "Trooper".