Aaron’s leap of Faith

Pictures: Cpl Steve Blake, RLC

SERVICE star Sgt Aaron Faith (1 Para) will take to the skies over Russia this month to compete in the World Parachuting Championships.

He is part of the four-person formation skydiving team that is representing the United Kingdom at the event, which sees competitors jumping from 10,500 feet with just 35 seconds to score as many points as possible.

“This is the culmination of years and years of effort,” Faith said.

“We formed in 2007 with the aim of winning the nationals and going on to qualify for the World Championships.”

Faith’s team Satori is the only side in the world top ten to have full-time jobs outside of competitive skydiving, making them definite underdogs for the competition in Russia.

The soldier believes the top three teams will dominate proceedings but said every effort will be made to finish as high as possible.

He added: “We are in a real battle with at least four teams to come fourth.
“I’ve always dreamt about going to the World Championships and representing my country, so this is my chance.”