Paskal is strongly influenced by the tactics and organization of British Special Boat Section (SBS). Paskal usually trains with GGK as well as US Navy's SEAL, Indonesian Navy's KOPASKA and, of course - SBS. One of the 'problems' that Paskal is facing right now are the very low passing rate of it's trainees. This is particularly because the selection process is so tough, that the passing rate was supposedly 5 - 10% only. As an example, from 100 personnel who undergo the basic commando training, only about 10 of them are qualified and selected to join Paskal.
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a Special Forces unit, Paskal's personnel must be mentally and physically agile. Every new
trainees are required to undergo 3 months of basic commando training at RMN Lumut Naval
Base and then, they will be sent to SWTC (Special Warfare Training Centre), Sungai Udang
to experience basic parachuting and diving. Those who passed the grueling training
process, will continue to withstand the Advanced First Class training. Paskal's personnel
are given specialize courses in several fields such as medical, communications, explosives
and electrical / mechanical repairing. They are also required to pass a physical test once
for every three months. Among the test conducted: