Amphibious Task Unit
Another training site is Uusimaa Brigade where the ATU, or Amphibious Task Unit, is trained. The force trained yearly there is about the equivalent of a Coastal jäger platoon, about 40-50 servicemen. ATU servicemen differ from the Pori Brigade servicemen in that they have already served a period of their conscript service in the Nyland Brigade before applying. ATU applicants have basically the same admission tests as regular FRDF, except that applicants to the ATU also have to go through a swimming test, and are also required to have a B-class driver's licence. The units train separately, but both wear the "Rapid Deployment Force" arch insignia.
The ATU is a joint project with the Swedish Armed Forces, the Swedish forces being trained at Amfibieregementet (1st Amphibious Regiment), with joint exercises held regularly.
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