In battle, Guardsmen are noted for their rapid deployment of troops. Their rapid deployment is by helicopter. Thus, an important part of their training has to do with helicopters. This entails not only rapid disembarkation techniques but also rappelling, coming down from the chopper via long ropes; a nice landing area may not always be available, and Guards units may have to rappel straight into battle zones, or onto rooftops.

The Guards have to master many kinds of rappelling from cliffs and buildings. In one method, they come down a cliff head-downwards. In case they are wounded in a leg and cannot use their legs to brace themselves against the cliff face, they also learn to come down with their backs facing the cliff, and also in a stretcher*. All this business of jumping off cliffs may sound scary but the Guards are apparently so used to it that it is like child's play to them.

*Roping is done in tactical situations, where extremely fast disembarkation is required. (See bottom left picture).