INSPIRATIONAL Worcester soldier Tom Neathway, who lost both legs and an arm in an explosion in Afghanistan, is in training to do a 3,000ft parachute jump – and prove he’s fit to return to war.

Your Worcester News previously reported how the 26-year-old is determined to go back to the Middle East to complete his tour of duty.

Corporal Neathway, of the Parachute Regiment, is already back at working at RAF Brize Norton, in Oxfordshire, but feels he has two months in Afghanistan still to do – the rest of the time he would have served had he not been injured.

He was five months into the tour when he was badly injured by a roadside booby trap blast in July 2008. He spent weeks at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham before being moved to the defence medical rehabilitation centre at Headley Court.

He is now in training for a solo jump from a Hercules transport plane over Poole, Dorset, and hopes to return to his sniper’s post in the hills over looking Kajaki in northern Helmand.

To complete the jump, which will take place later this year, he will wear prosthetic legs and a special military chute designed to open automatically via a line attached to the aircraft.

He will use his right arm to control his descent before landing in Poole harbour where he will be picked up by a boat.

Since returning to the Army, Cpl Neathway, who lives in a village near Worcester, said he had been mono-skiing, skydiving, water-skiing and scuba diving around the world.

He previously told your Worcester News about his dream of returning to Afghanistan.

He said: “That’s the type of job it is. I don’t want to be sat in the UK when our guys are out there. It sounds strange but I did enjoy it out there.

“I’ve got unfinished business out there. I feel I’ve got to finish what I started.”

Cpl Neathway plans to take part in the Sport Relief Mile in March.

He is also busy raising money on behalf of the Afghanistan Trust, which helps wounded members of the Parachute Regiment.

Your Worcester News previously reported how the 26-year-old is determined to go back to the Middle East to complete his tour of duty.

Corporal Neathway, of the Parachute Regiment, is already back at working at RAF Brize Norton, in Oxfordshire, but feels he has two months in Afghanistan still to do – the rest of the time he would have served had he not been injured.

He was five months into the tour when he was badly injured by a roadside booby trap blast in July 2008. He spent weeks at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham before being moved to the defence medical rehabilitation centre at Headley Court.

He is now in training for a solo jump from a Hercules transport plane over Poole, Dorset, and hopes to return to his sniper’s post in the hills over looking Kajaki in northern Helmand.

To complete the jump, which will take place later this year, he will wear prosthetic legs and a special military chute designed to open automatically via a line attached to the aircraft.

He will use his right arm to control his descent before landing in Poole harbour where he will be picked up by a boat.

Since returning to the Army, Cpl Neathway, who lives in a village near Worcester, said he had been mono-skiing, skydiving, water-skiing and scuba diving around the world.

He previously told your Worcester News about his dream of returning to Afghanistan.

He said: “That’s the type of job it is. I don’t want to be sat in the UK when our guys are out there. It sounds strange but I did enjoy it out there.

“I’ve got unfinished business out there. I feel I’ve got to finish what I started.”

Cpl Neathway plans to take part in the Sport Relief Mile in March.

He is also busy raising money on behalf of the Afghanistan Trust, which helps wounded members of the Parachute Regiment.