My math teacher was an ex-US Army Captain in Infantry and went to jump school. We asked him what it was like and he ended up describing the whole process and jumped off of his desk and rolled like he was landing with a parachute in the middle of class.
Went though in Dec 94. Was stationed right after at Benning. Used to climb up the 250ft towers and have beers in the aircraft on the ground on ground week. Would walk to the motor pool and yell Airborne at the 34 foot towers… Airborne was my favorite Army school!
Ft. Benning, August, 1966, hot as hell, mosquitos as big as your fist, kill one of them at your own peril. They had wings and you didn't. TAC, NCOS (training Sgts). They had biceps as big as your head with waist like Twiggy. Double time every where until wings were pined on your chest, no walking was allowed. Your were never allowed to stand still. If it was not double time it was push-ups. No slack in the barracks. Fire and flood was the game. Fire, everybody on the floor, flood, everyone on the top bunk. No day off, 21 days of hell. Out of each 100 that entered the school, 35 to 40 were busted out. TACS said, "A paratrooper is lean and mean". No problem making us mean. I thought the TACS job was to instruct how to get through the school and quickly learned it was to bust you out. 1st Bde, 101st ABN, Viet-Nam, class of '66-67', the best damn trigger pullers in the business.
I never got to do the 250 foot towers during "tower week." We had a huge class of trainees, even after tossing out the guardsmen, the reservists, and those not going to Airborne units there were too many to find time to get us all onto the towers. Instead we got extra time in the suspended harness (nutcracker) and swing landing trainer.
Those trees DO run right out in front of you and then stop right in the middle of your intended point of landing......happened to me several times in my 534 jumps.....hung up and had to untangle my main and then climb down carefully as the swine still tried to foul me up......then lower my ruck and rifle and snowshoes ahead of me ! There was no life like it.....it was a big joke to my fellow jumpers me coming down those 80 to 125 foot trees with my name of Fuller.....I was then called a “Fuller-Feller”.....which as a DFL newly minted Lieutenant, stuck with me til this very day.....wish I’d had a chainsaw instead of my kit....!
Easy school. I never did the 250 ft tower. They had two trainees get hung up while in the air during my class. The 'chute didn't release correctly and wrapped around one of them. They were able to lower him to the ground hanging off of one hook. The other broke loose but his shoot miraculously opened though he was all tangled for a second. Good thing they cancelled as you couldn't have paid me to take that ride on that day. lol Jump week went fine. Good times.
Great memories for me .Jump school was a breeze for me. Just finished 8 weeks of basic training and 13 weeks advanced Infantry training. Jump school was a cake walk.
Arrived about 4th of July, 68, HOT HUMID - did I mention it was HOT ALL THE WAY CHANCE TO JUMP FROM 250 ft.? WAS REQUIRED in 68 it the scariest flat out. Got to actually jump out of the ancient old Box Cars - C 119, and jump week in July 68 we had those, c-130s, and C-141s Courtesy of Air Force Academy students in attendance. I mid 70s now, it the only thing I brag about - being AIRBORNE
Did thin in 91, we got to jump three times from the 250 foot tower if I remember correctly. The scariest moment is when you first leave the ground. By the time you make it to the top you are calm again lol.
The 250 foot tower is really essential. I feel bad for classes that don't get to do that due to weather or time. What a fun ride but it looks scarier that it is?
I was told that weather is a big factor if class gets to use them....also time...if there are a lot of people that need to be re tested over and over it wastes time...I think the wind cant be over something like 15 mph?
That's too bad. I found them scary but a nice half step to jumping for real. It really is a perfect simulator for everything but the first 3 seconds of a jump. It also sorts out a TON of refusals in the doorway on the ground. I specifically remember an Army Airborne instructor (I was there with a few Marines) saying that he had never had a person that was fine on the tower refuse and DOR essentially. I was told before I went that I "carried the Honor of the Corps with me" and if I " pussed out I better just go AWOL"...lol
CyberKnife It sucked, back in 07 they wouldn't allow us to use the tower. We got robbed, I was looking forward to doing that almost as much as my first jump.
From what I understand, yes. However, I'm not sure how often you'd use that as a Marine, because they don't do many airborne deployments. Plus, I'm not exactly sure how that goes, but it's kind of like how a Marine (I think) can attend Ranger School. Just because he did Ranger School, doesn't mean he's a Ranger and will go on raids with other Rangers. I'm sure if you talk to a recruiter, you'll find some answers.
Because the ultimate goal is Freefall and Halo HaHo. But you gotta get the basic Static line airborne cert first. It’s just how it is. All special operations units send everyone to the 3 week course. For that basic cert. then you go on and get free fall. For example if your becoming a seal. You have 4 month pre buds, 6 month buds, 6 month SQT. 3 week airborne. If you don’t get that 3 week airborne you won’t get a trident. So you best not screw up and get kicked out!
we had a girl get blown into the tower and her chute got entangled. we ended up tying a sgt airborne to the lift with 2 ropes attached to him, then we pulled the ropes around each side of the tower and pulled him to her, he secured her to himself and then they lowered them both to the ground. crazy days....AIRBORNE!!!
wait till you get to division, and do a brigade night mass...haha suckfest esp if you are a M240B gunner, or the Mortars, or Stinger missile dudes... Good times ;) Airfuckinborne
MAJ Risdon: (2:29) I understand you want to look cool and all, but you ought to wear the beret properly--AR 670-1 Para: 3-5. Headgear. All the way, Airborne!
My math teacher was an ex-US Army Captain in Infantry and went to jump school. We asked him what it was like and he ended up describing the whole process and jumped off of his desk and rolled like he was landing with a parachute in the middle of class.
Sounds like a great math teacher to me
lol sound like airborne to me
The dude is a MATHEMATICIAN and he choose to serve the country ... THATS A PATRIOT ❤
Late reply but “O, captain my captain”
Went though in Dec 94. Was stationed right after at Benning. Used to climb up the 250ft towers and have beers in the aircraft on the ground on ground week. Would walk to the motor pool and yell Airborne at the 34 foot towers… Airborne was my favorite Army school!
Ft. Benning, August, 1966, hot as hell, mosquitos as big as your fist, kill one of them at your own peril.
They had wings and you didn't. TAC, NCOS (training Sgts). They had biceps as big as your head with
waist like Twiggy. Double time every where until wings were pined on your chest, no walking was allowed. Your were never allowed to stand still. If it was not double time it was push-ups. No slack in the barracks.
Fire and flood was the game. Fire, everybody on the floor, flood, everyone on the top bunk. No day off,
21 days of hell. Out of each 100 that entered the school, 35 to 40 were busted out. TACS said,
"A paratrooper is lean and mean". No problem making us mean. I thought the TACS job was to instruct
how to get through the school and quickly learned it was to bust you out. 1st Bde, 101st ABN, Viet-Nam,
class of '66-67', the best damn trigger pullers in the business.
You know it's dated when you see BDU's.
lol
Skyler Anthonijsz those are acu's buddy
LOL- I wore olive drabs....
when you get those wings it was worth it your the toughest sob in the world
My father was paratrooper with 101st Airborne ... my brother paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne !!
I loved this week of training!!My Black Hats always said "Relax!!Fall like a wet noodle or linguine!You will do fine!".
So glad I didn’t have to jump the 250 foot tower. That shit scared me much more than an actual aircraft!
I jumped those 250 foot towers twice in 1981. Miss the Army life!
Went through Jump School May 1969. Looks identical to this film. The more things change, the more they remain the same. AATW!
Graduated Jump school in 1983. Didn't jump again until 1999. Later became a senior parachutist. Was able to jump twice from the 250 tower.
Nobody "jumps" from the 250 foot tower. 😜
I never got to do the 250 foot towers during "tower week." We had a huge class of trainees, even after tossing out the guardsmen, the reservists, and those not going to Airborne units there were too many to find time to get us all onto the towers. Instead we got extra time in the suspended harness (nutcracker) and swing landing trainer.
"swing landing trainer."
Talk about being dropped like a sack of spuds.
Hit the hole pole man, hit the hole!
doing army rotc then hopefully going to get a chance to attend airborne school between my junior and senior year. been a dream of mine for years.
Those trees DO run right out in front of you and then stop right in the middle of your intended point of landing......happened to me several times in my 534 jumps.....hung up and had to untangle my main and then climb down carefully as the swine still tried to foul me up......then lower my ruck and rifle and snowshoes ahead of me ! There was no life like it.....it was a big joke to my fellow jumpers me coming down those 80 to 125 foot trees with my name of Fuller.....I was then called a “Fuller-Feller”.....which as a DFL newly minted Lieutenant, stuck with me til this very day.....wish I’d had a chainsaw instead of my kit....!
Easy school. I never did the 250 ft tower. They had two trainees get hung up while in the air during my class. The 'chute didn't release correctly and wrapped around one of them. They were able to lower him to the ground hanging off of one hook. The other broke loose but his shoot miraculously opened though he was all tangled for a second.
Good thing they cancelled as you couldn't have paid me to take that ride on that day. lol
Jump week went fine. Good times.
Great memories for me .Jump school was a breeze for me. Just finished 8 weeks of basic training and 13 weeks advanced Infantry training. Jump school was a cake walk.
He wasn't a colonel, he was a captain. I know he served for the 75th Rangers as a Captain before retiring.
I did jump school two months prior to this video.. February 2010
Dang, Them T-10 parachutes. Trained with those suckers way back in 1968. Tech. Sergeant's from HELL!!
Arrived about 4th of July, 68, HOT HUMID - did I mention it was HOT ALL THE WAY CHANCE TO JUMP FROM 250 ft.? WAS REQUIRED in 68 it the scariest flat out. Got to actually jump out of the ancient old Box Cars - C 119, and jump week in July 68 we had those, c-130s, and C-141s Courtesy of Air Force Academy students in attendance. I mid 70s now, it the only thing I brag about - being AIRBORNE
Did thin in 91, we got to jump three times from the 250 foot tower if I remember correctly. The scariest moment is when you first leave the ground. By the time you make it to the top you are calm again lol.
This looks fun
Same here. It can't come fast enough..!
This was the fun stuff
The 250 foot tower is really essential. I feel bad for classes that don't get to do that due to weather or time. What a fun ride but it looks scarier that it is?
Yeah, why would all of them not get to use the 250 ft. towers? Seems like too big a thing to just skip. ???
I was told that weather is a big factor if class gets to use them....also time...if there are a lot of people that need to be re tested over and over it wastes time...I think the wind cant be over something like 15 mph?
Apparently they don't even use them any more, that's just what I was told by some holdovers
That's too bad. I found them scary but a nice half step to jumping for real. It really is a perfect simulator for everything but the first 3 seconds of a jump. It also sorts out a TON of refusals in the doorway on the ground. I specifically remember an Army Airborne instructor (I was there with a few Marines) saying that he had never had a person that was fine on the tower refuse and DOR essentially. I was told before I went that I "carried the Honor of the Corps with me" and if I " pussed out I better just go AWOL"...lol
CyberKnife It sucked, back in 07 they wouldn't allow us to use the tower. We got robbed, I was looking forward to doing that almost as much as my first jump.
Damn that looks fun
doing this shit next week
Very cool
Do you already have to be in the military before going into airborne school?
o hell yea i feel you on that bro cant wait
My bag, swing landing trainer for the all Ft Benning military grammar police authority out there!!!
11x opt 40 leaving in mid February. Anyone else?
Jack McArthur: that's awesome!
I'm thinking the same. I'm really having a difficult time deciding on Marine Corps or Army though...
well, which one did you choose?
Man, I can't wait. I'd be a kid in a candy store down there :D
you are an aDULT sAvAgE come home
marines do go to airborne and ranger school. matter of fact recon marines HAVE to go.
Ahhhh, memories....... Tower Week 1990~ where my physical met my spiritual *WTF* O_O
Good drop
From what I understand, yes. However, I'm not sure how often you'd use that as a Marine, because they don't do many airborne deployments. Plus, I'm not exactly sure how that goes, but it's kind of like how a Marine (I think) can attend Ranger School. Just because he did Ranger School, doesn't mean he's a Ranger and will go on raids with other Rangers. I'm sure if you talk to a recruiter, you'll find some answers.
Because the ultimate goal is Freefall and Halo HaHo. But you gotta get the basic Static line airborne cert first. It’s just how it is. All special operations units send everyone to the 3 week course. For that basic cert. then you go on and get free fall. For example if your becoming a seal. You have 4 month pre buds, 6 month buds, 6 month SQT. 3 week airborne. If you don’t get that 3 week airborne you won’t get a trident. So you best not screw up and get kicked out!
Like a kid in a candy store back in 1920 with a nickle.
do these reporters memorize a script before being live? at least that's what it sounds like
what mos does airborne go under , still researching what mos is right for me(im actually afraid of heights )
You dont have to go airborne, it's usually the combat guys
during the summer is the usual time that all the rotc troops go to jump school
He's definitely a colonel sir
Lieutenant Colonel and Command Sergeant Major
Is common that soldiers break there ankles and other bones?
I was there in 1970
Shawty been mewing
When Drops its make me curious but when landing make happy
Gee. Those "Black Cap" pricks seem so nice and sweet during a tv interview....but we know better !!!
I been waiting for a long long time to get my feet off the ground air borne, it's not just a job it's an adventure! HOOAH TROOPS!
I live in West Point ga 20-40 mins from fb
we had a girl get blown into the tower and her chute got entangled. we ended up tying a sgt airborne to the lift with 2 ropes attached to him, then we pulled the ropes around each side of the tower and pulled him to her, he secured her to himself and then they lowered them both to the ground. crazy days....AIRBORNE!!!
I'm Airborne EPA
I never did tower week! HAHA!!!
@Selino25 that's what i'm thinking..
Too Volunteer Civil Air Patrol from Brasil
I plan on goin airborne after ait my mos is 92G and I'm active duty i wanna at least do something in combat
become rangers they are better
You picked the wrong MOS then
Howard Powell why would you pick 92g then lol
Howard Powell How is that "something in combat"?
u won't be combat...you'd just get to train to jump outta plans. this won't put u in combat...your gonna be cooking food...that's about it
why would you assume he was a colonel?
wait till you get to division, and do a brigade night mass...haha suckfest esp if you are a M240B gunner, or the Mortars, or Stinger missile dudes... Good times ;)
Airfuckinborne
@ hunterwhitley that is my name lol
hahaha that sounds awesome
what if you land on a sharp object...uughhhhhh
@17viris hahahaha
Jack Missle the always open mouth! \m/
It lagged alot for me
Should be leaving soon cant wait.
drake hobbs hat did you make it through jump school?
to become a paratrooper do you have to attend the 3 month long ranger school
+Christian Harvey No, Airborne is its separate school.
No, and even ranger school is optional for rangers. For rangers you go to RASP to enter the battalion.
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She resembles the predator
Circus ride for school boys.
MAJ Risdon: (2:29) I understand you want to look cool and all, but you ought to wear the beret properly--AR 670-1 Para: 3-5. Headgear. All the way, Airborne!
Thats no halo jump
Very few took that high risk jump but some assignments called for the halo conditios is out the window in some cases