ken sheehan | Don’t. Once you are in the harness, you aren’t authorized to do anything until after you board plane, jump, land, recover chute, and then return to rendezvous point (at least for airborne school).
None better than US Army Paratroopers. 50 years ago went through Jump school, served 2 years in Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne Brigade. 21 years in.the Army, never saw anything like our Paratroopers. Jump wings serve as the foundation of a complete metamorphosis into unbelievable fighting men. So proud to be a Paratrooper. So proud of every one of our finest.
When I hear stuff like this, it makes me really proud to have served as an ALL-AMERICAN...I have always defended the division to outsiders...Proud to say PARATROOPER....
86-95. 2/75th, 1/505. I heard someone describe us this way and never fail to snicker when I think of it. "A paratrooper is someone who is too impatient to wait for a truck to take them to the fight."
Only 16, but SERIOUSLY every male I can name in my family has served Army, Marines and Airforce. The closest ones to me went Army, 3/4 of them did some time with the 82nd. Love hearing their stories, even though they're usually just about their training, I don't ask for their War Stories. Paratrooper is badass, but in the Vietnam War? Got some damn balls, lmao. Thank god we have rough men willing to defend the greater good.
+Gary Smith what was the pay like? Also do you still get the regular basic training hand to hand combat,how to use your weapons etc... Lastly can you retire whenever and get the army benefits?
Perhaps the greatest experience in my life was to be a US ARMY PARATROOPER, having served with the 82d Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, NC....Being a United States Paratrooper is not just a title, being a Paratrooper is a way of life....It is an attitude that goes beyond simply jumping out of an aircraft....I am proud to day I was an All American....In my heart I will always be a Paratrooper....
Service Rivalry: At jump school we had three Marines going for Force Recon. One was a Gunnery Sgt the Blackhats loved to harass. During Tower Week a Black hat running one side of the 34' tower yells down to Gunny, "ALL MARINES ABOVE THE RANK OF E-6, HIT IT". Upon this 'command' as instructed to all students, youare to jump to your feet, assume a nice tight exit position, give a loud 4000 count, and hold that position until getting the 'Recover' command. Gunny executed this perfectly and continued to hold that position. Blackhat then yells down, "You know, in the Army we use Marines as pop-up targets." To which Gunny replies while maintaining that tight body position, "That's okay! Army can't hit anything past 50 meters anyway." I heard the Blackhats took Gunny out drinking on graduation. Good times. Good memories.
Proud to have served in 82nd. 3rd Brigade (The Black Panthers )2/505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. We had no room for slugs, all our soldiers were top guy’s. 👍🏻🇺🇸
Huh, wonder if your husband and our son ever crossed paths. Our Offsprung, I mean it, enlisted in April of 2001. He had one goal in mind, to become an Airborne trooper. He earned his Airborne Wings and spent time at Bragg. He was involved in both day and night drops while there and an airshow in Pennsylvania. His first time in Iraq was in 2003. I'm an old Marine Corps Vet and I never could figure out why anyone would want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. Our son is still serving, a multiple tour combat vet of both Iraq, Afghanistan. His last station was South Korea, he's working on putting in 20 years. He no longer is an active Airborne trooper, age and injuries can add up. This video is an eyeopener.
My husband is in 1/508 right now at Bragg. The daughters and I live in SC. We stopped moving after 23 years and stayed put for their schools. As a matter of fact, he's due home on leave today. He was fortunate enough to spend a week in St Mere Eglise for the D Day commemoration. They jumped, too. It was a once in a lifetime experience.
Maura Noonan. You and your children are heroes for all the love and support y'all give to your husband while he is serving in the Best of the Best. My 1st Sgt. was Mr. Airborne. He named his daughter Canopy and his son Ripcord. His German Sherperd dog " Little Airborne " jumped with 1st Sgt. and had his dog Paratrooper Wings. 1st Sgt had two Combat Jumps in Korean War with 187th RCT. 4 tours in Vietnam War. 1st Sgt. had 556 Static line Parachute Jumps. Retired as Sgt. Major of 82nd Provost Marshall's office after 30 years of service. His home was Tomahawk Wisconsin. His son Ripcord served in the 504th 'Devils in Baggy Pants.' SGM. was inducted into MP Hall of Fame In Sept 2015 at Fort Leonard Missouri. SGM William Gilbert Verbist was a 'Helluva Soldier' just as "All American Soldiers." Airborne All The Way! Specialist 4th Class Watson D.W . 82 MP Co. 82 ABN. Ft. Bragg N.C. 1972-1973 Home of The Airborne.
Every Airborne video is a re-lived memory. 25years ago and I still ask my self what would a paratrooper do in this situation, still wear high and tights, rock 511 Stryker pants because they are the closest thing to a good set of BDU's pocketwise, and keep a go bag. Some habits die hard, but I will be 82nd till I die. 92-95 AATW!
Yes. Get your cardio in order!! Cause there is NO walking on Ardennes! (You'll find out).. be early for EVERYTHING!!.. learn everything about your job! Know your battle drills, cycles of function, and the 82nd airborne song, plus more.. do what you're told, when you're told, nothing more nothing less.. be in the right place, at the right time, in the right uniform.. and be early!
Does everybody that join the army have to go through this or this is a specific job I’m 14 looking to join the army I just would like to know stuff before I go
27th Eng. Bn Combat Airborne. Each time you exit the door you're dead and when that chute opens, you are re-born!! Can't explain the rush and 110% focus you feel to a leg when you're hooked up and those doors open.
Joel Devich The jump itself was a blessed thing after all the bullshit before, especially when we had to take long walks with all that gear on while Green Ramp was under construction and endure a plane ride with no AC, people puking (me once), and occasionally flying map of the Earth. Always night jumps, no tourist view. Then the landing, occasionally with your gear when the straps wouldn’t work to release your ruck and weapon. Amazing I didn’t tear my legs up. One concussion in Minnesota at Camp Ripley for Cold Weather Training and a sprained ankle on my second jump in jump school was as injured as I got while jumping. 84-87. 307 Med Bn, 82d Abn Div.
Proud to say I was there and did that. I'm thankful that God gave me the instruments and physical prowess to make it there and succeed and eternally grateful for the incredible memories. Watching videos like this makes me wish I was still there.
Zachary Salazar - I would totally recommend it! You will always have a connection with Army friends, but Paratroopers forge bonds as you trust each other with your lives on every jump & there is a mutual respect amongst the Airborne because of the courage required to be a Paratrooper. The standards are far higher than in other units, although it varies, but when I was in, mind you, in 2000-2004, we had 7-mile Battery (I was in artillery, so we call them battery’s but the equivalent of a Company) runs every Monday, muscle failure exercises on Tuesdays & Thursdays, Sergeants Time ruck marches or fireman’s carry drills up a hill on Wednesday and 5 mile spirit runs on Fridays. You have to fit, you have to be tough, but the most emotionally rewarding job in the world! And the friends you make are forever! I still keep in touch with almost everyone on FB and to a T, all of us see the years together in the Airborne as the best years of our lives, even after 14-Years of being out.. Our unofficial motto in our unit was: “Be bold, be brave, but above all, be the best”. Good luck!!
E/CO 325 ( a tow missile co with each platoon assigned to 1,2 and 3rd battalion), 1980 to 1983. Best time of my life for sure. I was getting ready to reenlist when a shrapnel injury at Mcridge demo range almost blew my leg off.
At 6:50 they stop the jumper at the red light. When I was in 82-85, it was optional whether or not you went out on a red light. You were considered a pu??y if you didn't go out on a red light. As I was one of the bigger guys in the unit, my platoon sergeant usually put me and some of the other bigger guys at the back of the stick (end of the line) as "stick-pushers". This way we would all get out on one pass. No big deal on Sicily Drop Zone as I recall that was a 55 second drop zone. The other DZs at Bragg being shorter, there was less time to get everyone out. The idea was that we didn't want everyone strung out. The closer we landed together, in a real life situation, the better. As being separated from your unit in a real life situation could be a matter of life and death. As I was going out regardless of the light, I never looked at the light on my way out as it didn't matter.
1979-1985, 1/325 Infantry. 82nd Airborne Div. Once a Paratrooper you are always a Paratrooper. It will be always in your blood. One of the best trained physically and mentally soldiers the US Army has, most of the Special Forces and US Army Rangers are composed of soldiers from the Eighty Deuce and 101st Airborne. Fort Bragg was good to me and my family. God. how I would love to do it all over again. My respect to my comrades in Combat Arms. Eighty Deuce is on the loose.
As an Army vet, we always asked those airborne qualified guys why they would want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. Got a lot of answers that never made any sense to us.
The community is close knit. I came to my first unit and everybody was so close and it felt like a brother hood even before I went to jump school. When I started jumping it was like something that we all did that most people didn't and there were so many stories for every jump
@@flick22601 hahaha I take everything literally online. Airborne or not you paved the way brother and I thank you for that. Now if you were a Marine....... hahaha
Mills117 we call that just another day in the 82nd. Division trains for it everyday and keeps a continual war footing even in peace time. When the real deal takes place your like "eh...just doing my job."
Just imaging the force of the wind hitting you at over 80 miles an hour the moment you step out of the door. You have to be mentally and physically prepared for it. The real mission starts the moment you make that PLF and recover your parachute. Much respect to all my fellow comrades in the 82nd Airborne Division, past and present.
This video should be titled, "what it looks like when ABN DIV conducts ABN OPS. BECAUSE, you forgot to show all the walking around with 100lbs of light weight gear on your back, sleeping on the ground/in fox hole, or standing around for hours and HOURS while on the SGMs detail raking the gravel, etc.. Join the Air Force, they have civilians for that S%#T.
Chris Wagner speaks the truth. Aside from jumping out of an aircraft there are still B.S. details every day having nothing to do with being airborne. Yes, you are part of an elite group since not everyone wants to jump out of airplanes. At the end of the day, you land on the ground and you're a grunt going to your objective by foot or Humvee.
Ahhh I remember those days jumping onto All American DZ and many soldiers having injuries from that DZ.....early evening jumps are the best..... All The Way!!!
I saw some awesome scenes as a medic at Ft. Bragg whole providing medical coverage for drops. Once a paratrooper's canopy was illuminated by a full moon right above my head. Just wish I had a camera. 😞
It was always hectic back when I was in Airborne 58=60. I was always somewhat afraid and my mouth tasted like cotton when I hit the DZ.Everything is different now. New methods,new equipment and different planes except for the first model of the C130. Of course the parachutes have changed dramatically. Ours were T10A's with T7 reserve chutes.Jumping a C119 was special. Just saying.
TA 10's were Discontinued in the Late 60's Early 70's wow those are Acient!!! Cheers Airborne All The Way Everyday Sky Soldier!!! Ret Member 173rd Abrn Brig,82nd Abrn Div,101st Abrn Division Air Assalt
Yeah!Shit like that!Fuck lets jump!!That was on my mind back in the day!!Out the door and the magic happens,tighten up,knees to the breeze,balls up,and PLF!!Fuck yeah!!It was great!!!Rock on!!Rock on!!AIRBORNE!!
I'm currently serving a broadening assignment for the next three years and I miss jumping so much that I'm watching these videos over and over again. I can't wait to be done with this thing so I can get back up there.
They don't show the standing/sitting around with all that equipment on you, for what seemed like hours. the endless walking because you don't have vehicles, the sweating, the freezing, never seeing your family, but seeing everything else....it sucked...but I wouldn't have traded it in for anything....jumped for seventeen and a half years.
I was in one airborne unit or another from 1983 - 2004. in the 82nd from 1983 - 87. yea I miss those days of adventure and comradery. best dam time of my life. All the Way!
Every time I hear someone say "6 minutes!" (or any other pre-jump command) I get that revved up feeling. Proud to have been Airborne. Red Devils-Hooah!
Its all about mastering your fear and doing what you've been trained to do , exactly what it takes to be effective in combat. Thank you JumpMasters and Airborne School cadre for what you continue to do to require the very best out of all our new and upcoming soldiers! I was once a soldier and its all been FUBAR since, lots of money but otherwise a wasteland of meaninglessness and purpose and certainly no adventure remotely like this.
Why does the jumpmaster sweep the paratroop door with his hand before the jump? I can speculate on the reason but would like to know the real reason why.
The best is to be in alaska jump in -2 degrees. Stay waiting for the busses that take 2 hours to get there due to the weather. Forgot to say you jump at 12:00pm and show time is 0200 am in the morning :)
Not going up lie I was the guy who hopped and popped every night jump. Took the chemlights from my ruck, cracked them and left them on my chutes. To my defense I was artillery so every jump led to a fire mission. Had to get to them guns.
"Don't touch the door. Don't touch the door." A lot has changed. I remember, out of the C-130's, it was once a requirement to place hands on the door frame, and pull with your arms and jump with legs vigorously and forcefully out the door. Now it's just a leisurely stroll, kind of like jumping the C-141's back in the day.
@@aemondtargaryen972 That could be. I do remember the "accordion effect", especially from the C-141's, where, on a short drop zone, everyone was trying to get out the door to avoid a second pass.
First jump at Benning I was halfway down the stick, no problem. Second jump I was I n the door, thought WTF am I doing here. Loved every minute of my service with the All Americans. ALL THE WAY, my brothers
When you jump out of the plane the yellow strap on your backpack when you jump out does it come off of your backpack and deploy your parachute or do you have to pull something for it to deploy ?
I found out what the double A stood for the 82nd paratroopers, kinda silly that I haven't thought about it before, silly me well any, godbless the US Army Paratroopers
The only school I never attended; and my heart is lost. And I met a 90 plus year old whose airborne; I told him 'at least his chute always opened': damn, he laughed hard and so did his daughter; a combat vet! A major who, it seems, will never be airborne. And it sucks.
I get terrified every time, the nerves never go away! When I hear STANDBY my heart starts jumping out of my chest. Proud to be airborne :)
What does airborne man
Your mind say no but your legs say: send it!
AATW!
@@munichrebel1993 I know a lot of females with airborne wings and quite a few female jump masters. I’m in an airborne so I guess that helps.
How many jumps do you have?
@@TA-ht4jo only 24!
Whoever was yelling "Don't rush the door" should realize at that point, nobody is listening and everyone probably has to take a piss.
What's the first thing you do when you hit the ground? -Put you weapon into operation- take a piss.
This is so accurate
What if you have to go to the bathroom
ken sheehan | Don’t. Once you are in the harness, you aren’t authorized to do anything until after you board plane, jump, land, recover chute, and then return to rendezvous point (at least for airborne school).
My last jump was "midnight mass tactical " ..."stand by" , "fuck you"
None better than US Army Paratroopers. 50 years ago went through Jump school, served 2 years in Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne Brigade. 21 years in.the Army, never saw anything like our Paratroopers. Jump wings serve as the foundation of a complete metamorphosis into unbelievable fighting men. So proud to be a Paratrooper. So proud of every one of our finest.
When I hear stuff like this, it makes me really proud to have served as an ALL-AMERICAN...I have always defended the division to outsiders...Proud to say PARATROOPER....
86-95. 2/75th, 1/505. I heard someone describe us this way and never fail to snicker when I think of it. "A paratrooper is someone who is too impatient to wait for a truck to take them to the fight."
Only 16, but SERIOUSLY every male I can name in my family has served Army, Marines and Airforce. The closest ones to me went Army, 3/4 of them did some time with the 82nd. Love hearing their stories, even though they're usually just about their training, I don't ask for their War Stories. Paratrooper is badass, but in the Vietnam War? Got some damn balls, lmao. Thank god we have rough men willing to defend the greater good.
My last tour was with the 173rd Abrn Brig in the Korengal Valley Afganistan,All The way Everyday Sky Soldier!! Cheers Mate
All the way
It has been 50 years since my last static line jump from a military aircraft and I still miss it. 101st Airborne Division 67-69
+Gary Smith what was the pay like? Also do you still get the regular basic training hand to hand combat,how to use your weapons etc... Lastly can you retire whenever and get the army benefits?
Thank you
GOD BLESS you, my brother !
Those were some rough years to be 101st !! AIRBORNE!!
Thank you for your service
THANK YOU 🙏🏻 BROTHER
Perhaps the greatest experience in my life was to be a US ARMY PARATROOPER, having served with the 82d Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, NC....Being a United States Paratrooper is not just a title, being a Paratrooper is a way of life....It is an attitude that goes beyond simply jumping out of an aircraft....I am proud to day I was an All American....In my heart I will always be a Paratrooper....
keith rissolo Took the words out of my mouth. Takes a different kind of soldier to be a part of the tribe.
keith rissolo All the way brother. 82nd 3/505
All The Way my Brother. 1-325th
2/504
Hooah brother
Much respect. From a Marine infantryman
Service Rivalry: At jump school we had three Marines going for Force Recon. One was a Gunnery Sgt the Blackhats loved to harass. During Tower Week a Black hat running one side of the 34' tower yells down to Gunny, "ALL MARINES ABOVE THE RANK OF E-6, HIT IT". Upon this 'command' as instructed to all students, youare to jump to your feet, assume a nice tight exit position, give a loud 4000 count, and hold that position until getting the 'Recover' command. Gunny executed this perfectly and continued to hold that position. Blackhat then yells down, "You know, in the Army we use Marines as pop-up targets." To which Gunny replies while maintaining that tight body position, "That's okay! Army can't hit anything past 50 meters anyway." I heard the Blackhats took Gunny out drinking on graduation. Good times. Good memories.
Proud to have served in 82nd. 3rd Brigade (The Black Panthers )2/505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. We had no room for slugs, all our soldiers were top guy’s. 👍🏻🇺🇸
3 years in the 2/505 ..1977-1980 will never forget it
Proud that my husband has been a US Army Jumpmaster since 1992, and is still Active Duty!
All the best...
Cool, I went to JM school in 1993. Loved it!
Huh, wonder if your husband and our son ever crossed paths. Our Offsprung, I mean it, enlisted in April of 2001. He had one goal in mind, to become an Airborne trooper. He earned his Airborne Wings and spent time at Bragg. He was involved in both day and night drops while there and an airshow in Pennsylvania. His first time in Iraq was in 2003. I'm an old Marine Corps Vet and I never could figure out why anyone would want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. Our son is still serving, a multiple tour combat vet of both Iraq, Afghanistan. His last station was South Korea, he's working on putting in 20 years. He no longer is an active Airborne trooper, age and injuries can add up. This video is an eyeopener.
My husband is in 1/508 right now at Bragg. The daughters and I live in SC. We stopped moving after 23 years and stayed put for their schools. As a matter of fact, he's due home on leave today. He was fortunate enough to spend a week in St Mere Eglise for the D Day commemoration. They jumped, too. It was a once in a lifetime experience.
Maura Noonan. You and your children are heroes for all the love and support y'all give to your husband while he is serving in the Best of the Best. My 1st Sgt. was Mr. Airborne. He named his daughter Canopy and his son Ripcord. His German Sherperd dog " Little Airborne " jumped with 1st Sgt. and had his dog Paratrooper Wings. 1st Sgt had two Combat Jumps in Korean War with 187th RCT. 4 tours in Vietnam War. 1st Sgt. had 556 Static line Parachute Jumps. Retired as Sgt. Major of 82nd Provost Marshall's office after 30 years of service. His home was Tomahawk Wisconsin. His son Ripcord served in the 504th 'Devils in Baggy Pants.' SGM. was inducted into MP Hall of Fame In Sept 2015 at Fort Leonard Missouri. SGM William Gilbert Verbist was a 'Helluva Soldier' just as "All American Soldiers." Airborne All The Way! Specialist 4th Class Watson D.W .
82 MP Co.
82 ABN.
Ft. Bragg N.C. 1972-1973
Home of The Airborne.
Every Airborne video is a re-lived memory. 25years ago and I still ask my self what would a paratrooper do in this situation, still wear high and tights, rock 511 Stryker pants because they are the closest thing to a good set of BDU's pocketwise, and keep a go bag. Some habits die hard, but I will be 82nd till I die. 92-95 AATW!
Just to put this in perspective. They condensed a 6 hour or more period of time being rigged up in that tight ass harness into a 13 min video.
d h facts
My brother was 82nd. He said some jumps took hours and were pure crap. He messed his neck up during one jump.
Most uncomfortable shit ever, nut sack stuck under the leg straps
Proud to be an American and a Vet. We are the best! Thank YOU for your service!
Took my jump training with the 82nd, it was also my fathers unit in WWII. Long since retired. Men with big balls jump out of perfectly good airplanes!
Best Chow I ever Ate when i was in Class 40 ‘68 USMC @ Ft Benning 👍🏻🇺🇸
Best 5 years of my life. AIRBORNE, ALL THE WAY !!!
Rod Stoltzfus any advice for someone that’s looking to get into an airborne unit, preferably 82nd or 173 airborne brigade?
Yes. Get your cardio in order!! Cause there is NO walking on Ardennes! (You'll find out).. be early for EVERYTHING!!.. learn everything about your job! Know your battle drills, cycles of function, and the 82nd airborne song, plus more.. do what you're told, when you're told, nothing more nothing less.. be in the right place, at the right time, in the right uniform.. and be early!
Does everybody that join the army have to go through this or this is a specific job I’m 14 looking to join the army I just would like to know stuff before I go
Long live 82nd airbourne , when the marines need bac up lol
27th Eng. Bn Combat Airborne. Each time you exit the door you're dead and when that chute opens, you are re-born!! Can't explain the rush and 110% focus you feel to a leg when you're hooked up and those doors open.
Stephen Chickonoski 100% accurate. 4-73cav/3-73cav
Stephen Chickonoski. It is inexplicable and impossible to ever explain to anyone who hasn't experienced it.
ROUGH TERRAIN
JC S3 HHC 27th. 74, 75, 76. 30 jumps, crashed n burned every time.
All The way Everyday,Knees To The Breeze Sky Soldier!!! Ex Member 173rd Airborne Brigade!!! Cheers Mate
This was awesome, as real as it gets. thanks for letting us see what happens up there.
My Dad was a US army paratrooper in 1960. Love you Dad .
I do miss those days. Though the hours waiting before the jump sucked.
Yea that's where the Term Hurry And Wait got Started!!! All The Way Everyday Day,Knees To the Breeze you DOPE on a Rope!!! Cheers Mate
Joel Devich The jump itself was a blessed thing after all the bullshit before, especially when we had to take long walks with all that gear on while Green Ramp was under construction and endure a plane ride with no AC, people puking (me once), and occasionally flying map of the Earth. Always night jumps, no tourist view. Then the landing, occasionally with your gear when the straps wouldn’t work to release your ruck and weapon. Amazing I didn’t tear my legs up. One concussion in Minnesota at Camp Ripley for Cold Weather Training and a sprained ankle on my second jump in jump school was as injured as I got while jumping. 84-87. 307 Med Bn, 82d Abn Div.
Joel Devich what gear do you have in the pack that you jump with?
Very true. Not to mention a 20k right after the jump. Lol
I think I only had 2 Hollywood jumps besides jump school, the rest we're full combat load, my worst jump was with the base plate to the 60mm
Thank you all of you for your service I'm just a 13-year-old guy thinking of going airborne
Hope you've gone for it!
I was a squad leader with C Company 1st Battalion 508th Infantry (Airborne). I shall never forget my dead friends.
Proud to say I was there and did that. I'm thankful that God gave me the instruments and physical prowess to make it there and succeed and eternally grateful for the incredible memories. Watching videos like this makes me wish I was still there.
deckMage CCG would you recommend it? It looks really badass and I’m always up for a challenge
Zachary Salazar - I would totally recommend it! You will always have a connection with Army friends, but Paratroopers forge bonds as you trust each other with your lives on every jump & there is a mutual respect amongst the Airborne because of the courage required to be a Paratrooper. The standards are far higher than in other units, although it varies, but when I was in, mind you, in 2000-2004, we had 7-mile Battery (I was in artillery, so we call them battery’s but the equivalent of a Company) runs every Monday, muscle failure exercises on Tuesdays & Thursdays, Sergeants Time ruck marches or fireman’s carry drills up a hill on Wednesday and 5 mile spirit runs on Fridays. You have to fit, you have to be tough, but the most emotionally rewarding job in the world! And the friends you make are forever! I still keep in touch with almost everyone on FB and to a T, all of us see the years together in the Airborne as the best years of our lives, even after 14-Years of being out.. Our unofficial motto in our unit was: “Be bold, be brave, but above all, be the best”. Good luck!!
My dad was a us army jumper Korea war. Love you dad miss you .
6:27 good save by that 5th jumper holy cow
it is never how tough you are it is about how hard you love your country
Makes my heart pound every time, great photography. Sparta lives!
Wow! Total respect for past,present and future jumpers.look after yourselves.
I get remind every day of those days. Back ankles hip tells me what a fool i was.But still miss it.
It was worth it. My kids rather hear me talk about jumping out of planes than my deployments.
Mark Baker I’ve had a hip replacement and a partial knee replacement, lot of good all that running did huh? Airborne 😫
82nd 1984-1988. Loved my time there, grew up there. Great video. No stupid music or unneeded talking. Great stuff!
I'm enlisting soon to be an airborne ranger. So fucking stoked
Eliot Taylor I enlisted back in April with Infantry opt40. Good luck brother👍🏻
Did you do it?
How’d it go?
The soldier putting on war paint was the best part.
Slow down there high speed...
Yeah it was night time. Nobody told him to do that. Hahahahahaha
Coming from a LEG watching paratrooper videos.
Love this video and the comments. I do miss my soldier days.
E/CO 325 ( a tow missile co with each platoon assigned to 1,2 and 3rd battalion), 1980 to 1983. Best time of my life for sure. I was getting ready to reenlist when a shrapnel injury at Mcridge demo range almost blew my leg off.
At 6:50 they stop the jumper at the red light. When I was in 82-85, it was optional whether or not you went out on a red light. You were considered a pu??y if you didn't go out on a red light. As I was one of the bigger guys in the unit, my platoon sergeant usually put me and some of the other bigger guys at the back of the stick (end of the line) as "stick-pushers". This way we would all get out on one pass. No big deal on Sicily Drop Zone as I recall that was a 55 second drop zone. The other DZs at Bragg being shorter, there was less time to get everyone out. The idea was that we didn't want everyone strung out. The closer we landed together, in a real life situation, the better. As being separated from your unit in a real life situation could be a matter of life and death. As I was going out regardless of the light, I never looked at the light on my way out as it didn't matter.
I live close to Fort Bragg.. I see these planes flying low often..I used to watch then jump at The Sicily Drop Zone .. They have always amazed me
1979-1985, 1/325 Infantry. 82nd Airborne Div. Once a Paratrooper you are always a Paratrooper. It will be always in your blood. One of the best trained physically and mentally soldiers the US Army has, most of the Special Forces and US Army Rangers are composed of soldiers from the Eighty Deuce and 101st Airborne. Fort Bragg was good to me and my family. God. how I would love to do it all over again. My respect to my comrades in Combat Arms. Eighty Deuce is on the loose.
All the way Everyday All American!!! C/co 2nd Bn 504th PIR Cpt. O-3 Ret!!! Cheers Mate
Jumpmaster here: Sent a bunch of 82nd types out of various AC during OTD this past December.
All the Way EverydayKnees To The Breeze you Bloody Dope On a Rope!!! Ret 82nd Abrn/173rd Abrn Brig Sky Soldiers!!! Cheers Mate
I did my time with the 82d, but I have to say now, that the pilot had the best job!!! AATW
When I was in the 101st, we jumped out of C119s, C123s, and C130s.
82nd we did quite a few different types. I jump from a Huey, Blackhawk, C47, C141, C130, and Casa 212.
Very brave mens....we so proud of you.You are all great hero...love you guys
I enjoyed every bit of it...from 82nd ....3rd SFG....4/25th Alaska....great times ......
Been there done that.Airborne for life.once your Airborne your all ways Airborne.Fort Bragg NC 79-82 back in the day
Alvin Colbert Hooah! H minus. 3/505
James foster BCO.50th signal...Fort Bragg..Ltd daily save my ass 45 day terminal leave.Hon discharge.thanks LT
Did I say 3 mos.if I did my bad
C/co 2nd Bn 504th PIR 1985 to 1997 All The Way Everyday,Knees to the Breeze You Bloody Dope on a Rope!!! Cheers Mate
Unless you don't jump for three months.
As an Army vet, we always asked those airborne qualified guys why they would want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. Got a lot of answers that never made any sense to us.
The community is close knit. I came to my first unit and everybody was so close and it felt like a brother hood even before I went to jump school. When I started jumping it was like something that we all did that most people didn't and there were so many stories for every jump
@@kermitstewart6572 - I hope you understand that I am teasing, brother. Now, if you were a Marine ......
@@flick22601 hahaha I take everything literally online. Airborne or not you paved the way brother and I thank you for that. Now if you were a Marine....... hahaha
An extra $150.
Fudge that. You all are crazy jumping out of airplanes. Much respect. Love my Airborne friends.
Imagine jumping out during Normandy and getting your ass shot at as you're coming down. Then you land and you're surrounded by enemy on all sides.
Mills117 Surrounded? Those beasts in WW2 called that a target rich environment. Those men had balls of steel.
Mills117 we call that just another day in the 82nd. Division trains for it everyday and keeps a continual war footing even in peace time. When the real deal takes place your like "eh...just doing my job."
Just imaging the force of the wind hitting you at over 80 miles an hour the moment you step out of the door. You have to be mentally and physically prepared for it. The real mission starts the moment you make that PLF and recover your parachute. Much respect to all my fellow comrades in the 82nd Airborne Division, past and present.
Being a jumpmaster class of 86
I am proud of all US Army jumpmaster
This video should be titled, "what it looks like when ABN DIV conducts ABN OPS. BECAUSE, you forgot to show all the walking around with 100lbs of light weight gear on your back, sleeping on the ground/in fox hole, or standing around for hours and HOURS while on the SGMs detail raking the gravel, etc.. Join the Air Force, they have civilians for that S%#T.
Spoken like a true grunt!
Chris Wagner speaks the truth. Aside from jumping out of an aircraft there are still B.S. details every day having nothing to do with being airborne. Yes, you are part of an elite group since not everyone wants to jump out of airplanes. At the end of the day, you land on the ground and you're a grunt going to your objective by foot or Humvee.
Unless you're an officer, barracks Army life is the same whether you're airborne or in a grunt outfit.
That experience must really be something else, especially the night jumps and not really being able to see where you're landing.
The night jumps were the only time I kinda got scared. I still miss it. I had a good time. 1975-79
Professionalism from beginning to the end it's like poetry in motion!!!🤠😎💪👍🏼🪂💯
What brave souls. God bless them.
Ahhh I remember those days jumping onto All American DZ and many soldiers having injuries from that DZ.....early evening jumps are the best..... All The Way!!!
Everyday Day You Blood Dope on a Rope!!!!
Just like maxwell house coffee GOOD TO THE LAST DROP, every jump is night jump you never open your eyes
my cousin was in the 82nd as he say's "DEATH FROM ABOVE"
I saw some awesome scenes as a medic at Ft. Bragg whole providing medical coverage for drops. Once a paratrooper's canopy was illuminated by a full moon right above my head. Just wish I had a camera. 😞
It was always hectic back when I was in Airborne 58=60. I was always somewhat afraid and my mouth tasted like cotton when I hit the DZ.Everything is different now. New methods,new equipment and different planes except for the first model of the C130. Of course the parachutes have changed dramatically. Ours were T10A's with T7 reserve chutes.Jumping a C119 was special. Just saying.
TA 10's were Discontinued in the Late 60's Early 70's wow those are Acient!!! Cheers Airborne All The Way Everyday Sky Soldier!!! Ret Member 173rd Abrn Brig,82nd Abrn Div,101st Abrn Division Air Assalt
Mine was a T10 in 1966-67 with the 2/501st. ALL THE WAY.
jodan4 hours of 505 parachute Infantry
Nothing like the old T10. or Tender 10 as we called them.
okay I know I’m only 13 but I’ve wanted to do this for so long, I’m so excited !😭
GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES MEN& WOMEN OF THE MILITARY
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SACRIFICES & DEVOTION
Boy I sure do miss those days. Airborne all way!!!
Cant stop watching this man its cool as fuck.
And then your knees suck, permanently, but you watch this shit and wish you could do it again.
Yeah!Shit like that!Fuck lets jump!!That was on my mind back in the day!!Out the door and the magic happens,tighten up,knees to the breeze,balls up,and PLF!!Fuck yeah!!It was great!!!Rock on!!Rock on!!AIRBORNE!!
I'm currently serving a broadening assignment for the next three years and I miss jumping so much that I'm watching these videos over and over again. I can't wait to be done with this thing so I can get back up there.
Missing jumping will stay with you for a long time. I am almost 70, and I wish I could go back up.
Once an All-American, always an All-American. 82nd Airborne Division Band Nov 1971-Jan 1973.
God Bless the American Paratrooper! Airborne!
Bad asses!! 🇺🇸 love you guys...👍
They don't show the standing/sitting around with all that equipment on you, for what seemed like hours. the endless walking because you don't have vehicles, the sweating, the freezing, never seeing your family, but seeing everything else....it sucked...but I wouldn't have traded it in for anything....jumped for seventeen and a half years.
I was in one airborne unit or another from 1983 - 2004. in the 82nd from 1983 - 87. yea I miss those days of adventure and comradery. best dam time of my life. All the Way!
That is frickin amazing. Wow 😳👌🏼🙏🏻💫
Every time I hear someone say "6 minutes!" (or any other pre-jump command) I get that revved up feeling. Proud to have been Airborne. Red Devils-Hooah!
Its all about mastering your fear and doing what you've been trained to do , exactly what it takes to be effective in combat. Thank you JumpMasters and Airborne School cadre for what you continue to do to require the very best out of all our new and upcoming soldiers! I was once a soldier and its all been FUBAR since, lots of money but otherwise a wasteland of meaninglessness and purpose and certainly no adventure remotely like this.
Oh the memories. Would love to do one more, from a C130. Wish they would let us. Would happily sign a waiver.
Thank you for your service! I can't believe all the equipment your carrying! Forgive me but what is the pack between y'all's knees? God Bless y'all!
Upper is the reserve parachute, the bottom is the ruck sack
@@guillermodvl ok makes sense! Thank you
Why does the jumpmaster sweep the paratroop door with his hand before the jump? I can speculate on the reason but would like to know the real reason why.
Absolutely Outstanding....HELL FROM ABOVE...
I truly can't imagine and I don't try to. Thank you 💋
Grande Exército Americano muito bom 👏👏 parabéns pelo vídeo 👏👏 parabéns
My great grandpa was a para trouper back in Vietnam still well and kicking
Paratrooper/Airborne Infantry in today's Army Speak!!! Cheers Mate
All the way
The parachute opens automatically as soon as the yellow wire runs out of length ?
Yep!
+Wildman of the Wynooch that's cool
Yep. it's called the static line.
also, dope on a rope.
Patrick Petrowsky actually it is called the universal static line modified
The best is to be in alaska jump in -2 degrees. Stay waiting for the busses that take 2 hours to get there due to the weather. Forgot to say you jump at 12:00pm and show time is 0200 am in the morning :)
@6:01 that dude sprinted out the door xD
Someone kept screaming, “Don’t rush the door!”
Airborne ain't nobody bad like you!!!💪
jeffery washington HOOAH. All the way.
Hoorah!!! I recently enlisted going to benning soon
Airborne " All The Way" ! 5th SF 1967-72
AMERICA'S BAD ASSES... GOD BLESS N THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE...
Not going up lie I was the guy who hopped and popped every night jump. Took the chemlights from my ruck, cracked them and left them on my chutes. To my defense I was artillery so every jump led to a fire mission. Had to get to them guns.
"Don't touch the door. Don't touch the door." A lot has changed. I remember, out of the C-130's, it was once a requirement to place hands on the door frame, and pull with your arms and jump with legs vigorously and forcefully out the door. Now it's just a leisurely stroll, kind of like jumping the C-141's back in the day.
I think she is saying “don’t rush the door”. They say that when I jump C-17s and C-130s.
@@aemondtargaryen972 That could be. I do remember the "accordion effect", especially from the C-141's, where, on a short drop zone, everyone was trying to get out the door to avoid a second pass.
He was just a a rookie trooper and he surely shook with fright,
He checked on his equipment and he sure his pack was tight
First jump at Benning I was halfway down the stick, no problem. Second jump I was I n the door, thought WTF am I doing here. Loved every minute of my service with the All Americans. ALL THE WAY, my brothers
When you jump out of the plane the yellow strap on your backpack when you jump out does it come off of your backpack and deploy your parachute or do you have to pull something for it to deploy ?
Static line jump it pulls the deployment bag , chute opens.
I found out what the double A stood for the 82nd paratroopers, kinda silly that I haven't thought about it before, silly me well any, godbless the US Army Paratroopers
that looks fucking cool as hell
been there, done that, got the wings.
Well if I had a hat I would take it off to you sir
you and me both.
PullUrSlip I'm next bro
The still photo on the video front cover is an Air Force crewman camo and insignia is AF out of Pope Air Force Base.....
The only school I never attended; and my heart is lost.
And I met a 90 plus year old whose airborne; I told him 'at least his chute always opened': damn, he laughed hard and so did his daughter; a combat vet!
A major who, it seems, will never be airborne. And it sucks.
Thank you 4 your service ! You served ! 👍🇺🇸🙏🍺 & that matters a lot 👊
These men and women are very brave
Greetings from Poland 🇵🇱
So this is what it looks like when a can of whoop azz is open!!! Stay safe and thank you!!
Had 2first man in door positions in 3 years love it 60 now seams like yesterday
This looks sick!
That was really, really good, thank you!
So do you just volunteer to become airborne? Or is it like a specific MOS?
Volunteer
I had a friend who some how let me jump with them and the feeling you get when you leave the doors is both terrifying yet exciting