We you get deployed to whatever place you get station at are you aloud to bring like a ps4 or and Xbox just checking because one of my friends was Alaska and he had a ps4 with him
I went to jump school at Ft.Benning in 1980. Being a Marine I was more of a minority than majority. Some of the soldiers I trained with were some of the finest you'll meet anywhere. It's a proud day to win your wings!
It’s a 34 ft tower and a 250 foot tower! The shuffle has a real purpose, so clumsy people don’t trip, fall forward, and start an chain reaction. I was a TAC NCO at Airborne School in 1974! Training has not changed much but the equipment is much better (safer). 132,000 jumps during my time and we NEVER pushed anyone out.
Easiest school physically, hardest school mentally (for some), but worth it for sure! I went straight from Basic and AIT in August 2000 so my PT was at its peak and I had a blast! It was my first dose of freedom after Basic so I reveled in the free weekends, although you'll still be assigned Fire Guard duty and I even got a Staff Duty shift which is rare in Airborne school. For those of you who want to try it, the school is all mental. I was 30 when I enlisted in the Army so here is how I did it. First, don't stress about NOT being scared! It's impossible to suppress the fear you'll feel on the first jump no matter how much you pump yourself up, so don't stress over it on week 1. Again; take it one day at a time, don't skip ahead to Week 3 until you're on Week 3 otherwise you'll psych yourself out thinking and dwelling on it. Pay attention to the instruction as it will give you a sense of comfort and confidence during the first 2-weeks. Get plenty of sleep during the day before Jump Day and when I say day, I mean day! You won't sleep the night before; nobody did. During parachute and equipment checkout, focus on rigging your gear best you can! Don't think about the jump until you're standing up to hook up. The Sergeant Airbornes will draw out the walk to the aircraft to amp up the anxiety, so don't freak out about the loud noise from the plane engines which will be cranking as you're being loaded on. Once in the air, Fryar DZ is just a short distance so as soon as the plane goes wheels up, you'll hear the "10-Minutes" command. If you're near the front, you'll get overwhelmed when the jump doors open as the air and jet noise from outside will give you the pucker facter +10. The rest will be a blur and instinctive and before you know it, you be out the plane. Forget counting to 3000 as you'll be under canopy as soon as you're out the door. After that, you're simply along for the ride, so just check canopy and gain canopy control and enjoy the view. Only after the last jump, that famous night jump #5 that you will know if Airborne is for you or if you'll be happy as a 5 jump chump. Me, I loved it and sometimes wish I was still in, just for the free one way plane rides. :)
I still remember my very first airborne school jump at Lawson Field. We were getting our chutes rigged up and the instructors were walking through and checking our equipment. The black hat instructor came over to me and barked, "Private, what is the purpose of keeping your arm locked and extended once your static line is clipped onto the static line cable"? My reply, "Sgt. Airborne, that is to maintain a 1 second interval between jumpers as they exit the aircraft". "Excellent answer Pvt., I just might allow you to jump out of my aircraft today". He actually cracked a smile as he walked away and I knew then that nothing was going to stop me from wearing those jump wings. AATW!
Man I have to somewhat agree with this ... in that I had first volunteered to go to Air Assault School at Ft. Campbell in the early 80s w/ a dropout, failed, graduation rate at about 50%. Cat 5 heat all day, mandatory hoses down by ice cold water 5 times during, as everyone knew, the "toughest 10 days in the Army"... And then, later, I had actually gotten, found, qualified for, a slot in Jump School at Benning...but only to say that, yes, I agree, Jump School, Airborne, blood wings are covered in the Army...but, still, jump school, to me, was easy as pie, lots of hype, almost all of the so-called Black Hats weren't even Air Asssult graduates, non-combat patch recent Vietnam Veterans, ex-Rangers, Special Forces, etc... Easy, albeit a still, hyped up school wherein, too, a lot of Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps personnel clogging up the ranks, making s**t even more difficult for regular Army Soldiers...a mess... Moreover, back then and unlike Air Asssult School, if you had at least made it to jump week and, say, broke a limd, leg, arm, during your first jump, they still gave you the wings! Air Asssult School, though, you can make it to the last day, fall out, get disqualified...no Wings whatsoever or period! Furthermore, if you go back, you didn't start where you had left off, but rather, you back to day 1 and or zero day....hype, hype, but, I'll still admit, Airborne troops, especially in WW III, awesome, real, fearless, fighters, troopers..............
The old days there was actually a PT test, and you ran in boots. They also were alot more strict. Jump School has been easier as the years pass as all military training. Eventually, you will just need to show what color panties you're wearing.
In 1973 when i went through it,it was four weeks starting with hell week. Maybe cause nam was still active. Nixon was in the White house then. As far as somebody getting kicked off the plane, did not happen,but i did push a guy out the door when he hesitated in front of me
I went through in '73 as well. What you call "hell week" we called "zero week". A week of intense physical conditioning. Once I got to Bragg, I saw a couple guys freeze in the door. One guy then jumped on his own, and another had his arms slapped down, then shoved out the door.
1999-2009 82nd, 3-325 and 2-508 11B. its different today because its not an MOS specific school anymore. if youre infantry, you get your tactical training once at your unit. as for everyone else to include cadets and women, its just a school to learn static line parachuting and has no tactical value at all and it is easy and the pogs and women still cant do it and they are still passed no matter what. its a politically correct joke. i mean, look at these dudes. if they can do it, virtually anyone can. i loved being airborne infantry but going to the school only means youre a five jump chump.
Going through Airborne School in 1986 was. Friday is in processing and equipment issue. Sat-Sun off. Week one Monday morning. US Army PT Test for everyone coming from everywhere, all MOSs, different service branches, Ranger School walk on candidates and foreign students. We Infantry OSUT guys have PT test scores that were good because it was only a month old so we were good to go. So we good to go guys start with at least 7 pull ups before PT. The guys who didn't do good and never did pull ups got a second chance the next day. PT was an hour and a half and a 3 mile run everyday except for Friday which was 4-5 miles. The Friday run is not the day to ever fail in week one or week two. They kick you out. Every morning was the same from day one when every time they ask you if you want to quit? Everyday was, "Do you want to quit?.". We had quitters everyday. If you quit you were done. If the Black Hats see that you are weak. They either make you quit or be recycled. Everyday we got smoked if either someone made a mistake or the Black Hats loved seeing you get smoked. Every morning I saw many guys just quit, and a long line at the First Sergeant's office everyday for 2 weeks. Jump Week was easy, I saw no one quit on the first jump and 2 get injured. Second jump was 6 guys with 5 injured. Third and last jumps nobody quit and two injuries. Getting your wings was worth it. It was interesting and it was fun.
someone ask how I got into airborne school I too gone through in 1968 after AIT medical, I Posted this under my wife e-mail name (did not know) but so be it, served with 82d, 101s
I was kinda depressed man! Lol! Going from relaxin Jackson to Benning! Just missed the friends I made so quickly. Aside from the hot summer runs in full ACU, the adventure was a great experience! I’m so happy to say I have dawned that legendary maroon beret! Airborne! All the way!
I went to jump school at Ft. Benning in the mid 80's and then Ft. Bragg (82nd Abn Division MP Co.). You young guys make me feel like those crusty old timers from WW2 who always came back for All-American week in May back in the 80's and always enjoyed reminding us young whippersnappers that they had 2 or 3 combat jumps back when old Satan himself was their jumpmaster. I have a 76 year old cousin who spent 3 years at Ft. Bragg in the early 60's and then he reenlisted for Vietnam and did 3 tours with the 173rd Abn Bde as an 11-Bravo.
I had Airborne school in my contract. Before signing, a recruiter said: If ain't Airbone, you ain't shit but a regular ground soldier. (He was right!) I went to jump school right after AIT.
Dude you are killing it with the videos. So informative and gives me all the advice and Info I need so I quit bsing about enlisting 11x airborne. Thanks for all your time dude
Everywhere we went,it was to strengthen our legs,lots of running.And he's correct about meeting people from different branches.We had two night jumps,usually just before dawn.Hell.I remember seeing dudes from different nations at Ft.Lee,Va.Petersburg.There was a parachute rigging school there back in the 80's.A lot of things have changed I know.But I never once regret the pride I felt earning my wings.I just wish we'd stop changing changing our class a uniforms...ALL THE WAY-
That "little building" where you turn in your orders is called Patches. It's literally one of the most iconic buildings on any Army base anywhere. It's covered in paintings of the unit patches of Airborne units. Additionally, it's 34 foot and 250 foot towers. How do you forget any of those things?
I’m planning on joining the military after this college semester ends. I already practice free fall skydiving (16 jumps) so far. Honestly this airborne stuff sounds easy af lol. These guys jump with their chute already open at lower height. I’m hoping to do 11b with option 40 contract hopefully i get it
Kevin yeah exactly the same. My recruiter saved a spot for me to ship out november too. That’s the only spot available. Maybe i will see you there brother💪 good luck!
I hope you’re planning on using that degree to go to OCS. Also airborne school is not as easy as you might think. If they catch you making a small mistake at the wrong time (like missing a brief or touching your equipment after a JMPI) you will get recycled or even kicked out of the school.
"Proud," or just lucky to have assigned to the 82nd...I met many Soldiers, like me who were not Air Assauly qualified, but also Airborne, parachutist, qualified who ended being stationed in some of the worst, God-awful places, in the Universe... Yeah, no fancy, little, pretty little red, maroon, beret (copy cat from British, WWiII paratroopers anyways)... I WOULD THINK: go back fo 2nd grade, subscribe to your local PBS station, et al., and or the like...browse your localmphblic library catalog under war, hypocrisy, contradiction, paradox, "The Twilight Zone"............
Some of you fools say that Airborne School is easy, but in all honesty it is if you are in great physical condition. But one thing is certain, and it's the fact that the black hats will make it unbearable in that they will mess with your minds to try to get you to quit every single hour. And as a final thought, once you are airborne on that plane is when you realize what the hell you got yourself into. So do not believe that this course is easy, otherwise just as sure you will either fail or quit.
They don’t boot you out the plane, I graduated airborne school recently and they ain’t gonna do that cause you could get hurt, and then the sergeant airborne prolly get ucmj or some shit even worse
When I was in Abn school was 4 weeks; PCM physical condition and motivate, ground week plf and exits, tower, 34 foot door exits and 250 foot for chute control after release, jump. Week like you said 5 qualifying jumps, then I was there at Bennington over Christmas so it was 5 weeks before I was assign 82nd. Guess they figured if you got there you no longer needed the pcm week, because your already motivated but it was my first chance and last in the Army to do log PT. We also wore fatigue with jump boots not tennis shoes....
My boyfriend is doing his last jump right now. I can’t be there to see any of the graduations infantry or airborne cuz of COVID-19 ! This was awesome to watch and he had to do 2 jumps on both days, today is his last day last jump. :)
@@Who2Rawww I'm at airborne school right now. Covid 19 has caused all kinds of issues. Theres no pt, we have masks on even while training, we cant leave the footprint of the school so not even to the gas station across the street, and the biggest issue is people have been held over for 4 months and up because covid 19 is causing major travel delays
I went in1984 in August , boy was it hot . The first week was hell week , that week 30 people quit. After that the next 2 weeks wasn’t that bad . Happy to go through it. Thanks for the video and your service 🇺🇸💯🦅
Having served (509th Airborne Brigade) I wouldn't necessarily agree that Airborne School was easy, but candidly, it's not SEAL Training or SF Training. That said, one does have to overcome ones fear of jumping out of a perfectly good airplane. And that discipline and to do so of ones own accord, to risk putting oneself behind enemy lines, well that's the difference. BTW, if you're thinking about Airborne School, please do yourself a favor and don't think it's going to be easy. The instructors will smell that out it a minute and you'll be in for a rough 3 weeks.
My pop's was a Airborne Ranger . He retired as a jump instructor at Ft. Benning. I went to work with him a couple of times. I remember feeling so bad for some of those soldiers. Especially, if they got caught talking when they weren't supposed to, but me and them learned to keep our mouths shut when others were talking. RIP SFC Garza !
While in Airborne school in Benning we went from ground week to jump week because it was too windy for tower week and I was the 1st Jumper in 3 jumps. Blood wings when I graduated.
I loved every minute of airborne school. When I got there my PT card was 2 days too old and had to take a pt test the Sunday before class started. I got a stress fracture in my knee so everything we did was excruciating pain. I couldn't let on that iwas hurt because I was a cadet who was selected. If I was recycled I would have gone back to school and lost my slot.
Went through in August 1988 last jump was 2011. Now in live on motrin and VA appointments. Worst jump was Normandy France 2009. I still think the DZ team got the wind reading from inside a porta potty.
Jump school 1982. Went straight to Ft. Bragg as 11bravo. Alpha company 1/508. Good times. I did get tossed out the door maybe my third jump at jump school. I had door position and seen the green light come on...was waiting for the tap on the ass and jump master tossed my 120lb. body out the door. Very bad way to exit and risers were twisted bad...colusion with another guy...couple of leap frogs...we both landed safely all tangled up. Good times!
87-89 82ND AIRBORNE Veteran I plan on being the Best of the Best, Till I die like the Rest. Go ahead just try and prove me wrong. 2/504th SkyDemon I danced on your chutes, crawled down your suspension lines, grabbing your harness, screaming, we're going to die man we're going to die. And in that moment when you had that feeling of mortal being. I the SkyDemon placed you back on your rightful position. I saw your FEAR. And another SkyDemon was Borne. 82nd AIRBORNE PARATROOPERS Ye God's and Goddesses, on my HONOR I shall defend until Death. ALL THE WAY SkyDemon f-96...
82nd .... id like to be stationed at Fort Bragg . It’s here in my home state , so that would really be convenient. I think my favorite part of airborne school will be jumping from the bird 🛫
David, I'm entering a new PSYOP unit in San Diego and I'll be needing airborne school. 2 questions. First is I've skydive before so thankfully I already have a idea what freefall is like but when you jump do you have to deploy your shoot or does the shoot automatically deploy when you leave the plane since you are connected to some line in the plane? Also how much extra pay can a newly promoted Sergeant expect with airborne? Will there also be hazard pay and imminent danger pay too? Thanks David!
Don’t know if your questions got answered, but your main chute will deploy on its own after about 6 seconds, if that fucks up you have to deploy your reserve manually. Paratroopers receive an extra 150 with each pay check. Not enough to jump outta a perfectly good aircraft if you ask me
Graduated in 1994. I was OSET at Ft. Sill. Held over 3 weeks. Next stop Ft Benning. They had the OLD barracks. You must of been with a bunch of chick's. We ran 5 miles every day. Friday 10 miles. If you fall out 2 runs you get recycled. Friday fall out recycled. Loved black hats smoking Colonels and see high ranking soldiers fail. Do you still have to do 10 pull-ups to eat?. Dude. My Airborne school was 5 weeks. Was easy for me and my brothers, cause we just came from Basic. Run all Day. I retired 2018 with 168 confirmed jumps with the 82nd. Not including Helos. Best time of my life. Welcome to the family broth. All The way!
Thanks for your service, young men. However, I must admit being disappointed. Although I will agree that jump school was one of the easiest schools I went through, NEVER did we run anything shorter than 5 miles (Feb. 84 class) and that includes each and every morning during hold-over month during the holidays. Jump school was not a place to get in shape in those days. If you weren't in it you were weaned out pretty fast. That's how they kept you away from Bragg back then, and in those days, mornings on Ardennes were murder. H-minus!
Luis Chavez-Zermeno I remember i got mines when army recruiters came to my school. They give it to you when you make an appointment at a recruiting station. You can get it when you enlist
BTW. I go to All American Week every year. Was sad to me when they tore the barracks down. Place looks weird. Standards are bullshit. I was 2/319th AFAR my whole career. Went to Ranger school in 1999. Retired 2018 E-8. Blew out my knee on a jump where we jumped at 15 knots. Back then we jumped T-10 chute. No control. A slip did not do anything. Went straight forward ... That was it career over. Artillery was a bitch as a young Private to PFC. Jumping equipment ..Ruck would weigh 80, 110lbs....I miss everything. Sat Hollywood jumps were great. Anyways that's the short story. Us Ole timers don't necessarily give you the respect. But no matter what, always for the rest of your life, you are a brother. Nothing compares to being Airborne, and a dirty nasty leg..
Fort Polk is a place airborne units can go to as well just reenlisted for airborne but I was told they are only like a battalion sized unit to play as opfor in JRTC
I had this 1st Sgt. He told us that if the day ever came that you weren't nervous when in the DOOR, move over and don't put your brothers at risk. Not afraid mind you, just a tad nervous. That nervousness keeps you from doing something stupid.
I Just raised my right hand today for 13 bravo with a side of BAT in July.. I just learned the nicKname of paratroopers... Lawn darts. I would love say I'm a professional lawn dart for the US Government
What are some things you recommend bringing to Airborne School that’s not already on the packing list? Some people have recommended bringing your own sheets/bedding and extension cord. But what else? Should I bring my own clothes hangers, toilet paper, etc?
Bro, seriously you forgot to mention us at Ft Campbell, lol. 5th Group, 160th SOAR etc. Airborne, Airborne, Airborne........ Thank you for your service. I see much has not changed in Airborne school since the 80's. Thank you. Much appreciated this video, and stay on the DZ and out of the ponds, lol.
Bernard do you remember east of the flight line that building with the concertina wire, blacked out windows an cameras where Delta Force did some training?
My contract doesn't have airborne because of my vision, now that I got Lasik and have 20/20 can I ask to get airborne? Or is my contract already set in stone?
1st let's just say, I'm old...Jump School 1981. lots of dropouts the 1st day PT test, many more the rest of the first week. We spent more time in the leaning rest than anything, must have averaged 800-1000 Pushups/day the 1st week. They really pushed you to quit, (send you to the White House) all mental barking in your face. Inspections were very strict, one tiny infraction sent you to the sawdust pit for some "exercise". or extra duty. But that's when we had to spend the night getting your boots shined, and OD Greens Starched up solid. Black Hats hosted beer in a trash can dunking contests after each week, (sure that's a thing of the past). Runs we're pretty easy. No walking anywhere in the area. Next 2 weeks, less barking, but the pit was still active if you messed up on a task! Blood wings were available if you desired, I heard that's all gone now. Overall it was mental, more than physical. Depending on Unit assignment is where it gets tough, but I would not trade that for anything. Just remember this was 7 years after Nam, a completely different era. You'll never regret being in a good Airborne unit. Enjoy The Ride
@oursomeday . . good post. 80s era could be brutal for some Airborne PT but it took more than that to make an Army school hard for an infantry paratrooper in those days. We're both old, btw. The thing I tell folks is that most all of the Sr. NCO leadership in those days had done several hard tours in 'Nam. Those people had no restrictions on them.
Did Benning in 76. Right out of AIT at Polk. Physical part was instinctive after Polk it was the mental stuff that could really put you in bad shape. Served at Bragg with the 82nd. Miss the bro’s but not the b.s. All the Way
My dad is airborne 11 Calvery the shield red and white with a black horse in middle vetnam vet still alive God bless him .and he navajo from nm bless u all
I went through Airborne School in Nov. 1986, straight outta OSUT over at Harmony Church. It was definitely fun and not hard--if you're in shape. It's on Main Post, Ft. Benning. After Airborne, many of us were picked up and taken to RIP (now RASP) which was in the old barracks just up from the airfield. We were allowed to receive blood wings, but I've heard that now you're not supposed to give them (?). Do they still have the 'boot blacks' that would shine your boot for you?
I didn't get Airborne(option 4) or RASP (option 40) in my contract.. recruiter said If i do good on my PT test ill 100% for sure get a shot.. not sure I believe them at this point but we shall see..
Just saw this video. It was completely different when I went through Jump school. It wasn't easy and there were a lot of terminations. Around 500 started and around 275 finished. I graduated the 101st jump school in 1958.
101st "jump school," in 1958? No offense but this, that, seems weirdly unrealistic... Pretty much, the only way to get a parachutist badge is from jump school @ Ft. Benning. I was stationed at Ft. Campbell during the mid 1980s...there east no "jump dchool," but rather, to me, a mean, nasty, cruel...somewhat like, it appeared back then, doing a tour of duty in Vietnam with the 1st Cav...and then, say, coming back with a combat patch, requesting to become a drill Sgt., instructor... U, jump school, what, where, in Britain, England, Australia....? Seems as though, there, mate, you've taking too many sleeping pills, opioids, illegal weed...
@@druwydown9302 You don't know what you are talking about. I'll break it down to you. They had at least four jump schools back then. Ft Bragg FT Campbell Ft Benning One in Germany The 101st reactivated in 1956 and I got there in 1958. The 101st took over from the 11th Airborne who ran the jump school before then. So before you say something you know nothing about, research it first. I am 82 yrs old with 21 yrs of service and I resent anyone accusing me of lying or taking drugs, which I have never done. I was in the 501st Sig Bn Fwd Comm from 58-60. I still have my diploma and jump log. The jump school was on Colorado Ave at the time which was right next door to my Unit.. I retired in 1978. Ignorant people should just keep their mouth shut unless they know what they are talking about.
Can you be a paratrooper if your MOS isn’t combat? I am thinking of enlisting as a 68P Radiology specialist and I was wondering if I could still be a paratrooper? Also, what if I’m going to be a reservist. Can I still be a paratrooper and what not? Or how does it work or will it work?Thank you guys
Oh what's more and this is probably even more apropos, here, too, regarding these seeming Medal of Honor winners (and just peek into ur own 201 file, too): Air Assault Badge = 5 promotion points, Parachutist badge = 5 promotion points... Go figure.... Air Assault, All the Way!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@TheBenAllen. ya I know that, but I mean do I have a better chance of getting deployed if I’m an 11B, because I’ve heard that Airborne Units don’t really deploy anymore, so I should go Just 11B and go to an Infantry unit if I wanna get deployed?
