What is the U.S. Army Airborne School? | U.S. Army 

In 2001 on my 4th jump I had a collision under the plane with someone, his chute was wrapped around me and I knew I was falling faster than previous jumps. Thought I was tangled in my chute…Upon pulling my reserve, I noticed a jumper dangling below me….my reserve chute stole the air from main and collapsed it, so now two of us rode my reserve to the ground at an extremely fast pace. He smacked the ground and I landed on him breaking his leg in several spots, splitting my chin wide open from his risers smacking me. I laid there crying for a while lol, second guessing my choices in life. The black hat ran up to me and after assisting the guy with his leg he looked at me and said “damn airborne! you need stitches badly but if you go to hospital you won’t jump your 5th jump and will recycled.” “Put a bandage on it and let’s get you graduated.” He absolutely motivated me to make that final jump. Back then your 4th and 5th jump were back to back around 4pm and then a night jump around 6pm or 7pm. So I had to immediately turn my chute in and jump again after that malfunction….after that went to hospital but they couldn’t stitch it because I waited to long. I ended up going to back to Bragg after , quickly made jump master after 3 years, and before I knew it I had 138 jumps over my 14 year career. I was never scared of jumping again until the day my son was born….that was my last jump. I was terrified and knew I couldn’t do it anymore. ~All the way

I just graduated airborne school on Friday, June 9th 2023. So proud to be airborne 🤍

I never had a fear of heights. Just a strong fear of the ground.

Man I loved the rush jumping out of a C-17

I am still proud 30 years later I was airborne

Airborne school was the best time of my career

I am a graduate of Airborne in June of 1981.. Served in HHT 1/17th Air Cav 82nd ABN Ft. Bragg Smoke Bomb hill..also graduated Recondo Oct 82..loved it..

CHAOS: 5 Jumps here, 1 Final Jump With Wild-Man 6 Jumps Total.

Black hats rule !!! BE ALL YOU CAN BE...AIRBORNE is in my blood...AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY, RANGERS LEAD THE WAY, INFANTRY FOLLOW ME, MEDIC CONSERVE THE FIGHTING STRENGTH...I GAVE THE YOUTH OF MY LIFE TO MY COUNTRY. HELL OF A RIDE...11b, 11c, 91b, 91e...

The school is not hard....trusting your equipment and jumping out is the challenge. Airborne all the way!!

I graduated November 1962. Long time ago. All the way, AirBorne.

Graduated yesterday. Class 04-24! Remember, feet and knees together, bring your personal canteen. They issue out helmets. Pay close attention to ground week and tower week, as you’ll be learning how to properly plf, jump out of the 34 ft tower and mock bird exits. Also be prepared to run everywhere you freaking go lol. Get familiar with properly rigging your combat equipment as you’ll be buddy rigging each other. We DID NOT do the 250 foot tower as the instructor mentioned in this video. Pay attention to everything they have to teach you, embrace the suck, and you’ll make Jump Week look easy! #AATW

Was at Airborne school Dec 94. Was stationed at Benning right after. Spent lots of time walking past ground week to our motor pool. I would yell my number then Airborne!!! Spent lots of time inside the aircraft on tower week drinking beers. Airborne school was my favorite!!

My dad was a paratrooper and I’m just here to see what he had to endure because I was curious

my great grandfather died and he’s having 21 gun salute h was in the army

Just made an acquaintance with an Airborne Army General. Thank you so much for posting! 😊

U.S. Army, thanks for fixing your commercials. Now you just need to be a little MORE strict about who you let join, and you will have plenty of fit, in shape smart recruits.

Yes, Blackhats, Baby! ALL THE WAY!Tabbed 1979!!👍🏽🇺🇸

I went back in 2018. Best school I’ve ever been to. ( the 200 ft tower was closed in 2018 )

Vet here and the only way I would ever fight for this country again is if was in my backyard and it would be for my family and me. This country has abandoned me and the American people.

Got an 82 on my ASVAB, just waiting to pass the drug test and I'll be enlisted. Joining the airborne, as I HATE sitting/standing still for too long. So Radar, Artillery, Mechanic, Recon, and any other position requiring a massive amount of time standing still is out of the picture for my own preference. 😂 Can't wait to be joining up and doing my part as an active duty Army Airborne trooper. ❤

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That harness shed is pretty decent

The Mighty Ungowa! "Hit the hole poleman, hit the hole!" "Check Can-a-peas" Who could not love it?

I attended jump School Ft. Benning in Dec. 1967.

Great job 👍TJ

I'm absolutely terrified of heights. Totally went to Airborne School in 2006 though. 5 jump chump but still went. We skipped the tower getting hauled up and released due to high winds. I'm not sure if that was good or bad for me. I feel like my mind and body was thinking I was gonna die my first 4 jumps. God those exits were ugly. Dangerous even! Finally my 5th jump I felt confident and comfortable enough to get a decent exit and it was a way better experience. Couldn't do anything about hitting like a sack of crap in that t10 tho.

BTW the comment was just for Spartan Warrior, i dunno if he's a good person, or folks in the same conditions that he faces, like speaking portuguese for example, or in the surviving condition it seens, that i guess is not so easy, actually not even close to the meaning of easier. But the Balance for you folks, is a different one.

Strong work

Nobody said it was difficult but not everybody wants to do it it's airborne that's it

I have a fear of heights and falling however I still want to jump out of planes.

Yep jumping out of a C-130 in the c-141 are something else

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I do have a question though has the Army Airborne School integrated the new ACFT to their PT test to replace the Push ups, sit ups, and pull ups of the APFT?

Class of 76' AATW I JUST LOVE JUMP SCHOOL AND INFANTRY SCHOOL IT'S WHAT YOU MAKE OUT OF IT ,IF YOU MAKE IT HARD IT WILL BE HARD ON YOU. 🤗😊🫡.

Graduated Airborne Wednesday, March 6th 2024. Delayed due to weather. I got REALLY good at sitting.

I enjoyed airborne school for the most part -- but the hardest part for officers in my company -- we had to walk about 3 miles to the training site before formation every day. So, I had to get up at 3 in the morning, get ready and then start walking in order to make it to formation at 5:30.

In airborne school right now lol. We start tomorrow. No 250 ft towers. Too many training accidents happened so I guess they are minimizing casualties.

Me siento muy orgullosa de mi hijo

Class Feb 2010 here. Alpha company.

should be going to airborne school in 2 weeks or less just finished ait then off to ft bragg

いつも準備はしておかないといけない空挺部隊は難しい

Airborne ! !

To all future paratroopers; if you hear the words "chute shake" then run!

Panther Brigade H-MINUS! AATW

How many people who were in Airborne have knee issues and hip issues later on because of the constant hard landings lol?

There is another better video on utube. It is from the early 80s if you find it I am in it at 2;53 doing situps at 19 years old..

looking a getting my associates degree in education before leaving for army. any thoughts on most important modules from army retired and those w experience cross training with us army internally?

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Airborne sappers all the way

Where I live it serious crime to be possession of actual samurai sword

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pantsirs are just waiting for them

Did that 1978 .

I'm 31. Going to FLW for AIT. Thinking of doing Airborne, should I still go at my age? 😂

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1995. Wasn't hard at all. Several GIRLS in our group. Airborne school was easy - even back in the 90's.

What’s the difference between Air Force and airborne

So is US postal service! Workers

Family

We aren't hitchhikers. What is the meaning of life? 42. We one upped them.

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Oh~~~ sounds very exciting! Feel like "Spiderman"! But please forgive me! I'm not that kind of thing! Haha~ I'm sorry! Our "Hulk" in Taiwan was whipped by the police!

a joke of a school today

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I left my home

FIGHT HATE NO MORE WARS PLS HELP. EVAN HELP BY SPENDING MONEY

When will you break the shackles of japan against china, germany against russians? Urgently give these countries the right to establish and develop armies as they wish. The army of the European Union should be established and Turkey should join this union with the strongest regional army.

Why are they wasting training time on female solders, they are bared from combat so what is the rational, just to say the Army is woke.

5 jump chumps, lets be real. Battalion loves to only let E-5 and above jump. Have fun losing that jump pay.

Don’t do it they will make you pay $3,000. For your equipment.

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