The Parachute(Airborne) Infantry Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne are extremely well trained in raid,ambush,urban warfare, airfield seizure tactics and many more.. Most of the 82nd Airborne(Parachute) Infantry Paratroopers are also Ranger-qualified and or Pathfinder-qualified and or sniper-qualified and or Air Assault-qualified and many more. In capabilities these 82nd Airborne(Parachute) Infantry Paratroopers are just below the Rangers but way above the marine infantrymen.
When I went to the jump school, there were 4 recon marines and two of the marines couldn't pass it. One marine couldn't keep up with the runs and another marine froze at the door of an airplane.According to the DoD statistics, the dropout rate at the marine boot camp is 11.7%(no kidding, almost anybody can be a marine!!!) and according to the jump school, the dropout rate is about 28%. So becoming a Paratrooper is a lot harder than becoming a marine.
@DumbHonkie1 The qualitis of jump school traninees are lot higher than those of the marine recruits at the boot camp because the Airborne trainees are not like the raw recruits at the marine boot camp. These Airborne trainees already went thru basic and AIT training and among them you will also find a lot of Special Forces, Ranger, Seals, marine recon trainees. Even so the dropout rate at the jump school is 28% compared to the very low dropout rate of 11.7% at the marine boot camp.
@123nypd1 The jump school does only one thing, teaching you how to jump out of a plane,nothing more. If you are physically in good shape and have no fear of heights,then you will not have any problem passing it. The hardest part of being a paratrooper comes when you are assigned to an Airborne unit, specially the 82nd Airborne. The washout rate of new jump school graduates in an Airborne unit is very high. If you don't meet it's standards, you will be sent to a leg unit very fast.
Passing the jump school is the easiest part of being a Paratrooper. The jump school teaches you only one thing, jumping out a moving plane, nothing more. The real hard training starts, when you get to your Airborne unit. The washout rate for newly arrived 'cherries(new jump school graduates) are very high. If you don't meet your Airborne unit's standards, they will kick you out of the Airborne unit into a leg(non Airborne) unit very fast.
Always look before you slip, slip in the opposite direction to avoid collision, and the lower jumper always has the right of way. There was an E6 NCO who was screaming at me to slip away when I was the lower jumper. We were laughing when we landed cuz I knew he was just messin. We were quite lucky cuz he was a few feet above me but we ended up drifting in different directions.
When I was in the 34 ft tower, the instructor smacked me on my head with his hand. It made a loud noise in my helmet , and it hurt my feelings. I wonder if I can get a ptsd pension.
oh how i do not miss those days just hangin out all rigged up for hours on end, how ever as a rigger i greatly enjoyed messin with the 5 jump chumps haha
@powhatanrebel I had a rigger that wrapped 5 loops of break cord on my MC-1 container back in 68. When I pointed it out to the rigger at Pope AFB he cut the single loop. Everyone took off their chutes to see who had signed off and if it was the same rigger, the chutes were dumped on the ground. The senior rigger went nuts until we explained. I was not amused by the prospect of having the runway foamed as an alternative.
@wasteom You start of from the ground (shoot basically open already..) Then they take you up... you chill for a second.. then yo drop. I can't wait to do this shit. My friend did it all a few months ago @ fort benning in GA. He liked jumping. He is in Afghanistan now though and isn't enjoying it near as much.
LOL! Even for civvies like myself, it takes like an hour and a half to get in the damned plane, 20 minutes to fly to 13k feet, then only 1 minute of freefall. The canopy rides are about 6 to 7 minutes and rock, but damn. 8 hour waits? I would quit skydiving over that long..
@khyea91 said The canopy rides are about 6 to 7 minutes and rock, but damn. 8 hour waits? I would quit skydiving over that long.. the Army has a way of taking the fun out of anything. They make going out to shoot at the rifle or pistol range into a work chore that you would rather skip. The Army takes parachute jumping and turns it into an hours and hours long drag that most people would rather pass up. Then they wonder why people prefer not to reenlist.
Most military fakers go right for the. "I was Special Forces" I done HALO, I'm so hard core! Special forces do not actually lurk around at AIRBORNE school.
I went through Jan. '92. Was with 20th ENG BDE when I first got to Bragg. Entire career was 121 jumps. Some were bad but loved everyone. You can't get it out of your blood. My father is home on hospice. Former Special Forces Soldier. Dude wants me to take him on one more jump. That is our spirit!!!!! AIRBORNE!!!!!
@egdqv13234 no its a static line jump so its the thing pulling out the chute. haha if you stuck on the end of that line i reckon it'd do more harm than good.
@mp525 Dickhead, Parachuting is just a delivery method Airborne is a state of mind. You probably won't understand but that will come as no surprise to me.
@JerrBear92 True and not true at the same time. The ride is less intense, but trusting that chute as opposed to trusting the rollercoaster is a lot more difficult (especially when there's 800+ feet between you and the ground.
@mp525 Um, this ain't a sport, sporto. The parachute is a means of transportation, nothing more. If you want to sport jump, stay a civilian. The Airborne will struggle along without you.
@Ravenguard100 Wow, thanks Bill Nye. You must be really high up in command. You are so smart! Transportation? Genius! Never would have thought of that. Yup, the would definitely have struggled with me. That why I got a Master Degree. While I'm extremely grateful for what the Armed Forces stand for and the sacrifices they make. I'm very disappointed in your demeanor. Why the negativity? Are you speaking from experience? Did they struggle with you too?
@mp525 Yeah. Transportation. Not a sport. Transportation. (You seemed to miss that point.) Because you are just another gameboy commando, I will explain slowly:. MY Master's in history tells me that every civilization has people who cannot cope, and who are terribly jealous of those who can. And take your "respect" and stuff it. Whatever gave you the idea that I or people like me either want or care about your "respect?" You aint that important.
@Ravenguard100 Aint? You can't get your Masters degree by being home schooled. Jealousy? Coping? Those are big words for you. Where do they apply here? Cope with what? You shouldn't be coping with your own anger by sitting in front of the computer twisting someone's initial comments into something it wasn't. My whole family was in the military, grandfather was a raider during wwII, father was a drill instructor. So why don't YOU take your bad attitude and perspective elsewhere.
@mp525 That's "ain't" as in a "colloquialism." Look it up. So your whole family was military? Well, do tell! I have been across the Atlantic18 times. I guess that makes me an airline pilot. YOU came here with your sport jumpling attitude. That's "sport" as in "any dweeb with the money can do it." I am soooooo impressed. These Airborne soldiers EARN their wings in a hard place, and you haven't earned squat. Not even the right to run your mouth. Better men than you did that for you.
@Ravenguard100 Wow, you have some serious issues. Mid life crisis maybe? Can't keep up with the young bucks like you used to? Just take a deep breath. In....and out.....in....and out. You're libel to have a heart attack. Just simmer down, eat a hot pocket, and watch your videos.
@mp525 Well, now. Six ad hominem comments in a row. You were saying something about having a Master's degree? Do we get better, or is this it? As I said, a dweeb with a store-bought parachute who doesn't know the difference between warfare and a sport. Well, I'm not your mother, so ta ta, sporto. Enjoy your iced-tea on your next, um, "jump."
@mp525 Hey mp525...don't diss homeschool. I was homeschooled. It is harder than you probably think! I know here in Wisconsin the state requires higher grades than public schools! Anything below an 80% is not a passing grade!
@OneGoodDeal Mmmmm you can make applesauce out of apples too!! Add some cinnamon and sugar, and you've got applesauce with cinnamon and sugar!!! YUM! But don't eat to much, it will give you the Big D.
@mp525 Dickhead, Parachuting is just a delivery method Airborne is a state of mind. You probably won't understand but that will come as no surprise to me.
@lamesurfer101 Non taken, I've done HALO and LALO jumps. I skipped the Assesment though, and I love me some push ups!
I was just reading the dictionary, I think I found my favorite word. Defenestrate, which means to throw someone or something out of a window or opening.
@Da40cal ....It depends on how fast the wind is blowing. The round parachute, SF-10, MC6, MC1....is set up to fall straight down. The wind will push you, however, you can try to slip into the wind by pulling your risers, which will orient your parachute to push into the wind, trying to slow your forward/side/rear travel speed
@Da40cal if you think that's hard you should see what it's like when you've got a 130 lb ruck and weapon....at night (when it's harder to judge your distance to the ground). That can be a bit painful. These guys in the video look like they're landing hard because they don't know what they're doing yet.
why?is this trooper want to be in shorts and using a board to do push ups?when i went through jump in 83' we wore bdus and boots for everything!! tell me please they are not pussavifing my airborne!!!
@CajunKitten405 If you hate the airborne, why don't you terminate your status? You're not going to the minds of people interested in airborne especially if they have a desire to be a Ranger or Special Forces. I was an 11B20P in the 508th ,and airborne is one of the best career springboards in the Army.. When I served, I relished the distinction of being a U.S. Marine and Army Paratrooper.
In the 82nd. Don't go Airborne. You'll regret it. Don't listen to a bunch of loud-mouthed support guys. Standing in a moving aircraft wearing upwards of 150 lbs. of equipment dangling between your legs (not pillows like jump school) once every couple months for a JFEX only to deploy and do the job of any other leg in the Army isn't for the weak-hearted. And if you do decide you want to jump out of perfectly good aircraft, go combat, not support. Then you'll understand where I'm coming from
when you graduate form airborn school, 82nd or 101st airborn do you wear a maroon berets . i know you get a tab on your shoulder , what do you mean wear wings and all else are legs
When you graduate from Airborne school you will more than likely head to an Airborne unit, but that is not always the case. The Airborne tab is part of the Airborne unit's patch so it is not a permanent tab like Ranger, Sapper or SF. 101st is Air Assault, they wear black berets. After graduating from Airborne, you will earn the parachutist badge (Airborne wings). "Legs" are those who are not Airborne qualified.
Your sentence syntax needs work. It's hard to clearly understand what you mean. Basically, if you qualify, you may be able to get Airborne in your contract if it is available or volunteer for it later. It can be hard to get Airborne later on, since many units don't have a need to spend the training money to send someone to Airborne when the unit's mission is not an Airborne mission.
im going 2 college on a 4 year rotc scholarship hopefully i want to be airborne but im afraid i wont be a good parachute infantry officer can any service members give me some advice?
@TheIndio214 Once you are commissioned listen to the NCO's that are assigned to your platoon. They know the Soldiers the best and can help in your decision making.
cheers to all fellow Paratroopers out there love you guys Im a vet of operation deliverance somalia 92/93 and served with the C.A.R (Canadian Airborne Regiment) before it was disbanded and just wanted to send out some love to all brothers of the skies out there past and present
Must be fun.....just along as there never has to be another invasion like d-day. Must be the worst feeling to be jumping and the enemy trying to shoot you out of the sky when your floating down.
im an captian for the 82nd airborne right now.its fun. ben to iraq 1 time and plan to go back. training is fun i had more fun than in basic training.my dad was in the 82nd and so was my grandpa. both officers.dad major.grandpa colonel. its kinda like a family tradition. i hope my son keeps the 82nd airborne in our names.
@AirborneDude80 hey im hoping to get in as in officer in the airbourne what are the visual requirements i have 20/20 in one eye the correctable to 20/40 in the other
@AirborneDude80 hey im hoping to get in as in officer in the airbourne what are the visual requirements i have 20/20 in one eye the correctable to 20/40 in the other
Being a former paratrooper myself in Sept. 1972. it was my first airplane ride that I ever rode. Never forgot it either standing in the door an looking down as the earth went by. I was assigned to assigned to Co. C 27th Engineer (CBT) (ABN) BN, !st Corp.Support Command at Ft. Bragg. We jumped from C-130, C-141, Huey's. It was the best time of my life being AIRBORNE Go Army.
so i almost died in jump school because the joker in front of me dropped his static line and the safety didn't stop me in time.. ended up with a severe rope burn on my neck.. VERY LUCKY!! i'm determined now, more than, ever to be a jumpmaster.. jumping at Bragg is WAYYYYYY better than at jump school.
What if your in an airborne unit, but did the whole 'jump school' thing. and got qualified with the parachute, does the make you an 'airborne individual'?
i went thru airborne in 1979 right after basic, and things were a lot stricter and tougher then. went on to doing 27 years in the military. reforger,brightstar, on standby for failed rescue mission in Iran,iraq,panama,Hondouras,Germany,saudi,Macedonia,Bosnia and several other missions that are not yet declassified.All in all it was a good career. Hooah!!
juanluis'62.......I earned my wings in '92 with Company Charlie and I will never forget that incredible experience. I'm a first generation paratrooper and hopefully my son will follow my footsteps but as an Officer and not an enlisted member like I was. I was assigned with the 307th Engineer Battalion with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC.. Long live the U.S. Army and God bless the United States of America.
@JohnyMcJ I was in the 307th from 1997-2006.the 307th no longer exzists and was decomissioned in 2006.The proudest days of my life were with the 307th and its a shame what the army did to such a great unit.
@JohnyMcJ I've earned my wings in '78 with Bravo Company & i will never forget that incredible experience. I'm a first generation paratrooper & others will do the same. I was assigned with the 50th Battalion with 82nd Airborne Division @ Ft. Bragg, N.C. Long live the ORIGINAL (post Vietnam) U.S.Army & GOD bless the U.S.A.
I remember a 3rdLT not popping her canopy release assembly and getting dragged right through that creek that runs right down the middle of Fryer DZ. It looked like she got in a fight with a wildcat!
I remember those days when I went through in 87. They used to call us "Dirty Nasty LEGS" Not Dirty Rotten Legs, unless they changed it. Charlie Company 1/507.. Until you have your knees in the breeze, Nothing else matters..
The Parachute(Airborne) Infantry Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne are extremely well trained in raid,ambush,urban warfare, airfield seizure tactics and many more.. Most of the 82nd Airborne(Parachute) Infantry Paratroopers are also Ranger-qualified and or Pathfinder-qualified and or sniper-qualified and or Air Assault-qualified and many more. In capabilities these 82nd Airborne(Parachute) Infantry Paratroopers are just below the Rangers but way above the marine infantrymen.
DumbHonkie1 2 weeks ago
When I went to the jump school, there were 4 recon marines and two of the marines couldn't pass it. One marine couldn't keep up with the runs and another marine froze at the door of an airplane.According to the DoD statistics, the dropout rate at the marine boot camp is 11.7%(no kidding, almost anybody can be a marine!!!) and according to the jump school, the dropout rate is about 28%. So becoming a Paratrooper is a lot harder than becoming a marine.
DumbHonkie1 2 weeks ago
@DumbHonkie1 The qualitis of jump school traninees are lot higher than those of the marine recruits at the boot camp because the Airborne trainees are not like the raw recruits at the marine boot camp. These Airborne trainees already went thru basic and AIT training and among them you will also find a lot of Special Forces, Ranger, Seals, marine recon trainees. Even so the dropout rate at the jump school is 28% compared to the very low dropout rate of 11.7% at the marine boot camp.
DumbHonkie1 2 weeks ago
@DumbHonkie1 yaaaaay that means I could become a Marine!!!!!!!!!!
123nypd1 1 week ago
@123nypd1 Come on, go Airborne you can do it. You will not regret it.
DumbHonkie1 1 week ago
@123nypd1 The jump school does only one thing, teaching you how to jump out of a plane,nothing more. If you are physically in good shape and have no fear of heights,then you will not have any problem passing it. The hardest part of being a paratrooper comes when you are assigned to an Airborne unit, specially the 82nd Airborne. The washout rate of new jump school graduates in an Airborne unit is very high. If you don't meet it's standards, you will be sent to a leg unit very fast.
DumbHonkie1 1 week ago
@DumbHonkie1 Thats Why I might just join the Marines-
123nypd1 1 week ago
Passing the jump school is the easiest part of being a Paratrooper. The jump school teaches you only one thing, jumping out a moving plane, nothing more. The real hard training starts, when you get to your Airborne unit. The washout rate for newly arrived 'cherries(new jump school graduates) are very high. If you don't meet your Airborne unit's standards, they will kick you out of the Airborne unit into a leg(non Airborne) unit very fast.
DumbHonkie1 2 weeks ago
Three days of training crammed into three weeks
Thumbs up if you aren't a dirty nasty leg
Low Energy Ground Soldier
TacAthPerf 3 weeks ago
NOW I TOO CAN SAY THAT, HOW I MISS THOSE DAYS LOL.
islandbear13 1 month ago
@islandbear13 I don't. static line blows. Skydiving is way more fun.
henoch44 2 weeks ago
oh how i do NOT miss these days. Good times tho.
HGHTheater 1 month ago
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HELL NOO i dont have what it takes
1boyify 2 months ago
Photos of 2 Para, UK Elite Airborne Battalion. Google "Parachute 2 Club"
Whatever81417 2 months ago
10 to the wind knees in the breeze airborne all the way
allenbrowning 2 months ago
What's the three rules of the air?
7mikethebike 2 months ago
@7mikethebike
Always look before you slip, slip in the opposite direction to avoid collision, and the lower jumper always has the right of way. There was an E6 NCO who was screaming at me to slip away when I was the lower jumper. We were laughing when we landed cuz I knew he was just messin. We were quite lucky cuz he was a few feet above me but we ended up drifting in different directions.
phattacorider 2 months ago
When I was in the 34 ft tower, the instructor smacked me on my head with his hand. It made a loud noise in my helmet , and it hurt my feelings. I wonder if I can get a ptsd pension.
7mikethebike 2 months ago
no wonder my husband's knees are so bad
TheOldfart01 3 months ago
memories 82nd in 1962 Ft Bragg--
oh yea-- 503rd and then changed to 505th Panthers
carab1942 3 months ago
memories 82nd in 1962 Ft Bragg--
carab1942 3 months ago
Just got my contract today leave in march..68w option 4 airborne!! Hooah!!
thestaple8 3 months ago
@thestaple8 what?? thats exactly what i got! good luck brother!!
mikehatesgayassford 3 months ago
@mikehatesgayassford When do you leave man?
thestaple8 3 months ago
oh how i do not miss those days just hangin out all rigged up for hours on end, how ever as a rigger i greatly enjoyed messin with the 5 jump chumps haha
powhatanrebel 3 months ago
@powhatanrebel I had a rigger that wrapped 5 loops of break cord on my MC-1 container back in 68. When I pointed it out to the rigger at Pope AFB he cut the single loop. Everyone took off their chutes to see who had signed off and if it was the same rigger, the chutes were dumped on the ground. The senior rigger went nuts until we explained. I was not amused by the prospect of having the runway foamed as an alternative.
Erenagh 3 months ago
Good luck LayLay the Slayer .. our daughter is going airborn......we love u and pray for u everyday ...stay strong.....God Bless
vinylbase 4 months ago
already went back in 2008 but i want to continue to jump. anyone know how i could go about that?
cur4thaich 4 months ago
There is another way of being in the world except parachutist!!
shorttuga 4 months ago
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@shorttuga There is no other way of being in the world except parachutist!!
shorttuga 3 months ago
in portugal we dont have that tower with the parachute.. but we have 2 diferent towers.. 1 simulates the exit and the other the landing...
shorttuga 4 months ago
1:17 How the hell do they get up their??
wasteom 4 months ago
@wasteom You start of from the ground (shoot basically open already..) Then they take you up... you chill for a second.. then yo drop. I can't wait to do this shit. My friend did it all a few months ago @ fort benning in GA. He liked jumping. He is in Afghanistan now though and isn't enjoying it near as much.
boulderHOODLUM 4 months ago
@wasteom Crane
Marinedude2 4 months ago
8 hours waiting in the hanger for a 5 minute ride and a 12 second drop. Fun times.
SatanicDoomElf 4 months ago 21
@SatanicDoomElf its the best when you have to take a piss 4 hours in.
dimesach 4 months ago
@SatanicDoomElf
LOL! Even for civvies like myself, it takes like an hour and a half to get in the damned plane, 20 minutes to fly to 13k feet, then only 1 minute of freefall. The canopy rides are about 6 to 7 minutes and rock, but damn. 8 hour waits? I would quit skydiving over that long..
khyea91 3 months ago
@khyea91 said The canopy rides are about 6 to 7 minutes and rock, but damn. 8 hour waits? I would quit skydiving over that long.. the Army has a way of taking the fun out of anything. They make going out to shoot at the rifle or pistol range into a work chore that you would rather skip. The Army takes parachute jumping and turns it into an hours and hours long drag that most people would rather pass up. Then they wonder why people prefer not to reenlist.
7mikethebike 2 months ago
@7mikethebike
That's ridiculous. Why?
khyea91 2 months ago
@SatanicDoomElf 1972 AIRBORNE ALSO RIGGER SCHOOL FT. LEE VA.
mmikulka128 4 weeks ago
Can't wait to go Airborne! Just swore in as a 19D. Fort Benning here I come!!
RebelHawkeye1 5 months ago
@RebelHawkeye1 good luckkkkk bro!
boulderHOODLUM 4 months ago
@boulderHOODLUM Thanks man! Ready to go, the wait is killin me
RebelHawkeye1 4 months ago
Jellyfish having spazems !
michael46561 5 months ago
1974 I was a TAC NCO for 42nd Company.
Anyone guess who I am?
jaxfl99 5 months ago
Prints of the 173rd's combat jump into Iraq now available. Contact kingfatcrayon@gmail for preview.
KingFatCrayon 5 months ago
hooaahhh!!!
jordanbrandon349 5 months ago
this school was so weak.
911kake 5 months ago
The 250s were being renovated when I went through Jump School. I wish I coulda done that part.
stuckers1 5 months ago
Most military fakers go right for the. "I was Special Forces" I done HALO, I'm so hard core! Special forces do not actually lurk around at AIRBORNE school.
jbrams68 6 months ago
OMG those towers look freaky, you guys still use those???
Jaytheroyal 6 months ago
damn wmg! WAIT!!! how about we drop paratroopers over wmg hq and silence them forever! *thumbs up*
doubledfire 7 months ago 54
@doubledfire nah. wmg probably just saved us from another breaking benjamin song set to a military video. would have muted it anyway
ninnymuggins80 6 months ago
My dad was with 82nd airborne in Korea. thank you for sharing this video.
dougpannep 7 months ago
I went through Jan. '92. Was with 20th ENG BDE when I first got to Bragg. Entire career was 121 jumps. Some were bad but loved everyone. You can't get it out of your blood. My father is home on hospice. Former Special Forces Soldier. Dude wants me to take him on one more jump. That is our spirit!!!!! AIRBORNE!!!!!
jabraxxus 7 months ago
82nd discom 00-04 bitch!!!!!!! 42 jumps , no didnt go jumpmaster , after 35 was acapin , and im the best in MK9 LOL!!!!
Olboync24 7 months ago
that yellow rope hook is it a safety rope? if parachute doesnt open?
egdqv13234 7 months ago
@egdqv13234 no its a static line jump so its the thing pulling out the chute. haha if you stuck on the end of that line i reckon it'd do more harm than good.
duncdohntuz 7 months ago
@duncdohntuz ahaaa sow its the main thing durring the jump? so its not u whos pullling the chute its actuelly that rope :D?
egdqv13234 7 months ago
@egdqv13234 yer it alows the shoot to open faster than a person could open it so you can drop people from lower heights.
duncdohntuz 7 months ago
@mp525 Dickhead, Parachuting is just a delivery method Airborne is a state of mind. You probably won't understand but that will come as no surprise to me.
marciasdad 8 months ago
@marciasdad I like apples. One time ate two of them, they were delicious.
mp525 8 months ago
ahhh airborne school, the easiest school ive done in the army
Pheonix76549 8 months ago
@Pheonix76549 Yeah. Cooks and bakers school can be rough.
Ravenguard100 8 months ago
JUMPERS HIT IT!!
kelbel04 8 months ago
im elisting next week and im Just wondering, whats it like jumping, i heard that a roller coaster was more intense...true?
JerrBear92 8 months ago
@JerrBear92 True and not true at the same time. The ride is less intense, but trusting that chute as opposed to trusting the rollercoaster is a lot more difficult (especially when there's 800+ feet between you and the ground.
azazel221 8 months ago
/watch?v=BwyDz1umJwM
oyyyvi 9 months ago
uhh, those damn towers r the worst!!!!
RICHIFELLAH 9 months ago
@mp525....30k sound cute. Try it at 500 ft without a reserve with combat gear.
F'in SFGA baby!
mucousjohn 10 months ago
@mucousjohn exactly mate! 3Para
aryanreaper 9 months ago
507th PIR Grad here! 2004, I pinned my wings on!
"GET SOME!! GET SOME YOU CHERRIES!!!" Sgt. Airborne!
fiftytwodelta 10 months ago
Screw those rounds, gimme a ram-air chute and drop me from 30k, then I'll go Airborne.
mp525 11 months ago
@mp525 that is the pussy way to jump. Until you have jumped into completed darkness on a static-cord jump, then you are NOT AIRBORNE!
Not saying HALO isn't bad-ass, but all it is, is a glorified civilian jump
Sketchtool 10 months ago
@Sketchtool I'll take civi jumps over static round any day. I'm all about the swoop bro. Airborne...you can keep it.
mp525 10 months ago
@mp525 Um, this ain't a sport, sporto. The parachute is a means of transportation, nothing more. If you want to sport jump, stay a civilian. The Airborne will struggle along without you.
Ravenguard100 8 months ago
@Ravenguard100 Wow, thanks Bill Nye. You must be really high up in command. You are so smart! Transportation? Genius! Never would have thought of that. Yup, the would definitely have struggled with me. That why I got a Master Degree. While I'm extremely grateful for what the Armed Forces stand for and the sacrifices they make. I'm very disappointed in your demeanor. Why the negativity? Are you speaking from experience? Did they struggle with you too?
mp525 8 months ago
@mp525 Yeah. Transportation. Not a sport. Transportation. (You seemed to miss that point.) Because you are just another gameboy commando, I will explain slowly:. MY Master's in history tells me that every civilization has people who cannot cope, and who are terribly jealous of those who can. And take your "respect" and stuff it. Whatever gave you the idea that I or people like me either want or care about your "respect?" You aint that important.
Ravenguard100 8 months ago
@Ravenguard100 Aint? You can't get your Masters degree by being home schooled. Jealousy? Coping? Those are big words for you. Where do they apply here? Cope with what? You shouldn't be coping with your own anger by sitting in front of the computer twisting someone's initial comments into something it wasn't. My whole family was in the military, grandfather was a raider during wwII, father was a drill instructor. So why don't YOU take your bad attitude and perspective elsewhere.
mp525 8 months ago
@mp525 That's "ain't" as in a "colloquialism." Look it up. So your whole family was military? Well, do tell! I have been across the Atlantic18 times. I guess that makes me an airline pilot. YOU came here with your sport jumpling attitude. That's "sport" as in "any dweeb with the money can do it." I am soooooo impressed. These Airborne soldiers EARN their wings in a hard place, and you haven't earned squat. Not even the right to run your mouth. Better men than you did that for you.
Ravenguard100 8 months ago
@Ravenguard100 Wow, you have some serious issues. Mid life crisis maybe? Can't keep up with the young bucks like you used to? Just take a deep breath. In....and out.....in....and out. You're libel to have a heart attack. Just simmer down, eat a hot pocket, and watch your videos.
mp525 8 months ago
@mp525 Well, now. Six ad hominem comments in a row. You were saying something about having a Master's degree? Do we get better, or is this it? As I said, a dweeb with a store-bought parachute who doesn't know the difference between warfare and a sport. Well, I'm not your mother, so ta ta, sporto. Enjoy your iced-tea on your next, um, "jump."
Ravenguard100 8 months ago
@mp525 Hey mp525...don't diss homeschool. I was homeschooled. It is harder than you probably think! I know here in Wisconsin the state requires higher grades than public schools! Anything below an 80% is not a passing grade!
OneGoodDeal 7 months ago
@OneGoodDeal Mmmmm you can make applesauce out of apples too!! Add some cinnamon and sugar, and you've got applesauce with cinnamon and sugar!!! YUM! But don't eat to much, it will give you the Big D.
mp525 7 months ago
@mp525 haha,I love it! Another person who think he understands homeschool but knows nothing about it :) You make my life :)
Bye!
OneGoodDeal 7 months ago
@mp525 Dickhead, Parachuting is just a delivery method Airborne is a state of mind. You probably won't understand but that will come as no surprise to me.
marciasdad 8 months ago
@mp525
...And the Army says:
"Screw you, earn your way past Special Forces Assessment, go to HALO/HAHO school, and we'll talk. Now do push-ups!"
No offense. Just saying.
lamesurfer101 7 months ago
@lamesurfer101 Non taken, I've done HALO and LALO jumps. I skipped the Assesment though, and I love me some push ups!
I was just reading the dictionary, I think I found my favorite word. Defenestrate, which means to throw someone or something out of a window or opening.
Just saying.
mp525 7 months ago
just to see what means a real special forces paratrooper
chek this ---
v=nRQyehle5Ss&NR=1
greekparatrooper 11 months ago
how fast do they hit the ground? It seems kinda painful.
Da40cal 1 year ago
@Da40cal ....It depends on how fast the wind is blowing. The round parachute, SF-10, MC6, MC1....is set up to fall straight down. The wind will push you, however, you can try to slip into the wind by pulling your risers, which will orient your parachute to push into the wind, trying to slow your forward/side/rear travel speed
tenham18 1 year ago
@Da40cal if you think that's hard you should see what it's like when you've got a 130 lb ruck and weapon....at night (when it's harder to judge your distance to the ground). That can be a bit painful. These guys in the video look like they're landing hard because they don't know what they're doing yet.
azazel221 8 months ago
brother
robkolo 1 year ago
i will go german paratroopers :)
TheNinj47 1 year ago
why?is this trooper want to be in shorts and using a board to do push ups?when i went through jump in 83' we wore bdus and boots for everything!! tell me please they are not pussavifing my airborne!!!
winddmmy 1 year ago
i'm kinda glad the song was removed since it was probable fuckin drowning pool.
scotte888 1 year ago
1:33 ---> OMG! what a stone from the sky ! :O
Hugs for all paratroopers in world from a portuguese paratrooper =)
sseccasss 1 year ago
Look up "Real Army Infantry Life" as well. A realist look at the Army.
CajunKitten405 1 year ago
@CajunKitten405 If you hate the airborne, why don't you terminate your status? You're not going to the minds of people interested in airborne especially if they have a desire to be a Ranger or Special Forces. I was an 11B20P in the 508th ,and airborne is one of the best career springboards in the Army.. When I served, I relished the distinction of being a U.S. Marine and Army Paratrooper.
TheHoomaikai 1 year ago
In the 82nd. Don't go Airborne. You'll regret it. Don't listen to a bunch of loud-mouthed support guys. Standing in a moving aircraft wearing upwards of 150 lbs. of equipment dangling between your legs (not pillows like jump school) once every couple months for a JFEX only to deploy and do the job of any other leg in the Army isn't for the weak-hearted. And if you do decide you want to jump out of perfectly good aircraft, go combat, not support. Then you'll understand where I'm coming from
CajunKitten405 1 year ago
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@ Soupa000
If you're going to act like you're military come up with something better than that.
wlawson09 1 year ago
@wlawson09 Agreed.
CajunKitten405 1 year ago
Here's great advice: no one likes cherry officers right out of college. Much more respect if you are prior service.
wlawson09 1 year ago
@wlawson09 aw man...im in ROTC at UAB right now... :(
Ladon68 1 year ago
@Ladon68 Just don't go in thinking you know anything about the military. Be humble. Learn from your Platoon SGT and you'll do fine.
fo694013 1 year ago
oh man that one guy comin down from the tower hit the ground harddddddd
noryd 1 year ago
i'm in the 101st airborne division in echo echo co
Soupa000 1 year ago
@Soupa000 What unit are you in?
fo694013 1 year ago
when you graduate form airborn school, 82nd or 101st airborn do you wear a maroon berets . i know you get a tab on your shoulder , what do you mean wear wings and all else are legs
theninja8642 1 year ago
@theninja8642
When you graduate from Airborne school you will more than likely head to an Airborne unit, but that is not always the case. The Airborne tab is part of the Airborne unit's patch so it is not a permanent tab like Ranger, Sapper or SF. 101st is Air Assault, they wear black berets. After graduating from Airborne, you will earn the parachutist badge (Airborne wings). "Legs" are those who are not Airborne qualified.
MAOfights 1 year ago
@MAOfights i thought to qualified is your able to volunteer and go to the school.
theninja8642 1 year ago
@theninja8642
Your sentence syntax needs work. It's hard to clearly understand what you mean. Basically, if you qualify, you may be able to get Airborne in your contract if it is available or volunteer for it later. It can be hard to get Airborne later on, since many units don't have a need to spend the training money to send someone to Airborne when the unit's mission is not an Airborne mission.
MAOfights 1 year ago
fuck wmg
sgtliam10 1 year ago 51
im going 2 college on a 4 year rotc scholarship hopefully i want to be airborne but im afraid i wont be a good parachute infantry officer can any service members give me some advice?
TheIndio214 1 year ago
@TheIndio214 Once you are commissioned listen to the NCO's that are assigned to your platoon. They know the Soldiers the best and can help in your decision making.
508th PIR, Fort Bragg
townclutz99 1 year ago
Ah, you're all a bunch of cherries! 45th Co. '84. "Land Soft, Kill Quiet"
BravoBull1 1 year ago
cant wait to this!!!!
enjoy while i serve..nice!!
DaniKretschmann 1 year ago
Airborne!!! All the way and then some!!!!
AmericanSitRep 1 year ago
cheers to all fellow Paratroopers out there love you guys Im a vet of operation deliverance somalia 92/93 and served with the C.A.R (Canadian Airborne Regiment) before it was disbanded and just wanted to send out some love to all brothers of the skies out there past and present
Kenjutsumasters 1 year ago
i want to go to the army sf green berets and i need to take the airborne training i really like airborne school its SICK
sk8mare23 1 year ago
Must be fun.....just along as there never has to be another invasion like d-day. Must be the worst feeling to be jumping and the enemy trying to shoot you out of the sky when your floating down.
Chon12490 1 year ago
im an captian for the 82nd airborne right now.its fun. ben to iraq 1 time and plan to go back. training is fun i had more fun than in basic training.my dad was in the 82nd and so was my grandpa. both officers.dad major.grandpa colonel. its kinda like a family tradition. i hope my son keeps the 82nd airborne in our names.
AirborneDude80 1 year ago
@AirborneDude80 hey im hoping to get in as in officer in the airbourne what are the visual requirements i have 20/20 in one eye the correctable to 20/40 in the other
Fingolfin101 1 year ago
@AirborneDude80 hey im hoping to get in as in officer in the airbourne what are the visual requirements i have 20/20 in one eye the correctable to 20/40 in the other
Fingolfin101 1 year ago
lol at the dude at 1:25.... he definately went off course haha.. and the instructor running after him haha... hooah go army
FastEddie718 1 year ago
Being a former paratrooper myself in Sept. 1972. it was my first airplane ride that I ever rode. Never forgot it either standing in the door an looking down as the earth went by. I was assigned to assigned to Co. C 27th Engineer (CBT) (ABN) BN, !st Corp.Support Command at Ft. Bragg. We jumped from C-130, C-141, Huey's. It was the best time of my life being AIRBORNE Go Army.
Brentshires1 1 year ago
so i almost died in jump school because the joker in front of me dropped his static line and the safety didn't stop me in time.. ended up with a severe rope burn on my neck.. VERY LUCKY!! i'm determined now, more than, ever to be a jumpmaster.. jumping at Bragg is WAYYYYYY better than at jump school.
amberlymangan 1 year ago
fuck wmg
BRANDON85L 1 year ago
is basic training for airborne school hard?
davidallenspears14 1 year ago
@davidallenspears14 No, easy compared to the British Parachute Regiment. I have done both.
robertozube 1 year ago
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@davidallenspears14 No, easy compared to the British Parachute Regiment. I have done both.
robertozube 1 year ago
I CANT WAIT TO JOIN. 1 year until im in the army. hopefully ill be able to do some actual combat and actually do some jumping in Tehran or Pyongyang.
scarab088 1 year ago
ex 101st
jessie86alphafox 1 year ago
I earned my wings in 1972 and was assigned to Co. C 27th Cbt Eng BN with the 20th Eng BN. Airborne all the Way and them seem.
Brentshires1 1 year ago
Very cool vid. I have one I did last week in Utah. Check it out if you like.
Kinley1978 1 year ago
airborne
osis107 1 year ago
HIT IT!!!!
Man those were the days.
82nd ABN DIV, 307th ENG BN. 83-87
WheelSlip8 1 year ago
man, i cant wait to do this!
DaniKretschmann 1 year ago
what WAS the music for this vid before the WMG rampage
chukedy 1 year ago
What is that?
4:40
MikeDecipher 1 year ago
@MikeDecipher Paratroopers jumping from a C-130 ???
FlyingFighter 1 year ago
@FlyingFighter
nononono xD. I mean the stream line in the sky background. What is that?
MikeDecipher 1 year ago
@MikeDecipher Dunno x)
FlyingFighter 1 year ago
@FlyingFighter Why not? Beat your boots.
domcplnc 1 year ago
do people hurt their legs/ankles, some of the landings look rough
GrandmasterTrash78 1 year ago
every landing is rough people break ankles, legs, hips spins everything
tron556 1 year ago
Is it okay to scream on you first jump?
lalala300 1 year ago
@lalala300 No, the cadre strictly enforce noise discipline. You would be surprised to know how far sound travels especially on a clear night.
realistik33 1 year ago
@lalala300 Haha, no way! Keep your trap shut trooper. Check your feet!
dropkick03 1 year ago
Fuck WMG mmmkay ?
metalrocks21rapsucks 1 year ago
it looks hilarious when they first jump. theyre all spinning and stuff
mtrtrm 1 year ago
air assault! haha just playing, airborne's great too alot easier that's forsure
randomhero4u69 1 year ago
thanks for the video, I'm a CH and will be attending soon then it's off to 5th group. Maybe we'll run into each other one day.
theologydog 1 year ago
What if your in an airborne unit, but did the whole 'jump school' thing. and got qualified with the parachute, does the make you an 'airborne individual'?
smarzotais 1 year ago
@smarzotais you have to go to jump school/airborne school (whichever you wanna say) to be in an airborne unit
ValoBlader4ever 1 year ago
i went thru airborne in 1979 right after basic, and things were a lot stricter and tougher then. went on to doing 27 years in the military. reforger,brightstar, on standby for failed rescue mission in Iran,iraq,panama,Hondouras,Germany,saudi,Macedonia,Bosnia and several other missions that are not yet declassified.All in all it was a good career. Hooah!!
The12893 1 year ago
juanluis'62.......I earned my wings in '92 with Company Charlie and I will never forget that incredible experience. I'm a first generation paratrooper and hopefully my son will follow my footsteps but as an Officer and not an enlisted member like I was. I was assigned with the 307th Engineer Battalion with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC.. Long live the U.S. Army and God bless the United States of America.
JohnyMcJ 1 year ago 30
@JohnyMcJ
Charlie Co Class 36-09 as a cadet
mjm9536 1 year ago
@JohnyMcJ sorry but looking at your channel i find it hard to believe this is true.
tyanth 1 year ago
@JohnyMcJ Aviation does too pogue!
MrStropparo 1 year ago
@JohnyMcJ haha funny im in the 307th bsb in fort bragg north carolina thanks for serving before me!
alvan19880725 1 year ago
@JohnyMcJ Hooah, im in the Canadian Forces 3PPCLI Airborne .
Canadian Paratrooper
PcGamerPaul 1 year ago
@JohnyMcJ I was in the 307th from 1997-2006.the 307th no longer exzists and was decomissioned in 2006.The proudest days of my life were with the 307th and its a shame what the army did to such a great unit.
bubier307 1 year ago
@JohnyMcJ first generation as in your family??? cause first generation of paratroopers for the u.s army was in ww2 and i am also in the 82nd airborne
xMETALHEADx124 1 year ago
@JohnyMcJ i'm in the 307th at fort bragg, nc. engineers lead the way!
abazaba7420 1 year ago
@abazaba7420
Holy Shit! I was with the 307th Engr Bn from 83-87!!
''I Maintain the Right''
WheelSlip8 1 year ago
@JohnyMcJ 307 just deployed this past week to afghanistan, Im in 3rdbct 1-319th field artilery battalion on ft.bragg
mwyatt787 10 months ago
@JohnyMcJ I've earned my wings in '78 with Bravo Company & i will never forget that incredible experience. I'm a first generation paratrooper & others will do the same. I was assigned with the 50th Battalion with 82nd Airborne Division @ Ft. Bragg, N.C. Long live the ORIGINAL (post Vietnam) U.S.Army & GOD bless the U.S.A.
starlost1957 9 months ago
I remember a 3rdLT not popping her canopy release assembly and getting dragged right through that creek that runs right down the middle of Fryer DZ. It looked like she got in a fight with a wildcat!
timnooner 1 year ago
i just went through airborne school and graduated a few days ago. :) heres my airborne video i put together
Sorth 1 year ago
wow the buzz you must get must be amazing!!
Hailfire999 1 year ago
1.00 wtf is that?
donovan710 1 year ago
I remember those days when I went through in 87. They used to call us "Dirty Nasty LEGS" Not Dirty Rotten Legs, unless they changed it. Charlie Company 1/507.. Until you have your knees in the breeze, Nothing else matters..
AdamV92 2 years ago
Hey brother,I went through in 87 too!
niagra898 2 years ago
its still dirty nasty legs...Bravo Company last summer
kratois 2 years ago
Look at all thos CHERRIES !!!
marlin187 2 years ago
usa clean british shit in iraq and afganistan,french legion clean both.
pedro85zaneti 2 years ago
watch the center tree line at around 5:23... something small and white slams into the ground..
twisterb91 2 years ago