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Airborne School Parachuting, the first time I parachuted was from a military aircraft on the sky of Fort Benning, Georgia, I have never thought that I would do such daring thing in my life, and with extra hundred pounds of equipments strapped to my body, it was an experience that I would never forget. I attended the Basic Airborne Course in Fort Benning, Georgia; The Airborne School has U.S. Army “Blackhat cadre and instructors from the USMC and USAF to train students in the use of the Static Line Deployed Parachute. The Basic Airborne Course is divided into three training weeks: Ground Training Week, Tower Training Week, and Jump Training Week. The training starts at the individual level and progresses to a team effort. The purpose of the Course is to use of the parachute as a means of combat deployment. This qualification is accomplished by: First, developing the student's confidence though repetitious training to overcome the student's natural fears of jumping from an aircraft while in flight. Second, maintaining the level of physical fitness required of a military parachutist through daily physical training. At last, the course attempts to develop Cadets with sense of leadership, self-confidence, and an aggressive spirit through mental and physical conditioning. During Ground Week, all students will begin an intensive program of instruction to build individual airborne skills, prepare the students to make a parachute jump, and land safely. The students will train on the mock door, the 34-foot tower, and the lateral drift apparatus (LDA). In order to go forward to Tower Training Week, the student must individually qualify on the 34-foot tower, the LDA, and pass all Physical Training requirements. The individual skills learned during Ground Week are refined during Tower Week and a team effort or "mass exit" concept is added to the training. The apparatuses used this week are the 34-foot towers, the swing landing trainer (SLT), the mock door for mass exit training, and the suspended harness. Tower Week completes the student’s individual skill training and builds team effort skills. To go forward to Jump Training Week the student must qualify on the SLT, master the mass exit procedures from the 34-foot tower, and also pass all Physical Training requirements. After successfully completed the previous weeks of training, the student is ready for Jump Week. During the final week of training, the students are requiring to perform five combat operation jumps from the aircraft by use Static Line Deployed Parachute. This is the real challenge in my life, with the wind drag me out of the aircraft, I was free fall for a good ten second until I felt the drag from the static liner, and then I was gradually decent to the ground. It was the most exciting experience that I have; I felt that I have conquered my fears of high; exiting from an aircraft that are 900 to 1100 foots off the ground, and safely landed on the designated area. I have successfully completed my course of training in the Airborne School in Fort Benning, Georgia, and I was awarded the Basic Parachutist Badge. Jump out form an aircraft was the most daring experience that I had, and attending the Airborne School made that experience came true, the Airborne School have helped me to overcome the natural fears of jumping from an aircraft while in flight, and the School also have developed me with sense of leadership, self-confidence, and an aggressive spirit through mental and physical conditioning. Airborne soldiers have a long and distinguished tradition of being an elite body of fighting men and women, and people who have always set the example for determination and courage. 
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3/7/2006 7:27 am |
I had that chance after basic, Jon...but passed it up. Getting into airborne school at that time would have dropped a "trailer" on my Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) once I made it out of AIT. I was more focused on the mentally demanding 33S MOS schooling...the airborne trailer would have influenced the assignment given me. Besides, as a kid there was a small county airport up the road from me. During one summer, amateur sport 'chutists would hop a Cessna and jump from a significantly higher altitude than 2000ft. I enjoyed watching them on occasion. After being witness to a few accidents, the sport jumping was shut down. One jumper floated into the trees and was snagged there until he was cut down...I could hear him cursing from over 100 yards away through the residential development we lived near.  One other jumper wasn't so lucky. His 'chute didn't open correctly, and his reserve got tangled...I watched him spiral for thousands of feet & land about 400yds. away from me. He survived after months in a body cast...broken back, pelvis, and both legs.  I've never regretted missing out on that part, but now as a military contractor, I have had quite a few adventures to compensate. Being a "leg" has it's own particular attractions. Being in a special branch of service and developing a "can-do" attitude has its advantages later. Glad to meet you.
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3/11/2006 2:06 pm |
In 1982 I graduated from Northwestern Military and Naval Adademy. The acedemy moved and joint ventured with another academy since my graduation and is now called, St. John's Nothwestern Military Academy. Both academies located in Wisconsin, USA. I remember taking a ride on a Huey while we had headphones on listening to the theme from Appocolypse Now! What a rush as these ex-vietnam Air-Calv. pilots took us just a few yards above Lake Geneva at high speeds! I felt like I was in the movie and felt my adrenalin rush flowing throughout my whole body! I even started to look for V.C.! Then I came back to reality when we landed back at the academy when our test ride was over, I was only 18 years old.
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