Posted on Apr 3, 2017
What are the best and worst parts of parachuting?
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For those who have jumped from a perfectly good plane in the military how do you feel about jumping? What is your favorite/least favorite parts?
My least favorite is being in a harness forever. My favorite is a tie between when my chute opens and when after I land I do not have any broken bones.
My least favorite is being in a harness forever. My favorite is a tie between when my chute opens and when after I land I do not have any broken bones.
Airborne School
Parachuting
Basic Parachutist Badge
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Night jumps are awesome, there's something about jumping into the blackness of night and hitting the dz unexpectedly. Plus you can roll over, rub one out and no one will know. ;)
The worse part is combat jumps, any junior enlisted that has ever had add extra weight added to their ruck sac (extra ammo, a tripod, etc) knows how shitty it is to wait on the tarmac with a heavy harness. You would lean on top of your ruck trying to alleviate the pain in your lower back. And why did it take so goddam long to load into the bird? You just sit there in your harness waiting and waiting... oh look its starting to rain. Jump canceled! Everyone back on the deuce. Dammit!
Overall, it became just another task to perform once a month, and the excitement wore off.
Feet and knees together!
The worse part is combat jumps, any junior enlisted that has ever had add extra weight added to their ruck sac (extra ammo, a tripod, etc) knows how shitty it is to wait on the tarmac with a heavy harness. You would lean on top of your ruck trying to alleviate the pain in your lower back. And why did it take so goddam long to load into the bird? You just sit there in your harness waiting and waiting... oh look its starting to rain. Jump canceled! Everyone back on the deuce. Dammit!
Overall, it became just another task to perform once a month, and the excitement wore off.
Feet and knees together!
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SSG Todd Lysfjord
You should say combat equipment jumps...for those of us with a bronze star on our wings we know what a real combat Jacy me feels like. Carry on, Airborne!
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all my jumps were at night I think because I couldn't see anything.
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Sir,
I can't argue with any of your conclusions 'cause that's about it for me as well.
I can't argue with any of your conclusions 'cause that's about it for me as well.
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LTC (Join to see)
A saying around Bragg a long time ago: Only birdshit and fools fall from the sky, but chickenshit never gets off the ground. ;)
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MSG (Join to see)
LTC (Join to see) - You will never hear a more proud LEG than this guy right here. :D
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Sgt Dale Briggs
LTC Lewis Cox - i about fell asleep on my 3d jump at Benning, I was just so tired I couldn’t keep my eyes open, then everyone started yelling wake up wake up elbowing each other. Never happened again. Worst jump I had too I bounced off another guys canopy and went flying off the other side, I just lifted my legs and bounced my ass across. Lucky to not get hung up, I suppose the jump masters timing was off a bit, that with the old T10, you kinda went where the wing blew you.
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