Posted on Feb 17, 2018

Do all Cav Scouts go through jump school?

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I leave for BMT in a few weeks and I have chosen 19D as my MOS. I did not see Airborne on my contract, but I'm still questioning whether specific Scouts are chosen for jump school or if you earn the right. Please let me know, and added info/tips are greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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Posted 7 y ago

There are airborne units in the Army, they need scouts, therefore, there are scouts who go to jump school. The rest of us just prefer to ride into battle rather than jump in and walk everywhere.

So to answer your question, no, not everyone goes to jump school.

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SGT Aric Lier

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nasty leg

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SGT Aric Lier - lol, get a relevant job nerd.

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SGT Aric Lier

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pog

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Capt Ray S. O.

Posted 7 y ago

Airborne is not a basic requirement for the MOS. A person would have to apply for that in addition to regular training.

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LTC Robin Gronovius

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I always thought parachute riggers had to be airborne qualified. Something about jumping with the chutes they rigged. I could be wrong and that just a myth. Never looked into it.
As far as Cav Scouts, there are probably hundreds more non-airborne 19Ds than there are jump qualified ones.

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1SG Harold Piet

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I would not want to jump a chute that the person that packed it was not willing to Jump it. Yes Riggers in the 1975-1995 time frame had to be airborne?

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