Posted on Jun 9, 2014
Can you earn and wear the Foreign Jump Wings from another country that hosted the event without going through the Basic Airborne School?
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Even if you have completed Basic Airborne Training you still can't jump unless you are on Airborne duty (jump status). But if the first general officer can approve permissive jump to airborne qualified who are not on jump status.
AR 600–8–22 , 9–26. Foreign badges,
e. Foreign airborne training. Soldiers not currently assigned to airborne duty, but who have completed basic airborne training, are prohibited from attending foreign airborne training courses, participating in foreign airborne operations, or wearing of foreign parachute badges. However, exceptions are permitted under the Army’s Permissive Parachuting Program. The first General Officer in a Soldier’s chain of command can approve permissive jumps. Soldiers who complete an approved permissive jump and are awarded a foreign airborne badge under this status may wear the badge permanently.
AR 600–8–22 , 9–26. Foreign badges,
e. Foreign airborne training. Soldiers not currently assigned to airborne duty, but who have completed basic airborne training, are prohibited from attending foreign airborne training courses, participating in foreign airborne operations, or wearing of foreign parachute badges. However, exceptions are permitted under the Army’s Permissive Parachuting Program. The first General Officer in a Soldier’s chain of command can approve permissive jumps. Soldiers who complete an approved permissive jump and are awarded a foreign airborne badge under this status may wear the badge permanently.
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This is a bit of a sore point for me because I was in the Chilean Air Force (seemingly a lifetime ago) and I earned my Jump Wings there.
Problem is, the US Army does not have Chile listed as a country whose wings I can wear.
Pisses me off to no end.
Problem is, the US Army does not have Chile listed as a country whose wings I can wear.
Pisses me off to no end.
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MAJ Javier Rivera
Pretty much! Is not if you completed but with who. In order to wear a foreign skill badge two things ought to happen: 1) you have completed the U.S. equivalent or 2) there is not an equivalent therefore you potentially will be allowed to wear it. I had a Soldier who is former Mexican Army paratrooper and I had to send him to Fort Benning as well.
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PO2 Laurence Batterson
My son who was with the B/CO 4BCT 1-508 PIR 82ABN. Jumped with the Chilean Airborne force when they were at Ft. Bragg. He was awarded Chilean Jump wings and was approved to wear with his Class A.
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SGT Daniel Rocco Ames
PO2 Laurence Batterson You can wear Chilean wings for sure. I think his issue is his were awarded before he was a member of the US Army.
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SFC Greg Bruorton
A bit irksome, in other words. But hang in and keep your chin down and feet together.
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In the capacity to wear the foreign badge on the US Army uniform, one must be a BAC graduate and on jump status. However, as SSG(P) Martinez Alfonso stated there is an exception to policy. I had a friend while in the 3rd Inf Div in Germany who worked for the 3rd MP Co and was Airborne qualified seeking his Sr Parachutist designation, was granted permissive status by the first ADC(S) of 3rd Inf Division at that time.
There are civilian organizations that if you have the money and a valid passport you can jump with foreign military and receive that countries wings. Done this way you cannot wear those wings on the US Army uniform.
There are civilian organizations that if you have the money and a valid passport you can jump with foreign military and receive that countries wings. Done this way you cannot wear those wings on the US Army uniform.
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