What Army Paratroopers Go Through At Airborne School | Boot Camp
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Published 2021-08-31
Airborne School is broken up into three phases: ground week, tower week, and jump week. During jump week, soldiers must successfully complete five jumps at 1,250 feet from a live aircraft. Paratroopers who successfully meet course requirements get to wear the coveted Silver Wings on their uniform, which they receive during graduation. Airborne-qualified soldiers on current jump status receive an additional $150 per month classified as Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay.
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What Army Paratroopers Go Through At Airborne School | Boot Camp
All Comments (21)
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Dude imagine dreaming of being a paratrooper your entire life and then you can’t reach the wire.
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The real hero is the cameraman who enlisted in the Army, Marine, Navy, and Airforce
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I think it's crazy that humans can learn "unnatural" things like this so quickly. 3 weeks, only 1 of which is spent jumping out of an actual aircraft, and you're good to go. We can do a lot of incredible things when we put our minds to it.
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I got 43 jumps within 4 years and half, most of them with combat load and my knees, ankles etc are perfectly fine. Paratroopers can't skip leg day and have to put in the work as often as possible. God bless the paratroopers all over the world. Greetings from Portugal
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Week 1: Separate the men from the boys. Week 2: Separate the wise from the fools. Week 3: The fools jump.
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at this point insider should just enlist with the army lmao
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So proud of my Airborne son, Brian J. Roth. 1990-2022 🌹
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I graduated from Jump School at Benning in November, 1974. The training really hasn't changed much. Now I'm old and slow, but will always be part of the paratrooper brotherhood. Airborne!
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That "feet and knees together" repetition is crucial. I had to chant that when I got close to the ground to fight that overwhelming urge to 'step down' with one foot. I'm sure it saved me from breaking something.
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Anyone in the military can basically take this course and never jump again, but unless they belong to a unit that is an airborne tasking, they won’t receive the monthly jump pay....
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Word is, even the pilots jump and the plane deploys it’s own shoots and lands flawlessly.
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Mad respect. I spent 4 years in the military, but I don’t know if I ever will find myself jumping out of planes. Obviously, I realize that these men and women get the best training in the world and mishaps are rare, but it would take a lot to overcome that fear of mine.
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The "Seal of Approval" is the only reason Sgt. Fischer wanted the job!!
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"But officer, I was just giving her the seal of approval".
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Somehow this was recommended to me and I’m glad it was, my grandfather served as a paratrooper with the 82nd airborne division. He recounted many times of how much he loved those years. He passed in 2009 but his memory lives on.
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Officially 5th jump complete airborne school has been the best thing I've ever done, it's truly a strange feeling after 2 weeks of training and then going in the aircraft and taking off it doesn't feel real, I was so scared sitting in the plane watching my fellow jumpers exit the aircraft however when it was my pass my brain just turned off and my training kicked in and by the time I knew what was happening I was in the air with a great view. One thing is for sure I'm glad to no longer be a dirty nasty leg
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For something so dangerous, the training seems very well put together.
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I wish germany had the american parachutes. While you guys come down like feathers, we're playing "who's the fastest airborne fridge" over here. Greetings from germany.
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My son just graduated boot and is heading to airborne school tomorrow. I am so proud of him.
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I graduated nearly 20 years ago, this is by far one of the best videos of Airborne training I've ever seen. Very well put together and loved the "leg" comments at the end!!! Airborne!!
