im going to join either the 82nd or the 101st. if you know things like how many pushups, miles running, marching distance, anything like that, please comment me. thank you
2007-07-19 10:09:38 · 12 answers · asked by Alex 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
sorry, i ment what are the requirments of being in the airborne
2007-07-19 10:11:04 · update #1
I WOULD SUGGEST THE 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO ORGINAZATIONS IS THIS, THE 82ND JUMPS OUT OF PLANES USING PARACHUTES, THE 101ST REPELLS OUT OF BLACKHAWK HELICOPTERS AT LOW ALTITUDES. THE PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS ARE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME. IF YOU CAN KNOCK OUT 50 PUSHUPS IN 2 MINUTES, AND 50 SITUPS IN 2 MINUTES AND RUN 4 MILES AT ABOUT 3-4 MILES AN HOUR, IT WILL BE EASY FOR YOU. YOU BETTER LOOOOVE TO RUN... THEY RUN THEIR BUTTS OFF AND DO PLENTY OF PUSHUPS... I KNOW MORE ABOUT THE 82ND, BECAUSE I SPENT 4 YEARS THERE, A LOT OF LATE NIGHT JUMPS AT DROP ZONES ABOUT 13 MILES AWAY FROM DIVISION... THATS A LOOOONG ROAD MARCH WITH ALL OF YOUR EQUIPMENT.... I SUGGEST COLLEGE THOUGH, THE MILITARY IS NO PLACE FOR AN INTELIGENT YOUNG PERSON. IF YOU HAVE THE BRAINS, GO TO SCHOOL SO YOU CAN MAKE GOOD MONEY, THE MILITARY PAY IS SHIIIT! GOOD LUCK. AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY!!!
2007-07-19 10:18:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
well being up close and personal with both training I can tell you that as far as push up and situps and running its all based of of your age and if your male or female. When your in Airborne training you run, run, run, run, some more. The standard is a 9 minute mile but I have learned that, that number is an average. YOu may have a 6 min mile here and a 8 minute mile there and when all said and done the average is 9..............get my drift. Also for air assault there is a 12 mile ruck march that has to be completed within the time standards. I am not sure what the standard is I think its 4 hours but I completed it in 2hrs and 45 min but I like physical activity that pushes me.......but do not let that discourage you. practice makes perfect and you should definitely work on your physical endurance before attempting any of these courses. If you are already in great shape you will have no problem. I am air assault and airborne. The one thing about air assault though is its alot of book work as well. Good luck to you I am sure you will do fine.
2007-07-27 05:17:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 101st is no longer on jump status. They are now the only Air Assault Division in the world, they kept the Airborne name sake because of their accoplishments in WWII.
In order to qualify to go to Airborne school (Jump School) you must must earn a minimum of 60 points per event (push up's, sit up's, and 2 mile run) based on the 17-21 year old APFT standards (regardless of age) and must be no older than 36.
Airborne school is 3 weeks long consisting of ground week, tower week and jump week.
Also keep in mind, just because you are Airborne qualified doesn't mean you will get stationed with an Airborne unit.
The two Airborne units activly on jump status are the 82nd at Ft. Bragg, and the 173rd in Italy.
2007-07-19 17:41:20 · answer #3 · answered by Morgan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just be able to pass the basic army pt test. other physical attributes will depend on what your mos is, ie - infantry: you will road march more than others.
101st is only airborne by name, they are air assault. contrary to what some believe, the only time they repel is during air assault school.
82nd is the only division on jump status. there are no airborne operations on a large level going on in iraq though.
jump school is easy, just be able to pass the pt runs that you do every morning. the only unnerving part will be the heights if those bother you and then the jumps during week 3.
2007-07-19 17:19:31 · answer #4 · answered by Todd J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What my recruiter told is that all you have to do is to say with the group if you fall 5 ft. behind then you are kick out of Airborne School. Dude 101st is Air Assaulter, not Airborne. They kept there Airborne tap for historical reasons.
2007-07-19 17:18:12 · answer #5 · answered by 0 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose Jump School is still three weeks. You have to volunteer, and go the entire three weeks without limping. If your knees make any funny noises, you'll get cut. The only PT standards different from Basic and AIT are that you have to do pullups. Different muscles from pushups and chinups, important for controlling a parachute.
Mostly, you have to listen to the instructors and do what they tell you to do, which isn't always easy since it can be scary at times.
2007-07-19 17:15:43 · answer #6 · answered by open4one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to be able to pass an APFT and the airborne physical. Then get thru the course. By the time you get out of Basic training you should be in good enough shape to get thru Jump School.
Start doing lots of pull ups, you will have to do them at course. Because older parachutes you actually pull the risers in order to "control the parachute" to prevent too much swinging on your descent.
2007-07-19 17:16:17 · answer #7 · answered by diezzal99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i was in we used to run everywhere that wasn't reasonable to walk.we ran to all of our training sites including pt.now i know where the saying "i love pt comes from" because thats all we did. 82nd all the way.
2007-07-25 13:08:49 · answer #8 · answered by drummer158 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Regardless of any branch of the military, all candidates have to be in excellent health... including hearing and vision.
2007-07-19 17:13:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flap your arms really fast
2007-07-19 17:12:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋