I would like to start off by saying im in the best shape of my life so all the running they do wont be "TO" much of a factor.
I think the hardest part for me will be all the technical stuff and learning about the Parachute and how to fold it up and such things like that but IDK anything about what it would be like....So can anybody tell what might be the the "HARDEST" technical part of airborne School?
2007-09-04 08:46:39 · 14 answers · asked by IceCold 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
There really isn't any part of jump school that is technically hard. The worst part is learning how to fall, keeping your feet and knees together, and dealing with a bunch of ego tripping Black Hats (instructors). Jump school was designed for any soldier from any walk of life to make it thru. Meaning, some of the dumbest people I have ever met finished jump school.
By the time you get to jump week you'll just be so glad to be done with all the stupid crap that jumping out of the plane will seem like nothing.
I also hate to burst your bubble kid but jumping isn't all that great either. Anyone who tells you it's great is lying and they are making more out of it than it really is.
2007-09-04 11:11:27 · answer #1 · answered by em 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The hardest technically is the PLF or parachute landing fall. You have to do it perfectly and it is not as easy as it looks. Some people fondly called it a PFL, a pretty funny landing. They do so because folks' PLFs are pretty funny indeed. The other thing is getting in the right position while exiting the 34 foot tower. The black hats grade harshly too as exiting properly is of vital importance, to say the least. Once these two tasks are mastered, the rest is easy. I agree jumping is the easiest part and assuming you do not break a leg or anything else vital, it won't matter if your PLFs are PFLs. Get down on the ground safely five times and you are no longer a LEG but you are AIRBORNE!
2007-09-04 15:45:04 · answer #2 · answered by floridaladylaw 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Plf Airborne
2016-12-31 05:35:51 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The parachuting part is the easiest. If you are in great shape the running will not be bad. What could be bad is if a Sergeant Airborne singles you out for whatever reason. That is the number one reason why soldiers quite when I was there. It may not seem like much now but after a couple hours of getting smoked in the Georgian sun, it can be a lot. The second biggest thing that caused to to be fail out was either injury or a heat injury, so drink water.
2007-09-04 08:56:49 · answer #4 · answered by Chris 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Black Caps will dog you in Ground Week and they will drop you in a heart beat during Tower Week, but the hardest part is being able to throw yourself out of a perfectly good aircraft five times during the Jump Week. You got to get your mind right for Airborne School, no doubts what so ever....
2007-09-04 10:43:12 · answer #5 · answered by oscarsix5 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Technical? Nothing. You will have three weeks of training which will prepare you to put a parachute on and jump with it. There will be no packing, no assembly, etc.. You will be taught how to put it on but will be super-supervised at all times. Hard part? Running, running, running for a couple of weeks to insure that you're in good shape. Push-ups beyond count. There will be taught a landing technique called "PLF", Parachute Landing Fall. It's been a little while since I went through jump school so the name may change but the techniques will be the same. The PLF is practiced until your are bored to death - pay attention, it can save you some big physical problems if you listen and do it well.
Lastly - enjoy it! It is one-time only, one time in your life to enjoy it. So relax, get in great shape and have fun! I wish you the best of luck!
2007-09-04 09:02:25 · answer #6 · answered by Pete W 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Airborne School
2016-10-02 08:54:41 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Learning how to land right so you do it without thinking like it second nature is the hardest part. But the towers will take care of that.
Going out on a static line is a piece of cake. That is unless your main chute doesn't open and you have to go to your emergency chute.
If it doesn't open you can bet that truck isn't going to be down there either.
2007-09-04 09:09:31 · answer #8 · answered by JUAN FRAN$$$ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Getting in is the hardest part, when I was in the Army the wait list was like 2 years....they will teach you everything you need to know, they will not set you up for failure
2007-09-04 08:54:46 · answer #9 · answered by railer01 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Training in 1975 was more physical than technical. I guess remembering the correct sequence to fasten the old dial a death clasp was probably the hardest.
2007-09-06 06:08:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋