What's the difference between 101 airborne and 82 airborne?

Question

What is the difference and is any soldier enlisted in the army qualified to join either of them?

Answer 1

101st Airborne specialize in Air Assualt Operations, you don't have to be Airborne Qualified to join, and it's welcome to men and women regardless of MOS.

82nd Airborne specialize in well........Airborne Operations, majority of members are airborne qualified even the desk clerk is airborne qualified. Although I've seen members assigned to 82nd Airborne but they couldn't wear the marron beret, and they had to wear the black berets. Any MOS can be in the 82nd regeardless of gender. ( These guys are very cocky!! I knew one in Iraq, and he would constantly call me a leg, cause I wasn't Airborne. He wast my best friend.

Answer 2

Originally both the 82d All Ameicans and the 101st Screaming Eagles were the two leading Parachute Infantry Divisions starting around 1942.

The 82d - of SGT Alvin York fame - was designated Airborne from regular Infantry and the 101st was the first Airborne Division from scratch.

Both suceeded in attaining great victories against Axis forces during the war and to this day are hard fighting and accomplished units.

With the advent of helicopters, the 101st changed to become Air Assault, using another form of the "Vertical Envelopment" concept.

The Divisional Headquarters maintains it's jump status. Arguably, the Division could change back to a more traditional form of Airborne operations, but that would involve too much in transitional logistics needs.

It is possible, Fort Campbell has Dryer Airfield, similar to Pope Air Force Base on Fort Bragg, that could be used for such needs. In addition to having existing dropzones for training.

I was a Paratrooper prior to serving under Ol' Abe as we call the eagle, stationed with the 2d-503d Infantry - who had the FIRST US Army combat jump in North Africa as part of Operation: Torch in 1942 - in the 173d Airborne in Italy. The guys nobody knew about until we jumped into Iraq on 26 March 2003, opening up The Northern Front. There is debate as to the "legitimacy" of calling it a combat jump as there was no tracer whipping past the door.

Well, it was into enemy country to attain a strategic foothold on Bashur Airfield, that meets definition.

And tracer has not whipped past the door since Normandy.

Both methods of attack hold unique advantages and weaknesses, having one of each gives the Army great flexibility.

It is required to graduate Jump School prior to being stationed at any Airborne unit. It is an inflexible pre-requisite.

The 101st Airborne and 25th Infantry out of Hawaii do not hold the same requirement for being sent to an Air Assault unit . . . I don't know why . . .

Neither is very hard to get. The real payoff is you will have a badge marking you as having done more than the next guy. Having both and a Combat Infantryman's Badge will give others a moment of pause at times.

Good for the morale, as long as you remain professional about it.

Answer 3

The Army is reconfiguring to reflect the expected type of warfare they will face for the coming years. The 101 is Air Assault/Light Infantry, the 82nd is Airborne/Light Infantry.

I read about the restructure of the 1st ,2nd, 3rd, 4th and 25th ID's regiments to create a 4th Brigade named the Combat Brigade by integrating units from Aviation,Artillery, Armored etc into a self supporting combat unit designed to be self supporting. This still leaves the 173rd as an Airborne/Light Infantry quick response and the 75th Rangers as Airborne or Air Assault/Light Infantry also quick response.

You would do best to visit each organizations web site and read the mission statements.

Answer 4

The 82nd is still an actual "airborne" force, meaning they can deploy to combat by jumping out of an airplane. The 101st gets to battle by helicopter. Their troops are usually Air Assualt qualified as opposed to being Airborne. In practice, as in the currect conflict, both roll into battle on wheels.

Answer 5

101 airborne is air assault move by helicopters not air borne qualified while 82 airborne are air borne qualified jump with parashuts.

Answer 6

101st is an air assault unit
82nd is an airborne unit
now that is NOT to say that the two units only conduct that one identifier.
they are both open to males or females, regardless of mos.
the easiest way to think of them is as light infantry units.
there isnt really 'qualifications to join'. its not a club or anything.they are regular army units, just like anything else.the only real difference is if you are in one of those units, you will more than likely be required to conduct airborne/air assault training.

Answer 7

101 - 82 = 19

Answer 8

101 Abn

Answer 9

They are just different divisions, I am located near the former 95-th airborne base in Colorado.

Answer 10

A bit like the Yankees and the Red Sox.

They both play the same game, but they are different teams.