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re: To my fellow paratroopers, past and present...
Posted on 8/23/22 at 12:38 pm to Wolfhound45
Posted on 8/23/22 at 12:38 pm to Wolfhound45
So when we were kids and would jump out of trees, sometimes if you were a little unsure you might sit down on the limb because you know that lowered you a couple or 3 ft closer. I like those guys sitting on the ramp like that was going to make them MUCH closer to Earth...
Nice video. Glad you enjoying your retirement.
Nice video. Glad you enjoying your retirement.
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Posted on 8/23/22 at 12:41 pm to Wolfhound45
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Still waiting to see you show your rack.
Oh, are we measuring in here?
Posted on 8/23/22 at 12:43 pm to DisplacedBuckeye
Nah. He has this weird obsession with me. Every time I post he feels the need to disparage my service. Like his time as a Military Intelligence officer in the Army National Guard is somehow more relevant than mine. Classic penis envy.
Posted on 8/23/22 at 12:44 pm to Wolfhound45
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Military Intelligence
here we go again with the oxymorons
Posted on 8/23/22 at 12:44 pm to Wolfhound45
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Military Intelligence officer in the Army National Guard
Shows what I know. I thought he was Navy.
Posted on 8/23/22 at 12:45 pm to 777Tiger
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Intelligence
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777
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oxymorons
Posted on 8/23/22 at 12:46 pm to DisplacedBuckeye
watch it baw!
niece(no pics,) is in Naval Intelligence, coming in town tomorrow for a football game this weekend, she's much too smart for that gig
niece(no pics,) is in Naval Intelligence, coming in town tomorrow for a football game this weekend, she's much too smart for that gig
This post was edited on 8/23/22 at 12:48 pm
Posted on 8/23/22 at 12:46 pm to LCA131
I am not sure which country that is, but those are not US paratroopers. You are conditioned to perform exit procedures (whether ramp or door) by reflex. A poor exit is the surest way to have a jump injury or even a fatality. A static line misrouted under your arm or around your neck is catastrophic. And if it is misrouted under your pack tray (parachute pack) can cause you to become a towed jumper. From a technique standpoint, everything about that video was horrible.
Posted on 8/23/22 at 12:47 pm to 777Tiger
Posted on 8/23/22 at 12:48 pm to Wolfhound45
USMC 1st Recon and last 2 yrs at 1st Anglico
Jumpmaster!
The c130 ramp jumps were by far my favorite, right up there with a Huey
But looking at those exits I wonder how their PLF’s looked like
Jumpmaster! The c130 ramp jumps were by far my favorite, right up there with a Huey
But looking at those exits I wonder how their PLF’s looked like
Posted on 8/23/22 at 12:48 pm to No8Easy2
quote:Semper Fi
USMC 1st Recon and last 2 yrs at 1st Anglico
Posted on 8/23/22 at 12:51 pm to Wolfhound45
I was trying to find the scene from the movie Fandango where Phil, a jump student, jumps with a laundry bag instead of a skydiving rig.
Posted on 8/23/22 at 12:53 pm to chinhoyang
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I was trying to find the scene from the movie Fandango where Phil, a jump student, jumps with a laundry bag instead of a skydiving rig.
sure that wasn't from the DB Cooper flick?
Posted on 8/23/22 at 12:54 pm to 777Tiger
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she's much too smart for that gig
Most folks are. Even with comparatively large bonuses, retention has always been shite.
Posted on 8/23/22 at 12:54 pm to Wolfhound45
That one jumper landed on the ramp pretty hard - I bet that felt nice on his tailbone.
Posted on 8/23/22 at 12:56 pm to DisplacedBuckeye
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Most folks are. Even with comparatively large bonuses, retention has always been shite.
they just paid for her masters, I think she plans on sticking around for a possible O-6
Posted on 8/23/22 at 12:58 pm to Wolfhound45
Bronze Star.
Posted on 8/23/22 at 1:01 pm to cable
quote:Here is a video of a jumper with (I believe) their static line misrouted under their pack tray. They became a towed jumper (not good).
That one jumper landed on the ramp pretty hard - I bet that felt nice on his tailbone.
Posted on 8/23/22 at 1:02 pm to Spaceman Spiff
quote:For service, not valor. Basically a Meritorious Service Medal while deployed. Thankful for it, but I take it with a grain of salt.
Bronze Star.
Posted on 8/23/22 at 1:05 pm to Wolfhound45
So what do they do when that happens? That looks terrifying.
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