I was a paratrooper, when you hit another person’s canopy you can sort of run off of it. If you get tangled in suspension lines you are supposed to try to get out or climb to the other trooper. It’s all really fast though. In 4 years of jumping on Ft Bragg there was never a parachute failure on a jump I was on.

@johncollins6755

3 ай бұрын

...fellow 82nd Airborne Division, Ft. Bragg...brother in arms........

@jessesheehan225

3 ай бұрын

Hooah! Fayettnam ft. Bragg

@gdheib0430

3 ай бұрын

You forgot the incessant screaming, "YOU SLIP AWAY YOU PIECE OF...." Good times but never jumped the T-11s...was always a T-10C or Dash 1 kind of guy.

@TOMAS-lh4er

3 ай бұрын

When the Russians first attacked that airport in Ukraine, Two of their huge transports full of paratroopers, like the ones in the picture of UIS paratroopers, were shot down by Ukraine soldiers as they were trying to drop troops, there was a phone video of one as it nose-dived into the ground , full of troops !!!

@PatrickMcCormick-xc1mx

3 ай бұрын

My father was at ft Bragg. I grew up there and later was roommates with the sgt mager who was in charge of the jump tower from Vietnam all the way to dessert storm. I miss that old guy and his stories.

I was part of this operation, although I didn't actually get out of the aircraft. This was part of a "Joint Operational Access Demonstration" that was being done for All-American Week at (then) Ft Bragg, NC. It wasn't just 4 C-17s, there were 11 of them IIRC, and at least a few C-130s as well. The overall planned drop was around 1500 paratroopers in one pass. To answer your questions: yes, the T-11 parachute does fail sometimes, which is why we have reserve chutes (the big red handle on our front is for the reserve); the failure rate is somewhat dependent on that jumper's actual actions (a more technically correct exit from the aircraft yields better results) but by this point in time, there had been approximately 250k jumps made with the T-11 with the number of deaths at most in the teens. I've got 61 jumps of my own (with a fair number of, shall we say, exciting rides), and I've personally watched probably around 10-15k jumpers over my 20 years in the Army. I can count the number of times a jumper had to deploy a reserve on both hands. The jumpers look close together, but that is a trick of the camera. Unless two jumpers exit from both sides at the exact same time, the chance of hitting another jumper is low. There's usually about a 50-100 foot separation between jumpers (within shouting distance). If you do hit another jumper or their parachute, you try to bounce off of them the best you can. If you get entangled, the higher jumper moves down to be even with the lower jumper and they're gonna finish that jump and landing together. The T-11 parachute is rated up to 800 pounds of suspended weight, so one chute can easily lower 2 jumpers if needed.

@middlelb21

3 ай бұрын

The injury ratio with the T-10D was roughly 9/1000 jumps, and with the T-11 it is roughly 5/1000 jumps. Most injuries are due to the ground (so, landing poorly or surface, obstacle, etc) but as you said, it's not often due to the parachute that a failure may occur. How you jump, flight speed, the jumpmasters, etc. When the guys in my unit who jumped into Panama talked about their 400 ft jump, they didn't even take a reserve - they brought a claymore.

@montyhinton4971

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the insights. The first and last jump for me the chute twisted. I never complained again about the repetitive training in the military for a supposed situation or jumped again

@jeffro221

2 ай бұрын

@@montyhinton4971Was that in the Army? Did you move to another military occupation?

@user-rq7el8nh6q

2 ай бұрын

I was already on the ground looking up at the second pas. Someone hit an up draft and stayed in place at least 10 seconds

@TheRealItschowda

Ай бұрын

50-100 seems a bit too close. I couldn't find the airspeed of the C-17 when you psychopaths (using it lovingly :) ) jump out. Using a generously low speed of 200 knots equates to about 337 feet per second. The shortest time between jumpers seemed to be about 3/4th of a second so my guess would be probably around double that spacing distance. Whatever the case is, I'm glad you guys and girls are safe when protecting freedom. I'll just enjoy the show from my nice and safe ground :)

i served in the USAF and i was a parachute rigger for these guys. the fact that you said you were impressed with 100% success of parachutes makes me proud. that was my job.

@user-ej8ew2ib9n

15 күн бұрын

I thought the army has its own riggers

@dfulton42

15 күн бұрын

@user-ej8ew2ib9n they do, I heard rumors about the Army riggers. Basically they run up and down the table all day. We walked lol 😆

@thomasvilla6109

13 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@Aperazzo_Salsa_Pics

10 күн бұрын

Also, it's difficult to explain you loose 5% of the para's every training jump, right?

@dfulton42

10 күн бұрын

@@Aperazzo_Salsa_Pics no

I was in the US Navy when PR's, Parachute Riggers, still had to pack a chute from scratch and then jump it. My first jump was the morning after a heavy snowstorm. The air was crystal clear and freezing cold. We jumped our stick based on the size of the jumper. As I was the biggest man, I went first. I won't deny it, when I was standing in the door, I froze. Was no way I was going to leave that airplane. Our Jumpmaster at the time was a Marine Gunny Sargent, he told me that it was OK, just let go of the door and step back. Me being a trusting young 18 year old and innocent young man, did as I was told. No sooner had I let go of the door that grizzled old Veteran kicked me square in the ass and out the door. Next thing I knew I was under the canopy and drifting on the breeze. I was swearing at the Gunny the whole time. I missed the DZ by about 500 feet and landed in a 6 foot snowdrift. We did not have steerable canopies and I totally forgot about pulling on the risers to steer. I spent the next few years jumping both static and freefall chutes. I even got to do a HALO jump with a group of NAVY SEALS in training once.

@karlbuckles7192

3 ай бұрын

That needed a "Love" button! I was an AMS so of course the PR's were in the same division. I remember watching them pack the chutes for the seats. That was crazy! But I had mad respect for them knowing the responsibility they held. Yeah, If I screwed up a repair it could lead to loss of the aircraft but an AME or PR could cost a life. Thanks for serving Brother!

@bluenetmarketing

2 ай бұрын

dave - You're a good writer. Consider some longer works.

@mendodsoregonbackroads6632

2 ай бұрын

What Navy units do jumps besides the SEALs or an unfortunate Aircrew that has to exit the plane?

@daveperala4723

2 ай бұрын

The Navy had a group called the "Shooting Stars" back in the day. Similar to the Army's "Golden Knights". Also, PR's used to have to jump a rig they packed. Gave them confidence. This was back in the 70's.

@57menjr

2 ай бұрын

😃

Scariest part is when someone sharks your air. That’s when someone goes under you and steals your air and you take a sudden drop

@Whiteknight-xg2pq

3 ай бұрын

That's a thing? I get how air currents and displacement work but another chute going under you can do that? Is it like a dip or like 10 foot drop all the sudden?

@kurthafner1141

3 ай бұрын

@@Whiteknight-xg2pq you hope it’s only a 10ft drop. Your canopy can totally collapse when another chute goes under you.

@jacquelinejohnson9447

3 ай бұрын

​@kurthafner1141 wow. That's a very scary, terrifying thought. I didn't know that could happen. 😮

@dodgechargerrt1873

3 ай бұрын

SLIP AWAAAAY!!!! LOL

@kurthafner1141

3 ай бұрын

@@jacquelinejohnson9447 high winds is worse. We jump from lower altitudes the compensate for the shift.

I used to be one of the guys that packed those parachutes. Everything is done by the numbers with an inspection point at multiple stages in the packing process. The jumpers take all their parachutes with them, They carry a large kit bag folded up that the chute fits in. They walk off the drop zone with it. They wouldn`t do this in an actual invasion jump, of course. The reserve parachute is the small kit on front above the " ruck sack " hanging in front of the legs. In an invasion they may forego that to carry a little extra equipment given that the jump will be done too low for the reserve to open if the main fails. Cheers!

@devinhedge

3 ай бұрын

God Bless the Riggers! Thank you!

@user-qw5uc7fr6m

3 ай бұрын

Are the kit bags from Walmart? If you buy a tent you will never get it to fit in the original container again! The manufacturer must have a machine that folds it under 10k of pressure.

@gdheib0430

3 ай бұрын

Had to return a chute once...was back when the coke epidemic was running through the Bragg Riggers...someone signed their packing log as Mickey Mouse...was like no thank you.

@YELLTELL

3 ай бұрын

BALLS

@Nick-zz6xl

3 ай бұрын

@@gdheib0430 Maybe...All I can say was that story was going around when I was in back in the 90`s. You`d think they would have thought of a different name by now.

My dad was in the 82nd(50s). He passed in 2013, and when he was actively dying this is what he was seeing... the aircraft, the equipment, and old Airborne friends. ❤

@WildnUnruly

2 ай бұрын

I imagine dying is like the feeling we get when we go to sleep. A sort of descend into sleep. Like an elevator going down to the lobby. You know that feeling slowly dropping. The last sense to go is hearing. A parachute jump with friends sounds like a nice way to go. I saw an old movie, Intersection. When he dies he’s swimming away.

@corycollier

Ай бұрын

My grandfather was 82nd (WWII).

The little bundle on their belly is their reserve chute. The guys who pack the chutes are “riggers”. They have to jump with their own chutes. It encourages perfection. 😂 The “bits” missing from the chutes are cut outs and they are designed that way. It helps with steering. After landing, each soldier is responsible for packing up his own shit and getting it to the pick up point. I was a 5 jump chump so I never saw people colliding midair. Hope this helps! I enjoy your channel and this video really brought back some memories. Thanks!

@grimlockago-go7784

3 ай бұрын

"RIGGGEEEERRR"

@GrantWaller.-hf6jn

3 ай бұрын

For all of you legs a 5 jump chump is someone passes airborne school gets thier jump wings but is not a member of an airborne unit. I had 35 drops. A 2 504 late 80s

@grimlockago-go7784

3 ай бұрын

@@GrantWaller.-hf6jn Gotta be able to spell "Supadupaparatroopa" in jumps before you're offical lol

@DeadDanganronpaGuy

3 ай бұрын

I've been on parachute detail since I was a leg in my unit.

@steeljawX

3 ай бұрын

It's partially steering, but also so that they can descend as fast as possible as safe as possible. It's not like paragliding where you want all the control and stay in the air as long as you can. They want to get out of the air and onto the ground as fast and as controlled as they can. The holes in the chute basically optimize that for the average.

My partner was a Para. He came down with a twisted chute and failed reserve (not sure of the exact details ) He had some severe injuries but survived and ran a marathon one year later and continued his career in the Paras!

@henoch44

3 ай бұрын

Some rigger was probably prosecuted for that, especially for failed reserve.

@twofiveb

3 ай бұрын

What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. 💪

@Subb2kSurvivor

3 ай бұрын

some times the main chute failure can stop the reserve from deploying correctly. if there is a partial deployment of the main the reserve can deploy into the tangled mess and fail to deploy. it happens sometimes when the jumper doesnt try to force the main to finish deploying (by pulling the risers apart and scissoring their feet) and just pulls the reserve.@@henoch44

@jspee1965

3 ай бұрын

Hard as!

Way back in the mid 1980's I lived in North Carolina, home state of the 82nd. These guys are BAD ASSES!!!! This method puts many people on the ground in very little time!!!!! They are highly motivated!!!! Warriors...

@iatsd

2 ай бұрын

This method will get you killed if it's ever used in a modern war. You simply can't drop large numbers of troops in contested space without losing a good number of them. They are practicing something the US - and in particular the US, given how casualty averse the US military is - will never do again. The Russians tried it with their invasion of Ukraine. They attempted para drops in 2 locations with 6 aircraft. Of the 6, 4 were shot down, killing over 500 paratroopers before they even got into combat. The helicopter forces fared better, with over 120 transport helicopters involved in attacks on 6 locations. Of those, fewer than 5 were shot down on the way to their drop zones. Another 11 were shot down *at* the drop zones, half a dozen were shot down while *exiting* and on RTB. In every instance the para & heli-borne troops were defeated within 24 hours.

@user-rq7el8nh6q

2 ай бұрын

I went to basic and AIT with a bunch of draftees. Fights all the time with pussies. Got to jump school, everyone did 15 pull ups. Alotta respect there

I went through Airborne (paratrooper) school at Ft. Benning many, many years ago. In fact, when people ask me why I'd jump out of a perfectly good airplane, I advise them that my first two jumps were out of a C-123 Provider, a 1950's era twin-piston engine cargo airplane and not what I would call a "perfectly good airplane." In fact, as I sat in the troop seats getting ready to jump, I had bolts falling into my lap. Mr. "OriginalHuman" is correct with respect to the gear, the "day sack" is in front between the paratrooper's legs and the weapons case along their left side. And yes, the compartment in front at chest level is a secondary chute in case the main chute fails or malfunctions. You're only at 1,250 feet (about 380 meters), so when you exit the aircraft you count to three, look up, and if you don't have a good chute above you, you pull the cord on your reserve because you don't have enough time to do anything else. Bottom line, if you get from the aircraft to the ground and can get up and fight, whether you had a chute or not, it's a good jump. Cheers.

@gdheib0430

3 ай бұрын

Did a skytrain 141 once, but yeah no thanks on the 123 got bigger balls of steel than myself. Still love the 130s though always an amazing jumping platform.

@brucestiles6477

3 ай бұрын

I went to Airborne School in 1979, with two or three jumps from a C-123. The wings were flexing, something like a bird flapping its wings, although not as much. I trusted my parachute, and I couldn't wait to get out of that airplane.

@blkted2945

2 ай бұрын

division jump I believe at 500 AGL (500 feet), once you count to 4, you jettison your equipment. They rarely jumped at 1250 feet from what I remember, they don't want sky sharks and they want you to get to the ground the fastest way possible, less injuries. We jumped most at 1250 feet and sometimes higher, we had some cocky pilots.

@0130wallace

2 ай бұрын

@@blkted2945 800 feet for fixed wing aircraft, 1200 for rotary wing.

@blkted2945

2 ай бұрын

@0130wallace yep, 500ft sometimes and 1250 AGL but went higher, I remember running jumps and we started at 0600hrs and was in the office by 0900hrs. My last jump, they used toilet rolls as chalk markers, thought that was funny. Before I retired, we got a new Air guy and scheduled my last jump for a combat equipment night jump. The shop said, man, Ted ain't going to make that his last jump, i cussed that guy out and of course, Hollywood UH60 at St. Mere Eglise.

The C-17 can airdrop 102 paratroopers and yes there is a back up chute if the main one fails to deploy

@jeffhall2411

3 ай бұрын

Wouldn't that drop be too low to the ground to be able to drop bad chute and deploy backup?

@grimlockago-go7784

3 ай бұрын

@@jeffhall2411 you keep original chute. It's ingrained into you all jump career that if you hit past the number 4 while counting during fall you deploy reserve. If the chute's damaged or rolled up "cigarette roll" then deploy reserve. And yeah, not much time to do it, but any reduction in decent is better than becoming a dirt dart.

@jamesgirard1090

3 ай бұрын

@@jeffhall2411 you don’t have much time and you have to decide real quick. If you want to use it if you have a partial malfunction and you use the reserve, it can collapse the main.

@AdamMPick

3 ай бұрын

@@jeffhall2411The reserve is not supposed to make the landing smooth, it makes the landing "less deadly", usually no broken bones, but no promises. Can be deployed very late and still save you. kzread.infoWDW-uWrCgzE this is a newer example. Happens all the time. Lots of videos of reserve parachute out there. There are two ways of doing it, like the US keep the old schute and just throw out the reserve, or quick release the old one and throw the reserve. Keeping the old one makes it simpler to do and gives you more time, releasing the old one makes the reserve less prone to fail, also. With quick release kzread.info/dash/bejne/qZ9k0rxmmNO5aaQ.html

@twofiveb

3 ай бұрын

In jump school we were trained to not rush the “1 Mississippi, 2 Mississippi, 3 Mississippi, 4 Mississippi” count so we wouldn’t freak out and pull the reserve too soon. However, there were jumpers that did and it won’t disrupt the functionality of the main chute. You’ll just look like a mook and be the butt of some jokes afterwards.🤣

The 82nd Airborne Division trains to conduct airfield seizures. These paratroopers will parachute into an occupied airfield and take over control so that troops and equipment can land and deploy from the seized airfield. The 82nd Also has the ability to carry out the same mission with sea ports. The equipment they use are as follows: the T-11 Main Parachute equipped with a T-11 reserve parachute (mounted front), MOLLE (Molly) Ruck Sack, M-1950 Weapons Case.

@carlosalaniz6888

3 ай бұрын

They're also a Ready Deployment Force that could be anywhere in the world in 18 hrs.

@twofiveb

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, that’s the main purpose of the airborne. A HUGE or smaller fighting element can be deployed faster than what can be deployed by sea or land.

Could this man ever be a guest on the Unsubscribe podcast with the Fat Electrician and crew? Could be amazing.

@thomasohanlon1060

3 ай бұрын

Let either Eli, Donut, TFE or Brandon know (i.e, everyone that would like to see him on the Unsubscribe podcast).

@Kenneth_James

3 ай бұрын

he'd be a hit on there since he doesn't remember anything about military and repeats I'm an ex RMCommando every chance. They'd enjoy his company.

@natgoodwin539

3 ай бұрын

It is literally like he has never seen any military stuff in his life, did he get hit on the head during his royal marine training?? Ive got to start a video session of me reacting to people not knowing anything and me getting angry lol.​@Kenneth_James

@_problemzjmo

3 ай бұрын

V.vppok j​

@ryanchapman3239

Ай бұрын

@@natgoodwin539 Biggest part of me prays the reaction is to relate to someone who has never seen a few war movies or played a war video game. Much less have the access to research a topic on a platform jovially referred to as the internet for 30 seconds. On the landings though, that one guy that hit forward. You don't feel it now buddy.

My husband was in the 101st at Fort Campbell, KY. We used to see the troops jumping from planes often. My stepmom calls the planes “Trooper Poopers”. My husband wasn’t airborne qualified, but my Dad was in his day. Both are now veterans. To all soldiers past and present I thank you for serving your country and sustaining our freedom. God bless you all!❤️

My Grandfather was a Paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division during the Vietnam War.

This a day jump! Night jumps are a totally different animal! Stepping off in total darkness is a total rush not to mention how much can go wrong! I am an 82nd Airborne veteran.

@markthompson4885

Ай бұрын

Exactly.. I was hurt on my 19th jump at night. Someone fell into my chute and collapsed it. I hit very hard two days later I could not walk. spent 28 day in traction. all that was 40 years ago I have to take it easy but I can walk with no help .

@davidlittle8180

26 күн бұрын

I was an Instructor "Black hat" at the Airborne School 1984-1985. At that time the students made 4 day jumps and 1 night jump to qualify for their jump wings. I used to joke at them and tell them that every one of their jumps would be a night jump because they would close their eyes when they jump. lol. For most people, that was true. I served with the 82nd Airborne Division and later I was with the 5th and 10th Special Forces Groups. I made 1 combat jump into Panama for Operation Just Cause December 1989.

@blkted2945

20 күн бұрын

@davidlittle8180 hey Dave, I think you mean 7th SFGA, I was in group in Panama before the conflict at Battery Pratt (where they run Jungle Expert school), we transition to war from our training mission, along with 3rd Bn, 7th SFGA, who was our sister unit that was stationed in Panama. Delta took over most of missions we were training for months, which sucked. But we did execute the others, each ODA had a specific mission, Pacora bridge, the NCOIC academy, the base near Ft. Sherman and the airport. The funny thing was, when we hit Panama, on the Colon side, the city was lockdown and they couldn't really feed themselves, most bought food everyday vs how we use refrigerators. We got back in Jan 90, got off the plane and they had a ceremony right on Green Ramp, combat patch and CIBs.

*** In your KZread, you mentioned parachutes might touch on the way down. But MORE than that can take place . . . *** In November 1969 at Ft. Benning, GA, I attended the Basic Airborne Course. I was making one of the 5 required parachute jumps during the final "Jump Week"-- this one from a Lockheed C-141 (powered by a turbofan jet engine). While coming down, I found myself being "drafted" into the wake of a neighboring soldier's parachute below me. You can maneuver your parachute's descent somewhat by reaching up, grabbing the chute's risers (the lines attaching you to the parachute fabric), and pulling down. Air spills out, and the parachute drifts in the direction you are pulling. So I did that, trying to move away horizontally from the approaching parachute. But, it wouldn't work! No matter how much I pulled, I found myself heading down into that upcoming parachute. I ended up LANDING on top of that chute! My feet started sinking into it under me as air started leaving my own parachute -- mine was deflating! At the same time, the tension eased in my risers. This gave me some maneuverability, and I found I could "walk" on the fluffy parachute, like a big pillow. But, my steps were sinking lower on it, and I knew it would eventually collapse. I also eyed a hole located in the center of the chute's fabric, designed to stabilize its descent. If I stepped into it, I could do nothing. Both the soldier under me and I could end up in a horrible accident. He yelled up at me to "Get off," and I yelled back "I'm trying. in a matter of seconds, all I did was make a right turn and walk off the parachute, thus making TWO actual jumps during what should have been only ONE!

Rucksack or assault pack is hung upside down from rings on pelvis. Reserve parachute is above that. Notice all soldiers left hand placement: they are covering the reserve pull handle. Weapons go in the long pouch attached to left side. I loved jumping! The gear was less then comfortable though. Being the first jumper in a chaulk is frickin awesome. You get to enjoy the view then throw yourself into it. Graduated US airborne school on 10Aug2001. Served with 2/75 in OEF. RLTW!

@3rdranger1recon19

3 ай бұрын

Right hand covers the reserve pull handle, left is just placed on the side for body position.

That bag between the legs is a ruck. Packed for three days of operation. My heaviest was 75 pounds, but I have friends that have jumped 100 pounds.

@jamesbowen4696

3 ай бұрын

THE BAG BETWEEN THEIR LEGS WAS THEIR RUCK , WHICH HELD THE HUGE BALLS OF PARATROOPERS

@3rdranger1recon19

3 ай бұрын

My rucksack averaged 84 pounds, LBE 25 lbs, m-60 30 lbs with a 100 rd belt attached. Anything added increased the weight.

@blkted2945

2 ай бұрын

don't forget, we used to drop with commo gear and mortars and they don't count, we had one guy jump the base plate, another with the tube and separate the radios from the batteries. We didn't use I think the 1950 weapons case, always thought that was stupid. I jumped with division when I needed a night combat equipment jump and they issued me that, I had to ask for help to rig it, we just didn't use that, it's something about lowering your weapon I never understood. On that jump, the JM missed the jumper not attaching it to the D-ring and I literally watched that ruck and weapon barrel to the ground. I ran over to the guy after the jump and the barrel was bent when he took the weapon out. All I was thinking, man you could have killed someone.

@ShayneHinkle

2 ай бұрын

Especially when guys carry extra ammo for 240’s, Javelin rockets, pick axe heads, handles, all kinds of equipment that make you easily 100lbs over your body weight.

@joannpritchett5076

20 күн бұрын

Was on SF special operations team alpha, my ruck averaged 120-125 pounds. Radio, battery, antenna bag, burst device and what ever rations I could cram in the ruck. We were to carry rations for 7 days, which you could stretch out to 2 if you rationed yourself and they would try to get re=supply drop to you. After that you started eating tree bark or something. Regardless of weight I always carried my bottle of Tobasco Sauce. Always!

That bag on their belly is a reserve chute. If they collide , it can lead to death. My father died that way. Was a paratrooper myself in the 80s.

@57menjr

2 ай бұрын

sorry for your loose and thanks for his bravery !

Nothing dumber then a plumber but I hear you Royal Marines kick ass and take names later! Rigorous training I hear hats off to yah sir!

I was actually a paratrooper in the 173rd during OIF/OEF. If you bump into each other, they teach you to "slip away" by grabbing any combination of 2 risers to ride the air away from each other. You can also shark the air from above somebody and make them fall a lil faster as a bit of a troll.

@richardlucas7184

3 ай бұрын

I didn't see any "Herd" patches on any of them, just 101st, 82nd and a 4th div.

@gdheib0430

3 ай бұрын

@@richardlucas7184 They got a mustard star (combat jump) in Iraq jumping into the Kurdish Northern Alliance area. Herd it was like Market Garden...pretty much an easy jump as a show of force.

Yes, that is their "Bergen" rucksack...and that is the weapon's case under the left arm...reserve chute is on the chest. The "bergen" is released 100ft from the ground...it is attached by a line. Also, you will notice that some of them have unit a patch (AA = 82nd Airborne) on one shoulder, while other have a unit patch on both. Those who have one on their right shoulder deployed in combat...it is their "combat patch". Finaly, standing in the door is the best position in the stick...back in my day (40 odd years ago) it was considered a position of honor.

@buffalosoldier19d42

3 ай бұрын

I was scared (still am) of heights. I was number two man once. When I looked out the door my mind went blank. Brain just said "Fuck that." So, for the next four years I was a stick pusher. I had no problem looking out the door if I wasn't going out the door. 😂

@twofiveb

3 ай бұрын

On our first jump I was right after our class leader. They told us to look directly out into the horizon, don’t look down because it will creep you out. Being right after the first jumper I decided to test the theory and yeah, they were right. I never looked down from the door after that.

The bag in front against the legs is that Alice Pack, the pack with the red tab is the reserve chute and the pack on the side is the weapon. Chute has a static line which has a (in my time) 4 second count after exit of aircraft for opening shock of your chute. We try to keep one arm interval with the trooper in front of you to maintain a one second spacing upon exiting the bird. The material you see on some of the chutes dangling is a deployed reserve chute. Either it deployed or the trooper got tangled and deployed it. It is the individual troopers responsibility to check their space below them and ensure no other troopers are below you because it will shark your air and your chute could deflate, so to speak.800 ft is normal altitude for ops and mostly done at night. Chutes fail, you run across chutes, you get tangled all that is Murphy's Law. The H harness is deployed 100 ft off the ground that is the Alice Pack dangling prior to hitting the ground. I always got butterflies and it was adrenaline. I hope this was useful, AIRBORNE All The Way!

Yes, there is a back-up chute on the front by the waist. The parachutes are not damaged, they openings to allow the trooper to steer them as they glide. They are not that close together. Their equipment such as packs are carried on a strap that dangles below them as they glide so that the weight of the pack hits the ground before the trooper. That way his body doesn't bear the weight of the pack when he lands on the ground. They are at a relatively low altitude to prevent the troops from getting scattered and to lessen the time they are exposed to the enemy but to allow enough time for them to release a bad chute and open the reserve chute. Step one is to leave the plane step two is to look up and make sure you have a "good canopy". If the canopy is not properly deployed, you release yourself from it and pull the ripcord on the reserve chute, grab the straps and pull yourself to the upright position putting the straps behind your arms.

I had to go to army airborne school during a period where the Army took the SEAL’s authority to run our own jump training away (the Army controls all military jumping while the Navy controls all military diving). I did ~60 static line jumps before going to free fall school. Never static-lined again after that.

The 82nd Airborne is based at Fort Liberty, formally called Fort Bragg, in Fayetteville, NC . Everyone around still calls it Fort Bragg.I do too.

@rogerperkins899

3 ай бұрын

It'll never be "Ft. Liberty."

@amazinggrace5692

2 ай бұрын

I’m curious, why did they change the name at all?

@nathanmeece9794

2 ай бұрын

@@amazinggrace5692 It was named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg. They are renaming bases named after Confederate Generals and any thing else related to the Confederate states They are bound and determined to erase anything to do with the South and the brave southern men who fought for the cause they believed in. They even removing statues of Confederate Soldiers that were put up to honor the soldiers. They have even removed a Confederate Monument in Arlington Cemetery. It was surrounded by Confederate Soldiers graves.Confederate soldiers are recognized as veterans by an act passed by Congress.

@user-sx1ek3cl8m

2 ай бұрын

It's Ft Bragg liberty would be a good name for somewhere else

@nellerue446

2 ай бұрын

@@amazinggrace5692 Because Fort Bragg was named after a Confederate General - Braxton Bragg. General Bragg was very unpopular with his troops and fellow officers. The only reason they named it after him was because he was from North Carolina, where Fort Bragg (Fort Liberty) is located. Nine army bases had their names changed because they were named after Confederate Generals. It cost over 6 million dollars for the transition of Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty.

I was in the Ranger Battalion and yes we have a reserve shoot. Combat jump is 800 feet . However after many jumps you get a feel for how high you are and I'd swear there many that were under 800 by at least 100 feet...they'd never tell you though. Most of our jump were at night....now that brings an element of excitement to the game! It actually is a pretty cool way to infill. We really liked Chinook and Blackhawks more exact and the ability to lay down cover fire should never be taken for granted.

If, during the descent, you "land" on the chute below you, you literally "run" to the edge of that chute (like running in a vat of Jello) and drop off. Your chute, having been in the lower guy's wind shadow, will be partially collapsed: you will fall faster than him, and end up below him, with a full chute again. There is a very good chance that HIS chute will then be sucked into YOUR wind shadow and the whole thing will repeat, with him on top. You can "leapfrog" all the way to the ground like this, and both guys will probably be OK. If you collide with another trooper, you're taught to hug each other and you descend to the ground like that. Again, both guys will probably be OK. "Gory, gory, what a helluva way to die, and he ain't gonna jump no more!" AIRBORNE!!

@davidretondo2871

3 ай бұрын

That sounds like a freaking adrenalin junkies dream! If he was brave and honorable!

My Grandpa was 101st airborne, in WW2

@billywilliams3233

21 күн бұрын

Ha mine too

I'm retired now, and I have some great memories under canopy. Being #1 in the door is awesome. You do see a wpn in a bag on a Jumpers shoulder. In Canada your shoulder load may also include snowshoes.

@carlosalaniz6888

3 ай бұрын

AATW BROTHERS.

@grimlockago-go7784

3 ай бұрын

I was SMJP, so i got door over a dozen times. Course that also landed me in the trees a few times. But the view was worth it lol

@stevekoppang6498

3 ай бұрын

@@grimlockago-go7784 CFB Gagetown has a short DZ, so halfway through a stick you inevitably racetrack. For reasons unclear to me, two Hercs dropped the entire sticks into the trees, the DZ controller waved off the third bird. You could hear the boys laughing as they called out to prepare for a tree landing. Jumpers crashed through tree branches, getting hung up in branches requiring chainsaws to free them and to salvage the chutes. Good times.

Looks like a full Company training jump to me. You never realize how enormous the C17 is until you walk up into one. They look like they shouldn't be able to fly lol.

@Subb2kSurvivor

3 ай бұрын

No LBE in one of the clips, if i had to guess it was a Hollywood Jump, usually to keep REMPs jump qualified. Or it may have been a demonstration jump during some publicity event.

Having 15 jumps personally, the pack on the front of the chest is a reserve parachute in case the primary T-11 ( which is the one on the back ) fails for whatever reason. Typically, the static line is designed to open the T-11 automatically after 6 seconds, if it doesn't deploy after 6 seconds you immediately go for the reserve. The bag on the side is the MAW-C which can carry an M4, a SAW, or in some cases an M240L. But the jumps are a lot of fun, and quite exciting!

I went to the yalls Army jumping school in February of 1980. My neighbor Gunny went to British Royal Marine Commando school back in the 60s he was in Recon back then.

My daughter was in the 82d AD in the 1990s. I teased her for stepping out of a perfectly good airplane before it lands and she teased me for climbing over the side of a landing ship on a net and riding a Mike Boat to the beach. I told her, "If the boat sinks I know how to swim, but what can you do if the parachute fails?"

@storbokki371

3 ай бұрын

use your reserve chute. lol

@edschaefer6597

3 ай бұрын

First, there is no such thing as a perfectly good airplane. Second, if your chute fails, you have a reserve,

@kevinmcoran1023

3 ай бұрын

As the saying goes "No one jumps out of a perfectly good airplane that's why the airforce built the C141

@minuscule4336

3 ай бұрын

Duh. She performs a PLF and rushes off to the beach to save the marines.

@silntstl

3 ай бұрын

There is no "perfectly good airplane" especially in the Air Force. The reserve chute strapped in the front is the backup in case of failure, after that you could always try flapping your arms......

That is full battle rattle. None of those guys are from the 101st - some are wearing combat patches from the 101st, but they are in the 82nd now. They have their chute on their back, their reserve on their belly, their ruck between their legs, and rifle on their right side. The phone is allowed. They get some good air shots with their phones. It’s all guys in the kind companies. Line company is 120 doopers, and one company per bird. 400 doopers is the equivalent of 1000 regular soldiers.

@PanioloBee

3 ай бұрын

It seems to me the first thing they may want to do after landing is to take a pee! 😂

@1chumley1

3 ай бұрын

​@@PanioloBeeYep

The reason the parachutes look so quirky is so have somewhat more control on where can land verses older designs

@donralston7599

20 күн бұрын

I think from the 70's all the way until the 2010's the parachute was the round T-10 main with the T-10-1 being the steerable one with toggles and cutouts. and then they changed over to the T-11. it's square with cutouts and in the corners and steerable also. its apparently a pain in the ass to pack but totally worth it when they jump.it used to be that the t-10 quota for a rigger in the light pack platoon was 25 a day. and now the T-11s is 20 a day.

I think the jelly roll at the base of their chest is the back up. In one of the views you can see a collapsed chute streaming down, cut away from the jumper. Many years ago, one of the reservists I worked with was a jumper. They would do one weekend per month training and two weeks every summer. If they were jumping, he would get on the transport as many times as humanly possible. Jump pay was an extra 70 or 80 bucks. On rare occasions he could snag 5 jumps in a weekend. 30 year ago 400 bucks was a pretty nice piece of coin, on top of the regular reservists pay. This was only available a couple times per year but when it was he "jumped" on it. Yeh, dad joke! 6:58 of the video. Guy on the right has a cut away main streaming beside him.

@saplingthrasher23

3 ай бұрын

I was in 88-92 jump pay as well as combat pay were $110/month.

Between the sharks, the nut-bumps, the "simulated" hot drops, and everything else... it's still one hell of a time.

My six years in the 82nd was great. Cherry blast was ch-47 tailgate in the pouring rain in January while TDY to Ft Hood. Have ch-47, uh-60, c-141, c-130, and c-17 on jump log.

Yes a reserve chute on chest. Also can use it to climb out of a tree if you get stuck in 1.

To be the first is a thrill, loved it every time. I was fortunate enough to be a officer for 5 years on the paratroopers corps and had the privilege to always be the first at the door. it was amazing, the fresh air, the view, the lean sky, everything was a wonder every time. Miss those days.

This was most terrifying thing I've ever done in my life. Did 8yrs in the army stationed at Fort Bragg N.C. ~ 11b weapons squad 1st 325 pir fighting falcons circa 92

Yes everyone has a back up, it’s on the stomach above the ruck sack, jumping that low you may not have time to use it if needed. 82/325. If you land on another chute, run off of it……….

Did my 4 years in the 82nd at Bragg, only thing i really miss was jumping. C-17 was soooo much more comfortable compared to the C-130. Check that out sometime, it was like being in a sardine can.

@silntstl

3 ай бұрын

C-141 Starlifter was way more cramped than the 130.

@grimlockago-go7784

3 ай бұрын

Didn't feel more cramped to me, but that opening shock was harder for sure.@@silntstl

@silntstl

3 ай бұрын

@@grimlockago-go7784 Both aircraft were identical in cabin height and width but I guess the longer 141 fuselage just felt tighter and more cramped. Especially if you were sitting inboard since the outboard chalk placed their rucks on top of the inboards. Made for a "get me the hell off this thing" attitude.

@DonMeaker

3 ай бұрын

I jumped the C-123 and C-141. We felt like kipper-snacks in the first, and kipper snacks being emptied into a blender in the second.

@grimlockago-go7784

3 ай бұрын

@@DonMeaker lmao i bet. 123 was before my time, and only had 2 from the 141, they were phasing it out when i was in jump school, but damn that opening shock was severe.

I was in the 82nd way back in 1977 to 1983. There was nothing like putting the knees in the breeze.

@skyflyer43

3 ай бұрын

I'll stick with the HALO

@82delta

3 ай бұрын

...and shakin it loose like a bucket full of juice! AIRBORNE !

My LRS unit did a C-130 tailgate jump that sent 7 out of 21 jumpers to the ER. We hypothesized that the plane was carrying too much airspeed when the green light came on. The opening shock was brutal. The DZ was likely too windy for a drop, but guy running it was a little prick and made us do it anyway.

I had 37 static line jumps in the 1990s. I've never jumped from anything larger than a C141 and certainly never used a parachute as nice as those. Everything else is pretty much the same. Thanks for the video.

@ettoresorbara2078

3 ай бұрын

Jump school at Benning first 2 jumps were from C119 also known as the flying box car the other 3 jumps were from C131 Hercules . Secondly the new chutes looks a lot better than the old one from my day's

Let's go! Reserve is on the front.

@timothydixon2545

3 ай бұрын

Yep main on the back reserve in the front and I can’t believe he thinks that for training purposes that they wouldn’t just with their rifles

@thomasohanlon1060

3 ай бұрын

@@timothydixon2545 Well there are two types of jumps, there is the Combat Equipment jump that was in the video and then there is the "Hollywood" jump where the trooper wears their main and reserve parachutes.

@GrantWaller.-hf6jn

3 ай бұрын

Green Light GO GO GO!!

@jackdaniel7465

3 ай бұрын

Bco 3rd Bn 325th infantry "Let's Go"

@GrantWaller.-hf6jn

3 ай бұрын

​@@jackdaniel7465thanks brother strike hold

The guy who is the first person out is called the "Door Man." You *DO* want to be the Door Man, because you get a great view out the door for a short period before you jump.

I loved hanging my knees in the breeze. But that was decades ago. In the US, we have riggers who rig parachutes all day, every day. But whenever one of the chutes they rig is randomly selected, they have to wear it for a jump. That's one reason the chutes all work. But, yes, there is a reserve chute. It was the package you saw worn high on their chest.

Imagine if you’re the enemy defender you see 1500 parachutes drifting down from the sky. To make it even worse, they are landing behind your line of defense.

@PeterSedesse

2 ай бұрын

The speed we get on the ground is amazing. By the time you would hear the plane, there would already be dozens of guys on the ground.

It is 4 am and I have insomnia..... When you were checking out the guys "day sacks". I was positive that you first said that is their "nut sacks". I choked on my water, laughing so hard. I need sleep LOL

My Father was Airborne in 1960-1964. During the Indo-China conflict. He said he was okay with the takeoff and landing, it was getting out in the middle he didn't like. lol

If you look at the paratroopers as they are boarding the aircraft, they have their day packs at their knees their weapon strapped to their side, the main chute strapped to their back, and the bag at their abdomen with the red strap on it is the reserve chute.

The C-17 Globemaster III aircraft is one of the Air Force's main long-range, heavy transport aircraft. It can deploy 102 paratroopers from two troop doors in a single pass. Airborne forces execute parachute assaults to destroy enemy forces and seize and hold key objectives until linkup with follow-on forces.

@gofoats

3 ай бұрын

It can also yeet 45 LRASMs via Rapid Dragon. Either payload is a bad day for the enemy.

Ok so it’s currently 3:20 am in Mississippi and I’m trying to figure out why this video posted at this time then remembered he is in England

@garrettcomery1714

3 ай бұрын

It's okay, I just heard Jody, get JODIED

@garrettcomery1714

3 ай бұрын

And I'm still in the bunk😬😬😬

@chrisvibz4753

3 ай бұрын

i thought he lived in maine?

This is a recording of the literal cracking open of several cans of whoopass!

I was old school Airborne from back in the 80s, when there was the T-10 nonsteerable and the MC1-1B steerable parachute. I was in 1st Bat 509th Airborne, the unit that made the first Combat jump for the United States military in 1942 into Algiers, North Africa, 2 years before the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France.

The reserve chute is on the front. On Purple Star back in 96 we had 5000 troops in the air, 29 Hercules aircraft it was amazing. 1 guy was unlucky enough to have a Roman Candle for a parachute. American kit is actually quite badly maintained, we went to Florida in 97 the first 2x chits they pulled out had rips in them. The rest were ok😅. Training jumps are usually from 1000-1200ft, exercise jumps are from 600ft. With an expectation of up to 10% casualties.

Door position or first person as you call it is the best position. You get to see everything and all the rest of the jumpers are behind you so no risk of mid-air collisions.

I reenlisted on a C-17 (was still testing) in 1997, such an amazing aircraft, and change from the C-130 and C-141 that I was used to Jumping out of hahaha AIRBORNE!!!! And yeah, your Ruck is always hanging from your waste below the reserve...

I actually did some joint stuff with you guys back in Helmand in 2009. Good stuff...have some good stories about jumps in division. My last jump at Fort Bragg had a chute failure wild enough.

The 2nd bag on their chest is a reserve chute if the main one on the back fails. The streamers is see are to give wind info. They have riggers who pack the chutes with a lot of quality checks. Each chute has a serial number & log book. The riggers inspect chutes and signs as the packer. Each chute has an inspection tag also signed by the rigger. Riggers also have to be jump qualified and the also rigg all the heavy loads pushed out the back of planes.

The 82nd? Cool, love our favorite AA, or Athletic Alcoholics.

@82delta

3 ай бұрын

You a one oh worst pukin chicken?

UK logistics exposed. Shocked that over 9 out of 10 government equipment functions as expected haha.

The reason you store your gear low is mainly just physics. When landing you want to minimize risk to injuries on your legs and back from shock. Because if these injuries occur you have gone from being an asset to a liability. So before you land your pack is dropped and tethered by a line (which can be cut, or break away if snagged) and that means the weight of that gear is not going to be placed on your body.

Yes we all have a reserve parachute ive had a main chite fail in a major malfunction. Also when jumping you are taught the lower jumper always has the right of way. Ive only witnessed one death on a jump hos reserve and main both had a major malfunction and je burned in from 800 ft Spent 4 years in the 82 2-505PIR

@henoch44

3 ай бұрын

I was a rigger in Bragg, both chutes malfunctioned? That's a rigger charged with homicide, I don't know how would I carry on if those were mine. Those things are pretty fool proof, especially T10s. I caught one reserve packed badly in 3 years inspecting, but even that one would probably open given enough altitude.

@sharkbait_11b

3 ай бұрын

@@henoch44 idk what was charged or just know his reserve never popped idk if it was him or the equipment his main was a cigarette roll tho

nah man, chucking yerself out of a plane is just fun. first plane i ever jumped out of, i was worried the plane would break before i got the door open. by the time we got clearance to jump, i was like let me out, let me out, let me out, let me out, let me out, let me out etc

between the feet are their ground equipment like pistols, rifles and ammo. they have 2 chutes, one on the back their main chute and one on the front, the spare chute. that is a whole division jumping with all the planes.

It's fun to be Army airborne and hear "there's little bits missing out of the chutes!" Really fun to watch and listen to. Yes, the square bag on the front is an emergency chute. The cut bits out of the chutes are so you can steer--you pull on the risers (canvas straps) attached to the chute and turn back and forth. You have to land facing the wind, or... it's bad. And hurts.

Dad’s airborne and suffered a midair collision during a training jump, chute didn’t deploy correctly, the cord wrapped around his leg causing a fair bit of damage to his leg. Fortunately the chute was deployed enough that he was able to get down safely though his leg later swelled up to the size of a watermelon. It was not a good time for him, but at least he lived. The other trooper was completely fine, not a scratch. Dad told me about another trooper who was doing the tower drop and got blown into the tower and broke his back. Anyway yeah this stuff has gone through loads of trial and error, but shit still happens.

I watched a podcast interview with John "Shrek" McPhee (Sheriff of Bagdad) and he was not a fan of airdrops. He hated em. He said the number of guys that have had their knees and hips fucked up over them, to the point where they had to leave military service, was unreal. He said he didn't know one guy that actually liked to do them.

@GrantWaller.-hf6jn

3 ай бұрын

I did. Funny story I in 35 drops didn't mess up my knees. Years later I jumped 6 feet out of one my trees broke my legs.

@alexisrivera200xable

3 ай бұрын

@@GrantWaller.-hf6jn Sadly that means you never got the all the hairline fractures diagnosed while in so your bones became more prone to fracturing. Plenty of people go through that and then struggle to get it service connected.

@storbokki371

3 ай бұрын

I loved every minute of it. Once you inspect your chute and steer away from others it's as quiet as can be and like floating in a balloon. Sound cares very far up there and you can easily hear other paratroops yelling and laughing, having a good time. Then the ground comes up underneath you. In contrast, a free fall is loud! Imagine trying to stand up in a speeding convertible car. Then once the ram air chute opens, it operates like a wing and propels you forward. Less loud, but not quiet like a static line jump. I've never heard "airdrop" used for people. People parachute. Equipment is airdropped. See Airdrop Supply for some great video of tanks and other things airdropped.

@GrantWaller.-hf6jn

3 ай бұрын

​@@storbokki371you just made me realize why I like openness of my Polaris Slingshot it brings me subconsciously back to floating in the air.

I was a member of the 82nd, and I had over 60 jumps not including sport jumps on the weekends. Yes we had both a main and reserve parachute every time. If we descend on top of another's canopy we would first attempt to run off to avoid entanglement. If we were entangled we would try to join up and land together, this was in the event one of our parachutes failed.

Ryan McBeth has a video on the riggers, the chute packers. They take their job seriously.

They drop their gear on a line so it hits the ground first, and isn't helping to destroy their knees and backs. It is called a static line jump, the line pulls their chute out on the way out after the right distance.

3:59 : The gear hanging in front is the paratrooper's reserve chute above, rucksack below. There is also a kit bag, strapped over the upper theighs in the webbing of the leg straps of the main chute harness: this kit bag is used to store the recovered parachute, once the jumper has landed successfully. On the left side is a rifle (usually M-4 carbine) in a (somewhat) padded sack. The rucksack and rifle bag are lowered on a separate line approximately 175-150ft above the ground, prior to the paratrooper landing. This type of jump is known as a 'combat equipment' jump; if the jump occurred without the rifle and rucksack, it would be termed a 'Hollywood' jump. 6:03 : It occasionally occurs, where there is a failure in how a chute is packed; and therefore how it deploys. However, in the American military there is a whole job function (parachute rigger) that is dedicated to the recovery, check-out, and packing of these parachutes. Riggers are experts in their field, and their work is checked and re-checked. Additionally, riggers are required to jump a chute that *they* themselves have packed, annually. 9:00 'What happens if you run into someone else's chute?" --if it's an 'above and below' thing, the top person will typically walk right across the lower jumper's chute; however, it's very dangerous because there's a vaccum of air vertically, so the upper jumper will plummet pretty quickly --we'd call this 'stealing someone's air.' If the collision is side-to-side, one is trained to go spread-eagle, in an effort to 'bounce' off the suspension lines of the other jumper. This is rather like cliff-diving: you're either world champion, or stuff on a rock. If one is unable to bounce off the other's suspension lines, it will almost always be an entanglement situation, at which time communication between the jumpers will be paramount. if the chutes are still fully inflated, just ride it down and each jumper will then execute a parachute landing fall upon landing. If either chute fails, the upper jumper will deploy their reserve parachute --which is capable of carrying *two* paratroopers safely to the ground. The other possibility is if one jumper follows the previous jumper out the door too closely. This is loosely called 'riding another's pack tray' --and is extremely dangerous, because the static line automatically deploys the parachute deployment bag after 4 seconds; this deployment bag then deploys the jumpers main parachute. If one is following the previous jumper too closely, their chute will deploy and their forward momentum will drop significantly, while the jumper behind is still moving quite quickly. This can result in the jumper behind being smashed in the face by the forward jumper's equipment, which may injure the rear-ward jumper and/or knock them unconscious. In training, this is taught to be avoided by maintaining an arm's length distance between jumpers as they are moving toward, and exiting the aircraft. There should also be alternation between jumpers exiting the opposite sides of the aircraft, so as to avoid jumpers exiting opposite sides of the aircraft at the same time, and colliding under and behind the aircraft following exit. This is also extremely dangerous, as the jumpers exiting the aircraft are moving at 150miles per hour. Colliding under the plane following exit could result in serious injury, loss of consciousness, or entanglement of the jumper's static lines. Airborne operations are dangerous, and the training can mitigate only so much of the danger. Oh, by the way...the jumper that was dragged a little way? --he failed twice. First, it is protocol to release one of the rings holding the chute to the harness --to avoid the chute catching air once the jumper has landed, thus dragging the jumper. Not only did the jumper fail to execute this, but when he *did* release it, he release *both* of them...and the parachute, now re-inflated, went across the drop zone. This is very dangerous to other jumpers, especially ones that have yet to land.

My husband's best friend has been with the 82nd for the last 20 years. From the little he's able to tell us about missions to 'take out the garbage' they jump in any conditions. Night and day jumps, jumps into enemy territory taking live fire, jumps in the pouring rain, and his favorite: jumps with K-9s. And the craziest thing of all is he absolutely hates heights. I've gone skydiving with him before...he looked like he was ready to puke. And that was just him jumping, no load, no gear, at 13K feet. Said he's never had to be pushed though. Rather take that big first step himself. 😉

The long focal length of some of those shots compresses apparent distance so they look closer than they are. Though they are still pretty close, it is what they train for. The whole point is to fly as low as possible so the people aren't in the air any longer than absolutely necessary. Which is why a static line is used. Rather than relying on the soldier to pull the rip-cord, the hook is the rip cord. As you jump out your chute is already deploying, you don't worry about anything.The guy by the door is keeping the previous hooks out of the way of the next jumpers.

Veteran US Paratrooper. This goes bad very rarely. There are specific inspections, procedures and checks by a second set of eyes at several stages of packing the chute, and the rigger signs the chutes he packets. The chutes are dated, and after a certain amount of time if it isn't used, it is re-packed all over again. It's much easier to just jump them though, for example I had 5 jumps in one day while we had a chinook that could just lift, drop, land repeat on a freshly plowed field in German, so fun. Airborne go through a 3-week course. After that, before each jump they go through a refresher on how to exit the door and land. Parachute Riggers inspect chutes and jumpers to insure they are property worn. In training they can be dropped as low as 800 ft which is required for the chute to open, but usually higher to allow a second chance with the reserve chute if necessary. Things can go wrong at any stage. Obviously in a combat situation the plane can be shot out of the sky. A jumper might have a bad exit and get dragged behind the plane, chutes collide even though they are steerable, a chute can tangle even with itself while deploying, a windy day can cause a dangerously hard landing, you can land wrong or crash into trees vehicles, buildings, you can burn in if your chute doesn't open, You have a reserve chute that is subject to all the same risks and it's smaller than the main. A lot of things can go wrong. You do hear about deaths now and then even in training. I miss it and would do it again if I wasn't in my 60s.

@505bondo5

3 ай бұрын

Rarely does anything go wrong. That's true. But in the 80s at Ft. Bragg it was not uncommon to see someone with a messed up bicep . . . where the muscle was relocated near the elbow or, less commonly, in a bit of an hourglass shape. Because you're a veteran paratrooper you already know what I'm describing is the result of someone having been a "towed jumper". Probably not in the true sense of being towed but their arm was briefly snagged by the static line during opening . . . enough to cause serious injury to the upper arm . . . mangle the muscle but able to heal up and remain on jump status. The scenario is typically the result of the jumper making a mistake at the door . . didn't clear himself from the aircraft and likely got tangled up in one of the static lines ahead of him. Probably all the way down to a deployment bag, the last piece of the static line, which pulls the chute from the pack tray. H-minus!

@505bondo5

3 ай бұрын

I'll add one more story to this. Jump in probably late '86. Our battalion XO got sucked under the bird and hit something hard enough to destroy his knee. Thst was the end of that dude's military career. The funny thing was our battalion S-3's driver complained about hitting his head on something after jumping out. The two had exiting the aircraft from opposite doors at the same moment and both got sucked under the aircraft, collided. Kevlar helmet vs. knee at no telling how much force. Anyways, our S-3 got the XO job as a result. His driver got him promoted. A really good officer. Initials were DJB in case any of you remember him. H-minus.

@z0phi3l

3 ай бұрын

Was in during the 90's worst I heard of was the young lady who was a towed jumper, they medically retired her One of my buddy's chutes was supposedly packed wrong, but after the investigation turned out the jumper freaked out, counted too fast and pulled his reserve early

@storbokki371

2 ай бұрын

@@505bondo5 A towed jumper happens when the parachute doesn't leave the deployment bag, which can result in any number of types of injuries as the jumper gets beat against the plane at the end of the static line. If the jump master can't pull you in, they have to decide if you are conscious enough to deploy your reserve if they cut you lose. Still, more jumpers are probably hurt by landing in trees or smacking into vehicles on the drop zone. Once I was the last jumper in my stick and I exited near the edge of the DZ. There was wind and an updraft that kept me in the air long enough for another C-130 to fly over and drop another stick and some of them were on the ground before me. Drifting backward, I was pulling my two front risers on my T-10 deep and hard trying to come down. It was exhausting, but I missed the trees barely. Most of my injuries were just sprained ankles from rough landings in wind.

Back on the day, paratroopers packed their own canopy. . . 🦅

I leap frogged once. That scared the life out of me at the time. Thankfully, it was an experienced paratrooper that i was leaping with, and as he was swinging by, he kicked me back to get space. I never forgot that lesson and preached it to my troops.

A C17 hold 120 paratroopers. The rucksack is in front of the legs. It has a 15 foot line you drop when 200 ft above the ground. The reserve is directly above the rucksack. The weapons case is on the left leg.

One of my uncles was in 17the Airborne in WW2. Did 4 jump in combat including Operation Market Garden. I was in the Coast Guard myself so didn't do any stuff like this. When I was younger I might have tried it but not anymore. I'm really a "feet on the ground" kind of guy. Hats off to all who did it though. Carry on, Lads!

A C-17 like that is designed to carry 102 paratroops. That is their rucksack between their legs, their main chute on their back, and, their reserve in the smaller pack on the chest.

If you get tangled one shoot can bring 2 paratroopers safely to the ground if you are on top of another parachute run off of it. The chest has the backup parachute

Backpack bottom front, reserve chute above it, main chute high on back.

Death from above 82nd airborne 5/73 3rd BCT Fort Bragg, Fayetteville North Carolina

I was teaching a class of PJ's back in the old days (1992). Just going through intros and I tossed out the old joke "Why would anyone want to jump out of good airplane?" One of the guys immediately answered: "I was aircraft maintenance before I was a PJ. I can tell you there is no such thing as a perfectly good airplane!" Was an awesome group. Good way to finish my career. :)

I was 82nd and 3/5th SF and yes, on static line jumps you have a reserve chute on the front belly. If you jumped HALO (high altitude, low opening… free fall for short) you have a main and reserve, and dependent on mission objectives you may even have a third butt chute.

I recommand a video called How Airborne operations work by Ryan Mcbeth which introduce the riggers who pack the parachutes. I had a grandpa, an uncle, and my dad who served in the 82nd.

The C-17 also has oxygen hook-ups for HALO jumps. We used the O2 hook-ups for doing critical care transports of ICU level patients.

We carry reserve shutes on our belly. They don’t always open up. When you exit the door you count one thousand two thousand three thousand four thousand. Look up if the main isn’t open better pull your reserve or you’ll be on the ground rather quickly

1980's era 82nd paratrooper and OMG do those seats look so much more confortable than the red benches we had!

They are all so calm, they look like they are just boarding a southwest flight.

Alright. Speaking to you as a former soldier of the United States Army of eight years. I jumped out of airplanes with the 82nd airborne division for three. of those eight years. Yes. We have reserved parachutes. that we can use if our main parachute does not deploy. And that particular jump, like most training jumps, was at about 1200 feet. and I packed the parachutes that these guys were jumping with. It's fun A blast and something you will never forget once you done once you've done it before.

My son is a 101st Airborne SCREAMIN EAGLE!! He is based in FT Campbell Kentucky and is a BEAST. It can deploy 102 in a single pass from 2 doors. Can also carry 134 troops in seats with a payload of 170,900 lbs

Gallant Eagle ll was the largest jump I was ever involved with; the entire 18th Airborne Corps jumped and they did an unexpected 'Heavy Drop' right on top of us, we were screaming at everyone to unass the DZ! Including the pogues popping chemlights and yelling 'medic' to get out of the 22-mile force march!

That c-17 is based about 90mins south of my house and only 6 mins from my wife's family home.