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US Army Airborne School, Fort Benning, GA

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Author: jaglavaksoldier
Published (on YouTube): 2009-05-29
Published (here): 2012-02-18
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The United States Army Airborne School — widely known as Jump School — conducts the basic paratrooper (military parachutist) training for the United States armed forces. It is operated by the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 507th Infantry, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia. The Airborne School conducts the Basic Airborne Course, which is open to soldiers of both genders from all branches of the US Army, its sister services, and allied military personnel. The purpose of the Basic Airborne Course is to qualify the volunteer (all students volunteer for this school) in the use of the parachute as a means of combat deployment and to develop leadership, self-confidence, and an aggressive spirit through mental and physical conditioning. The course is three weeks long and consists of "Ground Week", "Tower Week" and "Jump Week". Rigorous physical training (PT) is emphasized throughout the entire course. The initial entry PT test consists of the standard Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT). All age groups must pass this test using the 17-21 age group standards. The pullup requirement was lifted in October 2006.

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Comments on «US Army Airborne School, Fort Benning, GA»:

therhythmslave1 on 2012-02-16
The famous Fort ...
The famous Fort Benning Alien FIREFIGHT 1977 !!! CSM James Norton witness !!! Research !!!

TheBF3King on 2012-02-15
why do all these ...
why do all these videos look like theyre from the 80s

divinedvon on 2012-02-15
Narrator: thats ...
Narrator: thats what it takes to be an airborne soldier Soldier: Aint that a bitch

martialme84 on 2012-02-14
@grungemonster93 ...
@grungemonster93 last time italians clashed with ANYBODY they unconditionally surrendered... ;)

vtwolf94 on 2012-02-14
lol that rigger ...
lol that rigger was cool as shit

40thCapeRifles on 2012-02-12
Anyone recognize ...
Anyone recognize the narrator? It's George C. Scott...it's Patton!

RAHCountry on 2012-02-09
I want that man ...
I want that man packing my chute when I go to Jump school in 2013!

Wurdswurth on 2012-02-09
Hasn't changed ...
Hasn't changed much.

hitmanvb47 on 2012-02-01
hahahha he didnt ...
hahahha he didnt keep his feet and knees together. AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY!

SAOAFR on 2012-02-01
@0:22 "aint that a ...
@0:22 "aint that a bitch"- you know why? because you didnt keep your feet and knees together

bnykraze on 2012-01-30
@baryoul you are ...
@baryoul you are clearly retarded, we'd shit on the italy army anyday.

thezombiekiller87 on 2012-01-29
i hear that they ...
i hear that they can call any of the riggers out at anytime to jump with a pack they did now that is deff how to make sure ppl do a good job

caddop22 on 2012-01-29
Here is the deal... ...
Here is the deal.......... this vid is about what I went through and many others to earn their wings. All the other arguing is Busllshit. Either YOU ARE AIRBORNE OR YOU A RE A LEG. get it straight. Too many posers talking shit here. If u did NOT go through this school shut the fuck up. Airborne 86

thehotshirtguy2008 on 2012-01-26
That's back when ...
That's back when the Army was squared away. Anybody see any fatties there? Nope.

makes123 on 2012-01-26
My dad took me on a ...
My dad took me on a tour of this school when I was a kid. this is where he trained in the 1960s. I remember a soldier saluting my dad, my dad had a cap on with his wings and some kind of badge. It was cool to me st the time!

Whatever81417 on 2012-01-26
The British ...
The British Parachute Regiment provide the troops for the SAS. Google 'Parachute 2 Club' for 2 PARA photo archive. Airborne Brotherhood!!!!!!

caddop22 on 2012-01-22
@mslatts68 Good ...
@mslatts68 Good for you I am proud or you man, you will always be a brother. Remember that!

inuyashacoolieo on 2012-01-21
AINT THAT A BITCH. ...
AINT THAT A BITCH....!!!!!

mslatts68 on 2012-01-20
@caddop22 yep got ...
@caddop22 yep got wings in jan of 87 we kept getting delayed because of wind on last jump went to 101rst so im only a 5 jump chump =) but i did to atleast go through air assult school.

DumbHonkie1 on 2012-01-16
@DumbHonkie1 The ...
@DumbHonkie1 The marine boot camp dropout rate(11.7%) is from the statistics of the Department of Defense. By the way the Army basic traning dropout rate is 13.6%. You didn't know that the Army's basic training dropout rate is higher than that of the marine boot camp.

DumbHonkie1 on 2012-01-16
The Parachute( ...
The Parachute(Airborne) Infantry Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne are extremely well trained in raid, ambush, urban warfare, airfield seizure tactics and many more. Most of these 82nd Parachute(Airborne) Infantry guys are Ranger-qualified and or Pathfinder-qualified and or sniper-qualified and or Air Assault-qualified and many more. In their capabilities, the 82nd Airborne(Parachute) Infantrymen are just below the Rangers but way ahead of marine infantry.

DumbHonkie1 on 2012-01-16
@DumbHonkie1 You ...
@DumbHonkie1 You also remember that the qualities of jump school trainees are a lot higher than those of the raw recruits at the marine boot camp. The jump school trainees already went thru the basic and AIT training and among them you will find a lot of Special Forces,Ranger, Seals, marine recon trainees. Even so the dropout rate at the jump school is a much higher rate of about 28%, compared to the very low dropout rate of 11.7% at the marine boot camp'

DumbHonkie1 on 2012-01-16
When I went to the ...
When I went to the jump school , there were 4 marine recons, Two of the marines couldn't make it, because one marine couldn't keep up with the runs and another marine froze at the door of an airplane. The dropout rate at the marine boot camp is only11.7%(DoD statistics) and according to the jump school, the dropout rate is about 28%. So becoming a Paratrooper is a lot harder than becoming a marine.

DumbHonkie1 on 2012-01-16
Passing the jump ...
Passing the jump school is the easiest part of being a Paratrooper. Thhe jump school teaches you how to jump out of a plane, nothing more. If you are physically in good shape and have no fear of heights, then you won't have any problem passing it. The real hard training starts when you get to your Airborne unit. The washout rate of 'cherries'(new jump school graduates) at an Airborne unit is very high. If you don't meet your Airborne unit's standards, you will be  sent to a leg unit very fast.

caddop22 on 2012-01-15
@mslatts68 Cool ...
@mslatts68 Cool we probably saw each other.  Did u get your wings?