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Their jumps are twice as long. Do they get double credit?I wonder if Airborne school is shorter for midgets......
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No. Most use a T-10 or now a T-11. Midgets use a T-5.
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I call bullshit - the jump door isn't even open.
...as far as the midget paratroopers - that's a thing - but it isn't without its own special procedures.
First off - there is a minimum height requirement so that the jumpers are able to hook up on the anchor line cable. What most people don't realize isn't that little people CAN'T jump - its just that they just have to jump in pairs - and when was the last time you saw two little people in the same paratrooper unit?
It breaks out like this...
The jump command "get ready" is issued as normal and little paratroopers respond in the same way as every one else. It's the next few jump commands that have to be modified for little paratroopers...
On the command of "outboard personal, stand up" - little jumper number one stands on the seat along with the other forward outboard jumpers in order to allow the inboard jumpers to stand up, raise their seats, and secure their seats in the upright position.
On the command of "inboard personal, stand up" - little jumper number two stands up, and secures their seats in the upright position. At this point little jumper number one transitions to the shoulders of little jump number two
When the command of HOOK UP is given, little jumper number one will detach the Universal Static Line Snap Hook from the top carrying handle of the reserve parachute and immediately hook up to the appropriate anchor line cable with the opening gate towards the skin of the aircraft. Little jumper number two will detach the Universal Static Line Snap Hook from the top carrying handle of the reserve parachute and immediately hook up to the aft facing equipment connector ring of little jumper number one with the gate facing outward, away from little jumper number ones body. Little jumper number two MUST TAKE UP A REVERSE BITE ON THE USL after connecting to little jumper number ones equipment ring.
When the command of “CHECK STATIC LINES” is given, little jumper number 2 will check the USL from the point of attachment on little jumper numbers one's equipment attachment ring, to the point where it disappears over the top of the should. Little jumper number one will check the USL from its point of attachment on the anchor line cable to the point where it disappears over the shoulder. The jumper directly behind little jumper number one and little jumper number two will check BOTH static lines in the normal fashion by tracing the USLM past the static line slack retainer band and down to the first stow. (If the static line slack retainer band that is holding the USLM breaks, the jumper will then stow any excess static line in the other static line slack retainer band)
The command of “CHECK EQUIPMENT” is the same for ALL jumpers however, when the JM issues the command "sound off for equipment check" the jumper directly behind both little jumpers will ONLY tap little jumper number two and sound off with "OK" at which time little jumper number two will reach up and tap little jumper number one on his wee little right calf and sound off with "OK" - little jumper number one will make eye contact with the JM and sound off with "all OK jump master"
At the command of "STAND BY" the JM will escort the 'little jumper two stack' into the door position.
On the command of "GO" little jumper number two will control the exit speed - little jumper number one will hand the USL to the safety and immediatly snap into a good tight body position as little jumper number two steps from the troop step into the prop blast - simultaneously snapping into his own tight little body position...
Little jumper number one (when jumping the T-11) will execute a six second count. Little jumper number two must execute two consecutive 6 second counts - one to account for little jumper number ones canopy deployment - and an addition 6 second count once the opening shock of little jumper number ones canopy has inflated enough to intiate the opening of little jumper number twos canopy.
It is NOT in the Training circular - but when jumping little paratroopers, minimum exit altitude must be raised an additional 500 feet or else the 12 second opening count for little jumper number two could result in a terminal impact with terrain.
...which is bad.
It doesn't happen often - but when you see two midgets do a daisy chain exit out of a C-130; that shit is just a glorious fucking site to behold.
...and now you know.
Richard Flaherty was 4'9"...not quite a midget, but pretty damn short...
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C'mon man - that's why you cross load equipment. PLus, the ones that make it through airborne school are tougher than the average little person. Their muscle fibers are much more dense which makes them heavier by the inch - have you ever seen a fat midget?
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No you haven't - and we all know that muscle is heavier than fat.
A little paratrooper that is ripped from jacking steel in the gym is NOT going to drift off the DZ.
Also - since they have a lower center of gravi....
...since they are closer to the ground when they land, they don't get injured on jumps near as often as your rank and file knuckle dragger from the 82d
Pound for Pound - some of the best little paratroopers on the planet.
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