National Airborne Day

[Devildoc]

My son and I went to the airborne and special operations museum in Fayetteville yesterday to give him some driving time for his permit. Unbeknownst to us it was National Airborne Day.

The 82nd had a lot of displays, and they swore in 65 army recruits, led by the CO of the 18th Airborne Corps.

Happy birthday to our airborne folks!!

 

[Muppet]

AATW ya Airborne bastard children!!!!

 

[amlove21]

If you're not MFF qualified, are you really even airborne?

Kidding, let's all be mad at who we should really be mad at- dirty. Nasty. LEGS.

 

[Muppet]

 

[policemedic]

If you're not MFF qualified, are you really even airborne?

Kidding, let's all be mad at who we should really be mad at- dirty. Nasty. LEGS.

I see your dirty nasty leg and raise you

 

[TLDR20]

If you're not MFF qualified, are you really even airborne?

Kidding, let's all be mad at who we should really be mad at- dirty. Nasty. LEGS.

A burn on the burners…. +2 to you.

All the way!

In all seriousness I always say all 35 of my jumps were night jumps. I fucking hated jumping, was always a nervous wreck, and I always had the nervous shits. I love the idea of paratroopers though more than almost anything. I am proud of my airborne lineage. I am proud that I jumped every time, but I am also extremely grateful the parachute always opened.

 

[Muppet]

A burn on the burners…. +2 to you.

All the way!

In all seriousness I always say all 35 of my jumps were night jumps. I fucking hated jumping, was always a nervous wreck, and I always had the nervous shits. I love the idea of paratroopers though more than almost anything. I am proud of my airborne lineage. I am proud that I jumped every time, but I am also extremely grateful the parachute always opened.

AATW, ditto homie.

I despised jumping, earned a distal tib/fib break that required reconstruction surgery and a TBI on Sicily DZ in 1995.

I stayed, cause I was a retard, I healed and jumped until 99.

Gotta be honest though, nothing better that earning that EFMB, walking into your Infantry platoon with the boys that already had respect, that dumb little pin let the cock NCOs relax a little, Division was gay that way, IMHO.

 

[Muppet]

Oh, I had 37 jumps, 5 prior to injury.

 

[Devildoc]

Planes are meant to be ridden in, not jumped from. Our unit was given two slots for airborne school, I chose scout-swimmer course. One requires physical prowess and fortitude, the other....stepping out a door.

 

[Muppet]

Planes are meant to be ridden in, not jumped from. Our unit was given two slots for airborne school, I chose scout-swimmer course. One requires physical prowess and fortitude, the other....stepping out a door.

I honestly can't argue that homie.

 

[Devildoc]

I honestly can't argue that homie.

But to be honest, the beret makes me moist...

 

[Muppet]

But to be honest, the beret makes me moist...

Beret, class As, spit shined jump boots, looking like a fucking pimp, indeed brother.

 

[Muppet]

But to be honest, the beret makes me moist...

Circa 1995 with my mom.