I was on active duty 10 years. I had 38 combat jumps under my belt. Six of those where low altitude jumps, those scared the crap out of me. Nam from mid 69 until early 73. There where almost 30 training jumps before that. Then after I was states side I was a small weapons DI but still did a rotation helping train in jump school. Some times you would jump 10-12 times in a week.
More than likely would have stayed 30 if not for Jimmy Carter. I enjoyed my Army time and really missed it the first few years.
I was in the Guard from 1978 until 1995. I eligible for a small pension because of the points combat racked up.
I have jumped around my birth day every year since I have been back. I love to jump. There is nothing like the feeling of freedom you have up there. I can understand the guys that become mesmerized and don't open their chutes. The civilian chutes fly at a slower speed than the military ones. If you feather them just right, you just about step down.
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