During a jump, have you ever had to deploy your reserve parachute?

My fist jump in school I almost did. I noticed I was descending at a greater rate of speed compared to those I could see around me. I only weighed 210, but I guess that was the reason because it was the same case in every other jump I did.

Once, as a PFC. Looked up to check canopy and saw (what I thought was) a ruck-size hole in my canopy. Wasn't willing to take the chance of the Gore blowing out. Training kicked in and I did the old down and away. Rode the main and reserve down. Landed FLAT on my back due to the 2 chutes doing their thing. People tried to give me shit until they saw the hole. It was MUCH bigger than a Ruck.

The Commander made me be a strap-hanger on a Hollywood jump within a week. I guess they didn't want that experience stuck to fester in my head until the next Unit jump.

I retired as a Master Parachutist with 97 total jumps.

I've been fortunate enough not to do that. Then again I only have 16 jumps under my belt which is not much.

I saw it happen to two different guys in jump school, one is a friend for life the other I bumped into while in Germany.

I jumped off the high board a few times, but never had a chute on.

Thanks for asking an interesting question CPT Aaron Kletzing. I also only went through the five required military parachute jumps to be airborne qualified at Fort Benning in August 1979.
Thanks fro mentioning me LTC Stephen C.

Not me but a fellow student in BAC pulled her reserve for no apparent reason, I think, on our 2nd or 3rd jump. She was dropped from the course.

I've seen a Jumper land with a reserve on Sicily DZ back in the mid 2000s. Scary to see.

CPT Aaron Kletzing thankfully I never had to. I have seen a few pull while I was on the ground looking up. All thankfully ended up ok. I did however have a "funny" story from Airborne school. We had a guy pull his reserve every jump at school just because he was so nervous he pulled all five times. He said he never dropped the handle as it would have cost him money....

...I dont know how to explain it was scary but I loved and I hated it. I don't miss it hahaha