Posted on Jun 30, 2019
How can a Fort Campbell Soldier get slotted to go to airborne school?
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I have been wanting to go to airborne school and get my other set of wings. But everyone in my close chain of command says that it is impossible to get a slot for it. Or that they dont need Airborne people. I was a first time go at air assault so i know that it wouldn't be to hard to pass airborne. All it is, is running and jumping. so what are some ways to get slotted to go to the school. I dont wanna go to 160th, but i wouldnt mind going to bragg. I just wanna be able to get a slot for the school and progress in my career.
82nd ABN
Airborne School
Fort Campbell
Fort Bragg
Posted >1 y ago
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Go to a Airborne unit! Remember you serve in the Army, the Army doesn't serve you, the Army owes you nothing
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Rope dopes don't need jump wings. The Army took all jump slots out of the the 101st 2 yrs ago. If you are a collector re-up for jump school and go for it.
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Well if you go to Bragg, they will want you to go airborne. It’s just a Bragg thing. But if you really want a slot, definitely head to Ft Bragg! I was in the only Double stack MP Company at Bragg, so I was lucky enough to get both with months of getting there. Go for it!
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I believe you have to be in an airborne slot, but I could be mistaken
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SPC Erich Guenther
In Regular Army they used to sprinkle the Airborne School slots at Fort Benning across CONUS units to maintain the paratrooper reserve numbers. Very, very rare to land one that way but they existed in the 1980s for Infantry units. Not sure if they still do that. Agree what you say in regards to National Guard because NG depends on State Budgets more. Typically in the 1980's if you wanted an Airborne School slot you had to first ask your Chain of Command to get one and then you had to agree to enlist again (they were used for retention). Never would they give one away just because a Soldier wanted one......always a price.
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Probably not going to happen unless you request assignment to an Airborne unit on jump status
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Try going to Ranger school, they usually send you to airborne first then on to Ranger school. Although I have seen some leg Rangers but they a rare.
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