Posted on Feb 14, 2018
Shelly Putzke
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SFC Signal Support Systems Specialist
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I am telling you from experience; don't do it. Like everyone says being AIRBORNE opens so many doors including SPECIAL Operations.
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MSG Louis Alexander
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Shelly,
The hardest walk you can make is the walk you make alone. Something inspired you to volunteer for Airborne. This hard walk we're discussing is the walk that makes you the strongest. That is the walk that builds your character the most. To all who are fighting battles alone, to all of you going against the grain, battling the naysayers - stay strong! This walk is hard, but the hardest walks lead to the greatest destinations. The toughest climbs always lead to the best views. It will be worth it in the end. And if you show what you are made of, the right people will show up in your life. You have qualities only a few can admire because most don't possess. You have strength only few can understand, because most have never experienced. Stay true to yourself and never give up! Attend the Airborne School and achieve that which many will fail to do.
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MAJ Keith FitzPatrick, CPIM, CSCP
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Airborne school was a blast and it’s a tough school to get. Don’t pass it; you may never get another chance.
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SSG Keith Amacher
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Here is another think Airborne School is the key entry point of Spec Ops Special Forces, Rangers and Navy Seals. Oh and forgot my brothers in Air Force Paramedics that come rescue our dumb asses. Thank you AF buddies. But message is you get Airborne the world of the military opens up to you, but from that point on NEVER
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SSG Keith Amacher
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NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER QUIT AND NEVER LEAVE A FELLOW SOLDIER BEHIND.
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SSG Keith Amacher
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You do that and you can write your own career.
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SSG Keith Amacher
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I'll put it this way all you have to say is I quit I'm not doing it and you will NEVER get any Spec Ops training again. but if that is not your deal then get out of it. Airborne and above are for lifetime and a very small brotherhood. And Sisterhood, when I was at Ft. Bragg in Special Forces we were experimenting with integrating Females but that is a very select few and like .001 percent of the nation and yes that is a . in front of the 001
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CPT Aaron Kletzing
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loving this thread
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PVT Infantryman
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i wanted to drop my airborne contract too but i didn't i just wanted to be done with ft Benning and but finished and i am happy that i did not drop the course its not hard and if you drop it it will not be easy to get it in your unit , but if you decide that, that is what you want talk to your leader,
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SGT Carl Blas
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"Airborne", is all voluntary.

When I went to Airborne school, they asked you, morning, afternoon and evening everyday, if you want to quit Jump School. If you said YES, you would be out the next day.

Don't know about if you have a contract, in my days, it's was about your "Word", and that meant something in those days.
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MAJ Javier Rivera
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Why do you want to do that?
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SPC David Willis
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You can ship to basic with it, just notify your DS you want to drop it and they'll work up the paper work and bring you in to sign it.
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SSG Keith Amacher
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We had a saying LEGS not Airborne and LEGS means Lacks Enough Guts...
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TSgt Recruiter
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All the way!
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SFC Steven Harris
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You should be able to get it removed through your recruiter, but be aware that some assignments do require that you are airborne qualified and you may lose your current job offering, it is better to do this through the recruiter as you will get a new job that you have input in, whereas if you do this at Jump school your new assignment options may be limited
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CW4 Angel C.
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Don’t!
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LTC Special Operations Response Team (Sort)
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why would you want to?
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WO1 Ierw Student
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DA Form 4187
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Shelly Putzke
Shelly Putzke
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Where would I get this form ? Thanks for your time. Nobody is answering my question. Just telling me to do airborne.
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WO1 Ierw Student
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You can get a fillable form through google. I would ask your recruiter to submit one he/she should know how to do one
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Shelly Putzke
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I would like to avoid going to Ft. Benning, just go right to Post. Thanks for your time .
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SGT Dave Tracy
SGT Dave Tracy
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Shelly Putzke Is it that you want to avoid going into Airborne hold? Putting life on hold perhaps?

Listen, if that's your sole reason, just have patience. You have a very long life ahead of you, so if you have to pause--for a little while--that's not really such a small price to pay is it? In the long run, you'll be so much better off if you get Airborne qualified; especially if you think this could be a career for you. Even if not, you might be missing out on one hell of an opportunity to do something special; something many, even in the Army haven't done. My single greatest regret when I was in was that I didn't get Airborne in my contract, I tried to get a slot after-the-fact, but couldn't, and I missed out.

If you have other considerations, that's fair enough. But just remember: We regret the things in life we didn't do far more than the things we did do.

Good luck.
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SGT Dave Tracy is 100% right on target with this.

A three week "delay" will be the shortest delay of your career, not to mention you walk out of it with a new skill.
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