Posted on Apr 6, 2023
Will I get in trouble if I recently graduated airborne school and will be sent to my unit, but I no longer want to be airborne?
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I am deeply scared of jumping out an airplane what consequences will I face for wanting to drop airborne status?
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The biggest problem I see is that if you want to stay in and continue to serve, if at some point you find another specialty school you want to go to after dropping your airborne status, you will likely be met with a hard no.
Not as a punishment exactly but if you quit a school, or voluntarily drop a status shortly after going to a school without a very good reason, no senior company NCO or officer is going to agree to send you again. Just something to think about if you really do want to stay in.
Not as a punishment exactly but if you quit a school, or voluntarily drop a status shortly after going to a school without a very good reason, no senior company NCO or officer is going to agree to send you again. Just something to think about if you really do want to stay in.
I had one jump refusal in my career. The soldier waited until the plane was in the air and then told the Jump Master he wasn't going to jump. JM took the soldier out of the stick, removed the parachute and all of his equipment, and turned him over to the Air Force Load Master for security. It would have been better if he'd made his intentions known before he boarded the plane.
If you get counseling and you still don't want to be airborne, then take it up your chain of command. You will be removed from airborne status and your wings will be revoked. You will then be reassigned to a non-airborne unit.
If you get counseling and you still don't want to be airborne, then take it up your chain of command. You will be removed from airborne status and your wings will be revoked. You will then be reassigned to a non-airborne unit.
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No one can tell you how this plays out but you received sone great advice. Fear is something we all go through. In fact there is something in everyone’s life that they believed if X happened their world would collapse. The majority of people realize through action that their fear is nothing more than an emotion, emotions pass. What does not pass is the feeling of accomplishment, the opportunity to move on and live a normal happy, yet stronger life.
FEAR is but a word, and expression of what it is we don’t believe we can handle, in your case you already have.
FEAR is but a word, and expression of what it is we don’t believe we can handle, in your case you already have.
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Wow. Everybody is scared...at first. I went to jump school when I was 17. When I was 40, I would check my standing pulse rate, standing at the door. It was 60bpm.
Now, the other thing you need to know is that you will never get hear that frou-frou sound of women's panties hitting the floor when a paratrooper walks into a party.
Now, the other thing you need to know is that you will never get hear that frou-frou sound of women's panties hitting the floor when a paratrooper walks into a party.
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Look at this way. It's not the jump that can harm you, it's the sudden stopped when you hit the ground. A little humor never hurt anybody. Well, Maybe it has.
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I seen this happen in the 80s, a soldier went thru the same thing. First you VOLUNTEERED for jump school, if you were paid and enlistment bonus you may have to pay it back. Second, your gonna have to do the walk of shame over and over thru different levels of the chain of command. I assume your going to fort bragg, if your an infantry soldier you better forget about a leg unit for infantry in the 82nd. If you dropping status may can a duty change assignment. This will follow you in your records. I suggest you suck it up, after all, jumping is safe, parachute riggers are extreme pros, jump masters are highly trained and will not make you do anything unsafe
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Great point. In Airborne units, Soldiers should remind themselves about the great teams that are around them. We ought to be encouraged by and draw strength from the professionalism of others.
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When I received orders for Ranger training after AIT, I declined without any consequences. Looking back, I wouldn't say I 'regretted' my decision, but part of me sure wishes I had taken that road.
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Jumping out of a plane doesn't just happen. It certainly shouldn't happen after successfully completing the training and actually jumping from a plane. If this were the case, why did you ask for the training and how did you complete the training to include jumping from a plane? I think you need to self reflect and come up with the real reason because this one doesn't make sense. If you want help in the form of advice, start by being honest with yourself so you can be honest with those you seek help from. I once had a fleeting thought about airborne school that went as quickly as it came. It wasn't hard for me to know I had no interest in jumping out of a perfectly good plane (not that the military has such a thing). If it's going down to crash, ok, give me a chute and I'll take my chances. Otherwise I'm good waiting until it lands. You on the other hand asked for and completed training. Just plain doesn't make sense.
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My recommendation is simple, overcome your fear and be responsible for your own actions. Airborne!!
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