Posted on Apr 6, 2023
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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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MAJ Keira Brennan
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If you PCS to a 5P "Hazardous Parachute Duty" and somehow manage to avoid the quarterly "play-hurt" jump I can almost guarantee your 1SG is gonna start the rolling ball of caca (from the Company USR) down hill to PSG to your squad leader and you'll get your Sustained Airborne Training and be in Pax Shed gearing up for the next available jump. If you freeze, don't worry you are going out the door. If you don't get pushed, bumped, tapped or sucked out, the JM is gonna tell u 3x. If u refused the safety will move u to a bench, sit on ur hands and disembark the AC when it lands. U will (at Bragg or Vicenza) almost assuredly receive UCMJ. Depending on how sinister ur Bn Commander is, watch out. They will revoke ur Parachutist Badge & someday I'll PCS to a non-Airborne unit. If your already at ur unit I'd reach out to the Chaplain or Behavioral Health Team. They will be professional but likely seasoned Paratroopers. Keep us updated. Best of luck.
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SGM Bill Frazer
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Depends on your contract- regardless of request it , they will permanently remove you "P" and send you to leg land.
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SPC Gary C.
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What's in your contract ? Do you have Europe in it ? The reason I asked is when I was stationed at Irwin back in the late 80's, we got in a couple Pvt's that had just graduated from airborne school and had "Needs of the Army" in their contracts, both of them served out their time at Irwin and never jumped again, well if you don't count jumping out of a deuce and a half.
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LTC Meir Horvitz
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After reading 1LT (Verify To See) response he seems to have all of the qualities of a young 2LT I had serving in my unit. I wish he could have been assigned to any unit I had command of.
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SSG John Tromp
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I'm terrified of heights and have been where you are. You will get used to it, 30 years later and retired out, i promise you that it will pass...maybe like a kidney stone, but it will pass, lol. Developing confidence in your equipment and yourself will carry you through. If you're going to 101st, don't worry about it, most of the post doesnt jump anymore but you will have to br prepared to get your dope on a rope badge. Good luck and continued success in your career, it goes fast.
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LTC Christopher Hills
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well if you volunteered for airborne school and volunteered for an airborne slot, then the army will send you to one as they programmed you for that role. If you refuse to jump they can take your wings (no not just hypothetically... I have seen that happen). you don't mention your MOS, but if the post you are sent to (presumably but not exclusively bragg) doesn't have a leg position in that MOS... that also will be an issue that will blow back on you. now as to how your leadership team handles this... that depends on the leaders and the rest of the details you chose not to share. in the bigger picture, jumping from airplanes was NOT the most dangerous thing I did in the army by a long shot. You really need to really think about that. You volunteered to be a soldier. to seek out, engage and destroy the enemies of this nation. I'd say man up and push yourself to meet the standards for the contract you signed. be a good trooper for a few years and reenlist later for something else. But only you can decide if you want to succeed in life and since you certainly didn't share much in the way of details... all the rest of our responses are just speculation.
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CW4 Tim Claus
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Unless there is a very sound reason other than you don't want to be airborne, you might have to wait until you can re-enlist to change your MOS. Of course if the opportunity ever comes up to volunteer for an assignment that moves you to a different kind of unit other than airborne infantry, you can always jump on that. But with an enlistment contract that includes jump school, you are likely going to a unit that support the XVIII Airborne Corps or the SF school. Whether you have a combat arms, combat support or combat service support MOS.
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PFC Multichannel Transmission Systems Operator/Maintainer
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I am not infantry I’m comms
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
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I DO Understand Where You're Coming From.
Heights TERRIFY Me; And To Jump Out A Plane?
YA Gotta Be Kidding!!
What I've NEVER Understood However, Is:
"Why Anyone Would Jump Out Of A Perfectly Good Aircraft"?...
~~ Now THAT'S Nuts! ~~
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SFC Luis (Coolwhip) Ochoa
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Drop your airborne status!
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SGT Erick Holmes
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I don't think you would get in trouble. I think that the unit will have a sit down with you and ask why do you not want to be an airborne Soldier anymore but do realize that you have to fulfill your contract. Also remember that even though you don't want to be an Airborne Soldier DO NOT PUT THE SAFETY OF YOUR FELLOW SOLDIERS AT RISK. Remember, you are a Solider still. Your life and their lives depend on you and them. We all have families that we need to go home too.
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