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?

You have earned the airborne status and recognition by completing the training. The duty is voluntary just like any specialty combat role. ALL special duty soldiers want to be in that situation, if you do not, express it, you will be removed. No use in hurting yourself and fellow battle buddies because you don't want to be there. AIR ASSAULT!

Don't you have to make minimum 4 qualifying jumps per year in order to maintain your status? So no you don't have to jump but as I understand it you eventually lose your status within 3 years and can no longer wear your badge

Short answer, yes. Make sure you do it BEFORE YOU GO TO JUMP! Don,t want to be that guy.

When I reported to Fort Bragg, I was in a critically short MOS. The reception station first sergeant would not. Let me leave until I volunteer for airborne.. I was eighteen, I didn't know any better..

Anyhow after I had about twenty jumps I wasn't afraid anymore. By then I had complete Understanding of my skills, equipment, and competency.. After 17 years of jump status., More jumps than I can possibly imagine or count i miss it much.

I now am forced to pay to jump. :(

So let me get this straight. You finish jump school, but you don't want to be on jump status? Then why the hell did you go to jump school in the first place? If I was your NCOIC, I would recommend you receive a psychological evaluation before you go to your next assignment.

Soldiers who qualify in multiple disciplines cannot possibly stay current in all of them. Accept your understanding of not wanting to jump any longer, your qualifications are a part of your record and will be on your DD214 as will all other qualifications you have earned. Be proud; stand tall and move on to you next qualifying interest. "Be All You Can Be"

Heck yeah. If you have your order is published, you better do 4187 deletion to order real quick with a very damn good reason.

Airborne has always been volunteer. My suggestion, if you truly are terrified, is to bring that up at the reception station. Bragg does have some units that aren't on status, but they are 18th Airborne Corps units, not 82nd. If you ended up at Campbell, I don't think any of those units jump (except 5th Group of course). The 101st is actually Airmobile, not Ariborne. It would just depend on whether your MOS is applicable to any of them.