Posted on Feb 7, 2016
What are my chances of getting Airborne school if I go to Fort Bragg?
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I requested a slot for airborne school and I also tried to reenlist for it, but I was denied both times. What are my chances of getting a slot after I get to Ft Bragg?
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My advice is to go special operations. SF, MISO, or CA, you'll get the wings because it's mandatory.
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If you go to one of the BCTs your chances are extremely high. Now if you go to one of the CABs units like myself you won't go at all since we don't have Airborne Slots and are not on jump status.
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SGT Evans,
That's exactly what I don't want to happen. My entire reason for requesting Bragg is to go airborne. So far, having goals for my next assignments haven't worked out as I had hoped.
That's exactly what I don't want to happen. My entire reason for requesting Bragg is to go airborne. So far, having goals for my next assignments haven't worked out as I had hoped.
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I totally understand. It was one of the reasons why I picked Bragg was to go to Airborne school.
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SPC Michael Perry
man things have changed, i told the guy i wanted to jump out of planes and blow shit up.. bam 1/319th airborne field artillery regiment 82nd airborne... i don't even think there was a waiting list for airborne school.
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Well if you are on orders to Bragg, you will go to Airborne school. When are you reporting? You can talk to your unit and try to get it TDY in route to bragg. You would just need to amend your orders.
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I know @MSGDanielCastaneda I've reached out to several ncoics but hit all brick walls. I guess ill just see what happens when I get on ground.
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If you are assigned to a unit that is on jump-status, different than merely having an airborne tab over the unit patch, then your odds are very high. It's much easier for Soldiers at Ft Bragg to go than other posts. With tightening budgets I'm unsure what has changed, but in 2008 the airborne school was generating 60% more qualified paratroopers than actually needed by the Army. That information is of course dated, but there's a long term trend of over producing paratroopers for a variety of reasons.
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I'll try to simplify this for tons of posts ... If you have orders to 82nd ABN DIV your chances are about 85/15. If your orders are to 19th Replacement your chances drop to less than 50/50 as a lot of units have lost Airborne slots or Jump status.
One other option knowing which units have slots for your MOS and jump to ask for a letter of acceptance. For example 16MP BDE as a whole is not on Jump status, but some of their subordinate company still jump.
One other option knowing which units have slots for your MOS and jump to ask for a letter of acceptance. For example 16MP BDE as a whole is not on Jump status, but some of their subordinate company still jump.
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After you get to Bragg you have a 99% chance to be an Airborne, I was a 15R Apache mechanic, people used to tell me that it was impossible for me to be Airborne with that mos, all that changed when I got to Fort Bragg, they want everybody to be airborne
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SSG Nick Tramontano - How ridiculous could a CAB to be part of an infantry division? Is not at all, you air support, is nothing better than the air support been part of your capabilities as a division
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SSG Nick Tramontano
CW3 (Join to see) - Not sure what you're trying to say...I was at Bragg years ago and it had an Air Cav Sqn. and the 82nd CAB.
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SSG Nick Tramontano Can you see I'm answering a question, of how likely is for a soldier, stationed at Fort Bragg to go to Airborne school
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Contact your branch manager and ask him to pinpoint you on assignment with a USASOC unit to the earliest possible. If not you could be assigned to anything FORSCOM which could reduce your chances.
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It is high, but not guaranteed. Realize there are many organizations that have few or don't have P slots - 18 Fires, 82nd Sustainment, EOD. It is easier to REQUEST jump school once you're there, though. Just because you're going to Bragg, does NOT mean you're going to jump school. That's completely extreme and therefore false. As many have said, Bragg has many SpecOps organizations that would highly support such ambition. I got jump school while assigned to EOD at Bragg. The company had NO P slots.
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I can say when i went to Bragg in 99 and in 2003 it was offered at reception. 9 times out of 10 if you make it to Ft. Bragg ( The best duty station on earth ) you'll get a slot.
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