Posted on Jul 18, 2015
What do you think when you see a Soldier with Airborne wings?
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I once had a commander say, "I always know I can trust a paratrooper, he volunteered twice to get here. Once to join, and then a second time to jump".
What do you think when you see a pair of Airborne wing on a Soldier? Is it a mark of someone who goes the extra mile? Or just some additional flair?
What do you think when you see a pair of Airborne wing on a Soldier? Is it a mark of someone who goes the extra mile? Or just some additional flair?
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One of the worst Soldiers I have ever encountered had wings. Some of the finest NCOs/Soldiers I have ever served with did not. The wings do not make the man (or woman), the man makes the wings.
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1LT Christopher Farnsworth, the Airborne Soldiers I worked with were generally first class and unusually reliable. But, an Airborne dud is a real nuisance to attempt to deal with!
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SP5 Larry Morris
Years ago men joined the airborne it was 55 dollars more a month so at the beginning lots of duds
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They are one of a number of elite troops that stand taller than the crowd. Not as many make the cut as make the attempt.
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Being at 101st and seeing guys with it is just like the Air Assault wings (including mine) if you don't actually do it what is the big deal.
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Capt Richard I P. I had some elderly women ask my mom everyday if the plane that was flying by had me in it. Still makes me smile to this day as I was no where even near the same state.
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SSG Gerhard S. - For many, yes. However, I should've stated "courage" or "confidence" in lieu of "pride. Pride and arrogance are too similar.
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SP5 Larry Morris
Pride is it I know what I have done don't care what you think arrogance is me telling you our great I think I am
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Absolute trust,anyone willing to leap out of a perfectly good aircraft has got to be bat shit crazy and I want that nut to be next to me when the world around you turns loud and dangerous,second choice South Korean soldiers they also fill the bill as “Berserkers”
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First I try to figure out what is the dumbest way to get to a gunfight:
_In a metal boat (Mike Boat) where the ramp drops and the bullets ricochet, or
_Hanging from a piece of cloth by some string.
When I was a 1stLt Iwas given a slot to go to Airborne school. Then the new Bn XO showed up and took the slot. The Battalion SgtMaj, by way of consolation, told me "Sir, if the Marine Corps needs you to jump out of a perfectly good airplane to get to a fight, there will be time enough to teach you the basics between the time they put the parachute on your back and when they tell you to get out of the #^%$*!@ plane."
_In a metal boat (Mike Boat) where the ramp drops and the bullets ricochet, or
_Hanging from a piece of cloth by some string.
When I was a 1stLt Iwas given a slot to go to Airborne school. Then the new Bn XO showed up and took the slot. The Battalion SgtMaj, by way of consolation, told me "Sir, if the Marine Corps needs you to jump out of a perfectly good airplane to get to a fight, there will be time enough to teach you the basics between the time they put the parachute on your back and when they tell you to get out of the #^%$*!@ plane."
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Any specialty recognition a soldier wears, whether jump or aviation wing, or combat badge deserves respect from fellow soldiers who might be inspired to go the extra mile to become the best they can be.
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