Posted on Feb 10, 2017
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MAJ John Douglas
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Edited 8 y ago
RA or Active Duty Officers don't need to be on orders to an airborne unit. I just asked and got the slot before going on to a non airborne unit at Ft Campbell.
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CPT(P) Company Commander
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Then there is still hope for me.
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MAJ John Douglas
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Just stay on it, determination to go will get you there.
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MSG Jerry O'Rourke
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Yes this is true just DTS has to be approved.
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MSG Michael McEleney
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I think this horse has been whipped to death with everyone giving the same answer "Lieutenant, Join a unit with Airborne slots!"
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MAJ Seth Goldstein
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I believe you have to be in a unit that has slots. If you didn't already go to OBC see if someone can get you a follow on slot after that school.
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MAJ Detective
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Transfer to a Drill Sergeant unit under one of the training commands, or into a civil affairs unit.
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I want to go to Jump School so bad I'm half tempted to make an offer to the Guard to cover a portion of the cost to train me... Not sure if this is something I can negotiate or if its even an issue... Its the one thing I've always wanted to do.
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SGT Christopher Kirkpatrick - That's messed up, lol - if a slot opened up for a specialty school, I'd jump on it. I wonder what state has a bunch of soldiers that don't want to attend specialty schools?
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Yeah, that's what I figured would be the ultimate requirement but when you leave OCS they stick you in a branch slot that is needed by the Army; I'm honestly not too sure how easy it is to transfer specialty branches as a 2LT.
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CPT Lawrence Cable
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CPT(P) (Join to see) - it is easier to branch transfer in a Guard Unit than Regular Army. Just check the state AG to see if the are short officers. I was enlisted 11B and commissioned 11B, but branch transfered to a 21J when I moved to Kentucky since the were Engineer heavy and needed officers. You would be required to do a branch school, Basic if you haven't completed one, or an Advanced Course if you are already branch qualified. The Guard and Reserve used to have an Advanced Course that wasn't completely resident, it had an active phase followed by a correspondence course and then completed with another active phase. Oh, and the Kentucky Engineers do not have airborne slots.
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SGM Leon Peck
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2LT (P) - since you would be in Federal status in jump school, and since this is potentially hazardous training, the chances of getting anyone to approve your covering a portion of the training with your own funds is pretty much non existent. It really comes down to liability of the Federal Government for your life and limb. If you really want to go to jump school, you should look into an active duty assignment in an airborne unit. Suggest you talk to your local US Army Recruiting station and see if they can get you in contact with someone in officer acquisitions at USAREC. BTW - I am assuming that you have completed your officer basic branch qualification course. It would make things a lot easier for you if you have.
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SGT Sr Vehicle Operator
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Talk to the unit administrator, they can offer various schools. As CPT Snell said... good luck.
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You wouldn't happen to know who the unit administrator is for HHC, 38th SB Kokomo?
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Gat assigned to USACAPOC unit. Also, if your a QM officer, there is a rigger unit in South Georgia
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SSG Nat Dillenback
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Transfer to an airborne unit or SF.
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MSG Jerry O'Rourke
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First and foremost have your CO and First Sargeants​ approval.Then you must be recommended for this training in alot of instances your branch dictates wither this is an additional skill Identifer.Then you must check with your S3 to see if your unit is allocated any training seats.Then you must pass an Airborne Chapter 2 physical and an APFT also.Remember in the Guard you usually do get a chance to pick the dates.So you must be flexible when you can attend.Good Luck
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CPT Pedro Meza
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Good break down, of the process and you were much kinder then I was.
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I definitely want to attend jump school. Being in the Navy I have no real idea of how realistic that want it. I know a few sailors with their golden jump wings. Any advice?
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SCPO Combat Systems Electronics Leading Petty Officer
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Go to Joint Communications Unit (JCU) or Joint Communication Support Element (JCSE). Everyone I have meet assigned to these commands has had their jump wings.
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MAJ Seth Goldstein
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I believe only your operators attend jump school.
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SGT Todd Swartzman
SGT Todd Swartzman
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I remember one navy guy in jump school. He didn't make it,past the first day, only because he talked smack about being scuba qualified or some such thing and that jump school was a cakewalk (way to ingratiate yourself to the black hats, knucklehead.) he froze in the 30ft tower, begged black hats to just toss him out - they declined and said he had to go on his own. 1st washout. I went through jumpschool with a stick of force recon marines. That was an experience, let me tell you. Great group of marines though, I learned a lot being fresh out of infantry ait.
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There are a few reserve Civil Affairs units that are on jump status.
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MSgt Bill Miller
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As an AF guy I tried to sneak in between an AFSOC assignment and a conventional... made it two days before I got booted for lack of AO’s. Four years later I showed up legal like and got thru. If you want it, and I get all of your reasons for wanting it, make it happen! Just remember that’s just how you get to work, not how good you are when you get there.
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To answer your question, look for the unit that has the slot and I believe it was mention at some comments. To others; instead of discouraging the person let it be. He probably has done his research and knows the pros and cons. Others may have suffered some injuries but it doesn't mean it will happen to him. Lt, just imagine if everyone is easily discourage by someone says negative....we won't have doctors,special forces, entrepreneurs, etc...find the slot and go for it
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The easiest way is to get it in your contract at Basic or add it at BOLC, but after that, I would try to either go AGR or active and get into Ranger School. You'd have to be Airborne qualified first but that opens up another can of worms. It is a perishable skill and thus why to stay on status you need to jump once a quarter. This is not possible in USAR or USARNG. Imagine adding a jump into all the other PT tests and admin stuff 1 weekend per month and two weeks per year- Not possible. Go active or AGR
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Reading and following posts...very interesting but haven't had luck in going. Not even going to benning and hoping to go on walk on status. No such things because someone has to pay for the school. Good luck on the reserve but for active duty must be going to ABN unit to go.
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CPT Brad Wilson
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In the Guard and Reserve your unit has to have an airborne mission to get slots to Airborne School. When my artillery unit was towed we had Air Assault School slots each year because that was part of our mission. When we converted to Paladins we lost those slots. Your best bet is to find inused slots in units that have them or check with ROTC units in your area to see if they have any unused slots
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SGT George Duncan
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first have you jumped if not take a class local air port should know where try it if you like it good.if your mos is needed its easy if not find a friendly clerk and enlist their help mostly paperwork.










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1LT Rich Voss
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I've read all the posts and I'm really interested in how this turns out. My first cousin joined the Army in '65 and became a "Screaming Eagle" (enlisted). I got drafted the next year, actually did my basic training at Ft. Campbell & hung around with him and his buddies, after I was allowed post privileges. Did I want to jump like him, heck yes ! I was also 19, smart, strong, AND angry for losing out on going to Cornell because of a family illness. So, during basic training I did the absolute best I could on each and every test they offered. Ended up enlisting for "X" years to be the best darn soldier I could. Those schools included Jump, Ranger, AND OCS. They sent me to a specialized AIT for OCS "prep" in Ft. Lewis. Three platoons of us, one NGs. I attended and graduated from Armor OCS at Fort Knox (all branches had their own schools then). The Colonel in charge of our Regiment took me aside after graduation and said: "LT Voss, you won't be going to Airborne nor Ranger school, as tankers don't jump from planes !" And that, young LT, was the end of that ! Good luck !
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SGT Linda Burgess
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I'm sorry for this, I know it is an honest question, but having been around aviators and artillery most of my life my first thought was get a psychiatrist to validate your type of insanity and some other insane person to concur and you're a shoe in.
My more personnel side says to make sure you max your most recent PT, show an aptitude for map reading, survival, leadership, handling stress, endurance, and watch Band of Brothers. There's more to it than jumping out of perfectly good aircraft.
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SGT Todd Swartzman
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while in a LRS company, even though we were on jump status, most of our missions didn't have an airborne op component to them. Helicopter or even vehicle insertion was more the norm. Jump school just teaches you how not to kill yourself and others in the air.
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CPT Pedro Meza
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The first and best way to get into jump school is to apply, and let the system decide, because the system will choose based on needs. Many officers wish to go to jump school but if it serves no need then that officer is taking the spot for a soldier (usually a non officer) that needs to go to jump school. So the answer to your question is apply and wait, do expect nor look for ways around the system because as an officer you must lead, that starts by making decisions that are best for the whole ARMY. This is the law of I want vs I Need.
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