Posted on Dec 18, 2016
Watch How Paratroopers Trained During World War II
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Check out this video on the rigorous training paratroopers underwent in order to perfect a drop and landing.
I'm glad we didn't train this way when I was in. They had no PLF training and I'll bet there were a lot of broken bones. Nothing was said about pulling slips to control the direction of the chute. It's kind of comical, in a way, but these were the first paratroopers to train, and a lot was learned from these brave jumpers. I never jumped into snow, and I'm glad about that. The Air Force did drop in tress a few times, but we were trained for that landing. If you knew you were coming into trees, you buried your face in your arms and if you could, you kissed your ass goodbye. AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY!!!
Check out this video on the rigorous training paratroopers underwent in order to perfect a drop and landing.
Many top U.S. Army commanders were originally opposed to the idea of airborne units, but after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt pushed for the idea, Major General William C. Lee organized the first paratroop platoon.
I'm glad we didn't train this way when I was in. They had no PLF training and I'll bet there were a lot of broken bones. Nothing was said about pulling slips to control the direction of the chute. It's kind of comical, in a way, but these were the first paratroopers to train, and a lot was learned from these brave jumpers. I never jumped into snow, and I'm glad about that. The Air Force did drop in tress a few times, but we were trained for that landing. If you knew you were coming into trees, you buried your face in your arms and if you could, you kissed your ass goodbye. AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY!!!
Check out this video on the rigorous training paratroopers underwent in order to perfect a drop and landing.
Many top U.S. Army commanders were originally opposed to the idea of airborne units, but after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt pushed for the idea, Major General William C. Lee organized the first paratroop platoon.
Watch How Paratroopers Trained During World War II
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I wonder how long it took to figure out "feet and knees together." Those landings looked rough.
Being paid to learn how to ski sounds awesome though, and I bet the snow made those landings feel a lot more comfortable!
Being paid to learn how to ski sounds awesome though, and I bet the snow made those landings feel a lot more comfortable!
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Yes, that and don't look down. The first landing I saw, I cringed. Flat footed and no PLF at all. I wonder how many knees and legs were broken. The snow looked cool. No pun intended.
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SGT (Join to see), I've heard that Britsh SAS airborne trainees in North Africa practiced PLFs by jumping off a jeep moving at 20-30 mph! They ended up with so many injuries (broken limbs primarily) they started training differently, how I don't know.
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How stupid is that? Those British, with the stiff upper lip and all, think they're invincible. LOL
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