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Masters of Hard Knocks from the University of Gravity
 
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You can land so hard that it can kill you. That should be enough said.
"Si Vis Pacum Para Bellum"
If you want peace prepare for war!
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Cherry
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I hit so damn hard every time. I would just lay there for a second and wonder why the hell am I doing this sh-t after popping a capewell of course.
I had two or three pretty bad jumps. One was at Ft. Stewart, Ga. The winds were really high and I landed about four feet from the grass on the flight strip. That hurt like hell. The company commander broke his foot. I don't remember any other injuries.
Another was Peurto Rico, Risky DZ. I landed in a pricker bush which held me up and kept me from doing a complete PLF. My calf's still hurt sometimes till this day. As far as my knees go forget about it, they hurt all the time.
We had a guy in the battery Tim J. who landed in a tree and they say he shattered his ankles. I believe that was down at Ft. Stewart too, but the battery didn't jump on the flight strip. They jumped on some little drop zone in the middle of nowhere. Most landed in the trees. It was the one time I was happy I jumped with the infantry instead of the battery.
I went to the doctor one day because I had a twinge in my knee and he took an X-ray and said I had a little less padding in my right knee then my left from a motorcycle accident I had when I was 17. He asked me if I wanted to go to leg land and I said hell no. He said just to make sure I kept those feet and knees together and you should be OK.
So, in conclusion, I always hurt afterwards, but I never broke anything. I had about 30 jumps although my jump record only shows 24, some of the ones with the infantry were left out. I new a guy who had 100. Just keep those feet and knees together.
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Regular Joe
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in jump school on my second jump i hit fryar(sp) so hard and wrong,tips of my feet...ass...back of head, that it made my nose bleed.i can still feel it.other than that most were average, alittle shaken up but nothing a night of roadmarching couldnt fix.lol
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Masters of Hard Knocks from the University of Gravity
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quote:
Originally posted by eyesbehindthelines
Ever hit a runway lamp/light? [OO]
Yes, more than once. Seem to be paratrooper magnets.[bulb]
"Si Vis Pacum Para Bellum"
If you want peace prepare for war!
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Hard Charger
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I hit hard enough to fracture a vertabra, herniate 3 discs and tear my left lat muscle. But I would do it all over again. Knowing the risks. At least that was my fifth jump. So I got to go away with a nice shiny pair of wings.
If you let a story like this discourage you from going Airborne then you dont have what it takes.
"I have the Americans with me, and they have their death ray. Surrender or die!" Gen. Abdul Rashid Dotsum. Afghan Warlord.
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Regular Joe
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I do plan on trying it. I went and redid my contract and got jump school added to it.
So you guys do have real bad landings.
What is the ration of Bad landings compared to not so bad?
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Stare Master
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bnz, take Rob's advice and don't worry about it. In 30+ jumps I only remember having one bad landing, and I walked away from it with nothing more than some bruises and being sore. Others here were not as fortunate as I was. Concentrate on the training that's immediately ahead of you and don't worry about what may happen at jump school until you get there.
When you do get there pay attention to what you are taught. If you maintain your mental awareness and do a proper PLF you will be running off the drop zone in most cases. Just learn to never quit.
BTW, did you get a unit guaranteed when you changed your contract?
Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American GI. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.
"History teaches that when you become indifferent and lose the will to fight someone who has the will to fight will take over." COLONEL BULL SIMONS
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