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    Do you have to learn how to jump out of a air plane?

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    Not unless you plan on attending Air Borne school, a voluntary school . Here's what you can expect at Basic Combat Training: http://bit.ly/LI15rO

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    This is one of the strangest opening threads I have seen on this website.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Samantha Ashley View Post
    Do you have to learn how to jump out of a air plane?
    I hope this is not a troll. The answer is no, that's why we have 4 weeks of jump school.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fmcityslicker View Post
    This is one of the strangest opening threads I have seen on this website.
    HANO jump training is now mandatory for new recruits. The High Altitude No Opening jump consists of a soldier jumping out of an airplane with a rucksack of claymores and a clacker in his/her hand.
    1LT IN NJ ARNG

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    Quote Originally Posted by 82ndnstuff View Post
    4 weeks of jump school.
    REALLY?
    Last time I looked, Airborne School was still three weeks long.
    http://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/199th/airborne/
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    I went back in 2002. It was 4 weeks of school and 1 week of inprocessing.

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