82ndproud 0 #1 June 2, 2006 Hi, I'm new to skydiving and this forum. I'm looking forward to great times and great people. I did my first tandem in March, a present from my son. What a GIFT! I have always wanted to skydive, among many other daring adventures. My son is in the 82nd Airborne and when he joined I was so excited for him and told him to take me with him in spirit on his first jump. Every jump he would call me and my heart would just race. So His gift was quite special for me, and him. He is a Jump Master now in the army and after taking me for a tandem and watching, he has decided he will also go for non military skydiving training. WOOHOO! ME TOO. I know, I know, your asking why I'm not trained yet. Timing and money I guess. But, I am going again this month with my friend and my daughter. Here's the thing, I know what training and eqip. costs, but what are the expences of keeping up with jumps and equip. on a regular basis costs? I sure would appreciate an approx. round a bout on this. I'm hoping my daughter and I can do training together. From there I hope to get the whole famn damily doing it together. Camp, jump, jump, jump bonfire!!!! YEAH!!! Johni Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #2 June 3, 2006 Welcome to the forums! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peej 0 #3 June 3, 2006 Welcome to the forums, i like your attitude about getting the whole family involved! Good luck Advertisio Rodriguez / Sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pincheck 0 #4 June 3, 2006 welcome dude hope you enjoy yourself Billy-Sonic Haggis Flickr-Fun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomvailco 0 #5 June 3, 2006 famn damily, I like that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
d_squared431 0 #6 June 3, 2006 I think it is great you and your family are doing this together. Have fun and I hope you enjoy DZ.COM. TPM Sister#130ONTIG#1 I love vodka.I love vodka cause it rhymes with Tuaca~LisaH You having a clean thought is like billyvance having a clean post.iluvtofly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyflychris 0 #7 June 3, 2006 Welcome to the wonderful world of skydiving. I liked your post so much I had to respond. Skydiving opened up another part of life for me, with jumping and the great people I jump with every week. Take it slow, above all be safe for you and others, and don't forget to smile. Ordinary's..... just not good enough today. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
82ndproud 0 #8 June 4, 2006 Thanks All for your warm welcome. I'm really looking forward to learning more. Hey Skymama, thanks for the info, I really needed to hear that I can afford it after the initial shock. You know what you love most by the time and/or money you invest. 82ndproud / Johni Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #9 June 4, 2006 The family thing is cool. so you can talk to them and they understand. None of family gets it except my dad. We both started on my 18th b-day. I kept going and my dad got to jump 85 before some health issues came up. He wishes he could still jump but doesnt want to risk being really beat down. See you out there sometime and be safe. RookieIf you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joblades 0 #10 June 4, 2006 Hello and welcome to this great world of skydiving. I can relate in so many ways with your son, since I am also in the Army and that's how I started. After my first deployment I decided life is too short so I started skydiving. Now I have my own gear and it feels great. It is pretty expensive to get through the training and license but after that it is not expensive at all, well worth the money. The people in the skydiving world are really friendly and no matter where you go you will be welcomed. Blue Skies~Freedom is never free Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
82ndproud 0 #11 June 6, 2006 Hi Rookie, Family understanding helps for sure. I'm so glad your dad got to experience it. He'll always have that! Ok, so I'm no whipper-snapper so to speak, hey but no one has told me or convinced me of that yet!! My kids know how athletic and bold I am, and I love living life. I see it this way: If your not enjoying life your doing it wrong. It's all in the journey. My husband will never jump. No desire to. He says "who in their right mind would jump out of a perfectly good airplane"? I said " I have never claimed to be in right mind"! He's cool with it for me though. Safe always! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
82ndproud 0 #12 June 6, 2006 OH joblades! Excellent! GO ARMY My son loves it. He is coming up on his 4 year mark, went before the board and will be promoted next month to Staff Sgt. He just spilled some news on me recently. He has a slot and will begin the latter part of this year his Green Beret training! AAAHHH!!! I do beleive I'd rather go through skydive training!!! joblades? Thank you for your service for us. The army has alot to offer, grab all the benefits and opprotunities you can. Your in my thoughts and prayers, Johni Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
