TonyTank 0 #1 December 4, 2007 2nd 504th 1990-94. Although I just started skydiving (I'm still a student) there has to be more dirt darts on here somewhere. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glitch 0 #2 December 4, 2007 Yeah, and more than ye thinks.... 612th Abn Rigger - '84-'87 356 MI SF/ABN - '88-'89 ...and me first jump was 15 Aug, 1982. Randomly f'n thingies up since before I was born... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #3 December 4, 2007 Blackheart of the White Devils from the Devils in Baggy Pants BGD 1987 to 1991. On status for 17~ of my 21 years. And I was always under the impression there is no EX, you IS or you AINT.An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,297 #4 December 4, 2007 There's a buttload of us. 1980-1988Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
namgrunt 0 #5 December 4, 2007 BIGUN only jumped CARGO loadsthe question to ask is who is the oldest military jumper . 59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI) www.dzmemories.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyTank 0 #6 December 4, 2007 hey I was A co 2/504 White Devils. Did you have the pleasure of playing in the sands of Saudi. I had got out of Abn school and sent to Ft Bragg. Being an 11B I got sent to Saudi within 2 weeks. We were probably at Ft Nix together (named after Col Nix Bgd commander) I never knew officially what the place we were at was called. Let me tell you, being a cherry in Saudi was not a good time, and I was the last cherry to arrive till we redployed back to Bragg. I earned my CIB in more than a few ways. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris74 0 #7 December 4, 2007 1990-1997 => French recon marines . PS : I am not the the oldest military jumper Par saint michel , vive les paras Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fff3 0 #8 December 4, 2007 I did my time under Ninja Nix at Champion Main! 3/504 90-94 Welcome to the sport. J Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #9 December 4, 2007 I was on every trip that first brigade made from 87 to 91. I was in 1st Platoon with Sloan (PSG), Howard, Anderson, Strange etc. Second had Mikey as the PSG Third had Gordon as the PSG and we had a shit load of characters in that company. The leader of those with such character was 1SG Sparks one big hairy tough SOB! he owns a hog farm north of Bragg.An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #10 December 4, 2007 I heard tale that the Ninja got busted in SETAF as the CDR when he was having a fling with the aides wife! He was a unique fellow, lived out the "Ninja Nix" mystic at BGD HQ from time to time. It was real fun watching him crush our platoon leader for lying to him. We all felt like we lyed when he got done with it.The PL was young and on his first assignment and trip all in one month, he didn't know the Co SOP or BN SOP (about equipment tie downs) and mispoke we did the whole dployment minus that first month with SFC Sloan as the PL. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyTank 0 #11 December 4, 2007 Matt SSGT SLoan was my Platoon Sgt! Of course I remember Sparks. He looked like he was 50, and had a fur coat sticking out of his BDUs! It's been so long and I can't remember names, but our CO was that blonde West Point guy who slept with his DCUs under his cot so they always looked pressed with all those crease marks. My squad leader was that Spec Forces guy (was it Howard?) who used to be an SF Capt but got passed over so many times he took an E-6. He always had that rash on his nose that made it peel constatntly like he had leprosy. I remember SLoan had that low slow hooooah. "ok listen men, we're going to be doing blah blah blah....hooooooah? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,297 #12 December 4, 2007 Quote the oldest military jumper Well, I _think_ Markus Jackal might have you beat. Cargo Chute - mightqa friggin helped. Nothing like being the JM, being last out and first on the friggin ground.Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyTank 0 #13 December 4, 2007 Platoon leader was that really big guy from Ohio.....forgot his name (little brainless) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,297 #14 December 4, 2007 QuoteI was in 1st Platoon with Sloan (PSG), Howard, Anderson, Strange etc. You talking about Dave Anderson... circa 1987?Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyTank 0 #15 December 4, 2007 When we got back, Sloan and Howard, and a few other stayed around. Just after Saudi alot of the guys either ETSed (they were on a freeze because of the deployment, or took an early out they offered soon after we got home. I never heard from Nix again, though interesting to hear the mighty was was falible. Hey you remember Parachute Bob (stuffed DCU dummy we were jumping him off the roof of the building, jump commands and all)from Kobar Towers???? We had the MPs and the world come down on us and lock us in the building for causing near a near riot. Nix allowed us to wear our berets for just that one day in Kobar, and were relegated to going back to Kevlar after starting all those problems. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #16 December 4, 2007 Dave-a big dude who became a Border Patrolmen( '92 ish ?) if so same guy Kenny (the other Anderson went to SF) but he was skinny and boozed up a lot had the IROC Z-28 Tony: Mikey Lavoie was the SF guy (who was Major and got riffed after Vietnem in the draw down). He eventually became the 1SG but reitred as a Major. His dad is a well known CSM (RET) who has a street at Benning named after him. Sloan came to Aco a SFC from SFO Det (D) but did have the super slow drawl. "Patches" was the nickname for the PL who got fired. The big dude was the PL in Panama who was our XO in Saudi. Our Company went to Hondo, Panama and Saudi with about 80% the same personnel from '87 to '91.An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,297 #17 December 4, 2007 Nope.. Wrong Dave. The one I knew got out was short wirey guy... went reserves, then got into IT. I knew a "Captain Patches" in SF Reserves...Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyTank 0 #18 December 4, 2007 Well I was a brand new cherry. I got to A co in Late October. I never knew Sloan was Delta. He remained my Plt Sgt till just after Hurricane Andrew. Most of you mustard stains (as we came to know you) eventually left in 91 and 92. The last to go was that 11C guy who got the purple heart for being a heat casualty in Panama(he always hated that fact). I almost got a mustard stain towards the end in 94 when we were to jump in Haiti, but it wasn't meant to be. A good number of the guys in my generation 90-94 in 2/504 died in 94 from the green ramp accident. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
homer 0 #19 December 4, 2007 Yah, 82nd AIRBORNE Division 313th MI BN (1998-2000) CSA #699 Muff #3804 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #20 December 4, 2007 Settle was hero on that day. The huge 11C from the 81mm platoon. I saw him carry the entire tube set up on an air assault once in Florida (back when we still got to work with 7th GRP).An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #21 December 4, 2007 Hubby doesn't post, but he was HHC 2/75th Ranger Rgt. I was trying to get an airborne slot but I broke both of my damn feet rappeling so I didn't push the request at that time. By the time I felt they healed (well the bones grew back together I guess you could call that healed ) I was stuck in a unit that didn't want me airborne. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #22 December 4, 2007 Not yet an "ex;" in my 24th year as a US Army Parachute Rigger.Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #23 December 4, 2007 And you'll never be an EX, has been maybe but not an EXRunning for cover, running for cover, ducking and diving, shit that was close. Is he gone? An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #24 December 5, 2007 what about current paratroopers? what no love?Leroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OverTech 0 #25 December 5, 2007 QuoteYah, 82nd AIRBORNE Division 313th MI BN (1998-2000) Me too! 82nd ABN, 313th MI, HSC (1989 - 1996) Good times... Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
