How many of the military people on here learned to skydive in the civilian world?

[Martin86 0]

Learned to jump in a civilian club.

Now also competing with the barracks' FS and accuracy team at the military championships.

No actual "military jumps".

[dninness 4]

I wanted to learn in the military, but they kept saying that there was no requirement for Airborne helicopter mechanics. :)

There was a jump club at Cp Humphreys where I was stationed. All winter 1987-88 I'd walk past the Q-hut they were HQ'd in and see the sign "Will re-open in April" and think "alright, I'm gonna do this.."

Then the sign changed to "Unable to get airlift support. Will not reopen. Sorry."

Even got offered a tandem during the Olympics skydiving training (well, it wasn't a *real* tandem offer, just guys grabbing us by our monkey harnesses and saying "Here, I'll take 'ya tandem!"..)

Didn't get to take up jumping until 6 years later while I was in the Guard.

NIN
D-19617, AFF-I '19