Airborne
U.S. Marines Lyrics

We're all-American and proud to be
For we're the soldiers of liberty
Some fly their gliders through the enemy
Others are sky paratroopers

We're all-American and fight we will
Till all the guns of the foe are still (get ready)
Airborne from skies of blue, we're coming through, let's go

Put on your boots, your parachutes

Get all those gliders ready to attack today
For we'll be gone, into the dawn
To fight them all the 82nd way, hey, hey

We're all-American and proud to be
For we're the soldiers of liberty
Some fly their gliders through the enemy
Others are sky paratroopers

We're all-American and fight we will
Till all the guns of the foe are still (get ready)
Airborne from skies of blue, we're coming through, let's Go

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c m0808

Brandyn Bilyeu Brandyn Bilyeu you kidding me? It’s obvious training doesn’t stop after initial entry. That’s a no brained, so I don’t know why you were trying so hard to sound smart. By the way, speaking of initial entry training, it’s about time you guys extended your boot camp from 14 weeks to 22 weeks. Speaking of initial training and setting the bar low, if Marine Corps Boot Camp is setting the bar low, then what does that make Army boot camp? 😂

Anyway, I’m not talking about boot camp as my main point. The Marine Corps more than likely about to extend its entry level infantry training anyway.

My point is that your branch could probably do more than just having 2 formal Army-wide courses that apply to all infantrymen regardless of MOS, experience, unit assignment, or billet. Navigate over to Ft Benning’s website and take a look at what’s offered. Why send an 11B to Mortar Leader’s Course? Why send an 11B that isn’t in the machine gun squad to Machine Gun Leader’s Course? The majority of courses you guys have are either billet dependent, insertion method dependent, or voluntary.

Airborne and Air Assault are schools that primarily teach insertion methods, with a very small amount of infantry training mixed in, so please don’t tell me being Airborne or Air Assault qualified makes you a better grunt than Marines.

The basis of every argument and discussion is hooah Paratroopers that can’t shut the fuck up about their dumb ass Airborne wings. If you think three weeks of training that could be condensed into three days somehow magically makes you better, that probably means it’s the only thing you’ve ever accomplished. They women through airborne school too huh? Try again.

When your branch doesn’t offer any formalized fire team leader, squad leader, or platoon sergeant training, and instead thinks a optional test of individual level skills that you should be doing anyway, and a optional field op that reinforces brilliance in the basics while enduring harsh conditions is ALL you need to know to be better than other infantry units, you might have an issue. IF you guys had mandatory training for each of the three leadership positions (and NO, PME is NOT a substitute for fire team leader/ squad leader/ platoon sergeant instruction), and then your voluntary EIB and Ranger School, then I’d gladly shut the fuck up. But you guys don’t, and you love to run your mouth about Airborne and Ranger school when the only thing that really matters in that sentence is Ranger School anyway. Why do you think other infantry units besides the US Army infantry don’t depend on voluntary individual training/ a field op, and instead offer courses for each leadership position? Ranger Regiment notwithstanding, you guys really aren’t that special and other units don’t need your stupid badges or tabs no matter what you believe.

EDIT: I’m not saying the typical Marine bullshit of “boot camp is harder than Ranger school, Ranger school is easy” or what have you, and that’s because I don’t believe that for one second.

But when someone wants to comment about the Marine Corps and how we “aren’t even Airborne or Ranger qualified” so that makes us lesser of a force, I have to fucking laugh in their face because they don’t know shit about reality.

Is Ranger School a bad school? No, not at all. Everyone, especially infantrymen, can learn something from it. There’s a reason why our peer allies haven’t made their own version of Ranger School though. They don’t need it because they’re just as effective without it. This is not hard to understand. Is Ranger School 100% useful and is it 100% advanced infantry training or not? If it isn’t, what exactly is it? What does the curriculum cover when we take out the pt from RAP Week, and the food and sleep deprivation? You don’t even have to reply back, just think long and hard about it.

Am I saying that the EIB is bad? Not at all. But when your branch thinks a one week, voluntary test of individual skills that you only can do once means you get to tell the world you’re an expert infantryman, that’s when it sounds corny.

Things like Airborne, Air Assault, Ranger, etc. are NOT bad or useless, the key is not to OVERESTIMATE it like a lot of you Soldiers do, or underestimate it like a lot of Marines do. This is not hard to understand.

All comments from YouTube:

David

4y↑347

Being a former Marine myself... i must say....those are some motivating eyebrows

Quinoa

The adjective changes (Active duty, reservist, veteran, retired) but the noun does not change (Marine).

GamerBear Live205

There is a saying in the Marines
"ONCE A MARINE ALWAYS A MARINE!"

Ki E-Skate Mods

SAPPY I was with 1st Recon Bn, 1st Anglico, and 1st MSOB (now 1st Raiders Bn)
I think I deploy with you guys 1-4 in 2010. It was the 15th MEU. I was with the Anglico attachment unit

Ki E-Skate Mods

Marcus Smith RAH!!!!

Marcus Smith

4y↑1

@Ki E-Skate Mods No ex Marines. Once a Marine, always a Marine. Semper Fi.

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reddevilparatrooper

5y↑162

Thank you for speaking very highly of the US Army Airborne School. I had a blast going through Airborne 32 years ago as young Infantry Private. Later I was a Paratrooper in my Airborne Infantry unit in Panama with the 1/508th Parachute Infantry. My days as a Paratrooper in my unit was the greatest and toughest and most memorable in my life time. Jumping our of airplanes and helicopters was the best. Last year at my Airborne reunion I had the rare treat to jump out of a WWII C-47. It brought back hard and tough but wonderful memories when I was a younger man. I jumped out of that C-47 as a 51 year old guy thinking I was an 18 year old trooper. Welcome to the Brotherhood of the Airborne World.

Baekdutiger

3y↑1

I went thru BASIC AIT and Jump school all at Ft Benning in 1986...Damn I am old....

E M

3y↑1

For a minute there, as I read your comment, my thought was, "Man, this guy is "old", 32 years ago", but then thought, heck I must be older as I went to Airborne school 43 years ago. I spent 20 plus years on continuous jump status (Static Line and Military Free Fall) as my job required it. My brother was a Para Marine and he was on and off jump status for maybe a total of six to eight years. I was fortunate to jump the C47 static line and free fall. Nothing like being an "18-year-old trooper"!! Congratulations, a great memory to have!!!

reddevilparatrooper

4y↑1

@Esmour Mayne I still thank the tax payer for my adventures. We are expensive soldiers to begin with and prone to injuries also...

reddevilparatrooper

@Esmour Mayne Thank you for my service.. Because you paid for it. I am grateful for that. Thank you...

His humble servant

4y↑2

I stole the keys to Area J.

LongIslandPatriot

4y↑203

Airborne school was the only time I ever trained with Marines. There was one in my platoon. He lead a cleaning detail at the barracks, ordered me to grab a swab to clean the floor. Had no idea what he was talking about. He represented the Corps well. Not like a group of Navy guys who just completed BUDS. They were disrespectful, unprofessional and an embarrassment to the Navy.

OBWHAN Kanobee

@null Ok, you win.........whichever boy scout troop or canoe club your in...............thank you for your service.

null

@OBWHAN Kanobee not standing firewatch for anyone. we're too busy protecting the air force and being deployed in the worst war zones for longer than every other branch combined (literally, not figuratively).

OBWHAN Kanobee

Navy are an embarrassment to nobody, cuz we got the marines to protect us......and the army to stand firewatch.....

77musica

Marine culture must be lived to overstand.

Seth Headdress

Stfu loser

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Leaning Forward

4y↑142

Uniform says Marines, Hair says SEAL, eyebrows say....don't ask

Mc Bins

@MrGrady yeah

MrGrady

muscles say marines

Johnny Rep

3y↑2

LOL

Mc Bins

3y↑1

Lol

Ramsay Bolton

4y↑5

Navy!!

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s3hooligan

4y↑16

I was the only USAF Airman in my training company when I went through Army airborne school. The Black Hats enjoyed sending me to the gig pit. I spent lots of time “pushing Georgia” LoL. That said, Army Airborne School was the among the most squared away training that I accomplished during my 30 year career. Airborne All The Way!!!

michael bowers

4y↑122

I went through airborne school with a few reconnaissance marines and some guys I later saw at rigger school. Good bunch of dudes.

michael bowers

@jorden bob I’m not sure what’s it like now because I went through in 2003 but it is probably the easiest school in the military. I got bored of it and reclassified to 15W UAS Operator before I got out of the army.

jorden bob

What’s rigger school like cuz I’m a 92r

WHITE LABEL

4y↑1

@J.D. Saldivar dude!!!! and those damn caps stand out so much lmao, kind of tacky. Our version of a rigger is an air delivery specialist and they jump with us into missions. Not gonna lie Army probably has the beat riggers vecause i will never jump a pack that i dont trust but they do that shit all the time lol. Then again the navy has to inspect, repair & pack inside the ship berthings. idk haha thank god for the riggers though!

edited: *best & *because

ALEJANDRO AVALOS

Many also went to jump master school as well.

WHITE LABEL

4y↑2

@Marine Services "shared memory"? shut your stolen valor ass up. u went from "im going to join" to having "shared memories" with actual vets. what a fuckin liar.

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Kekoa Agre

4y↑26

One of my best memories was Jump school. You can’t walk anywhere in airborne school. You run. Seriously!!! N433 was my number. Oct 31st was my first jump during jump week. Took me 9 years in the navy to finally get to go. Good times

Mak Siccar

4y↑12

One of my roommates was a Recon Marine. Awesome dude. We did our five jumps together. I liked the Marines a bit better after meeting him.

Captain Quantrill

4y↑42

I was one of 6 Marines when I went. Whenever the instructors talked to any of us they referred to all of us as "Chesty Puller"

Roger Gordon

4y↑10

Being called "Chesty Puller" is definately a compliment. Like being called a "Marine's Marine".

Marine Services

4y↑11

Haha thats pretty funny

Nate

4y↑15

I was in this class! Didn't recognize the marine, but recognized a few faces from the airborne creed at the end.
You can see my goofy ass, 737 at :57

Sammy Sam

4y↑71

When my brother was in the Marines, he put in the work, paid his dues, qualified for recon and went to Benning for AB and he said he had a blast

Marine Services

4y↑6

Thats great

Wayup North

4y↑56

I was given airborne school as a marine out of Boot Camp back in the 80s. Quite an honor with a lot of expectations. Semper Fi brother.

Vinh Pham

4y↑1

have fun, remember to keep ur feet and knees together

Wayup North

M Vega Thank you very much sir.

M Vega

4y↑2

In the Army, 92R (Rigger) go straight to jump school after basic training. Or at least we did in the 80’s. Then went to Ft Lee for AIT.

Wayup North

gyleake the proof is on my DD-214.

gyleake

Went to airborne out of boot camp? No MOS school first...in the 80's huh.... never in my 20 plus years as a Marine have I ever heard of that one....not even ANGLICO go to jump school right out of boot camp....and Recon is volunteer and you have to make it through the screening beofre ever going to a school.....so unless you are Gen North's son.... doubting your post War Frog. I would never say you are a liar because I do not know you but I would say buulllll shiaaatttttt........

Commando Designs

4y↑17

Well done. ...

James Butler

4y↑7

My SGT Airborne was recon and was a great NCO. I also went to rigger school with marines in my class. I really enjoyed that experience with other services.

c m0808

5y↑21

Great video and testimony from this Sgt. of Marines! In the grand scheme of things, Airborne school may be short but throwing yourself out of a airplane is not a normal task! It’s a new way to get to the fight! Wish more 03 and combat support Marines would get to go to more schools like Airborne. Semper Fi Marine!

Bring back the Paramarines!

Juan Carro

@AP HILL 😂 😂 😂

greengoblen1

4y↑1

Or just join the army

FET Engineer

4y↑6

I'm retired Army now but way back in 1990 my roommate during Airborne School was a Force Reconnaissance Marine candidate a Lance Corporal from Alabama... and soon after Jump School graduation he got deployed during the first few weeks of Desert Storm.

gRosh08

4y↑35

I hope the Airborne Folks were kind to that Marine...I have a lot of love for both, but Marines need a little extra tender loving care, because they can't be a Puking Buzzard And a Jar-rine all at once.

bob saget

4y↑8

In my company there was a marine blackhat, he was cool as fuck

Chris Serrano

4y↑6

I’m a “Serrano” myself, also with my jump wings but in the army. What a coincidence

rogerairborne

4y↑23

He uses the term "Hollywood Jump" in this video. That means a trainig jump where the jumper carries no combat equipment, such as a weapon or rucksack.

ramm one

4y↑50

Maybe being a jarhead for some reason I always ended up the first to stand at the door on all my jumps, after the second time sgt airborne says I will buy you a drink
the next time I see you again, well he owed me 3 drinks. As we planned to hit the NCO club to get my drinks We were bummed out to find out there was a fight at
the NCO club and all Marines and Sailors off limits due to a fight a few nights back. Two Marines were having a drink got the crap beat out of them by a dozen Ranger Indocs,
they went back the barracks all bloodied up, every Marine and Sailor who were in there put on their boots, some had on shorts, skivies, UTs, went to the NCO club
and put most of those Ranger guys in the hospital. Other than that I had really had a great time at Benning, I actually got along with the Army, even went to their house
for a cook out on the last weekend. Do your five jumps when you get back to the fleet and turn it gold and please do not selfie your bleeding chest to your girlfriend.

christopher Williams

@ramm one must have been with 2/6 lol. All the derelicts in the Corps spent time there lol.

ramm one

4y↑2

@WHITE LABEL There are some marines who can care less about rank or awards, they just love the action, I was able to get honorable R1A E-4, some guys with my unit left out buck privates but you cannot take away their campaign ribbons. What is funny is when we got a new CO just out of Quantico, with 1 ribbon doing a dress inspection and seeing a private with rows and rows of ribbons, expert rifle, pistol, jump and bubbles, it was hilarious.

ramm one

4y↑1

@Do it Dex Yes, I got rid of mine before they found it, still got the blasting caps from the grenades, couple helmet covers with brain matter on it, that was all I could fit in my trouser. I shipped my seabag to my house full of contraband, when I got home on leave, it was half empty, I had that thing filled to the rim, had the nastiest used
clothing on top and wrapped around the
RPG trigger assembly seperate fromt the tube, they still found it. The DSI gear
inspectors were from an outside unit, not sure where, I was the in the last company of
three , they only went through the first 2 platoons of the first company and that was what they found so they figured 800 more jacks must have the same contraband.

Ty

4y↑1

Ha that's hilarious, sounds like a bad 80s movie

WHITE LABEL

4y↑2

i will say he is definitely correct on the pinning part, though, also my junior marines had to do jump from civilian planes back in 2016 due to high demand of airborne, so I guess anything is possible but ive just never heard of something like his story happening.

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Sky IsdLimit

4y↑3

I see alot of recon guys as well as other guys going thru special ops pipeline. Another good time to sign up as well for ranger selection if you failed to get it on your contract before bootcamp.

Recondo 581

4y↑4

I went through in January 1980. A 1SG and CPL from an Infantry unit in the 82nd showed up at Benning a couple of weeks prior to graduations. They were looking for volunteers. I raised my hand. Later that night after training the few of us who volunteered met with the 1SG and CPL for the purpose of conducting a PT test. I thought, no problem, I got this. We did a modified PT test. Burpees as fast as possible for two minutes (using correct form), Squats (Beat Your Boots) Push-Ups, Sit-Ups, Pull-Ups, Run-Dodge and Jump followed by the two mile run. I was smoked! Passed and went to Jump School. I was 17 1/2.

Kel

4y↑23

Went to airborne school with a few marines that were recon.. One guy broke his leg on one of the jumps.. the first one too

Vinh Pham

ouchie

BdogFinal14

4y↑3

Completed Airborne School in 1984. I still remember the break area procedures on Day One.

Mike Yob

4y↑52

GOD BLESS the MARINES..
GOD BLESS THE AIRBORNE..
GOD BLESS the U.S.

The ReflexBoxer 2ndLT

Airborne is Army

Bravo 514

3y↑2

I trained with Marines in the Philippines in 1987 while serving in the 25th ID. Hella cool month. We had fun. Great guys.

jodan4 slick

4y↑11

Graduated Abn school June 1958 at Ft Campbell, KY. The 101st school was rigid and tough. Many did not make it. It was nothing like in the videos I see on here.

TheRunn70

Yes. The physical standards were higher when I went through. But, if you get your wings, I have mad respect for yah.

David Innes

4y↑3

I went to jump school in 1978. We had some Marine ANGLCO in our platoon. They were pretty good guys. Had some cadets who were Marine (Annapolis?) The we’re first class jerks. So were the AF Academy cadets. My roster number was C172.

dominic norton

Rock on my Marine brother. I was a Seabee and would have loved this school.

joe b

4y↑1

man my first time out the jump master just pushed me out it was way easier after the first time LOL no failures you just get to go back again at a later date that's all

Tom Knight

He treated you softly they use to kick you out the door of the plane

William B. Allen

3y↑1

Bravo Zulu, Naval Infantry! Graduated in accordance and despite the Laws of Gravity.

Kennedy McGovern

4y↑4

Jesus Christ, when you jarheads said "don't ask, don't tell" you meant that shit! WTF, Jars?

Hoof Grip Weightlifting

4y↑3

I went to jump school at the end of my junior year in college. I was in the Army ROTC program at Norwich. Jump school is full of 'cadidiots' (cadet idiots) in the summer. We got picked on a lot by the black hats and the regular army guys had no respect for us. Can't blame them. LOL.I had a great time. I felt like a badass when I returned to school with them silver wings on.

Daric Desautel

Me too. I went from Boston University in 1997. The next year we did some great training with a lame name up at Norwich (I think it was called Frosted Gold). It was winter training stuff: snow shelters, snowshoes, freezing our ass off on Valentine's day weekend in New Hampshire. I remember some Canadian Infantry women killed and cooked chickens for us. Cadet days.

jp cia

4y↑50

We had a Marine fail in my class. I'm sure things didnt go well when he got back to USMC

Les Barnes

@jp cia I agree wasn't trying to down the training in any way. Just replying to some of the comments about Marines failing Jump school yes it happens. Their are a few comments saying this is impossible because of the toughness of Marine boot camp I was just stating yes it happens and yes Jump school wasn't as tough physically as Marine basic. I did have a few Army classmates at jump school saying it was tougher than basic for them.

jp cia

@Les Barnes Jump School is not meant to be difficult, its a fundamentals instruction on how to deploy from an aircraft, and not getting yourselves killed in the process.

c m0808

Juan Carro

@death puff The Tank Instructor was a Black Hat too?

Brandyn Bilyeu

@c m0808 Your entire argument assumes training stops after initial entry. That's the problem with the Marine Corps, and is the base of every argument you get with Marines. Army and Marine Corps infantry training is by and large the same, some just use different words than others. If you somehow think that an extra month in boot camp makes you guys magically better, that probably means it's the only thing you've ever accomplished, and the bar isn't very high, if it was they wouldn't have thousands of women pass every year. They're the same retards in different uniforms man. So sick of these stupid ass dick measuring contests.

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Not Important

4y↑83

He lost me when he referred to himself as a “critical skills” MOS. C’mon now... not trying to be a dick but where does the critical skill line end? Anyone who joins to do any job?

Troy Seals

@HOG-X-D An 0321 is Force recon, 66-70, two tours in Vietnam. Most Force Recon teams had a 8541, I know for a fact. 8541 is a secondary MOS. Man you are an idiot. What was your MOS, I will wait till you Google a good one. Done with you dumbass poser remarks. KMA

HOG-X-D

Juan Carro damn, chicks go to that school? What is this military coming to? 😼. I can tell you that I never had to work with a female when I was in, actually proud to say it, I haven’t been out that long but shit has changed a ton.

Juan Carro

@HOG-X-D Ever since Big Army had to allow women in the school in 1976...Soooo., yeah.

HOG-X-D

Troy Seals you’re an idiot, Marsoc didn’t exist back then. Go fuck yourself, poser. And 8541’s and 0321’s have mutual respect for each other.

Troy Seals

@HOG-X-D So, you think this MARSOC Marine is a pog? 0321 66-70

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kid Rich

Congrats Marine, I was in the 82nd abn made more than 5 jumps No Doubt but in airborne school trained with the Marine them Dudes was motivated all the time lol😂💯

Largepro21

3y↑1

I'll jus say it Marines and the 82nd r always working together . 💥 .

EpicOne 1997

4y↑1

Good job Devil. You represented admirably.

Thomas Dunn

Congratulations Sgt Serrano. You do us proud! Semper Fi!

Cary Hann

4y↑1

A combat videographer got to go get jump wings but as an artillery forward observer I wasn’t allowed to? He definitely was providing favors to his CO.

Slight Slice

Combat videographers get to go to all the cool schools because they have to video in some random ass places and need all the qualifications of the unit they’re imbedded with...

Biviano Cazares

loved being in the Gator Navy Marine's outstanding Devil Dog (USS IWO JIMA LPH2) BRAVO ZULU

Karl Koch

4y↑1

Good job Marine!!!! SEALs go thru this all the time. Where do Recon/MARSOC Marines get their jump wings?

Marine Services

Karl Koch yumA, Arizona or here

resolute123

4y↑1

Airborne slots are rare in the USMC. Usually reserved for Marine Special Operations or Special Operations capable units.

Joshua Hardy

4y↑7

One of my instructors(SGT Airborne) was a Marine. I remember he had these Gold Airborne wings.

m2gja m1

@Reece That black cap was probably a Marine and they were screwing around with you. I didn't know there were Marine black hats. I never saw one or didn't notice. Someone pointed it out to me. I never asked a black cap anything personal unless I wanted a hour in the gig pit. I enlisted in 1980 the drill sergeants could still smack you around a little back then. No worries! Hope that helped.

Reece

4y↑1

m2gja m1 my black hat had it on his hat and sweater when I was at airborne. When I asked him and other black hats they said it was for being jumpmaster of the year. Idk it’s possible it’s a recent thing they added but idk

m2gja m1

@Reece OK maybe Navy and Marine jump wing are always gold. Only the Army and Air force has jumpmasters. I served thirty years. Almost twenty in the Ranger Regiment and the rest in a PIR or just infantry. I never saw gold jumpmaster wings. In any branch

Reece

m2gja m1 not in dress uniform just while at the school. I am aware of what the jumpmaster wings look like if it was gold wings with out the wreath then it was likely marine corps jump wings. However the jump master of the year is allowed to wear gold wings while training and instructing at airborne school

m2gja m1

@Reece I sure you're mistaken jumpmaster wings are wings with a star and a circle around the star. Robert Kelly explained the gold wings. I was a senior, wings with a star. Also free fall qualified. I never saw gold jumpmaster wings. For dress uniform they are silver for duty uniforms they are black.

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Faccia Brutta

4y↑1

Got to work with Marines in Jump School and Ranger School in 89 and 90 and they were always standout troops!

Justin Kornfeld

4y↑3

Well done!

Derrick Schneider

This guys seems humble. Good to see

Vinh Pham

4y↑15

remember if a 5’3 120 pounds soaking wet guy can pass, you all can pass. Airborne is all about how going all the way! If you not willing to go “All the Way!” please stay home.

Vinh Pham

@J.D. Saldivar you darn skinny...but what happened to you after dd-214 lol

gyleake

4y↑1

Guess they still offer jump school as an incentive to reenlist? Jump school definitely would have been easier with a trim on top and buzz on them brows....damn Devil Dog!

Patrick Telzrow

Went to jump school in 68 as a Marine, it was a piece of cake compared to boot camp. Boot camp was a piece of cake compared to Nam. Semper Fi.

Joey akathug

4y↑1

Is it just me that it'll feel awkward being the only marine and wearing MARPAT and olive green PT gear while everybody else is wearing either Multicam and black PT?

Juan Carro

Why would you feel awkward? 🤔

Steve Fowler

4y↑2

That Marine needs a F'n hair cut. I was 0311 (Rifleman) in The Corps in the early/mid 70's and then made Recon (0321) and was sent to Pre Combat Diver's school and immediately upon my return to Lejeune was handed orders for Jump School at Benning. I was easily maxing The Corps PFT at the time ( max score back then required 3 mile run in under 18 minutes, 80 sit ups in under 2 minutes and 20 dead hang pullups/chin ups) and was in tremendous physical shape and usually ran between 4 and 8 miles a day. My 3 mile times were in the high 16:00's and I could do 24 dead hang pullups and 120 sit ups in under 2 mins. I grew up surfing and swam like a fish but even given that the Pre Combat Diver's school was no joke and took a hell of a lot of effort, we had a very high drop rate. Jump School was a blast and the daily Jump School PT was just a nice easy fun workout for me. The Platoon Sgt's/instructors and jump masters were extremely professional though, no messing around, which I respected and appreciated, they knew what they were doing and were subject matter experts. The three jumps were extremely fun. I went on to get HALO and HAHO certified. Oh and the Army chow halls were like 5 star restaurant cafeterias...best chow I ever had in my 6 years in The Corps.

nothing wrong

4y↑1

eyebrows on point, uniform on point yup pretty motivating for me

Bottom Surgeon

Ooh rah

A G

4y↑1

One of the easiest courses in the army 🤷🏽‍♂️ not a big deal

uNo

I had fun in airborne school class 7/99, even more fun in my Ranger unit 99-03

The ReflexBoxer 2ndLT

3y↑1

“Higher standard” dude don’t forget who’s school your going to. It’s not the marine cores. Don’t disregard or disrespect the Branch who’s school it belongs too.

Joe Bones

3y↑2

Man went to Airborne school as a Marine, graduated with Army hair standards OOO RAH

Marine Services

Haha

Goldfish Cracka

4y↑72

What separates Marines from the rest of the military: Those folded sleeves bruh

MARIOREA2003

And the eyebrows

Juan Carro

Soldiers wear their sleeves.

Bottom Surgeon

@Light Bishop01 Yes!! And our Navy Corpsmen do it too.

Light Bishop01

U.S. Navy fold's there sleeves too, Especially Navy Seabees...

Bottom Surgeon

4y↑3

Looks killer with flexed guns

11C1P

4y↑2

I went through in April/May of 1990 B Co. with probably at least 1/3 of the company were marines from force recon.

Robert Lennon

4y↑2

11 Bravo is a “critical skills” MOS.

William Vaughan

4y↑35

I heard him mention he was afraid to be a "failure" ??? Listen fella------ you are serving your country , unlike some of these whining liberals !! You will NEVER BE A FAILURE !!!!!

Slight Slice

Nobody wants to go back to their unit after failing a school... they WILL see you as a failure🤷🏾‍♂️

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True that!!! Nothing in this life is "easy"...unless you inherit it! and is GIVEN FOR NOTHING IN RETURN.

Alberto S

4y↑1

Like bone spurs Trump?

Leo Casi

4y↑1

There’s failure!! I understand him, airborne school is one of the easiest schools, and if you fail that school, you’re likely not to get it again. And showing up to your unit as a failure is very shameful.
I failed ranger school when I was an e-2 and I was pretty embarrassed when I came back to my unit. (That school is pretty challenging). As an E-4 I feel like I’m ready to go back and earn my tab.

Day Chan

4y↑11

William Vaughan do not politicize my Marine Corps... we come in all forms.

Miguel Quezada

4y↑1

Did that for leaving loved it 2003-2005

guitarhamster

4y↑3

Quite a few marines in my class failed out because they did pushups too fast or couldnt get the situp form down.

Memento Mori

4y↑6

20 second flexed arm hang? I thought it was 10 chin-ups when I went through?

Memento Mori

4y↑3

@Ulti matum 🤣

MrStaybrown

We had a quota in 97 in our Support group in Okinawa and a loud mouth slow running, faded cammie Sgt got it. The whole platoon new it was rigged.

A Car

I watched them send an Egyptian general back to the B's to shave. I remember the last thing the cadre said as he left was 'welcome to America."

A Car

@Marine Services You're welcome, and it can be verified. Anyone who was in the airborne class April of 2003 will know.

Marine Services

4y↑1

First comment I read today, and was not disappointed lmao thank you.

EDDIE LEAL

4y↑6

Hair regulations seem to have slacked off a bit. 😉

RangerCaptain11A

4y↑1

the interview was right before the "Hollywood" jump. it includes makeup and wardrobe training.

Chuck Mellette

3y↑1

mall Marines should be 0311s first then what ever they enlisted for. All Marines should be required to complete Jump or combat diver. Corps should do like NSW and open their own jump and scuba schools. Until that happens only 0311s should take up space in those schools.

Marine Services

Agreed, The Navy (Cause they should pay for it) Should open up all those schools you mentioned, In my personal opinion. And every 03XX should be required to go to the school at least bi annually. With training blocs dedicated to keeping proficiency

Bob Austin

4y↑13

Prepare for airborne. Lol dude, that easy as hell.

Marcus Smith

Bob, when did you go through jump school?

Minuteman

4y↑1

“Door!” Airborne all the way sir!

Eric S

4y↑3

How do Marines earn the gold jump wings?

Marine Services

4y↑2

No problem

Eric S

4y↑3

@Marine Services Thanks!

Marine Services

4y↑2

The Parachutist Insignia, also known as "lead sleds" or "lead wings", is awarded to personnel upon successful completion of the Basic Airborne Course at the Army Airborne School. The silver Basic Parachutist Insignia is issued for completion of basic parachutist training, five qualifying jumps. The gold Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia (first authorized for Marines in 1963 and Navy Parachute Riggers in 1941) are issued after five additional qualifying jumps. Graduation of US Navy Parachute Rigger school is no longer mandatory to earn the device

Mountain Doom

4y↑5

I'll stick with being a Radio Operator.

Rawlston Anthony

4y↑1

Mountain Doom I got these as a radio operator lol

D Gilbert

4y↑2

I didn’t know Benning was a Joint training for all branches

uNo

I remember one of my airborne instructors was a petty officer in the Navy, awesome dude and funny. My battle buddy and I requested him to pin our wings on us at graduation, we requested blood wings, for those who don't know, thats when u get your wings slammed on your chest leaving two pierced blood holes, when we asked he said, well you know we're not allowed to do that anymore as he looked around to make sure other instructors weren't looking then slammed the wings on us it was awesome 👍👍

Riceball01

Yup, and Fort Knox (or wherever the Army does their tank training) was the place Marines used to send their brand new tankers to get trained as well. It's one of the few cases where the military does something that makes sense instead of each branch having their own schools for everything.

MrIkillgamers

4y↑3

That’s the minimum to pass the pt test

Skymate

4y↑1

The Lt. 3rd row back, no freaking clue what the airborne creed is hahaha 2:55

Anzio 1968

4y↑1

A marine with perfectly groomed eyebrows...ffs

Robert Novack

Nice, those aren't the pt requirements for Airborne School. That's regular Army.

RangerCaptain11A

and he stated the minimum. 100% should be the goal.

justapoorkidfromthe bronx

They wasted a slot on a combat videographer 🤣🤣

jim jones

4y↑42

lol he got his eyebrows done

J

Michael Wargo haha 🤙🏾

Michael Rice

Ok...

Michael Wargo

4y↑2

@J We all gay af bro

J

XxTripleOK Gaming sure lol

XxTripleOK Gaming

J perhaps but rare lol

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William Wallace

4y↑21

Is he wearing makeup? His eyebrows are threaded! Lol

Ki E-Skate Mods

4y↑1

Went to airborne from 1st Recon Bn. Had a blast. Working with the Army as a Marine we can see the shit show you guys put on but it’s whatever. It’s the army, just don’t fail their easy school.

Ki E-Skate Mods

Juan Carro it’s a shit show if you’re a Marine. But you wouldn’t know if you’re not a Marine.

Juan Carro

The shit show?? 🤔

Tom A Hawk

4y↑1

Memories like it was yesterday but it was 1985.

nicholas lamb

4y↑1

Holding yourself to a higher standard when your a guy that takes pictures

Juan Carro

LOL 😂

Joel Dino

4y↑2

Semper Fi Marine!

Khaan Khaidav

Also jump school jumps don’t count lol If you don’t have enough jumps in unit to spell out “Airborne” you’re still a LEG!

d Rodriguez

Does having ur sleeves rolled up take some getting used too? ( Army infantryman)

pararescue forlife

how are u able to attend airborne school as a marine?thisll be something cool to go for possibly

Marine Services

4y↑1

If you job needs you to be jumó qualified you’ll go

Tyler Casanova

Guaranteed that dude talked shit about the army's pt standard 🤣🤣

Steve Comstock

3y↑1

Easy gig for a jarhead!

Bill Baggans

4y↑6

Did 4 years active, got out, joined a reserve line company in Hartford Ct. Happens the CO for Tenth Special Forces Group sent an invitation to the Batt. to attend their jump school. Because it was geared toward reserves they crammed 3 weeks into 2 weeks. Everyone in my plt. went and graduated. None of the I and I that went managed to graduate. One failed the initial PT test and the other, a Capt hurt his back on his third jump. The SF Cadre /instructors where excellent. A well run course.

Burnett BBQ

@Bill Baggans What year?

Bill Baggans

@Burnett BBQ Yes it was.

Burnett BBQ

Was this at Devens? I was in 2/10 of the 10th in the early 90's.

ROCKYZ ROCKYX

4y↑1

Doesn't the USMC have its own airborne training or something similar?

ROCKYZ ROCKYX

4y↑2

@D Cool/Thanks!

D

@ROCKYZ ROCKYX here is some detailed background https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachutist_Badge_(United_States)#:~:text=It%20is%20authorized%20for%20officers,at%20least%20two%20(2)%20different

D

@ROCKYZ ROCKYX correct it does. Each service usually has the lead on some things. Ie the Navy is the lead on EOD training for all the other services

ROCKYZ ROCKYX

4y↑1

@D Thanks. Does this practice also apply to the Navy and Air Force?

D

4y↑1

No the Army is the main service for basic airborne training. There are wings for other types of jumping but it all starts with the Army Jump School. It doesn't make finacial sense for smaller branches that do not have standard airborne forces to have their own.

John Leport

4y↑1

I spent 15 years on jump status....and have the knee and ankle surgeries to back up that statement

Mr CampAlot48

Well said Brother in Arms. Too easy keep you feet and knees together.... Not for everyone. ATW.... 1st and 3rd BCT 82nd Airborne

DougMcHead

Flex arm hang is newer. I remember when I went through airborne school back in 99 you had to be able to perform 10 deadlift pull ups. No leg swinging. Straight up and down with a blackhat in front of you. You kick them, thats your ass. Lol

Tom Knight

I remember some had Blackhats behind them also

Green MarineFive-O

4y↑1

Lots of trash talking going on here. Some things truly never change eh? They still call the first jump wings five jump chumps?

Update: The sergeant in this upload looks sharp and fit too. I can't imagine the fitness testing requirement being hard for him and other jarheads that stay on top of their PT

Bottom Surgeon

4y↑4

Former 4641 Marine Combat Photographer here. '94-'98
The cool thing about these type of MOS's is that you get strange TAD assignments and are often asked to accompany the more elite Tactical sub-units. I've done night raids in a zodiac with Force and hung out the doors of rotary platforms to shoot topography intel with a 70mm Agilflite camera. My life is boring now.
I highly recommend these MOS's for those who scored high on their ASVAB TEST! You wont regret it!

davefrompa53

I'm ex 82nd Airborne, I went thru jump school in the seventies, Was there a double standard in the PT requirements between males and females ? There was back then.