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'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA
Those chutes are a lot different from the old T-10 I used from the early 1960.
Main and reserve are totally redesigned.
Airborne All The Way.
She uses the same make-up as 3 Para Mortars!
Good job I was 2 PARA
See the OC as she leaned out of the plane looked to be carrying a well padded sniper rifle
'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA
They don't seem to have a static line retrieval system...a tough haul on the deployment bags. The one little girl getting JM check at the nosedock would hang for a half hour under canopy, have to load her with six belts of GPMG.
Guess that makes you want to stand in the door Gil...?
Regards, Jim
I am re enlisting so I can be their boss............."now where are those divorce papers when you want them"
'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA
The first roadrun/morning PT might make you reconsider...
Regards, Jim
Looks like a very professional outfit!
Very fit
Curious as to why none of you seem to be wondering why the US military has an all female training course for female airborne troops because I sure am. Women are still not sent into combat in combat roles so this entire thing mystifies me. Seems a waste of resources.