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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

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skip View Post
    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.
    I was jumping in the 90s and we were still jumping with the T10B-D and the MC1 chutes.

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    She uses the same make-up as 3 Para Mortars!

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    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

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    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...?
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    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

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    The first roadrun/morning PT might make you reconsider...
    Regards, Jim

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    Looks like a very professional outfit!
    Very fit

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    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.

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