A few years ago...

[palmettomoon]

First salute, commissioning day, June 6th, 1985.

19 year old dumbass. SFC Ray Ikner, rifle coach and primary reason for my scholarship. Good guy. The best.

 

[CTS Tactical]

You still having to beat the girls away?

Something about a bald head and a pot belly took care of that for me.

 

[CQB27]

E-1 Jump School Graduation (right after basic) 1984, headed to Ft. Bragg

1993 about to head to Korea

Last month in the kitchen with my lovely wife

 

[letusbuyyourcar]

E-1 Jump School Graduation (right after basic) 1984, headed to Ft. Bragg

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1993 about to head to Korea

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Last month in the kitchen with my lovely wife

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I have a friend or two that went through that jump school in the 80s. They both have bad knees and ankles now. I just assumed that was a standard thing.

 

[41mag]

E-1 Jump School Graduation (right after basic) 1984, headed to Ft. Bragg

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1993 about to head to Korea

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Last month in the kitchen with my lovely wife

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I may know that face ! Looks familiar anyway Lol....

 

[above_all]

After commissioning in Feb '87 at OTS, Lackland AFB. My dad pinning on one of my gold bars. His was the first salute I returned. He'd been retired 16 years. For Christmas, I bought him a new uniform to attend the graduation.

 

[CQB27]

I have a friend or two that went through that jump school in the 80s. They both have bad knees and ankles now. I just assumed that was a standard thing.

Yep....Knees, Ankles, Back......The price you pay when a controlled descent of 22 - 24 feet per second meets the ground, lol.

 

[letusbuyyourcar]

Yep....Knees, Ankles, Back......The price you pay when a controlled descent of 22 - 24 feet per second meets the ground, lol.

I really wanted to jump in my 20s and 30s. Now that I'm knocking on 50... not so much.

 

[BDR1]

First salute, commissioning day, June 6th, 1985.

19 year old dumbass. SFC Ray Ikner, rifle coach and primary reason for my scholarship. Good guy. The best.

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You look like a blonde headed ELVIS.. no I’m not flirting

 

[letusbuyyourcar]

Yep....Knees, Ankles, Back......The price you pay when a controlled descent of 22 - 24 feet per second meets the ground, lol.

I have to salute you guys that did it. It had to be the ultimate rush. I never did it but always figured if I did the only way I wanted to would be running out the back of one of those big ass cargo planes. That would have to be the best way.
But now that I'm old and fat...