i was taught to jump by by all ex-military guys i used to work with, since there were no wings to be pinned, i got a swift kick in the azz by all four of them... not to mention i didn't have to worry about all kinds of sh!t like helmets, rifles, radios, you name it falling down on the DZ like rain
first five times i jumped were from a helicopter, i'm tooo damn old for that now days