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To: kjenerette

Graduated from Airborne Training in the summer of 1974 while in ROTC. For anyone with any kind of coordination and even a bit athletic, it wasn’t all that difficult. Once you got through the 60-90 of PT and running in the early morning, it was a lot of fun especially watching - or hearing - guys count to four while jumping out of the tower and not having all their harness straps properly adjusted.

I could have gone through Airborne training when I was 45 and have made it easily.

While this woman may be older than most students, it’s not that big of a deal.


60 posted on 03/21/2008 2:29:51 PM PDT by SeaHawkFan
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To: SeaHawkFan

Dude it’s her......


65 posted on 03/21/2008 2:33:47 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (John McCain - The Manchurian Candidate? http://www.usvetdsp.com/manchuan.htm)
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To: SeaHawkFan; kjenerette

LOL! This “woman” is kjenerette.


72 posted on 03/21/2008 2:50:59 PM PDT by jazusamo (DefendOurMarines.org | DefendOurTroops.org)
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To: SeaHawkFan
I could have gone through Airborne training when I was 45 and have made it easily. While this woman may be older than most students, it’s not that big of a deal.

You're probably right; but, I didn't want to wait until I was 45. It was enough of a challenge at the 'tender' age of 39-years old. The woman 'part' does offer certain advantages when it come to the harness; etc. (Ouch!)

Anyway, thanks - I was 6-years old when you went thru Jump School in 1974 and like you - I did have fun at Benning, even during the morning PT runs!

Airborne!

Katherine

www.jenerette.com

88 posted on 03/21/2008 5:36:13 PM PDT by kjenerette (www.jenerette.com - U.S. Army Desert Storm)
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