What was the worst course you've ever been on and why?

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Fran Racioppi · Answer

The question is what's the worst course you've ever been to and why? Hands down 100% airborne school. Don't get me wrong, airborne operations are a critical part of our national defense strategy and enjoyed and loved by very many operators out there. However, the school itself we're talking about probably four to five days of training tops and that includes the jumps that you have to do packed into three weeks. Yep, four or five days of training over three weeks. Why? Because you have to wait in line, there's like 300 people in the class, everything requires repetition over and over again which is critical important to safety. But with that many people nothing moves quickly. It's a lot of waiting, it's a lot of standing around, and it's not a whole lot of jumping and the concepts are super simple. But very valuable course important to our defense strategy.

Phil Dwyer · Answer

What was the worst course I've ever been to and why I would have to say jump school with the army. We call it Air Force Appreciation school. Three weeks down at Fort Benning to culminate into your five static line jumps. But your first jump that you perform, I think it's a ritual that they like to perform with all jumpers is put you in the harness and leave you there for 11 to 12 hours. So if you have to go to the bathroom, not that you can't, but then you have to get J MPI all over again. And if anybody's ever sat in a jump harness for that extended amount of time, you know how uncomfortable it can be. And then you get blamed for the Air Force and their aircraft not being ready. But it's just a pissing contest. It is what it is.

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