Diff between Airborne and Parachute
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as per topic
whats the diff huh? to what i guess 
i think Airborne is when the trainee jump out off the plane, the parachute will immidiately be open, and parachute is where one will skydive for a while b4 opening the parachute...hahaz..... think i'm wrong though 
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Hi..
Understand u're the one who's waiting for the Aeromedical test results as well as vocational assignment by Commandos..
Ur question seems quite strange leh...
Static Line = The chute will be opened automatically for u the moment u depart from a plane..
Military Freefall = those u see in NDP whereby the chute will need to be deployed manually after free-falling for a certain distance from the plane..
Both of these will need to use a parachute (its a noun, you see?) and both are considered airborne, although one will need to have more experience with the static line before he moves on with to the Military Freefall..
Oh, the Airborne badge is different from the MFF badge though...Just look for SWO Gunga's photos... -
hehe....yup yup,... i'm the one.... thanks for the QUICK reply
oh....... now i get it, so for the Airborne Badge, the trainee will be doing 5 static jump? -
btw bro... where to look for SWO Gunga's pic huh
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to add on..two types of free fall.....HALO and HAHO...
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http://www.ndp.org.sg/images/photos/ndp_aug9/pnc2/pnc2_01.jpg
Didnt manage to find SWO Gunga's photos...This was the NDP 2004 Parade Cmdr..The one above the yellow(good service) medal is the MFF badge.. -
High Altitude Low OpeningOriginally posted by sidestep1984:to add on..two types of free fall.....HALO and HAHO...
High Altitude High Opening... -
Anyone here try parachting before? Care to share with us?Originally posted by NaZtAzi0:as per topic whats the diff huh? to what i guess i think Airborne is when the trainee jump out off the plane, the parachute will immidiately be open, and parachute is where one will skydive for a while b4 opening the parachute...hahaz..... think i'm wrong though
I guess the feeling must be pretty shiok with all the wind gushing against you!! -
Nothing beats jumping out of a perfectly safe airplane... Green on.... GO!!!
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Commonly held view in British Army -
Only two things drop from the sky, paratroopers and (bird) sh-it -
Gee, thanks a whole lot, dragonstar!Originally posted by dragonstar:Commonly held view in British Army -
Only two things drop from the sky, paratroopers and (bird) sh-it
Jumping's good fun, but after a while one can get tired of it.
Anyway, back to the original question. If you take it back to WW2, Airborne and Parachute were not the same thing. Back then, Airborne meant you came in by glider, not Parachute. One detail of Band of Brothers that guys from the PIRs objected to was the song that the men sang while they ran. The actors sang "we're Airborne infantry", while the veterans insisted that the paratroopers would only sing "we're parachute infantry". Along the way, they stopped using gliders and Airborne and Parachute became synonymous. -
Yeah, it's no fun anymore - my batch had to do 7 jumps.Originally posted by NaZtAzi0:oh....... now i get it, so for the Airborne Badge, the trainee will be doing 5 static jump? -
Originally posted by NaZtAzi0:hehe....yup yup,... i'm the one.... thanks for the QUICK reply
oh....... now i get it, so for the Airborne Badge, the trainee will be doing 5 static jump?
Parachutist badge
Candidates who complete the Basic Airborne Course conducted at the Parachute Training Wing are awarded their 'wings'. Commandos must complete 5 combat equipment jumps and 2 night combat equipment jumps, while personnel from other vocations must do 2 clean fatigue jumps and 1 night jump. Commandos wear this badge with a red backing. -
everytime see them parajump so nice
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LALOOriginally posted by Drain-V-:High Altitude Low Opening
High Altitude High Opening...
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Originally posted by Gedanken:
Not meant to be an insult to you
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Gee, thanks a whole lot, dragonstar!
(If I remember right, you were a commando and had done jumps before? You have my admiration - I wouldn't be able to do it - problem with heights you see)
I had been hit on the head by bird sh-it before - better that than being hit on the head by a paratrooper -
Shouldn't it be LANO? Low Attitude NO opening.... *splat* and becomes birdshit... *lol* only jesting ppl, only jesting.Originally posted by HENG@:LALO
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when i go airborne course in may den i tell u. lolz.Originally posted by gnoik:Anyone here try parachting before? Care to share with us?
I guess the feeling must be pretty shiok with all the wind gushing against you!! -
a fren once told me that it felt like being kicked in the balls......
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one must pass a physical test / get IPPT silver or something like that before one can go for the airborne course right?
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there is a selection test for airborne course.Originally posted by Gordonator:one must pass a physical test / get IPPT silver or something like that before one can go for the airborne course right?
it consists of several static stations, such as chin up, push up, sit up, + 2.4 run. all these are to be completed in long 4 + boots, and of course there is certain criteria to meet for them, e.g. chin up more than 8, 2.4 less than 12.5 mins.
