Questions abt Airbrone Badges
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hi, wanna know more about the airbrone badges.
i know that are 3 types of airbrone badges. 1 of it is the pic below, which is commonly worn by regulars who are parachutist.
but how about the other 2 types? will really like to know more, better if got pic.
thx a lot.
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One jump off a plane.
Another off a helicopter.
The other is off a UFO?
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I know they have one for jumps made locally and another for jumps made in other countries overseas.
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then what about the commando ones with the red backing behind the badgE?
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only commandos have red backing parachutist badge coz' they need to do 5 jumps, more than what is required for normal airborne course of 3.
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after some research on the web, i managed to find the answers to my own questions.
Parachutist
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.
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Senior Parachutist
To qualify for the Senior Parachutist's badge, personnel have to complete a total of 25 jumps, of which 5 must be combat equipment jumps, 2 night equipment jumps and 2 tactical descents. As with all parachute badges, this badge is worn above the left pocket. All Parachute Jump Instructors are Senior Parachutists, and wear this badge with a yellow backing.
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Master Parachutist
Master Parachutists have to complete a total of 60 jumps, of which 30 must be day combat equipment jumps, 10 night combat equipment jumps, 5 tactical descents, and 1 intentional water jump.
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Originally posted by Gordonator:
hm.. thanks for the info! means at the BAC, personnel from vocations other than cdo need only do 2 clean fatigue jump and 1 night jump. sounds ok..
after some research on the web, i managed to find the answers to my own questions.
[b]Parachutist
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.[/b] -
Rigger
The Rigger badge is worn by parachute riggers who have completed the Rigger's Airborne Course. Riggers have to do the same number of jumps as the Basic Airborne Course, and must be proficient in the packing of parachutes.
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now what's missing is how these badges looks like in no.1?
any1 have pics of those no.1 airbrone badges pics? -
well. these silver coloured ones are their no. 1 versions.Originally posted by Gordonator:now what's missing is how these badges looks like in no.1?
any1 have pics of those no.1 airbrone badges pics? -
not quite. these airbrone badges have their no.1 version which is very colourful. cos i saw the Army RSM, his uniform is full of airbrone badges!Originally posted by wuming78:well. these silver coloured ones are their no. 1 versions. -
as far as i know, the SAF versions are silver in colour. for the RSM, he may be wearing airborne badges of other countries he has been to.Originally posted by Gordonator:not quite. these airbrone badges have their no.1 version which is very colourful. cos i saw the Army RSM, his uniform is full of airbrone badges! -
hehehehe, overseas airborne badges can be given even on our own turfOriginally posted by wuming78:as far as i know, the SAF versions are silver in colour. for the RSM, he may be wearing airborne badges of other countries he has been to.
serious, there's a dumb story behind it... my friends who went for the course did it -
so what's the story?
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foreign guy just taps your shoulder before u jump out the plane... u get that country's badgeOriginally posted by Gordonator:so what's the story? -
yeah. ive heard that too. so i postulated that if a thai, an american and an australian instructor push u off the heli at the same time, u get 3 badges with one jump. cool huh?Originally posted by kopiosatu:foreign guy just taps your shoulder before u jump out the plane... u get that country's badge
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Originally posted by kopiosatu:foreign guy just taps your shoulder before u jump out the plane... u get that country's badge
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k lah when you put it that way it does sound a bit silly, but think about it - what's the diff if you do the jump in a foreign country anyway?Originally posted by kopiosatu:foreign guy just taps your shoulder before u jump out the plane... u get that country's badge
you'll still be using the std saf 'chute, the a/c will most likely be the a charlie also and even if it isn't, it doesn't really make much diff anyway. maybe you'll jump from a diff height, diff scenery but there isn't any fundamental difference between jumping in a foreign country and jumping in s'pore. -
difference is the kind of training you go thru before getting to jump.
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the amosphere is also different in other countries. for example, in Australia the winds are stronger down there, good control of your parachute is very important.
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once you're a parachutist qualified, you don't have to go through another training before getting to jump in foreign land.Originally posted by Ponders:difference is the kind of training you go thru before getting to jump.
it's a standard international practice to award military parachutist badges to those foreign guys who jump in their land.
you should see those US SF guys, some of them have tons of foreign military parachutist badges, just that they don't put on most of them.
every jump to a parachutist will hv a different amosphere, no matter where he jumps.Originally posted by Gordonator:the amosphere is also different in other countries. for example, in Australia the winds are stronger down there, good control of your parachute is very important.
stronger wind? there's a wind speed limit for a parachutist to jump during peace time.
with full combat equipment and jump at 800 ft, it takes only abt 30 sec from the door of the plane to the ground. after exit the plane, the chute opens, and after doing a check on the status, the next thing you know is the gound is rushing towards you.... so abt the control of your parachute, no time lah...
regarding get the foreign wing in local, during my time, we had a combine training with the US SF, after which we had a combine airborne operation.
at the end of the ex, we award each other with the Airbrone Badges in recognize of the combine training n airborne operation.
this was how my company got this foreign Airbrone Badges in local.
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Originally posted by lion02:
Against All Odds?
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regarding get the foreign wing in local, during my time, we had a combine training with the US SF, after which we had a combine airborne operation.
at the end of the ex, we award each other with the Airbrone Badges in recognize of the combine training n airborne operation.
this was how my company got this foreign Airbrone Badges in local.
hope this clearifies some of the questions.[/b]