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Originally Posted by 1stindoor
Personally, I appreciate his candor and honesty, it's just important to remember where he is in his "career." His opinion will change over time.
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I'm with 1st. This guy Amatlis went. We asked his opinion. He trusted us enough to give it. Calling the kettle "not so shiny" around here can be tough.
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Originally Posted by lksteve
Wake up for a 1500hrs jump was usually 0200...with several manifest calls, equipment and weapons issue, pre-jump training, etc, we'd be on the planes by noon...after takeoff, we'd fly around for a couple of hours before jumping...A day in the field during SFQC was better than a day in garrison in the 82nd...appreciate the opportunity...
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As for the comment about jumping with the 82nd. I did that . . . once. I think there was a long stretch heading toward the door where my feet were not even on the deck -- we were packed so tight. I counted "One Slip away, two slip away, three slip away." Then climbed a riser and ran as far from that mob as I could get
(which put me right at the turn in point)