07-02-2009, 14:14
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82nd...
Guys, Ive heard this from at least to kids in the 82nd. They tell me that in a few years if not sooner, they will become "Air Assualt" just like the 101st. Does anybody now if this is true or not?
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07-04-2009, 13:15
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blasphemy.
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07-04-2009, 15:23
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I remember when I was in the "eighty douce" and my buddy was in the 101st. He said I was "almost airborne"(AA) and I referred that he was in the "pukin' buzzards"....  That was just after they reactivated the division to "airborne status in 1956"...  .(Richard will correct me if I'm wrong on this date.) Anyway, It is sad that "Jump Wings" may become obsolete,replaced by "air assault wings"(no disrespect),but............ 
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07-04-2009, 15:35
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No more thigh slappin' points of instruction for future troopers in the 82nd airplane gang? Have to see it to believe it!
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07-04-2009, 18:36
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It'll be a sad day. Kinda like when the cavalry got rid of their horses.
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07-04-2009, 18:40
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What will happen to Jump School?
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07-04-2009, 18:44
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pjody187
What will happen to Jump School?
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May be scaled back just a tad.
Or turned into an amusement park.
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07-04-2009, 18:49
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conversely
this will mean more organic air for the Army. Just sayin'.
Last edited by Remington Raidr; 07-05-2009 at 15:32.
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07-05-2009, 07:36
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Guess they fell they can handle most stuff with 173d and Rangers when it comes to airborne operations. Will be interesting to see if they do it.
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07-05-2009, 08:09
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The 101st is the largest and most expensive division in the US Army.
I seriously doubt there is going to be sufficient room in the military budget to buy the equipment to duplicate it, or the desire to eliminate our only forced entry division.
Sounds like an outhouse rumor to me.
TR
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07-05-2009, 10:50
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Reaper
The 101st is the largest and most expensive division in the US Army.
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Larger than 1st Cav??
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07-05-2009, 15:21
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They also told me that some hire ups say that it is safer for Rangers and SF to parachute into harms way rather than the "large" 82nd division which would be better suited for "Air Assualt". We will just have to wait and see I guess.
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07-05-2009, 15:47
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Reaper
The 101st is the largest and most expensive division in the US Army.
I seriously doubt there is going to be sufficient room in the military budget to buy the equipment to duplicate it, or the desire to eliminate our only forced entry division.
Sounds like an outhouse rumor to me.
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Boy,I hope your right TR.......  If it happens it will be a sad day for paratroopers.....  Jump school will be just a memory just like UB said when tanks replaced the horses.........
Big Teddy
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Zonie Diver
SF is a calling and it requires commitment and dedication that the uninitiated will never understand......
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