Is their a new "DOOR" procedure?

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Re: Is their a new "DOOR" procedure?

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snakecharmer wrote:Rangers, I just finished watching a video of a combat jump over Fryar Jump Zone, Ft. Benning, Ga and what clearly is a C-130 Herc. My question is this.....................Do the "DOOR" jumpers no longer actually "STAND IN THE DOOR?" From this video on the Ft. Benning websight, it's obvious that the JM has the first jumper standing back from the door, and then simply running out of the damn thing? Is this a new technique?

I wouldnt call it new ....... More like 1992 new.
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Re: Is their a new "DOOR" procedure?

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snakecharmer wrote:Rangers, I just finished watching a video of a combat jump over Fryar Jump Zone, Ft. Benning, Ga and what clearly is a C-130 Herc. My question is this.....................Do the "DOOR" jumpers no longer actually "STAND IN THE DOOR?" From this video on the Ft. Benning websight, it's obvious that the JM has the first jumper standing back from the door, and then simply running out of the damn thing? Is this a new technique?
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Re: Is their a new "DOOR" procedure?

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rgrpuck wrote:
snakecharmer wrote:Rangers, I just finished watching a video of a combat jump over Fryar Jump Zone, Ft. Benning, Ga and what clearly is a C-130 Herc. My question is this.....................Do the "DOOR" jumpers no longer actually "STAND IN THE DOOR?" From this video on the Ft. Benning websight, it's obvious that the JM has the first jumper standing back from the door, and then simply running out of the damn thing? Is this a new technique?

I wouldnt call it new ....... More like 1992 new.
It's just a matter of perspective. It's new to me. I remember on my first jump standing in the door of a 119 for three passes over the DZ waiting for the winds to die down. Yeah, the Black Hats were getting even with me.
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