HD !!EXCLUSIVE !! BEHIND THE SCENES! Air Assault school !!RAW!!

[@bnxsteve1213]

Grad 7 Aug 1981. Showed up for training early (Mistake1) So to keep me busy and out of trouble the staff had me design, dig and paint new signs made of paver bricks on the two sides of the old school grounds at Ft. Campbell that faced the roads. Back then we also did the tree landing platform. It was great fun trying to time jumping into a 70' tall or so swaying tree onto a piece of fencing covered in canvas. Then during sling loading I Almost got crushed by a CH-47 while sling loading a Gama Goat (The Chinook dropped alt. and hit the top of the goat. Luckily I jumped off just in time) and the Ruck march/run was 10 miles in 2hrs 20min. Looks like they don't do Australians any more either. Captain Doug Doty was Commandant of the school at the time. And great fun was had by all...

[@mattslattery4107]

+bnxsteve1213 They stopped Australians when i was there in 1987 the hook pulled out of a black hawk and a pathfinder died around the time i was in aa school.

[@Pitbull3291]

I went to air assault 1 year ago with this very national guard unit in Hawaii. It sucked. Every day it rained and the heat was hell. They will run PT every morning except for the last few days. My 6 and 12 miler was done with an ACH on (different than the video). Just make sure your wearing good boots on your rucks...and study your knowledge books when you rest at night. Do not underestimate the A-22 Cargo Bag "Bag of Death" AIR ASSAULT!

[@xxoxxyxvii]

The Overhead Arm Clap!!!! One, Two, Three, ZERO!!!! I loved Air Assault School it was a nice vacation from running on Ardennes all the damn time.

[@rangerdoorknob]

2003 to 2007. We had up-down-go's by the thousands. But they are different

[@BravoZeroOne1]

@BackBlocks09 I was actually in this course I'm in the video. Theres a lot I can tell you. But be prepared to have the shit smoked out of you all day on zero day. Don't quit. Hopefully you been keeping yourself in shape. People will fuck up and make everyone suffer but that's no surprise if you went through basic. Biggest piece of advice I will give you though, is for the second phase, STUDY YOUR ASS OFF!!! I'm not kidding. Use every bit of time you have to go through the sequences.

[@motoprof1441]

Roster #52. On TDY from the 24th ID out of Fort Stewart, Ga. Attended Fort Campbell and graduated March 1981. Near 70% of the class failed to get their wings. Pussies. Hell, I was no jock, but I wanted those wings so damn bad I did anything to get them. Plus, my CO was a Ranger and he threatened us with bodily harm if we failed him. One of the coolest things we did was go up the 100ft rope ladder into a Chinook. My arms have never been as tired since. Seems like every base has an Air Assault school now. Too bad. Used to be a pretty small club. I never used any of this training until 1984 and I was stationed with the 56 FA (Pershing) in Germany. Our aviation company was small and the brigade wanted to do some air assault demos. Seems that since I was the only Air Assault qualified troop, I was tasked to rig the our Huey and be the repel master. I'm not sure who taught the guys how to repel since none of them had wings, but they seemed to know the commands at least and no one was killed. One more thought. It was the only army school where you paid dearly for swearing. No cursing allowed! Imagine that.

[@okeychokey]

The National Guard offers both ranger and airborne. Seeing as I have been through both, and am in the National Guard.

[@RS11live]

Why is the California Guard posting videos from Camp Smith, NY Air Assault Class? Maybe they should hire the Warrior Training Center to hold a course there. They can then post their own videos.

[@justanotheropossumchannel5304]

I actually know one of the guys that was in the first Air Assault class. SGM Rodney Kennedy. One bad mofo.

[@txCollegiateAthlete]

WOW! Those were my instructors 2009. What are the odds that they would have a video?

[@Fowlesr40]

YEP!! we do what works!! We use P90X, Cross-Fit, PRT (Army PT), Zumba, and what ever else works.. THANK YOU to all that invent these types of training. You KICK my butt.

[@tpp5151]

Aerosol!

[@ebcmesa]

Burpees have been around for a long time way before Crossfit. When I was in the military (60s) burpees with push up were common training ass kickers.

[@miamormia]

lol that's funny. went through that course in 91. it looks more organized now. still it was a tough course but not tougher than being an infantryman in the field.

[@BravoZeroOne1]

@smildonfatalis1 I'm not really sure I didn't know there was a height requirement. How tall are you? Only thing I can say is that being shorter does put you at a disadvantage for certain things (especially the obstacle course), but if you are strong enough for your height you'll do fine.

[@USRECON1]

@iguardcalifornia ok thanks for the advice.

[@darkwolfx91]

@vincej1213 im going in may to Ft. Benning how much weight did u all ruck for the 12 miler?

[@Oyo321]

@VenDeath I would estimate the final ruck to have been about 25-30 pounds. Maybe less. It wasn't really that heavy

[@sabbath66]

do you need to pass an airborne physical to do air assault?

[@HDiGITTY]

guerilla drills are obviously not burpees. 03' to 07'? I would imagine you were in a regiment, the looks of your name...

[@trapperraptor7356]

Hi I was in the class of 24 never before,, 1982/83,,Trapper,,,, Recon SP/Coy,,,,,,xxv

[@USRECON1]

@lanemobs I am going in June, any advice?

[@HDiGITTY]

or... Just be mediocre at PT and figure it out when you get there AND PASS BECAUSE ITS A COURSE DESIGNED TO BE PASSED!

[@smildonfatalis1]

@BravoZeroOne1 What's the minimum height requirement a woman can have for Air Assault? thanks!

[@rangerdoorknob]

ah fuck, when did the Army learn about burpees????! goddamn you crossfit

[@HDiGITTY]

so did everyone get a turn with you as your name might lead folks to believe?

[@rmont7778]

No....thats a ridiculous statement. Promise you this course will challenge you. Went thru with the exact same MTT and they will crush you with PT, don't be arrogant, keep your head down, listen, and get ready for some hand clappers and Air Assualt push ups. Air Assault!

[@rangerdoorknob]

I was with 3/75

[@HDiGITTY]

you must have never served or are a cherry... The Army has been doing burpees long before cross-fit...

[@smildonfatalis1]

@BravoZeroOne1 I'm 4"11

[@XxClarkGriswold]

@CTthejuiceman learn how to climb the rope it is mandatory but the weaver you can fail and it wont matter

[@CTthejuiceman]

Im to attend this school, but I cant do the rope climb or the weaver for the life of me

[@amarkhadey5115]

My God, I did AA School in 1985 at Fort Rucker!

[@XxClarkGriswold]

@BackBlocks09 do they not have an Air Assault school in Canada

[@dbellinasr]

was the 1SG /NCOIC from 1986-1989 looking for students and instructors

[@iguardcalifornia]

@USRECON1 Run often, learn your basic knots, learn to tie a swiss seat, start doing road marches - get comfortable rucking for long distances, 12-15 miles and you'll be ready for end of course ruck march. You'll be instructed on everything you need to know to graduate but you'll be better prepared if you are already familiar.

[@XxClarkGriswold]

are you crazy

[@allenbrowning]

super legs

[@BravoZeroOne1]

@smildonfatalis1 Yea ur gonna have trouble on a couple of obstacles but just do your best. Be in top shape and open up your stride on the road marches. Work on jumping a bit too

[@smildonfatalis1]

@BravoZeroOne1 Thank you. I wan't to be in the 101st so badly since I saw BOB. The obstacle course on here with like 6"0 guys struggling to get over it kinda killed my dream a bit. I might just go Airborne now. :(

[@XxClarkGriswold]

hands down the 6 mile road march was the hardest part for me to do

[@AdrenLine]

@rangerdoorknob when they realized we need to start getting rid of these POGS

[@davidboettcher4554]

Nice spaghetti straps on your Molle Guideon

[@Fibrillation36]

"Don;t Scream I'm Scared Too!" -- 3:42

[@TheAsianRamz]

This looks so fun

[@KnutMedalbyr]

26-94, baby!