Where Is Paratrooper Training?

Where Is Paratrooper Training?

The United States Army Airborne School – widely known as Jump School – conducts the basic paratrooper (military parachutist) training for the United States Armed Forces. It is operated by the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 507th Infantry, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia.

Where do they train paratroopers?

U.S. Military Parachutists

Parachute-qualified personnel of all four U.S. military services are frequently trained at the U.S. Army's airborne school at Fort Benning, Georgia.

How long is Army paratrooper training?

Army Basic Training lasts nine weeks and AIT— Advanced Individual Training —lasts from four weeks to more than seven months, depending on the recruit's MOS. So how long is Airborne School? Compared to basic training, Airborne School lasts only 3 short weeks, including weekends and (most) evenings off.

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