Parachutist Instructor

[82armyx]

As a veteran of the 82nd Airborne, I'm considering joining the CF. I would join under the DEO program and would possibly make a return to the infantry? Maybe something more marketable in the civilian sector?.

Can anyone give any suggestions/requirements to become an instructor? I.E. Number of jumps, trades which are eligible to complete Basic Para(seeing as I have the U.S. course), where is the course currently taught?

 

[82armyx]

So nobody knows anything about going AIRBORNE?

 

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[HItorMiss]

I have a few answers sorry I missed the thread earlier 82

Ok well to answer your question first off we do not have a Regiment like the 82nd in our military what we do have is 3 seperate Jump Companies in the the Light Infantry Bn's. Second the course s available to anyone in the CF  (generaly Army though)the unit only has to aquire a slot on a serial being run. The course is done at what used to be known as the Canadian Parachute Center (it has a new name and I can never remember it)  at CFB Trenton (it has a new name and I can never remember it).

As for being a PI I do not know the number of jumps required but I am sure your jump logs with the US Army are valid  for counting jumps.

 

[KevinB]

1) Anyone in the CF can take Basic Para (odd of getting a slot are unit dependant however)
2) Unless you got CF wings while in the 82nd your US jumps are going to count for naught, you will to attend CABC , CPC , Advanced Land Warfare School (or whatever its called now - I still call it CABC) and accumulate CF jumps
3) Prerequisits for JM are 25 static line deployments - and for all intensive purposes in a hard para role (not tech a req - but...)
4) JM is a prereq for PI

 

[HItorMiss]

2) Unless you got CF wings while in the 82nd your US jumps are going to count for naught, you will to attend CABC , CPC , Advanced Land Warfare School (or whatever its called now - I still call it CABC) and accumulate CF jumps

There you have CF Jumps required, I assume then that it makes his Jump log totaly invalid?

 

[82armyx]

Great replies!

That's too bad those jumps mean nothing, other than a fancy jump log and good memories.

So how easy is it to get those jumps in? We had a program called "Funjumps" where you could hotload a C-130 on Saturdays from one of the many DZ's and get up to 4 jumps in a day. Otherwise you were often "chasing birds" trying to fill chutes for other units after supper. We often did this afe times a week just to pad the numbers.

 

[HItorMiss]

We have a Cas Para system but as for the frequency of jumps thats a question best left to someone in one of the Para Coy's

 

[82armyx]

Thanks to those who've replied.

I'll keep poking around the site to see what info I can gain and ask more questions BEFORE I make another trip into the recruiting office. Seems like you get better answers here.

 

[alfie]

You may want to post your question to the boys on the Canadian Airborne sites some haven't  been out too long. Here are the links
http://www.commando.org/forums/index.php 
http://www.airborneassociation.com/cgi/home.php
http://3rcrparacoy.homestead.com/page1.html
http://www.airbornerv.homestead.com/ABN2.html

 

[The Real Shlomo]

does canada recognize wings from other nations.  in particular commonwealth.  will they let you wear them.

also do you have to take the complete course. or does the military offer a refresher or testing jump to prove your mettle and be able to wear canuch wings.

 

[a_beautiful_tragedy]

Does anyone know when the next jump course is being run ? or how often they run ?
thanks.

(and i know there hasnt been a post here for more than a year, but ill take the shot anyway)

 

[armyvern]

They run ... a lot.

Both the courses ...

and the students on them. 

 

[a_beautiful_tragedy]

and the students on them. 
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haha, thanks for the info