Question about becoming Airborne Infantry in the US Army?

I'm 18 and I want to enlist. I want to go to Infantry OSUT and then immediately after, go to Jump school(Is that the right one?)



My questions are:

1. Is being an Airborne Infantry soldier fun/fulfilling?

2. I want to be stationed at Ft Bragg(NC). Do I have a good shot with getting stationed there?

3. I'm enlisting for 2 years active. Will I come out with knee/hip/back problems?

4. I want to become a cop or work with the FBI or CIA after I get out of the Army. Do I have a good shot at landing any of those jobs without a college degree?

5. What is a typical day like as an Airborne Infantry soldier?

6. With Infantry OSUT and Jump school, how long am I looking at for training?



Thanks!Question about becoming Airborne Infantry in the US Army?
1. Hell yes.



2. Since Bragg is home to both the XVIIIth Airborne Corps and the 82nd Airborne Division, it's a safe bet that you'll get there.



3. Yes. Jumping will mess you up some. The key is doing the landings correctly to minimize the damage.



4. The FBI and CIA both pretty much require degrees. Police departments vary on their requirements.



5. Typical? Get up, do PT, eat breakfast, clean the barracks, spend the rest of the morning either doing some sort of training or maintaining equipment, break for lunch, more of the same, end of day formation at 1700, eat dinner, and spend some free time before sacking out.



6. Plan for 5-6 months.Question about becoming Airborne Infantry in the US Army?
1: if your gonna be infantry and not part of the spec ops community, the 82nd is the best place to be.

2: yeah you have a 90% chance of ending up there

3: **** yeah you will. immagine smacking the ground at 15 MPH while carrying 100 lbs of gear

4: get a degree when you get out

5:train or hide

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- Like anything else it has its good points and bad points.

- You will most likely be stationed at Bragg in one of the 4 infantry brigades there. The 4 brigades are the 325, 508, 505, and the best of all my old unit the 504

- This is a problem in order to go to airborne school you need to enlist for 3 years not 2

- You have a great shot at becoming a cop, but the FBI, CIA still require a college degree.

- depends on what your doing, which part of the DRB cycle your on, etc

- 13 weeks for OSUT at Benning, 3 for Airborne
1. once you get to a certain rank, yes.

2.yes. try to get that guarantee that youll be stationed there in writing. you can pressure them too. dont cave in to their pressuring. but be polite at all times.

3.no.follow all procedures and try to avoid the humvees and other people in the lz.i was in 3/75 RR and i still run and all that even as a civilian.

4.CIA, is so badass. i worked with CIA SOG's (special operations group) as their security detail in Afghanistan. i dont know but i think theyll take people with 5 years active service, but perhaps if you were in some high speed group like SF or Ranger Regiment or Delta force.dont quote me on that. contact them. ask. it wont hurt.oh, if you pass Sniper School, or SOTIC, or both, then you automatically qualify for some federal jobs.

5.field exercises for a month at a time. those suck balls.no showering,no hot food, sleeping in inclement weather(there are no such things as tents or bivvy sacks or wet weather gear or ponchos, even though they issued you one or youre carrying it on your ruck but youre not allowed to use it), constantly wet from your own sweat, constantly close to hypothermia or heat stroke(heat i can take laughing but i have passed out from hypothermia twice). constantly close to exhaustion. mosquito bites on all exposed skin. heat rashes.prickly heat.you guys are lucky you dont have to iron your bdu's or spit shine your boots. i fought in the old school uniforms and ranger body armor.there's a sheer pride that you feel when your FTX's are done though.and especially coming home after 1 and a half years in some **** hole smelly fly ridden desert and youre alive and healthy.twice i did that. at your duty station:PT twice a day. clean your weapon. weapons range.cleaning your gear. no such thing as a sick day. forget about it. running sick sucks.25 mile road march every month. have fun with that! youll cream your pants when they say ';25 miler tomorrow';.what's cool is that you have the weekend off.not all the time though.dont worry about it too much. rack up your vaca time.

6.15 weeks OSUT (13 weeks basic and 2 or 3 ';zero weeks';)

6 weeks Jump school (4 weeks plus layover weeks)

if you get a ranger contract add that plus more layover weeks and at least two grueling miserable ';cry in your sleep'; months. the moment they put that ranger tab on you, you try your damnest not to cry for joy. proudest moment in my life really. then you sleep for a week straight.

be proud, homie.lol ';sua sponte';
Well, you can get Airborne school in your contract directly after Basic Training. Your duty station is not your choice though,you will go to the needs of the Army but you could get lucky and get Bragg. You could have physical problems after two years but then again you also could not its kind of up to luck.The better physical condition your in the better off you will be. There is no typical day really, but rest assure you WILL deploy, sooner than you might think.Basic Infantry Training is 14 weeks and Airborne school will take roughly a little longer than 2 weeks.Hope this helps.