Living Conditions And Style In Army Airborne School

Living conditions and style in Army Airborne school?

I'm about to go to Airborne next week after graduating Infantry OSUT. I was curious what the living conditions are. Is it 2 to 4 man rooms or a large barracks as in Basic? Can you pick who you room with?

What happens after Airborne school?

You wear what you earn....You complete jump school you get to wear your jump wings.... if you get assigned to an airborne unit then you wear appropriate patches etc

RANGERS.... other schools are paid for by the unit to which you are assigned....having jump wings qualifies you to apply for Ranger School but does not guarantee you will GET Ranger School.... a lot of people are in line ahead of you

TAG.... there is no "tag'....there is an airborne tab.....but you must be in an airborne unit or served in an airborne unit in combat to wear it

While I will admit the training level standards have deteriorated..... almost everywhere in the military.... to attempt to compare Airborne Training with Infantry Basic Training... is silly...crawling an obstacle course can not be compared realistically..... to jumping out of an airplane at 1,200 feet......

Can a male army nurse with a high PT score go to Ranger School if he wants to?

Eagle 1 Fox 2 is exactly right. I'll add a little side information and try to clear up some of the preparation "advice" posted here.

Ranger School is designed to develop the leadership skills and tactical knowledge of its students. The tactical lessons you learn at Ranger School will not benefit a nurse very much. (It will help you personally - through the mental and physical challenges you've mentioned - but it will only marginally help you become a better nurse.) That's why your unit will likely be reluctant to send you. This does not mean that you will never get an opportunity to attend, but it will be a great deal harder. If you are ever stationed at Ft. Benning, it is possible (though not common) to walk onto the course. Your chain of command will still have to approve and PAY for you to attend. Special Forces Groups do have a a lot of money to send soldiers to different Army schools (we had a cook in my Ranger school squad; he was assigned to an SF Group). However, I don't know of any medical units with nurses assigned or attached to any SF Battalions - they might exist, but I'm not sure.

Do not change you branch preference because of Ranger School - it's not worth it. I'm sure the ROTC department already has you on scholarship for nursing.

Your PT score is outstanding. I'll clear some things up for you:
- You do not have to do 150 straight pushups - only 49 perfect ones.
- You can be a nonswimmer and pass Ranger School (though being able to swim helps).
- Sprinting won't help you very much. Running long distance will prepare you more. Focus on rucking for long distances (8 - 16 miles)with heavy weight (50-75 lbs).
- You don't fire a single live round in Ranger School. Know how to maintain the weapon systems (M4, M249, M240B, M203), but you don't have to shoot well.
- You don't fire live ammunition at anyone at Ranger School - it's not combat...so don't worry about taking what the Army tells you on "faith" as uziell suggests.

Army Airborne Physical?

If its just the money you're interested in - forget it! You'd be no more than a liability to men serving alongside U!

Its not a "Bounty" force. It comprises at all ranks, some of the finest men, from all levels of society / education or lack of it - you could ever hope to meet and serve with.

More to the point, men who would stand by U in all adversities - being your friends for life.