Does anyone else know the exact length of their finger and arm at almost any given point? 20 years later I still know that book is 3" and so is my index finger ....... 1 ejection seat save and hundreds if not thousands of Static line and MT1X. saves.
Im going to be a parachute rigger for the marines. I ship out in November and have just been doin some research over the job so i know what im going into. Im very excited for this job
I was Honor Graduate of my class. This was my first MOS 43E Parachute Rigger, back in the day. I remember two guys kept arguing that they would each get it after phase 2. But at the end of phase 3, I won and had no idea I was even in the running. They were both a little angry, and protested to one of the instructors to no avail. sorry losers, haha. Seemed my helping my mother sew as a kid payed off. I'm guessing the "stitch bitch" phase is still phase three. I ended up seeing Busan, ROK and Kaiserslautern, FRG a long time ago. I still have my original rigger card I had laminated like the old green ID cards, and a real rigger belt made from the long waist strap and buckle of a Vietnam Era US T-10 Parachute Pack Tray that was DBER.
@@lukeroberts1199 US Army Parachute Riggers are required to go through and pass Airborne School before going to Rigger School, and must remain on jump status to work as a Rigger. So a Rigger wears Airborne wings, Rigger wings, jumps regularly, and receives jump pay. Riggers also wear a red ball cap (rigger cap) while working in that capacity, or otherwise a maroon airborne beret. There are often opportunities to jump with foreign troops to earn foreign jump wings worn over your right side breast pocket, only one at a time.
I was stationed in Kaiserslautern in 1983-1985 at Deanner Kaserne next to the Riggers Company. Were you there same time? I was honor graduate of my basic training company. I remember seeing those guys with 3-4 wings, US Parachutist, Rigger and also German and French wings. One had Belgium.
@@williamjhunter5714 I enlisted at 26 yrs old in late 1987 and was honor graduated of my rigger course in April 1988. But in 1992 I took a DLAB and scored 108 and would change to MI Corps.
@@storbokki371 50 years ago right now, July 71, I was going through jump school and when we went into jump week, we all went in to see the rigger shack to see how it all comes together... those long beautiful wood tables and the ultra clean environment. Am I remembering correctly that the riggers would jump every so many chutes they themselves packed and I seem to remember it was every tenth chute?
Packed the parachute and jumped with the chute, it was GREAT(had a sleepless night) PR1,USNR
Riggers, the unsung heroes of parachute operations. Much respect to all of them.
Does anyone else know the exact length of their finger and arm at almost any given point? 20 years later I still know that book is 3" and so is my index finger ....... 1 ejection seat save and hundreds if not thousands of Static line and MT1X. saves.
To all Parachute Riggers past and present ... thanks!!! Nothing is as beautiful as a fully deployed and open canopy when you look up ... Whooah !!!
This video looks like it was filmed in the 90s especially with the music.
How many riggers does it take to cut quarter inch?
quarter inch nylon or cotton?
As many as takes to look busy
Great video! - PR2
PR is like being a brain surgeon on temp worker pay that gets no respect from anyone but the patient.
Pretty much sums up riggers
i am thinking about going into the army please explain
Im going to be a parachute rigger for the marines. I ship out in November and have just been doin some research over the job so i know what im going into. Im very excited for this job
Who are you im here rn lol
Yooo, I wanna do that. How was it? Did you have to go to airborne school?
@@datboiLJ_ Yes, passing Airborne School is one of the requirements to become a PR.
@@pmijr7081 ok, are u a pr?
I’m going pr for the marines and no one can tell me anything about because no one knows about it and it sucks
It’s fun
For how long tho?
Are you Sure.......
blue skyz about what ?
I will be sure always!
I was Honor Graduate of my class. This was my first MOS 43E Parachute Rigger, back in the day. I remember two guys kept arguing that they would each get it after phase 2. But at the end of phase 3, I won and had no idea I was even in the running. They were both a little angry, and protested to one of the instructors to no avail. sorry losers, haha. Seemed my helping my mother sew as a kid payed off. I'm guessing the "stitch bitch" phase is still phase three. I ended up seeing Busan, ROK and Kaiserslautern, FRG a long time ago. I still have my original rigger card I had laminated like the old green ID cards, and a real rigger belt made from the long waist strap and buckle of a Vietnam Era US T-10 Parachute Pack Tray that was DBER.
Do the riggers get to jump out of planes too?
@@lukeroberts1199 US Army Parachute Riggers are required to go through and pass Airborne School before going to Rigger School, and must remain on jump status to work as a Rigger. So a Rigger wears Airborne wings, Rigger wings, jumps regularly, and receives jump pay. Riggers also wear a red ball cap (rigger cap) while working in that capacity, or otherwise a maroon airborne beret. There are often opportunities to jump with foreign troops to earn foreign jump wings worn over your right side breast pocket, only one at a time.
I was stationed in Kaiserslautern in 1983-1985 at Deanner Kaserne next to the Riggers Company. Were you there same time? I was honor graduate of my basic training company. I remember seeing those guys with 3-4 wings, US Parachutist, Rigger and also German and French wings. One had Belgium.
@@williamjhunter5714 I enlisted at 26 yrs old in late 1987 and was honor graduated of my rigger course in April 1988. But in 1992 I took a DLAB and scored 108 and would change to MI Corps.
@@storbokki371 50 years ago right now, July 71, I was going through jump school and when we went into jump week, we all went in to see the rigger shack to see how it all comes together... those long beautiful wood tables and the ultra clean environment. Am I remembering correctly that the riggers would jump every so many chutes they themselves packed and I seem to remember it was every tenth chute?
There’s not enough videos about PRs on TH-cam
Make them
@kidthrd2
Rigger!
Small and unique = slow promotiona
lol the black guy is kidthdr2 on TH-cam