US Army paratrooper overcomes a parachute malfunction and touches down safely using his reserve chute.



    by 305FUN2

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    1. Before the second parachute was deployed, the soldier had to return to the officer to retrieve a second one.

    2. FelisCantabrigiensis on

      … and lands first, immediately gets taken out by the OPFOR, takes it easy for the rest of the exercise.

    3. It was either fix his chute or the homies rag on him for dying from not pulling out in time.

    4. CloseToMyActualName on

      Why did it take the reserve chute so long to deploy?

      Did the soldier do it on purpose (to reduce the odds of it getting tangled)?

    5. contrarian1970 on

      Honestly, that might be my last jump regardless of how the Army decided to handle me.

    6. Safely is not a word most paratroopers would include in the landing portion of jumps. They land but it’s almost never safely. Those hips, knees, ankles, and back are certainly not safe afterwards.

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