13 Tell-Tale Signs You’re A Paratrooper


SUMMARY
The maroon beret on your truck dash and the airborne wings tattooed to your chest are pretty good indicators that you’re a paratrooper. Still, if you want more proof, just check yourself for these common symptoms of airborne.
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The maroon beret on your truck dash and the airborne wings tattooed to your chest are pretty good indicators that you're a paratrooper. Still, if you want more proof, just check yourself for these common symptoms of airborne.
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What a view![/caption]
A member of the 82nd Airborne Division and British paratrooper prepare to jump from a tethered balloon in preparation for a jump into Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, on on the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe.[/caption]
I mean, you jump out of planes. It's hard to top that.[/caption]
Gotta prepare for everything and anything.[/caption]
Keep dreamin'.[/caption]
But honestly, why would you?[/caption]
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1. You consider any day that you get to exit an aircraft a good day.
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2. You're always prepared to deploy.
3. You believe jumping is a group activity.
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4. You don't think it's fast unless it can be anywhere in the world in 18 hours.
5. A lot can happen before you get excited.
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6. If you walk away, you figure it went pretty well.
7. You buddy rig.
8. You're pretty obsessed with your fitness.
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9. When someone messes up, you assume they're a NAP, or "Not A Paratrooper".
10. You "double time." Every. Damn. Morning.
11. And every run starts with that cadence, "C-130 flying over division!"
12. You honestly believe you'll meet a woman with a "Jumpers, hit it!" tattoo.
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13. You won't stop talking about airborne.
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