13 Tell-Tale Signs You’re A Paratrooper

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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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.

[caption id="attachment_60696" align="alignnone" width="1024"] 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]

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.

[caption id="attachment_60695" align="alignnone" width="1024"] I mean, you jump out of planes. It's hard to top that.[/caption]

6. If you walk away, you figure it went pretty well.

7. You buddy rig.

8. You're pretty obsessed with your fitness.

[caption id="attachment_60701" align="alignnone" width="275"] Gotta prepare for everything and anything.[/caption]

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.

[caption id="attachment_60698" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Keep dreamin'.[/caption]

13. You won't stop talking about airborne.

[caption id="attachment_60697" align="alignnone" width="1024"] But honestly, why would you?[/caption]

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