That's right, I finally got my jump wings, they rule!
Yay!

Congratulations Shane.
How did you like the training?
Was it what you expected?
What type of Aircraft?
(prop,jet,helo)
What altitudes did you do?
(low level combat style jumps or did they give you time under canopy to play with the chute?)

Whats your next Step/Goal?
What ever it is Go into it with Gusto and enjoy the ride.

All the Best to you and those you serve with in the Future.

Airborne All The way.

Welcome to the club mate!

Well done mate. Jump with pride, and enjoy every moment, you will remember the rush all your life.

Hercules, 1200ft, 5 jumps.

Shane.

To repeat what Acorn said, Welcome.

Congrats.

Congrats Brother.

You are now a member of the most physically fit alcoholics on the face of the earth.

All The Way!

Airborne Wings show us to be a Brotherhood,those who had the Nerve to step up and exit an operational aircraft (I wont say perfectly good as we are talking military aircraft here,lol) in order to get to the enemy in a more timely fashion.

Airborne is just a method of getting to where your skills are needed,Soldiering is the skill to perfect,Survival,Land Nav,Weapons and their usage,stepping out of the aircraft is 60 seconds of RUSH,lol.

Enjoy The RUSH but LOVE the JOB.

People have already described Airborne personnel better than we will today.
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"What manner of men are these who wear the maroon beret?
They are, firstly, all volunteers and are toughened by hard physical training.As a result they have that infectious optimism and that offensive eagerness which comes from physical well being. They have "jumped" from the air and by so doing have conquered fear.

Their duty lies in the van of the battle; they are proud of this honour and have never failed in any task. They have the highest standards in all things whether it be skill in Battle or smartness in the execution of all peacetime duties. They have shown themselves to be as tenacious and determined in defence as they are courageous in the attack. They are, in fact, men apart -- every man an Emperor.

Of all the factors which make for success in battle the spirit of the warrior is the most decisive. That spirit can be found in full measure in the men who wear the maroon beret."

Field Marshall The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
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AIRBORNE TOAST
I have ridden the skies in great machines, hooked up and jumped with the best of men. I have fought long and hard, and when I felt I had no energy left, I have been fired by the fear that if I stopped fighting, my comrades would die. And when I was in danger, enemy all around, I heard the thunder from my left and my right, as my life was defended. I have never been alone. I live, jump, fight and battle to victory with the greatest assemblage of men on earth.
Gentlemen, to the BROTHERHOOD of the AIRBORNE.
To the AIRBORNE !
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"Where is the prince who can afford so to cover his country with troops for its defense, as that ten thousand men descending from the clouds, might not, in many places, do an infinite deal of mischief before a force could be brought together to repel them?"
Benjamin Franklin, 1784
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.."Jumping encourages self confidence, determination, self reliance, masterful activity, aggression, courage, and other items symptomatic of the phallic-narcissistic type, all of which are very important in the military setting, especially in paratroop commando units, which rely heavily on individual action and are aggressive in nature. In a way, even the illusion of omnipotence enhanced by jumping can make a better soldier."
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"We're Paratroopers, Lieutenant, we're supposed to be surrounded. ..." Col Richard D. Winters
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There's hundreds more. I recall one that says something along the lines of,
" If a man will jump from an airplane, he'll do anything"

You may enjoy a Paratrooper site I belong to, but read the rules first FFS or they will think you're a dumbass. All paratroopers are welcome, btw, especially you old guys. It is not a place for serious discussion except at rare occasions.
www.usparatroopers.org

Here is a Nice clip of Mass exit static line jumpers,filmed from inside and outside the aircraft.
Watch the number 8 man in the stick,he runs into the left side edge of the door,when they show the same jumpers from outside the craft watch and see how that little bump spins him into a bad twist.
Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlONSG5gXnw