Re: How much parachute training in U.S. military?

On Mon, 16 May 2005 21:59:45 GMT, "Thomas Schoene"
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>However, I think you could raise some pretty fair questions about the need
>for as many parachute-trained infantry units as we have. The largest actual
>combat drops since Korea are that brigade jump in Iraq and a couple of
>two-battalion drops. It's hard to imagine many realistic near-term
>scenarios where you need to drop more than about two brigades, IMO. Finding
>enough airlift for a full divisional drop would be interesting in any case.

AIUI, to have a brigade "ready to jump on 12 hours notice", you
essentially need a division worth of airborne troops; one brigade
'ready', one working up to 'ready', and one recovering from the time spent
as 'ready'.

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