A reader and friend shared this POV video of one of his recent jumps. I have to say that it’s one of the things I miss most about the military, water jumps especially.
Which of course leads me to share something from yet another friend, Mayflower Research & Consulting
someone is a fellow combat diver….i know key west when i see it!
Being a combat diver I’ve done quite a few water jumps!
Do they wear some sort of flotation device? I would be interested in volunteering for something like this but I’m not the most confident swimmer.
You always wear flotation devices of one sort or another but you’d be surprised at how buoyant you are wearing a uniform in the ocean.
Yep we wear UDT vests, but SSD is right. You barely get below the surface, especially when the wind is howling like that!
I have to admit that is one of the things I miss the most, water jumps were the best and an easy way to to qual for my yearly para pay!
I noticed the drills down here in Australia were a little different. We kept the reserve on for flotation and broke one riser on hitting the water to avoid the dragging this fella went through…
That would work! But you’re right, we do it a little differently here. We are taught to completely come clear of the rig when we hit the water. I just went for a ride so the recovery team didn’t have to chase the chute across the ocean. Deflating the chute by pulling one toggle is a courtesy for the riggers, as it keeps it all from getting tangled into a big wet ball of knots.
Recon Marines out of Mobile, AL?
No.