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How The Creation Of Airborne Soldiers, Change The Us Military Special Forces

The first thing that comes to mind about Airborne soldiers is that they are crazy to jump out of planes. This particular narrative, I will concentrating on of the more prestigious soldiers our military has to offer - the Airborne Soldier (paratrooper). The whole purpose of being a qualified airborne soldier, is that you jump out of a plane with a parachute, and land behind enemy lines to out flank them. When it comes to the Armed Forces of the United States, all soldiers from different branches come together and represent our country. Although soldiers come in all different shapes, sizes, ethnicities, religious beliefs, being able to wear the Airborne patch on one's shoulder, or being able to wear the medal on one's chest is something not everybody can accomplish. Takes a great deal of commitment and self courage. Even though the basic idea to one becoming airborne qualified seems easy, there are actually a lot of screenings done to a soldier before he can even be considered to go airborne school. For example, if you are enrolled in the ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) you must be a contracted cadet, meaning that you have fully committed to 4 years of service to the military. Another thing is that you must have a certain physical fitness test score, and have a good standing GPA. While most citizens of the United States thinks of a soldier and being not educated, and is just a war junkie, we must try to inform them that what these people are doing is what helps keep this nation great. Most officers today have a Bachelors Degree, and every soldier is trained proficiently in correspondence to their profession. If these people don't volunteer to be in the military who will guard our nation? That is why when people call soldiers war junkies, it becomes a sensitive topic. If no volunteer soldiers were present, the government would have to re-instate the draft, which in turn would cause more pandemonium in our society. The creation of the Airborne...