Jump Week

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Jump Week is the culminating phase of U.S. Army Airborne School in which students conduct multiple parachute jumps to earn their airborne qualification.

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Jump Week canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Army Airborne School phase
military training phase
alsoKnownAs Airborne School
surface form: Airborne School Jump Week

Jump Phase
appliesTo U.S. Army personnel
U.S. military students
paratrooper candidates
assessmentMethod performance-based evaluation
associatedWith Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade
U.S. Army Infantry School
branchFocus Army airborne forces
conductedBy United States Army Airborne School
surface form: U.S. Army Airborne School

United States Army
country United States of America
surface form: United States
duration approximately one week
eligibility service members who passed Ground Week and Tower Week
endState graduates designated as airborne qualified
feature daytime combat equipment jumps
mass tactical training jump
multiple parachute jumps
night combat equipment jump
follows Tower Week
formerlyAt Fort Benning
surface form: Fort Benning, Georgia
location Fort Moore, Georgia
occursOn military drop zones
participantRole student paratrooper
partOf United States Army Airborne School
surface form: United States Army Basic Airborne Course
precedes award of Parachutist Badge
purpose to qualify students as military parachutists
qualificationEarned U.S. Army basic airborne qualification
requires successful completion of prior airborne instruction
requiresPriorPhase Ground Week
Tower Week
resultsIn authorization to wear Parachutist Badge
riskLevel high-risk training
safetyMeasures airborne safety personnel
jumpmaster supervision
medical support on drop zone
symbolism culmination of Airborne School
trainingObjective to build confidence in parachute equipment
to demonstrate safe exit, flight, and landing techniques
trainingType airborne operations training
static-line parachute training
usesAircraft Lockheed C-130 Hercules
surface form: C-130 Hercules

C-17 Globemaster III
usesEquipment T-11 parachute
reserve parachute

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Airborne School hasPhase Jump Week
Jump School hasPart Jump Week