Jump Wings

[catalyst]

I was told one of the reasons for pre para was to make sure you had an acceptable level of fitness before the course (sometimes at a higher standard) so that once you get ot hte course, you don't kill yourself trying and you are able to enjoy the course more.

 

[a78jumper]

anybody have any idea about eyesight requirements for the course?
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There is a requirement what used to be called V3 as I recall, but see my comments earlier in this thread. If you can convince a judge that you can see as well as person with two eyes you will win a human rights tribunal for a recourse even though you have a glass eye. So IMHO the eyesight requirements are not cast in stone.

 

[vadeanu]

I was told one of the reasons for pre para was to make sure you had an acceptable level of fitness before the course (sometimes at a higher standard) so that once you get ot hte course, you don't kill yourself trying and you are able to enjoy the course more.

You are what you train yourself to be; become a machine and conquer the course.

 

[3rd Herd]

Mods feel free to move:

This is more of a question than an answer but yesterday while going through the Canadian Army Routine Orders from the Second World War/Korea time frame I found an interesting order regarding the awarding and authority to wear wings. Paraphrasing it dealt with injuries suffered while completing parachute training. In that if the injuries suffered were severe enough to preclude completion of the course the Commanding Officer had the discretionary powers to award jump wings to the injured member. Anyone have an up to date source on this ?

 

[geo]

If the person is not fit to complete the course, then he has not completed the course.  Giving him the wings would give other people the wrong impression.... IE that he is qualified to jump, once he recovers from his injuries.... NOT A GOOD IDEA.

 

[MCpl. Burwell]

When I was at CABC in the early 90s we had to recourse an Army Cadet who convinced the courts that he was perfectly capable of performing the requirements of a basic parachutist despite having only one eye. He had been medically RTU'd after completing most of the ground phase when the PI discovered his so called "handicap".  His doctor evidently chose the ignore the vision requirements that were in force in those days. So I am not held too in awe of pre requisites for this or any other course. BTW the individual concerned passed the course second time around, and I employed him a number of times as a casual parachuhtist on TALS training afterwards(he was a reservist by that point), totally without incident. Good guy.

That Army Cadet is now CIC in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He is a really good guy and i can tell you that he is one tough sucker and definetly earned those wings because he had that course twice and each time did great.

 

[Acer Syrup]

Any CIC officers do the course as an officer?

 

[medaid]

Any CIC officers do the course as an officer?

Yup... the escort officer usually gets a chance at it I believe. I know of one who got his wings by being the escort officer.

 

[rage]

I am a CIC Officer from PAC Region. Can anyone give details on what I would need to do to get jump wings as a CIC Officer?

 

[TCBF]

I am a CIC Officer from PAC Region. Can anyone give details on what I would need to do to get jump wings as a CIC Officer?

- You would have to successfully complete a Basic Parachute Course.

 

[rage]

please provide more details. Where would that be? How long is the course? I was PRES and the CIC world is new to me. Would this be a REG Force course?

 

[Michael OLeary]

please provide more details. Where would that be? How long is the course? I was PRES and the CIC world is new to me. Would this be a REG Force course?

Try searching the forums for "basic para".

 

[Burrows]

As far as I know, the only way for a CIC officer to get their wings is to be the Escort Officer for the jump course.

 

[gwp]

I am a CIC Officer from PAC Region. Can anyone give details on what I would need to do to get jump wings as a CIC Officer?

Go to the authority, RCSU(Pac) SO2 Land or S02 Training.  As noted in this thread you likely have to be selected as officer staff for the course.

 

[catalyst]

Do you have cadetnet? Look into the army HQ conference and look at previous years' requirements (subject to change, of course)