{"id":172776,"date":"2025-08-15T17:01:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T21:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=172776"},"modified":"2025-08-15T17:01:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T21:01:19","slug":"army-recodes-jump-pay-eligibility-for-22000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=172776","title":{"rendered":"Army “Recodes” Jump Pay Eligibility for 22,000"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nLook, up in the sky..<\/em><\/p>\n

Leg day: Army cuts down on number of paid parachutists<\/h3>\n

The Army is reclassifying 20,000 paid parachutist positions to prioritize limited airborne resources for soldiers who would be the first to jump into combat.<\/em>
\nPatty Nieberg<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since World War II, the number of soldiers the Army has trained to be able to jump into combat has more than doubled. But as the service prepares for a future war, it worries there are too many soldiers who need to maintain their jump status, especially those who would not actually be jumping directly into combat.<\/p>\n

The Army is reclassifying around 20,000 paid parachutist positions to manage limited resources and prioritize airborne training for soldiers who would be the first ones on the ground, officials said. Paid parachute positions include paratroopers in airborne units as well as soldiers in other staff units.<\/p>\n

Those soldiers who are coded as paid parachutist positions will still receive jump pay and need to maintain their jump status, according to Army officials. All soldiers are still able to go to airborne school. The change was first reported by Army Times.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not about the money, per se. It\u2019s literally about \u2014 for the forces that will jump in the alpha echelon and fight off a potentially contested drop zone. We want them at the highest level of readiness,\u201d Commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps Lt. Gen. Greg Anderson said on an episode of the From the Green Notebook podcast on Wednesday. \u201cThree jumps, most of those currency jumps, is not going to get us the readiness we need.\u201d<\/p>\n

Soldiers are required to jump once every three months to maintain their status.<\/p>\n

Anderson said that maintaining \u201ccollective proficiency\u201d across the airborne force under current conditions is \u201cunsustainable\u201d due to \u201cdwindling resources.\u201d Those resources range from a limited number of aircraft, to riggers who pack and inspect chutes for all jumps and the need to maintain highly proficient jump masters.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll these things are contributing to a decline in the collective proficiency of our forces,\u201d Anderson said. \u201cFor the last three fiscal years, the 82nd Airborne per capita is jumping less than four times \u2014 somewhere in the two-and-a-half to three jumps per paratrooper. That doesn\u2019t even meet airborne currency, let alone airborne proficiency.\u201d<\/p>\n

The changes will go into effect Oct. 1, said Col. Mary Ricks, a spokesperson for the XVIII Airborne Corps.
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\n\u201cWe have tens of thousands of soldiers who are on airborne status and getting paid to be on airborne status that\u2019s ballooned over time and not realistic to combat,\u201d said Col. Dave Butler, a spokesperson for the Army. \u201cAdmin personnel at a division level, even in an airborne division, probably aren\u2019t going to jump into combat.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Task&Purpose<\/a><\/p>\n

Extra pay for four Double-E Ticket rides a year? OK. I can see y’all getting Jump Pay. How you earn Base Pay now, is another question.
\n*grin*<\/p>\n

Hat tip to a Usual Suspect for the inspiration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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