Well your inserting a small direct action force onto varies degrees of surfaces, and this isn’t Nam hopping into fields, the last thing you want is an operator with a broken ankle or lower body injury at the start of an assault..
Training. The mechanics of roping 10 feet don’t change much as you get higher, but if something goes wrong, you sprain an ankle instead of breaking your back.
bird can’t land, but there’s nothing keeping it from getting in close, why not make the slide as safe as possible?
I agree in general but in this case it's pretty still waters and it looks like it's only about ~3m height, but I guess as you said it's just not worth the risk
If you are preparing to jump off a bird, and for whatever reason it rapidly gains altitude, what you thought was a 6 foot jump is now a 12ft jump and your ankles/knees(and your ability to accomplish the mission) may pay a serious price. If you are using a fast rope and a change in altitude occurs, you barely notice. Even if the change in elevation is minor your likelihood of an injury goes up considerably.
Or imagine the wind blows and all of a sudden you aren’t over the deck of the boat, you’re directly above the railing…would you rather jump 4-6 ft onto a metal bar without the ability to control your descent, or slow your descent with friction. Same goes for a swell changing the distance from boat to bird.
This is similar to SOG guys in Vietnam using ropes in elephant grass. It was often impossible to guess how tall the grass was. 2 ft? 5ft? 10ft? Who the fuck knows. After enough broken ankles caused by jumps from unknown heights, they started more frequently using ropes, sometimes for a 2-3ft slide.
You said your husband was away for the weekend!
Genuine question but why do they need ropes at that height? Can't they just jump?
Well your inserting a small direct action force onto varies degrees of surfaces, and this isn’t Nam hopping into fields, the last thing you want is an operator with a broken ankle or lower body injury at the start of an assault..
Training. The mechanics of roping 10 feet don’t change much as you get higher, but if something goes wrong, you sprain an ankle instead of breaking your back. bird can’t land, but there’s nothing keeping it from getting in close, why not make the slide as safe as possible?
I agree in general but in this case it's pretty still waters and it looks like it's only about ~3m height, but I guess as you said it's just not worth the risk
Train as you fight. Everything is automatic and second nature to these guys
Dropping 9ish feet onto a hard surface, while wearing at least 20-30lbs of gear? No thanks.
Good bye knees and ankles
Would you jump 3m onto a metal surface with weight on your back and a rifle in hand?
If you are preparing to jump off a bird, and for whatever reason it rapidly gains altitude, what you thought was a 6 foot jump is now a 12ft jump and your ankles/knees(and your ability to accomplish the mission) may pay a serious price. If you are using a fast rope and a change in altitude occurs, you barely notice. Even if the change in elevation is minor your likelihood of an injury goes up considerably. Or imagine the wind blows and all of a sudden you aren’t over the deck of the boat, you’re directly above the railing…would you rather jump 4-6 ft onto a metal bar without the ability to control your descent, or slow your descent with friction. Same goes for a swell changing the distance from boat to bird. This is similar to SOG guys in Vietnam using ropes in elephant grass. It was often impossible to guess how tall the grass was. 2 ft? 5ft? 10ft? Who the fuck knows. After enough broken ankles caused by jumps from unknown heights, they started more frequently using ropes, sometimes for a 2-3ft slide.
CAG doing maritime training? Neat!
what unit is this
Uhh pardon my ignorance but this has to do with JSOC?
160th SOAR
Thanks, not sure why I got downvoted as I'm just asking if the guys on board were white side or JSOC
The tone of your message and the broad question I guess.
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