The U.S. Army Airborne School, located at Ft. Benning, Georgia trains cadets, enlisted soldiers, non commissioned officers and commissioned officers in the use of the static line deployed parachute.
Training occurs in three phases.
Week one is ground week. Students practice exiting using mock aircrafts and 34 Foot Towers. The PLF is first learned while standing stationary and then executed while hanging for the Lateral Drift Apparatus. Week two is tower week. During tower week students continue to practice exits and PLFs.