page_title: United States Army Jumpmaster School
section_title: Training
hierarchical_section_title: United States Army Jumpmaster School / Training
caption_attribution_description: English: U.S. Army Master Sgt. Raymond Geoghegan, a jumpmaster assigned to the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division gives the 10-minute time warning to paratroopers, as they approach Luzon Drop Zone and prepare to conduct airborne operations at Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 21, 2013. During airborne operations, jumpmasters voiced all commands to the prospective jumpers and ensured that they exited the aircraft properly and in a safe manner.
context_page_description: The United States Army Jumpmaster School trains personnel in the skills necessary to jumpmaster a combat-equipped jump and the proper attaching, jumping, and releasing of combat and individual equipment while participating in an actual jump that is proficient in the duties and responsibilities of the Jumpmaster and Safety; procedures for rigging individual equipment containers and door bundles; personnel parachute components by their specific nomenclature and characteristics; procedures and standards required to conduct a JumpMaster Personnel Inspection; the duties and responsibilities of the Drop Zone Safety Officer; the presentation of the Jumpmaster briefing and sustained airborne training; and the execution of the duties of a Jumpmaster and Safety from a USAF aircraft during a day/night combat equipment jump.
context_section_description: In order to obtain the coveted Jumpmaster rating, an individual must complete a series of requirements. Since 1950, only those in the ranks of Sergeant and above may perform any Jumpmaster duties. The individual must be a graduate of The U.S. Army Advanced Airborne School at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, The United States Army Jumpmaster School at Fort Benning, Georgia or the U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) Jumpmaster School Mobile Training Teams (MTT).  In order to enter these elite military schools, the individual must meet the following standards:
  Active Army and Reserve Component Officer and Enlisted Personnel (E-5 or above).
  Must be qualified as a parachutist and have a minimum of 12 static line parachute jumps from a high-performance aircraft (C-130, C-141, C27J, C-17 or C-5 only).
  Must have been on jump status for a minimum of 12 months. These months do not have to be consecutive.
  An Airborne physical current within 5 years.
  Must be recommended by Battalion Commander or officer in the grade of Lieutenant colonel (signed service school worksheet or unit order of merit list).
  Must have a static line jump within the past 180 days.
  Sister Service Members are authorized to attend as long as they are in a billet that requires the use of Jumpmaster skills / knowledge. Marine Corps and Air Force enlisted personnel E-4 and above may attend.
  All waivers to the above, must be routed from the first O-5 Commander or equivalent thru the Commander, 1-507th Parachute Infantry Regiment to Commander, 199th Infantry Brigade. All waivers must be received thirty (30) days prior to the start of the course.
caption: A jumpmaster starts the PWAC sequence by giving his paratroopers the "ten-minutes" till jump command as he begins to prepare them to exit the aircraft
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