Glen Coffee completed Airborne School?

Alasippi · Jun 19, 2013

That's really good stuff. I'm glad he found his way to where he really wanted to be.

SCrammerjammer · Jun 19, 2013

Congratulations to Coffee.

Craxycat · Jun 19, 2013

Oh good job! Hubby jumps out of planes for a living so I can appreciate...just couldn't do it myself

Hmm I wonder if he will make it to Bragg *grin* if he is going SF it is possible I suppose.

bamadws56 · Jun 19, 2013

JBama_in_PCOLA said:
Yeah it is shrinking huh... It's strange though I just got out in 2010 and the way things have chance since is crazy. It's been that way since 2002. Every year it was something different. I thought briefly about making it a career as an officer but my children came first. I couldn't do it to them. I commend Coffee on what he's doing. He's going from a feature back to not even a squad leader in the military. That takes patience that few have, especially in his situation. I know I couldn't have done that much less jump out a fully functional airplane. My drill SGT was a football player in college. He had no injuries or anything. He jumped only once and tore up his knee. He hasn't jumped since. Good dude though.

The joke in the airborne community is "the first timr the airforce brings me a fully functioning plane, I might have second thoughts about jumping out of it!"

If he's SOF, he'll be coming here to Bragg. I'll have to keep an eye out for him.

CrimsonBeachBum · Jun 19, 2013

JBama_in_PCOLA said:
That's cool if he is a fellow soldier. I just couldn't bring myself to jump out of an airplane. I'm surprised he wasn't at Ft.
Benning first or was he?

I went through basic training and AIT (Advanced Infantry Training) at Ft. Benning back in 1979 but had no desire to jump off the training tower, much less a perfectly good airplane.

JBama_in_PCOLA · Jun 19, 2013

CrimsonBeachBum said:
I went through basic training and AIT (Advanced Infantry Training) at Ft. Benning back in 1979 but had no desire to jump off the training tower, much less a perfectly good airplane.

I was at Benning before I went to Iraq and saw the giant red and white towers (red and white from what I remember) back in 2003 and 2004. There was no way I could do it. I could repel with the best of them though, actually as well as rangers. Jumping though that takes lunacy and a fifth of gin.

bamadws56 said:
The joke in the airborne community is "the first timr the airforce brings me a fully functioning plane, I might have second thoughts about jumping out of it!"

If he's SOF, he'll be coming here to Bragg. I'll have to keep an eye out for him.

The only airplane I jumped out of is the last one that brought me home from
Iraq. Well, I jumped off the steps and kissed the ground and said never again. That's about all the jumping they got out of me.

Airborne Tider · Jun 19, 2013

I worked there for a year and a half a couple of years ago. That would have been a fun class to teach.

All The Way Glen.

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rgw · Jun 19, 2013

jabcmb said:
Hooah, Glen!

Minor point, also the US military academies (which we know doesn't apply in this case)

Ah yes...considering it takes getting a congressperson to rec you, I just don't even think of that for most people. Just gotta hope no kid in your district has a momma or daddy who knows or is important to your rep when you want to apply.

jabcmb · Jun 19, 2013

rgw said:
Ah yes...considering it takes getting a congressperson to rec you, I just don't even think of that for most people. Just gotta hope no kid in your district has a momma or daddy who knows or is important to your rep when you want to apply.

So true.

BamaMan09 · Jun 19, 2013

He's from Ft. Walton Beach, FL originally so maybe he's doing his training at Eglin.

RogueElephant · Jun 19, 2013

Congrats to Mr. Coffee.

Luvubama · Jun 19, 2013

Not many people could do that and it's nice to see he has the drive and ability to create a good future for himself.

RTR91 · Jun 21, 2013

He'll be on Smashmouth Radio (Scarbinsky's show) at 9:40. Click here to listen.

formersoldier71 · Jun 21, 2013

As he talked Thursday, Coffee was moments away from completing his fifth and final jump required to complete Airborne School at Fort Benning in Georgia. He graduates Friday and hopes to be on his way soon to Fort Bragg in North Carolina, where his goal of becoming a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces eventually could be realized.

“I know my motivation and I know my focus,” Coffee said. “I just felt like being in an elite unit would pretty much weed out anybody who didn't have the drive and focus that I believe I have.

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Tidewater · Jun 21, 2013

JBama_in_PCOLA said:
Wow!! I would have gone to to OCS. He could have done that without a 4 year degree.

Not any more.

JLeodhas · Jun 21, 2013

Wishing him the very best. Wonder if he says "Roll Tide" when he jumps.

roltidejunky · Jun 21, 2013

great news and i welcome him with open arms into the greatest army on the planet earth!!!!!! RTR!!!!

dirtroadlizard · Jun 22, 2013

I toted an M-60 over many a hill at Hunter Liggett while stationed at Ft. Ord 7th Inf .

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