In order to be part of one of the best Army, the 82nd Airborne Division I had to go Airborne school. I remember those days at Fort Benning Georgia, the longest three weeks ever, the more my friend back home told me that I was not going to make it, the harder I work to prove them wrong.
After almost two weeks for training we were told that we were ready to jump out of a plane. WOW, I said, almost there, I just need to jump, I thought. We were around 150 soldiers that night, I remember when the chaplain (that was jumping with us as well) said a prayer for us, -a man of God jumping with us, don’t worry everything is going to be just fine. As we start boarding the plane I started having all this thoughts in my head, I couldn’t stop being nervous, what if my parachute don’t open, what if the plane crash, what if I land on a tree. WOW, the more I think about these things the more I realize that I didn’t wanted to jump anymore.
Hours later I got inform that the first plane had already landed and that the Chaplain broke a leg,oh no, now I was really worried, I remember all those promises that I made to God, yeah, you just think about me only when you need me Grace, as I could almost hear God’s voice telling me that I was on my own, I didn’t send you to do this,LOL, Well, too late for that, we were up in the C-130, the Jump master started giving us instructions, sorry, can’t tell what they were, I was just thinking about a way out of there that didn’t involve jumping anymore. Very well,said the Jump Master, when I say green light go, you all must jump one at a time, everything happened so quickly, I got frozen up at the door, the Jump master keep yelling at me as I was telling him how I change my mind and that I didn’t wanted to jump any more. He kick me right out of that plane while I was holding into those doors as a Kitty cat afraid of unknown waters. next thing I now I was already landing, got up, check my body looking for something missing or broken, I was fine, thank you God.
One week later I was on the graduation ceremony, only 5 females including myself graduated that day, I was proud of myself of becoming part of the 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg,NC. I got there with my pin Winds to show to the world.
Jumping out of a plane is a great experience and I am very happy that the army gave me such a great opportunity. Sometimes females don’t even want to try new things because people around you tells you that you can’t make it. If you happened to be a female I have great news for you, in life all the things are possible.
