JM DUTIES AT UNIT AREA

PREJUMP BRIEFING
1. Receives briefing from operations and training officer (S3).
2. Checks manifest.
3. Organized plane load.
4. Appoints assistant(s) and safety personnel
5. Briefs troops (pre-jump briefing).
6. Inspects troops and equipment.

SUSTAINED AIRBORNE TRAINING (Performance-oriented training)

1. Parachutists should be placed in a circle (jumpmaster and assistant) with the safeties
making corrections.
2. Review the following points:
3. Five points of performance.
4. Towed parachutist.
5. Canopy control
6. Malfunctions
7. Entanglements.
8. Emergency landings.
9. Recovery from drag
10. Recovery of parachute and equipment.
11. Interval between jumpers.
12. Mock door training.
13. Parachute landing falls (PLF)

MENTAL ALLERTNESS DRILL

1. Mental Alertness Drill is used to assist in developing mental alertness and coordination
of the students.
- The instructor may give a student or group of students the command “HIT IT”.
- The students will immediately snap into good tight body position and count 1,000 to
4,000 then look up and check the canopy in which they will rise their hands straight
up while shouting “UP”.
- He maintains the body position until one of the three (3) following commands is
given; RECOVER, TOTAL MALFUNCTION, PARTIAL MALFUNCTION.

2. If the command “RECOVER” is given, the students will resume his normal activities and
shout AIRBORNE
3. If the command “ TOTAL MALFUNCTION” is given, the students will maintain their body
position and simulate activating the reserve parachute. He will grasp the reserve handle
with his right hand and the left carrying handle with his left hand. Then he will turn his
 head sharply to the left and simulate pulling the reserve handle. The students will take
up the “PREPARE TO LAND ATTITUDE”
4. If the command “PARTIAL MALFUNCTION” is given, the student will perform the same
manner/way with the total malfunction. The students will then take up the “PREPARE
TO LAND ATTITUDE”
5. All students must react properly to the following commands as training for mental
alertness .
a. “HIT IT” – The students assume the first point of performance and count
1,000 to 4,000 they look up and check the canopy in which they will raise their hands
straight up while shouting “UP” and remain in that position until command “RECOVER”
is given.
b. RECOVER – The only command authorizing the students to return to the
position of attention from the second point of performance. As they recover students
shout “AIRBORNE”.
c. ONE WEEK – Students make seven good exercises and another for the
airborne, one for the SF and one who gives the command.
d. WHAT CAN YOU SEE - given as the students checks his canopy. In reply
the students shout “APEX SIR OR SERGEANT”, as the case maybe.
e. HOW WIDE IS IT – referring to the apex, the students reply “90 INCHES IN
DIAMETER SIR/SGT, as the case maybe (90 inches for main parachute and 72 inches for
the reserve)
f. WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT IN AIRBORNE TRAINING – The
Students reply will be “MENTAL ALERTNESS SIR/SGT. As the case maybe.
g. GROUND EQUIPMENT – Students take off their combat packs and place
them in front properly aligned and centered, with the top of the pack about 3 inches
from feet. “AHHH accompanied this movement; students resume the position shout
“SNAP”.
h. HEADGEARS OFF - Students remove their headgear, shouting “AHHH”
headgear is held at waist high with right hand, roster nr to the front the shout “SNAP”
i. TAKE EQUIPMENT – students pick up their combat packs and quickly put
them on their backs. They resume the position of attention immediately and then shout
“SNAP”.
j HEADGEARS ON – Headgears are replaced, chin strap properly secured
and the students shouts “SNAP”. After the execution.
k. TAKE SEATS – Students shout “AHHH thank you SIR or Sergeant. As they
take their seats.
l. READY RISE – Students shout “STANDTALL”
m. BEAT IT –Students beat their stomach alternately with their left and right hands
and immediately proceed to HIT IT.
n. SPIKE RIGHT or SPIKE LEFT – students strike their chest with their left or
right as the case maybe.
o. JAB RIGHT or JAB LEFT – Students strike their hands to the air right or left
as the case maybe.
 p. BLOW – Is the combination of jab right and left, spike right and left and
beat it and immediately proceed to hit it.
q. ANY QUESTION – No one sounds off unless he has a question.

6. In all instances, the MENTAL ALERTNESS DRILL is concluded by the instructor

commanding recover.

FIVE POINTS OF PERFORMANCE

1. Check body position and count
2. Check Canopy
3. Keep a sharp lookout during descent
4. Prepare to land
5. Land

CHECK BODY POSITION AND COUNT

1. Body must be an L type position
2. Chin on chest
3. Eyes open.
4. Elbows clip into side
5. Hands on the reserve and finger spread.
6. Bend forward at waist.
7. Feet and knees together.
8. Lack knees to the rear
9. Count to 1,000 to 4,000

TOWED PARACHUTE
Jumpmaster stops the stick and informs loadmaster. Loadmaster will inform the aircraft
commander.
Observes the towed parachutist (if one or both hands are on the helmet, the parachutist
is conscious).
At the direction of the aircraft commander, the loadmaster does one of the following:
• Retrieves the parachutist into aircraft, or as close as possible. (during retrieval, the
jumpmaster constantly observe towed parachutist.)
• Secures the parachutist to aircraft.
• On order of the aircraft commander, cuts the parachutist free.
Should a parachutist become a towed parachutist, he should do the following:
• If not injured and reserve parachute is not damaged. He places one or both hands on
the helmet. This indicates that he is conscious.
• Observes jumpmaster or loadmaster for cutting signal.
• When cut free, immediately activates reserve parachute—NOT BEFORE…
When a parachutists needed to be retrieved he must position both arms and hands over pack
tray covering ripcord grip.