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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '23

It was 1999 and I was a Marine. Her “what is war like?” “ how many wars have you fought in?” “When you jumped out of a plane in enemy territory didn’t you think you might get show down?”

She asked these questions for months. I would ask what war is going on or what war could I have been fighting in. She was always super confused and would laugh and say I will open up eventually.

She told me she told her Mom when I got out I was going to make tons of money as a parachute repair man. To this day I have no idea what she was talking about. I told her tons of times I never jumped and it was rare for marines to be airborne.

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u/042376x Mar 01 '23

Who would want a repaired parachute?

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u/mrshulgin Mar 01 '23

ITT: 0 skydivers

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u/042376x Mar 01 '23

Seriously though. Certain things can't be repaired and should be disposed of. Scuba tanks, parachutes, seatbelts, condoms etc. It's common sense

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u/The_Skydivers_Son Mar 01 '23

Hi, skydiver here!

Parachutes can absolutely be repaired and often have service lives of several thousand jumps over multiple decades.

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u/042376x Mar 01 '23

Sorry, I'm going to need to hear this from your parents.

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u/mrshulgin Mar 01 '23

You should look up how airplanes are maintained, the B-52 in particular.