My girlfriend thinks I'm nuts.
Congratulations....I have a friend who just graduated from Alabama in Dec with a degree in nursing and after much thought, decided she wanted to serve her country (her dad is a retired USCG Admiral)....so she called the AF and the Navy - and ended up joining the Navy as a Nurse - should be starting training in May....and on top of it, hopes to deploy....I’m proud of her, you and all our young people who serve this great nation....
Yeah, I don’t like heights much myself, either. But I wouldn’t be opposed to going to the school and getting my wings, and getting to wear them for the rest of my career. I’m not going to lie, I would feel nervous! There’s also Air Assault School. Only ten days, but some say it’s the hardest training in the Army (outside of maybe SF and Ranger schools). But you need a lot of upper body strength for that. My understanding is that Airborne School is pretty easy, you just need the intestinal fortitude for the five jumps from 1,250 feet. At that altitude, it’s not too scary. It’s a lot more scary at far lower altitudes.