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Wanted to give an introduction, seeing as I have been visiting this board more frequently.

I've been constantly reading this forum, along with watching a lot of BASE videos, looking at pictures, reading stories, etc.

I'm pretty new to the parachuting community. I've graduated from my student program, and am currently about halfway to getting my A license.

I'm currently in the military (enlisted USN), and a friend I met in Pensacola, FL got me into skydiving. He, like myself, are definitely interested in getting involved with BASE in the future. I remember watching a documentary on BASE jumping on TV about 4-5 years ago. It was definitely interesting to say the least, but I never imagined I would be interested in doing it myself in the future.

I went on a hike/run today, and when I stood on the edge of the rocks on a mountain, I could just imagine throwing myself over the edge. The videos definitely don't do their justice. Being on a mountain, standing on the edge just brought a new feeling, and fear, to what I can only imagine goes through a jumper's mind before they go. Must be quite an amazing experience, both physically, and mentally.

Gotta focus on skydiving first though, getting my license, and working on my canopy control. Probably won't be able to start BASE for a year or two, but when I do, I want to be as prepared as I can be when I make my first jump. I'm pretty young (almost 21), and am in no rush to start.

So I'll be poking my head around here and there, reading as much as I can about jumping, and I definitely hope to meet a lot of you in the future!

It looks like a lot of aspiring jumpers could take a lesson or two from this post. Nice entrance.

edit: I am my own grammar nazi

Welcome!

wow....

did someone get onto JP's computer? cuz that sure doesn't sound like him.

Dude...he posted that on 4/20...420...need I say more?

Don't think I've celebrated 4/20 in a decade now. Sometimes I'm just nice.

That's simply not true. The original post was nearly perfect in every way so you had no choice but to be tolerant with a hint of shock.

Welcome <== tolerant
! <== Shock

Had there been pictures of hawt girls fanning you and feeding you grapes, the post would have been perfect.

Carry on

Pretty hard to celebrate 4/20 in the military. Not to mention paying for all this skydiving stuff. I already owe another case of beer for a horrid landing the other day. I'm cutting back and saving, and still live paycheck to paycheck. Where's that 15k bonus? Still gotta wait another 6 months for that.

where are you skydiving at? i'll be around that area all summer... maybe i could teach you to pack my rigs.

Hehe, wish I could. Unfortunately I was just transferred to San Diego. I jump up at Elsinore, which is about an hour north. I'm trying to get stationed back in FL for my permanent duty, and then soon after that get switched to Norfolk, VA.