Chaplains Lead Paratroop Jump: All Things Through Christ
An official Army article describes a fascinating tradition of the Army honoring the patron saint of paratroopers, Saint Michael, with a parajump training event:
The Saint Michael’s Jump is meant to celebrate the airborne community’s patron saint and promote spiritual resiliency across the Division.
Perhaps most interesting is the fact the jump is explicitly a chaplain’s event:
[T]he Saint Michael’s Jump is significant in several ways, starting with the way a paratrooper qualifies to get on the jump.
“You have to go through a spiritual training event with Read more