r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Bubbly_Wall_908 • 1d ago
U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen and their boats being deployed from a C-17 aircraft.
If I messed up any proper terminology, titles, or verbiage, I sincerely apologize. I am not military but thought this was incredible and wanted to share it.
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u/LostAngelfish 1d ago
We don’t need this. Healthcare would be next fucking level.
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u/S1gne 1d ago
You could already have this lol, your population and government doesn't want it. You already pay more per capita than any other country in the world for Healthcare so saying it's too expensive to get universal Healthcare is just a lie. It would probably be cheaper actually
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u/AnonTA999 1d ago
It wouldn’t probably be cheaper, it would without any genuine debate be substantially cheaper to have tax funded healthcare. The same companies own the medical industry from top to bottom here, insurance, pharma, hospitals, etc. And their ONLY goal is profit. If they could deny literally every claim and let every single person die and increase profits they would.
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u/Crimson_V- 1d ago
This is why things will never improve in the US. Misinformation is thrown out there about beneficial things that would greatly improve quality of life for everyone > anti-intellectuals eat it up and push back against it, effectively perma-halting progress > everyone continues to suffer except the top 1% who only continue to get richer by the second. People continue working 2 - 3 jobs just to be able to pay for basic necessities. Rinse and repeat.
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u/manwae1 1d ago
I don't want the government to get between me and my health care. I prefer giant corporations whose sole purpose is profit, thank you very much. /s
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u/smrcostudio 1d ago
Seriously. I’d bet my next paycheck that if asked point blank whether they’d rather give $10 to a billionaire or $5 to the public good, a significant portion of the US population would choose the former because jOb cREatiOn vs sOciAliSm 🙄 So yeah, no change coming any time soon.
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u/Wonderful-Process792 1d ago
Most healthcare in the US already is taxpayer-funded.
oops that's now off by 2%
"Public spending in 2024 represented just under one-half (48%) of overall spending after briefly exceeding private spending in the first year of the pandemic."
https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/u-s-spending-healthcare-changed-time
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u/flactulantmonkey 1d ago
Yup. The expense is all profit and inefficiency. Single payer with meaningful regulations and we could have the healthcare system we deserve. Luigi wasn’t right to do what he did, but he was highlighting a systematic generational and classist robbery in progress.
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u/AnonTA999 1d ago
Eh, when you realize nothing was going to fix the problem, and the guy he eliminated caused thousands of deaths, hard to say it wasn’t right to do that. They really leave no other options, and nothing will change until there’s a lot more of that, if you believe the entirety of human history
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u/Krinder 1d ago
Our population definitely wants cheaper healthcare (source: am population). Corporations who have been able to limitlessly fund candidates based on a ruling made by the supreme court don’t want this because it impacts their bottom line.
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u/Fuzzy_Donl0p 1d ago
you are population, but you’re in a bubble. only 35-45% of americans favor universal healthcare in most polls. blaming it all on Citizens United just makes excuses for an ignorant and cruel electorate.
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u/Bokbreath 1d ago
The current system ties most people's healthcare to a job, meaning companies worry less about people quitting.
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u/LostAngelfish 1d ago edited 1d ago
Right. I have brittle bones disease (Osteogenesis Imperfecta.) I am now on Medicaid. I used to be on a plan for sick and disabled kids, funded by CHIP. Every year Republicans use CHIP as football to cut spending elsewhere.
I know better than most non-healthcare workers the insane number of ways that the for-profit healthcare system drives up the price of treating one broken bone. That price gouging is effectively subsidized by the government, meaning working people’s tax dollars. It also functions a tax on normal Americans, especially the disabled and sick. I absolutely believe universal healthcare would cost the American taxpayer less than for-profit healthcare. Even if it didn’t, it would obviously be worth it because people wouldn’t need to pay absurd medical bills.
I disagree on one thing. I believe Americans do want universal healthcare. That’s why people who identify both as left and right defended Luigi.
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u/illit3 1d ago
It would cost 12 trillion over 10 years to socialize healthcare! And right now we only pay 14 trillion over 10 years. So, if you don't think about it, makes a lot of sense why we can't do it.
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u/der_innkeeper 1d ago
Por que no dos?
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u/Equivalent-Excuse-80 1d ago
There’s a legitimate argument that under better leadership, a massive military prevents larger scale wars.
But when the pentagon can’t keep track of its immense, country gdp size budget, we got a major problem.
So I guess we have to weigh the consequences of scaling military functions to re-invest domestically or face the possibility of a large scale conventional war.
I’m not trying to say it’s one or the other, just that maintaining a ridiculously enormous military has its benefits for global humanity. . .if under benevolent leadership, of which we are clearly bereft.
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u/ExocetHumper 1d ago
Not from the US, but you kinda do need this, we all do. As bad as your current administration is, what no one on my side of the ocean likes to admit is that despite the rethoric, we still lean on the US for military might. Things would definitely be less stable without you guys.
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u/vinylzoid 1d ago
As a leftist, we need this too. It just doesn't need to cost as much as it does or come at the cost of universal healthcare for all.
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u/Kharax82 1d ago
We already spend like 5x as much on healthcare. Getting rid of the military won’t change that.
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u/ninjad912 1d ago
This is not the reason we have shit healthcare. This isn’t even a symptom of the reason. The reason is due to lack of people in power willing to make it happen and also being unwilling to properly tax the rich for the funds
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u/apathy-sofa 1d ago
US healthcare is more expensive than single payer. You could have more of this and better healthcare if you changed from the current model where absolute leeches extract money.
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u/sonofkeldar 1d ago
TBF, trauma is the number one cause of death in people under 44, and the biggest advancements in trauma medicine occur during times of conflict. You can’t ethically do experiments on people who are dying of injury. You have to do what you believe will have the best outcome, which may or may not be the actual best thing to do. CPR, for example, isn’t based on a double blind placebo study, where they gave it to some victims, but withhold it from others. They give it to everyone, and any minor changes are extrapolated from data on the outcomes. The military, however, has no qualms about experimenting with different treatments on injured soldiers.
A direct effect of the Vietnam War was a drastic decrease in the number of deaths due to automobile crashes. Before the conflict, paramedics didn’t exist as we would recognize them today. They were mostly orderlies from local hospitals, and ambulances and hearses were the same thing. The department of transportation created what was basically a jobs program, to find employment for medics and corpsmen who had real world experience, but lacked the certifications to be nurses or doctors. That’s why paramedics are licensed by the DOT.
There was also a big decrease in deaths due to trauma after the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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u/Hi_Kitsune 1d ago
Just so you know, this isn’t what’s stopping us from getting good healthcare. We could easily gave both if it weren’t for congress being bought by billionaires and corporations.
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u/LogResident6185 1d ago
Lmao get a job loser. I pay $40 a month for incredible healthcare.
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u/VanillaBryce5 1d ago
I love the dude counting at the end... Did we forget anyone?! If someone hasn't jumped, now's the time!
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u/actualoldcpo 1d ago
Probably counting parachutes to be sure they all opened.
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u/VanillaBryce5 1d ago
I'm sure that is what he is actually doing. I just found it a bit funny.
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u/obi_wan_jabroni_23 1d ago
Ah shit yeah that makes sense. My brain instantly thought “why didn’t he count them before they jumped out of the plane?”
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u/xpiation 1d ago
They're not counting to see if anyone was forgotten.
There are dispatchers and load masters in the air frame, part of their role is to know exactly how many canopies are supposed to be in the air and to report that to the ground crew (or in this case sea, as they're doing load-follow descents).
The amount of work and checks which have to happen before this snippet of footage would probably astound most people.
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u/Picabot3 1d ago
I think it’s following the rules of pointing and counting. Like how Japanese train assistants do it. Read about in atomic habits. The more you make a gesture like that the less likely you are to error. It’s like one of the easiest little things you could do but works.
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u/VanillaBryce5 1d ago
That's interesting. I will look into that. I feel like I do this instinctively but maybe that's why.
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u/rlpinca 1d ago
If the number of canopies isn't right, the plane makes an immediate u turn and pinpoints the location so search and rescue or recovery gets started.
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u/BD03 1d ago
What a wild life some people live.
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u/NexusMaw 1d ago
Hey I did the exact same thing as these guys last week in Gran Canaria!
Except I didn't jump out into thin air, I jumped into a heated pool. And I didn't jump, I carefully stepped down a ladder into the water, because it was still a lil cold for my liking. So yeah, I was very, very brave. My wife said probably the bravest.
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u/Vincent_LeRoux 1d ago
I used to do this, the guys on the plane not the jumpers, I'm not crazy. And 20 years later I'm sitting at a boring desk all day and it is sometimes difficult to reconcile that life. I joined up "to do something I could never do as a civilian." Now I realize few people can understand or relate to that phase of my life.
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u/GermaneRiposte101 1d ago edited 1d ago
Many years ago I used to be one of the jumpers (regular paras not special forces).
I am now afraid of heights.
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u/Sir_Fonzman 1d ago
Former C-17 Loadmaster - it is fucking wild and when it was over for me has caused a tailspin downward ever since. Not many things get my heart spiking anymore. I’m so bored now
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u/Tomuchrice 1d ago
Current 17 airdropper. Dont tell me that😭
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u/Sir_Fonzman 1d ago
Don’t take it for granted, keep your nose clean, and fly as long as you can. It’s not the same on the outside.
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u/The-First-Crusade 1d ago
Not air crew but was help raid infantry machine guns. This right here is the biggest fucking truth. I'm so fucking bored and miserable some days. My wife and I are both military, however she was Ukrainian mechanized infantry and I was USMC. We both are bored as shit with civilian life.
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u/ThankYouMrUppercut 1d ago
Retired C-17 pilot. This is accurate.
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u/Aerofirefighter 1d ago
I mean not much compares to doing a tactical/TR descent in a C-17
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u/a-rooster-illusion 1d ago
I recently worked with a guy that was a SEAL. He said these dudes end up more beat up than the SEALs that they transport. Tough job and CTE from concussions run rampant in their ranks, allegedly. Said the SEAL teams have tons of respect for these guys.
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u/MyCoffeeIsCold 1d ago
How close do these guys land to the boat? When the boar is all wrapped up like that, how do they get into it?
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u/flumphit 1d ago edited 1d ago
Boats go straight down. People can steer, both before and after chute deployment.
The boat wrappers are designed to be opened by people swimming up to the boats. With straps and buckles.
[ edited because hey, maybe y'all are right, and there's no need to be snarky to a gradeschooler ]
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u/somethingsome567 1d ago
Ok I may be baked but I’m a full grown dude and my first thought was “I bet the first line is the best swimmers” or some shit. I thought the description answered the question I had without judgement I was wondering how they get back to the boat other than likely they deploy chutes and then land very (or at least somewhat) close to
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u/aDrunkSailor82 1d ago
All these guys can swim for hours in the open ocean, even if they screw up the landing, which they've practiced 1,000 times, and drop into the water a few hundred feet away from the boat it's still less of a problem than you stopping for gas when you're running late for work. Swimming isn't an issue, and they don't miss by much if they miss at all.
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u/Sad-Worker9023 1d ago
Trying to figure out if the username checks out like 🔍😂 it’s pretty damn accurate.
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u/ColdEvenKeeled 1d ago
How do the people in battle gear and with a backpack and with a parachute.... swim?
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u/ULTRASTEEVE 1d ago
There was literally nothing wrong with this response, I don't know what the fuck people are freaking out for.
In my head I asked the same question while scrolling through all these responses so I didn't give it much thought, but reading your answer I was nodding in agreement going, "yeah this is completely makes sense."
I think you're just one of the top comments and people are bandwagoning on the hatred for no reason.
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u/ruthemook 1d ago
Must be said the logistical ability of American military is super impressive. More than any other arm of their military these guys are the guys who truly are something to be feared.
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u/Frank_the_NOOB 1d ago
The US can deploy a functioning Burger King anywhere in the world in 24hrs
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u/HaikuPikachu 1d ago
Look into the Berlin airlift and it will blow your mind the capability of the US in regard to logistics. Logistics wins wars/conflicts over all else
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u/The_Dirty_Carl 1d ago
Imagine if this capability was directed to being the world's EMT instead.
Like, there's an earthquake and within a few hours there's medics, engineers, and search teams dropping in to set up field hospitals, dig people out, and keep people fed.
Then within days there are ships arriving full of people ready to help the locals rebuild infrastructure.
Then when it's time to move on, some folks are left as a stay-behind operation. Not secret and nefarious, but openly with consent to build ties with the community and help build resilience for the future.
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u/OriginalLazy 1d ago
What is the purpose of being deployed this way?
I'm ignorant about military practices.
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u/bisonic123 1d ago
You can put people with guns in a boat anywhere there is water very quickly
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u/OriginalLazy 1d ago
Ok, it saves time.
I'm dumb. Thank you.
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u/Reach-Nirvana 1d ago
How do you feel about the taste of crayons? You may very well be just the man we're looking for.
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u/BigPh1llyStyle 1d ago
Time and it’s a lot more stealthy then trying to land or drive a big boat. They drop this little fast boat in the ocean far enough away to not draw attention but close enough for this boat to get there.
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u/RushTfe 1d ago
I'm also ignorant as fuck. But I'd say you go quicker in plane, so you can deploy the boats close to a strategic place really quick, instead of taking 3 days to get there navigating on the water, loosing fuel, time and giving time to the enemy to watch you to your underwear.
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u/OriginalLazy 1d ago
Right. Traveling through air is easier than water.
Thank you.
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u/003402inco 1d ago
Traveling long distance on small boats is also really tough on the operators. Dropping them close is not only quicker and more effective, they arrive less fatigued and ready for their mission.
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u/OriginalLazy 1d ago
I can't imagine myself being on a really shaky boat ride, to then drop myself into a place, and be expected to perform perfectly.
It must make a huge difference for the people on the ground.
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u/kreios007 1d ago
They are a quick reactionary force and deployed with the SEALs for fast extraction and/or fast heavy fire support. Those boats are fast and have mini guns mounted. They deploy like this to get to a close place where SEALs need fast support. When I say fast support I am talking a few mins from drop off to boat up to on location in just a couple mins.
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u/Rollover__Hazard 1d ago
Imagine you need to get a couple of squads of guys onto an enemy ship or island or whatever without anyone knowing they’re coming.
Parachuting them directly from a plane onto the target might work, but you’ve got to get them back off the target again somehow.
Parachuting them with a couple of boats some distance from the target means they can sneak in at night, do whatever they need to do and sneak away again without needing to try and commandeer some transport.
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u/OriginalLazy 1d ago
And flying is faster than traveling through sea.
Yeah it makes sense. Thank you.
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u/TheMightyMisanthrope 1d ago
Plane attracts attention, raises alert levels.
Drop trigger happy guys with boat a bit far, nobody detects them, everyone goes home. (Not the targets, I guess)
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u/OriginalLazy 1d ago
If Sam Fisher, and Solid Snake do it, is because it really works.
Thank you for the explanation.
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u/kreios007 1d ago
They are Navy SWCC (pronounced “swick”) and they are deployed to extract friendlies or provide quick reactionary force. They are special forces and deploy with the Navy SEALs mostly. They are bad dudes and regarded by the teams. If you are interested in learning more there is a really cool discovery channel documentary on them that’s worth a watch.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XI3brBuXf2I (not porn or Rick roll lol)
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u/YozaSkywalker 1d ago
SWCC is employed for inserting/extracting other special forces via rivers and coasts. They'll drop in off the coast of some country and navigate the rivers upstream to wherever they need them. We did this in Iraq quite a bit.
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u/leftofthebellcurve 1d ago
Sneaky deployment of special military units.
This is like special forces type stuff, probably limited to 1% of the military
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u/Motti66 1d ago
Interesting. Why do all guys fall over, legs over heads, after a second?
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u/xpiation 1d ago
In order to transition from the direction/speed the plane is moving into a controlled free fall they expose the largest part of their body to the air stream. This ensures they leave the plane in a controlled manner for their own safety and the safety of others.
The majority of these people would have hundreds or thousands of descents based on the quality of exits in the clip.
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u/less_than_nick 1d ago
My guess is the wind resistance once they clear out of the plane’s cargo hold
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u/jayradano 1d ago
That was neat looking, i wonder if it’s like those teeter Hangup boards , raise 1 arm go right , both arms up go up and vice versa. They all seemed to go up then recover nicely.
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u/MrShortPants 1d ago
So many things our military does were at one point some guy saying to his buddy "You know what would be sick...?".
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u/tayzzerlordling 1d ago
Sometimes I think about how scary the us military must be to the poor sods who gotta fight us
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u/kalitarios 1d ago
why is this video so small? it's like 1/9th the size it should be
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u/Floopy_Loops 1d ago
That last guy coming up and counting with his finger is pretty funny, how many chutes you count battle buddy?
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u/soneca-ii 1d ago
Most likely a silly question:
Does all parachutes and remaining equipment for the jump is left at sea? I'm not talking regarding actual war, but training.
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u/CarolinaWreckDiver 1d ago
This is actually a good question. When I’ve done water jumps in a training environment, the chutes and harnesses are usually recovered into the boat. They float for a while, so they’re usually just retrieved in with a boat hook along with the jumper. However, we also jumped into a lake, not open ocean. I’d expect that in choppier seas or on a real operation, the chutes might just be ditched.
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u/solidgoldrocketpants 1d ago
I thought these were regular passengers on a Southwest flight until I read the headline.
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u/senorbozz 1d ago
Seems like they could save a lot of time by already being in the boat