# @af_academy on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DMQ764fPXAd
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32519083-af-academy-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/6651bcb813.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-07-18T21:43:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Air Force Academy (@af_academy) — https://gondola.cc/af_academy

## Caption

☀️ 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: 𝐉𝐮𝐦𝐩 🪂
 
Airmanship 490—better known as 𝐉𝐮𝐦𝐩 is the only course in the world where a cadet’s first skydive is a solo freefall. Before taking the leap from 5,000 feet, cadets complete 40 hours of ground training and are fully responsible for executing their own jump.
 
𝐉𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:
 Completing five solo freefall jumps
🎓 Learning parachuting fundamentals from cadet instructors
🛫 Jumping from military aircraft for the first time
🏅 Earning jump wings upon successful completion
 
This one-of-a-kind course builds discipline, accountability and the confidence to lead under pressure, traits essential for the #FutureFight. ⚔️
 
#USAFA #WarfightersToWin #LeadersOfCharacterAndQuality #CriticalThinkersToAdapt #Airmanship #Aviation

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- **Views:** 3,900
- **Likes:** 2,651
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- **Comments:** 4

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | @af_academy | https://gondola.cc/af_academy | University |
| Ray Bahner | @picbyray | https://gondola.cc/picbyray | Photographer |

## Tags

criticalthinkerstoadapt, warfighterstowin, usafa, airmanship, leadersofcharacterandquality, aviation, futurefight

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