Marine Corps to Establish High Altitude Jump Course

The Corps is preparing to launch a new jump school course, a move that would allow more Marines to qualify each year for high-altitude jumps, according to a Marine Times article.

A class of 22 Marines, mostly reconnaissance in background, graduated from an initial version of the Multi-Mission Parachutist Course on Nov. 21, according to the article. The new course will allow up to 240 Marines to train in 10 classes of 24 per year, well above the estimated 68 Marines who qualify annually during a four-week class at the Army’s Military Freefall School at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz