When you're in the Wolf Pack, your ability to obey orders becomes stronger.

Chapter 178 Good instructor, you must keep an eye on me at all times!
When Xu Ge shouted that his parachute pack was folded up, everyone in the parachute folding room looked at him in surprise.

Although the veterans already knew the procedures, they also needed to practice the process further while teaching the new recruits in their own platoons, so everyone's progress was slow.

Xu Ge was different. He had just finished leveling up his parachute skills and wanted to test them out, so he put all his effort into stacking the parachute.

This has led to the current situation: the veterans have only folded half of their work, while he has already finished.

Faced with Xu Can's praise, Xu Ge was a little embarrassed: "I'm just good at folding the parachute, but when it comes to actually skydiving, it's not certain."

"The fact that you can fold it so quickly shows that you have a very good understanding of the structure of the parachute, so your skydiving performance is bound to be good!" Xu Can said seriously.

Guo Yuanshuai walked over with a surprised look, took Xu Ge's parachute bag, opened it, and looked at it carefully for a while.

"Have you practiced before?"

"No, I just heard Instructor Xu explain it once."

"Fold it again so I can see?" Guo Yuanshuai said, having not been paying attention to this side.

"it is good!"

Xu Ge spread out the umbrella canopy and immediately began to fold it again.

This time, everyone watched the whole thing.

As Xu Ge ran back and forth quickly, each movement precise and skillful, gasps of surprise gradually rose from the crowd.

A dozen minutes later, Xu Ge packed the parachute again, stood up and looked at Guo Yuanshuai: "Squad leader, I've folded it up!"

[100% execution of current military orders, parachute proficiency +5]

Guo Yuanshuai finally saw it clearly and burst into laughter: "Damn! You really are a genius!"

Xu Can was both surprised and delighted. He praised Xu Ge again and then looked at Li Dongshui: "You should learn from Xu Ge!"

Li Dongshui was also stunned by Xu Ge's actions: "Wait, why is he folding them so skillfully?"

Xu Can: "They're talented!"

"What talent do you need to fold an umbrella? It's just like folding a quilt, practice makes perfect!" Li Dongshui retorted, unconvinced.

Kaiyoumu spoke up: "If that's the case, I remember when you first joined the army, you were begging Xu Ge to teach you how to fold blankets every day, right?"

Li Dongshui: "Huh???"

"Stop chatting, everyone, let's continue practicing umbrella stacking!"

Xu Can clapped his hands. "Everyone must learn this before we eat. I'll check, and those who don't pass will have extra practice tonight!"

The chatter stopped, and the new recruits quickly buried themselves in folding parachutes.

Xu Can confirmed that Xu Ge had fully mastered folding umbrellas and didn't want him to be idle, so he came over separately to explain to him how to open the spare umbrella.

"The main parachute is worn on the back, and the reserve parachute is hung in front of the chest. If the main parachute fails to deploy after exiting the aircraft, then..."

"Instructor, may I ask a question?" Xu Ge raised his hand to interrupt Xu Can.

Xu Can: "What's the problem?"

"If you strictly follow the standard procedure when folding the parachute, will you be able to avoid the problem of the parachute not opening when you jump?"

"That's true in the vast majority of cases."

Xu Ge's face darkened: "So you mean there are special circumstances?"

Xu Can almost laughed at Xu Ge's expression: "Are you that worried the umbrella won't open?"

"I'm really worried!"

"Before you jump, your parachute packs will be connected to the tether on the plane. This tether, including the hook spring below, is very strong and is inspected by a specialist every time. Normally, there is no chance of an accident."

Xu Can explained, "If the parachute fails to open after exiting the aircraft, it's only possible that the pull cord has detached along with the parachute. This is an extremely rare occurrence, happening only a handful of times worldwide!"

Xu Ge's memories included the opening principle of the parachute. The parachute he was currently folding required using a pull cord to open the pilot chute, thereby opening the main parachute.

"What if the rope really comes loose?" Xu Ge asked again.

Xu Can: "If the pull rope comes loose and the main parachute doesn't open, the skydiver needs to reach behind and grab the pull rope to open the parachute."

Of course, this operation requires extensive skydiving experience. Actually, you can do nothing at all, because your reserve parachute will open in six seconds!

Bang bang!

Xu Can patted Xu Ge's spare parachute pouch on his chest: "As a tool for just in case, the situation where a spare parachute is needed is extremely rare. I've only heard of it once since I joined the army, but even so, everyone must carry one, because it is your last guarantee for life."

“Our current reserve parachutes are equipped with ADD, which is an automatic parachute opener. When it detects that your main parachute pack has not opened after you leave the aircraft, the automatic parachute opener will open the reserve parachute for you after a few seconds.”

"However, as an electronic device, it is bound to malfunction. What I am going to teach you next is how to manually open the backup umbrella if the automatic umbrella opener fails."

In the time that followed, Xu Ge studied with unprecedented seriousness.

In order to fully understand the opening principle of the reserve parachute, he even disassembled and reassembled the reserve parachute pack, which made Xu Can both laugh and cry.

It's obvious that this guy is really afraid of dying.

"Instructor Xu, I have a question. If the main parachute opens during landing but there's a problem, like the parachute lines getting tangled, will the reserve parachute also open automatically?"

"This situation is usually caused by encountering air turbulence, and pilots will try to avoid this before you jump. If you do encounter it by chance, ADD will not be able to recognize it, and you will need to switch parachutes, which means jettisoning the main parachute and deploying the reserve parachute."

It must be said that Xu Can is indeed very professional.

Xu Ge then asked, "What if both the main parachute and the reserve parachute malfunction and cannot open at the same time?" Xu Can: ???
"Do you want to hear what you're saying?"

"What's wrong, Instructor Xu?"

Xu Can said irritably, "The situation you described has never happened before. As long as you fold the parachute according to regulations and remain calm and operate correctly after leaving the plane, how could you not even be able to open the reserve parachute?"

"Just because it has never happened before doesn't mean it won't happen in the future. Instructor Xu, do you know what to do in this situation?"

"What can we do? Free fall is the only option!"

Xu Ge's face turned pale: "Holy shit!"

"No, is there absolutely no chance of survival?" Xu Ge was still somewhat unwilling to give up.

Xu Can glared at Xu Ge: "Asking this is just asking for trouble! How can you survive if you can't even open your main and backup parachutes? Unless someone risks their life to rescue you."

Xu Ge's eyes lit up: "Who? How do we save them?"

Xu Can thought for a moment and said, "In this situation, you need a very experienced comrade to keep an eye on your movements at all times. Once the danger is discovered, this comrade should immediately cut off his main parachute and jump down. After adjusting his posture in the air to catch up with you, he should grab you with his left hand and open his own reserve parachute with his right hand. The two of you should land together at the risk of being killed or injured in the crash."

Xu Ge paused for a moment, then looked at Xu Can: "Instructor Xu, how are your skydiving skills?"

"What do you think about me being your instructor?" Xu Can said proudly. "I've jumped at least 500 times, if not 800, and I've done it all, whether it's high altitude, low altitude, or paragliding!"

Xu Ge slapped his thigh: "Great! My good instructor, you must keep an eye on me when I parachute!"

Xu Can: ? ? ?
Guo Yuanshuai, who had been listening for a while, couldn't take it anymore and flicked Xu Ge on the forehead.

"I don't believe your nonsense! Can't you even hope for something good?"

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The following week consisted of training in various postures.

In general, skydiving training should focus on three postures: exit posture, in-flight posture, and landing posture.

The exit posture determines whether a skydiver can maintain balance after jumping out of the plane. This training method involves making people bend over and jump with their legs together.

Aerial posture mainly refers to how to control direction and speed after the parachute has opened.

Landing posture is the most important factor, as it directly relates to safety.

In teaching, Xu Can patiently demonstrates each movement repeatedly, and all of them are standardized and accurate.

If the people in the Sixth Company were initially surprised by Xu Can's looks, after a few days of training, they all began to admire this female instructor from the bottom of their hearts.

Their skydiving skills are just amazing!

"After three swellings and three subsidences, one can ascend to the heavens!"

On the training field, Xu Can had just finished demonstrating the landing posture and looked at everyone, saying, "Only by training your legs repeatedly according to the standard movements can you ensure safety at the moment of landing!"

"The impact force at the moment of contact with the ground is enormous. If your movements are not performed correctly, the consequences could range from fractures to serious injuries, or even death! This is no joke!"

"Now, each class and platoon, please train diligently. I will check your training results before the end of today's exercises. Those who do not meet the standards will be disqualified from next week's mock training!"

"Yes!"

The "three swellings and three subsidences" that Xu Can mentioned refers to the fact that after countless high-altitude landings, the muscles of the skydivers' legs become swollen from the shock, and then subside. This process is repeated several times before they are considered qualified.

After a week of training, Xu Ge's parachute skills have reached level 4, making it arguably the fastest-leveling basic skill.

Parachute: LV4 (45/9999).

At his current level, all the basic training is naturally a piece of cake for him.

Therefore, Li Dongshui has become the main focus of care for the veterans of the Ninth Platoon.

Snapped!
After jumping from the nearly two-meter-high platform, Li Dongshui lost his footing and fell face-first to the ground.

"Go up! Let's do it again!"

Guo Yuanshuai said sternly, "How come you didn't remember any of the key points of the half-squat landing that Instructor Xu taught you before? Were your legs together and squeezed tight? Look at Xu Ge, he's already practicing swinging on a swing!"

With a bitter face, Li Dongshui climbed back onto the platform.

"Squad leader, my leg hurts!"

"It hurts even more if you break your leg! Stop dawdling, jump now!"

Snapped!
Xu Ge swung over from the swing nearby, landing steadily with a perfect posture, which made the veterans nod in approval.

"Hmm, this posture is quite good; you definitely won't crash when you land!"

Xu Can, upon seeing this, also expressed his approval, saying, "I've looked around, and Xu Ge, your movements have surpassed those of many veterans!"

Xu Ge wasn't smug, because he knew this was normal.

The veterans only have one skydiving training session per year, and most of them are not at level 4.

But skill level aside, until the actual skydive, Xu Ge didn't know if he would be able to get off.

The days passed by amidst Li Dongshui's wailing and howling.

With the boost of his LV4 parachute skill, Xu Ge also performed exceptionally well in the subsequent simulation training.

But as the day of the actual jump drew closer, Xu Ge gradually became more and more nervous.
(End of this chapter)