Here's a story for the Grandkids

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In the 90s I was staff at the Flying School in Moose Jaw. A Tutor had a birdstrike on final. The instructor took control, zoomed to gain altitude, steering away from the runways and buildings, and ordered to prepare to abandon the aircraft. A few moments later he ordered the student to eject and he followed. The instructor had a pleasant chute ride. The student tumbled, got a line over, and was doing all his CABC and 1 Cdo drills to beat the malfunction and save his life. He didn't get rid of his seat pack; doing a 5.9 Olympic grade Iron Cross with the risers was working. He landed hard, but got a compression fracture.

The Adjutant ordered me to prepare paperwork for one day of Casual Paratroop Allowance. He was a qualified parachutist. He was ordered to exit the airplane by the aircraft commander. He did make a successful parachute landing. After a long delay, the Comd of CABC respectfully refused to authorize to pay the allowance. The man was not occupying a jump position.