I just want to first let you know that if you have a chance to go to Army Airborne school as an ROTC cadet, then do it. It's only 3 weeks in the summer and you'll have a ball (and work hard). If you enjoy getting an adrenaline rush, then you'll enjoy the rush from jumping out of a C-130 at 1250 feet and feel the jolt of your chute opening after 4 seconds. Then you can momentarily look around with awe at your surroundings before you are already landing on the drop zone.
If you are worried if they will train you enough before you jump out of the plane, then you don't have anything to worry about. The first 2 weeks that you are there, they are training you five days a week (you get the weekends off). You must qualify on certain equipment before they will let you jump (don't worry, it's not that hard to qualify, just listen to the Sergeant Airbornes (as they are called there)).
The first week is called Ground week and you do most of your work on the ground as well as some tower stuff. This week starts off with a PT test. You really should be in pretty good shape before you go there because during the week you must complete runs during PT or else you will be dropped or recycled through to another company. It's a 9 minute mile pace, but it felt much faster since you must run in formation.
The second week is Tower week, and you do more work on the 34 foot towers. You also learn how to control your parachute while you're in the air and what to do if there's a malfunction.
The third week is jump week, and you must make 5 jumps including a night jump with combat equipment on.
The worst thing about the training was the 90 degree plus heat every day down in Fort Benning, GA. If you're not used to the heat (just like I wasn't) that will probably be your biggest challenge as you go down there in the summer.
It's overall a great experience and definitely worth it. You get to interact with enlisted soldiers, NCO's, and officers and find out how their life in the Army has been and get advice and tips from them. Just remember, keep your feet and knees together and your head on the horizon (you'll hear this enough when you go).
To check out some pictures of the apparatus and the views from Airborne school, click here.
If you have any specific or general questions about being a cadet or going to Airborne School send me an e-mail at web@docandrev.com.