Probally go through loads of specail training.

First, at BCT you need to score a decently high PT score. But really I say if you are physically fit, go Special Forces. That way you get all that training. But if you are in a combat related MOS. You most likely can request the schooling, if your unit is willing to pay for your training.

Each branch has it's own type of forces that would use a solider who jumps. The best know is the Army 82nd airborne. The 101 is air mobile now if I am correct which means choppers. After the airborne is Rangers, then SOF, or the green berets which now fall into SOF with some long name like SOCOM or something like that. Join the Army infantry with the option of airborne/ranger/SOF and pass all their tests. Wallah you are a paratrooper. The marines have their recon units which are also Paratroopers but the marines are a waterborne unit.

The best way to do it is to talk to a recruiter. He can lock in your contract for you to go to Airborne school. After basic training and A.I.T., you will attend AIRBORNE SCHOOL. AIRBORNE SCHOOL is an ARMY SCHOOL, that allows other branches depending on MOS, to participate. Here for 3 weeks, you will train to become a paratrooper. After the first two weeks of Airborne training, you will move to the final week which is jump week. You WILL make 5 jumps out of an airplane. 2 with parachutes only, 2 with combat equipment, and 1 at night with combat equipment. Even after graduating Airborne school, you are technically not considered AIRBORNE to the airborne community. You must do at least two years with an Airborne unit and have jumped with your airborne unit. After that, you can be called a paratrooper. The AIRBORNE takes pride in all of it's accomplishments and while the school is fairly easy, the legacy is unmatched. If you would like to learn more about the history and what paratroopers actually do, search AIRBORNE FORCES in wikipedia.org - Paratrooper 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team 2/503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment

I've never been in the service, but a couple of years ago on a military-issues site (http://www.strategypage.com/messageboards/default.asp) somebody asked a related question and the veterans there strongly emphasised that he had to get the military's commitment in writing, or they'd feel free to send you where they needed you.

First, you need to sign for an MOS that requires Airborne training. There are many, but you have to know what to ask your recruiter. Best way is to tell your recruiter you want to be Airborne from the get-go. You'll take tests as your MEPS center (if you're colorblind - forget it) and probably get a slot for an MOS with an Airborne unit (82nd, etc.) Your recruiter can get you to Jump School relatively easy (I went to Ft. Benning, myself), that's not a problem. It's up to you to get through it.