“safely”…
You might not break any bones, but spinal/brain damage is almost guaranteed from an ejection. To the point pilots still die because they’re scared to eject and end up running out of time.
It’s literally a rocket that shoots you straight up, then after you start falling the chute gives another jolt.
20-30% of the time it fractures the pilots spine.
And the article quotes on pilot who said he’s an inch shorter after
I mean yeah but even that is a lot more “safely” than crashing to your death
Playing Russian roulette with 2 bullets is safer than playing with five…
But if someone called 2 bullet Russian roulette safe, most people could see how stupid that was.
https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/summaryData/deaths/byYearManner says that in each of 2020, 2021, and 2022, about 1000 active military died, with about 10 in action, and about 300 from accidents (and about as many “self inflicted”).
