Here's the deal....you strap all of this on your body. Then you sit on the tarmac in 90 degree heat and 60% humidity while breathing in JP8 exhaust fumes for an hour or 3. 

Then you waddle on to the aircraft and fly nap of the earth for an hour or more trying not to puke up the last three meals you ate. 

The doors open up and bring the mixed blessing of fresh air blowing in from a pitch black darkness. 

The JM goes through the motions and you waddle/shuffle your way out of the door into the black void of the night. 

When you hit the ground, you extract yourself from the harness and strap your gear on to your back and start walking.... forever.

That, my friend is the life of a Paratrooper..