I went skydiving for the first time back in 2023. It was a tandem skydive where you’re attached to an instructor who knows what they’re doing.
I’m going to save up to take lessons to jump on my own. The first jump you take a long classroom session and then you jump “by yourself” but there is two instructors diving with you. They do that for your first few jumps until you have good altitude awareness.
After 25 jumps you’re licensed to jump at pretty much any skydiving location in the country.