Enlisted

SURVIVAL, EVASION, RESISTANCE AND ESCAPE (SERE)

HELPING OTHERS RETURN WITH HONOR

The strength of SERE specialists lies in their ability to prepare others for the critical Personal Recovery mission. They empower others with skills for survival, evasion, resistance, and escape in adverse conditions. They integrate with other Airmen, military peers, government entities, and foreign allies, in effort to bolster recovery initiatives that guarantee every participant is well-prepared to "return with honor".

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What you’ll do

  • Prepare aircrew and high-risk-of-isolation personnel to return from any type of survival situation.
  • Train and operate in remote and austere environments, day or night.
  • Provide direct support to Personnel Recovery (PR) programs through preparation, planning, execution, and adaptation.
  • Conduct developmental and operational testing of SERE and Aircrew equipment.
  • Perform static line, military free fall, and emergency parachuting techniques in support of various operations and exercises.
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BONUSES UP TO $60,000

If you’re ready to be challenged like never before by joining an elite team of Airmen, you can receive a bonus of up to $60,000. Bonuses are earned upon completion of the SERE training pipeline and a six-year enlistment contract. Bonuses vary depending on whether you join Air Force active duty, the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve.

EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES

SERE Specialists – Training Others How To Survive

SURVIVE ANY SITUATION

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  1. step 01 BASIC MILITARY TRAINING (BMT)

    7.5 weeks | Lackland AFB, TX

    The first step to becoming an Airman happens in BMT, where trainees learn military structure, the core values of the U.S. Air Force and how to prepare both mentally and physically for life as an Airman.
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  2. step 02 SERE SPECIALIST TRAINING ORIENTATION COURSE (SST-0C)

    15 days | JBSA-Lackland/Chapman Annex

    The SERE Specialist Training Orientation Course is designed to gauge your potential success in the SERE pipeline. You will be evaluated on your physical fitness, leadership/followership abilities, time management, speaking ability and commitment to becoming a SERE specialist.

  3. step 03 SERE SPECIALIST TRAINING APPRENTICE COURSE (SST-AC)

    5.5 months, 17 training phases | Fairchild AFB, WA

    During this course, you’ll train to become a subject matter expert in SERE tactics by training in remote forest, desert, coastal, tropic and open-ocean environments. You’ll also train to become a personnel recovery expert, proficient in wilderness responder first aid, rough land evacuation and hand-to-hand combat.

SERE Specialist Training Pipeline

BECOME SERE STRONG

Swipe to see what is required to become a SERE specialist so you can prepare before entering the pipeline.

  1. 01 PULL-UPS (2 MIN) - 8 REPS

  2. 02 SIT-UPS (2 MIN) - 48 REPS

  3. 03 PUSH-UPS (2 MIN) – 40 REPS

  4. 04 RUN 1.5 MILES IN LESS THAN 11:00

  5. 05 SWIM – AS A GLOBAL SURVIVAL EXPERT, CONFIDENCE IN THE WATER IS CRITICAL.

key things to consider

REQUIREMENTS

You must meet several requirements before joining the Air Force. These concern your background, overall health and other standards set by the Air Force, Department of Defense and federal law.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE

From the jungle to the arctic, SERE specialists are trained to survive in the most extreme conditions, so their tools must be up for every challenge.

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