Officer
Combat Rescue Officer
What you’ll do
- Provide command and control of full spectrum personnel recovery operations
- Lead Pararescue, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) operations
- Assess readiness through training exercises, inspections and evaluation results
- Strategize and conduct rescue and recovery operations
- Manage rescue programs and training
- Direct short- and long-term survival and evasion assistance
TRAINING & EDUCATION
How do we transform you into a leader and an officer in this field? From education to continued training, your Air Force path is here.
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Officer Training School
8.5 weeks
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Military Training Location
Maxwell AFB, AL
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Bachelor’s degree or be within one year of attaining your degree.
A passing score on the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT)
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- Knowledge of principles and practices of personnel recovery
- Completion of required training courses:
- Combat Rescue Officer Development course
- CRO/Pararescue Indoctrination course
- Air Force Combat Dive Course—open circuit
- Army Airborne Parachutist course
- Military Free-fall Parachutist or U.S. Navy Military Free-fall course
- Underwater Egress training
- SERE training
- CRO Advanced SERE training
- CRO course
- Physical qualification for marine diving and parachutist duty
- Must maintain combat-ready status
- Completion of a current Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI)
- Completion of Officer Training School (OTS), Air Force Academy (AFA) or Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC)
- Must be between the ages of 18 and have not reached your 42nd birthday
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Combat Rescue Officers must follow a specific application and assessment process conducted twice a year.