Your dad is saving the asses of 75th Rangers, Navy SEALs, Special Forces (Green Berets), 1st SFOD-D, DEVGRU, downed pilots, stranded units, list goes on. Your dad is a fucking angel man.
Every podcast or book I've every consumed about special operations, which is a lot, I've never heard anything but good stuff about PJs. Everyone says they are squared away, expert professionals and tough physical studs. It seems like a branch of special operations that manages to stay humble, train hard and avoid the toxicity that sometimes follows elite unit egos. God bless
Almost 2 years worth of training if i counted my weeks correctly there. Wow, thats dedication for things we may never hear about. Thank you, and God bless.
@@charmin6657 Haha I ended up not going, Just a change of heart… I was really determined to get into it tho, But if you specifically are, Get in the greatest shape of your life, Not only for the training but because this is Special Forces, Big boy shit they don’t play, they talk about Chair Force, That ain’t gon slide in Pj 👀🤦🏾♂️🫡😂
The amazing thing about PJs are the whole entire pipeline the one I met with was almost 5 years long just to become a PJ. PJs are the Military's/ Worlds best kept secret they do some of the hardest work in most intense situations at a much more abundant rate than other Special Operations. Not to mention you hear about all the attrition rates for these selection courses for other Special Forces selections but Para Rescue or PJ school is the only school in the military that can graduate with 0% attrition meaning no student passed the course and they have the pictures in the hall to prove it. The most elite operators you hear and read about relied on these guys in the stickiest of situations. That being said DOL :)
I remember watching a series about these guys on Nat Geo (back when they were good) with my older brother. I thought (and still think) these guys are cool. Though I also feel bad for them because they have too see so much brutal stuff because of their occupation. God bless them.
Yeah, but at the end of the day I’m sure they stay positive by reminding themselves that their whole mission is to help the people who have been in those brutal situations.
@@zpezar8532 You’re right. I’m in a medical field too, and I totally understand that mindset, though these guys are on a whole different, far more badass level than I am.
Exactly, they swim like Seals,jump like Rangers,teach like Green Berets, and also do their medical, and rescue ops. Why just pick one specialty when a PJ can do it all, and also be attached to all of the other special ops units.
If you can't get a PJ contract get an Army Ranger one, the 75th Ranger Regiment offers schools just like CCT, scuba and HALO. Plus, you get to shoot and blow up shit a lot more. Either way you will find out PJ's and Rangers work excellent together.
U.S. Army Rangers also obtain the highest enemy kill count and the highest amount of high valued enemy captures. I'm working on getting into the Ranger community so wish me luck.
The chance of getting slots at special schools like freefall and dive is slim for Rangers. It's a not requirement for them. For many other units, it's part of their selection training. However, Rangers are indeed badass in killing or capturing off HVTs, they have the highest number of HVTs killed/captured, they are highly trained and very experienced in DA missions.
That's one of the coolest careers ever. I'm trying to get into the Air Force, and this certainly caught my attention; too bad I have a phobia of water.
Jesus, months on months of some of the hardest training you could possibly endure. And on top of that they do all this work just so they can get the chance to drop into the middle of an enemy combat filled field
This is exactly how ignorant egomaniacs kill a whole team and pleading insanity when the fog of war clears... no commitment GOD, country and Others.. HA..
Right now I reckon Air Force Pararescue are people who do nothing but train in the rear because there's no active deployments going on anymore.. At least to my knowledge. There are some far and few in between I'm sure. Most of which are likely secret.. But it's not what it was. We're not in Afghanistan anymore. Don't get me wrong, I still give them props. I was a paratrooper in the 82nd which is nothing compared to what these guys are. I understand most PJ's likely still have multiple deployments under their belts. Also, I know that SERE school is no joke. Most of their training is no joke. I'm just saying that right now, that's essentially all they're doing as long as they aren't deployed, which there is not much going on deployment wise. They're ready to go anywhere though, and I give them props for that.
PJs still rescue civilians who got lost hiking up mountains or flooded neighborhoods after a hurricane hit it. Not to mention bring astronauts back to land after landing in the ocean.
Hey, guys. If my calculations are correct, the weeks of the whole PJ formation are 87, excluding BMT. In Air Force official site it's written the formation lasts more time. Plus, what about additional 6-month Special Tactics training?
No. But there is an Officer's counterpart occupation called Combat Rescue Officer (CRO). CROs lead pararescuemen, manages rescue and recovery assets and basically provides command and control for combat search and rescue missions.
