Survival school sucks...

[Vandal]

hehe no survival graduate does NOT know who Durant is...I agree it was really interesting. I guess it is one of those things in your life that sucked while you were in it, but you look back fondly on. I am definetly a changed man tho...

 

[Weasel Keeper]

Good on ya Vandal. Although I never went to survival school...something about a failed depth perception test during the flight physical when I tried to xtrain to boomer...I know quite a few who did. They all said it changed their life too.

*What sucks now, I recently had a full eye exam (getting a lil older) and my depth perception was perfect...grrr.*

Hey JimNTexas! Whoda thunk three Weasels around here. (prolly more lurking) Should get a message board up for the Weasel Net.
Cheers!

 

[2Step]

I never thought rabits could be that loud.

 

[RJP]

If you don't know who Mike Durant is shame on you.

Don't you mean Scott O'Grady? I still doubt that he learned to run towards the rescue helo with his gun drawn at survival school.

 

[Yellow Snow]

Don't you mean Scott O'Grady? I still doubt that he learned to run towards the rescue helo with his gun drawn at survival school.

Scott O'grady slept under stars for a few nights and ate some bugs. Mike Durant was the only guy to survive the Somalia shoot down and firefight. He then spent several days being tortured. I am sure someone here is from the 160th and knew him personally. I was in the unit but a different batallion and did not have the pleasure of knowing him personally but I know it takes a real man to go through what he did and still get back into a helo and fly again.

 

[kc135ang]

I'm just glad it's over. The class room time was very educational and the evasion portion was excellent. Nothing like camping out in the wilderness. POW time not so much fun and it's not even close to what one might expect to encounter in real life.

 

[Snakum]

Geez ... whatta buncha pu$$ies. SURVIVAL SCHOOL! Oooooooooh! Sounds rough.

Listen up ladies ...

USAF Survival School is where the Infantry goes to unwind and relax for a few days.

Minh
D)

 

[RedDogC130]

This coming from a guy who puts Skyhawk Captain as a position. Never knew it took a lot to fly a C-172. BE200....biiiiiiggggg plane there.

 

[AA717driver]

Come on, RedDog, Minh was dissing the AF Survival School from a grunt's perspective. He didn't say anything about the size of your airplane or anything else.

Lighten up--Minh's one of the good $h!ts on this board. TC

 

[AlbieF15]

I don't think I ever cussed more than hiking/evading through 6 feet of snow with worthless snowshoes that fell off every 5th step.

Part of the "shock" of survival is for many guys you are wearing a mess dress with your new wings one weekend, while your parents, significant other, and close friends all share the celebration at UPT graduation. Your old IPs and military leaders brag on how great you did, and tell you how wonderful you are...and then...

...WHAM!....a few days later you are eating bugs, squirrels, freezing your butt off....and taking crap from EVERYONE, including your A1C instructor. Its amazing how quick your world can change!

Good training. Glad I went. Don't want to go again.

 

[Weasel Keeper]

Geez ... whatta buncha pu$$ies. SURVIVAL SCHOOL! Oooooooooh! Sounds rough.

Listen up ladies ...

USAF Survival School is where the Infantry goes to unwind and relax for a few days.

Minh
D)

Silly question from an old AF Ssgt who really doesn't know...

Is there really a difference in survival/SERE/POW schools? Interservice rivalry stuff is fun and all, but I'm just curious straight up.

Just proud to have served.

 

[JimNtexas]

I thought the camp out part was a waste of time, but the resistance training was a real experience in self-discovery.

 

[stonewall]

Me and my 2 fellow evaders got nabbed during evasion (bad guy stepped on my ankle while I was hiding...how unlucky is that??), and the dude asked my bud "how long you been walking!?," and the kid pipes up with "Since I was about one year old." I about pissed my pants.

Heard another one about a guy asked in interrogation, "how many engines were on your airplane!?" The reply: "Well, there were whites, blacks and mexicans, but there were no injuns on that airplane." Nice.

 

[jstock]

Me and my 2 fellow evaders got nabbed during evasion (bad guy stepped on my ankle while I was hiding...how unlucky is that??), and the dude asked my bud "how long you been walking!?," and the kid pipes up with "Since I was about one year old." I about pissed my pants.

Heard another one about a guy asked in interrogation, "how many engines were on your airplane!?" The reply: "Well, there were whites, blacks and mexicans, but there were no injuns on that airplane." Nice.

So what happens if you get the interrogator to laugh? Faced with the walking joke I would have lost it. I don't care who you are, thats funny; especially in that situation.

 

[slacker]

Comedy in Survival

Some of hardest i laughed in years was at survival training. I must have gotten snow b!thched about 10 times. The top layer of snow was there but it was spring melt, so the snow underneath may or may not be there. Everywhere you stepped you fell it seemed. Once that backpack(75lbs) starts going one way, you can't stop it. Boom, face down in the snow or stuck like a dying roach on your back. Always good for a laugh. We also used different voices vectoring in the helicopter. I used Mr Mackey, the guidance counselor from south park, back when south park was new.

Me: Initial heading 130...mmmkay.

helo: 130....mmmkay (laughter in the background)


At the end of the day the helicopter came back and dropped a package for us.

In the POW camp, Adam Sandler "The Goat" was used a bunch. Everyone getting beat on at the end would say "rest up guard, you have a long day of getting drunk and beating the sh!t out of me."

At the end of the POW experience, i made the "propaganda officer" turn and walk away to keep from laughing in front of us. I can't really say what happened because i don't want to give away some of the training.

For you about to go, ENJOY!