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RedDogC130
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AA717driver
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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.
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.
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Snakum said: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
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.
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.
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.
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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!
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!
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Weasel Keeper
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Vandal said:
Dude, relax. You may get it when you're higher than a butter bar or O-2, but don't belittle folks because they're not flying Texans, Tweets, or newly trained Herc drivers (or aircrew?) just out of survival school. Nothing against those acft, but remember where you started with pistons.
Most Capt's/Maj's and up get it and are cool...keep an eye on them and follow their example. With all due respect sir, check the ego.
*disclaimer* If I misread or misunderstood your reply then I apologize in advance.
Cheers!
Eagles may sore, but Weasel's don't get sucked into jet intakes.
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You are going to have a hard life in the C-130 community with a $hit attitude like that. If you cannot handle a little good natured ribbing, get out while your still alive! You will be eaten whole. Arrogance has no place in the C-130 community. And yes..I flew some pistons and now fly a jet (and own a piston airplane), and which one is more challenging...pistons.
As to survival training, I do not know anyone that wanted to go but was dammn glad they did. I can tell you from personal experience that you fondly look back on that training when you are sweating your sack off in some sweltering dusty tent during an intel briefing about the REAL threats you will encounter in the box. You take a closer look at your evasion charts, make a mental note where the bullseyes are, where the threats are reported, carve your crew code into your nugget, think hard about what you wrote down on the ISOPREP card...ect. Then you put your crap on a pull the slide back on you low bidder 9 mil. Games are over...you hope you really paid attention during SERE school.
Some other training that sucks, Chem warfare...again, dammn glad we did again before deploying.
Quit bitchin (disregard...your aircrew) and do the mission...
As to survival training, I do not know anyone that wanted to go but was dammn glad they did. I can tell you from personal experience that you fondly look back on that training when you are sweating your sack off in some sweltering dusty tent during an intel briefing about the REAL threats you will encounter in the box. You take a closer look at your evasion charts, make a mental note where the bullseyes are, where the threats are reported, carve your crew code into your nugget, think hard about what you wrote down on the ISOPREP card...ect. Then you put your crap on a pull the slide back on you low bidder 9 mil. Games are over...you hope you really paid attention during SERE school.
Some other training that sucks, Chem warfare...again, dammn glad we did again before deploying.
Quit bitchin (disregard...your aircrew) and do the mission...
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