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Military-SAR rescue swimmer?

27 with a BA interested in joining the military. Who offers rescue swimmers? Want a job in medicine, rescue, or in the water? I was told navy or coast gaurd were my better branch choices but do the other braches off some kind of search and rescue? If i did the navy sar swimmer do they need people? how do you know if can get the job? by a req. Looking for a search and rescue type of job plan on going in for a long time. any help would be great - oh ya while you are a sar in the navy what other job do you have

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1. Do you want to be a non-combatant or a combatant? The Air Force has the best and frankly only dedicated CSAR (Combat Search and Rescue) program of all services. The job is called Pararescue. Pararescuemen or PJs are personnel recovery specialists. Realize, however, this is a Special Operations careerfield and requires medical trauma skills as well as technical rescue skills in any environment; open water, mountain, desert, etc. All Pararescuemen must be basic airborne, military free fall and combat diver qualified. They must also be tactically proficient as this is a combat job. Pararescuemen perform the SAR mission as a peacetime mission. PJs handle all sea rescues 200 miles out as the Coast Guard helicopters do not have aerial refueling capabilities. PJs have been involved in every natural disaster that's occurred within the US and many abroad. From the tsunamis in Thailand to the earthquakes in Pakistan to Hurricane Katrina .. they are responsible for the survival and rescue of many mtn climbers lost on the west coast and in Alaska each year. Understand, SAR is not a PJs primary mission. His true mission is CSAR and when it is time for the unit to deploy, they will be working alongside various other Special Operations Forces (SEALs, Special Forces, Rangers) and will be performing in the most austere and denied environments. They are involved in combat, quite frequently and the missions occur when things are at their worst. The attrition rate for Pararescue is around 90% due to the incredibly demanding physical and mental requirements. Indoc is about 10 weeks long where is where most candidates are washed out (most quit on their own). After that .. the training takes about a year and a half to two years to complete. All PJs are medically trained to the civilian equivalent of an EMT-P, however the medical training and knowledge far exceeds what a civilian Paramedic would know or could perform. If this sounds like something you would be interested in, visit this site: www.specialtactics.com Read the site information on Pararescue and join the forums and read through the questions that have been asked and answered by PJs. You'll find any information you need on that site. If you find yourself having questions that haven't already been asked, ask on the site or you are welcome to e-mail me .. but only AFTER you've researched the careerfield.
2. I was in the Navy Seal ... And if you really believe you'e that good lets see how your stud stands if your that cocky there. Try it and Beware only the Best Survives in the Navy Seal. LOL.