Educational training such as medical and diving terminology, CPR, weapons qualifications, and dive physics are also part of the Candidate Course.Īfter the Candidate Course there are two different professions with two different pipelines (but similar) to follow depending on if you want to be a PJ or CCT. It consists of extensive physical training with swimming, running, weight training, calisthenics and obstacle courses. The first phase is known as Team Training and is 8 weeks long. Once in the PJ Candidate Course, you will be challenged physically for ten weeks in Lackland AFB, Texas. I would recommend being able to the numbers in parenthesis next to the minimum scores. Once again - these are the minimum scores for the PAST - to be accepted into any Special Force it takes a higher score to be competitive. Here are the specifics minimums to becoming a PJ and Combat Control tech but the numbers in the parenthesis are recommended scores from Spec Ops trainers:ĬCT PAST - 2 x 25 meter underwater (Pass/Fail, 3 min between each) with 10 min rest - 500 meter swim (freestyle, breaststroke, sidestroke), max time 11 min 42 sec with 30 min rest - 1.5 mile run, max time 10 min 10 sec with 10 min rest - Pull ups in 1 min, 8 x minimum reps with 3 min rest - Sit ups in 2 min, 48 x minimum reps with 3 min rest - Push ups in 2 min, 48 x minimum reps with 3 min rest This job is open to only enlisted troops. The PAST - Physical Ability and Stamina Test To become a PJ or CCT you must male, a proficient swimmer, meet physical standards of at least 100 points on the Physical Ability and Stamina Test (PAST). The CCT motto is "First There" as they prep the air fields and drop zones for other troops to follow. Pararescuemen truly live up to their motto, "That Others May Live." The CCTs are FAA certified air traffic controllers and responsible for conducting all types of missions behind enemy lines while setting air fields, calling in fire support while working jointly with Army SF, Navy SEALs, etc. When a plane goes down in the jungle or ocean, it is the PJs who are there to find and save the pilots and crew.
The PJs are responsible for providing emergency and life-saving services to airmen, soldiers and civilians in both peacetime and combat environments. Send us feedback about these examples.Ever thought about getting little more out of your Air Force career? Or have you ever thought about risking your life to save another? Or going behind enemy lines before anyone else to set on a drop zone / air field and help call in fire support to troops who need it? These are just some of the missions of the Air Force Special Tactics- the PJs or para-jumpers and CCT or Combat Control Technician. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'pararescue.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 12 Feb. 2020 Think of pararescue operators who leap out of aircraft or tactical controllers who call in close air support. Air Force pararescue medic who saved more than 60 men in the U.S. Anchorage Daily News, Casualties would’ve been much higher that day without William H. Anchorage Daily News, The aircrew from the 210th Rescue Squadron, as well as pararescue personnel from the 212th Rescue Squadron, left Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in an HH-60 Pave Hawk at 1:03 a.m. John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, G Pave Hawk helicopter, a 212th Rescue Squadron pararescue team and a 211th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II, according to the Alaska Air National Guard. Pitsenbarger, an Air Force pararescue medic from Ohio who was dropped into a Vietnamese jungle on April 11, 1966, to help an Army unit pinned down by enemy fire. Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 2 June 2021 This year’s honoree was William H. 2023 G Pave Hawk helicopter and a 211th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II - a large tanker - with pararescue personnel on board. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. Anchorage Daily News, The recovery operations for all three are born out of the Apollo program, Goddard said, crediting former NASA recovery director Milt Heflin and Air Force pararescue Chief Master Sgt. Recent Examples on the Web The pararescue team was hoisted down to the hiker and stabilized him for transport to the McCarthy Airport, where he was moved to an air ambulance and taken to Alaska Regional in Anchorage, officials said.
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