Lindsey Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 What determines if one goes through that cold weather survival training? Is that also taught at Rucker if it is during the winter? What cold weather survival training? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamer Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Are you talking about the Spec ops stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brackac Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 If there is one thing I can tell you not to do at SERE, its this. Dont go home. Someone pulled that little stunt in the most recent class. 2015 SERE Gold Medal Winner. Making it home without being tortured is pretty much the #1 goal of SERE. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brackac Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 What determines if one goes through that cold weather survival training? Is that also taught at Rucker if it is during the winter? I thought I was going to cold weather training, ended up I just got stationed in Fairbanks, AK. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cofranc Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 SERE - I had loads of fun in SERE when I went through; we also received cold weather survival training (CWEST) since it was the middle of January in Brunswick, ME. Imagine primitive back country camping mixed with a really angry drill instructor...haha! What cold weather survival training?Check the above quote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsey Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Ah. He must have went through either a different service's SERE or done it "back in the day." You'll go through SERE at Rucker. Winter and summer each have their own "suck." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cofranc Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Ah. He must have went through either a different service's SERE or done it "back in the day." You'll go through SERE at Rucker. Winter and summer each have their own "suck."Gotcha, I was just curious. Depending on if I get selected by the board, I'm estimating that I'll go through SERE around the end of fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creep0321 Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Yea, winter SERE in Maine was no fun. (USN, and some USMC) did that back in 2008. They gave me the option of doing it again here at Rucker, no thanks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raider8071 Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Yea, winter SERE in Maine was no fun. (USN, and some USMC) did that back in 2008. They gave me the option of doing it again here at Rucker, no thanks. I'll also be passing on their generous offer of letting me go through the course again...lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyfoot Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Gotcha, I was just curious. Depending on if I get selected by the board, I'm estimating that I'll go through SERE around the end of fall. And I estimate that you'll sit in training bubbles for months and end up going in the Spring. Or maybe Winter. Probably Summer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantankerously Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 They were making anyone who did not complete a full spectrum level C SERE course retake the course. We had Navy and Marine guys that had been to their version but had to go back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creep0321 Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 They were making anyone who did not complete a full spectrum level C SERE course retake the course. We had Navy and Marine guys that had been to their version but had to go back. Yea it depends which SERE, Maine is a level C, fortunately. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm872000 Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 Just a few questions, hopefully someone is still monitoring this thread. Someone previously mentioned that the dunker was no longer a requirement. Is that true? or just standard rumor mill stuff. Is there a better time of the year to go through SERE-C. I.e. if you're spending all your time outside, the summer seems like a better time to do it than the winter but then again you probably have no choice in terms of when you go. How long is SERE-C? and do you ever have to retake SERE-C or the dunker or are those one-time requirements? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StockTrader Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 Just a few questions, hopefully someone is still monitoring this thread. Someone previously mentioned that the dunker was no longer a requirement. Is that true? or just standard rumor mill stuff. Is there a better time of the year to go through SERE-C. I.e. if you're spending all your time outside, the summer seems like a better time to do it than the winter but then again you probably have no choice in terms of when you go. How long is SERE-C? and do you ever have to retake SERE-C or the dunker or are those one-time requirements?Dunker is still a requirement and you need a refresher every 4 years. SERE is a one time thing and during the summer is NOT the time you want to go. You wont have a choice about when you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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