Ok so i’m 18 and i’m going into the military to hopefully become a USAF SERE. I am shipped off in a year and i would like to become as fit as possible by the time I ship off. My main problem is since I use to mainly focused on looking fit and not actually being fit I don’t know where I should start.
I would like to build full body endurance its just I don’t know where to start or what to look for. I would enjoy as much information as possible.
Thank you everyone.
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Didn’t realize SERE was a job description so much as training for when your job goes sideways…
Anyway, I second the Stew Smith recommend. Simple, straight forward, proven programming. Not sexy at all, but it’ll work if you work it.
sealfit.com is another good one. long workouts but a lot of fun.
I am training for that right now, and I am coming from the military already. As much as its not fun, do the Crossfit Football workouts, ruck 3 times a week, and run 3 times a week. Ruck a total of 15-20 mile, run about the same.
That is what I do with great success and is in general what is suggested by the SF recruiters. It will give you a great base for Basic as well.
SERE is a school, not a job description. SFAS is just the 20 day course that assesses and selects the Men that will be trained as operators in the Special Forces. I think you may want to talk more in depth with your recruiter about what is going to happen as you enter the military.
[quote]Ares013 wrote:
I am training for that right now, and I am coming from the military already. As much as its not fun, do the Crossfit Football workouts, ruck 3 times a week, and run 3 times a week. Ruck a total of 15-20 mile, run about the same.
That is what I do with great success and is in general what is suggested by the SF recruiters. It will give you a great base for Basic as well.
SERE is a school, not a job description. SFAS is just the 20 day course that assesses and selects the Men that will be trained as operators in the Special Forces. I think you may want to talk more in depth with your recruiter about what is going to happen as you enter the military.[/quote]
I am a CBQ instructor, currently in Iraq. You need to read Ares013 post several times and really consider what he said, excellent advise
Plus, I agree with him, their must some type of communication problem between you and your recruiter, if you are able, take a active duty or vet with you on your next visit, as far as going straight into SF (if you pass the entrance exam) you better get that in writing signed by SECDOD.
[quote]idaho wrote:
[quote]Ares013 wrote:
I am training for that right now, and I am coming from the military already. As much as its not fun, do the Crossfit Football workouts, ruck 3 times a week, and run 3 times a week. Ruck a total of 15-20 mile, run about the same.
That is what I do with great success and is in general what is suggested by the SF recruiters. It will give you a great base for Basic as well.
SERE is a school, not a job description. SFAS is just the 20 day course that assesses and selects the Men that will be trained as operators in the Special Forces. I think you may want to talk more in depth with your recruiter about what is going to happen as you enter the military.[/quote]
I am a CBQ instructor, currently in Iraq. You need to read Ares013 post several times and really consider what he said, excellent advise
Plus, I agree with him, their must some type of communication problem between you and your recruiter, if you are able, take a active duty or vet with you on your next visit, as far as going straight into SF (if you pass the entrance exam) you better get that in writing signed by SECDOD. [/quote]
For Army SERE is a 3 week school. For Airforce it is a career field, though I don’t know much about it.
It is easy to get a contract going straight into SF through the 18X program. No need to get anything in writing from SECDEF. The contract allows you the OPPORTUNITY to train for and try out (SFAS) for SF straight out of infantry AIT. If you pass you go directly into the Q Course. If you fail you do the duffle bag drag down to 82nd and be an infantryman.
I’m looking into this as well. I want to preserve the strength and speed I have and drop weight while increasing conditioning. Using WSBB right now, bodyweight assistance. I figure running everyday and doing pullups/crunches is the best way to go about that, but my ankles can’t take that yet.
Why bother. My impression was you just have to pass the ‘get in’ fitness requirements, then the army get you into battle/fighting shape…
I think there is a lot of excellent advice on this thread so far.
You have to consider, however, that any job class like SERE or special forces is going to require more than physical fitness. There is a mentality to it that can’t be cultivated in the gym.
How are you with extreme hunger, fatigue and general discomfort? Have you ever had anyone break your nose? Would you squirm at the prospect of swimming through open sewage?
I’m not trying to be demotivating by any means, but a lot of young guys come in thinking it’s all about jumping out of planes, slinking through the jungle and cutting throats. Talk to some people who have done the job. Ask them to describe the worst thing they’ve had to do.
Best of luck to you man. You can definitely do it if you put your mind to it.
SERE sounds like a pretty decent job field, from the guys I have talked to. One of the tandem instructors at the DZ I used to frequent in MS is a retired one. SERE specialists teach SERE (obviously), but they also get assigned to flight squadrons and various TFs as advisers. Not sure of their day to day, but in an E&E situation, the battle space commander and CSAR teams will look to him as the SME as to where the guy on the ground will go and what he will likely do, given the amount of SERE training he has.
My issue with AF recruiting is this: they won’t guarantee you a job (the reason I barely even talked to them when I joined-went Navy instead). I took one of the high school kids from my church when I was in NOLA to talk to a couple recruiters, and the AF cat said, ‘write down ten jobs you are interested in, and we guarantee we will TRY to get you in one of them’. But then, if you want Air Force, you have to do it their way, because they always make their numbers and never have trouble getting people in.
As far as conditioning, all of these are good recommendations, as long as endless sets of calisthenics doesn’t bother you. I tried Stew’s ‘8 Weeks to BUDS’ back in the day, but never got past the first week - just too damn boring.
What I did use to great success was a PJ prep program I got online, which combines lifting, running, swimming, rucking, sprinting, and calisthenics all into one. It got me into great shape, as long as you don’t mind training 2-3 times per day (in order to get it all done). http://www.specialtactics.com/theworkout.pdf will take you directly to it. And while I am on the subject, check out the main page (specialtactics.com), they have a lot of info on spec ops and support in the Air Force, as well as forums dedicated to those fields so you can probably find better info there.