1 00:00:00,619 --> 00:00:03,369 (dramatic music) 2 00:00:07,740 --> 00:00:09,570 - [Soldier] We are in a three week 3 00:00:09,570 --> 00:00:11,259 selection course for SERE. 4 00:00:11,259 --> 00:00:13,650 We're taking what we learned in the last two weeks 5 00:00:13,650 --> 00:00:15,050 on base and we're applying it to the field, 6 00:00:15,050 --> 00:00:17,660 and learning how to survive out in nature. 7 00:00:17,660 --> 00:00:20,060 - We're looking for the future of our career field here. 8 00:00:20,060 --> 00:00:22,130 So it's a pretty big and important task 9 00:00:22,130 --> 00:00:24,180 to be able to get the right people in the door, 10 00:00:24,180 --> 00:00:26,108 and then make sure that we're pushing 11 00:00:26,108 --> 00:00:28,040 the right people up to Fairchild to continue 12 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:29,760 to pursue becoming a SERE Specialist. 13 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:31,632 The outdoor portion, it fits in 14 00:00:31,632 --> 00:00:35,620 because it's a opportunity to see them put it all together. 15 00:00:35,620 --> 00:00:37,240 We spend two weeks on base and a lot 16 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:40,360 of that's just giving them task and giving them standards, 17 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:42,610 and seeing how well they're able to manage their time, 18 00:00:42,610 --> 00:00:45,973 and how well are they able to pay attention to small detail. 19 00:00:47,060 --> 00:00:48,050 - I became a SERE Specialist 20 00:00:48,050 --> 00:00:49,220 because I had a personal experience. 21 00:00:49,220 --> 00:00:53,360 My great grandfather was a prisoner of war in World War II. 22 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:56,090 That really inspired me to wanna help save others 23 00:00:56,090 --> 00:00:58,314 who might be in that situation. 24 00:00:58,314 --> 00:00:59,960 Help them survive, and push through resilience, 25 00:00:59,960 --> 00:01:02,030 and return back home to their families. 26 00:01:02,030 --> 00:01:04,255 - [Ssgt Vaden] Out here in Camp Bullis, 27 00:01:04,255 --> 00:01:05,088 the things that we're really focusing on 28 00:01:06,075 --> 00:01:07,980 is giving them the basic survivability. 29 00:01:07,980 --> 00:01:09,880 Learning how to build a fire, a shelter, 30 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:13,180 a signal, and how to navigate. 31 00:01:13,180 --> 00:01:14,980 This three days we focus on those things, 32 00:01:14,980 --> 00:01:19,980 and then day four we put them out alone on a solo exercise, 33 00:01:21,090 --> 00:01:23,680 so they have an opportunity to show us 34 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:24,710 that they can do it on their own, 35 00:01:24,710 --> 00:01:26,790 without us having to watch them. 36 00:01:26,790 --> 00:01:29,360 Then day five we pack it up and we head back to base 37 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:31,650 for they're final mentor session. 38 00:01:31,650 --> 00:01:33,470 - [A1C Hawkins] So far we've learnt signaling, 39 00:01:33,470 --> 00:01:35,920 how to put up a signal to be rescued. 40 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:39,270 We've learned how to make a fire in a timely manner, 41 00:01:39,270 --> 00:01:41,770 and we've also learned several different shelters. 42 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:44,873 - [Ssgt Vaden] Some of the intangible traits 43 00:01:44,873 --> 00:01:45,706 that are gonna be necessary and key 44 00:01:45,706 --> 00:01:48,067 for going to this training here, 45 00:01:48,067 --> 00:01:51,466 is one, having the ability to bounce back. 46 00:01:51,466 --> 00:01:54,610 Everybody here has probably failed at something, 47 00:01:54,610 --> 00:01:58,270 and just going through this course we've only hit day three. 48 00:01:58,270 --> 00:02:00,607 Having that ability to basically say, 49 00:02:00,607 --> 00:02:03,327 "I failed, I messed up, how do I recover from that?" 50 00:02:03,327 --> 00:02:06,710 The ability to push through situations 51 00:02:06,710 --> 00:02:08,960 when they get hard, they get challenging, 52 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:12,320 and I think the ability to adapt is definitely gonna be key. 53 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:14,920 - [A1C Hawkins] You definitely want a will to survive. 54 00:02:14,920 --> 00:02:17,520 You can't just come out here not wanting to be here. 55 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:20,590 To be in the SERE you have to love the outdoors, 56 00:02:20,590 --> 00:02:22,600 you have to enjoy being out here 57 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:23,590 and you also have to want it. 58 00:02:23,590 --> 00:02:25,210 You have to have that competitive edge, 59 00:02:25,210 --> 00:02:28,333 to be better than everybody else and to just keep striving. 60 00:02:29,582 --> 00:02:31,006 - [Ssgt Vaden] I think this course builds 61 00:02:31,006 --> 00:02:33,250 a better war fighter because it exposes them to 62 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:36,000 some uncomfortable situations. 63 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:37,110 Just being out here and having 64 00:02:37,110 --> 00:02:40,890 to deal with what we're going through. 65 00:02:40,890 --> 00:02:43,436 It also gives them the basic 66 00:02:43,436 --> 00:02:46,923 understanding and tools to survive. 67 00:02:49,130 --> 00:02:51,928 This training is important for these individuals, 68 00:02:51,928 --> 00:02:53,358 because it's the first step for them 69 00:02:53,358 --> 00:02:55,010 to continue down the SERE training pipeline. 70 00:02:55,010 --> 00:02:57,560 This is their first stop and it's our chance 71 00:02:57,560 --> 00:02:59,310 to assess to see if they've got what it takes 72 00:02:59,310 --> 00:03:01,543 to continue along our career field.