Originally posted by wildflyin69
So this is training on what to do and how to survive if you went down behind enemy lines? Sounds like a rip-roaring good time, hehe. Since this is done after winging, has anyone lost their wings due to not being able to make it through this part of training? Or do they just recycle them through it again?
It's pretty hard to "lose your wings," at least in the Navy. Pretty much you have to really screw up and/or kill someone. Of course, that doesn't mean you'll ever fly again...
Yes, there are people who become NPQ'd due to some injury they incur at SERE. I've heard a rumor that ADM Stockdale's original mindset was that if they lose (read: someone dies) a person once a year, that's an acceptable loss. Obviously that's not the case now.
Now, that all said, it's really not that hard, it just really sucks. If you listen to what's taught in the classroom, you'll go a long way. That includes such things as "don't run, you'll trip and hurt yourself." Even then, you find reasons to "move expeditiosly."