SERE Specialist and AFSPECWAR Instructor, TSgt Justin Gordon

[@Jason-vn5xj]

SERE school was the single best training in anything I have ever gotten anywhere; military or civilian. MSgt Lafromboye became my model for how I wanted to carry myself as an airman. Those instructors are something else. Just incredible.

[@PilotRyan1533]

Went through SERE SV-80 in early 2015, it was the best training that I refuse to do again.

[@screwweedtx]

Why so

[@Riposte821]

@@screwweedtx obviously because it was awesome but very painful to go through and demanding. Go for it!

[@justelynnnjoelle]

WOOOOOOOOOOO LET'S FREAKIN GOOOOOO and on July 4th too!

[@spartananator4191]

Even for those of us not going for SERE but this is still extremely helpful as we will have to take SERE training. A nice little behind the curtain podcast. Thank you guys as always!

[@Lydia-Roe]

GO have a blast! SERE is an outstanding course with amazing Cadre!

[@vvill7109]

Have you guys thought about getting Garand Thumb on? He's a former SERE instructor and is now a TACP officer.

[@dekuknight2058]

+1 Oneready would blow up if this happened, I'm sure they know who he is.

[@randymoore2477]

This needs to happen

[@OnesReady]

We get this all of the time actually. So if we had him on, what kind of questions would you want asked/answered?

[@vvill7109]

@@OnesReady I'd like to know about OTS and the process for becoming a TACP officer. Also what made him switch career fields, and how he likes it so far.

[@dekuknight2058]

@@vvill7109 That is a really good point. With Brian going from enlisted to officer as well it'd be interesting to hear what their motivation for doing so was. Still, the main reason for doing it would be exposure for Onesready and casting a wider net.

[@josephmcclung9987]

Thank you for recording this amazing resource! All of you are so positive and it gets me fired up!

[@michaelpass2176]

I went to USAF cold weather survival school near North /pole, AK. Spent three days one night 35 below zero.back in 1978??

[@jackorebaugh6733]

That was an awesome podcast, really interesting stuff about his instructor role at PJ U and home being a weapons instructor!

[@GilBrown333]

SERE IMHO is the Air Force's BEST weight loss program! I lost 20 pounds @Fairchild in Nov. '94, with freezing temperatures and 4 ft. of snow on the ground!

[@CramcrumBrewbringer]

I'm going to SERE soon and am excited for the quick and easy half-month vacation in the woods. It'll be a blast!

[@esorber321]

Gordon was in my BMT flight....watched him bust his ass doing everything we were doing and then going to his indoc training as well....very cool to see he's been so successful 🙏🤙

[@keppa13]

Dude i was just about to ask you guys to talk more about SERE!! Right on time

[@shannonmcstormy5021]

Acronym storm meets highly specialized vocabulary. I'm not the target audience, but I understood about half of what was said. Still interesting. Its clear this guy loves his job and I suspect, strongly, that he's good at it. Everything I have heard of SERE is that its not what you think and its one of the best run schools in the military. Thank you gentlemen for your service.

[@hammstah9578]

Excellent to here from a SERE airman! Informative!

[@OnesReady]

Glad it was helpful!

[@zackk5250]

@@OnesReady do y’all know the asvab qualifications and at meps do I tell them I’m interested in sere??

[@huntermumper8280]

Awesome podcast and good information here. Currently a prior service paratrooper from the 173rd looking into joining USAF and becoming a SERE Specialist - getting to rock that Sapper tab once again and grow within' a more productive branch.

[@jason6070]

can you tell us your experience? cross training or are you going reserve / guard?

[@GMBenavidez]

Just did my first PAST a few days ago, did well, just waiting now for positions to open up for the next round. Hopefully will be in BMT by the holidays. Thanks for the video, guys. Rare to see SERE vids with good content.

[@utnac10]

Peaches making those gains before the podcast!! Good video as always thank you for the good information.

[@joemanly8386]

This was great to watch! Thank you! My son A1C Noah Manly is in SERE pipeline right now in his second week. He is doing well but like you said there are different tasks that seem to be more difficult for some than others.

[@nickm8532]

Lmao! Way to put your sons name out there! Hopefully the taliban don't read this and search for him. Probably not but I guess we'll find out in the latest taliban beheading video 😂😂

[@jamesashford6111]

I'm just checking this out because my daughter is dating a Sere here in Spokane, WA. I want to see what this young man is all about. 😊

[@jacobherber8703]

Peaches must have been watching cops right before the podcast

[@OnesReady]

Oh man this is perfect. lol!!!

[@machineunit]

Diggin the shirt, Justin! Go Blue!

[@CramcrumBrewbringer]

Can't wait for you guys to make me hate your guts when I end up going to do SERE school. I am excited to learn survival skills but not so excited for the "R" portion. Just a quick vacation in the woods, right?

[@Caravanaskate]

I scored pretty high on the asvab but have a morals waiver so should I still go sere or should I go for something else?

[@davisluong2060]

Damn, if I had known about this, I might have joined the Air Force to do this instead of 11B in the Army. Too late now since I have been in almost 7 yrs.

[@BeyondThe-b3v]

Brother I’m a former 11B as well but I definitely would not give us my cord for this.. maybe TACP but not sere.

[@aaronkidd8932]

Mr.A didn't know you were a NEO guy,awesome.

[@kevinyanezmartinez6121]

If yall could please make an episode about the personalities of each operator class and what specific traits the cadres are looking for . TAPC, PJ, CCT. I'm aiming for PJ.

[@Madmikey-dt8fx]

Out of all the AFSPECWAR Fields, would you guys say that SERE Specs have the most opportunity for a “semi-normal” family life? Since after graduation you become a trainer, would it be a gig where you have a good home base for a few years as opposed to SR, TACP, CCT where you are on assignment away from home more?

[@therealtiffanyz]

For the most part, it is more friendly family once you graduate and are an instructor in the field flights. You will be out in the field one week a month but the rest of the month you are home unless they send you out of town for training. If you end up working at RT, water survival or go base level after your flight time, you can be home every night and the only time you may be away is if you deploy or go TDY.

[@Madmikey-dt8fx]

@@therealtiffanyz wow thanks Miss Hart. Definitely exciting to get a reply from you. I really enjoyed the podcast you did with the guys a couple weeks back about SERE. Every time I watch one of their videos I get hella motivated to continue my journey towards strength and self-sufficiency. You rock! Thanks again for the reply! I would say I am most interested in SERE because I have a family (few kiddos, wifey) and love that even tho the field is in the AFSPECWAR vein it does allow me more opportunity to balance that work-family life.

[@WildnFast]

I went through the Instructor School in 1988 and my wife moved there with me because it was over 5 months and I lived off base. Also once you graduated you would only be gone 1 week a month in the field.

[@jewkiller22]

Justin Gordon cool guy Good show thanks man HAVE A HAPPY 4th of JULY

[@dilana9531]

Happy 4 of July to everyone 🇺🇸

[@allstat1290]

Will watch the video in the morning but I was given a warrior contract for navy swcc. My biggest worry at the moment Is sere. From all the horror stories I’ve read

[@morgankjenkins6647]

The state up north was mentioned a few too many times in this podcast...

[@OnesReady]

Listen, Justin and I are good friends.... kidding. He is from THAT state. And he loves their football team. Tragedy.

[@ey_bud1620]

Great convo!

[@calebclapp2610]

Hey if I want to become a Pj what would my ASVAB score have to be and will my basic training be different? Sorry I just found this channel and I can’t wait to watch all the other pod cast.

[@OnesReady]

G49 is the minimum ASVAB score and if you go in with a PJ or SWOE contract, you'll go to a different BMT. Make sure you contact a SOR!

[@calebclapp2610]

Ones Ready ok thanks

[@georgio427]

Do you think I should pursue going in as an E-3 or is E-2 just as good?

[@carlosgiordani8360]

Do SERE specialist get to parachute as part of the job at any point in the career? Also, are SERE specialists required to swim or do dive school?

[@Lydia-Roe]

#1) Yes, they attend jump school #2) Yes, both.

[@therealtiffanyz]

Hey Carlos! So all 3-level SERE Specialists are required to attend the Basic Airborne Course at Ft. Benning. If you are attached to a primary parachuting unit later in your career, you could potentially get more jump schools like MFF or JM. As for swimming, they have taken the swim out of the SERE PAST but you are still required to take a swim test before your water phases in training. In order to work at water survival, you need to be a proficient swimmer. You may have the opportunity to go to dive school when you work at water survival but it’s not guaranteed and it’s highly coveted so you’ll have to be on your A-game if you want it.

[@jonathonlang1844]

I can speak to the swim portion, having recently went through the pipeline, we only did a swim test prior to going to open ocean phase to see if we needed a special helmet to let cadre know we will prob be riding the struggle bus when we get ditched out of the rafts. Its not a pass or fail test by any means. Fun fact, i got a special helmet lol

[@milspeccress8864]

Ahhh just what I needed

[@matthewplaster1061]

Question for y'all, I'm going to air force bmt next month and going to be pursuing pararescue. My question is just about the different creeds among the Air Force special operations groups. For instance, PJs have a very clear one "that others may live" (although that's not the whole creed) but I wasn't sure about the others like SR, CCTs, SERE if they had a clear creed. If you guys did have one would you mind explaining how it did/didn't mean something to you. Thanks!

[@OnesReady]

For CCT it is "First There" and SR it is "Eyes Forward". Maybe this is just me, but I didn't really pay attention to the motto while going through the pipeline because I was just trying to perform and make it through. Maybe others did though, but not me. (Peaches)

[@matthewplaster1061]

@@OnesReady thank you!

[@TheTimberwolf16]

The SERE Creed is "Return with Honor."

[@lionxjelly]

A eod episode coming up?

[@OnesReady]

How about that timing?!

[@lionxjelly]

Ones Ready you know what I had a feeling , but that was spot on! Just watched the episode it was fantastic .

[@stevejohnson9282]

🇺🇸🇺🇸 Murica! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@noahtremblay7278]

Awesome and helpful podcast! Answered so many of my questions. I'm curious what kind of civilian career field would be an easy transition after some time as a SERE instructor.

[@therealtiffanyz]

Hey Noah! The guys asked me that question on my SERE episode with them if you wanted some info.

[@thatkidE7]

How long is the SERE pipeline?

[@Carolina-vz1bt]

5.5 months after basic (7 weeks)

[@bradymccue1451]

Once I had a good time 😌

[@isaacmartinez2102]

Do SERE Specialists, also teach the SERE C course?

[@OnesReady]

Yes. -A

[@Tac1713]

🇺🇸

[@mikebsbd]

They cheated out the Crew Chiefs and only offered the SERE stuff to flight crew members. The Crew Chiefs of the wide bodied aircraft should've gone through all SERE levels of training. They flew with the A/C when it left base for anything other than a daily sortie.

[@faith4916]

Please Somebody Tell ME what they are talking about when they say "Pipeline" Are they Protectors of "Petroleum, Oil"? If this is True, and if there is a GOD, weakest link is not knowing how to read "Petro"glyphs,....................................... ............................. ............... .

[@benhorn9249]

A series of individual courses or training modules that culminates in the graduation and or certification. Many of these jobs require years before the individual is independently operational.