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Libila · 2005-11-09, 04:10 PM

I passed the US Special Forces test today!

I had to swim 500m in under fifteen minutes, then run two miles in under fifteen minutes, the do ten military-style pull ups in a minute, fifty military push ups in two minutes, then fifty sit ups in under two minutes. I actually did quite well and finished everything far under the time limits and came nowhere near muscle failure.

I'm hoping to go into the Air Force as a SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape) instructor. Basically I'll be teaching Marines, Navy Seals, Fighter Pilots, etc. how to survive in any situation and resist enemy torture and what-not.

I just thought I would share the good news!

sperry · 2005-11-09, 04:14 PM

Someone remind me not to F with this guy in person.

Congrats, that's a hard core workout right there!

sti deede · 2005-11-09, 04:15 PM

Congratulations that's pretty empressive! Good luck on your endeavors.

Nick Koan · 2005-11-09, 04:15 PM

Wow, Congrats!

I used to be able to do that too. You know, in my dreams.

tysonK · 2005-11-09, 04:30 PM

That is awesome.

What would you say was the hardest part of the test session?

ScottyS · 2005-11-09, 04:47 PM

Excellent! Congrats!

My money would be on the swim or the pullups being the hardest...

Libila · 2005-11-09, 04:59 PM

Thanks everyone.

I actually had a hard time with the run only because it was 85 degrees out, I wasn't properly hydrated, and I was on a track. I run 5 miles everyday up a canyon then back down, but I have something to look at then. I had no idea that it made the big of a difference.

The swim was no problem for me because I'm a Lifeguard and I swim 500-1,000m once or twice a week.

If I get in to SERE school I have five months to train my ass off. The day I get to SERE school after basic I have to do the whole test over, but after the run I have to throw on a 65 pound ruck sack and go four miles in under an hour. I've got a lot of work to do.

Kevin M · 2005-11-09, 05:06 PM

Yeah dude, that was the "get in" test, not the graduation test.

You're way ahead of the game though man. When I showed up in Missouri for Basic, on our first PT test (which was after a week of training), I ran the 2 miles in 16:40, did 50 situps, and a whopping 17 pushups.

Oh, and when you're running for time on a track, the best trick is to just keep chasing down the next person in front of you. Shorten the distance of your run mentally to just the distance to where he is ahead of you. Once you catch him, reel in the next guy. Next thing you know, you're done and you're a minute ahead of where you'd be just looking around and the unchanging scenery.

Libila · 2005-11-09, 05:15 PM

I know, that was the easy part!

Kevin, that's a great idea, thanks.

JC · 2005-11-09, 05:32 PM

Awesome man, congrats!

sp00ln · 2005-11-09, 11:00 PM

Can I ask, have you been tortured?

Congrats on the completion.

MikeK · 2005-11-09, 11:19 PM

Congratulations Tim!

M3n2c3 · 2005-11-10, 12:26 AM

Ergh. I knew a few folk who went through SERE training. Not my cup o' tea. Congrats, though.

Kevin M · 2005-11-10, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by M3n2c3

Ergh. I knew a few folk who went through SERE training. Not my cup o' tea. Congrats, though.

Werd. Frankly, Id rather learn on the fly in the hands of the enemy that *might* capture me someday, than go through what is essentially a worst-case scenario... the Geneva Convention rules don't actually apply when it's your own military that is imprisoning and 'questioning' you.

Libila · 2005-11-10, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by sp00ln

Can I ask, have you been tortured?

Not yet.

My AF career counsler told me that I need to be prepared to have fingers and toes broken or lost in training. One of the exercises he told me about was something like this. You are teamed up with someone they see that your close with through training, sit you guys down while the interigator (sp?) ties your friend down. He starts asking for information, you resist, then he starts breaking you buddies fingers until you talk.

Should be fun

M3n2c3 · 2005-11-10, 12:51 PM

Sounds like a party to me! Spaghetti MREs, beer in your canteen, broken fingers. . . sweet!

BTW, sp=interrogator

Dean · 2005-11-10, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Libila

One of the exercises he told me about was something like this. You are teamed up with someone they see that your close with through training, sit you guys down while the interigator (sp?) ties your friend down. He starts asking for information, you resist, then he starts breaking you buddies fingers until you talk.

Should be fun

So the trick is to get close to someone you really don't like, and then you can endure anything they do to them...

AtomicLabMonkey · 2005-11-10, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Libila

One of the exercises he told me about was something like this. You are teamed up with someone they see that your close with through training, sit you guys down while the interigator (sp?) ties your friend down. He starts asking for information, you resist, then he starts breaking you buddies fingers until you talk.

Uhh, is that for real? WTF is the point of "training" if it permanently damages the soldiers going through it?

MikeSTI · 2005-11-10, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Dean

So the trick is to get close to someone you really don't like, and then you can endure anything they do to them...

hell yeah!!!! lol

Libila · 2005-11-10, 02:19 PM

I got some bad news this morning. Apparently I failed the hearing test. The highest pitch on the test was the problem apparently. I've got to re-do it at a private ear doctor next week.

sperry · 2005-11-10, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Libila

I got some bad news this morning. Apparently I failed the hearing test. The highest pitch on the test was the problem apparently. I've got to re-do it at a private ear doctor next week.

What?

Kevin M · 2005-11-10, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Libila

I got some bad news this morning. Apparently I failed the hearing test. The highest pitch on the test was the problem apparently. I've got to re-do it at a private ear doctor next week.

The same thing happened to one of my Drill Sergeants in AIT. Except he was already most of the way through SF school when they gave that test.

Sucked ass for him.

Dean · 2005-11-10, 03:36 PM

I would think bad hearing would be a benefit. Can't hear people screaming, and blasting Matalica doesn't bother you...

kidatari · 2005-11-10, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Libila

I got some bad news this morning. Apparently I failed the hearing test. The highest pitch on the test was the problem apparently. I've got to re-do it at a private ear doctor next week.

The one thing for military hearing tests is that they all follow the same pattern. I work around jet engines and loud equipment every day, and my hearing test has been getting better every year, purely because I figured out the sequence and pauses. Remember that the machine tries to trick you into pushing the button when you don't hear anything.

Good luck! Those SERE guys are nuts

tysonK · 2005-11-10, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Dean

I would think bad hearing would be a benefit. Can't hear people screaming, and blasting Matalica doesn't bother you...

what's the deal there?

2005-11-09, 04:10 PM	#1
Libila EJ205 Real Name: Tim Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,384 Car: '94 L	I did it! I passed the US Special Forces test today! I had to swim 500m in under fifteen minutes, then run two miles in under fifteen minutes, the do ten military-style pull ups in a minute, fifty military push ups in two minutes, then fifty sit ups in under two minutes. I actually did quite well and finished everything far under the time limits and came nowhere near muscle failure. I'm hoping to go into the Air Force as a SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape) instructor. Basically I'll be teaching Marines, Navy Seals, Fighter Pilots, etc. how to survive in any situation and resist enemy torture and what-not. I just thought I would share the good news!

2005-11-09, 04:14 PM	#2
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Someone remind me not to F with this guy in person. Congrats, that's a hard core workout right there! __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2005-11-09, 04:30 PM	#5
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2005-11-09, 04:47 PM	#6
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2005-11-09, 05:06 PM	#8
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Yeah dude, that was the "get in" test, not the graduation test. You're way ahead of the game though man. When I showed up in Missouri for Basic, on our first PT test (which was after a week of training), I ran the 2 miles in 16:40, did 50 situps, and a whopping 17 pushups. Oh, and when you're running for time on a track, the best trick is to just keep chasing down the next person in front of you. Shorten the distance of your run mentally to just the distance to where he is ahead of you. Once you catch him, reel in the next guy. Next thing you know, you're done and you're a minute ahead of where you'd be just looking around and the unchanging scenery. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2005-11-09, 04:15 PM	#3
sti deede EJ205 Real Name: Deede Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,789 Car: '96 4runner Class: none.	Congratulations that's pretty empressive! Good luck on your endeavors.

2005-11-09, 04:15 PM	#4
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Wow, Congrats! I used to be able to do that too. You know, in my dreams.

2005-11-09, 04:59 PM	#7
Libila EJ205 Real Name: Tim Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,384 Car: '94 L	Thanks everyone. I actually had a hard time with the run only because it was 85 degrees out, I wasn't properly hydrated, and I was on a track. I run 5 miles everyday up a canyon then back down, but I have something to look at then. I had no idea that it made the big of a difference. The swim was no problem for me because I'm a Lifeguard and I swim 500-1,000m once or twice a week. If I get in to SERE school I have five months to train my ass off. The day I get to SERE school after basic I have to do the whole test over, but after the run I have to throw on a 65 pound ruck sack and go four miles in under an hour. I've got a lot of work to do.

2005-11-09, 05:15 PM	#9
Libila EJ205 Real Name: Tim Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,384 Car: '94 L	I know, that was the easy part! Kevin, that's a great idea, thanks.

2005-11-09, 05:32 PM	#10
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2005-11-09, 11:00 PM	#11
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2005-11-09, 11:19 PM	#12
MikeK Captain Turbo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Reno Posts: 3,318 Car: 05 STi	Congratulations Tim!

2005-11-10, 12:26 AM	#13
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2005-11-10, 12:51 PM	#16
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2005-11-10, 02:19 PM	#20
Libila EJ205 Real Name: Tim Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,384 Car: '94 L	I got some bad news this morning. Apparently I failed the hearing test. The highest pitch on the test was the problem apparently. I've got to re-do it at a private ear doctor next week.

2005-11-10, 03:36 PM	#23
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	I would think bad hearing would be a benefit. Can't hear people screaming, and blasting Matalica doesn't bother you... __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...