Also, I wasn't able to be a rescue swimmer because even though my vision is correctable to 20/20 with my contacts in, my left eye is crap without it. There is a minimum on that too, just in case anyone else is reading this. But I am super happy with getting AIRC dry, anyway. :) I can't wait to get started! :DDD
I ship for boot camp August, 5th. Thanks for the video, it definitely convinced me to just stick with the dry aircrew contract that I already have instead of trying to volunteer for rescue swimmer. If it's not too personal though, how did you get medically discharged?
thanks for the info man, good video. I'm going to meps soon and i appreciate any advice anyone has in regards to aviation jobs. not mechanic or electrician, but more flight crew
The only thing you need to pass RS is a will to not quit, the toughest guys in my class quit, it was the guys that wanted it the most that graduated. I was an AW with HSL-43, I think we had the best job the Navy had to offer. The thing about Undes is true. Dont quit. Nothing worth having ever came easy.
I've been here st ACCS for a week and I can tell u that everything he said is right so far. It isn't hard if u come in prepared and focused. I'm rss contracted and they told us that there are only like 2 dry helo spots per class. It us hard to get. The only thing I have heard differently is if u fail rss u dont go undes you just go to a dry aircrew rating cuz ur already an ACCS graduate. That is what our instructor told us.
I've been training to become a rescue swimmer and I've been told what they mainly do is train and are basically aircrewmen. Im having a hard time finding information and actual rescue swimmers who create videos, so I'm thinking of starting mine up keeping up with my personal experience, observations, and advise. I've been given a lot of advice which I'm lucky to have, I just wish I could find more in depth information.
Renato Tanamachi Yes I plan to. My Future goal is to become a PJ in the Air Force and I know AIRR in the will be a great first stepping stone. A lot of people are telling me to just go for it now, but I think it's worth dedicating more time to prapare. I take the lifestyle requirements very seriously.
Renato Tanamachi Congrats, good luck to you. No I haven't reached that far in the process. Like I said, I'm still unsure if I should go that route or just go straight for PJ in the Air Force. I've been talking to my recruiter as well as servicemen, veterans, and special operators I know. I don't want to jump too soon. Regardless I will be enlisting within the next few months. I've been trying to take time to make the right decision I've spent many years preparing for it so I want to be completely sure of the job I want to go for.
Found your vids looking for info for a friend about to go aircrew. Good info. Things have changed alot since I was in. 95-2001. For one, I don't recognize the rates. When I was in, it was either AW, AE, or AM. I went AE/SAR. Youre right about one thing Rescue Swimmer School is no joke. You will get your ass PT'd to death. Aircrew school used to be a pain too. They ran our ass off on the beach, O-course, woods. From what I hear its not even that physically demanding anymore. No O-cours
FACT: If you're outta Aircrew and didn't get your bonus, go to your legal dept. and get your extra 2 years knocked off and make it a 4 yr. contract worked for me and the other kicked out aircrew people. If you got your bonus and wanna get out of it. My friend went to out legal dept. Set up a system to pay back the bonus and got those extra yrs. knocked off. Try it.
This may be a little outdated, cuz I saw on the CREO that AWs, most sub rates, and SOs are all undermanned, mostly cuz theyre tough as fuck and not many people like SSNs but yea. And if theyre downsizing why are they still actively recruiting at schools and shit? that seems counterintuitive. Im not saying he doesn't know what he's talking about but why are they still recruiting if theyre over manned? And how can I make sure they don't fuck me over? Besides not enlisting until you can handle it
goingcommando27 you're right they're not overmanned, special operation jobs have been under manned for the past few years , that's what my recruiter has told me, servicemen, as well as people I know going through training right now. It's hard to find people who will actually give 100% daily. It's not a normal personality, the majority of people lack the unwavering drive.
Around 2010 the special forces did have way more operators. Now, not so much. But I have a feeling within the next few years the positions will fill pretty quickly and the possibility of making it through will be even harder.
I had a question man, first of all you had a really informative video thank you, but you said you did dry heilo..how did you manage to do that? Is it a common or most handed out rate? I'm an aw in the DEP program and shipping off in july
How do you get into dry helo? That's what I want so bad... And what do you have to get on the asvab for aircrew? And last thing, is there a sign on bonus?
Thank you SO much! I just watched both of your videos! My bf is in Basic right now, graduating Jan 18th. I am waiting to ship to Great Lakes in April. We are both AIRC. Do you have any tips or advice for us? We are trying to get married next December (2013), hoping that we will both be able to get leave from A school for the holidays. Anything helps! Thanks!!
I have a contract for rescue swimmer and I leave next month... I'm a good swimmer, alright runner... I'm pretty passionate about SAR but I'm worried now. I don't want to end up driving a truck somehow. Any more insight on RSS?
If you are a good swimmer, then you'll be fine. Practice hauling your buddies around in the pool! (From a former SH60B aircrewman/rescue swimmer, 1987-1996). The hardest part about RSS is the mental stuff (the mind games).
@gnfu21 Thanks ALOT, are you enjoying it ? And as a flight attendent on or a loadmaster would I switch aircraft, like maybe a C-9, or C-130 ? You can inbox me if it's easier.
It's no walk in the park. My class started with 29 and we graduated 7. It's not only physically challenging but mentally challenging also, and that aspect is probably most important. You MUST keep a clear head at all times and be able to think through stressful situations.Probably the best advise I could give is to focus on the task at hand and ignore what I term the "noise", the screaming and yelling, the instructor in your face asking you how FUBAR you really are. the Landshark
I'm a bit confused. What is the difference between AWR and AWS? And is it only possible to attain those rates if you go to (and pass) RSS? Also, can you volunteer for RSS during NACCS?
Hey I got a contracted for AIRR and I am in DEP right now. I heard that EOD, SEAL, AIRR's etc have a slightly different tranning at Boot Camp, is that true? and how much time you need to be at Great Lake bfore you go to Pensacola?
Do you know anything about being an AO for a aircrew ? I don't want to be a Flight Enigineer or anything like a mechanic, I want something like a gun on a Seahwak or something like that maybe a loadmaster ? I'll even do radar or something. Can you tell me anything about it please ? The vid is great thanks alot.
@ziplin i have a aircrew contract already. Can you test to be a rescue swimmer while you are there or do you have to do it before you leave for boot camp.
When you say that you have seen RSS guys who didnt make it go to "dez", what does that mean? I'm considering RSS and want to know what I may be in for.
Believe me everyone being Undesignated is not fun right now i wake up at 0600 every morning and go to work for hours on end of bullshit then going to do it again in the morning get a rate fast or have a rate in a school trying to go to A School right now for Aircrew hopefully in March just dont go undes, they say its great that you can choose your rate yeah dont believe it.
yo dude, im leaving on friday may 13th to pcola for aircrew (didnt make diver) but anyways i was jw if you know any information about moving your family out to florida & if i'll be able to live with my wife, etc?
1:56 THANK YOU 🙏
Thanks for putting this up.
I got rolled back 3 times before I graduated. I was ripped when it was over
rolled back for what?
lol don't be fuckin lazy!!!
Hey thanks for the video man! I was going through articles too & found them really useless. Glad i found this.
Thanks bro
Also, I wasn't able to be a rescue swimmer because even though my vision is correctable to 20/20 with my contacts in, my left eye is crap without it. There is a minimum on that too, just in case anyone else is reading this. But I am super happy with getting AIRC dry, anyway. :) I can't wait to get started! :DDD
I ship for boot camp August, 5th. Thanks for the video, it definitely convinced me to just stick with the dry aircrew contract that I already have instead of trying to volunteer for rescue swimmer. If it's not too personal though, how did you get medically discharged?
thanks for the info man, good video. I'm going to meps soon and i appreciate any advice anyone has in regards to aviation jobs. not mechanic or electrician, but more flight crew
Oh word sounds legit. I might have to cross rate due to pts. Thanks bro.
The only thing you need to pass RS is a will to not quit, the toughest guys in my class quit, it was the guys that wanted it the most that graduated. I was an AW with HSL-43, I think we had the best job the Navy had to offer. The thing about Undes is true. Dont quit. Nothing worth having ever came easy.
@NWA941 Thank you very much, this has been very helpful I subbed you in case I have more questions or anything which I most definatley will.
I've been here st ACCS for a week and I can tell u that everything he said is right so far. It isn't hard if u come in prepared and focused. I'm rss contracted and they told us that there are only like 2 dry helo spots per class. It us hard to get. The only thing I have heard differently is if u fail rss u dont go undes you just go to a dry aircrew rating cuz ur already an ACCS graduate. That is what our instructor told us.
I've been training to become a rescue swimmer and I've been told what they mainly do is train and are basically aircrewmen. Im having a hard time finding information and actual rescue swimmers who create videos, so I'm thinking of starting mine up keeping up with my personal experience, observations, and advise. I've been given a lot of advice which I'm lucky to have, I just wish I could find more in depth information.
Alvanzi Guerriera are you going in as an Air Rescue?
Renato Tanamachi Yes I plan to. My Future goal is to become a PJ in the Air Force and I know AIRR in the will be a great first stepping stone. A lot of people are telling me to just go for it now,
but I think it's worth dedicating more time to prapare. I take the lifestyle requirements very seriously.
Alvanzi Guerriera i have a Rescue Swimmer contract, i ship out to bootcamp in 9 days.... do you have a rescue swimmer contract?
Renato Tanamachi Congrats, good luck to you. No I haven't reached that far in the process. Like I said, I'm still unsure if I should go that route or just go straight for PJ in the Air Force. I've been talking to my recruiter as well as servicemen, veterans, and special operators I know. I don't want to jump too soon. Regardless I will be enlisting within the next few months. I've been trying to take time to make the right decision I've spent many years preparing for it so I want to be completely sure of the job I want to go for.
Alvanzi Guerriera whatever route you choose, don't quit. Either route will be tough, push through and persevere. good luck!
Yes you are absolutley right about the internet making it scary. I want to be a AO. (Aviation Ordinance)
Found your vids looking for info for a friend about to go aircrew. Good info. Things have changed alot since I was in. 95-2001. For one, I don't recognize the rates. When I was in, it was either AW, AE, or AM. I went AE/SAR. Youre right about one thing Rescue Swimmer School is no joke. You will get your ass PT'd to death. Aircrew school used to be a pain too. They ran our ass off on the beach, O-course, woods. From what I hear its not even that physically demanding anymore. No O-cours
Makes me double think about RS.
Cool, i think i'll go talk to my recruiter, then study my ass off for my asvab, and finish one more year of comm. college then.
Thanks alot man!
Im currently awaiting shipping out to RTC with an aircrew contract. whats the best route to try and take to get on helo duty and not fixed wing?
FACT:
If you're outta Aircrew and didn't get your bonus, go to your legal dept. and get your extra 2 years knocked off and make it a 4 yr. contract worked for me and the other kicked out aircrew people. If you got your bonus and wanna get out of it. My friend went to out legal dept. Set up a system to pay back the bonus and got those extra yrs. knocked off. Try it.
This may be a little outdated, cuz I saw on the CREO that AWs, most sub rates, and SOs are all undermanned, mostly cuz theyre tough as fuck and not many people like SSNs but yea. And if theyre downsizing why are they still actively recruiting at schools and shit? that seems counterintuitive. Im not saying he doesn't know what he's talking about but why are they still recruiting if theyre over manned? And how can I make sure they don't fuck me over? Besides not enlisting until you can handle it
goingcommando27 you're right they're not overmanned, special operation jobs have been under manned for the past few years , that's what my recruiter has told me, servicemen, as well as people I know going through training right now. It's hard to find people who will actually give 100% daily. It's not a normal personality, the majority of people lack the unwavering drive.
Around 2010 the special forces did have way more operators. Now, not so much. But I have a feeling within the next few years the positions will fill pretty quickly and the possibility of making it through will be even harder.
cool video man, what are the eye sight requirements for air crew- is 20/70 alright?
I read online that you have to pass the pt test while in dep in order to be accepted into aircrew, is that true?
You'd have to talk to a recruiter about that. I'm sure there are.
I had a question man, first of all you had a really informative video thank you, but you said you did dry heilo..how did you manage to do that? Is it a common or most handed out rate? I'm an aw in the DEP program and shipping off in july
How do you get into dry helo? That's what I want so bad... And what do you have to get on the asvab for aircrew? And last thing, is there a sign on bonus?
Thank you SO much! I just watched both of your videos! My bf is in Basic right now, graduating Jan 18th. I am waiting to ship to Great Lakes in April. We are both AIRC. Do you have any tips or advice for us? We are trying to get married next December (2013), hoping that we will both be able to get leave from A school for the holidays. Anything helps! Thanks!!
EOD is my first choice then AW then AC
I have a contract for rescue swimmer and I leave next month... I'm a good swimmer, alright runner... I'm pretty passionate about SAR but I'm worried now. I don't want to end up driving a truck somehow. Any more insight on RSS?
If you are a good swimmer, then you'll be fine. Practice hauling your buddies around in the pool! (From a former SH60B aircrewman/rescue swimmer, 1987-1996). The hardest part about RSS is the mental stuff (the mind games).
What is the difference between dry and wet aircrew is one more physical?
@gnfu21 Thanks ALOT, are you enjoying it ? And as a flight attendent on or a loadmaster would I switch aircraft, like maybe a C-9, or C-130 ? You can inbox me if it's easier.
@ziplin Do you have to take the pst to get into wet side?
Did you know anyone that got a waiver for smoking buds? As in a small possesion charge. Let me know if you could thanks
It's no walk in the park. My class started with 29 and we graduated 7. It's not only physically challenging but mentally challenging also, and that aspect is probably most important. You MUST keep a clear head at all times and be able to think through stressful situations.Probably the best advise I could give is to focus on the task at hand and ignore what I term the "noise", the screaming and yelling, the instructor in your face asking you how FUBAR you really are.
the Landshark
Ray Travis best comment by far.
so how would getting Helo Dry crew work?
I'm a bit confused. What is the difference between AWR and AWS? And is it only possible to attain those rates if you go to (and pass) RSS?
Also, can you volunteer for RSS during NACCS?
Hey I got a contracted for AIRR and I am in DEP right now. I heard that EOD, SEAL, AIRR's etc have a slightly different tranning at Boot Camp, is that true? and how much time you need to be at Great Lake bfore you go to Pensacola?
What's it like for fleet returnees?
hey if your going into aircrew, have you flew the navy planes any info on it? I have questions message me if u can.
Do you get contracted for RSS or is it something different? And if you do do you automatically got to NACCS after RSS or is it something different?
I want be aircrew and im gettin real antsy. Is more worth it to finish out community college, or get in as soon as i can?
Do you know anything about being an AO for a aircrew ? I don't want to be a Flight Enigineer or anything like a mechanic, I want something like a gun on a Seahwak or something like that maybe a loadmaster ? I'll even do radar or something. Can you tell me anything about it please ? The vid is great thanks alot.
@ziplin i have a aircrew contract already. Can you test to be a rescue swimmer while you are there or do you have to do it before you leave for boot camp.
how was it
When you say that you have seen RSS guys who didnt make it go to "dez", what does that mean?
I'm considering RSS and want to know what I may be in for.
How concerned is the navy about arrest records for being an aircrewman?
Believe me everyone being Undesignated is not fun right now i wake up at 0600 every morning and go to work for hours on end of bullshit then going to do it again in the morning get a rate fast or have a rate in a school trying to go to A School right now for Aircrew hopefully in March just dont go undes, they say its great that you can choose your rate yeah dont believe it.
yo dude, im leaving on friday may 13th to pcola for aircrew (didnt make diver) but anyways i was jw if you know any information about moving your family out to florida & if i'll be able to live with my wife, etc?
didnt make navy diver or navy rescue diver?
SAR swimmer
ok. dont be fuckin lazy. check. haha