I spent almost a decade in ranger regiment, I always say besides my ranger buddies the AFSOC guys that I’ve met and worked with are the coolest and most impressive men in the world. CCT’s, JTAC’s, etc. But PJ’s… thank God for PJ’s. They’re like doctors who can shoot, move, and communicate with the best of them. Literally.
@@andrewgromovoy1619 No matter how powerful you say now, almost all of them died in the first round of the invasion of Ukraine. We SFs from different countries are all laughing at Russia, how can it be so rubbish? It may not be the soldiers themselves that are rotten, but the Russian army is rotten, and this cannot be refuted. Otherwise you cannot explain how an entire regiment of excellent soldiers could be lost in a single battle. I am from Taiwan. I am a SF soldier and a doctor. I have received help and training from PJ. I know that the strength of the United States cannot be matched even if the whole world unites. Only ignorant people will underestimate the United States.
Imagine a team where each member could function like a NP in a hospital emergency room, swim like a SEAL, jump like the best at Fort Bragg, breach like SWAT, and function in the field like Rangers. These guys are amazing.
100 percent agree i truly and honestly think this is the hardest training program in all the military...the attrition rate for this school is like 70 percent....i watched surviving the cut and out of over 100 candidates 11 or 13 made it through just the PT portion of the pipeline....
@@billgonzales8978 seals are good at swimming long distance underwater following a compass bearing. These guys jump into the water under the worst conditions to save someone’s life, they are some of the fittest operators on the planet. They are the 911 for special operations. Just reread your reply, sorry missed the sarcasm first time around. Late night
I've been training in martial arts since 1972. And I have two friends I train with that are former PJs. Their heart is unbelievable they don't quit ever. And there's a humblest operators I've met. Thank you for your service those serving and those that have. These guys give their blood sweat and tears for our country. God bless
Hey man I gotta ask. What can I do to be the oart that's passes. I'm being sent to San Antonio to see if I can qualify and be a PJ but to be real I'm nervous as shit that I can't do it
@@thomasjefferson141 mental toughness and be extremely fit when you get there, you have to convince yourself that you won’t fail no matter what, beyond that I can’t tell you as it’s different for everyone, only 3 from my team made it
@@alvinmartin9215 I appreciate it man. I had got an offer to try out for a day on the 8th of June and I know a small hick up can be my run since I do a 1.5 mile run in 13:24
@@NRVE8 not an expert on PJs, live close to a base they operate out of. Don't know if the med course, airborne school, water courses, combat training, etc is highest.
This Video brings back memories of memories Of memories Of The Past and I Really don’t want to deal with this RIGHT NOW!!!!!! DOC MAGOO PJ VIETNAM VET BROTHERS AND AT 76 still playing guitar and jamming with Vets..
I don’t throw around the word hero very often as I generally think military worship is fucking stupid, but the PJs are without doubt some of the most heroic men in any armed force. A large proportion of their operations involve rescuing civilians from active firefights. That level of bravery to save life is inspirational. It’s really a massive shame these guys don’t have the same level of recognition as many other special operation units in the US.
Most PJ'S are guard/reserve, opposed to full-time soldiers. However they are generally the first unit called when it comes to S&R after natural disasters.
I fully agree with your thoughts, but I think it’s awesome that they (for the most part )are under the radar…..all of the AF ( PJ,TAC-P,CC) tend to preserve this ethos and that’s an honorable thing IMHO. I LOVED The NATGEO The Rescue Season….other worldly respect !
Gotta respect the heart of these men and women to do straight into the line of fire to make sure their fellow military officers make it back home to their family
Met some of the most dopest, badass PJ's back when I just a damn cop on the Air Force. Much luv to you brothers that wear the maroon beret & bloused blues.
@@proserastartupsolutions5745 homie, you coming at a mfer for a account made when like 8 years ago lol. Ya man a jumpy boi in the 173rd, way more important than a chair force MP
For anyone who is looking to go in a SWOE contract, take care of yourself, try to evade shin splints, or even worse stress fractures. I got removed from the program all together due to a grade 3 stress fracture. Not entirely sure how I got it on just one leg but it happened. try to work yourselves up in weight when rucking so your legs can get strong. So I gotta crosstrain back later since they threw me in Security Forces :( Battleprep is not too hard, just a bit stressful, just don't quit! Best of luck to anyone who is going in as a SWOE. Also, A&S is now only 15 days long rather than 4 weeks. ( I didn't go to it but a lot of friends did)
I work as a Firefighter/paramedic with a degree in Emergency Healthcare Sciences or Paramedic. Out of all the medics in DOD SOF units, only PJ’s receive their National Registry Paramedic license, this is the highest level of street medicine. I was trained with a retired PJ when I wanted to join the Air Force in 2005. I was going to a community pool every morning and pushing myself. One day after my pool session, this older guy in his mid 50’s asked me what I was training for and I told him that I wanted to be a PJ and he said not like that. He then said I will help you get ready for the pipeline and that I was to meet him at the pool every morning at 0500 and to give 100% every day, he said if you are late or don’t listen and give me all your heart and soul into this that he wouldn’t help. I said thank you and can I pay for your time, he said “Don’t thank me yet, I will push you to your limits every day and you will eventually hate me and quit or get better” he was not kidding about pushing my limits each training session and the circus as he called it, seemed like an early form of cross fit. During the circus sessions I would vomit almost every time. After three months of intense pool training, we started doing crazy rucksacks marches that got longer with a heavier pack each time. I was 24 at the time and thought I was in great shape, nothing compared to this machine of a man. He told me the second day that I would need to be able to do 500 pushups a day, 30-50 pull-ups and run a mile in under seven minutes in sand. I learned that the human body can be pushed past most limits people think are capable. I still had about three months of training before signing the Air Force contract. My wife wanted to have this guy over for dinner to thank him and ask questions about the training and how long would I be gone. My wife and I also found out that we were expecting our first child. He told both of us congratulations and then said that he was married and divorced three times, has five kids and only has a relationship with two of his children. He said that if I wanted to help raise my child to really think about it before signing the contract. After two more weeks of training with him and discussing this with my wife, I decided that I would stay at the Fire Department and get my paramedic degree. I was so nervous to tell him my plans and thought he would be mad for waisted time, he was extremely understanding and cool about it. I got hired at another FD and had to attend their fire academy being the oldest guy in that class. I was almost always the first person to finish each evaluation and was voted as the class captain. I contributed my success to the training I did and lessons learned from this retired PJ. I invited him to my fire academy graduation and he showed up with a gift, Oakley sunglasses with the little green foot print on the O on the side of the glasses. I didn’t know Oakley made glasses like this for different SOF units. This man was so helpful and a great mentor and I contribute my success in fire/EMS to this man that saw a guy trying to get better at swimming and took pity on me and truly wanted to help. The lessons that I learned from this man will stay with me for life and I will pass them down to my boys. Again, I can’t say enough good things about such a wonderful man that as he said “if you are going to the PJ pipeline, you had better be ready to get comfortable with being uncomfortable”. The Air Force PJ’s are the only DOD medics that receive their National Registry Paramedic license. The PJ’s are the best medics the DOD has, and they are very good at medicine and tactics. I still regret not trying it and know that I wouldn’t have quit because I didn’t want to let him down or my family down. I ended up applying for the SWAT team as a paramedic and over the 24 hour selection process and then the “Hell Week” I crushed it and was named class leader and top gun for shooting the Glock 19 and AR. I contributed this to the training and mindset that this great man instilled into me over our daily training for about five months. I am grateful for being home to raise my boys and have been married for 20 years now. Thank you Captain “R” for everything you did for a stranger. I was terrified of you for the first three months or so as you were extremely intimidating and strict; however, after seeing that I wouldn’t quit and would push myself to what I thought were my limits each day, he became more of a mentor and was more encouraging. What a wonderful man to see a kid in the pool and to offer to help me get ready to attempt Superman school and the PJ pipeline. I love my wife and children; however, I still think about what if almost daily. You don’t hear much about the PJ’s because they aren’t glory whores like other SOF operators “SEALS” although the pass rate is much lower for PJ’s compared to BUDS or other SOF units. The PJ’s truly are the best of the best and when other SOF operators get shot or injured behind enemy lines, the PJ’s are ready to save a life while having perfect tactics of shooting, moving and communicating. Air Force PJ’s and CCT’s are badass warriors that are truly quiet professionals. Also, when I started paramedic school at my local University, one of the guys in my class was a former Airman and didn’t say much else. It turns out after getting to know him that he was in the Air Force as a CCT and even attended and passed Ranger school and got his Ranger tab. I didn’t even know an Airman could attend Ranger school. Anyway, this guy was another example of a quiet professional, super intelligent and fit. He really liked his time as a CCT, unfortunately, he ended up getting hurt on a parachute training before a deployment and broke his back and ended up getting medical retired. This guy said that he loved his time with the CCT and wished he would have gone the PJ route so he would already have his NR-Paramedic license. This guy was the best in our class and I had the privilege of working on the same paramedic rescue truck with him after we graduated. This guy “J” was always so calm under pressure and was a great example and friend. I asked him after a crazy structure fire how he was always so calm and cool and he said “panicking will get you and others killed, don’t react, act and remain calm if you don’t want things to get worse or die”. Both of these Air Force SF guys were the most professional, honest, and funniest people I’ve had the privilege of knowing. Air Force SF is great and I regret not trying to join that community.
@@pumpkinspice123 its one of the hardest sof jobs for sure, becaus theres lots of cross training from other branches, so you gotta learn lots of cqb, shooting, medical stuff, but lots and lots of physical stuff like swimming, rucking, pushups, situps, etc. My uncle was in af special recon and its no joke, lots of people like to joke around about the airforce being easy but its honestly the opposite in the sof careers
People have a right to their opinions but, who would give this thumbs down? This video shows that freaking pipeline which is long and arduous! Totally salute them!
@@keithjackson4985 not many of them. You probably know this, they are on many elite military spec ops teams and Air Force Special Tactics and Combat Search and Rescue units. I also have been associated with different branches of our SF, including British. Always amazed at their capabilities.
@@mazim7386 I loved it and thankfully I was not close to combat just a deployment to Roosevelt roads and public works. I had just enough combat training to make it fun and not dangerous. I was a CE.
@@canubeleiveit Nice, my family really doesn’t like the fact I want to enlist because my uncle was killed in action, Been looking at jobs where I can experience cool stuff without it being completely boring
@@mazim7386 I loved being an electrician in the seabees. It could be dangerous right now considering how the world is but plenty of good people to help you out and show you the way. Also I got to learn how to repel and do search and rescue and alot of firearms to play with.
@@canubeleiveit yea I figured there’s a chance of deploying overseas/combat during wars times and the motto is “we build we fight” or along those lines
20 years retired. When i first got in i met retired CSM George Morre. He just did maintenance around the building. The most incredible man i have ever met in my military career. All backed up by a desk photo of his csm promotion and every MSG in the building. Green beret, 5th group. Entire career SOCOM. 5 tours in Vietnam. 3 silver stars. I was lucky enough that he liked me and we both smoked. Our talks were interesting about his service and john rambo has nothing on this man. I asked him once who was the baddest special ops. He said PJs. "When shit goes fucked up and someone's hurt. These guys are like emergency room doctors and green berets in one package. When you need help getting out with wounded. They're the only ones you call. It's easy to take a life, hard as hell to save one." that comment always stuck with me. Was proud to support them in Kandahar. RIP CSM.
¡Este equipo de élite esta muy bien entrenado y como dice el refrán:'la práctica hace al maestro, caballeros mis mas sinceras felicitaciones y este vídeo es formidable gracias!!☺👏👏👏👌☺👌👏👍😉
Living in Fort Walton Beach by Hurlburt Field, I know a lot of PJ’s … awesome people! So thankful for the great people of our military, so others may live is their motto. God bless!
Good luck set your mind to ignore pain and be able to stay focused on the objective....your mind will try and tell you to quit but your sole will drive on...Airborne Paramedic👍😥
@@josephbrandt6778 "Your mind will try and tell you to quit, but your soul will drive on". Thank you for commenting that, I need that motivation, god bless you, and your family.
I'm reconstructor of 83rd erqs PJ's because I love what these guys doing. PJ's are very important and they looks like spec ops operators so that's cool ;) Great video!
I watched a series on PJ's going through training, start-to-finish, and I was very impressed. I spent 4 years in the Marine Corps then 16 years in the Army as a Combat Medic and it was a walk in the park compared to what these men go through.
@@easternhistorian4763 What’s up man! I’m fascinated with medicine and I’ve always been an active guy playing sports since I was about 5. This job just culminates everything I want and look for, being apart of team, pushing myself past my limits and helping other people. It was now or never for me I didn’t want to look back at my life when I’m older and wish I could’ve or tell myself “what if”. If you want to join man and do this job, start training and hit up a recruiter!
In my career in Alaska, I worked with the unit(s) that preceded the “210” and “212”, they’re mostly ANG units now were as the units including the unit at Eielson AFB( Fairbanks) used to all primarily active duty! TOML!!
The second day of BMT, we were taken to a room and were given a presentation on becoming PJ's. After a short film was over, a Sargent asked "If anyone is interested in becoming a PJ, please stand up". About a third of the room stood up. Sargent looked around the room a bit, then said, "If you want to be a PJ, you can not be afraid of heights, have to be able to swim one mile, can't wear corrective lenses and have to have an ASVAB score over (whatever it was, I forget). The entire room sat back down. Sargent picked up his clipboard and just walked out. We found out later, that they get two or three a month who can qualify.
People think I'm delusional when I tell a similar story. Only it might have been weeks into basic instead of days, when the recruiter came into our classroom.
Now I wanna see one about Pathfinders. I had a DS who was one, then went Ranger after. You wanna talk about high speed low drag this dude was pretty much super human.
@@jacobstrine4432 Yeah… closed this year. The 101st still runs its own Pathfinder course, but only for their own soldiers. They’re going yo leave it to units to do their own DZSO training.
Yeah when I went through airborne school they had just closed or in the motion.. there’s no need for it there’s actual mos for that job .. I think the airforce Takes care of that
Proud to say I can sleep well at night knownimg these guys are here to protect this Great Country although we all been dealing with trouble around this country these guys not once did they give up on us Thanks to all Armed forces hopefully one day I can call make self not only a airman but a brother.
I once thought PJs didn’t get enough recognition but unlike our aquatic brothers in the navy we don’t need to write books and make movies about how amazing we are.
This is how you train a warrior to be a doctor and an engineer at once. They can break your bones, put them back together and transport you to the hospital within a nick of time. Massive respect!
No they can't. PJs are the EMTs of SF. They're paramedics not doctors. The Special Operations Surgical Team are the "doctors" that will put you back together. PJs are the paramedics, the first responders, the surgical team are the doctors that do the actual fixing.
Went to airborne school with pj , tacps , cct all awesome and badass dudes ..crazy ass pipe line they go through airborne, sear school bunch of other stuff
When I watched the PJ episode of Surviving the cut, I felt fucking scared. There‘s a good reason why it‘s called the „Superman School“. These fuckers are machines man
@@evqnl4697 didn’t see this response lol, what’s up. Still play? Btw I enlisted in the Marine Corps if you didn’t know, that’s why I watch these videos
Way back when I spent a week with PJ's. They said that you will find former SEALS, Rangers, Force Recon, Special Forces in the PJ's. But you'll never find a former PJ in another of those groups...
Technically PJs can be embedded into any of the tier one or two units, so they could be found there, and if I do recall, the founder of CAG and I want to say Jocko too actually said the same thing about “the unit”. He said you will find seals and rangers and PJs becoming delta but you’ll never see delta become a seal.
@@Ryan-iw3dj how old are you? Delta can't become a Seal because Devgru don't take Army. To even be consider for Devgru, tier 1 with the Seals, you need years of maritime combat deployment and be the top 1% in the teams. No Delta in the fleet. That's why Delta can't switch, they are not allowed. Delta takes everybody for their process including National Guard. If you are tier 1 Delta, why do you want to be tier 1 with the Seals with NO maritime combat deployment? They won't take Delta for that main reason.
what should i do to train myself for the selection and schools so i won’t fail, and also not to mention i vape will that be a issue ? and if so when should i stop
@@fredsiebenmann7242 it’s changed since then they call them special tactics squadrons now. Or rescue squadrons. SOS are flying squadrons they mostly fly c130s and u28s
Every SF person I talked to said Tac-Ps were the most bad ass. They would just show up with no fear and the shittiest situations and save all your boys then dip without a few words. I am glad the US has multiple SF units with different competencies!
I am the father of 4 boys. Knowing the level that others go to in this country to serve simply reconfirms why this is by far the greatest country in the world and that the PJ’s are at the top of the humble and badass food chain. What examples of Jesus’s sacrifice for his fellow man b
Sadly if I had known about pararescue earlier in my life. I might have worked my ass off swimming all the time to be able to have a chance at joining PJs
Bro 1: Hey Bro, thought you were joining the Maines to be a badass? Bro 2: Nah Bro - I actually want to do something. The last thing I want to do is get stuck in Jacksonville in a battalion frat house, or 29 palms polishing brass and painting rocks. Nice uniforms tho...
Let me make a correction, PJ's are the only Special Ops COMBAT MEDICAL Unit in ALL of DOD. WE are not covered by the Geneva Convention; WE ARE the ONLY ADVANCED Combat Medical Unit that are CALLED ""911" for ALL branches of the Military. My training was almost 3 years in 1981.
Pj are more focused on trauma medicine because there mane mission are rescue. On the other hand 18D has to stay at the place they are so they focus on long term medicine. But they both are capable at most of the medical stuff.
This film woulda be a *MILLION* times *BETTER* if you wouldn’t have put a paragraph to read under *EVERY* *SECOND* of this video… I -couldn’t- even watch *_99%_* of this video because I was too busy trying to read everything that was popping up at the bottom of the screen, so then I had to pause it every time something new came up and read it just so that I could ACTUALLY WATCH the actual video. A tip for next time would be either only add one or two pop ups in the entire video that you have to read OR just save all those little facts and put them at the very end of the video, like when it’s over and there’s nothing left to watch and then just let everyone read everything all at once in the very end to learn new facts so we can actually concentrate on the video portion to learn these cool things. Other then that, this video was AWESOME!!! I _enjoy_ watching this types of videos!! They are *AWESOME* !
I spent almost a decade in ranger regiment, I always say besides my ranger buddies the AFSOC guys that I’ve met and worked with are the coolest and most impressive men in the world. CCT’s, JTAC’s, etc. But PJ’s… thank God for PJ’s. They’re like doctors who can shoot, move, and communicate with the best of them. Literally.
Равных российским силам специальных операций - нет никого! В ваших подразделениях много слащавости и понтов. И боевой дух слаб. ВДВ России СИЛА👊👊👊
@@andrewgromovoy1619lol noob
@@andrewgromovoy1619 Your special operation boys seem to be coming home in coffins recently.
@@andrewgromovoy1619 No matter how powerful you say now, almost all of them died in the first round of the invasion of Ukraine.
We SFs from different countries are all laughing at Russia, how can it be so rubbish? It may not be the soldiers themselves that are rotten, but the Russian army is rotten, and this cannot be refuted. Otherwise you cannot explain how an entire regiment of excellent soldiers could be lost in a single battle.
I am from Taiwan. I am a SF soldier and a doctor. I have received help and training from PJ. I know that the strength of the United States cannot be matched even if the whole world unites. Only ignorant people will underestimate the United States.
Thankyou for your service your a true American 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Imagine a team where each member could function like a NP in a hospital emergency room, swim like a SEAL, jump like the best at Fort Bragg, breach like SWAT, and function in the field like Rangers. These guys are amazing.
There is a reason why it's called "superman school"
100 percent agree i truly and honestly think this is the hardest training program in all the military...the attrition rate for this school is like 70 percent....i watched surviving the cut and out of over 100 candidates 11 or 13 made it through just the PT portion of the pipeline....
Major Prather says it’s the most trained and elite operations group there is.
no they cant swim like a SEAL, only SEALS swim like SEAL keep dreaming
@@billgonzales8978 seals are good at swimming long distance underwater following a compass bearing. These guys jump into the water under the worst conditions to save someone’s life, they are some of the fittest operators on the planet. They are the 911 for special operations. Just reread your reply, sorry missed the sarcasm first time around. Late night
I've been training in martial arts since 1972. And I have two friends I train with that are former PJs. Their heart is unbelievable they don't quit ever. And there's a humblest operators I've met. Thank you for your service those serving and those that have. These guys give their blood sweat and tears for our country. God bless
You guys are amazing!! I spent 23 yrs in the Marine Corps and had some interactions with PJs in Iraq and Afghanistan. Best medics in the world.
They are the best yes
No doubt PJs are the best medics.
Maybe SARCs are better but PJs are pros
rescue specialists but yes
Thank you for your service
Best 8 years of my life, so proud to be a PJ
向你致敬🫡❤
Hey man I gotta ask. What can I do to be the oart that's passes. I'm being sent to San Antonio to see if I can qualify and be a PJ but to be real I'm nervous as shit that I can't do it
@@thomasjefferson141 mental toughness and be extremely fit when you get there, you have to convince yourself that you won’t fail no matter what, beyond that I can’t tell you as it’s different for everyone, only 3 from my team made it
@@alvinmartin9215 I appreciate it man. I had got an offer to try out for a day on the 8th of June and I know a small hick up can be my run since I do a 1.5 mile run in 13:24
@@thomasjefferson141 keep pushing to do more and quicker, that’s what I did
We only have a few of these warriors, washout rate in the 90 percentile. They can operate as a team of PJs or on any of DOD spec ops forces.
As an attachment
Yeah. We need more more PJs.
@@TheShootist101 And?
Is the washout from the medical portion or the indoc?
@@NRVE8 not an expert on PJs, live close to a base they operate out of. Don't know if the med course, airborne school, water courses, combat training, etc is highest.
This Video brings back memories of memories Of memories Of The Past and I Really don’t want to deal with this RIGHT NOW!!!!!!
DOC MAGOO PJ VIETNAM VET BROTHERS AND AT 76 still playing guitar and jamming with Vets..
I like how their pipeline is known as "Superman School". Badass!
These are the people SEALS and Rangers call when they need their asses saved. Much respect to these people bro.
I don’t throw around the word hero very often as I generally think military worship is fucking stupid, but the PJs are without doubt some of the most heroic men in any armed force. A large proportion of their operations involve rescuing civilians from active firefights. That level of bravery to save life is inspirational. It’s really a massive shame these guys don’t have the same level of recognition as many other special operation units in the US.
Most PJ'S are guard/reserve, opposed to full-time soldiers. However they are generally the first unit called when it comes to S&R after natural disasters.
I fully agree with your thoughts, but I think it’s awesome that they (for the most part )are under the radar…..all of the AF ( PJ,TAC-P,CC) tend to preserve this ethos and that’s an honorable thing IMHO. I LOVED The NATGEO The Rescue Season….other worldly respect !
Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers
you know it's fricking hardcore when there's SEALs in trouble out there somewhere and you fly over to save 'em.
im currently in paramedic school right now and am just now finding out about these guys. Can't imagine a cooler job.
Gotta respect the heart of these men and women to do straight into the line of fire to make sure their fellow military officers make it back home to their family
Met some of the most dopest, badass PJ's back when I just a damn cop on the Air Force. Much luv to you brothers that wear the maroon beret & bloused blues.
I don’t think you realize how important security forces are lol
@@proserastartupsolutions5745 *unimportant
@@neverbeaten1146 more important than being a gamer
@@proserastartupsolutions5745 homie, you coming at a mfer for a account made when like 8 years ago lol. Ya man a jumpy boi in the 173rd, way more important than a chair force MP
@@neverbeaten1146 ya man a jumpy boi lol I'm done with this conversation
My 2 PJ buddies
Votaw and Mcabe....
I owe you guys a beer. Never forget
For anyone who is looking to go in a SWOE contract, take care of yourself, try to evade shin splints, or even worse stress fractures.
I got removed from the program all together due to a grade 3 stress fracture.
Not entirely sure how I got it on just one leg but it happened. try to work yourselves up in weight when rucking so your legs can get strong.
So I gotta crosstrain back later since they threw me in Security Forces :(
Battleprep is not too hard, just a bit stressful, just don't quit!
Best of luck to anyone who is going in as a SWOE.
Also, A&S is now only 15 days long rather than 4 weeks. ( I didn't go to it but a lot of friends did)
First was 9 or 8 weeks indoctrination then 4 weeks A&S and now it's 15 DAYS!?!?!?
15 days??👀
So since it's only 15 days is it compressed to bring more people into the career field?
Horry shiiiiet! Comprised of 15 days. Looking forward to it.
Shin splints, stress fractures are coming from to mutch training.
Youre body is not ready jet for the training.
I work as a Firefighter/paramedic with a degree in Emergency Healthcare Sciences or Paramedic. Out of all the medics in DOD SOF units, only PJ’s receive their National Registry Paramedic license, this is the highest level of street medicine. I was trained with a retired PJ when I wanted to join the Air Force in 2005. I was going to a community pool every morning and pushing myself. One day after my pool session, this older guy in his mid 50’s asked me what I was training for and I told him that I wanted to be a PJ and he said not like that. He then said I will help you get ready for the pipeline and that I was to meet him at the pool every morning at 0500 and to give 100% every day, he said if you are late or don’t listen and give me all your heart and soul into this that he wouldn’t help. I said thank you and can I pay for your time, he said “Don’t thank me yet, I will push you to your limits every day and you will eventually hate me and quit or get better” he was not kidding about pushing my limits each training session and the circus as he called it, seemed like an early form of cross fit. During the circus sessions I would vomit almost every time. After three months of intense pool training, we started doing crazy rucksacks marches that got longer with a heavier pack each time. I was 24 at the time and thought I was in great shape, nothing compared to this machine of a man. He told me the second day that I would need to be able to do 500 pushups a day, 30-50 pull-ups and run a mile in under seven minutes in sand. I learned that the human body can be pushed past most limits people think are capable. I still had about three months of training before signing the Air Force contract. My wife wanted to have this guy over for dinner to thank him and ask questions about the training and how long would I be gone. My wife and I also found out that we were expecting our first child. He told both of us congratulations and then said that he was married and divorced three times, has five kids and only has a relationship with two of his children. He said that if I wanted to help raise my child to really think about it before signing the contract. After two more weeks of training with him and discussing this with my wife, I decided that I would stay at the Fire Department and get my paramedic degree. I was so nervous to tell him my plans and thought he would be mad for waisted time, he was extremely understanding and cool about it. I got hired at another FD and had to attend their fire academy being the oldest guy in that class. I was almost always the first person to finish each evaluation and was voted as the class captain. I contributed my success to the training I did and lessons learned from this retired PJ. I invited him to my fire academy graduation and he showed up with a gift, Oakley sunglasses with the little green foot print on the O on the side of the glasses. I didn’t know Oakley made glasses like this for different SOF units. This man was so helpful and a great mentor and I contribute my success in fire/EMS to this man that saw a guy trying to get better at swimming and took pity on me and truly wanted to help. The lessons that I learned from this man will stay with me for life and I will pass them down to my boys. Again, I can’t say enough good things about such a wonderful man that as he said “if you are going to the PJ pipeline, you had better be ready to get comfortable with being uncomfortable”. The Air Force PJ’s are the only DOD medics that receive their National Registry Paramedic license. The PJ’s are the best medics the DOD has, and they are very good at medicine and tactics. I still regret not trying it and know that I wouldn’t have quit because I didn’t want to let him down or my family down. I ended up applying for the SWAT team as a paramedic and over the 24 hour selection process and then the “Hell Week” I crushed it and was named class leader and top gun for shooting the Glock 19 and AR. I contributed this to the training and mindset that this great man instilled into me over our daily training for about five months. I am grateful for being home to raise my boys and have been married for 20 years now. Thank you Captain “R” for everything you did for a stranger. I was terrified of you for the first three months or so as you were extremely intimidating and strict; however, after seeing that I wouldn’t quit and would push myself to what I thought were my limits each day, he became more of a mentor and was more encouraging. What a wonderful man to see a kid in the pool and to offer to help me get ready to attempt Superman school and the PJ pipeline. I love my wife and children; however, I still think about what if almost daily. You don’t hear much about the PJ’s because they aren’t glory whores like other SOF operators “SEALS” although the pass rate is much lower for PJ’s compared to BUDS or other SOF units. The PJ’s truly are the best of the best and when other SOF operators get shot or injured behind enemy lines, the PJ’s are ready to save a life while having perfect tactics of shooting, moving and communicating. Air Force PJ’s and CCT’s are badass warriors that are truly quiet professionals. Also, when I started paramedic school at my local University, one of the guys in my class was a former Airman and didn’t say much else. It turns out after getting to know him that he was in the Air Force as a CCT and even attended and passed Ranger school and got his Ranger tab. I didn’t even know an Airman could attend Ranger school. Anyway, this guy was another example of a quiet professional, super intelligent and fit. He really liked his time as a CCT, unfortunately, he ended up getting hurt on a parachute training before a deployment and broke his back and ended up getting medical retired. This guy said that he loved his time with the CCT and wished he would have gone the PJ route so he would already have his NR-Paramedic license. This guy was the best in our class and I had the privilege of working on the same paramedic rescue truck with him after we graduated. This guy “J” was always so calm under pressure and was a great example and friend. I asked him after a crazy structure fire how he was always so calm and cool and he said “panicking will get you and others killed, don’t react, act and remain calm if you don’t want things to get worse or die”. Both of these Air Force SF guys were the most professional, honest, and funniest people I’ve had the privilege of knowing. Air Force SF is great and I regret not trying to join that community.
These guys are as tough as anyone on earth and I'm not sure that there is a more inspiring mission statement on earth:"That others may live"....
Our 304th RQS was the best rescue unit. 15years with the PJs. 🇺🇸
this is going to sound weird but if i want to join, how often do people die and how hard is it really to get in
@@pumpkinspice123 its one of the hardest sof jobs for sure, becaus theres lots of cross training from other branches, so you gotta learn lots of cqb, shooting, medical stuff, but lots and lots of physical stuff like swimming, rucking, pushups, situps, etc. My uncle was in af special recon and its no joke, lots of people like to joke around about the airforce being easy but its honestly the opposite in the sof careers
106th Westhampton. Served twice, USMC, USAF Pararescue.
@@billskolnik4908 Thanks for your service😁
People have a right to their opinions but, who would give this thumbs down? This video shows that freaking pipeline which is long and arduous! Totally salute them!
They are jealous haters, that's all.
@@speedracer2336 lol 😆 😂. I agree. I'm 55. Met a few former Rangers, Green Berets, couple Seals. A few Marsoc guys. I've only met one, Pararescuemen.
@@keithjackson4985 not many of them. You probably know this, they are on many elite military spec ops teams and Air Force Special Tactics and Combat Search and Rescue units. I also have been associated with different branches of our SF, including British. Always amazed at their capabilities.
@@speedracer2336 Mr. Reynolds thanks for reply. What is you're profession?
@@keithjackson4985 old guy, served in close air support ions ago.
Good video. It’s a nice heads up because after I’m done with my 4 year contract I will attempt to become a pararescueman.
Let us know how the pipeline goes. Are you prior-service or cross-train?
Good....freaking.....luck
I mean that in two ways. Extremely sarcastic and also an S ton of encouragement lol
Don’t quite man, Good luck to you.
Why wait? Do it now man, figure out a way.
All the best. It's a great career and highly respected one.
These Things We Do, That Others May Live. These are the folks that rescue SEALS and CCT’s when they are in the shit. No joke. Hardcore.
Yup
They don't call it "Superman School" for shits n giggles
they also deploy alongside them. rqs's get all the light for pjs, but they can also be in sts's.
Went to airborne school with a few PJs much love for these guys all good hard workin dudes
I truly miss it. 24th special tactic squadron. James, drew. Cheers to you brothers.
Dang, whats your story?
Yeah man 24 STS runs with Delta and Devgru are you legit?
@@philswift1252 no. I commented that because I want too. Actually I’m prestige master. Lvl 15
@@zombieplague881 yea, ain't no tier 1 operators actually in a youtube comment section besides wanna be stolen valor guys like you.
With all the mayhem and discord in the U. S. this a reminder of who the true warriors are and the real sacrifices that are being given for freedom.
I love these guys,I was a seabee and trained with the air force, kick ass.
How was your time as a Seabee? close to combat or not at all? And what job inside the Seabee did u have
@@mazim7386 I loved it and thankfully I was not close to combat just a deployment to Roosevelt roads and public works. I had just enough combat training to make it fun and not dangerous. I was a CE.
@@canubeleiveit Nice, my family really doesn’t like the fact I want to enlist because my uncle was killed in action, Been looking at jobs where I can experience cool stuff without it being completely boring
@@mazim7386 I loved being an electrician in the seabees. It could be dangerous right now considering how the world is but plenty of good people to help you out and show you the way. Also I got to learn how to repel and do search and rescue and alot of firearms to play with.
@@canubeleiveit yea I figured there’s a chance of deploying overseas/combat during wars times and the motto is “we build we fight” or along those lines
20 years retired. When i first got in i met retired CSM George Morre. He just did maintenance around the building. The most incredible man i have ever met in my military career. All backed up by a desk photo of his csm promotion and every MSG in the building. Green beret, 5th group. Entire career SOCOM. 5 tours in Vietnam. 3 silver stars. I was lucky enough that he liked me and we both smoked. Our talks were interesting about his service and john rambo has nothing on this man. I asked him once who was the baddest special ops. He said PJs. "When shit goes fucked up and someone's hurt. These guys are like emergency room doctors and green berets in one package. When you need help getting out with wounded. They're the only ones you call. It's easy to take a life, hard as hell to save one." that comment always stuck with me. Was proud to support them in Kandahar. RIP CSM.
Well trained. Salute to all of you.
Watched a show on HALO training in Yuma, the PJ student was a stud amongst studs. The kid aced everything and was alongside other socom participants
Big Respect to all off ya PJ God bless ya all best off the best what you are
¡Este equipo de élite esta muy bien entrenado y como dice el refrán:'la práctica hace al maestro, caballeros mis mas sinceras felicitaciones y este vídeo es formidable gracias!!☺👏👏👏👌☺👌👏👍😉
Living in Fort Walton Beach by Hurlburt Field, I know a lot of PJ’s … awesome people! So thankful for the great people of our military, so others may live is their motto. God bless!
PJs and Combat Controllers are bad ass!
Superman pipeline ain't not joke. 97% washout rate!
Awesome and all my respect to them and other armies in the world !
True SÙPER HERO'S. THANK YOU for ALL YOU DO...❤❤❤❤
This is what I’m doing to try and do out of high school, this only made me more confident it’s what I want to do
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Good luck set your mind to ignore pain and be able to stay focused on the objective....your mind will try and tell you to quit but your sole will drive on...Airborne Paramedic👍😥
@@josephbrandt6778 "Your mind will try and tell you to quit, but your soul will drive on". Thank you for commenting that, I need that motivation, god bless you, and your family.
I'm reconstructor of 83rd erqs PJ's because I love what these guys doing. PJ's are very important and they looks like spec ops operators so that's cool ;)
Great video!
PJs play a big part. Without them, thousands and thousands of military personnel and civilians would have died.
@@dallasyap3064 yeah man, that's true
They look like special operators because they are.
They are spec ops operators and are expected to be able to take the place of any operator in any SOF unit and perform higher and fight just like them
I watched a series on PJ's going through training, start-to-finish, and I was very impressed. I spent 4 years in the Marine Corps then 16 years in the Army as a Combat Medic and it was a walk in the park compared to what these men go through.
These guys are top notch and hardly ever talked about. Also only Medal of Honor ever recorded on video was from a PJ.
CCT*
Actually bro that was a combat controller named John Chapman.
What I aspire to be in the next 3 years
Get after it man.
It’s my dream job but I’m not American. Go get that PJ title brother 💪🏼
Same bro I’m a freshmen so Ig I’ll see you there
i’ll see you there man
@@TruTube.1. u don’t know what that you can do 2 things in one day do u?
2:30 that .50s velocity is insane. Hits the target the same time the sound hits your ears.
Even Special Forces need hero!! PJ's are tough as nails
Kinda like when special forces dials 911??
@@texan-american200 Good way to put it LOL.
Back in the day, I heard PJ school referred to as Superman School. Respect!
Me gusta como son esos entrenamientos. Gracias por compartirlo!.
I like. Thanks.
Love AFSPECWAR footage.
Love our USAF Combat Controllers, PJs, TACP, & and SR!
these guys really know their stuff, real professionals. I'm from Russia
Ship out on February 2nd! Can’t wait to get started!!
Go kill it dude! NEVER QUIT.
Hey bro, I’m trying to join up myself. How did you come to this decision?
See you at basic man
@@easternhistorian4763 What’s up man! I’m fascinated with medicine and I’ve always been an active guy playing sports since I was about 5. This job just culminates everything I want and look for, being apart of team, pushing myself past my limits and helping other people. It was now or never for me I didn’t want to look back at my life when I’m older and wish I could’ve or tell myself “what if”. If you want to join man and do this job, start training and hit up a recruiter!
@@kevlacan7769 hell yeah man see you there
In my career in Alaska, I worked with the unit(s) that preceded the “210” and “212”, they’re mostly ANG units now were as the units including the unit at Eielson AFB( Fairbanks) used to all primarily active duty! TOML!!
The second day of BMT, we were taken to a room and were given a presentation on becoming PJ's. After a short film was over, a Sargent asked "If anyone is interested in becoming a PJ, please stand up". About a third of the room stood up. Sargent looked around the room a bit, then said, "If you want to be a PJ, you can not be afraid of heights, have to be able to swim one mile, can't wear corrective lenses and have to have an ASVAB score over (whatever it was, I forget). The entire room sat back down. Sargent picked up his clipboard and just walked out. We found out later, that they get two or three a month who can qualify.
People think I'm delusional when I tell a similar story.
Only it might have been weeks into basic instead of days, when the recruiter came into our classroom.
@@thomashelm6931 It actually could have been a few weeks, it was so long ago.
Yep, I remember that presentation. Our flight had no takers.
Now I wanna see one about Pathfinders. I had a DS who was one, then went Ranger after. You wanna talk about high speed low drag this dude was pretty much super human.
Pathfinder school was closed years ago.
@@afcgeo882 pathfinder school is gone?
@@jacobstrine4432 Yeah… closed this year. The 101st still runs its own Pathfinder course, but only for their own soldiers. They’re going yo leave it to units to do their own DZSO training.
Yeah when I went through airborne school they had just closed or in the motion.. there’s no need for it there’s actual mos for that job .. I think the airforce Takes care of that
11:08 - Army ABN school is 3 weeks, not five... the famous ground week, tower week, and jump week.
Had a mate be part of this elite organization, Didn't find out he was a PJ till his buddy told me lol. Super humble
Proud to say I can sleep well at night knownimg these guys are here to protect this Great Country although we all been dealing with trouble around this country these guys not once did they give up on us Thanks to all Armed forces hopefully one day I can call make self not only a airman but a brother.
they are amazing, the best in military prehospital care
É treinamento excepcional por excelência, parece ser de outro planeta. Louvável ❤❤
I once thought PJs didn’t get enough recognition but unlike our aquatic brothers in the navy we don’t need to write books and make movies about how amazing we are.
sounds like jealousy. People like to hear from the Seals. Is not their fault PJ's are so damn boring.
Honestly out of all the highly trained special operations groups in the military I respect the PJs the most
@@jwiese100 The most? Why?
@@deathfire096 The heroes of heroes. Men trained to risk there lives so others my live. How can I not
@@jwiese100 they all risk their lives for their missions. Different missions.
Excelente aula prof.🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙏🙏🙏
Damn these guys are one of a kind
This is how you train a warrior to be a doctor and an engineer at once. They can break your bones, put them back together and transport you to the hospital within a nick of time. Massive respect!
No they can't. PJs are the EMTs of SF. They're paramedics not doctors. The Special Operations Surgical Team are the "doctors" that will put you back together. PJs are the paramedics, the first responders, the surgical team are the doctors that do the actual fixing.
You guys are amazing, if it wasn't for you we'd all be screwed... much love
How badass is the guy @8:45 he just has that look like I'm bout that life
These guys are elite.
Went to airborne school with pj , tacps , cct all awesome and badass dudes ..crazy ass pipe line they go through airborne, sear school bunch of other stuff
Watch the 2000's show about the pararescue troops training classes. 👌
When I watched the PJ episode of Surviving the cut, I felt fucking scared. There‘s a good reason why it‘s called the „Superman School“.
These fuckers are machines man
So that others may live...
What are you doing here? I didn’t expect you to watch something like this
@@evqnl4697 Good one, dino evan gaming.
@@riskfactor5686 ?
@@evqnl4697 didn’t see this response lol, what’s up. Still play? Btw I enlisted in the Marine Corps if you didn’t know, that’s why I watch these videos
Sonhos polícia federal PRF 🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔 parabéns guerreiros.
I love seeing my dream job pop up on my recommended
Like the saying when I was on Seal Team 2..slow is smooth, and smooth is fast...
Nice to see some guys with HK416 uppers!
MK18 maybe? 416 upper only fits on HK lowers. Not compatible with other makes.
Way back when I spent a week with PJ's.
They said that you will find former SEALS, Rangers, Force Recon, Special Forces in the PJ's.
But you'll never find a former PJ in another of those groups...
please
Technically PJs can be embedded into any of the tier one or two units, so they could be found there, and if I do recall, the founder of CAG and I want to say Jocko too actually said the same thing about “the unit”. He said you will find seals and rangers and PJs becoming delta but you’ll never see delta become a seal.
They all work together and get attached to seals, rangers , SF .
@@Ryan-iw3dj how old are you? Delta can't become a Seal because Devgru don't take Army. To even be consider for Devgru, tier 1 with the Seals, you need years of maritime combat deployment and be the top 1% in the teams. No Delta in the fleet. That's why Delta can't switch, they are not allowed. Delta takes everybody for their process including National Guard. If you are tier 1 Delta, why do you want to be tier 1 with the Seals with NO maritime combat deployment? They won't take Delta for that main reason.
what should i do to train myself for the selection and schools so i won’t fail, and also not to mention i vape will that be a issue ? and if so when should i stop
"The Best of the Best";"For the Others May Live"....
That training pipeline is serious and long long long long, wow.
Should be "Air Force Special OPERATIONS Forces". Special Forces is an Army SOF.
Actually it is Special Operations Squadron (SOS). I was in the 20th SOS in Vietnam.
@@fredsiebenmann7242 thank you for your service
@@fredsiebenmann7242 it’s changed since then they call them special tactics squadrons now. Or rescue squadrons. SOS are flying squadrons they mostly fly c130s and u28s
Respect from Korea Force Recon:)
Every SF person I talked to said Tac-Ps were the most bad ass. They would just show up with no fear and the shittiest situations and save all your boys then dip without a few words. I am glad the US has multiple SF units with different competencies!
¡Lo más valioso de este grupo de élite es aprender a trabajar en equipo y a cuidar al compañero y eso es muy loable,muy buen video y gracias!!😄👏👏👏👍😉
Ridiculous amount of respect from England
This makes me want to jump out of plane right now!!!! These are truly Supermen
So proud of my soon to be husband.. He's a PJ❤️❤️❤️
You guys should do one for CCT's afsoc
I am the father of 4 boys. Knowing the level that others go to in this country to serve simply reconfirms why this is by far the greatest country in the world and that the PJ’s are at the top of the humble and badass food chain. What examples of Jesus’s sacrifice for his fellow man b
Hello from Austria AS NURSE.BACK FROM UKRAINE WAR ZONE! 🦋🦋🦋🦋🇦🇹🌎🌍
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شاهدت الفديو :
الحياة العسكرية مليئة بالصعاب والمخاطر
الله يعينكم على التعب والعناء لحماية الابرياء ونشر السلام والعدالة
I work CSS for a PJ SAR team and it’s truly incredible to work on these missions ❤️
Prove it.
@@r.kitt.3987 why
amazing, you have to give credit where it is due.
Sadly if I had known about pararescue earlier in my life. I might have worked my ass off swimming all the time to be able to have a chance at joining PJs
God bless guys and girls be safe..... 💯
Bro 1: Hey Bro, thought you were joining the Maines to be a badass? Bro 2: Nah Bro - I actually want to do something. The last thing I want to do is get stuck in Jacksonville in a battalion frat house, or 29 palms polishing brass and painting rocks. Nice uniforms tho...
That watch with the skull at 5:28 is pretty cool.
Let me make a correction, PJ's are the only Special Ops COMBAT MEDICAL Unit in ALL of DOD. WE are not covered by the Geneva Convention; WE ARE the ONLY ADVANCED Combat Medical Unit that are CALLED ""911" for ALL branches of the Military. My training was almost 3 years in 1981.
From the medical point of view, what's the difference between the 18D and the PJ???
From the medical point of view it seems to be like they’re the same but I’m not so sure
Pj are more focused on trauma medicine because there mane mission are rescue.
On the other hand 18D has to stay at the place they are so they focus on long term medicine.
But they both are capable at most of the medical stuff.
Wow, impressive! Really impressive! 💪💪
"Superman School", if that's not a sign from the universe that this is a calling then I don't know what is.
This film woulda be a *MILLION* times *BETTER* if you wouldn’t have put a paragraph to read under *EVERY* *SECOND* of this video… I -couldn’t- even watch *_99%_* of this video because I was too busy trying to read everything that was popping up at the bottom of the screen, so then I had to pause it every time something new came up and read it just so that I could ACTUALLY WATCH the actual video. A tip for next time would be either only add one or two pop ups in the entire video that you have to read OR just save all those little facts and put them at the very end of the video, like when it’s over and there’s nothing left to watch and then just let everyone read everything all at once in the very end to learn new facts so we can actually concentrate on the video portion to learn these cool things. Other then that, this video was AWESOME!!! I _enjoy_ watching this types of videos!! They are *AWESOME* !
Aula top 10.
PJs some bad ass SOBs!
You should do the same video style but for CCT!