Search Rescue Recovery Operations Course

[BlackHalo]

Greeting fellow soldiers, reservists, kindred spirits and everyone else!

Philippine Air Force 505th Search and Rescue Group, 5051st Search and Rescue Squadron (Pararescue) is convening the Class 25-2008 of the Search Rescue Recovery Operations Course POSSIBLY this January-February for the Pararescue Civilian Search and Rescue Auxiliary. "Possibly" because the class participants are being mustered to a minimum of 30 for the class to convene. Also invited are those who might have begun at a previous class but failed to complete the course due to absences or skills deficiency.

It is an 8 WEEKEND training consisting of search and rescue system, land navigation, helicopter marshalling, rescue swimming, mountain search and rescue, vertical rescue, jungle environment survival, and heliborne operations.

Graduates will be recognized civilian auxiliaries of the Philippine Air Force and will be issued a course certificate of completion and a unit identification card which is renewable yearly completing a demonstration of retaining all the said rescue skills.

There will be a class briefing tentatively set on 3rd week of Janyuary 1800H at Makati Rescue Headquarters [Makati Youth Center Guadalupe Nuevo] for interested trainees. Please text the current course alumni president Mr. Olan Diola at 09208791813 or the adjutant of class 25-2007 Ms.Bless Baltazar at 09208138367 / 09279794114.

Please invite your team mates and other brigades as well to attend the briefing. This is oven to civilians.

Thanks! we hope to see you there!



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Salvare Servimus -- Serve to Save

[Adroth]

Welcome to the forum Mr B. 

[BlackHalo]

Thank you Mr A.

I am glad to be in this forum so I can help elevate the standards of the reserves. I posted my thoughts in the First Aid and the Reservist Inquiry forum, hopefully everyone might have the time to go thru them, as well.

As for this Air Force course, this is a gruelling WEEKEND course catering to the busy schedule reserves and civilians alike. The course follows the same standards as the regular military course, however this one is taken on the fly and abbreviated.

Trainees will be covered by Air Force orders for the duration of the course. Background investigation on trainees is done by the Air Force as well. Graduates will have graduation orders as well. Preferably those who are excellent swimmers and trained mountaineers are invited to the course. Many fail in the Rescue Swimming phase which is similar to what is done in The Guardian.

This is one of the many trainings that I hope other reservists, such as myself, will attend to enhance their capability to serve in OOTW [Operations Other Than War] capacity.

Thank you.

[predator]

Every weekend ... usally what time starts and what time ends ...   

[PAFunixGeek]

Every weekend ... usally what time starts and what time ends ...   

7am to 5pm?  But you will still be "feeling" it on monday.

[G.A.R.]

This would be sweet, if only I can give up my weekends like that. Dang!

[medic4]

Question??? if you take that course the "Search and Rescue Recovery Operation Course" are you will be automaticly become an Airforce Reserve? and what are the chances that if there is a manuever you will be called upon? kasi may kasama ako sa trabaho na parang Ganito rin ang course na kinuha noong nagkaroon ng Manuever nagtaka sila bakit hindi sila natawag ang sabi ng NCO sa Kanila first Priority ang mga PJ regulars....

and does it have a medical Assitance just in case of accidents during manuvers?


just asking lang naman 
                           

[BlackHalo]

Nope, you're not automatically Air Force Reserve, but instead automatically part of Air Force SAR Auxiliary. Parang CAFGU ng mga PJ. Positive, covered ng orders ang Auxiliary, therefore may medical assistance [what we affectionately call the "v.luna benefit"] pag may operation na! Unfotunately, sa training, hindi pa...

So far, class 26 na ang mag open na class, wala pa naman naaaksidente.

As far as I know, getting called up for the "manuever" or any particular operation or retraining is dependent upon Auxiliary leadership's contact with the mother squadron [5051st in my case]. Yes, first priority nga ang regular PJs but they rely more on Auxi PJs to provide medical attention to the patients being extricated.

Our PJs are sadly lacking in advance medical training [as opposed to USAF PJs who train to be EMT-P] whereas Auxi PJs such as those from Makati Rescue are already full-time EMTs [with advance training] as well as Rescue Technicians.

As far myself, took the training to cross-school. I report to the Army Reserve DART Company, the urban search and rescue unit of the AFP. We are capable of providing tactical emergency medical support to EMT-P level, disaster logistics support, water rescue, dive rescue and recovery, rope rescue, search-and-rescue, and collapsed structures rescue. There is a Senior NCO cadre that cross-trains with both AFP and civilian schools then provide the relevant echo training and develop entry level, basic, and advance technical rescue training within the unit at company level operations. The unit supports [regular force] NCRCOM SARTU [search and rescue task unit] as the spearhead unit for technical rescue operations.

Senior NCOs are trained to be combat range officers as well, and this is among the other tactical service support capabilities that unit provides to other reserve and regular units as well.

And yes, the course is usually 0700H to 1700H saturday-sunday, but there are times that there are extensions. Being a staggered course for reserves and civilians does not mean it is in any way "relaxing". It will follow the standards Air Force uses to prepare PJs, regular, reserve of civilian auxiliaries, for their technical rescue-recovery role.

And a resounding YES, you will feel the brunt of the training still come the monday after. So I suggest those interested in taking the course to report there physically prepared. Be able to do at LEAST 60 pushups in 2mins, 60situps in 2mins, swim 50m underwater in one breath, and be able to tread water for 1hour. Other physical aspects can and WILL be developed in training.

As the combat search and rescue saying goes: "madaling pumatay, pero mas mahirap bumuhay" --

The aforementioned physical standards CAN be "crash-trained" in 1month, prior to the convening class. Our class has experienced that. And we had a PREVIOUSLY classified non-swimmer [female] graduate as the no.2 swimmer in the class.

Hope last bit inspires those among you who aspire for the course --


"That others may live."

[Inf(Res)]

That's a good seminar for Reservists and members of Disaster Coordinating Councils. We undertook that from 26May 03 - 07June 03; The Search and Rescue Auxilliary Training conducted by 5056th SAR Squadron, 505th SAR Group, PAF. Too bad it was never applied in any organized real scenario by us as a group. 

[PAFunixGeek]

That's a good seminar for Reservists and members of Disaster Coordinating Councils. We undertook that from 26May 03 - 07June 03; The Search and Rescue Auxilliary Training conducted by 5056th SAR Squadron, 505th SAR Group, PAF. Too bad it was never applied in any organized real scenario by us as a group.

The 5056th SRS has already been disbanded.  The only SAR sauadrons left in luzon is the 5051st SRS, 5054th Service/Support and the HQ squadron.

I take it you are from up north?

[Inf(Res)]

The 5056th SRS has already been disbanded.  The only SAR sauadrons left in luzon is the 5051st SRS, 5054th Service/Support and the HQ squadron.

I take it you are from up north?

YeSir From CAR.

[medic4]

Nope, you're not automatically Air Force Reserve, but instead automatically part of Air Force SAR Auxiliary. Parang CAFGU ng mga PJ. Positive, covered ng orders ang Auxiliary, therefore may medical assistance [what we affectionately call the "v.luna benefit"] pag may operation na! Unfotunately, sa training, hindi pa...

So far, class 26 na ang mag open na class, wala pa naman naaaksidente.

As far as I know, getting called up for the "manuever" or any particular operation or retraining is dependent upon Auxiliary leadership's contact with the mother squadron [5051st in my case]. Yes, first priority nga ang regular PJs but they rely more on Auxi PJs to provide medical attention to the patients being extricated.

Our PJs are sadly lacking in advance medical training [as opposed to USAF PJs who train to be EMT-P] whereas Auxi PJs such as those from Makati Rescue are already full-time EMTs [with advance training] as well as Rescue Technicians.

As far myself, took the training to cross-school. I report to the Army Reserve DART Company, the urban search and rescue unit of the AFP. We are capable of providing tactical emergency medical support to EMT-P level, disaster logistics support, water rescue, dive rescue and recovery, rope rescue, search-and-rescue, and collapsed structures rescue. There is a Senior NCO cadre that cross-trains with both AFP and civilian schools then provide the relevant echo training and develop entry level, basic, and advance technical rescue training within the unit at company level operations. The unit supports [regular force] NCRCOM SARTU [search and rescue task unit] as the spearhead unit for technical rescue operations.

Senior NCOs are trained to be combat range officers as well, and this is among the other tactical service support capabilities that unit provides to other reserve and regular units as well.

And yes, the course is usually 0700H to 1700H saturday-sunday, but there are times that there are extensions. Being a staggered course for reserves and civilians does not mean it is in any way "relaxing". It will follow the standards Air Force uses to prepare PJs, regular, reserve of civilian auxiliaries, for their technical rescue-recovery role.

And a resounding YES, you will feel the brunt of the training still come the monday after. So I suggest those interested in taking the course to report there physically prepared. Be able to do at LEAST 60 pushups in 2mins, 60situps in 2mins, swim 50m underwater in one breath, and be able to tread water for 1hour. Other physical aspects can and WILL be developed in training.

As the combat search and rescue saying goes: "madaling pumatay, pero mas mahirap bumuhay" --

The aforementioned physical standards CAN be "crash-trained" in 1month, prior to the convening class. Our class has experienced that. And we had a PREVIOUSLY classified non-swimmer [female] graduate as the no.2 swimmer in the class.

Hope last bit inspires those among you who aspire for the course --


"That others may live."

well the good part of this training  is if you want to work abroad you can use this training and certificate like me and my collegue who is now in the medevac in one of the most dangerous part of the world

[PAFunixGeek]

YeSir From CAR.

Nice to hear that. sir. 

Oh boy!  I forgot about another squadron, the 5055th "We Keep 'em Flying" Maintenance Sqdrn.  Some folks are gonna sulk.

[SnubnoseSniper]

Is there a fee for civilians? I'm interested.

[predator]

I love to .. but Saturday to Sunday ... hmmm I'll think it over again ... 

By the way do you have a list of requirements and list of courses?
Age limit?