Comments on: Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Training http://www.theusmarines.com/survival-evasion-resistance-and-escape-sere-training/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:02:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Calvin Nichols http://www.theusmarines.com/survival-evasion-resistance-and-escape-sere-training/#comment-2611 Calvin Nichols Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:53:31 +0000 http://www.theusmarines.com/?p=182#comment-2611 I'm an enlisted poole and i'm going down to basic this april. I'm wondering is there a difference between the air forces sere training and this one? The air force one looked a lot more tougher and more extreme, being a 5 month training program. Just curious. I’m an enlisted poole and i’m going down to basic this april. I’m wondering is there a difference between the air forces sere training and this one? The air force one looked a lot more tougher and more extreme, being a 5 month training program. Just curious.

]]> By: Cpl of marines http://www.theusmarines.com/survival-evasion-resistance-and-escape-sere-training/#comment-2277 Cpl of marines Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:10:15 +0000 http://www.theusmarines.com/?p=182#comment-2277 I am also an active marine, and I would volunteer any day for that kind of training!! I am also an active marine, and I would volunteer any day for that kind of training!!

]]> By: John Pinaula http://www.theusmarines.com/survival-evasion-resistance-and-escape-sere-training/#comment-2251 John Pinaula Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:04:59 +0000 http://www.theusmarines.com/?p=182#comment-2251 to ssgt and former student, you said no Marines get hurt or killed but then you say they are allowed to physically hurt you. after that you said no broken bones or life threatening types of harm but they do slap ya around which i think is a lie because your story doesnt match up with what you just said...FAIL! to ssgt and former student, you said no Marines get hurt or killed but then you say they are allowed to physically hurt you. after that you said no broken bones or life threatening types of harm but they do slap ya around which i think is a lie because your story doesnt match up with what you just said…FAIL!

]]> By: LCPL Nic Williams http://www.theusmarines.com/survival-evasion-resistance-and-escape-sere-training/#comment-2245 LCPL Nic Williams Mon, 20 Jun 2011 04:16:38 +0000 http://www.theusmarines.com/?p=182#comment-2245 I went thru the school in 1997 and we had to turn ourselves in at the very end. To say there was no physical harm done would be untrue. I was torn up pretty badly and we had two Marines loose their lives in Maine in January of that year. I was thrown against concrete block walls, put in very small boxes,drowning techniques and other torterous events occurred. I have to say I loved the overall experience because I learned alot about myself. I went thru the school in 1997 and we had to turn ourselves in at the very end. To say there was no physical harm done would be untrue. I was torn up pretty badly and we had two Marines loose their lives in Maine in January of that year. I was thrown against concrete block walls, put in very small boxes,drowning techniques and other torterous events occurred. I have to say I loved the overall experience because I learned alot about myself.

]]> By: SSgt and former student http://www.theusmarines.com/survival-evasion-resistance-and-escape-sere-training/#comment-2172 SSgt and former student Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:54:33 +0000 http://www.theusmarines.com/?p=182#comment-2172 To george, I'm a graduate of this course...back in 2001...And I can tell you with firsthand experience that although they emphasize survival and evasion they do hammer home the resistance and escape portions. I was locked in a dog crate and had hamburgers placed just outside the cage while screaming babies were played on a loud speaker. This after 6 days in the field with very little sleep food and water. The instructors did unlock my cage for me but only to let me out to do pushups with a 25 lbs bag of rice on my back, I had to escape to get out. Even after escape I was caught again and had to resist the temptation to give in. The only piece of information they wanted from me was my hometown...easy, no Marines get hurt or killed, not a risk to national security, no family gets hurt. I wouldn't talk, they are allowed to physically hurt you, and they do. no broken bones or life threatening types of harm but they do slap ya around. Don't ever make it sound like SERE isn't a tough place. it is and as long as i'm in this gun club it will be. Volunteer and glad participant. -SSgt of Marines. To george, I’m a graduate of this course…back in 2001…And I can tell you with firsthand experience that although they emphasize survival and evasion they do hammer home the resistance and escape portions. I was locked in a dog crate and had hamburgers placed just outside the cage while screaming babies were played on a loud speaker. This after 6 days in the field with very little sleep food and water. The instructors did unlock my cage for me but only to let me out to do pushups with a 25 lbs bag of rice on my back, I had to escape to get out. Even after escape I was caught again and had to resist the temptation to give in. The only piece of information they wanted from me was my hometown…easy, no Marines get hurt or killed, not a risk to national security, no family gets hurt. I wouldn’t talk, they are allowed to physically hurt you, and they do. no broken bones or life threatening types of harm but they do slap ya around. Don’t ever make it sound like SERE isn’t a tough place. it is and as long as i’m in this gun club it will be. Volunteer and glad participant.

-SSgt of Marines.

]]> By: George Rabago http://www.theusmarines.com/survival-evasion-resistance-and-escape-sere-training/#comment-90 George Rabago Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:56:22 +0000 http://www.theusmarines.com/?p=182#comment-90 Dear Staff Sgt.J Thomas, According to the web site statement, you focus more on survivor skills more than you do on resistance and evading. When in fact the resistance and evading part of the program is very essential to the vital importance of the safety and security of the mission at hand. Being a Volunteer of the S.E.R.E. School instruction somewhere in the Monterrey Mountains in Califronia, my time spent in harsh conditions leads me to believe that your school needs to take notice of the type of school instruction given at Coronado Island. And maybe you can learn a thing or two about survival against enemy torture and survival. Dear Staff Sgt.J Thomas,
According to the web site statement, you focus more on survivor skills more than you do on resistance and evading. When in fact the resistance and evading part of the program is very essential to the vital importance of the safety and security of the mission at hand. Being a Volunteer of the S.E.R.E. School instruction somewhere in the Monterrey Mountains in Califronia, my time spent in harsh conditions leads me to believe that your school needs to take notice of the type of school instruction given at Coronado Island. And maybe you can learn a thing or two about survival against enemy torture and survival.

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