When I joined the Air Force, I went straight to Indoc and was a PJ for 12 years. No prior Air Force jobs.

Start at 35lbs and work up to 60 lbs.

I don't recommend doing ONLY Crossfit due to the fact that most of the workouts are under 1 hour and the typical day at selection is 9 hrs of on and off working out. Doing Crossfit in addition to a regular training routine though is totally fine as long as you give yourself time to recover.

Yes, you will be doing the same stuff as PJs now that A&S has replaced CCSC and Indoc.

PJ's are Nationally certified paramedics so we get all of that training but only use it about once a year when we do civilian rotations.

That is definitely a tough situation, one factor to consider is that you can be a PJ then a pilot but not the other way around. Overall, I would say to do what you are most interested in, watch videos and read books about them. Then when you decide, go all in.

Nope, from the time you get to basic to the time you are operational is about 2.5 years. Which is when you get to your first unit and complete your mission qual training. There are lots of people who have deployed within months of getting to their first duty station.

Absolutely not. I would recommend going straight in for PJ if that is what you want to do. Cross training is never a guarantee. The Prior service program is one of the Air Forces most selective programs. The Air Force’s priority is new enlisted for pipeline slots than maybe back fill with AFR or ANG students and then finally Prior Service.

You can get hooked up with a spec ops recruiter through Airforce.com just click on find a spec ops recruiter. Or you can go on IG and look up @usafspecopsrecruiting

I think you could probably get by without doing the Pass the PAST program, it will be difficult for sure though. Just make sure you are ready to dedicate 2 hours everyday to training and you will do fine!

I would recommend talking to your recruiter and asking how involved and how often he will have PT sessions with you, or if he will provide any workout plans. If you don't feel like those workouts are challenging you enough, or aren't frequent enough, then do some of my programs. You should be aiming to be at the old Indoc Grad standards level of fitness, so let those criteria be your guide.

Yes, most people flew in from all over the country. Read more about the training event here.

I would not recommend pre-workout for the program simply because you are not going to be power lifting or anything like that. Most of it has to do with endurance, also you don't really want your heart rate jacked up when you are doing watercon.

Look up co2 tables to practice breath holds. But honestly there is not a substitute for the pool.

If you go the CRO route expect to deploy 2-3 times with a team, then deploy as a commander and stay in the JOC to control and advocate. You will definitely get lots of leadership experience but their main role is not to be in the shit. It happens, but not often. Honestly, in my experience, officers in general don't see the front lines of battle. If you want to see combat, go for the rangers… they see a lot. If you want to save lives and occasionally see combat, be a PJ.

You will be getting paid during BMT barring any clerical errors which happens sometimes. See more info here.

During the pipeline you will be able to take leave in between schools to see family pretty much every other month until you get in to paramedic/apprentice course.

If you have inhaled as deeply as you can and you are still not floating then you may just be a sinker. It's okay to be a sinker, but you just have to be comfortable with kicking to the surface a little bit.

As long as you have full range of motion you should be fine.

Just did some prerequisites, and applied for the IPAP program. It is a highly selective program, so my PJ experience definitely help set me apart from other applicants.