Air Force - Pararescue AFSC Enlisted

Summary

When an injured Airman needs saving from a hostile or otherwise unreachable area, it’s our duty to bring them home. As members of Air Force Special Warfare, Pararescue (PJ) rescue and medically treat downed military personnel all over the world. These highly trained experts take part in every aspect of the mission and are skilled parachutists, scuba divers and rock climbers, and they are even arctic-trained in order to access any environment to save a life when they’re called to do so.

What You’ll Do

• Perform specialized duties related to your Air Force specialty.
• Apply technical knowledge to solve complex problems in your field.
• Maintain and operate specialized equipment as required by your role.
• Document procedures and maintain accurate records of your activities.
• Coordinate with team members to accomplish mission objectives effectively.
• Support mission operations through your technical expertise.

Duties

• Perform duties related to specialized field requirements.
• Support Air Force mission objectives through technical expertise.
• Develop, maintain, and implement standard operating procedures.
• Coordinate with other units to accomplish mission requirements.
• Supervise and train personnel as required.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of the Special Warfare Operator Enlistment IFT
• Minimum score of 60 on PJ selection model completed in Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System
• Physical qualification for aircrew, parachute and marine-diving duty
• Normal color vision and depth perception
• Qualification and proficiency as a static line and military freefall parachutist and as a military SCUBA diver
• Completion of a current National Agency Check, Local Agency Checks and Credit Check
• Completion of 7.5 weeks of Basic Military Training
• Must be at least 17, but has not reached age 42 on the date of enlistment

Minimum Education

You must be 17–42 years of age, a U.S. citizen and obtain a qualifying ASVAB score High School Students may start their application as early as the end of their junior year.