BEYONBEYOND THE D THE CALLCALL

You must be in top physical You must be in top physical condition and willing to risk condition and willing to risk your life to save the life of your life to save the life of another in both combat and another in both combat and peacetime environments.peacetime environments.

As an Aviation Rescue As an Aviation Rescue Swimmer (AIRR) you are the Swimmer (AIRR) you are the backbone of the Navy’s backbone of the Navy’s Search and Rescue Team. Search and Rescue Team.

AVIATION RESCUE SWIMMER (AIRR) AVIATION RESCUE SWIMMER (AIRR) • Are you or have you ever thought about Are you or have you ever thought about

being a firefighter? EMT? Paramedic? being a firefighter? EMT? Paramedic? Lifeguard?Lifeguard?

• Do you like mountain climbing? Rappeling? Do you like mountain climbing? Rappeling? Flying? Swimming?Flying? Swimming?

• Are you the kind of person that calls the fire Are you the kind of person that calls the fire department when you see a person yelling department when you see a person yelling out of the 2out of the 2ndnd story of a burning building? story of a burning building?

OR ARE YOU THE ONE THAT RUNS IN AND OR ARE YOU THE ONE THAT RUNS IN AND SAVES THE PERSON IN DISTRESS?SAVES THE PERSON IN DISTRESS?

AVIATION RESCUE SWIMMER (AIRR)AVIATION RESCUE SWIMMER (AIRR)

• Hikers will get lost, storms will turn Hikers will get lost, storms will turn up unexpectedly, planes will crash, up unexpectedly, planes will crash, fires will threaten homes and lives, fires will threaten homes and lives, disasters will happen, people will get disasters will happen, people will get hurt, trapped and lost. People will hurt, trapped and lost. People will need assistance everyday need assistance everyday throughout the world from these throughout the world from these unfortunate events! unfortunate events!

Only you know what kind of person Only you know what kind of person you are and who you want to be…you are and who you want to be…

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT

TAKES TO GO TAKES TO GO

““BEYOND THE CALL” BEYOND THE CALL”

TO SAVE THE LIFE OF TO SAVE THE LIFE OF ANOTHER?ANOTHER?

AVIATION RESCUE SWIMMER (AIRR)AVIATION RESCUE SWIMMER (AIRR)

• Actively conducting humanitarian efforts Actively conducting humanitarian efforts around the world, these brave men and around the world, these brave men and women rescued and helped thousands women rescued and helped thousands during recent catastrophes such as:during recent catastrophes such as:

– Hurricane Katrina: Over 1500 rescued Hurricane Katrina: Over 1500 rescued from flooded neighborhoods, lifted of from flooded neighborhoods, lifted of roof tops and saved from raging watersroof tops and saved from raging waters

– Hurricane relief in Haiti: delivering Hurricane relief in Haiti: delivering supplies and providing medical supplies and providing medical assistance to those in needassistance to those in need

– Indonesia tsunami: after rescuing Indonesia tsunami: after rescuing hundreds of stranded people, they hundreds of stranded people, they assisted with medical relief, supplies assisted with medical relief, supplies and basic necessities to surviveand basic necessities to survive

AVIATION RESCUE SWIMMER (AIRR) AVIATION RESCUE SWIMMER (AIRR) (CONT)(CONT)

– California wildfires: Integral part of California wildfires: Integral part of saving thousands of lives and homes by saving thousands of lives and homes by extinguishing recent wildfires with extinguishing recent wildfires with their Helicopter firefighting capabilitiestheir Helicopter firefighting capabilities

– Nevada floods: rescued hundreds from Nevada floods: rescued hundreds from flooded neighborhoodsflooded neighborhoods

– Drug Interdiction flight off the coast of Drug Interdiction flight off the coast of South America that stopped and South America that stopped and assisted in the capture of the largest assisted in the capture of the largest drug trafficking bust in American drug trafficking bust in American history.history.

AVIATION RESCUE SWIMMER (AIRR) AVIATION RESCUE SWIMMER (AIRR) MISSIONMISSION

• Medical evacuationMedical evacuation

• Drug interdictionDrug interdiction

• Support local fire agencies Support local fire agencies with airborne firefighting with airborne firefighting capabilitiescapabilities

• Anti-submarine warfareAnti-submarine warfare

• Troop / cargo transportTroop / cargo transport

• Support military and civilian Support military and civilian law enforcement agencieslaw enforcement agencies

• Overland / Open ocean Overland / Open ocean search and rescuesearch and rescue

• Disaster reliefDisaster relief

• Combat search and rescue Combat search and rescue

• Special Warfare / Special Special Warfare / Special Operation forces supportOperation forces support

• The technical experts in both The technical experts in both military and civilian search military and civilian search and rescue missions and rescue missions worldwide.worldwide.

Search and rescue is only one of many missions Search and rescue is only one of many missions that aviation rescue swimmers execute, they that aviation rescue swimmers execute, they serve as the helicopter crew chief, radar operator, serve as the helicopter crew chief, radar operator, rescue swimmer and door gunner on missions rescue swimmer and door gunner on missions such as:such as:

AVIATION RESCUE SWIMMER (AIRR) AVIATION RESCUE SWIMMER (AIRR) TRAININGTRAINING

• As an Aviation Rescue Swimmer you may As an Aviation Rescue Swimmer you may have the opportunity to be trained as one have the opportunity to be trained as one of the most skilled and diverse rescuers of the most skilled and diverse rescuers in the world to include advanced training in the world to include advanced training in:in:

– Mountain search and rescueMountain search and rescue– Open ocean search and rescueOpen ocean search and rescue– Combat search and rescueCombat search and rescue– Swift water rescueSwift water rescue– Shipboard medical evacuationsShipboard medical evacuations– Visit, board, search and seizures (VBSS)Visit, board, search and seizures (VBSS)– Advanced medical proceduresAdvanced medical procedures

AVIATION RESCUE SWIMMER (AIRR) AVIATION RESCUE SWIMMER (AIRR) TRAININGTRAINING

Naval Aircrew Candidate Naval Aircrew Candidate School Pensacola, FLSchool Pensacola, FL

• Includes 4 weeks in various Includes 4 weeks in various aviation skills and aviation skills and physiology.physiology.

Aviation Rescue Swimmer Aviation Rescue Swimmer School Pensacola, FLSchool Pensacola, FL

• Includes 5 weeks in lifesaving Includes 5 weeks in lifesaving techniques, aquatic and techniques, aquatic and physical conditioning.physical conditioning.

Naval Aircrew (AW) ‘A’ Naval Aircrew (AW) ‘A’ School Pensacola, FLSchool Pensacola, FL

• Approximately 4 to 6 months Approximately 4 to 6 months of training in basic flight of training in basic flight duties.duties.

SERE SchoolSERE School• Course is designed to Course is designed to

provide Code of Conduct provide Code of Conduct training to personnel at training to personnel at high risk of capture. 2 high risk of capture. 2 weeksweeks

Helicopter Fleet Helicopter Fleet Replacement Replacement Squadron Squadron

• Approximately 6 to 7 Approximately 6 to 7 months of training in months of training in skills and techniques skills and techniques required for performance required for performance as a Multi-Mission as a Multi-Mission Helicopter Aircrewman.Helicopter Aircrewman.

AVIATION RESCUE SWIMMER (AIRR) AVIATION RESCUE SWIMMER (AIRR) TRAININGTRAININGAdvanced Search and Rescue TrainingAdvanced Search and Rescue Training• Upon arrival to your ultimate duty station, Rescue Upon arrival to your ultimate duty station, Rescue

Swimmers continue to train towards full Swimmers continue to train towards full qualification (approx 12 - 18 months) while having qualification (approx 12 - 18 months) while having the opportunity to attend advanced schools, the opportunity to attend advanced schools, dependent upon duty station selection, such as but dependent upon duty station selection, such as but not limited to:not limited to:

Helicopter Basic / Master Rappel CourseHelicopter Basic / Master Rappel Course

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

Weapons SchoolWeapons School

Advanced Rescue Swimmer SchoolAdvanced Rescue Swimmer School

And other high adrenaline type coursesAnd other high adrenaline type courses

AVIATION RESCUE SWIMMER (AIRR) AVIATION RESCUE SWIMMER (AIRR) LOCATIONSLOCATIONS

• Duty Station Locations:Duty Station Locations:HawaiiHawaii CaliforniaCaliforniaJacksonville, FLJacksonville, FL NevadaNevadaJapanJapan VirginiaVirginiaMaineMaine MarylandMarylandWashingtonWashington Key West, Key West, FLFLPensacola, FLPensacola, FL GuamGuam

• Deployable Helicopter Deployable Helicopter Squadrons Squadrons

• Coastal and Inland Station SAR Coastal and Inland Station SAR unitsunits

• Various training commandsVarious training commands

BENEFITS BENEFITS • Rewarding career for both Rewarding career for both

men and women.men and women.

• Enlistment bonus of $XX,000 Enlistment bonus of $XX,000 and advancement to E-2 upon and advancement to E-2 upon graduation on Recruit Traininggraduation on Recruit Training

- $ 2000 for elevated PST - $ 2000 for elevated PST scores in Recruit Training.scores in Recruit Training.

- Advancement to E-4 upon - Advancement to E-4 upon graduation from Rescue graduation from Rescue Swimmer School and AW ‘A’ Swimmer School and AW ‘A’ School.School.

• Reenlistment bonus up to Reenlistment bonus up to $45,000.$45,000.

• Specialty pays up to $825 per Specialty pays up to $825 per month.month.

AVIATION RESCUE SWIMMER (AIRR)AVIATION RESCUE SWIMMER (AIRR)

• If you are willing to live your life If you are willing to live your life maintaining top physical and mental maintaining top physical and mental condition, always on the ready, we will condition, always on the ready, we will train you to be physically and mentally train you to be physically and mentally strong to utilize the knowledge and strong to utilize the knowledge and skills needed to be part of the Navy’s skills needed to be part of the Navy’s Aviation Rescue Swimmer Team.Aviation Rescue Swimmer Team.

“ “SO THERS MAY LIVE” is our motto, SO THERS MAY LIVE” is our motto, being ready and going beyond the call being ready and going beyond the call when assistance is required is our job!when assistance is required is our job!

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?

Being at the end of the rope isn’t always bad….Navy Being at the end of the rope isn’t always bad….Navy SAR!SAR!

BEYONBEYOND THE D THE CALLCALL

You must be in top physical You must be in top physical condition and willing to risk condition and willing to risk your life to save the life of your life to save the life of another in both combat and another in both combat and peacetime environments.peacetime environments.

As an Aviation Rescue As an Aviation Rescue Swimmer (AIRR) you are the Swimmer (AIRR) you are the backbone of the Navy’s backbone of the Navy’s Search and Rescue Team. Search and Rescue Team.