Posted on Aug 15, 2016
Is SERE CBT training necessary if you are not deploying or going TDY overseas?
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I have nothing against the SERE CBT training, I am just wondering everyone's opinion on this. If you are stationed CONUS, and you are not going TDY or deploying do you think it is necessary or a waste of 4 hours to go through this CBT? Should this just be required if you get orders or should it stay as is?
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Your risk of being rolled-up while back home is minimal and that's why you are not doing the full on course. That said, we have bad guys inside the wire and you could find yourself in a bad situation. To ask you to conduct 4 hours of CBT once a year isn't a large price to pay. If anything, it is a bit of a history lesson with resilience stories built in.
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TSgt Melissa Post
Very good points. Of all the CBTs that I have to sit through, I actually enjoy the SERE one. It somehow seems more practical than many of the others that we have to do.
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The SERE CBT is never necessary. Sere training in itself would be, but the CBT is pointless.
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TSgt Melissa Post
A1C (Join to see) - They have revamped the CBT now and you are forced to sit through most of it. The first version was just click through. This one can be but only to an extent. Thanks for your input. I was just curious on your thoughts.
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A1C (Join to see)
Right, its still the one where you sit through each situation and choose the best options of survival right? I took it about 4 months ago before I left so unless it changed until then its what I think it is. People literally just turn the volume down and sit on amazon while they wait to get to the point where they have to choose what to do, and even then they guess or re-do it until they get it right. Hahahaha.
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TSgt (Join to see)
TSgt Melissa Post - Why do you bring me bad news on my weekend? If people have to sit through the entire SERE CBT, it looks like we'll have some more suicide prevention training to sit through as well.
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