Is SERE CBT training necessary if you are not deploying or going TDY overseas?

TSgt Melissa Post — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 04:18:23 -0400

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?

Response by SSgt Jim Gilmore made Aug 15 at 2016 4:22 AM

SSgt Jim Gilmore — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 04:22:28 -0400

You are more than likely eligible to be deployed or sent TDY on a moments notice. Get the training and be done with it.

Response by A1C Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 15 at 2016 5:02 AM

A1C Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 05:02:29 -0400

The SERE CBT is never necessary. Sere training in itself would be, but the CBT is pointless.

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 15 at 2016 5:32 AM

TSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 05:32:53 -0400

Annual CBTs like this are useless to begin with. I seriously doubt anyone in the Air Force who hasn't been through the actual course at Fairchild could actually apply the lessons taught. Fire extinguisher training? Really? I thought we were the smart branch, but sometimes I wonder.

Response by SGM Mikel Dawson made Aug 15 at 2016 5:52 AM

SGM Mikel Dawson — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 05:52:39 -0400

Get your block checked and move on. The Army does the same thing!!

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Aug 15 at 2016 6:00 AM

SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 06:00:32 -0400

It wouldn't hurt to have it , just in case.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 15 at 2016 6:06 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 06:06:52 -0400

I didn't realize POWs were treated differently according to what training they had received.

- Steve

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 15 at 2016 8:41 AM

CW5 Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 08:41:17 -0400

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.

Response by SGM Barry Kindred made Aug 15 at 2016 8:49 AM

SGM Barry Kindred — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 08:49:05 -0400

Stay as is and even add time to it.

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 15 at 2016 10:24 AM

CW3 Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 10:24:39 -0400

It's never "necessary" until it's necessary. It's a nice to have in your back pocket should you ever need it. Stop looking at the end state and see what you may have gained from it. A little insight sometimes can go a long ways. If you learned that you shouldn't dress like a PX Vomited "I'm in the military" all over you, then that's something to take away. Focus on the big picture and be thankful that it's annual mandate makes it "necessary" and not our every day environment.

Response by CW4 Brian Haas made Aug 15 at 2016 12:46 PM

CW4 Brian Haas — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 12:46:39 -0400

You never know when you're going to deploy.

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 15 at 2016 3:41 PM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 15:41:07 -0400

The way the world is headed, any survival training is useful, regardless of your location. It does suck and i don't blame people for complaining about it, but 'it's better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it.'