Pararescuemen and combat rescue officers are responsible for personnel recovery and battlefield emergency medical care. The tests they must pass and some of the skills they must demonstrate:
Pararescue
Finish two 25-meter underwater swims separated by three-minute rest
Finish 500-meter surface swim in 10:07
Finish 1.5-mile run in 9:47
Do 10 pull-ups in two minutes
Do 54 sit-ups in two minutes
Do 52 push-ups in two minutes
Combat rescue officer
Finish 25-meter underwater swim
Finish 1,500-meter surface swim in 30:00
Finish three-mile run in 22:00
Do 12 pull-ups in two minutes
Do 70 sit-ups in two minutes
Do 65 push-ups in two minutes
Among required skills:
Parachute.
Climb tree to rescue hung jumper.
Traverse adverse terrain and urban areas.
Perform hand-to-hand combat with or without weapons.
Control enemy combatant or panic-stricken or noncompliant survivor.
Drag or carry casualty over adverse terrain without litter.
Maneuver litter over adverse terrain, and up and over ledges.
Maneuver in snow with cross-country skis, snowshoes or crampons.
Perform ice ax arrests for crevasse recovery.
Rescue survivors from avalanches, aircraft or vehicle wreckage, and confined spaces.
Source: Air Force
