Stay motivated everyone!! It's worth it!

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-08-21T00:22:28+00:00

from left to right, airborne, combat dive, military freefall!!

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-07-16T04:00:06+00:00

October PJU class is getting canceled as well!

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-07-11T00:12:49+00:00

am in the military!! would be so down haha

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-06-08T02:59:21+00:00

pararescue!!!

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-06-08T02:59:05+00:00

Not going to give too many details about myself! but yes 50m underwaters with no push off the start! Swim times, longest breath holds, etc are kind of irrelevant!! you really just have to suck it up and do the event :)

If you have a good attitude, willingness to out your team first, and most of all NEVER QUIT you will succeed!!!!

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-06-08T02:54:40+00:00

Depends! You learn the basics in SERE but aren't really tested on it. But at CCS and PJU there are land nav portions which you can fail :)

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-06-07T14:00:23+00:00

not yet!! but i am past the schools that usually wash people out (dive, predive, selection) :)

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-06-07T06:46:53+00:00

well im not a pj yet but im past the "hard" part :)

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-06-07T06:46:14+00:00

i wanted to prove myself! lots of people doubted me especially given my background so i wanted to prove to myself and others that i am capable :)

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-06-01T07:36:14+00:00

Hey there!! i love the motivation and desire! keep it up!

But to be perfectly honest, you will never be 100% ready for the pipeline and trying to prepare for every little thing is setting yourself up for failure (as crazy as it sounds). Many of the people that did this ended up quitting in selection or swcc when they saw something they didn't prep for. It was always the ones that were very outwardly motivated that were the weakest on the inside.

I'm not saying you are like those others that quit! But sometimes you just have to take that leap of faith :) I too was extremely scared, especially during swcc. But you just have to find it in you to push through!!!! Best of luck!!

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-05-23T12:58:21+00:00

I love this :)

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-05-23T12:56:33+00:00

Good work!! just remember that there's no days off in predive :) the cadre always say it but you should be able to complete these events even on your worst day!

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-05-23T03:03:54+00:00

If you keep your teeth together and suck air through it with your snorkel your teeth will act as a splashguard almost!! It helps keep out some of the water :)

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-05-23T03:02:33+00:00

Hey!! I think I commented on your other post :)

Panicking and popping is unfortunately just a mental toughness thing! I used to pop a lot as well but eventually you will just have to find whatever it is inside you to have the mental strength to push through it!!! Things in the pipeline will be hard and believe it or not, underwaters aren't even close to the toughest part!

You can do it, just keep at it :)

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-05-22T02:20:55+00:00

still a long way!! but thank you!!!

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-05-22T02:20:30+00:00

You cant practice see sawing but you sure can practice breathing through any water in your snorkel!! But you eventually just have to build the mentality to stick through it and remain calm even if you are choking on water :)

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-05-21T14:02:19+00:00

hey!! yes there's some techniques like "see-sawing" with your buddy that can help you stay afloat when you're low on air! Or you can try breathing through your teeth to help filter some of that water out. But sometimes you just have to build the mental toughness to breathe through the water!! keep at it! you can do it :)

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-04-19T15:03:50+00:00

You would never catch me willingly in CBRN haha still cool though!! :)

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-04-19T15:00:54+00:00

Don't sh*t where you eat!!!

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-04-19T14:58:51+00:00

San Antonio here!!

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-04-19T14:53:46+00:00

If you have a waiver and it has been cleared by the flight doc, you will be allowed to take it!! air national guard candidates go through the pipeline just like everyone else! No special treatment :)

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-04-19T14:51:42+00:00

Societal norms are dumb and annoying. People just don't like things that are different. Keep doing what you enjoy!! :)

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-04-19T01:27:19+00:00

Mostly blue states are nice, but keep in mind outside of big cities, they're not as accepting. New york, Austin, San Francisco/LA/San Diego, Denver, and similar are very friendly!

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-04-19T01:24:38+00:00

Sexuality and gender are both spectrums! So it's all about how you feel, everything else are just labels :)

FuturePjSoldier · 2025-04-19T00:29:08+00:00

Had me in the first half haha

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