Fiction Factoid: Superman School

So the danger didn’t scare you off? Now you think you want to become a pararescueman?

Well, you might think twice after you hear about the training requirements. First stop: “Superman School”.

Unfortunately, recruits don’t get to wear a cape and spandex.

To “graduate” (translation: survive), recruits have to make it through three months of tortur—I mean, training. This school is equivalent to the Navy’s BUD training program.

This includes: getting up early, running, running while carrying heavy objects (such as railroad irons), underwater sprints (not sure how far, but the warm-ups are one mile in themselves), water harassment, calisthenics. Then more running.

The nice thing about Superman School is that they don’t throw anyone out. But the reality is that only eight will graduate from a starting pool of roughly eighty.

That’s right. One percent of all trainees finish the school. Those are the ones who won’t quit, no matter how miserable they are.

You know what that reminds me of? 2 Timothy 4:7:
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

And when these PJs have to come to the rescue in dangerous situations, aren’t you glad they aren’t quitters?

Joel Montgomery, hero of Cheryl Wyatt’s book, A Soldier’s Promise, isn’t a quitter either. Even when faced with the danger of falling in love. Check out an interview with Cheryl and review of A Soldier’s Promise at novelinspirations’ featured author page.

Stay tuned next week for the rest of the training requirements to be a PJ. Yeah, I know! Superman School was just the beginning!

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