SERE Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine

[The_Dirty_Name]

Greetings.
As a Hospital Corpsman, I recently received my CASEVAC certificate and am looking for more training for myself and others in my BAS. I talked to one of my instructors at SOTG and we agreed SERE (12 day course Level C) would be the best training. I have been researching the locations where the training takes place. I have failed to locate the website of the SERE school in East Coast school in Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine. I am interested in finding contacts and dates of classes.

Questions:
As an East Coast Sailor, would I only be able to enroll into to the East Coast school?

Does both the East and West locations offer the same training? From what I have researched the East Coast school encompasses cold weather training in addition to SERE.

What are the attendance levels at these courses? We deploy in the spring and am concerned about not getting a seat in a class before we leave.

Thanks for reading and any help would be appreciated.

[Matt_]

Hope this helps...btw, Google is your friend.;)

https://www.netc.navy.mil/centers/csf/default.cfm?fa=courses.sere

http://www.faso.navy.mil/sere.html

[Frog]

That said, keep in mind the curriculum is classified, so you ain't getting much else on this website

[The91Bravo]

I remember BNAS in about 1980, used to sneak over the fence by the cemetary (down behind ValueHouse (then Service Merchandise) at night with my step brother, and we would walk down the end of the runway.

There was a no shit, three foot by four foot pothole in the end of the runway about 100 ft from the and of the concrete. I always thought to myself that that would sure fuck up a P3 Orion real quick if they landed short.

We never got caught, but the roving Marine patrol came close once or twice...

Young and stupid... but it was sure fun

[Ranger1]

The SERE school isn't actually 'at' BNAS. It would be kind of funny if it was having to E&E between Ben and Jerry's, Old Navy, Timberland and Starbucks on every corner.

It's actually about 2.5 hours North. I used cook at a country Inn right down the road and the instructors would come in often.

I can tell you, it gets mighty cold up there. Like deadly. I've never been to SERE, but if I had a choice, I'd pick the West Coast.

[SOTB]

The SERE school isn't actually 'at' BNAS....It's actually about 2.5 hours North....I can tell you, it gets mighty cold up there. Like deadly....I second that. During the course, I fell through a snow/ice bank in June. As in Summer. Fucking chilly place....

[Devildoc]

East coast=west coast. No difference in the training. Just like the post that said the actual training is a couple hours north of the air station, the west coast is technically at North Island NAS, but you aren't going to spend much time there. You could get a billet there likely. Warmer.

[Black Knight]

East coast=west coast. No difference in the training. Just like the post that said the actual training is a couple hours north of the air station, the west coast is technically at North Island NAS, but you aren't going to spend much time there. You could get a billet there likely. Warmer.

You would think it would be warmer. I will tell you that when I went through it was so damn cold water would freeze in your canteen over night. They actually transported two guys to the hospital for exposure.

I wont speak of snuggling with my nav partner for warmth.

[mrwill]

The SERE school isn't actually 'at' BNAS. It would be kind of funny if it was having to E&E between Ben and Jerry's, Old Navy, Timberland and Starbucks on every corner.

It's actually about 2.5 hours North. I used cook at a country Inn right down the road and the instructors would come in often.

I can tell you, it gets mighty cold up there. Like deadly. I've never been to SERE, but if I had a choice, I'd pick the West Coast.

Yeah, I don't miss the Maine cold (I grew up in Bangor) but I do miss Sea Dog beer. There's a whole lot of moisture in that cold.

[jw]

I did CWST up in Maine in 03. The same instructors run both courses. Deadly cold about sums it up. One night we saw -60 wind chill. Very well run course

[1026]

Unless things have changed, the SERE classroom work is at NASB and the "hands on" portion is at Rangley. Regardless, NASB is a great duty station; too bad it's on the BRAC list.:(

[mrwill]

They did hold the practical application portion in Rangely in the past. They used to have an air force base in the Northern part of the state that used to make good use of the course, but that base has since fallen to BRAC.

[Yarg]

I grew up in Vermont and hunted in Maine. Went to sere on the west coast, good experience not to be repeated, went in May and the nights got cold. They do get some ocassional snow in that area in the winter.

I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND SERE IN MAINE IN THE WINTER TIME. It get's so cold in Maine it could freeze the balls off a brass monkey.

Y/O