HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. —
The twenty fourth Particular Operations Wing and the Particular Ways Coaching Squadron hosted the second iteration of the Preliminary Familiarization Course Dec. 9-13, 2024, at Hurlburt Subject, Fla. IFAM is a five-day program for choose candidates which can be contemplating careers in fight management, particular reconnaissance or as a particular ways officer.
“IFAM is filled with invaluable expertise and data that any critical candidates fascinated about becoming a member of particular ways ought to apply for,” stated U.S. Air Drive Employees Sgt. Ricky Patterson, 720th Particular Ways Group recruiting assessments and picks part chief.
This 12 months, a complete of 26 enlisted Airmen and officers participated within the course, which included mission briefings, interviews with management, workout routines testing bodily and psychological readiness, gear demonstrations and subject coaching occasions. The contributors, all active-duty members from varied profession fields, are exploring the chance to transition to particular ways.
Whereas IFAM has no bearing on the appliance course of or choice boards, it’ll assist establish future candidates for particular ways profession fields, defined Maj. Chris Walsh, twenty fourth Particular Ways Coaching Squadron commander.
“IFAM is a vital new initiative for the particular ways group,” Maj. Walsh stated. “Our aim is to coach and encourage members which can be fascinated about particular ways profession fields, fight management, particular reconnaissance and particular ways officer positions. We acknowledge that many Airmen could not know what to anticipate or the place to start out, so it will be important that we dispel any myths or unknowns. We additionally wish to put together future operators with the talents, habits and the coaching focus they must be profitable.”
Along with the contributors, 14 particular warfare recruiters from the 330th Recruiting Squadron in San Antonio, Texas, attended IFAM to achieve profession field-specific recruiting perception. Recruiters have been capable of observe and ask the particular ways cadre questions on sorts of candidates they need to attempt to recruit, stated Tech Sgt. Austin Jessup, a senior recruiter with the 330th Recruiting Squadron serving Florida’s Panhandle area.
“Every recruiter will be capable to take this information and move it alongside to their present and future candidates of their areas of operation,” Jessup stated.
Wanting forward, Maj. Walsh stated the aim is to host IFAM twice a 12 months to proceed to arrange and inform candidates.
“Now we have struggled to draw the expertise that exists in our Air Drive, and we have to deliver extra individuals into our group,” Walsh stated. “I’m assured that IFAM is a method to give that expertise a spot to work together with our operators. To me, that is the place the magic occurs, I imagine they are going to see how nice the individuals and the mission are in Air Drive Particular Operations Command and U.S. Particular Operations Command.”
For candidates fascinated about attending IFAM, extra data may be discovered at airforcespecialtactics.af.mil or by emailing 24SOWSTTS.ASSESSMENTS.RAS@us.af.mil.
By Capt Savannah Stephens, twenty fourth Particular Operations Wing
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