Position Summary

When Airmen need to be saved from a hostile or unreachable location, it’s up to our Special Warfare Pararescue (PJ) members to bring them home safely. To rescue and medically treat these Airmen, you’ll take part in every aspect of our missions and be trained in a variety of skills. These include parachuting, rock climbing, scuba diving and navigating arctic environments so you can save a life whenever and wherever needed.

Primary Responsibilities

Evacuate and stabilize injured personnel in combat and humanitarian environments.
Perform life-saving medical care.
Lead activities in mountainous, desert, arctic, jungle or urban regions.
Conduct surface-to-air communications to secure operations.

Benefits

Outstanding free or low-cost healthcare coverage for you and your family
Tax-free food and housing allowance
Continuing-education opportunities
Free or low-cost healthcare
World-travel opportunities
Up to $55,000 in bonuses available now. All bonuses are earned upon completion of Air Force training and either a six-year or four-year enlistment commitment.

Qualifications

Select full-time opportunities may be available for fully-qualified candidates seeking to affiliate from the active duty Air Force.

This job requires military service with a contract as a commissioned officer in the Air Force. The application is for a specific position within the Air Force.

Full-time opportunities for this role vary by location. To be considered, you must meet the following requirements:

High school diploma, GED with 15 college credits, or GED
General 49 ASVAB score required
Successful completion of the Special Warfare Operator Enlistment IFT
Physical qualification for aircrew, parachute and marine-diving duty
Qualification and proficiency as a static line and military freefall parachutist and as a military SCUBA diver
Completion of 7.5 weeks of Basic Military Training
Must be between the ages of 17 and 42

About the Air Force

The mission of the U.S. Air Force is to fly, fight and win—airpower anytime, anywhere. We offer over 200 careers ranging from healthcare to engineering, and we live by three core values: integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do. Join us and see how far you’ll go.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $50,871.05 per year

Work Location: On the road

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