* I would advise anyone reading this who may be going to SERE at some point in their career not to read the next couple of pages. I also advise you to resist the temptation to research and find out what it will be like. I won’t include anything in this book that’s not available on the internet (posted by people who have shared experiences on blogs and such), and my account has been cleared by the DoD for release, but if you go to the training with an idea of what to expect, you’re doing yourself a disservice. By the end of the course, you will not be as well prepared for the future as the person standing next to you.