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By U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Heidi Davis
Special Operations Task Force – Central
AL KUT, Iraq – Iraqi national emergency response brigade leaders and coalition forces initiated the first two-week, pre-selection course, Jan. 26, to further narrow down candidates for the ERB's Operator Selection Course.
This new course was designed to help select candidates before they enter formal ERB training. Candidates who have graduated from the police course or were members of nationalized Special Weapons and Tactics units were eligible to attend this course. Although the pre-selection course began with 30 candidates, ages 18 to 33, less than half will be recommended for ERB's selection process.
"We're looking for candidates who lead by example and can physically endure," said an advisor. "This way, only the best and [most] motivated are sent forward [to attend the ERB course]."
From day one, the course is designed to push candidates' physical and mental capabilities to full capacity. After a 21-mile course to test their endurance, four men were eliminated from the course. The course included a two-mile, litter carry; two-mile, humvee push; two-mile, sandbag carry; and a seven-mile, ruck march.
The remainder of the course further tested candidates' mental and physical resolve to continue on their chosen path. Areas addressed in the remainder of the course included basic rifle marksmanship, combat-lifesaver skills and close-quarter-battle techniques in urban environments.
"All here hope to be Iraqi [ERB] officers," said an ERB graduate. "Completing this course will put them one step closer to that dream."
| Date Taken: | 01.26.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 02.03.2009 13:16 |
| Story ID: | 29606 |
| Location: | IQ |
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