Opportunities in the Emergency Services Program

TRIEX/SAREX

A SAREX is a short form for Search and Rescue Exercise. Many Cadets and Senior Members interested in the emergency services program attend this exercise to improve their ES Search and Rescue Skills. A Triex is a short form for a training exercise. These are also held regularly and help cadets from many different squadrons in the wing practice their field ES skills.

NESA

NESA stands for the National Emergency Services Academy. NESA has many schools part of it which include Ground Search and Rescue School, Aircrew School and the Incident Command System School.

GSAR

GSAR stands for the Ground Search and Rescue School. As the name states, in this school cadets learn how to conduct search and rescue missions on the ground and attending this school is a needed requirement for some GTM qualifications.

Ranger School

Rangers school, also known as Hawk Mountain Ranger School takes place in Pennsylvania and is run by the Pennsylvania wing. This school is similar to encampment and provides many skills to be taught in the emergency services field.

Individual training (online tests and first aid/CPR class)

There are many tests on E Services that a person can take to advance themselves in the Emergency Services Program. The basic test that most cadets take is the GES(General Emergency Services) test. There are also many other tests that a cadet should take to get certain qualifications in the emergency services program.