Check out this photo of one of the “exercises” a volunteer must undergo if he wants to qualify for training to become an Air Force pararescuemen. This was just a “screening” session. If an individual passes, he then undergoes 10 weeks of the really tough stuff.
House and Senate lawmakers say they’re hopeful Congress will pass a defense appropriations bill in the coming weeks to avoid a repeat of last fall’s government shutdown, with only having a handful of working days remaining before the Jan. 30 deadline. Yet legislations still have to release a compromise version of defense spending legislation, which will have to…
