About this episode

Senior Master Sergeant Aaron Love shares his experiences as an Air Force Pararescueman and discusses his journey through the rigorous selection process.

Send us Fan Mail Senior Master Sergeant Aaron Love — Air Force Pararescueman, 22 years, five combat deployments — is the first PJ ever on The Vanguard Wall. Fewer than 500 people have earned the maroon beret. The pipeline carries a 91% attrition rate — the longest special operations selection pipeline in the DoD. In 2002, Aaron quit on a pool deck at Indoc. He'd made it through Hell Night. He said three words to an instructor and walked out. What followed was five years in aerospace physiolo...

People in this episode

Host: The Vanguard Wall Podcast

Guest: Aaron Love

Topics covered

• military
• special operations
• aerospace physiology
• personal story
• combat deployments

Keywords

• Air Force
• Pararescueman
• combat deployments
• special operations
• Hell Night

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Air Force

Books & works: The Vanguard Wall

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