O'Grady who in 1995 was shot down and stranded in enemy territory for six days during the Bosnian War, used these skills taught by SERE to return to safety. "Knowing we provide training that could ...

"He told me that he only knew of one woman to ever graduate SERE specialist training and that I didn't look like the type who would do this job because I was so feminine," Zaloudek said.