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1Z1X1 Pararescue

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Overview

Pararescue specialists rescue and medically treat downed military personnel in hostile or otherwise unreachable areas around the world. They use parachuting, scuba diving, rock climbing, and arctic training to reach people in varied environments.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Minimum ASVAB: G 49

ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-19

Program scope has not been reviewed.

Policy applicability and coverage of the program's score routes have not been reviewed. Shown-route arithmetic is not an eligibility decision.

Source: dafecd-atch4-2025-10-31 (source date 2025-10). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Skill levels: 1Z111 helper · 1Z131 apprentice · 1Z151 journeyman · 1Z171 craftsman

Core Skills

  • Technical rescue across extreme environments
  • Surface-to-air personnel recovery operations
  • Personnel evacuation without aircraft support
  • Emergency medical care in austere environments

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

Emergency Medical Technicians

Providing emergency medical care during technical rescue and personnel recovery transfers directly to prehospital patient care.

How to prepare: Ask your State EMS Office to review your documented medical training and identify any education, examination, or skills verification gaps for EMT authorization. State authorization to practice is required; National Registry certification alone does not provide it.

What the civilian work involves
  • Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.
  • Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
  • Communicate with dispatchers or treatment center personnel to provide information about situation, to arrange reception of survivors, or to receive instructions for further treatment.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Informed EMS Field Guide

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (4 documents)
  1. DAFECD, 30 Apr 26: PARARESCUE (1Z1X1)

    [1] Specialty Summary section "PARARESCUE"; normalized cached text lines 5224-5250; explicit AFSC match for 1Z1X1

    Supports: Technical rescue across extreme environments, Surface-to-air personnel recovery operations, Personnel evacuation without aircraft support, Emergency medical care in austere environments, Emergency Medical Technicians (O*NET 29-2042.00)

  2. O*NET: Emergency Medical Technicians

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Emergency Medical Technicians (O*NET 29-2042.00)

  3. National Registry : EMT Full Education Program Pathway

    [3] Opening requirements list

    Supports: Emergency Medical Technicians (O*NET 29-2042.00)

  4. National Registry : Legal Differences Between Certification and Licensure

    [4] What if my state certifies, not licenses, EMS professionals?

    Supports: Emergency Medical Technicians (O*NET 29-2042.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 1Z1X1

Predecessor codes

Historical codes with documented links to 1Z1X1. Each history page explains the change.

1T2X1Pararescue

Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.

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