You are cocked, locked and ready, when all of the sudden they stand you down for whatever reason. “A bad day can also mean getting all spun up and being ready to go. Shaffer also mentioned how being told to stand down can negatively impact an operator’s day. If we have to go in, the negotiations have failed. “A negotiator’s job is to prevent us from going in. “A bad day is when you lose somebody,” Shaffer said. Image from his book Stay Safe: Security Secrets for Today’s World What a Bad Day on the Job Looks Likeīeing a part of HRT comes with a high-level of risk. “But the best days on the job are ones where lives are saved,” said Shaffer. We train with the best, whether SEALs, CAG, or the SAS. “You will go to driving courses all over the United States, rock climbing courses all over the world, shooting classes with the best shooters that walked the earth, ice climbing with the SEALs in New Hampshire. Shaffer gave Strike Source a glimpse into the kind of training members of HRT receive. HRT operators frequently train to improve their abilities so they can perform their jobs more effectively. “Just because you finished selection doesn’t mean you get picked up for the team.” What a Good Day on the Job Looks Like: Shaffer then pointed out how passing selection doesn’t guarantee a place within the organization. The hardest part of it is mental because your mind will quit long before your body will.” “HRT is modeled after the SEALs’ Hell Week. “When you’re cold, tired, and hungry, and they put a weapon in your hand, what are your decision- making processes like then?” Shaffer said. They will exhaust your muscles and body.” Mental Requirements:ĭuring selection, having the ability to make sound decisions under high duress is critical. You will do two, three, five, ten, and twenty mile runs during selection. You will do push-ups, sit ups, and dips until you cannot move. “On the first day, they weed out those who didn’t come prepared. For example, you must be in exemplary physical shape,” Shaffer said. But those requirements will not get you into HRT. “Just being an FBI agent has physical requirements.
Physical Requirements:Īccording to Shaffer, the physical requirements to join HRT are incredibly demanding. “I had to wait two years and try again.” The second time, Shaffer made it through selection and was picked up by HRT, where he spent six years operating in high-threat and high-stress environments. “I didn’t make it the first time,” Shaffer recalled. Shaffer, who joined the FBI in 1995, spent four years working organized crime before he decided to try out for HRT. Strike Source interviewed Gregory Shaffer about the mental and physical requirements to become an HRT operator. HRT operators do everything from participating in high-risk raids to hostage rescue, mobile assaults, manhunts, and more. The FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team, known as HRT, is an elite domestic counterterrorism unit. Image from his book Stay Safe: Security Secrets for Today’s Dangerous World
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