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Vol. 15 · No. 124 · Sunday, 18 October 2026

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Air Force officer survives seven years of brutal online SERE training

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JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Air Force Lt. Jack McLane returned to his squadron today following a harrowing seven-year experience attempting to accomplish online SERE Training, Pentagon officials confirmed.

McLane, who initially signed into Joint Knowledge Online to accomplish a mandatory requirement prior to spending a four-day pass in Toronto, Canada, was soon sucked into a vortex of an online training portal which consumed nearly seven years of his life.

"Initially, I thought I'd spend an hour clicking through tabs, like I did with the annual Cybersecurity Challenge," McClane told reporters. "But I soon found myself sitting through endless videos and accomplishing pointless tests just to go on leave."

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