Their number-one priority is to stay alive and to avoid capture,” Jennifer Kavanagh, director of military analysis at think tank Defense Priorities, told the BBC.
“They’re trained to… try to get away from the ejection site as quickly as possible, and to conceal themselves so that they are safe.”
They’re also trained on survival techniques so that they can go without food or water, or find resources from the local terrain, for as long as possible, Kavanagh said.
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