Training Timeline
Training Overview (This page currently under construction)
Chazak Foundations
Foundations is a 4-month prerequisite training for those applying to Chazak Academy, and is also open to anyone pursuing serious preparation for international ministry, missions, or crisis response. It includes a remote coursework phase followed by one month of in-person training.
Participants develop practical and spiritual foundations in body, soul, and spirit. They explore international service and build transferable field skills for future deployments.
Students will complete the following trainings:
• Incident Command Systems 100 & 200 (certification)
• Land of Promise Conference
• Perspectives on the World Christian Movement
• World Geography Module
• Wilderness First Responder (certification)
• Principles of Bible Study
• Information Security
• Culture & Outreach
• Basic Physical Conditioning and PT Prep
DEFENDER TRAINING Year (01)
This is the first full year of Chazak Rescue's training program. It focuses on physical readiness, wilderness skills, spiritual leadership, and classroom learning. The year begins with a field-based intro to Chazak and ends with intense training in wilderness, security, and medical response.
Cadets will complete the following trainings:
• Intro to Chazak + Wilderness Survival
• Urban Security & Navigation Scenarios
• Deployment focused on
• Working with other international organizations
• Working in another culture
• Servant leadership
• Classroom Intensives (soul/spirit foundations)
• Drill Instructor-style Discipline Training
• Team-Based In-Person Bundle Leadership
• Physical Training
• Spiritual Resilience in Suffering
Defender DEPLOYMENT YEAR (02)
This year includes finalizing readiness trainings, and then stepping into a nearly full year of deployments to active humanitarian or international crisis settings, with a focus on teamwork, field culture, Chazak Rescue SOP's, and serving under leadership. Cadets are eligible for Tier 1 and Tier 2 deployments.
Deployment years follow each training year and include as many field deployments as possible based on availability and tier access. Cadets may remain in the Defender rank as long as they wish, and deploy within Tier 1 & 2 standards.
Cadets will complete the following trainings:
• Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) (certification)
• GFIO Sage Lane — Go Figure It Out Field Exercise
• Tier 1 Deployments — Training deployments that persist before a Cadet is ranked
• Tier 2 Deployments — Higher-risk deployments under supervision
Guardian Training Year (03)
The Guardian training year is where cadets earn specialization and begin operating in leadership roles. They complete Chazak’s most advanced training modules, including disaster operations, field leadership, and scenario-based command challenges. This year solidifies personal ownership, operational confidence, and mission resilience.
Cadets will complete the following trainings:
• Specialization Modules (Cadets pursue and practice advanced tracks such as Swiftwater/Rope Rescue, Medical, Comms/Logistics, or Photojournalism)
• Scenario-Based Team Leadership Labs
• Instructor Development Workshops
• Guardian Rank Evaluation & Field Command Simulation
GUARDIAN DEPLOYMENT Year (04)
Graduates who complete Guardian Training enter the final deployment year as full Guardian-ranked responders. They are eligible for Tier 3 deployments and may serve in leadership or specialist roles during high-risk operations.
These deployments carry the greatest levels of responsibility and autonomy across Chazak Rescue’s global response missions.
Cadets will complete the following deployments:
• Tier 1 Deployments — Training deployments that persist before a Cadet is ranked
• Tier 2 Deployments — Higher-risk deployments under supervision
• Tier 3 Deployments — High-risk deployments with specialties or leadership roles