Navy Boot Camp Training?

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So I know that there are a lot of things you need to do in boot camp training for the U.S Navy. I'm already running and in pretty good health. But I do want to know about the swimming tests.

You need to tread water face down for five minutes? Does that mean no breathing for five minutes?
 
Don't listen to yeahright_iv...he just doesn't realize that without the navy he would have no department of the navy! He forgets that the Marines cannot travel safetly to destinations before they go to war or have any F-18 super hornets to fly in supressing fire or provide them any ammuntion for them to get the job done. But idk about basic im NROTC and am becoming an officer so our basic is only a week plus some weeks in the summer long...
 
Someones been feeding you a line of shit. You will not be face down lol. It's so easy they can teach black people how to swim. You will jump from a diving board, learn to float, you can swim anyway you like as long as you don't sink and you will use your pants as a floatation device. that's about it and it's easy.
 
uh no.

treading water means you need to keep your head ABOVE the waterline for five minutes using just your arms and legs to without actually going any where.. Deadman's float you are permitted to turn your head to the side to breather during the 5 minute test. this is where you float face down with arms straight out and legs just below the surface straight behind you. those who do not have a lot of natural buoyancy have problems with this.

you must also jump off a platfrom( I think ten meters) and swim one length of the pool, any stroke. it's an Olympic sized pool.
 
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