Can't swim or float! :(

mlroehl · 12-28-2013, 09:28 PM

You'll get opportunities to swim if you don't pass your initial qualification....but you'll miss training time. I think we asmo'd 7 people just cause they couldn't swim. And you'll irritate your yeoman cause he/she will always be writing you inter-station passes to go find Nemo (j/k)

Auridan · 12-29-2013, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by mlroehl

You'll get opportunities to swim if you don't pass your initial qualification....but you'll miss training time. I think we asmo'd 7 people just cause they couldn't swim. And you'll irritate your yeoman cause he/she will always be writing you inter-station passes to go find Nemo (j/k)

You're not going to miss any mandatory training (live fire, marlinspike, firefighting, etc.), but you will be swimming while the division does almost everything else. Mostly that means you'll likely be behind the curve on drill. Missing PT won't hurt you much, since swimming's such a good workout.

We had one guy who failed every single swim qual because he was too dense to float. At the very end, after he got ASMO'd, they finally gave him some personalized attention, and he ended up graduating on time with a different division. So unless you really are genetically 7/8ths rock, you'll pass eventually.

John213AV · 01-07-2014, 10:44 AM

Yea like others say if you don't pass the initial swim, you will be swimming like 4 days a week, or whenever possible. You will miss classes and training for drills, but it is what it is.

You will have to up about the last week ( right before battlestations ). I believe we had guys go for the swim test the DAY before battlestations to see if they could pass and do battlestations with us.

Most didn't, and at that point they immediately get sent to a different ship ( berting compartment) where they live with people who have failed their swim/pt quals.

You only have an hour a day at swim practice if you haven't passed. It kind of hurt because people were not making much progress...imagine being in a pool with 35 people trying to learn to swim for 55 minutes?

Just do your best to make sure you can swim and float BEFORE boot. Want some encouragement!? I knew guys who got set back for swim, and when the finally passed and went to graduate, they weren't involved in the ceremony, they just sat in the stands on the balcony and watched every other division...

Moral of the story. Make sure you can pass it before you leave for boot!!

12-28-2013, 09:28 PM	#1
mlroehl Newbie Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	You'll get opportunities to swim if you don't pass your initial qualification....but you'll miss training time. I think we asmo'd 7 people just cause they couldn't swim. And you'll irritate your yeoman cause he/she will always be writing you inter-station passes to go find Nemo (j/k)

01-07-2014, 10:44 AM	#3
John213AV Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Virginia Beach, VA. Posts: 119 Rep Power: 0	Yea like others say if you don't pass the initial swim, you will be swimming like 4 days a week, or whenever possible. You will miss classes and training for drills, but it is what it is. You will have to up about the last week ( right before battlestations ). I believe we had guys go for the swim test the DAY before battlestations to see if they could pass and do battlestations with us. Most didn't, and at that point they immediately get sent to a different ship ( berting compartment) where they live with people who have failed their swim/pt quals. You only have an hour a day at swim practice if you haven't passed. It kind of hurt because people were not making much progress...imagine being in a pool with 35 people trying to learn to swim for 55 minutes? Just do your best to make sure you can swim and float BEFORE boot. Want some encouragement!? I knew guys who got set back for swim, and when the finally passed and went to graduate, they weren't involved in the ceremony, they just sat in the stands on the balcony and watched every other division... Moral of the story. Make sure you can pass it before you leave for boot!!