OCS Completes Combat Water Survival Training

[MrChestypuller1775]

I'm a pretty good swimmer, I'm pretty strong, I'm not retarded, everythings good I'm going to the Marine recruiters ; )

[nicklovesthefly]

what the name of this song

[redtib2003]

@SicEmPride

i mean unless they just changed something but when i went through Army basic i didnt do it....not until i switched to the Marine Corps.

[FLAMINGPICKLES]

@redtib2003 thanks for serving!

[redtib2003]

@SicEmPride

if that's the case why do OCS candidates do it but the Enlisted soldiers in basic training not go through a combat water survival in order to graduate from basic?

[redtib2003]

is there a reason why the ARMY has to do combat water survival??

[SicEmPride]

@redtib2003 Because we have to be ready for anything, and the world is about 70% water. So whether some of us like it or not, we might fall into the water by accident during a mission.

[p00ker1]

wow i know i wouldnt be able to handle everything else, but being a lifeguard, the water survival training part looks SUPER EASY.

[Klimessss]

@p00ker1

It's usually just meant to weed out people who can't properly swim, so...MOST of us can pass this with a breeze

[Runaholism]

Would it be possible to fail this part of training? What happens if a candidate fails?

[SicEmPride]

@Runaholism They merely repeat it with another company in their battalion.  The only time it really counts is when you pass it at LDAC.