No, you dont have to be a rescue swimmer to be in Aircrew, but you do have to go through a lot of training that requires some pretty intense swimming drills so that you are prepared for any predicaments that you could possibly encounter while being in Aircrew.
Hard to believe they did away from land survival, I also heard they did away with the O-course. I think the marines in our group were the only ones that enjoyed the land survival part though... but it's only 4 weeks now.. i do miss watching the AOCS cadets getting chewed out by the marine DI's.. LOL
@RunningSwimmingMan O-course? You're talking about the "chip trail" right? And land survival? When was that? Or are you talking about SERE? It's been 4 wks for a while now. That's what it was when I went thru in 2003. But yeah OCS being chewed out was entertaining.LOL
@cellardoor199991 Actually there was a pretty serious looking O-course next to the sea wall. I think it was close to the RSS building. It roll'd more people than the any of the swims, can't confirm, but I heard was gone? AW on my det in 99' told me. The LS (not sere) was a week total, 3 days in field at Eglin, w/only flight suit, canteen and k-bar, didn't eat for 3 days, woke up in middle of night, with a bunch of Army Rangers standing over our camp fire watching us...LOL...
OMG does this bring back some memories see the steps in the background at the 2:15mark I believe those are the ones I tumbled down drunk one night in 86 from top to bottom lol Good times man good times :)
This might sound dumb. but i just started looking into the Navy aircrew. So do you go to Basic Training for the navy. Then this? or do you go straight to this?
So I seen some ppl get into aircrew and they're not exactly in the best shape. I look fit. Work out alot. But I stress out that I only swim average. I get tired after swimming 250 yards in about 6:30. Does any body know if I could go aircrew without having to be a rescue swimmer
@bbigboy5000 ... Yes, you can go aircrew without going to RSS. You will still be expected to become a second class swimmer. You will be in the water a lot and be expected to pass many drown proofing techniques, swim one mile in flight suit, and also pass the helo dunker and other various water survival skills. Get as much pool or open ocean water time in before going to boot/naccs so you get get comfortable in the water and increase your swimming skills.Good luck!
I'm actually down here in Pensacola now guys, and graduating from candidate school for Aircrew next week. It's easy stuff. I HATE PT as a group and still really had no problem with it. The mile swim is in a pool, and is super easy, you can float through it pretty much. Lol just be mentally prepared for boot camp style drama and bullshit. During room inspection, the instructors might fuck your shit up, just roll with it. It's actually pretty fun, and you meet alot of cool people.
I want to be a Aircrewman. However I am a bit worried about the training. I'm not the best swimmer, sure as hell will have trouble with 1 mile in 80 min.
@Ctasker5 Dude i know some skinny bastards that are very strong. Look at it this way. You have a lot less weight to move around than some of us bigger guys.
@Viking445 Yup. I actually bulked up but still a little shorter and skinnier than most. I graduated, my endorance, stamina and definition was great. Not as buff as most of them, though.
Back in 1984 we didnt have a video, we could only buy our PT gear from a guy named Eddy who showed up in a station wagon once a week out front. I wrote a book, SO OTHERS MAY LIVE in 1996 about it because afriend of mine Lee Maricki died while in training and they changed the school. I was an AW. We did sugar cookie runs down to lighthouse and back, and did "cracks" out front. Sharks and daisies for Rescue Swimmers in the pool. There werent many safety rules in the mid 1980's like now.
Im joining the Marines to become a C-130 Loadmaster. I really hope that the 1 mile swim isent for Marine Crew Chiefs or im screwed... The 100 yard swim though dosent sound to bad.. a week of practice will do
@kingteeto1 hey man, congrats on joining the marines but don't be so sure about getting that specific job. after bootcamp, you'll go to MCT then your mos training then you can sometime pick the specific aircraft where you want to work.
@Viking445 It was uncomfortable I had to do it twice. The worse part is being on a Team of 9 ppl w/ 2 lanes to swim 33 laps. People were kicking and hitting it was a bitch.
Hell, when they told me I was going to Disneyland in AC school, it sure as hell wasnt a trip to Orlando. LMAO. I got sick really fast of this one scrub Marine Sgt screaming at us for our DoR but that was back in 1989. Everything is probably easy as hell now.
This is the same damned video from when I went through this scool with class 0204 back in 2001. RSS wasnt too hard. Its just more physical. But the rewards are great. Dont have to do much but hangout and go fly. Its awesome. I been out for 3 years now
This school is not bad if you are in physical standards. DO NOT REPORT not able to pass your PRT. The push ups are exact to regulations so no half-assed push ups.
if your a HM or CTR, CTI, CTT or other CT you dont change rates. if you can practice treading water with boots on that will help you ALOT.
How was the Aircrew training? Was it hard?... I'm enlist in the aircrew and leave to boot camp next month. I'm more worried about the Aircrew training than boot camp...
I'm nervous about the swimming portion cause the training in mostly about it...
Aircrew training sucks at first cause u get straight out of boot and they throw u into pt that last 3 hr.s n the morning then 2 hrs. n the afternoon. but it has changed now. the pt is a lot easier and all of the training is awesome. aircrew is a really good rate 2 have in the Navy.
The swimming is fun but it is difficult 4 people who arent strong swimmers. u will get put on swim hold and swim everyday if u need improving in that area
but dont sweat aircrew school...and boot camp is easy as fuck.
Really! I wanna get the AW rating... I like aviation warfare systems operator on the helecopter. Right now, I'm just preparing physically for the Aircrew training. If I would be ready for Aircrew, boot camp would be alot easier to me.
I wanna be SEAL but I kow I can't handle the swimming part and the physical part is pretty much impossible. If I'll like the Aircrew I'll just stay with it. But I still wanna try out for the SEALs.
Every Aircrewman now have AW ratings. But there are so many different jobs u can do as an Aircrewman. Just keep ur physical standards up and do a lot of running, swimming, and exercises 2 strengthen ur core and u will have it made when u get there.
well there are so many new laws now. in the old days they would literally beat the shit out of kids coming in to any branch. but now there are to many laws that restrict how tough these things can be
Does anyone know if this is true?? AIRR(wet) side if aircrew is assigned to helos while AIRC(dry) side of aircrew is assigned to fixed-wings. I have been getting different answers from a variety of people. Was wondering if you can help me out.
I think I might be interested in Aircrew. I just switched my rating from GSE to AM and I leave for boot camp next month. Will I be able to tell them at boot camp that I'm interested in Aircrew or is that something that I'm supposed to ask about beforehand?
IF you dont have it in writing then your chances of getting it are SLIM and NONE... the NEEDS OF THE NAVY will come before ur "i think i might wanan try it" lol...ifu havent gone dont go until you get it in writing that u are going to get aircrew....cause if u get to the fleet its too bad sooooooooooo sad..all the guys in the fleet want to get to the air side after they see how much more relaxed it is compared to the 24/7 ship side..
The Navy got soft... i was an AW and RSS in 1991. Now they allow women to be RSS so that tells u right there how tuff or how the mindset has changed.. If a woman was able to handle me at 6'2 230 then i woudl be shocked. Just like anything the job got easier so they let WOMEN do it... Notice they dont let women do EOD AND BUDS.... need i say more..
women are now allowed in EOD. But yeah the navy got soft, everything does. Marine bootcamp isn't as hard from it used to be. That's how life is. MAnual labor flies out the window with all this technology in hand.
I did 50 underwaters all the time on my swim team. Ive been in competitive swim for 12 years now. Im 18 and on my way to boot camp in August, hoping to get into rescue swimmer. This last year i went to state for swimming. At the end of the season i was running a 22.39 50 Yard swim and a 52.14 In the 100 Yard.
Well by now your probably in boot camp. I'll be waiting for you when you get to SAR school to hand your ass to you and see just how good of a swimmer you are with me yelling in your face.
I'm getting like 11 pull ups now but I can only do like 45 to 50 push ups and my swim is usually in the early 9 minute range. My run sucks though, I usually get like 11 to 1130.
5 pull ups isn't bad though, when I started working out I could only do 2 :-/
Lucky that you know someone. I'm shipping alone :-(
and I heard they have special barracks and everything for spec war guys which is good.
did you swim in highschool or what? why AIRR? I wanna be a helo pilot and aircrew is a good start
I get the same on the swim, but I suck at push ups and can only do like 45 to 50. When I started I only did 2 pull ups but now I do 11. My run sucks though, I get like an 11 or 1130
why did you choose AIRR? I want to eventually be a helo pilot and its a good way to start if you don't have college credit. The 25k sign-on bonus is nice too.
your lucky that you might know someone, I go alone :-/
thats pretty good. i didnt start working out till march and i could even do one pull up then. your swim is really good. our last pst i had to swim with 5 other guys in my lane and our master chief made stop 2 times to wait on them to get distance from me so i didnt get kicked in the head.
the 25 was a big plus. i did it cause i wanted to go ahead and get in the navy but i didnt want to have a normal job. i eventually will go swcc. would have done it now but im a bit impatient so.
when you do your mile swim in aircrew you are gonna get kicked in head, chest , balls a shit load of times. So it's better to finish it on time the first time not the second time around like me.
thats cool. SWCC is way badass, I visited BUD/s on a tour and the SWCC guys were there. All of them are really down to earth. One SWCC guy shot a 50 cal barrel of the gun because he overheated it in Iraq. but yea, I heard the wait on SWCC is like a year atleast which sucks. Oh well, AIRR is a freakin cool job
yeah boot camp will be a breeze. yeah im a pretty strong swimmer. always have been. ive been working on holding my breath. we do alot of 25 and 50 yard under water swims for that. its important to take long smooth strokes when you do that,
you can do 50 yards underwater? Thats really good. I can do 25 no problem but 50 is intense as hell. Who do you train with? Are you getting nervous? 3 WEEKS!!!
no im not nervous. exxcited though. i sprained my ankle and wasnt able to run or swim till last week. doc said to be off it for a month so now i have to catch up to everyone. i train with like 6 guys who are going to BUDS and a Chief from DEVGRU comes once a month to our group workouts
Thats sick, yea, I work out with SEAL wannabes too. There's a lot of them because I'm in San Diego. I'm kinda nervous though. Gunna miss everyone and everything, but yea, mostly excited. Hope to see you there. I think all spec war all have our own division now which is cool
Shut the fuck up and do what you are told. When you get there you will see a bunch of kids who try to act hard. They will be the first ones crying. Boot camp is easy just boring. While you are in Aircrew school do not do anything that could get you in trouble. Don't even risk drinking, they will kick you out. It is not worth it. I made it through and now I have been all over the world and have had a blast.
Yeah, I went to BUD/s (haha yea im a BUDs dud) with anemia, i had to get a waiver for it. When i get here they put me on medical hold and im pretty much screwed now. I might not get a chance to go back to BUDs...
Hey how many actual missions did you do as a swimmer and what type of environment were they in? I want to work a job in the rescue/medical realm and I'm still looking at different options.
I thought I'd join for this, get a degree, and resign to fly helicopters. But a sub teacher was EOD for 20 years and his stories are making me very interested in that now!
dude dont sweat it. piece of cake. just take the BUD/S guys with a grain of salt hahaha. they think they are better than everyone and most of them are...at pt that is. i was one of them but i wasnt a dick about it.
-Navel aircrew candidate school (NACCS) then after that you go to ...
-Aviation Warfare school(AW A1 School), thats where im at now.after you pass that you will go to ...
-Fleet Replacement Aircrew (FRAC) this is where you will put everything you've learned to use. if your Dry you will put in a romeo Class to learn how to Subhunt. then you go to....
-Search Evation Resistance and Escape (SERE) School. where you learn to be a POW for a week.....
I think that babumba25 are just surfing around the YOU tube to leave some nasty comments - babumba, first of all Im NOT a dude, I am a female and 2nd of all, its not because I cannot swim that does not mean that I am not going to learn and that also does NOT mean that I am physically weak. Don't go around YOU tube throwing shit, and pretending that you are a BAD Ass - because, you seems pretty dumb.
What BUD/s class where you in? And what FRAC are you currently at? Training is long, its not a bad job in the end. Get a lot of bullshit for wanting to be a SEAL. I think most of the hard core Rescue Swimmers are a little hurt that this was a 2ed choice for us and we really dont want to be here, but we are taking 2ed best for the moment. I will be back in BUD/s soon, not soon enough, but soon.
i was in class 267.. now im as hs-10 waitin to go back just like the rest of the guys in my squadron.. there are a good 20 or so from buds wanting to go back. and i agree that most of the hard core swimmmers are hurt.
you really have to know the basics to swim. if your goin wet you pretty much must know how to swim.. dry not so much. so far ive enjoyed myself alot. its a rewarding job
all marine air crew have to go through the swim school. you must know how to swim. first off you have to be able to swim to graduate boot camp. second you will have to swim a mile in pensacola and also do the 4 strokes correctly. therefore yes you do have to know how to swim. it would not be very hard to learn. once you make it to pensacola you will be taught the strokes. once you start your aircrew job you will not be swimming. you just have to as part of your requirements.
Dude... Dont join the Navy if you're this type of guy. The military does not need any more physically weak, jerk offs. Go become a video game tester or some random shit. Its INSANE how many d-bags are in the military. Please, please, please do NOT add to those already high numbers... Goodluck with whatever you do, i hope not to see you in the US Navy tho.. DEUCES!!!
rails10, the part where the Marine saluted the Naval Officer was because the Marine was graduating from the Aircrew school. The Marine was E-1 (enlisted) and the officer was a LT (i believe) he was most likely some sort of admin officer for the school.
that is not a LT its a rear admiral lower half. Thats a 2inch stripe around his sleeve. Also you guys need to quit arguing about who is better seals or sar. Listen sleas are trained to go into combat of course there training is a lot harder but a sar has every right to be proud but to be cocky or to gloat about it then your just a punk. Be proud dont be an asshole
Yup, chronicLs is correct, i didnt really look into it, just letting rails know that the Marine was graduating. Rails10, you will learn all you need to know about saluting who/when after you get done with boot camp. Dont worry about it.
ah..ha yes i commented a month ago and now i have learned.. ileave for basic august 25th then onto aircrew survival equipmentmen school then i would like to advance and go to aircrew school
yes i have learned now i commented over a month..i leave for basic in august for aircrew survival equipmentmen and i was just going through random videos but thanks for verifing again
As far as I'm concerned if you join a job that gives you a better chance to die in, than that is an important critical job. Not based on "DORing". Navy seals are great at what they do. I may have met some guys in fallon and they never bragged about the job they do and tell me mine is "cake". You call me 15? What you post is what I expect an "A" schooler to say. Or maybe some dude waiting to get out of Cornodo after failing BUD/S. What's your rank? E-5? I wasn't a fuck up FYI.
He was a rescue swimmer and he gave it all. Pull your head out of your ass and don't make fun of rescue swimmers. You of all people should know who the fuck we are what the hell we are capable of. I'm disgusted in you and if you told me your name and where you are, I'd beat the living shit of your disgusting ass.
Wow, thats all that i have to say to that... This is the internet, it was invented for damn near this exact thing, to talk shit over and yet still keep it on the internet. Im not hiding from anything or anyone, but im damn sure not going to plater my personal information all over the web. And you being a RS means that you are at least E-4 or above, unless your one of those dumb shits that got broken down.. Otherwise your a Petty Officer and your acting like a 15 year old wanna be hard ass...
... That sucks that your friend died on the job, let me ask you this, in the middle of the night during a SAR? Or was it in some other unfortunate event? But thats besides the point, i never said i was a "bad ass" most of my comment are sarcastac (you cant tell over the computer, but its pretty damn obvious) Also the whole point of me ever posting on this video, was not to "brag" about myself, infact im not even the one who brought up the fact that i went to BUD/s. I said this program is CAKE...
If you're as hard ass as what you say you're tell me, what's your name then you pussy? I'll find where ever you're fucking hiding from. You didn't make it through BUD/S and you're acting like you have a reason to brag about yourself. My buddy died at HS-7. Look it up. AW2 Andrew Bibbo.
Hey what's DOR stand for since you are the fucking expert? I mean you would know. How did you ring that bell? Twice, or three times? you twat. HAHAHAHAHAHA
Whatever, when you ring the bells at bud/s your option "B" as you put it, Made it your only option. I'm threw talking about this. Even if you made it through bud/s (which you can't) you're still just a pawn in a huge game that will never be understood. "Hooya...Class you dropped out of!" HAHAHA
Its Hooyah, not "Hooya" ... And you call yourself a """Rescue Swimmer""" NICE!!! Hooyah guy who had trouble on the one mile swim in a flight suit in Aircrew School (That would be you RS85...)
You dumb bastard, what do you mean my dream job? I am a rescue swimmer. Look at my video jackass. That came from my squadron. And if you are a rescue swimmer and want to be considered different then me, fine. I wont argue that the difference is, you failed Bud/s. Don't think your god above everyone else because you did push-ups in the sand at san diego. That just makes you looks like an ass. Complete the training, then you can talk shit.
If you are aircrew do you have to be a rescue swimmer?
bnortonm 1 month ago
@bnortonm
No, you dont have to be a rescue swimmer to be in Aircrew, but you do have to go through a lot of training that requires some pretty intense swimming drills so that you are prepared for any predicaments that you could possibly encounter while being in Aircrew.
JoyJ1513 1 month ago
awww NACCS...i miss that place :(
laxmiddie1017 1 month ago
This music is horrible
cellardoor199991 1 month ago
Hard to believe they did away from land survival, I also heard they did away with the O-course. I think the marines in our group were the only ones that enjoyed the land survival part though... but it's only 4 weeks now.. i do miss watching the AOCS cadets getting chewed out by the marine DI's.. LOL
RunningSwimmingMan 1 month ago
@RunningSwimmingMan O-course? You're talking about the "chip trail" right? And land survival? When was that? Or are you talking about SERE? It's been 4 wks for a while now. That's what it was when I went thru in 2003. But yeah OCS being chewed out was entertaining.LOL
cellardoor199991 1 month ago
@cellardoor199991 Actually there was a pretty serious looking O-course next to the sea wall. I think it was close to the RSS building. It roll'd more people than the any of the swims, can't confirm, but I heard was gone? AW on my det in 99' told me. The LS (not sere) was a week total, 3 days in field at Eglin, w/only flight suit, canteen and k-bar, didn't eat for 3 days, woke up in middle of night, with a bunch of Army Rangers standing over our camp fire watching us...LOL...
RunningSwimmingMan 1 month ago
@RunningSwimmingMan That shit sounds fuckin awesome! i never went through that
cellardoor199991 1 month ago
OMG does this bring back some memories see the steps in the background at the 2:15mark I believe those are the ones I tumbled down drunk one night in 86 from top to bottom lol Good times man good times :)
gbfan001 2 months ago
@gbfan001 Damn that was while ago. What class# were u? I was 0407 in '03
cellardoor199991 1 month ago
leave june 27th for BT then Aircrew training after that, cant wait
BigAL6767 4 months ago
I leave for BT june 21st. I'll see you there man I'm in air crew also
Lostinverdigo 3 months ago
@Lostinverdigo right on man see ya there
BigAL6767 3 months ago
This might sound dumb. but i just started looking into the Navy aircrew. So do you go to Basic Training for the navy. Then this? or do you go straight to this?
Anonymousnikka 6 months ago
@Anonymousnikka boot camp first i believe
12345zxcvbnmasdfghjk 5 months ago
I want to become helicopter aircrew, but i dont want to do RSS, i have to take my chances with dry helo. :(
Ctasker5 6 months ago
Is this a new building or pool area for NAS Pensacola SAR.?
back in like 95/96 it was a small building on the bay side I believe.
southernmudslingers 7 months ago
That hater couldnt pass the swimtest
YourBoyPerry 8 months ago
So I seen some ppl get into aircrew and they're not exactly in the best shape. I look fit. Work out alot. But I stress out that I only swim average. I get tired after swimming 250 yards in about 6:30. Does any body know if I could go aircrew without having to be a rescue swimmer
bbigboy5000 10 months ago
@bbigboy5000 ... Yes, you can go aircrew without going to RSS. You will still be expected to become a second class swimmer. You will be in the water a lot and be expected to pass many drown proofing techniques, swim one mile in flight suit, and also pass the helo dunker and other various water survival skills. Get as much pool or open ocean water time in before going to boot/naccs so you get get comfortable in the water and increase your swimming skills.Good luck!
diegosdinner 10 months ago
They still yell AIRCREW after doing a right face?? ahh... , the memories
spenceoner 11 months ago 2
@spenceoner they still do...
luvinyourmom 10 months ago
I'm actually down here in Pensacola now guys, and graduating from candidate school for Aircrew next week. It's easy stuff. I HATE PT as a group and still really had no problem with it. The mile swim is in a pool, and is super easy, you can float through it pretty much. Lol just be mentally prepared for boot camp style drama and bullshit. During room inspection, the instructors might fuck your shit up, just roll with it. It's actually pretty fun, and you meet alot of cool people.
countryboy9384 1 year ago
@countryboy9384
I wish you the best! From a veteran Naval Aircrew.
mnmudslinger 1 year ago
@foolproofpilot
you'll be fine it's a lot easier that you think when i was in 6th grade i did a mile swim in 70 min. i think you'll be just fine
everyone6011 1 year ago
I want to be a Aircrewman. However I am a bit worried about the training. I'm not the best swimmer, sure as hell will have trouble with 1 mile in 80 min.
foolproofpilot 1 year ago
1 person is pissed that they aren't strong enough mentally and physically to do this..
ericjamesharlow 1 year ago
whats the training like for this rate?
350z350zify 1 year ago
@350z350zify Hard but fun. That's what she said
cellardoor199991 1 year ago
damn. i REALLY want this rate. but I'm really skinny. :P
Ctasker5 1 year ago
@Ctasker5 Dude i know some skinny bastards that are very strong. Look at it this way. You have a lot less weight to move around than some of us bigger guys.
Viking445 1 year ago
@Viking445 Yup. I actually bulked up but still a little shorter and skinnier than most. I graduated, my endorance, stamina and definition was great. Not as buff as most of them, though.
cellardoor199991 1 year ago
currently a U,S Naval sea cadet and hoping to become AIRR
lechodemeista 1 year ago
@lechodemeista thats really cool bro how much longer do you got with in the program.
ebonhuak 1 year ago
Back in 1984 we didnt have a video, we could only buy our PT gear from a guy named Eddy who showed up in a station wagon once a week out front. I wrote a book, SO OTHERS MAY LIVE in 1996 about it because afriend of mine Lee Maricki died while in training and they changed the school. I was an AW. We did sugar cookie runs down to lighthouse and back, and did "cracks" out front. Sharks and daisies for Rescue Swimmers in the pool. There werent many safety rules in the mid 1980's like now.
SanibelArtist 1 year ago
I want to know what you need to pass the physical for API. like eye vision and that stuff.
gpgoss 1 year ago
@gpgoss depends on what bird your going on left that school about 5 months ago
mikecosta90 1 year ago
week 3 scared the shit out of me its like every second in that hunk of metal you think your going to drown
usnavysss 1 year ago
My son is in Pensacola doing this training right now. Thanks for posting this so we can see what they do.
MrsStigg 1 year ago
TAM HA HA HA!!! YOU AREN'T IN THE NAVY NOW!!!
arbotrj 1 year ago
Im joining the Marines to become a C-130 Loadmaster. I really hope that the 1 mile swim isent for Marine Crew Chiefs or im screwed... The 100 yard swim though dosent sound to bad.. a week of practice will do
kingteeto1 1 year ago
@kingteeto1 hey man, congrats on joining the marines but don't be so sure about getting that specific job. after bootcamp, you'll go to MCT then your mos training then you can sometime pick the specific aircraft where you want to work.
GARfredable 1 year ago
@GARfredable are you a crew chief?
kingteeto1 1 year ago
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aircrewmen1 1 year ago
hooyah!!!!! im going to bootcamp oct. 26,2010. then going aircrew :) whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
aircrewmen1 1 year ago
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pmoschet 1 year ago
@pmoschet Don't be butthurt.
TheSlipperySlopes 1 year ago
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@pmoschet man what the fuck is up your ass? why are you saying that?
GARfredable 1 year ago
@pmoschet aww come on dont be like that man
aircrewmen1 1 year ago
Hooya Backlog..
zeek1337 1 year ago
@zeek1337 haha. Hooya Phase 1.
ziplin 1 year ago
@ziplin it used to be Phase A. With only 2 phases. Now there's 3? Sounds pretty stupid. What's the point of that?
cellardoor199991 1 year ago
@cellardoor199991 Not much. The only difference is Phase 3 can have overnight liberty on weekends.
ziplin 1 year ago
hooyah aircrew.... wings...of....gold, an unbeatable team.... can't wait till i graduate!!
buttheadhuhhuhhuh 1 year ago
Shit a one mile swim in flight suit? Damn thats gonna chafe!
Viking445 1 year ago
@Viking445 It was uncomfortable I had to do it twice. The worse part is being on a Team of 9 ppl w/ 2 lanes to swim 33 laps. People were kicking and hitting it was a bitch.
cellardoor199991 1 year ago
i leave for bootcamp in 12 days and going aircrew..excited!!
89ryby 1 year ago
Man tough.. I cant swim that good i not so confident about my swimming but ill get it down.
yaku530 1 year ago
im thinking about enlistng into this, do you get to choose of you sereve on a helo or a fixed wing aircraft. I want to be a door gunner.
tingtingjunocom 1 year ago
Don't join the navy then. Join the Air force or Marines
Khagan11 1 year ago
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patriot907 2 years ago
Hell, when they told me I was going to Disneyland in AC school, it sure as hell wasnt a trip to Orlando. LMAO. I got sick really fast of this one scrub Marine Sgt screaming at us for our DoR but that was back in 1989. Everything is probably easy as hell now.
patriot907 2 years ago
This is the same damned video from when I went through this scool with class 0204 back in 2001. RSS wasnt too hard. Its just more physical. But the rewards are great. Dont have to do much but hangout and go fly. Its awesome. I been out for 3 years now
swingman141414 2 years ago
i miss this, cant believe its been a year
brboi16 2 years ago
This school is not bad if you are in physical standards. DO NOT REPORT not able to pass your PRT. The push ups are exact to regulations so no half-assed push ups.
if your a HM or CTR, CTI, CTT or other CT you dont change rates. if you can practice treading water with boots on that will help you ALOT.
brizzle86 2 years ago
ha ha, C-9 aircrew are pussies.
tyrone9009 2 years ago
MR Rupert and Mr Walters lol be prepared aircrew school is actually like boot camp more than boot cap was
iamthegoodjon 2 years ago
its mr ruber. and just dont go to pt hold.
chunkybarf 2 years ago
not anymore. They cracked down on that.
edromanovich 2 years ago
lol I remember Walters that guy had a gut like no other, but he would rip our abs up through hardcore training.
cellardoor199991 2 years ago
I enlisted and an AW, i leave Feb 8 2010. im trying to Be a Rescue Swimmer. ultimately i wana get assigned to a HSC squadron
Navy20090401 2 years ago
you probably will be assigned to one of those if you are ARSS. Good luck. Aircrew school is easy. I never went SAR though.
tyrone9009 2 years ago
@Navy20090401 i might see u at great lakes then. I leave the 16th of Feb. Im going to be aircrew tho.
gothdude6667 2 years ago
I leave on the 16th for Great Lakes. Going aircrew also. Getting excited. Been studying and running a lot. Good times.
laurensolter 2 years ago
im enlisted as an AW twoo ! :)
leaving december 8th !
omg, were like long lost twins.
LaiscesWorld 2 years ago
im enlisted as an AW right now :/ leavin for bootcamp in december .... this shit looks fun as hell
shenrontheshadow 2 years ago
The helo dunker is awesome! I think that was my favorite part of aircrew school, but also who can forget Mr. Ruber hold pt? That was the shit.
27Cardoza 2 years ago
How was the Aircrew training? Was it hard?... I'm enlist in the aircrew and leave to boot camp next month. I'm more worried about the Aircrew training than boot camp...
I'm nervous about the swimming portion cause the training in mostly about it...
jjn34 2 years ago
Aircrew training sucks at first cause u get straight out of boot and they throw u into pt that last 3 hr.s n the morning then 2 hrs. n the afternoon. but it has changed now. the pt is a lot easier and all of the training is awesome. aircrew is a really good rate 2 have in the Navy.
The swimming is fun but it is difficult 4 people who arent strong swimmers. u will get put on swim hold and swim everyday if u need improving in that area
but dont sweat aircrew school...and boot camp is easy as fuck.
27Cardoza 2 years ago
Really! I wanna get the AW rating... I like aviation warfare systems operator on the helecopter. Right now, I'm just preparing physically for the Aircrew training. If I would be ready for Aircrew, boot camp would be alot easier to me.
I wanna be SEAL but I kow I can't handle the swimming part and the physical part is pretty much impossible. If I'll like the Aircrew I'll just stay with it. But I still wanna try out for the SEALs.
jjn34 2 years ago
Every Aircrewman now have AW ratings. But there are so many different jobs u can do as an Aircrewman. Just keep ur physical standards up and do a lot of running, swimming, and exercises 2 strengthen ur core and u will have it made when u get there.
Good luck 2 u.
27Cardoza 2 years ago
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22gwill 2 years ago
well there are so many new laws now. in the old days they would literally beat the shit out of kids coming in to any branch. but now there are to many laws that restrict how tough these things can be
JACKASSX25 2 years ago
Does anyone know if this is true?? AIRR(wet) side if aircrew is assigned to helos while AIRC(dry) side of aircrew is assigned to fixed-wings. I have been getting different answers from a variety of people. Was wondering if you can help me out.
22gwill 2 years ago
What is it that you really want to do? Helos or fixed wing?
darien811 2 years ago
Helos
22gwill 2 years ago
thats kind of the case but there are some dry helos as well.
Californiabro 2 years ago
yes! true
NavySAR17 2 years ago
I think I might be interested in Aircrew. I just switched my rating from GSE to AM and I leave for boot camp next month. Will I be able to tell them at boot camp that I'm interested in Aircrew or is that something that I'm supposed to ask about beforehand?
tehdarkcloud 2 years ago
IF you dont have it in writing then your chances of getting it are SLIM and NONE... the NEEDS OF THE NAVY will come before ur "i think i might wanan try it" lol...ifu havent gone dont go until you get it in writing that u are going to get aircrew....cause if u get to the fleet its too bad sooooooooooo sad..all the guys in the fleet want to get to the air side after they see how much more relaxed it is compared to the 24/7 ship side..
blckrain13 2 years ago
beforehand! they don't do shit for you at bootcamp.
NavySAR17 2 years ago
The Navy got soft... i was an AW and RSS in 1991. Now they allow women to be RSS so that tells u right there how tuff or how the mindset has changed.. If a woman was able to handle me at 6'2 230 then i woudl be shocked. Just like anything the job got easier so they let WOMEN do it... Notice they dont let women do EOD AND BUDS.... need i say more..
blckrain13 2 years ago
women are now allowed in EOD. But yeah the navy got soft, everything does. Marine bootcamp isn't as hard from it used to be. That's how life is. MAnual labor flies out the window with all this technology in hand.
cellardoor199991 2 years ago
well cellar... next thing u know they will have women doing BUDS...and put in modified rolls such as recon....
blckrain13 2 years ago
I did 50 underwaters all the time on my swim team. Ive been in competitive swim for 12 years now. Im 18 and on my way to boot camp in August, hoping to get into rescue swimmer. This last year i went to state for swimming. At the end of the season i was running a 22.39 50 Yard swim and a 52.14 In the 100 Yard.
mrmoose007 2 years ago
Well by now your probably in boot camp. I'll be waiting for you when you get to SAR school to hand your ass to you and see just how good of a swimmer you are with me yelling in your face.
darien811 2 years ago
That is good and all but can you swim with fins. Guess we sill see!
NavySAR17 2 years ago
Going back to the navy after being out for a year. Civilian life sucks. I will be aircrew on the P-3's. I miss flying.
tyrone9009 2 years ago
i just recieved my AIRR contract. i ship out july 9 for basic then head straight for NACCS then Rescue swimmer school. any advice?
gth300 2 years ago
Sure. Don't be a vagina.
TheUnparagonedChris 2 years ago
Dude, I ship July 8th! Where are you from?
Hopefully I'll see you at basic, Remember my name. KOHL
mralexkohl 2 years ago
Thats awesome dude. I live in Tulsa Ok. You?
gth300 2 years ago
I live in San Diego CA. How did you do on the PST?
mralexkohl 2 years ago
i did ok. 950 swim, 51 push ups, 65 sit ups and 1030 run. my pull ups are what kills me. i only did 5. you?
there is one other guy from our group going and he leaves jun30th. he may be in our airr class as well.
gth300 2 years ago
I'm getting like 11 pull ups now but I can only do like 45 to 50 push ups and my swim is usually in the early 9 minute range. My run sucks though, I usually get like 11 to 1130.
5 pull ups isn't bad though, when I started working out I could only do 2 :-/
Lucky that you know someone. I'm shipping alone :-(
and I heard they have special barracks and everything for spec war guys which is good.
did you swim in highschool or what? why AIRR? I wanna be a helo pilot and aircrew is a good start
mralexkohl 2 years ago
I get the same on the swim, but I suck at push ups and can only do like 45 to 50. When I started I only did 2 pull ups but now I do 11. My run sucks though, I get like an 11 or 1130
why did you choose AIRR? I want to eventually be a helo pilot and its a good way to start if you don't have college credit. The 25k sign-on bonus is nice too.
your lucky that you might know someone, I go alone :-/
mralexkohl 2 years ago
thats pretty good. i didnt start working out till march and i could even do one pull up then. your swim is really good. our last pst i had to swim with 5 other guys in my lane and our master chief made stop 2 times to wait on them to get distance from me so i didnt get kicked in the head.
the 25 was a big plus. i did it cause i wanted to go ahead and get in the navy but i didnt want to have a normal job. i eventually will go swcc. would have done it now but im a bit impatient so.
gth300 2 years ago
when you do your mile swim in aircrew you are gonna get kicked in head, chest , balls a shit load of times. So it's better to finish it on time the first time not the second time around like me.
cellardoor199991 2 years ago
i didnt know they let you take it twice if you fail the first time..
22gwill 2 years ago
thats cool. SWCC is way badass, I visited BUD/s on a tour and the SWCC guys were there. All of them are really down to earth. One SWCC guy shot a 50 cal barrel of the gun because he overheated it in Iraq. but yea, I heard the wait on SWCC is like a year atleast which sucks. Oh well, AIRR is a freakin cool job
mralexkohl 2 years ago
yeah man im super excited. my name is gavin by the way. how old are you? im 24
gth300 2 years ago
I'm 19, and Alex. bootcamp will be cake. do you swim well and can you hold your breath and stuff?
mralexkohl 2 years ago
yeah boot camp will be a breeze. yeah im a pretty strong swimmer. always have been. ive been working on holding my breath. we do alot of 25 and 50 yard under water swims for that. its important to take long smooth strokes when you do that,
gth300 2 years ago
you can do 50 yards underwater? Thats really good. I can do 25 no problem but 50 is intense as hell. Who do you train with? Are you getting nervous? 3 WEEKS!!!
mralexkohl 2 years ago
no im not nervous. exxcited though. i sprained my ankle and wasnt able to run or swim till last week. doc said to be off it for a month so now i have to catch up to everyone. i train with like 6 guys who are going to BUDS and a Chief from DEVGRU comes once a month to our group workouts
gth300 2 years ago
Thats sick, yea, I work out with SEAL wannabes too. There's a lot of them because I'm in San Diego. I'm kinda nervous though. Gunna miss everyone and everything, but yea, mostly excited. Hope to see you there. I think all spec war all have our own division now which is cool
mralexkohl 2 years ago
Shut the fuck up and do what you are told. When you get there you will see a bunch of kids who try to act hard. They will be the first ones crying. Boot camp is easy just boring. While you are in Aircrew school do not do anything that could get you in trouble. Don't even risk drinking, they will kick you out. It is not worth it. I made it through and now I have been all over the world and have had a blast.
tyrone9009 2 years ago
Yeah, I went to BUD/s (haha yea im a BUDs dud) with anemia, i had to get a waiver for it. When i get here they put me on medical hold and im pretty much screwed now. I might not get a chance to go back to BUDs...
ImADoggyw00fw00f 2 years ago
that school was easy but its medical that screws you.
jungleman4422 2 years ago
does anyone know where the ABE and ABH A schools are.
gonavylax 2 years ago
NAS Pensacola...
jdonivan86 2 years ago
I was in 8835 as an AW.. Went on to RSS.. Served 10 years.. Best time of my life!!!
kmdunnster 3 years ago
Hey how many actual missions did you do as a swimmer and what type of environment were they in? I want to work a job in the rescue/medical realm and I'm still looking at different options.
Trashjack101 2 years ago
I thought I'd join for this, get a degree, and resign to fly helicopters. But a sub teacher was EOD for 20 years and his stories are making me very interested in that now!
captainquirk24 3 years ago
im leaving for boot camp next thursday 29Jan09 then im off to aircrew candidate school. nervous as hell.
timntisspeedster88 3 years ago
dude dont sweat it. piece of cake. just take the BUD/S guys with a grain of salt hahaha. they think they are better than everyone and most of them are...at pt that is. i was one of them but i wasnt a dick about it.
double0eagle 3 years ago
Been there done that... before timeouts.
woodysix8 3 years ago
im going to apply for this job when I join the Navy
ecwpr 3 years ago
you will find a petty officer there 24 hours a day to scream in your face. i was there for 5 minutes and getting yelled at.
tenbears2421 3 years ago
i know what rss is...
but what is frac and aw?
tea2822 3 years ago
your pipeline will start off at
-Navel aircrew candidate school (NACCS) then after that you go to ...
-Aviation Warfare school(AW A1 School), thats where im at now.after you pass that you will go to ...
-Fleet Replacement Aircrew (FRAC) this is where you will put everything you've learned to use. if your Dry you will put in a romeo Class to learn how to Subhunt. then you go to....
-Search Evation Resistance and Escape (SERE) School. where you learn to be a POW for a week.....
then the fleet
jdonivan86 2 years ago
I think that babumba25 are just surfing around the YOU tube to leave some nasty comments - babumba, first of all Im NOT a dude, I am a female and 2nd of all, its not because I cannot swim that does not mean that I am not going to learn and that also does NOT mean that I am physically weak. Don't go around YOU tube throwing shit, and pretending that you are a BAD Ass - because, you seems pretty dumb.
kapampanganako 3 years ago
i ship out november 25th for basic, then for the aircrew training!
im stoked.
looks tough though.
xCommandoRandox 3 years ago
its not, just shut your mouth while you are in basic and do what you are told.
tenbears2421 3 years ago
expect to be on hold for a while. you'll be doing pt daily while waiting. good times though!
spenceoner 3 years ago
i was in bud/s class 267 and rang the bell.. aircrew isnt a bad 2nd choice at all.. right now im in hs-10 frac in san diego and its pretty good
rswimmer08 3 years ago
and i went to buds also and if you drop outta that rss is nothing at all compared to bud/s the mentality is completely different
rswimmer08 3 years ago
What BUD/s class where you in? And what FRAC are you currently at? Training is long, its not a bad job in the end. Get a lot of bullshit for wanting to be a SEAL. I think most of the hard core Rescue Swimmers are a little hurt that this was a 2ed choice for us and we really dont want to be here, but we are taking 2ed best for the moment. I will be back in BUD/s soon, not soon enough, but soon.
babumba25 3 years ago
i was in class 267.. now im as hs-10 waitin to go back just like the rest of the guys in my squadron.. there are a good 20 or so from buds wanting to go back. and i agree that most of the hard core swimmmers are hurt.
rswimmer08 3 years ago
im in frac right now and its pretty awesome.. goin thru the training is long as hell but in the end i think its worth it.
rswimmer08 3 years ago
this looks pretty kick ass, i just signed up for the Navy and took my physical last week but I don't ship until May 5th, i can't wait.
istofe21 3 years ago
what did you sign up for, what job.
tenbears2421 3 years ago
airc
istofe21 3 years ago
you really have to know the basics to swim. if your goin wet you pretty much must know how to swim.. dry not so much. so far ive enjoyed myself alot. its a rewarding job
rswimmer08 3 years ago
rswimmer08 where are you in your training? (RSS or AW or FRAC) or are you at your squadron?
babumba25 3 years ago
Is there an Air Crew that do not have to jump and dive in the water?
I would like to be an air crew, the problem is, I do not know how to swim.
kapampanganako 3 years ago
there is aircrew wet and air crew dry.
Dry is focused mainly inside the vehicles in the air...
wet is the rescue divers....
bobbyd411 3 years ago
Thanks!
I am anxious, because I watched some of the videos here in YOU tube - most video I have seen shows that "you must know how to swim" (as an Air Crew).
kapampanganako 3 years ago
and uh.... if your wanting to join the navy i sugest you learn how to swim, they test you in boot camp and stuff like that
thetimeilikedtopoop 3 years ago
all marine air crew have to go through the swim school. you must know how to swim. first off you have to be able to swim to graduate boot camp. second you will have to swim a mile in pensacola and also do the 4 strokes correctly. therefore yes you do have to know how to swim. it would not be very hard to learn. once you make it to pensacola you will be taught the strokes. once you start your aircrew job you will not be swimming. you just have to as part of your requirements.
aaron1235789 3 years ago
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babumba25 3 years ago
What is the drop out rate at this school? Can you use any stroke for the mile swim?
treborparkes 3 years ago
yes you can. the drop out rate is not that high, i went through it about 6 years ago.
tenbears2421 3 years ago
Dude... Dont join the Navy if you're this type of guy. The military does not need any more physically weak, jerk offs. Go become a video game tester or some random shit. Its INSANE how many d-bags are in the military. Please, please, please do NOT add to those already high numbers... Goodluck with whatever you do, i hope not to see you in the US Navy tho.. DEUCES!!!
babumba25 3 years ago
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gonavylax 3 years ago
why at the end do the marines salute a naval officer?? or is it just becuase they are honoring them for letting them go through there schooling??
navy recruit
rails10 3 years ago
rails10, the part where the Marine saluted the Naval Officer was because the Marine was graduating from the Aircrew school. The Marine was E-1 (enlisted) and the officer was a LT (i believe) he was most likely some sort of admin officer for the school.
babumba25 3 years ago
that is not a LT its a rear admiral lower half. Thats a 2inch stripe around his sleeve. Also you guys need to quit arguing about who is better seals or sar. Listen sleas are trained to go into combat of course there training is a lot harder but a sar has every right to be proud but to be cocky or to gloat about it then your just a punk. Be proud dont be an asshole
chronicLs 3 years ago
Yup, chronicLs is correct, i didnt really look into it, just letting rails know that the Marine was graduating. Rails10, you will learn all you need to know about saluting who/when after you get done with boot camp. Dont worry about it.
babumba25 3 years ago
ah..ha yes i commented a month ago and now i have learned.. ileave for basic august 25th then onto aircrew survival equipmentmen school then i would like to advance and go to aircrew school
rails10 3 years ago
Because he is an officer i does not matter whether he is in the Navy or Marines. It's respect.
evilsim6 3 years ago
yes i have learned now i commented over a month..i leave for basic in august for aircrew survival equipmentmen and i was just going through random videos but thanks for verifing again
rails10 3 years ago
Even tho some officers havent earned the "respect" heh. But most of the ones i work with are great guys/girls...
babumba25 3 years ago
As far as I'm concerned if you join a job that gives you a better chance to die in, than that is an important critical job. Not based on "DORing". Navy seals are great at what they do. I may have met some guys in fallon and they never bragged about the job they do and tell me mine is "cake". You call me 15? What you post is what I expect an "A" schooler to say. Or maybe some dude waiting to get out of Cornodo after failing BUD/S. What's your rank? E-5? I wasn't a fuck up FYI.
Rescueswimmer85 3 years ago
He was a rescue swimmer and he gave it all. Pull your head out of your ass and don't make fun of rescue swimmers. You of all people should know who the fuck we are what the hell we are capable of. I'm disgusted in you and if you told me your name and where you are, I'd beat the living shit of your disgusting ass.
Rescueswimmer85 3 years ago
Wow, thats all that i have to say to that... This is the internet, it was invented for damn near this exact thing, to talk shit over and yet still keep it on the internet. Im not hiding from anything or anyone, but im damn sure not going to plater my personal information all over the web. And you being a RS means that you are at least E-4 or above, unless your one of those dumb shits that got broken down.. Otherwise your a Petty Officer and your acting like a 15 year old wanna be hard ass...
babumba25 3 years ago
... That sucks that your friend died on the job, let me ask you this, in the middle of the night during a SAR? Or was it in some other unfortunate event? But thats besides the point, i never said i was a "bad ass" most of my comment are sarcastac (you cant tell over the computer, but its pretty damn obvious) Also the whole point of me ever posting on this video, was not to "brag" about myself, infact im not even the one who brought up the fact that i went to BUD/s. I said this program is CAKE...
babumba25 3 years ago
If you're as hard ass as what you say you're tell me, what's your name then you pussy? I'll find where ever you're fucking hiding from. You didn't make it through BUD/S and you're acting like you have a reason to brag about yourself. My buddy died at HS-7. Look it up. AW2 Andrew Bibbo.
Rescueswimmer85 3 years ago
Hey what's DOR stand for since you are the fucking expert? I mean you would know. How did you ring that bell? Twice, or three times? you twat. HAHAHAHAHAHA
Rescueswimmer85 3 years ago
Whatever, when you ring the bells at bud/s your option "B" as you put it, Made it your only option. I'm threw talking about this. Even if you made it through bud/s (which you can't) you're still just a pawn in a huge game that will never be understood. "Hooya...Class you dropped out of!" HAHAHA
Rescueswimmer85 3 years ago
Its Hooyah, not "Hooya" ... And you call yourself a """Rescue Swimmer""" NICE!!! Hooyah guy who had trouble on the one mile swim in a flight suit in Aircrew School (That would be you RS85...)
babumba25 3 years ago
You dumb bastard, what do you mean my dream job? I am a rescue swimmer. Look at my video jackass. That came from my squadron. And if you are a rescue swimmer and want to be considered different then me, fine. I wont argue that the difference is, you failed Bud/s. Don't think your god above everyone else because you did push-ups in the sand at san diego. That just makes you looks like an ass. Complete the training, then you can talk shit.
Rescueswimmer85 3 years ago