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Aviation Rescue Swimmer
My boyfriend just left for Navy boot-camp two days ago. He joined to become an Avaition Rescue Swimmer, and was told his boot-camp experience would be different than the norm. Has anyone else had a son/ daughter or spouse that went to BC in hopes of being spec opps? If so does this affect or communication as far as letters and MAYBE a phone call? Any advice would be great. :)
thank you
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Comment by dhwebb64 (ship 04 div 817) on June 16, 2011 at 7:48am
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My son arrived at Great Lakes on June 6th.. He went with Aviation Rescue Swimmer.. so far everything has been on schedule. I received the I made it call, few days later received box with his stuff and then a few days after that received a form letter with a small not from him. He said on that letter he would get to start writing soon. Now i hope to get a call in a week or so. I hope . I did read somewhere that their training was different but Im not sure about that. Dont know if that helps but good luck its so hard waiting.
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Comment by TexasMomof2 on June 16, 2011 at 1:34pm
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My youngest is an aircrew rescue swimmer and the special ops divisions (always Ship 4 and the Division # will start with "8") are grouped together because their physical training is different. It's more intense and more frequent (two times per day). Other than that, there isn't any difference with respect to calls home or writing letters. Special Ops is seals, SWCC, rescue swimmer, EOD....(I may have left something out...).
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Comment by bekka2u2 on June 17, 2011 at 7:55am
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Thanks for the info. my daughter thru a waver is tryng for the air rescue swimmer. But she won't test til like her third week is what they told her. That doesn't seem right accordng to your post. Because seems like she should be in a special group n order to be in special ops or she will be behind. She passed her test prior to boot camp with the Navy Seals all except her pull ups. They told her that she only had to be able to do 2 in order to pass but she needed 4. And she struggled with that. She was told that since she went n on a waiver that they would work with her on that and she shouldn't have a problem passing the test. She did practice alot before she left and was able to do 6 pullups before she left. Were hoping she gets into this. She relaly wants it and is an excellent swimmer. She was in swimming for 6 years n her junior/senior hgh school years. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
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What rate is her contract for?
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And, upon further thought, this may be the situation........in boot camp the special op's divisions don't allow females; HOWEVER, I have read that during boot camp, the females who have contracts for aviation rescue swimmer are allowed to go "over" and work out with those divisions. I still wonder what her contract is for?
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She went in as an EM. she was in the Nat'l guard and got out because they were not getting her shipped for bootcamp. Since she got out of one branch and went to another she had to get a waiver. And her contract with the Military was almost up so she had to take a job and the only one that was open that she would even consider was the EM. They told her that she would test out for the Air rescue swimmer in her 3rd or 4th week. And if she passes then they would start working with her immediately to build her up more for that job. But she also had to make sure that job had an opening. If not she also went in with the condition that she could go MU, ARS, or keep her EM. Her choice is ARS (is that the same as SAR?) first then MU then EM I guess.
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