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[Atom_breaker]

Originally Posted by Guppy2010

If you ever see anything like that, please don't hesitate to report the post. That way I'm less likely to miss it.

I was like "USS Ship" what the hell is that, then I noticed it was edited for OPSEC. y'all totally threw me off for a minute.. Welcome back nick93! How was liberty weekend when you graduated boot? What day did you fly to you a school? How much time did you have in the city?

[NewAdventures]

For the swim test at basic is it looked down upon if you dont swim the 500? My recruiter told me that I could do something else for twelve minutes but im scared that it will look bad. Also did you practice a prone float? I cant seem to hold my breathe under water, are you allowed to hold your head up?

[nick93]

Originally Posted by NewAdventures

For the swim test at basic is it looked down upon if you dont swim the 500? My recruiter told me that I could do something else for twelve minutes but im scared that it will look bad. Also did you practice a prone float? I cant seem to hold my breathe under water, are you allowed to hold your head up?

the biggest problem i had with the swim test was jumping off the platform. its maybe 10 feet up but im scared of hieghts lol i got over that fast. they are gonna have you line up and two at a time stand on the edge of the platform with your toes right on the edge. you cross your arms and they count to 3 and give a little push and you jump in. all you have to do is make it to the other side of the pool and you pass. you can do pretty much any stroke you want as long as you dont go under the water. youll be suprised how may people join the navy and cant swim. if for whatever reason you dont pass you will be able to go to try it again until you pass. if you dont youll be held back from your division. we lost one guy due to that. everyone else that couldnt swim was able to pass eventually.

for the prone float this i just floated and counted to 10 and picked my head up for a few minutes and did it again until they told me to get out. again if you have problems they will being you back almost everyday to teach you and make sure you pass. just give it your best shot. i dont think that youll have anything to worry about. they will make sure you get the help you need and pass.

[nick93]

Originally Posted by Atom_breaker

I was like "USS Ship" what the hell is that, then I noticed it was edited for OPSEC. y'all totally threw me off for a minute.. Welcome back nick93! How was liberty weekend when you graduated boot? What day did you fly to you a school? How much time did you have in the city?

thanks. its kinda nice to be back too!!

i flew to a school at about 3 am saturday morning. so i got a few hours after graduation to spend with my fiance and family and then i met them at the airport. you will only get the whole weekend if your a school is in great lakes. for everyone who is not going to great lakes youll leave bootcamp that night at a completely random hour. i left at 3 am and my flight wasnt until 130 the next day lol.