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Marine Corps to ramp up swim test difficulty

Beginning Oct. 1, Marines will qualify under five water survival levels: Basic, Novice, Competent, Proficient and Advanced.

Marine Corps swim qualification tests are about to get tougher

The Marines will now have five water survival qualification levels: Basic, Novice, Competent, Proficient, and Advanced.
WGBH

MIT requires every student to know how to swim. But why?

The legend on MIT’s campus goes that students once had to leap into the Charles River and swim across its dirty water without stopping to graduate. That was never true. But the institution does ...
The New York Times

New York Needs Lifeguards. Would These Teens Make the Cut?

To qualify for a job patrolling the city’s beaches and pools, candidates must swim 50 yards in 50 seconds or less. To qualify for a job patrolling the city’s beaches and pools, candidates must swim 50 ...
The Aviationist

Middle East Buildup Continues as Six F-22 Raptors Stopover at RAF Lakenheath

The deployment of F-22s towards the Middle East has been considered by many to be one of the final pieces of the puzzle regarding U.S. preparations for potential offensive action against Iran. The ...
ExecutiveGov

Textron, GDLS ARV-30 Prototypes for Marine Corps Complete Initial Swim Tests

What Did the ARV-30 Swim Tests Evaluate? The companies each developed two ARV versions that underwent water mobility demonstrations, including still water and calm water operation ...