Navy Rescue Swimmer Dads

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Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on May 24, 2012 at 3:39pm

He should follow any rigorous SEAL-type fitness training regimes that are out there...research the 'net!!!!

Comment by C. R. Dean on May 24, 2012 at 3:10pm

All,

   My son is about to sign his papers to join the Navy.  He is seriously thinking about choosing the Rescue Swimmer program.  However, he is out of shape and needs to really train before he takes his physical timed test.  Is there a training regiment out that he could follow to get better prepared. 

Comment by Wayne A Bradford on May 19, 2012 at 4:19pm

Dan with each step of the school or training they qualify for their next school. Boot Camp - NACCS they have to do so many push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, and timing for runs and swimming to get to NACCS . In NACCS they do more sit-ups , push-ups , pull-ups , running and swimming . Also the spin and puke and helo dunker seeing if they are flight ready. Qualifying them for RSS.  Building up their mines and bodies ready for the platform they signed for.  My son said that RSS was the hardest so far .... But again he is waiting to go to A-School now. Yes NACCS = ACCS

Comment by Marc Pageau on May 19, 2012 at 4:19pm

Hi Guys, been out of the loop for some time! Congrats to Robert for making PO3, Logph. I saw he's going to Norfolk, with the Tridents.  Sean will be going to San Diego for SERE and FRAC with HSC-3 (MERLIN'S). Good luck to all!

Comment by Danny Maxwell on May 19, 2012 at 12:21pm

Hi Dan, my son told me that at boot camp they were pulling out wisdom teeth left and right, they don't want anyone having a problem while they're at sea so they take care of it asap.

 

The course of events my son went through were as follows:

Boot Camp, ACCS, RSS, SERE, A-School, FRAC.  My son finished his FRAC this past March, almost two years after he started boot camp.  He is assigned to the HSL- 48 Vipers out of Mayport, just learned his ship will be the U.S.S. Monterey and he will probably be deployed in January. So that's almost three years of training.  Currently he's getting in a lot of flight time practicing his job as well as flying with pilots that are training.  Otherwise it's a lot of surfing and playing golf, I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOO jealous!!!

Danny

Comment by Wayne A Bradford on May 19, 2012 at 11:11am

Dan from what I'm told from Boot Camp to Pensacola Fl. for NACCS (Naval Air Crew Candidate School) than RSS (Rescue Swimmer School)After that it will be A-School (Sierra -MH60-S Nighthawk) or (Romeo - MH60-R Seahawk)

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on May 19, 2012 at 10:20am

Brad had posted this in 2010....don't know if this still holds true or not, but assume it is the plan:

A-school for rescue swimmers is in Pensacola, FL. Once you pass RSS, then you could go to San Diego, Jax, or Norfolk for the specific training based on the Helo type orders you get.

Comment by Wayne A Bradford on May 19, 2012 at 8:41am

Thank You Guys ..I don't know why they waited so long to do it...He has been in for a year now... they didn't do it in BUDS so I'm guessing it wasn't that bad

Comment by Danny Maxwell on May 19, 2012 at 6:41am

Hi Wayne, prayers all around for your son, that's the first thing they did to my son at boot camp, I think it was within the first two weeks.

Comment by Logph Aguirre on May 18, 2012 at 11:30pm

Wayne, we will be praying for a speedy recovery for Christopher.

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