Military "water confidence" training

[bwerb]

chickdiver once bubbled...
Count me in as climber #3. I knew there was a problem when I started buying as much diving stuff as climbing stuff in the climbing store (ie yesterday's purchase of a spool of 4mm black cord--- for stage bottles ). The guys in the rock gym think I am (really) nuts!

I thought I was the only one going into Mountain Equipment Co-op to buy cord for keeper loops. Also, great deals on Pelican lights and waterproof boxes. If you hit the kayak section you can find stainless steel hardware too!


Hey Uncle Pug!

Nope, don't believe the government propoganda either. You 'mericans think your government is wacky! (O.K, I'm dual citizen so I'm a 'merican too!) The Canadian government was rightly refered to by Pat Buchannan as Soviet Canuckistan. We have a leader who can't speak either of our official languages and is the topic of a great new book called "The Friendly Dictatorship".

This thread is getting more fun all the time.

 

[chickdiver]

Oh, beleive me, since I live in Florida, the climbing gear gets more of a workout diving than climbing. My luggage was all made by TNF (giggle). But seriously, there is a lot of crossover in the stuff we use. I have found that when looking for cordage and other "hardware" sailing and climbing shops knock the socks off dive shops, especially if one is looking for the "high speed, low drag" basic black!ut:

 

[rmediver2002]

Damn Brian,

I started buying all my climbing gear at the co-op back in the early 90's...

Small world...

( Diving allowed me to find a use for some of the dropped / found / d-rings I have been holding onto all these years...)

Jeff Lane

 

[Ooki-Buru]

Whats up gents? In regards to the ACT training you are talking about...in the Marine Corps and the navy, it is called Aquatics Confidents Training and I am an instructor of this "fine art" for The Corps Marine Corps.

It is all about an acronym we use called S.A.F.E.
1. Slow and easy movements
2. Apply natural Buoyancy
3. Full lung inflation
4. Extreme relaxation

Alot of good swimmers get the misconception that it is a piece of cake. I have even had some hardcore Recon guys freak out on me.

Just remember it is all about being relaxed in the water and to remember proceedure on mechanics.

Ok...there was two cents


-Ooki

 

[livestodive]

When I was in the Corps, it was called drown proofing.


Semper Fi

 

[Scuba]

Interesting stuff. The military sure seems to train them good!

Any suggested reading on "in water confidence training" suitable for civilians who don't want be tied down underwater? Or is that the only way to go, forcing me to join and get me one of them fine shooters Ooki is playing with?

 

[timegan]

Back to your first post... Ya the military divers are really tortured (at least by PADI standards) But that is why they are "THE BEST" divers. Especially the SEALS. But remember they are also trained to kill and blow up $hit as well. They are Warriors we are just divers.......Big difference.