Easy. Like, stupid easy. Think your most basic swimming day, and that's a wrap. Well, not that easy, but if you know how to swim, you'll have zero problems with it. read more
If you're thinking about joining the Marine Corps, just know swim qual should be the least of your worries if you can swim; you don't even have to be a great nor powerful swimmer either. Swim qual week is one of the least hectic, along with team week, in boot camp. read more
The third class qualification begins with recruits entering the water using the abandon ship technique and swimming 25 meters. Recruits then don full combat gear, enter shallow water and swim 40 meters to the other side of the pool. read more
MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT, San Diego -- As of April 15, the swim qualification requirements have been modified to better prepare Marines for aquatic combat situations. According to Marine Administrative Message 212/11, the Marine Corps Water Survival Training Program will implement changes outlined in MARADMIN 653/10 published in November 2010. read more