How to prepare for Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer School 

What rate?

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How'd you make out? Did you DOR? I DOR'd in the first 5 minutes because when I was in aircrewman candidate school one of my instructors was an AO. Once he found out that I was going to AO "A" School he kept telling how great my job would be as the inflight ordnanceman on the P-3C Orion. That the P-3C's are only shore based and your options for a duty station were only 4 places; Hawaii, California, Florida or Maine. That the Navy will pay for you to live in a house/apartment, you'll never step foot on a ship etc. etc. (that was the only flying billet for an AO at the time). But then he'd go on to say "Oh wait, but after aircrew school you're going to rescue swimmer school? Yeah, then forget everything cool I said about the P-3C's. You'll be part of a helicopter crew stuck on a ship somewhere covered in grease and living amongst 5000 other people." So by the time we reported to the rescue swimmer school I DOR'd. I didn't want any part of being on a ship. So after aircrew school I went to Tennesee for A school and then to NAS JAX for 36 weeks of training for the role of the inflight ordnanceman (IFO). I was class honorman so I got my choice of duty stations (Maine). I did three 6 mo deployments (Sicily, Puerto Rico, Sicily) & got credit for sea duty the entire time in the squadron. One of my bosses retired as a Master Chief / IFO with 30 years of service and never stepped foot on a ship. I'm so lucky I had an AO as one of my aircrew instructors to tell me about how good life is in a P-3C squadron vs being on a ship.

hows life now after 4 years lol?

It's on part 4 🤙

You cant even become a lifeguard at the YMCA.

Water safety instructor, firefighter, anything involving first responder and lifesaving. If someone can pass this, they a physically and mentally prepared .

Any military branch will require you to be off the medicine for 2 years. Once you are in the military you can get it prescribed by a military doctor.

No. You go into an airman program and train there before going to A school. You have to complete that first.

The wait time is over a year. It's currently closed right now

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You are the base I Will have to try it

Good job

How’s training going?

any tips for studying for it?

Did you make it?

@@militaryjourneymen 😂

Gavin Goleman Study and take ASVAB Test to better School. Once in Stay out of Trouble. UCMJ Regulations No DUIs become a Kiss ass!

Wait time is like 6-9 months you got to take a pre qualify test to see if you can even handle the school tho

Where are you at now with USCG?

@@Nnjaful im currently stationed in Cordova, Alaska. Ive decided to go BM instead, hopefully i can get my orders to A school soon

@@GrOveN2890how’s ur career

Go for it

I'm 27, just trying to lose the weight

Dude I can’t wait

subapro jet series is the exact kin rescue swimmers and seals use. you can get them at dive shops

Swim, get in shape, do well in school.

no. go for it

Talk to a recruiter

Okay, thanks. How much drylands do you do in swim school?

It will be the hardest thing you ever do under BUDS

Navy had to fight to get into class with running, obstacle course.and 1.5 mile sea wall run times. The damn marines and coasties were given spots such bullshit!

@@gunsmoke6230 the navy has their swimmer school

While both the Coast Guard and Navy have a rate for rescue swimmers, the Coast Guard takes pride in having the unique ability for their Aviation Survival Technicians, also known as rescue swimmers, to save lives on a daily basis. ASTs serve with Coast Guard air stations, deploying with search and rescue operations to recover civilians from dangerous situations. literally googled that

Coast guard usually rescues civilians Navy usually rescues downed airmen

Yes the Navy is the real fucking school in Pensacola🙏🏻🇺🇸⚓️

Andre Mathews Aviation 60+ points I believe

@@militaryjourneymen Through what?

Age doesn’t matter much if your fit enough and healthy enough...obviously it matters when joining the branch, but if you know your body has the capability to pass the challenges then go for it.

Get fins and do a million flutter kicks a day and run to get your wind up

I was a Police Officer for 7 years, on a SWAT team for 3. Being a cop isn't worth it honestly. I am trying to get into the CG as an ME to go MSRT. the Police world is so corrupt and awful with how they hire and who they hire. If you're a white dude, good luck. You will get passed up on promotion and being hired at a bigger better department to a female or non white.

I mean like a small boat station

Cade H The academy is only for those who want to be officers in the CG. So if you are looking to do the most LE then I would go boot camp and be enlisted. ( I am enlisted at a small boat station)

No and no

If ur joining military for money then ur not joining for the right reason

@@jayaviles7268 I wouldn’t want to live a horrible life

@@LifewithChance8800 military life ain’t for everyone