JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. (USASOC News Service, Dec. 14, 2010) – Soldiers from 1st Special Forces Group participated in pre-Combat Divers Qualification Course training the past two weeks at JBLM.
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Special Forces dive into training
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. (USASOC News Service, Dec. 14, 2010) – Soldiers from 1st Special Forces Group participated in pre-Combat Divers Qualification Course training the past two weeks at JBLM.
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Re: Special Forces dive into training
I understand CDQC is one the the toughest courses in the world.
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Re: Special Forces dive into training
Saw an episode about CDQC on Discovery Channel's "Surviving the Cut" a month or so ago. Here's the link: http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/spec...-combat-diver/
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Yeah, I saw that too. it is very tough training. Part of the training involves sitting on the bottom of a pool with scuba gear on, blindfolded, while an instructor swims up behind you and cuts off your air or messes with your breathing apparatus in some way. You have to fix the problem by touch alone, without leaving a sitting position on the bottom of the pool. Teaches you not to panic and to be cool in time of crisis. They do this to you over and over until the instructors get tired...
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Re: Special Forces dive into training
I've noticed that in the contemporary SF units you'll see either dive qualified or HALO qualified guys, rarely both. Once a SF Soldier survives CDQC, they are a commodity that is extremely hard to replace.
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Ahhh...I love the smell of Rumor Control in the morning...
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