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Maybe somewhat counter-intuitively, swimming is a more relevant skill for the Army than for the Navy. Offshore, being able to swim doesn't help much: you're not
by bramblerose 3y ago
Maybe somewhat counter-intuitively, swimming is a more relevant skill for the Army than for the Navy. Offshore, being able to swim doesn't help much: you're not going to end up in the water unless you're in some sort of accident, which means that either you're wearing a lifevest, or you're almost certainly going to drown (because you're unconscious or are not found in time). Whereas in the Army you might need to actively cross bodies of water, and therefore you need to be able to actually swim.
- rtkwe 3y agoNo one is swimming with a combat load without special equipment so even the army has limited use for swimming. Navy mostly needs you to not drown while they rescue you if you're just a general seaman too.
- Der_Einzige 3y agoIf the Marines actually lived up to their name (naval infantry), they'd be the ones who need to swim the most.
- rtkwe 3y agoEven when they are doing their core differentiation of amphibious assaults they're not really swimming to shore. It's usually more of a survival need rather than being a military need.