SAR School Final Evaluation (Long)

SAR School graduates conduct a final evaluation to qualify as operational search and rescue swimmers.

[@timothypkelton4106]

I had the pleasure of enduring one of the toughest courses in my short Naval career. SAR 1984, Pensacola, FL. We had a tough class of guys and didn't lose 1. Started 19 and finished 19. 1 Marine and the first 2 Coast Guard swimmers. The last day of the 4th week, I broke the instructors wrist while finishing my multiple water rescues. Signed his cast graduation day. The instructors were bad to the bone!!!! Thanks to each and everyone of those guys.. Wish I could reconnect with all that remain. SAR school set me up to finish my career as a Navy Salvage Diver. "So that Others may Live"

[@drum2little]

I was class of '86. Our final was rescue 6 guys in various states of turmoil for lack of a better term. All the while we had multiple instructors banging garbage cans and yelling through a bull horn. It was totally awesome!

[@christyallison1530]

I was stationed at NAS Corpus Christi Tx 1979 -1983. I worked with a bunch of great guys and Chief Dunbar. Later I worked for LT CMD Robson, we were the Robson Raiders. I had the pleasure of flying Search and Rescue. I had the best time that I ever had and everyone that worked with were really special people. Now that I'm older I am so grateful that I got to do this.

[@20brookskj]

Class of 2011 and I was voluntold to be a SAR Swimmer and we trained and qualified during our 2 Med Cruise in 2 years

[@clearlakesfl-USA]

Coastie here, did sar (surface swimmer) training with the navy in fl 03’. Good times, not easy

[@nancysmith9487]

We thank yous for being life savers... Hooyah dude's

[@SR-ht7zi]

Ohh, these are surface SAR guys, not helo.

[@NavySARman]

Moburg-time trials on the scooter. I drank a lot of whiskey with that guy.

[@charlese.dobisjr.4406]

When are you going to run 9 miles one time a week?

[@FluffyMuffs]

I wanted to go SAR but i only hold a green card, im eligible for HM right now, also, i am able to process my us citizenship next year in august. My question is, am i able to “transfer” or get the sar training once i obtain us citizenship from HM to SAR? Does anyone know?

[@saulmorales664]

Dont know if you already found out but necessarily itll be a command thing. Im a dental tech and my command is letting me go to SAR school since i explained to them i swam competitively for high school and played polo. First things first start with a NAVPAPERS 1070/613 do all the medical screening, get a 2nd class swim qual, pass a PST, get a CO recommendation letter then the SAR coordinator will be able to submit your paperwork. Possibly get TAD orders and go to school for 4 weeks

[@saulmorales664]

but thats if you’re a quad zero, or already have an NEC. if you want more medicine then i suggest submitting a package for SMT

[@saulmorales664]

also SAR is a collateral not a primary rate unlike AIRR which is part of the spec ops rates

[@nancysmith9487]

Eod, fort story, VA. Have we thought of having to rescue multiple people, to bring some extra floating apparatuses/sm. Bowies, allowing them to calm down relax and give them something to hold onto and allow the rescuers to do there jobs... Probably already been thought of... Just suggestion. Even for coast gaurd and others... don't weight much. A ball size like at wall mart will definitely keep them afloat... Thank yous... Williams II

[@juremarkovic1756]

Girls also can go here?

[@taragragg400]

Height weight fitness and skill. Yes it's not for everyone.

[@davehigh9581]

grads are true heroes

[@metincanpolat9349]

Why are they swimming with tshirt?

[@gjs9551]

Wetsuit

[@dg_96_7]

So what type of exercises should i start doing before joining?

[@kiernanmccleerey]

Start pitting in laps in the pool. Swim freestyle 1500-2000 every couple of days if not every day. Get your push ups and pull ups down. 100 pushups and 15 pull ups easy. Now run. Keep your cardio up to a 10.5 min mile and a half. And core. Get 75 sit ups in 2 minutes.

[@dg_96_7]

kiernan mccleerey thanks brother appreciate it!

[@kiernanmccleerey]

@@dg_96_7 of course man. Hopefully i see you one day in the AIRR program. God bless and good luck.

[@geminitheproducer8455]

Kiernan that was helpful I’m currently undes airmen but I wanna strike as a rescue swimmer do you think it’ll be hard

[@patrickparamore3031]

Endurance and the ability to push more than your own weight. Be lean, be ready to swim 30 laps 2-3 times a day, run 2-3 times a day over 6 miles, more cardio exercise, while also building strength in all areas. Core, shoulders, legs, legs, and again long endurance. We had to do a 2000m swim in the bay, a 1500m swim in the bay at night, and this was all in 54F water, then an 800m body man carry swim. Pull ups, push ups, running, laps in the pool, and being able to carry beyond your own body weight.

[@charlese.dobisjr.4406]

You lost what was there many years ago. You no longer have "standardized Search and Rescue Training" throughout the U. S. Navy. Your judgement will be harsh. Warm regards, Butch

[@Itsinthewater747]

Are there any female SAR's?

[@frank8piloto]

Yes

[@Cortez22ify]

Yes, there’s a female in my class now!

[@NSWvet83]

Meh, it's all about the aircrew rescue swimmers. These are Navy Special forces. They do all of the rescues....most

[@NSWvet83]

@mattroski007 They are special forces now. and have been since 2002 (Not all rescue swimmers, just the helo guys). Special Forces is just a generic term. They fall under the Navy's Special Warfare programs and have been approved to wear a new insignia similar to the Seal Trident.

[@perfecttweet8531]

mattroski007 yeah they’re qualified as special forces now, I was gonna be a rescue swimmer but contracted as a seal with the navy, I believe they fall in the lowest catagory of the 5 special warfare teams

[@camerontran3368]

No aviation rescue swimmers barely make any saves. I was just at rescue swimmer school. Surface gets most of the action

[@NSWvet83]

@@camerontran3368 Not completely true. If you're on a boat in the Navy that doesn't have a helo attached then, yes. Otherwise the real rescue swimmers (special warfare) jump in because this is their specialty. The boat (shoes) guys just go through a very basic course not as a job but as a collateral duty because someone has to do it. Maybe some things changed since '08 when I was in, but that's how it was. I do know the AWs that did that job split in 7ish different specialties because it was an overload. But if you were at RSS Pensacola you would probably be given the history - AW Chief Petty Officer

[@NSWvet83]

Also the first guy I believe is wearing an unauthorized Rescue Swimmer seal on his shirt. That's for aviation and officially is the Specialty Pin for Air Rescue/Combat SAR. It was approved by the Navy in 2004 but hasn't been produced since due to the lack of manufactures and laziness of the Navy.

[@txgt4463]

Bricks in water

[@txgt4463]

Punch that guy

[@txgt4463]

Bullshit they kicked our ass on purpose