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Rescue Swimmer

There is no "rescue swimmer" rating in the Navy. I believe that most rescue swimmers are of the "Aviation Warfare Systems Operator" rating. You'd have to check with a recruiter to see if the rating is available in the Reserve.
 
Sure, the candidate would just have to go to ARSS. I'm also sure the pre-screening process would be "invasive", to ensure the success of the investment.
Getting the reserves to pony up to send a candidate there is the issue. If the reserves need swimmers, they'll fund the candidate to go. That's really the question.

I'd call the HSL-60 AW shop in Mayport to ask. They generally get their folks from the 5 active HSL squads next door.
 
The reason I'm asking is they just made resuce swimmer its own mos. But I'm not sure if that is going to be an option in the reserves. Thanks.
 
Ralph said:
The reason I'm asking is they just made resuce swimmer its own mos. But I'm not sure if that is going to be an option in the reserves. Thanks.
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That's not exactly true. It was already a sub-specialty and now that everyone is being made an AW, it's part of the AWs in helos. Regardless, there have been cases in the past, but it's rare. Apparently HS-75 took two at one point, but they still had to pass RSS before they could be a swimmer.
 
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