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Originally Posted by adidasboy1186
First and foremost i had the chance to work with an amazing Quiet Professional whos name is SFC H****, who i believe mentioned he did his time with 10th Group. He was a great influence and an awesome teacher. Tom
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consider yourself fortunate that SFC H**** is an instructor. He's good people. He's twice your age, but you'll quit before he does at PT. I can out swim him, but he out runs me . Does he still have the 60's era Chrysler?
Be glad you're in Ft Benning and attempting this. It's a little more tricky at 6000 ft above sea level.
Treading water: learn the egg beater kick. watch a water polo match for a good demonstration. Having been an avid swimmer and played water polo in high school, the techniques helped immensely.
you have to be comfortable in the water (not just in the pool, but in open water with a limited wave action).
Practice your knot tying at home blindfolded and holding your breath.
ditch and don: practice at home on living room floor blindfolded and holding your breath.
do your normal unit pt in the morning.. swim in the afternoons to include the exercises (some of these require adult supervision).
50m swim. less movement is better. kick, glide, pull, glide (repeat as needed). 25m pool is better, you can push off the wall and get a good glide before you need to use your legs or arms.