Hey,

I was wondering if there was anyone out there who could tell me a little bit about sapper school. Like what kind of PT I should do to prepare, what stuff I should study ahead of time, and generally what the course is like. And any general requirements of the course I should know about.

http://www.wood.army.mil/sapper/
This would be a great place to start. if you haven't already. your unit (if your going as a unit) should start a Sapper Train-up 4-6 weeks before your class date. if they haven't, i would suggest it to your chain of command. a past graduate of the course can walk you and your peers through the entire course schedule and conduct your PT sessions accordingly.

Here at Bragg the training program is ran by our S-3 (a past graduate) and overseen by the Brigade SGM for accuracy. believe me, it's a big deal around here, feel free to send a personal messasge for more info about training times and places (if your local). Our class starts in April 05 so training will begin late Feb, early Mar.

Be prepared to pass the APFT with a MINIMUM score of 210 pts. meet the standards of AR 600-9. Meet the standards for the Combat Water Survival Test (DA PAM 351.4)

Back to the Grind.

I was told that you did not have to pass the CWST, but you had to at least attempt it.

Correct QM, you have to take the CWST while in the course to identify strong and weak swimmers, but it's not a go no-go test.

Thanks for clearing that up for me.

anytime my brother, any other questions ganny?
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