Anyone out there got insight on army diver school? heard its one of the hardest schools in the army,is this true? i read the course description but wanted some personal experience info on it.thanks

Figgy,

Sorry man... I'm not at an Army Diving school. I've read a detailed description of the course. There is a 2 week pre-requisite training course prior to starting the school. You have to be able to swim 500 meters, tread water for 2 minutes with your hands and forehead above the water, you'll have to dive in the water (about 10 ft deep) to retrieve a 25 pound weight -bring it to the surface- hold it above your head and state your name, and SSN to the instuctor. Don't drop it or you'll be doing that allday long. I just know it sucks!!! It'll probably be the most physically demanding course you will ever attend in your life but it's possible to make it. As you probably already know you have to be below an E-5, that is if you coming just to reclass. You can get slot easy if you are Special Ops. I recommend you read "Get Selected" by MAJ Joe Martin and MSG Rex Dodson. Good Luck man. [URL=www.warrior-mentor.com ]WARRIOR MENTOR WEBSITE[/URL]

Not a diver myself, but I am the reenlistment NCO for one of the two Army dive companies. What in particular would you like to know? If you could be a little more specific i'll ask around and get your questions answered.

In reference to SGT EyE, I'm afraid I have to make a small correction. "You can get slot easy if you are Special Ops" isn't exactly true. This is the case for the Army Combat Diver School, in which case being in SpecOps is one of the few ways to get in. The dive school to reclass to 21D is completely different.

In regards to the difficulty of the course, it is very difficult. About 70% of people trying to be a diver don't make it. It's very demanding, both physically and mentally.

Let me know what info you need, and I'll find out for you.

I feel that there is a pretty informative powerpoint presentation that you can download from the following site. http://www.rrs.army.mil/retention/Downloads.htm

Just scroll down to the "World Wide Retention Training Seminar (WWRTS) FY 2007" section and click on the "U.S. Army Diver Brief". I and other Career Counselors were briefed in person by the Instructors themselves. They created the slides. I hope this helps!!

Here is the exact link to the PowerPoint Presentation.

http://www.rrs.army.mil/retention/Downloads/WWRTC/U.S.%...%20Diver%20Brief.ppt

word on the street is they make you drown in this course... anyone know if its true? I hope it is, thats awsome.

Sounds likely, but I'm not an expert.