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What are the 5 water survival skills?

Water Safety Skills Survival Floating. Resting position. ... Back floating or sculling. Lie back, kick feet slightly and move arms from side to side. ... Emergency flotation device. Practice removing clothing such as pants or shirts in the water and filling them with air to make a flotation device. ... Treading Water.

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Most drownings happen because people fail to practice safety rules for water activities. This activity is designed to help each family member learn water safety and water survival skills. You will need to have access to water (ocean, lake, river, lagoon, or swimming pool) along with instruction and careful supervision.

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If you live in an area where water safety classes are taught, plan to take a class as a family. If you do not, have a family member learn the following basic safety techniques and present them to the rest of the family. Have all family members practice the techniques until they feel comfortable with them. Survival Floating Resting position. Let the body float in the water with the knees tucked up against the chest. Preparing to exhale position. Make swimming motions with arms until head is above water.

Exhaling position. Exhale.

Inhaling position. Inhale.

Resting position. Allow body to return to resting position. Back floating or sculling. Lie back, kick feet slightly and move arms from side to side. Very little motion is required to remain afloat. Emergency flotation device. Practice removing clothing such as pants or shirts in the water and filling them with air to make a flotation device. Tie off the pant legs or shirt sleeves and raise them above the head scooping air into them. Treading Water Besides helping family members learn these safety techniques, teach them the following essential water safety rules: Learn to swim. Never swim alone. (You may want to use the Scout buddy system.) Swim at a safe place, preferably with lifeguards present. Don’t swim when overheated or overtired. Before diving, make certain the water is deep enough and that there are no hidden objects. Don’t swim further away from shore than you are able; distances in water are misleading. When distance swimming, always be accompanied by someone in a boat who remains close by. Learn and practice the skills of survival floating, treading water, and back floating. Learn and practice the skills of removing shoes and clothing in the water. (In very cold water the clothes should not be removed.) Learn and practice the skills of emergency rescue in the water. Learn and practice the skills of mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration (see pp. 322–26) and CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation). Caution: Require each family member to pass a minimum swimming and water survival skill test before being allowed to play in deep water. Always take a rope or some floating item to throw to a person who may get into trouble.

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What Asvab score do you need to be a SERE specialist?

55 ASVAB score of 55 on General. Must score a 55 or higher on the SERE 2-Factor Selection Model. Meet psychological and physical requirements outlined in AFI 48-123. SERE members must meet the standards outlined in the Special Warfare column of the MSD.

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Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE)

Overview: Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) are four key skills required by aircraft personnel in the unexpected event that their aircraft goes down, especially in hostile territory. SERE personnel train aircrew members in these essential survival capabilities; training that includes adapting to all possible environmental conditions, from ocean to arctic cold and desert heat.

Position: Enlisted

AFSC: 1T0X1

Specific Tasks:

Prepare aircrew and high-risk-of-isolation personnel to return with honor from any type of survival situation Complete intense training and be able to instruct crew members in the following areas: wilderness living, shelter construction, fire building, map and compass navigation, backpacking, food and water procurement, wilderness medicine and basic first aid, signaling and rescue techniques, escape and evasion, and prisoner of war (POW) resistance techniques

Train in all major climatic conditions: arctic, desert, tropical, ocean and temperate

Requirements:

Completion of high school or GED with eleventh-grade reading level required

Successful completion of SERE physical ability and stamina test (PAST)

ASVAB score of 55 on General

Must score a 55 or higher on the SERE 2-Factor Selection Model

Meet psychological and physical requirements outlined in AFI 48-123. SERE members must meet the standards outlined in the Special Warfare column of the MSD Passing color vision, as defined by correctly identifying at least 10 of 14 Ishihara Plates Absence of any speech impediment and ability to read aloud and speak distinctly

Eligibility for Secret security clearance

Training:

Candidates without prior military experience are required to attend 7.5 weeks of Basic Military Training (BMT) at JB San Antonio-Lackland, TX; followed by Technical Training

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