Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Cadets Get All Wet - Water Survival Training

Cadets from the Cadet Leaders Course got to have a little fun at the Blue Licks Community Pool these past two days learning water survival skills, and just having a little fun. They started out simply swimming more than ¾ the way from the shallow to the deep with just a “rubber duck” M-16 replica while wearing their ACUs and boots. After that, they donned a combat vest and weapon, and dove into the deep, where they had to ditch the weapon and vest before their heads came back up to the surface. Finally they learned how to turn their ACU pants into floatation devices. But once the work was over, it was time to play in the pool. I heard some of the Cadets say it was one of the most fun events they'd participated in so far. Yours truly got to toss an unsuspecting Cadet or two into the pool for fun. I'm actually surprised they didn't seek revenge...maybe because I had a camera in my hands?!? Oh well. But fun was had by all, and for a short time, Cadets were allowed to be kids for a while.




























































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