MOC Training

[Jason Bourne]

Greywolf here in the CF, we do everything with a little style ok?!! JEEZ! lol jk

 

[Pte. Bloggins]

Originally posted by Greywolf:
[qb] I‘ve read that at BMQ in St. Jean, you have to jump off the spring board and do a somersault before entering the water without a lifejacket, is that true? I can just jump off the board into the water, but I‘ve never done a somersault before... I‘ve wondered why the somersault is required. It‘s not like we‘re training for the Olympics! [/qb]

It‘s not really a somersault, it‘s more like a roll...and they show you how to do it, it‘s not hard at all. (and i‘m not the greatest swimmer either.)

 

[Bert]

In St. Jean, at least on my course, you did not have to somersault off the springboard.

However...

You may be asked to jump/somersault off a raised platform (2 feet or so) on the side of the pool. The platform is something like what you‘ve seen olympic swimmers jump off of at the beginning of a race.

They didn‘t care if it was performed properly. It was to simulate a situation where you fall into the water. Not a big deal.

If you‘re not comfortable swimming, it might be to your benefit to become comfortable in the water, i.e. treading water, jumping into the water at various heights feet first, and various swimming techniques.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

I think you guys might be confusing a somersault with a "forward roll entry"

 

[Recce41]

ALL Members must PASS the swim test. No pass, you go on remedial PT. But like everthing else in the CF now. Some units don‘t do to.

 

[webster]

Thanks for the replies!!