Army has Combat Diver Qualification Course for combat arms & Navy has dive phase during BUDS for SEAL. Any similarities or differences?

LTC Eugene Chu — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 13:10:40 -0400

Response by LTC Jeff Shearer made Jul 31 at 2018 2:06 PM

LTC Jeff Shearer — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 14:06:26 -0400

Eugene yea there are many differences, the Army course is I think 5 weeks and it is scary hard. So that would be a similarity with BUDS but the difference is it is not an MOS it is simply a skill set for a special operator. There are lots of similarities I am sure. One of the big differences is if a guy fails BUDS he will not be a SEAL, only SF guys or other qualified Special Operators attend the course.

Response by MSG Dan Castaneda made Jul 31 at 2018 4:37 PM

MSG Dan Castaneda — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 16:37:12 -0400

They are similar in the fact that SOCOM issues baseline interoperable tasks that have to be taught at all combat dive courses. However, in the SF one at Key West, we teach a lot of top side operations such as watercraft movements. The other branches dive course may be a lot shorter than our 6 week POI, but its because they offer different courses that teach top side stuff where we are a one stop shop.

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Jul 31 at 2018 5:02 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 17:02:52 -0400

Actually a neighbor of ours did the USMC version he had decals for it on their car, I’d also seen Navy had let USCG go for SEAL I just don’t know if any ever finished it that was opposed to the ISCG rescue swimmers....

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Jul 31 at 2018 5:03 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 17:03:59 -0400

And I’d read the USAF PJs also have a dive training there’s a unit of them near us for ANG....