Video by Lance Cpl. Brooke Pedersen
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Headquarters and Service Battalion Basic and Intermediate Swim Qualification
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego
Dec. 10, 2025 | 2:34
U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, participate in basic and intermediate swim qualifications at MCRD San Diego, California, Dec. 10, 2025. The basic swim qualification consists of a 25-meter swim, 15-foot tower jump into the water, four-minute tread, 25-meter pack swim and an underwater shedding of gear. The purpose of swim qual is to test and build upon the water survival skills needed to prepare Marines for situations they may encounter while in combat. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Brooke Pedersen)
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