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Recruits of Company E, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion practice water survival techniques aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego July 9. Recruits were taught how to use their camouflage utilities as a floatation tool. Recruits were put through various tests to make sure they knew basic water survival skills. Exercises included a 10 foot dive followed by a 25 meter swim and four minutes of treading water.

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Jul 11, 2012

San Diego, Calif. - Recruits of Company E, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion practice water survival techniques aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego July 9. Recruits were taught how to use their camouflage utilities as a floatation tool. Recruits were put through various tests to make sure they knew basic water survival skills. Exercises included a 10 foot dive followed by a 25 meter swim and four minutes of treading water.

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