Alpha Company Water Survival

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260310-M-SL155-1095.JPG Photo By: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Janell B. Valerio Alvarez

Mar 20, 2026

Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California - U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Ryan Anderson with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, learns how to swim during a water survival qualification event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, March 10, 2026. Water survival qualification tests recruits’ aquatic readiness, consisting of a 50-meter swim, a 15-foot tower jump into water, a four-minute tread, a one-minute blouse inflation, a 25-meter pack swim and an underwater gear shed. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Janell B. Valerio Alvarez)

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