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Recruits of Company I, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, have their swimming skills assesed during a 25-meter swim aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Oct. 22. After being categorized as either a strong or weak swimmer, recruits were either taught how to become better swimmers or advance water survival techniques. One of the techniques showed recruits how to use their cammies as a flotation device.

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Oct 25, 2012

San Diego, Calif. - Recruits of Company I, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, have their swimming skills assesed during a 25-meter swim aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Oct. 22. After being categorized as either a strong or weak swimmer, recruits were either taught how to become better swimmers or advance water survival techniques. One of the techniques showed recruits how to use their cammies as a flotation device.

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