Any military divers here?

[USMC Diver]

BTW, it does suck being away from the water. They have some lakes nearby and they have the gulf, but nothing really close. Better then being in Kansas or Nebraska though.

 

[crazed_dolphin]

AliKat once bubbled...
I am a recreational diver who happens to be in the Navy, but the two have nothing to do with each other. Well, except for the fact that when the Navy said they were sending me to Guam, I looked for Guam on a map and decided I needed to pick up a water sport and that's how I got into recreational diving in the first place.

My ship the Kitty Hawk pulled into Guam for about 2 weeks and a chief in my squadron was trying to get a group together for an OW water class so I signed up since I've been wanting to get into diving for yrs.

 

[AliKat]

Guam is a great place to learn to dive. Warm water, lots of reefs, and some wrecks. I'm sure you will have better stories about Guam than the folks who don't dive while they are there!

Have fun!

 

[rmediver2002]

http://wwwnt.cnet.navy.mil/ndstc/

Quote from NDSTC main page...

"The Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center in Panama City Florida trains all military divers with the exception of Navy Special Warfare (SEALS) and Special Forces. This includes Navy, Army, Air Force, Coast Guard and all Marine Corps Combatant divers."



The Army, Sea-Bee, Navy EOD, Coast Guard (combined course with EOD), Marine Corps, and of course the Navy conduct co-located training at one facility utilizing instructors from the individual branches for each course.

http://wwwnt.cnet.navy.mil/ndstc/

Army Engineer training:

http://www.wood.army.mil/577th/diver/index.htm

The Marine Corps Combatant Diver Course:

http://wwwnt.cnet.navy.mil/ndstc/usmc.asp




Army Special Forces Training, this school is located in Key West:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/jfksws-sfuos.htm

Navy SEAL training:

https://www.seal.navy.mil/seal/tra_nswc.asp

Jeff Lane

 

[MosheDyan]

Hi,
Just curious about where in Kuwait you were stationed? I could not tell from your photo in your profile. A bunch of my friends just got back from there and said it was pretty bad. When were you there? Was it recently?

 

[rmediver2002]

I am very doubtful we will ever hear from USMC diver unless it is under a different screen name.

It is sad when someone is so desperate for acceptance they will try to gain it on the backs of the folks that really earned it...

I took the liberty of contacting a friend of mine who happens to really be a USMC Diver because your statements did not ring true...

On another subject:

Do you know of any unit like this? Smells like smoke to me, the individual is referring to himself as USMC Diver.

Thanks again,

Jeff


Post #1:
I am a regional trainer for Forward Observation/Insurgancy Operations for Inspector and Instructor (I&I staff) for verious Reserve stations in the 4th Mar Div. I am active duty, working with the active duty counterparts, whom work with the reservist. I work from Wyoming to Texas, Arizona to Luisiana. I travel a lot. Our Battalion HQ is in Houston with 1st BN 23rd Mar. Hope that helps. I am officially attached to 4th Mardiv (MEB), Operations. I do a lot of SOC certification (Special Operations Capable).


Post #2:
Most military dive training takes place in Coronado, CA these days. Especially for SpecOps, or as you put it SOF. Coronado has recently become the JTFUTC (Joint Task Force Underwater Training Center). It is awesome. They even do civilian crossover tec training. I love working there and am anxious to get back.

Post #3:
During a Deep Assault Training Course (Sort of like an AOW/Deep speciality/Multi gas/multi level dive) my student was trailing behind me. We were doing a sloping beach ascent at about 20fsw after having been at max bottom depth of 180fsw, anyway, we had completed all our deco obligation and were preparing for the final beach assault when I get the tugging on my fin. Have you ever seen a Marine OOG but trying to act in-control and macho? It is pretty funny the colors he was turning. He gave the sign for OOG and proceeded to stare at me in the most "I am going to die way". So I gave him the Octo and he took my octo (regular rec setup) and we proceeded to storm the beach (in training).

It was pretty funny though when his head looked like it was going to explode. Well, it probably wasn't so funny to him...but...needless to say, he fail the course and had to repeat it and he bought the beers. Too funny.

Post #4:
I jump out of helo's and planes with parachute and either scuba or rebreather for a living in the Marine Corps but I had never heard of getting wet then hitching a ride on a helo bucket then sky-diving out and into a forest fire. Kind of a stupid sport if you ask me. I am Glad it is a hoax. Might buy one of those T-Shirts though.

Jeff,


Sounds like a big bowl of crap to me. First off Marines do not do and I say again Marines do not do Mixed gas multi level diving. We used either SCUBA, the UBA or the viper, both the UBA and viper are shallow water diving units. No Marines are attached to the SEALs who are probably the only ones other then Navy EOD who would do that type of profile. Not sure of the name of the school other then BUDs and they have started a SEAL advance diving course, again I don't know the name of the course. On another note no Reserve Marine has the expertise in this type of diving as it pertains to military diving. He knows the lingo and is probably a civilian diver who maybe in the Marine Corps Reserve. He is not a Recon Marine since he never mentions a recon unit or their location. Again he probably is just a civilian diver who is in the Marine Corps Reserve and knows diving lingo and has read or heard of the SOF does. If he is a Marine Combatant Diver he would have stated that we have our own school house. HE IS A FAKE.

MSgt
SNCOIC, Marine Corps Combatant Diver Course
Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center
Panama City, FL 32407-7016

 

[MosheDyan]

Now that Jeff (RMEDIVER2002) has decloaked I will do the same. I knew you were a FAKE when I first saw that cute photo of yours in your profile. Where in Kuwait did you say you were going diving for MINES in a river bottom? Eating a bag of chips? Are you sure that photo was not taken at your Reserve center (if you really are a Marine of some sort...sure looks like a stateside breakarea with GRASS to me)? Not to mention that according to folks who have been there there are no diveable rivers and the river you mentioned does not even EXIST! I took the liberty of emailing RMEDIVER2002 with my concerns and he was able to secure the answer detailed above regarding your claims.
I hope you do not mind that I emailed your photo and your claims to the unit you claim to belong to. If you are a Marine reservist you are a DISGRACE and I would not want to be in your shoes. If you are not even a Marine do NOT dare walk on the backs of those who have served the Armed Forces of the United States of America in order to draw attention to yourself, improve your image, impress girls...or whatever.
For your consideration I am contemplating sending your information to the following folks:
www.phonyveterans.com
www.cyberseals.org
They REALLY take a dim view of your kind of crap. Have a good long look at those websites and THINK about what you have done here. Not only have you pretended to be someone you are not...but you have also given dive advice and guidance to people who do NOT know better...which was also a major concern to me.
You owe the board and all veterans an apology. Happily I suspect that Jeff is correct and we will never see you again...good riddance to bad rubbish.
All REAL veterans....whatever the service...whatever the career field...this ones for you :guard:
Regards
SGT Ted Gold
IMINT Nightshift NCOIC
Camp Bondsteel
Kosovo

 

[AliKat]

Hey, anyone notice??? USMC diver removed his photo!

 

[Bob3]

I did 90 days in a USMC mess hall, does that count for anything?:tease:

 

[bjgove]

hoo yah! some one should send that guys "info" to the seals and marines over at SOC.NET . they will definently take care of him.

alikat- nrmd pearl harbor is at the waterfront at the sub piers. they do nuke maintenance and support.

EM1\SS BRIAN G. from another boring navy school.