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So I was browsing reddit.com/r/scuba, and tis guy posted you tube clips to the Combat diver show on Discovery: Link here parts 2 and 3 are linked to the side.
And I thought to myself "Now that is a serious of stress test". My question to you guys is if there was a course like this (minus the actual invasion) available to citizens would you be interested in testing your skills? Would you like to do a weekend warrior course like this. I started talking to a couple of friends of mine and they are super interested.
Clearly I have about 40lbs of fat to lose and gain about 50lbs of muscle to gain before I did, but I'd like to see how far I could push myself.
I'd give it a try. I'm in no way special forces material but I think I could do a large portion of the challenges. Just not in the way of being recycled for failing any test. Maybe by some scoring for each completed test.
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My brother is ex special forces and has a few contacts. I just got off the phone with a retired diver supervisor. He'd be interested in doing this and setting up a point system. No wash outs and penalties no where near as severe as depicted in the video. I'll let you guys know more as I try to work out some sort of weekend "boot camp".
What would you not want and what would you like to see. I realize this is a lot of work, but I feel like it could make me a more prepared diver for that unforeseen situation.
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