Army Scuba Qualification Badge?

[Black Jack]

The CDQC often has slots (Unlike HALO school) so the big issue is getting your command to approve the school and getting USAJFKSWCS to give you the waiver to go to the school (needed since you are not an 18 based on your comments). The waiver is tough right now but at times can be done. You can not challenge the course like HALO school you have to complete the entire course. Medics are always in short supply so if you have the desire, apply to SFAS.

As for challenging HALO School, you need to have your class B skydiving license, a HALO Physical, and a waiver from the school house. Once you have those things you go out to Yuma and are briefly trained on military specifics before doing the required jumps. If you make the jumps then you pass the school.

 

[colt]

As for challenging HALO School, you need to have your class B skydiving license, a HALO Physical, and a waiver from the school house. Once you have those things you go out to Yuma and are briefly trained on military specifics before doing the required jumps. If you make the jumps then you pass the school.

So what is the diffrence in training compared too, a guy who has Jumped from 13,500 AGL w/ no gear, in daylight, compared to what they learn and HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE to be awarded their HALO wings?

 

[Black Jack]

They have to fly a ruck, do some basic formation flying, and land within a certain area, along with night jumps. You do not get the time in the wind tunnel at Fort Bragg and table work to get form issues squared away. They will spend some time with you but not much. If you want the actual number of jumps and grading criteria send me a PM and we can talk about it. From what I understand the hard part if you are a decent skydiver is getting into the damn course to challenge it. Even though you are not actually taking up a slot for the full course they do not let a bunch of folks just come by and challenge the course (instructor to student ratio issues, etc.). You first have to get a waiver from SWCS and that right now is very difficult. Never hurts to try though.

 

[colt]

Thanks for the info Sir.