Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marines conduct water survival and rescue drills during a Water Survival Advanced course at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina on June 3 ...

In the past, Marine Corps swim qualifications have been sorted into class four, three, two or one; four being the minimum requirement for enlisted Marines. Now a Marine is considered a beginning, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Marine recruit jumps off a tower during water survival training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, April 2025.

New guidance, effective Oct. 1, 2026, will require U.S. Marines to meet tougher swimming qualification standards. “The changes are designed to be progressive, requiring an increase in both swimming ...