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Water survival instructor gives recruits sitting on bleachers on the pool deck knowledge on how to stay afloat for their swim qualifications test.
250408-M-SM417-1007.JPG Photo By: Pvt. Carlos Paz-Sosa

Jun 30, 2025
MCRD Paris Island - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Wood, a Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival, gives recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, knowledge on how to stay afloat on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Apr. 8, 2025. Iron Ducks are recruits who didn’t pass their initial swim qualification test and are given additional training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Carlos Pazsosa)


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