<p>That is correct. I had actually never learned any strokes prior to the class (though I have been able to swim since the age of 2).</p>
<p>Im going to USAF academy summer seminar and hopefully i can get in, just waiting on those SATs…</p>
<p>My parents dont want me to go though, they think they will send me to Afghanistan if I go to the academy, i cant convince them on how wrong they are…</p>
<p>Academy, ROTC, OTS you will probably visit the stan brothers! Commissioning source plays no effect on who goes and who doesn’t.</p>
<p>Did you apply for one of the summer academy programs (Summer Leadership Conference–or something like that ). You are too late for this year, but those give you a great idea about academy life and they are competitive entry. I would guess that some of the posters here have attended.</p>
<p>Sorry, I posted after reading the first paGe only.</p>
<p>missmuff don’t sweat swimming…potter swam like a rock before entering the Academy. Now after 2 semesters of swimming she swims like a rock with floaties, but she passed water haze and did the 10 meter board.</p>
<p>I have to ask this, what sort of swimming attire is used? Is it just standard modest swimwear or is it with the PT shorts?</p>
<p>issued swimsuit. very attractive, to be sure. and water haze is in bdu with a swimsuit.</p>
<p>Is the class of '13 being issued bikini’s for the women, and thongs for the guys?</p>
<p>Not gonna lie, i’m a fan of speedos! So could it please not be thongs, but just speedos? :-D</p>
<p>eh, what we have now is nearly a thong with some extra cloth circling around it. so uncomfortable…</p>
<p>uncomfortable to be around…</p>
<p>yeah, that doesn’t sound too pleasant, not compared to a speedo.<br>
I was at a 25yd pool just last week and didn’t have a single problem swimming submerged to the other side. So, do you have an actual number or even ballpark estimate how many cadets validate the first swim course?</p>
<p>You are also at sea level and not at altitude doing that. ;)</p>
<p>Either way, there is very little oxygen underwater for humans to breathe… ;)</p>
<p>hate to bring this off topic, but Lake Superior does not count as a sea, so we’re around 1000ft, not sea level.</p>
<p>ok well i’m technically from 1010 feet. i struggle everytime i come here from home. better? lol</p>
<p>however, i didn’t have a problem swimming the length of the pool underwater up here, if that makes you feel any better.</p>
<p>geez missmuff stop whining! :D</p>
<p>the biggest thing that keeps people from validating is not the under-water swim. it’s the distance for time, or the efficiency strokes. those two things keep most people in the class unless people practice before hand</p>
<p>do you remember off the top of your head what the time/distance and distance/number of strokes? i figured that would be the harder part ;)</p>
<p>and i’m whining, mateus? mr. “m, what squad are we on now ?!!” uh huh. stones from glass houses much? lol</p>