carry with 2 1-foot obstacle 1 mile Litter walk in 16 minutes or less. 500-meter full gear swim, followed by a 400-meter buddy tow in 26 minutes or less Although aviation Rescue Swimmer's primary job is to search and recover downed pilots, there is a multitude of training for tactics. This is what makes a Rescue Swimmer a part of the Special Operations force of the United States Navy. The Level II and III syllabuses that a Rescue Swimmer must complete involve training on specific missions such as HVBSS, CSAR, SOF support, CAS, DA, PR, and SUW. All fully qualified AWS crewmen are also gunners. They qualify on the M-240, GAU-21, M4, and M11. Each crewman must be a master of their weapons and be able to perform under pressure in order to complete their respective missions. AWS crewmen work with joint forces such as Navy SEALS, Navy EOD, MARSOC, and other special warfare units. Surface Rescue Swimmer Navy Surface Rescue Swimmers attend the four-week Surface Rescue Swimmer School (SRSS) in Jacksonville, Florida. 160th SOAR(A) has had personnel complete the course. This school is very similar to the Aviation side but lacks some aspects. To become a Surface Rescue Swimmer you must be able to perform physically. Minimum Physical Requirements - 2 pull-ups in 2 min (2 min break) 50 sit-ups in 2 min (2 min break) 42 push-ups in 2 min (10 min break) 1.5 mile run in 12 min (10 min break) 400 meter swim in 11 min (Free style, Side Stroke, or Breast Stroke) A Surface Rescue Swimmer is typically attached to a United States Naval Vessel and serves as their SAR asset. The deploy from either the RIB or the J-Bar in order to conduct a rescue. The primary job of a surface rescue swimmer is whatever they enlisted as. For example, a BM (Boatswain's mate (United States Navy)) can apply to attend Surface Rescue Swimmer School. If they pass, then their collateral duty is to be the Swimmer for their respective vessel. Female rescue swimmers The first female U.S. Navy rescue swimmer was HMC Catherine Elliott (Rizzo). She was also the first woman to graduate from Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron in Jacksonville, Florida, and become a rescue swimmer on . Two women, Kelly Mogk ’86 and Jody Vander Hyden ’89, were graduates and swimmers following the Navy’s course in earlier years. Now the Navy has over