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Marine recruits up to their neck in pool water use a uniform as a flotation device.

Flotation Devices

Marine Corps recruits assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, practice how to use their uniform as a flotation device during water survival training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, April 22, 2025. The basic water survival course teaches recruits maneuvers to prepare them for a swim qualification test.

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