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Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Navy Diver are two separate professions within the Navy Special Operations community; however, if you are Navy EOD you will also be Navy Diver qualified. A description of the Navy Special Operations community is:Naval Special Operations: - EOD – (Navy Diving and Explosives Ordnance Disposal) dismantle and render safe unexploded ordnance to include underwater mines, land mines, and IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices)- Navy Diver – Deep Sea Diving and Salvage Operations and Training - These skilled divers are specialists in recovering and/or repairing Navy ships and equipment.Navy EOD personnel are experts in explosives, diving,...

By: StewSmith.comHere is the new breakdown to clear up any confusion with the changes in USMC RECON and the new structure of MARSOC.RECON still exists! They have simply rearranged the Force RECON teams into MARSOC and the Battalion RECON missions have been largely unchanged. See the details at Camp Pendleton’s Basic RECON Course. But in a nutshell, all future RECON students must attend BRC – BASIC RECON COURSE. You can still do this as a new Marine but you must first qualify after Boot camp and School of Infantry (SOI). The link above will describe the standards that a RECON...

Log PT - Many future candidates for SEAL, SWCC, Army Special Forces, and other special training try to create training programs to prepare for this obviously painful workout period. If you look at any pictures online you will see pain etched in the faces of the people under the log. Here is a common question from our Heroes of Tomorrow. Is there anyway to do log PT without a log? I think I need to add more shoulder work into my program as this looks rough. What do you recommend?It is not a bad idea to add in some supplemental...

Many will argue about whether or not you are genetically wired to handle colder temperatures or can you build your stamina in lower temperatures by training in colder environment (water or land). I believe it is a little bit of both. When I was attending SEAL Training, the water off San Diego was brutal to new recruits. Typically, water temperatures at best were 69 degrees during the warmest of the summer and dropped in the low 50’s in the winter. Then in dive phase, at about 15 feet underwater, you would hit a thermo-cline and water temperature was in the...

On the Fight Science – Special Ops Episode, you saw effects of body core temperature in both extremes (high and low body core temperatures) and how science is able to manage them both. By definition:Hyperthermia is abnormally high body temperature. It can be due to exposure to extreme temperatures, high humidity, and heavy work loads. . Heat related injuries are more common than ever now due to high levels of exertion in desert combat areas with heavy insulation of protective gear. In the extreme, hyperthermia can result in heat stroke which can lead to death if not treated properly. Hypothermia,...