SAR Swimmer chest insignia?

[mtskier]

I Folks,
Did the Navy ever authorize a chest insignia for SAR Swimmers? There was talk of it happening when I went through school at NAS JAX/ HS1 in the early 80's...Just wondering.
MTSKIER

[trekleader]

Doesn't look like it...

Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badges_...t_Marine_Force

[sailormike]

I Folks,
Did the Navy ever authorize a chest insignia for SAR Swimmers? There was talk of it happening when I went through school at NAS JAX/ HS1 in the early 80's...Just wondering.
MTSKIER

When I got out in 07 they didn't have one.

[Captainmugsy]

None that I ever saw!

[agua bendita]

The Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer insignia.



The main question arose as to who would become Coast Guard helicopter rescue swimmers? Should the program be open to volunteers from any aviation rating; should a new and separate rating be established; or should one rating be transformed to provide rescue swimmers? Each option had significant implications to the existing enlisted force structure. The duties and training required of rescue swimmers would preclude most aviation ratings from performing their highly specialized maintenance duties while also maintaining demanding rescue swimmer qualifications. It was decided that the rating most easily transformed and one already identified with sea survival was Aviation Survivalman. Transition of the ASM rating, however, raised concerns for those individuals within that rating who were: in mid-career or had no interest or ability to become rescue swimmers. However, the Coast Guard was faced with a Congressional mandate that a rescue swimmer program be established. LCDR Coffland and ASMCM Farmer recommended that the fairest way to transition the ASM rating would be to exempt individuals who were E-7 or above and to offer all others who did not want to become rescue swimmers lenient conditions for changing to a different rating. In June 1984, with many details of the plan still to be refined, the Commandant authorized a five year period to implement the program throughout Coast Guard aviation. On 25 February 1985, an ALDIST message was disseminated announcing the requirement for all ASMs below the rate of E-7 to become rescue swimmer qualified. ASMs were given until 30June 1990 to either become a rescue swimmer, be promoted to E-7, begin school to change to another rating, retire or resign. Recognizing the unquestioned demand for dramatic change but also in fairness to those who elected to make the difficult transition to rescue swimmer, the Commandant stated that virtually no waivers to these options would be given. The extraordinary physical demands required of rescue swimmers also raised the question as to whether the program would be open to females. Considerable thought was given to the physical standards required to perform the duties of rescue swimmer, and no other service allows females in such programs. The Coast Guard decided that physical fitness standards would be 'mission specific' and gender blind. If otherwise qualified, females who possessed the strength and stamina were as eligible as men to become rescue swimmers.

[agua bendita]

Did the Navy ever authorize a chest insignia for SAR Swimmers? There was talk of it happening when I went through school at NAS JAX/ HS1 in the early 80's...Just wondering.
MTSKIER

[Shellback]

Did the Navy ever authorize a chest insignia for SAR Swimmers? There was talk of it happening when I went through school at NAS JAX/ HS1 in the early 80's...Just wondering.
MTSKIER

That was clever agua....I clicked on your link and almost forgot what the OP was...Something about chests right?...

Why not contact the Admin and work out some advertising here.?..The majority of us would love to see your ads on a daily basis...

[pick and shovel]

You're kidding right?

[NAUTICART]

That was clever agua....I clicked on your link and almost forgot what the OP was...Something about chests right?...

Why not contact the Admin and work out some advertising here.?..The majority of us would love to see your ads on a daily basis...

I agree... NOT!

I had to click on it because you did...lol....Thanks alot.





...to think there would be "chests".....humpft !