just wondering since i leave for boot camp soon and i want to be a rescue swimmer and my rating is AO i was just wondering if i could do that. thanks!

As an AO your problem is that it's a 100 to 1 that you will be stationed at a NAS, A Carrier, or a Squadron to handle weapons. None of those have rescue swimmers. The squadrons that have rescue swimmers (helo) have very little weapons for an AO to handle.
I believe AO is not setting the stage properly to get to rescue swimmer.

Shockey

You do have options these days. With the Navy moving more toward non-sea going deployments the opportunity for AC(AirCrew) are there. Rescue swimmer may be a stretch but not entirely impossible. If you have the opportunity to go to a squadron then I would reccomend a HSC type. They are doing more work with SOCOM units (Seals,EOD etc.) From there you could get qualified to work as a AC. my roomate from A-School was an AO2(AC/AW)aircrew guy. Swim qualifications may also help. Its up to you.

Yeah you can volunteer for rescue swimmer at boot camp. You'll have to change rates (AW). It's never a %100 guarantee though. Good luck.

In VP squadrons ordies were aircrew. They worked with sonobouys and such.

20060726 thanx for a true answer. ur positive i can volunteer for it at bootcamp. change
ing rates aint a problem, i was just checking to make sure its not to late to do so at bootcamp..

jsb,
Have you talked with your recruiter about Aircrew? The chances of changing rates while in Boot camp are extremely slim to none...

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Originally posted by jsbenlisted:
just wondering since i leave for boot camp soon and i want to be a rescue swimmer and my rating is AO i was just wondering if i could do that. thanks!

Yes you can, anything in the aviation rating you can ask your recruiter, but you will have to pass a PST and then you can get reclassified.

source: I am doing it right now, and I have an AO rating right now.