Sgt. William Wickett, 2nd Radio Battalion, performs a rescue drill during the Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Johnson, North Carolina, March 5, 2013
America's amphibious Marine Corps and Navy SEALs are some of the most elite fighting forces on the planet, with the ability to deploy in all environments — especially the sea.

That's why the military has created schools to prepare operators from all the sister-service branches to be physically fit, mentally tough, and responsive in high-stress aquatic situations.

During combat water-survival exercises, candidates swim with their hands and feet bound, assemble machine guns underwater, and take on the seas in full combat gear.

Below, we've collected 17 pictures showing just how rigorous their training can be.



Marines and sailors with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion perform flutter kicks during combat water-survival training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.


Petty Officers 3rd Class Brandon McKenney and Randall Carlson assemble an M240G machine gun 15 feet underwater during the 4th Annual Recon Challenge at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.


A sailor performs underwater kettle-bell walks to increase lung power and endurance at Scott Pool, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL students participate in night gear exchange during the second phase of training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado.


Army candidates tread water during the Combat Water Survival Test, on January 28, 2016.

Reconnaissance Marines enter the water with their ankles and hands bound during the water training at Camp Schwab.



A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, dives underwater to perform a self-rescue drill during a swim-qualification course aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.




Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jumar Balacy, right, documents a surface-supplied dive.

Sailors conduct cast and recovery training.

An instructor watches as a sailor familiarizes himself with diving equipment while underwater.



A Marine swims 50 meters (164 feet) with a full combat load during Marine Corps Water Survival Training at the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.


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Amazing! 15ft!!! :oAmazing! 15ft!!!

mukina2, osystein, HumbledbYGrace -i humbly request that this topic should made front page. missy89, ValerianSteel Appleyard, NairaMinted fineguy11 scully95 SirShymexx and so on

Wow! But I believe some of our militants in the creeks can perform some of these.

Kingsasian:
Wow! But we have militants in the creeks

Those ones fit do wedding and hold reception in side water.

Buhari: I like guitar more than human being,u can grab them by d neck and make them scream without pressing charges and abuse you like Nigerians....We want Change not Chain

Kondomatic:
Those ones fit do wedding and hold reception in side water.

, you funny o hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Kondomatic:
Those ones fit do wedding and hold reception in side water.

lolz, i love to be a marine, but i am suffering from ''waterphobia''. i fear water pass bullet

mazeltov:
-i humbly request that this topic should made front page,

Indeed

Too bad there are no pictures from the pipeline

Meanwhile our navy kill crocodiles with guns and our foot soldiers can be disarmed by unharmed, protesting women.
What is even more beautiful about these guys is that they never maltreat their civilians irrespective of these though trainings, I believe.

on my way to join the marines

mazeltov:
lolz, i love to be a marine, but i am suffering from ''waterphobia''. i fear water pass bullet

I swim perfectly well.Got a few tricks up my sleeves once in the water.

At Post,the endurance level by the Marines and SEAL is just perfection.

Missy89:



Indeed

Too bad there are no pictures from the pipeline

lol

ValerianSteel:
I swim perfectly well.Got a few tricks up my sleeves once in the water.

At Post,the endurance level by the Marines and SEAL is just perfection.

lolz. i fear water enh.

Their human rights are being violated I won't sit for this lolz it will be quite painfully after all these drill u fail to make the team.