I applied to join the navy and they asked if I could swim. Don't they have any ships?

spymodhf

What if you fall off?

taketwo

You might have to rescue someone or in the event of ship abandonment you may have to swim faster then the torpedo.

tunachunks199

Lol thats funny. I joined the raf they didnt ask if i could fly!!!

The Quiet Man (45 UK)

Had a friend who was 15 yrs in Navy and couldn't swim. He said he didn't need to learn cos he never got on a ship he thought was gonna Sink!

bender

what if the boat you are on sinks, you got to swim then!

I M

if u need to kill Ur self join navy

k9counsellor

LOL! I think you need to know how to swim in case the boat sinks? Also you might go on maneouvre requiring you to swim as well. Then again ... years ago anything you bought was guaranteed to last you a lifetime nowadays i don't know! Was i you i'd learn to swim, if you don't already know and i'd take some super glu with me, just in case, you know! To fix a hole on the boat or what not?

nitemagic3

I say join the air force, but what if you can't fly? :O

zatte

this is funny, sorry, your question is vaild however. Okay first of all you might fall off the ship. It is a big and tall ship in the ocean so rescuing you will be harder than say in a swimming pool. But there are other problems like leaks or damages during battles. If you are on the lower deck and it floods, you will have to swim real fast before they seal the entire level. They also have drills constantly for that, so swimming during those drills is essential. Also there are underwater salvage and retrieval missions possibly, which will require someone with good water navigating abilities. Hmm I guess thats all. Just ask more if u need to.

navyflyrz

As dumb as this may sound, you need to be able to swim in case you go over the side. We had 5 people go over the side last deployment. Being a officer, we have to swim and from what my enlisted just told me, you have to be able to swim to pass basic training. After all, we are a ocean going branch of the service.

Nikki

what if the ship sinks what are you gonna do Shout to them saying :dont you have more ships?!

moon walker

yes if any want to join the navy.they need to know how to swim.in case your ship sinks in attack or technical reason in middle of sea with out swim you can't survive in ship sinks other reason in war time to monitor the enemy war ships specially under the sea you need to know swim i thing

mindy

but what if you fell off that ship..dont you think it would be a good idea to know how to swim?????

ricothe3rd

They have harbors too. And bases. It'd be tough to sink those.

oldhippypaul

An old joke - my Father spent 32 years in the Navy and he always maintained that the prime mission of the navy was to keep the water out of the ship. The others missions were just extras.

brogdenuk

What if you fell off one.

kruger006

lol, if ur serious then learn to swim tis easy

genghis41f

No, due to government cutbacks, they have dingies. You were being recruited as an engine. You were going to be thrown out of the boat and were going to swim to push the boat along, while the gunner stood up with a bb gun. You were going to be an integral part of a patrol boat.

Mcduff

LOL

mike67333

yea but the navy dose do to war, and other ships shoot at our ships or other countries air planes shoot at our ships, what if it goes down. You have to be a good swimmer to be in the navy.
You have to know how to swim to save your buddy life, may be he will be hurt and can not swim, you will have to save him.

engineer

Do you think the airforce would ask if you can fly?

Sue F

Joke!

JayneDoe

haha, VERY funny :)

hey, what if you want to be a navy seal ??? *LOL*

pondering_it_all

They also have several different job categories where you would need to be competent in the water.

Naples_6

Yes, they have ships, but do you really want to be on a ship in the middle of the ocean and not know how to swim? What if the ship goes down? I think it's a pretty logical question!!!

Crazy

The oldies are the best, brought back memories.

BILLY52

I applied to join the Air Force , they asked if I could fly !!!
:-))

sun

Imagine your ship sinks, would you really wait for somebody to come and save. For starters, you would be a soldier looking to be saved. Does it sound right???

They do not.

Woody

Screw the american navy or marines or watever u wanna join. 243 were killed in lebanon so they chickened out and left compared to 170 000 lebs killed. They r sissys.

onename

ir your the style of person wanting to join the armed forces god help us all

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