Initial Training Overview:
Job training for a Diver consists of nine weeks of Basic Training, where you’ll learn basic Soldiering skills, and 36 weeks of Advanced Individual Training (AIT), including practice in diving and repair work. The diving course is conducted at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and Panama City, Florida.
Additional Training Information:
Specific formal training opportunities for this MOS, including advanced training courses available at specific points of the soldier's career, can be found on the
Army Training Requirements and Resources System (ATRRS) Web Site.
Restrictions:
During Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training (AIT), the Army limits a soldier's personal freedom, using a "Phase System," which grants increased freedom, based upon phase of training. For details, see
Army Training Phase Restrictions.
Training Details:
The Phase 1 Army Diving Course is three weeks long at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Phase I is divided into two parts, Common Engineer Training (CET), and the diving portion. The diving portion has been broken down to show the physical fitness training, academics, and pool training that is conducted during the class. After completing the Phase I course, the student is sent to Panama City, Florida to attend the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center's Phase II course. This course is 26 weeks long. The Phase II course is designed to start back from the beginning and trains soldiers on underwater physics, human anatomy and physiology, and diving medicine. Diving candidates receive instruction in the following areas; Diving Physics; Diving Physlology and Medicine; Open Circuit Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA), Light Weight and Deep-Sea Surface Supplied Diving: Recompression Chamber Operation and Maintenance; basic Demolitions; Underwater Ships Husbandry; Underwater Cutting and Welding; Hydraulic Tool Operation; Rigging; Small Boat Operation; Underwater Excavation; Pipeline, Ship's Mooring and Waterfront Facility inspection; River Reconnaissance; Mine and Countermine Operations; Underwater Photography; and Basic Ship Salvage. A majority of this course is performance based exercises to include a 4 day field training exercise.
