Part of our value-added professional format series, the Marine Combat Water Survival, Water Rescues, Drowning Marine Corps Field Manual provides techniques, procedures, and training standards for Marine water survival. This publication addresses a Marine's ability to cross water obstacles and perform water rescues.

This publication guides individual Marines and small-unit leaders in the proper techniques and training requirements of combat water survival. Small-unit leaders should use this publication to prepare Marines for the Marine combat water survival program (MCWSP). Once a unit has completed the MCWSP, small-unit leaders should use this publication as a refresher course before water operations. The techniques and procedures contained in this publication reflect current Marine Corps methodology.

Throughout history, water has posed special challenges to soldiers and sailors in both peace and war. Combat units, confident of their ability to work in and on the water, use water obstacles to affect the outcome of a campaign. The peril presented by water demands all personnel receive proper water survival training. History abounds with disasters at sea. Many of these tragedies could have been prevented or at least reduced in scale if water survival techniques had been properly emphasized.

As a bonus, this reproduction includes FM-1, The Army Field Manual, a capstone manual containing the vision for the Army - sold separately for $5.99. FM 1 establishes the fundamental principles for employing Landpower. The most important of these are the Army's operational concept and the fundamentals that support it. They form the foundation for all Army doctrine. All Soldiers should understand and internalize them. FM 1 describes the American profession of arms, the Army's place in it, and what it means to be a professional Soldier.

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