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Hello gentlemen,
I'll be taking the screen-er for MCIWS school in two weeks and I had a few questions regarding the actual events. I also noticed that while MCIWS has been mentioned plenty on this sight there isnt a single thread dedicated to the topic so if any other guys have questions we could compile them here.
For those who don't know the events of the screen-er are as follows
500 Meter swim. 100 Crawl, 100 Breast, 300 Crawl or Breast
25 Meter underwater swim
50 meter brick tow
Within 40 seconds, swim 20 meters, then feet first dive and retrieve a ten pound brick. After this you will swim back with the brick in both hands with both the brick and your face out of the water. (Time stops after you break the surface with the brick)
My questions are as follows:
1 Are all of these events done slick? I am pretty certain the 500 meter swim is slick but less so on the other events.
2 During the brick tow is my head allowed to go underwater? For the brick recovery, when returning with the brick to the start point it clearly states that the brick AND your face must remain above the water. However for the actual brick tow it is only stated that the brick needs to remain above water.
As a disclaimer I have pulled this info upon reviewing the screen-er checklist and the order on MCWSTP (MCO1500.52D) and as far as I can tell these details are not stated. We do not have a MCIWS at my unit so I haven't had anyone to ask these super specific questions. If there is another source I am not seeing, please let me know.
I'll be taking the screen-er for MCIWS school in two weeks and I had a few questions regarding the actual events. I also noticed that while MCIWS has been mentioned plenty on this sight there isnt a single thread dedicated to the topic so if any other guys have questions we could compile them here.
For those who don't know the events of the screen-er are as follows
500 Meter swim. 100 Crawl, 100 Breast, 300 Crawl or Breast
25 Meter underwater swim
50 meter brick tow
Within 40 seconds, swim 20 meters, then feet first dive and retrieve a ten pound brick. After this you will swim back with the brick in both hands with both the brick and your face out of the water. (Time stops after you break the surface with the brick)
My questions are as follows:
1 Are all of these events done slick? I am pretty certain the 500 meter swim is slick but less so on the other events.
2 During the brick tow is my head allowed to go underwater? For the brick recovery, when returning with the brick to the start point it clearly states that the brick AND your face must remain above the water. However for the actual brick tow it is only stated that the brick needs to remain above water.
As a disclaimer I have pulled this info upon reviewing the screen-er checklist and the order on MCWSTP (MCO1500.52D) and as far as I can tell these details are not stated. We do not have a MCIWS at my unit so I haven't had anyone to ask these super specific questions. If there is another source I am not seeing, please let me know.
