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Only a handful obtain the combat swimmer certification each year. They then join the Commando Hubert, specialized in the most sensitive underwater operations, from counter-terrorism to hostage rescue, including intelligence gathering or target destruction. The 98th training session took place in 2022, 70 years after the creation of combat swimmers. Most of them already have […]

There are about 70, distributed across the Navy ships national, who hold the certification that allows them to intervene at sea from a helicopter. Very particular conditions that require targeted training, between winching, diving, and victim rescue. « Helicopter divers ’héexplain Master Chief Mathieu, a trainer at the Hyères Naval Air Baseère, , are recruited […]

Deminer divers, unlike the qualification « ship diver », come to learn a full-fledged profession. Their 10-month training qualifies them for dives up to 80 meters and trains them in specific demining techniques. The profiles of those selected to start the course are varied: some come directly from the civilian world, others are already ship divers and […]

Combining scuba diving with a military career necessarily involves going through the onboard diver course. For some, it is an end in itself, for others a step in their training: all have six weeks to prove themselves and obtain the coveted certification. Today, there are over a thousand personnel onboard, certified as onboard divers. Indeed, […]