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Kampfschwimmer - Combat Swimmers - Elite Unit of the Germany Navy

Although Naval Special Forces Command, also called the Kampfschwimmer ("Combat Swimmers", abbreviated "KSM" or Verwendungsgruppe 3402 (Deployment Group 3402) are an elite unit of the Germany Navy, specializing in commando and amphibious warfare operations. They are the only special-purpose force of the German Navy, with their motto "Lerne Leiden ohne zu klagen" ( "Learn to suffer in silence") are not very known outside of Europe, but they are very lethal and well trained. Not many of their activities are published. They live in secrecy. Only a small number of Germans are considered "Combatswimmers". They are the oldest existing German Special Force Unit, established at 1958. The candidate must have a strong mental attitude, high self-confident, a team player, goal-oriented, and comes with an iron will. He or she also needs mental endurance and 'the will to not give up' while suffering. They also need to be highly adaptable to different situations, different techniques, and procedures. It is not to forget that they are human, they trust each other. Most Kampfschwimmer seem to have a more silent type of personality. To be the member of this special force, applicants must be German citizens in the sense of the article 116 of the Grundgesetz (Constitution) They must be at least 17 years old and no more than 25 years old. Realschulabschluss or Abitur, with favorable exam passes. 1000m swim in less than 23 minutes 5000m run in less than 24 minutes 30m distance swim underwater without equipment Stay underwater without breathing for at least 60 seconds Sport test with at least 20 points; at least 3 points for each exercise Active duty soldier must have at least attained the rank of Feldwebel or be officer. The civilian applicant must be ready to enlist for 12 years. Diving fitness is examined by the Schifffahrtsmedizinisches Institut (naval medical institute) of the navy. Parachute jump fitness is examined by the same institute. During the training, it is less about the physical load than the psychological load, which causes many applicants to give up. The physical achievement can be trained, but overcoming the fear is the most important goal of the training. The training includes but is not limited to swimming, diving, navigation, close combat, weapons handling, and parachuting. In the special conclusion exercise their ability and hardness are equally demanded, before they join the circle of the commando frogmen. In further training sections they are trained as team leaders or specialists. Introductory training First there are four weeks of introductory training. In this time the applicants are pushed hard physically and psychologically by fixed exercises. All exercises have the goal to take away the fear of water and to make the applicant feel safe in the water. One of the exercises is called gefesseltes Schwimmen (the bound swimming). The applicant is placed on the starting block in the full combat suit, with his hands tied behind his back and his feet tied together, and then pushed in the swimming pool. He must stay for 30 seconds alone clearly; afterwards a safety diver pulls him back up. In the so-called "hate week" the trainees are deprived of sleep. Between the night exercises, there are night runs. Meanwhile, the normal routine of the day continues: swimming, diving, and push-ups. They also have to train to exit and enter a submarine through a torpedo tube. At the final examination they have to swim about 30 km with full equipment in the Baltic Sea to reach the beach after being discharged at the sea. Kampfschwimmerare divers, parachutists, speed boat pilots, explosives experts, lone fighters and much more,