There is water confidence included in all of my workout programs. But if you want a pure breath holding course, you might be able to do a performance free diving course.

It is difficult and sometimes frustrating, however you can practice on the land laying on your back, then move into the water and hold the wall, then move off the wall and use some type of floaty to hold you up, then ditch the floaty. Also if this doesn’t work and you cannot get it down, you can grind through using a giant stride/flutter kick variation.

One thing that helped me was alternating with hand paddles and fins. It really helps you feel what movements will help you propel yourself in the water. Also a big thing people miss is working on reducing your time on the wall during turns.

Look up the keyhole stroke and the frog kick.

Start at 35lbs and work up to 60 lbs.

I don't recommend doing ONLY Crossfit due to the fact that most of the workouts are under 1 hour and the typical day at selection is 9 hrs of on and off working out. Doing Crossfit in addition to a regular training routine though is totally fine as long as you give yourself time to recover.

Yes, you will be doing the same stuff as PJs now that A&S has replaced CCSC and Indoc.

PJ's are Nationally certified paramedics so we get all of that training but only use it about once a year when we do civilian rotations.

Absolutely not. I would recommend going straight in for PJ if that is what you want to do. Cross training is never a guarantee. The Prior service program is one of the Air Forces most selective programs. The Air Force’s priority is new enlisted for pipeline slots than maybe back fill with AFR or ANG students and then finally Prior Service.

I think you could probably get by without doing the Pass the PAST program, it will be difficult for sure though. Just make sure you are ready to dedicate 2 hours everyday to training and you will do fine!

I would recommend talking to your recruiter and asking how involved and how often he will have PT sessions with you, or if he will provide any workout plans. If you don't feel like those workouts are challenging you enough, or aren't frequent enough, then do some of my programs. You should be aiming to be at the old Indoc Grad standards level of fitness, so let those criteria be your guide.

I would not recommend pre-workout for the program simply because you are not going to be power lifting or anything like that. Most of it has to do with endurance, also you don't really want your heart rate jacked up when you are doing watercon.

Look up co2 tables to practice breath holds. But honestly there is not a substitute for the pool.

You will be getting paid during BMT barring any clerical errors which happens sometimes. See more info here.

During the pipeline you will be able to take leave in between schools to see family pretty much every other month until you get in to paramedic/apprentice course.

If you have inhaled as deeply as you can and you are still not floating then you may just be a sinker. It's okay to be a sinker, but you just have to be comfortable with kicking to the surface a little bit.

As long as you have full range of motion you should be fine.

Absolutely

She would have to meet her time on station or deros requirements... Depending on where she is. You wouldn't get joined together immediately. I would speak with your personnel section to get a more definite answer.

If you want to train to do the job, I would go active duty.