An Army master diver is using resiliency training to help the service reduce the sky-high attrition rate at its engineer dive school. According to a recent release, more than 90 percent of those who attempt to become Army divers wash out in the first 14 days. Sgt. 1st Class Eric T. Bailey, noncommissioned officer in charge and master diver for the engineer diver Phase I course, found that students who failed out did so because they felt overwhelmed by the demands placed on them. He worked with the Fort Leonard Wood Ready and Resilient Performance Center, or R2PC, to ensure soldiers were physically prepared for the challenge with breathing exercises and mental preparation techniques. In the four months since implementing the new training, nine students have graduated Phase I, the number that typically graduate in a year. Bailey says he wants to double last year’s graduation rate in fiscal 2019. Read more at Army.mil.
New Army Diver Training Reducing Attrition
