Quote Originally Posted by Sgt Leprechaun View Post
Who, or what order, did you get this from? "Several threads"? Here? Or elsewhere?
If it's like it used to be, it really just depends on the gang of recruits and how well things are going. If there were a ton of swim rocks, then you more than likely wouldn't get a shot at trying for more than the minimum. If there were mostly decent swimmers, you might be able to shoot for S2 or maybe even S1.

And to answer the other question about running, we did a TON of running when I was there, but the schedule varied daily (ruck runs/humps, long slower runs, shorter FAST runs, intervals and hill workouts, etc). Pretty sure there's a holding section at the school house to work you up to where you need to be prior to picking up with a class. This used to be accomplished at the individual units, but I hear that it's all at the school house now that they consolidated everything out West.