How do you become an underwater welder in the Navy?

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How to become a Navy master diver

1. Step 1: Join the Seabees. Enlisted sailors learn construction and demolition, without the added pressure of doing it underwater.
2. Step 2: Become a Seabee Diver. Now to perform those same tasks in scuba gear.
3. Step 3: Learn on the Job.
4. Step 4: Go Back to Dive School.
5. Step 5: Test for Master Diver.

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Navy welders are enlisted personnel, and both men and women can qualify to be welders. Navy recruits hoping to launch a welding career must be at least 17 years old and no older than 34, a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and a high school graduate, according to the Navys website.

Similarly, do navy divers see combat? Performs underwater inspections, harbor/port/ship security inspections, including ordnance searching, Ship/submarine repair, salvage, expeditionary salvage and littoral combat, rescue, special warfare operations, underwater cutting and welding, demolition operations and small boat operations.

Secondly, how long does it take to become a Navy diver?

Navy Diver class A school is 15 weeks in duration, and it is located in Panama City, Florida. Before attending the class A school, a seven week preparatory school will be completed at Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. The Navy Diver rating requires a minimum of a six year enlistment obligation.

Why do underwater welders die?

Many people believe that electrocution is the number one cause of death among underwater welders. I can understand the correlation: Water and electricity = unpredictability of electric current in welding electrode. Thus electricity fires into surrounding water and kills underwater welder.