MARVIN SHIELDS BATTALION
Lessons
Have some down time? Want to learn Navy Skills for Life? Check out some of the videos below to expand your Water Survival, First Aid, and Land Survival Knowledge.
Water Survival Training – Drownproofing
Who better to teach survival at sea than Navy experts? Learn the proper way to float, the most efficient swim strokes, how to use your clothing as a flotation device and more. This episode focuses on the skills of drownproofing and the prone float.
Water Survival Training – Breaststroke
Who better to teach survival at sea than Navy experts? Learn the proper way to float, the most efficient swim strokes, how to use your clothing as a flotation device and more. This episode focuses on how to perform the breaststroke properly.
Water Survival Training – Clothing Inflation
Who better to teach survival at sea than Navy experts? Learn the proper way to float, the most efficient swim strokes, how to use your clothing as a flotation device and more. This episode focuses on inflating your clothing for drownproofing.
Water Survival Training – Treading Water
Who better to teach survival at sea than Navy experts? Learn the proper way to float, the most efficient swim strokes, how to use your clothing as a flotation device and more. This episode focuses on how to tread water.
Water Survival Training – Buddy Towing
Who better to teach survival at sea than Navy experts? Learn the proper way to float, the most efficient swim strokes, how to use your clothing as a flotation device and more. This episode focuses on buddy towing.
First Aid Training – Kit Essentials
If things go wrong, knowing how to treat an injury can be the difference between surviving until rescue and succumbing to the elements. Get expert instruction from highly trained Navy Hospital Corpsmen. This episode focuses on essential items to have in a first aid kit.
First Aid Training – Capillary Bleeding
If things go wrong, knowing how to treat an injury can be the difference between surviving until rescue and succumbing to the elements. Get expert instruction from highly trained Navy Hospital Corpsmen. This episode focuses on how to treat capillary bleeding.
First Aid Training – Sprained Ankle
If things go wrong, knowing how to treat an injury can be the difference between surviving until rescue and succumbing to the elements. Get expert instruction from highly trained Navy Hospital Corpsmen. This episode focuses on how to treat a sprained ankle.
First Aid Training – Broken Arm
If things go wrong, knowing how to treat an injury can be the difference between surviving until rescue and succumbing to the elements. Get expert instruction from highly trained Navy Hospital Corpsmen. This episode focuses on how to treat a broken arm.
First Aid Training – Dislocated Shoulder
If things go wrong, knowing how to treat an injury can be the difference between surviving until rescue and succumbing to the elements. Get expert instruction from highly trained Navy Hospital Corpsmen. This episode focuses on how to create a sling for a dislocated shoulder.
Land Survival Training – Priorities
From building a shelter to signaling for rescue, learn from Navy Instructor Paul Levins how to assure your survival on land from the moment you realize you’re lost until help arrives. Paul trains Naval Aviators how to survive if they ever have to eject, and now he teaches you those same skills. This episode focuses on the most important things to do should you find yourself lost in the wilderness.
Land Survival Training – Emergency Signal
From building a shelter to signaling for rescue, learn from Navy Instructor Paul Levins how to assure your survival on land from the moment you realize you’re lost until help arrives. Paul trains Naval Aviators how to survive if they ever have to eject, and now he teaches you those same skills. This episode focuses on how to create an emergency signal to be rescued.
Land Survival Training – Water Purification
From building a shelter to signaling for rescue, learn from Navy Instructor Paul Levins how to assure your survival on land from the moment you realize you’re lost until help arrives. Paul trains Naval Aviators how to survive if they ever have to eject, and now he teaches you those same skills. This episode focuses on how to purify water using iodine tablets.
Land Survival Training – Levins Bio
From building a shelter to signaling for rescue, learn from Navy Instructor Paul Levins how to assure your survival on land from the moment you realize you’re lost until help arrives. Paul trains Naval Aviators how to survive if they ever have to eject, and now he teaches you those same skills. Learn more about Paul’s background and what he does for the Navy.
Land Survival Training – Fire Building
From building a shelter to signaling for rescue, learn from Navy Instructor Paul Levins how to assure your survival on land from the moment you realize you’re lost until help arrives. Paul trains Naval Aviators how to survive if they ever have to eject, and now he teaches you those same skills. This episode focuses on how to build a fire using magnesium.