Do they still use water boarding in the training of the us military?

Question

i read up that they did use it in naval training for the aviators.

Answer 1

Keep in mind, that article linked is by a man who violated an oath on his honor and before God that he would not betray the special trust placed in him for granting his top secret clearance. It's more than a little hipocritical for him to say ANYTHING about "honor" at this point.

Point number 2: in the article he does not describe waterboarding. The second article one other answerer linked is MUCH more accurate, albight more obscure. He also fails to describe ANY other actual torture methods employed such as:
1) rope burns accross victims
2) using ropes to bind someone's arms up to the elbows behind their back, then pulling their arms over their heads to break their bones and dislocate their shoulders
3) stinging victims with poisonous animals and providing the treatment just before the onset of lethal anaphilactic shock (or on giving of information)
4) binding the arms behind the back and then suspending them from the ceiling (feet planted) so the person cannot sit or lay down to sleep/rest
MANY more (for more information on what constitutes ACTUAL torture i suggest the very touching documentary "return with honor")

Point number 3: SERE training is classified, SHOULD be classified, and employs a number of techniques to train. We do NOT let information regarding SERE schools out because enemies who know what our soldiers are trained to expect will then be MORE brutal and use other techniques. Anyone who CAN provide you an answer to this question here WON'T for the purpose that they are sworn to secrecy

Answer 2

A former instructor at the SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape) school, Malcom Nance, recently came out against waterboarding and claimed it was/is used during training... but then again, what goes on in SERE training is supposed to be classified, so I guess the only way to really know for sure is to go through it.

Answer 3

Dunk training is mandated for all pilots/aviators, but it is not "waterboarding." It is where they are put into a simulated aircraft and submerged in a pool where they have to crawl their way out. Torture is not used as training by the military.

Answer 4

Is that the thing where you're put into a "plane" and plunged deep into a swimming pool? Then you have to find your way out and get to the surface? If so, yes! My father was in the Navy as a pilot (A-6 Intruder) and told me of this training test.

Answer 5

When did they start? I was on active duty from 71 till 93 and i never saw this. And I was a Senior instructor when i retired.

Answer 6

What makes you think they do use it in training of the military?

Answer 7

I hope so, against the enemy that is, And to train. I got drowned at scuba school. But never did water boarding

Answer 8

"officaly" they arent supposed to they only use for SERE training. A while back ago they brought that up to a grand jury and it went to a judge to try and get it named as a form of torture. They do use it but only for specail traing(SEaLs and whatnot)

Answer 9

Never happened. Just another civilian rumor to kick around.

Answer 10

not in the army. i am in the army, havent heard of it being done.