Royal Navy recruits are no longer required to prove they can swim

Source brands the move "a sign of true desperation to increase recruitment numbers" A source says there is concern about the change to entry requirements. There will no longer be a 30-minute swim test prior to being recruited, it has been branded a'sign of desperation'

Recruits will be able to'self-declare' if they can swim, according to an insider source. Recruitment applicants will no longer need to prove they are able to swim, it is claimed. The Royal Navy will also allow applicants to self declare if they are swimming.

Anyone seeking to join the ‘Senior Service’ won’t have to pass a 30-minute swim test prior to signing up. Recruits will no longer need to prove that they can swim in order to get into the Royal Navy. The Royal Navy will also no longer require a swim test to be able to sign up.

Anyone seeking to join the Royal Navy will no longer need to prove they can swim. Defence source calls it a "desperate" relaxing of standards to tackle recruitment crisis. But there is concern about the change to entry requirements, which means there will be a 30-minute swim test prior to being recruited.

There will no longer be a 30-minute swim test prior to being recruited. A source brands the move "a sign of true desperation to increase recruitment numbers" A source says there is concern about the change to entry requirements. The Royal Navy has been criticised for the move by a source.