720X Diving Officer CWO

720X is the officer billet designator code for a Diving Officer in the United States Navy. Diving Officers are the Navy’s technical leadership authority for manned and unmanned diving and hyperbaric operations.

Diving Officers perform the following tasks: Underwater salvage, recovery, repair, and maintenance on ships and submarines Search for and recover downed aircraft Conduct harbor clearance operations Provide assistance to military, federal, state, and local civilian law enforcement agencies in diving operations and procedures

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