Navy SEAL Challenge Contract, did i get ripped off?
So i went to see a Navy recruiter a couple weeks ago to enlist. She asked why i wanted to join. I said i wanted to be a Navy SEAL and i took a practice test, like a week later i took the ASVAB, i scored N 82. She didnt tell me what the next step was or anything and i havent got a call in like a week. I was reading online and i saw this "It's important to tell them that you want a SEAL Challenge Contract. If you enlist in the Navy and then decide to become a SEAL, you do not get that $12,000 SEAL sign-on bonus.[3] You'll get a bonus, it just won't be as steep." I did not say i wanted the SEAL Challenge contract, i dont really get what it is, but as i kept reading, it said that the day i take my ASVAB, i would take a AFQT wich required a score of 78 and higher but i didmt take that. The website also said my recruiyer would get me in contact with a Naval Special Warfare/Special Operations Mentor or coordinator to help me train for my physical screening test, she didnt do anything of this. (I know i can pass that easily.) What should i do?
Navy Seals vs. Green Beret vs. Ranger?
You know that Movie "300"? Well our "300" are the airforce PJ's, Pararescue Jumpers. Literally, there are only about 300 of them. Pj's go through training pipeline often referred to as "superman school" which is nearly two years long and has a 90% dropout rate. Their training includes all of the schools the SEALs , Rangers, and Force Recon go to, and an additional Paramedic school. The only other special forces that comes close is CCT, Combat controllers, which go to school alongside the PJs except for the medical. PJs operate in conjunction with all the other special forces, and they are also responsible for rescue missions. They have saved people from the tallest mountains in the US, including one mission to the top of mount hood and mount McKinley, the tallest peak in North America. They are also responsible for recovering ditched spacecraft and rockets for NASA. They also play a role the same as the coastguard swimmers, saving victims from sinking ships. Its recommended that you be able to run 1.5 miles in under 9 minutes, Swim 500 meters in under 9 minutes, do over 100 push ups, over 20 pull ups, and over 100 situps in two minutes. You have a good chance of passing if you reach those numbers, and youd have a 95 percent chance of becoming a SEAL with those numbers, According to Military.com.
Do Navy SEALs actually hold their breaths for 50 meters during BUD/S?
Yes. It's not more than the marine corp if they do 50 meters in water survival training that's the required distance in BUD/s also. There's no pushing off and you must do it in the prescribed SEAL manner but it's not very far if you've practiced this before. Most high school swimmers can do it but if you're not a swimmer it's a daunting task that prevents a relatively high number of people from passing BUD/s. It's more about teaching you to remain calm underwater than actually testing some sort of athletic skill.Some things to keep in mind. Shallow water drowning is a problem and practicing this on your own is fairly dangerous, much more so than most people imagine. I saw more than one guy at BUD/s pass out. I swam in college and at one point in time I could hold my breath for over 4 minutes so I've gone as far as 200 yds underwater to give you an idea of how relatively short a distance 50 meters is, everyone who gets into BUD/s can do this with ease if they are able to remain calm. On the other hand, if you've never practiced this event 50 meters is a long way, the best way to get better at this is actually not by holding your breath it's by learning to swim efficiently.NEVER practice this alone. Highly trained swimmers and free divers kill themselves every year. Never hyperventilate either that can lead to additional chance of issues. One extremely large breath in, one large breath out and on the next breath you go.Buster Blakeney commented on this post made made some good points about practicing holding your breath above water. Please be careful if you’re trying to increase your breath hold capability and NEVER practice alone.