I want to become a NAVY SEAL?
Wow, a LOT of bullshit on here I see... First of all, congradulations on your serious consideration to be a Navy SEAL. Someone on here replied that "you cannot apply to be a SEAL, you must be chosen to be one." Well, they couldn't be any more wrong. Being a Navy SEAL is a very difficult lifestyle. It's a dangerous job which you'll be away from home a lot on deployments to do. However, it is easily one of the greatest communities in the world to be a part of. BUD/S Training is the hardest military training on Earth! Period! Only the very best young men will make it through. And the ONLY guys who make it through BUD/S and into SEAL Team are the guys who truly desire the lifestyle. All the guys who go to BUD/S who are there for the wrong reasons (want to glorify themselves with the title of Navy SEAL) will quit! So, you have to ask yourself that question... Do you REALLY want to be a Navy SEAL? It's a desicion that only you can make the call on... Not your mom, not your friends, and not anyone else who's telling you "you'll never make it." There probably isn't a single SEAL out there that hasn't heard that from someone before. And now look at them... part of the most elite community in the world with a stellar career in the Teams. Also... there is a very good course in Virginia called Extreme SEAL Experience. It's ran by all retired/active duty Navy SEALs and it's designed to show young guys what it takes, and what it's like to be a Navy SEAL. You will get a taste of the physical/mental stresses you'll face, but you'll also learn a lot of cool stuff like weapons training, carrying out missions, and jumping out of flying helicopters. I did this course myself and it was nothing short of outstanding. And, it helps a lot of young guys like you make their minds up about weather they want to be a SEAL or not. The pipeline to becoming a Navy SEAL is as follows: -Speak to recruiter -Take PST (Physical Screening Test,) and crush it with compedative scoring. -Obtain a SEAL Contract -Navy Boot Camp -BUD/S Prep School -BUD/S Training -SQT -Report to first SEAL Team as a "new guy." It's a long, hard, yet rewarding road. Best of luck...
How hard is it to become a Navy SEAL?
There are already some very good answers here, so allow me to take a different tact…I want you to think of the TOUGHEST, most GRUELING workout you’ve ever done in your life. Now, how long was that workout?? An hour? 90 minutes?? And, what did you do AFTER that workout? Probably went home and got something to eat and rested, right??Now please consider this…You show up on Monday…Day 1, Week 1 of BUD/S. Your “warmup” on the grinder is more pushups and flutter kicks than you’ve ever done in a WEEK. After 2 HOURS of that…it’s time for a 4 mile TIMED run on the beach in pants and boots. Miss the time cut off and you get a little extra “love” from the instructors. Then later there’s a 2 hour log PT session. Oh, and don’t forget that you have to run a mile or 2 to and from the chow hall for every meal.All in all, you’re probably physically working out for about 7 or even 8 HOURS. That’s Day #1. Now multiply that by 5. That’s Week #1….of 26…Oh…and all the performance metrics get harder and harder each week. Run times get faster. O Course completions times get faster. PT volume goes up and up and up.The VOLUME of work just to get through BUD/S is almost incomprehensible to most guys. It’s truly staggering. I have friends that we accomplished triathletes and ultra distance runners that got chewed up and spit out at BUD/S. I knew an Olympic-level middle distance runner that went to LSU that didn’t even make it to Hell Week. Oh yea…forgot to even mention that little morsel. LOL!Don’t forget Pool Week…open water swims for TIME. Crazy ass 15+ mile rucks. These guys, and those like them in other services, ARE badasses. And part of that is that they’re forged in some of the hottest fires we can create.
Is it true that anyone is physically capable of becoming a Navy SEAL, or do genetics play a huge role?
First of all, since we’re talking about Navy Seals, we’re going to have to define everyone as anyone who:Is a citizen of the United StatesIs a high school graduateHas a clean criminal recordCan serve in a branch of the U.S. MilitaryUncorrected eye vision that iscorrectable to 20/20no worse than an average of 20/70no less than 20/100 in the worst eyeWho has earned at least the minimum acceptable scores on the ASVAB test.So, for the purpose of this question, those 6 requirements define the word “Anyone.”Now, is it true that “anyone” is physically capable of becoming a Navy Seal?Theoretically? Yes… Much in the same way that a parent tells a young child, “You can become ANYTHING you set your mind to if you want it enough.”But, honestly? A short person, who has a naturally low red blood cell count, and poor hand-eye coordination isn’t going to become a starting forward for the Chicago Bulls.We are all human… (Well most of us are… to some extent.) We are limited by what our DNA and environment allow, but we can push our abilities to their limits. Unfortunately, those limits still exist…If you’re wondering if you have what it takes, physically, to become a Navy Seal, you can test yourself…I’ve never been in the military. I am hearing-impaired and I was flagged as 4F, permanently disqualified based on physical impairment. I wanted to join but I couldn’t. So, I have no first-hand knowledge of being a navy seal. I have a friend that was a navy seal and I’ve read about them.If you’re wondering about yourself… I would first suggest you talk to a Navy Seal. But in the meantime, give yourself the “full body weight” test. Can you do 20 reps of:bench pressdeadliftsquatsand finally, pull-upsAlso, are you an excellent swimmer. I don’t mean, “Can you swim?” Are you a very good swimmer? Can you comfortably do the freestyle, breast, butterfly, or backstroke? Are you comfortable swimming underwater, with your eyes open?Are you a good long-distance runner? But more importantly, are you a fast sprinter?If you can do all that and you WANT to be a Navy Seal, then maybe it’s for you. I wish you well with that.
What does ‘strap’ mean to a Navy SEAL team?
Quite literally a strap is a member of the team attached or strapped to them in order to provide highly specialized language skills.A strap is attached to a team to provide all language interpretation.As an example, a Navy Seal team going into Iraq would have at least one strap attached to the team to provide interpretation of Iraq dialects or languages differences.A strap experiences the same mission dangers as the rest of the team but may actually be part of the advance team because they can speak the language fluently for the entire team.Best wishes to all,
ASVAB score for Navy Seals? Physically competitive?
Hi, been doing some hard core training and I went to go see my local recruiter. Asked some solid questions, about would it would take to be a Navy Seal. Overall it seems incredibly hard to even get a spot to prove you can go to BUDs. But anyways, I took a practice ASVAB score and got an 83. As soon as the recruiter looked at the score she said "Holy ****" lol. Is that good enough to make the SEALs? Physically I can do 113 Pushups in 2 minutes. About 103 sit ups in 2 minutes. 14 pullups. And can run the 1.5 mile in 10:28. The swimming is the one thing I have t trained for yet, and yes I know water is what SEALs do. I've had a pool my whole life and feel very comfortable in the pool so all I need is the technique. I'm not worried about training myself I'm pretty tough mentally. Anyways, just wondering if the ASVAB is high enough to make it. Thanks everyone who answers