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Navy SEAL Training Requirements Guide

To become a Navy SEAL requires over 2 years of intensive physical and mental training beyond the standard Navy requirements. Applicants must pass a rigorous selection process and training pipeline that includes BUD/S training and additional specialized courses. If successful, SEALs will deploy on critical missions worldwide and conduct operations in all environments requiring extreme physical fitness and tactical skills.

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Navy SEAL Training Requirements Guide

To become a Navy SEAL requires over 2 years of intensive physical and mental training beyond the standard Navy requirements. Applicants must pass a rigorous selection process and training pipeline that includes BUD/S training and additional specialized courses. If successful, SEALs will deploy on critical missions worldwide and conduct operations in all environments requiring extreme physical fitness and tactical skills.

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BECOMING A SEAL

If you want to become a SEAL, the U.S. Navy Special Warfare Community has a
challenge for you. The SEAL program consists of more than 12 months of initial training
— followed by an additional 18 months of pre-deployment training — and intensive
specialized training designed to push you to your physical and mental limits — again and
again. If you succeed, you’ll be part of a SEAL Team and conduct missions and operations
that most people can only dream about.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
By law, only men are eligible to apply for the SEAL program. After joining the Navy, you
must:

• Meet specific eyesight requirements.

• Meet minimum Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) score.

• Be 28 years old or younger.

• Be a U.S. citizen.

• Pass a diving physical examination.

• Complete the Physical Screening Test Requirements. The program is as follows:

o Swim 500 Yards within 12:30

o Rest 10:00
o 42 push-ups within 2:00

o Rest 2:00

o 50 sit-ups within 2:00

o Rest 2:00

o 6 pull-ups (no time limit)

o Rest 10:00

o 1.5 mile run within 11:00

• Pass a Basic Underwater Demolition/SEALS (BUD/S) physical fitness screening test


in Boot Camp and in the Delayed Entry Program (DEP) in order to qualify for a SEAL
contract.

• If you want to join the Navy and take the SEAL Challenge, Locate a Recruiter.

STEP 1: CHOOSE THE SEAL RATING (SO)

STEP 2: TRAINING

• BUD/S Indoctrination: (5 weeks — Coronado, CA)

• BUD/S Phase I: Physical conditioning (2 months — Coronado, CA)

• BUD/S Phase II: Diving (2 months — Coronado, CA)

• BUD/S Phase III: Weapons, demolitions and small unit tactics (2 months —
Coronado, CA)

• Parachute Jump School: (1 month — Ft. Benning, GA)

• Advanced Sea, Air and Land Training: (5 months — Coronado, CA)

STEP 3: ADVANCED TRAINING/PLACEMENT

• Graduation and Receive Naval Special Warfare SEAL Classification — (NEC)


Opportunities for Advanced Training.

• Report to First SEAL Team or SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Team (Virginia Beach,
VA; Pearl Harbor, HI; or Coronado, CA).
• Individual Specialty Training (6 months) while assigned to a SEAL Platoon or SDV
Task Unit.

• Unit Level Training while assigned to a SEAL platoon or SDV task unit (6 months).

• Task Group Level Training (6 months) while assigned to a SEAL Platoon or SDV Task
Unit.

STEP 4: DEPLOYMENT AND COMBAT OPERATIONS

A typical SEAL mission could involve insertion into an objective by parachute, submarine,
helicopter, high-speed boat, foot patrol or by a combat swimmer insertion. SEALs are
also capable of operating a variety of high-tech, specialized equipment. Most
deployments last 6 to 8 months.

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