Before new recruits begin training school at Naval Special Warfare Preparatory School in Great Lakes, Illinois they have to pass a rigorous physical screening test.
Then Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) starts and doesn’t end for 24 grueling weeks.
BUD/S is followed by parachute jumping training.
Parachutes may seem like an easy respite compared to the intensity of the BUD/S but another 26 weeks of training is what comes next for SQT.
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1. The Requirements
Not every Joe Schmo can enter the U.S. Navy Seals even if they are physically and mentally prepared there are rules just to enter.
Here are the basic requirements to became a seal:
Must be between 18 and 28 years old.
A 17 year old can enlist given permission from a legal guardian.
Must be a U.S. citizen enlisted in the U.S. Navy.
2. The Odds Are Against You
Of the 80% of the enlisted volunteers who agree to Navy Seal training only 10% of that class finishes training.
3. ASVAB Test
To join the military you have to take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, the ASVAB.
Not only do you have to pass it but you must score high enough to get approved for Seal training.
The average test score of 50 is not good enough.
Take in mind that Navy Seals are the physical embodiment of physical mental and spiritual strength.
4. Women Don’t Make It
Unfortunately if you are a women and meet the criteria for Navy Seal training I will refer you back to #2.
Since women have been allowed to train for the Navy Seals in 2015 only one has entered.
5. You Have to Pass the PST to Enter
A 500 yard swim completing in under 12 minutes and 30 seconds.
50 pushups to be completed in under 2 minutes.
10 pullups. Be honest with me could you really?
50 situps to be completed within 2 minutes.
Run 1.5 miles within 9 minutes.
On top of these physical fitness requirements there are other physical qualities required to become a Navy Seal.
If you can pass the initial physical exam there is another even harder one during the prep school stage.
Keep in mind that your performance is under surveillance the entire process and this adds to the stress and likelihood of not finishing.
They can also end your training at any time for any reason.
6. Too Much Training
After BUD/S the next step is SQT training. Complete this and many Seals would respect you even if you didn’t move forward afterwards.
Seal Qualification Training (SQT) is another 26 weeks of intense training that will test the limits of any man or woman’s phyiscal and mental abilities.
One of the elements of SQT is cold weather survival training.
After SQT there is yet more training. This new stage is called advanced training.
Once that’s done you get assigned to a seal team and you are now a U.S. Navy Seal.
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