Navy SEAL Training (Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL Training in Coronado, CA) |
Navy SEALs: The Elite of the U.S. Military Special ForcesThe United States Navy SEALs are a fighting force unlike any other fighting force in the world. SEAL, standing for "Sea, Air and Land," is a branch under the United States Navy and the United States Armed Forces. The SEALs are called on for unconventional warfare and fighting. The U.S. Navy SEALS are comprised of the most elite soldiers in all of the U.S. Armed Forces. The badge for the Navy SEALs is all gold with a trident, anchor, gun, and eagle (similar to Anheuser-Busch’s eagle of today’s beer company).  Navy SEAL Training: The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday (BUD/S Class 89) BUD/S Qualifications: Not For The Faint Of HeartJust to qualify for orders to BUD/S, you must pass the qualifications test. You must complete a 500-yard swim in under 12:30, at least 42 push-ups in two minutes, at least six pull-ups, and a 1.5-mile run in boots and long pants in under 11 minutes. Every swimmer gets out of the water feeling like a wet noodle then off to do a timed run and pull-ups. Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL (BUD/S) Training: Six Months Of Cold Water, Long Beach Runs In Boots, Swimming With Wrists, Hands Tied Behind Your Back, And So Much More . . . Not To Mention, Hell Week!If you're qualified and pass the qualifications test, and fortunate to get orders to BUD/S, then you're off to Coronado, CA. BUD/S trainees work on becoming experts in diving, demolition, or land warfare. The three phases of training also include the dreaded "Hell Week", where soldiers are truly put to the test. Only the soldiers who work their extreme hardest advance past this grueling week with less than five hours of sleep for the entire 5 and a half days. For most people, this task is completely impossible to pass. Once Navy SEAL training has been accomplished, you will be placed in a task unit that consists of approximately 300 personnel. Either you go to the West Coast team in Coronado, CA, or an East Coast team in Virginia Beach, VA. Before being deployed for military action, Navy SEAL training lasts for another 18 months to tune up their skills and become all they can be. Also, being a branch of the U.S. Navy, the SEALs receive all the benefits that Navy personnel are entitled to. Benefits include health coverage, affordable life insurance policies, several ways to pay for education, and over four weeks of paid vacation every year.  Navy SEAL BUDS Training, six months of pure misery required by every future SEAL. To become a US Navy SEAL, the requirements are: to hold US citizenship, have no more than two dependent minors, be a high school graduate (or meet equivalency standards), be 28 years old or less, and have correctable 20/20 vision. If a soldier has met all of these requirements, the only thing stopping them from being a Navy SEAL is the six exhausting months of training. Navy SEAL teams are primarily based at two main locations in the United States:West Coast (Coronado, California):
East Coast (Little Creek, Virginia):
Additional Specialized Units:
International Presence:
On any given day, Navy SEALs are deployed in more than 30 countries around the world. Read about the Most Famous Navy SEALs Here.  BUD/S Class 89 Plaque "The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday"
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