Training to become a Navy SEAL.?

Question

I have not yet signed my contract but I will be shortly. In the mean time I put myself on a category two run/swim workout and my Dr. ok'd it. I was wondering though, what other things I should or could be doing besides running, swimming, and pushups/pullups/situps/body weight exercises? They need not be workout related such as learning tatics or whatever else. Is it possible for someone to give me some links also?

In basic terms I know about BUD/S and I know about hell week through other SEALs but I wasn't sure on what else I could do to prepare

My vision is 20/19 so better than normal *slightly*, I got a 96 raw on my ASVAB so my scores are good enough, I'm doing combat sidestroke in my workouts to incorpoarte I was just wondering if I should learn any thing else.

Answer 1

I KNOW A GUY THAT BARELY PASSED THE ASVAB. HE WENT ON TO BE FIRST IN HIS CLASS IN ENGINEMAN SCHOOL. BECAUSE HIS SCORES WERE TOO LOW TO BE A SEAL HE CHOSE TO BE A NAVY DIVER. He did make it. He is assigned to a dive team and is practicing the real deep diving now.

Is your vision good enough to be in the Seals? Did you score high enough on the ASVAB to qualify to be in the Seals? The Seals is about commitment, fitness, and the ability to learn quickly and to think on your feet. You need to determine what will happen if you flunk out of the Seals. Will you be sent to the Fleet as a flunky? You have to decide if you want to be on a ship or not. Another branch of service might be a better option.

I sure hope you are not scared of heights. You have to climb high towers and do rope crossings.

Are you able to swim one mile? You had better be ready to. Can you do 10 pull-ups? Can you run 4 miles within 32 minutes? Can you do 75 push ups? Do a google search for navy seal exercises, there is probably a PDF file out there. Like the Marines you had better be fit the Day you start Seal Training. What people don't know is you start advanced exercises the day you get there. You better be like a fitness animal the day you start. You should do a great deal of overhead presses to get you ready for Log PT. Do a search on youtube for seals. I believe they show the combat swim on youtube, it would be good to practice that.


Navy Seals Qualifications
All SEAL candidates are required to meet the following qualification standards and pass the Physical Screening Test (PST):


18-28 years old (17 with parental permission)
A U.S. citizen.
High school graduate (or meet High Performance Predictor Profile (HP3) criteria). Be proficient in reading, speaking, writing, and understanding the English language.
Have clean record - Not be under civil restraint, a substance abuser nor have a pattern of minor convictions or any non-minor, misdemeanor, or felony convictions (waivers are granted depending on number and severity). The Special Assistant for Legal Affairs must not enlist applicants with lawsuits pending against them without prior approval.
ASVAB minimum requirements: SEAL - GS+MC+EI=165 or VE+MK+MC+CS=220 Since you cannot get a waiver on the required ASVAB score it is critical that you score high on the ASVAB. Check out our ASVAB Practice tests to learn how you can Ace the ASVAB.

Eyesight Requirements: Uncorrected vision in the better eye can be no worse than 20/70, the worse eye no more than 20/100. Both eyes must be correctable to 20/20. Color deficiencies require approval.

If you meet these qualifications a Navy Special Operations Motivator will administer the PST after you arrive at Boot Camp.

SEAL training is extremely demanding and it is not designed to "get you in shape." You must be in excellent physical condition and pass the PST before you can be considered a SEAL candidate. Stew Smith can teach you how to get and stay in SEAL shape. Visit the Fitness Center to learn more.


The following SEAL PST is designed to see if you have what it takes to enter SEAL training. To pass you must be able to complete the following regimen:


Swim 500-yards using breast and/or sidestroke in less than 12 minutes and 30 seconds
10-minute rest

Perform a minimum of 42 push-ups in 2 minutes
2-minute rest

Perform a minimum of 50 sit-ups in 2 minutes
2-minute rest

Perform a minimum of 6 pull-ups (no time limit)
10-minute rest

Run 1 ½ miles wearing TENNIS SHOES and SHORTS in under 11 minutes.*

* While at Recruit Training Center SEAL Candidates will transition to Boots and Long Pants for the Run portion of the PST. To remain qualified for the SEAL training Pipeline, the SEAL candidate must perform the 1 ½ mile run portion of the PST in Boots and Long Pants in 11:30 or less.

Once you have finished Boot Camp — if you make the cut — you will attend a two-week Apprenticeship Training Division School, with immediate assignment to BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition / SEAL) training.

The Navy SEAL training program will stress you beyond your limits to make sure you're worthy to serve with the world's best fighting force. Be prepared, stay focused, make mature choices, and understand what you are volunteering for. Check out the complete Navy SEAL Training program to see if you have what it takes to be a SEAL.

Back when I was young they did the ASVAB score differently. They had a combined two digit score and it had to be 110. The score back then for advanced electronics was 100. The reason you have to be so sharp for the Seals is because you have to learn at an incredible rate. You have to have good retention and a great interest. Failure isn't an option.

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Answer 2

There are a few books on the market designed to get you prepared for BUD/S. I suggest you get one of these and use it. Just make sure you get one written by a SEAL.

If you enlist under the SEAL challenge, you'll go to basic with other SEAL trainees, and it will be more tailored to what you need to prepare. Just make sure you get through SEAL training, or you'll do whatever the Navy needs at the time, and there's a reason they need to fill those rates.

Answer 3

Why not just ask a seal motivator ?

If you plan on signing a seal challenge contract, you would have to be in contact with a seal motivator before hand.

Go to www.sealchallenge.navy.mil

That will tell you everything you need.

Answer 4

You mean seal as in the seal that lives in the sea? If this isn't, try being a walrus.
Try training your mind. Mental strength is a must.

Answer 5

Its called BUD/S, and nothing will prepare you for it, just get your butt in shape as best you can in basic and while on Active Duty, if you get lucky enough to get to attend BUD/S, then I wish you luck, you'll need it.