Suggestions for this plan for Navy SEALs?

Question

Okay right I am a junior in Highschool, few weeks till the first semester is over, and I turned 16, 2 weeks ago. Want to be a SEAL, I am highly motivated but I know it's going a lot more motivation to become a SEAL then I have now.

I am 172 lbs, 5ft 8" I know I am not physically right now.

I am going to start going to te gym in the summer and work on my swimming, push-ups, sit ups and other essetial physical execises for BUD/s.

Now here is the plan;
I graduate in 2009, go directly to college, major in criminal justice or something that involves hands-on things like weaponry and stuff like that. While in college I train real real real hard for about 4 years and while i am doing those two things I will become a cop, where I live you have to be a regular cop in order to become SWAT, but SWAT will take a lot of the time I will have for College and Training so maybe just a cop, The reason i said SWAT is because I want to to get to know the Weapons, but SWAT is another thing.

Okay, one more thing, my mom doesn't want me to got o the Military, She wants me to be a doctor or someone that just sits in an office and loks at papers and types into the computer, I dont want that,
I dont want to be wearing a tie and suit I want something better like what I said up there

Thanks and give me some suggestions.

Thanks again.

Answer 1

First off. Mac1hull, you are sadly misinformed. Former Navy Seals cannot leave the country AND have to report to an FBI agent once a month upon discharge? Says who? Where do you get your information from? I also question whether or not you were ever actually in BUD/S. Why don't you send me your real name so I can investigate that myself? There are plenty of resources that can confirm, by name, every man who EVER attended BUD/S training.
Second, the the asker of the question. I say go for it, but forget about becoming a law enforcement officer, at least for now. While you're attending college, enroll in the Navy ROTC program. They will help pay for your education, and train you in the Navy way of life during the summers (your local Navy recruiter or ROTC campus office at your college of choice would be able to tell you more). Upon graduation from college, you will be appointed an Ensign (Officer) in the U.S. Naval Reserves (but you would actually be Active Duty. The whole reserves thing is really just a name). From there you could apply for SEAL training. If you pass BUD/S, good on you, you become a Navy SEAL. If you don't pass however, you would still owe a few years of your life to the Navy. The Navy will re-train you for a new job, and you usually would get to pick the job, within reason of course. However, since you would be an Officer, you would get paid more and be treated somewhat better then a regular enlisted Sailor.

Answer 2

Navy Seal Commitment

Answer 3

I worked as a welder for three years. And i will tell you hard work is over rated. I got a promotion and work in quality control now. Alot of typing and reports but istill work out on the floor. Cops dont make very good living and at the end of everything money is just as important following your dreams, sad but true. If you ended up going to the amry you could go to med school there and made like 100,000 a year you would have a bunch of money to get what ever kind of weapons you wanted and start a freelance miliatry where people would pay you money to go after there targets. Sound fun right. I dont know how you could do that part legally but the moral of the story is you need money to do anything, so get a good training in something you would get rich doing and retire at thirty five.

Answer 4

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First is that when you say Special Forces you are referring to Army Green Berets. All other special units such as the SEALs, Air Force PJs, Force Recon, Rangers, are called Special Operations. To be in the SEALs enlisted you need to wait. As an officer in the Navy you can go straight there. In the Army you can get a contract to go to Special Forces school right away but many are unsuccessful. As an officer in hte Army you have to wait until your a 1LT promotable to apply which takes about 3 years. As for your strategy, its a good start for a 14 year old. Being special operations though is more than just physical its mental. You should focus on doing the normal things kids your age do such as sports and working out as well as getting good grades. Continue the workout but do not injure yourself. Just stay in shape. When you know your going then you can start getting really in shape. No special operations is easy and I have seen many friends who are Rangers not make it through SFAS. Then again I have seen non experience NCOs make it. Depends on your dedication. In summary, if being Special Ops is your dream do not give it up no matter what others say. Get in touch with a recruiter when your older. For now, be a normal teenager and enjoy high school. get into a good college and become an officer so you have a degree later on. (As far as I know about the CIA, they normally recruit straight from within or from the military, I dont know too much though and could be wrong.) Good luck and keep up the hard work.

Answer 5

We're all cyber identities here. I'm not going to purport to be an ex-SEAL. I didn't even know any SEAL personnel when I was in the USMC. However, I was in fantastic physical condition when I tried out for Force Recon--I was already somewhat of an athlete and had been conditioning for months for the physical fitness test--and I failed the swim qual. I am currently a triathlete, in perhaps the best (endurance) shape I have ever been in, including when I was in the USMC (humping a pack in the infantry is a whole different ball game than swimming/biking/running), and I am still fairly certain given the physical and mental demands of the training BUDS candidates go through that I would not make it through the school.

Check out this guy's website: http://www.davidglover.net/

and go to his autobiography and journal and read a little bit. He is a former Navy SEAL. Some of the physical challenges that he talks about them doing, just to see if they could do it, his previous athletic background; these are the kinds of fellas that typically comprise elite units in the military. Not just the SEALS, but Force Recon, etc.

I'm certainly not saying you can't do it. I don't know anything about you; however, your original post does sound a bit more unreasonable than future oriented. Your original plan for physical conditioning sounds good, graduating from college so you can enter the Navy and go the comissioned officer route: good. But I can tell you that a good portion of SWAT officers are going to be former military personnel, not college graduates looking to gain weaponry experience to use in the military. Law enforcement is called a paramilitary organization for good reason. (I work in law enforcement; yeah, cyber identity, I know....) So, that is an unreasonable goal. Be aware that when you enlist in the Navy you will have to pick an MOS, learn that MOS, and work in that MOS, then qualify for BUDS and be accepted to the school. It is not an "expectation" you should have, per say, to be a "Navy SEAL" when you enlist in the Navy. Concievably, you could join the Navy and be swabbing decks for your entire enlistment. If you are that interested in law enforcement, I would suggest choosing an MOS in the Navy that is L.E. oriented so that if you do not make it through BUDs that you can work that job and if you do not choose to make the Navy your career, then you have several years of working law enforcement experience for when you rejoin the civilian world. I did not do that. I did it backwards. I joined the Marine Corps right out of high school, then went to college when I got out, then looked for a job in law enforcement, which was doubly hard, because I was older, AND I went to a four year school and so was not POST certified upon graduation. Smack my forehead dumb. Listen to your elders a little bit kid--don't be so damn stubborn that you don't take their life experience into account.

Answer 6

Where to begin?
First let me say that I suspect your mother is right. Doctors make far greater money and money is what assures comfort.
To be a Navy S.E.A.L. you had better start with lots of running. Like about 5 miles a day (carrying about 60 pounds on your back). Do a lot of running in deep sand and up hill. Work on your upper body strength. You should easily be able to knock out 100 push ups in less than two minutes without breaking into a sweat. Sit-ups and pull-ups too. Please, plesase, do not worry about weapons training. Let them teach you in their style. Otherwise, you will spend a lot of time trying to unlearn and relearn weaponry. That takes care of the physical aspect. Amazingly enough, it's not necessarily how strong your are physically. But more mentally. Most who drop do so because they were not ready for the mental strain, after that, there are those who drop simply because their body's give out on them. And then, there are those of us who drop because of personal problems like wives who have a screw loose. I knew I should hav killed that stupid wench! Just kidding.
I agree that you should get a four year degree before you enter the military. Life is a whole lot better as an officer than it is as an enlisted.
Best of luck. -- Doc.

Answer 7

Sounds like you're fantasizing.

SEAL team is a six year commitment in the regular Navy, and that's no joke.

Getting through BUD/S training is similar to training for the Olympics, most SEAL applicants were champion: gymnists, track & field stars, boxers, swim champs, or some other high level amateur athlete before they joined the NAV.

Don't forget that in a time of war there is a 9/10 casualty rate for all special forces, especially SEALS. You might not survive your training or your six years of duty.

PLUS if you get honorably discharged as an ex-SEAL, you: 1. cannot leave the country for seven years; and 2. must report to an FBI agent once a month for seven years. You get treated like a frickin criminal for doing a great job.

Answer 8

I think you have a good plan, but remember Seals is a dedicated service. Ive seen how SEALS train in Great Lakes, Illinoi, while I was going to school there in the navy. From my view, their pretty hard core. So good for you! and remember you have to stay dedicated and motivated if you really wanna be a seal. They want nothing but the ellite, so good luck to you!

Answer 9

You know the difference between military personnel and civilians? A conscience. Military personnel aren't people. They're assets. Weapons. In order to make someone capable of killing without anything but an order, you have to take away a part of a person's soul. The military creates sociopaths. Choose a higher road.
Also, the very idea of a police officer is flawed. If we are all equal people, then no one has the right to judge another. Profiling is a huge part of that job. Judge not lest thee be judged. Don't become another pawn. Listen to your mother.
As a parting word I'd like to ask you to remember: If it is possible to create a utopia, a gun will have no part in its creation. There's good reason people call cops pigs and soldiers dogs.

Answer 10

Wow, big goals, good for you. SEALS is gonna want a long-term commitment, so get a business degree for later. Stay out of trouble with the law so you can get a security clearance. Start running and swimming like mad. Good luck.