U.S Navy Seals - Selection&training

[Idf13]

Hi . i'm new to this fourm.
I'm currently in the selection process for the israeli Seal Team.

How do the U.S seal's select thier future commandos?
how long does the training last?

thanx alot!

[hist2004]

Hi . i'm new to this fourm.
I'm currently in the selection process for the israeli Seal Team.

How do the U.S seal's select thier future commandos?
how long does the training last?

thanx alot!

The information about U.S. Navy Seal’s selection and training is easily found
by browsing the web. I’m curious about the terminology you used to describe
the Israeli naval commandos. Why didn’t you use the term Shayetet 13, or
Flotilla 13, their official name, instead of “Israeli Seal Team”?

Regards,
Hist2004

[Idf13]

Well , as i said im new to this fourm and i really didn't think that people are farmiliar with terms like "shayetet" and cet...

I've searched the net for info but i can't really get the whole picture..isn't their training classified? People don't really know about the training that units like "matkal"' and s'13 go through...

Can u link me up to some websitesregarding U.S seal's?

Thank you...
idf13

[born_to_kill]

We're familiar with those terms , there plenty of Israelis like me on this site.. Where are you from?


http://www.isayeret.com/multimedia/ads/s13.jpg

Shayetet 13 recruitment AD

go to www.isayeret.com, Which has the most Israeli special forces information available on the web

http://sealchallenge.navy.mil/seal/default.asp

[ChuckThunder]

Well , as i said im new to this fourm and i really didn't think that people are farmiliar with terms like "shayetet" and cet...

I've searched the net for info but i can't really get the whole picture..isn't their training classified? People don't really know about the training that units like "matkal"' and s'13 go through...

Can u link me up to some websitesregarding U.S seal's?

Thank you...
idf13

I'll give you a brief description of what must happen before you become a SEAL...

1. Men from 17-28 must pass requirements and recieve a billet to go to BUD/S or Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL

2. Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL School
a. Indoctrination (5 weeks)
b. Basic Conditioning (8 weeks) - This includes "Hell Week", a full six days of PT and mission scenarios with only 4-5 hours of sleep.
c. Diving (8 weeks)
d. Land Warfare (9 weeks)

BUD/S is really a gut check. The Diving Phase of BUD/S is the most extensive part of the BUD/S process. Land Warfare is an introduction to... well... Land Warfare. Keep in mind, before SEALs are SEALs they are sailors, not infantry fighters like the Army or Marines.

After BUD/S, all SEALs must go to...

Basic Parachute Training, SERE school, and Officers have a large amount of classroom time. Those who go to the Joint Special Operations Medical School to get 18D Qual'ed have to spend about 8 months to a year doing that.

Finally there is SQT or SEAL Qualification Training, a 15 week course that gets down and dirty with modern warfare. This consists of weapon and pointman training at Camp Billy Machen, Artic Warfare training in Alaska, boat assault, and CQD (Close Quarter Defense).

After SQT, SEALs recieve thier Tridents and go off to their Teams. They will recieve additional training (a lot of training, 18 months to be exact).

[papasmerf]

Well , as i said im new to this fourm and i really didn't think that people are farmiliar with terms like "shayetet" and cet...

I've searched the net for info but i can't really get the whole picture..isn't their training classified? People don't really know about the training that units like "matkal"' and s'13 go through...

Can u link me up to some websitesregarding U.S seal's?

Thank you...
idf13

I'll give you a brief description of what must happen before you become a SEAL...

1. Men from 17-28 must pass requirements and recieve a billet to go to BUD/S or Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL

2. Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL School
a. Indoctrination (5 weeks)
b. Basic Conditioning (8 weeks) - This includes "Hell Week", a full six days of PT and mission scenarios with only 4-5 hours of sleep.
c. Diving (8 weeks)
d. Land Warfare (9 weeks)

BUD/S is really a gut check. The Diving Phase of BUD/S is the most extensive part of the BUD/S process. Land Warfare is an introduction to... well... Land Warfare. Keep in mind, before SEALs are SEALs they are sailors, not infantry fighters like the Army or Marines.

After BUD/S, all SEALs must go to...

Basic Parachute Training, SERE school, and Officers have a large amount of classroom time. Those who go to the Joint Special Operations Medical School to get 18D Qual'ed have to spend about 8 months to a year doing that.

Finally there is SQT or SEAL Qualification Training, a 15 week course that gets down and dirty with modern warfare. This consists of weapon and pointman training at Camp Billy Machen, Artic Warfare training in Alaska, boat assault, and CQD (Close Quarter Defense).

After SQT, SEALs recieve thier Tridents and go off to their Teams. They will recieve additional training (a lot of training, 18 months to be exact).

ChuckThunder has it all covered pretty much, I'd just like to correct few things so hopefully you don't get offended by it Chuck.

Hellweek is really 5 days long, not 6. It usually starts late afternoon on Sunday and ends at noon on Friday The rest of the day is spent on doing medical examinations, then Saturday and Sunday there is no evolutions so they get to rest. After BUD/S, all "GRADUATES" go to SQT, they aren't SEALs yet (a lot of people get this confused). They already go off to their Teams after BUD/S, SQT is where they earn their Tridents. After that, a new born SEAL will train for about 6 more months when he'll receive his C-2 status, meaning he can now be deployed to a real mission with his Team.

IDF, here are some websites you might want to visit if you want to learn more about the Navy SEALs.

www.seal.navy.mil

www.navyseals.com

[Johnnyringo]

Chuck and Smerf.... were/are you guys SEAL's??

I'd be careful posting info about units you have no experiance with.

[papasmerf]

Chuck and Smerf.... were/are you guys SEAL's??

I'd be careful posting info about units you have no experiance with.


I'm not a SEAL, I'm on my road to though. I'm pretty sure information I provided is accurate, however I do apologize for speaking of things I only read and heard about and had no actual experience with. My sources are mainly all the books, documentries, and sometimes I get lucky and talk with real frogmen.

[ChuckThunder]

Chuck and Smerf.... were/are you guys SEAL's??

I'd be careful posting info about units you have no experiance with.

Nope. That info is all from the website.

[Idf13]

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[mocking_loudly_died]

So SEAL's are made up of Navy personnal only? - being that the Marines are Navy (right?) can't they apply for selection?

[Johnnyringo]

Marines have their own "SEAL's" Being a FR Marine is probably more of a accomplishment (for a Marine) than being a SEAL. I personally knew a Marine that served time in a Recon BN in the Marines went into the the Navy as a BUD'S candidate (Corpsman) and dropped out after hell week to be with his family. He served as a corpsman within our company( USMC grunt Infantry) Toughest SOB I've ever seen, only corpsman with an EGA on his cover that everyone respeted.

[mocking_loudly_died]

How does a Force Recon Marine differ from a SEAL? (In terms of selection, training and deployment).

Cheers.

[Ratamacue]

How does a Force Recon Marine differ from a SEAL? (In terms of selection, training and deployment).

Cheers.

TP could probably tell you, I'm pretty sure he served in either Force Recon or Battalion Recon. I have some idea of the differences but not really enough to give you an accurate picture.

[FDF_Hemppis]

Sorry guys, a bit OT, but goddamn did I lol after I saw that "Tough Enough-tour" ad on that sealchallenge website.
Honestly! "Are you tough enough?" rofl rofl

If you have any kind of basic fitness, you can do those things...

[papasmerf]

How does a Force Recon Marine differ from a SEAL? (In terms of selection, training and deployment).

Cheers.


If you're really interested, grab one book about SEAL training, the other on Force Recon. If you don't want that, then I'll write something for you when I have time, but you'll probably want TP to reply to this one anyway.

[Flagg]

Sorry guys, a bit OT, but goddamn did I lol after I saw that "Tough Enough-tour" ad on that sealchallenge website.
Honestly! "Are you tough enough?"

If you have any kind of basic fitness, you can do those things...

I would have to agree that the requirements will not present a challenge for someone who is disciplined about their personal health and fitness.

The requirements listed below(which are quite similiar to the RFL-Required Fitness Level to gain entry to begin training for the NZ Army) aren't that difficult, but there are a surprising number/percentage of people who cannot pass this barrier test.


42 push-ups, followed by a two-minute rest - 50 sit-ups, followed by a two-minute rest - 8 pull-ups, followed by a 10-minute rest - 1.5 mile run in less than 11 1/2 minutes

Sedentary lifestyles, fewer people(as a percentage of whole) working in physical labour trades, and increasing obesity are but a few issues making this barrier test a challenge for many.

But remember......this is a test just to get a foot in the door...in order to complete training you will be required to raise your fitness level a whole level of magnitude higher....meeting the minimum requirements is one thing....crushing them is another.

[papasmerf]

Sometimes it's not really about being challenged physically, if you look on the Navy SEALs Workout on navyseals.com website, you'll see the workout is not that tough at all. It's not easy, but it's nothing seriously demanding if you have time to do it. For starters, it is a great workout that can boost your condition, but the hardest part about it is not number of push ups or runs you do, but completing the training itself. You'll get more of a mental boost out of it than physical.