BACKGROUND OF NAVY SEALS
SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME A SEAL ARE THAT YOU NEED TO BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD OR 17 WITH PARENTAL PERMISSION. ANOTHER REQUIREMENT IS THAT YOU NEED TO BE A U.S. CITIZEN. YOU MUST ALSO NEED TO HAVE 20/20 VISION AND IF YOU DON’T, THE WORST IT COULD BE IS 20/100. YOU MUST ALSO NEED TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL AND YOU MUST ALSO HAVE A CLEAN RECORD. YOU MUST ALSO ATTEND A 24 WEEK SCHOOL KNOWN AS THE BUD/S WHICH STANDS FOR BASIC UNDERWATER DEMOLITION/SEAL.
SEALS, AFTER BUD/S GRADUATION, ATTEND A SQT (SEALS QUALIFICATION TRAINING). THIS IS A COURSE ABOUT 2 AND A HALF MONTHS LONG. THIS TRAINING IS DIFFICULT AND JUST AS HARD AS THE BUD/S, HOWEVER YOU PROBALLY WONT BE TREATED AS MAGGOTS AS MUCH. THIS IS WHERE THEY TEACH YOU ALL THE LITTLE THINGS ABOUT SEALS AND WHAT THEY DO. CLOSE QUARTER BATTLE, CLOSE QUARTER DEFENSE, VISIT, BOARD, SEARCH AND SEIZURE DRILLS, SMALL BOAT HANDLING. AFTER ALL OF THAT YOU ARE SHIPPED TO YOUR TEAM WHICH WILL THEN CALL YOU THE “NEW GUY” WHICH THEY WON'T TREAT YOU LIKE A SEAL UNTIL YOU HAVE PROVED TO THEM YOU DESERVE THAT TITLE.
- SEALs stand for Sea, Air, Land
- They have the hardest training out of every military branch there is.
- Any place where there is US troops either SEALs are there or they were there first.
- The role of the Navy SEALs is to get in and out quickly and as safe as possible.
- SEALs work in small units up to one to two people but sometimes in a platoon comprised of up to 16.
- SEALs are trained to perform missions that fall under five main categories, Unconventional Warfare (UW), Foreign Internal Defense (FID), Direct Action (DA), Counterterrorism (CT). Special Reconnaissance (SR).
- To become a Navy SEAL is voluntary but you have to pass some requirements to become a SEAL. You have to: be an active-duty member in the US Navy, Be a male, Be 28 years of age or younger ( weavers for 29 and 30 year olds are possible), Have good vision at least 20/40, Be a US citizen, Pass the Armed Service Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), Then last but not least pass the stringent physical screening test which is followed by these procedures: Swim 500 yards in 12.5 minutes or less, followed by a 10 minute rest; Do 42 push-ups in under two minutes, followed by two minute rest; Do 50 sit-ups in under two minutes, followed by a two minute break; Do six pull-ups, followed by a 10 minute rest; Run 1.5 miles in long pants and boots in less than 11.5 minutes.
SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME A SEAL ARE THAT YOU NEED TO BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD OR 17 WITH PARENTAL PERMISSION. ANOTHER REQUIREMENT IS THAT YOU NEED TO BE A U.S. CITIZEN. YOU MUST ALSO NEED TO HAVE 20/20 VISION AND IF YOU DON’T, THE WORST IT COULD BE IS 20/100. YOU MUST ALSO NEED TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL AND YOU MUST ALSO HAVE A CLEAN RECORD. YOU MUST ALSO ATTEND A 24 WEEK SCHOOL KNOWN AS THE BUD/S WHICH STANDS FOR BASIC UNDERWATER DEMOLITION/SEAL.
SEALS, AFTER BUD/S GRADUATION, ATTEND A SQT (SEALS QUALIFICATION TRAINING). THIS IS A COURSE ABOUT 2 AND A HALF MONTHS LONG. THIS TRAINING IS DIFFICULT AND JUST AS HARD AS THE BUD/S, HOWEVER YOU PROBALLY WONT BE TREATED AS MAGGOTS AS MUCH. THIS IS WHERE THEY TEACH YOU ALL THE LITTLE THINGS ABOUT SEALS AND WHAT THEY DO. CLOSE QUARTER BATTLE, CLOSE QUARTER DEFENSE, VISIT, BOARD, SEARCH AND SEIZURE DRILLS, SMALL BOAT HANDLING. AFTER ALL OF THAT YOU ARE SHIPPED TO YOUR TEAM WHICH WILL THEN CALL YOU THE “NEW GUY” WHICH THEY WON'T TREAT YOU LIKE A SEAL UNTIL YOU HAVE PROVED TO THEM YOU DESERVE THAT TITLE.