Sailor 2.0
Navy SEAL
by: MC3 Taylor Stinson
Special operations forces (SOF) have five truths 1. Humans are more important than their hardware 2. Quality is more important than quantity 3. SOF cannot be mass produced 4. Competent SOF cannot be created after emergencies occur 5. Most special operations require non-SOF assistance
SEAL candidates
a 2009 Naval Special Warfare Recruit Directorate (NSWRD) study, conducted by GALLUP Consulting, “those [students] participating in sports such as water polo, triathlon, lacrosse, boxing, rugby, and swimming as well as those participating in activities such as mountain biking, woodworking, mountain/rock climbing, and hunting ... succeed [at BUD/S] disproportionately.
strong ties According to a 2012 study, these are the top responses from candidates when asked how the candidate heard of the SEALs and why they were compelled to join:
17-28 Candidates are now placed in special recruit training divisions with other prospective candidates (i.e. SWCC, EOD, etc.). These special divisions undergo more physical training than the standard navy recruit division. After boot camp, the candidates attend an eight-week long Naval Special Warfare Prepatory School also located in Great Lakes that continues the physical preparations of the candidates.
life long affinity “It’s all I ever wanted to do” “Life long desire to become a frogman” “A long standing aspiration/dream” “It is what I was born to do”
- NSW Recruiting Directorate, Final Research Findings (San Diego, Ca, 2009)
locations
1. Relative is a SEAL 2. Friend is a SEAL 3. Associated with the Special Warfare community (i.e. Fort Benning, EOD) 4. Family or friend is in another special forces outfit 5. Family or friend was in Underwater Demolition Team (UDT) EUROPE CORONADO, CA
- NSW Center Public Affairs, “Growing the Force”
GUIDANCE // OVERSIGHT
WESTERN PACIFIC
LITTLE CREEK, VA
hell week
SPECIAL // TACTICS
5.5
pearl harbor, hi
MIDDLE EAST
UNDERSEA // WARFARE
CENTRAL AMERICA
AFRICA
SOUTH AMERICA
hell days total
50/200 pass hell week each year
Where they come from *According to...
hrs of hell week
hrs of sleep
Sources: http://navyseals.com/nsw/hell-week-0/ http://usmilitary.about.com/od/navytrng/a/sealhellweek.htm http://navyseals.com/nsw/structure/ http://www.cnn.com/2011/politics/05/06/special.ops/ Naval Special Warfare Recruiting Directorate, Final Research Findings (San Diego, CA, 2009).