[quote]BillyHayes wrote:
Look up James “The Thinker” Smith. He was an S%C coach at Pitt and has trained many people for BUDS. He also went through BUDS himself so he has first hand knowledge on what is required. I believe you can hire him or he has a book/program on training to be a SEAL.
Good Luck![/quote]
x2 -super knowledgable guy.
The only thing I disagree with Devine is what he says is competitive in the 1.5 mile run and the pullups; 10:30 in the run and less than 25 pullups will put you the list but you’ll be on the bottom of it.
Also Mark Divine a former Seal commander offers coaching andseems to have some legit products.[/quote]
[quote]JRT6 wrote:
Ignorance is still knowledge I guess. The chow hall was moved up to tbe beach a few years ago. Check out Smith and Owen and for the latest.[/quote]
I don’t really care. I was just saying what a book I read said.[/quote]
I didn’t mean for my post to appear to be directed at you I should have made sure it was a general comment.
I was a Navy Officer recruiter, seeing that you are in college not sure if you want to go SEAL officer. Meaning OCS after college. If so the selection is a lot harder in the SEAL/BUDS test.
Many go enlisted 1st to get thru the door, then after BUDS put in their Officer package.
So I recommend you talk to a Navy Officer Recruiter also, not a Recruiter for Enlisted unless you decide that’s the best route.
I’m a retired Senior Chief and would be glad to help
Every SOF I’ve ever talked to said if you want to make SOF your career and get paid to train, go to all the cool schools along with big pay bonuses then enlisted is the way to go. If your willing to only be operational for only 1 or 2 deployments before moving on to all b things officer then go the way bowclan said.
The enlisted graduation rate for buds 10-15% but the officer graduation rate? 80% because you have to do so much to get to even get into bus that quitting just isn’t an option. All of this info is in breaking buds.
You should do a lot of conditioning work. The main thing the military values in general and the SEALs in particular is strength endurance, not max strength. In this context large amounts of muscle mass will actually be a hinderance. Recommended training program would like something like this:
Run until your legs give out
Do bodyweight calisthenics until you can barely move
Swim until you start to wonder if you’re a fish
Oh and preferably you should do all of that while cold, wet and tired.
I recommend watching the Navy SEALs: BUDS Class 234 documentary mini-series and realize they probably only showed the easy parts.
I was just rereading that book I alluded to and it says for officer candidates to be considered you need around and 8:00 1.5 mile and 30 pull-ups. There is a list of guys waiting and only so many slots available and those are the numbers you need to be around to be competitive. You can’t have a " just do enough to pass mindset" to be complete BUD/S anyway. I would shoot Bowclan a PM and get some advice on how to navigate the system so you can get the SEAL Challenge contract you want.
And like other guys have said: forget crossfit, mma, Spartan race, etc; your priority is push ups, pull ups, sit ups, run, swim and maybe dips.
Don’t forget burpees and 8 count body builders. One of my OCS classmates who became a SEAL ran 3 miles in 15:15. You don’t have to be that fast but it helps.
Pre-Bud/s and BUD/S Orientation will get you in the shape you need to be for enlisted but you still need to stand out a little. Officers really have to crush the PST to be considered for any of it. From what I’ve learned, and I am a total outside, enlisted is the way to go and you can go to OCS later. One good thing about going in as a officer through OCS is because the navy has no investment in you guys who wash out are likely to be totally discharged instead of sent to the USS paint chipper.
This is recommended programming straight from the Seal-SWCC web site.
You won’t be a football player anymore, You’ll need a new set of physical attributes. Can you swim? You’re worried about losing muscle but have you tried swimming 1,000 yards. its no joke. It’s military special operations you’re looking to get into. The size of your biceps won’t mean shit to anyone there.