If you are thinking about attending BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training) in your career, you will need to prepare yourself physically and mentally. A great place to start would be reading, “The Secret to Navy Seal Training” by Brandon Webb.
When I went through training back in 1997, it was the hardest thing physically that I’d ever done. I checked into BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training) fresh off a six month deployment on the USS Kitty Hawk as an Aviation Warfare Systems Operator/Helicopter Search & Rescue Swimmer (H60’s). After failing the initial physical training entry test (I had one more shot at it) in this order:
- 500M swim
- Pull Ups
- Push Ups
- 1.5M Run in Boots
I rehearsed it over and over in my head, then pushed myself and was able to pass the initial Pre Training PT test a second time around. By the time I got to 1st Phase of training after a few weeks of “Indoctrination” I was a complete train wreck. Blisters, torn callouses, sore muscles and a bruised ego. I was targeted by the instructor staff for termination and they threw everything they had at me (just ask anyone in my class and they’ll agree).
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You name the punishment or extra duty and I was a participant:
- The Goon Squad-nasty extra PT work for not keeping up with the head pack on runs. While everyone else stretches and drinks water you and a select chosen few get a extra motivation (use your imagination) a few yards away.
- Remedial PT-extra PT after morning chow (this is after a 0500 PT session). Run back early and get hammered times two. Not fun.
- Ole Misery-this is an over-sized log much larger than the telephone poles used in log PT. Misery loves company and she had plenty with me under her.
- “Extra Love”-sorry, you’ll have to sign up for BUD/S and find out for yourself.
Read more- The Secret to Navy Seal Training
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