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Category: Preparing for Selection

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Latest Preparing for Selection stories, analysis, and updates from SOFREP.

Special Operations Skills 101: Land Navigation

Special Operations Skills 101: Land Navigation

October 6, 2021

Today, we’re going to jump into Land Navigation, one of the key areas that end up failing the majority of candidates who volunteer for Selection.

Navy SEAL Sniper Mental Management Hack: Visualization

Navy SEAL Sniper Mental Management Hack: Visualization

August 25, 2021

I’ve seen visualization work. I don’t care what field you’re in, visualization can help you, especially in high-stress environments.

How to Prepare for the Navy SEAL Physical Test

How to Prepare for the Navy SEAL Physical Test

August 14, 2021

As a former Navy SEAL and Instructor, I give an insider’s experience into how to make sure you are properly prepared for BUD/S training.

SWCC Water Competency: Being Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable

SWCC Water Competency: Being Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable

August 9, 2021

Not only are SWCC students subjected to long and tiresome swimming evolutions in the pool and ocean, but they are also tested on their water competency.

Special Operations Selection: This Study Reveals the Character Traits That Make It More Likely to Pass

Special Operations Selection: This Study Reveals the Character Traits That Make It More Likely to Pass

August 8, 2021

The Commandos that passed the grueling assessment process prioritized certain character traits in themselves and others.

Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS): The Pain of Team Week

Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS): The Pain of Team Week

July 25, 2021

In SFAS you will feel the pain as individuals, but you cannot hope to pass unless you think and act as a team.

Stoicism: How to Survive Like a Special Operator

Stoicism: How to Survive Like a Special Operator

March 28, 2021

Having the ability to survive require more than physical stamina. Learn the mental hack Special Operators use to make it out alive.

Visualization: How to Train Your Mind Like a Navy SEAL

Visualization: How to Train Your Mind Like a Navy SEAL

March 19, 2021

For decades, top athletes and elite operators have used the mental ‘superpower’ of visualization to go further and survive longer.

How Navy SEAL Trainers Prepare the Next Generation of SEALs

How Navy SEAL Trainers Prepare the Next Generation of SEALs

February 14, 2021

Navy SEAL training is widely known as one of the most grueling in the world, but it’s the instructors who assess and shape the future SEALs.

How the Navy’s ‘Hell Week’ Reveals Who Has What it Takes to Be a SEAL

How the Navy’s ‘Hell Week’ Reveals Who Has What it Takes to Be a SEAL

January 29, 2021

“My class started with 150 students,” a former SEAL officer said. “At the end of Hell Week, only 24 were there, some of them pretty beat up.”

Army Captain Becomes First Soldier With a Prosthetic Limb to Complete Special Forces Selection

Army Captain Becomes First Soldier With a Prosthetic Limb to Complete Special Forces Selection

December 16, 2020

The new prosthetic hand — which uses an advanced brain-to-machine interface — has allowed Captain DuVal to complete Special Forces Selection.

Watch: So You Want to Become a Green Beret?

Watch: So You Want to Become a Green Beret?

December 5, 2020

U.S. Army Special Forces, often referred to as the “Green Berets,” are one of America’s most elite and capable special operations units.

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