BUD/S

Captain Brad Geary’s case reveals the perilous balance between pushing limits in SEAL training and the dire consequences of a culture that pressures recruits to prioritize toughness over their own safety.

Eric Davis shares his harrowing BUD/S experience, from the makeshift Ziploc bag boots in unforgiving snow to the extreme trials that tested his limits in the Navy’s most grueling challenge.

Amidst the fierce camaraderie and ear-splitting sonic booms on Coronado’s sands, I, a Green Beret among Navy SEALs, embraced the raw intensity of military might and the unspoken bond of warriors at sea.

It is explained, in simple terms, how to apply for two very difficult jobs

The death of Seaman Kyle Mullins in BUD/S training to become a navy SEAL has the New York Times claiming the training program harbors a culture of brutality, cheating and drugs. SOFREP looks at the evidence of these claims and draws a very different conclusion.

Basic Training Command at the Naval Special Warfare Center is also known as “Pre-BUDs” and screens applicants for suitability for further training as Navy SEALs and for the Special Warfare Combatant Crewman(SWCC) programs. It now has female instructors as part of the cadre.

In my BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL) training class we had a guy, “Eli”, finish Hell Week, report to medical for back pain and it was discovered that he had fractured his back. Welcome to SEAL training, it’s called high risk training for a reason. Recently another student who finished Hell Week died from training. “One […]

So you wanna be a frogman? Be careful what you wish for. Sometimes sleeping like a baby means waking up and crying every two minutes.

If you are a phony Navy SEAL, standby. The hammer of justice is coming your way and on its head it reads, “Hey bro, Don Shipley here. Retired Navy SEAL.”

The pirate learned his lesson too late. SEALs are taught that every fight is a fight to the finish, no tap-outs, no time-outs, no mercy.

You could feel the winds of dread in the air like a thunderstorm that was approaching over the horizon.

“You all should be proud of even getting this far. Most men don’t have the fortitude to put their name on the application for the toughest military selection course in the world,” the CO said.