Navy SEAL

Fear is a force that can either paralyze us or propel us forward. Learn how to use it as a powerful motivator.

He did not kill Jennifer Evans, but he has spent over thirty years in prison because Virginia’s felony-murder doctrine treated his worst decision that night as if he had.

When people ask if Navy SEALs fear sharks, I tell them the truth which is that during BUD/S you are too focused on surviving the next evolution to waste a thought on whatever might be circling beneath you.

Special Operations favors the one who thinks under fire, starts before he is told, and pulls others with him.

I didn’t teach Kamal to swim; I taught him to harness fear until it pulled him across ten feet of water like a tide he commanded.

When the grind tells you to stay home, create paradise from the pain by vividly seeing the badass evening you’ll earn, and your brain will start craving the work.

Visualizing what life will look and feel like after you do something is a powerful experience. I wanted that T-shirt.

Marcus Luttrell was the lone survivor of Operation Red Wings, an operation that went sideways, resulting in the loss of 19 servicemembers.

And now here I was, just days away from graduating boot camp, trying to figure out how the hell to get myself on the track to BUD/S.

Flying with the Night Stalkers, whether fast-roping from a Black Hawk, thundering in a Chinook, or clinging to the skids of a Little Bird, showed me firsthand why these aviation professionals are the lifeline of America’s most elite warriors.

Today in SOFREP’s Team Room, Rad delves into the gritty realities of being a Navy SEAL sniper, probing the deep and often unspoken memories of warfare that define the lives and legacies of Brandon Webb and Charlie Melton.

At Selection, your age won’t carry your ruck or find your points—your grit, your prep, and your ability to bleed with the team will.