Navy SEAL

Dick Marcinko, the founder of SEAL Team 6 and author of “Rogue Warrior,” sat down with Brandon Webb for a one-on-one interview.

You hardly have time to think about sharks when you are in BUD/S training, since you are usually more worried about passing a swim or dive evolution.

Veteran Navy SEAL Eric Davis notes that his book guides the reader toward becoming the example they want their children to follow.

Well, I’m still waiting to pick up my Glock 19 (my TS clearance was easier than buying a gun in CA) so had to shoot my friend Mark’s Glock 34. This is a beautiful gun.  I thought you guys would appreciate a little range time action – Brandon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS4mcRouyUA&feature=youtu.be Read More- The Loadout Room Image courtesy of […]

We were honored to have former SEAL Team Six commander Richard Marcinko as our featured author for our first SOFREP Book Club event.

I went through what we call “Foundations of Leadership.” — a six-part series designed for and deployed to corporations to help them build highly functional teams and cultures of empowerment.

Unplug and put down that Xbox controller. You’ll need to bring your A-game if you want to be a part of the elite SEAL teams. Listen to lead instructor Pearson from the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Preparatory School in Great Lakes, Illinois, as he lays out the best plan of action to get you ready […]

Nic Checque wanted to be a Navy SEAL from his high school days. A Monroeville, Pennsylvania kid who wrestled and played football, Checque steeled himself. Cold showers. Sleeping in a  closet. No jacket on a chilly day. Buddies pointed out how hard it would be to join the Navy SEALs. Only one in five survives their legendary entry […]

ODESSA, Texas (Tribune News Service) — Members of a foundation building a memorial statue of slain Navy sniper Chris Kyle say they pushed back a planned unveiling of the project from May to July to accommodate changes to the work guided by input from the Odessa native’s surviving family members. The Wyoming-based sculptor who is […]

Want some humble pie? No? Well I’m going to give it to you anyway. I could always pick out the guys in the spec-ops community who were going to thrive after leaving the military. Some left for family, others to pen the next great American novel, and some to explore the great outdoors. For Michael Crooke, his journey took him from the […]

Second Phase, the combat diving phase, lasts seven weeks. This phase introduces underwater skills that are unique to Navy SEALs. During this phase, candidates become basic combat swimmers and learn open and closed-circuit diving. Successful Second Phase candidates demonstrate a high level of comfort in the water and the ability to perform in stressful and […]

SEAL Qualification Training (SQT) is a grueling 26-week course that takes basic skills already learned and refines them through high-pace tactical training. The point of SQT is to provide the trainee with the tactical skills needed before reaching the platoon. Advanced weapons, small-unit tactics, land navigation, SERE, static-line and free-fall parachute operations, demolitions, cold-weather training, medical skills, […]