Navy SEAL

From pay to test scores, weapons and campaign histories, this comprehensive look at Navy SEALs was written by former SEALs and SOCOM members.

There are no cheat codes or hall passes in Navy SEAL Training. But these three steps will help you along the way.

When bullets start flying, you don’t rise to the occasion—you fall to the level of your training, so train your family like their lives depend on it, because one day they just might.

Back in the early days of the OSS, when the stakes were sky-high and the playbook still being written, candidates faced a gauntlet of tests designed to weed out all but the toughest, sharpest minds—because only a ‘PhD who could win a bar fight’ would survive behind enemy lines.

The difference between a massacre and a miracle that day on the train wasn’t luck — it was training, awareness, and the instinct to act when others froze.

I lost everything I owned three years after leaving the Navy, including my marriage. Then I picked myself up, dusted off, and built a new life.

Fear isn’t something operators are free from; it’s what they master, using relentless training, humor, and a clear head to keep that little quitter on their shoulder in check.

Mastering calm under duress in water is crucial for Navy SEALs, forming their training’s foundation and effectiveness.

The following is an event that happened leading up to Hell Week. It was one of those life moments where we have a choice to make.

Mike Day, former Navy SEAL, Silver Star recipient, and exceptional human being, left us on March 27th, 2023.

I joined the Navy chasing a SEAL dream, got detoured into Search and Rescue by a well-meaning but clueless recruiter, and ended up earning my place in one of the toughest, most elite programs in the fleet — all while figuring out manhood, loyalty, and what it means to save someone who once saved you.

Hell Week isn’t some inspirational Instagram quote—it’s a prolonged beatdown from Neptune himself, and the only way out is through, one sand-chafed, sleep-deprived, surf-tortured hour at a time.