Navy SEALS Trainings for a Mission

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Have you ever wondered how a Navy SEAL trains for a mission, let alone complete one? How does a man qualify to become a Navy SEAL? Navy SEALs are well known, but their training and missions are classified information to the general public. The Navy SEALs are the world’s deadliest commandos and can serve their country anywhere, completing missions around the globe. There are many phases that must completed to become a Navy Seal. The point of the Navy SEAL tryout is not to get people in shape, but to see what a person can handle mentally and physically. The first part of SEAL training is boot camp. Every SEAL candidate must complete this part to move on. The purpose of boot camp, which is similar to other parts of SEAL training, is not to build you up, but to break you down mentally and physically (Luttrell p. 57). After boot camp SEAL candidates will go to pre-BUD/S. Pre-BUD/S is a training program used to build the candidates strength up after he was deconditioned in boot camp. The training program is used to prepare the candidates for BUD/S. BUD/S is a seven-month challenge that develops stamina and leadership. BUD/S stands for Basic Underwater Demolition/ SEAL (Luttrell 59). There are three phases in BUD/S. The first phase is physical conditioning. Phase one is developed to lower the number of people in the class by 80% (Luttrell 59). Four out of every five people that go through BUD/S will quit. The first phase of BUD/S is home to the notorious Hell Week. In Hell Week the SEAL candidates will get no more than five hours of sleep, start to experience hallucinations from sleep depression and a lack of food and water. The SEAL candidates that make it through phase one of BUD/S will start phase two within the week. In phase two o... ... middle of paper ... ...rell, Marcus, and Patrick Robinson. Lone survivor: The eyewitness account of Operation Redwing and the lost heroes of SEAL Team 10. New York: Little, Brown, 2007. Michaels, Jim, and Kim Hjelmgaard. "Navy SEALs seize oil tanker from Libyan rebels." USA Today. 17 Mar. 2014. Gannett. 13 Apr. 2014 . "Navy SEAL Training | Military.com." Navy SEAL Training | Military.com. 10 Apr. 2014 . Phillips, Richard, and Stephan Talty. A captain's duty: Somali pirates, Navy Seals, and dangerous days at sea. New York: Hyperion, 2010. "Surviving SEAL tells story of deadly mission." Army Times. 13 Apr. 2014 story-deadly-mission>.

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