BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL) Training

At this point, training shifts from testing how the men react in a high-stress “gut check” environment, to making sure the trainees are competent in their core tasks. The men go through a final 8 weeks of focused SEAL Qualification Training in mission planning, operations, and tactic, techniques and procedures. Upon completion, they are authorized to wear the coveted Navy SEAL Trident insignia on their uniform.  

SEAL training ends with the formal BUD/S Class Graduation. Here the proud few in their dress Navy uniforms are recognized for their achievement in the presence of family and senior SEAL leaders. The Commanding Officers and senior enlisted advisors of the Naval Special Warfare Groups and SEAL Teams attend. The BUD/s graduates, as their newest Teammates, will be reminded of the special group they have entered, to be worthy of the sacrifices of the courageous Frogmen who came before them, and the great honor it is to serve as a U.S. Navy SEAL.

BUD/S Phases

Phase 1 – Physical Conditioning (8 weeks)

Running in the sand
Swimming – up to 2 miles w/fins in the ocean
Calisthenics
Timed Obstacle Course
Four-mile timed runs in boots
Small boat seamanship
Hydrographic surveys and creating charts
Hell Week – Week 4 of Phase 1
5 ½ days of continuous training
Four hours sleep, total
Swimming
Running
Enduring cold, wet, and exhaustion
Rock Portage in Rubber Raiding Craft
Doing 10 times what you thought possible
TEAMWORK!

Phase 2 – Diving (8 weeks)

Step up intensity of the physical training
Focus on Combat Diving
Open-Circuit (compressed air) SCUBA
Closed-Circuit (100% oxygen) SCUBA
Long-distance underwater dives
Mission-focused combat swimming and diving techniques

Phase 3 – Land Warfare (9 weeks)

Increasingly strenuous physical training
Weapons training
Demolitions (military explosives)
Small unit tactics
Patrolling techniques
Rappelling and fast rope operations
Marksmanship