Navy SEAL BUD/S…24 weeks of Hell (83 HQ Photos)

Navy SEAL BUD/S…24 weeks of Hell (83 HQ Photos)

BUD/S is a 6-month SEAL training course held at the Naval Special Warfare Training Center in Coronado, CA. You’ll start with five weeks Indoctrination and Pre-Training as part of a Navy SEAL Class, then go through the Three Phases of BUD/S.

 BUDS stands for Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL School and is always capitalized. Hell Night is the most important for guys becoming SEALs. This is because most guys have a tough time during Hell Week in BUD/S.

Those unable to pass the final test are removed from the SEAL training pipeline and reclassified into other jobs in the Navy. Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) Training. BUD/S is a 24-week training challenge that develops the SEAL candidates mental and physical stamina and leadership skills.

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

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

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