How do you physically prepare for Navy SEAL training?
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Stage 1: Naval Special Warfare Preparatory School (NSW Prep)
- 1000-yard swim with fins (20 minutes or under)
- Push-ups: at least 70 (two-minute time limit)
- Pull-ups: at least 10 (two-minute time limit)
- Curl-ups: at least 60 (two-minute time limit)
- Four-mile run with shoes and pants (31 minutes or under)
Can civilians do SEAL training?
As a civilian, you can request to join the SEALs before enlisting through the SEAL challenge contract (seaman to SEAL program). The SEAL challenge contract guarantees you the opportunity to become a SEAL candidate and entitles you to certain bonuses and benefits when you enlist.
What kind of workouts do Navy SEALs do?
The Official Navy SEAL PST
- Swim 500-yards using breast and/or sidestroke in less than 12 minutes and 30 seconds.
- 10-minute rest.
- Perform a minimum of 50 push-ups in 2 minutes.
- 2-minute rest.
- Perform a minimum of 50 sit-ups in 2 minutes.
- 2-minute rest.
- Perform a minimum of 10 pull-ups (no time limit)
- 10-minute rest.
Can any branch be a Navy SEAL?
You can apply to become a Navy SEAL as a civilian, a Navy sailor or even as a service member from another military branch. Both new recruits and active-duty military candidates must pass a battery of physical, technical and psychological exams.
Entering training to become a Navy SEAL is voluntary. Anyone can volunteer, and officers and enlisted servicepeople train side by side. (Women are now allowed to join but as of 2021, none have successfully finished SEAL training.) In order to enter SEAL training, however, they do have to meet certain requirements.
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- 500-yard swim: 8:00-8:20 or faster.
- Push-ups: 90+
- Sit-ups: 90+
- Pull-ups: 20+
- 1.5-mile run: 9 minutes or faster.
What is the Navy SEAL fitness test?
The Navy SEALs fitness test requires you to run 15 miles in 10.5 minutes; swim 500 yards in 12.5 minutes; complete 50 pushups in two minutes; 50 curl-ups in two minutes; and 10 pull-ups in two minutes. The more you exceed the minimum, the better your shot.
Can I train with a Navy SEAL?
The minimum standards will allow you to start training with your Navy SEAL/SWCC mentor during your delayed entry program phase. Once you reach the optimum levels, you can go to boot camp.