I know a guy who was a former SEAL. He went to the Naval Academy and played football there. The Academy has something like a "pre-SEAL" curriculum where you are mentored by current or former SEALS to prepare you. He was an athlete, in supreme shape, trained for 6 months solid before he entered, and knew exactly what to expect. He still said it was brutal as frick and kicked his arse.

He said what washes out a lot of guys is the next phase which is water/dive training. As a SEAL you have to be comfortable in the water. A lot of guys who could cruise through BUDS fail in the next phase because they can't get comfortable and operate in the water in stressful, dangerous situations. City boys country boys aren't used to it and fricks with their heads.

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Posted by sullivanct19a

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Member since Oct 2015

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Posted on 12/18/15 at 10:54 am to 14&Counting

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I know a guy who was a former SEAL. He went to the Naval Academy and played football there. The Academy has something like a "pre-SEAL" curriculum where you are mentored by current or former SEALS to prepare you. He was an athlete, in supreme shape, trained for 6 months solid before he entered, and knew exactly what to expect. He still said it was brutal as frick and kicked his arse.

He said what washes out a lot of guys is the next phase which is water/dive training. As a SEAL you have to be comfortable in the water. A lot of guys who could cruise through BUDS fail in the next phase because they can't get comfortable and operate in the water in stressful, dangerous situations. City boys country boys aren't used to it and fricks with their heads.

I don't think you understand the phases very well.

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Posted by cas4t

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Posted on 12/21/15 at 12:40 pm to 14&Counting

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He said what washes out a lot of guys is the next phase which is water/dive training. As a SEAL you have to be comfortable in the water. A lot of guys who could cruise through BUDS fail in the next phase because they can't get comfortable and operate in the water in stressful, dangerous situations. City boys country boys aren't used to it and fricks with their heads.

I know a guy who falls into this category. I believe the story was there is a part in training where while diving, instructors in the water rip out your oxygen mouth piece and basically fight you underwater. He said he blacked out numerous times in the water and just eventually quit.

Sounds fricking miserable to me.