im strongly considering joining the Navy and i need some advise about it?

Question

so im thinking about joining the military for a while now and i've been leaning toward joining the Navy Seals recently. i want some advise on how i should train to get ready for this. also how difficult is boot camp and what is the process to becoming an officer.

Answer 1

You're probably not going to like this answer.



If you're going SEAL, Boot Camp will be a snap.



A commission requires a baccalaureate. You apply for an officer program, go to OCS and get your commission. If you go through an NROTC program, before you get your commission you'll have to commit to a period of service.



Run a mile, swim a mile, do 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, and 50 pull-ups. Then do it all again. If it takes you more than an hour... well, get down to under an hour.



But that's just what you can do. They also look at what kind of person you are. From the time you were born you've been developing character traits. The instructors don't care if you can do an obstacle course with a house on your back. They're going to serve with you one day, and they're asking themselves if you've demonstrated that they can count on you when the stuff is hitting the fan and flying all over the place... demonstrated to them that they can trust you with their lives and those of your team. It doesn't make any difference what you think or say... they're watching your actions.



That said, wouldn't you agree that the statements, "im strongly considering joining the Navy," and "so im thinking about joining the military for a while now and i've been leaning toward joining the Navy Seals recently" are a little short on commitment and determination? The guys who make it to Coronado are absolutely committed and are determined to make it. And even of those, four out of five wash out or ring out.



You can get into shape. That's the easy part. But your character is already set. You're stuck with it. You're SEAL now... or you're not. The Navy doesn't turn guys into SEALs. The SEALs show up at Coronado... along with a bunch of guys who are firmly convinced they're SEAL material. The Navy first demonstrates to the guys in the second group that they're sorely mistaken. Then, after those guys have left, the Navy undertakes to train the SEALs.



Unless you already have BA or BS degree, forget the officer thing. Contact a SEAL motivator.

Answer 2

If you want to be a Navy SEAL you need to be in the best physical shape of your life.



To be competitive in any kind of special forces you should be able to perform

100 pushups in 2:00

100 situps in 2:00

20 pull ups

2 mile run in less than 12:00

5 mile run in around 35:00



Swimming is the only thing you don't have to train for. Navy boot camp will make you a 3rd class swimming before you graduate, and as long as you pass the physical entry exam prior to attending SEAL school then the SEAL instructors will catch you up to everyone else.



The most important thing about SEAL training is listening to your instructors, and performing physically and mentally at the top of your class.



To increase situps, pushups, and pull ups I recommend doing pyramid workouts and doing 5 x maximum reps of situps, pushups, and pull ups.



For running I recommend doing interval training for speed and running several miles for endurance.



Make sure that no matter what day it is, some how some way you're training to meet those above goals I mentioned earlier



Give it your best though, they'll teach you how to be a Navy SEAL, and how can you go wrong with that?

Answer 3

First off, you can't join and become a SEAL immediately. If, or when, you decide to enlist, you will have to decide on a rating (job) to have before you go to basic training. Or you can choose to go in "undesignated" which I don't advise because it means the Navy can put you wherever they want to. After basic, you'll go to an "A" school, where you'll learn the basics of whatever rating you end up with. There are several different ratings in the Navy, ranging from engineering, aviation, electronics, admin and logistics, medical, construction, etc.

Once you complete your "A" school, then you can start thinking about applying for SEAL training. There's a physical entry requirement that you must pass just to be considered for the training, but I'm not 100% sure what the specifics are. Needless to say, it's nothing compared to what you'd end up going through if you got selected.

As for becoming an officer, first off you need a bachelors degree. Most of the Navy officers come from either the Naval Academy or through ROTC programs.

One last thing. The Navy is what you make of it, regardless of what the previous idiot posted on here. I retired after 20 years in the Navy, and looking back I have no regrets. I joined right after high school and wondered if it was the right choice instead of going to college. The military isn't for everybody. It worked out for me.

Answer 4

As an Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) [that's Petty Officer 2nd Class, you'll learn we go by rates for our names) for ovrer 5 years of service I can tell you the Navy Seals has an 85% attrition rate. It's no easy picnic, I'll tell you what, find a SEAL recruit motivator who will train you and answer your questions. It's a new program started about 2-3 years ago, I did the story on it, link below.



The Navy is by far the best when it comes to opportunties and brotherhood. You ever been underway for 7 months, that ship becomes your family. Boot camp is a breeze, mine was funny actually and I had the last bit of old school, my RDCs were dinosaurs man. As for officer, don't become one yet until you join the SEALs. Officer selection for SEALs is less than 1%, a friend of mine made that mistake. Join enlisted SEALs first and then put in a STA 21 package or OCS.



It is not difficult to become an officer, it's all what you make of it. The Navy works for you and if you don't use it, then it's not going to help is it.



my contact information: [e-mail]

I'd love to help you find information.



As for now, seek out a SEAL mentor in your area. Ask your recruiter for it, make him show it to you. If it helps print out this story and bring it to him, every area has a group. Second, download the SEAL workout online, DO IT TO THE LETTER! This is no joke, SEAL training is the hardest in the world. (direct quote by the way). Remember, 85-90% of candidates don't make it. The ones that do enjoy a very exciting, challenging and high-paying, ;-), career. NSW is receiving large checks these days due to the War on Terror.





http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=27034 (That's a link to just one of the stories I published)

Answer 5

IF you want to become a SEAL...there are a thousand Discovery channel programs, workout books, and so on available. Run in loose sands in boots a few miles every day, and swim ten miles a day...that should help you condition for it. Oh...and make sure you can do 120 pushups in 2 minutes and 120 situps in 2 minutes.

Boot camp was a breeze in 1988, when I went through, and has gotten easier. Brush up on your US history, Navy history, and first aid.

To be an officer...start with a 4 year college degree. Electrical Engineering, Architecture, and Nursing are good choices. With the degree, you then go to either Officer Indoc School or Officer Candidate School instead of boot camp; you'll spend a lot of time asking yourself "WTF did I do this for?" up until graduation.

Answer 6

Boot camp is cake. It'll seem hard at the time, probably, but looking back on it, it was pretty easy. Run a lot to prepare, but as for going SEAL, I can't help you much there.



To be an officer, you need a four year degree. Then you would need to go through Officer Candidate School (OCS). There are many different ways to get there if you enlist.

Answer 7

If you are in the US then you cannot join any branch of the military until you are at least 17. When you are close to 17 talk to a recruiter. Contrary to popular belief, you don't HAVE to be a high school graduate to enlist. If you are a high school senior you can enlist but you cannot ship to training until after you graduate and if you drop out of school you are automatically discharged from the Delayed Entry Program.

Answer 8

Just a little input for you. Yeah regular boot camp is cake but if your in the 800 divisions (seal divisions) it will be a lot harder. so just keep that in mind and make sure your in good shape before you go. Yeah boot camp was more like folding camp, but man can I fold the heck out of a shirt now. Nothing like getting yelled at for folding improperly.

Answer 9

training- they will train you in boot camp, but if you want to prepare yourself you should run

boot camp is difficult but it really depends on your person and physical ability

I honestly don't know specifics on becoming an officer but if you sign up and are there for a certain amount of time you may have a chance to be an officer, and then your basically set for life

Answer 10

never join the military. nothing good comes from being around gus and bombs all friggin' day. also, military families feel much more pain than anything else. if they're not moving all the time, the dad is in another country and can't tell his wife exactly what's happening, so she has to worry all the time. and soldiers are always messing up so much nowadays, i can't go one day without reading the paper about some soldiers accidentally killing innocent people. the world hates us because of what gw did and our military. why would you willingly want to join that? it may be different in the navy, but you sign that paper, they own you.

Answer 11

if you want to become a Seal, then see a genetic therapist. becoming a SEAL is a whole other story.

Answer 12

Don't think about it, just do it. It will be the best thing that you ever did for yourself and the country.