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USNA Curriculum

FormerRecruitingGuru

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According to Wikipedia (not sure if that is the most trustworthy source. Hence, my questions here), a prospective SEAL must first attend 8 weeks of Naval Special Warfare Preparatory School in Great Lakes, Illinois (it's not clear from the entry if this prep school is applicable to officers/usna grads), then 24 weeks of BUD/S, and the another 26 weeks of SQT before being awarded the Trident (and presumably designated a SEAL). So, that's about a year and half after USNA graduation. Assuming there is a break between graduation and the commencement of training, it works out to more than a 5 year commitment from commissioning.

This is for enlisted not officer.
 

Uncle Fester

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Any similar "prep" for officers? Or, do they go straight to BUD/S after commissioning?

The SEALs at USNA run prep and conditioning programs for NSW hopefuls. Basically a lot of morning and weekend PT sessions. Culminates in Mini-BUD/S summer before Firstie year. Serves dual purpose of prep/conditioning the candidates and lets the USNA SEALs make their recommendations for which to select. It's been a while since I looked at the numbers, but historically Academy grads have a very, very high success rate at Coronado. They're thoroughly screened and know exactly what they're getting into before they go.
 
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