becoming a seal

BECOMING A SEALBy: Joshua McGahey

Why should you join the Navy?

This is why:• College paid for• Food, and room and board paid for.• Compensation• Travel the world.

Getting Started

Talk to a recruiter to decide what to do.

Bring your application in. Get processed Choose what to do: regular Navy, or

special forces based on ASVAB.

ASVAB

Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, also known as the ASVAB.

It’s basically a test on what you know from school.

If you want to get into seals you will have to get at least in the 50th percentile.

Regular Navy /

Special Forces

•Pick job if available.

•Go through basic training.

•Then job training

Pick job in case you don’t get the job.

Take as many PST’s as possible.

Each time you pass one you get put in a sort of lottery.

Special basic training.

Job Training.

PST(Physical Screening Test)

Task

• Swim 500 yards(sidestroke)10 minute break• Pushups,2 min.• Situps, 2min.Break of 2 min for push/sit ups• Pull-ups, no time limit10 minute break• 1.5 mile run

TimeMinimum/Average/Optimum12:30 /10:00 /9:30Your Max42 /79 /10050 /79 /100

6 /11 /25Time11:00 /10:20 /9:30

Navy special forces groupsThe different navy special forces groups

are: Navy SEALs ( Sea, Air, & Land) AIRR ( Aviation Rescue Swimmer) EOD (Explosive Ordinance Disposal)

Technician SWCC (Special Warfare Combatant-

Craft Crewman) Lastly the Navy Diver.

Normal pay + enlistment bonus of $12,000. Possibly get college credits during

“pipeline” training. Highest paid enlistment operator in the

military due to: special duty pay, parachute jump pay, dive and demolition pay.

Why join Seals

Seal training

Seal/SWCC basic training BUD/S First Phase Second Phase Third Phase SQT

PrecautionaryWomen may not join.You may not have a fat % at or above 23%.It’s not for everyone only 1/4 of people who

make it to BUD/S actually pass.

Websites

• www.navy.com• www.sealswcc.com• www.military.com• http://www.arts-wallpapers.com

“THE ONLY EASY DAY WAS YESTERDAY”