1. Basic Underwater Demolition (BUD/S) is a seven-month training challenge that develops your
mental and physical stamina and leadership skills. Each BUD/S phase includes timed physical
condition tests, with the time requirements becoming more demanding each week. Talk with
your Recruiter and discuss the entry physical requirements. BUD/S — Basic Conditioning (8
weeks) Think youre in good condition? Think again. The first phase of BUD/S assesses SEAL
candidates in physical conditioning, water competency, teamwork, and mental tenacity. Physical
conditioning utilizes running, swimming and calisthenics and grows harder and harder as the
weeks progress. You will participate in weekly four mile timed runs in boots, timed obstacle
courses, swim distances up to two miles wearing fins in the ocean and learn small boat
seamanship. The first three weeks of Basic Conditioning prepares you for the fourth week,
known by many as “Hell Week.” During this week, you will participate in five and a half days of
continuous training, with a maximum of four hours sleep total. This week is designed as the
ultimate test of one’s physical and mental motivation. It proves to those who make it that the
human body can do ten times the amount of work the average man thinks possible. During Hell
Week, you will learn the value of cool headedness, perseverance, and above all, TEAMWORK.
For those who make it through this grueling challenge, the remaining four weeks are devoted to
teaching various methods of …
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