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Training: PHYSICAL SCREENING TEST MINIMUM AVERAGE OPTIMUM Indoctrination: Gives students an introduction to required BUD/S techniques and performances. First Phase (Basic Conditioning): Includes continuous physical conditioning. Students also study small boat seamanship and hydrographic surveys and charts. Second Phase (Diving): Covers SCUBA skills. Students learn open and closed circuit combat diving and how to complete long-distance underwater transit dives. Third Phase (Land Warfare): Includes land navigation, small-unit tactics, rappelling, military land and underwater explosives, and weapons training. PHYSICAL SCREENING TEST MINIMUM AVERAGE OPTIMUM  Swim 500 yard breast or side stroke 12:30 10:00 9:30  Push-ups in two-minutes 42 79 100  Sit-ups in two-minutes 50  Pull-ups no time limit 06 11 25  Run 1.5 miles* 11:00 10:20 09:30

Training: Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Training 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. BUD/S Phase Descriptions Indoctrination: Gives students an introduction to required BUD/S techniques and performances. First Phase (Basic Conditioning): Includes continuous physical conditioning. Students also study small boat seamanship and hydrographic surveys and charts. Second Phase (Diving): Covers SCUBA skills. Students learn open and closed circuit combat diving and how to complete long-distance underwater transit dives. Third Phase (Land Warfare): Includes land navigation, small-unit tactics, rappelling, military land and underwater explosives, and weapons training. Post-BUD/S Training BUD/S graduates attend several more courses before they are assigned to a team: Basic Parachute Training Diving medicine and medical skills training in the Special Operations Medical Course (for medical personnel) Once all courses are completed, graduates are assigned to a SEAL or Special Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Team for duty. Advanced Training Training, physical conditioning and drills are part of the SEAL lifestyle. Once you've completed the initial SEAL training, you can go even further with advanced training, which includes foreign language training, SEAL tactical communications training, Sniper, Military Free-fall Parachuting, Jump Master, Explosive Breacher, and much more.

Salaries and Wages: SEALs receive military pay and allowances, plus $375/month dive pay, $300/month SDV pay, $225/month HALO (jump) pay, $110/month special duty assignment pay and various amounts per month for second-language proficiency. Upon completion of SEAL training, though, their pay jumps from $1,468 per month -- $17,616 per year – to $1,916 per month, or $22,992 per year as the Navy promotes them to special warfare operator third class. However, if a Master Chief Special Warfare Operator, whose E-9 pay grade is the highest enlisted pay grade, qualifies for all the bonuses and special payments, the Navy adds $6,981.72 to his basic monthly pay of $4,635. His pay could equal $11,616 per month, or $139,400 per year.

Education: Pass your PT Test. Learn a foreign language. Whether you are a team captain, class president, or head of a community service group - all of these skills will help you understand what it means to lead and to follow orders. Being a good leader is important but being a good listener and able to follow rules and other leaders is just as important. Graduate High School and go to college for a while, but college is not mandatory for every field of the military.