NAVY SEAL QUALIFICATION The Road to the Trident Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Training Post-BUD/S Training SEAL Qualification Training PRODEV Unit Level Training Squadron Integration Training Preparation

Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Training (BUDS) – 28 Weeks + Indoctrination Course 3 Weeks First Phase 7 Weeks Conditioning, Hell Week, Hydrographic Recons Second Phase 9 Weeks Open Circuit, Draeger LAR V Closed Circuit Third Phase 9 Weeks Basic Weapons, Basic/UW Demo, Patrolling

Post-BUDS Training Everyone – Army Airborne Training Enlisted – SEAL Qualification Training (SQT) Officers SERE School 2 Weeks Range Safety Officer Course 1 Week Diving Supervisor’s Course 1 Week Junior Officer’s Training Course 5 Weeks Various Admin/Supervisory Courses

SEAL Qualification Training SQT: The Road to the Trident 19 Weeks Combat Field Medical (TCCC) 1 Week NSW Basic Communications 1 Week Maritime Operations 2 Weeks CQC – Sig Sauer/MP-5 SMG/M-4 2 Weeks Marksmanship, M-4/M-14 1 Week Close Quarter Defense 1 Week Land Warfare; Niland, CA 4 Weeks Combat Swimmer Course 2 Weeks Air Operations/Admin/Graduation 1 Week Cold Weather/Land Nav Trng in Kodiak 4 Weeks

Professional Development Period Individual Training – 6 Months Draeger UBA: Pre/post dive rig, trim dives, pace count/UW nav. course, day/night Marksmanship: M-4 zeroed @ 300 yds. day/night, CQC for primary/secondary gun Landnav: Eight pt. map/compass course, day/night, GPS quals. Airops: Static line/MFF equipment jumps, day/night Force protection, CBR, Medical, CQD, LBE gear

Professional Development Contd. Selected Individual Training – 6 Mo. Snipers (4): Mk-4, M-14, SR-25, 300 Winmag, .50 cal; digital imagery, optics, photo intel TAC-P (2): NSW CAS COI (Fallon,NV) MFF(8): Yuma, AZ Linguists (2-4): DLI, Targeted Languages Corpsmen (2): 18D/IDC and SOT trained DPV/Mobility (2-4): DPVs and HMMWVs NSW Communications (2) Zodiac/OMC Schools (2) Advanced Special Operations Trng. (6) Other Schools/Training: AIT/Ranger

Unit Level Training – The Platoon 6-Months Rotary Wing-fast roping/rappelling 1 Week Fixed Wing-equipment jumps 1 Week Basic Tactics Review 1 Week Weapons, Demo, IADs * 4 Weeks Assaults/PMS 2 Weeks Land Warfare FTX 3 Weeks Sniper/Urban Taskings 1 Week Close Quarter Combat 3 Weeks Operations in Urban Terrain 3 Weeks

Ordnance List: Four-Week Land Warfare Training - Two Platoons – 32 Men 126,000 5.56mm rounds for M-14 Rifle 75,000 5.56mm linked rounds for Mk-46 SAW 4,000 7.62mm rounds for M-14 Rifle 175,000 7.62mm linked rounds for Mk-43 MG 4,000 .50 caliber rounds 2,000 7.65 mm short rounds for AK-47 2,000 9mm rounds for Sig Sauer pistol 2,000 12-guage 00-buck shotgun rounds 1,000 40mm grenade rounds; 200 hand grenades 750 60mm mortar rounds 150 Carl Gustav rockets 40 AT-4 rockets, 26 LAAW rockets

Unit Level Training – The Platoon 6-Months, Continued GOPLATs 1 Week VBSS 1 Week Maritime Operations 2 Weeks Hydro Recons/UW Demo/OTB 2 Weeks Combat Swimmer Course 3 Weeks More CQD Work 1 Week

Squadron Interoperability Training 6-Months Team to Squadron Transition NSW Assets: 8 SEAL Teams 2 SDV Teams MK-8 SDVs 2 Special Boat squadrons Mk-Vs,11 meter RIBs Team Strength: 6 Operating Platoons (2 O/14 E) Total Team strength: 119 D - 180; Team pluses up to Squadron

Squadron Interoperability Training 6-Months Squadron Composition (Approx 250 pers.) 6+ SEAL Platoons (2 O/14 E) 2/3 Task Units (2O /4 E-6-8) 1 SDV Platoon (2 O/8 E SEALs, 6 SDV Techs) 2 Mk V Dets (2 MK Vs, 1 O/8-10 E-4-7) 4 RIB Dets (2 RIBs, 1 E-7/6 E-4-6) EOD Det (1 O/6 E-4-7) MCT (2 E-7/11 E-4-6) Loggies, Cryppies, Techies, Marines?? Marines will be a SOF component

Squadron Deployment 6-Months Squadron Predeployment Trng; Interoperability Exercises, Sustainment Trng, C4, CQD West Coast: PACOM, CENTCOM East Coast: EUCOM, SOUTHCOM, CENTCOM Taskings: SR and DA MIO AND LIO Maritime Specific? Think about the Boyd Loop/OODA Loop Think about COIN—Really think about COIN

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO PREPARE FOR BUD/S? Physically Professionally Morally The Men you will lead The job ahead A final thought . . .

NEVER GIVE IN! Never, Never, Never - in nothing great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Winston Churchill

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