FILE: Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) candidates attempt to pass the surf zone during training on May 20, 2020. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anthony W. Walker/Released/US Navy ...

The first step to becoming a US Navy SEAL is completing Basic Underwater Demolition School or BUD/S for short. But of the ...

SEAL candidates who prove they are ready to move on are assigned a class number to begin BUD/S training. First phase is seven weeks long, and candidates are pushed to their mental and physical limits.

SEAL candidates participate in "surf immersion" during Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training (BUD/S) at the Naval Special Warfare Center in Coronado, California. (MC1 Anthony Walker/U.S. Navy ...

Want to know what it takes to become a Navy SEAL? This video discusses United States Navy SEALs training, and covers BUD/S First Phase. BUD/S consists of three phases, with its first phase containing ...

SEAL Qualification Training -- After BUD/S graduation, you go to SQT -- an advanced training program that takes the individual who graduated BUD/S and forms a team that is capable of operating in ...

U.S. Navy SEAL candidates at BUD/S training in 2018, ... The next class passed even fewer students, and a number of sailors dropped out because of infections or broken bones.

We trained together often during those years prior to graduation. ... BUD/S Class 180 was about to break ... were excited to start and finish our last log PT at BUD/S. Learn More About Navy SEALs.

The SEAL teams have faced criticism for decades, both from outsiders and their own Navy leadership, that their selection course, known as Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training or BUD/S, is too ...

The new policy comes after the death of Navy SEAL recruit Kyle Mullen, who died during Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training, or BUD/S, in 2022.