NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER

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NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER
Standards Based SEAL Training
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Agenda

• SEAL Production Process
• Preparation Training
• NSW Prep Course Great Lakes
• BUD/S Orientation
• BUD/S Standards
• Overview of Student Loss by type and phase of
  training

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SEAL DevelopmentTotal Timeline
Initial Training 61wks
NSWG TRADET
NSWCENBTC
NSWCENATC
DEPLOY
JUMP/ SERE
NSW Prep 8 wks
SIT
PRODEV
ULT
BUD/S
SQT
19 wks
27 wks
7 wks
6 months
4-6 months
6-8 months
2.5 years of training until 1st deployment
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Basic Training SEAL Pipeline

• NSW Prep COI - 8 weeks
• Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Training (BUD/S)
  - 27 weeks
• Navy Parachute Course - 4 weeks
• NSW SERE Level C - 10 days
• (NSWCEN Developing in house Curriculum/MARSOC
  Model)
• Junior Officer Training Course - 5 weeks
• SEAL Qualification Training (SQT) - 19 weeks
• Cold Weather / MAROPS
• Close Quarters Combat / Combat Shooting
• Land Warfare
• Combat Swimmer

61 weeks total
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NSW Prep. Course Progression- 2 Senior Enlisted
SEALs and Blackwater Coaches- Focus on Physical
Preparation
BUD/S Orientation 3 weeks Coronado CA
Check-in
Conditioning
Test Transfer
1 week
4-8 weeks Max 12 weeks

• Exit Standards
• PST
• Review Board
• Ship to Coronado

• Admin
• Assessment
• MED Clear
• Course Intro

• PT groups by ability level
• Daily academic instruction
• Progress carefully tracked

The BUDS Class begins to form here.
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NSW Prep Course Standards

• EXIT STANDARD
• - Must be met to ship to NSWCEN
• - Failure results in a roll to the next class
  or a drop from training.
• 1000 Yd Swim - 2000 min. (fins)
• 10 min break
• Push-ups - 70 Minimum (2 mins)
• 2 min break
• Sit-ups - 60 Minimum (2 mins)
• 2 min break
• Pull-ups - 10 Minimum
• 20 min break
• 4 Mile Run - 3100 min (running shoes / trousers)

• ABILITY ASSESSMENT
• - At check-in
• - Assesses each students fitness lvl
• - Placement into PT groups
• 500 yd swim no fins
• 10 min break
• Max push-ups (2 mins)
• 2 min break
• Max sit-ups (2 mins)
• 2 min break
• Max pull-ups
• 20 min break
• 1.5 mile run (running shoes/long pants)

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BUD/S Orientation ScheduleOnboard NSWCEN
Coronado, CA

• Focused on Transitioning NSW Prep SEAL Candidate
  to BUD/S skills and physical standards
• No BUD/S-like harassment
• True Senior Enlisted Mentorship and Skills
  Development
• Week 1 Admin/Check-in
• - Equipment Issue / Administrative INDOC
• - Initial Run (x2) and Initial O Course (x2)
• Week 2 Orientation week
• - Learn the routine, skills and standards
• - Practice skills required for BUD/S entry
• - safe student learning and practical of
  high-risk evolutions
• Week 3 Test week
• - BUD/S entry standards (Run/Swim/OCourse)

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Orientation Exit Standards

• Standard PST
• 500 yd swim 1230, 42x Pushups, 50x Sit-ups,
• 6x Pull-ups, 1.5 mile run 1130
• 4 Mile Timed Run 3300
• 1.5 nm Bay Swim 6500
• Obstacle Course 1500
• Additional Skills tested, ONLY for student self
  gauging
• Survival Swim
• Knot Tying
• Drown-proofing
• 25m U/W Swim

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1st Phase Schedule 7 WKS

• Weeks 1-3 Conditioning and Physical Training
• - Aquatics Skills Practice
• - Physical Training and Conditioning Run
• - Tested timed events (Run/Swim/OCourse)
• - Unit integrity/Teamwork Training
• - Log PT
• - Inflatable Boat Small Training
• Week 4 HELLWEEK
• Sunday PM to Friday AM
• Week 5 Recovery Week / Skills Week
• Weeks 6-7 Hydro Recon and water skills test week

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1st Phase StandardsMust pass 50 of each type
timed event

• Physical Evolutions B.O. progression
• 4 Mile Timed Run 3200 3300
• 2 Mile Ocean Swim 8500 1.5nm 6500
• Obstacle Course 1300 1500
• HELLWEEK completion
• Pass/Fail Completion Water Evolutions
• Underwater knot tying,
• 50M underwater swim,
• drown proofing,
• life saving
• Written Tests Nautical Charts 1st Phase Final

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2nd Phase Schedule 8 WKS

• Week 1 Dive physics and medicine
• Week 2 SCUBA charging, Dive safety, Diving
  Skills
• Week 3 Open Circuit Qualification and
  Competency
• Week 4 Open Circuit, Open Water Diving
• Week 5 Closed Circuit (CC) Qualification
• Week 6-7 CC Combat Swimmer Skills - Proficiency
• Week 8 Combat Swimmer FTX 12

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2nd Phase Standards

• Physical Evolutions Progression
• 4 Mile Timed Run 3100 3200
• 2 Mile Ocean Swim 8000 8500
• Obstacle Course 1100 / 1030 1300
• Pass/Fail Completion Diving/Water Evolutions
• Tank Treading Water
• Open Circuit Competency
• Closed Circuit Competency
• 3.5 nm Swim
• 5.0 nm Swim
• Written Tests
• Diving Medicine
• Diving Physics

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3rd Phase Schedule 9 WKS
Week 1-2 Intro to Land Warfare and Land
Navigation Week 3 Rope Insertion Training /
Transit to SCI Week 4 Pistol
Training/Qualification Week 5 Demolitions
Training Week 6 Long Rifle and Machine Gun
Training/Qual Week 7 Small Unit Tactics
(Raids/Immediate Action Drills) Week 8 Small
Unit Field Training Exercises Week 9 Admin and
Graduation
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3rd Phase Standards

• Physical Evolutions Progression
• 4 Mile Timed Run 3000 3100
• 2 Mile Ocean Swim 7500 8000
• Obstacle Course 1000 1030
• Pass/Fail Completion Land Warfare Evolutions
• Land Nav Course
• Pistol and Rifle Qualification
• Demolitions Practical
• Small Unit Immediate Action Drills (Officers)
• Written Tests
• Land Navigation
• Demolitions

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BUD/S Attrition OverviewEnlisted Loss during
Phase of Pipeline
PRE- INDOC 1st Phase HELL-
POST- 2nd Phase 3RD TRNG
Pre-HWK WEEK
HWK DIVING PHASE
35 Loss of Candidates Prior to BUD/S start
44 of total attrition prior to starting BUD/S
Training
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BUD/S Attrition OverviewEnlisted Loss by Type
61 of Enlisted Students Self De-Select Only
7 of students dont meet the standards
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Questions