USNA Curriculum

[FormerRecruitingGuru]

According to Wikipedia (not sure if that is the most trustworthy source. Hence, my questions here), a prospective SEAL must first attend 8 weeks of Naval Special Warfare Preparatory School in Great Lakes, Illinois (it's not clear from the entry if this prep school is applicable to officers/usna grads), then 24 weeks of BUD/S, and the another 26 weeks of SQT before being awarded the Trident (and presumably designated a SEAL). So, that's about a year and half after USNA graduation. Assuming there is a break between graduation and the commencement of training, it works out to more than a 5 year commitment from commissioning.

This is for enlisted not officer.

 

[JWL]

This is for enlisted not officer.

Thanks for clarifying.

 

[Charles Edward]

This is for enlisted not officer.

Any similar "prep" for officers? Or, do they go straight to BUD/S after commissioning?

 

[Uncle Fester]

Any similar "prep" for officers? Or, do they go straight to BUD/S after commissioning?

The SEALs at USNA run prep and conditioning programs for NSW hopefuls. Basically a lot of morning and weekend PT sessions. Culminates in Mini-BUD/S summer before Firstie year. Serves dual purpose of prep/conditioning the candidates and lets the USNA SEALs make their recommendations for which to select. It's been a while since I looked at the numbers, but historically Academy grads have a very, very high success rate at Coronado. They're thoroughly screened and know exactly what they're getting into before they go.