NAVY SEAL QUALIFICATION The Road to the Trident

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NAVY SEAL QUALIFICATIONThe Road to the Trident

• Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Training
• Post-BUD/S Training
• SEAL Qualification Training
• PRODEV
• Unit Level Training
• Squadron Integration Training
• Preparation

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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

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Post-BUDS Training

• Everyone Army Airborne Training
• Enlisted SEAL Qualification Training (SQT)
• Officers
• SERE School 2 Weeks
• Range Safety Officer Course 1 Week
• Diving Supervisors Course 1 Week
• Junior Officers Training Course 5 Weeks
• Various Admin/Supervisory Courses

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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

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Professional Development PeriodIndividual
Training 6 Months

• Draeger UBA Pre/post dive rig, trim dives, pace
  count/UW nav. course, day/night
• Marksmanship M-4 zeroed _at_ 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

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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

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Unit Level Training The Platoon6-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

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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

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Unit Level Training The Platoon6-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

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Squadron Interoperability Training6-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

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Squadron Interoperability Training6-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

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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 COINReally think about COIN

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WHAT CAN YOU DO TO PREPARE FOR BUD/S?

• Physically
• Professionally
• Morally
• The Men you will lead
• The job ahead
• A final thought . . .

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• 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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