The rock.  San Clemente Island, where the windy northern chip of the island is BUD/s country.  It’s at this modern compound that Class 224 will spend their final four weeks of training.
“Out here is the ideal training graft for them.  We have weapons ranges,
demo ranges, and a lot of good terranes for them to [...]

Hell Week
The most dreaded week of BUD/s.  It’s the ultimate test of one’s physical and mental motivation.  Around-the-clock regimen of intensive physical training and harassment with as little as four hours of sleep during the entire week.
“Let’s go.  Get your butt up here.  All the way up on the rocks!  Get all the way up.”
“I [...]

“Get on the water”
“Second phase is the dive phase portion of BUD/s.  It also builds teamwork, but it starts to incorporate a much greater learning process for the guys going through.  The majority of the evolution that cause these teams the most problem is the water work.  If the guy I- uncomfortable in the water, [...]

The United States Navy SEAL platoons project power far beyond their small 16-men size.  The success of their mission doesn’t just rely on weapons or technology, but on the specialized training of the individual SEAL operator.
They come from all walks of life.  From all across the American landscape.  Most have some major athletic ability or [...]