jason12
03-07-2005, 11:44 PM
Hello all, this is my first post on this site, however that doesn't mean i just signed up today, paid no attention to other forums, and made no use of the "search" feature. Fact is i've been looking around at about every available topic there is and have obtained a wealth of information from the questions, comments, opinions etc. of everyone who came before me. Whether or not this post is entirely appropriate for this forum i'm uncertain of but i thought maybe i'd take a few and jot down a few things i've learned from looking around, put them all in one post, and possibly eliminate the need to have things answered or argued over for what seems like an eternity.
Things i've learned:
-You should be in the absolute best physical shape of your life if you have any intentions of making it through BUD/s, you should be able to do 100 pushups, 100 situps, 20 pullups etc. Just to be competitive.
-You should be both physically strong and flexible....find a happy medium
-It is never too early to start training (yes all, i know 8 year olds can't lift 300lbs, unless they're stackin d-bol and deca)
-You should pick a rating you have an interest in, Cuz lets face it if you don't make it, at least you won't be too bored
-You should expect the worst and then some, not to make anything seem easier, but just to be prepared to go through absolute hell to get what you want....(that is....if you want it bad enough)
-You should be comfortable in the water, i mean it is the NAVY and all
-You shouldn't be concerned with all the little rigors of BUD/s afterall thats the fun stuff right?
-You should look at the big picture, lets face it, SEALs don't train so they can look good in a uniform... look at the mental side before you worry about posting a topic on "where can i park my phat pimp ride while at BUD/s???" can you take a life if you have to? are you prepared to give yours up?
- Do you have a family?, do you want one, do you understand the distance that comes with the job? can you maintain? can they?
-Don't go to the YMCA pool and bind you hands and arms, you'll scare the kids
-Don't let the word DOR enter your mind if you do make it there, if you don't make quitting an option, you won't have to worry about ringing out
-Bootcamp is nowhere near as intense as Indoc, let alone BUD/s, you read the posts, so why are you reading this....get to the bathroom stall and start doing pullups, PT as often as you can
-Between Stewart Smith's 12 week, or the warning order, which one should i do?!?! plenty of people made it through all 3 phases without these, use them as a guide, tailor a workout that suits your needs, but know where you need to be before you ship out
-Don't ask your parents for an M-4 for your birthday, you're going to learn to load it, shoot it, reload it, strip it, and clean it the SEAL way, so just be patient.
-Stop worrying about 3rd phase when you are at home right now in the DEP program, take it one step at a time
-It's probably not best to wear Team regalia when you aren't a member of one, regardless if you're supporting the cause, I support my doctor because he keeps me healthy ,but i don't walk around with a white lab coat carrying a stethoscope.
-If you want to SCUBA dive, don't do it just because you have to in 2nd phase, face it, its not the same. do it to get comfortable in the water.
-Don't spend boatloads of money on some survival school, SEAL mock training, just to get a "feel" for it. Remember when you're tired, you can ask the instructor for a little break at these places.
-DO NOT routinely jump into freezing a$$ cold water to "get used" to it.....i mean honestly did i even need to address that, however if you do incorporate this into your workout regimen, go buy a gun and shoot yourself in the leg so if it happens at least you'll be "used" to that as well.
-Do not click on anything posted by Barratiero, sorry bro, but damn....
-Do have a positive attitude, don't come here and post inflammatory, exagerrated, obviously false information about what you heard....or prepare to feel the wrath of Sandfrog
-You will get extra attention with a negative attitude......you DON'T want extra attention
-The average SEAL is 7'2'' 425 pounds of pure muscle, has 3% body fat, eats 12,000 calories and burns them within minutes because calories are afraid of SEALs. They come in all shapes and sizes, the biggest part of them from what i've gathered lies where no one can see. Don't worry about being the exxxxxact height/weight proportion, if you can do the workouts, you're probably in good shape.
- USE THE SEARCH BUTTON. i don't really have any questions to ask on this site due to the fact that literally everything i was wondering has been asked, answered, asked again, and answered again. there's over 1,000 topics with thousands of responses, chances are if you type in a few keywords.......presto, you have the answer to your question.
-If you can afford to live off base, do it, you'll save a lot of special warm fuzzy time with the instructors during room inspections.
-Don't ask stupid questions about what Team a guy is on, if he's ever heard of someone, what he did on his last mission, etc. OPSEC people....OPSEC
-Know how to do the CSS before you ask for a SEAL contract go to basic get to the PST and doggy paddle 500yds
-Don't worry about getting the authentic everything that'll be at BUD/s, go to wal-mart, get some fins and a mask, don't buy a $23,000 Luminox watch because its the official Navy SEAL watch, get a Timex, they work underwater too guys.
-Do buy the movie Navy SEALs starring Charlie Sheen, its the most accurate representation of what being in combat is really like....................
-Muscle Failure doesn't mean go until it gets too uncomfortable, it means do 100 pushups feel dog tired and hurt, and do 50 more no matter how long it takes..........then do 10 more with a 45 pound plate on your back. THAT is muscle failure.
-Don't be offended......learn
I'm sure i coulda sat up all night and threw about 500 or more of these down, but these are just basically the most common topics i've seen. Now for my disclaimer, i'm no SEAL, i'm not in the DEP program, i'm a college senior who came to a site that looked interesting pertaining to something i really want to do. I tried to keep all personal opinions out (some of them slipped in here and there) But my purpose was to paraphrase what others have asked and been answered and toss them all onto one list as a common place of reference to base questions from. Didn't mean to offend anyone if i did, but if i said anything you consider "offensive" you may wanna go out and buy some thicker skin. feel free to add things you've learned or found out or just throw in any random criticism of my post.....i promise i won't get too mad =)
oh and i forgot one more, for you sports fans out there,
-Don't give up, don't ever give up ~Jimmy V
Things i've learned:
-You should be in the absolute best physical shape of your life if you have any intentions of making it through BUD/s, you should be able to do 100 pushups, 100 situps, 20 pullups etc. Just to be competitive.
-You should be both physically strong and flexible....find a happy medium
-It is never too early to start training (yes all, i know 8 year olds can't lift 300lbs, unless they're stackin d-bol and deca)
-You should pick a rating you have an interest in, Cuz lets face it if you don't make it, at least you won't be too bored
-You should expect the worst and then some, not to make anything seem easier, but just to be prepared to go through absolute hell to get what you want....(that is....if you want it bad enough)
-You should be comfortable in the water, i mean it is the NAVY and all
-You shouldn't be concerned with all the little rigors of BUD/s afterall thats the fun stuff right?
-You should look at the big picture, lets face it, SEALs don't train so they can look good in a uniform... look at the mental side before you worry about posting a topic on "where can i park my phat pimp ride while at BUD/s???" can you take a life if you have to? are you prepared to give yours up?
- Do you have a family?, do you want one, do you understand the distance that comes with the job? can you maintain? can they?
-Don't go to the YMCA pool and bind you hands and arms, you'll scare the kids
-Don't let the word DOR enter your mind if you do make it there, if you don't make quitting an option, you won't have to worry about ringing out
-Bootcamp is nowhere near as intense as Indoc, let alone BUD/s, you read the posts, so why are you reading this....get to the bathroom stall and start doing pullups, PT as often as you can
-Between Stewart Smith's 12 week, or the warning order, which one should i do?!?! plenty of people made it through all 3 phases without these, use them as a guide, tailor a workout that suits your needs, but know where you need to be before you ship out
-Don't ask your parents for an M-4 for your birthday, you're going to learn to load it, shoot it, reload it, strip it, and clean it the SEAL way, so just be patient.
-Stop worrying about 3rd phase when you are at home right now in the DEP program, take it one step at a time
-It's probably not best to wear Team regalia when you aren't a member of one, regardless if you're supporting the cause, I support my doctor because he keeps me healthy ,but i don't walk around with a white lab coat carrying a stethoscope.
-If you want to SCUBA dive, don't do it just because you have to in 2nd phase, face it, its not the same. do it to get comfortable in the water.
-Don't spend boatloads of money on some survival school, SEAL mock training, just to get a "feel" for it. Remember when you're tired, you can ask the instructor for a little break at these places.
-DO NOT routinely jump into freezing a$$ cold water to "get used" to it.....i mean honestly did i even need to address that, however if you do incorporate this into your workout regimen, go buy a gun and shoot yourself in the leg so if it happens at least you'll be "used" to that as well.
-Do not click on anything posted by Barratiero, sorry bro, but damn....
-Do have a positive attitude, don't come here and post inflammatory, exagerrated, obviously false information about what you heard....or prepare to feel the wrath of Sandfrog
-You will get extra attention with a negative attitude......you DON'T want extra attention
-The average SEAL is 7'2'' 425 pounds of pure muscle, has 3% body fat, eats 12,000 calories and burns them within minutes because calories are afraid of SEALs. They come in all shapes and sizes, the biggest part of them from what i've gathered lies where no one can see. Don't worry about being the exxxxxact height/weight proportion, if you can do the workouts, you're probably in good shape.
- USE THE SEARCH BUTTON. i don't really have any questions to ask on this site due to the fact that literally everything i was wondering has been asked, answered, asked again, and answered again. there's over 1,000 topics with thousands of responses, chances are if you type in a few keywords.......presto, you have the answer to your question.
-If you can afford to live off base, do it, you'll save a lot of special warm fuzzy time with the instructors during room inspections.
-Don't ask stupid questions about what Team a guy is on, if he's ever heard of someone, what he did on his last mission, etc. OPSEC people....OPSEC
-Know how to do the CSS before you ask for a SEAL contract go to basic get to the PST and doggy paddle 500yds
-Don't worry about getting the authentic everything that'll be at BUD/s, go to wal-mart, get some fins and a mask, don't buy a $23,000 Luminox watch because its the official Navy SEAL watch, get a Timex, they work underwater too guys.
-Do buy the movie Navy SEALs starring Charlie Sheen, its the most accurate representation of what being in combat is really like....................
-Muscle Failure doesn't mean go until it gets too uncomfortable, it means do 100 pushups feel dog tired and hurt, and do 50 more no matter how long it takes..........then do 10 more with a 45 pound plate on your back. THAT is muscle failure.
-Don't be offended......learn
I'm sure i coulda sat up all night and threw about 500 or more of these down, but these are just basically the most common topics i've seen. Now for my disclaimer, i'm no SEAL, i'm not in the DEP program, i'm a college senior who came to a site that looked interesting pertaining to something i really want to do. I tried to keep all personal opinions out (some of them slipped in here and there) But my purpose was to paraphrase what others have asked and been answered and toss them all onto one list as a common place of reference to base questions from. Didn't mean to offend anyone if i did, but if i said anything you consider "offensive" you may wanna go out and buy some thicker skin. feel free to add things you've learned or found out or just throw in any random criticism of my post.....i promise i won't get too mad =)
oh and i forgot one more, for you sports fans out there,
-Don't give up, don't ever give up ~Jimmy V