I would like to be a SEAL??????????

I was amphibious fleet Navy, meaning that we were always launching seals for missions and they were housed on our base. We joked that to be a seal you had to be insane. I thought i was in trouble when a Seal over heard me, but he agreed. He explained that in reality you do actually have to be what most people would call insane, you have to have the seal mindset. The testing for the seals is actually subjective which is why it is only done by the seals themselves. they are not looking for the guy who can do the most pull ups or swim under water the furthest, they look for the guy that has hit the wall and is still going. The Simple fact is that not every one can physically qualify for or survive special forces training. Special forces guys process lactic acid (the chemical that makes you tired and sore) differently and their bones are denser than the normal population, and that's simple genetics. the training weeds out those that don't have the traits needed both mental and physical. They had a cable special once they pulled one guy our because he had fractured his leg from too many flutter kicks.

You need to evaluate how much stress you can handle.

Have you ever quit anything that on retrospect, you could have handled?

Are you a good listener? Good listening skills are an indicator of a quiet, orderly mind.

Are you a compassionate person? A person that is compassionate toward others has more self-confidence than persons who are not.

Do you lead others well or do you tend to follow? There is no room in special operations for "tag-alongs".

Do you rely on things outside of yourself for motivation, such as music? A person that is "self-contained" meaning, everything they need, they get from within, does not need things outside of themselves to gain motivation.

I've seen a lot of men at their best and their worst. I've seen grown men down to their knees crying like children. I've also seen them get back up and drive on. If you can meet the physical fitness standards, then the only thing stopping you from there will be yourself.

I've known a few SEALS form when I was stationed at NAS North Island. Used to party on their base. Man could those guys bring the women. But I digress. The said the mental aspect of training was the hardest part. The human body can be trained to a certain point and then if the mind is not on board it all falls apart. If SEALS is what you really want better start training your mind too. Good luck.

If you pass the physical requirements, great. That isn't the issue why people wash out or get dropped. It's the mental aspects of the training. 80% mental, 20% physical.

the human body will take what you condition it to take. (think about sudanese natives who run for three days straight.) The "edge" is when your body wont take anymore. if you keep pushing your body to the edge, the the edge will get farther away. if you have the mental strength to do this to yourself before you get there, the you will improve your chances dramatically

No, you are right with the first part. It all depends on how bad you want it. Anything else is called an excuse.

It is certainly physical but that part is easy to overcome and it is the mental part that is the most difficult.

I personally want to be an otter, the requirements are a lot less rigorous.

I'd prefer to be a sloth, it suits my lifestyle better.