Question about Navy SEAL training?

Question

A friend of mine has been training almost everyday in Coronado, CA to be a Navy SEAL for a few months now. He says that in February he's going to leave to Chicago, but I can't remember why. Is there more training in Chicago? If so, what kind and how long are they expected to be there before beginning BUDS in Coronado?

Answer 1

First practice in the bath tub.

Answer 2

Since you say he's not in BUD/S then most likely he's leaving for the BUD/S Prep Course which can be up to 4 to 12 weeks long depending on when instructors think you're physically ready for BUD/S. Unless he's in the Navy already (because you don't get much time off between RTC and the BUD/S Dive Prep) then he must also be leaving for Navy RTC(boot camp) which is another 8 weeks. Good luck to him. By the way libspray, much of that info is outdated. Jump school is now done in Otay San Diego.

Answer 3

STEP 1: CHOOSE THE SEAL RATING (SO)

STEP 2: TRAINING

BUD/S Indoctrination: (5 weeks — Coronado, CA)

BUD/S Phase I: Physical conditioning (2 months — Coronado, CA)

BUD/S Phase II: Diving (2 months — Coronado, CA)

BUD/S Phase III: Weapons, demolitions and small unit tactics (2 months — Coronado, CA)

Parachute Jump School: (1 month — Ft. Benning, GA)

Advanced Sea, Air and Land Training: (5 months — Coronado, CA)

STEP 3: ADVANCED TRAINING/PLACEMENT

Graduation and Receive Naval Special Warfare SEAL Classification — (NEC) Opportunities for Advanced Training.

Report to First SEAL Team or SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Team (Virginia Beach, VA; Pearl Harbor, HI; or Coronado, CA).

Individual Specialty Training (6 months) while assigned to a SEAL Platoon or SDV Task Unit.

Unit Level Training while assigned to a SEAL platoon or SDV task unit (6 months).

Task Group Level Training (6 months) while assigned to a SEAL Platoon or SDV Task Unit.