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The better your PST scores determines how soon you get to go to boot camp, then BUD/S, so achieving above (or beyond) the recommended standard is critical to your acceptance to go to SEAL training. However, you have to pass the elevated standards of the Navy SEAL PST before you will get the opportunity to attend boot camp, then BUD/S.īelow are the minimum and recommended standards for the PST: PST EventĬurrently, Navy Special Warfare has instituted a "draft" where the best scores get submitted into a nationwide competition and the best candidates get selected first. SO, or special operator, will be your new designation after you pass the PST with competitive scores. You have to pass the PST with your mentor in order to change your rate to SO. These former SEAL, EOD and divers are mentors for recruits, and their duties are to help recruits prepare for training by giving regularly scheduled physical screening tests (PST). Ask your local recruiter about the Navy Special Warfare/Special Operations mentor in your area. You will have to sign up for a regular Navy Source Rating (designator - like GM gunners mate or OS operations specialist) to join the Delayed Entry Program. Many candidates attend BUD/S with college degrees as enlisted, with the hopes of going to Officer Candidate School (OCS) later in their career. Here is the way to join the Navy and get to BUDS the quickest. That is why the SEAL officer route is more competitive. The need for enlisted SEALs therefore always will be higher than the need for officers in the teams. This is the route that will give you the best chance of attending SEAL training there are 10 times more enlisted SEALs than there are officers who attend SEAL training. Below are the several options SEAL wannabes struggle with and should know before signing any paperwork with the Navy: First Option: Join the Navy by Enlisting There are many routes to get to sunny Coronado, California, where BUD/S is located, but the only way to become a Navy SEAL is to finish BUD/S first. All roads to becoming a Navy SEAL, end at BUD/S - Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training.