John Ballen

And technically you can fail out of it, but really you won't. It's sort of like a suck it up and get through it. But then at the end of boot camp, at least when I went through, you go to this other school, which is like a prep school. It's another two months in Chicago. Mind you, you haven't even started training yet. This is like potentially a year of pre-Navy.

And technically you can fail out of it, but really you won't. It's sort of like a suck it up and get through it. But then at the end of boot camp, at least when I went through, you go to this other school, which is like a prep school. It's another two months in Chicago. Mind you, you haven't even started training yet. This is like potentially a year of pre-Navy.

And now you're four months into like you're in the Navy, but you're not really in SEAL training yet. You go to this prep school where you like learn how to swim and run. You already know how to do these things. But professional coaches work with you. The Navy invests a lot of money in getting you really strengthened up and mentally strengthened.

And now you're four months into like you're in the Navy, but you're not really in SEAL training yet. You go to this prep school where you like learn how to swim and run. You already know how to do these things. But professional coaches work with you. The Navy invests a lot of money in getting you really strengthened up and mentally strengthened.

Because following the prep school, you go to San Diego where you go through what's regarded as like the hardest part of SEAL training, which is it's called BUDS, B-U-D-S. And it stands for Basic Underwater Demolition Seal School. And it's basically, imagine whatever you think of as boot camp, like military boot camp.

Because following the prep school, you go to San Diego where you go through what's regarded as like the hardest part of SEAL training, which is it's called BUDS, B-U-D-S. And it stands for Basic Underwater Demolition Seal School. And it's basically, imagine whatever you think of as boot camp, like military boot camp.

Make it not two months long, but six months long, because most boot camps are about two. And make it like a thousand times more difficult. It's really the same concepts. It's like intense, grueling, physical, emotional, and mental torture for six months. And that's the part where everybody fails out and drops out.

Make it not two months long, but six months long, because most boot camps are about two. And make it like a thousand times more difficult. It's really the same concepts. It's like intense, grueling, physical, emotional, and mental torture for six months. And that's the part where everybody fails out and drops out.

That's like the, if you made a movie about SEAL training, you'd really only focus on the six months of BUDS training. And in fact, you'd only focus on the first two months because that's the most physically challenging. And then once you finish that, you go to advanced training. You're still not a SEAL yet. It's another six months of like learning how to actually do the job.

That's like the, if you made a movie about SEAL training, you'd really only focus on the six months of BUDS training. And in fact, you'd only focus on the first two months because that's the most physically challenging. And then once you finish that, you go to advanced training. You're still not a SEAL yet. It's another six months of like learning how to actually do the job.

So BUDS is like, can you handle it?

So BUDS is like, can you handle it?

advanced training or still qualification training is i'm going to teach you how to shoot a gun with surgical precision i'm going to teach you how to jump out of a plane i'm going to teach you how to like use this technology because you need to know how to do the job so learn the job and then after that you go to like or we did anyways i don't know if they do this now you go to like a language school for a month or you'll go to like a medical school or some sort of school to give you additional qualifications

advanced training or still qualification training is i'm going to teach you how to shoot a gun with surgical precision i'm going to teach you how to jump out of a plane i'm going to teach you how to like use this technology because you need to know how to do the job so learn the job and then after that you go to like or we did anyways i don't know if they do this now you go to like a language school for a month or you'll go to like a medical school or some sort of school to give you additional qualifications

And then you go to your team. And so all told, you have about two years from I want to be a Navy SEAL to I am now a Navy SEAL. Two years is usually the mark.

And then you go to your team. And so all told, you have about two years from I want to be a Navy SEAL to I am now a Navy SEAL. Two years is usually the mark.

The thing that stands out, honestly, and this is what is pretty universally true, although there's some outliers, is the folks who show up to Bud's, the candidates who show up to Bud's that have like an incredible resume. There was a guy that showed up to training who literally played for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He's like six foot five, looks just like a god. And he's so humble.

The thing that stands out, honestly, and this is what is pretty universally true, although there's some outliers, is the folks who show up to Bud's, the candidates who show up to Bud's that have like an incredible resume. There was a guy that showed up to training who literally played for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He's like six foot five, looks just like a god. And he's so humble.

Like he's this big, strong, professional baseball player who I actually have a memory specifically of playing with his character in a video game. And like there's other people who are like professional football players and all that. And he washed out so quick. And a lot of the other guys with big resumes, like the sports and big accomplishments, they typically wash out really, really quickly.

Like he's this big, strong, professional baseball player who I actually have a memory specifically of playing with his character in a video game. And like there's other people who are like professional football players and all that. And he washed out so quick. And a lot of the other guys with big resumes, like the sports and big accomplishments, they typically wash out really, really quickly.