..:: SEAL Challenge Contract Overview ::..

Congratulations on your decision to join the Navy and Naval Special Warfare. Be assured that your career as a SEAL will be one that you will enjoy and be proud of for the rest of life. Even though you recently qualified for the SEAL Challenge, the Naval Special Warfare Community wants to welcome you and ensure that you understand your future and the challenge ahead of you.

The community consists of six Major Commands with a total of 2450 SEAL Operators, Naval Special Warfare Command reports directly to U.S. Special Operations Command, located in Tampa FL. SEALS routinely deploy to CENTCOM, PACOM, EUCOM, and SOUTHCOM where they are assigned under specific Special Operations chains of command directly responsible to their theatre combatant commander.

SEALS undergo their initial training at the Naval Special Warfare Center in Coronado, CA. SEAL training is extremely physically demanding. Applicants must be in excellent physical condition. SEAL training is not designed to "get you in shape". You must have led a lifestyle of physical fitness to pass the specific physical screening tests described below. These tests are the minimum threshold for individual fitness. You must be able to consistently increase your rate of performance throughout SEAL training in order to be successful in the training pipeline. Although this training is considered to be the most challenging and difficult the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Military has to offer, you need to understand that many men before you have accomplished what you are endeavoring to do. You can expect to be rewarded with an exciting and challenging career. You will be stressed to your limits and beyond. You will serve with the very best that the United States has to defend our freedoms and combat terrorism globally. Be prepared, stay focused, make mature choices, and understand what you are volunteering for.

Next step, learn about the SEAL Challenge Contract Instructions.