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Originally Posted by FastFrog
So, going enlisted is the easiest way to get to BUD/S. Tell the Navy Recruiter that you only want that program and you will guaranteed to go (if you pass the screen test at RTC "boot camp"). He could be in training shortly after Great Lakes.
Go into the program to succeed, not "well if this doesn't work out....”
He can always apply for a commission after a few years in the Teams.
If you go the O route, you have to compete for a spot; not very easy. I have seen top notch dudes not get a slot due to others in the selection were faster, stronger, more mature etc. It comes down to a competition for a few slots that year.
BL: If he knows how to work hard, succeed, and can handle stress when others don't, he will be fine.
Get on this site and start training. The physical screen test should be a joke for him.
I have seen guys that were "in good shape" get destroyed because they were severely unprepared regardless what route they took
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This sounds like sage advice regarding BUD/S. If the goal is to be a SEAL then listen to this. But there is more to consider:
I have no experience in the SEAL arena, however, I have been both enlisted and commissioned officer.
It is a real kick in the jimmy (or at least it was to me) to have education and be enlisted. He should give some real consideration to that factor. Peers will be uneducated, which isn't a bad thing but when he realizes that his superiors have the same education or in his case less, it can be a real downer to know that you could be the boss but that you chose a different path. This becomes worse when the boss / officer is not the brightest bulb...