Navy SEAL Training by the Numbers

Just how tough is Navy SEAL training? Check out just how much you'll swim and run in BUD/S training.

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To produce the world's toughest warriors, the Navy subjects SEAL candidates to some of the world's toughest training. The six-month Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training, which includes the fi ve-and-a-half-day Hell Week, is designed to push the human body to its absolute limit.

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To produce the world's toughest warriors, the Navy subjects SEAL candidates to some of the world's toughest training. The six-month Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training, which includes the fi ve-and-a-half-day Hell Week, is designed to push the human body to its absolute limit.

US MapJust how tough is Navy SEAL training?

BUD/S Stats

  • Duration: 6 months
  • Running: 1,300 miles in sand with boots (From the bottom of Maine to the top of Florida)
  • Swimming: 150 miles of open water swimming (1.5 times the distance from Cuba to Florida)

Hell Week Stats

  • Duration: 132 hours (5.5 days)
  • Total Hours of Sleep: 4 hours (3 percent of the week)
  • Running: 200 miles on sand in boots (7.5 marathons)

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Topics: SWIMMING | RUNNING | WATER | SLEEP | BOOTS