Advanced Navy SEAL Training
When BUD/S training is over, those remaining move on to basicparachute trainingat the Army Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia.
This training lasts for three weeksand is followed by two weeks of Special Operations Technician Training at the Naval Special Warfare Center in Coronado, California. Here's where trainees learn about diving medicine and medical skills called Special Operations Medical Sergeant Course (18-D). This is a 30-week course on burns, gunshot wounds and trauma.
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It is after successful completion of the 18-D that trainees are given theirNaval Enlisted Code(NEC). They now either serve the remainder of their first enlistment (two-and-a-half to three years) in a SEAL delivery vehicle team (SDV) or SEAL team.
Further training is provided inSpecial Reconnaissance and Direct Action苏,海豹了解更多关于完成任务ch as:
- tactical ambushes
- sniper assaults
- close-quarters combat
- underwater demolition
- combat-swimming attacks
- close air support
- naval gunfire support
- raids
- hydrographic reconnaissance
SEAL Assignments and Deployment
New SEALs report immediately to their operational units and begin18 months of pre-deployment training, which includes extensive individual-, platoon-, and squadron-level training in preparation for deployment with their SEAL platoon. This training/deployment cycle is repeated to make sure SEALs are constantly improving and learning new skills that can save lives and help missions succeed.
In the following sections, we'll take a look at some examples of SEAL missions.