In order to become a Navy SEAL, new recruits must undergo a notoriously difficult selection and training process; less than a third of those who begin are able to finish due to its extreme rigor.

The Navy has increased medical monitoring and added performance-enhancing drug tests during Navy SEAL training after a candidate died of pneumonia in 2022, according to an Inspector General report.

A U.S. Navy officer from Clarence has died at the Naval Amphibious base in Coronado, Calif., during “Hell Week” training to become a Navy SEAL. Lt. John A. Skop Jr., ...

— -- The Navy has decided that an instructor will not face criminal charges in the death of Navy SEAL trainee James Derek Lovelace, 21, who drowned during a pool training exercise last May ...

The Navy determined that Mullen died of acute pneumonia shortly after completing Hell Week on Feb. 4, 2022. An investigation into his death, however, also found evidence that SEAL recruits are not ...

Kyle Mullen died on Feb. 4, 2022 hours after he finished the Hell Week portion of Basic Underwater/SEAL training, or BUD/S.

Chambers, 37, of Maryland, enlisted in the Navy in 2012 and graduated from SEAL training in 2014. Ingram, 27, of Texas, enlisted in 2019 and graduated from SEAL training in 2021. Changes to training.

Hake passed drown proofing and a battery of other monumental physical and mental tests during Navy SEAL training, from which he graduated on Oct. 19 in Coronado, Calif. He had been there since March.

We start each swim with a 500-yard warm-up swim, followed by a swim workout. We use the 50-50 Workout as a primary workout but add pool-deck PT between sets, often with push-ups, flutter kicks, etc.

Navy SEAL candidates endure the Hell Week crucible of Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training in Coronado, Calif., on Oct. 31, 2023. In a report released Thursday, the Defense Department ...

Shawn Ryan served as a Navy SEAL for almost six years. He endured one of the most intense training programs known in the military world, Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training, or BUD/S. After ...