Navy Seals are
considered to be elite combatants who belong to the military force structure of
the United States. SEAL basically is an acronym for Sea, Air and Land. Stephen Varanko III, who was enlisted in the US Navy
highlights how the Seals are expected to be efficient enough to conduct special
warfare operations in each of the environments of for Sea, Air and Land.
These recruits typically undergo several months of rigorous
training and preparation, and are additionally required to pass a host of tests
that challenge them physically and mentally. Stephen Varanko underlines how
important it is for the Seals to prove that they have the capability to survive
in the most severe and perilous conditions imaginable. In the modern world,
Seals are ideally called upon for the purpose of carrying out special
operations, as well to fight terrorism in diverse parts of the world.
Stephen Varanko III talks about the rigorous Navy
SEAL Training
Once aspiring
Navy SEALs are selected, they would ideally be required to spend about 18 to 24
months in rigorous training. About seventy percent of these Seal candidates do
not even get to complete the Phase One of their training, owing to its high
level of complexity. Stephen Varanko III
is a candidate who managed to complete the whole SEAL training, and hence
is well versed with the various tasks and activities involved in it. He
mentions the so-called “Hell Week” that comes in the fourth week of phase 1 of
the SEAL training. This this process
typically takes five and a half days to complete, subsequently equating to
about 132 hours.
In this week, the
various Seal aspirants are required to participate in a house of diverse
exercises and trials that tend to be especially designed for the purpose of
testing and evaluating their overall mental and physical strength. Throughout this task experience, the candidates
have to be near constant motion. Moreover, in addition to this, the candidates
are kept fully cold and soaking wet right from their head to toe throughout
this task. As this week comes to an end,
the candidates are only allowed just about 3 to 4 hours sleep.
According to Stephen
Varanko III, it is important
to note that taking part in this rigorous Hell Week essentially is a voluntary
choice. This basically means that the participants would have the option to
quit the task whenever they want to.
In
order to do so, they would ideally approach the shiny brass bell present in the
task set up and ring it. This would immediately put an end to their Hell Week.
However, ringing this bell would subsequently also put an end to their career
as a SEAL. The people opting out of this task would also have to step out of
SEAL training. In addition to providing the candidates with a chance to get
away from the rigorous Hell Week, this bell often acts as a tool of torment as
it entices them to give up.
