[stevie_d_64]

Neat story “ping”...

[martin_fierro]

[Zakeet]

[BunnySlippers]

BUMP

[mad_as_he$$]

The 160th supplied the ride and Delta ran security. There were even some Delta shooters on the entry team.

I will wait for Mark Bowden’s book on it before I say anymore.

Paging Mark Bowden - work for you.

[Dr. Ursus]

I just started reading Eric Greiten’s”The Heart and the Fist.” He’s a remarkable individual.

[hellbender]

President John F. Kennedy founded the elite force in 1962.

Not so. The SEALs began in WW 2, IIRC.

[Travis McGee]

Thanks for the ping. It’s been a great week to be a former frog.

[mewzilla]

A SEAL's Salary: Typical Navy SEAL Makes About $54,000

[sasportas]

The Houston Chronicle article said as a prerequisite to BUD’S, you had to be able to do 42 push-ups within 2 minutes, 50 sit-ups within 2 minutes, 6 pull-ups, and then a 500-yard swim within 12½ minutes, and a mile and half run within 11 minutes, all in quick succession.

And then, only 14 out of 205 of his class made it through. This is men who could do the aforementioned prerequisite. That means around 90% of those who could do those things above couldn’t handle it.

Sheesh. No wonder they say their’s is the toughest in the military, probably in the world.

[Soothesayer9]

80% drop out rate.

80% divorce rate.

They are not family friendly. At all.

[Tea Party Reveler]

BLAST FROM THE PAST.....

3 NAVY SEALS TO GO ON TRIAL FOR SLAPPING AND OFFENDING A TERRORIST....OBAMA SAYS AND DOES NOTHING.....

[vmpolesov]

USA Swimming Navy Seal Challenge results

http://www.usaswimming.org/_Rainbow/Documents/62cbd095-ebb5-4b88-a98a-b24e32976581/master_seal.pdf

17 year-old Mr. Gabriel Rooker from Oregon finished first by points with a 500 yard swim of 4:58 (see, 12:30 is WAY easy for decent swimmers), ran 1.5 miles in 8:21, did 70 push-ups, 102 curl-ups, 24 pull-ups.

[Daffynition]

SERE training in hostile winter land, Maine, learning how to survive when things go from bad to worse.

[rlmorel]

[grey_whiskers]

(Vanity) The Navy Seal Song

Cheers!