Navy Seals Training by kamikazeadmin
Navy Seals Training is some of the most difficult and challenging training endured by individuals. There are undoubtedly many special force teams and organizations and the elite special force teams are always boasting of their ability to be the toughest, strongest and most capable of enduring in the toughest of conditions. The Navy Seals would be among the group of dedicated individuals to have full access among bragging rights. After all, their training is no walk in the park.
Navy Seals are the elite of well, the elite. These individuals have earned the right to be Navy Seals. Just to be considered for the SEALS, the person must be able to set some pretty awesome physical records. For starters, the individuals must be able to swim 500 yards, swimming breast stroke or side stroke in less than 12 minutes and 30 seconds. Then, the person needs to be able to do the following: at least 42 pushups and 50 sit-ups in a two minute time frame each and run one and half miles in boots and pants in under eleven minutes and thirty seconds.
Training for the Navy Seals is tough and many young people will never realize their dream with a high drop-out rate during the training. The training is intense and no one can gather an accurate documentation of the training endured by the Navy Seals because much of the true training is not documented. However, it is known that the training begins before the Seal Recruit is ever even considered. The people who will later become Navy Seals must be in top physical shape or they will never be considered for a position among one of the most elite special forces; the Navy Seals.
The Navy Seals uses a pre-screening set of guidelines prior to allowing someone to be eligible for enlistment. The person must already be enlisted in the Navy before being considered for the position among the Seals. If the person who wants to be considered for the SEALS designation fails in training the first time, then they may not attempt to pursue training again among the US Navy Seals until they complete a minimum two year tour in active duty. This guarantees the Navy another two years with the individual while enabling the recruit to train and prepare for realizing the Navy Seals goal. It’s the toughest of the tough, but if the recruit is capable of physically enduring the coveted and well guarded true training of the Navy Seals, then they will be among the elite in special forces and the Navy will take them to places that only a few will ever see.
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Sunday, August 12, 2007
Optimize your Endurance with a US Navy SEAL Fitness Program
Optimize your Endurance with a US Navy SEAL Fitness Program by James Kara Murat
The US Navy SEALs are a division of the US military that require optimum physical condition from their soldiers before they can even join. Playing a mission critical role in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan it is no wonder that any average man off the street cannot join. Because they require such physical condition, doing their fitness program can be a great way to ensure that you are going to be in great shape if you are capable of doing everything that a US Navy SEAL can. Not only do you have to be a quick and proficient swimmer, you also need to be able to hold your breath for a long time underwater and also have the endurance of a marathon runner. If you think you have what it takes; then why not give their fitness regime a try?
The famous US Navy SEAL fitness workout book by Peter Peck asks the following questions before you even buy his book!
Can you…
Swim 500 meters using breaststroke in under 12 minutes before resting for 10 and going on to do 42 pushups in under 2 minutes, resting for a further 2 minutes, and then do 50 sit-ups in two minutes, rest for 2 minutes and then do 8 pull-ups one after the other, rest for 10 minutes and then finish it off with a 2 mile run wearing boots in under 11 minutes?
If you can do that then it is time to learn about some of the regimes and training programs that the US Navy SEALs undertake. Because there are so many these are just a brief taster, however we hope that they help…
Here is what the program entails…
Swimming 50 meters underwater without stopping for a breath doing whatever stroke you like. Note that holding your breath is not enough though – you must stay fully submerged.
Complete a 4 mile run in less than 32 minutes. It is worthy of note that if you are wearing shorts and training shoes then you are not completing the task correctly. This should ideally be done in military boots and pants. If you don’t have those then look for something which you feel would give an accurate depiction of what that may be like.
Complete a 2 mile swim in less than 85 minutes. You may be happy to hear that you get to wear fins; however something which may make it sound more daunting is that you have to do so in the sea or ocean rather than down your local swimming pool!
And once you achieve that do not feel you have what it takes just yet. All US Navy SEALs require peak physical, strength, and endurance - as well as the brain power to match.
So if you have managed to complete all the tasks above, but are not too great in the academic field then perhaps it is time you start to consider a completely different kind of work-out altogether!
This article is written by James Kara Murat. A longer version of this article can be found along with other Navy SEALs and other US Navy SEAL store articles at US Navy SEAL Fitness Program and Luminox Navy SEAL Dive Watch Series I.
Article Source: http://www.articlerich.com
The US Navy SEALs are a division of the US military that require optimum physical condition from their soldiers before they can even join. Playing a mission critical role in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan it is no wonder that any average man off the street cannot join. Because they require such physical condition, doing their fitness program can be a great way to ensure that you are going to be in great shape if you are capable of doing everything that a US Navy SEAL can. Not only do you have to be a quick and proficient swimmer, you also need to be able to hold your breath for a long time underwater and also have the endurance of a marathon runner. If you think you have what it takes; then why not give their fitness regime a try?
The famous US Navy SEAL fitness workout book by Peter Peck asks the following questions before you even buy his book!
Can you…
Swim 500 meters using breaststroke in under 12 minutes before resting for 10 and going on to do 42 pushups in under 2 minutes, resting for a further 2 minutes, and then do 50 sit-ups in two minutes, rest for 2 minutes and then do 8 pull-ups one after the other, rest for 10 minutes and then finish it off with a 2 mile run wearing boots in under 11 minutes?
If you can do that then it is time to learn about some of the regimes and training programs that the US Navy SEALs undertake. Because there are so many these are just a brief taster, however we hope that they help…
Here is what the program entails…
Swimming 50 meters underwater without stopping for a breath doing whatever stroke you like. Note that holding your breath is not enough though – you must stay fully submerged.
Complete a 4 mile run in less than 32 minutes. It is worthy of note that if you are wearing shorts and training shoes then you are not completing the task correctly. This should ideally be done in military boots and pants. If you don’t have those then look for something which you feel would give an accurate depiction of what that may be like.
Complete a 2 mile swim in less than 85 minutes. You may be happy to hear that you get to wear fins; however something which may make it sound more daunting is that you have to do so in the sea or ocean rather than down your local swimming pool!
And once you achieve that do not feel you have what it takes just yet. All US Navy SEALs require peak physical, strength, and endurance - as well as the brain power to match.
So if you have managed to complete all the tasks above, but are not too great in the academic field then perhaps it is time you start to consider a completely different kind of work-out altogether!
This article is written by James Kara Murat. A longer version of this article can be found along with other Navy SEALs and other US Navy SEAL store articles at US Navy SEAL Fitness Program and Luminox Navy SEAL Dive Watch Series I.
Article Source: http://www.articlerich.com
All about Navy SEAL Dive Watches
All about Navy SEAL Dive Watches by Christy Berger & Brenda Stokes
Navy SEAL Dive Watches are not only useful, they are also practical for those who are either extremely physical in their day to day lives or simply enjoy the ruggedness of the outdoors on an occasional basis. Luminox manufactures and distributes watches to the Navy SEALs. However, as Luminox watches spread in popularity outside of the Navy SEALs, the company is focusing more and more on stylish designs that maintain their superior quality for the consumer market.
There are now several different series of watches distributed by Luminox for the consumer market such as Titanium, Nighthawk and the Lady Series. These watches are unique and allow you to have the best of technology while maintaining a sense of style. No more bulky, unattractive fair. Rather, Luminox watches are as sleek and subtle as the less durable watches, but pack a punch when it comes to longevity and strength.
So, what makes Luminox watches different exactly? What makes them the watch of choice for the Navy SEALs? That’s simple. The enormous amount of technology that goes into the construction of these watches set them apart from the rest. For instance, they use micro gas lights in order to ensure they are self-illuminating. Luminox watches can be read in complete and total darkness, which, as you can imagine, is a necessity for Navy SEALs on night missions.
The Navy SEALS Dive Watch original is useful and practical for the U.S. Navy SEALs, but they are desirable for the average consumer as well. Luminox watches fulfill a need in civilians just as it fulfills a need in the secret operations of the Navy SEALs.
Regardless of your personal needs, there is no doubt a Luminox watch is out there that suits you perfectly. Once more, you don’t even have to be a Navy SEAL to enjoy the fabulous technology these watches employ, either.
This article is prepared by Christy Berger & Brenda Stokes who write for USNavySEALstore.com. A longer version of the article can be found at Navy SEAL Dive Watches.Following link at Luminox Navy SEAL Dive Watches have more detailed information about the subjects in the article.
Article Source: http://www.articlerich.com
Navy SEAL Dive Watches are not only useful, they are also practical for those who are either extremely physical in their day to day lives or simply enjoy the ruggedness of the outdoors on an occasional basis. Luminox manufactures and distributes watches to the Navy SEALs. However, as Luminox watches spread in popularity outside of the Navy SEALs, the company is focusing more and more on stylish designs that maintain their superior quality for the consumer market.
There are now several different series of watches distributed by Luminox for the consumer market such as Titanium, Nighthawk and the Lady Series. These watches are unique and allow you to have the best of technology while maintaining a sense of style. No more bulky, unattractive fair. Rather, Luminox watches are as sleek and subtle as the less durable watches, but pack a punch when it comes to longevity and strength.
So, what makes Luminox watches different exactly? What makes them the watch of choice for the Navy SEALs? That’s simple. The enormous amount of technology that goes into the construction of these watches set them apart from the rest. For instance, they use micro gas lights in order to ensure they are self-illuminating. Luminox watches can be read in complete and total darkness, which, as you can imagine, is a necessity for Navy SEALs on night missions.
The Navy SEALS Dive Watch original is useful and practical for the U.S. Navy SEALs, but they are desirable for the average consumer as well. Luminox watches fulfill a need in civilians just as it fulfills a need in the secret operations of the Navy SEALs.
Regardless of your personal needs, there is no doubt a Luminox watch is out there that suits you perfectly. Once more, you don’t even have to be a Navy SEAL to enjoy the fabulous technology these watches employ, either.
This article is prepared by Christy Berger & Brenda Stokes who write for USNavySEALstore.com. A longer version of the article can be found at Navy SEAL Dive Watches.Following link at Luminox Navy SEAL Dive Watches have more detailed information about the subjects in the article.
Article Source: http://www.articlerich.com
Navy Seal Special Operations Warriors, Dead For Nothing
Navy Seal Special Operations Warriors, Dead For Nothing by Victor Epand
Petty Officer 2nd Class Marc Alan Lee was one of the world’s most highly skilled unconventional warriors - a U.S. Navy seal. But on the morning of August 2, the 28-year-old Oregon native was detached to a conventional U.S. Army force tasked with hunting-down guerrillas in a Ramadi neighborhood where four U.S. Marines had been killed the previous week.
When a firefight erupted between the Americans (and an accompanying Iraqi force) and a band of guerrillas, one seal was wounded, shot in the cheek by an enemy sniper. In the ensuing hour-long fight, stretching over several city blocks, another seal was struck in the shoulder.
Lee, who positioned himself between the two men, provided covering fire as they were evacuated. But he was later killed by a blast of machinegun fire. Lee was the first seal to die in Iraq. His actions during the fight have been reported as "heroic," and he has been posthumously awarded the Silver Star to go along with his Bronze Star medal (with Combat V), Purple Heart, and a Combat Action Ribbon. But some members of the Naval Special Warfare community are telling me he did not have to die, with one officer contending, "They’re burning up seal." The problem lies in the manner in which seals and other special operators are being deployed and for what kinds of missions.
"Special Operations warriors are not dispensable assets," says Reserve seal Commander Mark Divine, who has been to Iraq several times and was tasked with evaluating the performance of a new Marine Corps special operations force during its developmental stages in 2004. "It will take two years to replace Lee with another combat-ready seal."
The seal community is undermanned as it is, and it is the Navy’s number-one recruiting priority." Divine’s concerns are based on the fact that the U.S. Defense Department is looking to boost its numbers of special operators, currently totaling about 40,000, by 15 percent over the next four years. SEALs, less than 2,500 men, must increase by about 20 percent, and without reducing standards.
The Global War on Terror - with all of its backdoors and shadows and high-tech, asymmetrical, rapidly changing battle spaces - has placed an enormous demand on U.S. special-warfare units. After all, these are the guys tasked with operating in the darkest environs. Consequently, taking a smart, committed young man with an athletic bent (Lee himself was a star soccer player in high school) and transforming him into a Navy SEAL is neither cheap - about $350,000 a copy - nor easy. Most seal hopefuls are unable to pass the entry physical fitness test. And most that do pass the PFT simply don’t have what it takes to become a seal.
The attrition rate is extremely high for seals: A staggering 80 percent fail to complete the hellish six-months of Basic Underwater Demolition/seal training (BUD/S). Those who do survive BUD/S must again prove themselves in an equally demanding post-graduate period with an active SEAL Team before officially becoming seals.
Special-operations teams like SEALs - including the super-secret Naval Special Warfare Development Group (formerly seal Team Six) - the Army’s special-operations forces (from Rangers to Green Berets to Delta), Air Force special-tactics teams, and the Marine Corps’ Force Recon and the brand-new Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) teams, are responsible for conducting special missions, including counterterrorism, hostage rescues, prisoner snatches, foreign military training, special reconnaissance, sabotage, direct action, and the targeting of enemy leaders, among other highly sensitive operations.
And many of those operations - though unknown thus never reported - have tremendous strategic relevance. "In the context of Iraq, SEALs, who comprise a fraction of the Navy’s total force, are trained to handle those kinds of missions," Divine tells National Review Online. "Every man is a critical asset in the war on terror. So to squander a life in support of a general cordon and search operation is just wrong."
Divine says he first witnessed such misuse of SEALs back in 2004."The conventional commanders would send a formal or informal request to the JSOTF [Joint Special Operations Task Force] for some sniper team support, and if the guys [special operators] were not employed they would usually say, ’okay,’" Divine says. "The [seal] Team guys did not mind because they wanted action.
"But a 24-year-old’s motivation, and then the sound battlefield judgment on the part of the special-operations force leaders are two different things altogether. SEALs will always run toward the sound of the guns. It’s up to the leaders to protect them so that they can perform the high-value missions the taxpayers put them through training for." Former SEAL John Chalus, who had one combat tour in Vietnam and whose two sons would later serve in the Navy (one of whom was a seal), tells NRO, " seals should not be combined with regular units unless the regular unit is used to support the special operation."
Conventional units often provide security for special operators, setting up a perimeter around the operation and "keeping the bad guys at bay," says Chalus. And of course, special operators often conduct reconnaissance and gather intelligence for conventional operations. Richard Marcinko, the founder and first commander of seal Team Six, as well as the best-selling author of the Rogue Warrior book series, compares employing SEALs in a conventional capacity to "driving a Ferrari across the desert like a dune-buggy."
It is a "waste of training," Marcinko tells NRO. "The conventional force commanders use them for conventional missions for two primary reasons. First, they know they have a mature warrior [in a SEAL]. He’s been to a lot of schools, and he’s not some 19-year-old kid with limited training. Second, using SEALs or other highly trained Spec Ops guys protects whoever is in charge of the conventional operation. It’s kind of a political cover you’re thing to say, ’hey, I sent in the teams that wouldn’t embarrass me.’"
Conventional commanders know SEALs will almost always kill or capture any bad guys encountered. Commanders also have an appreciation for the war-fighting skills special operators like SEALs might impart to conventional soldiers and sailors. And the SEALs themselves are always willing to pitch in on missions outside of their traditional roles. "Particularly the young kids who have just come out of BUD/S," says Marcinko. "They’ve never been in combat, and they want to test what they’re made of."
Some seals have told me that actual operations seem not nearly as tough as their training. But unlike a gun battle, almost no one dies in training, even training as high-speed and dangerous as that of the seals. A former U.S. Marine infantry leader, W. Thomas Smith Jr. writes about military issues and has covered conflict in the Balkans and on the West Bank. He is the author of five books, and his articles appear in a variety of publications.
Victor Epand is an expert consultant for http://www.WarGear.info/. WarGear.info carries the best selection of military clothing, war gear, and combat accessories on the market.
Article Source: http://www.articlerich.com
Petty Officer 2nd Class Marc Alan Lee was one of the world’s most highly skilled unconventional warriors - a U.S. Navy seal. But on the morning of August 2, the 28-year-old Oregon native was detached to a conventional U.S. Army force tasked with hunting-down guerrillas in a Ramadi neighborhood where four U.S. Marines had been killed the previous week.
When a firefight erupted between the Americans (and an accompanying Iraqi force) and a band of guerrillas, one seal was wounded, shot in the cheek by an enemy sniper. In the ensuing hour-long fight, stretching over several city blocks, another seal was struck in the shoulder.
Lee, who positioned himself between the two men, provided covering fire as they were evacuated. But he was later killed by a blast of machinegun fire. Lee was the first seal to die in Iraq. His actions during the fight have been reported as "heroic," and he has been posthumously awarded the Silver Star to go along with his Bronze Star medal (with Combat V), Purple Heart, and a Combat Action Ribbon. But some members of the Naval Special Warfare community are telling me he did not have to die, with one officer contending, "They’re burning up seal." The problem lies in the manner in which seals and other special operators are being deployed and for what kinds of missions.
"Special Operations warriors are not dispensable assets," says Reserve seal Commander Mark Divine, who has been to Iraq several times and was tasked with evaluating the performance of a new Marine Corps special operations force during its developmental stages in 2004. "It will take two years to replace Lee with another combat-ready seal."
The seal community is undermanned as it is, and it is the Navy’s number-one recruiting priority." Divine’s concerns are based on the fact that the U.S. Defense Department is looking to boost its numbers of special operators, currently totaling about 40,000, by 15 percent over the next four years. SEALs, less than 2,500 men, must increase by about 20 percent, and without reducing standards.
The Global War on Terror - with all of its backdoors and shadows and high-tech, asymmetrical, rapidly changing battle spaces - has placed an enormous demand on U.S. special-warfare units. After all, these are the guys tasked with operating in the darkest environs. Consequently, taking a smart, committed young man with an athletic bent (Lee himself was a star soccer player in high school) and transforming him into a Navy SEAL is neither cheap - about $350,000 a copy - nor easy. Most seal hopefuls are unable to pass the entry physical fitness test. And most that do pass the PFT simply don’t have what it takes to become a seal.
The attrition rate is extremely high for seals: A staggering 80 percent fail to complete the hellish six-months of Basic Underwater Demolition/seal training (BUD/S). Those who do survive BUD/S must again prove themselves in an equally demanding post-graduate period with an active SEAL Team before officially becoming seals.
Special-operations teams like SEALs - including the super-secret Naval Special Warfare Development Group (formerly seal Team Six) - the Army’s special-operations forces (from Rangers to Green Berets to Delta), Air Force special-tactics teams, and the Marine Corps’ Force Recon and the brand-new Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) teams, are responsible for conducting special missions, including counterterrorism, hostage rescues, prisoner snatches, foreign military training, special reconnaissance, sabotage, direct action, and the targeting of enemy leaders, among other highly sensitive operations.
And many of those operations - though unknown thus never reported - have tremendous strategic relevance. "In the context of Iraq, SEALs, who comprise a fraction of the Navy’s total force, are trained to handle those kinds of missions," Divine tells National Review Online. "Every man is a critical asset in the war on terror. So to squander a life in support of a general cordon and search operation is just wrong."
Divine says he first witnessed such misuse of SEALs back in 2004."The conventional commanders would send a formal or informal request to the JSOTF [Joint Special Operations Task Force] for some sniper team support, and if the guys [special operators] were not employed they would usually say, ’okay,’" Divine says. "The [seal] Team guys did not mind because they wanted action.
"But a 24-year-old’s motivation, and then the sound battlefield judgment on the part of the special-operations force leaders are two different things altogether. SEALs will always run toward the sound of the guns. It’s up to the leaders to protect them so that they can perform the high-value missions the taxpayers put them through training for." Former SEAL John Chalus, who had one combat tour in Vietnam and whose two sons would later serve in the Navy (one of whom was a seal), tells NRO, " seals should not be combined with regular units unless the regular unit is used to support the special operation."
Conventional units often provide security for special operators, setting up a perimeter around the operation and "keeping the bad guys at bay," says Chalus. And of course, special operators often conduct reconnaissance and gather intelligence for conventional operations. Richard Marcinko, the founder and first commander of seal Team Six, as well as the best-selling author of the Rogue Warrior book series, compares employing SEALs in a conventional capacity to "driving a Ferrari across the desert like a dune-buggy."
It is a "waste of training," Marcinko tells NRO. "The conventional force commanders use them for conventional missions for two primary reasons. First, they know they have a mature warrior [in a SEAL]. He’s been to a lot of schools, and he’s not some 19-year-old kid with limited training. Second, using SEALs or other highly trained Spec Ops guys protects whoever is in charge of the conventional operation. It’s kind of a political cover you’re thing to say, ’hey, I sent in the teams that wouldn’t embarrass me.’"
Conventional commanders know SEALs will almost always kill or capture any bad guys encountered. Commanders also have an appreciation for the war-fighting skills special operators like SEALs might impart to conventional soldiers and sailors. And the SEALs themselves are always willing to pitch in on missions outside of their traditional roles. "Particularly the young kids who have just come out of BUD/S," says Marcinko. "They’ve never been in combat, and they want to test what they’re made of."
Some seals have told me that actual operations seem not nearly as tough as their training. But unlike a gun battle, almost no one dies in training, even training as high-speed and dangerous as that of the seals. A former U.S. Marine infantry leader, W. Thomas Smith Jr. writes about military issues and has covered conflict in the Balkans and on the West Bank. He is the author of five books, and his articles appear in a variety of publications.
Victor Epand is an expert consultant for http://www.WarGear.info/. WarGear.info carries the best selection of military clothing, war gear, and combat accessories on the market.
Article Source: http://www.articlerich.com
Getting In The Navy With Only Your GED
Getting In The Navy With Only Your GED by Victor Epand
Here is a third party opinion about getting into the navy: "I don’t have a high school diploma unfortunately, only a GED. I’ve attended college a year as well; I really want to join the Navy because I think it’ll help me become a better person in some ways. I’d like to signup and join ASAP. I’m also a thin guy, I haven’t really worked out in a while but I know I can do at least 30 proper pushups and am real flexible when it comes to the sit and reach, running maybe a problem though. Getting in with only a GED opens and closes sometimes. You would need 15 college credits to be able to join because of your GED. Sometimes you can get in with a GED if you score a 50 on the ASVAB. It depends on where the window is."
"As long as that year worth of college consists of 100 levels or higher courses (and you passed them). That elevates your GED to the same level as a HS diploma. But you still have to meet all the other requirements. Have you taken the ASVAB yet? If you hadn’t tried to continue your education the Navy wouldn’t even look at you. With those college credits it shows people you realized you needed to do more and did it. They work for you, not label you in a negative way. The only one who could do that is you."
"How do I know? I went in with no high school diploma and got my GED and went on to college. The Navy helped me grow up. Now its your turn to grow a bit so do it. In my experience it wasn’t that bad, and I didn’t even have a GED. It just meant a few more hand written statements, and a few extra phone calls while at the MEPS. Guys they doing things different know. I had no college, no HS diploma, and no GED. They still let me in. I told them I could turn a wrench. Only stipulation was to get a 50 or higher on the ASVAB."
"I don’t know how many credits I have I had to take a break from school to work and been gone a month or so. I just don’t want that to be my only ticket in because I maybe short credits and if that’s the case I don’t know when I’ll be able to go back to school. I know I need to grownup and I’m sure the Navy will help with that, that’s partly why I want to join. Hopefully I’ll get a hold of the local recruiter soon, but from your experience how fast can someone get in and to boot camp?"
"Without a high School diploma things are not good, but not altogether terrible either. Much depends on, first the branch of military and how bad they need live bodies. The Chair Force is probably not an option since they are so clean and shiny that Mother Cabrini would have a hard time proving herself worthy."
"The Navy Recruiter told me before Christmas that it was possible, at that point, now I am not sure. The Army seems likely to accept GED’s much more often. The Marines as of last week in "my area" Oklahoma City were not, of course that could change. In a short time the services might be begging people to join, one never knows. When I went in as long as you were walking upright and not too stoned or drunk they sent you to boot camp, with little or no information and no guidance or plan."
"Go talk to the office and explain yourself and your situation, prove that you are capable of walking upright and mean business. After all, he does not know who you are without seeing you in person. Don’t take offense at this, but when you go to the office, dress as if you are applying for the first REAL job you have ever had, be professional."
Victor Epand is an expert consultant for http://www.WarGear.info/. WarGear.info carries the best selection of military clothing, war gear, and combat accessories on the market.
Article Source: http://www.articlerich.com
Here is a third party opinion about getting into the navy: "I don’t have a high school diploma unfortunately, only a GED. I’ve attended college a year as well; I really want to join the Navy because I think it’ll help me become a better person in some ways. I’d like to signup and join ASAP. I’m also a thin guy, I haven’t really worked out in a while but I know I can do at least 30 proper pushups and am real flexible when it comes to the sit and reach, running maybe a problem though. Getting in with only a GED opens and closes sometimes. You would need 15 college credits to be able to join because of your GED. Sometimes you can get in with a GED if you score a 50 on the ASVAB. It depends on where the window is."
"As long as that year worth of college consists of 100 levels or higher courses (and you passed them). That elevates your GED to the same level as a HS diploma. But you still have to meet all the other requirements. Have you taken the ASVAB yet? If you hadn’t tried to continue your education the Navy wouldn’t even look at you. With those college credits it shows people you realized you needed to do more and did it. They work for you, not label you in a negative way. The only one who could do that is you."
"How do I know? I went in with no high school diploma and got my GED and went on to college. The Navy helped me grow up. Now its your turn to grow a bit so do it. In my experience it wasn’t that bad, and I didn’t even have a GED. It just meant a few more hand written statements, and a few extra phone calls while at the MEPS. Guys they doing things different know. I had no college, no HS diploma, and no GED. They still let me in. I told them I could turn a wrench. Only stipulation was to get a 50 or higher on the ASVAB."
"I don’t know how many credits I have I had to take a break from school to work and been gone a month or so. I just don’t want that to be my only ticket in because I maybe short credits and if that’s the case I don’t know when I’ll be able to go back to school. I know I need to grownup and I’m sure the Navy will help with that, that’s partly why I want to join. Hopefully I’ll get a hold of the local recruiter soon, but from your experience how fast can someone get in and to boot camp?"
"Without a high School diploma things are not good, but not altogether terrible either. Much depends on, first the branch of military and how bad they need live bodies. The Chair Force is probably not an option since they are so clean and shiny that Mother Cabrini would have a hard time proving herself worthy."
"The Navy Recruiter told me before Christmas that it was possible, at that point, now I am not sure. The Army seems likely to accept GED’s much more often. The Marines as of last week in "my area" Oklahoma City were not, of course that could change. In a short time the services might be begging people to join, one never knows. When I went in as long as you were walking upright and not too stoned or drunk they sent you to boot camp, with little or no information and no guidance or plan."
"Go talk to the office and explain yourself and your situation, prove that you are capable of walking upright and mean business. After all, he does not know who you are without seeing you in person. Don’t take offense at this, but when you go to the office, dress as if you are applying for the first REAL job you have ever had, be professional."
Victor Epand is an expert consultant for http://www.WarGear.info/. WarGear.info carries the best selection of military clothing, war gear, and combat accessories on the market.
Article Source: http://www.articlerich.com
The Need For The Navy Reserve To Mobilize Sailors
The Need For The Navy Reserve To Mobilize Sailors by Victor Epand
The Navy Reserve expects to mobilize sailors in the near future, according to briefing documents obtained by Navy Times and confirmed by Vice Adm. John G. Cotton, chief of the Navy Reserve. That figure means that nearly one in three available reservists, not counting those who have already been mobilized and and those listed as not deployable for medical, dental, or other administrative reasons, will mobilize during the next year for deployments ranging from six months to more than one year.
Cotton said he does not believe the rate of mobilizations will exhaust the pool of available reservists; that is because the Navy Reserve’s 26 percent yearly turnover creates a fresh supply of deployable sailors every year, according to Capt. David J. Wray, spokesman for the Navy Reserve. But most new reservists are prior-service sailors who enter from the active component as already deployable assets. Such sailors who have deployed within their last 12 months on active duty can ask that mobilizations be put off for their first year in the Navy Reserve.
As of Oct. 31, 2006 there were 71,300 people serving in the selected reserve, according to Cotton. Cotton said the number of reservists who will be contacted for possible mobilization will be higher than 9,300. That’s because Navy officials have found that as many as 40 percent of reservists contacted for recent mobilizations could not deploy, despite being listed as deployable by their units.
Cotton said the exact number of reservists who can expect a mobilization call next year is unknown because it is difficult to predict precisely how many sailors who are called will be determined to be deployable.
The Navy Reserve had been authorized by Congress to have more mobilized reservists throughout the year, a number that does not include a smaller number of reservists who count against active-duty billets or who have been mobilized for 30-day operational deployments to fulfill their annual drilling requirements.
The number Congress has specifically authorized for the Navy Reserve to bring sailors on full time but not have them count against the active-duty end strength is high. In the past, the Navy had to do a juggling act to ensure the number of activated reservists did not put the Navy over the end strength authorized by Congress.
Cotton said he anticipated keeping no more than a certain number of reservists mobilized at any given time during the next 12 months. Instead of driving back and forth for a Monthly Coffee and Donut Drill you will do 1 year’s worth of 24 Drills and throws in the 2 weeks at in one shot. Sounds like a Good Plan but I don’t see Reserve units having to deal with Reservists around More. Also I Just hope it’s used for getting people Actually Trained and Qualified instead of an extended Annual Training Stint. Aviation Squadrons actually have enough Admin and Maint duties to worry about a reservist that is going to be gone in a few weeks.
For most selres units it will be extremely difficult to do an extended block once a year. The training would/could be a lot better, but the important thing with the Navy is the admin part. I live 150 miles from my NOSC and drill off site at an army base. There are at least 4-6 trips a year to the NOSC for admin, medical, page 2 updates, and on and on. As for the mobilized personnel, will most be IA’s? I know the battalions, EST’s, and some other entire units are deploying but I don’t see that many personnel in a few Bee battalions.
Victor Epand is an expert consultant for http://www.WarGear.info/. WarGear.info carries the best selection of military clothing, war gear, and combat accessories on the market.
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The Navy Reserve expects to mobilize sailors in the near future, according to briefing documents obtained by Navy Times and confirmed by Vice Adm. John G. Cotton, chief of the Navy Reserve. That figure means that nearly one in three available reservists, not counting those who have already been mobilized and and those listed as not deployable for medical, dental, or other administrative reasons, will mobilize during the next year for deployments ranging from six months to more than one year.
Cotton said he does not believe the rate of mobilizations will exhaust the pool of available reservists; that is because the Navy Reserve’s 26 percent yearly turnover creates a fresh supply of deployable sailors every year, according to Capt. David J. Wray, spokesman for the Navy Reserve. But most new reservists are prior-service sailors who enter from the active component as already deployable assets. Such sailors who have deployed within their last 12 months on active duty can ask that mobilizations be put off for their first year in the Navy Reserve.
As of Oct. 31, 2006 there were 71,300 people serving in the selected reserve, according to Cotton. Cotton said the number of reservists who will be contacted for possible mobilization will be higher than 9,300. That’s because Navy officials have found that as many as 40 percent of reservists contacted for recent mobilizations could not deploy, despite being listed as deployable by their units.
Cotton said the exact number of reservists who can expect a mobilization call next year is unknown because it is difficult to predict precisely how many sailors who are called will be determined to be deployable.
The Navy Reserve had been authorized by Congress to have more mobilized reservists throughout the year, a number that does not include a smaller number of reservists who count against active-duty billets or who have been mobilized for 30-day operational deployments to fulfill their annual drilling requirements.
The number Congress has specifically authorized for the Navy Reserve to bring sailors on full time but not have them count against the active-duty end strength is high. In the past, the Navy had to do a juggling act to ensure the number of activated reservists did not put the Navy over the end strength authorized by Congress.
Cotton said he anticipated keeping no more than a certain number of reservists mobilized at any given time during the next 12 months. Instead of driving back and forth for a Monthly Coffee and Donut Drill you will do 1 year’s worth of 24 Drills and throws in the 2 weeks at in one shot. Sounds like a Good Plan but I don’t see Reserve units having to deal with Reservists around More. Also I Just hope it’s used for getting people Actually Trained and Qualified instead of an extended Annual Training Stint. Aviation Squadrons actually have enough Admin and Maint duties to worry about a reservist that is going to be gone in a few weeks.
For most selres units it will be extremely difficult to do an extended block once a year. The training would/could be a lot better, but the important thing with the Navy is the admin part. I live 150 miles from my NOSC and drill off site at an army base. There are at least 4-6 trips a year to the NOSC for admin, medical, page 2 updates, and on and on. As for the mobilized personnel, will most be IA’s? I know the battalions, EST’s, and some other entire units are deploying but I don’t see that many personnel in a few Bee battalions.
Victor Epand is an expert consultant for http://www.WarGear.info/. WarGear.info carries the best selection of military clothing, war gear, and combat accessories on the market.
Article Source: http://www.articlerich.com
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